[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 61 (Thursday, April 1, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 17110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06394]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 21-56; RM-11881; DA 21-165; FRS 17494]


Television Broadcasting Services Jonesboro, Arkansas

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed 
by Gray Television Licensee, LLC, (Gray), licensee of KAIT, channel 8, 
Jonesboro, Arkansas, requesting the substitution of channel 27 for 
channel 8 at Jonesboro in the DTV Table of Allotments. In support of 
its channel substitution request, Gray 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 Gray, many of its viewers experience 
significant difficulty receiving KAIT's signal, and while there is 
small terrain limited predicted loss area, the viewers will continue to 
be well served by at least five other stations and receive ABC network 
service from another station licensed to Memphis, Tennessee.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before May 3, 2021 and reply 
comments on or before May 17, 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 K Street NW, 
Washington, DC, 20006.

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. 21-56; RM-11881; DA 21-165 
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, 339.


Sec.  73.622  [Amended]

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


Sec.  73.622  Digital television table of allotments.

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                Community                           Channel No.
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                                Arkansas
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Jonesboro...............................   20, 27, 48.
 
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[FR Doc. 2021-06394 Filed 3-31-21; 8:45 am]
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