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On December 15, 1993, Wolfe Communications, Inc. ("Wolfe"), licen see of low power television station W19BN (Channel 19), Defiance, Ohio, filed a complaint against TCI Cablevision of Ohio ("TCI"), operator of cable television systems serving Bryan, Paulding,  c7-and Van Wert, Ohio,7 c-#XR  P7jQ6MXP#э TCI's system serving Bryan, Ohio, includes the city of Bryan, the villages of Archbold, West Unity, Montpelier, Stryker, Edgerton, and Evansport, and the townships of Jefferson, Pulaski, and Center; its system serving Paulding, Ohio, includes the villages of Paulding, and Cecil; its system serving Van Wert, Ohio, includes the city of Van Wert, and Ohio City. claiming that TCI had declined to carry the station even though W19BN is a fullyqualified low power television station within the meaning of 76.56(b)(3) of the Commission's Rules and 614(c) and (h)(2) of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102385, 106 Stat. 1460  c-(1992). TCI responded on February 14, 1994,A c'-#XR  P7jQ6MXP#э On February 3, 1994, TCI requested a Motion for Extension of Time in which to respond to the complaint. Wolfe had no objection to this request and it was granted pursuant"(0*0*0*(" to the Commission's Rules. A by alleging that the station did not provide a "K0*0*0* "Ԍ 2 good quality signal and, that even if it did, complainant does not satisfy the definition of a qualified LPTV station. DISCUSSION 2. The 1992 Cable Act provides "that a cable operator is not required to carry a low power television station that does not deliver [a good quality signal] to the principal headend  Y -of a cable system. See 47 U.S.C. 534(h)(1)(B)(iii). Because the cable operator is in the best position to know whether a given station is providing a good quality signal to the system's principal headend, we believe that the initial burden of demonstrating the lack of a good quality signal appropriately falls on the cable operator. In meeting this burden, the cable operator must show that it used good engineering practices, as defined below, to measure the signal delivered to the headend. 3. With respect to the standard to be used to determine what constitutes a good quality signal, the 1992 Cable Act adopted a standard for determining the availability of VHF and UHF commercial stations at a cable system's headend: for VHF commercial television station signals, the standard is 49 dBm; for UHF commercial television station signals, the standard is 45 dBm. Consistent with Congress' guidance with respect to VHF and UHF commercial station availability, we believe it is reasonable to utilize the same standards as prima facie tests to initially determine, absent other evidence, whether VHF or UHF lowpower stations place adequate signal levels over a cable system's principal headend. 4. To measure a station's signal to see if it meets the Commission's requirements, a cable operator's signal strength surveys should, at a minimum, include the following: 1) specific make and model numbers of the equipment used, as well as its age and most recent date(s) of calibration; 2) description(s) of the characteristics of the equipment used, such as antenna ranges and radiation patterns; 3) height of the antenna above ground level and whether the antenna was properly oriented; and 4) weather conditions and time of day when tests were done. In addition, our rules require that a cable operator must conduct multiple signal quality tests to ensure accurate results and, in turn, provide that testing information to the affected station when there is a dispute over signal level measurements. Generally, if the test results are less than 51 dBm for a UHF station, we have said that at least four readings must be taken over a twohour period. Where the initial readings are between 51 dBm and 45 dBm, inclusive, we believe that the readings should be taken over a 24hour period with measurements not more than four hours apart to establish reliable test results. 5. TCI has submitted separate data for the Bryan, Paulding and Van Wert systems, each consisting of six signal level readings taken over the course of a twentyfour hour period. "<&y0*0*0*`'"Ԍ 3 These tests were conducted by TCI's Engineer on February 2 and 4, 1994 for the Bryan system, February 3 and 4, 1994 for the Paulding system, and February 4 and 5, 1994 for the Van Wert system. The data demonstrates, consistent with Commission requirements, that W19BN's signal strength at each of TCI's three principal headends is substantially below the level of 45 dBm required for UHF stations. As a result, W19BN is not eligible for mustcarry status on TCI's systems. Given our conclusion, we need not reach the other issues raised by the parties in this matter. 6. Accordingly, the petition filed December 15, 1993, by Wolfe Communications, Inc., IS DENIED, pursuant to 614(h)(2)(F) (47 U.S.C. 534) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by 0.321 of the Commission's Rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION William H. Johnson Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau