Public Notice - Additional Processing Guidelines for DTV

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ADDITIONAL APPLICATION PROCESSING GUIDELINES FOR
DIGITAL TELEVISION (DTV)
By this Notice, the Mass Media Bureau further explains how it will process applications for DTV
station construction permits, including information which should be included in engineering
showings and other application exhibits. The Commission earlier issued a Public Notice
describing how DTV application processing is similar to that for analog TV (NTSC) minor
change applications. The earlier Notice focused on routine "checklist" applications, for which
applicants certify that their proposed facilities conform with the engineering parameters of the
DTV Allotment Table and several other key processing requirements.1
This Notice announces the Bureau's DTV processing priorities. It also explains how the new
provisions for de minimis interference, increased power through antenna beam tilting, and DTV
allotment exchanges affect the application process. These measures, which were adopted in the
Commission's Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration of the Sixth Report and
Order in MM Docket No. 87-268 (“Order”)2 afford applicants additional flexibility to design their
facilities to improve signal coverage within their communities and to increase their service areas.
This guidance for "nonchecklist" applications should help to resolve processing uncertainties,
enable the preparation of complete and quality applications and hasten the authorization of DTV
service.
1

Public Notice 77129, Commission Details Application Filing Procedures for Digital Television (DTV)
(October 16, 1997), available at the FCC web site at
http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/TV_Notices/pnmm7208.txt.
2

Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration of the Sixth Report and Order in MM Docket No. 87268, In the Matter of Advanced Television Systems and Their Impact upon the Existing Broadcast Services 13
FCC Rcd 7418 (1998).

Processing Priorities
The Bureau will continue to place the highest priority on DTV "checklist" applications, which can
ordinarily be granted within several days of receipt in the Bureau.3 Priorities for processing
nonchecklist applications are: (1) Applications of broadcasters who have voluntarily committed
to begin operation on November 1 of this year and stations in the 10 largest TV markets with a
May 1, 1999 buildout date, (2) Applications in markets 11-30 with a buildout date of November
1, 1999, and (3) All other DTV applications.

Technical or Interference Studies
These studies are required for nonchecklist or nonconforming applications proposing DTV
facilities that do not conform to the allowable "checklist" variations from the DTV Allotment
Table, including those specifying more than "checklist" power using antenna beam tilt if they have
adjacent channel stations nearby. Also, these studies are required to make an informal objection
to an application if the objection is based on a claim that unacceptable interference will be caused.
Generally, a study is needed when there is concern that unacceptable interference may be caused
to other DTV or NTSC stations.
A technical study must be consistent with the process developed and used in the DTV rule making
proceeding and described in OET Bulletin No. 69. If the study is based on a computer analysis
that was designed to duplicate the Commission's computer analysis, the technical exhibit should
identify the facilities on which the computer analysis was done (computer and software used) and
whether sufficient comparisons have been made to confirm that these facilities produce the same
results as the Commission's implementation of OET Bulletin No. 69. The technical exhibit should
indicate which DTV or NTSC stations are affected by interference (changing the populations they
serve), and describe the magnitude of that change. The study may be based on a finer resolution
than that used in creating Appendix B of the Order and described in OET Bulletin No. 69 (cell
size may be smaller than 2 km on a side). An application containing such a finer resolution study
must clearly identify that fact and should request Commission review on that basis.
If the study is not based on an FCC-matched computer analysis, the technical exhibit should
include a description of the methods and models employed, how it differs from FCC analysis,
which DTV and NTSC stations are considered, which DTV or NTSC stations are affected, and
the magnitude of the change in the population they are predicted to serve. Alternatively, a nonconforming DTV application may include a demonstration that its service area is not extended
beyond the area it was assigned in the Order and that there are no adjacent-channel or "taboo"channel related DTV or NTSC stations that would be predicted to receive

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Checklist applications requiring border coordination with Canada or Mexico may take longer to process.

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interference from the facilities requested in the application. In any case, the Bureau staff may
request additional information regarding the analysis.
Section 73.623(c) specifies the procedures for non-conforming DTV applications protecting other
DTV stations and allotments and NTSC stations. In general, interference to such stations
affecting less than 2 percent of the population they serve is considered to be de minimis.
However, any interference is considered unacceptable (there is no amount considered to be de
minimis) if the station to be protected already is receiving interference to more than 10 percent of
the population it would otherwise serve, as described below. Where a station is receiving
interference to between 8 and 10 percent of the population it would otherwise serve, additional
interference is considered de minimis if it does not cause interference to the station to exceed the
10 percent threshold.
The de minimis calculations are extremely complex, with many decisions on assumptions or
procedures that can alter the accuracy of the determination and the difficulty of performing it.
While we considered several approaches, we believe the method described below appropriately
balances protection from interference against manageable calculation and recordkeeping
requirements that can be accomplished without hindering the rapid rollout of DTV service. The
approach protects the integrity of the DTV table and protects NTSC and DTV stations from
receiving excessive amounts of interference. At the same time, it is as straightforward as we can
make it so that it is workable for both the Commission and the consultants that are doing the
analysis.
Stations to be considered. Generally, the potential impact on a station should be examined if the
station is within the following distances. These distances are based in part on the OET Bulletin
No. 69 table of distances for "culling of undesired stations."4 The distance to a Grade B or
predicted service contour based on maximum facilities (129 km for all DTV stations and NTSC
stations on Channels 2-6, 120 km for NTSC stations on Channels 7-13 and 107 km for NTSC
stations on Channels 14-69) is added to those culling distances to arrive at the appropriate
distance between the stations.

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Subsequent to release of OET Bulletin No. 69, concerns were raised about the levels of DTV protection
afforded, including the adequacy of the adjacent-channel D/U ratio. As discussed in paragraphs 92 through 95 of
the Order, some changes were determined to be appropriate. In part, these changes were reflected by modifying
the adjacent-channel D/U ratios in Section 73.623(c) of the Commission Rules and are reflected here by adding 50
km to the DTV protection "culling" distances for stations operating on a first adjacent channel.

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Channels

Channel relationship

To DTV or NTSC?

