FCC Web Documents citing 76.57

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  • Telecommunications Act and implementing rules adopted by the Commission in Implementation of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues (``Must Carry Order''), commercial television broadcast stations are entitled to assert mandatory carriage rights, including certain mandatory carriage rights, on cable systems located within the station's market. Section 614(b)(6) of the Act and Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules provide commercial television stations with three channel positioning options. The station may elect to be carried on: (1) the channel number on which the station is broadcast over-the-air; (2) the channel number on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; or (3) the channel number on which the station was carried on January 1,
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  • carriage if the station, at its own expense, provides a cable operator with specialized equipment to improve the station's signal to an acceptable quality at the cable system's principal headend. Id. at 2991. See also 47 U.S.C. � 534(h)(1)(B)(iii). 11 FCC Rcd at 6917. Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2975-76. 8 FCC Rcd at 2975. 47 C.F.R. � 76.57; See Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2988. 47 C.F.R. � 0.321. (...continued from previous page) (continued...) Federal Communications Commission DA 00-2846 Federal Communications Commission DA 00-2846 i j � � � � � ��� � @& �0� �0� �0� �0� �0� �0� ��� � �
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  • Entertainment Company, L.P. d/b/a Oceanic Cable IS ORDERED to commence carriage of KALO on its cable system serving Honolulu, Hawaii and surrounding areas sixty (60) days from the date on which KALO provides a good quality signal to Oceanic's principal headend. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KALO shall notify Oceanic in writing of its carriage and channel position elections (��76.56, 76.57, and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules) within thirty (30) days of the date it provides a good quality signal. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Deborah Klein, Chief Consumer Protection and Competition Division Cable Services Bureau 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 1976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act,
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  • this commitment and by doing so will be eligible to carried by Adelphia when it provides a signal which meets the Commission's signal strength criteria, Finally, we do not agree with Adelphia that WWDP's failure to specifically state in its carriage request letter that it would be responsible for equipment costs would preclude the filing of the instant complaint. Sections 76.57(d) and 76.64(f) of the Commission's require only that stations electing or requesting must carry status notify the cable system of its election and of its choice of channel position. A station at that point would not know a signal quality problem existed unless it was informed in a letter of response from the cable operator. Adelphia failed to provide such
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  • Commission's must carry signal strength standards. Id. Complaint at Exhibit A. 47 C.F.R. � 76.55(e). See Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2990. See Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2991. See, e.g. WMPF, Inc. 11 FCC Rcd 17264 (CSB 1996); KSLS, Inc., 11 FCC Rcd 12718 (CSB 1996). See also 47 U.S.C. � 534(h)(1)(B)(iii). 47 C.F.R. � 76.57; see Must Carry Order at 2988. 47 C.F. R. � 0.321. (...continued from previous page) (continued...) Federal Communications Commission DA 01-1269 Federal Communications Commission DA 01-1269 tm � � � � � � � @& �0� �0� �0� �0� �0� �0� ��� �
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  • 12 FCC Rcd 12262 (1997); and WLNY-TV, Inc. v. FCC, 163 F. 3d 137 (2d Cir. 1998). See WLNY-TV v. FCC, 163 F. 2d at 145. Id. See WRNN-TV Associates, 14 FCC Rcd at 13456. We note that WRNN-TV raised the issue of Cablevision's failure to comply with the service requirements of Section 76.7(a)(3) of the Commission's rules. 47 C.F.R. �76.57(a)(3). However, since Cablevision filed an amended certificate of service, this matter is now moot. 47 C.F.R. �76.59(b)(1). Opposition at Exhibit 1. Id. WRNN-TV notes that in June 1995 TKR, the previous owner of the Elizabeth, New Jersey cable system had agreed to carry its signal prior to the system's sale to Cablevision. See Exhibit 3 to WRNN-TV's opposition to Cablevision's
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  • C.F.R. � 76.61(a)(2). Complaint at Exhibit A. 47 C.F.R. � 76.55(e). See Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2990. 47 C.F.R. � 76.55(c)(3). See Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2991. See, e.g. WMPF, Inc. 11 FCC Rcd 17264 (CSB 1996); KSLS, Inc., 11 FCC Rcd 12718 (CSB 1996). See also 47 U.S.C. � 534(h)(1)(B)(iii). 47 C.F.R. � 76.57; see Must Carry Order at 2988. 47 C.F. R. � 0.321. (...continued from previous page) (continued...) Federal Communications Commission DA 01-1453 Federal Communications Commission DA 01-1453 & ' � ) 4 ) 4 � @& �0� �0� �0� �0� �0� �0� ���
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  • C.F.R. � 76.61(a)(2). Complaint at Exhibit A. 47 C.F.R. � 76.55(e). See Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2990. 47 C.F.R. � 76.55(c)(3). See Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2991. See, e.g. WMPF, Inc. 11 FCC Rcd 17264 (CSB 1996); KSLS, Inc., 11 FCC Rcd 12718 (CSB 1996). See also 47 U.S.C. � 534(h)(1)(B)(iii). 47 C.F.R. � 76.57; see Must Carry Order at 2988. 47 C.F. R. � 0.321. (...continued from previous page) (continued...) Federal Communications Commission DA 01-1454 Federal Communications Commission DA 01-1454 . / � 1 < 1 < � @& �0� �0� �0� �0� �0� �0� ���
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  • C.F.R. � 76.61(a)(2). Complaint at Exhibit A. 47 C.F.R. � 76.55(e). See Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2990. 47 C.F.R. � 76.55(c)(3). See Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2991. See, e.g. WMPF, Inc. 11 FCC Rcd 17264 (CSB 1996); KSLS, Inc., 11 FCC Rcd 12718 (CSB 1996). See also 47 U.S.C. � 534(h)(1)(B)(iii). 47 C.F.R. � 76.57; see Must Carry Order at 2988. 47 C.F. R. � 0.321. (...continued from previous page) (continued...) Federal Communications Commission DA 01-1455 Federal Communications Commission DA 01-1455 ^ _ � a l a l @& �0� �0� �0� �0� �0� �0� ���
