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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  04-  3474 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  ) 
 )  Amendment  of  Section  73.622(  b),  )  MB  Docket  No.  04-  183 


 Table  of  Allotments,  )  RM-  10964  Digital  Television  Broadcast  Stations.  ) 
 (Billings,  Montana)  ) 
 REPORT  AND  ORDER  (Proceeding  Terminated) 


 Adopted:  October  28,  2004  Released:  November  5,  2004 
 By  the  Chief,  Video  Division: 
 1.  At  the  request  of  Montana  State  University  (“  MSU”),  the  Commission  has  before  it  the  Notice  of  Proposed  Rule  Making,  19  FCC  Rcd  8608  (2004),  proposing  the  allotment  and  reservation 
 of  DTV  channel  *16  for  noncommercial  educational  use  at  Billings,  Montana.  MSU  filed  comments  reaffirming  its  interest  in  applying  for  a  new  noncommercial  DTV  station  on  channel  *16  at  Billings, 
 if  allotted.  No  other  comments  were  received. 
 2.  We  believe  the  public  interest  would  be  served  by  allotting  DTV  channel  *16  to  Billings  as  the  community’s  first  local  noncommercial  educational  station.  DTV  channel  *16  can  be  allotted 
 to  Billings,  Montana,  as  proposed,  in  compliance  with  the  principle  community  coverage  requirement  of  Section  73.625(  a)  at  coordinates  45-  45-  35  N.  and  108-  27-  14  W.  Since  the 
 community  of  Billings  is  located  within  400  kilometers  of  the  U.  S.-  Canadian  border,  concurrence  from  the  Canadian  government  was  obtained  for  this  allotment. 


 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  December  20,  2004,  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: 
 City  Channel  No. 
 Billings,  Montana  10,  11,  *16,  18 
 4.  A  separate  Order  will  be  issued  announcing  the  window  period  for  filing  applications  for  DTV  channel  *16  at  Billings,  Montana. 


 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  this  proceeding  IS  TERMINATED. 
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 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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