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For purposes of this calculation, both overtheair and cable television  S-viewing are included.s$( yO@- xK#C\  P6QQwP#э#C\  P6QQwP#Because of the topography involved, certain counties are divided into more than one sampling unit. Also, in  xcertain circumstances, a station may have its home county assigned to an ADI even though it receives less than a  {O- xpreponderance of the audience in that county. For a more complete description of how counties are allocated, see  {O-Arbitron's Description of Methodology. #K\  P@QQwP#s  S- ` ~x3. ` ` Under the Act, however, the Commission is also directed to consider changes in market areas. Section 614(h)(1)(C) provides that the Commission may: xwith respect to a particular television broadcast station, include additional xcommunities within its television market or exclude communities from such  S-xstation's television market to better effectuate the purposes of this section.( yO -#C\  P6QQwP#э#C\  P6QQwP#47 U.S.C. 534(h)(1)(C).#K\  P@QQwP#Ѹ In considering such requests, the Act provides that: xthe Commission shall afford particular attention to the value of localism by xtaking into account such factors as x(I) whether the station, or other stations located in the same area, have xbeen historically carried on the cable system or systems within such xcommunity; x(II) whether the television station provides coverage or other local service xto such community; x(III) whether any other television station that is eligible to be carried by a cable xsystem in such community in fulfillment of the requirements of this section xprovides news coverage of issues of concern to such community or provides xcarriage or coverage of sporting and other events of interest to the community; xand x(IV) evidence of viewing patterns in cable and noncable households within the  Sx-xareas served by the cable system or systems in such community.xD( yO\ -#C\  P6QQwP#э#C\  P6QQwP#Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 614(h)(1)(C)(ii), 47 U.S.C. 534(h)(1)(C)(ii).#K\  P@QQwP#  S(-x4. ` ` The legislative history of this provision indicates that: xwhere the presumption in favor of ADI carriage would result in cable subscribers xlosing access to local stations because they are outside the ADI in which a local xcable system operates, the FCC may make an adjustment to include or exclude xparticular communities from a television station's market consistent with Congress' xobjective to ensure that television stations be carried in the areas in which they"8,`(`(88 "Ԍxserve and which form their economic market.  S-X` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:delivers live primetime bilingual programming, as well as a mix of programming designed to meet the  xgrowing Hispanic population in the Los Angeles area, and that Comcast's carriage of the major network  xaffiliates does not reach the same audience and cover the same issues as does KJLA. Costa argues that  xspecialty stations such as KJLA cannot be expected to garner the same viewership as traditional networks,  S - x.and that the fact that the station has some ratings indicates that there is an audience in the Santa Barbara  xmarket which the station is reaching. Costa argues that the Commission has ruled in favor of other  xystation's mustcarry rights where the cable communities were located farther from the stations than is the  SX- xcase here.^Xz( {Or- xi#C\  P6QQwP#э#C\  P6QQwP#See Costa de Oro Television, Inc., 12 FCC Rcd 23227 (l997) ("Costa De Oro"), Time Warner Cable, Avenal,  {O<- xY11 FCC Rcd 8047 (l996) ("Time Warner"), and Pikes Peak Broadcasting Company, 10 FCC Rcd 4374 (l995) ("Pikes  {O-Peak").#K\  P@QQwP# Costa also emphasizes in its opposition that "by any rationale measure," KJLA serves the Los  xAngeles market, and that its 10 hours of locally produced programming focuses on the Hispanic  S- xCommunity in and around Los Angeles.( {OH-#C\  P6QQwP#э#C\  P6QQwP#Opposition at p. 2.#K\  P@QQwP#Ѷ Costa also states that it will be placed in the Los Angeles  S- xmarket as of January 1, 2000, based on the Nielsen Market Research ("Nielsen") designation of the market.  Sh- ` x11. ` ` In reply, Comcast argues that rather than attempt to rebut its showing that KJLA  xoverwhelmingly fails the four part statutory test for market modifications, Costa devotes half of its  xopposition to arguing for carriage in the Los Angeles ADI. Comcast contends that such arguments only  x?serve to underscore the lack of local nexus between KJLA and the cable communities in question.  