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CFR › Title 47 › Chapter I › Subchapter C › Part 73 › Subpart G › Section 73.805
47 CFR 73.805 - Availability of channels.
§ 73.805 Availability of channels.
Except as provided in § 73.220 of this chapter, all of the frequencies listed in § 73.201 of this chapter are available for LPFM stations.
The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 47 CFR Part 73 after this date.
83 FR 22209 - Radio Broadcasting Services; Cora, Wyoming
FR Doc. 2018-10181
MB Docket No. 17-196
RM-11794
DA 18-365
Effective May 28, 2018.
At the request of Wind River Broadcasting, Inc., the Audio Division amends the FM Table of Allotments by adding Channel 274C2 at Cora, Wyoming. We find that the public interest would be served by allotting a first local service at Cora, Wyoming. A staff engineering analysis indicates that Channel 274C2 can be added at Cora, Wyoming, as proposed, consistent with the minimum distance separation requirements of the Commission&apos;s rules without a site restriction. The reference coordinates are 43-03-24 NL and 110-08-07 WL.
83 FR 21995 - Radio Broadcasting Services; Connerville, Oklahoma
FR Doc. 2018-10056
MB Docket No. 18-43, RM-11797
DA 18-146
Comments must be filed on or before May 29, 2018, and reply comments on or before June 13, 2018.
This document requests comments on a Petition for Rule Making filed by The Chickasaw Nation, proposing to amend the FM Table of Allotments, by allotting Channel 247A at Connerville, Oklahoma, as the first local Tribal-owned commercial service. A staff engineering analysis indicates that Channel 247A can be allotted to Connerville consistent with the minimum distance separation requirements of the Commission&apos;s rules. The reference coordinates are 34-25-00 NL and 96-43-53 WL with a site restriction of 9.40 km (5.84 miles) southwest of the community.
83 FR 19459 - Obligations Relating to Submission of FCC Form 2100, Schedule G, Used To Report TV Stations&apos; Ancillary or Supplementary Services
FR Doc. 2018-09335
MB Docket No. 17-264
FCC 18-41
These rule revisions are effective on May 3, 2018.
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) revises of its rules to relieve certain digital television stations of an annual reporting obligation relating to the provision of ancillary or supplementary services.
83 FR 19186 - Elimination of Main Studio Rule; Petition for Partial Reconsideration
FR Doc. 2018-09294
MB Docket No. 17-106
DA 18-326
Dismissal and denial of petition for partial reconsideration.
47 CFR Parts 1 and 73
This document dismisses and otherwise denies the Petition for Reconsideration filed by De La Hunt Broadcasting Corp. The Commission&apos;s rules provide that a petition for reconsideration which relies on facts or arguments not previously presented to the Commission will only be granted if one of three circumstances is present, and the Media Bureau concludes that none of the specified circumstances is present here. Because this is a fact-specific inquiry, and not an issue of general applicability, a waiver request is the proper means for considering this issue, and De La Hunt states that it has already requested such a waiver from the Media Bureau.
83 FR 18441 - Auction of FM Translator Construction Permits Scheduled for June 21, 2018; Notification of Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments, and Other Procedures for Auction 83
FR Doc. 2018-08635
AU Docket No. 17-351
DA 18-257
Final action; requirements and procedures.
April 16, 2018, and until 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on April 26, 2018, each Auction 83 applicant must review, verify or update its previously-filed short-form applications (FCC Forms 175) electronically. Bidding in Auction 83 is scheduled to start on June 21, 2018.
In this document, the Commission summarizes the procedures and announces upfront payments amounts and minimum opening bids for the auction of FM translator construction permits (Auction 83). The document summarized here is intended to familiarize applicants with the procedures and other requirements for participation in the auction.
83 FR 15531 - Streamlined Reauthorization Procedures for Assigned or Transferred Television Satellite Stations; Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative
FR Doc. 2018-07508
MB Docket Nos. 18-63, 17-105
FCC 18-34
Comments are due on or before May 11, 2018 and reply comments are due on or before May 29, 2018.