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  • v. WestStar Cable (``Channel 5''), 8 FCC Rcd 4953 (1993). See Mountain Broadcasting Corporation v. Suburban Cablevision, 10 FCC Rcd 7132, 7133 (1995). See also Implementation of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 - Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues (``Clarification Order''), 8 FCC Rcd 4142, 4143 (1993) and Channel 5, 8 FCC Rcd 4953. 47 C.F.R. � 76.57. See Must Carry Order at 2988. 47 C.F. R. � 0.321. (...continued from previous page) (continued...) Federal Communications Commission DA 01-1641 Federal Communications Commission DA 01-1641 (c) � � � � � � @& �0� �0� �0� �0� �0� �0� ��� 8 �
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  • Inc. v. WestStar Cable (``Channel 5''), 8 FCC Rcd 4953 (1993). See Mountain Broadcasting Corporation v. Suburban Cablevision, 10 FCC Rcd 7133 (1995). See also Implementation of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 - Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues (``Clarification Order''), 8 FCC Rcd 4142, 4143 (1993) and Channel 5, 8 FCC Rcd 4953. 47 C.F.R. � 76.57. See Must Carry Order at 2988. 47 C.F. R. � 0.321. (...continued from previous page) (continued...) Federal Communications Commission DA 01-1642 Federal Communications Commission DA 01-1642 � � � � @& �0� �0� �0� �0� �0� �0� ��� R �
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  • �534). Blue Ridge Communications, IS ORDERED to commence carriage of WQPX on its cable system serving Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania and surrounding environs sixty (60) days from the date on which WQPX provides a good quality signal to Blue Ridge's principal headend. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that WQPX shall notify Blue Ridge in writing of its carriage and channel position elections (��76.56, 76.57, and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules) within thirty (30) days of the date it provides a good quality signal. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Deborah Klein, Chief Consumer Protection and Competition Division Cable Services Bureau Petition at Exhibit 1. 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 1976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C)
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  • ORDERED that Time Warner shall commence carriage of KRPA on the cable systems serving Gardena and Huntington Beach, California, sixty (60) days from the release date of this Order and that it shall carry the station on its over-the-air channel. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KRPA shall notify Time Warner in writing of its carriage and channel position elections (��76.56, 76.57, and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules) with regard to the Banning, Chatsworth and South Pasadena cable systems within thirty (30) days of the date it provides a good quality signal. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Deborah Klein, Chief Consumer Protection and Competition Division Cable Services Bureau Time
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  • from the date on which KRPA provides a good quality signal to AT&T's principal headends. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that AT&T shall commence carriage of KRPA on its cable system serving the communities of Newhall and Tujunga, California, sixty (60) days from the release date of this Order and shall notify AT&T of its carriage and channel position elections (��76.56, 76.57, and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules) within thirty days of this Order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KRPA shall notify AT&T in writing of its carriage and channel position elections (��76.56, 76.57, and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules) with regard to its system serving Corona, Lake Elsinore, Claremont, Bell, Artesia, Costa Mesa and Los Angeles, California, within thirty (30) days
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  • the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. �534). Verizon Media Ventures, Inc. IS ORDERED to commence carriage of KRPA on its cable systems serving Cerritos and Thousand Oaks, California, sixty (60) days from the release date of this Order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KRPA shall notify Verizon in writing of its carriage and channel position elections (��76.56, 76.57, and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules) within thirty (30) days of the release date of this Order. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Deborah Klein, Chief Consumer Protection and Competition Division Cable Services Bureau 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 1976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act, as amended
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  • of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. �534). Mediacom Communications Corporation IS ORDERED to commence carriage of KRPA on its cable systems serving Ridgecrest and Sun City, California, sixty (60) days from the release date of this Order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KRPA shall notify Mediacom in writing of its carriage and channel position elections (��76.56, 76.57, and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules) within thirty (30) days of the release date of this Order. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Deborah Klein, Chief Consumer Protection and Competition Division Cable Services Bureau 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 1976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act, as amended
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  • quality signal'' in the digital context; and channel positioning for digital signals. The new and amended rule sections contained information collection requirements that required approval from the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') before they could become effective. OMB approved the information collection requirements on September 14, 2001 (see OMB No. 3060-0844). Accordingly, the revised provisions of Sections 76.5(b), 76.56(e), 76.57, 76.62, 76.64, 76.922, and 76.1603(c) became effective upon publication of the notice of OMB approval in the Federal Register on September 25, 2001 (66 FR 48981). Media Contact: Michelle Russo 202-418-2358 Cable Services Bureau Contact: Eloise Gore 202-418-7200, TTY 202-418-7172. -- FCC -- PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 /
