[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 97 (Thursday, May 19, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 30429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10719]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 22-78; RM-11918; DA 22-516; FR ID 87343]


Television Broadcasting Services Wichita, Kansas

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: On February 23, 2022, 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 KSCW-DT (Station), channel 12, Wichita, 
Kansas, requesting the substitution of channel 28 for channel 12 at 
Wichita in the Table of Allotments. For the reasons set forth in the 
Report and Order referenced below, the Bureau amends Federal 
Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) regulations to substitute 
channel 28 for channel 12 at Wichita.

DATES: Effective May 19, 2022.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 87 FR 
12641 on March 7, 2022. The Petitioner filed comments in support of the 
petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel 28. No other 
comments were filed.
    According to the Petitioner, the channel change will resolve 
significant over-the-air reception problems in the Station's existing 
service area. The Petitioner further states that the Commission has 
recognized the deleterious effects manmade noise has on the reception 
of digital very high frequency (VHF) signals, and that the propagation 
characteristics of these channels allow undesired signals and noise to 
be receivable at relatively farther distances compared to ultra high 
frequency (UHF) channels and nearby electrical devices can cause 
interference. Although the proposed channel 28 noise limited contour 
will fall slightly short of the licensed channel 12 noise limited 
contour, a terrain-limited analysis using the Commission's TVStudy 
software demonstrates that there is no predicted loss in population 
served.
    This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket 
No. 22-78; RM-11918; DA 22-516, adopted May 11, 2022, and released May 
11, 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 Kansas by 
revising the entry for Wichita to read as follows:


Sec.  73.622   Digital television table of allotments.

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                Community                           Channel No.
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                                 KANSAS
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Wichita..................................  10, 15, 26, 28.
 
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[FR Doc. 2022-10719 Filed 5-18-22; 8:45 am]
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