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes to streamline the process for reauthorizing television satellite stations when they are assigned or transferred in combination with their previously approved parent station. This document continues the Commission&apos;s efforts to modernize its regulations and reduce unnecessary requirements that can impede competition and innovation in the media marketplace.
83 FR 13903 - Elimination of Obligation To File Broadcast Mid-Term Report (Form 397) Under Section 73.2080(f)(2)
FR Doc. 2018-06599
FCC 18-20
Propose rule; correction.
Comments are due on or before April 30, 2018; reply comments are due on or before May 15, 2018.
This document corrects the preamble to a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on March 21, 2018 regarding the EEO Broadcast Mid-Term Report. The comment periods in the DATES section of the proposed rule published on March 21, 2018, inaccurately reflected a 60-day comment period and 90-day reply comment period, instead of the 30-day comment, 45-day reply comment deadline stated in the proposed rule. Any comments made before this correction is published will be considered.
83 FR 13463 - Petitions for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding
FR Doc. 2018-06372
GN Docket No. 16-142
Report No. 3088
Oppositions to the Petition must be filed on or before April 13, 2018. Replies to an opposition must be filed on or before April 23, 2018.
47 CFR Parts 15, 73, 74, and 76
Petitions for Reconsideration (Petitions) have been filed in the Commission&apos;s Rulemaking proceeding by Rick Chessen, on behalf of NCTA—The Internet & Television Association (“NCTA”) and Michael Nilsson, on behalf of American Television Alliance (ATVA).
83 FR 12680 - 2014 Quadrennial Regulatory Review
FR Doc. 2018-05728
FCC 16-107
MB Docket Nos. 14-50, 09-182, 07-294 and 04-256
47 CFR 73.3526, published at 81 FR 76220, November 1, 2016, is effective on March 23, 2018.
In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the request for the information collection requirements contained in the Commission&apos;s 2014 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Second Report and Order, FCC 16-107. This document is consistent with the Second Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of these rules.
2018-03-21; vol. 83 # 55 - Wednesday, March 21, 2018
83 FR 12274 - Revitalization of the AM Radio Service
FR Doc. 2018-05741
FCC 17-119
The rule amendments to 47 CFR 73.151(c)(1)(ix) and (x) and (c)(3), 47 CFR 73.154(a), and 47 CFR 73.155, published at 82 FR 51161, November 3, 2017, are effective on March 21, 2018.
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, information collection requirements adopted in the Commission&apos;s Third Report and Order, FCC 17-119. This document is consistent with the Third Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of the rules.
83 FR 12313 - Elimination of Obligation To File Broadcast Mid-Term Report (Form 397)
FR Doc. 2018-05726
Comments are due on or before May 21, 2018; reply comments are due on or before June 19, 2018.
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) proposes to eliminate the rules requiring certain broadcast television and radio stations to file Form 397, the EEO Broadcast Mid-Term Report. This proposal will continue the Commission&apos;s efforts to modernize regulations and reduce unnecessary requirements that no longer serve the public interest.
83 FR 8828 - Radio Broadcasting Services; Desert Hills, Arizona
FR Doc. 2018-04115
MB Docket No. 18-72, RM-11796
DA 18-101
Comments must be filed on or before March 26, 2018, and reply comments on or before April 10, 2018.
This document requests comments on a petition for rulemaking filed by L. Topaz Enterprises, Inc. (Petitioner), proposing to amend the FM Table of Allotments by allotting Channel 292A at Desert Hills, Arizona, as a second local service. Petitioner states that the proposed allotment will provide additional diversity and an outlet for local residents. A staff engineering analysis indicates that Channel 292A can be allotted to Desert Hills consistent with the minimum distance separation requirements of the Commission&apos;s rules. The reference coordinates are 34-32-58 NL and 114-22-2 WL with no site restriction.
