Rule2021-13812
Television Broadcasting Services Schenectady, New York
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Published
June 29, 2021
Effective
June 29, 2021
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
On April 5, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by WRGB Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), the licensee of WRGB, channel 6 (CBS), Schenectady, New York, requesting the substitution of channel 35 for channel 6 at Schenectady in the DTV Table of Allotments. For the reasons set forth in the Report and Order referenced below, the Bureau amends FCC regulations to substitute channel 35 for channel 6 at Schenectady.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 29, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34158-34159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13812]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 21-127; RM-11894; DA 21-700; FR ID 34398]
Television Broadcasting Services Schenectady, New York
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: On April 5, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau)
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition
for rulemaking filed by WRGB Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), the licensee
of WRGB, channel 6 (CBS), Schenectady, New York, requesting the
substitution of channel 35 for channel 6 at Schenectady in the DTV
Table of Allotments. For the reasons set forth in the Report and Order
referenced below, the Bureau amends FCC regulations to substitute
channel 35 for channel 6 at Schenectady.
DATES: Effective June 29, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
(202) 418-1647 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#145e7b6d77713a5671667a6760717d7a547277773a737b62"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="672d081e040249250215091413020e092701040449000811">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Report and Order, MB Docket No. 21-127; RM-11894; DA 21-700, adopted
and released on June 16, 2021. The full text of this document is
available for download on the FCC's website at <a href="https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-21-700A1.pdf">https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-21-700A1.pdf</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#e0868383d5d0d4a0868383ce878f96"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="50363333656064103633337e373f26">[email protected]</span></a> or call the
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-
418-0432 (tty).
The proposed rule was published at 86 FR 21681 on April 23, 2021.
The Petitioner filed comments in support of the petition reaffirming
its commitment to apply for channel 35. No other comments were filed.
The Petitioner states that VHF channels have certain propagation
characteristics which may cause reception issues for some viewers. In
addition, WRGB has received numerous complaints from viewers unable to
receive the Station's over-the-air signal, despite being able to
receive signals from other stations. While the proposed channel 35
noise limited contour does not completely encompass the relevant
channel 6 noise limited contour, WRGB is a CBS affiliate and there are
three other CBS affiliated stations that serve some portion of the loss
area. In addition, the Petitioner 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 WRGB's original post-DTV transition
channel 6 noise limited contour will continue to receive CBS service,
except for 30 people, a number the Commission considers de minimis. As
the Bureau explained in the NPRM, it used the technical parameters of
WRGB's original post-transition digital channel 6 facility (File No.
BPCDT-20080307AAK) in
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determining any predicted loss which may occur.
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 Communication Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
Final Rules
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 73 as follows:
PART 73--RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES
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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(i), amend the Post-Transition Table of DTV
Allotments, under New York, by revising the entry for Schenectady to
read as follows:
Sec. 73.622 Digital television table of allotments.
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Community Channel No.
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NEW YORK
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Schenectady............................................. * 34, 35, 43
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[FR Doc. 2021-13812 Filed 6-28-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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