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We also  |$ follow such an approach with respect to subsidiary communications services on the television aural baseband subcarriers. 47 C.F.R.  73.667(b).T  X4  X42.  High Definition   X4 G6!8$37. Background. In the Fourth Further Notice/Third Inquiry, the Commission noted that  |$the Grand Alliance system would provide broadcasters new flexibility and new capabilities to  |$Iprovide not only high definition television but also multiple program streams, as well as a variety  |$of nonvideo and/or subscriptionbased services. After noting that allowing at least some level  |$pof flexibility would increase the ability of broadcasters to compete in an increasingly competitive  |$marketplace, would permit new and innovative services to be provided to the public, and would  |$"allow for a more rapid transition to digital broadcasting, the Commission requested comment as  |$Ato whether it should require broadcasters to provide a minimum amount of high definition">,-(-(ZZ"  X4television and, if so, what minimum amount should be required.t? {Oy'ԍFourth Further Notice/Third Inquiry, supra at 1054344.t  X4 G6! %38. Comments. Many commenters are opposed to a minimum HDTV requirement.  |$Commenters urging the Commission not to apply a minimum HDTV requirement but rather to  |$leave that determination to the marketplace and thus to broadcasters and viewers include the  |$National Association of Broadcasters ("NAB"), ALTV, the Benton Foundation, Microsoft  Xv4 |$Corporation, Telemundo Group, Inc. ("Telemundo"), and AAPTS/PBS.@vZ yO ' G6! ԍAccording to Microsoft, the best use of the spectrum can be determined by the licensee, and requiring a  |$H minimum amount of HDTV is likely to leave licensees with regulatory constraints that do not permit them to respond  yO ' |$ to competitive alternatives. Comments of Microsoft at 7.  Additionally, Alliance for Community Media believes  |$ that the Commission should neither require nor encourage HDTV; HDTV should be permitted to develop in the marketplace. Comments of Alliance for Community Media at 1011.  NAB notes that  |$mandating a certain amount of HDTV could impair broadcasters' ability rapidly to fuel  |$development of the DTV market with complementary program offerings and could prolong the  |$_transition to digital television. NAB states: "By providing maximum latitude, the Commission  |$will encourage development of diverse new programming services that will facilitate the most  X 4 |$rapid acceptance of ATV and lead to the most rapid return of NTSC spectrum."FA  yO'ԍComments of NAB at 2.F ALTV states  |$<that a minimum HDTV requirement would be burdensome and, moreover, superfluous because  |$the broadcast industry has maintained its commitment to implement HDTV. According to ALTV,  |$ independent stations rely on syndicated and local programming, which is less likely to be  |$produced in an HDTV format, so a minimum HDTV requirement would have a  X4 |$disproportionately burdensome impact on independents.KB yO'ԍComments of ALTV at 1011.K ALTV states that any minimum HDTV  |$Nrequirement, if and when justified by future circumstances, should be adopted later in the  Xb4 |$htransition, as more HDTV programming comes on the market.HCb*  yO='ԍComments of ALTV at 11.H Telemundo notes that a  |$minimum HDTV requirement would negatively impact foreign language stations and networks,  |$many of which feature programming produced outside the United States, where HDTV  X4 |$production is likely to lag domestic HDTV production.RD  yO 'ԍReply Comments of Telemundo at 2.R AAPTS and PBS, in joint comments,  |$oppose a minimum HDTV requirement, noting that the Commission can rely on broadcasters and  |$public television's commitment to HDTV, and argue that if the Commission adopts an HDTV  |$}requirement, it should be "liberally waived" for noncommercial stations (particularly those analog  X4 |$<stations that may share a DTV channel in the transition).PEJ  yO%'ԍComments of AAPTS/PBS at 1820.P The Benton Foundation argues that  |$mandating an HDTV minimum serves no public interest because it does not increase the number"E,-(-(ZZ("  X4of voices in the marketplace or contribute to the civic discourse of democracy.ZF yOy'ԍReply Comments of Benton Foundation at 6.Z   X4 G6!4&39. Support for a minimum HDTV requirement is expressed by three networks,tGX yO'ԍComments of CBS at 68; Comments of ABC at 7; Comments of NBC at 8.t HBO,  X4 |$NYNEX Corporation,JH yOT'ԍComments of NYNEX at 45.J receiver manufacturers,dIXx yO ' G6! ԍComments of General Instrument Corporation ("General Instrument") at 5; Comments of Motorola, Inc.  |$ ("Motorola") at 11; Comments of Thomson at 4; Comments of EIA at 58; Comments of The Digital Grand Alliance at 45; Comments of Zenith Electronics Corporation ("Zenith") at 3.d Viacom,MJ yO 'ԍComments of Viacom at 2325.M Golden Orange Broadcasting Co., Inc.  X4 |$("Golden Orange"),PK(  yO}'ԍComments of Golden Orange at 2.P and the National Consumers League.]L  yO 'ԍComments of National Consumers League at 6. ] Supporters of a minimum  |$}requirement generally argue that a requirement will help promote the early availability of HDTV  |$programming, create demand for HDTV receivers, stimulate the market, and speed the transition.  |$Golden Orange, for example, notes that without HDTV, the public will not be motivated to buy  XH4 |$_receivers.PMHH  yOA'ԍComments of Golden Orange at 2.P HBO argues that the legal and policy principles that justify awarding incumbent  |$&broadcasters a second channel for DTV do not permit broadcasters to use this second channel for  |$any thing other than HDTV programming, and, if the FCC allows other than HDTV  |$programming, it should require that a substantial portion of the broadcast day, especially during  X 4 |$dayparts and prime time, be devoted exclusively to HDTV.JN  yOu'ԍComments of HBO at 714. J These commenters vary on the  |$amount of HDTV programming that should be required and on how the minimum should be  X 4implemented.|O h yO' G6!' ԍCapital Cities/ABC, Inc. ("ABC"), for example, supported a minimum of five hours per week at the  |$D beginning of the transition, to be reevaluated later, with a substantial degree presented in prime time. Comments  |$k of ABC at 7. NBC suggested an annual minimum requirement averaging five hours per week. Comments of NBC  |$ at 8. Viacom agreed that five hours per week would not be unduly onerous, particularly if it were calculated on an  |$ annual basis. Reply Comments of Viacom at 24. NYNEX and Information Technology Industry Council ("ITI")  |$ supported an HDTV minimum of at least the daily primetime hours. Comments of NYNEX at 5 & n.10; Comments  |$ of ITI at 5 (no specific number of hours specified; requirement should include broadcast during prime time hours).  |$ The Digital Grand Alliance and General Instrument recommended a required minimum of 25 hours of HDTV  |$ programming per week, of which 15 hours should be prime time programming. Comments of The Digital Grand  |$ Alliance at 5 (prime time or weekend afternoons); Comments of General Instrument at 56. Motorola proposed a minimum of 8 hours per day and all prime time hours. Comments of Motorola at 11. |" O,-(-(ZZ "Ԍ X4 G6!4ԙ'40. While believing that the marketplace is the best determinant of the optimum balance  |$[between HDTV and other DTV services, Joint Broadcasters support a minimum HDTV  X4 |$ requirement if necessary to assure HDTV a fair chance in the marketplace.UP yOK'ԍComments of Joint Broadcasters at 5.U Joint Broadcasters  |$also declare their support for HDTV as the "centerpiece" of the digital television system and note  X4 |$the commitment of many broadcast organizations to provide HDTV.\QX yO'ԍReply Comments of Joint Broadcasters at 17.\ MAP, which supports  |$allotting only enough capacity to broadcasters to provide one free, overtheair, digital program  Xv4 |$service, argues accordingly that there is little reason for the Commission to mandate HDTV.iRv {O 'ԍComments of Media Access Project, et al. at 7, 18.i  |$However, MAP notes that the only justification for affording broadcasters exclusive use of the  XH4entire 6 MHz of spectrum is that they will deliver significant amounts of HDTV programming.LSHz yOs'ԍReply Comments of MAP at 5.L   X 4 G6!(41. Decision. Our decisions today, and our previous adoption of the DTV Standard, give  |$broadcasters the opportunity to provide high definition television programming, but we decline  |$to impose a requirement that broadcasters provide a minimum amount of such programming and,  |$instead, leave this decision to the discretion of licensees. The DTV Standard will allow  |$broadcasters to offer the public high definition television, as well as a broad variety of other  |$pinnovative services. We believe that we should allow broadcasters the freedom to innovate and  |$respond to the marketplace in developing the mix of services they will offer the public. In this  |$regard, we endeavor to carry out the premises of the 1996 Act which, as noted above, seeks "[t]o  |$_promote competition and reduce regulation in order to secure lower prices and higher quality  |$Zservices for American telecommunications consumers and encourage the rapid deployment of new  X44 |$Vtelecommunications technologies."fT4  yO'ԍPreamble to Pub. L. No. 104104, 110 Stat. 56 (1996).f There is no reason to involve the government in a decision  |$that should properly be based on marketplace demand. The 1996 Act specifically affords the  |$Commission discretion whether or not to require minimum high resolution television  X4programming.rU yO:'ԍ47 U.S.C.  336(b)(2), adopted by Section 201 of the 1996 Act.r   X4 G6!)42. Our decisions to adopt the DTV Standard and to use 6 MHz channels permit  |$broadcasters to provide high definition television in response to viewer demand. If we do not  |$mandate a minimum amount of high resolution television, we anticipate that stations may take  |$a variety of paths: some may transmit all or mostly high resolution television programming,  |$others a smaller amount of high resolution television, and yet others may present no HDTV, only  |$@SDTV, or SDTV and other services. We do not know what consumers may demand and support.  |$Since broadcasters have incentives to discover the preferences of consumers and adapt their"7* U,-(-(ZZ_"  |$"service offerings accordingly, we believe it is prudent to leave the choice up to broadcasters so  |$that they may respond to the demands of the marketplace. A requirement now could stifle  X4 |$innovation as it would rest on a priori assumptions as to what services viewers would prefer.  |$Broadcasters can best stimulate consumers' interest in digital services if able to offer the most  |$attractive programs, whatever form those may take, and it is by attracting consumers to digital,  |$ away from analog, that the spectrum can be freed for additional uses. Further, allowing  |$Ibroadcasters flexibility as to the services they provide will allow them to offer a mix of services  |$that can promote increased consumer acceptance of digital television, which, in turn, will increase broadcasters' profits, which, in turn, will increase incentives to proceed faster with the transition.   X 4 G6!*43. We have also been persuaded by the arguments that a minimum high definition  |$Itelevision requirement would be burdensome on some broadcasters. We note the arguments of  |$lALTV and Telemundo as to the difficulties a minimum high resolution television requirement  |$qmight impose on independent stations and foreign language stations, respectively. We  |$acknowledge the contributions of such stations and the programming they provide to the diversity  |$of our broadcast television service and hesitate to impose a requirement that might make it more  |$difficult for such stations to convert to digital television, perhaps even undermining their ability  X{4 |$Ito do so. We are not convinced that high definition television programming should be mandated  |$where to mandate it might impose significant burdens on stations, particularly where, as will be  |$=discussed below, it appears that the marketplace will provide high definition television  X64programming even absent a governmental requirement to that effect.    X4 G6!+44. We note that some commenters argued that a high definition television mandate is  |$Inecessary to give program producers and equipment manufacturers the necessary incentives to  |$/support high resolution television, and to provide viewers and consumers enough high resolution  |$television programming to foster demand for such programming and to drive DTV receiver  |$purchases. To the contrary, however, we believe that a minimum high definition television  |$requirement is unnecessary to achieve these goals. We note in this regard that broadcasters and  X~4 |$networks have emphasized their commitment to high definition television.V~ {O' G6! ԍSee, e.g., Comments of Joint Broadcasters at 1718 & n. 18; Comments of NBC at 12; Comments of ABC at 6. We find nothing in  |$pthe record that identifies a market failure or other reason to impose a governmental requirement  |$+for high definition television. High definition television will afford broadcasters an important  |$tool in the increasingly competitive video programming market. There is no reason to believe  |$ that a government mandate is necessary to ensure that high definition television gets a fair chance in the marketplace.  X' E. Public Interest Obligations  X 4  X!4 G6!4,45. Background. As we stated in the Fourth Further Notice, the rules imposing public  |$interest obligations on broadcast licensees originate in the statutory mandate that broadcasters  |$serve the "public interest, convenience, and necessity," as well as other provisions of the"#"V,-(-(ZZ!"  X4 |$Communications Act.GW yOy'ԍ47 U.S.C.  307(c).G These obligations include the requirements that broadcasters must  |$+provide "reasonable access" to candidates for federal elective office and must afford "equal  X4 |$opportunities" to candidates for any public officeFXX yO' G6!N ԍ47 U.S.C.  312(a)(7), 47 C.F.R.  73.1944 (reasonable access); 47 U.S.C. 315, 47 C.F.R.  73.1941  {O'(equal opportunities). See also 47 C.F.R.  73.1920 (personal attacks rule); 47 C.F.R.  73.1930 (right to reply). F and that weekly they must provide three hours  X4 |$of children's educational programming.hY yO 'ԍ47 U.S.C.  303b, 47 C.F.R. 73.671, 73.673, 73.3526.h Licensees must also adhere to restrictions on the airing  X4 |$of indecent programminglZB yO 'ԍ18 U.S.C.  1464; 47 U.S.C. 303; 47 C.F.R.  73.3999.l and must comply with the 1996 Act provisions relating to the rating  X4 |$3of video programming.G[ yO'ԍ47 U.S.C.  303(w).G In the Fourth Further Notice/Third Inquiry, the Commission noted that  |$these current public interest rules were developed under the analog model and therefore were  |$yshaped by the limitations inherent in analog technology. The Commission sought comment on  |$whether the greater capabilities afforded by digital technology should affect licensees' obligations  |$to serve the public interest, and if so, how those obligations might be adapted to the digital context.  X 4 G6!-46. Comments. Commenters generally agree that existing public interest obligations  |$_should continue to apply, at the very least, to free, overtheair programming on DTV. They  |$differ greatly, however, on whether, and if so, how, the public interest obligation should be  |$applied and possibly expanded in a DTV world. Joint Broadcasters argue that public interest  |$}obligations should continue to apply to NTSC through the transition, and to all the DTV services,  X{4 |$but that there is no need to impose additional obligations on the transition channel.\{b  yO' G6! ԍComments of Joint Broadcasters at 2526; Comments of Christian Communications of Chicagoland, Inc. at 46. ALTV  |$comments that on DTV, free broadcast television service should continue to be subject to the  |$Epublic interest obligations now applied to NTSC, but that no public interest obligations should  X64 |$apply to nonbroadcast services.K]6  yO'ԍComments of ALTV at 1518.K General Instrument argues that public interest obligations  |$should attach to free, overtheair broadcasting on DTV, but that for provision of subscription  X4services, broadcasters should be required to pay a fee to compensate the public.V^J  yO#'ԍComments of General Instrument at 10.V  X4 G6!.47. Some commenters offered specific proposals on how the broadcasters' publicinterest  |$obligations could be reconceptualized and adapted in light of the new possibilities offered by  |$ydigital technology. MAP argues that public interest obligations should apply to each program"^,-(-(ZZB"  |$service, including subscription services, provided over DTV spectrum. MAP proposes that  |$ubroadcasters be required to provide "new and different public service in exchange for the  |$=opportunity to convert to digital television," including free time for political candidates,  |$noncommercial public access, and dedication of 20% of total program time to children's  X4 |$Veducational and informational programming."J_ yO'ԍComments of MAP at 2032.J Alliance for Community Media suggests that, at  |$a minimum, public interest guidelines should contain a quantitative measure of programming  |$yincluding: local news and information; educational programs for children and adults; material  |$Ehelpful to nonprofit, charitable, health, or socialservice organizations; and programs to allow  XH4 |$elected officials and nonprofit organizations to communicate to the community.c`HX yOQ 'ԍComments of Alliance for Community Media at 3536.c The Benton  |$+Foundation urges that broadcasters be required to provide, for example, at least six hours of  |$children's educational television, free time for candidates, and access to programming time by  X 4members of the community.aa  yO'ԍReply Comments of the Benton Foundation at 610.a  X 4 G6!'/48. Decision. In this proceeding we seek to promote the successful transition of analog  |$broadcast television into a digital broadcast television service that serves the public interest.  |$"Broadcasters have long been subject to the obligation to serve the "public interest, convenience  X4 |$and necessity."bx {O'ԍ47 U.S.C.  307(a), 309(a); En Banc Programming Inquiry, 44 FCC 2303, 2312 (1960). In the 1996 Act, Congress provided that broadcasters' public interest obligations extend into the digital environment:  G6!4X"(d) Public Interest Requirement. Nothing in this section shall be construed as relieving  G6!a television broadcasting station from its obligation to serve the public interest,  G6!convenience, and necessity. In the Commission's review of any application for renewal  G6!=of a broadcast license for a television station that provides ancillary or supplementary  G6!services, the television licensee shall establish that all of its program services on the  X4existing or advanced television spectrum are in the public interest."Gc  yO'ԍ47 U.S.C.  336(d).G(#  |$In enacting this provision, Congress clearly provided that broadcasters have public interest  |$8obligations on the program services they offer, regardless of whether they are offered using analog or digital technology.  XN4 G6!~049. In the digital television era, although many aspects of the business and technology  |$of broadcasting may be different, broadcasters will remain trustees of the public's airwaves. Our  |$current rules were developed when technology permitted broadcasters to provide just one stream  |$of programming over a 6 MHz channel. We recognize, however, that digital technology expands" c,-(-(ZZ"  |$the effective capacity of 6 MHz of spectrum. For example, it permits, but does not require,  |$ylicensees to provide several program streams, as well as other digital services, on the 6 MHz  |$channel of spectrum that we are assigning them. The dynamic and flexible nature of digital  |$technology creates the possibility of new and creative ways for broadcasters to serve the country and the public interest.     Xv4 G6!150. Some argue that broadcasters' public interest obligations in the digital world should  |$Vbe clearly defined and commensurate with the new opportunities provided by the digital channel  |$broadcasters are receiving. Others contend that our current public interest rules need not change  |$simply because broadcasters will be using digital technology to provide the same broadcast  |$service to the public. We are not resolving this debate today. Instead, at an appropriate time,  |$we will issue a Notice to collect and consider all views. As we authorize digital service,  |$0however, broadcast licensees and the public are on notice that existing public interest  |$"requirements continue to apply to all broadcast licensees. Broadcasters and the public are also  |$on notice that the Commission may adopt new public interest rules for digital television. Thus as to the public interest, our action today forecloses nothing from our consideration.  Xy' F. Transition  XK41. Simulcast  X4 G6![251. Background. In our 1992 Second Report/Further Notice, we determined that DTV  |$licensees should simulcast on their NTSC channel the programming offered on their DTV  X4 |$channel.d {Ol'ԍSecond Report/Further Notice, supra at 335556.#Xw PE37XP#ѓ Specifically, we adopted, as a preliminary matter, a 50 percent simulcasting  |$requirement, beginning one year after the sixyear application and construction period, increasing  X4 |$to 100 percent two years later.eZZ yO' G6!/ ԍAdditionally, we indicated that we would review this schedule at the time of our initial review of the pace  |$ of conversion at the end of the application/construction period and immediately prior to the imposition of 100 percent  {O`'simulcasting. Third Report/Further Notice, supra at 692729.  Our early simulcast decisions were based on the expectation  |$that DTV would primarily consist of the broadcast of a single HDTV program service. However,  |$as DTV technology developed, we learned that DTV would be able to do much more than we  |$<initially expected and that it would be possible to transmit multiple simultaneous SDTV program  |$services on a single 6 MHz channel. Recognizing that a licensee would be unable to simulcast  XR4 |$multiple program services on its NTSC channel, we stated in the Fourth Further Notice that our  X=4 |$simulcast requirement must be revisited and we must consider alternatives.qf=| {Oj#'ԍFourth Further Notice/Third Inquiry, supra at 10547.q In addition, we  |$stated that we still perceived a need for a simulcast requirement, albeit different from that first  |$envisioned, and proposed to require the simulcast of all material being broadcast on the licensee's"f,-(-(ZZ"  X4 |$NTSC channel on a program service of the DTV channel.<g {Oy'ԍId. < We requested comment on this  X4proposal.;hZ {O'ԍId. ;  X4 G6!352. Comments. Broadcasters are divided on the necessity of a simulcast requirement.  |$Numerous comments note that simulcasting is certain to occur even in the absence of a  X4 |$mandate.i yO* ' G6! ԍComments of Joint Broadcasters at 21; Comments of ALTV at 12; Comments of AAPTS/PBS at 17; Comments of Hitachi America at 6. The Joint Broadcasters emphasize that they believe that much simulcasting of NTSC  |$programming on the DTV channel would happen in the normal course. However, because  |$broadcasters have differing views on the need for a requirement, the group declined to take a  XH4 |$position on that issue.YjHD yO='ԍComments of Joint Broadcasters at 2022.Y NAB and ALTV maintain that a simulcast requirement would be  |$counterproductive and may delay development and penetration of DTV, especially during the  X 4 |$early stages of the transition.`k  yO'ԍComments of NAB at 46; Comments of ALTV at 12.` However, NAB acknowledges that a phasein of simulcasting  |$near the end of the transition could be an effective means of preventing disenfranchisement of  X 4 |$the remaining NTSC viewers.l d  yO' G6! ԍComments of NAB at 6. NAB states that simulcasting should be defined as DTV licensees simulcasting on their NTSC stations the programming offered on the DTV stations. ABC and CBS argue that a simulcast requirement should apply  X 4 |$from the outset of the transition._m  yOB'ԍComments of ABC at 10; Comments of CBS at 89._ CBS argues that a simulcast requirement could spur the sale  |$of DTV equipment and ensure that DTV and NTSC broadcast services do not evolve into  X 4 |$cseparately programmed services.Jn L  yO'ԍComments of CBS at 810. J NBC supports a 50% simulcasting requirement to allow for  X4 |$Esome innovation.Fo yO'ԍComments of NBC at 6.F Broadcasters and other commenters arguing against the advisability of a  |$Rsimulcast requirement maintain that rigid requirements would hamper broadcasters' ability to  |$promote and provide the programming that was most likely to draw viewers to the DTV  XK4 |$Ichannel.pKl {Oh#' G6!W ԍSee, e.g., Comments of ALTV at 12; Comments of Hitachi America at 6; Comments of Christian Communications of Chicagoland, Inc. at 67; Comments of Cohen, Dippell and Everist at 45. They argue that transition to DTV would occur most rapidly if broadcasters had the  |$maximum flexibility to experiment with new services and to put together offerings that would  |$best satisfy viewers. Commenters point out that simulcasting would slow the transition by  |$preventing broadcasters from enticing viewers to DTV by making desirable programming"p,-(-(ZZ"  |$available on DTV that is not available on NTSC. ALTV also argues that any requirement would  |$be based on speculation about the development of digital service, and therefore imposition of any  X4rule, if necessary at all, should be postponed.Hq yOK'ԍComments of ALTV at 12.H  X4 G6!W453. Equipment manufacturers recommend that a simulcast requirement be tailored to  X4 |$promote a rapid transition to HDTV and DTV and recovery of NTSC spectrum.rX {O'ԍSee, e.g., Comments of the Digital Grand Alliance at 89; Comments of General Instrument at 1112. The cable  |$+industry supports a simulcast HDTV service, that is the broadcast of one program over two  X_4 |$channels to the same area at the same time.Os_ yO 'ԍComments of NCTA, Inc. at 5. O Publicinterest groups generally support requiring  XH4 |$DTV broadcasters to simulcast their NTSC service on the DTV channel.tHz {Os'ԍSee, e.g., Comments of MAP at 3233; Comments of Alliance for Community Media at 1418. Commenters  |$supporting a simulcast requirement argue that such a requirement would expedite the transition  |$from analog to digital by guaranteeing that popular programming services continue to be  |$~available, in enhanced technical quality, on the DTV channel. They also point out that  |$ simulcasting would prevent the development of two separately programmed services, which might  |$ldelay the transition. As to the question of phasein, the Digital Grand Alliance suggests that  |$simulcast requirements be minimal in the early years of the transition to facilitate innovative  |$HDTV programming, and more comprehensive in the later years to avoid perpetuating unique  |$NTSC programming that would make it difficult to cease NTSC broadcasts. Throughout the  |$transition, one DTV program stream should be identical to the program stream carried on the  Xb4NTSC channel._ub  yO'ԍComments of the Digital Grand Alliance at 89._  X44 G6!W554. Decision. We decline to adopt a simulcast requirement for the early years of the  |$ltransition. In order to help reclaim spectrum at the end of the transition period, however, we  X4 |$  adopt by the sixth year from the date of adoption of this Report and Order a requirement of  |$50% simulcasting of the video programming of the analog channel on the DTV channel; by the  |$seventh year, a 75% simulcasting requirement; by the eighth year, a 100% simulcasting requirement, until the analog channel is terminated and that spectrum returned.   X4 G6!u655. We have previously recognized the need to afford broadcasters flexibility to program  X~4 |$/their DTV channels to attract consumers, especially during the critical launch phase of DTV.iv~ {O#'ԍSecond Report/Further Notice, supra at 3356.i  |$VWe do not adopt a simulcast requirement during the early years of the transition in order to give  |$broadcasters the ability to experiment with program and service offerings. We are convinced by  |$Icommenters who argue that many consumers' decisions to invest in DTV receivers will depend"9. v,-(-(ZZ_"  X4 |$Von the programs, enhanced features, and services that are not available on the NTSC service,Fw yOy'ԍComments of NAB at 4.F  |$and a simulcast requirement might limit broadcasters' ability to experiment with the full range  |$of digital capabilities. Because the DTV channels represent valuable resources with large  |$opportunity costs, we believe licensees will have economic incentives to provide programming  |$and services that will attract consumers to DTV. In any event, a simulcast requirement during  |$this initial transition phase appears to be unnecessary because the record suggests that  |$Imarketplace forces will ensure that the best NTSC programming will be simulcast on the digital  |$channel and broadcasters have indicated that they will simulcast NTSC programs on the DTV  XH4channel even in the absence of a requirement.VxHX yOQ 'ԍComments of Joint Broadcasters at 21.V   X 4 G6!756. While we believe that a simulcast requirement is not warranted during the early years  |$of the transition, there are benefits to a simulcast requirement near the end of the transition  |$period. Such a requirement will help ensure that consumers will enjoy continuity of free over |$}theair program service when we reclaim the analog spectrum at the conclusion of the transition  |$pperiod. It may be difficult to terminate analog broadcast service if broadcasters show programs  |$Eon their analog channels but not on their digital channels. We believe that it will be easier to  |$terminate analog services and reclaim the spectrum at the end of the transition if most broadcast  |$Vhouseholds are capable of receiving DTV signals and these households do not suffer the loss of  |$a current program service only offered on analog channels. Thus, we will require a phasedin  XK4 |$Isimulcasting requirement as follows: By the sixth year from the date of adoption of this Report  X64 |$and Order, we adopt a 50% simulcasting requirement; by the seventh year, we adopt a 75%  |$<simulcasting requirement; by the eighth year, we adopt a 100% simulcasting requirement which  |$will continue until the analog channel is terminated and the analog spectrum returned. We  |$recognize that we will need to define clearly "simulcasting" in the context of DTV and will do so as part of our twoyear reviews or other appropriate proceeding.  