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### DA 00-1648

**July 25, 2000**

**Limited Low Power Television/Television Translator/Class A Television
Auction Filing Window Partially Extended to August 31, 2000**

#### \*\*\* Deadline for FCC Form 175 Submissions Remains August 4, 2000 \*\*\*

On May 1, 2000, the Mass Media Bureau and Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau (the Bureaus) announced that they were scheduling a limited
auction filing window for certain low power television, television
translator, and Class A television broadcast stations.[^1] In a
subsequent *Public Notice* released June 23, 2000, the Bureaus set forth
the notice and filing requirements for this limited auction filing
window.[^2] The June 23^rd^ *Public Notice* instructed parties that were
interested in filing during the window to electronically submit an FCC
Form 175 beginning July 31, 2000 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time
(EST) and no later than August 4, 2000. In addition to the FCC Form 175
submission, interested parties were also instructed to submit paper
copies of portions of either FCC Form 301-CA (for Class A television
facilities) or FCC Form 346 (for low power television and television
translator facilities) with the Secretary of the Commission beginning
9:00 a.m. EST July 31, 2000, and no later than August 4, 2000. Each FCC
Form 301-CA or 346 was to include a printed copy of the electronically
filed FCC Form 175.

The Commission has received a Petition for Reconsideration with respect
to the June 23^rd^ *Public Notice* filed jointly by a number of New
Mexico television licensees (petitioners).[^3] The petitioners state
that additional time is necessary for engineers to perform channel
studies and coordination efforts in order to propose technical
facilities that would maximize the use of available spectrum. The
petitioners request that the auction filing window either be delayed or
extended an additional 30 days.

We acknowledge the concerns of the petitioners that additional time is
necessary for all parties interested in participating in the limited
auction filing window to develop and coordinate proposed facilities and
prepare and file the necessary portions of FCC Forms 301-CA or 346.
Therefore, we will partially extend the auction filing window as
follows: The filing window for the submission of FCC Form 175, which
does not require identification of proposed facilities, will commence at
**9:00 a.m. EST on July 31, 2000 and continue to 6:00 p.m. EST on August
4, 2000.**[^4] Late-filed FCC Form 175's will not be considered.
However, we will extend the deadline for the submission of the portions
of FCC Forms 301-CA or 346 from **August 4, 2000,** **to 7:00 p.m. EST
August 31, 2000.** This partial extension should allow adequate time for
interested parties to prepare and file the paper copies of the necessary
FCC Forms 301-CA or 346. We remind interested parties that a paper copy
of the electronically filed FCC Form 175 must be included with each of
the FCC Form 301-CA or 346 filings submitted from July 31st through
August 31st.

For further information, contact Shaun Maher of the Video Services
Division at 202-418-2324.

[^1]: *See* "Scheduling of Limited Low Power Television/Television
    Translator/Class A Television Auction Filing Window From July 31
    Through August 4, 2000," *Public Notice*, released May 1, 2000.

[^2]: *See* "Notice and Filing Requirements Regarding July 31 through
    August 4, 2000 Limited Low Power Television/Television
    Translator/Class A Television Auction Filing Window," *Public
    Notice*, DA 00-1383, released June 23, 2000 (June 23^rd^ *Public
    Notice*).

[^3]: Those licensees include: Raycom Media, Inc.; Hubbard Broadcasting,
    Inc.; Regents of the University of New Mexico; Hearst-Argyle
    Properties, Inc.; New Mexico Broadcasting Co., Inc.; Eastern New
    Mexico University; and New Mexico State University.

[^4]: The original deadline of 5:30 p.m. on August 4, 2000, has been
    adjusted slightly to 6:00 p.m on August 4, 2000, to correspond with
    other FCC Form 175 filing windows.