[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 31 (Thursday, February 18, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
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[FR Doc No: 2021-01492]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 21-10; RM-11873; DA 21-41; FR ID 17400]


Television Broadcasting Services Jefferson City, Missouri

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed 
by KRCG Licensee, LLC, (Licensee), licensee of KRCG, channel 12, 
Jefferson City, Missouri, requesting the substitution of channel 29 for 
channel 12 at Jefferson City in the DTV Table of Allotments. The 
Licensee states that the Commission has recognized that VHF channels 
have certain propagation characteristics which may cause reception 
issues for some viewers, and also that reception of VHF signals require 
larger antennas that are generally not well suited to the mobile 
applications expected under flexible use, relative to UHF channels. 
KRCG has received numerous complaints from viewers unable to receive 
the Station's over-the-air signal, despite being able to receive 
signals from other stations and that its channel substitution proposal 
will result in more effective building penetration for indoor antenna 
reception and will also greatly improve the Station's ability to 
provide ATSC 3.0 service to homes, vehicles and portable devices, etc. 
Licensee further states that operation on channel 29 will not result in 
any predicted loss of service and would result in a substantial 
increase in signal receivability for KRCG viewers.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before March 22, 2021 and reply 
comments on or before April 5, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Office of the Secretary, 
45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments 
with the FCC, interested parties should serve counsel for petitioner as 
follows: Paul A. Cicelski, Esq., Lerman Senter PLLC, 2001 L Street NW, 
Suite 400, Washington, DC, 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at 
(202) 418-1647; or Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 21-10; RM-11873; DA 21-41, 
adopted January 12, 2021, and released January 12, 2021. The full text 
of this document is available for download at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs. To request materials in accessible formats (braille, large 
print, computer diskettes, or audio recordings), please send an email 
to [email protected] or call the Consumer & Government Affairs Bureau at 
(202) 418-0530 (VOICE), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
    This document does not contain information collection requirements 
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. In 
addition, therefore, it does not contain any proposed information 
collection burden ``for small business concerns with fewer than 25 
employees,'' pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 
2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4). Provisions of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, do not apply to 
this proceeding.
    Members of the public should note that all ex parte contacts are 
prohibited from the time a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is issued to 
the time the matter is no longer subject to Commission consideration or 
court review, see 47 CFR 1.1208. There are, however, exceptions to this 
prohibition, which can be found in Section 1.1204(a) of the 
Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.1204(a).
    See Sections 1.415 and 1.420 of the Commission's rules for 
information regarding the proper filing procedures for comments, 47 CFR 
1.415 and 1.420.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

    Television.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.

    Editorial Note:  This document was received at the Office of the 
Federal Register on January 19, 2021.

Proposed Rule

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR part 73 as follows:

PART 73--RADIO BROADCAST SERVICE

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1. The authority citation for part 73 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336, and 339.

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2. In Sec.  73.622 in paragraph (i) amend the Post-Transition Table of 
DTV Allotments under Missouri by revising the entry for Jefferson to 
read as follows:


Sec.  73.622  Digital television table of allotments.

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    (i) * * *

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                 Community                           Channel No.
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                                MISSOURI
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Jefferson City............................  20, 29
 
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