Distance (km)

2-6

Co-channel

DTV

429

2-6

Co-channel

NTSC

429

2-6

1st-adjacent channel

DTV

229

2-6

1st-adjacent channel

NTSC

229

7-13

Co-channel

DTV

429

7-13

Co-channel

NTSC

420

7-13

1st-adjacent channel

DTV

229

7-13

1st-adjacent channel

NTSC

220

14-69

Co-channel

DTV

429

14-69

Co-channel

NTSC

407

14-69

1st-adjacent channel

DTV

229

14-69

1st-adjacent channel

NTSC

207

14-69

Taboo channels5

NTSC

142

Applicants are not required to include an analysis of Canadian or Mexican stations or allotments,
but proposals to increase the facilities of a DTV station in the direction of the Canadian or
Mexican border may be delayed or otherwise affected by our coordination with Canada or
Mexico.
Service area. For each DTV station that must be examined, the initial study should be based on
the facilities authorized in Appendix B of the Order. In addition, where a DTV station has been
authorized, through grant of a nonchecklist application, facilities that extend the service area in
any direction (or all directions) beyond that achieved by the initial facilities in the DTV Allotment
Table, the technical exhibit must include an additional analysis of the interference to the service
area of that DTV station as authorized in its construction permit or subsequent license.6 DTV
stations granted checklist applications or applications for facilities that do not extend the service
area in any direction should not be included in such an additional analysis. For each NTSC station
that must be examined, the initial study should be based on the current service area of that NTSC

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Taboo channels: D = N+/- 2, N+/- 3, N+/- 4, N+/- 7, N+/- 8, N+14, N+15

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Section 73.622(f)(3) provides that where the coverage area of an authorized DTV station extends beyond the
coverage area based on the allotment facilities, then both the authorized and allotment facilities should be used in
determining interference protection from new DTV allotments and application proposals which do not conform to
the allotment parameters.

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station. If the currently authorized facilities are different from the facilities reflected in Appendix
B of the Order, the technical exhibit may need to include an additional analysis of the interference
to the facilities reflected in Appendix B of the Order.
Determining 10% and 2% de minimis limits for DTV. In Appendix B of the Order, each DTV
station has a number for "DIGITAL TELEVISION SERVICE DURING TRANSITION:
PEOPLE (thous)." This "DTVSERVICE" represents the people within the associated NTSC
station's Grade B contour at locations where the predicted DTV signal level is high enough to
overcome both noise and interfering signals. It assumes that all DTV stations are operating with
the allotted power, HAAT and site. Similarly, Appendix B of the Order identifies the associated
NTSC station's "EXISTING NTSC: CURRENT SERVICE: PEOPLE (thous)." This
"NTSCSERVICE" represents the people within the NTSC station's Grade B contour at locations
where the predicted NTSC signal level is high enough to overcome both noise and interfering
signals from other NTSC stations (but does not reflect interference from DTV stations). See
Appendix B of the Sixth Report and Order and OET Bulletin No. 69 for a more complete
discussion of how these numbers are determined.7
In most cases, DTVSERVICE exceeds NTSCSERVICE and the 10% limit will be determined as
accumulated reductions in the DTVSERVICE divided by the baseline DTVSERVICE. In these
cases the DTVSERVICE from Appendix B of the Order is the baseline for determining whether
or not 10% of the population served by the station has been lost. However, in approximately 260
cases, the DTVSERVICE from Appendix B of the Order is less than the associated
NTSCSERVICE. In such cases, the baseline for the 10% limit determination is the associated
NTSCSERVICE from Appendix B of the Order. Thus, a DTV station with its DTVSERVICE
less than 90% of its associated NTSCSERVICE will be considered to be at its 10% interference
limit and protected from additional interference under the 2% de minimis criteria. For example, if
the DTVSERVICE and associated NTSCSERVICE from Appendix B of the Order were 800,000
and 1,000,000, respectively, the baseline is the larger population (1,000,000). A 10% reduction
in the baseline would result in service remaining for 900,000 people. The DTVSERVICE
(800,000) would not be subject to any de minimis interference reductions under the 2% criteria
because it is less than 90% of the baseline. Attached to this Notice is a list of the DTV stations
from the Order for which the baseline should be their NTSCSERVICE because it is larger than
their DTVSERVICE.
Each application seeking to demonstrate that it would cause no more than a de minimis amount of
interference to a DTV allotment must calculate a new DTVSERVICE for that allotment. The
new DTVSERVICE must not be less than 90% of the DTV allotment's baseline (the larger of its
DTVSERVICE and its associated NTSCSERVICE from Appendix B of the Order). For this
10% determination, the cumulative effect on the DTVSERVICE of any changes authorized in
"surrounding stations" must be considered. Authorized DTV facilities for surrounding stations
should not be substituted for the DTV allotment facilities if they are based on a checklist

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Sixth Report and Order, MM Docket No. 87-268, 12 FCC Rcd 14588 (1997).

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application or only serve an area contained within the area assumed in Appendix B of the Order.
Other surrounding authorized DTV facilities must be considered in place of their DTV allotment
facilities if, and only if, their consideration reduces the DTVSERVICE. Ordinarily, surrounding
NTSC stations should be considered based on their construction permit facilities, if such exist and
if they are different from their licensed facilities.
If, subsequent to the Order, the DTV station has been authorized facilities that allow it to cover a
new area beyond that covered by the allotment facilities, an additional DTVSERVICE should be
calculated for the modified facilities in the same manner as was done in the Order. However, it
does not appear feasible to base the 10% de minimis determination (either solely or additionally)
on such a modified DTVSERVICE. Using a modified DTVSERVICE to determine conformance
with the cumulative 10% criteria would require either extensive, accurate recordkeeping or
extremely complicated and unwieldy calculations that may lead to disputes.8 Protection of the
DTV allotment from the Order fulfills our top priority of providing a facility for each DTV station
to replicate its associated NTSC service. In addition, although it is possible for a DTVSERVICE
that has been increased through a modification to be subject to a cumulative reduction exceeding
10% of the modified DTVSERVICE, such an occurrence should be rare because it would require
more than 5 nearby DTV stations increasing their coverage and causing de minimis interference.
We also note that the protection of the replication DTV allotment facilities was a decision that the
Commission may address further in the first two-year review.9 At that time, this procedure may
need to be reexamined. As with DTV facilities changes, associated NTSC station modifications
can occur. Attempting to alter the baseline to reflect such changes also appears to be an
unnecessary complication. Therefore, both the DTVSERVICE and the NTSCSERVICE in
Appendix B of the Order will continue to be used as the baseline for determining conformance
with the 10% criteria, even if the authorized DTV or NTSC facilities have been modified
subsequent to adoption of the Order.
As with the 10% procedure, the 2% limit for de minimis impact on a DTV station involves
consideration of its DTVSERVICE (and, where larger, its associated NTSCSERVICE). Also
consistent with the 10% procedure, the baseline to be used for determining the magnitude of a 2%
population reduction is the larger of the DTVSERVICE or the NTSCSERVICE from Appendix
B of the Order. If, in the above example, the DTVSERVICE and associated NTSCSERVICE
from Appendix B of the Order were 950,000 and 1,000,000, respectively, then the baseline
population would again be the NTSCSERVICE population of 1,000,000. Using 2% of 1,000,000
would mean that interference to fewer than 20,000 people would be considered de minimis.