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  • See Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2990. 47 C.F.R. � 76.55(c)(3). Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2991. Complaint at 2. Id. Id. and Attachment A. Complaint at 2. See 47 C.F.R. � 76.61(a)(2). Complaint, Attachment A. 47 C.F.R. � 76.55(e). See Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2990. 47 C.F.R. � 76.55(c)(3). 47 C.F.R. � 76.57; see Must Carry Order at 2988. 47 C.F.R. � 0.321. (...continued from previous page) (continued...) Federal Communications Commission DA 01-2297 Federal Communications Commission DA 01-2297 N O P � � � P [ P [ *[ � @& �0� �0� �0� �0� �0� �0� ��� � [ � � @
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  • IS GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Charter SHALL COMMENCE CARRIAGE of the KWOG signal on its two cable systems serving Wenatchee, Holly, Astoria and Naselle, Washington, within sixty (60) days from the date of the release of this Order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KWOG shall notify Charter in writing of its carriage and channel position elections (�� 76.56, 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules) within thirty (30) days of the release date of this Order. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Deborah E. Klein, Chief Consumer Protection and Competition Division Cable Services Bureau African-American notes that the Station's prior call sign was KBEH(TV). Complaint at 1.
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  • of the KWOG signal on its cable systems serving Brighton Ridge, Boteara, Cascade Pointe, Cypress Cove, 5th & Roy, Highline Court, Sunrise Poite and Paso Fino, Washington, within sixty (60) days from the date of the release of this Order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KWOG shall notify Direct in writing of its carriage and channel position elections (�� 76.56, 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules) within thirty (30) days of the release date of this Order. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Deborah E. Klein, Chief Consumer Protection and Competition Division Cable Services Bureau Complaint at 1. African-American notes that the Station's prior call sign was KBEH(TV).
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  • Azusa, Duarte, Riverside, Thousand Oaks, Glendale, Long Beach, San Bernardino, Whittier, Corral Canyon, Box Canyon, Yucaipa, Angelus Oaks, and unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, sixty (60) days from the date on which it delivers a good quality signal to Charter's principal headend locations. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KXLA shall notify Charter of its carriage and channel position elections (��76.56, 76.57, and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules) within thirty days of the date it delivers a good quality signal. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Deborah Klein, Chief Consumer Protection and Competition Division Cable Services Bureau The California communities served by Charter to which the complaint refers are the
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  • Telecommunications Act and implementing rules adopted by the Commission in Implementation of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues (``Must Carry Order''), commercial television broadcast stations are entitled to assert mandatory carriage rights, including certain channel position rights, on cable systems located within the station's market. Section 614(b)(6) of the Act and Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules provide commercial television stations with three channel positioning options. The station may elect to be carried on: (1) the channel number on which the station is broadcast over-the-air; (2) the channel number on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; or (3) the channel number on which the station was carried on January 1,
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  • for this purpose is its ``designated market area,'' or DMA, as defined by Nielsen Media Research. A DMA is a geographic market designation that defines each television market exclusive of others, based on measured viewing patterns. With respect to the channel number on which stations asserting must carry rights are to be carried, Section 614(b)(6) of the Act and Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules provide commercial television stations with three channel positioning options. The station may elect to be carried on: (1) the channel number on which the station is broadcast over-the-air; (2) the channel number on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; or (3) the channel number on which the station was carried on January 1,
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  • Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. �534). TCI Cablevision of New Mexico, Inc. IS ORDERED to commence carriage of KRPV on its cable systems serving Farmington and Gallup, New Mexico sixty (60) days from the release date of this Order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KRPV shall notice TCI in writing of its carriage and channel position elections (��76.56, 76.57, and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules) within thirty (30) days of the release date of this Order. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Deborah Klein, Chief Consumer Protection and Competition Division Cable Services Bureau 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 1976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act, as amended
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  • against Shen-Heights TV Associates, Inc. IS GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Shen-Heights SHALL COMMENCE CARRIAGE of the WQPX signal on its cable system serving Shenandoah Heights, Pennsylvania and surrounding environs within sixty (60) days from the date that that WQPX provides a good quality signal to Shen-Heights' cable system headend. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Sections 76.56 and 76.57 of the Commissions rules (47 C.F.R. �� 76.56 and 76.57), that WQPX shall notify Shen-Heights in writing of its carriage and channel position elections within thirty days of the date it delivers a good quality signal. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 if the Commission's rules (47 C.F.R. � 0.283). FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Mary Beth
