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X {O"- xwԍSee Cable Satellite of Miami, 13 FCC Rcd 298, 306 (1997) and Continental Cablevision of Jacksonville, Inc.,11 FCC Rcd 14909, 14921 (1996).  S -( DISCUSSION ă  S0-  _ 12. xWe will grant Time Warner's modification request. Based on geography and other relevant  x?information, we believe that the cable system herein is sufficiently removed from KMPX that its  S-community ought not be deemed part of the station's market for mandatory carriage purposes.D X yO-ԍH.R. Rep. 102628, at 9798.D  S-   13. xAs an initial matter, we note that, according to the legislative history of the 1992 Cable Act, the  x=use of ADI market areas is intended "to ensure that television stations be carried in the areas which they  S@- x"service and which form their economic market."Z@X yO|-ԍH.R. Rep. 102628, 102d Cong., 2d Sess. 97 (1992).Z Changes may be sought and granted by the  S- xCommission "to better effectuate the purposes" of the mandatory carriage requirements.=, X yO -ԍ47 U.S.C. 534(h).= The market  x change process incorporated into the Communications Act, however, is not intended to be a process  xwhereby cable operators may seek relief from the mandatory signal carriage obligations apart from the  x0question of whether a change in the market area involved is warranted. When viewed against this  xkbackdrop, and considering all of the relevant factual circumstances in the record, we believe that Time  x\Warner's deletion petition appears to be a legitimate request to redraw ADI boundaries to make them  xcongruous with market realities. Time Warner's actions do not reflect an intention to skirt its signal  xcarriage responsibilities under the 1992 Cable Act and the Commission's Rules, nor do they evidence a pattern of discriminatory conduct against the station." ,p(p(88L"Ԍ S-ԙ3 Historic Carriage ă  S-   14. xKMPX began operation in 1993. Despite being ontheair for five years, it has no history of  xcarriage on the Greenville system nor does the station appear to be carried on any other Hunt County  S`- x[cable system.`X yO- xjԍWe note that KMPX has claimed that it is carried on all of the cable systems surrounding Dallas, Texas. However, a search of the most recentlyavailable Commission records cannot confirm this fact. Given the statutory directive, weight must be given to this factor, but that must be done  xbearing in mind that the objective of the Section 614(h) process is to "better effectuate the purposes" of  xthe broadcast signal carriage scheme. Thus, with respect to the question of historical carriage patterns,  xattention must be paid to the circumstances from which such patterns developed. Some stations have not  xzhad the opportunity to build a record of historical carriage for specific reasons that do not necessarily  xreflect a judgment as to the geography of the market involved. Therefore, the historical carriage factor  xԩ to theextent such lack of carriage is reflective of factors outside of the shape of the market is not by  xitself controlling in these circumstances because such an implementation of the 1992 Cable Act would,  xin effect, prevent weaker stations, that cable systems had previously declined to carry, from ever obtaining  xzcarriage rights. As such, the evidence relating to this statutory factor does weigh in favor of excluding Time Warner's cable system from KMPX's market but is not outcome determinative by itself.  S - Grade B Coverage/Local Service  S0-  15. xA station's local service to cable communities is one of the relevant factors to consider in this  xparticular case that is not influenced by the type or age of the station involved or historical carriage.  xService may be measured through geographic means: by examining the distance between the station and  x=the cable communities subject to the deletion request and taking into account natural phenomena such as  xwaterways, mountains and valleys which tend to separate communities. A station's broadcast of local  xprogramming, which has a distinct nexus to the cable communities, is also evidence of local service.  xzFinally, a station's Grade A or Grade B contour coverage is an additional indicator of local service and  S- xjwe will weigh the presence or absence of such technical coverage accordingly.W X yO- xԍAs a general matter, Grade B coverage demonstrates service to cable communities and serves as a measure of  {O- xa station's natural economic market. See Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues, 8 FCC Rcd at 2977. See also  {Oj- xAmendment of Section 76.51 (OrlandoDaytona BeachMelbourne, and Cocoa, Florida), 102 FCC 2d at 1070 ("We  xLbelieve that television stations actually do or logically can rely on the area within their Grade B contours for economic support.").W In the instant case, while  xZKMPX, which broadcasts primarily religious programming, appears to be making some attempts to provide  xlocallyoriented programming, the examples cited are too few to conclude that KMPX has a specific nexus  x=to the Greenville area. Further, the community of Greenville lies outside of KMPX's predicted Grade B  xcontour by a minimum of 1520 miles. Decatur, Texas, the city of license of KMPX, is located approximately 90 miles from Greenville.  S- Carriage of Other Stations ă  S-  m16. xWe also believe that Time Warner's carriage of other local television stations provides support  xLfor the action requested. Where a cable operator is seeking to delete a station's mandatory carriage rights  xin certain communities, the issue of local coverage by other stations becomes a factor to which we will  xgive greater weight than in cases where a party is seeking to add communities. In this case, the DallasFt."8,p(p(88 "  xWorth stations carried by Time Warner KDFWTV, KTVT, KXAS and WFAATV and KTAQ,  xlGreenville, Texas, have a closer nexus to the cable system herein. We find unconvincing KMPX's  xargument that it should be considered a Dallas, Texas station and is thus experiencing discrimination in  x/not being carried due to the fact that Time Warner carries other Dallas television stations. KMPX is  xzlicensed to Decatur, Texas, and we find no evidence that that city is considered to be part of the same  S8- x\metropolitan area as DallasFt. Worth.8X yO- xԍIt should be pointed out that the Commission's list of Top 100 Major markets, which are often hypenated to include all the cities considered to part of an individual market, lists this market merely as DallasFt. Worth, Texas. Thus, KMPX's reliance on the Commission's action in TWI  S- xCable, supra, is misplaced, as the station requested for deletion in that case was licensed to the same city  x[as other stations which the cable system carried. These market facts, coupled with the distance between the cable system and KMPX, supports Time Warner's arguments under the third factor.  St-21 Viewership ă  S$ -  17. xTime Warner also shows that KMPX has no audience in Hunt County. Moreover, the A.C.  xNielsen 1997 County/Coverage Survey for Hunt County does not even list KMPX. This dearth of  xviewership is of some evidentiary significance when tied with the lack of both historical carriage and  xiGrade B coverage. KMPX correctly notes that the Commission has recognized that specialty stations, such  xas itself, typically attract limited audiences. Consequently, while of some significance, we will not heavily rely upon this factor.  S -g6 Summary ă  S-  18. xWe have carefully considered each statutory factor in the context of the circumstances presented  x=here. Given the evidence as to the lack of Grade B coverage, the lack of viewership in Hunt County, the  x"lack of carriage of KMPX by any other cable systems in Hunt County, and the minimal local  xlprogramming, we conclude that it is logical and consistent with the objective of Section 614 of the  xCommunications Act to delete Time Warner's cable system from KMPX's market for mandatory carriage purposes.  S-1 ORDERING CLAUSES ă  ST-  19.xAccordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to 614(h) of the Communications Act of 1934, as  x=amended, 47 U.S.C. 534, and 76.59 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. 76.59, that the petition for  xspecial relief (CSR5204A) filed on behalf of Time Warner EntertainmentAdvance/Newhouse  S-Partnership, dba Time Warner Cable IS GRANTED.  S-  @20.xThis action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by 0.321 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. 0.321. x` `  hhFEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION x` `  hhWilliam H. Johnson x` ` hhDeputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau