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A. 1. a.(1)(a) i) a) 1. 1. i.(1)(a)(i) 1) a)1. ` ` On July 31, 1997, SKDA Broadcasting Partnership ("SKDA"), licensee of independent  &television broadcast station KHSXTV, Channel 49, of Irving, Texas (the "Station"), filed a complaint  &pursuant to Section 76.61 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R.  76.61, claiming a right to mandatory  &carriage of the Station on the Northland Cable Television system ("Northland") serving Corsicana in  &Navarro County, Texas. Northland did not file a response to the complaint. On August 15, 1997, SKDA  &.filed an amended complaint stating that Northland had begun to carry the Station's signal, but not on the  &Station's overtheair channel; thus, SKDA requests a ruling that Northland be required to carry the Station  &on Channel 49, the Station's overtheair broadcast channel. Northland did not file a response to the amended complaint.  SY-Mx BACKGROUND ă  S - : 2. ` ` Pursuant to Section 614 of the Communications Act and implementing rules adopted by  S- &the Commission in its Report and Order in MM Docket 92259,fl  {OI-ԍ8 FCC Rcd 2965, 29762977 (1993) ("Must Carry Order"). f commercial television broadcast stations  &are entitled to assert mandatory carriage rights on cable systems located within the station's market. A  &station's market for this purpose is its "area of dominant influence," or ADI, as defined by the Arbitron  &audience research organization. An ADI is a geographic market designation that defines each television market exclusive of others, based on measured viewing.     S-  : 3. ` ` In its complaint, SKDA argues that it is entitled to must carry status on Northland. SKDA  &>states that the Station is a full power local commercial station and that Northland and the Station fall  &within the Dallas/Fort Worth ADI. SKDA further asserts that the Station's programming is not  &-substantially duplicated by another station on Northland and that carriage of the Station would not increase  &{Northland's copyright liability. SKDA then asserts that the Station provides a sufficient signal to  &]Northland's Corsicana headend and that, even if it did not, the Station would purchase any and all"+$Z0*''II%"  &necessary equipment to provide an adequate quality signal at Northland's headend. Finally, SKDA asserts  &that Northland provides more than 12 usable channels to its subscribers, that fewer than onethird of these  &channels carry the signals of local commercial television stations, and that accordingly Northland must honor the Station's mustcarry election.  S8- : `4. ` ` SKDA made its formal mustcarry election on August 23, 1996 and thereafter made its  &mustcarry demand to Northland on May 1, 1997. Although Northland agreed in principle to carry the  &=Station, by July 29, 1997 Northland had not yet in fact begun to carry the Station. The Station filed the  &instant complaint on July 30, 1997, within 60 days of Northland's failure to carry the Station on Northland.  SH - : 5. ` ` In its amended complaint filed August 14, 1997, SKDA states that Northland has begun  &zto carry the Station, but is carrying the Station on Channel 99 rather than on the Station's overtheair broadcast Channel 49. SKDA requests a ruling ordering Northland to carry the Station on Channel 49.  S -} DISCUSSION ă  SX-  : P6. ` ` As Northland has not filed a response in this proceeding, we are persuaded by the reasons  &and arguments set forth in SKDA's complaint that, as a local commercial television station, the Station  S- &is entitled to mustcarry status on Northland.J {Op-ԍSee 47 C.F.R.  76.56(b).J Likewise, because Northland has not proffered any reasons  &why the Station should not be transmitted on Channel 49, we find that, as a commercial power station that  &zhas made a valid mustcarry election, the Station is entitled to be carried on Northland on Channel 49,  S-the Station's overtheair broadcast channel.JZ {O-ԍSee 47 C.F.R.  76.57(a).J  S@-1d ORDERING CLAUSES ă  S- : `7. ` ` Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED , pursuant to Sections 76.61(a)(4) and 76.57(a), that  S- &KHSXTV of Irving, Texas is GRANTED mustcarry status on the Northland Cable Television system  S- &serving Corsicana in Navarro County, Texas and that Northland is ORDERED to carry KHSXTV on  Sx-Channel 49 within 60 days from the date this Order is released.  S*- : _ 8. ` ` This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. Section 0.321. ` `  ,hh^FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ` `  ,hh^Gary Laden, Chief ` `  ,hh^Consumer Protection and Competition Division ` `  ,hh^Cable Services Bureau