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  • signal to the system's principal headend, the initial burden of demonstrating the lack of a good quality signal appropriately falls on the cable operator. For UHF commercial television stations, the standard used to determine what constitutes a good quality signal at a cable system's headend is -45dBm.3 With regard to channel positioning rights, Section 614(b)(6) of the Act and Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules provide commercial television stations electing must carry status with three channel positioning options. A station may elect to be carried on: (1) the channel number on which the station is broadcast over the air; (2) the channel number on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; or (3) the channel number on which the
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  • 1999, the station, based on the Commission's rules, has must carry rights by default....'' The Order further stated ``[b]ecause it appears that the station did not... assert channel positioning rights [in 1999,]... WFUT has no legal right to claim channel 68....''3 3. As we observed in our Order,4 Section 614(b)(6) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 76.57 of the Federal Communications Commission's rules provide that a station with must carry status may elect to be carried on: (1) the cable channel number on which the station is broadcast over the air; (2) the cable channel number on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; or (3) the cable channel number on which the station was
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  • of Mitchell, Marion Township, Orleans, Orleans Township, Paoli, Paoli Township, and unincorporated areas of Lawrence and Orange Counties, Indiana, within sixty (60) days from the release date of this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that WIPX shall notify Charter in writing of its channel position election within thirty (30) days of the release date of this order, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION Mary Beth Murphy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 2976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, provides that a station's market shall be determined
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  • Carry Clarification Order, 8 FCC Rcd 4142, 4143 (1993). See, e.g., CTV of Derry, Inc., 13 FCC Rcd 12484 (1998)(A Scala parareflector provided by station); Montgomery Cablevision, L.P., 10 FCC Rcd 2732 (1995)(Antenna cut to frequency and pre-amplifier used); and Greater Dayton Public Television, 10 FCC Rcd 1055 (1995)(A 12.5dBm gain antenna and pre-amplifier provided by station). 47 C.F.R. � 76.57; see Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2988. 47 C.F.R. � 0.283. (...continued from previous page) (continued....) Federal Communications Commission DA 02-2716 Federal Communications Commission DA 02-2716 � � F {
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  • of the KMTP signal on its cable systems serving the communities of Petaluma, Napa, Sonoma, Pittsburg, Walnut Creek, Concord, Moraga, Lafayette, Orinda, Alamo, and Woodside within forty-five (45) days from the date that KMTP provides a good quality signal to AT&T Broadband's corresponding principal headends of Petaluma, Napa, Pittsburg, Walnut Creek, and Woodside. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. � 76.57, that Minority Television Project Inc.'s request that KMTP be carried on channel 32, its over-the-air channel, on AT&T Broadband's Vallejo cable system IS GRANTED. AT&T Broadband, LLC SHALL CARRY KMTP on channel 32 of its Vallejo cable system, or another mutually agreed upon channel, within 45 days of the release of this
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  • commence carriage of WZPX on its cable system serving the communities of Bloomingdale, Cheshire, Lee and Van Buren, Michigan, within sixty (60) days from the release date of this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that WZPX shall notify BCI in writing of its channel position election within thirty (30) days of the release date of this order, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 2976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, provides that a station's market shall be
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  • serving the communities Sealy, Hempstead and Bellville, Texas and surrounding environs sixty (60) days from the date that KPXB provides a good quality signal the systems' principal headends. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KPX shall notify CMA in writing of its channel position election within thirty (30) days of the date it provides a good quality signal, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 2976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, provides that a station's market shall be
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  • Heber, Overgaard, Saddle Mountain, Williams and Yarnell, Arizona, sixty (60) days from the date KCFG provides a good quality signal to Eagle West's principal headends. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KCFG shall notify Eagle West in writing of its channel position election thirty (30) days after it provides a good quality signal to Eagle West's principal headends, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 2976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, provides that a station's market shall be
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  • as amended, 47 U.S.C. �534. K.E.D.G. IS ORDERED to commence carriage of KXLA on its cable system serving Johannesburg and Randsburg, California, sixty (60) days from the release date of this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KXLA shall notify Rand District of its channel position elections within thirty days of the release date of this order, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 2976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, provides that a station's market shall be
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  • Lone Pine Television, Inc. IS ORDERED to commence carriage of KXLA on its cable systems serving Lone Pine and Alabama Hills, California, sixty (60) days from the release date of this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KXLA shall notify Lone Pine of its channel position elections within thirty days of the release date of this order, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 2976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, provides that a station's market shall be