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The cumulative interference determination would need to be made based on the conditions that existed at the
time the DTV station was authorized with facilities that expanded its coverage beyond that provided by the
allotment. Keeping track of this information could be done by calculating the new DTVSERVICE at the time of
the grant and maintaining a record of that value. Alternatively, sufficient data base records would need to be
maintained to allow reconstruction of the conditions that existed at the time of the grant. Either approach would
be very difficult to administer.
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See Fifth Report and Order, MM Docket No. 87-268, 12 FCC Rcd 12809 (1997) at note 161.

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The 2% calculations differ from the 10% calculations because they must measure the individual
contribution of a single DTV station filing an application. The impact of an application proposal
is the difference between a determination of the DTVSERVICE before the application's proposed
facilities are considered and another determination of the DTVSERVICE as it would be after the
application's proposed facilities are considered. The impact should be considered separately for a
DTV allotment and for any authorization for that allotment that is not based on a checklist
application and extends the coverage beyond the allotment coverage in at least one direction. For
both cases, the initial determination is the "current" noise limited population less the population
predicted to receive NTSC or DTV interference, i.e., noise limited population minus built-in
interference considering changes to surrounding NTSC and DTV stations authorized subsequent
to the Order, excluding checklist DTV authorizations and authorizations for DTV facilities that
only serve an area contained within the area assumed in Appendix B of the Order.
Determining 10% and 2% de minimis limits for NTSC. In Appendix B of the Order, a column
identifies each NTSC station's "NEW INTERFERENCE: PEOPLE (% NL Pop)." Where this
"PERCENTLOSS" exceeds 10%, additional de minimis interference is not allowed. Also, a DTV
application will not be granted for facilities that would increase this value above 10%. Applicants
should be aware that the final step in this calculation involves comparison with the NTSC station's
noise limited service population, which is an intermediate value determined during the computer
analysis before existing or new interference is considered. The PERCENTLOSS is calculated as
the population with the noise limited area predicted to receive interference from only DTV
sources (not NTSC alone or NTSC and DTV) divided by the noise limited service population,
times 100.
Each application seeking to demonstrate that it would cause no more than a de minimis amount of
interference to an NTSC station must calculate a new PERCENTLOSS for that station. For the
10% determination, the cumulative effect on the PERCENTLOSS of any changes authorized in
"surrounding" stations and the impact of the application proposal must be considered. Authorized
DTV facilities for surrounding stations should not be considered if they are based on a checklist
application or only serve an area contained within the area assumed in Appendix B of the Order.
Other surrounding authorized DTV facilities must be considered in place of their DTV allotment
facilities if, and only if, their consideration increases the PERCENTLOSS. Ordinarily,
surrounding NTSC stations should be considered based on their construction permit facilities, if
such exist and if they are different from their licensed facilities.
The new PERCENTLOSS must not be more than 10%, based on the NTSC station's authorized
facilities at the time the application is prepared, with the following exception. NTSC stations
authorized to change their coverage after the date of the Order may have taken their construction
permit subject to accepting significant amounts of interference. If the new PERCENTLOSS
based on the NTSC station's facilities at the time the application is prepared exceeds 10% and the
NTSC station's facilities were authorized after the date of the Order, an additional analysis should
be done based on the NTSC facilities as they were authorized at the time of the Order. The
application will be considered as meeting the 10% de minimis criteria if the PERCENTLOSS
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determined by that additional analysis is less than 10%.
As with the 10% procedure, the 2% limit for impact on an NTSC station involves considering the
change to the NTSC station's PERCENTLOSS calculation. All of these calculations should
reflect any changes in that NTSC station's authorized coverage and any changes to surrounding
NTSC and DTV stations authorized subsequent to the Order, excluding checklist DTV
authorizations and authorizations for DTV facilities that only serve an area contained within the
area assumed in Appendix B of the Order. The impact of an application proposal is the difference
between a determination of the PERCENTLOSS before the application's proposed facilities are
considered and another determination of the PERCENTLOSS as it would be after the
application's proposed facilities are considered. The PERCENTLOSS must not increase by more
than 2%.
Rounding and calculation tolerances. Variations in the implementations of OET Bulletin No. 69,
including use of different computer platforms, may produce slightly different results.
Determinations of compliance with the rules will be based on the Commission's implementation of
the software, with the result rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent. Thus, for example,
interference to 2.04% of a station's population will be considered de minimis unless it exceeds the
10% threshold. This is consistent with the accuracy in Appendix B of the Order, where DTV
interference to NTSC service is specified to a tenth of a percent. DTV maximum ERP values and
the ERP values along individual azimuths will be rounded to the nearest tenth of a dB. This is
consistent with the rule for NTSC stations found Section 73.615. As stated in Section
73.622(d)(5), distance calculations will be rounded to the nearest tenth of a kilometer. Finally, for
NTSC station minor change applications, which may not cause interference to DTV allotments or
authorizations, we will round the determination of interference to the nearest percent.
Other considerations. Calculations of service populations or interference percentages are not
affected by interference agreements between stations. Even where there are such agreements, the
populations predicted to receive such interference must be accounted for in determining levels of
de minimis interference.
Where a DTV station employs antenna beam tilting to increase its power above the power
authorized in Appendix B of the Order (see below), it will be treated in the manner of a
"checklist" application for purposes of determining de minimis interference to DTV and NTSC
co-channel stations and DTV allotments. The protection of such a station and its effect as a cochannel "surrounding" station will be based on its allotment parameters from Appendix B of the
Order and not on its authorized facilities or those requested in an application. Similarly, such a
station's effect on adjacent-channel DTV allotments and DTV and NTSC stations will be based on
its allotment parameters from Appendix B of the Order for those stations located beyond the
notification distances described below.
The Mass Media Bureau has compiled the additional attached lists of: (1) DTV allotments that
exceed the allowed cumulative de minimis interference level of 10% based on Appendix B of the
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Order, (2) NTSC stations that exceed the allowed cumulative de minimis interference level of
10% based on Appendix B of the Order, and (3) applications which have been granted as
"checklist" applications. The Bureau will post these lists on its web site at www.fcc.gov and
periodically update them.

