Federal Communications Commission
- 47 CFR Part 73
- [MB Docket No. 26-287; RM-12028; DA 26-1077; FR ID 372215]
AGENCY:
Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION:
Proposed rule.
SUMMARY:
This document proposes to amend the Table of TV Allotments (Table) of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by Iowa Public Broadcasting Board (Licensee), the licensee of noncommercial educational PBS member television station KDIN-TV (KDIN-TV), Des Moines, Iowa (Des Moines). The Licensee holds a construction permit (CP) to construct a facility on UHF channel *34 at Des Moines, and now requests to substitute VHF channel *11 for UHF channel *34 in the Table, with the technical parameters as set forth in KDIN-TV's current license. The Media Bureau previously granted a petition for rulemaking submitted by the Licensee to substitute UHF channel *34 in place of VHF channel *11 at Des Moines. The Licensee states that it is now unable to complete construction of the channel *34 facility within the time specified on the construction permit, and therefore ( printed page 66070) requests amendment of the Table to allow it to continue to operate on VHF channel *11 at its currently licensed technical parameters to provide uninterrupted service to viewers. Given that the Licensee proposes to utilize its currently licensed parameters, we believe VHF channel *11 can be substituted for UHF channel *34 at Des Moines as proposed, in compliance with the principal community coverage requirements. In addition, we find that this channel change meets the technical requirements as well as the Commission's interference protection requirements.
DATES:
Comments must be filed on or before November 18, 2026 and reply comments on or before December 3, 2026.
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: Derek Teslik, Gray Miller Persh LLP, 2233 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 226, Washington, DC 20007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily Harrison at Emily.Harrison@fcc.gov, (202) 418-1665 or Mark Colombo at Mark.Colombo@fcc.gov, (202) 418-7611.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 26-287; RM-12028; DA 26-1077, adopted October 6, 2026, and released October 6, 2026. The full text of this document is available online at www.fcc.gov/edocs.
www.fcc.gov/edocsThis 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, see44 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.
Public Law 104-13Members 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 § 1.1204(a) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.1204(a).
47 CFR 1.1208See §§ 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.
Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act: The Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act, Public Law 118-9, requires each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, to post online a brief plain-language summary of the proposed rule. The required summary of this notice of proposed rulemaking is available at www.fcc.gov/proposed-rulemakings.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
- Television
Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
Proposed Rule
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR part 73 as follows:
PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES
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.
2. In § 73.622, in the table in paragraph (j), under Iowa, revise the entry for “Des Moines” to read as follows:
(j) * * *
| Community | Channel No. |
|---|---|
| * * * * * | |
| Iowa | |
| * * * * * | |
| Des Moines | 8, *11, 13, 16, 19 |
| * * * * * | |
[FR Doc. 2026-21260 Filed 10-16-26; 8:45 am]
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