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  • considered the issue of poor picture quality). Opposition at 3-5. Opposition at Exhibit B. Id. at 3. Reply at 2. Id. Id. Extension of Time Letter dated May 21, 2001. Reply at 2. Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2991; see also 47 U.S.C. � 534(h)(1)(B)(iii). Must Carry Clarification Order, 8 FCC Rcd 4142, 4143 (1993). 47 C.F.R. � 76.57; see Must Carry Order at 2988. 47 C.F.R. � 0.283. (...continued from previous page) (continued....) Federal Communications Commission DA 03-1242 Federal Communications Commission DA 03-1242 �@��� } h hb( hb( hb( F n � '@ Q S b( �= s �
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  • GRANTED and Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico shall commence carriage of WIDP on its cable system serving Puerto Rico within sixty (60) days of the release date of this Order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that WIDP shall notify Liberty in writing of its channel position election within thirty (30) days of the release date of this Order, pursuant to Section 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 2976-2977 (1993) (``Must Carry Order''). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, provides that a station's
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  • to the system's principal headend, the initial burden of demonstrating the lack of a good quality signal appropriately falls on the cable operator. For UHF commercial television stations, the standard used to determine what constitutes a good quality signal at a cable system's headend is -45dBm.3 With regard to channel positioning rights, Section 614(b)(6) of the Communications Act and Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules provide commercial television stations electing must carry status with three channel positioning options. A station may elect to be carried on: (1) the channel number on which the station is broadcast over the air; (2) the channel number on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; or (3) the channel number on which the
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  • 47 C.F.R. �76.55(d) . 11See Opposition at 1 n. 1. See also Television & Cable Factbook 2002 at D-127 and D-147. 12Statistical Abstracts of the United States 1992 at 32 and 903. 13Complaint of Joan and Kenneth Wright v. Cox Communications, 14 FCC Rcd 2071, 2076 (CSB 1999). 1447 U.S.C. �534; 47 C.F.R. ��76.55(d) and 76.56(b)(3). 1547 C.F.R. ��76.56 and 76.57. 1647 C.F.R. �0.283. (...continued from previous page) (continued....) Federal Communications Commission DA 03-1266 Federal Communications Commission DA 03-1266 1 V W � F �E � �
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  • U.S.C. � 534(h)(1)(B)(iii); 47 C.F.R. � 76.55(c)(3). See Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2991. Petition at 1. Id. at 2; see 47 C.F.R. � 76.61(a)(2). Petition at 3; see 47 C.F.R. � 76.55(c)(3). Opposition at 3. Id., Exhibit 1. 47 C.F.R. � 76.55. See Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2990. 47 C.F.R. �76.55(c)(3). 47 C.F.R. � 76.57; see Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2988. 47 C.F.R. � 0.283. (...continued from previous page) (continued...) Federal Communications Commission DA 03-1436 Federal Communications Commission DA 03-1436 Q R � � @& � � � � � � � �0 � �
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  • this Complaint should be dismissed because KBLN failed to serve a copy of the Complaint to the local franchising authorities as required by Section 76.7(a)(3) of the Commission's rules. Id. at n. 2. We note that KBLN cured the deficiency on March 4, 2003. Reply at 1. Must Carry Clarification Order, 8 FCC Rcd 4142, 4143 (1993). 47 C.F.R. � 76.57; see Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2988. 47 C.F.R. � 0.283. (...continued from previous page) (continued...) Federal Communications Commission DA 03-1515 Federal Communications Commission DA 03-1515 �@��� / - � ha @& y �@ l a �
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  • this Complaint should be dismissed because KBLN failed to serve a copy of the Complaint to the local franchising authorities as required by Section 76.7(a)(3) of the Commission's rules. Id. at n. 2. We note that KBLN cured the deficiency on March 4, 2003. Reply at 1. Must Carry Clarification Order, 8 FCC Rcd 4142, 4143 (1993). 47 C.F.R. � 76.57; see Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2988. 47 C.F.R. � 0.283. (...continued from previous page) (continued...) Federal Communications Commission DA 03-1516 Federal Communications Commission DA 03-1516 �@��� % E � (R) ha @& � l a �
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  • Complaint should be dismissed because KBLN failed to serve a copy of the Complaint to the local franchising authorities as required by Section 76.7(a)(3) of the Commission's rules. Id. at n. 2. We note, however, that KBLN cured the deficiency on March 4, 2003. Reply at 1. Must Carry Clarification Order, 8 FCC Rcd 4142, 4143 (1993). 47 C.F.R. � 76.57; see Must Carry Order 8 FCC Rcd at 2988. 47 C.F.R. � 0.283. (...continued from previous page) (continued...) Federal Communications Commission DA 03-1517 Federal Communications Commission DA 03-1517 - � � � � h ha @& d � �@ l a �
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  • Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2991. Petitions at 2. See supra n.2 (Comcast Communities). Id. at 1. Id. at 2; see 47 C.F.R. � 76.61(a)(2). Petitions at 3; see 47 C.F.R. � 76.55(c)(3). Oppositions at 2. Id., Exhibit 1. 47 C.F.R. � 76.55. See Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2990. 47 C.F.R. �76.55(c)(3). 47 C.F.R. � 76.57; see Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2988. 47 C.F.R. � 0.283. (...continued from previous page) (continued...) Federal Communications Commission DA 03-1518 Federal Communications Commission DA 03-1518 ) 3 7 8 � @& , q y � � � ' �
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  • to commence carriage of KXLA on its cable systems serving Argus, Pioneer Point, Trona, Westend, Ridgecrest, China Lakes NWC, and Inyokern, California, sixty (60) days from the release date of this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KXLA shall notify MediaCom of its channel position elections within thirty (30) days from the release date of this order, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau KXLA also included the communities of Sun City and Ridgecrest in its complaint. Both of these communities were the subject of a prior must carry complaint filed