Antenna Beam Tilting
A UHF DTV station may be built using antenna beam tilting to direct higher power toward closein viewers while not exceeding its "reference" field strengths at its noise-limited signal contour
based on its allotted power, HAAT and site and as determined from the Commission's F(50,90)
propagation model. For such operation, maximum power may not exceed 1,000 kW, the amount
of electrical beam tilt must exceed 1.0 degree, and unacceptable interference must not be caused
to any authorized NTSC station, DTV station or DTV allotment. Applicants proposing increased
power through beam tilting are not subject to the temporary 200 kW UHF cap on effective
radiated power.10
Applicants must include a complete description of the proposed antenna system, including a
determination of the depression angle to the radio horizon and the antenna gain and resulting ERP
at that depression angle. These determinations must be made for at least 36 evenly spaced radial
directions, starting at 0 degrees True North. In each direction, the calculated ERP must be less
than the allotment reference ERP value, assuming 1 dB of additional antenna gain over the gain
specified by the manufacturer. This demonstration is considered sufficient to establish that
unacceptable co-channel interference would not be caused in cases where the station's proposed
antenna site is within 5 kilometers of its allotment reference site and the allotment HAAT is not
exceeded. If these conditions are not met, applicants must show for each radial direction that the
predicted field strength at the F(50,90) noise-limited contour is at least 1 dB less than the
corresponding reference field strength.
An additional showing is required if an adjacent-channel DTV or NTSC TV station is close
enough that unacceptable interference may be caused. Stations that must be considered are those
within the outer distances of the minimum separation requirements for new DTV allotments given
in Section 73.623(d). These distances are 110 kilometers (km) for other DTV stations and 106
km for NTSC stations. If there are any stations or DTV allotments within these distances, the
application must include a technical showing that interference does not exceed the de minimis
standard set forth in Section 73.623(c) of the rules.
In addition, applicants must notify adjacent-channel stations within the distances indicated in the
preceding paragraph, co-channel NTSC TV stations within 217.3 km if either the NTSC or the

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The Commission has received a petition to reconsider the temporary 200 kW power limit adopted in the
Order. That petition also raises the issue of how the Commission should resolve mutually exclusive DTV service
maximization applications. Therefore, these issues are not addressed in this Public Notice.

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DTV application site is in TV Zone I (defined in Section 73.609, but generally the portion of the
northeastern U.S. containing the largest cities), co-channel NTSC TV stations within 244.6 km if
neither the NTSC nor the DTV application site is in TV Zone I, broadcasters with co-channel
DTV stations or allotments within 196.3 km if either the DTV station or the DTV application site
is in TV Zone I, and within 223.7 km if neither the DTV station nor the DTV application site is in
TV Zone 1. Such stations may file informal objections in response to the application, where they
can demonstrate that the amount of interference would exceed the allowed de minimis levels. In
general, such applications will not be acted on until at least 10 days after the application is filed in
order to allow time for such objections to be filed.
Applications proposing increased power through antenna beam tilting may not be styled as
"checklist" applications in view of the notification requirements and the possible need to include
analyses of interference to adjacent channel stations.
While the rules do not require an interference showing or station notification for NTSC stations
on "taboo" channels, DTV applicants should be aware that if they are close enough, the NTSC
stations may receive unacceptable interference. For this purpose, a "taboo" channel relationship
exists where the NTSC station would be 2, 3, 4, 7 or 8 channels below the DTV station channel
or the NTSC station would be 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 14 or 15 channels above the DTV station channel.
For such stations, the distances specified for new DTV allotments in Section 73.623(d) are: 80.5
km if either the NTSC or the DTV application site is in TV Zone I; and 96.6 km if neither the
NTSC nor the DTV application site is in TV Zone I.

DTV Allotment Exchanges
Through the application process, broadcasters are permitted to negotiate exchanges of DTV
allotments in the same community, same TV market or in adjacent markets, thereby affording
them increased flexibility to operate facilities best meeting their needs and without subjecting them
to time consuming allocation rule making proceedings.11 Such exchanges may also include
changes to the technical parameters of allotments, provided there is no resulting interference to
other stations beyond allowable de minimis levels or that affected stations agree to accept such
interference and the Commission determines that an agreement serves the public interest and
complies with other pertinent rules.
Applications to implement DTV allotment exchanges should be submitted together as a package
and should include the following attachments: (1) a cover letter noting the allotment exchange
and the parties involved, (2) the exchange agreement signed by all parties to the agreement, (3)
required interference studies or agreements with all other affected parties and (4) a showing as to

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See Order at para. 146. A broadcaster otherwise seeking to change its allotted DTV channel must petition
the Commission for rule making to amend the DTV Allotment Table. See Section 73.622(a) of the Commission's
Rules.

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why a grant of the exchange would serve the public interest.
The DTV service populations in Appendix B of the Order used to calculate de minimis
interference were derived from the allotment parameters needed to replicate the service of the
paired NTSC station. Thus, for allotment exchanges with modified parameters, it may be
necessary to establish new baseline populations. See the above discussion of de minimis
interference. For this situation, when a nonchecklist DTV application is granted in connection
with a channel swap, only the authorized DTV facilities will be protected from interference (not
the DTV allotment facilities in Appendix B of the Order).
Although this Public Notice focuses on application processing, it is important to point out that the
Commission also adopted a flexible policy for broadcasters to negotiate changes in the DTV
Allotment Table. In this regard, the Commission will seek to accommodate petitions to amend
the DTV Table to modify allotments based on negotiated agreements that cannot be handled in
the application process; that is, involving channels not allotted to any of the parties to the
agreement. Once the table is amended through the allocation process to reflect an agreement,
applications for the allotments would not be subject to the filing of competing applications.