X42. Licensing of DTV and NTSC Stations  X4 G6!857. Background. The Second Report/Further Notice determined to treat the licensee as  Xm4 |$_having two separate licenses.rym {O 'ԍSecond Report/Further Notice, supra, at 3344. r In the Fourth Further Notice/Third Inquiry, however, the  |$Commission tentatively concluded that substantial benefits could be obtained if the NTSC and  |$ATV facilities were instead authorized under a single, unified license. The Commission  |$ptentatively decided that such a policy would ease administrative burdens on the Commission and  |$/broadcasters alike by reducing the number of applications that would have to be filled out, filed,  |$and processed, and would be consistent with our authority under Section 316 of the Act to  X4 |$modify an existing license.rzz {O''ԍFourth Further Notice/Third Inquiry, supra, at 10548.r Licensing the two facilities under a single license would also retain" z,-(-(ZZ"  X4 |$&the policy announced in the Second Report/Further Notice of treating both facilities the same for  X4revocation/nonrenewal purposes.l{ {Od'ԍSecond Report/Further Notice, supra, at 3344. l  X4 G6!958. Comments. Those commenters, which include broadcasters, networks, and equipment  |$manufacturers, who address this issue largely support our revised proposal for a single, paired  X4 |$license.|Z {O' G6!/ ԍSee, e.g., Comments of the Digital Grand Alliance at 9; Comments of Joint Broadcasters at 16; Comments of General Instrument at 1213; Comments of New World Television Inc. at 6; Comments of AAPTS/PBS at 15. One commenter, broadcaster Golden Orange, argues that the DTV and NTSC stations  Xx4should have separate licenses.P}x yO 'ԍComments of Golden Orange at 2.P   XJ4 G6!,:59. Decision. We adopt our tentative conclusion, echoed by nearly all those who  |$ccommented, that the NTSC and DTV facilities should be licensed under a single, paired license.  |$As determined earlier, this system will help the Commission and broadcasters alike by keeping  |$administrative burdens down. It is also consistent with our intention to treat the DTV license and  X 4 |$the NTSC license together for the purposes of revoking or not renewing a license.n~ D {O'ԍSee Second Report/Further Notice, supra, at 3344.n Once  |$broadcasters have satisfied construction and transmission requirements, they will receive a single, paired license for the DTV and NTSC facilities.  X 4 ` `  X4 G6!~;60. One of our objectives is to promote broadcasters' ability to build digital businesses  |$so that their valuable free programming service will continue. We anticipate that some licensees  |$may find it beneficial to develop partnerships with others to help make the most productive and  |$<efficient use of their channels. We intend to give broadcasters flexibility in structuring business  X64 |$arrangements and attracting capital to build a successful DTV business. One of our overarching  |$objectives is to promote the success of digital television. We anticipate that some licensees may  |$find it beneficial to develop partnerships with others to help make the most productive and  |$<efficient use of their channel, and we will look with favor on such arrangements. Broadcasters  |$may find it useful to work with other broadcasters or others who have special expertise in  |$Vexploiting digital technology. Parties could come together for the sharing of facilities, costs, and  |$equipment, the development and provision of programming and service offerings, access to  |$"capital and financing, the establishment of business plans, and the like. Such arrangements will  |$aid both broadcaster and public, by helping the broadcaster achieve the most competitive and  |$beneficial business strategy and by ensuring for the public the best use of the digital spectrum,  |$including not only the most efficient use of the spectrum but also the greatest array of valuable  |$pservices. Variations on partnerships have arisen in other contexts, which indicates that they are  |$efficient and useful. For example, in the common network/affiliate relationship, a network  |$hprovides programming and advertising that its affiliates may use. Another example is the  |$<Commission's authorization of Instructional Television Fixed Services (ITFS) licensees to lease,"~,-(-(ZZ"  X4 |$Wfor profit, their excess capacity to other service providers.e {Oy'ԍReport and Order, 94 FCC 2d 1203, 1248 (1983).e We are receptive to the  |$lestablishment of like arrangements in the DTV context. Whatever the arrangement, it is the  |$licensee who remains responsible for ensuring the fulfillment of all obligations incumbent upon a broadcast licensee.  X4  X4 G. Application/Construction Period    Xv4  X_4 G6!<61. Background. The Second Report/Further Notice adopted a two year application  XJ4 |$"period and an additional three years for construction of a DTV facility.cJZ {OU 'ԍSecond Report/Further Notice, supra at 3346.c We were concerned  |$/that without a specific timetable, some parties might delay construction while waiting for others  X 4 |$to take the lead, to the detriment of our goal of expeditious DTV implementation.:  {O'ԍId.: We clarified  |$that broadcasters who did not apply and construct within the established time period (and who  X 4 |$failed to obtain an extension of time) would lose their initial eligibility for a DTV frequency.; ~ {O'ԍId. ;  |$We noted that existing policies regarding extensions of time would afford broadcasters adequate  X 4 |$_flexibility to cope with unforeseen implementation problems.  {O'ԍFor additional clarification of our extension policies, see, Second Report/Further Notice, supra at 334748. We defined "construction" as  X 4 |$the capability of emitting DTV signals, regardless of the source of these signals (e.g., local  X4 |$origination, passthrough of a network signal, or other signal).d {O'ԍ Second Report/Further Notice, supra at 3347.d This definition of construction  |$mwould allow broadcasters to "phasein" full DTV implementation as their individual  Xf4circumstances and markets permit.;f4  {OK'ԍId. ;  X84 G6!=62. In the Third Report/Further Notice, we adjusted the application deadline from a two |$Iyear to a threeyear period, and provided for a total sixyear application and construction period  |$cwith those applying early having a longer portion of the sixyear period to devote to construction  X4 |$8of DTV facilities.b  {Ol"'ԍThird Report/Further Notice, supra at 6937.b We explained that the deadlines for application and construction would  |$assist in our reclamation of the reversion channel and our sliding scale approach would provide  X4 |$ sufficient relief to smallmarket stations which produce less revenue.LX  {O%'ԍId. at 6941, 694647.L While we recognized that  |$"some stations would be market leaders in the implementation of DTV, we remained concerned",-(-(ZZi"  |$that such leadership may not emerge, at least in certain markets, unless we established a clear  X4framework for the DTV transition.F {Ob'ԍId. at 694142.F   X4 G6!>63. The Fourth Further Notice/Third Inquiry proposed a procedure by which broadcasters  |$would have six months in which to make an election and confirm to the Commission that they  X4 |$want a DTV license.kZ {O'ԍFourth Further Notice/Third Inquiry, supra at 10550.k After that, they would have the remainder of the threeyear period in  |$which to supply any required supporting data, and a total of six years to complete construction.  |$If they would elect not to construct a DTV facility, or would elect but then fail to construct, their  |$NTSC licenses would expire at the end of the DTV conversion period, and they would be  X34 |$required to cease broadcasting.:3 {O 'ԍId.: We sought comment on all aspects of the construction period.  |$/We asked whether certain classes of stations should be afforded special relief, and if so, which  X 4classes.H ~ {O4'ԍId. at 1055051. H   X 4 G6!?64. Comments. While most commenters do not specifically address the election period,  X 4 |$lsome voice approval of a sixmonth election period.  {O' G6! ԍSee, e.g., Comments of Joint Broadcasters at 12; Comments of Thomson at 7; Comments of General Instruments at 16; Comments of Golden Orange at 6; Comments of New World Television at 8. The Digital Grand Alliance, however,  |$"suggests that the sixmonth election period be accompanied by a mechanism to ensure that this  |$election represents real commitment to convert, such as the imposition of a nonrefundable  |$Iapplication fee, a substantial deposit refunded at commencement of DTV broadcast, or a fine if  Xd4 |$the broadcaster fails to commence DTV broadcast.^dj  yO'ԍComments of the Digital Grand Alliance at 13.^ On the other hand, Busse and Pacific FM  |$argue that the 6month election period is not a viable choice, because those who do not want a  |$4DTV license have, in effect, elected to go out of business since, under the Commission's  |$proposal, all licensees will be required to cease broadcasting in NTSC at the end of the transition  X4period.f  yO 'ԍComments of Busse at 6; Comments of Pacific FM at 5.f  X4 G6!@65. Commenters voice many views. Many generally support the Commission's suggested  |$Itimeframe, but suggest that the Commission take account of the fact that practical impediments  X4 |$may arise to implementation.Y  {O%'ԍSee, e.g., Comments of EIA at 21.Y While in support of the proposal for many stations, Joint  |$Broadcasters, joined by ALTV, propose that a less demanding schedule and liberal waivers apply",-(-(ZZ"  |$to help stations facing difficulty, such as noncommercial stations, small stations, those in small  |$or rural markets, or in financial distress, as well as for those stations that face FAA, zoning, or  X4 |$other similar problems.r yOK'ԍComments of Joint Broadcasters at 1216; Comments of ALTV at 78.r Busse points out that even stations in large markets such as those  X4 |$Ewith religious or specialty formats may have difficulty making a timely transition.HX yO'ԍComments of Busse at 8.H NAB  |$suggests that the construction deadline be staggered on a marketbymarket basis, in which large |$market stations have six years, and smallmarket stations have three or six additional years, to  |$complete construction, and in addition that waivers for problems such as zoning approvals also  X_4 |$be available.H_ yO 'ԍComments of NAB at 68.H The Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers argues that  |$the sixyear implementation period is inadequate, given the number of stations that will need to  |$yacquire transmission equipment, input/monitoring equipment, and tower structures during that  X 4 |$/limited time frame. x yOC'ԍComments of Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers at 89. Christian Communications of Chicagoland proposes that the Commission  |$+recognize that the application/construction period operate as a "guideline subject to revision"  X 4rather than a set deadline.r  yO'ԍComments of Christian Communications of Chicagoland, Inc., at 11.r   X 4 G6!A66. Others maintain that, at least in some cases, the sixyear period is too long. Thomson  |$and the Digital Grand Alliance propose that the Commission shorten the application and  |$construction periods at least in the 25 largest markets, but do not specify what period would be  Xy4 |$appropriate.xy yO'ԍComments of Thomson at 8; Comments of the Digital Grand Alliance at 13.x General Instrument proposes that a threeyear construction period be considered  Xb4 |$pfor major markets, and a sixyear period for smaller markets.Xb(  yO;'ԍComments of General Instrument at 16. X Motorola argues that, given the  |$notice that broadcasters have been afforded, the appropriate time table is a sixmonth application  X44period, a sixmonth processing and grant period, and a twoyear construction period.M4  yO'ԍComments of Motorola at 89.M  X4 G6!   B67. Decision.  We will apply a streamlined threestage application process to the group  |$of initially eligible analog permittees and licensees allotted a paired channel in the DTV Table  X4 |$of Allotments.H  yO$' G6! ԍWe note that under Section 553(b)(A), notice and comment are not necessary for rules of agency procedure or practice. 5 U.S.C.  553(b)(A). We will soon issue a Public Notice detailing the procedures to be followed, but will describe them briefly here. ",-(-(ZZ"Ԍ  X4 G6!C68. Stage One Initial Modification License for DTV. Pursuant to the 1996 Act and  |$cthe eligibility criteria discussed above, we issue, by this paragraph and the attached Appendix E, additional DTV licenses to those initially eligible to receive them.  X4 G6!WD69. The statute directs us to limit initial eligibility for DTV licenses to persons that, as  |$/of the date of the issuance of the licenses, are licensed to operate a television broadcast station  X_4 |$"or hold a permit to construct such a station, or both.J_ yO'ԍ47 U.S.C.  336(a)(1).J As the statute contemplates, we hereby  XH4 |$issue a license to all eligible licensees and permittees, a list of which is attached to this Report  X34 |$Iand Order as Appendix E. We conclude that it more effectively effectuates the congressional  |$Ischeme to implement the statute through a threephased process, with the first phase consisting  |$of the initial DTV license, rather than through our conventional procedure. Use of the  |$8conventional licensing process would prevent us from establishing a date certain at which to  |$determine initial eligibility, a process that is necessary to allow us to establish the Table of  |$Allotments. Thus, we hereby issue a license, conditioned upon satisfaction of the additional  |$_requirements set out in  7075 below. This license will modify the analog television permit  |$yor license; however, licensees may not begin construction or transmission until the additional  X}4 |$conditions are met.}X yO' G6! ԍAs discussed below, we expect that the application or certification process will be speedy and will not delay applicants as they prepare to implement the buildout. The license is also conditioned upon the requirement that "either the  |$additional license or the original license held by the licensee be surrendered to the Commission  XO4for reallocation or reassignment (or both) pursuant to Commission regulation."BO yO'ԍ47 U.S.C. 336(c).B  X!4 G6!E70. Request for Cancellation. We presume that the recipients will welcome receipt of  |$their initial DTV License and will be fully committed to the conversion to DTV. Nonetheless,  |$3there may be some broadcasters who do not wish to receive a second channel to convert to DTV.  |$We wish to reclaim these second channels as quickly as possible so that the spectrum may be  X4 |$Eawarded to those who would use it quickly and effectively,@ yO'ԍIn a subsequent Public Notice, we will discuss the procedures for awarding such unpaired channels. and we earlier proposed a six |$month election period to accomplish this result. We now believe that a sixmonth election period  |$is too long. Given the length of this proceeding and the public benefits of acting quickly, we  |$believe that broadcasters have already had ample time to consider many options, and will shorten  |$the "election" period. In order to achieve the benefits of a rapid election and in the interests of  |$spectrum efficiency, we ask that licensees who wish to cancel the initial DTV license do so by  |$writing the Commission within 90 days from the release date of the DTV Table of Allotments  X$4adopted in the Sixth Report and Order.  X4 G6!F71. Stage Two Certification or Application for Construction Permit. To receive",-(-(ZZ"  |$authorization for commencement of construction, an Initial DTV Licensee must file Form 301  X4 |$Eand the appropriate fee to obtain a construction permit.X yOb'ԍ47 C.F.R.  1.1104. As discussed below, this application and its associated fee will be for a minor change.  |$ A new Section VD, DTV Broadcast Engineering Data, attached as Appendix D, is added to Forms 301 and 340, and should be filed along with Sections I and VII of Form 301 and the relevant sections of Form 340. Noncommercial stations must file  |$cForm 340. The application must be filed before the midpoint in a particular applicant's required  X4 |$construction period has expired. yOT' G6! ԍThus, if an applicant has until May 1, 1999, to construct, the construction permit application or certification must be filed on or before May 1, 1998; if until November 1, 1999, on or before August 1, 1998, and so on. The Bureau will begin acting upon applications as soon as  X4this Report and Order becomes effective.   Xx4 G6!G72. We will apply a certification procedure for applicants that answer "yes" to a checklist  |$of requirements contained in the construction permit application; these certifications will be  |$pautomatically granted. Given the very rapid review permitted by this streamlined procedure, we  |$Vwill be able to grant a construction permit to broadcasters within a matter of days of submission of this form. Other applicants will be required to furnish additional technical information.  X 4 G6!uH73. In the Fifth Further Notice, supra at  59, we sought comment on whether specific  |$TV technical and procedural rules should be applied to DTV and whether modification of the  |$[rules was needed. Among those NTSC TV rules were Section 73.685 and 73.1030. No  |$comments addressed these issues. We herein establish a minimum set of technical requirements  |$that will allow us to process these DTV construction permit applications. Fundamentally, a DTV  X}4 |$application must conform to the DTV Table we are creating in the Sixth Report and Order,  |$specifying the indicated channel at a transmitter site, effective radiated power ("ERP") and  XQ4 |$antenna height meeting the restrictions imposed in that document. As described in the Sixth  X<4 |$Report and Order, applications specifying a transmitter site within five kilometers of the site  |$assumed in the DTV Table and also specifying an ERP and antenna height that do not exceed  |$the values in the DTV Table will be accepted and not subject to interferenceprotection  |$hprocessing. Further, in order to avoid exposing the public to dangerous situations, we will  |$ continue the NTSC TV practice of verifying that the FAA has made any necessary determination  |$<that the proposed tower does not represent a hazard to air navigation, and we will require DTV  |$Eapplicants to certify as to no significant environmental impact or to include an environmental  |$lstatement as described in Section 1.1307 of our rules, including consideration of RF radiation  |$levels. In addition, to avoid altering an AM radio station's radiation pattern in a way that could  |$cause interference in the AM radio band, we will require DTV applications to comply with  |$Section 73.658(h). To avoid interference to our spectrum monitoring functions and to radio  |$Iastronomy observations, we will also require DTV applications to comply with Section 73.1030.  |$Additionally, as discussed below, the DTV service contour will be required to encompass the community of license.  X4 G6!I74. To speed the process, we will consider the DTV applications or certifications as" @,-(-(ZZk"  X4 |$pinvolving a minor change in facilitiesJD yOy' G6! ԍPursuant to Section 73.3572(a)(1) of the Commission's rules, a major change in a television station's  |$ facilities is any change in frequency or community of license. 47 C.F.R.  73.3572(a)(1). The change involved in  |$ constructing and operating a DTV facility does not constitute a change in frequency, merely the implementation of  {O' |$ the initial DTV License on a channel assigned in the Sixth Report and Order. The analog site will remain on the  |$ same frequency. Moreover, the DTV facility will, of course, be licensed to the same community, since it will be  {Oc' |$ part of one license. We note that in our Notice, supra at 7026, we sought comment as to whether, as an alternative  |$ to a dual licensing scheme, we should treat the addition of a DTV channel as a major modification. We now conclude that it should be treated as a minor modification for the reasons discussed herein.J and will process them accordingly. Since this application  |$"will be for a minor change, applicants will not have to supply full legal or financial qualifications  X4 |$information.| {OW ' G6! ԍIn the Third Report/Third Further Notice, supra at 694546, we noted that we would not relax the financial  |$ qualifications showing required for a broadcast applicant. We were concerned that applicants that were not  |$ financially qualified could tie up the spectrum without ever obtaining the funds necessary to build the facility, thus  {O ' |$ negating a reason for restricting eligibility to existing broadcasters  i.e., their ability to implement DTV swiftly.  |$Q Our decision to treat the construction permit as a minor modification, however, eliminates the need for a financial  |$H qualifications showing. Moreover, Congress has determined that we should limit eligibility to existing broadcasters, and we have decided to streamline the application process so that DTV can be implemented quickly.  We will not initially require fullreplication of the analog station's coverage area  |$by DTV facilities. Accordingly, we will accept initial construction permit applications from  X4 |$capplicants who demonstrate that their DTV coverage encompasses the community of license.qz {Om' G6!} ԍWhile the Sixth Report and Order establishes the upper limit for DTV facilities, we believe that we should  |$. allow construction initially of DTV facilities that provide service to a smaller area. At the same time, stations should  |$ not be able to claim that they have completed required construction when they have built facilities that are so low  |$ in power that they reach no meaningful service area. Accordingly, as noted above, we establish the initial required  |$* coverage area as the community of license. During the first twoyear review, we will consider whether to modify  |$ the buildout requirement to require a fullreplication facility as well as adjustments to the protection of the fullreplication facility.q  |$In situations where applicants seek a waiver of any of our requirements, we will entertain  |$requests to allow them to begin construction, at their own risk, prior to the grant of a construction permit.  X14 G6!0J75. Stage Three Application for License to Cover Construction Permit for a DTV  X 4 |$ Facility. When construction of the DTV facility has been completed, the permittee may  |$pcommence program tests upon notification to the FCC, provided that an application for a license  |$to cover the construction permit for the DTV facility, on Form 302, is filed within ten days,  X 4along with the appropriate fee.W Z yO!' G6! ԍPursuant to Section 1.68(a) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  1.68(a), the Commission will grant the  |$. application where it finds that "all the terms, conditions, and obligations set forth in the application and permit have  |$ been fully met, and that no cause or circumstance arising or first coming to the knowledge of the Commission since  |$. the granting of the permit would, in the judgment of the Commission, make the operation of such station against the public interest."W  X 4 G6!K76. Construction Schedule. We have decided to adopt the following construction" ! ,-(-(ZZ[ "  |$requirements. Stations affiliated with ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC must build digital facilities in  |$the ten largest television markets by May 1, 1999. Stations affiliated with ABC, CBS, Fox and  |$NBC in the top 30 television markets, not included above, must construct DTV facilities by  X4 |$November 1, 1999.XX yO4' G6!/ ԍWithin the top 30 markets there are individual television markets where ABC, CBS, Fox, or NBC has more  |$Q than one affiliate. In such instances, the May 1, 1999, and November 1, 1999 construction requirement applies to the station with the largest audience share. X All other commercial stations must construct DTV facilities by May 1,  |$2002. All noncommercial stations must construct their DTV facilities by May 1, 2003. We note  |$that 24 stations in the top ten markets have voluntarily committed in writing to the Commission  Xv4 |$[to building DTV facilities within 18 months.dxv yO ' G6! ԍ By letter to the Commission, the following stations have committed to an 18month construction schedule:  |$ New York: WCBS; Los Angeles: KNBC, KTLA, KABC; Chicago: WMAQ; Philadelphia: KYW, WPVI, WCAU,  |$* WTXF; San FranciscoOakland: KRON, KPIX, KGO; Boston: WCVB, WMUR; Washington, D.C.: WRC, WJLA,  |$ WUSA; DallasFort Worth: KDFW, KXAS, WFAA; Detroit: WJBK, WWJ; Atlanta: WSB, WXIA. We note that  |$ a letter from Edward O. Fritts, President of the National Association of Broadcasters, and Margita E. White,  |$D President of the Association for Maximum Service Television to FCC Secretary William Caton, April 2, 1997, also listed these stations as committing to build DTV facilities within an 18month time frame.d We applaud these broadcasters' voluntary  |$"commitments to give a great number of viewers access to a DTV signal in a very short period.  |$/This important step means that a significant portion of the public will be able to receive multiple  X14 |$/signals by the holiday shopping season, when nearly 40 percent of all receivers are sold.;1(  {O ' G6! ԍSee Letter from Edward O. Fritts, President of the National Association of Broadcasters and Margita E.  |$ White, President of the Association for Maximum Service Television, to FCC Secretary William Caton, April 2,  |$| 1997; Letter from Gary Shapiro, President of the Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association, to Chairman Reed  |$ E. Hundt, March 27, 1997 (acknowledging importance of 18month construction schedule to meet holiday shopping season).; We  |$ask that those stations that have represented to the Commission that they will have completed  |$[construction of the DTV facility by November 1, 1998, file reports at sixmonth intervals,  |$Ibeginning on November 1, 1997, stating that their plans to meet these deadlines are on schedule or specifying any difficulties encountered in attempting to meet these deadlines.  X 4 G6!L77. We will grant an extension to the applicable deadline where a broadcaster has been  |$unable to complete construction due to circumstances that are either unforeseeable or beyond the  |$=licensee's control if the licensee has taken all reasonable steps to resolve the problem  |$expeditiously. Such circumstances include, but are not limited to, the inability to construct and  |$pplace in operation a facility necessary for transmitting DTV, such as a tower, because of delays  |$Iin obtaining zoning or FAA approvals, or similar constraints, or the lack of equipment necessary  |$to transmit a DTV signal. We do not anticipate that the circumstance of "lack of equipment"  |$would include the cost of such equipment. With respect to extensions of the applicable  |$construction deadline, the Commission will take into account problems encountered that are  |$unique to DTV conversion, and will modify its existing policies regarding extensions accordingly.  X4 |$Authority is delegated to the Chief of the Mass Media Bureau to grant an extension of time of  |$up to six months beyond the applicable construction deadline, upon demonstration by the DTV"",-(-(ZZ"  |$licensee or permittee that the standard discussed above is met, but the Bureau may grant no more  |$than two extension requests upon delegated authority. Subsequent extension requests will be referred to the Commission.   X4 G6![M78. Our decision to adopt different requirements for different categories of broadcasters  |$his similar to the marketstaggered approach favored by most broadcasters and equipment  Xv4 |$/manufacturers.v {O' G6! ԍSee, e.g., Comments of Joint Broadcasters at 14; Comments of NAB at 7; Comments of Thomson at 78; Comments of the Digital Grand Alliance at 1316. We agree that the most viewed stations in the largest television markets can  |$be expected to lead the transition to DTV and that these stations are better situated to invest the  XH4 |$Mcapital necessary to establish the first DTV stations.H" {O ' G6! ԍSee, e.g., Comments of NAB at 7; Comments of Thomson at 8; Comments of the Digital Grand Alliance at 13. We also agree that smaller market stations  |$will find it easier to begin DTV service after learning from the experience gained by the larger  X 4 |$}market stations.: | {OG'ԍId.: In addition, we agree that our staggered construction schedule will help keep  X 4 |$"costs lower for smaller market stations, as equipment costs decrease as the market matures.;  {O'ԍId. ;  |$/In addition, a tiered approach allows us to ensure that DTV quickly reaches a large percentage of U.S. television households while placing requirements on a relatively small number of stations.   