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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  04-  4065 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  ) 
 )  Amendment  of  Section  73.622(  b),  )  MB  Docket  No.  04-  250 


 Table  of  Allotments,  )  RM-  11006  Digital  Television  Broadcast  Stations.  ) 
 (Medical  Lake,  Washington)  ) 
 REPORT  AND  ORDER  (Proceeding  Terminated) 


 Adopted:  December  27,  2004  Released:  January  4,  2005 
 By  the  Chief,  Video  Division: 
 1.  At  the  request  of  Thomas  Desmond  (“  petitioner”),  the  Commission  has  before  it  the  Notice  of  Proposed  Rule  Making,  19  FCC  Rcd  12816  (2004),  proposing  the  allotment  of  DTV 
 channel  51  to  Medical  Lake,  Washington.  Petitioner  filed  comments  indicating  his  continuing  interest  in  applying  for  DTV  channel  51,  if  allotted.  No  other  comments  were  received. 


 2.  We  believe  the  public  interest  would  be  served  by  allotting  DTV  channel  51  since  it  could  provide  the  community  of  Medical  Lake  1  with  its  first  local  television  service.  DTV  channel  51  can 
 be  allotted  to  Medical  Lake,  Washington,  as  proposed,  in  compliance  with  Sections  73.623(  d)  and  73.625(  a)  at  coordinates  47-  34-  12  N.  and  117-  41-  32  W.  Since  the  community  of  Medical  Lake  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  February  18,  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. 
 Medical  Lake,  Washington  51 
 4.  A  separate  Order  will  be  issued  announcing  the  window  period  for  filing  applications  for  DTV  channel  51  at  Medical  Lake,  Washington. 


 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  this  proceeding  IS  TERMINATED. 
 1  Medical  Lake  is  an  incorporated  community  with  a  2000  Census  population  of  3,758  persons. 
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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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