Interference Conflicts Between NTSC Applications
and DTV Allotments and Authorizations
Minor modification NTSC applications. In the Order, the Commission stated that would be
necessary to limit modifications of NTSC facilities where such modifications would conflict with
DTV allotments and that it would consider the impact on DTV allotments in determining whether
to grant applications for modification of NTSC facilities that were pending after April 3, 1997.12
It did not provide a de minimis interference standard for interference from NTSC stations to DTV
stations and allotments. NTSC modification proposals are not permitted to cause any additional
interference to DTV (but note the rounding statement above.)
The Bureau is evaluating the impact of NTSC modification applications on DTV allotments and is
finding that a majority of these applications can be granted without adverse impact on DTV
allotments. Applications proposing facilities that are predicted to cause additional interference to
DTV allotments or authorized DTV service will be dismissed.

New NTSC station applications. In the DTV proceeding, the Commission indicated that it would
"protect and maintain those vacant NTSC allotments that are the subject of pending applications
and will avoid creating DTV allotments that would conflict with proposed new NTSC

12

See also the Sixth Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making in MM Docket No. 87-268, 11 FCC Rcd 10968
(1996) and the DTV Sixth Report and Order, id.

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allotments."13 The issue of resolving DTV conflicts with pending applications for new NTSC
stations has been raised in a petition for reconsideration of the DTV Order and, therefore, is not
addressed in this Notice.

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For additional information, contact Keith A. Larson, Office of the Bureau Chief, Mass Media
Bureau at (202) 418-2600, Gordon Godfrey of the Policy and Rules Division at (202) 418-2190
or Clay Pendarvis or John Morgan, Video Services Division, at (202) 418-1600.
By the Chief Mass Media Bureau

13

DTV Sixth Report and Order, id. at para. 112.

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DTV ALLOTMENTS WHERE NTSCSERVICE IS GREATER THAN DTVSERVICE
STATE CITY

DTV CHANNEL

NTSCSERVICE
POPULATION
(THOUSANDS)

STATE CITY

DTV CHANNEL

NTSCSERVICE
POPULATION
(THOUSANDS)

AK
AK
AL
AL
AR
AR
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CO

22 (NTSC
26 (NTSC
14 (NTSC
47 (NTSC
27 (NTSC
9 (NTSC
22 (NTSC
17 (NTSC
24 (NTSC
23 (NTSC
30 (NTSC
35 (NTSC
32 (NTSC
16 (NTSC
17 (NTSC
31 (NTSC
35 (NTSC
36 (NTSC
42 (NTSC
43 (NTSC
53 (NTSC
59 (NTSC
60 (NTSC
65 (NTSC
66 (NTSC
18 (NTSC
32 (NTSC
56 (NTSC
46 (NTSC
52 (NTSC
21 (NTSC
48 (NTSC
61 (NTSC
38 (NTSC
61 (NTSC
30 (NTSC
24 (NTSC
29 (NTSC
51 (NTSC
50 (NTSC
15 (NTSC
27 (NTSC
25 (NTSC
46 (NTSC
15 (NTSC

266
268
285
1039
410
630
196
2234
2234
806
741
702
11398
139
143
14401
12427
14262
12151
12876
13555
12621
14289
13536
13490
2748
705
5970
259
927
3554
1575
4047
11248
11875
2548
5866
5968
5313
4349
414
1276
4593
3377
2095

CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CT
CT
CT
CT
DC
DC
DC
DC
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
GA
GA
GA
GA
HI
HI
HI
HI
HI
HI
IA
ID
ID
ID
ID
ID
IL
IL
IL

34 (NTSC
35 (NTSC
21 (NTSC
23 (NTSC
15 (NTSC
42 (NTSC
5 (NTSC
33 (NTSC
6 (NTSC
33 (NTSC
36 (NTSC
39 (NTSC
51 (NTSC
51 (NTSC
16 (NTSC
13 (NTSC
40 (NTSC
19 (NTSC
22 (NTSC
41 (NTSC
49 (NTSC
24 (NTSC
57 (NTSC
2 (NTSC
12 (NTSC
34 (NTSC
21 (NTSC
43 (NTSC
44 (NTSC
36 (NTSC
18 (NTSC
22 (NTSC
39 (NTSC
40 (NTSC
25 (NTSC
24 (NTSC
28 (NTSC
21 (NTSC
28 (NTSC
36 (NTSC
32 (NTSC
35 (NTSC
59 (NTSC
43 (NTSC
53 (NTSC

2312
2340
431
85
106
2664
3792
3877
4424
5777
6533
6365
5376
1510
547
1091
1965
3725
1971
2061
1445
2795
2918
362
3387
2772
2956
2961
3051
614
836
836
836
836
145
138
262
395
396
237
141
151
8277
8099
8010

ANCHORAGE
ANCHORAGE
FLORENCE
MOBILE
FORT SMITH
JONESBORO
FLAGSTAFF
PHOENIX
PHOENIX
TUCSON
TUCSON
TUCSON
ANAHEIM
EUREKA
EUREKA
LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES
MODESTO
MONTEREY
OAKLAND
PALM SPRINGS
PALM SPRINGS
SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO
SAN BERNARDINO
SAN BERNARDINO
SAN DIEGO
SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO
SAN JOSE
SAN LUIS OBISPO
SANTA BARBARA
STOCKTON
STOCKTON
BOULDER

5)
9)
15)
15)
24)
8)
2)
5)
3)
4)
6)
9)
56)
3)
6)
5)
34)
4)
22)
9)
7)
28)
2)
11)
13)
19)
46)
2)
36)
42)
31)
29)
10)
30)
18)
15)
7)
5)
14)
54)
6)
3)
13)
58)
14)

-13-

DENVER
DENVER
FORT COLLINS
GLENWOOD SPRING
GRAND JUNCTION
BRIDGEPORT
HARTFORD
HARTFORD
NEW HAVEN
WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON
COCOA
GAINESVILLE
JACKSONVILLE
LEESBURG
MIAMI
ORLANDO
ORLANDO
PALM BEACH
ST. PETERSBURG
ST. PETERSBURG
TALLAHASSEE
TAMPA
TAMPA
ATLANTA
ATLANTA
MONROE
WRENS
HONOLULU
HONOLULU
HONOLULU
HONOLULU
KAILUA KONA
WAILUKU
SIOUX CITY
BOISE
BOISE
IDAHO FALLS
LEWISTON
MOSCOW
AURORA
CHICAGO
JOLIET

