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This xmay include improved antennas, increased tower height, microwave relay xequipment, amplification equipment and tests that may be needed to xdetermine whether the station's signal complies with the signal strength xrequirements, especially if the cable system's overtheair reception equipment xis already in place and is operating properly. x` `  XH-(footnote omitted.)cH X -#Xj\  P6G;9XP#э 8 FCC Rcd at 2991.c In this particular instance, the data submitted by Cablevision, however, is inadequate to demonstrate that WNDS delivers a weak signal to Cablevision's headend, since Cablevision has not only refused to allow WNDS to test it signal using a preamplifier but Cablevision also failed to follow generally acceptable engineering practices when it measured WNDS's signal strength. x7. Good engineering practices mandate that in cases where test results are less than 51 dBm for a UHF station, there must not only be four readings taken over a twohour period, but readings must also be taken over a 24hour period with measurements not more than four hours apart to establish reliable test results where the initial readings are between  Xb-51 dBm and 45 dBm, inclusive.<vby X-#Xj\  P6G;9XP#э In addition to that noted above, data should also include the following information: the specific make, model numbers, and date of last calibration of the test equipment used; the height of the antenna above ground level and whether or not the antenna was properly oriented, as well as its make and model number; description(s) of the characteristics of the equipment used, such as antenna ranges and radiation patterns; and the weather conditions and time of day when tests were performed.< In this case, Cablevision has performed neither the two XK-hour nor the 24hour test.K X-#Xj\  P6G;9XP#э See, Complaint of Rural California Broadcasting Corp. against Western Cabled  X-Systems, 10 FCC Rcd 2743 (1995). In addition, Cablevision should conduct its testing in a manner  X4-similar to that which it uses to receive other overtheair television broadcast stations.'v4U  X:-#Xj\  P6G;9XP#э The reference in 614(h)(1)(B)(iii) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U. S. C. 534) to measuring broadcast signals at the ". . . input terminals of the signal processing equipment . . ." simply means that signal level measurements should be taken at the first active device or input terminals of the signal processing equipment owned by the cable system, which would be after any equipment supplied by a television station, such as a preamplifier.' Test data should include the height of the antenna, together with the height of other UHF television broadcast antennas currently in place, and any additional testing should be done in the presence of a representative from WNDS. Moreover, apart from maintaining that WNDS's station provides it with a poor quality signal, Cablevision has offered no evidence to"0*((" substantiate its claim in this regard. Lastly, any data submitted with regard to the above  X-issues must be clear and concise and conform with good engineering practices. Xb-#Xj\  P6G;9XP#э Tests employing the use of different equipment that perform the same function should also include a discussion of the differences in the measurement equipment. XxX` ` X XXhhX@XhXppXX  XxxX 0(#  X-  ORDERING CLAUSES ă x8. In view of the foregoing, we find that Cablevision has failed to adequately demonstrate WNDS's poor signal quality at Cablevision's designated headend. x9. Accordingly, the request filed July 31, 1995, by Television Broadcast Station WNDS (Ind., Channel 50), Derry, New Hampshire IS GRANTED, pursuant to 614(d)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U. S. C. 534), and AR Cable Services, Inc., d/b/a Cablevision IS ORDERED to commence carriage of WNDS on its Braintree, Massachusetts cable television system sixty (60) days from the date that Station WNDS  X -provides Cablevision with the additional equipment referenced in this Order, unless Cablevision submits the engineering data required herein to support its assertions of inadequate signal strength and poor signal quality from WNDS at Cablevision's principal  X-headend within fifteen (15) days of the receipt of the above additional equipment.. x10. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by 0.321 of the Commission's Rules. x` `  hhFEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION x` `  hhWilliam H. Johnson x` `  hhDeputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau