Proposed Rule2022-21888
Television Broadcasting Services Lincoln, Nebraska
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Published
October 7, 2022
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by The University of Nebraska (Petitioner), the licensee of noncommercial educational television station KUON-TV, channel *12, Lincoln, Nebraska. The Petitioner requests the substitution of channel *27 for channel *12 at Lincoln in the Table of TV Allotments.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 194 (Friday, October 7, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 60956-60957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21888]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 22-347; RM-11932; DA 22-1009; FR ID-106914]
Television Broadcasting Services Lincoln, Nebraska
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed
by The University of Nebraska (Petitioner), the licensee of
noncommercial educational television station KUON-TV, channel *12,
Lincoln, Nebraska. The Petitioner requests the substitution of channel
*27 for channel *12 at Lincoln in the Table of TV Allotments.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before November 7, 2022 and reply
comments on or before November 21, 2022.
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: Derek Teslik, Esq., Gray Miller Persh, 2233
Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
(202)
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418-1647; or Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b3f9dccad0d69df1d6c1ddc0c7d6daddf3d5d0d09dd4dcc5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6b210412080e45290e1905181f0e02052b0d0808450c041d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In support, the Petitioner states that the
proposed channel substitution would serve the public interest, since
moving the Station to a UHF channel would improve indoor reception. In
support of its assertion that viewers in Lincoln have experienced
difficulty receiving a signal on channel *12, the Petitioner submits a
log of approximately 80 viewer complaints and requests for help
receiving the signal. According to the Petitioner, although the
proposed channel *27 facilities will result in a reduction in the
Station's predicted population served within its noise limited service
contour, almost all of the predicted loss area is served by other PBS
stations licensed to communities in Nebraska and Iowa, which largely
air the same programming as KUON-TV. The Petitioner further states that
once terrain-limitations are factored into the analysis, the new loss
area that would be created by the proposed channel substitution would
contain only 342 persons, which it asserts is below the level the
Commission considers de minimis in the context of determining whether
there would be an impermissible loss of service.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 22-347; RM-11932; DA 22-1009, adopted
September 26, 2022, and released September 26, 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 (braille, large print,
computer diskettes, or audio recordings), please send an email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#571114146267631731343479303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97d1d4d4a2a7a3d7f1f4f4b9f0f8e1">[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 SERVICE
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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.
Sec. 73.622 [Amended]
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2. In Sec. 73.622 in paragraph (j), amend the Table of Allotments
under Nebraska by revising the entry for Lincoln to read as follows:
Sec. 73.622 Table of allotments.
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(j) * * *
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Community Channel No.
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NEBRASKA
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Lincoln................................... 8, 10, 15, *27.
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[FR Doc. 2022-21888 Filed 10-6-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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