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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  05-  1616 
 Released:  June  7,  2005 


 MEDIA  BUREAU  RECEIVES  REQUEST  BY  ANALOG  TELEVISION  STATION  IN  THE  LOWER  700  MHZ  BAND  TO  CEASE  ANALOG  BROADCASTING,  SURRENDER 
 NTSC  LICENSE,  AND  OPERATE  AS  A  SINGLE  CHANNEL,  DIGITAL-  ONLY  TELEVISION  STATION 


 In  its  Report  and  Order  in  GN  Docket  No.  01-  74,  the  Commission  adopted  the  reallocation  of  the  598-  746  MHz  Spectrum  Band  (television  channels  52-  59)  from  use  by  television 
 broadcasters  to  new  uses  on  a  flexible  basis.  1  The  Commission  also  stated  that  it  would  consider  requests  by  incumbent  broadcasters  on  channels  52-  58  to  voluntarily  vacate  their 
 NTSC  channels  prior  to  the  end  of  the  DTV  transition  on  a  case-  by-  case  basis.  2 
 The  Media  Bureau  has  received  a  request  from  Associated  Christian  Television  System,  Inc.,  the  licensee  of  analog  noncommercial  educational  television  station  WACX(  TV),  NTSC 


 Channel  55,  and  permittee  of  digital  television  station  WACX-  DT,  DTV  Channel  40,  Leesburg,  Florida,  3  for  Commission  authority  to:  (i)  cease  analog  broadcasting  on  NTSC 
 Channel  55  and  surrender  its  license  for  the  channel  prior  to  the  end  of  the  DTV  transition;  and  (ii)  thereafter  operate  WACX-  DT  as  a  single  channel,  digital-  only  television  station  on 
 DTV  Channel  40.  QUALCOMM  Incorporated,  which  holds  licenses  for  Channel  55  spectrum,  4  supports  this  request,  stating  that  approval  would  allow  QUALCOMM’s  wholly-owned 
 subsidiary,  MediaFLO  USA,  Inc.  to  operate  on  Channel  55  in  the  market  without  having  to  protect  WACX(  TV)  on  Channel  55. 


 This  request  is  available  for  inspection  at  the  Commission’s  Reference  Center,  445  Twelfth  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  CY-  A257,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554,  and  may  also  be  accessed  on  the 
 FCC’s  website  at  www.  fcc.  gov/  video/  tv.  html. 


 1  See  Reallocation  and  Service  Rules  for  the  698-  746  MHz  Spectrum  Band  (Television  Channels  52- 
 59),  GN  Docket  No.  01-  74,  17  FCC  Rcd  1022  (2002). 
 2  Id.  at  1095-  96. 


 3  Facility  ID  60018. 
 4  See  Public  Notice,  Lower  700  MHz  Band  Auction  Closes,  DA  03-  1978  (released  June  18,  2003). 
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 For  further  information,  contact  Joyce  Bernstein  of  the  Media  Bureau,  Video  Division  at  (202)  418-  1647. 
 By:  Acting  Chief,  Media  Bureau 


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