X 4 G6!N79. Our earlier preliminary decision to provide for an acrosstheboard sixyear  |$application/construction schedule is no longer appropriate. We now believe that a general six |$Nyear construction schedule would unnecessarily delay the realization of our goals of free,  |$universal DTV service and spectrum recovery. A sixyear construction schedule for all  |$+commercial stations anticipated neither the rapid development of digital technologies nor the  |$pability of manufacturers and suppliers to provide DTV equipment. In light of these changes, we  |$4now believe that the sixyear construction period is too long. Instead, we believe that an aggressive construction schedule should be implemented for several reasons.  X4 G6!O80. First, digital broadcast television stands a risk of failing unless it is rolled out  |$quickly. Many operators in other media such, as DBS, cable, and wireless cable use or plan to  |$_use digital technology. Unless digital television broadcasting is available quickly, other digital  |$services may achieve levels of penetration that could preclude the success of over-the-air, digital  |$television. Viewers who have leased or purchased digital set-top boxes from competing digital  |$media may be less likely to purchase DTV receivers or converters. If digital, over-the-air  |$ptelevision does not succeed, however, viewers will be without a free, universally available digital programming service.  X 4 G6!P81. Second, a rapid construction period will promote DTV's competitive strength" #,-(-(ZZ"  |$internationally, as well as domestically. Other countries are moving swiftly to establish their own  |$_terrestrial digital television services. For example, the United Kingdom is scheduled to begin  X4 |$broadcasting terrestrial digital television by 1998 or earlier.z {OK'ԍRace to Set British DTV Standard, Television Digest, Nov. 11, 1996.z Japan has recently announced that  X4 |$it will move from analog high definition television to digital television.Z {O' G6! ԍSee Ministry Announces Plan to go Digital in Land of TV Broadcast, Daily Yomiuri/Yomiuri Shimbun,  yO'March 11, 1997.` ` Neither European nor  |$'Japanese digital standards are compatible with the U.S. standard. In the DTV Standard  |$proceeding, equipment manufacturers and labor unions argued that quick and decisive action was  Xv4 |$Jnecessary to permit American companies to compete internationally. v {O ' G6!" ԍSee, e.g., Fifth Further Notice; Comments of Thomson at 16; Zenith at 1516; Philips at 1516; the Digital  {O 'Grand Alliance at 293; see also Citizens for HDTV at 1618.  The National  |$VTelecommunications and Information Administration and the Office of Science and Technology  |$'Policy argued that absent quick action, America might relinquish its technological lead to  X14 |$<international competitors,1 {O'ԍFifth Further Notice, Comments of National Telecommunications and Information Administration at 13. while rapid adoption would spur the American economy in terms of  X 4 |$Rmanufacturing, trade, technological development, international investment, and job growth.:  {Om'ԍId.: Rapid introduction of digital television in the U.S. will help facilitate its adoption abroad.   X 4 G6!'Q82. Third, an aggressive construction schedule helps to offset possible disincentives that  |$'any individual broadcaster may have to begin digital transmissions quickly, as well as the  |$3possible absence of market forces that might themselves ensure rapid construction. We recognize  |$<that an individual broadcaster may consider implementation of DTV to require it to invest funds  |$4in order to capture viewers for which it is already receiving advertising revenue. Such a  |$broadcaster might prefer to wait until others have converted to digital for a number of reasons,  |$including lower equipment costs. On the other hand, a broadcaster may recognize firstmover  |$advantages, such as being first to market with programs in higher definition or with ancillary data services. Our schedule ensures rapid construction in major markets. ` `  X4 G6!R83. Fourth, a rapid build-out works to ensure that recovery of broadcast spectrum occurs  X4 |$as quickly as possible. As we discuss in the Sixth Report and Order, at the end of the transition  |$we plan to recover 78 MHz of clear spectrum in addition to the 60 MHz of partially encumbered  |$spectrum we plan to recover in the near future from channels 60-69. We will also recover at the  |$end of the transition that spectrum within channels 60-69 that is still needed for analog and digital television broadcasting during the transition.  XP4 G6!FS84. By adopting construction requirements, we hope to give the various industries  |$involved the certainty to move forward. Penetration of color television sets, for example, was"9$4 ,-(-(ZZE"  X4 |$_limited until the three major networks began transmitting prime time programming in color. yOy' G6! ԍThe FCC ratified the current color transmission standards in late 1953, but at the beginning of 1965,  |$& household penetration of color TV sets stood only at 4.9 percent. Nineteensixtyfive was the first year with  |$ substantial color programming from all three major commercial networks. And in 1966, those networks went to  {O' |$ virtually all color programming in prime time. See Ducey, R.V. and Fratrick, M.R. (1989) Broadcasting Industry  {O' |$; Response to New Technologies, Journal of Media Economics 2 (Fall): 6786; and Allcolor TV only one year away?  yOe' |$ Broadcasting, June 21, 1965, at 279. In the twelveyear period before the three networks had substantial color  |$ programming, color set penetration climbed no higher than 4.9%. In the fiveyear period from 1965 to 1970,  |$k however, color set penetration jumped from 4.9 percent to 35.7 percent, and six years later it reached 73.6 percent.  {O'See Television Bureau of Advertising (1990) ,Trends in Television, at 4.   |$AThis provides evidence that consumers may not purchase great numbers of DTV sets or  |$lconverters until multiple stations in their market are transmitting DTV, and that we therefore  |$should adopt construction requirements that ensure that there are multiple digital television  |$lbroadcasters operating. Television manufacturers plan to have the first digital television sets  X4 |$ready for purchase by the public by mid1998.mZ {O' G6!/ ԍBrinkley, Advanced TV Posing Issue of Timing, New York Times, March 10, 1997, reported that Thomson  |$ Consumer Electronics, which makes televisions under the RCA and Proscan labels, indicated that Thomson and others in the industry plan to have DTV sets on the market in mid1998.m The construction schedule set forth here provides that multiple stations in most of the top ten markets are operating at roughly that time.  XH4 G6!zT85. Our construction schedule will facilitate our goal of having at least 40 facilities  |$affiliated with the four top networks in the top 10 markets transmitting DTV by May 1, 1999.  |$/Within roughly 24 months in each of the top 10 markets, which cover approximately 30 percent  |$of U.S. television households, viewers will have DTV transmissions available from multiple  |$"stations. These signals will come from network affiliates, which are generally the stations with  |$'the highest ratings in the market. In the top 30 markets, networkaffiliated stations must  |$construct digital facilities by November 1, 1999. These markets include 53 percent of U.S.  |$television households. Stations in the second category will benefit from the success of the  |$stations in the first category, as word spreads from the largest markets to those medium-sized  |$"markets. The May 1, 1999, requirement applies to only 40 of the country's approximately 1200  |$<commercial television stations, and only 80 additional stations will be affected by the November  |$1, 1999, deadline. Over one thousand commercial stations will have until May 1, 2002, to plan  |$lfor and implement their DTV facilities. Noncommercial stations will have until May 1, 2003, to construct.  X4 G6!  U86. We believe that our construction schedule is reasonable. We note that the most  |$aggressive requirements apply to stations that we believe are most able to absorb the costs of  |$conversion and are otherwise situated to make the transition quickly: stations affiliated with the  |$four major networks in the largest markets. We base our decision in this regard on several  X4 |$grounds. First, network affiliates consistently garner the highest percentage of audience share,  {O&'ԍSee, e.g., Television Audience 1995, at 21; Cable Television Developments, Spring 1997, at 5.  |$Aand thus are likely to have substantial revenues that may be used to fund the conversion. "|%R ,-(-(ZZz"  |$Second, network affiliates are in a stronger position than independent stations because they obtain  |$programming from their network and may also receive economic, technical, and other support  |$that would help with respect to the conversion. Affiliates are consistently the most highly  |$watched and generally the most financially successful, with better ratings and consequent higher  X4 |$advertising revenues.y {O'ԍSee, e.g., Palmer, The Eye Has It, Barron's, March 3, 1997. y Their greater strength should give them a strong position from which  |$to launch their digital service. Accordingly, we believe that network affiliates in the largest  |$8markets will be in the best position to make a rapid transition to DTV. We recognize that in  |$some markets, a network has two affiliates, one of which is much stronger, with a much larger  |$paudience share, that the other. We have provided relief to the smaller affiliate in such cases, by  X14 |$Rgranting a longer construction deadline.O1Z {O< 'ԍSee n. 164, supra.O Finally, our construction schedule also focuses on  |$network affiliates because we believe that the sale of receivers and thus the conversion to DTV  X 4will be accelerated by the early availability of network programming in DTV.$  {O' G6! ԍWe have recognized the value and appeal of network programming in a number of previous decisions. See  {Oj' |$ Channel 41, Inc., 6 FCC Rcd 4109, 4111 (1991) (rule waiver granted in order to preserve ABC programming);  |$ Herald Publishing Co., 6 FCC 2d 631 (1967) (waiver granted in part because station proposed to bring NBC network  yO'programming to a large number of viewers for the first time).   X 4 G6!'V87. Thus, the roughly twoyear construction requirement that applies to these affiliates  |$will both serve the public and be nonburdensome to these broadcasters. By May 1, 1999,  |$markets including fully 30 percent of television households will have access to multiple streams  |$pof digital television. The vast majority of commercial broadcasters will have five years in which  |$to construct, and noncommercial stations will have six years in which to construct their digital  |$facilities. We agree with commenters arguing for a shorter construction schedule, especially for  XK4 |$broadcasters in the largest television markets.K {O' G6!N ԍSee, e.g., Comments of Thomson at 8; Comments of the Digital Grand Alliance at 13; Comments of Motorola at 8. As these commenters point out, broadcasters  |$}have been on notice throughout this proceeding of the impending need to convert to DTV. With  |$_their greater population coverage and scope of operations, we agree that broadcasters in the  |$+largest markets generally will be better able to afford and support a more rapid construction  X4schedule.;2  {O 'ԍId. ;  X4 G6!dW88. Moreover, the construction timetable appears to be consistent with the announced  |$plans of the large networks. CBS has received an experimental authorization from the  |$_Commission and plans to transmit a DTV signal from the Empire State Building in the spring  X|4 |$"of 1997.|  {O&'ԍAnnual Sales of Million DTV Sets Possible by 2002, Video Week, February 19, 1997. ABC plans to have stations experimenting with digital transmission in early 1998.|V  {O'ԍTV Networks Set to Shop, Broadcasting and Cable, February 24, 1997, at 60. "|&Z,-(-(ZZ"  X4 |$Fox ordered digital transmitters for its O & O's fully five years ago from Harris Corporation,Z {O ' G6! ԍLambert, HDTV push feels like shove to broadcasters, Broadcasting, June 29, 1992, at 31; Lambert, HDTV:  {O'Hardware begins to replace theory, Broadcasting, April 20, 1992, at 24.   |$and plans to have digital transmission between the network and affiliates in place by third quarter  X4 |$1998.b yO9'ԍBroadcasting and Cable, February 24, 1997, at 66.b NBC said it would begin broadcasting digital signals 18 months after licenses are  X4 |$awarded.F {O 'ԍLeopold, NBC orders digitalTV transmitters, Electronic Engineering Times, January 13, 1997, at 8. NBC already has designed and is building a $55 million dollar stateoftheart digital  X4 |$Iinfrastructure at its headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza that will be commissioned this year.-X yO- ' G6! ԍTestimony of Robert C. Wright, National Broadcasting Company, Inc., Before the U.S. House of  |$. Representatives; Committee on Commerce; Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection, February 12, 1997. -  |$On February 2, 1997, WHDTV, NBC's ownedandoperated model DTV station in Washington,  Xv4 |$<D.C., broadcast "Meet the Press" in high resolution, using the new DTV standard.:v  {O'ԍId.: NBC has  |$ualso announced that it intends "to move as aggressively and expeditiously as is technically  |$feasible" to enable all of its owned and operated stations around the country to transmit DTV and  |$is "encouraging and helping" its NBC affiliates across the nation in making the transition to  X 4DTV.;  {OU'ԍId. ;  X 4 G6!X89. Our confidence in the willingness of licensees to move rapidly is also supported by  |$"a recent survey of broadcasters which shows that 28 percent of respondents plan to convert to  X 4 |$DTV within two years and 79 percent of respondents plan to convert to DTV within five years.FX  yO' G6!/ ԍDigital TV Survey Findings, conducted for Harris Corporation by Systems Research Corporation. Phone  |$ survey of 400 broadcasting executives representing 479 stations nationwide. Survey was conducted from October 8, 1996 through October 18, 1996.F  |$In fact, some broadcasters have already completed arrangements for their digital transmission  |$facilities. For example, the network affiliates in San Francisco have arranged to place their  |$cantennae for digital transmission on Sutro Tower. Similarly, in New York City, the CBSowned  |$station has already arranged to place an antenna for digital transmission atop the Empire State Building.  X4 G6!~Y90. In addition, two experimental digital television stations are already up and running,  |$and were able to begin transmissions just four months after announcing their plans to do so:  X4 |$#XSi  PQXP##Xj\  P6G;XP#WHDTV in Washington, D.C., the model station sponsored by the broadcast and equipment"'<,-(-(ZZ"  X4 |$industries, {Oy'ԍSee Model HDTV Station Gives First Public OnAir Demo, Newsbytes, August 8, 1996. and WRAL, in Raleigh, North Carolina. We have also already granted eight  |$requests for experimental facilities, at least five of which are now operating, and we expect to  |$grant another five experimental licenses soon. These efforts reflect the ability of broadcasters  |$to set up facilities, and they have given broadcasters experience with digital television equipment  |$that should help speed its introduction elsewhere. Finally, equipment manufacturers' recent  |$"statements that they plan to sell digital television sets by Christmas 1998 is a further expression  |$yof confidence and expectation that DTV will be widely available by that time so as to ensure  X_4consumer demand._Z {Oj 'ԍChen and Bournellis, Highdefinition television standards, Electronic News, Jan. 6, 1997.   X14 G6!Z91. While we recognize that conversion to digital will impose some burden on  |$3broadcasters, we have taken steps to ease broadcasters' introduction of digital service by requiring  |$8them at the outset only to emit a DTV signal strong enough to encompass the community of  |$dlicense, and not requiring them to begin transmission to achieve full replication. Many  |$broadcasters will be able to use existing towers for digital transmission and reduce the costs of  |$constructing a DTV facility. Many commenters who argued in favor of a longer construction  |$schedule did so based on their contention that construction of fullreplication facilities would  |$require more than six years due to hardware supply constraints, insufficient personnel resources,  Xy4 |$or lack of adequate new tower sites.y yO'ԍComments of AFCCE at 8; Comments of Joint Broadcasters at 1214; Comments of NAB at 7. However, our construction requirement is satisfied by the  |$emission of a DTV signal strong enough to encompass the community of license, rather than the  |$more difficult requirement that broadcasters replicate their existing service areas. Therefore,  |$Ilicensees need not initially construct fullreplication facilities. We believe that the establishment  |$of a construction requirement that is more easily satisfied, as well as our staggered approach, will  X4alleviate the difficulties raised by some commenters. pp"   X4 G6![92. One of the most significant issues in converting to digital broadcasting is the  |$/construction of new towers or the upgrade of existing towers. As explained above, this burden  |$lwill be eased by our limited buildout requirement. In addition, while we recognize that there  |$may not be sufficient equipment available in the earliest days to allow for a fullfledged DTV  |$operation to be implemented by all 1,600 television licensees, we are confident that minimal  |$facilities for the handful of licensees in the top ten markets can be assembled in a timely fashion.  |$These facilities need only meet our requirements of serving the community of license, which can be accomplished by the use of existing equipment or prototypes certain to be introduced soon. ` `  X 4 G6!\93. As for noncommercial stations, we allow them until May 1, 2003, to construct DTV  |$facilities. There is strong support in the record for giving noncommercial stations greater leeway  |$in the construction of DTV facilities. As discussed more fully below, noncommercial stations  |$need and warrant special relief to assist them in the transition. And, as noted above, there are  |$@some noncommercial stations at the forefront of DTV. However, we are convinced by the record"!(|,-(-(ZZ? "  |$that noncommercial stations, as a group, may have more difficulty with the transition to DTV  |$cthan commercial stations. Therefore, we permit noncommercial stations a longer period of time to construct DTV facilities than commercial DTV stations.   X' H. Recovery Date  Xv4 G6!m]94. Background. Earlier in this proceeding, the Commission made the preliminary  |$"decision to establish a recovery date 15 years from the date of the adoption of an ATV system  XH4 |$or the date a final Table of ATV Allotments is effective, whichever is later.H {O 'ԍThird Report/Further Notice, supra, at 696465; Second Report/Further Notice, supra, at 335354. At the end of this  |$period, all analog broadcast would cease, and the spectrum used for NTSC would be returned to  |$the Commission. The Commission emphasized that, given the uncertainties surrounding the  |$conversion process and the possible changes in the data on which we relied, setting the recovery  |$pdate at 15 years was necessarily preliminary. In order to avoid making a decision that would be  |$povertaken by events, the Commission adopted a schedule of periodic reviews to make whatever  X 4 |$<adjustments might be necessary.e Z {O'ԍThird Report/Further Inquiry, supra, at 6964. e The Commission made clear that broadcasters who do not  |$convert to ATV will have to cease broadcasting in NTSC at the end of the 15year transition  |$/period. The Commission explained that establishment of a firm date for full transition would be  |$uin the public interest because it would keep administration simple, assure progress toward  Xb4 |$Ispectrum recovery on a timely basis, and give parties a clearly defined planning horizon.jb {O'ԍSecond Report/Further Notice, supra, at 3353.j The  XK4 |$}Fourth Further Notice/Third Inquiry explained that a more rapid conversion to ATV might be  |$/possible than previously expected. The broadcast industry, including equipment manufacturers,  |$have been aggressive in developing digital television technology, as have alternative programming  |$_providers such as Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS), cable systems, wireless technology, and  |$others. Because of the developing competition, and the drop in prices resulting from the  X4 |$pproliferation of digitally based media, the Fourth Further Notice/Third Inquiry anticipated that  X4 |$conversion might occur more rapidly than originally anticipated.o~ {O'ԍFourth Further Notice/Third Inquiry, supra, at 1054849.o Commenters were asked to  |$address whether some objective benchmark(s) could be used to determine when broadcasters should cease NTSC transmission.   Xi4 G6!^95. Comments. Numerous commenters note that the high degree of uncertainty  |$surrounding the successful establishment of DTV makes it difficult to set an endpoint for NTSC  X;4 |$Mservice. Many urge us therefore to postpone setting a transition date.; yO$' G6! ԍComments of EIA at 2224; Comments of Cohen, Dippell and Everist at 5; Comments of Pulitzer Broadcasting Co. Comments at 4; Viacom Reply Comments at 2931; Comments of Busse at 46. Joint Broadcasters argue,  |$for instance, that: "Even the enterprise of setting selfenforcing benchmarks at this point is"$)h ,-(-(ZZ""  |$highly speculative in the absence of market experience. There are simply too many unknowns  |$<that will need to be factored into any such decision the cost and availability of digital sets, the  |$"cost and availability of converters, and ATV penetration levels both in terms of households and  X4 |$sets."V yO4'ԍComments of Joint Broadcasters at 27.V Some commenters propose that the Commission set a nominal target date for the  |$cessation of NTSC broadcasts, with periodic reviews to monitor the progress of  X4implementation.X yO' G6!l ԍComments of the Digital Grand Alliance at 1011; Comments of Motorola at 6; Comments of Thomson at 6; Comments of Golden Orange at 12. Others support a settled "date certain" approach. yO ' G6! ԍComments of APCO at 2; Comments of National Consumers League at 6; Comments of New World Television at 8.  X_4 G6!#_96. If the Commission were to set objective benchmarks, comments suggest several  |$possible benchmarks: a measurement of the total number of sets and total number of households  X14 |$capable of displaying DTV;1 {O' G6! ԍSee, e.g., Comments of Joint Broadcasters at 28; Comments of AAPTS/PBS at 23; Comments of Pulitzer Broadcasting Co. at 45. a measurement of the number of stations transmitting digital  X 4 |$"signals and the number of households with digital receivers, including settop boxes;s y yOD'ԍComments of Hitachi America, Ltd. at 4; Comments of EIA at 2324. s a "sets X 4 |$Esold" methodology so that once DTV sets reach some percentage, e.g., 70%, of current TV  X 4 |$households, NTSC transmissions would cease three years later;N  yO'ԍComments of Microsoft at 78.N or when a certain percentage,  X 4e.g., 80%, of television households no longer rely solely on analog broadcasting.  yO!'ԍComments of General Instrument at 1314; Comments of the Digital Grand Alliance at 1011.  X 4 G6!A`97. Decision. One of our overarching goals in this proceeding is the rapid establishment  |$of successful digital broadcast services that will attract viewers from analog to DTV technology,  |$so that the analog spectrum can be recovered. Accomplishment of this goal requires that the  |$NTSC service be shut down at the end of the transition period and that spectrum be surrendered  |$to the Commission. Indeed, Congress required the Commission to condition the grant of a digital license on the Commission's recovery of 6 MHz from each licensee. The Act provides:  X 4  X` ` "(c) Recovery of License. If the Commission grants a license for  Gxadvanced television services to a person that, as of the date of such issuance, is  Gx5licensed to operate a television broadcast station or holds a permit to construct  Gxsuch a station (or both), the Commission shall, as a condition of such license,  Gx,require that either the additional license or the original license held by the licensee  Gxbe surrendered to the Commission for reallocation or reassignment (or both)"*) ,-(-(ZZ"  X4pursuant to Commission regulation."B yOy'ԍ47 U.S.C. 336(c).B  The question we face is at what point in time the surrender should occur.   X4 G6!a98. We continue to believe that it is desirable to identify a target enddate of NTSC  |$service. Doing so will lend certainty to the introduction of digital by making clear to the public  Xv4 |$uthat analog television service will indeed cease on a date certain.pvX {O 'ԍSee Third Report/Further Notice, supra, at 695556.p A target will provide  |$"broadcasters and manufacturers with a defined planning horizon that will help them gauge their business plans to the introduction of DTV.  X 4 G6!b99. While the Commission has previously considered a 15year endpoint for NTSC  |$service, we now believe that broadcasters should be able to convert to digital broadcast much  |$more rapidly. Specifically, we believe that a target of 2006 for the cessation of analog service  X 4 |$is reasonable. As the Fourth Further Notice/Third Inquiry explained, as digital technology has  |$developed, we have had reason to expect that DTV may be adopted more quickly than originally  X 4 |$panticipated.o  {OD'ԍFourth Further Notice/Third Inquiry, supra, at 1054849.o Competitors in the video programming market, such as DBS, cable, and wireless  |$cable, have aggressively pursued the potential of digital technology. This competitive pressure  |$_has lent urgency to the need for broadcasters to convert rapidly. Furthermore, technological  |$uadvances have worked to lower the introductory costs to broadcasters; for example, new  |$_technology may allow many broadcasters to use existing towers for digital transmission, thus  |$easing the expense of converting to digital equipment. And, due to the introduction of other  |$pservices, broadcasters who need new towers, will be able to lease space on their new towers to  X4 |$mobile service providers, further lowering the costs of converting."| {O5' G6!} ԍSee Testimony of Larry Irving, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, U.S. Department  |$ of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, on Management of the Radio Spectrum,  |$b before the House Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection, February 12, 1997, at pp. 2729. On the viewers' side,  |$Ntechnological advances in converterbox technology will lower the consumer costs of the  |$_introduction of digital technology. The dramatic drop anticipated in converterbox prices will  |$Wpermit consumers inexpensively to continue to use existing equipment, thus easing the  X4 |$Aintroduction of digital services.1f  yO"' G6!" ԍEquipment manufacturers have estimated that the cost of a DTV converter will be approximately $300 in  {O#'1998, falling to $85 in 2007.  See, e.g., Reply Comments of Hitachi at 25 in the Fifth Further Notice.1 Based on our current information, we believe 2006 is a reasonable target. ` `  Xg4 G6!c100. As we discuss below, we will conduct reviews of the progress of DTV every two  |$years. This will allow us to monitor the progress of DTV and to make adjustments to the 2006"P+ ,-(-(ZZh"  |$target, if necessary. In evaluating the appropriateness of the 2006 target date, key factors for  |$Iconsideration will include viewer acceptance of digital television, penetration of digital receivers  |$and digitaltoanalog converter settop boxes, the availability of digitaltoanalog conversion by  |$retransmission media such as cable, DBS, and wireless cable, and generally the number of  |$television households that continue to rely solely on overtheair analog broadcasting. We  |$emphasize, as we have throughout this proceeding, that at the designated date, broadcasters who  Xv4do not receive extensions must return one of their two channels.v {O'ԍSee Second Report/Further Notice, supra, at 3353; Third Report/Further Notice, supra, at 696768    X_'  XH' I. Noncommercial Stations   X 4 G6!d101. Background. In the Fourth Further Notice/Third Inquiry, we noted that  |$noncommercial licensees would face unique problems in their transition to DTV, particularly in  |$the area of funding. Accordingly, we asked for comment on what relief would be appropriate  |$for noncommercial broadcasters. We also noted comments by noncommercial broadcasters that  |$lthe sixyear application/construction period was insufficient, but expressed our preference to  |$establish a firm transition schedule, dealing with unique problems on a casebycase basis, rather  |$/than establishing two sets of broadcasters, each with its own schedule. Finally, we asked what  |$pother relief could be afforded to noncommercial broadcasters to assist them in the conversion to  |$yDTV, such as by mandating that only the minimum required broadcast programming must be  |$4"noncommercial," and to minimize restrictions on their operations and allow them greater  X64flexibility.t6Z {OA'ԍFourth Further Notice/Third Inquiry, supra at 1055152.t  X4 G6!