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KCNS asserts that Cable One's response did not properly agree to or deny KCNS carriage, but  x@instead discussed the station's poor signal quality and possible copyright liability. KCNS indicates that  xMCable One requested "a written agreement for indemnification" and committed to "work with [KCNS']  S' xengineer" in its efforts to augment the signal.6 ]" yOl'ԍPetition at 2.6 In a followup letter, KCNS states that it requested  xtverification from Cable One as to whether its earlier letter was a rejection or an invitation to work with  xthe station regarding signal quality. At the same time, KCNS states that it provided a written  xindemnification agreement which, upon signing, would commit Cable One to cooperate with KCNS'  xefforts to provide a good quality signal and grant carriage upon successfully delivering a signal that met  xthe Commission's signal strength criteria. When no response was forthcoming from Cable One, KCNS  xstates that it contacted the system by phone explaining that it wanted to test its signal and requesting that  xQCable One sign the agreement it had previously sent in order to avoid the filing of a must carry complaint.  xDKCNS argues that although Cable One's general manager agreed to sign the agreement, no copy was ever received.  S' e 4. ` ` KCNS maintains that it satisfies the statutory definition of a qualified local commercial  x}television station under the must carry rules as it is licensed to a community located within the ADI  xmarket as Cable One's system. KCNS points out that since it is located within the same market as Cable  xOne's communities, no increased copyright liability should occur. However, it asserts that it has agreed  xpto compensate Cable One in the event that there is any copyright liability and has also committed to  xDacquiring and installing any and all necessary improvements and equipment, at its own expense, to ensure  xgthe delivery of a good quality signal. Therefore, KCNS requests that the Commission order Cable One  xgto commence carriage of its signal on channel 38 upon the station's delivery of a good quality signal to cable system's principal headend.  Sx' e 5. ` ` In opposition, Cable One states that Section 615(h)(1)(B)(iii) of the 1992 Cable Act  xspecifically excludes from the definition of stations eligible for must status any station "that does not  x&deliver to the principal headend of a cable system a signal level of 45 dBm for UHF signals . . . at the  S' xinput terminals of the signal processing equipment. . . ."H]" yO<%'ԍ47 U.S.C. 534(h)(1)(B)(iii).H Cable One states that the signal quality test  x/results it submits herein establish that KCNS's signal does not meet this threshold. Indeed, in four  x7different test measurements, Cable One indicates that the strongest signal KCNS demonstrated was 16.1", ,N(N(ZZ"  S' xdBmV, which is well below the requisite minimum.y]" yOh'ԍOpposition at Exhibit A. Cable One states that 16.1 dBmV is equal to 64.85 dBm.y While Cable One states that it stands ready to work  xwith KCNS in the delivery of an acceptable signal, it objects to KCNS's tactics in demanding that it sign  xDa document that could be construed to bind Cable One to carriage of KCNS. Cable One argues that there  xgis no provision in the Commission's rules requiring that such an endorsement is necessary, particularly  xin an instance where the signal is so obviously below adequate signal strength. Moreover, Cable One  xpoints out that, to date, KCNS still has not demonstrated a capability of delivering an acceptable quality signal.  S'  S' IV. DISCUSSION  Sp' e 6. ` ` According to 76.55(e) of the Commission's rules, commercial television broadcast  SH ' xstations, such as KCNS, are entitled to carriage on cable systems located in the same ADI.?H X]" yO@ 'ԍ47 C.F.R. 76.55(e).? KCNS is  xlocated in the San Francisco, California ADI, which is also where the communities served by Cable One  xQare located. However, Cable One maintains that KCNS is not entitled to such carriage because the station does not provide a good quality signal to the system's principal headend.  S ' e J7. ` ` Cable One has provided signal strength tests which comply with our engineering criteria  xIand indicate that KCNS does not provide a good quality signal. We note, however, that KCNS has  xkoffered to provide, at its own expense, specialized equipment to Cable One to ensure the receipt of a good  xquality signal at the system's headend. KCNS maintains that with the use of specialized equipment it will  x}be able to provide a signal to Cable One's headend that is consistent with Commission criteria. The  x3Commission has stated that amplifiers and other equipment may be employed to deliver a good quality  S' xcsignal to a cable system headend. The Commission, in the Implementation of the Cable Television  xConsumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues ("Must Carry  SB' xClarification Order"), after reemphasizing that it was the television station's obligation to bear the costs associated with delivering a good quality signal to the system's principal headend, stated: This may include improved antennas, increased tower height, microwave relay equipment, amplification equipment and tests that may be needed to determine  S|'whether the station's signal complies with the signal strength requirements . . . .D|]" yO'ԍ8 FCC Rcd 4142, 4243 (1993).D  xKCNS, by committing to provide specialized equipment, satisfies its obligation to bear the costs associated  x/with delivering a good signal to Cable One's headend. Consequently, we order Cable One to carry  xKCNS's signal in the event that KCNS provides a good quality signal employing the specialized equipment it has offered to install at Cable One's principal headend.  Sd'  S '  S'V. ORDERING CLAUSES  S' e J8. ` ` Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the petition filed by SAH Acquisition Corporation  S' xII IS GRANTED pursuant to 614(d)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C.  S`' x534). Cable One, Inc. IS ORDERED to commence carriage of KCNS on its Santa Rosa, California  xcable system sixty (60) days from the date that KCNS provides a good quality signal at Cable One's  xprincipal headend. KCNS shall notify Cable One in writing of its carriage and channel position elections  x@(76.56, 76.57, and 76.64(f) of the Commission's Rules) within thirty (30) days of providing a good quality signal.  Sp'9. ` ` This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by 0.321 of the Commission's rules.< p]" yO 'ԍ47 C.F.R. 0.321.<  SH ' (&|b 10.( ` `  hhCFEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ` `  hhCDeborah Klein, Chief ` `  hhCConsumer Protection and Competition Division ` ` hhCCable Services Bureau