[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 251 (Wednesday, December 31, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 80332-80349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-31142]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 08-255; FCC 08-281]
Implementation of Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness
Act; Establishment of DTV Transition ``Analog Nightlight'' Program
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This document describes and seeks comment on the Commission's
implementation of the Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness
Act (``Analog Nightlight Act''), S. 3663, 110th Cong., as enacted
December 23, 2008. The Analog Nightlight Act requires the Commission to
develop and implement a program by January 15, 2009, to ``encourage and
permit'' continued analog TV service for a period of thirty days after
the February 17, 2009 DTV transition date, where technically feasible,
to provide ``public safety information'' and ``DTV transition
information.'' For consumers who are not capable of receiving digital
television signals by the transition deadline, the Analog Nightlight
program proposed herein will ensure that there is no interruption in
the provision of critical emergency information and will provide useful
information regarding the transition to help consumers establish
digital service.
DATES: Comments are due on or before January 5, 2009; reply comments
are due on or before January 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by MB Docket No. 08-255,
by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Federal Communications Commission's Web Site: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Filers should follow the instructions provided
on the Web site for submitting comments. In completing the transmittal
screen, filers should include their full name, U.S. Postal Service
mailing address, and the applicable docket or rulemaking number.
E-mail: [email protected]. To get filing instructions, filers
should send an e-mail to [email protected], and include the following words
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will be sent in response.
Mail: Filings can be sent by commercial overnight courier
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continue to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service mail).
Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and four
copies of each filing. If more than one docket or rulemaking number
appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers must submit two
additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number. All
filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. Commercial overnight mail
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choose to file by paper must file an original and four copies of each
filing. All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary,
Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
Accessibility Information: Contact the FCC to request
information in accessible formats (computer diskettes, large print,
audio recording, and Braille) by sending an e-mail to [email protected] or
calling the FCC's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY). This document can also be
downloaded in Word and Portable Document Format (PDF) at: http://www.fcc.gov.
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Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number for this rulemaking. Comments, reply comments, and ex
parte submissions will be available for public inspection during
regular business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., CY-A257, Washington,
DC 20554. These documents will also be available via ECFS. Documents
will be available electronically in ASCII, Word 97, and/or Adobe
Acrobat. For detailed instructions for submitting comments and
additional information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Matthews, [email protected], or
Evan Baranoff, [email protected] of the Media Bureau, Policy
Division, (202) 418-2120; or Eloise Gore, [email protected], of the
Media Bureau, Policy Division, (202) 418-2120; or Gordon Godfrey,
[email protected], of the Media Bureau, Engineering Division,
(202) 418-7000; or Alan Stillwell, [email protected], of the
Office of Engineering and Technology, (202) 418-2470.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), FCC 08-281, adopted on December, 24,
2008, and released on December 24, 2008. The full text of this document
is available for public inspection and copying during regular business
hours in the FCC Reference Center, Federal Communications Commission,
445 12th Street, SW., CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. These documents
will also be available via ECFS (http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/).
(Documents will be available electronically in ASCII, Word 97, and/or
Adobe Acrobat.) The complete text may be purchased from the
Commission's copy contractor, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402,
Washington, DC 20554. To request this document in accessible formats
(computer diskettes, large print, audio recording, and Braille), send
an e-mail to [email protected] or call the Commission's Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432
(TTY).
Summary of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
I. Introduction
1. The Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act
(``Analog Nightlight Act'' or ``Act'') requires the Commission to
develop and implement a program by January 15, 2009, to ``encourage and
permit'' continued analog TV service after the February 17, 2009 DTV
transition date, where technically feasible, for the purpose of
providing ``public safety information'' and ``DTV transition
information'' to viewers who may not obtain the necessary equipment to
receive digital broadcasts after the transition date. In this way, the
continued analog service would serve like a ``nightlight'' to
unprepared viewers, assuring that these viewers continue to have access
to emergency information and guiding them with information to help them
make a belated transition. This NPRM describes the procedures the
Commission intends to follow to implement the Act; the nature of the
programming permitted by the Act; and the stations that are eligible to
participate in the Analog Nightlight program. Stations that are
eligible under the Act to provide nightlight service may choose to
provide their own service on their analog channels, or may choose to
work with other stations in their community to provide a comprehensive
nightlight service on one or more analog channels in that community.
Stations that cannot broadcast their own nightlight service can
participate in a joint nightlight effort together with other stations
in their community by providing financial, technical, or other
resources.
2. Congress previously mandated that after February 17, 2009, full-
power television broadcast stations must transmit only digital signals,
and may no longer transmit analog signals. (See Digital Television and
Public Safety Act of 2005 (``DTV Act''), which is Title III of the
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Public Law 109-171, 120 Stat. 4 (2006)
(codified at 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(14) and 337(e)).) On December 10, 2008,
Congress adopted legislation providing for a short-term extension of
the analog television broadcasting authority so that essential public
safety announcements and digital television transition information may
be provided for a short time during the digital transition. The Analog
Nightlight Act requires that, no later than January 15, 2009, the
Commission develop and implement a program to ``encourage and permit''
the broadcasting of public safety and digital transition information
for a period of 30 days after the digital transition deadline of
February 17, 2009. Given the ``urgent necessity for rapid
administrative action under the circumstances,'' we believe that there
is good cause to dispense with notice and comment requirements under
the Administrative Procedure Act. As stated above, the Analog
Nightlight Act imposes a statutory deadline of January 15, 2009, less
than one month away, and the Commission has an extraordinarily short
time period to meet this deadline: The bill was sent to the President
for his signature on December 12, 2008, and it was enacted into law on
December 23, 2008. Nonetheless, we are affording interested parties an
opportunity to participate in the proceeding in order to assist in our
development of the Analog Nightlight program, and we find that a very
abbreviated comment period of eight days is justified by the exigent
circumstances. (As noted above, the Analog Nightlight Act directs the
Commission to implement its provisions by January 15, 2009,
``[n]otwithstanding any other provision of law.'' We find that a longer
comment period would make timely implementation impracticable and,
therefore, would be inconsistent with the Act's provisions. Comments
must be filed no later than five days after this NPRM is published in
the Federal Register, and replies must be filed no later than eight
days after publication. Notwithstanding the holiday season, these dates
will not be extended.) This NPRM lays out the procedures we plan to
follow, as well as a preliminary list of the stations that we believe
will be eligible to participate in the Analog Nightlight program. We
encourage all stations that qualify to notify us promptly, during the
comment period, as described below, of their intention to participate.
3. We strongly encourage all eligible stations to participate in
the provision of a nightlight service to assist consumers during the
30-day period following the digital transition. We also urge stations
that are not on the preliminary list of eligible stations to determine
whether they can participate and to seek Commission approval by
demonstrating that they will not, in fact, cause harmful interference
to any other digital station, or to coordinate with another broadcaster
in their service area to share the costs of Analog Nightlight operation
on a qualifying station that serves their viewers. While some stations
may not be able to broadcast transition and public safety information
on their analog channels after February 17, 2009 because of
interference to digital signals or other technical constraints, we
strongly encourage all stations to work together to ensure that at
least one station serving each community provides a nightlight service
to assist that community. The station whose channel is being used to
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the nightlight service will remain responsible for the content of the
programming.
4. The Commission, in conjunction with industry stakeholders, state
and local officials, community grassroots organizations, and consumer
groups, has worked hard to increase consumer awareness of the digital
transition, and these efforts have been fruitful. (Many industry
members have been working hard to educate consumers about the upcoming
transition including broadcasters, multichannel video programming
distributors, telecommunications companies, satellite providers,
manufacturers, and retailers. According to the latest Nielsen DTV
report, more than 92 percent of U.S. households are aware of and
prepared, at least to some extent, for the transition.) All of our
efforts will continue and intensify up to and beyond the transition
deadline. However, it is inevitable that on February 17, 2009 some
consumers will be unaware of the transition, some will be unprepared to
receive digital signals, and others will experience unexpected
technical difficulties. For these consumers, the Analog Nightlight
program adopted by Congress and implemented as we propose herein will
ensure that there is no interruption in the provision of critical
emergency information and will provide useful information regarding the
transition to help consumers establish digital service.
II. Background and Initial Conclusions
5. The Analog Nightlight Act is designed to ensure that those
consumers who are not able to receive digital signals after the DTV
transition on February 17, 2009, will not be left without access to
emergency information. The Act is also intended to help consumers
understand the steps they need to take in order to restore their
television signals. The analog nightlight was first used by the
broadcasters in Wilmington, North Carolina, who volunteered to
transition their market on September 8, 2008. They ceased analog
broadcasting on that date but continued to broadcast their analog
signals for roughly a month, displaying a ``slate'' describing the
transition and where people could obtain information about it. (The
text aired by the Wilmington stations consisted of the following: ``At
12 noon on September 8, 2008, commercial television stations in
Wilmington, North Carolina began to broadcast programming exclusively
in a digital format. If you are viewing this message, this television
set has not yet been upgraded to digital. To receive your television
signals, upgrade to digital now with a converter box, a new TV set with
a digital (ATSC) tuner or by subscribing to a pay service like cable or
satellite. For more information call: 1-877-DTV-0908 or TTY: 1-866-644-
0908 or visit http://www.DTVWilmington.com.'') In enacting the Analog
Nightlight Act, Congress acknowledged that the FCC and others ``have
been working furiously'' to inform viewers about the transition, but
also recognized that there will inevitably be some consumers left
behind. Congress also recognized that when viewers are cut off from
their televisions, it is not just a matter of convenience but also one
of public safety. The concern about readiness is especially acute with
regard to the nation's more vulnerable citizens--the poor, the elderly,
the disabled, and those with language barriers--who may be less
prepared to ensure they will have continued access to television
service.
6. Section 2(a) of the Analog Nightlight Act states:
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal
Communications Commission shall, not later than January 15, 2009,
develop and implement a program to encourage and permit, to the extent
technically feasible and subject to such limitations as the Commission
finds to be consistent with the public interest and requirements of
this Act, the broadcasting in the analog television service of only the
public safety information and digital transition information specified
in subsection (b) during the 30-day period beginning on the day after
the date established by law under section 3002(b) of the [DTV Act] for
termination of all licenses for full-power television stations in the
analog television service and cessation of broadcasting by full-power
stations in the analog television service.
7. Thus, as required by this Act, the Analog Nightlight program
will permit eligible full-power television stations, as defined below,
to continue their analog broadcasting for a period of 30 days beginning
on February 18, 2009, for the limited purpose of providing public
safety and digital transition information, as further described below.