\e102. Comments. AAPTS/PBS state that their biggest concern is the ability of  |$"noncommercial stations to raise sufficient funds to support current operations and the transition  |$3to DTV. Toward that end, they assert that they have worked with Congress to propose legislation  |$that would replace the current system of federal funding for public television stations with new  |$sources of funding. In their Comments, AAPTS/PBS seek flexibility in the application and  |$yconstruction period in light of the financial constraints faced by noncommercial broadcasters,  |$including relaxation or elimination of the financial qualifications requirement and establishment  |$pof a less demanding construction schedule for noncommercial stations requiring only that they  |$construct and begin operating DTV facilities some time prior to the ultimate conversion  X94 |$deadline.u9 yO!'ԍComments of AAPTS/PBS at 2730; Reply Comments of AAPTS/PBS at 810.u Finally, they urge that noncommercial stations that share a channel under their  |$/legislative proposal be afforded flexibility to convert to fulltime DTV operation on their NTSC  |$cchannels at any time during the transition period and that the Commission should adopt a waiver  |$policy under which noncommercial stations that operate their own DTV channels would be  |$permitted, on a casebycase basis to convert to DTV operation on one of the station's 6 MHz",|,-(-(ZZ"  X4channels and cease NTSC operations earlier than the conversion date.P yOy'ԍComments of AAPTS/PBS at 2324.P  X4 G6!4f103. MAP also supports relaxing the construction and transition timetables and financial  X4 |$[qualifications for public broadcasters.MX yO'ԍReply Comments of MAP at 23.M General Instrument notes its general support for  |$government action that would "mitigate financial problems faced by noncommercial stations in  X4 |$converting to ATV technology, and would lead to conversion as early as possible."U yO& 'ԍComments of General Instrument at 7.U Further,  |$EThe Digital Grand Alliance agrees with AAPTS/PBS that the Commission should modify its  |$approach as necessary to promote the conversion of noncommercial stations to DTV. It does not  |$&object to affording less demanding construction schedules for noncommercial broadcasters as long  |$as they are operating their DTV channel by the end of the transition period, and it endorses  |$giving them the option to convert to fulltime DTV on their NTSC channels at any time during  X 4the transition period.d x yO,'ԍReply Comments of the Digital Grand Alliance at 47.d  X 4 G6!g104. Decision. At the outset, we note our commitment to noncommercial educational  |$television service and our recognition of the high quality programming service noncommercial  |$}stations have provided to American viewers over the years. We also acknowledge the financial  |$<difficulties faced by noncommercial stations and reiterate our view that noncommercial stations  |$0will need and warrant special relief measures to assist them in the transition to DTV.  |$}Accordingly, we intend to grant such special treatment to noncommercial broadcasters to afford  |$them every opportunity to participate in the transition to digital television, and we will deal with  |$them in a lenient manner. As discussed above, we will not require a financial showing of any  |$broadcaster seeking a construction permit to build a DTV station, and, accordingly, no special  |$treatment will be required of noncommercial broadcasters in this regard. With respect to the  |$Vconstruction deadline, discussed above, we will apply a sixyear construction period timetable to  |$noncommercial stations, the longest permitted to any category of DTV applicant. We believe,  |$however, that it would be premature to attempt to resolve the issue of what additional special  |$treatment, if any, should be afforded to noncommercial broadcasters at this early date, and we  |$will consider this issue in our periodic reviews. At the same time, however, we wish to note that  |$public broadcasting service was the first to establish a digital satellite transmission system and  Xe4 |$"that public broadcasting licensees are in the forefront of experimenting with digital television.}e {O#'ԍSee, e.g., PBS Plans DTV Office,Television Digest, Oct. 7, 1996.}  |$IPublic broadcasters have taken an innovative approach in experimenting with the capabilities of digital technology.  X 4   X 4 J. MustCarry and Retransmission Consent " -,-(-(ZZ"Ԍ X4 G6!Nԙh105. In the Fourth Further Notice/Third Inquiry, we requested comment on questions  |$relating to the issues of what mustcarry obligations and retransmission consent provisions should  |$papply to DTV stations, both during the transition and as a consequence of DTV having replaced  X4 |$@NTSC broadcasting.z {O6'ԍFourth Further Notice/Third Inquiry, supra at 1055254.z We received comments on these issues from several entities. Subsequent  X4 |$ to the issuance of the Fourth Further Notice/Third Inquiry, Congress, in the 1996 Act, gave the  |$Commission some direction as to the scope of mustcarry, indicating that no ancillary or  Xz4supplementary DTV services should have mustcarry rights.JzZ yO 'ԍ47 U.S.C.  336(b)(3).J  XL4 G6!Ji106. On March 31, 1997, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the must |$ccarry provisions contained in the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of  X 4 |$1992,{  {O'ԍP.L. 102385, 106 Stat. 1460, codified at 47 U.S.C.  521 et seq.{ in Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. FCC ("Turner II").m | yOK'ԍNo. 95992, 1997 WL 141375 (U.S. Mar. 31, 1997).m In upholding the  |$constitutionality of mustcarry, the Court emphasized that preserving the benefits of free, over |$theair broadcast television and promoting the widespread dissemination of information from a  X 4 |$multiplicity of sources were important governmental interests. The Turner II case did not  |$expressly address the issue of mustcarry of digital television signals. In order to obtain a full  |$/and updated record on the applicability of the mustcarry and retransmission consent provisions  X4 |$in the digital context, particularly in light of the Turner II decision, we intend to issue a Notice to seek additional comments on these issues.  Xl4` `   XU' K. AllChannel Receiver Issues ` `  X'4 G6!j107. Background. Traditionally, we have not regulated broadcast receivers except insofar  X4 |$Ias they incidentally radiate energy.c  {O'ԍSee 47 C.F.R.  15.101 et seq. c However, the All Channel Receiver Act authorizes us to  |$Vrequire that television receivers "be capable of adequately receiving all frequencies allocated by  X4 |$the Commission to television broadcasting."F yO1 'ԍ47 U.S.C. 303(s).F While we require that all TV broadcast receivers  |$ybe capable of adequately receiving all channels allocated by the Commission to the television  X4 |$cbroadcast service,P.  {O#'ԍSee 47 C.F.R. 15.117.P we previously determined in this proceeding that the All Channel Receiver  X4 |$Act does not mandate the manufacture of dualmode (DTV and NTSC) receivers.j  {O&'ԍThird Report/Further Notice, supra at 6984. j We were  |$concerned that such a requirement might burden consumers, and sought comment on whether".R ,-(-(ZZ"  |$tthere is any need to require that manufacturers produce receivers capable of both NTSC and DTV  X4reception during the transition to DTV.G {Ob'ԍId., at 698485.G  X4 G6!Ek108. In the Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making, we noted that DTV would  |$have the capability to deliver both HDTV and SDTV and sought comment on whether permitting  |$the manufacture and sale of receivers that receive and display only NTSC, SDTV, or HDTV  |$Isignals, or some combination, would be consistent with the All Channel Receiver Act and in the  |$public interest. We also requested comment on whether we should regulate how a signal should  |$be displayed, the need for a labeling requirement for television receivers, and limiting the sale of NTSC receivers.  X 4 G6!l109. Comments. Most broadcasters support a requirement that all DTV receivers and set |$top converters be able to receive and display NTSC signals, and receive all DTV signals included  |$in the DTV transmission standard and display them in the highest quality format which the  X 4 |$particular set is designed to accommodate. Z yO' G6! ԍComments of Joint Broadcasters at 37; Comments of AAPTS/PBS at 35; Comments of Christian Communications at 13. Golden Orange argues that the Commission should  X 4 |$allow market forces to determine receiver design.P  yO 'ԍComments of Golden Orange at 3.P The Digital Grand Alliance and most  |$equipment manufacturers argue that manufacturers will build digital receivers that receive all  X{4 |$VDTV formats, including HDTV, along with NTSC broadcasts, without any FCC requirement.{B {On'ԍSee, e.g., Comments of Digital HDTV Grand Alliance at 17; Comments of EIA at 15.  |$_The Digital Grand Alliance states that it would support a requirement that all DTV receivers  |$receive all DTV formats including HDTV, if it were coupled with a requirement that broadcasters  X64transmit minimum amounts of HDTV programming.^6 yO'ԍComments of the Digital Grand Alliance at 17.^  X4 G6!m110. While most broadcasters and Motorola favor regulations governing how DTV  |$"signals are displayed on DTV receivers, most equipment manufacturers and other commenters  X4 |$favor a marketdriven approach.d  {O ' G6! ԍSee, e.g., Comments of Motorola at 9; Comments of the Digital Grand Alliance at ii; Comments of EIA at 16; Comments of Hitachi America, Ltd. at 3; Comments of Information Technology Industry Council at 4. Comments are also mixed on the need for labeling  |$requirements. Joint Broadcasters state that the Commission should consider a notice requirement  X4 |$on NTSConly sets warning consumers that NTSC transmissions will end.V  yO%'ԍComments of Joint Broadcasters at 36.V New World states  |$that the FCC should require every NTSConly set to come with a prominent warning that the set"/N ,-(-(ZZ"  X4 |$will not receive broadcasts after a date certain without modifications.] yOy'ԍComments of New World Television Inc. at 16.] MAP argues that the  X4 |$ burdens of labeling are far outweighed by the need to protect consumers.X yO' G6!} ԍComments of MAP at 22; Minority Media and Telecommunications Council, and Citizens Communication Center Project at 22. Equipment  X4 |$manufacturers maintain that labeling requirements are unnecessary. {O3'ԍSee, e.g., Comments of the Digital Grand Alliance at 1718; Comments of Thomson at 9. EIA states that  |$informational programs and consumer education are critical components of the manufacturer |$consumer relationship, so manufacturers will be certain to educate consumers regarding their  X4 |$equipment options during the transition to DTV.SB yO 'ԍComments of EIA at 1516.hh}S On the issue of limiting the sale of NTSC  |$receivers, New World and the AAPTS/PBS favor a requirement that all televisions sold after  X_4 |$csome date be capable of receiving and displaying digital broadcast transmissions.}_ yO'ԍComments of New World Television Inc. at 1516; Comments of AAPTS/PBS at 35.} The Digital  |$Grand Alliance and EIA argue that the Commission should not ban or limit the sale of NTSC X14 |$only receivers.u1b  yOD'ԍComments of the Digital Grand Alliance at 17; Comments of EIA at 16.u During the transition to digital, and perhaps even after, the Digital Grand  |$Alliance contends, there is likely to be a demand for NTSConly sets driven by cable services,  X 4 |$wireless cable services, direct broadcast satellite services, digital video disc players, and VCRs.^  yO'ԍComments of the Digital Grand Alliance at 17.^  X 4 G6!n111. Decision. The digital broadcast transmission standard which we adopted in the  X 4 |$Fourth Report and Order differed from the standard we proposed in the Fifth Further Notice.  X4 |$Many of the comments we received in response to the Fifth Further Notice assumed that the  |$ECommission would adopt a DTV transmission standard that included specific video formats.  Xf4 |$However, the standard we adopted in the Fourth Report and Order did not specify video formats.  |$We chose instead to allow video formats to be determined by the market and consumer  X:4 |$demand.g:  {Om 'ԍFourth Report and Order, supra at  39.g Because of this important modification, we believe that some of the arguments made by the commenters on specific allchannel receiver issues are no longer applicable.  X4 G6!o112. We have decided that, at this time, equipment manufacturers should have maximum  |$llatitude to determine which video formats DTV equipment will receive. We believe that it is  |$likely that market forces will provide incentives for broadcasters and equipment manufacturers  |$@to work closely together to produce the receiver and converter designs most valued by consumers. "0,-(-(ZZ"Ԍ X4 G6!~p113. We do not believe that our goals would be advanced by mandating that all digital  |$receivers receive and display NTSC signals and DTV signals, regardless of format, aspect ratio,  |$Aor progressive or interlaced scanning, as broadcasters argue. We expect that equipment  |$manufacturers will make available to consumers digital receivers that receive both NTSC and  |$DTV signals. However, we will not preclude equipment manufacturers from designing digital  |$&receivers that do not receive NTSC signals. In addition, we believe that equipment manufacturers  |$8should be allowed to offer lowercost, digital receivers that receive only progressive scan or  |$8SDTV formats. Our twoyear reviews will give us an opportunity to monitor DTV receiver designs and address any problems that may arise.     X 4 G6!q114. We have decided to postpone any decision concerning a labeling requirement. We  |$are providing broadcasters flexibility in their choice of video formats and equipment  |$manufacturers flexibility in their choice of receiver designs and we are hopeful that this will  |$result in products and services that draw consumers to DTV. At this early stage of the transition  |$'process, we will rely on consumer electronics manufacturers and retailers to provide the  |$linformation necessary for consumers to make informed choices. Should problems arise, and  |$consumers become confused, as the transition moves forward, we will have opportunity to revisit  |$labeling requirement issues through our review process. Finally, we recognize that there is an  |$Zenormous embedded base of video cassette recorders, cable decoder boxes, laser disc players, and  |$pother video equipment that use NTSC receivers for nonbroadcast purposes. This suggests that  |$ there may be a continuing market for the sale of NTSC display devices, even after the conversion to DTV. Therefore, we decline to limit the sale of NTSConly display devices. ` `   X4 L. Review Issues   X4 G6!Er115.  In the Third Report/Further Notice, the Commission set deadlines for the application  X4 |$and construction period, the simulcast requirements, and the transition enddate.l {O%'ԍThird Report/Further Notice, supra, at 692728.l The  |$<Commission also adopted a timetable, with specific years, for the review of information relating  |$to these time periods, under the assumption that the ATV standard and a table of ATV allotments  Xg4 |$would be adopted by late 1993.igZ {Or'ԍThird Report/Further Notice, supra, at 6927.i The Commission emphasized that the adoption of certain dates  |$would give parties a measure of certainty, while a schedule for review would permit government and industry to adapt, if necessary, to unforeseen circumstances.   X 4 G6!us116. While the specific dates established in the Third Report/Further Notice have been  |$}overtaken by events and are no longer applicable, we continue to believe that regular reviews of  |$Jthe progress of DTV are highly desirable. Given the importance of digital television's  |$introduction, we conclude that a periodic review every two years until the cessation of analog  |$service is necessary to allow the Commission the opportunity to ensure that the introduction of  |$Idigital television and the recovery of spectrum at the end of the transition fully serves the public""1,-(-(ZZ!"  |$interest. During these reviews, we will address any new issues raised by technological  |$developments, necessary alterations in our rules, or other changes necessitated by unforeseen  X4 |$circumstances.k {OK'ԍSee also Fourth Report and Order, supra, at  49.k The Commission will address such issues as the appropriateness of 2006 as a  |$target recovery date, the proper application of the simulcast requirement, the special needs of  |$<noncommercial stations, issues related to DTV receiver designs and set labelling, and any other  |$issue that requires examination. Our decisions today, at the very outset of the introduction of  |$ldigital television, are in some respects necessarily preliminary. A periodic review will permit us to make whatever adjustments will be required.   X14 v III. CONCLUSION  X 4  X 4 G6!Jt117. Digital television will enter a highly competitive, challenging telecommunications  |$marketplace. Our decisions in this Report and Order, designed to foster technological innovation  |$and competition, while minimizing government regulation, will, we hope, increase the likelihood  |$that we will see a digital television service that provides a host of new and beneficial services  |$Ito the American public, while preserving free universal television service that serves the "public  X4interest, convenience, and necessity." ` `  Xb4` `  ăpp" J IV. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS ă  X44 G6! u118. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis. This R&O contains either new or  |$modified information collections. The Commission has submitted to OMB an emergency request  |$hfor approval of: 1) an information collection regarding the cancellation of the Initial DTV  |$ License and 2) the form attached to this R&O to be used to apply for a DTV construction permit.  |$The first request will be used only once and the Commission will not seek extension of the  |$Iapproval for this collection. The second will continue to be used by the public. OMB approved  |$pthis emergency request and assigned 30600766 as the control number. Additionally, this R&O  |$contains a requirement that those stations that voluntarily committed to building DTV facilities  |$within 18 months are required to submit progress reports on construction of facilities. Therefore,  |$the Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general  |$public to comment on the revisions to the applicable form and the progress reports contained in  |$this R&O as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 10413. Public and  |$agency comments are due 60 days from date of publication of this R&O in the Federal Register.  |$Comments should address: (a) whether the new or modified collection of information is necessary  |$dfor the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the  |$information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimates;  |$"(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to  |$minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of  |$automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. In addition to filing  |$Vcomments with the Secretary, a copy of any comments on the information collections contained  |$herein should be submitted to Dorothy Conway, Federal Communications Commission, Room"h$2Z,-(-(ZZ"" 234, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20554, or via the Internet to dconway@fcc.gov.  X4 G6!v119. For additional information concerning the information collections contained in this R&O contact Dorothy Conway at 2024180217.  X4 G6!w120. Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended, 5 U.S.C.  601 et  Xv4seq., the Commission's final analysis in this Fifth Report and Order is attached as Appendix B. ` `  XJ4Ordering Clauses   X 4 G6!x121. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Sections 4(i) & (j), 303(r), 307, 309,  |$and 336 of the Communications Act of 1934 as amended, 47 U.S.C.  154(i), (j) 303(r), 307, 309, and 336, Part 73 of the Commission's Rules is amended as set forth in Appendix A, below.  X 4 G6!y122. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to the Contract with America  |$~Advancement Act of 1996, the rule amendments set forth in Appendix A SHALL BE  |$EFFECTIVE either thirty days after publication in the Federal Register or upon receipt by  |$VCongress of a report in compliance with the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104121, whichever is later.  X64 G6!z123. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the new or modified paperwork requirements  |$contained in this Report and Order (which are subject to approval by the Office of Management and Budget) will go into effect upon OMB approval.  X4 G6!d{124. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, upon release of this Fifth Report and Order, concurrently released with the Sixth Report and Order, this proceeding is hereby terminated. ` `  X4 G6!|125. For additional information concerning this proceeding, contact Saul Shapiro, Mass  |$Media Bureau, (202) 4182600, Gretchen Rubin, Mass Media Bureau, Policy and Rules Division,  |$+(202) 4182120; Mania K. Baghdadi, Mass Media Bureau, Policy and Rules Division, Legal  |$Branch, (202) 4182130; Dan Bring, Mass Media Bureau, Policy and Rules Division, Policy  |$Analysis Branch, (202) 4182170, or Gordon Godfrey, Mass Media Bureau, Policy and Rules Division, Engineering Policy Branch, (202) 4182190.  $Y` `  Ghh}FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION  ` `  Ghh}William F. Caton ` `  Ghh}Acting Secretary "<&3,-(-(ZZB$"  X4  APPENDIX A ă  X' Rule Changes ă   X4   Xv4 Part 73 of Title 47 of the U.S. Code of Federal regulations is amended to read as follows: PART 73 RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES  X 41. ` ` The authority citation for Part 73 is revised to read as follows: AUTHORITY: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336.  X 42.` ` Section 73.624 is added to Subpart E to read as follows:  73.624 Digital Television Broadcast Stations  G6!(a) Digital television ("DTV") broadcast stations are assigned channels 6 MHz wide.  |$8Initial eligibility for licenses for DTV broadcast stations is limited to persons that, as of April  |$3, 1997, are licensed to operate a full power television broadcast station or hold a permit to construct such a station (or both).  G6!(b) At any time that a DTV broadcast station permittee or licensee transmits a video  |$Rprogram signal on its analog television channel, it must also transmit at least one overtheair  |$video program signal at no direct charge to viewers on the DTV channel that is licensed with the  |$analog channel. The DTV program service provided pursuant to this paragraph must be at least  |$"comparable in resolution to the analog television station programming transmitted to viewers on  |$cthe analog channel but, subject to paragraph 73.624(f), DTV broadcast stations are not required to simulcast the analog programming.  G6!(c) Provided that DTV broadcast stations comply with paragraph (b) of this section, DTV  |$broadcast stations are permitted to offer telecommunications services of any nature, consistent  |$with the public interest, convenience, and necessity, on an ancillary or supplementary basis. The  |$kinds of services that may be provided include, but are not limited to computer software  |$distribution, data transmissions, teletext, interactive materials, aural messages, paging services,  |$yaudio signals, subscription video, and any other services that do not derogate DTV broadcast  |$ystations' obligations under paragraph (b) of this section. Such services may be provided on a  |$Ibroadcast, pointtopoint or pointtomultipoint basis, provided, however, that no video broadcast signal provided at no direct charge to viewers shall be considered ancillary or supplementary.  G6!N(1) DTV licensees that provide ancillary or supplementary services that are analogous to  |$other telecommunications services subject to regulation by the Commission must comply with  |$"the Commission regulations that apply to those services, provided, however, that no ancillary or  |$'supplementary service shall have any rights to carriage under Sections 614 or 615 of the  |$_Communications Act of 1934, as amended, or be deemed a multichannel video programming distributor for purposes of Section 628 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. "#'4,-(-(ZZ,%"Ԍ G6!W(2) In all arrangements entered into with outside parties affecting telecommunications  |$service operation, the DTV licensee or permittee must retain control over all material transmitted  |$/in a broadcast mode via the station's facilities, with the right to reject any material that it deems  |$inappropriate or undesirable. The license or permittee is also responsible for all aspects of technical operation involving such telecommunications services.  G6!(3) In any application for renewal of a broadcast license for a television station that  |$Eprovides ancillary or supplementary services, a licensee shall establish that all of its program  |$yservices on the analog and the DTV spectrum are in the public interest. Any violation of the  |$Commission's rules applicable to ancillary or supplementary services will reflect on the licensee's qualifications for renewal of its license.  G6!,(d) Digital television broadcast facilities that comply with the FCC DTV Standard (Section 73.682(d)), shall be constructed in the following markets by the following dates:  G6!(1)(i) May 1, 1999: all networkaffiliated television stations in the top ten television markets;  G6!(ii) November 1, 1999: all networkaffiliated television stations not included in category (1)(i) and in the top 30 television markets; (iii) May 1, 2002: all remaining commercial television stations; (iv) May 1, 2003: all noncommercial television stations. (2) For the purposes of paragraph (d)(1)  G6!0(i) the term, "network," is defined to include the ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox television  X44networks; ` `  G6!(ii) the term, "television market," is defined as the Designated Market Area or DMA as  X4defined by Nielsen Media Research as of April 3, 1997; and  G6!(iii) the terms, "networkaffiliated" or "networkaffiliate," are defined to include those  |$television stations affiliated with at least one of the four networks designated in paragraph  |$(d)(2)(i) as of April 3, 1997. In those DMAs in which a network has more than one network  |$affiliate, paragraphs (d)(1)(i) and (ii) of this section shall apply to its network affiliate with the  |$Elargest audience share for the 9 a.m. to midnight time period as measured by Nielsen Media Research in its Nielsen Station Index, Viewers in Profile, as of February, 1997.  Xe4 G6!(3) Authority delegated. (i) Authority is delegated to the Chief, Mass Media Bureau to  |$ grant an extension of time of up to six months beyond the relevant construction deadline  |$specified in paragraph (d)(1) of this section upon demonstration by the DTV licensee or permittee  |$that failure to meet that construction deadline is due to circumstances that are either  |$unforeseeable or beyond the licensee's control where the licensee has taken all reasonable steps to resolve the problem expeditiously.  G6!(ii) Such circumstances shall include, but shall not be limited to: (a) inability to construct  |$Eand place in operation a facility necessary for transmitting digital television, such as a tower,  |$because of delays in obtaining zoning or FAA approvals, or similar constraints; or (b) the lack of equipment necessary to obtain a digital television signal.  G6!(iii) The Bureau may grant no more than two extension requests upon delegated authority.  |$Subsequent extension requests shall be referred to the Commission. The Bureau may not on  |$delegated authority deny an extension request but must refer recommended denials to the Commission.  G6!(iv) Applications for extension of time shall be filed at least 30 days prior to the relevant"#'5,-(-(ZZ%"  |$construction deadline, absent a showing of sufficient reasons for filing within less than 30 days of the relevant construction deadline.  G6!(e) The application for construction permit must be filed on Form 301 (except for  |$noncommercial stations, which must file on Form 340) on or before the date on which half of  |$"the construction period has elapsed. Thus, for example, for applicants in category (d)(1)(i), the application for construction period must be filed by May 1, 1998.  G6!m(f)(i) Commencing on April 1, 2003, DTV television licensees and permittees must simulcast 50 percent of the video programming of the analog channel on the DTV channel.  G6!4(ii) Commencing on April 1, 2004, DTV licensees and permittees must simulcast 75% of the video programming of the analog channel on the DTV channel.  G6!(iii) Commencing on April 1, 2005, DTV licensees and permittees must simulcast 100% of the video programming of the analog channel on the DTV channel.  G6!~(iv) The simulcasting requirements imposed in paragraphs (f)(i)(iii) of this section will  |$terminate when the analog channel terminates operation and a 6 MHz channel is returned by the DTV licensee or permittee to the Commission. 73.625 DTV coverage of principal community and antenna system.  Xb4(a) Transmitter location.  |$<(1) The DTV transmitter location shall be chosen so that, on the basis of the effective radiated  |$_power and antenna height above average terrain employed, the following minimum F (50,90)  |$field strength in dB above one uV/m will be provided over the entire principal community to be served: ------------------------------------------  Channels 2-6 Channels 7-13 Channels 14-69 ------------------------------------------  28 dBu 36 dBu 41 dBu -------------------------------------------  |$(2) The location of the antenna must be so chosen that there is not a major obstruction in the path over the principal community to be served.  |$(3) For the purposes of this section, coverage is to be determined in accordance with paragraph  |$(b) of this section. Under actual conditions, the true coverage may vary from these estimates  |$because the terrain over any specific path is expected to be different from the average terrain on  |$<which the field strength charts were based. Further, the actual extent of service will usually be  |$less than indicated by these estimates due to interference from other stations. Because of these  |$Nfactors, the predicted field strength contours give no assurance of service to any specific percentage of receiver locations within the distances indicated.  XS%4(b) Determining coverage.  |$(1) In predicting the distance to the field strength contours, the F (50,50) field strength charts"''6,-(-(ZZ%"  |$(Figures 9, 10 and 10b of section 73.699 of this part) and the F (50,10) field strength charts  |$(Figures 9a, 10a and 10c of section 73.699 of this part) shall be used. To use the charts to  |$predict the distance to a given F (50,90) contour, the following procedure is used: Convert the  |$effective radiated power in kilowatts for the appropriate azimuth into decibel value referenced  |$to 1 kW (dBk). Subtract the power value in dBk from the contour value in dBu. Note that for  |$power less than 1 kW, the difference value will be greater than the contour value because the  |$power in dBk is negative. Locate the difference value obtained on the vertical scale at the left  |$edge of the appropriate F (50,50) chart for the DTV station's channel. Follow the horizontal line  |$for that value into the chart to the point of intersection with the vertical line above the height of  |$the antenna above average terrain for the appropriate azimuth located on the scale at the bottom  |$Rof the chart. If the point of intersection does not fall exactly on a distance curve, interpolate  |$between the distance curves below and above the intersection point. The distance values for the  |$curves are located along the right edge of the chart. Using the appropriate F (50,10) chart for  |$the DTV station's channel, locate the point where the distance coincides with the vertical line  |$above the height of the antenna above average terrain for the appropriate azimuth located on the  |$scale at the bottom of the chart. Follow a horizontal line from that point to the left edge of the  |$chart to determine the F (50,10) difference value. Add the power value in dBk to this difference  |$value to determine the F (50,10) contour value in dBu. Subtract the F (50,50) contour value in  |$dBu from this F (50,10) contour value in dBu. Subtract this difference from the F (50,50)  |$contour value in dBu to determine the F (50,90) contour value in dBu at the pertinent distance along the pertinent radial.  |$(2) The effective radiated power to be used is that radiated at the vertical angle corresponding  |$to the depression angle between the transmitting antenna center of radiation and the radio horizon  |$as determined individually for each azimuthal direction concerned. In cases where the relative  |$field strength at this depression angle is 90% or more of the maximum field strength developed  |$in the vertical plane containing the pertaining radial, the maximum radiation shall be used. The  |$pdepression angle is based on the difference in elevation of the antenna center of radiation above  |$lthe average terrain and the radio horizon, assuming a smooth spherical earth with a radius of 8,495.5 kilometers (5,280 miles) and shall be determined by the following equation: XA = 0.0277 square root of H(# XWhere:(# XA is the depression angle in degrees.(#  G6!XH is the height in meters of the transmitting antenna radiation center above average terrain of the 3.2-16.1 kilometers (2-10 miles) sector of the pertinent radial.(#  G6![XThis formula is empirically derived for the limited purpose specified here. Its use for any other purpose may be inappropriate.(#  |$/(3) Applicants for new DTV stations or changes in the facilities of existing DTV stations must  |$submit to the FCC a showing as to the location of their stations' or proposed stations' contour.  |$VThis showing is to include a map showing this contour, except where applicants have previously  |$submitted material to the FCC containing such information and it is found upon careful  |$examination that the contour locations indicated therein would not change, on any radial, when  |$the locations are determined under this section. In the latter cases, a statement by a qualified"#'7,-(-(ZZ%" engineer to this effect will satisfy this requirement and no contour maps need be submitted.  |$(4) The antenna height to be used with these charts is the height of the radiation center of the  |$antenna above the average terrain along the radial in question. In determining the average  |$elevation of the terrain, the elevations between 3.2-16.1 kilometers (2-10 miles) from the antenna  |$/site are employed. Profile graphs shall be drawn for 8 radials beginning at the antenna site and  |$extending 16.1 kilometers (10 miles) therefrom. The radials should be drawn for each 45 degrees  |$of azimuth starting with True North. At least one radial must include the principal community  |$to be served even though such community may be more than 16.1 kilometers (10 miles) from  |$the antenna site. However, in the event none of the evenly spaced radials include the principal  |$community to be served and one or more such radials are drawn in addition to the 8 evenly  |$Espaced radials, such additional radials shall not be employed in computing the antenna height  |$<above average terrain. Where the 3.2-16.1 kilometers (2-10 mile) portion of a radial extends in  |$whole or in part over large bodies of water (such as ocean areas, gulfs, sounds, bays, large lakes,  |$etc., but not rivers) or extends over foreign territory but the contour encompasses land area within  |$the United States beyond the 16.1 kilometers (10 mile) portion of the radial, the entire 3.2-16.1  |$kilometers (2-10 mile) portion of the radial shall be included in the computation of antenna  |$height above average terrain. However, where the contour does not so encompass United States  |$lland area and (1) the entire 3.2-16.1 kilometers (2-10 mile) portion of the radial extends over  |$large bodies of water or foreign territory, such radial shall be completely omitted from the  |$computation of antenna height above average terrain, and (2) where a part of the 3.2-16.1  |$kilometers (2-10 mile) portion of a radial extends over large bodies of water or over foreign  |$territory, only that part of the radial extending from the 3.2 kilometer (2 mile) sector to the  |$/outermost portion of land area within the United States covered by the radial shall be employed  |$in the computation of antenna height above average terrain. The profile graph for each radial  |$should be plotted by contour intervals of from 12.2-30.5 meters (40-100 feet) and, where the data  |$permits, at least 50 points of elevation (generally uniformly spaced) should be used for each  |$radial. In instances of very rugged terrain where the use of contour intervals of 30.5 meters (100  |$"feet) would result in several points in a short distance, 61.0-122.0 meter (200-400 foot) contour  |$yintervals may be used for such distances. On the other hand, where the terrain is uniform or  |$8gently sloping the smallest contour interval indicated on the topographic map (see paragraph  |$I(b)(5) of this section) should be used, although only relatively few points may be available. The  |$profile graphs should indicate the topography accurately for each radial, and the graphs should  |$be plotted with the distance in kilometers as the abscissa and the elevation in meters above mean  |$sea level as the ordinate. The profile graphs should indicate the source of the topographical data  |$pemployed. The graph should also show the elevation of the center of the radiating system. The  |$graph may be plotted either on rectangular coordinate paper or on special paper which shows the  |$curvature of the earth. It is not necessary to take the curvature of the earth into consideration  |$in this procedure, as this factor is taken care of in the charts showing signal strengths. The  |$laverage elevation of the 12.9 kilometer (8 miles) distance between 3.2-16.1 kilometers (2-10  |$miles) from the antenna site should then be determined from the profile graph for each radial.  |$This may be obtained by averaging a large number of equally spaced points, by using a  |$planimeter, or by obtaining the median elevation (that exceeded for 50% of the distance) in  |$sectors and averaging those values. In directions where the terrain is such that negative antenna"#'8,-(-(ZZ%"  |$heights or heights below 30.5 meters (100 feet) for the 3.2 to 16.1 kilometers (2 to 10 mile)  |$}sector are obtained, an assumed height of 30.5 meters (100 feet) shall be used for the prediction  |$of coverage. However, where the actual contour distances are critical factors, a supplemental  |$showing of expected coverage must be included together with a description of the method  |$Vemployed in predicting such coverage. In special cases, the Commission may require additional information as to terrain and coverage.  |$(5) In the preparation of the profile graph previously described, and in determining the location  |$and height above sea level of the antenna site, the elevation or contour intervals shall be taken  |$from the United States Geological Survey Topographic Quadrangle Maps, United States Army  |$Corps of Engineers' maps or Tennessee Valley Authority maps, whichever is the latest, for all  |$areas for which such maps are available. If such maps are not published for the area in question,  |$the next best topographic information should be used. Topographic data may sometimes be  |$obtained from State and Municipal agencies. Data from Sectional Aeronautical Charts (including  |$Ibench marks) or railroad depot elevations and highway elevations from road maps may be used  |$where no better information is available. In cases where limited topographic data is available,  |$use may be made of an altimeter in a car driven along roads extending generally radially from  |$the transmitter site. United States Geological Survey Topographic Quadrangle Maps may be  |$obtained from the United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.  |$<20240. Sectional Aeronautical Charts are available from the United States Coast and Geodetic  |$Survey, Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20235. In lieu of maps, the average terrain  |$pelevation may be computer generated, except in the cases of dispute, using elevations from a 30  |$second point or better topographic data file. The file must be identified and the data processed  |$Vfor intermediate points along each radial using linear interpolation techniques. The height above  |$mean sea level of the antenna site must be obtained manually using appropriate topographic maps.  X4(c) Antenna system.  |$(1) The antenna system shall be designed so that the effective radiated power at any angle above  |$"the horizontal shall be as low as the state of the art permits, and in the same vertical plane may  |$}not exceed the effective radiated power in either the horizontal direction or below the horizontal, whichever is greater.  |$(2) An antenna designed or altered to produce a noncircular radiation pattern in the horizontal  |$plane is considered to be a directional antenna. Antennas purposely installed in such a manner  |$Vas to result in the mechanical beam tilting of the major vertical radiation lobe are included in this category.  |$(3) Applications proposing the use of directional antenna systems must be accompanied by the following:  |$I(i) Complete description of the proposed antenna system, including the manufacturer and model number of the proposed directional antenna."%'9,-(-(ZZ%"Ԍ |$dԙ(ii) Relative field horizontal plane pattern (horizontal polarization only) of the proposed  |$directional antenna. A value of 1.0 should be used for the maximum radiation. The plot of the  |$pattern should be oriented so that 0 degrees corresponds to true North. Where mechanical beam  |$ltilt is intended, the amount of tilt in degrees of the antenna vertical axis and the orientation of  |$"the downward tilt with respect to true North must be specified, and the horizontal plane pattern must reflect the use of mechanical beam tilt.  |$<(iii) A tabulation of the relative field pattern required in paragraph (c)(3)(ii) of this section. The  |$Itabulation should use the same zero degree reference as the plotted pattern, and be tabulated at  |$least every 10 degrees. In addition, tabulated values of all maxima and minima, with their corresponding azimuths, should be submitted.  |$(iv) Horizontal and vertical plane radiation patterns showing the effective radiated power, in dBk,  |$+for each direction. Sufficient vertical plane patterns must be included to indicate clearly the  |$radiation characteristics of the antenna above and below the horizontal plane. In cases where the  |$}angles at which the maximum vertical radiation varies with azimuth, a separate vertical radiation pattern must be provided for each pertinent radial direction.  |$(v) All horizontal plane patterns must be plotted to the largest scale possible on unglazed  |$letter-size polar coordinate paper (main engraving approximately 18 cm x 25 cm (7 inches x 10  |$inches)) using only scale divisions and subdivisions of 1, 2, 2.5. or 5 times 10-nth. All vertical  |$plane patterns must be plotted on unglazed letter-size rectangular coordinate paper. Values of  |$field strength on any pattern less than 10 percent of the maximum field strength plotted on that pattern must be shown on an enlarged scale.  |$(vi) The horizontal and vertical plane patterns that are required are the patterns for the complete  |$directional antenna system. In the case of a composite antenna composed of two or more  |$individual antennas, this means that the patterns for the composite antenna, not the patterns for each of the individual antennas, must be submitted.  |$4(4) Where simultaneous use of antennas or antenna structures is proposed, the following provisions shall apply:  |$(i) In cases where it is proposed to use a tower of an AM broadcast station as a supporting  |$structure for a DTV broadcast antenna, an appropriate application for changes in the radiating  |$Isystem of the AM broadcast station must be filed by the licensee thereof. A formal application  |$(FCC Form 301, or FCC Form 340 for a noncommercial educational station) will be required if  |$<the proposal involves substantial change in the physical height or radiation characteristics of the  |$AM broadcast antennas; otherwise an informal application will be acceptable. (In case of doubt,  |$an informal application (letter) together with complete engineering data should be submitted.)  |$+An application may be required for other classes of stations when the tower is to be used in connection with a DTV station.  |$(ii) When the proposed DTV antenna is to be mounted on a tower in the vicinity of an AM"#':,-(-(ZZ%"  |$ystation directional antenna system and it appears that the operation of the directional antenna  |$system may be affected, an engineering study must be filed with the DTV application concerning  |$<the effect of the DTV antenna on the AM directional radiation pattern. Field measurements of  |$the AM stations may be required prior to and following construction of the DTV station antenna, and readjustments made as necessary. ";,-(-(ZZQ"  X4  X4  X' APPENDIX B   X'F  Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis   |$<l As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act ("RFA"), 5 U.S.C.  603, an Initial Regulatory  X_4 |$Flexibility Analysis ("IRFA") was incorporated in the Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rule  XJ4 |$Making and Third Notice of Inquiry in this proceeding.J yO '#X\  P6G;P#э10 FCC Rcd 10540, 10555 (1995). The Commission sought written public  X54 |$comments on the proposals in the Fourth Further Notice, including on the IRFA. The  X 4 |$Commission's Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis ("FRFA") in this Fifth Report and Order  |$Zconforms to the RFA, as amended by the Contract With America Advancement Act of 1996, Pub.  X 4L. No. 104121, 110 Stat. 847 (1996) ("CWAAA"). X {O' G6! #X\  P6G;P#ЍSee generally 5 U.S.C.  1 et seq. (RFA). Title II of CWAAA is The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA).  X ' I. Need For and Objectives of Action:  X 4  X4 |$ The Fifth Report and Order adopts several rules with the following objectives: (1) to  |$8promote and preserve free, universally available, local broadcast television in a digital world,  |$thereby preserving free, widely accessible programming that serves the public interest; and (2) to promote spectrum efficiency and rapid recovery of spectrum.  X'4 II. Significant Issues Raised by the Public in Response to the Initial Analysis:  X4 |$ No comments were received specifically in response to the IRFA contained in the Fifth  X4 |$_Further Notice. However, some comments indirectly addressed small business issues. For  |$8example, ALTV, Telemundo, and noncommercial broadcasters asserted that imposition of a  |$yminimum HDTV requirement would be particularly burdensome on independent and foreign |$ylanguage stations, many of which are owned by small entities. In addition, most commenters  |$<agreed that DTV licensees should have the discretion to provide a wide variety of ancillary and  |$supplemental services, thereby providing an additional revenue stream that would benefit small  |$Ientities. Further, although Joint Broadcasters and ALTV support the sixmonth/sixyear plan in  |$general, they propose that a less demanding schedule and liberal waiver policy apply to help  |$stations facing difficulty, such as noncommercial stations, small stations, and those in small or rural markets.  |$ Addressing the time within which broadcasters will be required to express their interest in,  |$and then construct, DTV facilities, Joint Broadcasters and ALTV propose that a less demanding  |$schedule and liberal waivers apply to help stations facing difficulty, such as noncommercial"!<,-(-(ZZ2 "  |$stations, small stations, and those in small or rural markets. Several other commenters argue that stations in smaller markets should have more time than those in larger markets.  |$ Finally, several low power television ("LPTV") broadcasters, many of which are small  |$pentities, want the Commission to extend initial eligibility to LPTV licensees. LPTV commenters  |$such as Abacus Television point out the public contribution that LPTV stations make, such as  |$providing television service to underserved areas; providing local and specialized services;  |$increasing the diversification of mass media ownership; and preventing undue concentration of  |$Ieconomic power. Abacus also argues that excluding LPTV from the analog to digital transition  |$would exclude the vast majority of minority television licensees and permittees from the DTV  |$yconversion. Further, Abacus argues, it would exclude the vast majority of minority television  |$licensees and permittees and is antithetical to increasing ownership diversity. Abacus argues that  |$the Commission should perform a marketbymarket analysis to determine which LPTV stations  |$could be accommodated. Absent that, according to Abacus, the Commission could minimize the  |$effect on LPTV stations by adding a second phase to the process of creating a Table of  |$@Allotments to address the accommodation of LPTV service next, after it has begun the conversion  |$ process for full power television licensees. WatchTV, Inc., however, argues that the Commission  |$should make digital channels available to existing low power operators on the same terms and  |$+conditions as it may adopt for small market broadcasters and educational licensees before it  |$allows new entrants to apply. Additionally, White Eagle Partners believes that LPTV stations should be eligible to receive DTV spectrum.  |$ Still other LPTV commenters argue that neither LPTV stations nor full service stations  |$should be afforded a second 6 MHz channel. Community Broadcasters Association ("CBA")  |$believes that a dual channel DTV scenario would be an inefficient use of spectrum that would  |$pnot only require immense private investment, but would also lead to a host of logistical and other  |$8problems that would negate many of the benefits of DTV. CBA argues that full power and LPTV stations should be permitted to convert to DTV on their present channel at any time.  Xe' III. Description and Number of Small Entities To Which the Rule Will Apply: 1. Definition of a "Small Business"  |$ Under the RFA, small entities may include small organizations, small businesses, and small  |$<governmental jurisdictions. 5 U.S.C.  601(6). The RFA, 5 U.S.C.  601(3), generally defines  |$the term "small business" as having the same meaning as the term "small business concern" under  |$the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C.  632. A small business concern is one which: (1) is  |$/independently owned and operated; (2) is not dominant in its field of operation; and (3) satisfies  |$/any additional criteria established by the Small Business Administration ("SBA"). According to  |$the SBA's regulations, entities engaged in television broadcasting Standard Industrial  |$Classification ("SIC") Code 4833 Television Broadcasting Stations, may have a maximum of  |$$10.5 million in annual receipts in order to qualify as a small business concern. This standard also applies in determining whether an entity is a small business for purposes of the RFA. "#'=,-(-(ZZ%"Ԍ |$/ Pursuant to 5 U.S.C.  601(3), the statutory definition of a small business applies "unless an  |$Ragency after consultation with the Office of Advocacy of the SBA and after opportunity for  |$public comment, establishes one or more definitions of such term which are appropriate to the  |$activities of the agency and publishes such definition(s) in the Federal Register." While we  |$ptentatively believe that the foregoing definition of "small business" greatly overstates the number  |$of television broadcast stations that are small businesses and is not suitable for purposes of  |$determining the impact of the new rules on small television stations, we did not propose an  X_4 |$alternative definition in the IRFA.0 _ yO' G6! #X\  P6G;P#эWe have pending proceedings seeking comment on the definition of and data relating to small businesses.  {O ' |$p In our Notice of Inquiry in GN Docket No. 96113 (In the Matter of Section 257 Proceeding to Identify and  |$ Eliminate Market Entry Barriers for Small Businesses), FCC 96216, released May 21, 1996, we requested  |$ commenters to provide profile data about small telecommunications businesses in particular services, including  |$ television, and the market entry barriers they encounter, and we also sought comment as to how to define small  |$ businesses for purposes of implementing Section 257 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which requires us to  {O ' |$U identify market entry barriers and to prescribe regulations to eliminate those barriers. Additionally, in our Order and  {OT' |$ Notice of Proposed Rule Making in MM Docket No. 9616 (In the Matter of Streamlining Broadcast EEO Rule and  |$ Policies, Vacating the EEO Forfeiture Policy Statement and Amending Section 1.80 of the Commission's Rules to  |$ Include EEO Forfeiture Guidelines), 11 FCC Rcd 5154 (1996), we invited comment as to whether relief should be  {O' |$ afforded to stations: (1) based on small staff and what size staff would be considered sufficient for relief, e.g., 10  |$ or fewer fulltime employees; (2) based on operation in a small market; or (3) based on operation in a market with a small minority work force. We have not concluded the foregoing rule makings. Accordingly, for purposes of this Fifth Report and Order,  |$<we utilize the SBA's definition in determining the number of small businesses to which the rules  |$"apply, but we reserve the right to adopt a more suitable definition of "small business" as applied  |$to television broadcast stations and to consider further the issue of the number of small entities  |$that are television broadcasters in the future. Further, in this FRFA, we will identify the different  X 4 |$classes of small television stations that may be impacted by the rules adopted in this Fifth Report  X 4and Order.  2. Issues in Applying the Definition of a "Small Business"  |$p As discussed below, we could not precisely apply the foregoing definition of "small business"  |$yin developing our estimates of the number of small entities to which the rules will apply. Our estimates reflect our best judgments based on the data available to us.  |$ An element of the definition of "small business" is that the entity not be dominant in its field  |$/of operation. We were unable at this time to define or quantify the criteria that would establish  |$hwhether a specific television station is dominant in its field of operation. Accordingly, the  |$Rfollowing estimates of small businesses to which the new rules will apply do not exclude any  |$~television station from the definition of a small business on this basis and are therefore  |$overinclusive to that extent. An additional element of the definition of "small business" is that  |$the entity must be independently owned and operated. As discussed further below, we could  |$<not fully apply this criterion, and our estimates of small businesses to which the rules may apply  |$may be overinclusive to this extent. The SBA's general size standards are developed taking into  |$account these two statutory criteria. This does not preclude us from taking these factors into"T> ,-(-(ZZ" account in making our estimates of the numbers of small entities.  |$p With respect to applying the revenue cap, the SBA has defined "annual receipts" specifically  |$in 13 C.F.R  121.104, and its calculations include an averaging process. We do not currently  |$require submission of financial data from licensees that we could use in applying the SBA's  |$definition of a small business. Thus, for purposes of estimating the number of small entities to  |$<which the rules apply, we are limited to considering the revenue data that are publicly available,  |$<and the revenue data on which we rely may not correspond completely with the SBA definition of annual receipts.  |$I Under SBA criteria for determining annual receipts, if a concern has acquired an affiliate or  |$been acquired as an affiliate during the applicable averaging period for determining annual  |$+receipts, the annual receipts in determining size status include the receipts of both firms. 13  |$C.F.R.  121.104(d)(1). The SBA defines affiliation in 13 C.F.R.  121.103. In this context, the  |$RSBA's definition of affiliate is analogous to our attribution rules. Generally, under the SBA's  |$definition, concerns are affiliates of each other when one concern controls or has the power to  |$pcontrol the other, or a third party or parties controls or has the power to control both. 13 C.F.R.  |$ 121.103(a)(1). The SBA considers factors such as ownership, management, previous  |$relationships with or ties to another concern, and contractual relationships, in determining whether  |$affiliation exists. 13 C.F.R.  121.103(a)(2). Instead of making an independent determination  |$of whether television stations were affiliated based on SBA's definitions, we relied on the data bases available to us to provide us with that information. 3. Television Station Estimates Based on Census Data  X4 |$y The rules amended by this Fifth Report and Order will apply to all full service television  |$stations and may have an effect on TV translator facilities and LPTV stations. The Small  |$Business Administration defines a television broadcasting station that has no more than $10.5  X~4 |$million in annual receipts as a small business.~ yO'#X\  P6G;P#э13 C.F.R.  121.201, Standard Industrial Code (SIC) 4833 (1996). Television broadcasting stations consist of  |$+establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting visual programs by television to the public,  XP4 |$except cable and other pay television services.^XPX yOY' G6!/ #X\  P6G;P#эEconomics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1992 Census  |$ of Transportation, Communications and Utilities, Establishment and Firm Size, Series UC92S1, Appendix A9 (1995). CENSUS ^ Included in this industry are commercial,  X94 |$preligious, educational, and other television stations.%9x {Ob#' G6!  #X\  P6G;P#эId. See Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, Standard Industrial Classification Manual (1987), at 283, which describes "Television Broadcasting Stations (SIC Code 4833) as:  GxJ XEstablishments primarily engaged in broadcasting visual programs by television to the public,  Gxh except cable and other pay television services. Included in this industry are commercial, religious,  Gx educational and other television stations. Also included here are establishments primarily engaged"L',-(-(K'" in television broadcasting and which produce taped television program materials. % Also included are establishments primarily"9?X,-(-(ZZ"  X4 |$Eengaged in television broadcasting and which produce taped television program materials.X {O '#X\  P6G;P#эEconomics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, supra note CENSUS250.  |$Separate establishments primarily engaged in producing taped television program materials are  X4classified under another SIC number. {Om' G6! #X\  P6G;P#эId.; SIC 7812 (Motion Picture and Video Tape Production); SIC 7922 (Theatrical Producers and Miscellaneous Theatrical Services (producers of live radio and television programs).  