83 FR 50035 - Television Broadcasting Services; Block Island and Newport, Rhode Island

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 193 (October 4, 2018)

At the request of ION Television License, LLC (ION), the Commission amends the DTV Table of Allotments to reallot channel 17 from Block Island, Rhode Island, to Newport, Rhode Island. The Commission also grants ION's request to change WPXQ's community of license to Newport, Rhode Island, amending the DTV Table of Allotments to reflect this change while modifying WPXQ's license to reflect that its community of license is Newport, Rhode Island. The new allotment will be mutually exclusive with WPXQ's existing allotment and the reallotment will result in a preferential arrangement of allotments pursuant to the Commission's second allotment priority by providing Newport its first local television service. The reallotment will cause no public harm because Block Island will continue to be served by five full power commercial and one full power non-commercial television stations and receive over-the-air service from WPXQ.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 193 (Thursday, October 4, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 50035-50036]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21071]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 18-153; RM-11801; DA 18-962]


Television Broadcasting Services; Block Island and Newport, Rhode 
Island

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: At the request of ION Television License, LLC (ION), the 
Commission amends the DTV Table of Allotments to reallot channel 17 
from Block Island, Rhode Island, to Newport, Rhode Island. The 
Commission also grants ION's request to change WPXQ's community of 
license to Newport, Rhode Island, amending the DTV Table of Allotments 
to reflect this change while modifying WPXQ's license to reflect that 
its community of license is Newport, Rhode Island. The new allotment 
will be mutually exclusive with WPXQ's existing allotment and the 
reallotment will result in a preferential arrangement of allotments 
pursuant to the Commission's second allotment priority by providing 
Newport its first local television service. The reallotment will cause 
no public harm because Block Island will continue to be served by five 
full power commercial and one full power non-commercial television 
stations and receive over-the-air service from WPXQ.

DATES: Effective October 4, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darren Fernandez, Media Bureau, at 
[email protected]; or Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Report and Order in 
MB Docket No. 18-153; RM-11801; DA 18-962, adopted September 18, 2018, 
and released September 18, 2018. 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, or online at http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/. To request materials in accessible formats 
(braille,

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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).
    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, 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

    Television.

Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara 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:

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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. Amend Sec.  73.622(i) in the Post-Transition Table of DTV Allotments 
under Rhode Island by removing Block Island, channel 17, and adding, in 
alphabetical order, Newport, channel 17.

[FR Doc. 2018-21071 Filed 10-3-18; 8:45 am]
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