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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  02-  1039 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  ) 
 )  Amendment  of  Section  73.622(  b),  )  MM  Docket  No.  01-  207 


 Table  of  Allotments,  )  RM-  10206  Digital  Television  Broadcast  Stations.  ) 
 (Alexandria,  Minnesota)  ) 
 REPORT  AND  ORDER  (Proceeding  Terminated) 


 Adopted:  May  3,  2002  Released:  May  9,  2002 
 By  the  Chief,  Video  Division: 
 1.  At  the  request  of  KSAX-  TV,  Inc.  ("  KSAX"),  licensee  of  station  KSAX(  TV),  NTSC  channel  42,  Alexandria,  Minnesota,  the  Commission  has  before  it  the  Notice  of  Proposed  Rule  Making,  16  FCC 
 Rcd  16173  (2001),  proposing  the  substitution  of  DTV  channel  36  for  station  KSAX(  TV)  's  assigned  DTV  channel  14.  KSAX  filed  comments  stating  its  intention  to  promptly  construct  facilities  to 
 operate  on  DTV  channel  36,  if  allotted  to  Alexandria,  Minnesota.  No  other  comments  were  received. 


 2.  We  believe  the  public  interest  would  be  served  by  adopting  KSAX's  channel  substitution  proposal  since  it  will  help  station  KSAX-  DT  to  alleviate  the  short-  spacing  problems  to  the  adjacent 
 frequencies  used  by  the  land  mobile  radio  service.  DTV  channel  36  can  be  allotted  to  Alexandria,  Minnesota,  as  proposed,  in  compliance  with  the  principle  community  coverage  requirement  of 
 Section  73.625(  a)  at  coordinates  45-  41-  59  N.  and  95-  10-  35  W.  Since  the  community  of  Alexandria  is  located  within  400  kilometers  of  the  U.  S.-  Canadian  border,  concurrence  from  the  Canadian 
 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  KSAX-  DT  with  the  following  specifications: 


 DTV  DTV  power  Antenna  DTV  Service  State  &  City  Channel  (kW)  HAAT  (m)  Pop.  (thous.) 
 MN  Alexandria  36  1000  340  414 
 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  June  24,  2002,  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. 
 Alexandria,  Minnesota  24,  36 
 4.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  within  45  days  of  the  effective  date  of  this  Order,  KSAX-  TV,  Inc.  submit  to  the  Commission  a  minor  change  application  for  a  construction  permit 
 (FCC  Form  301)  specifying  DTV  Channel  36  in  lieu  of  DTV  Channel  14  for  station. 
 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  this  proceeding  IS  TERMINATED. 
 6.  For  further  information  concerning  this  proceeding,  contact  Pam  Blumenthal,  Media  Bureau,  (202)  418-  1600. 


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 Barbara  A.  Kreisman  Chief,  Video  Division 
 Media  Bureau 
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