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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  03-  2187 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  ) 
 )  Amendment  of  Section  73.622(  b),  )  MB  Docket  No.  02-  45 


 Table  of  Allotments,  )  RM-  10373  Digital  Television  Broadcast  Stations.  ) 
 (Cadillac  and  Manistee,  Michigan)  ) 


 REPORT  AND  ORDER  (Proceeding  Terminated) 
 Adopted:  July  2,  2003  Released:  July  7,  2003 
 By  the  Chief,  Video  Division: 
 1.  At  the  request  of  Central  Michigan  University  (“  CMU”),  the  licensee  of  noncommercial  stations  WCMV,  Cadillac,  Michigan,  and  WCMW,  Manistee,  Michigan,  the  Commission  has  before 
 it  the  Notice  of  Proposed  Rule  Making,  17  FCC  Rcd  4218  (2002),  proposing  a  DTV  channel  swap  between  stations  WCMV  and  WCMW.  CMU  filed  comments.  No  other  comments  were  received. 


 2.  CMU  filed  comments  restating  its  intention  to  amend  its  construction  permits  for  stations  WCMV-  DT  and  WCMW-  DT  to  specify  the  channel  swap.  CMU  contends  that  the  adoption  of  its 
 proposal  will  enable  the  University  to  maximize  service  in  a  cost-  effective  manner.  CMU  states  if  the  channels  were  swapped,  it  could  build-  out  the  channel  *17  facility  to  cover  the  Traverse  City-Cadillac 
 DMA,  while  the  channel  *58  facility  could  serve  the  smaller  Manistee  area.  CMU  claims  that  the  channel  swap  at  Cadillac  will  enable  it  to  share  a  tower,  antenna  and  combiner  with  a  local 
 commercial  broadcaster.  The  capital  construction  savings,  according  to  CMU,  could  be  as  much  as  $1,310,000. 


 3.  We  believe  the  public  interest  would  be  served  by  adopting  CMU’s  channel  swap  since  it  will  enable  CMU  to  preserve  its  monetary  resources  while  improving  its  service.  DTV  channel  *17 
 can  be  substituted  for  DTV  channel  *58  at  Cadillac,  Michigan,  and  DTV  channel  *58  can  be  substituted  for  DTV  channel  *17  at  Manistee,  Michigan,  as  proposed,  in  compliance  with  the 
 principle  community  coverage  requirements  of  Section  73.625(  a)  at  coordinates  (44-  44-  53  N.  and  85-  04-  08  W.)  and  (44-  03-  57  N.  and  86-  19-  58  W.),  respectively.  Since  the  communities  of  Cadillac 
 and  Manistee  are  located  within  400  kilometers  of  the  U.  S.-  Canadian  border,  concurrence  from  the  Canadian  government  had  been  obtained  for  these  allotments.  In  addition,  we  find  that  these 
 channel  changes  are  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 
 Stations  WCMV-  DT  and  WCMW-  DT  with  the  following  specifications: 
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 DTV  DTV  power  Antenna  DTV  Service  State  &  City  Channel  (kW)  HAAT  (m)  Pop.  (thous.) 
 MI  Cadillac  *17  500  399  327  MI  Manistee  *58  200  104  78 


 4.  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  August  21,  2003,  the  DTV  Table  of  Allotments,  Section  73.622(  b)  of  the  Commission's  Rules,  IS  AMENDED,  with  respect  to  the 
 communities  listed  below,  to  read  as  follows: 
 City  Channel  No. 
 Cadillac,  Michigan  *17,  40,  47 
 Manistee,  Michigan  *58 
 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  within  45  days  of  the  effective  date  of  this  Order,  Central  Michigan  University  shall  submit  to  the  Commission  minor  change  applications  for 
 construction  permits  (FCC  Form  340)  for  stations  WCMV-  DT  and  WCMW-  DT,  specifying  DTV  Channel  *17  in  lieu  of  DTV  Channel  *58  at  Cadillac,  and  DTV  channel  *58  in  lieu  of  DTV  channel 
 *17  at  Manistee,  Michigan. 
 6.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  this  proceeding  IS  TERMINATED. 
 7.  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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