[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 98 (Monday, May 24, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 27813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10858]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 21-70; RM-11886; DA 21-582; FR ID 28089]


Television Broadcasting Services Albany, Georgia

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: On March 4, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) 
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in response to a petition for 
rulemaking filed by WFXL Licensee, LLC (Licensee), the licensee of 
WFXL, channel 12 (FOX), Albany, Georgia, requesting the substitution of 
channel 29 for channel 12 at Albany 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 29 for channel 12 
at Albany.

DATES: Effective May 24, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at 
(202) 418-1647 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 86 FR 
15885 on March 25, 2021. The Licensee filed comments in support of the 
petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel 29. A viewer 
of WFXL also filed comments in support of the channel substitution. In 
support, the Licensee 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 
requires larger antennas relative to UHF channels, and that WFXL has 
received numerous complaints from viewers unable to receive the 
Station's over-the-air signal, despite being able to receive signals 
from other stations. In addition, the Licensee submitted an analysis, 
using the Commission's TVStudy software analysis program, demonstrating 
that WFXL will continue to serve all of the population located within 
the licensed channel 12 contour.
    This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket 
No. 21-70; RM-11886; DA 21-582, adopted May 17, 2021, and released May 
17, 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 Albany 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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Albany..................................................          10, 29
 
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