Rule2021-13563
Television Broadcasting Services Freeport, Illinois
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Published
June 25, 2021
Effective
June 25, 2021
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
On April 14, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), requesting the allotment of channel 9 to Freeport, Illinois in the DTV Table of Allotments as the community's first local service. For the reasons set forth in the Report and Order referenced below, the Bureau amends FCC regulations to allot channel 9 at Freeport. The newly allotted channel will be authorized pursuant to the Commission's competitive bidding rules.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 120 (Friday, June 25, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 33551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13563]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 21-152; RM-11899; DA 21-701; FR ID 34382]
Television Broadcasting Services Freeport, Illinois
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: On April 14, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau)
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition
for rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Petitioner),
requesting the allotment of channel 9 to Freeport, Illinois in the DTV
Table of Allotments as the community's first local service. For the
reasons set forth in the Report and Order referenced below, the Bureau
amends FCC regulations to allot channel 9 at Freeport. The newly
allotted channel will be authorized pursuant to the Commission's
competitive bidding rules.
DATES: Effective June 25, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
(202) 418-1647 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ad0f5e3f9ffb4d8ffe8f4e9eefff3f4dafcf9f9b4fdf5ec"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="43092c3a20266d0126312d3037262a2d032520206d242c35">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 86 FR
21258 on April 23, 2021. The Petitioner filed comments in support of
the petition, as required by the Commission's rules, reaffirming its
commitment to apply for channel 9 and if authorized, to build a station
promptly. No other comments were filed. We believe the public interest
would be served by allotting channel 9 at Freeport, Illinois. Freeport
(pop. 25,638) is the county seat and largest city in Stephenson County,
and clearly qualifies for community of license status for allotment
purposes. In addition, the proposal would result in a first local
service to Freeport; channel 41 at Freeport will be deleted since
WIFR(TV), which previously occupied the channel, submitted a winning
bid to go off the air in the broadcast television incentive auction and
subsequently suspended operations. Moreover, the allotment is
consistent with the minimum geographic spacing requirements for new DTV
allotments in the Commission's rules, and the allotment point complies
with the rules as the entire community of Freeport is encompassed by
the 43 dB[mu] contour.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket
No. 21-152; RM-11899; DA 21-701, adopted June 16, 2021, and released
June 16, 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 for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic
files, audio format), send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#85e3e6e6b0b5b1c5e3e6e6abe2eaf3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9dfbfefea8ada9ddfbfefeb3faf2eb">[email protected]</span></a> or call the
Consumer & Governmental 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, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Television.
Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
Final Rule
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission amends 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.
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2. In Sec. 73.622, in paragraph (i), amend the Post-Transition Table
of DTV Allotments, under Illinois, by revising the entry for
``Freeport'' to read as follows:
Sec. 73.622 Digital television table of allotments.
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Community Channel No.
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ILLINOIS
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Freeport............................................... 9, 41
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[FR Doc. 2021-13563 Filed 6-24-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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