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Independence  xclaims that, since the Dubois Communities are on the fringe of WDRBTV's Grade B signal  X -contour, they should be considered a part of WDRBTV's market. Zs {O% -ԍCiting Time Warner Cable, 11 FCC Rcd 8047 (CSB 1996); Time Warner Cable, 11 FCC Rcd 2902 (CSB 1996).  X - ` x11.` ` TCII opposes the petition arguing that cable operators are not required to carry  X - xMmore than one station that is affiliated with a national network.h s {Or-ԍSee 47 U.S.C.  534(b)(5); 47 C.F.R.  76. 56(b)(5).h TCII states that it already  xcarries station WTVWTV, another Fox network affiliate that is located closer to its cable system  xheadend than is WDRBTV. TCII states that WTVWTV is licensed to Evansville, Indiana, less  xthat forty miles from TCII's headend, and in the Evansville ADI. On the other hand, WDRB xjTV, also affiliated with the Fox Network, is located more than sixty miles away in Louisville and  xin the Louisville ADI. TCII argues that, given these facts and the cited mustcarry statutory provisions, its cable system would not have to carry WDRBTV.  X- ` x12.` ` TCII also contends that the statutory factors militate against the requested market  xmodification in that Independence has failed to show that the statutory criteria are met in this  xcase. TCII disputes Independence's argument that loss of access to WDRBTV on the cable  xKsystem would cause viewer disruption. First, TCII states that it discontinued carriage of WDRB xTV at noon on October 7, 1996, prior to receiving a copy of Independence's petition later that  x/afternoon. With WDRBTV thus deleted from its channel lineup, TCII argues that viewer  xdisruption would indeed occur, if it were now required to reinstate carriage. Secondly, with Fox  xZNetwork programming already available on its cable system through carriage of Evansville station  xWTVWTV, TCII argues that any significant viewer disruption from the decision to discontinue carriage of WDRBTV is precluded.  X - ` x13.` ` TCII, pointing to the distance of approximately sixty miles between the Dubois  xCommunities and WDRBTV, asserts that WDRBTV is not generally available off the air in the  xDubois Communities. For these reasons, TCII argues that a decision to modify WDRBTV's  xkmarket would result in giving WDRBTV carriage beyond where it would normally expect to  xreach, resulting in a commercial windfall for the station. TCII argues therefore that this is not  xthe case of a cable operator serving as a bottleneck to broadcast distribution. TCII argues further"!~,N(N(ZZ "  xthat Independence has failed to demonstrate that WDRBTV offers any programming truly local  xjto the Dubois Communities. For that reason, TCII contends that the public interest would not  xbe served by granting the petition. TCII also asserts that the carriage of other stations licensed  xto Evansville and Bloomington, Indiana, with their coverage of local news and sporting events,  x.and WTVWTV's Fox Network programming preclude any credit to WDRBTV under the third  xstatutory factor. TCII contends that Independence did not address whether other stations meet the needs of the Dubois Communities and thus failed to carry its burden under this criterion.  XH- ` ~x14.` ` Finally, TCII asserts that the station viewing data presented by Independence  xyshows negligible viewing of WDRBTV in the Dubois County. TCII also presented a study of  x<the relative viewing strengths of WDRBTV and WTVWTV in Dubois County, which, according to TCII, shows that WDRBTV viewing is low.  X - ` Rx15.` ` Independence asserts in reply that the Commission routinely grants market  xmodification requests resulting in more than one network affiliate having mustcarry rights on a  x/cable system. Independence argues that it is irrelevant that another Fox network station in  xLEvansville, Indiana is located closer to TCII's cable system than is WDRBTV. Independence  xasserts that historic carriage is considered an important factor supporting grant of market  xmodification petitions. Independence also claims that TCII failed to rebut its demonstration that  XK- x.historic carriage of WDRBTV mandates a grant of the petition.Ks yO- xԍIndependence asserts further that noncarriage of WDRBTV will result in loss of WDRBTV' substantial nonnetwork programming to cable viewers. Arguing that Grade B signal  xcontours are only predictions, not boundaries, Independence further contends that the Commission  X-has modified stations' markets to include communities beyond their Grade B signal contours.z s {O-ԍCiting, e.g., Kentucky Central Television, Inc., 10 FCC Rcd 3401 (CSB 1995).z  X- ` x16.