[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 92 (Friday, May 14, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 26422-26423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10161]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 21-50; RM-11875; DA 21-523; FR ID 26168]


Television Broadcasting Services Cape Girardeau, Missouri

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: On February 12, 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 
(Petitioner), the licensee of KFVS-TV, channel 11 (CBS), Cape 
Girardeau, Missouri, requesting the substitution of channel 32 for 
channel 11 at Cape Girardeau in the DTV Table of Allotments. As a 
result of the Commission's Incentive Auction and repacking process, 
KFVS was repacked from channel 12 to channel 11. For the reasons set 
forth in the Report and Order referenced below, the Bureau amends FCC 
regulations to substitute channel 32 for channel 11 at Cape Girardeau.

DATES: Effective May 14, 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 
13516 on March 9, 2021. The Petitioner filed comments in support of the 
petition reaffirming its commitment to applying for channel 32. No 
other comments were received. In support,

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the Petitioner states that the Commission has recognized that VHF 
channels have certain propagation characteristics which may cause 
reception issues for some viewers, that the reception of VHF signals 
require larger antennas relative to UHF channels, and that many of the 
KFVS viewers experience difficulty receiving its signal. In addition, 
operation on channel 32 will not result in any predicted loss of 
service.
    This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket 
No. 21-50; RM-11875; DA 21-523, adopted May 5, 2021, and released May 
5, 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. Amend Sec.  73.622, in the table in paragraph (i) (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. 2021-10161 Filed 5-13-21; 8:45 am]
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