Federal Communications Commission DA 12-91 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 ) In the Matter of ) ) Amendment of Section 73.622(i), ) MB Docket No. 11-192 Post-Transition Table of DTV Allotments, ) RM-11646 Television Broadcast Stations. ) (Lincoln, Nebraska) ) REPORT AND ORDER (Proceeding Terminated) Adopted: January 26, 2012 Released: January 27, 2012 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 Lincoln Broadcasting, LLC (“LBL”), the licensee of KFXL-TV, channel 51, Lincoln, Nebraska. LBL requests the substitution of channel 15 for channel 51 at Lincoln. LBL filed comments reaffirming its interest in the proposed channel substitution. No other comments were received. 2. We believe the public interest will be served by substituting channel 15 for channel 51 at Lincoln. LBL explains that while the Commission instituted a freeze on the acceptance of rulemaking petitions by full power television stations requesting channel substitutions in May 2011,2 it subsequently announced that it would lift the freeze to accept petitions for rulemaking filed by full power television stations seeking to relocate from channel 51 pursuant to a voluntary relocation agreement with Lower 700 MHz A Block licensees.3 In addition, according to LBL, the proposed facility will increase the net total population served by the station by almost 700,000 persons.4 3. Channel 15 can be substituted for channel 51 at Lincoln, Nebraska as proposed, in 1 Lincoln, Nebraska, 26 FCC Rcd 16041 (Vid. Div. 2011). 2 Public Notice, “Freeze on the Filing of Petitions for Digital Channel Substitutions, Effective Immediately,” 26 FCC Rcd 7721 (MB 2011). 3 Public Notice, “General Freeze on the Filing and Processing of Applications for Channel 51 Effective Immediately and Sixty (60) Day Amendment Window for Pending Channel 51 Low Power Television, TV Translator and Class A Applications,” 26 FCC Rcd 11409 (MB 2011). 4 LBL Petition for Rulemaking at 2. Federal Communications Commission DA 12-91 2 compliance with the principal community coverage requirements of Section 73.625(a) of the Commission’s rules, at coordinates 40-51-10 N. and 96-40-36 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 rules with the following specifications: City and State Channel Power Antenna HAAT Service Pop. (kW) (meters) (thous.) Lincoln, Nebraska 15 1000 120 1,016 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 date of publication of this Report and Order in the Federal Register, the Post-Transition Table of DTV 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 Nos. Lincoln, Nebraska 8, 10, *12, 15 5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That within 45 days of the effective date of this Order, Lincoln Broadcasting, LLC shall submit to the Commission a minor change application for a construction permit (FCC Form 301) specifying channel 15 in lieu of channel 51. 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 Adrienne Y. Denysyk, Media Bureau, (202) 418-2651. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Barbara A. Kreisman Chief, Video Division Media Bureau