` ` Independence asserts that WDRBTV service in Dubois County is made evident  X- xnot only from the Nielsen figures submitted with its petition, but also from the study presented  xby TCII. Independence contends that TCII's data shows that noncable Dubois County  x]households watching WDRBTV range from 31.1% of total households for the Sunday  x Saturday, 7 a.m. 1 a. m. daypart to 74.6% of total households for the Monday Friday 4 6  xp.m. daypart; this, it argues, disproves TCII's claim that WDRBTV is not generally available  xofftheair in the Dubois Communities. The distance from WDRBTV in Louisville to the Dubois  xCommunities must be disregarded, Independence contends, because TCII carries other stations  x/from Louisville as well as from the more distant BloomingtonIndianapolis, Indiana market.  xIndependence also contends that TCII failed to provide any information showing that  xprogramming of other carried stations provide coverage to the Dubois Communities, and  xfurthermore that carriage of other stations is an enhancement factor that is pertinent only where  X-other stations do not serve the community at issue.is {O@&-ԍSee Meredith Corporation, 10 FCC Rcd 3485, 3487 (CSB 1995).i " D,N(N(ZZ"Ԍ X- ANALYSIS AND DECISION ă  X- ` 3x17.` ` We will deny Independence's petition. s yOK- xYԍThe record shows that TCII deleted WDRBTV from its cable system at noon on October 7, 1996 and received  xthe service copy of the petition for relief later that afternoon. Because we deny Independence's petition, its Request  xfor Emergency Relief, in the form of an order directing TCII to restore WDRBTV to its cable system, need not be addressed.  In instances such as these where an  xaffiliate of a network has asked that its market be modified, we are especially concerned that our  xdecision not unduly upset the economic market place expectations underlying the affiliation  X- xyconcept.hs {O -ԍMohawk Valley Broadcasting, Inc., 11 FCC Rcd 12090 (1996).h In this instance we note that WTVWTV, the current local Fox affiliate serving the  x=Communities, garners an average audience share of 8 which is more than twice that of WDRB X_- xTV who only garners an average audience share of 3 in the communities at issue.b_Bs {OR-ԍ Nielsen's 1995 Diary County/Coverage Study, p. 965.b This clearly  xdemonstrates a preference for station WTVWTV in the subject Communities. In this regard, we  xLnote that Independence has failed to show that WDRBTV provides any programming that is  xdirected to the needs and interests of the Dubois Communities Further we note that WTVWTV  xplaces a Grade A contour over a portion of the Communities and a Grade B contour over all of  x.the systems serving the Communities in question, while at the same time the more distant Fox  X - xyaffiliate WDRBTV fails to place a Grade B contour over any of the subject communities. s {OZ-ԍThe Commission has held that Grade B coverage is indicative of local service. See 8 FCC Rcd at 2977. We  xalso note that WDRBTV is distant from the cable Communities with some being at least sixty  X - x\miles away.nX f s yO- xԍThe legislative history notes that when making its market determinations, the Commission may conclude that  xa community within a station's ADI may be "so far removed" from the station that it cannot be deemed to be part of the station's market. H.R. Rep. No. 628, 102d Cong., 2d Sess.at 9798.n This is consistent with the disparity in viewership between the two stations.  xMWhile the record demonstrates that WDRBTV's has some audience share and a history of  xcarriage on TCII's cable system serving the Dubois Communities, these factors are insufficient  xin view of the above to upset the present economic structure of the relevant ADI. The above  x{factors reveal that the market structure as presently configured accurately reflect market conditions.  X-x; ORDER ă  X- ` x19.` ` Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED , pursuant to Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the  x>Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 534(h)(1)(C), and Section 76.59 of the  xCommission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. 76.59, that the petition for special relief filed by Independence  X-Television Co. in File No. CSR4849A IS DENIED. "| ,N(N(ZZ2"Ԍ X- ` p1x20.` ` This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. Section 0.321. x` `  hh@FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION x` `  hh@William H. Johnson x` `  hh@Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau1