[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 12, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 25978-25979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10022]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 21-177; RM-11904; DA 21-461; FR ID 26049]


Television Broadcasting Services Redding, California

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed 
by Sinclair Media Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), the licensee of KRCR-TV 
(ABC), channel 7, Redding, California. The Petitioner requests the 
substitution of channel 15 for channel 7 at Redding, California in the 
DTV Table of Allotments.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before June 11, 2021 and reply 
comments on or before June 28, 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 the 
Petitioner as follows: Paul A. Cicelski, Esq., Lerman Senter, PLLC, 
2001 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20036.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 requires larger antennas, that are generally not well suited to 
the mobile applications expected under flexible use, relative to UHF 
channels. According to the Petitioner, KRCR has received numerous

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complaints from viewers unable to receive an over-the-air signal, 
despite being able to receive signals from other stations. In addition, 
the Petitioner submitted an analysis, using the Commission's TVStudy 
software analysis program, demonstrating that the proposed channel 
change from channel 7 to 15 would result in a minimal loss of service 
to only 299 people currently predicted to receive KRCR's signal. In 
addition, the Petitioner states that KRCR's proposed channel 15 
facility is predicted to serve a total of 517,605 people, a net gain of 
30,175 potential viewers over the existing KRCR channel 7 licensed 
facility.
    This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 21-177; RM-11904; DA 21-461, adopted April 
21, 2021, and released April 21, 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 Sec.  1.1204(a) of the Commission's 
rules, 47 CFR 1.1204(a).
    See Sec. Sec.  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 California by revising the entry for Redding 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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                               California
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Redding.................................  * 9, 15.
 
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[FR Doc. 2021-10022 Filed 5-11-21; 8:45 am]
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