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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  488 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  ) 
 ) 
 Amendment  of  Section  73.622(  b),  )  MM  Docket  No.  00-  236 
 Table  of  Allotments,  )  RM-  10000 
 Digit  al  Television  Broadcast  St  at  ions.  ) 
 (La  Crosse,  Wisconsin)  ) 


 REPORT  AND  ORDER 
 (Proceeding  Terminated) 


 Adopted:  February  23,  2001  Released:  February  26,  2001 
 By  the  Chief,  Video  Services  Division: 
 1.  At  the  request  of  QueenB  Television,  LLC  ("  QueenB")  ,  licensee  of  station  WKBT-  TV, 
 NTSC  channel  8,  La  Crosse,  Wisconsin,  the  Commission  has  before  it  the  Notice  of  Proposed  Rule 
 Making,  15  FCC  Rcd  22380  (2000),  proposing  the  substitution  of  DTV  channel  41  for  station  WKBT-TV's 
 assigned  DTV  channel  53.  QueenB  filed  comments  affirming  its  intention  to  apply  for  DTV 
 channel  41  at  La  Crosse,  if  allotted.  No  other  comments  were  received. 


 2.  We  believe  the  public  interest  would  be  served  by  adopting  the  proposed  substitution  of 
 DTV  41  for  DTV  channel  53  since  it  will  permit  st  at  ion  WKBT-  TV  to  cont  inue  operat  ion  on  a  in-  core 
 channel  at  the  end  of  the  DTV  transition  period.  DTV  channel  41  can  be  allotted  to  La  Crosse, 
 Wisconsin,  as  proposed,  in  compliance  with  the  principle  community  coverage  requirements  of  Section 
 73.625(  a)  at  coordinates  (44-  05-  28  N.  and  91-  20-  16  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  WKBT-  TV  with  the 
 following  specifications: 


 DTV  DTV  power  Antenna  DTV  Service 
 State  &  City  Channel  (kW)  HAAT  (m)  Pop.  (thous.) 
 WI  La  Crosse  41  1000  446  649 


 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  12,  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. 
 La  Crosse,  Wisconsin  14,  17,  *30,  41 
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 4.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  within  45  days  of  the  effective  date  of  this  Order, 
 QueenB  Television,  LLC  shall  submit  to  the  Commission  a  minor  change  application  for  a  construction 
 permit  (FCC  Form  301)  specifying  DTV  Channel  41  in  lieu  of  DTV  Channel  53  for  station  WKBT-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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