Rule2023-16051
Television Broadcasting Services Elko, Nevada
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Published
August 3, 2023
Effective
August 3, 2023
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by Reno Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), the licensee of KENV-TV (Station or KENV-TV), channel 10, Elko, Nevada, requesting the substitution of channel 20 for channel 10 at Elko 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 20 for channel 10 at Elko.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 148 (Thursday, August 3, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51249-51250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16051]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 23-78; RM-11946; DA 23-618; FR ID 157371]
Television Broadcasting Services Elko, Nevada
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission's
Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) issued a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by
Reno Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), the licensee of KENV-TV (Station or
KENV-TV), channel 10, Elko, Nevada, requesting the substitution of
channel 20 for channel 10 at Elko 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 20 for channel 10
at Elko.
DATES: Effective August 3, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
(202) 418-1647 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b4fedbcdd7d19af6d1c6dac7c0d1dddaf4d2d7d79ad3dbc2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dd97b2a4beb8f39fb8afb3aea9b8b4b39dbbbebef3bab2ab">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 88 FR
16250 on March 16, 2023. The Petitioner filed comments in support of
the petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel 20. No
other comments were filed.
The Bureau believes the public interest would be served by
substituting channel 20 for channel 10 at Elko, Nevada. The Commission
has recognized that VHF poses challenges for stations providing digital
television service on those channels due to propagation characteristics
that allow undesired signals and noise to be receivable at relatively
far distances and result in large variability in the performance of
indoor antennas available to viewers, with most antennas performing
very poorly on high VHF channels. According to the Petitioner, the
Station ``has received numerous complaints from local viewers who can
receive signals from other local stations but are unable to receive the
Station's over-the-air signal on Channel 10.'' Thus, the Petitioner
asserts that its channel substitution proposal will serve the public by
resolving the over-the-air reception problems and enhancing viewer
reception in the Station's service area. An analysis conducted using
the Commission's TVStudy software tool indicates that no persons within
the Station's current noise limited contour will lose service and an
additional 1,367 persons are predicted to gain service from the
Station.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket
No. 23-78; RM-11946; DA 23-618, adopted July 19, 2023, and released
July 19, 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#3e585d5d0b0e0a7e585d5d10595148"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e080d0d5b5e5a2e080d0d40090118">[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
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``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 Nevada,
by revising the entry for Elko to read as follows:
Sec. 73.622 digital television table of allotments.
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Community Channel No.
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NEVADA
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Elko................................................... 20
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[FR Doc. 2023-16051 Filed 8-2-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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