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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  858 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  ) 
 ) 
 Amendment  of  Section  73.622(  b),  )  MM  Docket  No.  01-  3 
 Table  of  Allotments,  )  RM-  10010 
 Digit  al  Television  Broadcast  St  at  ions.  ) 
 (Jacksonville,  Nort  h  Carolina)  ) 


 REPORT  AND  ORDER 
 (Proceeding  Terminated) 


 Adopted:  April  4,  2001  Released:  April  6,  2001 
 By  the  Chief,  Video  Services  Division: 
 1.  At  the  request  of  The  University  of  North  Carolina  ("  UNC"),  licensee  of  noncommercial 
 educational  station  WUNM-  TV,  NTSC  channel  *19,  Jacksonville,  Nort  h  Carolina,  the  Commission 
 has  before  it  the  Notice  of  Proposed  Rule  Making,  16  FCC  Rcd  202  (2001),  proposing  the  substitution 
 of  DTV  channel  *18  for  station  WUNM-  TV's  assigned  DTV  channel  *44.  UNC  filed  comments 
 supporting  the  channel  substitution.  No  other  comments  were  filed. 


 2.  We  believe  the  public  interest  would  be  served  by  substituting  DTV  channel  *18  for  DTV  channel 
 *44  since  it  would  allow  station  WUNM-  TV  to  use  its  existing  tower  resulting  in  substantial 
 conversion  savings  for  UNC.  DTV  channel  *18  can  be  allotted  to  Jacksonville,  Nort  h  Carolina,  as 
 proposed,  in  compliance  with  the  principle  community  coverage  requirements  of  Section  73.625(  a)  at 
 coordinates  (35-  06-  18  N.  and  77-  20-  15  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  WUNM-  TV  with  the  following 
 specifications: 


 DTV  DTV  power  Antenna  DTV  Service 
 State  &  City  Channel  (kW)  HAAT  (m)  Pop.  (thous.) 


 NC  Jacksonville  *18  65.  0  561  713 
 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  May  21,  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: 
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 City  Channel  No. 
 Jacksonville,  Nort  h  Carolina  *18,  34 
 4.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  within  45  days  of  the  effective  date  of  this  Order,  The 
 Universit  y  of  Nort  h  Carolina  shall  submit  to  the  Commission  a  minor  change  applicat  ion  for  a 
 construction  permit  (FCC  Form  301)  specifying  DTV  Channel  *18  in  lieu  of  DTV  Channel  *44  for 
 station  WUNM-  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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