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  • Morrisville Borough, Tullytown Borough, Upper Southampton Township, and Warminster Township, Pennsylvania, sixty (60) days from the date on which WBPH delivers a good quality signal to the cable system's principal headend. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that WBPH shall notify Comcast of its channel position elections thirty (30) days from the date in delivers a good quality signal, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 2976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, provides that a station's market shall be
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  • be dismissed because KBLN failed to serve a copy of the Complaint on the local franchising authorities as required by Section 76.7(a)(3) of the Commission's rules. Id. at n. 3. We note that KBLN cured the deficiency on March 4, 2003. Reply at 2-3. Id. at 2. Must Carry Clarification Order, 8 FCC Rcd 4142, 4143 (1993). 47 C.F.R. � 76.57; see Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2988. 47 C.F.R. � 0.283. (...continued from previous page) (continued...) Federal Communications Commission DA 03-1530 Federal Communications Commission DA 03-1530 h � ha @& | � ] _ l a �
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  • 1-2. Id. Id. Id. and Exhibit 1. Id. at 2 and Exhibit 3. Id. at 3. Id. at 4. Opposition at 2 and Exhibit 1. Id. at 3 and Exhibit 1. Id. Id. Id. Id. and Exhibit 3. Id. at 3-4. Id. at 4. Reply at 1. Must Carry Clarification Order, 8 FCC Rcd 4142, 4143 (1993). 47 C.F.R. � 76.57; see Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2988. 47 C.F.R. � 0.283. (...continued from previous page) (continued...) Federal Communications Commission DA 03-1548 Federal Communications Commission DA 03-1548 * ' `` h h h h ha @& � �@ l a �
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  • �534. Communications Servcies IS ORDERED to commence carriage of KXLA on its cable systems serving Camarillo, Oxnard and Point Mugu, California, sixty (60) days from the release date of this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KXLA shall notify Communications Services of its channel position elections within thirty (30) days of the release date of this order, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 1976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, provides that a station's market shall be
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  • the release date of this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the complaint filed by WKFK-LP with respect to the communities of Vancleave and Ocean Springs, Mississippi IS DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that WKFK-LP shall notify Cable One in writing of its channel position election within thirty (30) days of the release date of this order, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNCIATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau 47 U.S.C. � 534(c)(1); 47 C.F.R. � 76.56(b)(3). 47 U.S.C. � 534(h)(2); 47 C.F.R. � 76.55(d). Complaint at Exhibit A. Id. at Exhibit B. Id. at Exhibit
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  • the Comcast Communities specified in CSR-6085-M, CSR-6086-M, CSR-6087-M and CSR-6090-M within sixty (60) days from the date on which WBPH delivers a good quality signal to the cable systems' principal headends. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that WBPH shall notify Comcast of its channel position elections thirty (30) days from the date it delivers a good quality signal, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau The relevant cable systems and communities as are follows: CSR-6085-M - Comcast Cablevision of Lower Merion, Inc., serving Bala Cynwyd, Lower Merion Township, and Narberth Borough, Pennsylvania;
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  • the system's principal headend, the initial burden of demonstrating the lack of a good quality signal appropriately falls on the cable operator. For UHF commercial television stations, the standard used to determine what constitutes a good quality signal at a cable system's headend is -45dBm.3 4. With regard to channel positioning rights, Section 614(b)(6) of the Communications Act and Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules provide commercial television stations electing must carry status with three channel positioning options. A station may elect to be carried on: (1) the channel number on which the station is broadcast over the air; (2) the channel number on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; or (3) the channel number on which the
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  • then decide the issue on reconsideration. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Allen's TV Cable Service shall commence carriage of KJUN within sixty days after the release date of this order in the absence of new tests that demonstrates that KJUN does not provide an adequate signal. KJUN shall be carried on the channel of the cable system specified by Section 76.57(f) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. � 76.57(f). This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated under Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. � 0.283. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau Complaint at 1-2, and n.2. See also Television & Cable Factbook 2002 at D-566, D-579 and D-581. 47 U.S.C. � 534(c)(1);
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  • the system's principal headend, the initial burden of demonstrating the lack of a good quality signal appropriately falls on the cable operator. For UHF commercial television stations, the standard used to determine what constitutes a good quality signal at a cable system's headend is -45dBm.3 4. With regard to channel positioning rights, Section 614(b)(6) of the Communications Act and Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules provide commercial television stations electing must carry status with three channel positioning options. A station may elect to be carried on: (1) the channel number on which the station is broadcast over the air; (2) the channel number on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; or (3) the channel number on which the