The 30-day period ends at 11:59:59 p.m. on March 19, 2009. As discussed
below, we will extend the license term for stations participating in
the Analog Nightlight program.
8. Section 2(b) of the Act describes the programming that stations
will be permitted to broadcast during the nightlight period. That
section states that the nightlight program shall provide for the
broadcast of:
(1) Emergency information, including critical details regarding the
emergency, as broadcast or required to be broadcast by full-power
stations in the digital television service; (Section 4 of the Act
states that the term ``emergency information'' has the same meaning as
that term has under Part 79 of the FCC's rules. See Analog Nightlight
Act, Section 4.)
(2) Information, in both English and Spanish, and accessible to
persons with disabilities, concerning--
(A) The digital television transition, including the fact that a
transition has taken place and that additional action is required to
continue receiving television service, including emergency
notifications; and
(B) The steps required to enable viewers to receive such emergency
information via the digital television service and to convert to
receiving digital television service, including a phone number and
Internet address by which help with such transition may be obtained in
both English and Spanish; and
(3) Such other information related to consumer education about the
digital television transition or public health and safety or
emergencies as the Commission may find to be consistent with the public
interest.
9. Based on these statutory provisions, continued analog
broadcasting after February 17, 2009, is limited to emergency
information and information concerning the digital television
transition. The Act does not contemplate other programming, including
advertisements, which does not fall into either of these two
categories. We seek comment on this tentative conclusion.
10. Section 3 of the Act requires, among other things, that the
Commission consider ``market-by-market needs, based on factors such as
channel and transmitter availability'' in developing the nightlight
program, and requires the Commission to ensure that the broadcasting of
analog nightlight information will not cause ``harmful interference''
to digital television signals. Section 3 also mandates that the
Commission ``not require'' that analog nightlight signals be subject to
mandatory cable carriage and retransmission requirements. In addition,
Section 3 prohibits the broadcasting of analog nightlight signals on
spectrum ``approved or pending approval by the Commission to be used
for public safety radio services'' and on channels 52-69. Based on this
section of the Act, we tentatively conclude that only stations
operating on channels 2 through 51 are eligible to broadcast in
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analog pursuant to the Act, and that such channels cannot be used for
analog broadcasting if they cause harmful interference to digital
television signals. Therefore, a station that is ``flashcutting'' to
its pre-transition analog channel for post-transition digital operation
will not generally be eligible to use its analog channel for the Analog
Nightlight because to do so would by definition interfere with its
digital service. (As discussed below, a station that is approved for a
phased transition to remain on its pre-transition digital channel may
be permitted to use its analog channel for the analog nightlight
program if doing so does not delay its transition to digital service.
These circumstances will be evaluated on a case-by case basis.) We seek
comment on these tentative conclusions.
III. Discussion
A. Stations Eligible To Provide Analog Nightlight Service
1. Stations Initially Determined To Be Eligible
11. In light of the short period of time provided by the Act to
implement a nightlight program, we attach as Appendix A hereto an
initial list of stations that we believe can continue to broadcast an
analog signal after February 17, 2009 within the technical and
interference constraints set forth in the statute. The stations listed
in Appendix A are located in 46 states, plus Washington, DC, Puerto
Rico, and the Virgin Islands and are in 136 of the 210 Designated
Market Areas (``DMAs''). (Appendix A includes stations that have
terminated or plan to terminate analog service before February 17,
2009, including the stations in Hawaii that are transitioning statewide
on January 15, 2009, and the stations in the Wilmington, North Carolina
DMA that transitioned on September 8, 2008. These stations could
continue or resume analog broadcasting as part of the Analog Nightlight
program without causing harmful interference. This Appendix also lists
stations that are going to remain on their pre-transition digital
channel for a period of time after February 17, 2009 while they are
completing construction of their final post-transition channel. In the
listed instances, these stations could use their analog channel for the
Analog Nightlight program. Appendix A does not include stations
licensed to communities in Delaware, New Jersey, New Hampshire, or
Rhode Island. See also Appendix B, which lists all 210 DMAs and
indicates which DMAs do or do not include a station that is listed in
Appendix A.) Appendix A is not an exhaustive list of the stations that
may be eligible to participate in the Analog Nightlight program, and it
most likely underestimates the stations that could qualify. Rather,
Appendix A represents a conservative list that the Commission was able
to assemble in the limited timeframe contemplated by the legislation
based on readily accessible information and valid engineering
assumptions. As discussed above, Section 3(2) of the Act requires the
Commission to ensure that broadcasting of nightlight signals on analog
channels does not cause harmful interference to digital television
signals. In addition, Section 3(5) prohibits the broadcast of
nightlight service on spectrum that ``is approved or pending approval''
by the Commission for public safety services, and Section 3(6)
prohibits nightlight service on channels 52-69. We tentatively conclude
that the stations listed in Appendix A meet these criteria and invite
comment on this tentative conclusion. As described below, we also
recognize that additional stations may be able to meet the statutory
criteria and we provide a mechanism for their participation, consistent
with the goal of having the Analog Nightlight available to as many
over-the-air viewers as possible. To that end, the Commission will
identify those areas in which Analog Nightlight service is not
available and, within the limited timeframes available, seek reasonable
solutions--e.g., whether there is a station that can and would stay on
to provide Analog Nightlight service without causing undue
interference, or whether there is a low power station that has not
transitioned to digital that would be willing to transmit the relevant
messages. We seek comment on what the Commission's appropriate role
should be in this regard.
12. The stations listed in Appendix A operate on analog channels 2-
51 and therefore comply with Section 3(6) of the Act. With respect to
Section 3(2) of the Act, in considering interference protection for
digital TV stations, we used the +2 dB desired-to-undesired (D/U) co-
channel and -48 dB adjacent channel signal ratios in 47 CFR 73.623 and
developed minimum co-channel and adjacent channel spacing measures that
would ensure that an analog station would not cause interference to a
DTV station. Meeting these measures, which vary by channel band and
Zone, would establish a presumption that analog stations that are
located the specified distance or greater from any operating DTV
stations would not cause interference to signals in the digital
television service. (For the purposes of allotment and assignment, the
United States is divided into three zones as defined in Section 73.609.
Roughly, Zone I includes areas in the northeastern and some midwestern
states, Zone III includes the area along the Gulf of Mexico, and Zone
II includes all areas that are not in Zone I or Zone III. 47 CFR
73.609.) The minimum spacing measures used in developing this list are:
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Zone (see 47 CFR Co-channel minimum Adjacent channel
Channel band 73.609) spacing minimum spacing
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2-6 (Low-VHF)........................ 1...................... 302 km (188 miles)..... 131 km (81 miles).
2-6 (Low-VHF)........................ 2 and 3................ 344 km (214 miles)..... 156 km (97 miles).
7-13 (High-VHF)...................... 1...................... 264 km (164 miles)..... 118 km (73 miles).
7-13 (High-VHF)...................... 2 and 3................ 308 km (191 miles)..... 149 km (93 miles).
14-51 (UHF).......................... 1, 2 and 3............. 283 km (176 miles)..... 134 km (83 miles).
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13. In developing these spacing criteria, we assumed that both the
analog station being studied and DTV stations in the same vicinity are
operating at maximum power and antenna height allowed under the rules.
(The maximum transmit antenna height above average terrain (antenna
HAAT) and power limits for low-VHF (channels 2-6), high-VHF (channels
7-13), and UHF (channels 14-51) stations are set forth in Section
73.622(f) of the rules, 47 CFR 73.622(f). The maximum antenna HAAT
allowed for DTV stations on channels 2-13 is 305 meters and on channels
14-51 is 365 meters (power reductions are required if higher antennas
are used), the maximum power limits are (1) for low-VHF, 10 kW in Zone
I and 45 kW in Zones II and III; (2) for hi-VHF, 30 kW in Zone I and
160 kW in Zone II; and (3) for UHF, 1000 kW. Certain stations were
allowed to use somewhat higher power on their DTV channels in order to
replicate their analog stations; however, for purposes of this brief 30
day extension of analog
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operation we would assume that all stations are operating at power
levels no higher than the maximum levels in the rules. The minimum
technical criteria (D/U ratios) for protection of digital television
signals from interference from analog signals are set forth in Section
73.623(c)(2) of the rules, 47 CFR 73.623(c)(2). In developing these
spacing measures we also used (1) the F(50,90) curves as derived from
the F(50,50) and F(50,10) curves in Section 73.699 of the rules, 47 CFR
73.699, and the DTV service thresholds in Section 73.622(e) of the
rules, 47 CFR 73.622(e), to calculate DTV service areas and (2) the
analog maximum power and antenna height standards in Section 73.614 of
the rules, 47 CFR 73.614, and the F(50,10) curves in Section 73.699 to
calculate analog interference potential.) We also assumed that viewers
would orient their antennas toward the desired DTV station and away
from an analog station in a neighboring or distant market so that the
front-to-back reception ratio of a user's antenna would be 10 dB at
low-VHF, 12 dB at high VHF and 14 dB at UHF as indicated in the DTV
planning factors set forth in our OET Bulletin No. 69 (OET-69). (See
Federal Communications Commission, Office of Engineering and
Technology, OET Bulletin No. 69 ``Longley-Rice Methodology for
Evaluating TV Coverage and Interference,'' February 6, 2004, at p. 10,
Table 6. This bullet in is available on the Internet at: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Documents/bulletins/oet69/oet69.pdf. We further assumed that an analog station would not cause
interference to a co-located adjacent channel digital station, i.e., a
digital station within 5 km (3 miles), and we did not apply adjacent
channel protection between channels 4 and 5, channels 6 and 7 and
channels 13 and 14 as those channels are not adjacent in the frequency
spectrum. We propose to use these separation distances to protect
digital TV signals from analog signals during the 30-day Analog
Nightlight period. We request comment on these parameters for
protecting digital signals from harmful interference for this limited
time and for this limited purpose. We note that it is our intention to
use conservative factors, which are more likely to over-protect a
digital signal, for this purpose rather than to risk interference that
will hinder viewer reception of DTV signals. In developing these
criteria based on the statutory mandate, we are attempting to balance
the goal of encouraging use of the Analog Nightlight to benefit viewers
who have not obtained the necessary digital equipment to receive
digital signals, with the public interest in promoting good digital
signal reception for viewers who have.
