Proposed Rule2022-24753
Television Broadcasting Services Norwell, Massachusetts
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Published
November 15, 2022
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by RNN Boston License Co., LLC (Petitioner), the licensee of WWDP, channel 10, Norwell, Massachusetts. The Petitioner requests the substitution of channel 36 for channel 10 at Norwell in the Table of Allotments.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 15, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 68432-68433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24753]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 22-376; RM-11934; DA 22-1132; FR ID 112240]
Television Broadcasting Services Norwell, Massachusetts
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed
by RNN Boston License Co., LLC (Petitioner), the licensee of WWDP,
channel 10, Norwell, Massachusetts. The Petitioner requests the
substitution of channel 36 for channel 10 at Norwell in the Table of
Allotments.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before December 15, 2022 and reply
comments on or before December 30, 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: Christine A. Burrow, Esq. Cooley, LLP, 1299
Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20004-2400.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
(202)
[[Page 68433]]
418-1647; or Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#602a0f1903054e2205120e131405090e200603034e070f16"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="df95b0a6bcbaf19dbaadb1acabbab6b19fb9bcbcf1b8b0a9">[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 According to the
Petitioner, it has received many complaints from viewers unable to
receive a reliable signal on channel 10 and that its channel sharing
partner, WMFP(TV), Foxborough, Massachusetts, which is also owned by
RNN, has similarly received complaints and would benefit from the
proposed channel change. While an analysis using the Commission's
TVStudy software indicates that WWDP's proposed channel substitution is
predicted to create areas where viewers may lose service, all viewers
in the loss area will continue to be served by at least five other full
power television stations and no viewers will lose service from one of
the four major television networks.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 22-376; RM-11934; DA 22-1132, adopted October
27, 2022, and released October 27, 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#95d3d6d6a0a5a1d5f3f6f6bbf2fae3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="11575252242125517772723f767e67">[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 Table of allotments.
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2. In Sec. 73.622 in paragraph (j), amend the Table of Allotments
under Massachusetts by revising the entry for Norwell to read as
follows:
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(j) Table of TV Allotments.
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Community Channel No.
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MASSACHUSETTS
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Norwell................................................ 36
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[FR Doc. 2022-24753 Filed 11-14-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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