83 FR 8181 - Petition for Partial Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding
FR Doc. 2018-03865
Report No. 3086
Oppositions to the Petition must be filed on or before March 13, 2018. Replies to an opposition must be filed on or before March 23, 2018.
A Petition for Partial Reconsideration (Petition) has been filed in the Commission&apos;s rulemaking proceeding by Dan J. Alpert, on behalf of DA LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.
83 FR 6823 - Filing of Contracts; Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative
FR Doc. 2018-03098
MB Docket Nos. 18-4, 17-105
FCC 18-8
Comments are due on or before March 19, 2018. Reply comments are due on or before April 2, 2018.
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on whether and how to modernize the Commission&apos;s rules, which requires each licensee or permittee of a commercial and noncommercial AM, FM, television, or international broadcast station to file certain contracts and other documents with the Commission within 30 days after execution. This document continues the Commission&apos;s efforts to modernize its regulations and reduce unnecessary requirements that can impede competition and innovation in the media marketplace.
83 FR 6141 - Auction of Cross-Service FM Translator Construction Permits Scheduled for May 15, 2018; Comment Sought on Competitive Bidding Procedures for Auction 99
FR Doc. 2018-03025
DA 18-91
Proposed rule; proposed auction procedures.
Comments are due on or before February 13, 2018, and reply comments are due on or before February 21, 2018. Bidding for FM translator construction permits in Auction 99 is scheduled to begin on May 15, 2018.
The Wireless Telecommunications and Media Bureaus (the Bureaus) announce an auction of certain cross-service FM translator construction permits. This document also seeks comment on competitive bidding procedures and proposed minimum opening bids for Auction 99.
83 FR 5543 - Deletion of Rules Made Obsolete by the Digital Television Transition
FR Doc. 2018-02552
MB Docket No. 17-105
FCC 18-3
These rule revisions are effective on February 8, 2018.
47 CFR Parts 27, 54, 73, 74, and 76
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) eliminates rules that have been made obsolete by the digital television transition.
83 FR 4998 - Authorizing Permissive Use of the “Next Generation” Broadcast Television Standard
FR Doc. 2018-01473
FCC 17-158
Effective March 5, 2018, except for §§ 73.3801, 73.6029, and 74.782 which contain information collection requirements that are not effective until approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date for these sections. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register, as of March 5, 2018.
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) authorizes television broadcasters to use the “Next Generation” broadcast television (Next Gen TV) transmission standard, also called “ATSC 3.0” or “3.0,” on a voluntary, market-driven basis. This authorization is subject to broadcasters continuing to deliver current-generation digital television (DTV) service, using the ATSC 1.0 transmission standard, also called “ATSC 1.0” or “1.0,” to their viewers.
83 FR 4455 - Auction of FM Translator Construction Permits Scheduled for June 21, 2018; Comment Sought on Competitive Bidding Procedures for Auction 83
FR Doc. 2018-01918
DA 18-11
Comments are due on or before February 6, 2018, and reply comments are due on or before February 13, 2018. Bidding for FM translator construction permits in Auction 83 is scheduled to begin on June 21, 2018.
In this document, the Wireless Telecommunications and Media Bureaus (the Bureaus) announce an auction of certain FM translator construction permits. This document also seeks comment on competitive bidding procedures and proposed minimum opening bids for Auction 83.
83 FR 3661 - National Television Multiple Ownership Rule
FR Doc. 2018-01404
MB Docket No. 17-318
FCC 17-169
Comments are due on or before February 26, 2018. Reply Comments are due on or before March 27, 2018.
This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ( NPRM ) initiates a comprehensive review of the national television audience reach cap, including the UHF discount used by broadcasters to determine compliance with the cap. The national cap limits entities from owning or controlling television stations that, together, reach more than 39 percent of the television households in the country. The NPRM asks questions about whether a cap is still needed and what public interest goals it would promote, where the cap should be set if still needed, and how compliance with the cap should be calculated, including the question of whether the UHF discount should be eliminated. The Notice also invites comment on the Commission&apos;s legal authority to take such actions.