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  • at issue. 47 C.F.R. � 76.61(a)(2). Complaint at 1 and Exhibit A. Complaint at 1. See Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2990. See Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2991; see, e.g. WMPF, Inc. 11 FCC Rcd 17264 (CSB 1996); KSLS, Inc., 11 FCC Rcd 12718 (CSB 1996); see also 47 U.S.C. � 534(h)(1)(B)(iii). 47 C.F.R. � 76.57; see Must Carry Order at 2988. 47 C.F.R. � 0.283. (...continued from previous page) (continued...) Federal Communications Commission DA 03-2084 Federal Communications Commission DA 03-2084 h�d v w � � � @& r ~ �tm| | ��| N V � � �d �
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  • at issue. 47 C.F.R. � 76.61(a)(2). Complaint at 1 and Exhibit A. Complaint at 1. See Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2990. See Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2991; see, e.g. WMPF, Inc. 11 FCC Rcd 17264 (CSB 1996); KSLS, Inc., 11 FCC Rcd 12718 (CSB 1996); see also 47 U.S.C. � 534(h)(1)(B)(iii). 47 C.F.R. � 76.57; see Must Carry Order at 2988. 47 C.F. R. � 0.283. (...continued from previous page) (continued...) Federal Communications Commission DA 03-2085 Federal Communications Commission DA 03-2085 t u � � @& | } �
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  • Christian TV, Inc. IS GRANTED. Infostructure Cable & Internet IS ORDERED to commence carriage of WDYR-LP within sixty (60) days of the release date of this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that WDYR-LP shall notify Infostructure Cable & Internet in writing of its channel position election within thirty (30) days of the release date of this order, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. �� 76.57, 76.64(f). This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNCIATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau 47 U.S.C. � 534(c)(1); 47 C.F.R. � 76.56(b)(3). 47 U.S.C. � 534(h)(2); 47 C.F.R. � 76.55(d). Petition at 3. Id. Data on
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  • television stations a cable television system is required to carry. For example, if a cable system has 12 or fewer usable activated channels, it is only required to carry three local commercial television stations, and the cable operator has discretion in selecting the stations it carries.3 With regard to channel positioning rights, Section 614(b)(6) of the Communications Act and Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules provide commercial television stations electing must carry status with three channel positioning options. A station may elect to be carried on: (1) the channel number on which the station is broadcast over the air; (2) the channel number on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; or (3) the channel number on which the
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  • WMTY, Inc. IS GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that West Alabama TV Cable Co. Inc. shall commence carriage of W46DF within sixty days after the release date of this order in the absence of new tests that demonstrate that W46DF does not provide an adequate signal. W46DF shall be carried on the channel of the cable system specified by Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. �76.57. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated under Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. �0.283. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau Complaint at 1. 47 U.S.C. � 534(c)(1); 47 C.F.R. � 76.56(b)(3). 47 U.S.C. � 534(h)(2); 47 C.F.R. � 76.55(d). 4Complaint at 7-10, Exhibits
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  • assert mandatory carriage rights on cable systems located within the station's market.1 A station's market for this purpose is its ``designated market area,'' or DMA, as defined by Nielsen Media Research.2 The term DMA is a geographic market designation that defines each television market exclusive of others, based on measured viewing patterns. Section 614(b)(6) of the Communications Act and Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules also provide commercial television stations electing must carry status with three channel positioning options. A station may elect to be carried on: (1) the channel number on which the station is broadcast over the air; (2) the channel number on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; or (3) the channel number on which
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  • George, Toquerville, Washington, and the unincorporated areas of Emery County, Utah sixty (60) days from the date on which KUTF delivers a good quality signal to the cable systems' principal headends. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KUTF shall notify Charter of its channel position elections thirty (30) days from the date it delivers a good quality signal, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 2976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, provides that a station's market shall be
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  • its cable systems serving the cable communities listed in Appendix I sixty (60) days from the date on which KUTF delivers a good quality signal to the cable systems' principal headends. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KUTF shall notify Comcast of its channel position elections thirty (30) days from the date it delivers a good quality signal, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau Appendix I Salt Lake City Headend Alpine, UT American Fork, UT Bluffdale, UT Brigham City, UT Bountiful, UT Centerville, UT Clairfield, UT Clinton, Ut Layton, UT Magna,
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  • and Menifee, California, but is OTHERWISE DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Mediacom shall commence carriage of KVMD on its cable system serving Sun City and Menifee within sixty (60) days from the release date of this Order. KVMD shall notify Mediacom of its channel position election thirty (30) days from the release date of this Order, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. These actions are taken pursuant to delegated authority pursuant to Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau The subject communities are: Sun City, Menifee, Trona, Pioneer Point, Argus, Westend, Ridgecrest, Kernville, Inyokern, Bodfish, Lake Isabella, Wofferd Heights, Mountain Mesa, South Lake, Belle Vista,
