Proposed Rule2021-12051
Television Broadcasting Services Las Vegas, Nevada
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Published
June 16, 2021
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by Scripps Broadcasting Holdings, LLC (Petitioner), the licensee of KTNV-TV (ABC), channel 13, Las Vegas, Nevada. The Petitioner requests the substitution of channel 26 for channel 13 at Las Vegas in the DTV Table of Allotments.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 16, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 32011-32012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12051]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 21-221; RM-11908; DA 21-600; FR ID 29165]
Television Broadcasting Services Las Vegas, Nevada
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed
by Scripps Broadcasting Holdings, LLC (Petitioner), the licensee of
KTNV-TV (ABC), channel 13, Las Vegas, Nevada. The Petitioner requests
the substitution of channel 26 for channel 13 at Las Vegas in the DTV
Table of Allotments.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before July 16, 2021 and reply
comments on or before August 2, 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: Daniel Kirkpatrick, Esq., Baker & Hostetler,
LLP, 1050 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
(202) 418-1647; or Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d49ebbadb7b1fa96b1a6baa7a0b1bdba94b2b7b7fab3bba2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d3712041e18533f180f130e091814133d1b1e1e531a120b">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In support of its channel substitution
request, the Petitioner states that the Commission has recognized that
VHF channels have certain characteristics that pose challenges for
their use in providing digital television service, including
propagation characteristics that allow undesired signals and noise to
be receivable at relatively far distances and nearby electrical devices
to cause interference. According to the Petitioner, it has received
many complaints from viewers unable to receive a reliable signal on
channel 13. In addition, the Petitioner demonstrated that its proposal
would result in a loss area of 460.9 square kilometers, containing only
five people who will continue to receive service from two other full
power television stations.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 21-221; RM-11908; DA 21-600, adopted May 21,
2021, and released May 21, 2021. The full text of this document is
available for download at <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/edocs">https://www.fcc.gov/edocs</a>. To request
materials in accessible formats (braille, large print, computer
diskettes, or audio recordings), please send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d6909595e3e6e296b0b5b5f8b1b9a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="72343131474246321411115c151d04">[email protected]</span></a>
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.
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, see 47 CFR 1.1208. There are, however, exceptions to this
prohibition, which can be found in Section 1.1204(a)
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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.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Television.
Federal Communications Commission.
India Malcolm,
Assistant Bureau Chief for Management.
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 SERVICE
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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.
Sec. 73.622 [Amended]
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2. In Sec. 73.622(i), amend the table Post-Transition Table of DTV
Allotments under Nevada by revising the entry for ``Las Vegas'' to read
as follows:
Sec. 73.622 Digital television table of allotments.
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Community Channel No.
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NEVADA
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Las Vegas............................. 2, 7, * 11, 16, 22, 26, 29.
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[FR Doc. 2021-12051 Filed 6-15-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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