[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 173 (Friday, September 6, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 72738-72739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20102]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 24-153; RM-11983; DA 24-865; FR ID 242165]


Television Broadcasting Services Augusta, Georgia

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: On June 24, 2024, the Video Division, Media Bureau (Bureau), 
issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in response to a Petition for 
Rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Gray), the licensee 
of WRDW-TV (Station or WRDW-TV), Augusta, Georgia (Augusta). Gray 
requested amendment of the Table of TV Allotments to substitute channel 
12 for channel 27. Gray filed comments in support of the Petition, as 
required by the Commission's rules (rules), reaffirming its interest in 
the proposed channel substitution and that it will

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promptly file an application seeking authorization on channel 12. The 
Bureau concludes that the public interest would be served by 
substituting channel 12 for channel 27 at Augusta.

DATES: Effective October 7, 2024.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 89 FR 
52431 on June 24, 2024. The Petitioner filed comments in support of the 
petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel 12. No other 
comments were filed.
    The Bureau concludes that the public interest would be served by 
substituting channel 12 for channel 27 at Augusta. On May 15, 2021, the 
Bureau granted a petition for rulemaking submitted by Gray to 
substitute channel 27 for channel 12 at Augusta for WRDW-TV. Gray was 
also granted a construction permit to construct a facility on channel 
27 at Augusta, but was unable complete construction of the channel 27 
facility by the expiration date--June 25, 2024. Thus, Gray requested 
amendment of the Table of TV Allotments to allow it to continue to 
operate pursuant to the parameters of its current license on channel 
12, and the substitution of channel 12 for channel 27 in the TV Table 
of Allotments would allow the Station to remain on the air and continue 
to provide service to viewers within its service area.
    Gray proposed to utilize its currently licensed parameters and as 
such we find that channel 12 can be substituted for channel 27 at 
Augusta as proposed, in compliance with the principal community 
coverage requirements of Sec.  73.618(a) of the rules, at coordinates 
33-24'-37'' N and 081-50'-36.0'' W. In addition, we find that this 
channel substitution meets the technical requirements set forth in 
Sec.  73.622(a) of the rules.
    This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket 
No. 24-153; RM-11983; DA 24-865, adopted August 27, 2024, and released 
August 27, 2024. 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 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 TV Allotments, under Georgia, 
by revising the entry for Augusta to read as follows:


Sec.  73.622  Digital television table of allotments.

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                      Community                           Channel No.
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                                 Georgia
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Augusta.............................................         12, 28, 36
 
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[FR Doc. 2024-20102 Filed 9-5-24; 8:45 am]
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