**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. 08-121

Final DTV Table of Allotments, ) RM-11449

Television Broadcast Stations. )

(La Grande, Oregon) )

**REPORT AND ORDER**

**(Proceeding Terminated)**

**Adopted: October 21, 2008 Released: October 22, 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 Fisher
    Radio Regional Group, Inc. ("Fisher"), the licensee of KUNP-TV,
    channel 16, and permittee of KUNP-DT, pre-transition and
    post-transition digital channel 29, La Grande, Oregon, requesting
    the substitution of channel 16 for post-transition digital channel
    29 at La Grande. Fisher filed comments. No other comments were
    received.

2.  We believe the public interest would be served by substituting DTV
    channel 16 for DTV channel 29. The tower structure for KUNP-DT
    cannot support both analog channel 16 and digital channel 29
    operations.[^2] Therefore, if the station were required to operate
    digitally on channel 29, it would have to terminate analog
    operations, remove the analog channel 16 antenna and install the
    digital channel 29 antenna. Construction of KUNP-DT's
    post-transition DTV facilities will be expedited if it were
    permitted to operate digitally on channel 16, because the station
    could simply use its existing analog antenna, thus allowing the
    station to maintain current program service to the station's
    viewers.[^3] Furthermore, operation on channel 16 will result in an
    increase of population served by KUNP-DT from 42,000 persons to
    46,000 persons.[^4]

3.  DTV channel 16 can be substituted for DTV channel 29 at La Grande,
    Oregon, as proposed, in compliance with the principal community
    coverage requirements of Section 73.625(a) of the Commission's
    rules, at coordinates coordinates 45-18-35 N. and 117-43-57 W. In
    addition, we find that this channel change meets the technical
    requirements set forth in Sections 73.616 and 73.623 of the
    Commission's rules with the following specifications:

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

La Grande, Oregon 16 50 773 44

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}

    La Grande, Oregon \*13, 16

5.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That within 45 days of the effective date of
    this Order, Fisher Radio Regional Group, Inc. shall submit to the
    Commission a minor change application for a construction permit (FCC
    Form 301) specifying DTV channel 16 in lieu of DTV channel 29.

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 Shaun A. Maher, Media Bureau, (202) 418-1600.

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Barbara A. Kreisman

Chief, Video Division

Media Bureau

[^1]: *La Grande, OR*, DA 08-1492 (released July 15, 2008).

[^2]: Petition at 1.

[^3]: *Id..*

[^4]: *Id.*