Federal Communications Commission
On January 11, 2023, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by Blue Ridge Public Television, Inc. (Petitioner or Blue Ridge PBS), the licensee of noncommercial educational television PBS member station WBRA-TV (WBRA-TV or Station), channel *3, Roanoke, Virginia, requesting the substitution of channel *13 in place of channel *3 at Roanoke in the Table of TV Allotments. For the reasons set forth in the Report and Order referenced below, the Bureau amends FCC regulations to substitute channel *13 for channel *3 at Roanoke.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Part 73 [MB Docket No. 23-14; RM-11943; DA 23-221; FR ID 132667] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: On January 11, 2023, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) ( printed page 17742) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ( NPRM ) in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by Blue Ridge Public Television, Inc. (Petitioner or Blue Ridge PBS), the licensee of noncommercial educational television PBS member station WBRA-TV (WBRA-TV or Station), channel *3, Roanoke, Virginia, requesting the substitution of channel *13 in place of channel *3 at Roanoke in the Table of TV Allotments. For the reasons set forth in the Report and Order referenced below, the Bureau amends FCC regulations to substitute channel *13 for channel *3 at Roanoke. DATES: Effective March 24, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202) 418-1647, Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov ; or Emily Harrison, Media Bureau, at (202) 418-1665, Emily.Harrison@fcc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 88 FR 3680 on January 20, 2023. The Petitioner filed comments in support of the petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel *13. No other comments were filed. The Bureau believes the public interest would be served by substituting channel *13 for channel *3 at Roanoke, Virginia. The proposed channel substitution will improve viewers' access to the Station's PBS and other public t…
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Citation: 88 FR 17741