14. Public safety services operate in the TV bands in 13
metropolitan areas on channels in the range of 14-20 (470-412 MHz) that
have previously been identified in each area. (Public safety services
operate on specified channels in the TV bands as part of the Private
Land Mobile Radio Service (PLMRS), see 47 CFR 90.303(a). PLMRS base
stations on these channels must be located within 80 kilometers (50
miles) of the center of the cities where they are permitted to operate
on channels 14-20 (470-512 MHz), and mobile units may be operated
within 48 kilometers (30 miles) of their associated base station or
stations. Thus, mobile stations may be operated at up to 128 kilometers
(80 miles) from the city center, see 47 CFR 90.305.) To protect these
operations from interference, new and modified analog TV stations are
required to protect land mobile operations on channels 14-20 by
maintaining a co-channel separation of 341 km (212 miles) or more and
an adjacent channel separation of 225 km (140 miles) or more from the
geographic coordinates of the center of the metropolitan area. These
standards have served well over the years to ensure that new and
modified analog stations do not cause interference to land mobile
operations in the TV bands. In developing the Appendix A list of analog
stations that are eligible to operate after the transition ends, we
used these same separation standards to protect land mobile operations
on channels 14-20 from interference from analog TV operations. (See 47
CFR 73.623(e) for the list of land mobile communities and channels.) We
note that the analog stations that will operate under this authority
have been operating without causing interference to public safety or
other land mobile operations in those channels prior to the transition,
and we expect that these stations will continue to operate in that
manner during the 30-day Analog Nightlight Act period. We request
comment on use of these standards and assumptions to protect public
safety operations on channels 14-20 from interference from analog
signals used for the Analog Nightlight program.
2. Other Stations That May Meet Eligibility Requirements
15. Broadcasters whose stations are not listed in Appendix A and
who are interested in providing nightlight service may submit
engineering and other information to demonstrate why they believe they
meet the criteria identified in the Act. We recognize that there are
many analog stations that are currently operating close to digital
stations without causing interference. In such cases, interference is
avoided by stations operating at less than the maximum allowed
technical facilities, terrain features, or other conditions affecting
propagation. We propose to allow stations to notify the Commission of
their interest in participating in the Analog Nightlight program even
if their spacing is less than the distances proposed above from one or
more co-channel or adjacent channel digital stations. Such stations
should notify us in their comments to this NPRM and through the
Engineering STA process described below, and explain how they could
operate without causing harmful interference to nearby digital
station(s). Such explanations may consist of analyses using the methods
in OET-69 or other recognized methodologies for evaluating TV station
interference. It is important that licensees be aware that interference
that an analog station may be causing to digital stations prior to
February 18, 2009, will not be allowed to continue after that date
unless authorized pursuant to paragraph 16. We anticipate that we will
be able to rely on the submissions we receive and public review to
identify stations that may pose a problem. We delegate to the Media
Bureau authority to address expeditiously issues that may arise
associated with this process.
16. We tentatively conclude that we will permit a station not
listed in Appendix A to provide nightlight service if the station would
cause no more than 0.1 percent new interference to a digital station in
addition to that reflected in the DTV Table Appendix B. (The details of
each station's DTV (post-transition) channel assignment, including
technical facilities and predicted service and interference
information, are set forth in the Appendix B to the final order in the
DTV Table proceeding, MB Docket No. 87-268 (``DTV Table Appendix B'').)
This stringent interference standard, which was used in the channel
election process, will minimize as much as possible the chance of
harmful interference from analog nightlight service to DTV service. We
seek comment on this standard. We also propose to permit a station to
cause up to, but no more than, 0.5 percent new interference to a
digital station in addition to the interference included in DTV Table
Appendix B in areas where there is no station listed as eligible in
Appendix A or that would meet the 0.1
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percent interference standard. (In this circumstance, an ``area'' means
a viewing area, which may be a city, county, community, market, DMA, or
other geographic area in which people receive over-the-air television
service. Stations seeking to participate under this standard should
make their argument and basis for inclusion clear in their STA
submission.) We believe that this more-relaxed 0.5 percent interference
standard is warranted where necessary to ensure that at least one
station will provide the Analog Nightlight service, consistent with the
Act's purpose of enabling broadcasters to provide essential public
safety announcements and digital television transition information for
a short time during the transition. We note that Section 3(1) of the
Act requires the Commission to ``take into account market-by-market
needs, based upon factors such as channel and transmitter
availability.'' We invite comment on whether this provision supports
use of a more relaxed 0.5 percent interference standard to determine
eligibility in situations where no station can meet our more stringent
interference eligibility criteria.
17. The Commission reserves the right to rescind any station's
authority to provide analog nightlight service if it interferes with
post-transition digital service in a manner that is more harmful than
expected and that outweighs the benefit of the time-limited analog
nightlight service.
B. Notifications to the Commission of Program Participation
1. Notifications by Pre-Approved Eligible Stations
18. A station listed in Appendix A can be considered pre-approved
to participate in the Analog Nightlight program but must notify the
Commission of its intent to participate by filing a Legal STA
electronically through the Commission's Consolidated Database System
(``CDBS'') using the Informal Application filing form. These
notifications are necessary so that we can determine where the Analog
Nightlight service will be available and also to establish the source
of any unanticipated interference to a digital station in the area.
Notifications should be filed as soon as possible and must be filed no
later than February 10, 2009. A filing fee is normally required for
Legal STAs; however, to encourage and hasten participation in the
Analog Nightlight program, we will waive the filing fee for timely
filed notifications. Because these stations are already determined to
be eligible to participate in the program, we will not require an
engineering or other showing. We also remind stations choosing to
participate in the program to file an update to their Transition Status
Report (FCC Form 387). (Stations are responsible for the continuing
accuracy and completeness of the information furnished in their Form
387. Whenever the information furnished in their form is no longer
substantially accurate and complete in all significant respects, the
station must file an updated form as promptly as possible and in any
event within 30 days to furnish such additional or corrected
information as is appropriate.) We seek comment on this proposal.
19. In light of the extremely short period of time before the
transition, we encourage stations to review Appendix A and to notify
the Commission during the comment cycle if they intend to participate
in the Analog Nightlight program. To ensure that these notifications
are properly recorded, stations filings comments should also file a
notification through the Legal STA process described above. As noted
above, participation is voluntary, but we encourage stations to make
these determinations and commitments as quickly as possible. These
early indications of participation will facilitate Commission
determination of the need to permit additional stations that are not
included on the initial list to participate.
2. Requests for Program Participation With Eligibility Showings
20. Stations that are not listed in the final Appendix A to the
Report and Order in this proceeding, may nevertheless request to
participate in the Analog Nightlight Program by filing an Engineering
STA notification electronically through CDBS using the Informal
Application filing form. A filing fee is normally required for an
Engineering STA; however, to encourage participation in the Analog
Nightlight program, we will waive the filing fee for timely filed
requests. In addition, to hasten the process and expand the pool of
eligible participants, broadcasters whose stations are not listed in
Appendix A to this NPRM that believe they are nevertheless eligible to
participate may file comments in this proceeding demonstrating their
eligibility to participate in the program. To ensure that these
requests are properly recorded, stations filing comments should also
file a notification through the Engineering STA process. If there are
objections to these notifications, they can be filed as reply comments
in this docket. We will revise Appendix A as warranted in the Report
and Order.
21. To demonstrate eligibility, a station must include an
engineering showing demonstrating that the station will cause no more
than 0.1% interference, which is the standard the Commission used for
the channel election process. This conservative measure of interference
will ensure that stations continuing to broadcast an analog signal will
not cause harmful interference to digital service. A station may
propose to reduce its current analog power in order to remain within
this interference level. Alternatively, a station may demonstrate that
there is no other station in the area that is eligible to or planning
to remain on the air to participate in the Analog Nightlight program
and thus justify up to 0.5% interference to digital stations.
22. In order to afford an opportunity for public consideration of
these Engineering STA notifications, stations must file no later than
February 3, 2009. This timing will allow the Commission, the public and
other interested parties an opportunity to review and evaluate these
requests. The Media Bureau will announce by public notice those
stations that have filed a request to participate in the program. (The
public notice will set forth a brief period of time within which an
objection based on interference may be filed and will describe the
expedited process for filing such objections.) Before February 17,
2009, stations with requests that are not subject to any pending
objection will be considered eligible to participate in the program.
Nevertheless, participating stations must immediately stop broadcasting
Analog Nightlight operations upon any valid complaints of interference
to DTV stations or other statutorily protected operations. We also
remind stations choosing to participate in the program to file an
update to their Transition Status Report (FCC Form 387). We seek
comment on this proposed process and the criteria set forth above.
C. Analog License Extension for Participating Stations
23. Television broadcast licenses currently contain the following
language concerning analog service:
This is to notify you that your application for license is subject
to the condition that on February 17, 2009, or by such other date as
the Commission may establish in the future under Section 309(j)(14)(a)
and (b) of the Communications Act, the licensee shall surrender either
its analog or digital television channel for reallocation or
reassignment pursuant to Commission
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regulations. The Channel retained by the licensee will be used to
broadcast digital television only after this date.
24. The Report and Order in this proceeding will grant a blanket
extension of license to broadcasters who participate in the Analog
Nightlight program to operate for a period of 30 days after February
17, 2009, i.e., until and including March 19, 2009. We delegate
authority to the Media Bureau to issue a public notice just before the
transition date announcing those stations that are participating in the
Analog Nightlight program. The Media Bureau's Public Notice will
establish the right of those licensees whose stations are identified in
the public notice to continue to operate their stations in analog on
their analog channels solely for the purpose of providing the Analog
Nightlight service as described in the Report and Order.
D. Permissible Analog Nightlight Programming
25. Consistent with the explicit language of the Act, we
tentatively conclude that nightlight programming may convey only
emergency information, as that term is defined in 47 CFR 79.2, and
information regarding the digital transition. All such information
should be available in both English and Spanish and accessible to
persons with disabilities. We also encourage participating stations to
provide the information in additional languages where appropriate and
beneficial for their viewers. No other programming or advertisements
will be permitted. As stated below, we seek comment on these tentative
conclusions.
1. Emergency Information
26. Under part 79 of our rules, emergency information is defined as
follows:
Information about a current emergency, that is intended to further
the protection of life, health, safety, and property, i.e., critical
details regarding the emergency and how to respond to the emergency.
Examples of the types of emergencies covered include tornadoes,
hurricanes, floods, tidal waves, earth quakes, icing conditions, heavy
snows, widespread fires, discharge of toxic gases, widespread power
failures, industrial explosions, civil disorders, school closings and
changes in school bus schedules resulting from such conditions, and
warning and watches of impending changes in weather.