83 FR 733 - 2014 Quadrennial Regulatory Review
FR Doc. 2017-28329
MB Docket Nos. 14-50, 09-182, 07-294, 04-256, and 17-289
Effective February 7, 2018 except for the amendment to § 73.3613, which contains information collection requirements that are not effective until approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of these changes.
In this document, an Order on Reconsideration repeals and modifies several of the Commission&apos;s broadcast ownership rules. Specifically, this document repeals the Newspaper/Broadcast Cross-Ownership Rule, the Radio/Television Cross-Ownership Rule, and the attribution rule for television joint sales agreements. This document also revises the Local Television Ownership Rule to eliminate the Eight-Voices Test and to modify the Top-Four Prohibition to better reflect the competitive conditions in local markets. This document provides a favorable presumption for waiver of the Local Radio Ownership Rule&apos;s market definitions as to transactions in certain embedded markets. Lastly, this document rejects requests to change the definition of Shared Service Agreements (SSAs) and the requirement that commercial television stations disclose SSAs by placing the agreements in each station&apos;s online public inspection file. In addition, the document finds that the record supports adoption of an incubator program to promote ownership diversity. The Order on Reconsideration grants in part and denies in part the Petitions for Reconsideration filed separately by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. (Nexstar), and Connoisseur Media LLC (Connoisseur).
83 FR 774 - Rules and Policies To Promote New Entry and Ownership Diversity in the Broadcasting Services
FR Doc. 2017-28328
82 FR 61725 - Radio Broadcasting Services; Gaylord, Michigan
FR Doc. 2017-27115
DA 17-1099
MB Docket No. 16-320
RM-11774
This document was released on November 9, 2017.
The Audio Division dismisses the petition for rulemaking filed by N Content Marketing, LLC (Petitioner), proposing to amend the FM Table of Allotments, by allotting Channel 246C2 at Gaylord, Michigan. Petitioner did not file comments expressing a continuing interest in the proposed Gaylord allotment. It is the Commission&apos;s policy to refrain from making an allotment to a community absent an expression of interest. Roy E. Henderson and Great Northern Broadcasting, Inc., jointly (Joint Counterpropsal), as well as Smile FM, separately, submitted counterproposals. The Joint Counterproposal is dismissed and Smile FM is given the opportunity to file its counterproposal as a petition for rulemaking within 60 days for consideration in a new proceeding. We will not allot Channel 246C2 at Gaylord, Michigan.
82 FR 61479 - Elimination of Main Studio Rule; Correction
FR Doc. 2017-27981
MB Docket No. 17-106, FCC 17-137
Effective January 8, 2018.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is correcting an announcement of effective date for a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on December 18, 2017. In the last sentence of the Supplementary Information section of that document, the stated effective date of January 8, 2017 should have been January 8, 2018.
82 FR 60350 - Authorizing Permissive Use of the “Next Generation” Broadcast Television Standard
FR Doc. 2017-27433
Comments are due on or before February 20, 2018; reply comments are due on or before March 20, 2018.
47 CFR Parts 15, 73, 74 and 76
In this document, we seek further comment on issues related to exceptions to and waivers of the local simulcasting requirement, whether we should let full power broadcasters use channels in the television broadcast band that are vacant to facilitate the transition to 3.0, and finally, we tentatively conclude that local simulcasting should not change the significantly viewed status of a Next Gen TV station.
82 FR 59987 - Elimination of Main Studio Rule
FR Doc. 2017-27197
47 CFR 73.3526(c)(1) and 73.3527(c)(1), published at 82 FR 57876, December 8, 2017 are effective on January 8, 2018.
In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the non-substantive change request for the information collection requirements contained in FCC 17-137. This document is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of these rules.
