[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 9, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 13516-13517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04634]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 21-50; RM-11875; DA 21-159; FR ID 17524]


Television Broadcasting Cape Girardeau, Missouri

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed Rule.

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SUMMARY: The Video Division has before it a petition for rulemaking 
filed November 27, 2020 (Petition) by Gray Television Licensee, LLC 
(Petitioner), the licensee of KFVS-TV (CBS), channel 11 (KFVS or 
Station), Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The Petitioner requests the 
substitution of channel 32 for channel 11 at Cape Girardeau, Missouri 
in the DTV Table of Allotments. In support of its channel substitution 
request, the Petitioner states that the Commission has recognized that 
VHF channels have certain propagation characteristics which may cause 
reception issues for some viewers, and also that the ``reception of VHF 
signals require larger antennas . . . relative to UHF channels.'' 
According to the Petitioner, ``many of its viewers experience 
significant difficulty receiving KFVS-TV's signal'' and its channel 
substitution proposal will allow KFVS ``to deliver a more reliable 
over-the-air signal to viewers.'' The Petitioner further states that 
operation on channel 32 will not result in any predicted loss of 
service and would result in a substantial increase in signal 
receivability for KFVS viewers. We believe that the Petitioner's 
channel substitution proposal warrants consideration. Channel 32 can be 
substituted for channel 11 at Cape Girardeau, Missouri as proposed, in 
compliance with the principal community coverage requirements of the 
Commission's rules at coordinates 37-27-46.0 N and 89-30-14.0 W. In 
addition, we find that this channel change meets the technical 
requirements set forth in our regulations. We believe that the 
Petitioner's channel substitution proposal warrants consideration. 
Channel 32 can be substituted for channel 11 at Cape Girardeau, 
Missouri as proposed, in compliance with the principal community 
coverage requirements of the Commission's rules at coordinates 37-27-
46.0 N and 89-30-14.0 W. In addition, we find that this channel change 
meets the technical requirements set forth in our regulations.

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DATES: Comments must be filed on or before April 8, 2021 and reply 
comments on or before April 23, 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: Joan Stewart, Esq., Wiley Rein LLP, 1776 Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Manley, Media Bureau, at (202) 
418-0596 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 21-50; RM-11875; DA 21-
159, adopted February 12, 2021, and released February 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.

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 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 155, 301, 303, 307, 309, 310, 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 Cape Girardeau 
to read as follows:


Sec.  73.622  Digital television table of allotments.

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                         Community                           Channel No.
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                                Missouri
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Cape Girardeau.............................................       22, 32
 
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[FR Doc. 2021-04634 Filed 3-8-21; 8:45 am]
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