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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  04-  3621 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  ) 
 )  Amendment  of  Section  73.622(  b),  )  MB  Docket  No.  04-  187 


 Table  of  Allotments,  )  RM-  10967  Digital  Television  Broadcast  Stations.  ) 
 (Greenwood,  Mississippi)  ) 
 REPORT  AND  ORDER  (Proceeding  Terminated) 


 Adopted:  November  16,  2004  Released:  November  30,  2004 
 By  the  Chief,  Video  Division: 
 1.  At  the  request  of  Mississippi  Broadcasting  Partners  (“  petitioner”),  licensee  of  WABG-TV,  Greenwood,  Mississippi,  the  Commission  has  before  it  the  Notice  of  Proposed  Rule  Making,  19 
 FCC  Rcd  8725  (2004),  proposing  the  substitution  of  DTV  channel  32  for  DTV  channel  54  at  Greenwood.  Petitioner  filed  comments  confirming  its  intention  to  construct  and  operate  WABG-  DT 
 on  channel  32,  if  allotted.  No  other  comments  were  received. 
 2.  We  believe  the  public  interest  would  be  served  by  adopting  petitioner’s  proposal  since  it  will  permit  WABG  to  commence  operation  on  a  core  channel  and  eliminate  the  need  for  petitioner  to 
 expend  resources  to  change  channels  at  the  end  of  the  transition  period.  DTV  channel  32  can  be  allotted  to  Greenwood,  Mississippi,  as  proposed,  in  compliance  with  the  principle  community 
 coverage  requirement  of  Section  73.625(  a)  at  coordinates  33-  22-  23  N.  and  90-  32-  25  W.  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  WABG-  DT  with  the  following  specifications: 


 DTV  DTV  power  Antenna  DTV  Service  State  &  City  Channel  (kW)  HAAT  (m)  Pop.  (thous.) 
 MS  Greenwood  32  1000  610  743 
 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  January  14,  2005,  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. 
 Greenwood,  Mississippi  *25,  32 
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 4.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  within  45  days  of  the  effective  date  of  this  Order,  Mississippi  Broadcasting  Partners  shall  submit  to  the  Commission  a  minor  change  application  for  a 
 construction  permit  (FCC  Form  301)  specifying  DTV  Channel  32  in  lieu  of  DTV  Channel  54  for  station  WABG-  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. 


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 Barbara  A.  Kreisman  Chief,  Video  Division 
 Media  Bureau 
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