Rule2023-00617
Television Broadcasting Services Norwell, Massachusetts
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Published
January 17, 2023
Effective
January 17, 2023
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
On October 27, 2022, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by RNN Boston License Co., LLC (Petitioner), the licensee of WWMD (Station), channel 10, Norwell, Massachusetts, requesting the substitution of channel 36 for channel 10 at Norwell in the Table of TV Allotments. For the reasons set forth in the Report and Order referenced below, the Bureau amends FCC regulations to substitute channel 36 for channel 10 at Norwell.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2550-2551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00617]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 22-376; RM-11934; DA 23-20; FR ID 122718]
Television Broadcasting Services Norwell, Massachusetts
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: On October 27, 2022, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau)
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition
for rulemaking filed by RNN Boston License Co., LLC (Petitioner), the
licensee of WWMD (Station), channel 10, Norwell, Massachusetts,
requesting the substitution of channel 36 for channel 10 at Norwell in
the Table of TV Allotments. For the reasons set forth in the Report and
Order referenced below, the Bureau amends FCC regulations to substitute
channel 36 for channel 10 at Norwell.
DATES: Effective January 17, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
(202) 418-1647 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f0ba9f899395deb295829e838495999eb0969393de979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eda782948e88c3af889f839e99888483ad8b8e8ec38a829b">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 87 FR
68432 on November 15, 2022. The Petitioner filed comments in support of
the petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel 36. No
other comments were filed.
The Bureau believes the public interest would be served by
substituting channel 36 for channel 10 at Norwell, Massachusetts. The
Station has received many complaints from viewers unable to receive a
reliable signal on VHF channel 10, and the Petitioner further 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 nearby electrical devices can cause interference. An
analysis conducted using the Commission's TVStudy software tool
indicates that WWDP's proposed channel substitution is predicted to
create areas where viewers may lose service. However, the Bureau
believes any possible harm resulting from the loss of service to some
viewers is outweighed by the overall benefit of improving reception to
the Station's viewers, including in the Station's community of license.
Moreover, the viewers in the loss area are already well-served by five
or more stations and no viewers will lose service from one of the four
major networks or any noncommercial educational station. As the
Petitioner points out, the Commission is generally most concerned where
there is a loss of an area's only network or noncommercial educational
TV service, or where the loss results in an area becoming less that
well-served, i.e., served by fewer than five full-power stations.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket
No. 22-376; RM-11934; DA 23-20, adopted January 9, 2023, and released
January 9, 2023. 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#a1c7c2c2949195e1c7c2c28fc6ced7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4e282d2d7b7e7a0e282d2d60292138">[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 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 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.
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2. In Sec. 73.622(j), amend the Table of TV Allotments, under
Massachusetts, by revising the entry for Norwell to read as follows:
Sec. 73.622 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. 2023-00617 Filed 1-13-23; 8:45 am]
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