**Before the**

**Federal Communications Commission**

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

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In the Matter of )

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Amendment of Section 73.622(i), ) MB Docket No. 08-127

Final DTV Table of Allotments, ) RM-11459

Television Broadcast Stations. )

(Madison, Wisconsin) )

**REPORT AND ORDER**

**(Proceeding Terminated)**

**Adopted: October 31, 2008 Released: November 5, 2008**

By the Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau:

1.  The Commission has before it a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking[^1]
    issued in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by WMSN
    Licensee, LLC ("WMSN"), the licensee of station WMSN-DT, DTV channel
    11, Madison, Wisconsin. WMSN requests the substitution of DTV
    channel 49 for its assigned DTV channel 11 at Madison. WMSN filed
    comments in support. No other comments were received.

2.  We believe the public interest would be served by substituting DTV
    channel 49 for DTV channel 11. The channel change will permit
    WMSN-DT to replicate the current analog service of WMSN-TV on a UHF
    DTV channel, thereby allowing the station to maintain program
    service to the station's current viewers.

3.  DTV channel 49 can be substituted for DTV channel 11 at Madison,
    Wisconsin, as proposed, in compliance with the principal community
    coverage requirements of Section 73.625(a) of the Commission's
    rules,[^2] at coordinates 43-3-21 N. and 89-32-6 W. In addition, we
    find that this channel change meets the technical requirements set
    forth in Sections 73.616, 73 and 73.623 of the Commission's
    rules[^3] with the following specifications:

    State and City DTV Channel DTV Power (kW) Antenna HAAT(meters) DTV
    Service Pop. (thous.)

Madison, WI 49 280 450 1386

4.  Accordingly, pursuant to the authority contained in Sections 4(i),
    5(c)(1), 303(g) and (r) and 307(b) of the Communications Act of
    1934, as amended, and Sections 0.61, 0.204(b) and 0.283 of the
    Commission's rules, IT IS ORDERED, That effective 30 days after the
    date of publication of this Report and Order in the Federal
    Register, the DTV Table of Allotments, Section 73.622(i) of the
    Commission's rules, IS AMENDED, with respect to the community listed
    below, to read as follows:

    [City and State]{.underline} [Channel No.]{.underline}

    Madison, Wisconsin 19, \*20, 26, 49, 50

5.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That within 45 days of the effective date of
    this Order, WMSN Licensee LLC, shall submit to the Commission a
    minor change application for a construction permit (FCC Form 301)
    specifying DTV channel 49 in lieu of DTV channel 11 for
    post-transition use.

6.  The Commission will send a copy of this 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).

7.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That this proceeding IS TERMINATED.

8.  For further information concerning the proceeding listed above,
    contact David J. Brown, Media Bureau, (202) 418-1600.

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Barbara A. Kreisman

Chief, Video Division

Media Bureau

[^1]: *Madison, Wisconsin*, DA 08-1907 (released August 14, 2008).

[^2]: 47 C.F.R. § 73.625(a).

[^3]: 47 C.F.R. §§ 73.616 and 73.623.