**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. 08-103

Final DTV Table of Allotments, ) RM-11441

Television Broadcast Stations. )

(Augusta, Georgia) )

**REPORT AND ORDER**

**(Proceeding Terminated)**

**Adopted: December 17, 2008 Released: December 18, 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
    Southeastern Media Holdings, Inc. ("SMH"), the licensee of WFXG(TV),
    channel 54, Augusta, Georgia, and permittee of WFXG-DT,
    pre-transition and post-transition digital channel 51, Augusta,
    Georgia. SMH requested the substitution of channel 31 for
    post-transition digital channel 51 at Augusta, Georgia. SMH filed
    comments in support of its petition for rulemaking. No other
    comments were received.

2.  We believe the public interest would be served by substituting DTV
    channel 31 for channel 51 at Augusta, Georgia. Our analysis shows
    that substitution of DTV channel 31 for channel 51 will allow
    WFXG-DT to provide coverage to more than 400,000 additional persons.

3.  DTV channel 31 can be substituted for DTV channel 51 at Augusta,
    Georgia, in compliance with the principal community coverage
    requirements of Section 73.625(a) of the Commission's rules,[^2] at
    coordinates 33-25-0 N. and 81-50-6 W. In addition, the proposed
    channel change meets the technical requirements set forth in
    Sections 73.616, 73.622(f)(5) and 73.623 of the Commission's
    rules[^3] with the following specifications:

    State and DTV Channel DTV Power Antenna HAAT DTV Service Pop.

    City (kw) (meters) (thous.)

    Augusta, Georgia 31 413 383 1007

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}

    Augusta, Georgia 12, 30, 31, 42

5.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That within 45 days of the effective date of
    this Order, Southeastern Media Holdings, Inc. shall submit to the
    Commission a minor change application for a construction permit (FCC
    Form 301) specifying DTV channel 31 in lieu of DTV channel 51.

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]: *Augusta, Georgia*, DA 08-2161 (released September 30, 2008).

[^2]: ^?^ 47 C.F.R. § 73.625(a).

[^3]: ^?^ 47 C.F.R. §§ 73.616, 73.622(f)(5) & 73.623. Although the
    proposed channel substitution was predicted to cause interference to
    the pending modification applications of WMBF-DT, Myrtle Beach,
    South Carolina, and WRLK-DT, Columbia, South Carolina, on August 19,
    2008, SMH submitted an interference agreement among these stations
    that resolved this matter.