Federal Communications Commission DA 09-1099
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. 08-102
Final DTV Table of Allotments, ) RM-11439
Television Broadcast Stations. )
(South Bend, Indiana) )
REPORT AND ORDER
(Proceeding Terminated)
Adopted: May 18, 2009 Released:  May 20, 2009
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 LeSEA Broadcasting of South Bend, Inc. (“LeSEA”), the licensee of 
WHME-DT, South Bend, Indiana, requesting the substitution of DTV channel 46 for its assigned channel 
48.  LeSea filed comments.  No other comments were received.
2. We believe the public interest would be served by substituting DTV channel 46 for DTV 
channel 48.  LeSEA is unable to fully maximize its station’s coverage on channel 48 because of the 
interference protection requirements for stations WAQP-DT, DTV channel 48, at Saginaw, Michigan and 
WBME-DT, DTV channel 48, at Racine, Wisconsin.  By changing to DTV channel 46, LeSEA can 
significantly increase its interference free service area and provide a digital signal to an additional 546,558 
viewers.
3. DTV channel 46 can be substituted for DTV channel 48 at South Bend, Indiana as 
proposed, in compliance with the principal community coverage requirements of Section 73.625(a) of the 
Commission’s rules, at coordinates  41-35-43 N. and 86-09-38 W.  Since the proposed facility is located 
within the Canadian coordination zone, concurrence from the Canadian government has been obtained for 
this allotment.  In addition, we find that this channel  meets the technical requirements set forth in Sections 
73.616 and 73.623 of the Commission’s rules for station WHME-DT with the following specifications:
City and State DTV Channel DTV Power   Antenna HAAT DTV Service Pop. 
(kw) (m) (thous.)
South Bend, Indiana 46 933 305 1656
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 immediately upon the date of publication of the 
Report and Order in the Federal Register, the DTV Table of Allotments, Section 73.622(i) of the 
 
1  South Bend, Indiana, 23 FCC Rcd 10061 (Vid. Div. 2008).
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Commission’s rules, IS AMENDED, with respect to the community listed below, to read as follows:
City and State Channel No.
South Bend, Indiana 22, *35, 42, 46
5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That within 45 days of the effective date of this Order, 
LeSEA Broadcasting of South Bend, Inc. shall submit to the Commission a minor change application for a 
construction permit (FCC Form 301) specifying DTV channel 46 in lieu of DTV channel 48 for station
WHME-DT.
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 this proceeding, contact Joyce Bernstein, Media 
Bureau, (202) 418-1600.  
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Barbara A. Kreisman 
Chief, Video Division
Media Bureau