2)
4)
22)
3)
4)
43)
61)
3)
59)
32)
5)
7)
50)
52)
20)
12)
55)
39)
35)
65)
61)
10)
38)
40)
13)
16)
30)
69)
63)
20)
11)
2)
38)
4)
6)
3)
27)
4)
2)
3)
3)
12)
60)
38)
66)

DTV ALLOTMENTS WHERE NTSCSERVICE IS GREATER THAN DTVSERVICE
STATE CITY

DTV CHANNEL

NTSCSERVICE
POPULATION
(THOUSANDS)

STATE CITY

DTV CHANNEL

NTSCSERVICE
POPULATION
(THOUSANDS)

IL
IL
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
KS
KY
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
ME
ME
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MN
MO
MS
MS
MS
MT
MT
MT

39 (NTSC
26 (NTSC
58 (NTSC
59 (NTSC
40 (NTSC
54 (NTSC
35 (NTSC
23 (NTSC
29 (NTSC
42 (NTSC
45 (NTSC
8 (NTSC
20 (NTSC
31 (NTSC
43 (NTSC
36 (NTSC
30 (NTSC
41 (NTSC
18 (NTSC
55 (NTSC
38 (NTSC
40 (NTSC
52 (NTSC
28 (NTSC
56 (NTSC
46 (NTSC
38 (NTSC
21 (NTSC
43 (NTSC
44 (NTSC
16 (NTSC
7 (NTSC
19 (NTSC
2 (NTSC
45 (NTSC
39 (NTSC
56 (NTSC
33 (NTSC
53 (NTSC
16 (NTSC
48 (NTSC
36 (NTSC
17 (NTSC
18 (NTSC
15 (NTSC

409
336
577
588
689
1187
961
909
2340
2324
985
940
374
1381
1788
598
6716
5805
4377
2146
6187
5667
7078
1990
341
995
995
4692
4720
4695
1571
1949
1488
2051
1439
4167
82
278
1498
648
767
348
136
135
138

MT
MT
MT
MT
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
ND
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NM
NM
NM
NM
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH

44 (NTSC
22 (NTSC
36 (NTSC
40 (NTSC
56 (NTSC
24 (NTSC
27 (NTSC
38 (NTSC
40 (NTSC
50 (NTSC
25 (NTSC
32 (NTSC
58 (NTSC
22 (NTSC
61 (NTSC
8 (NTSC
66 (NTSC
25 (NTSC
26 (NTSC
8 (NTSC
27 (NTSC
24 (NTSC
16 (NTSC
15 (NTSC
23 (NTSC
32 (NTSC
34 (NTSC
44 (NTSC
32 (NTSC
34 (NTSC
24 (NTSC
30 (NTSC
57 (NTSC
16 (NTSC
23 (NTSC
30 (NTSC
46 (NTSC
56 (NTSC
10 (NTSC
31 (NTSC
36 (NTSC
30 (NTSC
12 (NTSC
28 (NTSC
5 (NTSC

89
136
118
131
1786
1606
2096
2229
511
1497
853
1642
77
6092
17110
8387
5868
776
779
114
786
734
726
315
492
451
393
392
1311
1451
16695
16434
3221
1015
3074
3478
1972
1148
2781
2800
1675
2724
566
1202
958

PEORIA
URBANA
EVANSVILLE
EVANSVILLE
FORT WAYNE
KOKOMO
SOUTH BEND
TOPEKA
NEWPORT
BATON ROUGE
BATON ROUGE
LAKE CHARLES
LAKE CHARLES
NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS
WEST MONROE
BOSTON
CAMBRIDGE
LAWRENCE
SPRINGFIELD
BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE
FREDERICK
SALISBURY
POLAND SPRING
PORTLAND
DETROIT
DETROIT
DETROIT
FLINT
GRAND RAPIDS
GRAND RAPIDS
KALAMAZOO
KALAMAZOO
MOUNT CLEMENS
SAULT STE. MARI
DULUTH
ST. JOSEPH
BILOXI
GULFPORT
OXFORD
BILLINGS
BILLINGS
BUTTE

59)
27)
14)
25)
39)
29)
34)
11)
19)
2)
44)
7)
18)
32)
6)
14)
4)
56)
62)
40)
13)
54)
2)
62)
28)
8)
13)
20)
56)
62)
66)
8)
17)
3)
64)
38)
8)
3)
2)
19)
25)
18)
2)
6)
4)

-14-

GREAT FALLS
HARDIN
MISSOULA
MISSOULA
ASHEVILLE
CHARLOTTE
DURHAM
FAYETTEVILLE
HICKORY
KANNAPOLIS
LUMBERTON
WINSTON-SALEM
MINOT
CAMDEN
NEWARK
NEWTON
VINELAND
ALBUQUERQUE
ALBUQUERQUE
FARMINGTON
SANTA FE
HENDERSON
LAS VEGAS
RENO
RENO
RENO
RENO
RENO
BUFFALO
BUFFALO
NEW YORK
NEW YORK
RIVERHEAD
ROCHESTER
SMITHTOWN
AKRON
ALLIANCE
BOWLING GREEN
CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI
COLUMBUS
DAYTON
MANSFIELD
OXFORD
TOLEDO

3)
4)
23)
13)
13)
42)
28)
40)
14)
64)
31)
26)
10)
23)
13)
63)
65)
5)
4)
3)
2)
5)
15)
5)
8)
2)
4)
11)
23)
49)
25)
31)
55)
21)
67)
55)
45)
27)
9)
12)
28)
45)
68)
14)
40)

DTV ALLOTMENTS WHERE NTSCSERVICE IS GREATER THAN DTVSERVICE
STATE CITY

DTV CHANNEL

NTSCSERVICE
POPULATION
(THOUSANDS)

STATE CITY

DTV CHANNEL

NTSCSERVICE
POPULATION
(THOUSANDS)

OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
RI
SC
SC
SC
SD
SD
SD
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX

15 (NTSC
33 (NTSC
42 (NTSC
50 (NTSC
51 (NTSC
40 (NTSC
15 (NTSC
35 (NTSC
38 (NTSC
42 (NTSC
40 (NTSC
43 (NTSC
45 (NTSC
19 (NTSC
62 (NTSC
50 (NTSC
36 (NTSC
57 (NTSC
23 (NTSC
34 (NTSC
42 (NTSC
54 (NTSC
26 (NTSC
25 (NTSC
47 (NTSC
21 (NTSC
9 (NTSC
35 (NTSC
18 (NTSC
25 (NTSC
29 (NTSC
22 (NTSC
52 (NTSC
27 (NTSC
30 (NTSC
51 (NTSC
41 (NTSC
36 (NTSC
23 (NTSC
42 (NTSC
49 (NTSC
56 (NTSC
36 (NTSC
40 (NTSC
15 (NTSC

