FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                47 CFR Part 73
                [MB Docket No. 2151; RM11876; DA 21160; FR ID 17523]
                Television Broadcasting Services Cedar Rapids, Iowa
                
                    AGENCY:
                    Federal Communications Commission.
                
                
                    ACTION:
                    Proposed rule.
                
                
                    SUMMARY:
                    The Video Division has before it a petition for rulemaking filed November 27, 2020 (Petition) by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), the licensee of KCRGTV (ABC), channel 9 (KCRG or Station), Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Petitioner requests the substitution of channel 32 for channel 9 at Cedar Rapids, Iowa in the digital television (DTV) Table of Allotments.
                
                
                    DATES:
                    Comments must be filed on or before April 22, 2021 and reply comments on or before May 7, 2021.
                
                
                    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 petitioner as follows: Joan Stewart, Esq., Wiley Rein LLP, 1776 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006.
                
                
                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                    
                        Andrew Manley, Media Bureau, at (202) 4180596 or 
                        Andrew.Manley@fcc.gov
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                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                In support of its channel substitution request, the Petitioner states that the Commission has recognized that VHF channels have certain propagation characteristics which may cause reception issues for some viewers, and also that the reception of VHF signals require larger antennas . . . relative to UHF channels. According to the Petitioner, many of its viewers experience significant difficulty receiving KCRGTV's signal. The Petitioner further states that its channel substitution proposal will result in no loss of service. We believe that the Petitioner's channel substitution proposal warrants consideration. Channel 32 can be substituted for channel 9 at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as proposed, in compliance with the principal community coverage requirements of  73.625(a) of the Commission's rules at coordinates 421859.0 N and 915131.0 W. In addition, we find that this channel change meets the technical requirements set forth in  73.616 and 73.623 of the rules.
                
                    This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
                    notice of proposed rulemaking,
                     MB Docket No. 2151; RM11876; DA 21160, adopted February 12, 2021, and released February 12, 2021. The full text of this document is available for download at 
                    https://www.fcc.gov/edocs
                    . To request materials in accessible formats (braille, large print, computer diskettes, or audio recordings), please send an email to 
                    FCC504@fcc.gov
                     or call the Consumer & Government Affairs Bureau at (202) 4180530 (VOICE), (202) 4180432 (TTY).
                
                
                    This document does not contain information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413. 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 107198, 
                    see
                     44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4). Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601612, 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  1.1204(a) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.1204(a).
                
                See  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.
                
                    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 73RADIO BROADCAST SERVICE
                
                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.
                
                2. In  73.622(i), amend the Post-Transition Table of DTV Allotments under Iowa by revising the entry for Cedar Rapids to read as follows:
                
                     73.622 
                    Digital television table of allotments.
                    
                    (i) * * *
                    
                         
                        
                            Community
                            Channel No.
                        
                        
                             
                        
                        
                            *    *    *    *    *
                        
                        
                            
                                Iowa
                            
                        
                        
                             
                        
                        
                            *    *    *    *    *
                        
                        
                            Cedar Rapids
                            27, 29, 32, 47.
                        
                        
                             
                        
                        
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