82 FR 57876 - Elimination of Main Studio Rule
FR Doc. 2017-24982
FCC 17-137
Effective January 8, 2018, except for §§ 73.3526(c)(1) and 73.3527(c)(1), which contain new or modified information collection requirements, and which shall become effective after the Commission publishes a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the relevant effective date.
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) eliminates the rule that requires each AM, FM, and television broadcast station to maintain a main studio located in or near its community of license. The FCC also eliminates existing requirements associated with the rule, including the requirement that the main studio have full-time management and staff present during normal business hours, and that it have program origination capability.
82 FR 57684 - Television Broadcasting Services; Anchorage, Alaska
FR Doc. 2017-26312
DA 17-1062
MB Docket No. 17-187, RM-11792
This rule is effective December 7, 2017.
The Federal Communications Commission published a document in the Federal Register of November 17, 2017, concerning the Commission&apos;s grant of the request by Gray Television License, LLC (Gray) to substitute channel 7 for channel 5 for station KYES-TV, Anchorage, Alaska. The document contained the incorrect effective date.
82 FR 56574 - Amendment of Section 73.624(g) of the Commission&apos;s Rules Regarding Submission of FCC Form 2100, Schedule G, Used To Report TV Stations&apos; Ancillary or Supplementary Services
FR Doc. 2017-25405
FCC 17-138
Comments are due on or before December 29, 2017; reply comments are due on or before January 16, 2018.
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on how to modernize two provisions in Part 73 of its rules governing broadcast licensees: Section 73.624(g), which establishes certain reporting obligations relating to the provision of ancillary or supplementary services, and Section 73.3580, which sets forth requirements concerning public notice of the filing of broadcast applications.
82 FR 55771 - Promoting Diversification of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services; Correction
FR Doc. 2017-25443
FCC 16-1
MB Docket No. 07-294, MD Docket No. 10-234
Effective November 28, 2017.
47 CFR Parts 73 and 74
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on April 4, 2016. That document revised FCC Form 323, Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations, and FCC Form 323-E, Ownership Report for Noncommercial Broadcast Stations, and amended Sections 73.3615 and 74.797 of the Commission&apos;s rules. This document corrects the final regulations by replacing references to “FCC Form 2100, Schedule 323” with “FCC Form 323” and replacing references to “FCC Form 2100, Schedule 323-E” with “FCC Form 323-E.”
82 FR 55772 - Promoting Diversification of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services
FR Doc. 2017-25408
MB Docket No. 07-294, MD Docket No. 10-234, FCC 16-1
Amendments to 47 CFR 73.3615 and 74.797 and changes to FCC Forms 323 and 323-E, published at 81 FR 19431, April 4, 2016, are effective November 28, 2017.
In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved, for a period of three years, amendments to the Commission&apos;s rules and revised filing procedures and changes to FCC Form 323 (Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations) and FCC Form 323-E (Ownership Report for Noncommercial Broadcast Stations), which the Commission adopted in the Report and Order, Promoting Diversification of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services, FCC 16-1. This document is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of the rule amendments and revised filing procedures and changes to Forms 323 and 323-E.
82 FR 54301 - Television Broadcasting Services; Anchorage, Alaska
FR Doc. 2017-24944
MB Docket No. 17-187
RM-11792
This rule is effective December 18, 2017.
The Commission grants the request by Gray Television License, LLC (Gray) to substitute channel 7 for channel 5 for station KYES-TV, Anchorage, Alaska. Gray filed comments reaffirming its interest in the proposed channel substitution and stating that if the proposal is granted, it will promptly file an application for the facilities specified in the rulemaking petition and construct the station. As Gray explained in its petition, the antenna currently used by KYES-TV is a repurposed analog antenna the previous station owner built which provides an inefficient signal. In addition, the current remote transmission site does not have a generator and KYES-TV goes silent when there is a power outage. By moving to sister station KTUU&apos;s location, and operating with an existing modern broadband antenna on a high-VHF channel, the station will be able to deliver an improved signal. Gray will also add the KYES-TV signal to the translator network used by KTUU, which will reduce most of the loss of service that would result from the proposed move, which will serve the public interest.