27. Thus, in the event of an emergency situation during the 30-day
nightlight period, stations may broadcast video and audio concerning
such emergencies, including but not limited to a crawl or text
describing the emergency, live or taped action regarding the emergency,
programming concerning the emergency, and the like. Licensees providing
emergency information must make that information accessible to persons
with disabilities under 47 CFR 79.2. We also note that the Emergency
Alert System (``EAS'') would apply to the Analog Nightlight service to
the extent an emergency arises during the 30-day time frame. EAS
``provides the President with the capability to provide immediate
communications and information to the general public at the National,
State and Local Area levels during periods of national emergency,''
and, in addition, ``may be used to provide the heads of State and local
government, or their designated representatives, with a means of
emergency communication with the public in their State or Local Area.''
2. Transition Information
28. With respect to the digital television transition, we
tentatively conclude that stations airing a nightlight signal may
broadcast any information that is relevant to informing viewers about
the transition and how they can continue to obtain television service.
Examples of the kind of information a station may want to air include,
but are not limited to: General information about the transition;
information about how viewers can receive digital signals; information
about the circumstances related to the DTV transition in the station's
market; answers to commonly asked questions and other useful
information (e.g., how to re-position an antenna or install a converter
box); where viewers can obtain more information about the transition in
their local community, including a telephone number and Web site
address for the station providing the nightlight service and other
stations in the community and any other local sources of transition
information and assistance; information about the DTV converter box
coupon program; and information or links to other Web sites containing
DTV information, including the FCC, National Association of
Broadcasters (NAB) and National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) Web sites. Based on the limitations in the
statute, we tentatively conclude that advertisements are not permitted
to be included in the Analog Nightlight program. We seek comment on
this tentative conclusion.
29. Section 2(b)(2) of the Act provides for the broadcast of
information, ``in English and Spanish and accessible to persons with
disabilities,'' concerning the digital transition and certain other
information. (As noted above, stations are encouraged also to provide
information in additional languages that are common among their viewing
audiences.) We tentatively conclude that such information may be made
available in either open or closed captioning. In addition, as the Act
provides, the Analog Nightlight information should include a telephone
number and Internet address by which help with the transition may be
obtained in both English and Spanish. We seek comment on the specific
contact information that stations should provide to consumers. We ask
state broadcaster associations to inform us of their plans to have
local numbers, or local call centers, available to provide assistance
to viewers with questions about local signal reception. In the interim,
we encourage broadcasters to make local phone numbers available to the
public and, where feasible, establish local call centers.
30. We seek comment on the types of information that may be
provided and additional sources for consumers to contact. With regard
to the kind of emergency information noted in Section 2(b)(1) of the
Act, we note that, pursuant to Sec. 79.2 of our rules, such
information must be provided in an accessible visual format, but does
not require that it be open or closed captioned. Such information must
not only be accessible to individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing,
but also to individuals who are blind or have low vision. Pursuant to
Sec. 79.2 (b)(ii) and (iii), this is achieved through open aural
description (in the case of (ii)) or by the use of an aural tone in
(iii) to alert those with vision disabilities that they should turn to
a radio or some other source of information. We seek comment on whether
these methods are sufficient for purposes of Section 2(b)(2) of the
Act. We also invite comment about other ways we can ensure that
information is conveyed to people with disabilities.
31. We tentatively conclude that the Analog Nightlight information
may be aired using a ``slate'' with text and audio of the text or other
DTV information, as well as information, if necessary describing the
steps viewers must take to obtain emergency information. Participants
in the Analog Nightlight program may also air a video loop with audio,
or broadcast live action with audio format, or any combination thereof.
(Stations choosing a video loop format may use the FCC's educational
video showing how to install a converter box. See http://www.dtv.gov/video_audio.html. Additional formats of
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the video are available upon request.) We note that during the early
transition in Wilmington, NC, stations used a slate to provide
nightlight service. NAB has also recently announced that it will
produce and distribute a brief DTV educational video that stations can
air as part of the Analog Nightlight program.
32. In general we seek comment on these tentative conclusions and
proposals regarding nightlight programming and invite commenters to
suggest other kinds of information that stations could provide to
assist viewers.
IV. Procedural Matters
A. Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis Not Required
33. We find that no Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA)
is required for this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. As stated above,
because of the ``urgent necessity for rapid administrative action under
the circumstances,'' we find that there is good cause to dispense with
notice and comment requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act.
The Analog Nightlight Act imposes a statutory deadline of January 15,
2009, less than one month away, and the Commission has an
extraordinarily short time period to meet this deadline: The bill was
sent to the President for his signature on December 12, 2008, and it
was enacted into law on December 23, 2008. For this reason, we find
that an IRFA is not required. Nonetheless, we invited comment from
interested parties in order to assist in our development of the Analog
Nightlight program.
B. Initial Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis
34. This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was analyzed with respect to
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (``PRA''), Public Law 104-13, 109
Stat 163 (1995) (codified in Chapter 35 of Title 44 U.S.C.), and
contains a modified information collection requirement. The Commission
will seek approval under the PRA under OMB's emergency processing rules
for these information collections in order to implement the
Congressional mandate for the FCC to develop and implement a program by
January 15, 2009, to encourage and permit TV broadcast stations to use
this opportunity to provide public safety information and DTV
transition information. We believe there is good cause for requesting
emergency PRA approval from OMB because of the January 15, 2009
statutory deadline for implementing the Nightlight Act, which was
enacted by Congress only this month, as well as the brief 30-day period
during which the Act's provisions will be in force, circumstances which
make the use of normal OMB clearance procedures reasonably likely to
cause the Act's statutory deadlines to be missed. In addition, any
delay in implementing this Congressional mandate can result in harm to
TV stations, and, in turn, to their viewers. (Due to the short time
frame provided for us to act in the Analog Nightlight Act, we will ask
OMB to waive Federal Register notice for this emergency request under
the PRA. See 5 CFR 1320.13(d).) For additional information concerning
the PRA proposed information collection requirements contained in this
NPRM, contact Cathy Williams at 202-418-2918, or via the Internet to
[email protected].
C. Ex Parte Rules
35. Permit-But-Disclose. This proceeding will be treated as a
``permit-but-disclose'' proceeding subject to the ``permit-but-
disclose'' requirements under section 1.1206(b) of the Commission's
rules. Ex parte presentations are permissible if disclosed in
accordance with Commission rules, except during the Sunshine Agenda
period when presentations, ex parte or otherwise, are generally
prohibited. Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded
that a memorandum summarizing a presentation must contain a summary of
the substance of the presentation and not merely a listing of the
subjects discussed. More than a one- or two-sentence description of the
views and arguments presented is generally required. Additional rules
pertaining to oral and written presentations are set forth in section
1.1206(b).
D. Filing Requirements
36. Comments and Replies. Pursuant to Sections 1.415 and 1.419 of
the Commission's rules, interested parties may file comments and reply
comments on or before the dates indicated on the first page of this
document. Comments may be filed using: (1) The Commission's Electronic
Comment Filing System (``ECFS''), (2) the Federal Government's
eRulemaking Portal, or (3) by filing paper copies.
37. Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using
the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/ or the
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Filers should
follow the instructions provided on the Web site for submitting
comments. For ECFS filers, in completing the transmittal screen, filers
should include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address,
and the applicable docket or rulemaking number. Parties may also submit
an electronic comment by Internet e-mail. To get filing instructions,
filers should send an e-mail to [email protected], and include the following
words in the body of the message, ``get form.'' A sample form and
directions will be sent in response.
38. Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an
original and four copies of each filing. Filings can be sent by hand or
messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class
or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail (although we continue to
experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). All filings
must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
39. The Commission's contractor will receive hand-delivered or
messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary at 236
Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Suite 110, Washington, DC 20002. The filing
hours at this location are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. All hand deliveries must be
held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be
disposed of before entering the building.
40. Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton
Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743.
41. U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail
should be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
42. Availability of Documents. Comments, reply comments, and ex
parte submissions will be available for public inspection during
regular business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., CY-A257, Washington,
DC 20554. These documents will also be available via ECFS. Documents
will be available electronically in ASCII, Word 97, and/or Adobe
Acrobat.
43. People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic
files, audio format), send an e-mail to [email protected] or call the
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-
418-0432 (tty).
44. Additional Information. For additional information on this
proceeding, contact Kim Matthews, [email protected], or Evan
Baranoff, [email protected], or Eloise Gore, [email protected],
of the Media Bureau, Policy Division, (202)
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418-2120; Gordon Godfrey, [email protected], of the Media Bureau,
Engineering Division, (202) 418-7000; Nazifa Sawez,
[email protected], of the Media Bureau, Video Division, (202) 418-
1600; or Alan Stillwell, [email protected], of the Office of
Engineering and Technology, (202) 418-2470.
V. Ordering Clauses
45. Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to Sections 1, 4(i),
303(r), 316, and 336 of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. 151,
154(i), 303(r), 316, and 336, and the Short-term Analog Flash and
Emergency Readiness Act of 2008, notice is hereby given of the
proposals and tentative conclusions described in this Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking.
46. It is further ordered that the Reference Information Center,
Consumer Information Bureau, shall send a copy of this Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, including the Initial Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
Appendix A: Initial List of Stations Eligible for Analog Nightlight
Program
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Post Pre
Market Facility Call sign City ST Anlg transition transition Status of analog
ID Ch. DTV Ch. DTV Ch. (*)
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Anchorage, AK................. 804 KAKM............ Anchorage........ AK 7 8
Anchorage, AK................. 13815 KIMO............ Anchorage........ AK 13 12
Anchorage, AK................. 10173 KTUU-TV......... Anchorage........ AK 2 10
Anchorage, AK................. 4983 KYUK-TV......... Bethel........... AK 4 3
Fairbanks, AK................. 13813 KATN............ Fairbanks........ AK 2 18
Fairbanks, AK................. 20015 KJNP-TV......... North Pole....... AK 4 20
Fairbanks, AK................. 49621 KTVF............ Fairbanks........ AK 11 26
Fairbanks, AK................. 69315 KUAC-TV......... Fairbanks........ AK 9 9 24
Juneau, AK.................... 8651 KTOO-TV......... Juneau........... AK 3 10
Juneau, AK.................... 60520 KUBD............ Ketchikan........ AK 4 13
Birmingham, AL................ 71325 WDBB............ Bessemer......... AL 17 18
Dothan, AL.................... 43846 WDHN............ Dothan........... AL 18 21
Huntsville-Decatur-Florence, 57292 WAAY-TV......... Huntsville....... AL 31 32
AL.
