[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 23 (Thursday, February 3, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 6043-6044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02213]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 21-125; RM-11892; DA 22-91; FR ID 70015]


Television Broadcasting Services Hazard, Kentucky

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: On September 22, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division 
(Bureau) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a 
petition for rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC 
(Petitioner), the licensee of WYMT, channel 12, Hazard, Kentucky, 
requesting the substitution of channel 20 for channel 12 at Hazard in 
the Table of Allotments. For the reasons set forth in the Report and 
Order referenced below, the Bureau amends Federal Communications 
Commission (FCC) regulations to substitute channel 20 for channel 12 at 
Hazard.

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DATES: Effective February 3, 2022.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 86 FR 
54416 on October 1, 2021. The Petitioner filed comments in support of 
the petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel 20. In 
support of its channel substitution request, the Petitioner states that 
the Commission has recognized the deleterious effects manmade noise has 
on the reception of digital VHF signals, and that the propagation 
characteristics of these channels allow undesired signals and noise to 
be receivable at relatively farther distances compared to UHF channels, 
and also allow nearby electrical devices to cause interference. While 
the proposed channel 20 facility is predicted to result in loss of 
service to 15,460 persons, all but approximately 100 of those persons 
would continue to receive service from at least five other television 
stations, and no persons would receive service from fewer than four 
other television stations. The Commission is generally most concerned 
where there is a loss of an area's only network or non-commercial 
educational (NCE) TV service, or where the loss area results in an area 
becoming less than well-served, i.e., served by fewer than five full-
power over-the-air signals. As a result, the loss area will continue to 
remain well-served and the number of persons that will receive less 
than five signals (approximately 100 persons) is considered to be de 
minimis.
    This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket 
No. 21-125; RM-11892; DA 22-91, adopted January 27, 2022, and released 
January 27, 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 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 the 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 Kentucky, 
by revising the entry for Hazard to read as follows:


Sec.  73.622  Digital television table of allotments.

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                Community                           Channel No.
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                                KENTUCKY
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Hazard..................................  20, * 33.
 
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[FR Doc. 2022-02213 Filed 2-2-22; 8:45 am]
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