Rule2022-01311
Television Broadcasting Services Portland, Oregon
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Published
January 25, 2022
Effective
January 25, 2022
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
On July 16, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by KPTV Broadcasting Corporation (Petitioner), the licensee of KPTV, channel 12, Portland, Oregon, requesting the substitution of channel 21 for channel 12 at Portland in the Table of Allotments. For the reasons set forth in the Report and Order referenced below, the Bureau amends FCC regulations to substitute channel 21 for channel 12 at Portland.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3693-3694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01311]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 21-130; RM-11897; DA 22-33; FR ID 67663]
Television Broadcasting Services Portland, Oregon
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: On July 16, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau)
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition
for rulemaking filed by KPTV Broadcasting Corporation (Petitioner), the
licensee of KPTV, channel 12, Portland, Oregon, requesting the
substitution of channel 21 for channel 12 at Portland in the Table of
Allotments. For the reasons set forth in the Report and Order
referenced below, the Bureau amends FCC regulations to substitute
channel 21 for channel 12 at Portland.
DATES: Effective January 25, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
(202) 418-1647 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#98d2f7e1fbfdb6dafdeaf6ebecfdf1f6d8fefbfbb6fff7ee"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="266c495f454308644354485552434f486640454508414950">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 86 FR
43470 on August 9, 2021. The Petitioner filed comments in support of
the petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel 21. Gray
Television, Inc., which acquired the station, also filed comments in
support of the petition and stating its commitment to apply for channel
21. 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. In addition, the Petitioner has received
numerous complaints of poor or no reception from viewers. 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 of 39,677 persons predicted to receive KPTV
service and 499 persons that would gain a second over the air signal.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket
No. 21-130; RM-11897; DA 22-33, adopted January 12, 2022, and released
January 12, 2022. 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#81e7e2e2b4b1b5c1e7e2e2afe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="01676262343135416762622f666e77">[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
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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(j), amend the Table of 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.................................. *10, 21, 24, 25, 26, 32.
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[FR Doc. 2022-01311 Filed 1-24-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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