1060
1078
1128
1004
992
159
370
277
314
322
2002
2000
1762
98
2543
2528
1804
1653
2079
5690
7499
6768
2493
5176
2529
2569
1191
1105
760
198
149
128
347
709
941
1129
1659
3738
316
3879
1005
1269
4058
4095
720

TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
UT
UT
UT
UT
UT
UT
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VT
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WV
WY
WY

17 (NTSC
18 (NTSC
23 (NTSC
55 (NTSC
57 (NTSC
13 (NTSC
14 (NTSC
34 (NTSC
35 (NTSC
38 (NTSC
40 (NTSC
42 (NTSC
15 (NTSC
28 (NTSC
49 (NTSC
43 (NTSC
19 (NTSC
24 (NTSC
26 (NTSC
29 (NTSC
53 (NTSC
38 (NTSC
39 (NTSC
41 (NTSC
13 (NTSC
15 (NTSC
42 (NTSC
49 (NTSC
28 (NTSC
44 (NTSC
32 (NTSC
26 (NTSC
22 (NTSC
35 (NTSC
46 (NTSC
30 (NTSC
7 (NTSC

722
4053
3696
1588
608
675
86
1375
1484
1468
1479
1397
5853
1387
532
4000
1566
1106
1089
1573
592
3061
3015
2982
551
568
3046
238
71
2424
1067
1071
1848
1875
690
359
32

OKLAHOMA CITY
OKLAHOMA CITY
OKLAHOMA CITY
OKLAHOMA CITY
OKLAHOMA CITY
KLAMATH FALLS
MEDFORD
MEDFORD
MEDFORD
MEDFORD
PORTLAND
PORTLAND
PORTLAND
ROSEBURG
ALLENTOWN
GREENSBURG
HARRISBURG
HARRISBURG
LANCASTER
PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA
PITTSBURGH
READING
YORK
PROVIDENCE
GREENVILLE
GREENVILLE
MYRTLE BEACH
FLORENCE
LEAD
RAPID CITY
COOKEVILLE
KINGSPORT
KNOXVILLE
MEMPHIS
SNEEDVILLE
ALVIN
AMARILLO
ARLINGTON
AUSTIN
AUSTIN
DALLAS
DALLAS
EL PASO

14)
34)
43)
62)
52)
2)
5)
10)
12)
8)
6)
2)
24)
4)
39)
40)
33)
27)
15)
35)
29)
17)
16)
51)
43)
36)
29)
16)
43)
3)
5)
3)
22)
19)
8)
50)
2)
67)
7)
68)
54)
7)
27)
39)
14)

-15-

EL PASO
FORT WORTH
GALVESTON
SAN ANTONIO
WACO
WESLACO
CEDAR CITY
OGDEN
SALT LAKE CITY
SALT LAKE CITY
SALT LAKE CITY
SALT LAKE CITY
ARLINGTON
BRISTOL
HARRISONBURG
MANASSAS
PORTSMOUTH
RICHMOND
RICHMOND
VIRGINIA BEACH
BURLINGTON
SEATTLE
SEATTLE
SEATTLE
SPOKANE
SPOKANE
TACOMA
CHIPPEWA FALLS
EAGLE RIVER
FOND DU LAC
JANESVILLE
MADISON
MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE
BLUEFIELD
CHEYENNE
LANDER

7)
21)
22)
5)
44)
5)
4)
9)
2)
5)
4)
7)
14)
5)
3)
66)
27)
23)
35)
43)
3)
4)
7)
9)
4)
6)
56)
48)
34)
68)
57)
27)
30)
36)
6)
5)
5)

DTV ALLOTMENTS THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO
ADDITIONAL DE MINIMIS INTERFERENCE BECAUSE
DTVSERVICE IS MORE THAN 10 PERCENT BELOW NTSCSERVICE
STATE

CITY

DTV CHANNEL

AR
AZ
AZ
CA
CT
HI
KS
LA
LA
LA
LA
MA
NJ
NV
NV
OH
OR
OR
PA
PA
PA
UT
VA
WI

JONESBORO
FLAGSTAFF
TUCSON
PALM SPRINGS
HARTFORD
WAILUKU
TOPEKA
BATON ROUGE
BATON ROUGE
LAKE CHARLES
WEST MONROE
LAWRENCE
NEWTON
RENO
RENO
DAYTON
KLAMATH FALLS
ROSEBURG
ALLENTOWN
HARRISBURG
READING
CEDAR CITY
HARRISONBURG
FOND DU LAC

9
22
23
52
33
24
23
42
45
8
36
18
8
32
34
30
40
19
62
57
25
14
49
44

-16-

(NTSC 8)
(NTSC 2)
(NTSC 4)
(NTSC 42)
(NTSC 3)
(NTSC 3)
(NTSC 11)
(NTSC 2)
(NTSC 44)
(NTSC 7)
(NTSC 14)
(NTSC 62)
(NTSC 63)
(NTSC 2)
(NTSC 4)
(NTSC 45)
(NTSC 2)
(NTSC 4)
(NTSC 39)
(NTSC 27)
(NTSC 51)
(NTSC 4)
(NTSC 3)
(NTSC 68)

NTSC STATIONS THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO
ADDITIONAL DE MINIMIS INTERFERENCE BECAUSE
PERCENTLOSS IS MORE THAN 10 PERCENT
STATE

CITY

NTSC CHANNEL

TX
IN
PA
CT
CT
CT
PA
PA
CT
MA
NH
OH
NY
NJ
OH

LUFKIN
ELKHART
PHILADELPHIA
BRIDGEPORT
HARTFORD
HARTFORD
ALLENTOWN
YORK
NEW BRITAIN
WORCESTER
DERRY
NEWARK
BATAVIA
NEWTON
OXFORD

9
28
29
49
61
24
39
43
30
48
50
51
51
63
14

(DTV 43)
(DTV 58)
(DTV 42)
(DTV 52)
(DTV 5)
(DTV 32)
(DTV 62)
(DTV 47)
(DTV 35)
(DTV 47)
(DTV 35)
(DTV 24)
(DTV 53)
(DTV 8)
(DTV 28)

-17-

1.

