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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  43 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  ) 
 ) 
 Amendment  of  Section  73.622(  b),  )  MM  Docket  No.  00-  179 
 Table  of  Allotments,  )  RM-  9947 
 Digit  al  Television  Broadcast  St  at  ions.  ) 
 (Arkadelphia,  Arkansas)  ) 


 REPORT  AND  ORDER 
 (Proceeding  Terminated) 


 Adopted:  January  10,  2001  Released:  January  11,  2001 
 By  the  Chief,  Video  Services  Division: 
 1.  At  the  request  of  the  Arkansas  Educational  Television  Commission  ("  AETC"),  licensee  of 
 noncommercial  educat  ional  st  at  ion  KETG(  TV),  NTSC  channel  *9,  Arkadelphia,  Arkansas,  the 
 Commission  has  before  it  the  Notice  of  Proposed  Rule  Making,  15  FCC  Rcd  59389  (2000),  proposing 
 the  substitution  of  DTV  channel  *13  for  station  KETG(  TV)  's  assigned  DTV  channel  *46  at 
 Arkadelphia.  AETC  filed  comments  stating  its  intention  to  apply  for  DTV  channel  *13,  if  allotted.  No 
 other  comments  were  filed. 


 2.  We  believe  the  public  interest  would  be  served  by  substituting  DTV  channel  *13  for  DTV 
 channel  *46  since  it  will  enable  st  at  ion  KETG(  TV)  t  o  reduce  its  elect  rical  cost  s  which  is  import  ant 
 since  AETC  has  four  other  DTV  stations  to  construct  and  maintain.  DTV  channel  *13  can  be  allotted 
 to  Arkadelphia,  Arkansas,  as  proposed,  in  compliance  with  the  principle  community  coverage 
 requirements  of  Section  73.625(  a)  at  coordinates  (33-  54-  26  N.  and  93-  06-  46  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 
 KETG(  TV)  with  the  following  specifications: 


 DTV  DTV  power  Antenna  DTV  Service 
 State  &  City  Channel  (kW)  HAAT  (m)  Pop.  (thous.) 
 AR  Arkadelphia  *13  7.3  320.9  277 


 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  February  26,  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. 
 Arkadelphia,  Arkansas  *13 
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 4.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  within  45  days  of  the  effective  date  of  this  Order, 
 Arkansas  Educat  ional  Television  Commission  shall  submit  to  the  Commission  a  minor  change 
 application  for  a  construction  permit  (FCC  Form  301)  specifying  DTV  Channel  *13  in  lieu  of  DTV 
 Channel  *46  for  station  KETG(  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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