80 FR 28848 - Television Broadcasting Services; Bend, Oregon

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 97 (May 20, 2015)

The Commission has before it a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by TDS Broadcasting LLC (``TDS''), the licensee of KOHD, channel 51, Bend, Oregon, requesting the substitution of channel 18 for channel 51 at Bend. TDS filed comments reaffirming its interest in the proposed channel substitution and stated that if the proposal is granted, it will promptly file an application for the facilities specified in its rulemaking petition and construct the station. TDS also reiterates that the grant of the petition would serve the public interest because its operation on channel 18 would eliminate potential interference to and from wireless operations in the Lower 700 MHZ A Block located adjacent to channel 51 in Portland, Oregon market, permitting the wireless licensee to expand service to additional consumers sooner than would otherwise be possible.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 97 (Wednesday, May 20, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28848-28849]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12232]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 15-88; RM-11747; DA 15-584]


Television Broadcasting Services; Bend, Oregon

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission has before it a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
issued in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by TDS 
Broadcasting LLC (``TDS''), the licensee of KOHD, channel 51, Bend, 
Oregon, requesting the substitution of channel 18 for channel 51 at 
Bend. TDS filed comments reaffirming its interest in the proposed 
channel substitution and stated that if the proposal is granted, it 
will promptly file an application for the facilities specified in its 
rulemaking petition and construct the station. TDS also reiterates that 
the grant of the petition would serve the public interest because its 
operation on channel 18 would eliminate potential interference to and 
from wireless operations in the Lower 700 MHZ A Block located adjacent 
to channel 51 in Portland, Oregon market, permitting the wireless 
licensee to expand service to additional consumers sooner than would 
otherwise be possible.

DATES: This rule is effective May 20, 2015.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Report and Order, MB Docket No. 15-88, adopted May 14, 2015, and 
released May 14, 2015. The full text of this document is available for 
public inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC's 
Reference Information Center at Portals II, CY-A257, 445 12th Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20554. This document will also be available via 
ECFS (http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs/). 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 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.
Barbara A. Kreisman,
Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau.

Final Rule

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications

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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, 303, 334, 336, and 339.


Sec.  73.622  [Amended]

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2. Section 73.622(i), the Post-Transition Table of DTV Allotments under 
Oregon is amended by removing channel 51 and adding channel 18 at Bend.

[FR Doc. 2015-12232 Filed 5-19-15; 8:45 am]
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