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L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. In 

addition to filing comments with the 

FCC, interested parties should serve 

counsel for the Petitioner as follows: 

Christina A. Burrow, Esq., Cooley LLP, 

1299 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20004–2400. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202) 

418–1647 or Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

support, the Petitioner states that the 

Commission has recognized that VHF 

channels have certain characteristics 

that pose challenges for their use in 

providing digital television service, 

including propagation characteristics 

that allow undesired signals and noise 

to be receivable at relatively far 

distances. According to the Petitioner, it 

has received many complaints from 

viewers unable to receive a reliable 

signal on channel 7. The Engineering 

Statement provided with the Petition 

confirms that the proposed channel 22 

contour would continue to reach 

virtually all of the population within the 

Station’s current service area and fully 

cover the city of Great Falls. An analysis 

using the Commission’s TVStudy 

software tool indicates that KRTV’s 

move from channel 7 to channel 22 is 

predicted to create a small area where 

554 persons are predicted to lose 

service. The loss area, however, is 

partially overlapped by the noise 

limited contour of other CBS affiliated 

stations and reduces the number who 

are predicted to lose CBS network 

service to 255 persons. Taking these 

other stations into account, less than 

500 persons would lose CBS service if 

KRTV moves to channel 22, which 

Petitioner argues is de minimis. We note 

that in its calculation of viewer loss, 

Scripps relies on the CBS network 

service provided by full power 

television station KXLF–TV, Butte, 

Montana, as well as three Scrippsowned translator stations that retransmit 

CBS network programming. While the 

translator stations are secondary and 

can be displaced, we believe given the 

rural nature of Montana and 

neighboring states it is unlikely that 

these stations would be displaced, and 

if they were, Scripps would easily be 

able to find displacement channels for 

them. In addition, the loss area is also 

partially overlapped by the noise 

limited contours of television stations 

KFBB–TV (ABC/FOX), Great Falls, 

Montana; KTVM (NBC), Butte, Montana; 

and KTVH (NBC) and KUHM–TV (PBS), 

Helena, Montana. 

This is a synopsis of the 

Commission’s Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 22–117; 

RM–11923; DA 22–251, adopted March 

10, 2022, and released March 10, 2022. 

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) 

418–0530 (VOICE), (202) 418–0432 

(TTY). 

This document does not contain 

information collection requirements 

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, Public Law 104–13. 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 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(4). Provisions of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601– 

612, 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 73—RADIO BROADCAST 

SERVICES 

■ 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(j), amend the Table of 

Allotments under Montana by revising 

the entry for Great Falls to read as 

follows: 

§ 73.622 Digital television table of 

allotments. 

* * * * * 

(j) * * * 

Community Channel No. 

* * * * * 

MONTANA 

* * * * * 

Great Falls ................ 8, 17, *21, 22, 26 

* * * * * 

[FR Doc. 2022–05931 Filed 3–21–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 73 

[MB Docket No. 22–115; RM–11921; DA 22– 

249; FRS 77595] 

Television Broadcasting Services 

Butte, Montana 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Commission has before it 

a petition for rulemaking filed by 

Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC 

(Petitioner), the licensee of KXLF–TV, 

channel 5, Butte, Montana. The 

Petitioner requests the substitution of 

channel 15 for channel 5 at Butte in the 

Table of Allotments. 

DATES: Comments must be filed on or 

before April 21, 2022 and reply 

comments on or before May 6, 2022. 

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 the Petitioner as follows: 

Christina A. Burrow, Esq., Cooley LLP, 

1299 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20004–2400. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202) 

418–1647 or Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

support, the Petitioner states that the 

Commission has recognized that VHF 

channels have certain characteristics 

that pose challenges for their use in 

providing digital television service, 

including propagation characteristics 

that allow undesired signals and noise 

to be receivable at relatively far 

distances. According to the Petitioner, it 

has received many complaints from 

viewers unable to receive a reliable 

signal on channel 5. The Engineering 

Statement confirms that the proposed 

channel 15 contour would continue to 

reach virtually all of the population 


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within the Station’s current service area 

and fully cover the city of Butte. An 

analysis using the Commission’s 

TVStudy software tool indicates that 

KXLF–TV’s move from channel 5 to 

channel 15 is predicted to create an area 

where approximately 3,000 persons are 

predicted to lose service. The loss area, 

however, is partially overlapped by the 

noise limited contours of Scripps’ 

owned CBS network affiliates KPAX– 

TV, Missoula, Montana; KBZK, 

Bozeman, Montana; and KRTV, Great 

Falls, Montana. Taking these other 

stations into account, less than 500 

persons would lose CBS service if 

KXLF–TV moves to channel 15, which 

Petitioner argues is de minimis. 

This is a synopsis of the 

Commission’s Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 22–115; 

RM–11921; DA 22–249, adopted March 

10, 2022, and released March 10, 2022. 

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) 

418–0530 (VOICE), (202) 418–0432 

(TTY). 

This document does not contain 

information collection requirements 

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, Public Law 104–13. 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 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(4). Provisions of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601– 

612, 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 73—RADIO BROADCAST 

SERVICES 

■ 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(j), amend the Table of 

Allotments under Montana by revising 

the entry for Butte to read as follows: 

§ 73.622 Digital television table of 

allotments. 

* * * * * 

(j) * * * 

Community Channel No. 

* * * * * 

MONTANA 

* * * * * 

Butte .......................... 15, 19, 20, 24. 

* * * * * 

[FR Doc. 2022–05934 Filed 3–21–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 73 

[MB Docket No. 22–114; RM–11920; DA– 

22–248; FRS 77585] 

Television Broadcasting Services 

Bozeman, Montana 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Commission has before it 

a petition for rulemaking filed by 

Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC 

(Petitioner), the licensee of KBZK, 

channel 13, Bozeman, Montana. The 

Petitioner requests the substitution of 

channel 27 for channel 13 at Bozeman 

in the Table of Allotments. 

DATES: Comments must be filed on or 

before April 21, 2022 and reply 

comments on or before May 6, 2022. 

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 the Petitioner as follows: 

Christina A. Burrow, Esq., Cooley LLP, 

1299 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20004–2400. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202) 

418–1647 or Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

support, the Petitioner states that the 

Commission has recognized that VHF 

channels have certain characteristics 

that pose challenges for their use in 

providing digital television service, 

including propagation characteristics 

that allow undesired signals and noise 

to be receivable at relatively far 

distances. According to the Petitioner, it 

has received many complaints from 

viewers unable to receive a reliable 

signal on channel 13. The Engineering 

Statement provided with the Petition 

confirms that the proposed channel 27 

contour would continue to reach 

virtually all of the population within the 

Station’s current service area and fully 

cover the city of Bozeman. An analysis 

using the Commission’s TVStudy 

software tool indicates that KBZK’s 

move from channel 13 to channel 27 is 

predicted to create a small area where 

675 persons are predicted to lose 

service. The loss area, however, is 

partially overlapped by the noise 

limited contour of Scripps’ owned 

television station KXLF–TV, Butte, 

Montana, which is also a CBS network 

affiliate, and reduces the number who 

are predicted to lose CBS network 

service to less than 500 persons, which 

Petitioner argues is de minimis. 

This is a synopsis of the 

Commission’s Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 22–114; 

RM–11920; DA 22–248, adopted March 

10, 2022, and released March 10, 2022. 

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) 

418–0530 (VOICE), (202) 418–0432 

(TTY). 

This document does not contain 

information collection requirements 

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, Public Law 104–13. 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 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 


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