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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  04-  977 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  ) 
 )  Amendment  of  Section  73.622(  b),  )  MB  Docket  No.  04-  11 


 Table  of  Allotments,  )  RM-  10841  Digital  Television  Broadcast  Stations.  ) 
 (Colby,  Kansas)  ) 
 REPORT  AND  ORDER  (Proceeding  Terminated) 


 Adopted:  April  8,  2004  Released:  April  16,  2004 
 By  the  Chief,  Video  Division: 
 1.  At  the  request  of  Smoky  Hills  Public  Television  Corporation  (“  SHPTV”),  the  Commission  has  before  it  the  Notice  of  Proposed  Rule  Making,  19  FCC  Rcd  940  (2004),  proposing 
 the  allotment  of  DTV  channel  19  to  Colby,  Kansas,  as  an  educational  channel.  SHPTV  filed  comment  reaffirming  its  interest  in  applying  for  DTV  channel  19,  if  allotted.  No  other  comments 
 were  received. 
 2.  We  believe  the  public  interest  would  be  served  by  allotting  DTV  channel  19  since  it  will  provide  the  community  of  Colby  with  its  first  noncommercial  television  station.  DTV  channel  *19 
 can  be  allotted  to  Colby,  as  proposed,  in  compliance  with  the  principle  community  coverage  requirement  of  Section  73.625(  a)  at  coordinates  39-  23-  45  N.  and  101-  03-  37  W. 


 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  June  1,  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. 
 Colby,  Kansas  17,  *19 
 4.  A  separate  Order  will  be  issued  announcing  the  window  period  for  filing  applications  for  DTV  channel  *19  at  Colby,  Kansas. 


 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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