Federal Communications Commission DA 09-2058 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 ) In the Matter of ) ) Amendment of Section 73.622(i), ) MB Docket No. 08-110 Final DTV Table of Allotments, ) RM-11453 Television Broadcast Stations. ) (Flagstaff, Arizona) ) REPORT AND ORDER (Proceeding Terminated) Adopted: September 15, 2009 Released: September 16, 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 Multimedia Holdings Corporation (“MHC”), the permittee of station KNAZ-TV, channel 2, Flagstaff, Arizona. MHC is currently operating on its allotted pre-transition DTV channel 22 pursuant to Special Temporary Authority2 and requests the substitution of channel 22 for channel 2 at Flagstaff. MHC filed comments reaffirming its interest in the proposed channel substitution. No other comments were received. 2. We believe the public interest would be served by substituting channel 22 for KNAZ- TV’s assigned channel 2 at Flagstaff. The proposed channel substitution would result in substantial cost savings for the station and permit it “to deploy the new mobile ATSC standard for mobile digital television as soon as work is finished on the standard and equipment implementing the standard is commercially available.”3 3. Channel 22 can be substituted for channel 2 at Flagstaff, Arizona, as proposed, in compliance with the principal community coverage requirements of Section 73.625(a) of the Commission’s rules,4 at coordinates 34-58-06 N. and 111-30-28 W. In addition, we find that this channel change meets the technical requirements set forth in Sections 73.616 and 73.623 of the Commission’s rules5 with the following specifications: City and State Channel Power Antenna HAAT Service Pop. (kW) (meters) (thous.) Flagstaff, Arizona 22 283 465 282 4. Accordingly, pursuant to the authority contained in Sections 4(i), 5(c)(1), 303(g) and (r) 1 Flagstaff, Arizona, DA 09-1755 (released August 5, 2009). 2 File No. BDSTA-20090818ACS, granted June 10, 2009. 3 MHC Petition for Rulemaking at 9. According to MHC, field tests have indicated that mobile DTV will not work on low VHF channels such as channel 2. 4 47 C.F.R. § 73.625(a). 5 47 C.F.R. §§ 73.616 and 73.623. Federal Communications Commission DA 09-2058 2 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. Flagstaff, Arizona 13, 18, 22, 32 5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That within 30 days of the effective date of this Order, Multimedia Holdings Corporation shall submit to the Commission a minor change application for a construction permit (FCC Form 301) specifying channel 22 in lieu of channel 2 at Flagstaff, Arizona. 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 Joyce L. Bernstein, Media Bureau, (202) 418-1600. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Barbara A. Kreisman Chief, Video Division Media Bureau