Montgomery, AL................ 714 WDIQ............ Dozier........... AL 2 10
Ft. Smith-Fayetteville- 66469 KFSM-TV......... Fort Smith....... AR 5 18
Springdale-Rogers, AR.
Ft. Smith-Fayetteville- 60354 KHOG-TV......... Fayetteville..... AR 29 15
Springdale-Rogers, AR.
Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR.... 33440 KARK-TV......... Little Rock...... AR 4 32
Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR.... 2770 KETS............ Little Rock...... AR 2 7 ........... Terminating 1/3/09.
Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR.... 11951 KLRT-TV......... Little Rock...... AR 16 30
Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR.... 37005 KWBF............ Little Rock...... AR 42 44 ........... Reduced 10/31/08.
Phoenix, AZ................... 41223 KPHO-TV......... Phoenix.......... AZ 5 17
Phoenix, AZ................... 40993 KTVK............ Phoenix.......... AZ 3 24
Phoenix, AZ................... 68886 KUTP............ Phoenix.......... AZ 45 26
Tucson, AZ.................... 81441 KFTU-TV......... Douglas.......... AZ 3 36
Tucson, AZ.................... 30601 KHRR............ Tucson........... AZ 40 40 42
Tucson, AZ.................... 2731 KUAT-TV......... Tucson........... AZ 6 30
Tucson, AZ.................... 25735 KVOA............ Tucson........... AZ 4 23
Eureka, CA.................... 8263 KAEF............ Arcata........... CA 23 22
Fresno-Visalia, CA............ 51488 KMPH-TV......... Visalia.......... CA 26 28
Fresno-Visalia, CA............ 35594 KSEE............ Fresno........... CA 24 38
Los Angeles, CA............... 47906 KNBC............ Los Angeles...... CA 4 36
Los Angeles, CA............... 35670 KTLA............ Los Angeles...... CA 5 31
Los Angeles, CA............... 26231 KWHY-TV......... Los Angeles...... CA 22 42
Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, 33875 KCRA-TV......... Sacramento....... CA 3 35
CA.
San Diego, CA................. 6124 KPBS............ San Diego........ CA 15 30
San Francisco-Oakland-San 65526 KRON-TV......... San Francisco.... CA 4 38
Jose, CA.
San Francisco-Oakland-San 35703 KTVU............ Oakland.......... CA 2 44
Jose, CA.
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San 63165 KCOY-TV......... Santa Maria...... CA 12 19
Luis Obispo, CA.
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San 60637 KEYT-TV......... Santa Barbara.... CA 3 27
Luis Obispo, CA.
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San 19654 KSBY............ San Luis Obispo.. CA 6 15
Luis Obispo, CA.
Yuma, AZ-El Centro, CA........ 36170 KVYE............ El Centro........ CA 7 22
Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM...... 48589 KREZ-TV......... Durango.......... CO 6 15
Colorado Springs-Pueblo, CO... 59014 KOAA-TV......... Pueblo........... CO 5 42
Denver, CO.................... 63158 KCDO............ Sterling......... CO 3 23
Denver, CO.................... 24514 KCEC............ Denver........... CO 50 51
Denver, CO.................... 47903 KCNC-TV......... Denver........... CO 4 35
Grand Junction-Montrose, CO... 31597 KFQX............ Grand Junction... CO 4 15
Grand Junction-Montrose, CO... 70596 KREX-TV......... Grand Junction... CO 5 2
Hartford-New Haven, CT........ 53115 WFSB............ Hartford......... CT 3 33
Washington, DC................ 47904 WRC-TV.......... Washington....... DC 4 48
Gainesville, FL............... 69440 WUFT............ Gainesville...... FL 5 36
Jacksonville, FL.............. 53116 WJXT............ Jacksonville..... FL 4 42
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL...... 47902 WFOR-TV......... Miami............ FL 4 22
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL...... 13456 WPBT............ Miami............ FL 2 18
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL...... 64971 WSCV............ Fort Lauderdale.. FL 51 30
Orlando-Daytona Beach- 25738 WESH............ Daytona Beach.... FL 2 11
Melbourne, FL.
Orlando-Daytona Beach- 53465 WKCF............ Clermont......... FL 18 17
Melbourne, FL.
Panama City, FL............... 2942 WPGX............ Panama City...... FL 28 9
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Sarasota, 21808 WEDU............ Tampa............ FL 3 13 ........... Reduced 7/1/08.
FL.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL 59443 WPTV............ West Palm Beach.. FL 5 12 ........... Reduced 7/24/08.
Atlanta, GA................... 70689 WAGA............ Atlanta.......... GA 5 27
Atlanta, GA................... 23960 WSB-TV.......... Atlanta.......... GA 2 39
Augusta, GA................... 70699 WAGT............ Augusta.......... GA 26 30
Macon, GA..................... 23935 WMUM-TV......... Cochran.......... GA 29 7
Savannah, GA.................. 48662 WSAV-TV......... Savannah......... GA 3 39
Honolulu, HI.................. 65395 KBFD............ Honolulu......... HI 32 33 ........... Reduced 5/15/08 and
Terminating 1/15/09.
Honolulu, HI.................. 34445 KFVE............ Honolulu......... HI 5 23
Honolulu, HI.................. 36917 KGMB............ Honolulu......... HI 9 22 ........... Terminating 1/15/09.
Honolulu, HI.................. 36920 KGMV............ Wailuku.......... HI 3 24 ........... Terminating 1/15/09.
Honolulu, HI.................. 34846 KHBC-TV......... Hilo............. HI 2 22 ........... Terminating 1/15/09.
Honolulu, HI.................. 34867 KHNL............ Honolulu......... HI 13 35 ........... Terminating 1/15/09.
Honolulu, HI.................. 4144 KHON-TV......... Honolulu......... HI 2 8 ........... Terminating 1/15/09.
Honolulu, HI.................. 34527 KIKU............ Honolulu......... HI 20 19 ........... Terminating 1/15/09.
Honolulu, HI.................. 64548 KITV............ Honolulu......... HI 4 40
Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa 35336 KFXA............ Cedar Rapids..... IA 28 27
City-Dubuque, IA.
Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa 29025 KIIN............ Iowa City........ IA 12 12 45
City-Dubuque, IA.
Des Moines-Ames, IA........... 29100 KTIN............ Fort Dodge....... IA 21 25
Rochester-Austin, MN-Mason 66402 KIMT............ Mason City....... IA 3 42
City, IA.
Rochester-Austin, MN-Mason 29086 KYIN............ Mason City....... IA 24 18
City, IA.
Boise, ID..................... 49760 KBCI-TV......... Boise............ ID 2 28
Boise, ID..................... 59363 KNIN-TV......... Caldwell......... ID 9 10
Boise, ID..................... 28230 KTRV-TV......... Nampa............ ID 12 13
Spokane, WA................... 56032 KLEW-TV......... Lewiston......... ID 3 32
Twin Falls, ID................ 1255 KXTF............ Twin Falls....... ID 35 34
Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, 42124 WCIA............ Champaign........ IL 3 48
IL.
Chicago, IL................... 9617 WBBM-TV......... Chicago.......... IL 2 12
Paducah, KY-Cape Girardeau, MO- 73999 WSIL-TV......... Harrisburg....... IL 3 34
Harrisburg-Mt. Vernon, IL.
Ft. Wayne, IN................. 39270 WANE-TV......... Fort Wayne....... IN 15 31
Indianapolis, IN.............. 40877 WRTV............ Indianapolis..... IN 6 25
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Indianapolis, IN.............. 56523 WTTV............ Bloomington...... IN 4 48
Terre Haute, IN............... 20426 WTWO............ Terre Haute...... IN 2 36 ........... Terminated 12/1/08.
Wichita-Hutchinson, KS........ 72359 KSNC............ Great Bend....... KS 2 22
Wichita-Hutchinson, KS........ 72358 KSNW............ Wichita.......... KS 3 45
Wichita-Hutchinson, KS........ 60683 KSWK............ Lakin............ KS 3 8
Wichita-Hutchinson, KS........ 66413 KWCH-TV......... Huchinson........ KS 12 12 19
Charleston-Huntington, WV..... 34171 WKAS............ Ashland.......... KY 25 26
Louisville, KY................ 13989 WAVE............ Louisville....... KY 3 47
Alexandria, LA................ 51598 KALB-TV......... Alexandria....... LA 5 35
Baton Rouge, LA............... 38616 WBRZ-TV......... Baton Rouge...... LA 2 13
Lafayette, LA................. 33471 KATC............ Lafayette........ LA 3 28
New Orleans, LA............... 71357 WDSU............ New Orleans...... LA 6 43
New Orleans, LA............... 18819 WLAE-TV......... New Orleans...... LA 32 31
New Orleans, LA............... 54280 WNOL-TV......... New Orleans...... LA 38 15
New Orleans, LA............... 74192 WWL-TV.......... New Orleans...... LA 4 36
Shreveport, LA................ 73706 KSHV............ Shreveport....... LA 45 44
Shreveport, LA................ 35652 KTBS-TV......... Shreveport....... LA 3 28
Boston, MA.................... 25456 WBZ-TV.......... Boston........... MA 4 30
Boston, MA.................... 65684 WCVB-TV......... Boston........... MA 5 20
Boston, MA.................... 72099 WGBH-TV......... Boston........... MA 2 19
Baltimore, MD................. 59442 WMAR-TV......... Baltimore........ MD 2 38
Bangor, ME.................... 17005 WABI-TV......... Bangor........... ME 5 12
Bangor, ME.................... 39644 WLBZ............ Bangor........... ME 2 2 25
Detroit, MI................... 73123 WJBK............ Detroit.......... MI 2 7
Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, MI.... 72052 WEYI-TV......... Saginaw.......... MI 25 30
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle 74195 WWMT............ Kalamazoo........ MI 3 8
Creek, MI.
Marquette, MI................. 9630 WJMN-TV......... Escanaba......... MI 3 48
Traverse City-Cadillac, MI.... 21254 WTOM-TV......... Cheboygan........ MI 4 35
Duluth, MN-Superior, WI....... 4691 KDLH............ Duluth........... MN 3 33
Duluth, MN-Superior, WI....... 35525 KQDS-TV......... Duluth........... MN 21 17
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN...... 35843 KSTC-TV......... St. Paul......... MN 45 45 44
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN...... 28010 KSTP-TV......... St. Paul......... MN 5 35
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN...... 68594 KTCA-TV......... St. Paul......... MN 2 34
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN...... 36395 WUCW............ Minneapolis...... MN 23 22
Rochester-Austin, MN-Mason 18285 KAAL............ Austin........... MN 6 36
City, IA.
