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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  378 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  ) 
 ) 
 Amendment  of  Section  73.622(  b),  )  MM  Docket  No.  00-  200 
 Table  of  Allotments,  )  RM-  9967 
 Digit  al  Television  Broadcast  St  at  ions.  ) 
 (Sioux  Falls,  South  Dakota)  ) 


 REPORT  AND  ORDER 
 (Proceeding  Terminated) 


 Adopted:  February  14,  2001  Released:  February  15,  2001 
 By  the  Chief,  Video  Services  Division: 
 1.  At  the  request  of  Midwest  Broadcasting  Company  ("  Midwest"),  permittee  of  Station 
 KAUN(  TV),  NTSC  channel  36,  Sioux  Falls,  South  Dakota,  the  Commission  has  before  it  the  Notice 
 of  Proposed  Rule  Making,  15  FCC  Rcd  20061  (2000),  proposing  the  substitution  of  DTV  channel  51 
 for  station  KAUN(  TV)  's  assigned  DTV  40.  Midwest  filed  comments  restating  its  intention  to  apply  for 
 DTV  51,  if  allotted  to  Sioux  Falls.  No  other  comments  were  filed. 


 2.  We  believe  the  public  interest  would  be  served  by  substituting  DTV  51  for  DTV  channel  40 
 since  it  would  permit  station  KAUN(  TV),  from  its  new  site,  to  eliminate  unacceptable  interference  to 
 DTV  channel  41  at  Sioux  City,  Iowa.  DTV  channel  51  can  be  allotted  to  Sioux  Falls,  South  Dakota, 
 as  proposed,  in  compliance  with  the  principle  coverage  requirements  of  Section  73.625(  a)  at 
 coordinates  (43-  30-  19  N.  and  96-  34-  19  W.).  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  KAUN(  TV)  with  the  following 
 specifications: 


 DTV  DTV  power  Antenna  DTV  Service 
 State  &  City  Channel  (kW)  HAAT  (m)  Pop.  (thous.) 
 SD  Sioux  Falls  51  93.  0  230  209 


 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  April  2,  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. 
 Sioux  Falls,  South  Dakota  7,  *24c,  29, 
 32,  47c,  51 
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 4.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  within  45  days  of  the  effective  date  of  this  Order, 
 Midwest  Broadcasting  Company  shall  submit  to  the  Commission  a  minor  change  application  for  a 
 construction  permit  (FCC  Form  301)  specifying  DTV  Channel  51  in  lieu  of  DTV  Channel  40  for 
 station  KAUN-  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. 


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