Rule2024-20120
Television Broadcasting Services Boise, Idaho
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Published
September 6, 2024
Effective
September 6, 2024
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
On June 24, 2024, the Video Division, Media Bureau (Bureau), issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in response to a Petition for Rulemaking filed by King Broadcasting Company (Petitioner or King Broadcasting), the licensee of KTVB, channel 7, Boise, Idaho (Station or KTVB). The Petitioner requested the substitution of channel 23 for channel 7 at Boise, Idaho (Boise), in the Table of TV Allotments. TEGNA, Inc., on behalf of its wholly owned subsidiary, King Broadcasting, filed comments in support of the Petition, as required by the Commission's rules (rules), reaffirming King Broadcasting's commitment to apply for channel 23. The Bureau concludes that the public interest would be served by substituting channel 23 for channel 7 at Boise.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 173 (Friday, September 6, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 72738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20120]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 24-152; RM-11982; DA 24-870; FR ID 242482]
Television Broadcasting Services Boise, Idaho
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: On June 24, 2024, the Video Division, Media Bureau (Bureau),
issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in response to a Petition for
Rulemaking filed by King Broadcasting Company (Petitioner or King
Broadcasting), the licensee of KTVB, channel 7, Boise, Idaho (Station
or KTVB). The Petitioner requested the substitution of channel 23 for
channel 7 at Boise, Idaho (Boise), in the Table of TV Allotments.
TEGNA, Inc., on behalf of its wholly owned subsidiary, King
Broadcasting, filed comments in support of the Petition, as required by
the Commission's rules (rules), reaffirming King Broadcasting's
commitment to apply for channel 23. The Bureau concludes that the
public interest would be served by substituting channel 23 for channel
7 at Boise.
DATES: Effective September 6, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
(202) 418-1647 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#682207110b0d462a0d1a061b1c0d0106280e0b0b460f071e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="84ceebfde7e1aac6e1f6eaf7f0e1edeac4e2e7e7aae3ebf2">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 89 FR
52430 on June 24, 2024. The Petitioner filed comments in support of the
petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel 23. No other
comments were filed.
The Bureau concludes that the public interest would be served by
substituting channel 23 for channel 7 at Boise. According to the
Petitioner, the channel change will resolve persistent reception
complaints it has received from viewers, and substantially improve the
community's access to the Station's local news, emergency information,
and entertainment programming. 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, including propagation characteristics that allow
undesired signals and noise to be receivable at relatively far
distances. Additionally, the Petitioner notes that the Commission has
observed the large variability in the performance 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.'' An engineering statement provided by the Petitioner confirms
that the proposed channel 23 contour would provide full principal
community coverage to Boise and would not cause impermissible
interference to any station. In addition, the proposed channel 23
facility will not result in any loss of service to existing viewers
within the Station's noise limited service contour.
As proposed, we find that channel 23 can be substituted for channel
7 at Boise in compliance with the principal community coverage
requirements of Sec. 73.618(a) of the rules, at coordinates 43-45'-
15.6'' N and 116-05'-59.4'' W. In addition, we find that this channel
substitution meets the technical requirements set forth in Sec.
73.622(a) of the rules.
We also conclude that good cause exists to make this channel change
effective immediately upon publication in the Federal Register,
pursuant to section 553(d)(3) of the Administrative Procedure Act. An
expedited effective date is necessary in this case to ensure that KTVB
can operate with improved service to its viewers as quickly as
possible.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket
No. 24-152; RM-11982; DA 24-870, adopted August 28, 2024, and released
August 28, 2024. 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#c3a5a0a0f6f3f783a5a0a0eda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="87e1e4e4b2b7b3c7e1e4e4a9e0e8f1">[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 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 Idaho by
revising the entry for Boise to read as follows:
Sec. 73.622 Digital television table of allotments.
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Community Channel No.
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Idaho
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Boise............................................... 15, 20, * 21, 23
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[FR Doc. 2024-20120 Filed 9-5-24; 8:45 am]
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