Columbia-Jefferson City, MO... 4326 KMOS-TV......... Sedalia.......... MO 6 15
Kansas City, MO-KS............ 65686 KMBC-TV......... Kansas City...... MO 9 29
Kansas City, MO-KS............ 33337 KPXE............ Kansas City...... MO 50 51
Kansas City, MO-KS............ 59444 KSHB-TV......... Kansas City...... MO 41 42
Ottumwa, IA-Kirksville, MO.... 21251 KTVO............ Kirksville....... MO 3 33
Springfield, MO............... 36003 KYTV............ Springfield...... MO 3 44
St. Joseph, MO................ 20427 KQTV............ St. Joseph....... MO 2 7
St. Louis, MO................. 46981 KSDK............ St. Louis........ MO 5 35
St. Louis, MO................. 35693 KTVI............ St. Louis........ MO 2 43
Columbus-Tupelo-West Point, MS 12477 WCBI-TV......... Columbus......... MS 4 35
Columbus-Tupelo-West Point, MS 37732 WLOV-TV......... West Point....... MS 27 16
Columbus-Tupelo-West Point, MS 43192 WMAB-TV......... Mississippi State MS 2 10
Jackson, MS................... 68542 WLBT............ Jackson.......... MS 3 7
Jackson, MS................... 43184 WMAU-TV......... Bude............. MS 17 18 ........... Reduced 8/7/08
Jackson, MS................... 43168 WMPN-TV......... Jackson.......... MS 29 20
Meridian, MS.................. 43169 WMAW-TV......... Meridian......... MS 14 44 ........... Reduced 8/7/08.
Billings, MT.................. 47670 KHMT............ Hardin........... MT 4 22
Butte-Bozeman, MT............. 43567 KUSM............ Bozeman.......... MT 9 8
Butte-Bozeman, MT............. 14674 KWYB............ Butte............ MT 18 19
Great Falls, MT............... 35567 KRTV............ Great Falls...... MT 3 7
Great Falls, MT............... 13792 KTGF............ Great Falls...... MT 16 45
Charlotte, NC................. 30826 WBTV............ Charlotte........ NC 3 23
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Greensboro-High Point-Winston 72064 WFMY-TV......... Greensboro....... NC 2 51
Salem, NC.
Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport 69292 WUND-TV......... Edenton.......... NC 2 20
News, VA.
Wilmington, NC................ 48666 WECT............ Wilmington....... NC 6 44 ........... Terminated 9/30/08.
Wilmington, NC................ 72871 WSFX-TV......... Wilmington....... NC 26 30 ........... Terminated 9/30/08.
Wilmington, NC................ 12033 WWAY............ Wilmington....... NC 3 46 ........... Terminated 9/30/08.
Fargo-Valley City, ND......... 53320 KGFE............ Grand Forks...... ND 2 15
Fargo-Valley City, ND......... 49134 KXJB-TV......... Valley City...... ND 4 38
Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson, ND.. 53313 KSRE............ Minot............ ND 6 40
Cheyenne, WY-Scottsbluff, NE.. 17683 KDUH-TV......... Scottsbluff...... NE 4 7
Omaha, NE..................... 35190 KMTV............ Omaha............ NE 3 45
Omaha, NE..................... 23277 KXVO............ Omaha............ NE 15 38
Omaha, NE..................... 47974 KYNE-TV......... Omaha............ NE 26 17
Omaha, NE..................... 65528 WOWT-TV......... Omaha............ NE 6 22
Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM...... 32311 KASA-TV......... Santa Fe......... NM 2 27
Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM...... 55049 KASY-TV......... Albuquerque...... NM 50 45
Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM...... 1151 KAZQ............ Albuquerque...... NM 32 17
Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM...... 35084 KLUZ-TV......... Albuquerque...... NM 41 42
Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM...... 993 KNAT-TV......... Albuquerque...... NM 23 24
Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM...... 55528 KNME-TV......... Albuquerque...... NM 5 35
Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM...... 85114 KOBG-TV......... Silver City...... NM 6 12
Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM...... 35313 KOB-TV.......... Albuquerque...... NM 4 26
Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM...... 53908 KOCT............ Carlsbad......... NM 6 19
Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM...... 76268 KWBQ............ Santa Fe......... NM 19 29
Amarillo, TX.................. 18338 KENW............ Portales......... NM 3 32
Las Vegas, NV................. 63768 KBLR............ Paradise......... NV 39 40 ........... Reduced 11/17/08.
Las Vegas, NV................. 11683 KLVX............ Las Vegas........ NV 10 11 ........... Reduced 10/31/08.
Las Vegas, NV................. 41237 KMCC............ Laughlin......... NV 34 32
Las Vegas, NV................. 10179 KVMY............ Las Vegas........ NV 21 22
Las Vegas, NV................. 35870 KVVU-TV......... Henderson........ NV 5 9
Reno, NV...................... 10228 KNPB............ Reno............. NV 5 15
Reno, NV...................... 51493 KREN-TV......... Reno............. NV 27 26
Reno, NV...................... 60307 KRNV............ Reno............. NV 4 7
Reno, NV...................... 59139 KTVN............ Reno............. NV 2 13
Buffalo, NY................... 64547 WGRZ-TV......... Buffalo.......... NY 2 33
Buffalo, NY................... 7780 WIVB-TV......... Buffalo.......... NY 4 39
Buffalo, NY................... 67784 WNYO-TV......... Buffalo.......... NY 49 34
Buffalo, NY................... 2325 WPXJ-TV......... Batavia.......... NY 51 23 ........... Reduced 10/30/08.
Burlington, VT-Plattsburgh, NY 57476 WPTZ............ North Pole....... NY 5 14
New York, NY.................. 9610 WCBS-TV......... New York......... NY 2 33
Syracuse, NY.................. 21252 WSTM-TV......... Syracuse......... NY 3 24
Syracuse, NY.................. 74151 WTVH............ Syracuse......... NY 5 47
Utica, NY..................... 60654 WKTV............ Utica............ NY 2 29
Cleveland-Akron, OH........... 73195 WKYC-TV......... Cleveland........ OH 3 17
Columbus, OH.................. 50781 WCMH-TV......... Columbus......... OH 4 14
Columbus, OH.................. 56549 WSYX............ Columbus......... OH 6 48
Dayton, OH.................... 65690 WDTN............ Dayton........... OH 2 50
Zanesville, OH................ 61216 WHIZ-TV......... Zanesville....... OH 18 40
Oklahoma City, OK............. 50182 KAUT-TV......... Oklahoma City.... OK 43 40
Oklahoma City, OK............. 66222 KFOR-TV......... Oklahoma City.... OK 4 27
Oklahoma City, OK............. 50170 KOCB............ Oklahoma City.... OK 34 33
Oklahoma City, OK............. 12508 KOCO-TV......... Oklahoma City.... OK 5 7
Oklahoma City, OK............. 35388 KOKH-TV......... Oklahoma City.... OK 25 24
Oklahoma City, OK............. 50194 KWET............ Cheyenne......... OK 12 8
Tulsa, OK..................... 59439 KJRH............ Tulsa............ OK 2 8 ........... Reduced 12/1/08.
Tulsa, OK..................... 54420 KMYT-TV......... Tulsa............ OK 41 42
Tulsa, OK..................... 50198 KOET............ Eufaula.......... OK 3 31
Tulsa, OK..................... 35434 KOTV............ Tulsa............ OK 6 45 ........... Reduced 12/1/08.
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Bend, OR...................... 50588 KOAB-TV......... Bend............. OR 3 11
Eugene, OR.................... 8322 KLSR-TV......... Eugene........... OR 34 31
Eugene, OR.................... 35189 KMTR............ Eugene........... OR 16 17
Eugene, OR.................... 31437 KTVC............ Roseburg......... OR 36 18
Medford-Klamath Falls, OR..... 8284 KOTI............ Klamath Falls.... OR 2 13
Portland, OR.................. 21649 KATU............ Portland......... OR 2 43
Portland, OR.................. 47707 KNMT............ Portland......... OR 24 45
Johnstown-Altoona, PA......... 73120 WJAC-TV......... Johnstown........ PA 6 34
Johnstown-Altoona, PA......... 66219 WPSU-TV......... Clearfield....... PA 3 15
Philadelphia, PA.............. 25453 KYW-TV.......... Philadelphia..... PA 3 26
Pittsburgh, PA................ 25454 KDKA-TV......... Pittsburgh....... PA 2 25
Puerto Rico................... 52073 WAPA-TV......... San Juan......... PR 4 27
Puerto Rico................... 53863 WIPM-TV......... Mayaguez......... PR 3 35
Puerto Rico................... 64983 WKAQ-TV......... San Juan......... PR 2 28
Puerto Rico................... 64865 WORA-TV......... Mayaguez......... PR 5 29
Charleston, SC................ 10587 WCBD-TV......... Charleston....... SC 2 50
Charleston, SC................ 21536 WCIV............ Charleston....... SC 4 34
Charleston, SC................ 71297 WCSC-TV......... Charleston....... SC 5 47
Rapid City, SD................ 41969 KCLO-TV......... Rapid City....... SD 15 16
Rapid City, SD................ 17686 KHSD-TV......... Lead............. SD 11 10
Sioux Falls-Mitchell, SD...... 60728 KCSD-TV......... Sioux Falls...... SD 23 24
Sioux Falls-Mitchell, SD...... 55379 KDLT-TV......... Sioux Falls...... SD 46 47
Sioux Falls-Mitchell, SD...... 55375 KDLV-TV......... Mitchell......... SD 5 26
Sioux Falls-Mitchell, SD...... 61064 KDSD-TV......... Aberdeen......... SD 16 17
Sioux Falls-Mitchell, SD...... 41964 KPLO-TV......... Reliance......... SD 6 13
Sioux Falls-Mitchell, SD...... 48660 KPRY-TV......... Pierre........... SD 4 19
Sioux Falls-Mitchell, SD...... 61072 KUSD-TV......... Vermillion....... SD 2 34
Sioux Falls-Mitchell, SD...... 29121 KWSD............ Sioux Falls...... SD 36 36 51
Chattanooga, TN............... 59137 WRCB-TV......... Chattanooga...... TN 3 13
Knoxville, TN................. 18252 WETP-TV......... Sneedville....... TN 2 41
Memphis, TN................... 21726 WPXX-TV......... Memphis.......... TN 50 51
Memphis, TN................... 66174 WREG-TV......... Memphis.......... TN 3 28
Nashville, TN................. 73188 WKRN-TV......... Nashville........ TN 2 27
Nashville, TN................. 60820 WPGD-TV......... Hendersonville... TN 50 33
Amarillo, TX.................. 1236 KACV-TV......... Amarillo......... TX 2 8 ........... Reduced 11/30/08.
