[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 61 (Thursday, April 1, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 17110-17111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06395]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 21-52; RM-11877; DA 21-161; FR ID 17505]


Television Broadcasting Services Amarillo, Texas

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking 
(Petition) filed by KVII Licensee, LLC, (Licensee), licensee of KVII-
TV, Channel 7, Amarillo, Texas (KVII or Station), requesting the 
substitution of channel 20 for channel 7 at Amarillo in the DTV Table 
of Allotments. Licensee states that the proposed channel substitution 
for KVII from VHF channel 7 to UHF channel 20 would allow KVII to 
significantly improve its over-the-air service to the Station's viewers 
in the Amarillo, Texas, market. Licensee states that the proposed 
channel change from channel 7 to channel 20 would result in a 
substantial increase in signal receivability for KVII's core viewers 
and enable viewers to receive the Station's signal with a significantly 
smaller antenna. Licensee maintains that KVII, as a VHF channel 
station, has had a long history of dealing with severe reception 
problems exacerbated by the analog to digital conversion. The proposed 
migration of KVII from channel 7 to channel 20, Licensee contends, is 
in the public interest based on the enhanced signal levels that will be 
delivered to a large percentage of the Station's population without any 
predicted loss of coverage. Further, Licensee maintains that the change 
will result in an predicted increase of 9.44% in the Station's overall 
population and the staff has determined there is no loss of service. 
Licensee concludes by saying that the public interest would be best 
served by promptly granting its Petition with the specifications set 
forth therein so that Amarillo-area viewers may benefit from 
substantially improved over-the-air broadcast television service as 
soon as possible.

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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: Paul A. Cicelski, Esq., Lerman Senter PLLC, 2001 L Street NW, 
Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaun Maher, Media Bureau, at (202) 
418-2324; or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 21-52; RM-11877; DA 21-
161, 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.

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2. In Sec.  73.622 in paragraph (i) amend the Post-Transition Table of 
DTV Allotments under Texas by revising the entry for Amarillo 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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                                  Texas
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Amarillo...............................................              20
 
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[FR Doc. 2021-06395 Filed 3-31-21; 8:45 am]
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