2.

3.

4.

KHVO-DT
Channel 18
Hilo, HI
KITV Argyle Television, Inc.
Granted: September 3, 1997

Granted Checklist DTV CP
Shockley Communications Corp.
Granted: January 6, 1998

KITV-DT
Channel 40
Honolulu, HI
KITV Argyle Television, Inc.
Granted: September 4, 1997
WBTV-DT
Channel 23
Charlotte, NC
Jefferson-Pilot Communications Co.
Granted: October 2, 1997

6.

7.

KDFW-DT
Channel 35
Dallas, TX
Fox Television Stations Inc.
Granted: January 6, 1998

9.

KXAS-DT
Channel 41
Fort Worth, TX
North Texas Broadcast Corp.
Granted: February 26, 1998

10. KPIX-DT
Channel 28
San Francisco, CA
Group W Broadcasting, Inc.
Granted: March 3, 1998

KHOU-DT
Channel 31
Houston, TX
KHOU-TV, Inc.

11. WFLX-DT
Channel 28
West Palm Beach, FL
Malrite Communications, Group, Inc.
Granted: March 13, 1998

Granted: October 27, 1997
5.

8.

WSB-DT
Channel 39
Atlanta, GA
Georgia Television Corporation
(Cox Broadcasting)
Granted: November 21, 1997

12. WUAB-DT
Channel 28
Lorain, OH
Cannell Cleveland, L.P.
Granted: May 14, 1998

WCBS-DT
Channel 56
New York, NY
CBS Inc.
Granted: December 17, 1997

13. WGNX-DT
Channel 19
Atlanta, GA
WGNX Inc.
Granted: May 15, 1998

WKOW-DT
Channel 26
Madison, WI

14. KXAS-DT
-18-

Channel 41
Fort Worth, TX
Station Venture Operations, LP
Granted: May 15, 1998

-19-

15. WMFD-DT
Channel 12
Mansfield, OH
Mid-State Television, Inc.
Granted: May 18, 1998
16. WNDU-DT
Channel 42
South Bend, IN
Michiana Telecasting Corp.
Granted: May 27, 1998
17. WNWO-DT
Channel 49
Toledo, OH
Malrite Communications Group, Inc.
Granted: May 27, 1998
18. WOIO-DT
Channel 10
Shaker Heights, OH
Malrite of Ohio, Inc.
Granted: May 27, 1998
19. WEWS-DT
Channel 15
Cleveland, OH
Scripps Howard Broadcasting Company
Granted: May 27, 1998
20. KTVF-DT
Channel 26
Fairbanks, AK
Northern Television, Inc.
Granted: May 27, 1998
21. WTHR-DT
Channel 46
Indianapolis, IN
VideoIndiana, Inc.
Granted: May 29, 1998

-20-

22. WBNS-DT
Channel 21
Columbus, OH
WBNS-TV, Inc.
Granted: May 29, 1998
23. KGW-DT
Channel 46
Portland, OR
King Broadcasting Company
Granted: May 29, 1998
24. WITF-DT
Channel 36
Harrisburg, PA
WITF, Inc.
Granted: June 1, 1998
25. WKYC-DT
Channel 2
Cleveland, OH
WKYC-TV, Inc.
Granted: June 1, 1998
26. KTVT-DT
Channel 19
Fort Worth, TX
New Gaylord B/cing. Company, L.P.
Granted: June 2, 1998
27. WRC-DT
Channel 48
Washington, DC
NBC Subsidiary (WRC-TV), Inc.
Granted : June 3, 1998
28. WFAA-DT
Channel 9
Dallas, TX
WFAA-TV, Inc.
Granted: June 5, 1998

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29. KMOV-DT
Channel 56
St. Louis, MO
KMOV-TV, Inc.
Granted: June 10, 1998

36. KBME-DT
Channel 22
Bismarck, ND
Prairie Public Broadcasting, Inc.
Granted: June 25, 1998

30. KRIV-DT
Channel 27
Houston, TX
Fox Television Stations Inc.
Granted: June 10, 1998

37. KTVI-DT
Channel 43
St. Louis, MO
KTVI License, Inc.
Granted: July 8, 1998

31. WCVB-DT
Channel 20
Boston, MA
WCVB Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.
Granted: June 12, 1998

38. WPLG-DT
Channel 9
Miami, FL
Post-Newsweek Stations, Florida, Inc.
Granted: July 8, 1998

32. WTTG-DT
Channel 36
Washington, DC
Fox Television Stations Inc.
Granted: June 12, 1998

39. WXYZ-DT
Channel 41
Detroit, MI
Channel Seven of Detroit Inc.
Granted: July 14, 1998

33. WTXF-DT
Channel 42
Philadelphia, PA
Fox TV Stations of Philadelphia
Granted: June 24, 1998

40. WJBK-DT
Channel 58
Detroit, MI
Fox Television Stations Inc.
Granted: July 10, 1998

34. WCAU-DT
Channel 67
Philadelphia, PA
NBC Stations Management, Inc.
Granted: June 24, 1998

41. WDIV-DT
Channel 45
Detroit, MI
Post-Newsweek Stations, Michigan, Inc.
Granted: July 14, 1998

35. WPVI-DT
Channel 64
Philadelphia, PA
Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.
Granted: June 24, 1998

42. WHDH-DT
Channel 42
Boston, MA
WHDH-TV
Granted: July 23, 1998

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43. WLS-DT
Channel 52
Chicago, IL
WLS Television, Inc.
Granted: July 23, 1998

50. KNBC-DT
Channel 36
Los Angeles, CA
NBC Subsidiary (KNBC-TV), Inc.
Granted: July 30, 1998

44. WFXT-DT
Channel 31
Boston, MA
Fox Television Stations Inc.
Granted: July 23, 1998
45. WNYW-DT
Channel 44
New York, NY
Fox Television Stations Inc.
Granted: July 23, 1998
46. WBBM-DT
Channel 3
Chicago, IL
CBS Broadcasting Inc.
Granted: July 24, 1998
47. WMFD-DT
Channel 12
Mansfield, OH
Mid-State Television, Inc.
Granted: July 24, 1998
48. KABC-DT
Channel 53
Los Angeles, CA
ABC Holding Company, Inc.
Granted: July 30, 1998
49. KCBS-DT
Channel 60
Los Angeles, CA
CBS Broadcasting Inc.
Granted: July 30, 1998

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