PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202 / 418-2830 TTY 202 / 418-7171 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov DA 08-1672 Released: July 17, 2008 TELEVISION STATIONS IDENTIFIED AS FACING “UNIQUE TECHNICAL CHALLENGE” DTV CONSTRUCTION DEADLINE MODIFIED TO FEBRUARY 17, 2009 In the Third DTV Periodic Report and Order, the Commission announced procedures whereby television stations with earlier digital television (DTV) construction deadlines now facing a “unique technical challenge” could document their status and thereby obtain February 17, 2009 as their new construction deadline.1 The 20 stations in Appendix A made the requisite showing and have been determined to be facing a “unique technical challenge.” Therefore, the DTV construction deadline for these stations is hereby modified to February 17, 2009.2 For further information, contact the Shaun A. Maher, Video Division, Media Bureau, at 202- 418-1600 or Shaun.Maher@fcc.gov. TTY: (202) 418-0432. -FCC- 1 See Third Periodic Review of the Commission’s Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital Television, 23 FCC Rcd 2994, ¶53 (2007) (“Third DTV Periodic Report and Order”). 2 Associated pending DTV extension applications, as indicated in Appendix A, are hereby dismissed as moot. 2 APPENDIX A STATIONS FACING UNIQUE TECHNICAL CHALLENGE DTV CONSTRUCTION DEADLINE MODIFIED TO 2/17/09 CALL SIGN CITY ST FAC ID ASSOCIATED EXTENSION APPLICATION (IF ANY) KAUZ-DT Wichita Falls TX 6864 20080612AAD KCSM-DT San Mateo CA 58912 20080516ABP KDVR-DT Denver CO 126 20080318ACL KETC-DT St. Louis MO 62182 KFTR-DT Ontario CA 60549 20080318ALZ KLEW-DT Lewiston ID 56032 20080515ACK KPTV-DT Portland OR 50633 20080528AFY KQED-DT San Francisco CA 35500 KSNC-DT Great Bend KS 72359 20080603ACA KVHP-DT Lake Charles LA 35852 20080306AAD KVRR-DT Fargo ND 55372 200801617ADB WCVI-DT Christiansted VI 83304 WEWS-DT Cleveland OH 59441 WJAR-DT Providence RI 50780 20080610AAM WKBN-DT Youngstown OH 73153 20080508AAE WLAE-DT New Orleans LA 18819 20080530AET WMFD-DT Mansfield OH 41893 20080514ADZ WMYO-DT Salem IN 34167 20080612ABE WNPB-DT Morgantown WV 71676 20080616ACP WTLW-DT Lima OH 1222