[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3693-3694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01311]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 21-130; RM-11897; DA 22-33; FR ID 67663]


Television Broadcasting Services Portland, Oregon

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: On July 16, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) 
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition 
for rulemaking filed by KPTV Broadcasting Corporation (Petitioner), the 
licensee of KPTV, channel 12, Portland, Oregon, requesting the 
substitution of channel 21 for channel 12 at Portland in the Table of 
Allotments. For the reasons set forth in the Report and Order 
referenced below, the Bureau amends FCC regulations to substitute 
channel 21 for channel 12 at Portland.

DATES: Effective January 25, 2022.

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 
43470 on August 9, 2021. The Petitioner filed comments in support of 
the petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel 21. Gray 
Television, Inc., which acquired the station, also filed comments in 
support of the petition and stating its commitment to apply for channel 
21. In support of its channel substitution request, the Petitioner 
states that the Commission has recognized that VHF channels have 
certain characteristics that pose challenges for their use in providing 
digital television service. In addition, the Petitioner has received 
numerous complaints of poor or no reception from viewers. Finally, the 
Petitioner demonstrated that the channel 21 noise limited contour would 
fully encompass the existing channel 12 contour, and an analysis using 
the Commission's TVStudy software indicates that Petitioner's proposal 
would result in an increase of 39,677 persons predicted to receive KPTV 
service and 499 persons that would gain a second over the air signal.
    This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket 
No. 21-130; RM-11897; DA 22-33, adopted January 12, 2022, and released 
January 12, 2022. 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

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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(j), amend the Table of Allotments, under Oregon, by 
revising the entry for Portland to read as follows:


Sec.  73.622  Digital television table of allotments.

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                 Community                           Channel No.
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                                 OREGON
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Portland..................................  *10, 21, 24, 25, 26, 32.
 
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[FR Doc. 2022-01311 Filed 1-24-22; 8:45 am]
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