Television Broadcasting Services Colusa, California
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This document proposes to amend the Table of TV Allotments (Table) of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by One Ministries, Inc. (Petitioner), the licensee of NCE television station KEDS(TV) (KEDS or Station), Colusa, California (Colusa). The Petitioner requests the substitution of UHF channel *14 in place of its current VHF channel *2 at Colusa in the Table with the technical parameters specified in the Petition. In support of its channel substitution request, the Petitioner asserts that allowing the Station to move to a UHF channel would serve the public interest by improving signal reception for viewers. The Petitioner observes that the Commission has recognized that VHF channels have certain characteristics that have posed challenges for their use in providing digital television service, including propagation characteristics allowing undesired signals and noise to be receivable at relatively farther distances. Additionally, the Petitioner notes that the Commission has observed 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 *14 contour would provide full principal community coverage to Colusa.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 170 (Thursday, September 3, 2026)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 56605-56606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18015]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 26-234; RM-12026; DA 26-900; FR ID 364902]
Television Broadcasting Services Colusa, California
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This document proposes to amend the Table of TV Allotments
(Table) of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules
in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by One Ministries, Inc.
(Petitioner), the licensee of NCE television station KEDS(TV) (KEDS or
Station), Colusa, California (Colusa). The Petitioner requests the
substitution of UHF channel *14 in place of its current VHF channel *2
at Colusa in the Table with the technical parameters specified in the
Petition. In support of its channel substitution request, the
Petitioner asserts that allowing the Station to move to a UHF channel
would serve the public interest by improving signal reception for
viewers. The Petitioner observes that the Commission has recognized
that VHF channels have certain characteristics that have posed
challenges for their use in providing digital television service,
including propagation characteristics allowing undesired signals and
noise to be receivable at relatively farther distances. Additionally,
the Petitioner notes that the Commission has observed 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 *14 contour would
provide full principal community coverage to Colusa.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before October 5, 2026 and reply
comments on or before October 19, 2026.
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: James Oyster, Law Offices of James L. Oyster,
108 Oyster Lane, Castleton, VA 22716.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Harrison at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99dcf4f0f5e0b7d1f8ebebf0eaf6f7d9fffafab7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="17527a7e7b6e395f7665657e6478795771747439707861">[email protected]</span></a>, (202) 418-1665 or Mark Colombo at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#377a56455c1974585b585a55587751545419505841"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bef3dfccd590fdd1d2d1d3dcd1fed8dddd90d9d1c8">[email protected]</span></a>, (202) 418-7611.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 26-234; RM-12026; DA 26-
900, adopted August 27, 2026, and released August 27, 2026. The full
text of this document is available online at <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/edocs">https://www.fcc.gov/edocs</a>.
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 Sec. 1.1204(a) of the Commission's
rules, 47 CFR 1.1204(a).
See Sec. Sec. 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.
Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act: The Providing
Accountability Through Transparency Act, Public Law 118-9, requires
each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, to post online a
brief plain-language summary of the proposed rule. The required summary
of this notice of proposed rulemaking is available at <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/proposed-rulemakings">https://www.fcc.gov/proposed-rulemakings</a>.
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 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, in the table in paragraph (j), under California,
revise the entry for ``Colusa'' 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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California
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Colusa.................................................. * 14
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[FR Doc. 2026-18015 Filed 9-2-26; 8:45 am]
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