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This petition is unopposed.  S- qARGUMENTS OF THE PARTIES ă  S-  n2.` ` In support of its petition, WRBW argues that Tomoka Cable arbitrarily shifted its channel  S-  position from its chosen position on channel 14YQ- yO-ԍPursuant to its June 6, 1994 must carry request. Y to cable channel 44 in violation of 76.57(c) and (d) of   the Commission's Rules. WRBW states that Tomoka Cable has offered no explanation for this action nor   did it provide any notice prior to the move, as required by 76.58(a) of the Rules. Although it has   complained to the system, WRBW maintains that Tomoka Cable has neither responded to its complaints   nor returned its signal to cable channel 14. Therefore, WRBW requests that the Commission order Tomoka Cable to comply with Commission requirements and return its station to channel 14.  Si-@ DISCUSSION ă  S-  3.` ` We find that WRBW's request to be carried on cable channel 14 should be denied.   Section 614(b)(6) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, permits a commercial television   ystation such as WRBW to elect as its channel position on a cable system either a) its overtheair channel   /number, b) the channel on which it was carried on July 19, 1985 or January 1, 1992, or c) such other   channel number as is mutually agreed upon the station and the cable operator. The language which allows   cable operators and broadcasters to mutually agree upon a different channel is the mechanism by which   ythe two may reach a channel positioning option outside of the three proposed by the Act's provisions. It   zis simply a way of saying that the parties have the flexibility to reach a result different from the three   statutory options. It does not, however, mean that in the event the three options are not available the  S&-  parties must agree on the ultimate placement of the channel. WRBW commenced operations on June 6,"&X,**882("   /1994. Since the station was not ontheair on either July 19, 1985 or January 1, 1992, its only other  S-  .mandatory option with regard to channel positioning would be its overtheair channel (65).y} yO@-ԍAccording to Commission records, Tomoka Cable has only a 36channel cable system.y It also has   Lthe nonmandatory option of choosing a channel mutuallyagreed upon by both the station and the cable   system. In its June 6, 1994 letter requesting carriage on the Tomoka Cable system, WRBW chose this   Mnonmandatory option and requested carriage on either cable channel 10 or cable channel 14. Tomoka   Cable tacitly agreed to WRBW's request by placing the station on cable channel 14 and therefore   WRBW's rights to that channel position were effective through the first election period which expired  S-January 1, 1997.X} yO -ԍThe period of the first election period ran from October 1, 1993 through December 31, 1996.  S-  4.` ` However, because cable channel 14 is not a statutorilymandated channel position for   WRBW, the station's rights to that cable channel did not extend beyond this first election period. At that   Lpoint, Tomoka Cable was free to either continue with the previouslyagreed upon channel position or to   relocate WRBW to another basic tier channel. Tomoka Cable chose the latter option. While nothing in   the information presented indicates the exact date on which Tomoka Cable relocated WRBW, it was   >apparently on or about January 1, 1997. Consequently, Tomoka Cable was free to move WRBW to   channel 44 at the end of the election period. We note, however, that in doing so, Tomoka Cable  S -  yapparently failed to give the required thirty days notice to WRBW and the cable system subscribers. } yO-ԍSection 76.58 requires a thirtyday notification prior to the repositioning of a broadcast channel. In   view of Tomoka Cable's apparent failure to provide the required notice to subscribers as well as to the   station, it shall be ordered to provide an explanation of the facts and circumstances regarding its relocation of WRBW.  S-'#T(1.'1' ORDERING CLAUSES ă  Sh-  15.` ` Accordingly, the petition filed April 11, 1997, by Rainbow Broadcasting, Ltd. IS DENIED  S@- in accordance with 614(d)(3) (47 U.S.C. 534) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. (#(#  S-  6. ` ` IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Tomoka Cable TV SHALL PROVIDE , within thirty   L(30) days of the release date of this order, a written explanation of its actions in failing to notify WRBW   of its intentions with regard to repositioning to the Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division, Cable Services Bureau, with a copy served on WRBW.  S(-7. ` ` This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by 0.321 of the Commission's Rules. ` `  hh,FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ` `  hh,Gary M. Laden, Chief ` `  hh,Consumer Protection and Competition Division  S -` `  hh,Cable Services Bureau