The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by KTVL Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), the licensee of KTVL (CBS), channel 10, Medford, Oregon. The Petitioner requests...
[MB Docket No. 21-155; RM-11900; DA 21-436; FR ID 22597]
AGENCY:
Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION:
Proposed rule.
SUMMARY:
The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by KTVL Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), the licensee of KTVL (CBS), channel 10, Medford, Oregon. The Petitioner requests the substitution of channel 16 for channel 10 at Medford, Oregon in the DTV Table of Allotments.
DATES:
Comments must be filed on or before June 11, 2021 and reply comments on or before June 28, 2021.
ADDRESSES:
Federal Communications Commission, Office of the Secretary, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should serve counsel for the Petitioner as follows: Paul A. Cicelski, Esq., Lerman Senter, PLLC, 2001 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew Manley, Media Bureau, at (202) 418-0596; or Andrew Manley, Media Bureau, at Andrew
Manley@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
In support of its channel substitution request, the Petitioner states that the reception of VHF signals require larger antennas relative to UHF channels, and that studies suggest a large variability in indoor antennas, with most receiving fairly well at UHF and the substantial majority not so well to very poor for high-VHF channels. Petitioner further states that KTVL has received numerous complaints from viewers unable to receive that Station's over-the-air signal, despite being able to receive signals from other stations. In its Amended Engineering Exhibit, the Petitioner demonstrated that while the proposed channel 16 noise limited contour does not completely encompass the channel 10 noise limited contour, there are three other CBS affiliated stations that serve all but 9,355 persons in the noise limited contour loss area. The Petitioner also submitted an analysis, using the Commission's
TVStudy
software analysis program, demonstrating that after taking into account service provided by other CBS stations, all of the population located within KTVL's channel 10 noise limited contour will continue to receive CBS service, resulting in no loss of network service.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
MB Docket No. 21-155; RM-11900; DA 21-436, adopted April 16, 2021, and released April 16, 2021. The full text of this document is available for download at
https://www.fcc.gov/edocs.
To request materials in accessible formats (braille, large print, computer diskettes, or audio recordings), please send an email to
FCC504@fcc.gov
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.
( printed page 25980)
3506(c)(4). Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, do not apply to this proceeding.
Members of the public should note that all
ex parte
contacts are prohibited from the time a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is issued to the time the matter is no longer subject to Commission consideration or court review,
see47 CFR 1.1208. There are, however, exceptions to this prohibition, which can be found in Section 1.1204(a) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.1204(a).
See Sections 1.415 and 1.420 of the Commission's rules for information regarding the proper filing procedures for comments, 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.420.