Rule2022-04311
Television Broadcasting Services Toledo, Ohio
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Published
March 2, 2022
Effective
March 2, 2022
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
On March 22, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by Dominion Broadcasting, Inc. (Petitioner), the licensee of WLMB, channel 5, Toledo, Ohio, requesting the substitution of channel 35 for channel 5 at Toledo in the Table of Allotments. For the reasons set forth in the Report and Order referenced below, the Bureau amends Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) regulations to substitute channel 35 for channel 5 at Toledo.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 11588-11589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04311]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 21-73; RM-11889; DA 22-179; FR ID 73960]
Television Broadcasting Services Toledo, Ohio
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: On March 22, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau)
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition
for rulemaking filed by Dominion Broadcasting, Inc. (Petitioner), the
licensee of WLMB, channel 5, Toledo, Ohio, requesting the substitution
of channel 35 for channel 5 at Toledo in the Table of Allotments. For
the reasons set forth in the Report and Order referenced below, the
Bureau amends Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC)
regulations to substitute channel 35 for channel 5 at Toledo.
DATES: Effective March 2, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
(202) 418-1647 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2a604553494f04684f5844595e4f43446a4c4949044d455c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e6441574d4b006c4b5c405d5a4b47406e484d4d00494158">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 86 FR
15181 on March 22, 2021. The Petitioner filed comments in support of
the petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel 35. In
support of its channel substitution request, the Petitioner states that
the Commission has recognized the deleterious effects manmade noise has
on the reception of digital VHF signals, and that the propagation
characteristics of these channels allow undesired signals and noise to
be receivable at relatively farther distances compared to UHF channels,
and also allow nearby electrical devices to cause interference. While
the proposed channel 35 facility is predicted to result in loss of
service to 15,460 persons, all but approximately 100 of those persons
would continue to receive service from at least five other television
stations, and no persons would receive service from fewer than four
other television stations. The Commission is generally most concerned
where there is a loss of an area's only network or non-commercial
educational (NCE) TV service, or where the loss area results in an area
becoming less than well-served, i.e., served by fewer than five full-
power over-the-air signals. As a result, the loss area will continue to
remain well-served and the number of persons that will receive less
than five signals (approximately 100 persons) is considered to be de
minimis.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket
No. 21-73; RM-11889; DA 22-179, adopted February 18, 2022, and released
February 22, 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#bbddd8d88e8b8ffbddd8d895dcd4cd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="14727777212420547277773a737b62">[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 the 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:
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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 Ohio, by
revising the entry for Toledo to read as follows:
Sec. 73.622 Digital television table of allotments.
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Community Channel No.
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OHIO
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Toledo.................................................. 11, 13, 23,
26, * 29, 35
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[FR Doc. 2022-04311 Filed 3-1-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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