[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 249 (Thursday, December 29, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 80079-80080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28275]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 22-117; RM-11923; DA 22-1231; FR ID 117280]


Television Broadcasting Services Great Falls, Montana

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: On March 10, 2022, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) 
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition 
for rulemaking filed by Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC (Petitioner), 
the licensee of KRTV(TV) (Station), channel 7, Great Falls, Montana, 
requesting the substitution of channel 22 for channel 7 at Great Falls 
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 22 for channel 7 at Great Falls.

DATES: Effective December 29, 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 
16157 on March 22, 2022. The Petitioner filed comments in support of 
the petition reaffirming its commitment

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to apply for channel 22. No other comments were filed.
    The Report and Order substitutes channel 22 for channel 7 at Great 
Falls, Montana. According to the Petitioner, it has received many 
complaints from viewers unable to receive a reliable signal on VHF 
channel 7, and the Commission has recognized that VHF channels have 
certain characteristics that pose challenges for their use in providing 
digital television service. The Engineering Statement provided with the 
Petition confirmed that the proposed channel 22 contour would continue 
to reach virtually all of the population within the Station's current 
service area and fully cover the city of Great Falls. An analysis using 
the Commission's TVStudy software tool indicates that KRTV's move from 
channel 7 to channel 22 is predicted to create a small area where 554 
persons are predicted to lose service. The loss area, however, is 
partially overlapped by the noise limited contour of other Scripps 
owned CBS affiliated stations. Once those other sources of CBS 
programming are factored into the loss analysis, the new loss area that 
would be created by the proposed channel substitution would contain 
only 255 persons, which is a level of service loss the Commission 
considers to be de minimis. Concurrence from the Canadian government 
was required and has been obtained.
    This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket 
No. 22-117; RM-11923; DA 22-1231, adopted November 29, 2022, and 
released November 29, 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 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 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(j), amend the Table of Allotments, under 
``Montana'', by revising the entry for ``Great Falls'' 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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Great Falls.........................................    8, 17, * 21, 22,
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