FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                47 CFR Part 73
                [MB Docket No. 2149; RM11874; DA 21158; FR ID 17525]
                Television Broadcasting Services Augusta, Georgia
                
                    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 WRDWTV (CBS), channel 12 (WRDWTV or Station), Augusta, Georgia. The Petitioner requests the substitution of channel 27 for channel 12 at Augusta, Georgia in the DTV Table of Allotments.
                    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 WRDWTV's signal and its channel substitution proposal will allow WRDW to deliver a more reliable over-the-air signal to viewers. The Petitioner further states that operation on channel 27 will not result in any predicted loss of service and would result in a substantial increase in signal receivability for WRDW viewers.
                    We believe that the Petitioner's channel substitution proposal warrants consideration. Channel 27 can be substituted for channel 12 at Augusta, Georgia as proposed, in compliance with the principal community coverage requirements of section 73.625(a) of the Commission's rules at coordinates 332437.0 N and 815036.0 W. In addition, we find that this channel change meets the technical requirements set forth in sections 73.616 and 73.623 of the rules.
                
                
                    DATES:
                    Comments must be filed on or before April 7, 2021 and reply comments on or before April 22, 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 Street NW, Washington, DC 20006.
                
                
                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                    
                        Andrew Manley, Media Bureau, at (202) 4180596 or 
                        Andrew.Manley@fcc.gov.
                    
                
            
            
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                
                    This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
                    Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
                     MB Docket No. 2149; RM11874; DA 21158, 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 Section 1.1204(a) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.1204(a).
                
                See Sections 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, and 339.
                
                2. In  73.622 in paragraph (i) amend the Post-Transition Table of DTV Allotments under Illinois by revising the entry for Superior and York to read as follows:
                
                     73.622 
                    Digital television table of allotments.
                    
                    (i) * * *
                    
                         
                        
                            Community
                            Channel No.
                        
                        
                             
                        
                        
                            *    *    *    *    *
                        
                        
                            
                                Georgia
                            
                        
                        
                             
                        
                        
                            *    *    *    *    *
                        
                        
                            Augusta
                            27, 30, 31, 42
                        
                        
                             
                        
                        
                            *    *    *    *    *
                        
                    
                
            
            [FR Doc. 202104719 Filed 3521; 8:45 am]
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