xComcast argues that Costa cannot state that it provides Grade B coverage to any of the cable communities,  xyor that it is not geographically remote from those communities. Comcast distinguishes the cases cited by  Sx- xjCosta to establish its claim for carriage in the communities,'^x2 ( {OJ$- x<#C\  P6QQwP#э#C\  P6QQwP#Comcast argues that the complaint in Costa De Oro was unopposed, and that the Commission's decisions in  {O%- xTime Warner and Pikes Peak were based on the stations in those matters providing Grade B coverage and local  {O%-programming to the cable communities, as well as significant viewership ratings in Pikes Peak.#K\  P@QQwP#' and argues that the fact that KJLA does not  xprovide Grade B coverage and is geographically distant from the cable communities strongly favors  xComcast's request for modification. In addition, Comcast states that KJLA has failed to provide an"(X ,`(`(88"  xadequate signal to Comcast's headends since May 1998, nor has it provided an adequate offair signal,  xjand argues that KJLA's failure to deliver such a signal reveals an inability to serve the cable communities.  xComcast also argues that Costa fails to identify any programming specifically tailored to the specific cable  xcommunities, but rather states that its programming is aimed at the Hispanic community in and around  xLos Angeles, and not to the communities in question in the western and northern areas of the Santa  xBarbaraSanta MariaSan Luis Obispo ADI. Comcast contends that Costa's argument that it offers  xMbilingual programming not offered by other stations carried on the cable systems is immaterial to this  xLproceeding, and that the relevant factor is that KJLA does not provide any significant local service while  S- x\other stations carried on the systems do provide extensive local programming.8"( {O( - x#C\  P6QQwP#э#C\  P6QQwP#Comcast cites Rifkin/Narragansett South Florida, CATV Limited Partnership, d/b/a Gold Coast Television, 11  xFCC Rcd 21090 (l996), for the proposition that the issue of local carriage by other stations becomes a stronger factor  xywhere it is clear that the station in question for ADI modification is not providing a local service to the cable communities. #K\  P@QQwP#8 Comcast argues that  xalthough KJLA has been in operation for nine years, its viewership ratings in the cable communities are  x"nearly immeasurable," and that even though the Commission has previously granted specialty stations  xsome degree of leniency of the significance of ratings, such a preference should not be extended to a  S -station that expressly disclaims its intention to serve a particular market. ( {Or-#C\  P6QQwP#э#C\  P6QQwP#Reply at p. 9.#K\  P@QQwP#ѱ  S -( DISCUSSION ă  S - ` x12. ` ` We grant Comcast's modification request. Based on geography and other relevant  xLinformation, we believe that the cable communities herein are sufficiently removed from KJLA that they  S0-ought not be deemed part of the station's market for mandatory carriage purposes.0D( {O-#C\  P6QQwP#э#C\  P6QQwP#H.R. Rep. No. 102628, supra, at 9798.#K\  P@QQwP#  S- ` `x13. ` ` As an initial matter, we note that, according to the legislative history of the 1992 Cable  x\Act, the use of ADI market areas is intended "to ensure that television stations be carried in the areas  S- xwhich they service and which form their economic market."( {O-#C\  P6QQwP##C\  P6QQwP#э#C\  P6QQwP#Id. at 97. Changes may be sought and granted by the  Sh- xCommission "to better effectuate the purposes" of the mandatory carriage requirements.hh ( yOp-#C\  P6QQwP##C\  P6QQwP#э#C\  P6QQwP#47 U.S.C. 534(h).