Rule2021-15692
Television Broadcasting Services Quincy, Illinois
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Published
July 23, 2021
Effective
July 23, 2021
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
On May 17, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by WGEM License, LLC (Petitioner), the licensee of WGEM-TV, channel 10 (NBC), Quincy, Illinois, requesting the substitution of channel 19 for channel 10 at Quincy 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 19 for channel 10 at Quincy.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 139 (Friday, July 23, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 38935-38936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15692]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 21-219; RM-11907; DA 21-844; FR ID 39360]
Television Broadcasting Services Quincy, Illinois
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: On May 17, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau)
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition
for rulemaking filed by WGEM License, LLC (Petitioner), the licensee of
WGEM-TV, channel 10 (NBC), Quincy, Illinois, requesting the
substitution of channel 19 for channel 10 at Quincy 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 19 for channel 10 at Quincy.
DATES: Effective July 23, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
(202) 418-1647 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#612b0e1802044f2304130f121504080f210702024f060e17"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cf85a0b6acaae18daabda1bcbbaaa6a18fa9acace1a8a0b9">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 86 FR
28523 on May 27, 2021. The Petitioner filed comments in support of the
petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel 19, and Gray
Television, Inc. filed comments in support. The Petitioner states that
VHF channels have certain propagation characteristics which may cause
reception issues for some viewers. In addition, WGEM-TV has received
numerous complaints from viewers unable to receive the Station's over-
the-air signal. In addition, the Petitioner demonstrated that while the
proposed channel 19 facility will result in a slight reduction in WGEM-
TV's noise limited contour, use of the Longley-Rice propagation model
indicates that the proposed channel 19 facility will have an extended
terrain-limited service throughout the gap area, and thus, there will
be no loss of service.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB
[[Page 38936]]
Docket No. 21-219; RM-11907; DA 21-844, adopted July 15, 2021, and
released July 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#a5c3c6c6909591e5c3c6c68bc2cad3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b8dedbdb8d888cf8dedbdb96dfd7ce">[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 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 Illinois, by revising the entry for Quincy 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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Quincy.................................................... 19, 32, *
34.
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[FR Doc. 2021-15692 Filed 7-22-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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