[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 139 (Friday, July 23, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 38937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15689]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 21-185; RM-11906; DA 21-847; FR ID 39219]


Television Broadcasting Services Butte, Montana

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: On April 26, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) 
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition 
for rulemaking filed by Sinclair Media Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), the 
licensee of KTVM-TV (NBC), channel 6, Butte, Montana, requesting the 
substitution of channel 20 for channel 6 at Butte 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 20 for channel 6 at Butte.

DATES: Effective July 23, 2021.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 88 FR 
24837 on May 10, 2021. The Petitioner filed comments in support of the 
petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel 20. REC 
Networks also filed comments. The Petitioner states that VHF channels 
have certain propagation characteristics which may cause reception 
issues for some viewers. In addition, KTVM-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. 
While the proposed channel 20 noise limited contour does not completely 
encompass the relevant channel 6 noise limited contour, KTVM-TV is an 
NBC affiliate and there are two other NBC affiliated stations that 
serve some portion of the loss area. In addition, the Petitioner 
submitted an analysis, using the Commission's TVStudy software analysis 
program, demonstrating that, after taking into account service provided 
by other NBC stations, all of the population located within KTVM-TV's 
original post-DTV transition channel 6 noise limited contour will 
continue to receive NBC service, except for 66 people, a number the 
Commission considers de minimis. As the Bureau explained in the NPRM, 
it used the technical parameters of KTVM-TV's original post-transition 
digital channel 6 facility (File Nos. BPCDT-20080314ADF; BLCDT-
20090622ADT) in determining any predicted loss which may occur.
    This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket 
No. 21-185; RM-11906; DA 21-847 adopted July 15, 2021 and released July 
16, 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 SERVICES

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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 Montana, by revising the entry for Butte to read as 
follows:


Sec.  73.622  Digital television table of allotments.

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                         Community                           Channel No.
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                                 Montana
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Butte.....................................................    5, 19, 20,
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[FR Doc. 2021-15689 Filed 7-22-21; 8:45 am]
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