[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 88 (Monday, May 10, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 24741-24742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09693]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 21-57; RM-11882; DA 21-480; FR ID 24753]


Television Broadcasting Services Savannah, Georgia

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: On February 22, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division 
(Bureau) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in response to a 
petition for rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Gray), 
the licensee of WTOC-TV, channel 11 (CBS), Savannah, Georgia, 
requesting the substitution of channel 23 for channel 11 at Savannah in 
the DTV Table of Allotments. For the reasons set forth in the Report 
and Order referenced below, the Bureau amends FCC regulations to 
substitute channel 23 for channel 11 at Savannah.

DATES: Effective May 10, 2021.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 86 FR 
12898 on March 5, 2021. Gray filed comments in support of the petition 
reaffirming its commitment to applying for channel 23. No other 
comments were received. In support, Gray states that the Commission has 
recognized that VHF channels have certain propagation

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characteristics which may cause reception issues for some viewers, and 
that many of its viewers experience significant difficulty receiving 
WTOC's signal. Gray also demonstrated that all of the terrain-limited 
service area of WTOC's licensed channel 11 will receive terrain-limited 
service from the proposed channel 23, and that operation on channel 23 
will not result in any predicted loss of service. The Bureau believes 
the public interest would be served by the channel substitution because 
it will result in improved service.
    This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket 
No. 21-61; RM-11885; DA 21-477, adopted April 26, 2021, and released 
April 26, 2021. The full text of this document is available for 
download at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs. To request materials in 
accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, 
electronic files, audio format), send an email to [email protected] or 
call the Consumer & Governmental 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.
    The Commission will send a copy of this Report and Order in a 
report to be sent to Congress and the Government Accountability Office 
pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

    Television.

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

Final Rule

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission amends 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(i), amend the Post-Transition Table of DTV 
Allotments, under Georgia, by revising the entry for Savannah to read 
as follows:


Sec.  73.622  Digital television table of allotments.

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                 Community                           Channel No.
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                                 GEORGIA
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Savannah..................................  * 9, 22, 23, 39
 
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[FR Doc. 2021-09693 Filed 5-7-21; 8:45 am]
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