FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
WASHINGTON 
OFFICE OF 
THE CHAIRMAN 
The Honorable Stephen Fincher 
U.S. House of Representatives 
1118 Longworth House Office Building 
Washington, D.C. 20515 
Dear Congressman Fincher: 
April 9, 2015 
Thank you for your letter urging the Commission to act on a pending petition from 
WMC-TV to change its VHF TV channel to a UHF TV channel. The Media Bureau is reviewing 
WMC-TV's petition, among others, consistent with the Commission's directives, and will give 
full and fair consideration to WMC-TV's request. 
Section 6403(g)(l)(B) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act 
provided the Commission with the discretion to determine how to address such petitions. In the 
May 2014 Incentive Auction Report and Order (IA Order), the Commission established a process 
to address pending channel reassignment petitions. Specifically, the Commission - in the IA 
Order - directed the Media Bureau to dismiss any petitions that would not be in the public 
interest and hold all others in abeyance until the current application filing freeze is lifted. These 
actions are necessary for the Commission to maintain flexibility in the incentive auction 
repacking process and avoid potential increases in the cost of repurposing UHF spectrum for 
advanced wireless use. 
Thank you for your interest in this matter. 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
WASHINGTON 
OFFICE OF 
THE CHAIRMAN 
The Honorable Rick Crawford 
U.S. House of Representatives 
1711 Longworth House Office Building 
Washington, D.C. 20515 
Dear Congressman Crawford: 
April 9, 2015 
Thank you for your letter urging the Commission to act on a pending petition from 
WMC-TV to change its VHF TV channel to a UHF TV channel. The Media Bureau is reviewing 
WMC-TV's petition, among others, consistent with the Commission's directives, and will give 
full and fair consideration to WMC-TV's request. 
Section 6403(g)(l)(B) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act 
provided the Commission with the discretion to determine how to address such petitions. In the 
May 2014 Incentive Auction Report and Order (IA Order), the Commission established a process 
to address pending channel reassignment petitions. Specifically, the Commission - in the IA 
Order - directed the Media Bureau to dismiss any petitions that would not be in the public 
interest and hold all others in abeyance until the current application filing freeze is lifted. These 
actions are necessary for the Commission to maintain flexibility in the incentive auction 
repacking process and avoid potential increases in the cost ofrepurposing UHF spectrum for 
advanced wireless use. 
Thank you for your interest in this matter. 
Sincerely, 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
WASHINGTON 
OFFICE OF 
THE CHAIRMAN 
The Honorable Steve Cohen 
U.S. House of Representatives 
2404 Rayburn House Office Building 
Washington, D.C. 20515 
Dear Congressman Cohen: 
April 9, 2015 
Thank you for your Jetter urging the Commission to act on a pending petition from 
WMC-TV to change its VHF TV channel to a UHF TV channel. The Media Bureau is reviewing 
WMC-TV's petition, among others, consistent with the Commission's directives, and will give 
full and fair consideration to WMC-TV's request. 
Section 6403(g)(l)(B) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act 
provided the Commission with the discretion to determine how to address such petitions. In the 
May 2014 Incentive Auction Report and Order (IA Order), the Commission established a process 
to address pending channel reassignment petitions. Specifically, the Commission - in the IA 
Order - directed the Media Bureau to dismiss any petitions that would not be in the public 
interest and hold all others in abeyance until the current application filing freeze is lifted. These 
actions are necessary for the Commission to maintain flexibility in the incentive auction 
repacking process and avoid potential increases in the cost ofrepurposing UHF spectrum for 
advanced wireless use. 
Thank you for your interest in this matter. 
Sincerely, 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
WASHINGTON 
OFFICE OF 
THE CHAIRMAN 
The Honorable Marsha Blackbum 
U.S. House of Representatives 
217 Cannon House Office Building 
Washington, D.C. 20515 
Dear Congresswoman Blackbum: 
April 9, 2015 
Thank you for your letter urging the Commission to act on a pending petition from 
WMC-TV to change its VHF TV channel to a UHF TV channel. The Media Bureau is reviewing 
WMC-TV's petition, among others, consistent with the Commission's directives, and will give 
full and fair consideration to WMC-TV's request. 
Section 6403(g)(l)(B) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act 
provided the Commission with the discretion to determine how to address such petitions. In the 
May 2014 Incentive Auction Report and Order (IA Order), the Commission established a process 
to address pending channel reassignment petitions. Specifically, the Commission - in the IA 
Order - directed the Media Bureau to dismiss any petitions that would not be in the public 
interest and hold all others in abeyance until the current application filing freeze is lifted. These 
actions are necessary for the Commission to maintain flexibility in the incentive auction 
repacking process and avoid potential increases in the cost of repurposing UHF spectrum for 
advanced wireless use. 
Thank you for your interest in this matter. 
~fl~, 
Tom Wheeler