[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49876-49877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12858]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 24-508; FR ID 224315]


Media Bureau Announces Filing Window for Qualified Low Power 
Television Stations To Convert to Class A Status Pursuant to the Low 
Power Protection Act--May 31, 2024 to May 30, 2025

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Media Bureau (Bureau) announces that all rules 
implementing the Low Power Protection Act (LPPA) are in effect and the 
one-year window for qualified low power television (LPTV) stations to 
apply for primary spectrum use status as Class A television stations 
will open on May 31,

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2024 and close on May 30, 2025 (LPPA Window).

DATES: The Media Bureau will conduct the LPPA Window from May 31, 2024 
to May 30, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Matthews, [email protected], 
(202) 418-2154 of the Policy Division, Media Bureau, or Emily Harrison, 
[email protected], (202) 418-1665, Kevin Harding, 
[email protected], (202) 418-7077, or Mark Colombo, 
[email protected], (202) 418-7611 of the Video Division, Media 
Bureau.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Media Bureau's 
Public Notice, in DA 24-508, released on May 31, 2024. The full text of 
this document is available for download at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-24-508A1.pdf. To request materials in accessible formats 
(braille, large print, computer diskettes, or audio recordings), please 
send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer & Government 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (VOICE), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    The Bureau will conduct the LPPA Window from May 31, 2024 to May 
30, 2025. The LPPA provides qualifying LPTV stations with a limited 
window of opportunity to apply for primary spectrum use status as Class 
A television stations. Applications in the LPPA Window will be filed 
electronically via the Commission's Licensing and Management System 
(LMS) on FCC Form 2100, Schedule F and applicants will be required to 
pay the requisite fee for an application for a ``new license'' for a 
Class A station ($425.00). Instructions on completing Form 2100, 
Schedule F are available at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-332131A1.pdf.
    In order to be eligible for Class A status under the LPPA, a 
qualified LPTV licensee must have complied with the eligibility 
requirements set forth in section 73.6030(b) of the Commission's rules 
and complete all required certifications in FCC Form 2100, Schedule F. 
A qualified LPTV licensee is required to submit, as part of its 
application, a statement concerning the station's operating schedule 
during the 90 days preceding January 5, 2023 and a list of locally 
produced programs aired during that time period. The applicant may also 
submit, or may be requested by Commission staff to submit, other 
documentation to support its certification that the licensee meets the 
eligibility requirements for a Class A license under the LPPA. All 
stations afforded Class A status under the LPPA are reminded that they 
will be required to continue to comply with the service requirements 
applicable to Class A stations in order to maintain such status. A 
station afforded Class A status under the LPPA must continue to operate 
in a Designated Market Areas (DMA) with not more than 95,000 television 
households in order to maintain its Class A status, subject to certain 
exceptions, and is not permitted to initiate a move to a different DMA 
with more than 95,000 television households at the time of the move and 
still retain its Class A status.

Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2024-12858 Filed 6-11-24; 8:45 am]
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