Rule2023-24652
Television Broadcasting Services Des Moines, Iowa
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Published
November 8, 2023
Effective
November 8, 2023
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
The Video Division, Media Bureau (Bureau) has before it a notice of proposed rulemaking issued in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by Iowa Public Broadcasting Board (Petitioner), the licensee of noncommercial educational television PBS member station KDIN-TV (KDIN-TV or Station), channel *11, Des Moines, Iowa. The Petitioner has requested the substitution of channel *34 in place of channel *11 at Des Moines in the Table of TV Allotments, and requested that we delete vacant channel *34, Ames, Iowa (Ames) and substitute it with the allotment of vacant channel *21 to Ames. Petitioner filed comments in support of the petition, as required by the Commission's rules (rules), reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel *34.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 8, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 77009-77010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24652]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 23-296; RM-11964; DA 23-1030; FR ID 183180]
Television Broadcasting Services Des Moines, Iowa
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Video Division, Media Bureau (Bureau) has before it a
notice of proposed rulemaking issued in response to a petition for
rulemaking filed by Iowa Public Broadcasting Board (Petitioner), the
licensee of noncommercial educational television PBS member station
KDIN-TV (KDIN-TV or Station), channel *11, Des Moines, Iowa. The
Petitioner has requested the substitution of channel *34 in place of
channel *11 at Des Moines in the Table of TV Allotments, and requested
that we delete vacant channel *34, Ames, Iowa (Ames) and substitute it
with the allotment of vacant channel *21 to Ames. Petitioner filed
comments in support of the petition, as required by the Commission's
rules (rules), reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel *34.
DATES: Effective November 8, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Harrison, Media Bureau, at (202)
418-1665 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1550787c796c3b5d7467677c667a7b557376763b727a63"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3471595d584d1a7c5546465d475b5a745257571a535b42">[email protected]</span></a>.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 88 FR
60611 on September 5, 2023. The Petitioner filed comments in support of
the petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel *34. No
other comments were received.
The Bureau believes the public interest would be served by
substituting channel *34 for channel *11 at Des Moines. Petitioner
asserts that the channel substitution from a VHF to UHF channel would
serve the public interest by resolving viewer reception challenges and
significantly improving the Station's over-the-air service to the
viewers in its existing service area. Petitioner includes with its
Petition a number of viewer complaints highlighting current reception
problems. Petitioner states that the Commission has recognized that VHF
channels pose challenges for their use in providing digital television
service, including propagation characteristics that allow undesired
signals and noise to be receivable at relatively far distances and
large variability in the performance of indoor antennas available to
viewers, with most antennas performing very poorly on high VHF
channels. An engineering statement provided by the Petitioner confirms
that the proposed channel *34 contour would provide full principal
community coverage to Des Moines. The proposed move from channel *11 to
channel *34 is also predicted not to create a loss of service to any
viewers, and will increase the area covered while serving the
population with higher signal levels, according to the engineering
statement. Petitioner acknowledges that the proposed channel
substitution would not meet the distance separation requirements
regarding the vacant channel *34 allotment at Ames. As a result,
Petitioner requests that simultaneously with the substitution of
channel *34 at Des Moines, we delete the vacant channel *34 allotment
at Ames and substitute it with the allotment of vacant channel *21 to
Ames. As stated in its supplemental engineering statement, the proposed
channel *21 is described as meeting the distance criteria found in
Sec. 73.623(d) of the rules, and an analysis using the Commission's
TVStudy software is provided showing no interference to any other
station or allotment.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket
No. 23-296; RM-11964; DA 23-1030, adopted November 1, 2023, and
released November 1, 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#b9dfdada8c898df9dfdada97ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fc9a9f9fc9ccc8bc9a9f9fd29b938a">[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 the 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 SERVICES
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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
``Iowa,'' by revising the entries for ``Ames'' and ``Des Moines'' to
read as follows:
Sec. 73.622 Digital television table of allotments.
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(j) * * *
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Community Channel No.
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* * * * *
Iowa
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Ames...................................... 5, *21, 23
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Des Moines................................ 8, 13, 16, 19, *34
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[FR Doc. 2023-24652 Filed 11-7-23; 8:45 am]
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