82 FR 51161 - Revitalization of the AM Radio Service
FR Doc. 2017-23908
Effective December 4, 2017, except for the amendments to 47 CFR 73.151(c)(1)(ix) and (x) and (c)(3), 47 CFR 73.154(a), and 47 CFR 73.155, which contain new or modified information collection requirements that require approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), and which will become effective after the Commission publishes a document in the Federal Register announcing such approval and the relevant effective date.
This document amends certain Commission rules applying to AM broadcast stations using directional antenna arrays. AM directional antenna arrays are multiple-tower installations designed to direct radio energy primarily in certain directions in order to avoid interfering with other AM broadcast stations. Approximately 40 percent of all AM broadcasters use directional arrays during some part of the broadcast day. These rule amendments are intended to decrease the burdens and expense of installing and maintaining directional arrays, especially for AM broadcasters using Method of Moments (MoM) modeling for proofs of performance of their directional arrays.
82 FR 42749 - Noncommercial Educational Station Fundraising for Third-Party Non-Profit Organizations
FR Doc. 2017-19218
MB Docket No. 12-106, FCC 17-41
The amendments to 47 CFR 73.503(e)(1), 73.621(f)(1), and 73.2527(e)(14), published at 82 FR 21127, May 5, 2017, are effective November 13, 2017.
In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with the Commission&apos;s Noncommercial Educational Station Fundraising for Third-Party Non-Profit Organizations Report and Order&apos;s third-party fundraising rules. This document is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those rules.
2017-09-06; vol. 82 # 171 - Wednesday, September 6, 2017
82 FR 42041 - Radio Broadcasting Services; Various Locations
FR Doc. 2017-18831
DA 17-757
Effective September 6, 2017.
This document amends the FM Table of Allotments, of the Commission&apos;s rules, by reinstating certain vacant FM allotments. These FM allotments are considered vacant because of the cancellation of the associated authorizations and licenses, or the dismissal of long-form auction applications. These vacant FM allotments have previously undergone notice and comment rule making. Reinstatement of the vacant allotments is merely a ministerial action to effectuate licensing procedures. Therefore, we find for good cause that further notice and comment are unnecessary.
82 FR 41343 - Revisions to Public Inspection File Requirements—Broadcaster Correspondence File and Cable Principal Headend Location
FR Doc. 2017-18485
MB Docket No. 16-161
FCC 17-3
The changes to FCC Form 303-S required as a result of the rule adopted at 82 FR 11406, February 23, 2017, are effective on August 31, 2017.
In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, changes to FCC Form 303-S (Application for Renewal of Broadcast Station License) associated with the Commission&apos;s decision in Report and Order, Revisions to Public Inspection File Requirements—Broadcaster Correspondence File and Cable Principal Headend Location. Specifically, OMB has approved the Commission&apos;s decision to revise Form 303-S to eliminate those sections of the form that require commercial TV broadcasters to submit with their renewal application a summary of written communications received from the public regarding violent programming (See FCC Form 303-S at p. 5 and instructions at p. 25). This document is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of this change to FCC Form 303-S (See Public Inspection File R&O, 32 FCC Rcd at 1574-75, para 29).
82 FR 39716 - Radio Broadcasting Services; Cora, Wyoming
FR Doc. 2017-17730
DA 17-726
Comments must be filed on or before September 21, 2017, and reply comments on or before October 6, 2017.
