[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 16, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 31954-31955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12049]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 21-71; RM-11887; DA 21-601; FR ID 29216]


Television Broadcasting Services Hannibal, Missouri

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: On March 7, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) 
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in response to a petition for 
rulemaking filed by KHQA Licensee, LLC (Licensee), the licensee of 
KMYU, channel 7 (CBS), Hannibal, Missouri, requesting the substitution 
of channel 22 for channel 7 at Hannibal in the DTV Table of Allotments. 
For the reasons set forth in the Report and Order referenced below, the 
Bureau amends FCC

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regulations to substitute channel 22 for channel 7 at Hannibal.

DATES: Effective June 16, 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 
16686 on March 31, 2021. The Licensee filed comments in support of the 
petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel 22. No other 
comments were filed. The Licensee states that VHF channels have certain 
propagation characteristics which may cause reception issues for some 
viewers and that the reception of VHF signals requires larger antennas 
generally not well suited to the mobile applications expected under 
flexible use, relative to UHF channels. In addition, KHQA-TV 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. Moreover, there would be no loss of service 
because the noise limited contour of the proposed channel 22 facility 
completely encompasses the licensed channel 7 facility's noise limited 
contour.
    This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket 
No. 21-71; RM-11887; DA 21-601, adopted May 21, 2021, and released May 
21, 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.
India Malcolm,
Assistant Bureau Chief for Management.

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 Missouri, by revising the entry for Hannibal 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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Hannibal................................................              22
 
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[FR Doc. 2021-12049 Filed 6-15-21; 8:45 am]
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