X4 |$+ There were 1,509 television stations operating in the nation in 1992..D yO ' G6!" #X\  P6G;P#эFCC News Release No. 31327, Jan. 13, 1993; Economics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of Census,  {Oa 'U.S. Department of Commerce, supra note CENSUS250, Appendix A9.. That number has  |$remained fairly constant as indicated by the approximately 1,551 operating television broadcasting  Xv4 |$stations in the nation as of February 28, 1997.v yO'#X\  P6G;P#эFCC News Release No. 7033, March 6, 1997. For 1992hv.  {OU' G6!V #X\  P6G;P#эCensus for Communications' establishments are performed every five years ending with a "2" or "7". See  {O'Economics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, supra note CENSUS250, III.h the number of television stations  |$that produced less than $10.0 million in revenue was 1,155 establishments, or 77% of 1,509  XH4 |$establishments.XH  yO' G6!c #X\  P6G;P#эThe amount of $10 million was used to estimate the number of small business establishments because the  |$x relevant Census categories stopped at $9,999,999 and began at $10,000,000. No category for $10.5 million existed. Thus, the number is as accurate as it is possible to calculate with the available information. Thus, the proposed rules will affect approximately 1,551 television stations;  X14 |$Iapproximately 1,194 of those stations are considered small businesses.+1 yO' G6!" #X\  P6G;P#эWe use the 77 percent figure of TV stations operating at less than $10 million for 1992 and apply it to the 1997 total of 1551 TV stations to arrive at 1,194 stations categorized as small businesses.+ These estimates may  |$Ioverstate the number of small entities since the revenue figures on which they are based do not  |$"include or aggregate revenues from nontelevision affiliated companies. We recognize that the  |$Rproposed rules may also impact minority and women owned stations, some of which may be  |$small entities. In 1995, minorities owned and controlled 37 (3.0%) of 1,221 commercial  X 4 |$Vtelevision stations in the United States.  {Oq ' G6! #X\  P6G;P#эMinority Commercial Broadcast Ownership in the United States, U.S. Dep't of Commerce, National  |$ Telecommunications and Information Administration, The Minority Telecommunications Development Program  |$@ ("MTDP") (April 1996). MTDP considers minority ownership as ownership of more than 50% of a broadcast  |$Z corporation's stock, voting control in a broadcast partnership, or ownership of a broadcasting property as an  {O#' |$ individual proprietor. Id. The minority groups included in this report are Black, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American. According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, in 1987  |$_women owned and controlled 27 (1.9%) of 1,342 commercial and noncommercial television" @~,-(-(ZZ "  X4stations in the United States.! {Oy' G6!8 #X\  P6G;P#эSee Comments of American Women in Radio and Television, Inc. in MM Docket No. 94149 and MM  {OC' |$ Docket No. 91140, at 4 n.4 (filed May 17, 1995), citing 1987 Economic Censuses, WomenOwned Business, WB87 |$ 1, U.S. Dep't of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, August 1990 (based on 1987 Census). After the 1987 Census  |$o report, the Census Bureau did not provide data by particular communications services (fourdigit Standard Industrial  |$ Classification (SIC) Code), but rather by the general twodigit SIC Code for communications (#48). Consequently,  |$ since 1987, the U.S. Census Bureau has not updated data on ownership of broadcast facilities by women, nor does  |$ the FCC collect such data. However, we sought comment on whether the Annual Ownership Report Form 323  {O' |$ should be amended to include information on the gender and race of broadcast license owners. Policies and Rules  {O' |$U Regarding Minority and Female Ownership of Mass Media Facilities, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 10 FCC Rcd 2788, 2797 (1995).!  |$ It should also be noted that the foregoing estimates do not distinguish between network X4 |$affiliatedXh  yO ' G6!t #X\  P6G;P#эIn this context, "affiliation" refers to any local broadcast television station that has a contractual arrangement  |$H with a programming network to carry the network's signal. This definition of affiliated station includes both stations owned and operated by a network and stations owned by other entities. stations and independent stations. As of April, 1996, the BIA Publications, Inc.  |$VMaster Access Television Analyzer Database indicates that about 73 percent of all commercial  |$television stations were affiliated with the ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, UPN, or WB networks.  Xv4Moreover, seven percent of those affiliates have secondary affiliations.v  yO' G6! #X\  P6G;P#эSecondary affiliations are secondary to the primary affiliation of the station and generally afford the affiliate additional choice of programming.  |$ There are currently 4,977 TV translator stations and 1,952 LPTV stations which would be  X14 |$_affected by the new rules, if they decide to convert to digital television.1 yO'#X\  P6G;P#эFCC News Release No. 7033, March 6, 1997. The Commission  |$does not collect financial information of any broadcast facility and the Department of Commerce  |$does not collect financial information on these broadcast facilities. We will assume for present  |$_purposes, however, that most of these broadcast facilities, including LPTV stations, could be  |$classified as small businesses. As we indicated earlier, 77% of television stations are designated  |$_as small businesses. Given this situation, LPTV and translator stations would not likely have revenues that exceed the SBA maximum to be designated as small businesses. 4. Alternative Classification of Small Television Stations  |$ An alternative way to classify small television stations is by the number of employees. The  |$<Commission currently applies a standard based on the number of employees in administering its  X4 |$Equal Employment Opportunity ("EEO") rule for broadcasting.X$p yO>%' G6! #X\  P6G;P#эThe Commission's definition of a small broadcast station for purposes of applying its EEO rule was adopted  |$ prior to the requirement of approval by the Small Business Administration pursuant to Section 3(a) of the Small  |$U Business Act, 15 U.S.C.  632(a), as amended by Section 222 of the Small Business Credit and Business Opportunity"&,-(-(&"  |$ Enhancement Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102366,  222(b)(1), 106 Stat. 999 (1992), as further amended by the Small  |$ Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1994, Pub. L. No. 103403,  301, 108 Stat. 4187  {O ' |$ (1994). However, this definition was adopted after public notice and an opportunity for comment. See Report and  {O'Order in Docket No. 18244, 23 FCC 2d 430 (1970). Thus, radio or television"A,-(-(ZZ"  |$cstations with fewer than five fulltime employees are exempted from certain EEO reporting and  X4 |$+recordkeeping requirements.   {ON' G6!_ #X\  P6G;P#эSee, e.g., 47 C.F.R.  73.3612 (Requirement to file annual employment reports on Form 395B applies to  {O' |$ licensees with five or more fulltime employees); First Report and Order in Docket No. 21474 (In the Matter of  |$D Amendment of Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and FCC Form 395), 70 FCC 2d 1466 (1979). The  |$ Commission is currently considering how to decrease the administrative burdens imposed by the EEO rule on small  {Or ' |$o stations while maintaining the effectiveness of our broadcast EEO enforcement. Order and Notice of Proposed Rule  {O< ' |$ Making in MM Docket No. 9616 (In the Matter of Streamlining Broadcast EEO Rule and Policies, Vacating the  |$x EEO Forfeiture Policy Statement and Amending Section 1.80 of the Commission's Rules to Include EEO Forfeiture  |$& Guidelines), 11 FCC Rcd 5154 (1996). One option under consideration is whether to define a small station for  {O 'purposes of affording such relief as one with ten or fewer fulltime employees. Id. at  21.  We estimate that the total number of commercial television  |$~stations with 4 or fewer employees is 132 and that the total number of noncommercial  X4educational television stations with 4 or fewer employees is 136.'   yO' G6! #X\  P6G;P#эWe base this estimate on a compilation of 1995 Broadcast Station Annual Employment Reports (FCC Form 395B), performed by staff of the Equal Opportunity Employment Branch, Mass Media Bureau, FCC.'  X' IV. Projected Compliance Requirements of the Rule:  X_4 |$l The Fifth Report and Order adopts a number of rules, procedures, and policies, most of  |$which are not expected to involve the imposition of new compliance requirements upon licensees  |$or other entities. These include the rules: (1) providing 6 MHz channels for each DTV channel;  |$(2) limiting the initial eligibility for DTV channels to existing fullpower broadcasters; (3)  |$"requiring licensees to provide at least one free digital video programming service that is at least  |$comparable in resolution to today's service and aired during the same time periods that their  |$analog channel is broadcasting; (4) allowing broadcasters full flexibility to respond to the  |$demands of their audience by providing ancillary and supplementary services that do not derogate  |$the mandated free, overtheair program service; (5) giving broadcasters the discretion as to how  |$hmuch, if any, high definition television programming they will transmit; (6) refraining from  |$Iimposing a simulcasting requirement upon broadcasters until the final years of the transition; (7)  |$licensing NTSC and DTV television facilities under a single, paired license; (8) stating the  |$Commission's intent to give special relief to noncommercial broadcasters to assist their transition  |$ to DTV, including providing them six years within which to construct DTV facilities; (9)  |$allowing equipment manufacturers at this time maximum latitude to determine which video  |$formats DTV equipment will receive, since broadcasters will have the latitude to decide which  |$video formats they will transmit based on market and consumer demand; (10) postponing a  |$Vdecision whether to impose labeling requirements on receiver manufacturers; and (11) declining to limit the sale of NTSConly display devices in the future. "B ,-(-(ZZ"Ԍ |$ We do expect that three of the rules we adopt today may constitute significant compliance  |$requirements on small entities, as well as on others. First, pursuant to the rule setting a timetable  |$cfor applying for and constructing DTV facilities, all licensees will have 90 days after the release  |$date of the DTV Table of Allotments to inform the Commission if they do not want a DTV  |$<channel. After that, there will be three categories of construction requirements for commercial  |$television stations. In the first category, all networkaffiliated stations in the top ten television  Xv4 |$markets v yO' G6!@ #X\  P6G;P#эFor the purposes of the construction schedule, a networkaffiliated station is one that operates as an affiliate  {O' |$Q of CBS, NBC, ABC, or Fox, as of April 3, 1997, the adoption date of this Report and Order. "Television markets"  |$ are defined as the Designated Market Areas, or DMA, as defined by Nielsen Media Research. In those DMAs in  |$ which a network has more than one network affiliate, only the affiliate with the largest audience share will be considered as "networkaffiliated" for the purposes of the digital television construction schedule. will have until May 1, 1999, to construct their digital facilities. In the second  |$category, all networkaffiliated stations in the top 30 television markets not included above will  |$have until November 1, 1999, to construct their digital facilities. In the third category, all other  |$Wcommercial stations will have until May 1, 2002, to construct their DTV facilities. All  |$noncommercial stations will have until May 1, 2003, to construct their DTV facilities. We will  |$ask that those stations that have represented to the Commission that they will complete  |$[construction of the DTV facility by November 1, 1998, file reports at sixmonth intervals,  |$Ibeginning on November 1, 1997, stating that their plans to meet these deadlines are on schedule  |$or specifying any difficulties encountered in attempting to meet these deadlines. We will grant  |$an extension of time where a broadcaster has been unable to complete construction due to  |$Vcircumstances that are either unforeseeable or beyond the licensee's control where the licensee has taken all possible steps to resolve the problem expeditiously.  |$ We believe that an aggressive construction schedule will not burden small entities for several  |$[reasons. First, most stations in the largest television markets can be expected to lead the  |$transition to DTV, since these stations are better situated to invest the capital necessary to  |$establish the first DTV stations. Second, smaller stations will find it easier to begin DTV service  |$after learning from the experience gained by the top market stations. Third, our staggered  |$cconstruction schedule will help keep costs lower for smaller market stations, as equipment costs  |$8decrease as the market matures. Finally, our tiered approach allows us to ensure that DTV  |$/quickly reaches a large percentage of U.S. television households while placing requirements on a relatively small number of stations.  |$0 The second rule with compliance requirements, that setting a deadline of 2006 for  |$_broadcasters to complete their transition to DTV by surrendering their NTSC spectrum, also  |$affects small entities, as well as others. However, because stations will have constructed their  |$DTV facilities by that time, pursuant to the timetable mentioned above, the compliance requirement is simply to cease transmitting NTSC signals.  |$" The third rule with compliance requirements, that setting a graduated simulcast requirement  |$Ifor the last three years of the transition, also affects small entities, as well as others. However,  |$ because of the gradual nature of the requirement, as well as the multichannel capabilities of DTV,"!Cz ,-(-(ZZ " small entities are not expected to find it difficult to comply.  X' |$" V. Significant Alternatives Considered Minimizing the Economic Impact on Small Entities  X'and Consistent with the Stated Objectives:  X4 |$ The Fifth Report and Order adopts a rule providing 6 MHz channels for each DTV channel.  |$This represents the optimum balance of broadcast needs and spectrum efficiency, and it is  Xa4 |$consistent with the DTV Standard adopted in the Fourth Report and Order. To specify a  |$different channel size at this late date would not promote the goals we sought to achieve in  |$adopting the DTV Standard and would prolong the conversion to DTV, thereby putting broadcasters at a competitive disadvantage to other digital video program providers.  X 4 |$ The Fifth Report and Order also adopts a rule limiting the initial eligibility for DTV channels  |$to existing fullpower broadcasters, consistent with the statutory directive to do so contained in  |$the Telecommunications Act of 1996. This minimizes the chances that small entities that already  |$have fullservice NTSC licenses or construction permits will be forced to surrender them.  |$uHowever, low power television broadcasters, many of which are small entities, would not  |$8automatically be eligible for DTV channels. While LPTV commenters urge the inclusion of  |$LPTV stations in the conversion to digital television, some urge us not to afford them a second  |$6 MHz channel, as this would be costly and disruptive to them. In proposing a DTV Table of  X:4 |$ Allotments in the Sixth Further Notice in this proceeding, we stated that in order to provide DTV  |$allotments for existing full service stations, it will be necessary to displace LPTV stations and  X4 |$TV translator stations to some degree, especially in major markets. In the Sixth Further Notice,  X4 |$Rwe also issued a number of proposals to mitigate the impact on LPTV stations. In the Sixth  X4 |$Report and Order establishing a DTV Table of Allotments, which is a companion document  X4 |$adopted concurrently with the present Fifth Report and Order, we adopt a number of measures intended to minimize the impact of DTV implementation on LPTV service.  X4 |$  The Fifth Report and Order also adopts a rule requiring licensees to provide at least one free  |$Vdigital video programming service that is at least comparable in resolution to today's service and  |$aired during the same time periods that their analog channel is broadcasting. We believe that this  |$requirement will not be onerous for small broadcast entities because of the relative ease with  |$Wwhich they will be able to digitize their analog signal in order to meet the requirement.  |$Accordingly, the provision of this minimum service should impose no economic impact beyond  |$that already imposed by the general requirement that stations construct and operate digital  |$ytelevision facilities. At the same time, it ensures that viewers will continue to have access to  |$overtheair broadcast programming. Finally, it does not impede broadcasters' opportunities to  |$generate revenue through additional advertisersupported programming or subscription, if they choose.  Xz$4 |$ The Fifth Report and Order also adopts a rule stating that broadcasters shall have full  |$"flexibility to respond to the demands of their audience by providing ancillary and supplementary  |$services that do not derogate the mandated free, overtheair program service. Such services  |$8could include, but are not limited to, subscription television programming, computer software"7'D ,-(-(ZZ%"  |$distribution, data transmissions, teletext, interactive services, audio signals, and any other services  |$_that do not interfere with the required free service. Revenuebased services can help digital  |$}broadcasters achieve more rapid penetration of digital television, can help broadcasters compete  |$with other video providers, and can help support the free television service. Because these  |$ancillary and supplemental services are voluntary, they will impose no economic burden on broadcast television licensees.  X_4 |$ The Fifth Report and Order declines to impose a requirement that broadcasters provide a  |$Vminimum amount of high definition television programming over the DTV spectrum, and instead  |$yleaves this decision to the discretion of broadcasters. Such a minimum requirement might be  |$particularly burdensome on small broadcasters, including many independent and foreignlanguage stations.  X 4 |$ The Fifth Report and Order also refrains from imposing a simulcasting requirement on  |$broadcasters until the closing years of the transition. However, broadcasters at all times retain  |$"the option to simulcast, should they so choose. This discretion assures small entities, as well as  |$others, the flexibility to compete more efficiently in the video marketplace. We believe that  |$during the early stages of the transition, marketplace forces will ensure that the best NTSC programming will be simulcast on DTV.  X84 |$ However, in order to help reclaim spectrum at the end of the transition period, the Fifth  X#4 |$Report and Order requires that by the sixth year after its adoption, programming that is aired on  |$4a broadcaster's analog channel must be available on its digital channel. This will prevent  |$ldisenfranchisement of the remaining NTSC viewers when the NTSC spectrum is reclaimed.  |$IThus, commencing April 1, 2003, DTV licensees and permittees must simulcast at least 50% of  |$lthe video programming transmitted on their analog channel; commencing April 1, 2004, there  |$Nwill be a 75% simulcasting requirement; commencing April 1, 2005, there will be a 100%  |$simulcasting requirement until the analog channel is terminated and returned. Because of the  |$gradual nature of the requirement and the multichannel capabilities of digital television, the simulcasting requirement should impose little, if any, burden on small entities.  X?4 |$ The Fifth Report and Order also determines that NTSC and DTV television facilities should  |$be licensed under a single, paired license. This will help small broadcasters, as well as others, minimize their administrative burdens and the financial costs associated with them.  X4 |$ The Fifth Report and Order also sets a timetable by which stations must apply for and  |$"construct DTV facilities. It is important to foster an expeditious and orderly transition to digital  |$Itechnology that will allow the public to receive the benefits of digital television, so it is important  |$that viewers in television markets have access to DTV programming and other digital services  |$as quickly as possible. First, pursuant to the rule setting a timetable for applying for and  |$constructing DTV facilities, all licensees will have 90 days after the release date of the DTV  |$Table of Allotments to inform the Commission if they do not want a DTV channel. After that,  |$there will be three categories of construction requirements for commercial television stations. "F&E ,-(-(ZZB$"  X4 |$In the first category, all networkaffiliated stations in the top ten television markets  yOy' G6!@ #X\  P6G;P#эFor the purposes of the construction schedule, a networkaffiliated station is one that operates as an affiliate  {OA' |$Q of CBS, NBC, ABC, or Fox, as of April 3, 1997, the adoption date of this Report and Order. "Television markets"  |$ are defined as the Designated Market Areas, or DMA, as defined by Nielsen Media Research. In those DMAs in  |$ which a network has more than one network affiliate, only the affiliate with the largest audience share will be considered as "networkaffiliated" for the purposes of the digital television construction schedule. will have  |$huntil May 1, 1999, to construct their digital facilities. In the second category, all network |$affiliated stations in the top 30 television markets not included above will have until November  |$1, 1999, to construct their digital facilities. In the third category, all other commercial stations  |$will have until May 1, 2002, to construct their DTV facilities. All noncommercial stations will  |$have until May 1, 2003, to construct their DTV facilities. We will require that those stations that  |$Vhave represented to the Commission that they will complete construction of the DTV facility by  |$November 1, 1998, file reports at sixmonth intervals, beginning on November 1, 1997, stating  |$that their plans to meet these deadlines are on schedule or specifying any difficulties encountered  |$"in attempting to meet these deadlines. We will grant an extension of time where a broadcaster  |$Ihas been unable to complete construction due to circumstances that are either unforeseeable or  |$beyond the licensee's control where the licensee has taken all possible steps to resolve the problem expeditiously.  |$ An aggressive construction schedule is necessary for us to meet our main objectives in this  |$4proceeding. First, digital broadcast television stands a risk of failing unless it is rolled out  |$quickly. Other media such as DBS, cable, and wireless cable have or soon will offer digital  |$programming services. Unless digital television broadcasting is available quickly, other digital  |$services may achieve levels of penetration that could preclude the success of over-the-air, digital  |$television. Second, a rapid construction period is critical to DTV's competitive strength  |$internationally, as well as domestically. Third, an aggressive construction schedule helps to offset  |$Epossible disincentives that any individual broadcaster may have to begin digital transmissions  |$quickly, as well as the absence of many market forces that might themselves ensure rapid  |$construction. Fourth, a rapid build-out works to ensure that recovery of broadcast spectrum and its reallocation to other beneficial uses occurs as quickly as possible.  |$ This construction schedule takes the needs and interests of small entities into account. The  |$most aggressive requirements apply to stations that we believe will be in the best position to  |$make the transition quickly: networkaffiliated stations in the top 10 television markets. These  |$Emarkets include approximately 30 percent of U.S. television households. Networkaffiliated  |$lstations consistently have higher ratings, with higher audience numbers, and we assume with  |$pgreater financial and other resources, so that the above construction requirement will both serve  |$the public and be reasonably nonburdensome to broadcasters. In recognition of the fact that some  |$networks may have in some of the larger markets a second affiliate that is not as strong as the  |$other affiliate, we have minimized the burden on that weaker affiliate by imposing a longer  |$[construction deadline. Moreover, we are not requiring licensees initially to construct full |$replication facilities. Instead, we are requiring them at the outset only to emit a DTV signal strong enough to encompass the community of license."!Fz ,-(-(ZZ "Ԍ X4 |$ԙ The Fifth Report and Order also concludes that broadcasters should have sufficient time  |$between now and 2006 to complete their transitions to DTV and surrender their NTSC  |$yfrequencies. It has become clear that conversion, both for stations and for viewers, will cost  X4 |$Msignificantly less than thought at the time of the Third Report and Order, which had set a 15year  |$termination date. Thus, conversion can occur more quickly and NTSC spectrum can be  |$surrendered sooner than earlier anticipated. In addition, the interests of small entities are served  |$ through our decision to conduct thorough reviews of the progress of DTV every two years, which will allow us to make adjustments to the 2006 target, if necessary.  X54 |$8 The Fifth Report and Order also states the Commission's intent to give special relief to  |$noncommercial broadcasters to assist their transition to DTV, including providing them with six  |$cyears within which to construct their DTV facilities. In so doing, the Commission is recognizing  |$the unique financial difficulties often faced by these entities, which, as noted earlier, are likely to be small entities.  X 4 |$ The Fifth Report and Order allows equipment manufacturers at this time maximum latitude  |$pto determine which video formats DTV equipment will receive, since broadcasters will have the  |$latitude to decide which video formats they will transmit based on market and consumer demand.  |$hWe believe that it is likely that market forces will provide incentives for broadcasters and  |$equipment manufacturers to work closely together to produce the receiver and converter designs  X<4 |$most valued by consumers. The Fifth Report and Order also postpones a decision regarding  X'4 |$labeling requirements for manufacturers of receivers. Finally, the Fifth Report and Order  |$}recognizes that there is an enormous embedded base of video cassette recorders, cable decoder  |$}boxes, laser disc players, and other video equipment that use NTSC receivers for nonbroadcast  |$purposes. Because there may be a continuing market for the sale of NTSC display devices, even  |$<after the conversion to DTV, we decline to limit the sale of NTSConly display devices. These decisions allow small entities the maximum ability to determine and meet consumer interests.  |$ As noted, at least two of our decisions may have a significant economic impact on a  |$8substantial number of small entities. We believe that the additional burdens on small entities  |$Icannot be diminished, however, without compromising the two primary goals of this proceeding, as described earlier.  X' VI. Report to Congress  |$_ The Commission shall send a copy of this Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis along with  X 4 |$this Fifth Report and Order in a report to be sent to Congress pursuant to the Small Business  X!4 |$Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. See 5 U.S.C.  801(a)(1)(A). A copy of this  X"4FRFA (or a summary thereof) will also be published in the Federal Register.""G ,-(-(ZZ "  X' APPENDIX C  X4X` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:XP X XXX #MP6X@`7 Ё@#l TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS  [*u' CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE  [*u' KTUU-TV 2 CHANNEL 2 BROADCASTING COMPANY ANCHORAGE AK KTBY 4 KTBY, INC. ANCHORAGE AK KYES 5 FIREWEED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION ANCHORAGE AK KAKM 7 ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC ANCHORAGE AK KTVA 11 NORTHERN TELEVISION, INCORPORATED ANCHORAGE AK KIMO 13 SMITH B/CING GROUP OF ALASKA, L.P. ANCHORAGE AK KDMD 33 GREENTV CORP. ANCHORAGE AK KYUK-TV 4 BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC. BETHEL AK KATN 2 SMITH B/CING GROUP OF ALASKA, L.P. FAIRBANKS AK KFXF 7 TANANA VALLEY TELEVISION COMPANY FAIRBANKS AK KUAC-TV 9 UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS AK KTVF 11 NORTHERN TELEVISION, INC. FAIRBANKS AK KTOO-TV 3 CAPITAL COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC. JUNEAU AK KJUD 8 SMITH B/CING GROUP OF ALASKA, L.P. JUNEAU AK KNEB-TV 4 SITKA NEWS BUREAU, INC. KETCHIKAN AK KJNP-TV 4 EVANGELISTIC ALASKA MISSINARY INC. NORTH POLE AK KTNL 13 WRIGHT HOME, INC. SITKA AK WJSU-TV 40 RKZ TELEVISION, INC. ANNISTON AL WDBB 17 WDBB-TV, INC. BESSEMER AL WDIQ 2 ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION BIRMINGHAM AL WBRC-TV 6 WBRC LICENSE, INC. BIRMINGHAM AL WBIQ 10 ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION BIRMINGHAM AL WVTM-TV 13 BIRMINGHAM B/CING. (WVTM), INC. BIRMINGHAM AL WTTO 21 WTTO LICENSEE, INC. BIRMINGHAM AL WFIQ 36 ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION BIRMINGHAM AL WIIQ 41 ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION BIRMINGHAM AL WBMG 42 MG BROADCASTING OF BIRMINGHAM, INC. BIRMINGHAM AL WEIQ 42 ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION BIRMINGHAM AL - 1 - "J"P (#(#(#XX8("Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE WABM 68 B/MINGHAM (WABM-TV), LIC., INC. BIRMINGHAM AL WHIQ 25 ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION BIRMINGTON AL WTVY 4 BENEDEK LICENSE CORPORATION DOTHAN AL WDHN-TV 18 MORRIS NETWORK OF ALABAMA, INC. DOTHAN AL WOWL-TV 15 FLORENCE TELEVISION, LLC FLORENCE AL WYLE 26 BRIDGERLAND TELEVISION,INC. FLORENCE AL WNAL-TV 44 WNAL-TV, INC. GADSDEN AL WTJP 60 ALL AMERICAN TV,INC.D/B/A ALL AMERIC GADSDEN AL WHNT-TV 19 NEW YORK TIMES B/CING SERVICE, INC. HUNTSVILLE AL WAAY-TV 31 ROCKET CITY TELEVISION, INC. HUNTSVILLE AL WAFF 48 AFLAC BROADCAST PARTNERS HUNTSVILLE AL WZDX 54 HUNSTVILLE TV. ACQUISITION CORP. HUNTSVILLE AL WGIQ 43 ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION LOUISVILLE AL WKRG-TV 5 WKRG-TV, INC. MOBILE AL WALA-TV 10 SF MOBILE LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC. MOBILE AL WPMI 15 CLEAR CH. TV LIC., INC., NV CORP. MOBILE AL WMPV-TV 21 SONLIGHT BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC. MOBILE AL WSFA 12 COSMOS BROADCASTING CORPORATION MONTGOMERY AL WCOV-TV 20 WOODS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION MONTGOMERY AL WAIQ 26 ALABAMA ED TV COMMISSION MONTGOMERY AL WHOA-TV 32 MEDIA GEN B/C OF MONTGOMERY AL WMCF-TV 45 SONLIGHT BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC. MONTGOMERY AL WCIQ 7 ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION MT. CHEAHA STATE PK. AL WSWS-TV 66 PAPPAS TELECASTING OF OPELIKA OPELIKA AL WDFX-TV 34 WOODS TELEVISION COMPANY, L.L.C. OZARK AL WAKA 8 ALABAMA BROADCASTING PARTNERS SELMA AL WRJM-TV 67 STAGE DOOR DEVELOPMENT, INC. TROY AL WCFT-TV 33 TV ALABAMA, INC. TUSCALOOSA AL - 2 - "J"Q (#(#(#XX8("Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE KETG 9 ARK. EDUC'L. TELEVISION COMMISSION ARKADELPHIA AR KTVE 10 GOCOM TV OF OUACHITA, L.P. EL DORADO AR KAFT 13 ARK. EDUC'L. TELEVISION COMMISSION FAYETTEVILLE AR KHOG-TV 29 KHBS ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC. FAYETTEVILLE AR KFSM-TV 5 THE TIMES SW BROADCASTING CO. FORT SMITH AR KPOM-TV 24 J.D.G. TELEVISION, INC. FORT SMITH AR KHBS 40 KHBS ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC. FORT SMITH AR KVTH 26 AGAPE CHURCH, INC. HOT SPRINGS AR KAIT-TV 8 COSMOS BROADCASTING CORPORATION JONESBORO AR KTEJ 19 ARK. EDUC'L. TELEVISION COMMISSION JONESBORO AR KVTJ 48 AGAPE CHURCH, INC. JONESBORO AR KETS 2 ARK. EDUC'L. TELEVISION COMMISSION LITTLE ROCK AR KARK-TV 4 KARK-TV, INC. LITTLE ROCK AR KATV 7 KATV TELEVISION, INC. LITTLE ROCK AR KTHV 11 ARKANSAS TELEVISION COMPANY LITTLE ROCK AR KLRT-TV 16 CLEAR CHANNEL TV LICENSES , INC. LITTLE ROCK AR KVUT 42 CHANNEL 42 OF LITTLE ROCK, INC. LITTLE ROCK AR KEMV 6 ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION MOUNTAIN VIEW AR KLEP 17 NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS NEWARK AR KVTN 25 AGAPE CHURCH, INC. PINE BLUFF AR KASN 38 MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. PINE BLUFF AR KFAA 51 J.D.G. TELEVISION, INC. ROGERS AR KSBN-TV 57 TOTAL LIFE COMMUNITY ED. FOUNDATION SPRINGDALE AR KNAZ-TV 2 GRAND CANYON TELEVISION CO., INC. FLAGSTAFF AZ KTFL 4 WTVA, INC. FLAGSTAFF AZ KCFG 9 KM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. FLAGSTAFF AZ KWBF 13 PAXSON PHOENIX LICENSE, INC. FLAGSTAFF AZ KXGR 46 SUNGILT CORPORATION, INC. GREEN VALLEY AZ - 3 - "J"R (#(#(#XX8("Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE KMOH-TV 6 GRAND CANYON TELEVISION CO., INC. KINGMAN AZ KAUE 34 MERIDIAN COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LAKE HAVASU CITY AZ KPNX 12 KPNX BROADCASTING COMPANY MESA AZ KTVK 3 MEDIA AMERICA CORPORATION PHOENIX AZ KPHO-TV 5 MEREDITH CORPORATION PHOENIX AZ KAET 8 ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS PHOENIX AZ KSAZ-TV 10 KSAZ LICENSE, INC. PHOENIX AZ KNXV-TV 15 SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY PHOENIX AZ KPAZ-TV 21 TRINITY B/CASTING OF ARIZONA, INC. PHOENIX AZ KTVW-TV 33 KTVW LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P. PHOENIX AZ KUTP 45 UNITED TELEVISION, INC. PHOENIX AZ KASW 61 BROOKS BROADCASTING, L.L.C. PHOENIX AZ KUSK 7 KUSK, INC. PRESCOTT AZ KAUC 58 KM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SIERRA VISTA AZ KAJW 51 HECTOR GARCIA SALVATIERRA, L.P. TOLLESON AZ KVOA 4 H & C COMMUNICATIONS,INC. TUCSON AZ KUAT-TV 6 ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS TUCSON AZ KGUN 9 LEE ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED TUCSON AZ KMSB-TV 11 MOUNTAIN STATES BROADCASTING, INC. TUCSON AZ KOLD-TV 13 ELCOM OF ARIZONA, INC. TUCSON AZ KTTU-TV 18 CLEAR CH. TV LIC., INC., NV CORP. TUCSON AZ KUAS-TV 27 ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS/UNIV OF AZ. TUCSON AZ KHRR 40 JAY ZUCKER TUCSON AZ KYMA 11 YUMA BROADCASTING COMPANY YUMA AZ KSWT 13 KB MEDIA, INC. YUMA AZ KDOC-TV 56 GOLDEN ORANGE B/CING. CO., INC. ANAHEIM CA KAEF 23 CALIFORNIA BROADCASTING,INC. ARCATA CA KGET 17 ACKERLEY COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC. BAKERSFIELD CA - 4 - "J"S (#(#(#XX8("Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE KERO-TV 23 MCGRAW-HILL BROADCASTING CO.,INC. BAKERSFIELD CA KBAK-TV 29 BBC LICENSE SUBSIDIARY L.P. BAKERSFIELD CA KUZZ-TV 45 BUCK OWENS PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC. BAKERSFIELD CA KHIZ 64 SUNBELT TELEVISION, INC. BARSTOW CA KAJB 54 LAS TRES PALMAS CORPORATION CALIPATRIA CA KBSV 23 BET-NAHRAIN, INC. CERES CA KHSL-TV 12 GOLDEN EMPIRE TELEVISION CORPORATION CHICO CA KCPM 24 COTTONWOOD COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C. CHICO CA KGMC 43 GARY M.COCOLA CLOVIS CA KTNC-TV 42 MITTS TELECASTING COMPANY CONCORD CA KVEA 52 ESTRELLA LICENSE CORPORATION CORONA CA KRCB 22 RURAL CALIFORNIA BROADCASTING CORP. COTATI CA KVYE 7 LA PAZ WIRELESS, LTD EL CENTRO CA KECY-TV 9 PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION EL CENTRO CA KIEM-TV 3 POLLACK/BELZ B/CING. CO., LLC EUREKA CA KVIQ 6 MILLER BROADCASTING COMPANY EUREKA CA KEET 13 REDWOOD EMPIRE PUBLIC TELEVISION,INC EUREKA CA KBVU 29 SAINTE SEPULVEDA, INC. EUREKA CA KFWU 8 SAINTE PARTNERS II LP FORT BRAGG CA KVPT 18 VALLEY PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC. FRESNO CA KSEE 24 KSEE LICENSE, INC. FRESNO CA KFSN-TV 30 CAPITAL CITIES/ABC, INC. FRESNO CA KJEO 47 RETLAW ENTERPRISES, INC. FRESNO CA KAIL 53 TRANS AMERICA BROADCAST CORPORATION FRESNO CA KFTV 21 KFTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P. HANFORD CA KOCE-TV 50 BD.OF TRUSTEES,COAST COM.COL.DIST. HUNTINGTON BEACH CA KCBS-TV 2 CBS INC. LOS ANGELES CA KNBC 4 NBC SUBSIDIARY (KNBC-TV), INC. LOS ANGELES CA - 5 - "J"T (#(#(#XX8("Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE KTLA-TV 5 KTLA, INC. LOS ANGELES CA KABC-TV 7 ABC HOLDING COMPANY, INC. LOS ANGELES CA KCAL-TV 9 FIDELITY TELVISION, INC. LOS ANGELES CA KTTV 11 FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC. LOS ANGELES CA KCOP-TV 13 KCOP TELEVISION, INC. LOS ANGELES CA KWHY-TV 22 HARRISCOPE OF LOS ANGELES, INC. LOS ANGELES CA KCET 28 COMMUNITY TELEVISION OF SOUTHERN CA. LOS ANGELES CA KMEX-TV 34 KMEX LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P. LOS ANGELES CA KLCS 58 LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT LOS ANGELES CA KEEF-TV 68 BLACK TV WORKSHOP OF LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES CA KNSO 51 SAINTE PARTNERS II LP MERCED CA KCSO 19 KUVS LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P. MODESTO CA KCCN-TV 46 HARRON-SMITH TELEVISION PARTNERSHIP MONTEREY CA KSMS-TV 67 KSMS-TV, INC. MONTEREY CA KWOK 68 NORTH BAY TELEVISION, INC. 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LEESBURG FL - 11 - "J"Z (#(#(#XX8("Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE WFXU 57 L O TELECAST, L.L.C. LIVE OAK FL WBSF 43 BLACKSTAR COMMUNICATIONS OF FL, INC. MELBOURNE FL WIRB 56 CHANNEL 56 OF ORLANDO,INC. MELBOURNE FL WPBT 2 COMMUNITY TV FOUND. OF S. FLA.,INC. MIAMI FL WFOR-TV 4 GROUP W/CBS TELEVISION STATIONS PART MIAMI FL WTVJ 6 NBC STATIONS MANAGEMENT, INC. MIAMI FL WSVN 7 SUNBEAM TELEVISION CORP. MIAMI FL WPLG 10 POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS,FLORIDA,INC. MIAMI FL WLRN-TV 17 THE SCHOOL BOARD OF DADE COUNTY, FLA MIAMI FL WLTV 23 WLTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P. MIAMI FL WBFS-TV 33 VIACOM BROADCASTING OF MIAMI INC. MIAMI FL WCTD 35 CHANNEL 35 OF MIAMI, INC. MIAMI FL WDZL 39 CHANNEL 39 LICENSEE, INC. MIAMI FL WHFT-TV 45 TRINITY BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA,INC. MIAMI FL WZVN-TV 26 MONTCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. NAPLES FL WTVK 46 SECOND GENERATION OF FLORIDA, LTD. 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CHAMPAIGN IL WICD 15 GUY GANNETT COMMUNICATIONS CHAMPAIGN IL WEIU-TV 51 EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CHARLESTON IL WBBM-TV 2 CBS INC. CHICAGO IL WMAQ-TV 5 NBC SUBSIDIARY (WMAQ-TV), INC. CHICAGO IL WLS-TV 7 WLS TELEVISION, INC. CHICAGO IL WGN-TV 9 WGN CONTINENTAL B/CING. CO. CHICAGO IL WTTW 11 WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMM., INC. CHICAGO IL WYCC 20 COLLEGE DIST. #508, COUNTY OF COOK CHICAGO IL WCIU-TV 26 WEIGEL BROADCASTING CO. CHICAGO IL WFLD 32 FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC. CHICAGO IL WCFC-TV 38 CHRISTIAN COMM. OF CHICAGOLAND, INC. CHICAGO IL WSNS-TV 44 VIDEO 44 CHICAGO IL WAND 17 WAND TELEVISION, INC. DECATUR IL WFHL 23 DECATUR FOURSQUARE B/CING, INC. DECATUR IL WHSL 46 ROBERTS BROADCASTING COMPANY EAST ST. LOUIS IL - 18 - "J"a (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE WIFR 23 BENEDEK LICENSE CORPORATION FREEPORT IL WSIL-TV 3 WSIL-TV, INC. HARRISBURG IL WSEC 14 W. CENTRAL ILL. EDUC. TELEC.CORP. JACKSONVILLE IL WGBO-TV 66 WGBO LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P. JOLIET IL WWTO-TV 35 ALL AMERICAN TV,INC.D/B/A ALL AMERIC LA SALLE IL WMEC 22 W. CENTRAL ILL. EDUC. TELEC.CORP. MACOMB IL WTCT 27 TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN T.V. MARION IL WQAD-TV 8 WNEP-TV, INC. MOLINE IL WQPT-TV 24 BLACK HAWK COLLEGE MOLINE IL WCEE 13 PAXSON ST. LOUIS LICENSE, INC. MT. VERNON IL WUSI-TV 16 BD. OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILL.UNIV OLNEY IL WHOI 19 BENEDEK LICENSE CORPORATION PEORIA IL WEEK-TV 25 GRANITE BROADCASTING CORPORATION PEORIA IL WMBD-TV 31 MIDWEST TELEVISION, INC. PEORIA IL WTVP 47 ILLINOIS VALLEY PUB TELECOMM CORP PEORIA IL WAOE 59 PEORIA BROADCAST SERVICES, INC. PEORIA IL WGEM-TV 10 QUINCY BROADCASTING CO. QUINCY IL WTJR 16 BELIEVER'S BROADCASTING CORPORATION QUINCY IL WQEC 27 WEST CENTRAL IL ED TELECOMM. CORP. QUINCY IL WHBF-TV 4 CORONET COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY ROCK ISLAND IL WREX-TV 13 QUINCY NEWSPAPERS, INC. ROCKFORD IL WTVO 17 WINNEBAGO TELEVISION CORPORATION ROCKFORD IL WQRF-TV 39 PETRACOM OF ROCKFORD LICENSE CORP. ROCKFORD IL WICS 20 GUY GANNETT COMMUNICATIONS SPRINGFIELD IL WCFN 49 MIDWEST TELEVISION,INC. SPRINGFIELD IL WRSP-TV 55 SPRINGFIELD BROADCASTING PARTNERS SPRINGFIELD IL WILL-TV 12 UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BD. OF TRUSTEES URBANA IL WCCU 27 URBANA BROADCASTING PARTNERS URBANA IL - 19 - "J"b (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE WBBS-TV 60 METROWEST CORPORATION WEST CHICAGO IL WINM 63 TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC. ANGOLA IN WTTV 4 RIVER CITY LICENSE PARTNERSHIP BLOOMINGTON IN WTIU 30 THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIV. BLOOMINGTON IN WCLJ 42 TRINITY BROADCASTING OF INDIANA,INC. BLOOMINGTON IN WIIB 63 CHANNEL 63, INC. BLOOMINGTON IN WSJV 28 WSJV TELEVISION, INC. ELKHART IN WTVW 7 PETRACOM OF INDIANA LICENSE CORP. EVANSVILLE IN WNIN 9 TRI-STATE PUBLIC TELEPLEX,INC. EVANSVILLE IN WFIE-TV 14 COSMOS BROADCASTING CORPORATION EVANSVILLE IN WEHT 25 GILMORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION EVANSVILLE IN WEVV 44 WEVV, INC. EVANSVILLE IN WANE-TV 15 LWWI BROADCASTING INC. FORT WAYNE IN WPTA 21 WPTA LICENSE, INC. FORT WAYNE IN WKJG-TV 33 CORPORATION FOR GENERAL TRADE FORT WAYNE IN WFWA 39 FORT WAYNE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC. FORT WAYNE IN WFFT-TV 55 GREAT TRAILS BROADCASTING CORP. FT.WAYNE IN WPWR-TV 50 NEWSWEB CORPORATION GARY IN WYIN 56 NORTHWST INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCST INC GARY IN WJYS 62 JOVON BROADCASTING CORPORATION HAMMOND IN WRTV 6 MCGRAW-HILL BROADCASTING CO., INC. INDIANAPOLIS IN WISH-TV 8 LWWI BROADCASTING INC. INDIANAPOLIS IN WTHR 13 VIDEOINDIANA, INC. INDIANAPOLIS IN WFYI 20 METROPOLITAN INDIANAPOLIS, ET. AL. INDIANAPOLIS IN WHMB-TV 40 LESEA BROADCASTING CORP. INDIANAPOLIS IN WXIN 59 59 LICENSEE, INC. INDIANAPOLIS IN WTTK 29 SCI-INDIANA LICENSEE,INC. KOKOMO IN WLFI-TV 18 WLFI-TV, INC. LAFAYETTE IN - 20 - "J"c (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE WNDY-TV 23 IMS BROADCASTING LLC MARION IN WIPB 49 BALL STATE UNIVERSITY MUNCIE IN WKOI 43 TRINITY B/CING. OF INDIANA, INC. RICHMOND, IN WFTE 58 KENTUCKIANA BROADCASTING SALEM IN WNDU-TV 16 MICHIANA TELECASTING CORP. SOUTH BEND IN WSBT-TV 22 WSBT, INC. SOUTH BEND IN WNIT 34 MICHIANA PUBLIC B/CNG CORPORATION SOUTH BEND IN WHME-TV 46 L. SUMRALL EVANGELISTIC ASSN., INC. SOUTH BEND IN WTWO 2 FABRI DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TERRE HAUTE IN WTHI-TV 10 WABASH VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP. TERRE HAUTE IN WBAK-TV 38 TERRE HAUTE INDEPENDENT B/CTRS, INC. TERRE HAUTE IN WVUT 22 BD.OF TRUSTEES,THE VINCENNES UNIV. VINCENNES IN KLBY 4 THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY COLBY KS KBSD-TV 6 SPARTAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ENSIGN KS KKFT 20 FAMILY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. FORT SCOTT KS KSNG 11 WICHITA LICENSE SUBSIDIARY CORP. GARDEN CITY KS KUPK-TV 13 THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY GARDEN CITY KS KBSL-TV 10 SPARTAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. GOODLAND KS KSNC 2 WICHITA LICENSE SUBSIDIARY CORP. GREAT BEND KS KBSH-TV 7 SPARTAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. HAYS KS KOOD 9 SMOKY HILLS PUBLIC TV CORP. HAYS KS KPTS 8 KANSAS PUBLIC TELE. SERV., INC. HUTCHINSON KS KWCH-TV 12 SPARTAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. HUTCHINSON KS KSWK 3 SMOKY HILLS PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP. LAKIN KS KMCI 38 MILLER BROADCASTING,INC. LAWRENCE KS KOAM-TV 7 SAGA QUAD STATES COMMUNICATIONS,INC. PITTSBURG KS KAAS-TV 18 CLEAR CH. TV LIC., INC., NV CORP. SALINA KS KTWU 11 WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA TOPEKA KS - 21 - "J"d (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE WIBW-TV 13 BENEDEK LICENSE CORPORATION TOPEKA KS KSNT 27 TOPEKA LICENSE SUBSIDIARY CORP. TOPEKA KS KTKA-TV 49 NORTHEAST KANSAS B/C SERVICE,INC. TOPEKA KS KSNW 3 WICHITA LICENSE SUBSIDIARY CORP. WICHITA KS KAKE-TV 10 THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY WICHITA KS KSAS-TV 24 CLEAR CH. TV LIC., INC., NV CORP. WICHITA KS KWCV 33 WICHITA COMMUNICATIONS WICHITA KS WKAS 25 KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC. TV ASHLAND KY WTSF 61 TRI-STATE FAMILY B/CING, INC. ASHLAND KY WLJC-TV 65 HOUR OF HARVEST, INC. BEATTYVILLE KY WBKO 13 BENEDEK LICENSE CORPORATION BOWLING GREEN KY WKYU-TV 24 WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY BOWLING GREEN KY WKNT 40 SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. BOWLING GREEN KY WKGB-TV 53 KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC. TV BOWLING GREEN KY WGRB 34 GREEN RIVER BROADCASTING CO.,INC. CAMPBELLVILLE KY WCVN-TV 54 KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC. TV COVINGTON KY WDKY-TV 56 SUPERIOR KY LICENSE CORP. DANVILLE KY WKZT-TV 23 KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC. TV ELIZABETHTOWN KY WAGV 44 LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC. HARLAN KY WKHA 35 KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC. TV HAZARD KY WYMT-TV 57 WYMT LICENSEE CORP. HAZARD KY WKYT-TV 27 WKYT LICENSEE CORP. LEXINGTON KY WTVQ-TV 36 PARK BROADCASTING OF KENTUCKY, INC. LEXINGTON KY WKLE 46 KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC. TV LEXINGTON KY WLEX-TV 18 WLEX-TV, INC. LEXINGTON, KY WAVE 3 COSMOS BROADCASTING CORPORATION LOUISVILLE KY WHAS-TV 11 JOURNAL B/CING. OF KENTUCKY, INC. LOUISVILLE KY WKPC-TV 15 FIFTEEN TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. LOUISVILLE KY - 22 - "J"e (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE WBNA 21 WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC. LOUISVILLE KY WLKY 32 PULIZER BROADCASTING COMPANY LOUISVILLE KY WDRB-TV 41 INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY LOUISVILLE KY WKMJ-TV 68 KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC. TV LOUISVILLE KY WLCN 19 ZOE BROADCASTING CORPORATION MADISONVILLE KY WKMA-TV 35 KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC. TV MADISONVILLE KY WKMR 38 KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC. TV MOREHEAD KY WAOM 67 GARCIA COMMUNICATIONS MOREHEAD KY WKMU 21 KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC. TV MURRAY KY WXIX-TV 19 MALRITE COMM. GROUP, INC., NEWPORT KY WKOH 31 KENTUCKY AUTH. FOR EDUC,L. TV OWENSBORO KY WKON 52 KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC. TV OWENTON KY WPSD-TV 6 PAXTON MEDIA GROUP, INC. PADUCAH KY WKPD 29 KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC'L TV PADUCAH KY WDKA 49 WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION PADUCAH KY WKPI-TV 22 KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC. TV PIKEVILLE KY WKSO-TV 29 KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC. TV SOMERSET KY KALB-TV 5 PARK BROADCASTING OF LOUISIANA, INC. ALEXANDRIA LA KLPA-TV 25 LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TV AUTHORITY ALEXANDRIA LA KLAX-TV 31 POLLACK/BELZ COMMUNICATIONS CO., INC ALEXANDRIA LA WBRZ-TV 2 LOUISIANA TELEVISION B/CING. CORP. BATON ROUGE LA WAFB 9 RAYCOM MEDIA SUBSIDIARY III, INC. BATON ROUGE LA WLPB-TV 27 LOUISIANA EDUC'L. TV AUTHORITY BATON ROUGE LA WVLA 33 KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE LA WGMB 44 COMCORP OF BATON ROUGE INC. BATON ROUGE LA KAQY 11 PEARS BROADCASTING, INC. COLUMBIA LA KATC 3 KATC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. LAFAYETTE LA KLFY-TV 10 KLFY, L.P. LAFAYETTE LA - 23 - "J"f (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE KADN 15 KADN BROADCASTING, INC. LAFAYETTE LA KLPB-TV 24 LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TV AUTHORITY LAFAYETTE LA KPLC-TV 7 COSMOS BROADCASTING CORPORATION LAKE CHARLES LA KLTL-TV 18 LOUISIANA EDUC. TV AUTHORITY LAKE CHARLES LA KVHP 29 NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. LAKE CHARLES LA KNOE-TV 8 NOE CORP., LLC MONROE LA KLTM-TV 13 LOUISIANA EDUC'L. TV AUTHORITY MONROE LA WWL-TV 4 WWL-TV, INC. NEW ORLEANS LA WDSU 6 WDSU TELEVISION, INC. NEW ORLEANS LA WVUE 8 SF NEW ORLEANS LIC. SUBSIDIARY, INC. NEW ORLEANS LA WYES-TV 12 GREATER NEW ORLEANS ED TV FOUNDATION NEW ORLEANS LA WHNO 20 LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION NEW ORLEANS LA WGNO 26 WGNO INC. NEW ORLEANS LA WLAE-TV 32 EDUCATIONAL B/CING.FOUNDATION,INC. NEW ORLEANS LA WNOL-TV 38 QUINCY JONES BROADCASTING INC. NEW ORLEANS LA WCCL 49 GEORGE S. FLINN, JR. NEW ORLEANS LA KTBS-TV 3 KTBS, INC. SHREVEPORT LA KSLA-TV 12 ELCOM OF LOUISIANA, INC. SHREVEPORT LA KLTS-TV 24 LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TV AUTHORITY SHREVEPORT LA KMSS-TV 33 COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP. SHREVEPORT LA KSHV 45 WHITE KNIGHT B/ING OF SHREVEPORT LIC SHREVEPORT LA WUPL 54 CORNERSTONE, INC. SLIDELL LA KARD 14 PETRACOM OF LOUISIANA LICENSE CORP. WEST MONROE LA KMCT-TV 39 LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN B/CASTING, INC. WEST MONROE LA WCDC-TV 19 YOUNG BROADCASTING OF ALBANY, INC. ADAMS MA WGBH-TV 2 WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION BOSTON MA WBZ-TV 4 GROUP W BROADCASTING, L.P. BOSTON MA WCVB-TV 5 THE HEARST CORPORATION BOSTON MA - 24 - "J"g (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE WFXT 25 FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC. BOSTON MA WSBK-TV 38 WSBK LICENSE, INC. BOSTON MA WGBX-TV 44 WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION BOSTON MA WABU 68 BUCI BOSTON MA WHDH-TV 7 WHDH-TV, INC. BOSTON MA WLVI-TV 56 WLVI INC. CAMBRIDGE MA WMFP 62 MFP, INC. LAWRENCE MA WHSH-TV 66 SKMA BROADCASTING PARTNERSHIP MARLBOROUGH MA WUNI 27 JASAS BROADCASTING 27, L.P. NEEDHAM MA WLNE-TV 6 FREEDOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. NEW BEDFORD MA WLWC 28 BAF ENTERPRISES, INC. NEW BEDFORD MA WHRC 46 MASSACHUSETTS REDEVELOPMENT LLC NORWELL MA WWLP 22 BENEDEK LICENSE CORPORATION SPRINGFIELD MA WGGB-TV 40 GUY GANNETT COMMUNICATIONS SPRINGFIELD MA WGBY-TV 57 WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION SPRINGFIELD MA WZBU 58 BOSTON UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS INC VINEYARD HAVEN MA WYDN 48 EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION WORCESTER MA WMPT 22 THE MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COM ANNAPOLIS MD WMAR-TV 2 SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY BALTIMORE MD WBAL-TV 11 THE HEARST CORPORATION BALTIMORE MD WJZ-TV 13 GROUP W BROADCASTING, L.P. BALTIMORE MD WHSW-TV 24 SKMD BROADCASTING PARTNERSHIP BALTIMORE MD WBFF 45 CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, INC. BALTIMORE MD WNUV-TV 54 BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE,INC. 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MARQUETTE MI WADL 38 ADELL BROADCASTING CORPORATION MOUNT CLEMENS MI WCMU-TV 14 CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MOUNT PLEASANT MI WTLJ 54 TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC. MUSKEGON MI WILX-TV 10 BENEDEK LICENSE CORPORATION ONONDAGA MI WEYI-TV 25 SMITH TV OF MICHIGAN LICENSE, L.P. SAGINAW MI WAQP 49 TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN T.V. SAGINAW MI WGTQ 8 SCANLAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SAULT STE. MARIE MI WWUP-TV 10 HERITAGE B/CING COMPANY OF MICHIGAN SAULT STE. MARIE MI WPBN-TV 7 WPBN/WTOM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC. TRAVERSE CITY MI WGTU 29 SCANLAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. TRAVERSE CITY MI WUCM-TV 19 DELTA COLLEGE UNIVERSITY CENTER MI WGKU 45 GRK PRODUCTIONS JOINT VENTURE VANDERBILT MI KCCO-TV 7 CBS INC. ALEXANDRIA MN KSAX 42 KSAX-TV, INC. ALEXANDRIA MN KWCM-TV 10 WEST CENTRAL MINN ED TV CO., INC. APPLETON MN KAAL-TV 6 EASTERN BROADCASTING CORPORATION AUSTIN MN KSMQ-TV 15 INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST. #492 AUSTIN MN KAWE 9 NORTHERN MINN. PUBLIC TV, INC. BEMIDJI MN KAWB 22 NORTHERN MN PUBLIC TELEVISION INC. BRAINERD MN KDLH 3 BENEDEK LICENSE CORPORATION DULUTH MN WDSE-TV 8 DULUTH-SUPERIOR AREA EDUC. TV CORP. DULUTH MN WDIO-TV 10 WDIO-TV, L.L.C. DULUTH MN KNLD 21 FANT B/CING CO. OF MINNESOTA, INC. DULUTH MN WIRT 13 WDIO-TV, L.L.C. HIBBING MN KEYC-TV 12 UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION MANKATO MN WCCO-TV 4 CBS INC. MINNEAPOLIS MN KMSP-TV 9 UNITED TELEVISION, INC. MINNEAPOLIS MN - 28 - "J"k (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE KARE 11 GANNETT MINNESOTA BROADCASTING, INC. MINNEAPOLIS MN KLGT-TV 23 LAKELAND GROUP TELEVISION, INC. MINNEAPOLIS MN WFTC 29 CLEAR CHAN.TV LICENSES INC,A NEVADA MINNEAPOLIS MN KVBM-TV 45 KVBM TELEVISION, INC. MINNEAPOLIS MN KRWF 43 KSAX-TV, INC. REDWOOD FALLS MN KTTC 10 KTTC TELEVISION, INC. ROCHESTER MN KXLT-TV 47 KX ACQUISITION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ROCHESTER MN KXLI 41 PAXSON MINNEAPOLIS LICENSE, INC. ST. CLOUD MN KTCA-TV 2 TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC. ST. PAUL MN KSTP-TV 5 HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC. ST. PAUL MN KTCI-TV 17 TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC. ST. PAUL MN KBRR 10 RED RIVER BROADCAST CORP. THIEF RIVER FALLS MN KCCW-TV 12 CBS INC. WALKER MN KSMN 20 WEST CENTRAL MN EDUCL TV, INC. WORTHINGTON MN KFVS-TV 12 AFLAC BROADCAST PARTNERS CAPE GIRARDEAU MO KBSI 23 MAX TELEVISION OF GIRARDEAU L.P. CAPE GIRARDEAU MO KOMU-TV 8 THE CURATORS OF THE UNIV. OF MO. COLUMBIA MO KMIZ 17 BENEDEK LICENSE CORPORATION COLUMBIA MO KHQA-TV 7 BENEDEK LICENSE CORPORATION HANNIBAL MO KRCG 13 MEL WHEELER INC. JEFFERSON CITY MO KNLJ 25 NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER,INC. JEFFERSON CITY MO KODE-TV 12 EASTERN BROADCASTING CORPORATION JOPLIN MO KOZJ 26 OZARK PUB. TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. JOPLIN MO KSNF 16 US B/BCST. GROUP LICENSEE, L.P.I. JOPLIN MO WDAF-TV 4 WDAF LICENSE, INC. KANSAS CITY MO KCTV 5 MEREDITH CORPORATION KANSAS CITY MO KMBC-TV 9 THE HEARST CORPORATION KANSAS CITY MO KCPT 19 PUBLIC TELEVISION 19, INC. KANSAS CITY MO - 29 - "J"l (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE KCWB 32 KCWB-TV, INC KANSAS CITY MO KSHB-TV 41 SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY KANSAS CITY MO KYFC 50 KANSAS CITY YOUTH FOR CHRIST, INC. KANSAS CITY MO KSMO-TV 62 KSMO LICENSEE, INC. KANSAS CITY MO KTVO 3 KTVO LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC. KIRKSVILLE MO KPOB-TV 15 WSIL-TV, INC. POPLAR BLUFF MO KMOS-TV 6 BD.OF REGENTS,CENT.MO.STATE UNIV. SEDALIA MO KYTV 3 KY-3,INC. SPRINGFIELD MO KOLR 10 INDEPENDENT BROADCASTING COMPANY SPRINGFIELD MO KOZK 21 OZARK PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC SPRINGFIELD MO KDEB-TV 27 PETRACOM OF MISSOURI LICENSE CORP. SPRINGFIELD MO KSPR 33 COTTONWOOD COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C. SPRINGFIELD MO KPLR-TV 11 KOPLAR TELEVISION CO., LLC. ST LOUIS MO KQTV 2 FABRI DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ST. JOSEPH MO KTAJ 16 ALL AMERICAN TV,INC.D/B/A ALL AMERIC ST. JOSEPH MO KTVI-TV 2 KTVI LICENSE, INC. ST. LOUIS MO KMOV 4 VIACOM BROADCASTING OF MISSOURI INC. ST. LOUIS MO KSDK-TV 5 MULTIMEDIA KSDK, INC. ST. LOUIS MO KETC 9 ST.L.REG.EDUC'L.