This document requests comments on a Petition for Rulemaking filed by Wind River Broadcasting, Inc., proposing to amend the FM Table of Allotments, of the Commission&apos;s rules, by allotting Channel 274C2 at Cora, Wyoming, as a first local service. A staff engineering analysis indicates that Channel 274C2 can be allotted to Cora, consistent with the minimum distance separation requirements of the Commission&apos;s rules without a site restriction. The reference coordinates are 43-03-24 NL and 110-08-07 WL.
82 FR 37354 - Channel Sharing Rules
FR Doc. 2017-16848
The final rules regarding 47 CFR 73.3800, 73.6028, 74.799 and FCC Form 2100, Schedules A, B, C, D, E and F published at 82 FR 18240 on April 18, 2017, are effective August 10, 2017.
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collections associated with the Commission&apos;s decision, in Report and Order, Channel Sharing by Full Power and Class A Stations Outside of the Broadcast Television Spectrum Incentive Auction Context. Specifically, OMB has approved the Commission&apos;s rules that require that sharing stations: file applications for construction permit and license to implement their channel sharing arrangement (CSA); that they include a copy of their CSA with their construction permit application; and that they provide notice of their CSA to multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs). OMB also approved changes to the Commission&apos;s Form 2100 Schedules A, B, C, D, E and F to implement these changes. This document is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of these rule changes.
82 FR 35499 - Television Broadcasting Services; Anchorage, Alaska
FR Doc. 2017-16002
The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Gray), the licensee of KYES-TV, channel 5, Anchorage, Alaska, requesting the substitution of channel 7 for channel 5 at Anchorage. The Commission instituted a freeze on the acceptance of full power television rulemaking petitions requesting channel substitutions in May 2011, and a freeze on the filing of modification applications by full power and Class A television stations that would increase a station&apos;s noise-limited or protected contour beyond the station&apos;s currently licensed or authorized facility in April 2013. Gray asks that the Commission waive these freezes to permit KYES to relocate its transmitter and utilize upgraded equipment, thereby improving its over-the-air- signal to better serve viewers.
82 FR 29770 - Transition Progress Report Form and Filing Requirements for Stations Not Eligible for Reimbursement From the TV Broadcast Relocation Fund
FR Doc. 2017-13765
MB Docket No. 16-306, GN Docket No. 12-268
DA 17-484
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) describes the information that must be provided in periodic progress reports (FCC Form 2100—Schedule 387 (Transition Progress Report)) by full power and Class A television stations that are not eligible to receive payment of relocation expenses from the TV Broadcast Relocation Fund in connection with their being assigned to a new channel through the Incentive Auction.
82 FR 29438 - Revisions to Public Inspection File Requirements—Broadcaster Correspondence File and Cable Principal Headend Location
FR Doc. 2017-13623
The amendments to 47 CFR 73.3526; 76.5(pp)(2); 76.1700; and 76.1708, published at 82 FR 11406 on February 23, 2017 are effective June 29, 2017.
47 CFR Parts 73 and 76
In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, some of the information collections associated with the Commission&apos;s decision, in Report and Order, Revisions to Public Inspection File Requirements—Broadcaster Correspondence File and Cable Principal Headend Location. Specifically, OMB has approved the Commission&apos;s decision to eliminate two public inspection file requirements: the requirement that commercial broadcast stations retain in their public inspection file copies of letters and emails from the public; and the requirement that cable operators maintain for public inspection the designation and location of the cable system&apos;s principal headend. This document is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of these rule changes.
82 FR 26887 - Television Broadcasting Services; Augusta, Georgia
FR Doc. 2017-11947
MB Docket No. 11-54
RM-11624
DA 17-510
The proposed rule published on April 4, 2011 (76 FR 18497) is withdrawn as of June 12, 2017.
