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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  220 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  ) 
 ) 
 Amendment  of  Section  73.622(  b),  )  MM  Docket  No.  99-  315 
 Table  of  Allotments,  )  RM-  9731 
 Digit  al  Television  Broadcast  St  at  ions.  ) 
 (McAllen,  Texas)  ) 


 REPORT  AND  ORDER 
 (Proceeding  Terminated) 


 Adopted:  January  31,  2001  Released:  February  1,  2001 
 By  the  Chief,  Video  Services  Division: 
 1.  At  the  request  of  Ent  ravision  Holdings,  LLC  ("  Ent  ravision"),  licensee  of  st  at  ion 
 KNVO(  TV),  NTSC  channel  48,  McAllen,  Texas,  the  Commission  has  before  it  the  Notice  of  Proposed 
 Rule  Making,  14  FCC  Rcd  17786  (1999),  proposing  the  substitution  of  DTV  49  for  station 
 KNVO(  TV)  's  assigned  DTV  channel  46.  Entravision  filed  comments  reaffirming  its  interest  in  the 
 channel  change  at  McAllen,  Texas. 


 2.  We  believe  the  public  interest  would  be  served  by  substituting  DTV  channel  49  for  DTV 
 channel  46  since  it  will  enable  st  at  ion  KNVO(  TV)  to  utilize  a  common  antenna  system.  DTV  channel 
 49  can  be  allotted  to  McAllen,  Texas,  as  proposed,  in  compliance  with  the  principle  coverage 
 requirements  of  Section  73.625(  a)  at  coordinates  (26-  05-  20  N.  and  98-  03-  44  W.).  Since  McAllen  is 
 located  within  275  kilometers  of  the  U.  S.-  Mexican  border,  concurrence  of  the  Mexican  government 
 has  been  obtained  for  this  allotment.  In  addition,  we  find  that  this  channel  is  acceptable  under  the  2 
 percent  criterion  for  de  minimis  impact  that  is  applied  in  evaluating  requests  for  modification  of  initial 
 DTV  allotments  under  Section  73.623(  c)(  2)  for  Station  KNVO(  TV)  with  the  following  specifications: 


 DTV  DTV  power  Antenna  DTV  Service 
 State  &  City  Channel  (kW)  HAAT  (m)  Pop.  (thous.) 
 TX  McAllen  49  200.0  288  664 


 3.  Accordingly,  pursuant  to  the  authority  contained  in  Sections  4(  i),  5(  c)(  1),  303(  g)  and  (r) 
 and  307(  b)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  and  Sections  0.61,  0.204(  b)  and  0.283  of 
 the  Commission's  Rules,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  That  effective  March  19,  2001,  the  DTV  Table  of 
 Allotments,  Section  73.622(  b)  of  the  Commission's  Rules,  IS  AMENDED,  with  respect  to  the 
 community  listed  below,  to  read  as  follows: 


 City  Channel  No. 
 McAllen,  Texas  49 
 4.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  within  45  days  of  the  effective  date  of  this  Order, 
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 Ent  ravision  Holdings,  LLC  shall  submit  to  the  Commission  a  minor  change  applicat  ion  for  a 
 construction  permit  (FCC  Form  301)  specifying  DTV  Channel  49  in  lieu  of  DTV  Channel  46  for 
 station  KNVO(  TV). 


 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  this  proceeding  IS  TERMINATED. 
 6.  For  further  information  concerning  this  proceeding,  contact  Pam  Blumenthal,  Mass  Media 
 Bureau,  (202)  418-  1600. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Barbara  A.  Kreisman 
 Chief,  Video  Services  Division 
 Mass  Media  Bureau 
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