#K\  P@QQwP# 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  xbackdrop, and considering all of the relevant factual circumstances in the record, we believe that  xComcast's deletion petition appears to be a legitimate request to redraw ADI boundaries to make them  xjcongruous with market realities. We do not believe that Comcast's actions reflect an intention to skirt its  xlsignal carriage responsibilities under the 1992 Cable Act and the Commission's Rules, nor do they evidence a pattern of discriminatory conduct against the station. " ,`(`(88k"Ԍ S- ` x14. ` ` The task in this proceeding involves reflecting the statutory factors in our decision while  x at the same time recognizing the difficulties of applying these factors to stations of more specialized  xformats. A decision based strictly on the four statutory modification factors historical carriage, service,  xother stations' presence, and audience data would simply exclude Comcast's communities from KJLA's  x>market. However, even taking into account the difficulties of applying these factors to stations with  x.specialized formats, there is no supporting evidence demonstrating that Comcast's communities warrant  S- x\inclusion. The fact that a station is of specialized appeal does not mean that its logical market area is  xwithout limits or that it should be exempt from the Section 614(h) market modification process. Given  x/the difficulty of direct reliance on the statutory factors (which demonstrate only limited connections  xbetween the cable communities and KJLA), we focus here more heavily on basic geographic and technical  x.features, such as mileage and Grade B contour, that provide the best available alternative evidence of the market boundaries of the station subject to deletion here.  S - ` Ax15. ` ` KJLA has been in operation since l990, but lacks any significant measured audience (cable  xand noncable) and has limited historic carriage in the cable communities that Comcast has requested be  x>deleted. These communities are outside of KJLA's Grade B contour, and the communities served by  xComcast's systems are from 52 to 79 miles from the station. While the programming offered by KJLA  xmay be considered to be of general interest to the ADI as a whole, it cannot be considered to be relevant  xto the instant communities. It is also generally undisputed that the cable communities receive local news, sports, and public affairs broadcasts from other closer stations.  S- ` x16.` ` We also note that as of January 1, 2000, KJLA will be designated as part of the Los  xyAngeles Designated Market Area (DMA), and will accordingly have mustcarry rights in that market and  Sh- xnot in its current ADI.h( {O-#C\  P6QQwP#э#C\  P6QQwP#See 76.55, 47 C.F.R. 76.55.#K\  P@QQwP# In determining that Nielsen DMAs, rather than the Arbitron ADIs, will define  S@- xfuture markets for mustcarry purposes and market modification requests, in Definition of Markets for  S-Purposes of the Cable Television Mandatory Television Signal Carriage Rules, the Commission stated:  S-x xFor the timebeing, the Commission will rely on market modifications determined xpursuant to Section 614(h) to refine market boundaries to account for changes xin viewing patterns and market conditions. In this regard, we recognize that DMA xmarket designations are one way to determine local stations and are mindful that  S,-xinformation regarding DMAs could be useful in deciding individual cases.,Z( yO&-#C\  P6QQwP#э#C\  P6QQwP#11 FCC Rcd 6201, 6223 (l996).#K\  P@QQwP#Ѻ  xWe believe that KJLA's future designation in the Los Angeles DMA is of probative rather than dispositive  xvalue in the instant matter. It does, however, weigh in favor of Comcast's request for modification,  xparticularly where the station is not currently being carried. A contrary decision would most probably  x[alter Comcast's carriage requirements only for the current ADI designation, thereby creating unnecessary burdens for the cable operator and confusion for subscribers.  S - ` ~x17.` ` Given the evidence as to the statutory factors, the lack of evidence concerning technical  xservice to the communities in question, the lack of specific programming service to these communities,  xand KJLA's DMA designation in the Los Angeles market, we conclude that it is logical and consistent"",`(`(88'$"  xwith the objective of Section 614 of the Communications Act to delete Comcast's systems from the KJLA market for mandatory carriage purposes.  S-1 ORDERING CLAUSES ă  S8- ` Ox18. ` ` Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to 614(h) of the Communications Act of 1934,  xas amended, 47 U.S.C. 534, and 76.59 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. 76.59, that the petition  S- xfor special relief (CSR5293A) filed on behalf of Comcast Cablevision of Santa Maria, Inc. IS  S-GRANTED.  S-  Sp- ` #x19. ` ` This 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  x` `  hhWilliam H. Johnson x` `  hhDeputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau