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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  03-  1053 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  ) 
 )  Amendment  of  Section  73.622(  b),  )  MM  Docket  No.  00-  246 


 Table  of  Allotments,  )  RM-  9859  Digital  Television  Broadcast  Stations.  ) 
 (Great  Falls,  Montana)  ) 
 REPORT  AND  ORDER  (Proceeding  Terminated) 


 Adopted:  March  31,  2003  Released:  April  9,  2003 
 By  the  Chief,  Video  Division: 
 1.  At  the  request  of  KRTV  Communications,  Inc.  (“  KRTV”),  licensee  of  station  KRTV(  TV),  NTSC  channel  3,  Great  Falls,  Montana,  the  Commission  has  before  it  the  Notice  of 
 Proposed  Rule  Making,  15  FCC  Rcd  24581  (2000),  proposing  the  substitution  of  DTV  channel  7  for  station  KRTV(  TV)  ’s  assigned  DTV  channel  44.  KRTV  filed  comments  and  reply  comments 
 reaffirming  its  intent  to  construct  and  operate  station  KRTV-  DT  on  channel  7.  1  No  other  party  filed  comments. 


 2.  We  believe  the  public  interest  would  be  served  by  substituting  DTV  channel  7  for  DTV  channel  44  since  it  will  permit  station  KRTV(  TV)  to  reduce  its  building  costs  while  improving  the 
 signal  coverage  in  the  Great  Falls  DMA.  DTV  channel  7  can  be  allotted  to  Great  Falls,  Montana,  as  proposed,  in  compliance  with  the  principle  community  coverage  requirement  of  Section  73.625(  a)  at 
 coordinates  47-  32-  09  N.  and  111-  17-  02  W.  Since  the  community  of  Great  Falls  is  located  within  400  kilometers  of  the  U.  S.-  Canadian  border,  concurrence  from  the  Canadian  government  was 
 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  KRTV-  DT  with  the  following  specifications: 
 DTV  DTV  power  Antenna  DTV  Service  State  &  City  Channel  (kW)  HAAT  (m)  Pop.  (thous.) 
 MT  Great  Falls  7  160  180  91 
 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  27,  2003,  the  DTV  Table  of  Allotments,  Section  73.622(  b)  of  the  Commission's  Rules,  IS  AMENDED,  with  respect  to  the 


 1  In  its  petition,  KRTV  stated  that  adoption  of  its  proposal  would  permit  KRTV  to  reduce  its  build-  out  and 
 operation  costs.  KRTV  also  claimed  that  operation  on  the  VHF  would  improve  signal  coverage  for  its  viewers. 
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 City  Channel  No. 
 Great  Falls,  Montana  7,  8,  45 
 4.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  within  45  days  of  the  effective  date  of  this  Order,  KRTV  Communications,  Inc.  shall  submit  to  the  Commission  a  minor  change  application  for  a 
 construction  permit  (FCC  Form  301)  specifying  DTV  Channel  7  in  lieu  of  DTV  Channel  44  for  station  KRTV-  DT. 


 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. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Barbara  A.  Kreisman  Chief,  Video  Division 
 Media  Bureau 
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