Federal Communications Commission DA 08-2722
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
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In the Matter of )
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Amendment of Section 73.622(i), ) MB Docket No. 08-100
Final DTV Table of Allotments, ) RM-11437
Television Broadcast Stations. )
(Columbus, Georgia) )
REPORT AND ORDER
(Proceeding Terminated)
Adopted: December 17, 2008 Released:  December 18, 2008
By the Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau:
1. The Commission has before it a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking1 issued in response to a 
petition for rulemaking filed by WTVM License Subsidiary, LLC (WTVM) the licensee of WTVM(TV), 
channel 9, Columbus, Georgia, licensee of WTVM-DT, pre-transition digital channel 47 and permittee of 
post-transition digital channel 9, Columbus, Georgia.  WTVM requested the substitution of channel 11 for 
post-transition digital channel 9 at Columbus, Georgia.  WTVM filed comments in support of its petition for 
rulemaking.  No other comments were received.
2. We believe the public interest would be served by substituting digital channel 11 for 
channel 9 at Columbus, Georgia.  Although it holds a construction permit for its post-transition digital 
channel 9, WTVM states that operation on channel 9 does not allow it to provide service to all of its viewers 
who currently receive the station’s analog service.2 WTVM states that the station’s ability to increase its 
coverage area is constrained by the presence of a full-power digital station which would receive interference 
from a fully-maximized WTVM operation on digital channel 9.3 We calculate that the proposed facility 
would serve substantially more people than their analog and pre-transition digital facilities.   
3. DTV channel 11 can be substituted for DTV channel 9 at Columbus, Georgia, in 
compliance with the principal community coverage requirements of Section 73.625(a) of the 
Commission’s rules,4 at coordinates 32-19-25 N. and 84-46-46 W. In addition, the channel change meets 
 
1  Columbus, Georgia, DA 08-1503 (released September 20, 2008).
2  Petition for Rulemaking at 1.
3  Id. at 1-2.
4 47 C.F.R. § 73.625(a).
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the technical requirements set forth in Sections 73.616, 73.622(f)(5), and 73.623 of the Commission’s rules5
with the following specifications:
State and City DTV Channel DTV Power Antenna HAAT DTV Service Pop.
(kw) (meters) (thous.)
Columbus, GA 11 50 507 1377
4. 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 30 days after the date of publication of this Report 
and Order in the Federal Register, the DTV Table of Allotments, Section 73.622(i) of the Commission’s 
rules, IS AMENDED, with respect to the community listed below, to read as follows:
City and State Channel No.
Columbus, Georgia 11, 15, *23, 35, 49
5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That within 45 days of the effective date of this Order, 
WTVM License Subsidiary, LLC shall submit to the Commission a minor change application for a 
construction permit (FCC Form 301) specifying DTV channel 11 in lieu of DTV channel 9.
6. The Commission will send a copy of this Report and Order in a report to be sent to 
Congress and the Government Accountability Office pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, see 5 
U.S.C. § 801(a)(1)(A).
7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That this proceeding IS TERMINATED. 
8. For further information concerning the proceeding listed above, contact Shaun A. Maher, 
Media Bureau, (202) 418-1600.    
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Barbara A. Kreisman 
Chief, Video Division
Media Bureau
 
5 47 C.F.R. §§ 73.616, 73.622(f)(5) & 73.623.  Although the proposed channel substitution was predicted to cause 
interference to the pending modification application of WSFA-DT, Montgomery, Alabama, on July 11, 2008, WTVM 
submitted an interference agreement that resolved this matter.