The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by Southern Media Holdings, Inc. (SMH), the former licensee of WFXG, Augusta, Georgia, requesting the substitution of channel 51 for channel 31 at Augusta. WFXG License Subsidiary, LLC (Licensee) is now the licensee of WFXG. Station WFXG was allotted channel 51 as its post-transition DTV channel and operated a licensed facility on that channel. In 2008, SMH filed a petition for rulemaking requesting that channel 31 be substituted for channel 51, and the Commission granted that request. SMH subsequently requested that the Commission change its channel back to channel 51 and we issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which was contested. On April 28, 2017, Licensee filed a letter withdrawing its pending request to substitute channel 51 for channel 31, explaining that it had licensed the channel 31 facility and that WFXG was reassigned to channel 36 in connection with the post-incentive auction repacking of the broadcast television spectrum.
82 FR 25590 - Elimination of Main Studio Rule
FR Doc. 2017-11425
FCC 17-59
Comments are due on or before July 3, 2017; reply comments are due on or before July 17, 2017.
In this document, the Commission proposes to eliminate its rule that requires each AM, FM, and television broadcast station to maintain a main studio located in or near its community of license. The Commission tentatively finds that the main studio rule is now outdated and unnecessarily burdensome for broadcast stations. The Commission also proposes to eliminate existing requirements associated with the main studio rule, including the requirement that the main studio must have full-time management and staff present during normal business hours, and that it must have program origination capability.
82 FR 22428 - 2014 Quadrennial Regulatory Review
FR Doc. 2017-09889
MB Docket Nos. 14-50, 09-182, 07-294, 04-256
Changes to FCC Form 301, FCC Form 314, and FCC Form 315, published at 81 FR 76220-01, Nov. 1, 2016, are effective on May 16, 2017.
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the information collection requirements associated with the Commission&apos;s Second Report and Order, 2014 Quadrennial Regulatory Review, FCC 16-107. This document is consistent with the Second Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of changes to the forms.
82 FR 21718 - Promoting Diversification of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services
FR Doc. 2017-09461
FCC 17-42
In this document, the Commission expands the option to use Special Use FRNs on ownership reports for noncommercial educational broadcast stations (FCC Form 323-E). This action addresses several petitions for reconsideration of a prior Commission decision and properly balances the Commission&apos;s need to improve the integrity and usability of its broadcast ownership data with the concerns raised in the petitions for reconsideration.
82 FR 21124 - National Television Multiple Ownership Rule
FR Doc. 2017-09001
FCC 17-40
An Order on Reconsideration reinstates the UHF discount, which allows commercial broadcast television station owners to discount the audience reach of their UHF stations when calculating compliance with the national television ownership rule. With the reinstatement of the discount, the Commission will commence a proceeding later this year to consider whether the national television audience reach cap, including the UHF discount, remains in the public interest. The Order on Reconsideration finds that the UHF discount is inextricably linked to the national cap, and when the Commission voted previously to eliminate the discount, it failed to consider whether this de facto tightening of the national cap was in the public interest and justified by current marketplace conditions. The Order on Reconsideration grants in part the Petition for Reconsideration (Petition) filed by ION Media Networks and Trinity Christian Center of Santa Ana, Inc. (Petitioners), and dismisses as moot requests to reconsider the grandfathering provisions applicable to broadcast station combinations affected by elimination of the discount and the decision to forego a VHF discount.
FR Doc. 2017-09002
MB Docket No. 12-106
FCC 17-41
Effective July 5, 2017, except for the amendments to §§ 73.503(e)(1), 73.621(f)(1), and 73.3527(e)(14), which contain new or modified information collection requirements that require approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) and will become effective after the Commission publishes a document in the Federal Register announcing such approval and the relevant effective date.
In this document, the Commission revises its rules to allow noncommercial educational (NCE) broadcast stations to conduct limited on-air fundraising activities that interrupt regular programming for the benefit of third-party non-profit organizations. Permitting NCE stations to conduct third-party fundraising on a limited basis will serve the public interest by enabling NCE stations to support charities and other non-profit organizations in their fundraising efforts for worthy causes without undermining the noncommercial nature of NCE stations or their primary function of serving their communities of license through educational programming.