Proposed Rule2021-16449
Television Broadcasting Services Portland, Oregon
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Published
August 9, 2021
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by KPTV-KPDX Broadcasting Corporation (Petitioner), the licensee of KPTV (FOX), channel 12, Portland, Oregon. The Petitioner requests the substitution of channel 21 for channel 12 at in the DTV Table of Allotments.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 150 (Monday, August 9, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 43470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16449]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 21-130; RM-11897; DA 21-843; FR ID 40086]
Television Broadcasting Services Portland, Oregon
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed
by KPTV-KPDX Broadcasting Corporation (Petitioner), the licensee of
KPTV (FOX), channel 12, Portland, Oregon. The Petitioner requests the
substitution of channel 21 for channel 12 at in the DTV Table of
Allotments.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before September 8, 2021 and reply
comments on or before September 23, 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: Christina Burrow, Esq., Cooley LLP, 1299
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
(202) 418-1647 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#286247514b4d066a4d5a465b5c4d4146684e4b4b064f475e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e7451475d5b107c5b4c504d4a5b57507e585d5d10595148">[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
numerous complaints of poor or no reception from viewers, and explains
the importance of a strong over-the-air signal in the Portland area
during emergencies, when, it states, cable and satellite service may go
out of operation. Finally, the Petitioner demonstrated that the channel
21 noise limited contour would fully encompass the existing channel 12
contour, and an analysis using the Commission's TVStudy software
indicates that Petitioner's proposal would result in an increase in
population served.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 21-130; RM-11897; DA 21-843, 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 (braille, large print, computer
diskettes, or audio recordings), please send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eea8adaddbdedaae888d8dc0898198"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a9efeaea9c999de9cfcaca87cec6df">[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) 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.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
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 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 in paragraph (i), amend the Post-Transition Table of
DTV Allotments under Oregon by revising the entry for Portland to read
as follows:
Sec. 73.622 Digital television table of allotments.
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Community Channel No.
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OREGON
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Portland............................ 8, *10, 21, 40, 43, 45
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[FR Doc. 2021-16449 Filed 8-6-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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