Amarillo, TX.................. 8523 KAMR-TV......... Amarillo......... TX 4 19
Amarillo, TX.................. 33722 KCIT............ Amarillo......... TX 14 15 ........... Reduced 7/1/08.
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX...... 61214 KBTV-TV......... Port Arthur...... TX 4 40
Corpus Christi, TX............ 10188 KIII............ Corpus Christi... TX 3 8
Corpus Christi, TX............ 64877 KORO............ Corpus Christi... TX 28 27
Corpus Christi, TX............ 25559 KRIS-TV......... Corpus Christi... TX 6 13
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX.......... 33770 KDFW............ Dallas........... TX 4 35
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX.......... 49326 KDTN............ Denton........... TX 2 43
El Paso, TX................... 33764 KDBC-TV......... El Paso.......... TX 4 18
El Paso, TX................... 51708 KINT-TV......... El Paso.......... TX 26 25
El Paso, TX................... 10202 KSCE............ El Paso.......... TX 38 39
Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville- 34457 KGBT-TV......... Harlingen........ TX 4 31
McAllen, TX.
Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville- 12913 KLUJ-TV......... Harlingen........ TX 44 34
McAllen, TX.
Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville- 43328 KRGV-TV......... Weslaco.......... TX 5 13
McAllen, TX.
Houston, TX................... 53117 KPRC-TV......... Houston.......... TX 2 35
Houston, TX................... 64984 KTMD............ Galveston........ TX 47 48
Lubbock, TX................... 40820 KAMC............ Lubbock.......... TX 28 27
Lubbock, TX................... 77719 KLCW-TV......... Wolfforth........ TX 22 43 ........... Terminated 10/1/08.
Lubbock, TX................... 65355 KTXT-TV......... Lubbock.......... TX 5 39
Odessa-Midland, TX............ 35131 KMID............ Midland.......... TX 2 26
Odessa-Midland, TX............ 50044 KPBT-TV......... Odessa........... TX 36 38
Odessa-Midland, TX............ 42008 KWAB-TV......... Big Spring....... TX 4 33
San Angelo, TX................ 58560 KIDY............ San Angelo....... TX 6 19
San Angelo, TX................ 31114 KLST............ San Angelo....... TX 8 11
San Angelo, TX................ 307 KSAN-TV......... San Angelo....... TX 3 16
San Antonio, TX............... 24316 KCWX............ Fredericksburg... TX 2 5 ........... Reduced 12/15/08.
San Antonio, TX............... 51518 KMYS............ Kerrville........ TX 35 32
San Antonio, TX............... 55762 KTRG............ Del Rio.......... TX 10 28
Victoria, TX.................. 73101 KAVU-TV......... Victoria......... TX 25 15
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Wichita Falls, TX-Lawton, OK.. 6864 KAUZ-TV......... Wichita Falls.... TX 6 22
Wichita Falls, TX-Lawton, OK.. 65370 KFDX-TV......... Wichita Falls.... TX 3 28
Wichita Falls, TX-Lawton, OK.. 7675 KJTL............ Wichita Falls.... TX 18 15
Salt Lake City, UT............ 59494 KCSG............ Cedar City....... UT 4 14
Salt Lake City, UT............ 36607 KJZZ-TV......... Salt Lake City... UT 14 46
Salt Lake City, UT............ 6359 KSL-TV.......... Salt Lake City... UT 5 38
Salt Lake City, UT............ 68889 KTVX............ Salt Lake City... UT 4 40
Salt Lake City, UT............ 69396 KUED............ Salt Lake City... UT 7 42
Salt Lake City, UT............ 69582 KUEN............ Ogden............ UT 9 36
Salt Lake City, UT............ 35822 KUSG............ St. George....... UT 12 9
Harrisonburg, VA.............. 4688 WHSV-TV......... Harrisonburg..... VA 3 49
Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport 47401 WTKR............ Norfolk.......... VA 3 40
News, VA.
Richmond-Petersburg, VA....... 74416 WRIC-TV......... Petersburg....... VA 8 22
U.S. Virgin Islands........... 2370 WSVI............ Christiansted.... VI 8 20
Burlington, VT-Plattsburgh, NY 46728 WCAX-TV......... Burlington....... VT 3 22
Burlington, VT-Plattsburgh, NY 69946 WVER............ Rutland.......... VT 28 9
Portland, OR.................. 35460 KPDX............ Vancouver........ WA 49 30
Seattle-Tacoma, WA............ 34847 KING-TV......... Seattle.......... WA 5 48
Seattle-Tacoma, WA............ 66781 KIRO-TV......... Seattle.......... WA 7 39
Seattle-Tacoma, WA............ 21656 KOMO-TV......... Seattle.......... WA 4 38
Spokane, WA................... 58684 KAYU-TV......... Spokane.......... WA 28 28 ........... Reduced 10/31/08.
Spokane, WA................... 34868 KREM-TV......... Spokane.......... WA 2 20
Spokane, WA................... 35606 KSKN............ Spokane.......... WA 22 36
Spokane, WA................... 61978 KXLY-TV......... Spokane.......... WA 4 13
Yakima-Pasco-Richland- 56029 KEPR-TV......... Pasco............ WA 19 18
Kennewick, WA.
Yakima-Pasco-Richland- 56033 KIMA-TV......... Yakima........... WA 29 33
Kennewick, WA.
Yakima-Pasco-Richland- 12395 KNDO............ Yakima........... WA 23 16
Kennewick, WA.
Yakima-Pasco-Richland- 12427 KNDU............ Richland......... WA 25 26
Kennewick, WA.
Yakima-Pasco-Richland- 71023 KTNW............ Richland......... WA 31 38
Kennewick, WA.
Yakima-Pasco-Richland- 33752 KYVE............ Yakima........... WA 47 21
Kennewick, WA.
Duluth, MN-Superior, WI....... 33658 KBJR-TV......... Superior......... WI 6 19
Green Bay-Appleton, WI........ 74417 WBAY-TV......... Green Bay........ WI 2 23
Green Bay-Appleton, WI........ 73042 WIWB............ Suring........... WI 14 21
Madison, WI................... 65143 WISC-TV......... Madison.......... WI 3 50
Milwaukee, WI................. 72342 WVCY-TV......... Milwaukee........ WI 30 22
Wausau-Rhinelander, WI........ 81503 WBIJ............ Crandon.......... WI 4 12
Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, WV 66804 WOAY-TV......... Oak Hill......... WV 4 50
Charleston-Huntington, WV..... 36912 WSAZ-TV......... Huntington....... WV 3 23
Casper-Riverton, WY........... 10036 KCWC-TV......... Lander........... WY 4 8
Casper-Riverton, WY........... 63162 KGWL-TV......... Lander........... WY 5 7
Casper-Riverton, WY........... 82575 KPTW............ Casper........... WY 6 8
Cheyenne, WY-Scottsbluff, NE.. 63166 KGWN-TV......... Cheyenne......... WY 5 30
Cheyenne, WY-Scottsbluff, NE.. 18287 KQCK............ Cheyenne......... WY 33 11
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(*): Stations with their pre-transition DTV channel listed have requested permission to remain on their pre-transition DTV channel after the February
17, 2009 transition date pursuant to the Commission's ``phased transition'' relief provisions.
Appendix B: List of DMAs Indicating Presence of Stations Initially
Eligible for Nightlight Participation
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Covered DMA
DMA name State markets rank
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1..................................... Anchorage................ AK...................... x 154
2..................................... Fairbanks................ AK...................... x 202
3..................................... Juneau, AK............... AK...................... x 207
4..................................... Birmingham (Ann and Tusc) AL...................... x 40
5..................................... Dothan................... AL...................... x 172
6..................................... Huntsville-Decatur (Flor) AL...................... x 84
7..................................... Montgomery-Selma......... AL...................... x 117
8..................................... Mobile (AL)-Pensacola (Ft AL/FL................... .......... 59
Walt) (FL).
9..................................... Ft. Smith-Fay-Sprngdl- AR...................... x 102
Rgrs.
10.................................... Jonesboro................ AR...................... .......... 180
11.................................... Little Rock-Pine Bluff... AR...................... x 57
12.................................... Phoenix (Prescott), AZ... AZ...................... x 13
13.................................... Tucson (Sierra Vista).... AZ...................... x 70
14.................................... Yuma (AZ)-El Centro (CA). AZ/CA................... x 167
15.................................... Bakersfield.............. CA...................... .......... 126
16.................................... Chico-Redding............ CA...................... .......... 130
17.................................... Eureka................... CA...................... x 193
18.................................... Fresno-Visalia........... CA...................... x 55
19.................................... Los Angeles.............. CA...................... x 2
20.................................... Monterey-Salinas......... CA...................... .......... 124
21.................................... Palm Springs............. CA...................... .......... 149
22.................................... Sacramnto-Stktn-Modesto.. CA...................... x 20
23.................................... San Diego................ CA...................... x 27
24.................................... San Francisco-Oak-San CA...................... x 5
Jose.
25.................................... SantaBarbra-SanMar- CA...................... x 122
SanLuOb.
26.................................... Colorado Springs-Pueblo.. CO...................... x 94
27.................................... Denver................... CO...................... x 18
28.................................... Grand Junction-Montrose.. CO...................... x 186
29.................................... Hartford & New Haven..... CT...................... x 28
30.................................... Washington, DC DC/MD................... x 8
(Hagerstown).
31.................................... Ft. Myers-Naples......... FL...................... .......... 64
32.................................... Gainesville.............. FL...................... x 162
33.................................... Jacksonville, Brunswick.. FL...................... x 50
34.................................... Miami-Ft. Lauderdale..... FL...................... x 16
35.................................... Orlando-Daytona Bch- FL...................... x 19
Melbrn.
36.................................... Panama City.............. FL...................... x 156
37.................................... Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota) FL...................... x 12
38.................................... West Palm Beach-Ft. FL...................... x 38
Pierce.
39.................................... Tallahassee (FL)- FL/GA................... .......... 108
Thomasville (GA).
