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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  04-  280 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 Amendment  of  Section  73.622(  b)  )  MM  Docket  No.  00-  121  Table  of  Allotments  )  RM-  9674 
 Digital  Television  Broadcast  Stations  )  (Kingston,  New  York)  ) 
 )  WRNN-  TV  Associates  Limited  Partnership  )  File  No.  BPCDT-  20020130AAQ 
 )  For  a  Construction  Permit  ) 
 for  Digital  Television  Broadcast  Station  )  WRNN-  DT,  Kingston,  New  York  ) 


 MEMORANDUM  OPINION  AND  ORDER 
 Adopted:  February  4,  2004  Released:  February  5,  2004 
 By  the  Chief,  Media  Bureau: 
 1.  The  Commission,  by  the  Chief,  Media  Bureau,  has  before  it  a  Petition  for  Reconsideration  filed  by  WKOB  Communications,  Inc.  (“  WKOB”),  licensee  of  WKOB-  LP, 
 New  York,  New  York,  regarding  the  denial  of  its  Application  for  Review  of  the  change  in  the  digital  television  channel  allotment  for  WRNN-  TV,  Kingston,  New  York,  from  DTV  Channel  21 
 to  DTV  Channel  48.  See  Report  and  Order,  Amendment  of  Section  73.622(  b),  Table  of  Allotments,  Digital  Television  Broadcast  Stations  (Kingston,  New  York),  17  FCC  Rcd  1485  (MB 
 2002),  reconsideration  denied,  17  FCC  Rcd  14326  (MB  2002),  review  denied,  18  FCC  Rcd  18428  (2003).  WRNN-  TV  Associates  Limited  Partnership  (“  WRNN”),  licensee  of  WRNN-  TV, 
 filed  an  opposition  to  WKOB’s  pleading,  and  WKOB  filed  a  reply  thereto. 
 2.  Throughout  this  proceeding,  WKOB  has  opposed  WRNN’s  proposed  DTV  channel  change  on  the  basis  that  it  would  effectively  displace  WKOB-  LP’s  operation  on  Channel  48  in 
 New  York  City.  The  Chief,  Video  Division,  acting  pursuant  to  delegated  authority,  found  that  WKOB-  LP,  as  a  secondary  service,  was  not  entitled  to  protection  from  WRNN’s  digital 
 proposal,  and  that  WRNN’s  proposed  channel  change  met  appropriate  technical  requirements  and  otherwise  furthered  the  Commission’s  goals  with  respect  to  the  establishment  of  digital 
 television  service.  WKOB  unsuccessfully  sought  reconsideration  of  the  approval  of  WRNN’s  proposal,  and  the  Commission  recently  upheld  the  staff’s  findings  and  approval  of  the  requested 
 channel  change. 
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 3.  WKOB  now  seeks  reconsideration  of  the  Commission’s  denial  of  its  Application  for  Review.  It  “recognizes  that  the  issues  have  been  thoroughly  argued  in  this  proceeding.” 
 Nevertheless,  “WKOB  again  urges  the  Commission  to  review  its  holdings,  .  .  .  re-  evaluate  them  and  .  .  .  come  to  the  conclusion  that  the  allotment  decision  cannot  stand  up  on  judicial  review.” 


 4.  We  find  that  WKOB  has  not  specified,  as  required  by  the  Commission’s  rules,  any  factors  that  warrant  further  Commission  review.  A  petition  for  reconsideration  of  the  denial  of 
 an  application  for  review  will  be  entertained  only  if  it  relies  on  changed  facts  or  circumstances  either  occurring  after  the  last  opportunity  to  present  them  to  the  Commission,  or  previously 
 unknown  to  the  petitioner  which  could  not  have  been  reasonably  discovered  earlier.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §1.106(  b)(  2).  WKOB  acknowledges  that  its  arguments  have  been  thoroughly  considered 
 in  this  proceeding,  and  it  offers  nothing  new  in  that  regard.  Pursuant  to  47  C.  F.  R.  §1.106(  b)(  3),  the  petition  for  reconsideration  will  be  dismissed  as  repetitious.  The  Commission  will  not  grant 
 reconsideration  merely  to  readdress  matters  previously  raised  and  properly  resolved. 
 5.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  That  the  Petition  for  Reconsideration  IS  DISMISSED. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 
 W.  Kenneth  Ferree  Chief,  Media  Bureau 
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