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 b...
[MB Docket No. 26-302; RM-12034; DA 26-1169; FR ID 375916]
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 Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Gray), the licensee of KOSA-TV (KOSA-TV), Odessa, Texas (Odessa). Gray held a construction permit to construct a facility on UHF channel 31 at Odessa, and now requests that the Bureau substitute VHF channel 7 for UHF channel 31 in the Table, with the technical parameters as set forth in KOSA-TV's current license. The Media Bureau previously granted a petition for rulemaking submitted by Gray to substitute UHF channel 31 for VHF channel 7 at Odessa. Gray states that it is unable to complete construction of its new channel within the time specified on the construction permit, and therefore requests amendment of the Table to allow it to continue to operate on VHF channel 7 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 7 can be substituted for UHF channel 31 at Odessa as proposed, in compliance with the principal community coverage requirements of the Commission's rules. In addition, we find that this channel change meets the technical requirements set forth in the Commission's rules.
DATES:
Comments must be filed on or before December 9, 2026 and reply comments on or before December 24, 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: Joan Stewart, Wiley Rein LLP, 2050 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20036.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
MB Docket No. 26-302; RM-12034; DA 26-1169, adopted October 28, 2026, and released October 28, 2026. The full text of this document is available online at
www.fcc.gov/edocs.
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,
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.
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 § 1.1204(a) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.1204(a).
See
§§ 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.
www.fcc.gov/edocs
Public Law 104-13
47 CFR 1.1208