80 FR 30630 - Television Broadcasting Services; Providence, Rhode Island

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 103 (May 29, 2015)

The Commission has before it a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by WJAR Licensee, LLC (the Licensee), the licensee of WJAR(TV), channel 51, Providence, Rhode Island, requesting the substitution of channel 50 for channel 51 at Providence. The licensee 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. The licensee asserts that adopting the proposed channel substitution would serve the public interest because it would remove any potential interference with a wireless licensee in the Lower 700 MHz A Block located adjacent to channel 51 in Providence, Rhode Island-New Bedford, Massachusetts and Boston, Massachusetts television markets.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 103 (Friday, May 29, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30630-30631]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13099]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 15-98; RM-11748; DA 15-621]


Television Broadcasting Services; Providence, Rhode Island

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 WJAR Licensee, 
LLC (the Licensee), the licensee of WJAR(TV), channel 51, Providence, 
Rhode Island, requesting the substitution of channel 50 for channel 51 
at Providence. The licensee 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. The 
licensee asserts that adopting the proposed channel substitution would 
serve the public interest because it would remove any potential 
interference with a wireless licensee in the Lower 700 MHz A Block 
located adjacent to channel 51 in Providence, Rhode Island-New Bedford, 
Massachusetts and Boston, Massachusetts television markets.

DATES: This rule is effective May 29, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremy Miller, [email protected], 
Media Bureau, (202) 418-1507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Report and Order, MB Docket No. 15-98, adopted May 22, 2015, and 
released May 22, 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

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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 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 
Rhode Island, is amended by removing channel 51 at Providence and 
adding channel 50 at Providence.

[FR Doc. 2015-13099 Filed 5-28-15; 8:45 am]
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