& PUB.TV COMMISSION ST. LOUIS MO KNLC 24 NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC. ST. LOUIS MO KDNL-TV 30 RIVER CITY LICENSE PARTNERSHIP ST.LOUIS MO WLOX-TV 13 COSMOS BROADCASTING CORPORATION BILOXI MS WMAH-TV 19 MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCL. TV BILOXI MS WMAE-TV 12 MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR ED. TV BOONEVILLE MS WMAU-TV 17 MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR ED. TV BUDE MS WCBI-TV 4 COLUMBUS TELEVISION, INC. COLUMBUS MS WXVT 15 GREENVILLE TELEVISION, INC. GREENVILLE MS WABG-TV 6 MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTING PARTNERS GREENWOOD MS - 30 - "J"m (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE WMAO-TV 23 MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR ED. TV GREENWOOD MS WXXV-TV 25 PRIME CITIES B/CASTERS CORP. OF MS. GULFPORT MS WHLT 22 ELCOM OF HATTIESBURG, INC. HATTIESBURG MS WBUY 40 SONLIGHT BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC. HOLLY SPRINGS MS WLBT-TV 3 TV-3, INC. JACKSON MS WJTV 12 ELCOM OF MISSISSIPPI, INC. JACKSON MS WAPT 16 WAPT ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC. JACKSON MS WMPN-TV 29 MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR ED. TV JACKSON MS WDBD 40 WDBD LICENSE CORP. JACKSON MS WDAM-TV 7 WDAM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC. LAUREL MS WTOK-TV 11 BENEDEK LICENSE CORPORATION MERIDIAN MS WMAW-TV 14 MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR ED. TV MERIDIAN MS WMDN 24 WMDN, INC. MERIDIAN MS WGBC 30 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INCORPORATED MERIDIAN MS WMAB-TV 2 MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR ED. TV MISSISSIPPI STATE MS WNTZ 48 DELTA MEDIA CORPORATION NATCHEZ MS WMAV-TV 18 MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR ED. TV OXFORD MS WTVA 9 WTVA, INC. TUPELO MS WLOV-TV 27 LINGARD BROADCASTING CORPORATION WEST POINT MS KTVQ 2 KTVQ COMMUNICATIONS, INC. BILLINGS MT KSVI 6 BIG HORN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. BILLINGS MT KULR-TV 8 KULR CORPORATION BILLINGS MT KCTZ 7 KCTZ COMMUNICATIONS, INC. BOZEMAN MT KUSM 9 MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY BOZEMAN MT KXLF-TV 4 KXLF COMMUNICATIONS, INC. BUTTE MT KTVM 6 EAGLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC BUTTE MT KWYB 18 CTN BUTTE, INC. BUTTE MT KXGN-TV 5 GLENDIVE BROADCASTING CORP. GLENDIVE MT - 31 - "J"n (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE KRTV 3 KRTV COMMUNICATIONS, INC. GREAT FALLS MT KFBB-TV 5 KFBB CORPORATION GREAT FALLS MT KTGF 16 CONTINENTAL TELEVISION NETWORK, INC. GREAT FALLS MT KHMT 4 WOLF MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING, INC. HARDIN MT KAQR 10 UHLMANN/LATSHAW BROADCASTING, LLC. HELENA MT KTVH 12 BIG SKY BROADCASTING, L.P. HELENA MT KCFW-TV 9 EAGLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC KALISPELL MT KYUS-TV 3 KYUS-TV BROADCASTING CORPORATION MILES CITY MT KPAX-TV 8 KPAX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. MISSOULA MT KUFM-TV 11 THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA MISSOULA MT KECI-TV 13 EAGLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC MISSOULA MT KTMF 23 CTN MISSOULA, INC. MISSOULA MT WLOS 13 RIVER CITY LICENSE PARTNERSHIP ASHEVILLE NC WHNS 21 WHNS LICENSE PARTNERSHIP ASHEVILLE NC WUNF-TV 33 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE NC WASV-TV 62 PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE CAROLINAS ASHEVILLE NC WJZY 46 WJZY-TV, INC. BELMONT NC WAAP 16 PAXSON GREENSBORO LICENSE, INC. BURLINGTON NC WUNC-TV 4 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL NC WBTV 3 JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS CO. CHARLOTTE NC WSOC-TV 9 WSOC TELEVISION, INC. CHARLOTTE NC WCCB 18 NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS CHARLOTTE NC WCNC-TV 36 JOURNAL B/CING. OF CHARLOTTE, INC. CHARLOTTE NC WTVI 42 CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG PUB. B/C AUTH. CHARLOTTE NC WUND-TV 2 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA NC WUNG-TV 58 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CONCORD NC WTVD-TV 11 CAPITAL CITIES/ABC, INC. DURHAM NC WRDC 28 RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC. DURHAM NC - 32 - "J"o (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE WKFT 40 DELTA BROADCASTING, INC. FAYETTEVILLE NC WFAY 62 FAYETTEVILLE-CUMBERLAND TELECAST.INC FAYETTEVILLE NC WNCN 17 OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC. GOLDSBORO NC WFMY-TV 2 WFMY TELEVISION CORP. GREENSBORO NC WUPN-TV 48 MISSION BROADCASTING II, INC. GREENSBORO NC WLXI-TV 61 RADIANT LIFE MINISTRIES, INC. GREENSBORO NC WNCT-TV 9 ROY H. PARK BROADCASTING, INC. GREENVILLE NC WYDO 14 KS FAMILY TELEVISION, INC. GREENVILLE NC WUNK-TV 25 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA GREENVILLE NC WHKY-TV 14 THE LONG FAMILY PARTNERSHIP HICKORY NC WGHP-TV 8 FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC. HIGH POINT NC WUNM-TV 19 UNVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA JACKSONVILLE NC WFXZ-TV 35 GOCOM TELEVISION, L.P. JACKSONVILLE NC WAXN 64 KANNAPOLIS TV CO., A JOINT VENTURE KANNAPOLIS NC WBFX 20 PAPPAS TELECASTING OF LEXINGTON LEXINGTON NC WUNE-TV 17 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA LINVILLE NC WUNU 31 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA LUMBERTON NC WFXI 8 GOCOM TELEVISION, L.P. MOREHEAD CITY NC WCTI-TV 12 EASTERN N.C.BROADCASTING CORPORATION NEW BERN NC WRAL-TV 5 CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. RALEIGH NC WLFL 22 WLFL LICENSEE,INC. RALEIGH NC WRAZ 50 CAROLINA BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC. RALEIGH NC WUNP-TV 36 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA ROANOKE RAPIDS NC WRMY 47 ROBERTS B/CING.CO.OF RALEIGH-DURHAM ROCKY MOUNT NC WITN-TV 7 WITN, INC. WASHINGTON NC WWAY 3 HILLSIDE B/CING. OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON NC WECT 6 ELCOM OF WILMINGTON, INC. WILMINGTON NC WSFX-TV 26 WILMINGTON TELECASTERS, INC. WILMINGTON NC - 33 - "J"p (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE WUNJ-TV 39 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON NC WRAY-TV 30 GLOBAL BROADCASTNG SYSTEMS, INC. WILSON NC WXII-TV 12 PULITZER BROADCASTING COMPANY WINSTON-SALEM NC WUNL-TV 26 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WINSTON-SALEM NC WXLV-TV 45 SULLIVAN BROADCASTING LICENSE CORP. WINSTON-SALEM NC KBME 3 PRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC. BISMARCK ND KFYR-TV 5 MEYER BROADCASTING COMPANY BISMARCK ND KXMB-TV 12 REITEN TELEVISION, INC. BISMARCK ND KBMY 17 FORUM COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY BISMARCK ND WDAZ-TV 8 FORUM COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY DEVILS LAKE ND KXMA-TV 2 REITEN TELEVISION, INC. DICKINSON ND KQCD-TV 7 MEYER BROADCASTING COMPANY DICKINSON ND KDSE 9 PRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC. DICKINSON ND KJRE 19 PRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC. ELLENDALE ND WDAY-TV 6 FORUM COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY FARGO ND KVLY-TV 11 SPOKANE TELEVISION, INC. FARGO ND KFME 13 PRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC. FARGO ND KVRR 15 RED RIVER BROADCAST CORP. FARGO ND KGFE 2 PRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC. GRAND FORKS ND KJRR 7 RED RIVER BROADCAST CORP. JAMESTOWN ND KSRE 6 PRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC. MINOT ND KMOT 10 MEYER BROADCASTING COMPANY MINOT ND KXMC-TV 13 REITEN TELEVISION, INC. MINOT ND KMCY 14 FORUM COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY MINOT ND KNRR 12 RED RIVER BROADCAST CORP. PEMBINA ND KXJB-TV 4 NORTH AMERICAN COMM. VALLEY CITY ND KWSE 4 PRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC. WILLISTON ND KUMV-TV 8 MEYER BROADCASTING COMPANY WILLISTON ND - 34 - "J"q (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE KXMD-TV 11 REITEN TELEVISION, INC. WILLISTON ND KLKE 24 CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY,LTD. ALBION NE KTNE-TV 13 NEBRASKA EDUC'L TELECOMM.COMMISSION ALLIANCE NE KMNE-TV 7 NEBRASKA EDUC'L TELECOMM.COMMISSION BASSETT NE KGIN 11 KOLN/KGIN LICENSE, INC. GRAND ISLAND NE KTVG 17 HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. GRAND ISLAND NE KHAS-TV 5 NEBRASKA TELEVISION CORPORATION HASTINGS NE KHNE-TV 29 NEBRASKA EDUC'L TELECOMM.COMMISSION HASTINGS NE KWNB-TV 6 FANT B/CING. CO. OF NEBRASKA, INC. HAYES CENTER NE KHGI-TV 13 FANT B/CING. CO. OF NEBRASKA, INC. KEARNEY NE KLNE-TV 3 NEBRASKA EDUC'L TELECOMM.COMMISSION LEXINGTON NE KLKN 8 CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY,LTD. LINCOLN NE KOLN 10 KOLN/KGIN LICENSE, INC. LINCOLN NE KUON-TV 12 THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN NE KSNK 8 WICHITA LICENSE SUBSIDIARY CORP. MC COOK NE KRNE-TV 12 NEBRASKA EDUC'L TELECOMM.COMMISSION MERRIMAN NE KXNE-TV 19 NEBRASKA EDUC. TELECOMM. COMMISSION NORFOLK NE KNOP-TV 2 NORTH PLATTE TELEVISION, INC. NORTH PLATTE NE KPNE-TV 9 NEBRASKA EDUC'L TELECOMM.COMMISSION NORTH PLATTE NE KMTV 3 WBG LICENSE CO., L.L.C. OMAHA NE WOWT-TV 6 THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY OMAHA NE KETV 7 PULITZER BROADCASTING COMPANY OMAHA NE KXVO 15 GARY COCOLA OMAHA NE KYNE-TV 26 NEBRASKA EDUC'L TELECOMM.COMMISSION OMAHA NE KPTM 42 PAPPAS STATIONS PARTNERSHIP OMAHA NE KDUH-TV 4 DUHAMEL BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES SCOTTSBLUFF NE KSTF 10 BENEDEK LICENSE CORPORATION SCOTTSBLUFF NE KSNB-TV 4 FANT B/CING. CO. OF NEBRASKA, INC. SUPERIOR NE - 35 - "J"r (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE WNBU 21 BOSTON UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS,INC CONCORD NH WNDS 50 CTV OF DERRY, INC DERRY NH WENH-TV 11 UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DURHAM NH WEKW-TV 52 UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE KEENE NH WLED-TV 49 UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LITTLETON NH WMUR-TV 9 WMUR-TV, INC MANCHESTER NH WGOT 60 PAXSON BOSTON LICENSE, INC MERRIMACK NH WWAC-TV 53 WWAC INC. ATLANTIC CITY NJ WACI 62 GARDEN STATE COMMUNICATIONS ATLANTIC CITY NJ WGTW 48 BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. BURLINGTON NJ WNJS 23 NEW JERSEY PUBLIC B/CING AUTHORITY CAMDEN NJ WNJU 47 TELEMUNDO OF FLORIDA LICENSE CORP. LINDEN NJ WNJN 50 NEW JERSEY PUBLIC B/CNG AUTHORITY MONTCLAIR NJ WNJB 58 NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BC AUTHORITY NEW BRUNSWICK NJ WNET 13 EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORP. NEWARK NJ WHSE-TV 68 SKNJ BROADCASTING PARTNERSHIP NEWARK NJ WMBC-TV 63 MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION NEWTON NJ WXTV 41 WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P. PATERSON NJ WWOR-TV 9 CHRIS-CRAFT/BHC COMMUNICATIONS SECAUCUS NJ WNJT 52 NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BC AUTHORITY TRENTON NJ WHSP-TV 65 SKVI BROADCASTING PARTNERSHIP VINELAND NJ WFME-TV 66 FAMILY STATION, INC. WEST MILFORD NJ WMGM-TV 40 SOUTH JERSEY RADIO, INC. WILDWOOD NJ KOB-TV 4 KOB-TV, INC. ALBUQUERQUE NM KNME-TV 5 REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE NM KOAT-TV 7 PULITZER BROADCASTING COMPANY ALBUQUERQUE NM KRQE 13 NEW MEXICO BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC ALBUQUERQUE NM KNAT-TV 23 ALL AMERICAN TV,INC.D/B/A ALL AMERIC ALBUQUERQUE NM - 36 - "J"s (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE KAZQ 32 ALPHA-OMEGA BCNG. OF ALBUQUERQUE,INC ALBUQUERQUE NM KLUZ-TV 41 KLUZ LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P. ALBUQUERQUE NM KASY-TV 50 RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS,INC. ALBUQUERQUE NM KOCT 6 PULITZER BROADCASTING COMPANY CARLSBAD NM KVIH-TV 12 MARSH MEDIA,INC. CLOVIS NM KOBF 12 KOB-TV, INC. FARMINGTON NM KOFT 3 PULITZER BROADCASTING COMPANY GALLUP NM KHFT 29 BROADCAST SERVICES OF THE SW, INC. HOBBS NM KZIA 48 KRRT, INC. LAS CRUCES NM KRWG-TV 22 REGENTS OF NEW MEXICO STATE UNIV. LAS CRUCES, NM KENW 3 EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY PORTALES NM KOBR 8 STANLEY S.HUBBARD REVOCABLE TRUST ROSWELL NM KBIM-TV 10 NEW MEXICO BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC ROSWELL NM KRPV 27 PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN B/CASTING, INC. ROSWELL NM KASA-TV 2 JOURNAL B/CING. OF NEW MEXICO, INC. SANTA FE NM KCHF 11 SON BROADCASTING, INC. SANTA FE NM NEW 19 MINORITY B/CSTRS OF SANTA FE, INC. SANTA FE NM KOVT 10 PULITZER BROADCASTING COMPANY SILVER CITY NM KENV 10 RUBY MOUNTAIN B/C'ING COMPANY ELKO NV KVVU-TV 5 KVVU BROADCASTING CORPORATION HENDERSON NV KVBC 3 VALLEY BROADCASTING COMPANY LAS VEGAS NV KLAS-TV 8 KLAS, INC. (A NEVADA CORPORATION) LAS VEGAS NV KLVX 10 CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT LAS VEGAS NV KTNV 13 WTMJ, INC. LAS VEGAS NV KINC 15 TIERRA ALTA BROADCASTING, INC. LAS VEGAS NV KUPN 21 CHANNEL 21, L.P. LAS VEGAS NV KFBT 33 CHANNEL 33, INC. LAS VEGAS NV KBLR 39 SUMMIT MEDIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP PARADISE NV - 37 - "J"t (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE KTVN 2 SARKES TARZIAN, INC. RENO NV KRNV 4 SIERRA BROADCASTING COMPANY RENO NV KNPB 5 CHANNEL 5 PUBLIC BROADCASTING,INC. RENO NV KOLO-TV 8 STEPHENS GROUP, INC. RENO NV KRXI 11 NEVADA TELEVISION CORPORATION RENO NV KAME-TV 21 ELCOM OF RENO LICENSE CORP. RENO NV KREN-TV 27 PAPPAS STATIONS PARTNERSHIP RENO NV KANM 7 SUNBELT BROADCASTING COMPAMY WINNEMUCCA NV WTEN 10 YOUNG BROADCASTING OF ALBANY, INC. ALBANY NY WNYT 13 WTOG-TV, INC. ALBANY NY WXXA-TV 23 CLEAR CHANNEL TELEVISION LICENSES,IN ALBANY NY WOCD 55 PAXSON ALBANY LICENSE, INC. AMSTERDAM NY WAQF 51 ANTHONY J. FANT BATAVIA NY WSKG-TV 46 WSKG PUB.TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL BINGHAMPTON NY WMGC-TV 34 US B/CST. GROUP LICENSEE, L.P. I BINGHAMTON NY WICZ-TV 40 STAINLESS BROADCASTING COMPANY BINGHAMTON NY WGRZ-TV 2 MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT, INC. BUFFALO NY WIVB-TV 4 BUFFALO MGT. ENTERPRISES CO., INC. BUFFALO NY WKBW-TV 7 QUEEN CITY B/CING OF NEW YORK, INC. BUFFALO NY WNED-TV 17 WESTERN NY PUBLIC B/CASTING ASSOC. BUFFALO NY WNEQ-TV 23 WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/CNG ASSOC. BUFFALO NY WUTV 29 SULLIVAN BROADCASTING LICENSE CORP. BUFFALO NY WNYO-TV 49 GRANT TELEVISION, INC. BUFFALO NY WWNY-TV 7 UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION CARTHAGE NY WYDC 48 STANDFAST BROADCASTING CORPORATION CORNING NY WENY-TV 36 WENY, INC. ELMIRA NY WETM-TV 18 SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK, INC. ELMIRA NY WLIW 21 LONG ISLAND EDUC,L TV COUNCIL GARDEN CITY NY - 38 - "J"u (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE WNYB 26 TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC. JAMESTOWN NY WBNG-TV 12 GATEWAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. JOHNSON CITY NY WRNN-TV 62 WTZA-TV ASSOCIATES LIMITED P/SHIP KINGSTON NY WCBS-TV 2 CBS INC. NEW YORK NY WNBC 4 NATIONAL BROADCASTING CO.,INC. NEW YORK NY WNYW 5 FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC. NEW YORK NY WABC-TV 7 AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC NEW YORK NY WPIX 11 WPIX INC. NEW YORK NY WNYE-TV 25 BOARD OF ED., CITY OF NEW YORK NEW YORK NY WBIS 31 ITT - DOW JONES TELEVISION NEW YORK NY WPTZ 5 ROLLINS TELECASTING, INC. NORTH POLE NY WNPI-TV 18 ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY ED TV COUNCIL NORWOOD NY WCFE-TV 57 MTN. LAKE PUBLIC TELECOMM. COUNCIL PLATTSBURGH NY WTBY 54 TRINITY BROADCASTING OF NY, INC. POUGHKEEPSIE NY WLNY 55 WLIG-TV, INC. RIVERHEAD NY WROC-TV 8 SMITH TV OF ROCHESTER LICENSE, L.P. ROCHESTER NY WHEC-TV 10 WTOG-TV, INC. ROCHESTER NY WOKR 13 WOKR-TV PARTNERS ROCHESTER NY WXXI-TV 21 WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL ROCHESTER NY WUHF 31 SULLIVAN BROADCASTING LICENSE CORP. ROCHESTER NY WRGB 6 WRGB BROADCASTING, INC. SCHENECTADY NY WMHT 17 WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SCHENECTADY NY WMHQ 45 WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SCHENECTADY NY WHSI-TV 67 SKNJ BROADCASTING PARTNERSHIP SMITHTOWN NY WNGS 67 CAROLINE K. POWLEY DBA/UNICORN/SPRVL SPRINGVILLE NY WSTM-TV 3 WSTM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC. SYRACUSE NY WTVH 5 WTVH LICENSE, INC. SYRACUSE NY WIXT-TV 9 WIXT TV, INC. SYRACUSE NY - 39 - "J"v (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE WCNY-TV 24 PUBLIC BC COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NY SYRACUSE NY WNYS-TV 43 RKM MEDIA, INC. SYRACUSE NY WSYT 68 MAX TELEVISION OF SYRACUSE L.P. SYRACUSE NY WKTV 2 SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK, INC. UTICA NY WUTR 20 MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING , INC. UTICA NY WFXV 33 SULLIVAN BROADCASTING LICENSE CORP. UTICA NY WNPE-TV 16 ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY ED TV COUNC. INC WATERTOWN NY WWTI 50 SMITH B/CING. 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RELIANCE SD - 48 - "J" (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE KELO-TV 11 YOUNG B/CING OF SIOUX FALLS, INC. SIOUX FALLS SD KSFY-TV 13 ELCOM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC. SIOUX FALLS SD KTTW 17 INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SIOUX FALLS SD KCSD-TV 23 SO. DAKOTA BD OF DIR FOR ED TELCOM SIOUX FALLS SD NEW 36 IOWA TELEPRODUCTION CENTER, INC. SIOUX FALLS SD KDLV 46 RED RIVER BROADCAST CORP. SIOUX FALLS SD KUSD-TV 2 SOUTH DAKOTA BRD. OF DIR. FOR ED. TE VERMILLION SD WRCB-TV 3 SARKES TARZIAN, INC. CHATTANOOGA TN WTVC-TV 9 FREEDOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. CHATTANOOGA TN WDEF-TV 12 ROY H. PARK B/CING. OF TRI-CITIES CHATTANOOGA TN WTCI 45 THE GREATER CHATTANOOGA PUB. TV CORP CHATTANOOGA TN WDSI-TV 61 WDSI LICENSE CORP. CHATTANOOGA TN WFLI-TV 53 WFLI, INC. CLEVELAND TN WCTE 22 UPPER CUMBERLAND BROADCAST COUNCIL COOKEVILLE TN WKZX 28 ROBERTS B/CING.OF COOKEVILLE, L.L.C. 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DALLAS TX - 51 - "J" (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE KDTX-TV 58 TRINITY BROADCASTING OF TEXAS,INC. DALLAS TX KMPX 29 WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC. DECATUR TX KTRG 10 REPUBLIC BROADCASTING COMPANY DEL RIO TX KDTN 2 NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING,INC. DENTON TX KVAW 16 JUAN WHEELER, JR. EAGLE PASS TX KDBC-TV 4 KDBC-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP EL PASO TX KVIA-TV 7 NPG OF TEXAS, L.P. EL PASO TX KTSM-TV 9 TRI-STATE BROADCASTING CO.,INC. EL PASO TX KCOS 13 EL PASO PUBLIC TELVISION FOUND. EL PASO TX KFOX-TV 14 KTVU PARTNERSHIP EL PASO TX KINT-TV 26 PASO DEL NORTE B/CING. CORPORATION EL PASO TX KSCE 38 CHANNEL 38 CHRISTIAN TELEVISION EL PASO TX KJLF-TV 65 UN2JC COMMUNICATIONS LTD. EL PASO TX KXAS-TV 5 NORTH TEXAS B/CNG CORP.(A TEXAS CORP FORT WORTH TX KTVT 11 NEW GAYLORD BROADCASTING COMPANY L.P FORT WORTH TX KLTJ 22 GO, INC. GALVESTON TX KTMD 48 TELEMUNDO OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON GALVESTON TX KUVN 23 KUVN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P. GARLAND TX KTAQ 47 MIKE SIMONS GREENVILLE TX KGBT-TV 4 KGBT-TV, L.P. HARLINGEN TX KLUJ 44 COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION HARLINGEN TX KMBH 60 RGV EDUCAIONAL BROADCASTING,INC. HARLINGEN TX KPRC-TV 2 POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS HOUSTON TX KUHT 8 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM HOUSTON TX KHOU-TV 11 KHOU-TV, INC. HOUSTON TX KTRK-TV 13 KTRK TELEVISION, INC. HOUSTON TX KETH 14 COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TV, INC. HOUSTON TX KTXH 20 PARAMOUNT STA. GROUP OF HOUSTON, INC HOUSTON TX - 52 - "J" (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE KRIV 26 FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC. HOUSTON TX KHTV 39 KHTV INC. HOUSTON TX KZJL 61 URBAN B/CNG SYS, INC., A TEXAS CORP. HOUSTON TX KHSX-TV 49 SKDA BROADCASTING PARTNERSHIP IRVING TX KFWD 52 INTERSPAN COMM. A CA. LIMITED P/SHIP IRVING TX KETK-TV 56 MAX TELEVISION OF TYLER L.P. JACKSONVILLE TX KNWS-TV 51 JOHNSON BROADCASTING, INC. KATY TX KRRT 35 KRRT LICENSE CORP. KERRVILLE TX KAKW 62 WHITE KNIGHT B/ING OF KILLEEN LICENS KILLEEN TX NEW 55 DOUGLAS JOHNSON LAKE DALLAS TX KLDT 55 KLDT-TV 55, INC. LAKE DALLAS TX KGNS-TV 8 CENTURY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LAREDO TX KVTV 13 K-SIX TELEVISION, INC. LAREDO TX KLDO-TV 27 PANORAMA BROADCASTING COMPANY LAREDO TX KXAM-TV 14 KXAN, INC LLANO TX KFXK 51 WARWICK COMMUNICATIONS, INC. LONGVIEW TX KTXT-TV 5 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY LUBBOCK TX KCBD-TV 11 HOLSUM, INC. LUBBOCK TX KLBK-TV 13 PETRACOMM OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP. LUBBOCK TX KPTB 16 PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN B/CASTING, INC. LUBBOCK TX KAMC 28 MCALISTER TELEVISION ENTERPRISES,INC LUBBOCK TX KJTV 34 RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. LUBBOCK TX KTRE 9 TV-3, INC. LUFKIN TX KNVO 48 VALLEY CHANNEL 48, INC. MC ALLEN TX KMID 2 COTTONWOOD COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C. MIDLAND TX KLSB-TV 19 KLSB ACQUISITION CORP. NACOGDOCHES TX KOSA-TV 7 BENEDEK LICENSE CORPORATION ODESSA TX KWES-TV 9 MIDESSA TELEVISION COMMPANY ODESSA TX - 53 - "J" (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE KPEJ 24 COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP. ODESSA TX KOCV-TV 36 ODESSA JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT ODESSA TX KMLM 42 PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN B/CASTING, INC. ODESSA TX KITU 34 COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION INC ORANGE TX KJAC-TV 4 US B/CST. GROUP LICENSEE, L.P. I PORT ARTHUR TX KAIO 40 STARR COUNTY HISTORICAL FOUNDATION RIO GRANDE CITY TX KXLN-TV 45 KXLN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P. ROSENBERG TX KACB-TV 3 ABILENE RADIO AND TV COMPANY SAN ANGELO TX KIDY 6 SAGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION SAN ANGELO TX KLST 8 JEWELL TELEVISION CORPORATION SAN ANGELO TX KMOL-TV 4 UTV OF SAN ANTONIO, INC. SAN ANTONIO TX KENS-TV 5 HARTE-HANKS TELEVISION, INC. SAN ANTONIO TX KLRN 9 ALAMO PUB.TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL SAN ANTONIO TX KSAT-TV 12 POST-NEWSWEEK STNS, SAN ANTONIO, INC SAN ANTONIO TX KHCE 23 HISPANIC COMM. ED.TV, INC. SAN ANTONIO TX KABB 29 RIVER CITY LICENSE PARTNERSHIP SAN ANTONIO TX KWEX-TV 41 KWEX LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P. SAN ANTONIO TX KVDA 60 TELEMUNDO OF SAN ANTONIO LICENSE COR SAN ANTONIO TX KXII 12 KXII BROADCASTERS INC. SHERMAN TX KPCB 17 PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN B/CING, INC. SNYDER TX KTXS-TV 12 ABILENE-SWEETWATER BROADCASTING INC. SWEETWATER TX KCEN-TV 6 CHANNEL 6, INC. TEMPLE TX KTAL-TV 6 KTAL-TV,INC. TEXARKANA TX KLTV 7 TV-3, INC. TYLER TX KVCT 19 VICTORIAVISION, INC. VICTORIA TX KAVU-TV 25 WITHERS BROADC/NG COMPANY OF TEXAS VICTORIA TX KWTX-TV 10 KWTX BROADCASTIN COMPANY, WACO TX KXXV 25 CENTEX TELEVISION LTD. PARTNERSHIP WACO TX - 54 - "J" (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE KCTF 34 BRAZOS VALLEY PUBLIC B/CING F/DATION WACO TX KWKT 44 COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP. WACO TX KRGV-TV 5 KXLN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P. WESLACO TX KFDX-TV 3 US B/CST. GROUP LICENSEE, L.P. I WICHITA FALLS TX KAUZ-TV 6 BENEDEK LICENSE CORPORATION WICHITA FALLS TX KJTL 18 WBG LICENSE CO., L.L.C. WICHITA FALLS TX KSGI-TV 4 SEAGULL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION CEDAR CITY UT KULC 9 UTAH STATE BOARD OF REGENTS OGDEN UT KOOG-TV 30 ALPHA & OMEGA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC. OGDEN UT KBYU-TV 11 BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY PROVO UT KZAR-TV 16 ROBERTS B/CING. OF SALT LAKE CITY PROVO UT KUTV 2 KUTV ASSOCIATES SALT LAKE CITY UT KTVX 4 UNITED TELEVISION, INC. SALT LAKE CITY UT KSL-TV 5 BONNEVILLE HOLDING, C/O R.JOHNSON SALT LAKE CITY UT KUED 7 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SALT LAKE CITY UT KSTU 13 FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC. SALT LAKE CITY UT KJZZ-TV 14 LARRY H. MILLER COMMUNICATIONS CORP. SALT LAKE CITY UT KUSG 12 KUTV ASSOCIATES ST. GEORGE UT WTMW 14 URBAN BROADCASTING CORP., D.I.P. ARLINGTON VA WAWB 65 CHRISTEL BROADCASTING, INC. ASHLAND VA WCYB-TV 5 APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP. BRISTOL VA WVIR-TV 29 VIRGINIA BROADCASTING CORPORATION CHARLOTTESVILLE VA WHTJ 41 CENTRAL VA. EDUC'L TELEVISION CORP. CHARLOTTESVILLE VA WDRL-TV 24 DANVILLE TELEVISION PARTNERSHIP DANVILLE VA WNVC 56 CENTRAL VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL TV CORP FAIRFAX VA WVPY 42 THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY ED. TV. CORP. FRONT ROYAL VA WNVT 53 CENTRAL VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL TV CORP GOLDVEIN VA WLFG 68 LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC. GRUNDY VA - 55 - "J" (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE WVEC-TV 13 WVEC TELEVISION, INC. HAMPTON VA WHRO-TV 15 HAMPTON RDS. EDUC. TV ASSOCIATION HAMPTON-NORFOLK VA WHSV-TV 3 BENEDEK LICENSE CORPORATION HARRISONBURG VA WJPR 21 GRANT BROADCASTING SYSTEM II, INC. LYNCHBURG VA WSET-TV 13 WSET INCORPORATED LYNCHBURGH VA WVVI 66 VALUEVISION INTERNATIONAL, INC. MANASSAS VA WMSY-TV 52 BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC. MARION VA WTKR 3 WTKR-TV, INC. NORFOLK VA WTVZ-TV 33 NORFOLK ACQUISITION LICENSEE, INC. NORFOLK VA WJCB 49 TIDEWATER CHRISTIAN COMM. CORP. NORFOLK VA WSBN-TV 47 BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC. NORTON VA WRIC-TV 8 YOUNG B/CASTING OF RICHMOND, INC. PETERSBURG VA WAVY-TV 10 WAVY TELEVISION,INC.(A DELAWARE CORP PORTSMOUTH VA WGNT 27 CENTENNIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PORTSMOUTH VA WTVR-TV 6 ROY H. PARK B/CING. OF ROANOKE, INC. RICHMOND VA WWBT 12 JEFFERSON-PILOT COMM. CO. OF VA RICHMOND VA WCVE-TV 23 CENTRAL VA ED TELECOMM. CORPORATION RICHMOND VA WRLH-TV 35 SULLIVAN BROADCASTING LICENSE CORP. RICHMOND VA WCVW 57 CENTRAL VA. ED.TELECOMM.CORPORATION RICHMOND VA WDBJ 7 WDBJ TELVISION, INC. ROANOKE VA WSLS-TV 10 ROY H. PARK B/CING. OF ROANOKE, INC. ROANOKE VA WBRA-TV 15 BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC. ROANOKE VA WFXR-TV 27 GRANT BROADCASTING SYSTEM II, INC. ROANOKE VA WEFC 38 VINE & BRANCH, INC. ROANOKE VA WVPT 51 SHENANDOAH VALLEY ED TV CORP. STAUNTON VA WVBT 43 BEACH 43 CORPORATION VIRGINIA BEACH VA WTJX-TV 12 VIRGIN ISLANDS PUBLIC TV SYSTEM CHARLOTTE AMALIE VI WVXF 17 ATLANTIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION CHARLOTTE AMALIE VI - 56 - "J" (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE WBNB-TV 10 BENEDEK B/CING OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS CHARLOTTE AMALIE VI WSVI 8 ALPHA BROADCASTING CORPORATION CHRISTIANSTED, ST. C VI WCAX-TV 5 MT. MANSFIELD TELEVISION, INC. BURLINGTON VT WVNY 22 US B/CST. GROUP LICENSEE, L.P. II BURLINGTON VT WETK 33 VERMONT ETV, INC. BURLINGTON VT WFFF-TV 44 CHAMPLAIN VALLEY TELECASTING, INC. BURLINGTON VT WNNE 31 WNNE-TV, INC. HARTFORD VT WVER 28 VERMONT ETV, INC. RUTLAND VT WVTB 20 VERMONT ETV, INC. ST. JOHNSBURY VT WVTA 41 VERMONT ETV, INC. WINDSOR VT KBGE 33 VVI SEATTLE, INC. BELLEVUE WA KBEH 51 AFRICAN-AMERICAN B/CING. COMPANY BELLEVUE WA KVOS-TV 12 ACKERLEY COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC. BELLINGHAM WA KBCB 24 WORLD TELEVISION OF WASHINGTON, LLC. BELLINGHAM WA KCKA 15 STATE BOARD/COMMNTYY & TECH COLLEGES CENTRALIA WA KONG-TV 16 ZEUS CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON, INC. EVERETT WA KVEW 42 APPLE VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC. KENNEWICK WA KWSU-TV 10 WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY PULLMAN WA KEPR-TV 19 RETLAW ENTERPRISES, INC. RASCO WA KNDU 25 KNDO/KNDU LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC. RICHLAND WA KTNW 31 WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY RICHLAND WA KOMO-TV 4 FISHER BROADCASTING, INC. SEATTLE WA KING-TV 5 KING BROADCASTING COMPANY SEATTLE WA KIRO-TV 7 THIRD AVENUE TELEVISION, INC. SEATTLE WA KCTS-TV 9 KCTS TELEVISION SEATTLE WA KTZZ-TV 22 USTV OF WASHINGTON STATE,INC SEATTLE WA KHCV 45 NORTH PACIFIC INT'L TELEVISION, INC. SEATTLE WA KREM-TV 2 KING BROADCASTING COMPANY SPOKANE WA - 57 - "J" (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE KXLY-TV 4 SPOKANE TELEVISION, INC. SPOKANE WA KHQ-TV 6 KHQ, INCORPORATED SPOKANE WA KSPS-TV 7 SPOKANE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 81 SPOKANE WA KSKN 22 KSKN, INC. SPOKANE WA KAYU-TV 28 MOUNTAIN LICENSES, L.P. SPOKANE WA KSTW 11 GAYLORD BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P. TACOMA WA KCPQ 13 KELLY TELEVISION CO. TACOMA WA KTBW-TV 20 TRINITY BROADCASTING OF WASHINGTON TACOMA WA KBTC-TV 28 STATE BOARD/COMMNTYY & TECH COLLEGES TACOMA WA KWDK 56 KOREAN-AMERICAN MISSIONS, INC. TACOMA WA KPDX 49 KPDX LICENSE PARTNERSHIP VANCOUVER WA KCWT 27 CENTRAL WASHINGTON TELEVISION, INC. WENATCHEE WA KNDO 23 KNDO/KNDU LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC. YAKIMA WA KIMA-TV 29 RETLAW ENTERPRISES, INC. YAKIMA WA KAPP 35 APPLE VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC. YAKIMA WA KYVE 47 KCTS TELEVISION YAKIMA WA WACY 32 ACE TV, INC. APPLETON WI WEUX 48 GRANT MEDIA INC. CHIPPEWA FALLS WI WYOW 34 NORTHWOODS EDUCATIONAL TV ASSOCIATIO EAGLE RIVER WI WEAU-TV 13 BUSSE BROADCASTING CORPORATION EAU CLAIRE WI WQOW-TV 18 SHOCKLEY COMMUNICATIONS CORP. EAU CLAIRE WI WMMF-TV 68 HARRY J. PAPPAS & STELLA A. PAPPAS FOND DU LAC WI WBAY-TV 2 YOUNG B/CASTING OF GREEN BAY, INC. GREEN BAY WI WFRV-TV 5 CBS, INC. GREEN BAY WI WLUK-TV 11 SF GREEN BAY LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC GREEN BAY WI WGBA 26 ARIES TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION GREEN BAY WI WPNE 38 EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD GREEN BAY WI WJNW 57 HARISH PURI JANESVILLE WI - 58 - "J" (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE WHKE 55 PAXSON MILWAUKEE LIC., INC. KENOSHA WI WKBT 8 YOUNG BROADCASTING OF LA CROSSE, INC LA CROSSE WI WXOW-TV 19 SHOCKLEY COMMUNICATIONS CORP. LA CROSSE WI WLAX 25 GRANT MEDIA, INC. LA CROSSE WI WHLA-TV 31 EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD LA CROSSE WI WISC-TV 3 TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC. MADISON WI WMTV 15 BENEDEK LICENSE CORPORATION MADISON WI WHA-TV 21 BOARD OF REGENTS/UNIV. OF WI SYSTEM MADISON WI WKOW-TV 27 SHOCKLEY COMMUNICATIONS CORP. MADISON WI WMSN-TV 47 SULLIVAN BROADCASTING LICENSE CORP. MADISON WI WWRS-TV 52 TV-52, INC. MAYVILLE WI WHWC-TV 28 EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD MENOMONIE WI WTMJ-TV 4 WTMJ, INC. MILWAUKEE WI WITI-TV 6 WITI LICENSE,INC. MILWAUKEE WI WMVS 10 MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COL.DIST.BD MILWAUKEE WI WISN-TV 12 THE HEARST CORPORATION MILWAUKEE WI WVTV 18 WVTV LICENSEE, INC. MILWAUKEE WI WCGV-TV 24 WCGV LICENSEE, INC. MILWAUKEE WI WVCY-TV 30 VCY/AMERICA, INC. MILWAUKEE WI WMVT 36 MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COL.DIST.BD MILWAUKEE WI WDJT-TV 58 WEIGEL BROADCASTING CO. MILWAUKEE WI WLEF-TV 36 STATE OF WI.-EDUCAT'L COMMUN. BOARD PARK FALLS WI WJJA 49 TV-49, INC. RACINE WI WJFW-TV 12 NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC. RHINELANDER WI KBJR-TV 6 KBJR LICENSE, INC. SUPERIOR WI WSCO 14 VCY AMERICA, INC. SURING WI WSAW-TV 7 BENEDEK LICENSE CORPORATION WAUSAU WI WAOW-TV 9 SHOCKLEY COMMUNICATIONS CORP. WAUSAU WI - 59 - "J" (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE WHRM-TV 20 WISC. EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BD. WAUSAU WI WVVA 6 WVVA TELEVISON, INC. BLUEFIELD WV WLFB 40 LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC. BLUEFIELD WV WCHS-TV 8 WCHS, LTD. CHARLESTON WV WVAH-TV 11 SULLIVAN BROADCASTING LICENSE CORP. CHARLESTON WV WKRP-TV 29 WKRP-TV, INC. CHARLESTON WV WBOY-TV 12 WBOY-TV, INC. CLARKSBURG WV WLYJ 46 CHRISTIAN COMMUNICATIONS CENTER, INC CLARKSBURG WV WSWP-TV 9 WEST VIRGINIA ED BROADCASTING AUTH. GRANDVIEW WV WSAZ-TV 3 LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED HUNTINGTON WV WOWK-TV 13 GATEWAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. HUNTINGTON WV WPBY-TV 33 WV EDUCL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY HUNTINGTON WV WVSX 59 HIGH MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORP. LEWISBURG WV WSHE-TV 60 PAXSON WASHINGTON LICENSE, INC. MARTINSBURG WV WNPB-TV 24 WEST VIRGINIA EDUCL B/CING AUTHORITY MORGANTOWN WV WOAY-TV 4 THOMAS BROADCASTING CO. OAK HILL WV WTAP-TV 15 BENEDEK LICENSE CORPORATION PARKERSBURG WV WDTV 5 WITHERS B/CING.CO.OF WEST VIRGINIA WESTON WV WTRF-TV 7 BENEDEK LICENSE CORPORATION WHEELING WV KTWO-TV 2 EASTERN BROADCASTING CORPORATION CASPER WY KGWC-TV 14 BENEDEK LICENSE CORPORATION CASPER WY KFNB 20 WYOMEDIA CORPORATION CASPER WY KGWN-TV 5 BENEDEK LICENSE CORPORATION CHEYENNE WY KLWY 27 MARK NALBONE, RECEIVER CHEYENNE WY KKTU 33 EASTERN BROADCASTING CORPORATION CHEYENNE WY KJVI 2 TWO OCEAN BROADCASTING COMPANY JACKSON WY KGWL-TV 5 BENEDEK LICENSE CORPORATION LANDER WY KCWC-TV 4 CENTRAL WYOMING COLLEGE LANDER/RIVERTON WY - 60 - "J" (#(#(#XX+"Ԍ TELEVISION LICENSEES AND PERMITTEES RECEIVING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CALLSIGN CHANNEL NAME OF LICENSEE STATION LOCATION CITY AND STATE KFNR 11 FIRST NATIONAL BROADCASTING CORP. RAWLINS WY KFNE 10 FIRST NATIONAL BROADCASTING CORP. RIVERTON WY KGWR-TV 13 BENEDEK LICENSE CORPORATION ROCK SPRINGS WY KSGW-TV 12 DUHAMEL BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES SHERIDAN WY - F C C - - 61 -  "b "b