Proposed Rule2023-18659
Television Broadcasting Services Winnemucca, Nevada
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Published
August 30, 2023
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), the permittee of unbuilt station KWNV(DT), channel 7, Winnemucca, Nevada. The Petitioner requests the substitution of channel 16 for channel 7 at Winnemucca in the Table of Allotments.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 30, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 59836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18659]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 23-286; RM-11960; DA 23-749; FR ID 166837]
Television Broadcasting Services Winnemucca, Nevada
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed
by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), the permittee of unbuilt
station KWNV(DT), channel 7, Winnemucca, Nevada. The Petitioner
requests the substitution of channel 16 for channel 7 at Winnemucca in
the Table of Allotments.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before September 29, 2023 and reply
comments on or before October 16, 2023.
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: Joan Stewart, Esq., Wiley Rein LLP, 2050 M
Street NW, Washington, DC 20036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
(202) 418-1647; or Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d892b7a1bbbdf69abdaab6abacbdb1b698bebbbbf6bfb7ae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="317b5e4852541f7354435f424554585f715752521f565e47">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In support, the Petitioner states its
proposed channel substitution would serve the public interest by
allowing Gray to build out this new station to avoid well-documented
issues with indoor digital VHF reception since the 2009 digital
transition. Petitioner states that the Commission has recognized the
deleterious effects manmade noise has on the reception of VHF signals,
finding that the propagation characteristics of these channels allow
undesired signals and noise to be receivable at relatively farther
distances, nearby electrical devices tend to emit noise in this band
that can cause interference, and reception of VHF signals require
physically larger antennas, relative to UHF channels. Additionally, the
Commission has observed the large variability in the performance
(especially intrinsic gain) of indoor antennas available to consumers,
with most antennas receiving fairly well at UHF and the substantial
majority not so well to very poor at high-VHF.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 23-286; RM-11960; DA 23-749, adopted August
23, 2023, and released August 23, 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 (braille, large print, computer
diskettes, or audio recordings), please send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#50161313656064103633337e373f26"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c4828787f1f4f084a2a7a7eaa3abb2">[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.
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2. In Sec. 73.622, in the table in paragraph (j), under Nevada, revise
the entry for Winnemucca 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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Winnemucca................................................ 16
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[FR Doc. 2023-18659 Filed 8-29-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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