40.................................... Albany, GA............... GA...................... .......... 145
41.................................... Atlanta.................. GA...................... x 9
42.................................... Augusta.................. GA...................... x 114
43.................................... Columbus, GA............. GA...................... .......... 128
44.................................... Macon.................... GA...................... x 121
45.................................... Savannah................. GA...................... x 97
46.................................... Honolulu................. HI...................... x 72
47.................................... Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC & IA...................... x 89
Dub.
48.................................... Des Moines-Ames.......... IA...................... x 73
49.................................... Sioux City............... IA...................... .......... 143
50.................................... Davenport (IA)-R. Island- IA/IL................... .......... 96
Moline (IL).
51.................................... Ottumwa (IA)-Kirksville IA/MO................... x 199
(MO).
52.................................... Boise.................... ID...................... x 118
53.................................... Idaho Falls-Pocatello.... ID...................... .......... 163
54.................................... Twin Falls............... ID...................... x 191
55.................................... Champaign & Sprngfld- IL...................... x 82
Decatur.
56.................................... Chicago.................. IL...................... x 3
57.................................... Peoria-Bloomington....... IL...................... .......... 116
58.................................... Rockford................. IL...................... .......... 133
59.................................... Quincy (IL)-Hannibal (MO)- IL/MO/IA................ .......... 171
Keokuk (IA).
60.................................... Evansville............... IN...................... .......... 101
61.................................... Ft. Wayne................ IN...................... x 106
62.................................... Indianapolis............. IN...................... x 25
63.................................... Lafayette, IN............ IN...................... .......... 188
64.................................... South Bend-Elkhart....... IN...................... .......... 88
65.................................... Terre Haute.............. IN...................... x 151
66.................................... Topeka................... KS...................... .......... 138
67.................................... Wichita-Hutchinson Plus.. KS...................... x 67
68.................................... Bowling Green............ KY...................... .......... 183
69.................................... Lexington................ KY...................... .......... 63
70.................................... Louisville............... KY...................... x 48
71.................................... Paducah (KY)-Cape Girard KY/MO/IL................ x 80
(MO)-Harsbg (IL).
72.................................... Alexandria, LA........... LA...................... x 179
73.................................... Baton Rouge.............. LA...................... x 93
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74.................................... Lafayette, LA............ LA...................... x 123
75.................................... Lake Charles............. LA...................... .......... 175
76.................................... New Orleans.............. LA...................... x 54
77.................................... Shreveport............... LA...................... x 81
78.................................... Monroe (LA)-El Dorado LA/AR................... .......... 135
(AR).
79.................................... Boston (Manchester)...... MA...................... x 7
80.................................... Springfield-Holyoke...... MA...................... .......... 109
81.................................... Baltimore................ MD...................... x 24
82.................................... Salisbury................ MD...................... .......... 148
83.................................... Bangor................... ME...................... x 152
84.................................... Portland-Auburn.......... ME...................... .......... 74
85.................................... Presque Isle............. ME...................... .......... 204
86.................................... Alpena................... MI...................... .......... 208
87.................................... Detroit.................. MI...................... x 11
88.................................... Flint-Saginaw-Bay City... MI...................... x 66
89.................................... Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B. MI...................... x 39
Crk.
90.................................... Lansing.................. MI...................... .......... 112
91.................................... Marquette................ MI...................... x 178
92.................................... Traverse City-Cadillac... MI...................... x 113
93.................................... Mankato.................. MN...................... .......... 200
94.................................... Minneapolis-St. Paul..... MN...................... x 15
95.................................... Rochestr (MN)-Mason City MN/IA................... x 153
(IA)-Austin (MN).
96.................................... Duluth (MN)-Superior (WI) MN/WI................... x 137
97.................................... Columbia-Jefferson City.. MO...................... x 139
98.................................... Kansas City.............. MO...................... x 31
99.................................... Springfield, MO.......... MO...................... x 76
100................................... St. Joseph............... MO...................... x 201
101................................... St. Louis................ MO...................... x 21
102................................... Joplin (MO)-Pittsburg MO/KS................... .......... 144
(KS).
103................................... Biloxi-Gulfport.......... MS...................... .......... 160
104................................... Columbus-Tupelo-West MS...................... x 132
Point.
105................................... Greenwood-Greenville..... MS...................... .......... 184
106................................... Hattiesburg-Laurel....... MS...................... .......... 165
107................................... Jackson, MS.............. MS...................... x 87
108................................... Meridian................. MS...................... x 185
109................................... Billings................. MT...................... x 170
110................................... Butte-Bozeman, MT........ MT...................... x 192
111................................... Glendive................. MT...................... .......... 210
112................................... Great Falls.............. MT...................... x 190
113................................... Helena................... MT...................... .......... 206
114................................... Missoula................. MT...................... .......... 168
115................................... Charlotte................ NC...................... x 26
116................................... Greensboro-H.Point- NC...................... x 47
W.Salem.
117................................... Greenville-N.Bern- NC...................... .......... 107
Washngtn.
118................................... Raleigh-Durham NC...................... .......... 29
(Fayetvlle).
119................................... Wilmington............... NC...................... x 136
120................................... Fargo-Valley City........ ND...................... x 119
121................................... Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson. ND...................... x 158
122................................... Lincoln & Hstngs-Krny NE...................... .......... 104
Plus.
123................................... North Platte............. NE...................... .......... 209
124................................... Omaha.................... NE...................... x 75
125................................... Albuquerque-Santa Fe..... NM...................... x 45
126................................... Las Vegas................ NV...................... x 43
127................................... Reno..................... NV...................... x 110
128................................... Albany-Schenectady-Troy.. NY...................... .......... 56
129................................... Binghamton............... NY...................... .......... 157
130................................... Buffalo.................. NY...................... x 49
131................................... Elmira (Corning)......... NY...................... .......... 173
132................................... New York................. NY...................... x 1
133................................... Rochester, NY............ NY...................... .......... 78
134................................... Syracuse................. NY...................... x 79
135................................... Utica.................... NY...................... x 169
136................................... Watertown................ NY...................... .......... 176
137................................... Cincinnati............... OH...................... .......... 33
138................................... Cleveland-Akron (Canton). OH...................... x 17
139................................... Columbus, OH............. OH...................... x 32
140................................... Dayton................... OH...................... x 58
141................................... Lima..................... OH...................... .......... 196
142................................... Toledo................... OH...................... .......... 71
143................................... Youngstown............... OH...................... .......... 103
144................................... Zanesville............... OH...................... x 203
145................................... Oklahoma City............ OK...................... x 45
146................................... Tulsa.................... OK...................... x 62
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147................................... Bend, OR................. OR...................... x 194
148................................... Eugene................... OR...................... x 120
149................................... Medford-Klamath Falls.... OR...................... x 141
150................................... Portland, OR............. OR...................... x 23
151................................... Erie..................... PA...................... .......... 142
152................................... Harrisburg-Lncstr-Leb- PA...................... .......... 41
York.
153................................... Johnstown-Altoona........ PA...................... x 98
154................................... Philadelphia............. PA...................... x 4
155................................... Pittsburgh............... PA...................... x 22
156................................... Wilkes Barre-Scranton.... PA...................... .......... 53
157................................... Providence (RI)-New RI/MA................... .......... 51
Bedford (MA).
158................................... Charleston, SC........... SC...................... x 100
159................................... Columbia, SC............. SC...................... .......... 83
160................................... Myrtle Beach-Florence.... SC...................... .......... 105
161................................... Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll- SC/NC................... .......... 36
And.
162................................... Rapid City............... SD...................... x 177
163................................... Sioux Falls (Mitchell)... SD...................... x 115
164................................... Chattanooga.............. TN...................... x 86
165................................... Jackson, TN.............. TN...................... .......... 174
166................................... Knoxville................ TN...................... x 60
167................................... Memphis.................. TN...................... x 44
168................................... Nashville................ TN...................... x 30
169................................... Tri-Cities, TN-VA........ TN-VA................... .......... 92
170................................... Abilene-Sweetwater....... TX...................... .......... 164
171................................... Amarillo................. TX...................... x 131
172................................... Austin................... TX...................... .......... 52
173................................... Beaumont-Port Arthur..... TX...................... x 140
174................................... Corpus Christi........... TX...................... x 129
175................................... Dallas-Ft. Worth......... TX...................... x 6
176................................... El Paso (Las Cruces)..... TX...................... x 99
177................................... Harlingen-Wslco-Brnsvl- TX...................... x 91
McA.
178................................... Houston.................. TX...................... x 10
179................................... Laredo................... TX...................... .......... 187
180................................... Lubbock.................. TX...................... x 147
181................................... Odessa-Midland........... TX...................... x 159
182................................... San Angelo............... TX...................... x 197
183................................... San Antonio.............. TX...................... x 37
184................................... Tyler-Longview TX...................... .......... 111
(Lfkn&Ncgd).
185................................... Victoria................. TX...................... x 205
186................................... Waco-Temple-Bryan........ TX...................... .......... 95
187................................... Sherman, TX-Ada, OK...... TX/OK................... .......... 161
188................................... Wichita Falls (TX) & TX/OK................... x 146
Lawton (OK).
189................................... Salt Lake City........... UT...................... x 35
190................................... Charlottesville.......... VA...................... .......... 182
191................................... Harrisonburg............. VA...................... x 181
192................................... Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt VA...................... x 42
Nws.
193................................... Richmond-Petersburg...... VA...................... x 61
194................................... Roanoke-Lynchburg........ VA...................... .......... 68
195................................... Burlington (VT)- VT/NY................... x 90
Plattsburgh (NY).
196................................... Seattle-Tacoma........... WA...................... x 14
197................................... Spokane.................. WA...................... x 77
198................................... Yakima-Pasco-Rchlnd- WA...................... x 125
Knnwck.
199................................... Green Bay-Appleton....... WI...................... x 69
200................................... La Crosse-Eau Claire..... WI...................... .......... 127
201................................... Madison.................. WI...................... x 85
202................................... Milwaukee................ WI...................... x 34
203................................... Wausau-Rhinelander....... WI...................... x 134
204................................... Bluefield-Beckley-Oak WV...................... x 150
Hill.
205................................... Charleston-Huntington.... WV...................... x 65
206................................... Clarksburg-Weston........ WV...................... .......... 166
207................................... Parkersburg.............. WV...................... .......... 189
208................................... Wheeling (WV)- WV/OH................... .......... 155
Steubenville (OH).
209................................... Casper-Riverton.......... WY...................... x 198
210................................... Cheyenne, WY-Scottsbluff, WY/NE................... x 195
NE.
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