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  • IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 614(h) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. �534, and Section 76.59 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. �76.59, that the captioned petition for special relief (CSR-6207-A), filed by Arkansas 49, Inc., IS GRANTED to the extent indicated herein, and is otherwise DENIED. 16. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, under Sections 76.56 and 76.57 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. ��76.56 and 76.57, that Arkansas 49, Inc. shall notify Classic Cable, Inc. in writing of its channel position election within thirty days of the release date of this order. 17. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. �0.283. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert
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  • Competition Act of 1992, Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues, (``Must Carry Order''), commercial television broadcast stations are entitled to assert mandatory carriage rights, including certain mandatory channel position rights, on cable systems located within the station's market. With respect to the channel number on which stations asserting must carry rights are to be carried, Section 614(b)(6) of the Act and Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules provide commercial television stations with three channel positioning options. The station may elect to be carried on: (1) the channel number on which the station is broadcast over-the-air; (2) the channel number on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; or (3) the channel number on which the station was carried on January 1,
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  • 60 days from the date that Station KAZH delivers a good quality signal to Cable One's Port Lavaca, Texas headend. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KAZH shall notify Cable One, in writing, of its channel position election on the Port Lavaca, Texas cable system within thirty (30) days of the date it provides a good quality signal, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64 of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau Complaint at 1. Id. 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 2976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act, amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, provides that a station's
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  • GRANTED. TCA Cable Partners d/b/a Cox Communications IS ORDERED to commence carriage of K07XL within sixty (60) days of the release date of this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that K07XL shall notify TCA Cable Partners d/b/a Cox Communications, in writing, of its channel position election within thirty (30) days of the release date of this order, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. �� 76.57, 76.64(f). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss and Motion to File Additional Pleadings, filed by TCA Cable Partners d/b/a Cox Communications, ARE DENIED. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNCIATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy
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  • Corrigan, Texas, within 60 days from the date that station KAZH delivers a good quality signal to those headends. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KAZH shall notify Cox, in writing, of its channel position election on the Livingston, Huntsville and Corrigan, Texas cable systems within thirty (30) days of the date it provides a good quality signal, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau Complaint at 1. Id. 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 2976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act, amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, provides that a station's
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  • Signal Carriage Issues, (``Must Carry Order''), commercial television broadcast stations are entitled to assert mandatory carriage rights, including certain mandatory channel position rights, on cable systems located within the station's market. 3. With respect to the cable channel number on which stations asserting must carry rights are to be carried by cable systems, Section 614(b)(6) of the Act and Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules provide commercial television stations with three channel positioning options. The station may elect to be carried by the cable system on: (1) the channel number on which the station is broadcast over-the-air; (2) the channel number on which the station was carried July 19, 1985; or (3) the channel number on which the station was carried
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  • system serving the communities of Barrington, Bristol Township, Warren and the unincorporated areas of Bristol County, Rhode Island, within sixty (60) days from the release date of this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that WWDP shall notify Full Channel in writing of its channel position election within thirty (30) days of the release date of this order, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 2976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, provides that a station's market shall be
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  • 47 U.S.C. � 534(h)(1)(B)(iii); 47 C.F.R. � 76.55(c)(3). Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2991. Complaint at 2. Id. Id. at 3 and Exhibit B. Id. at 4 and Exhibit B. See 47 C.F.R. � 76.61(a)(2). Id. at 5. 47 C.F.R. � 76.55. See Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2990. 47 C.F.R. � 76.55(c)(3). 47 C.F.R. � 76.57; See Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2988. While it is unclear from the record whether KCFG elected must carry status or defaulted to must carry status for the current election period which commenced on January 1, 2003, our action herein is conditioned on KCFG having must carry status during the current cycle. 47 C.F.R. � 0.283. (...continued from
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  • to Section 76.61(b)(5) to file its must carry complaint within 60 days. KCFG argues in reply that Cable One's contention that the January 16, 2001 letter was a request for carriage because it contained an initial request for channel carriage position is in error. KCFG states that its January 16th letter simply pointed out KCFG's channel positioning rights under Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules and also expressly noted that it was an election of must carry only and not a demand for carriage. In adopting the must carry regulations, the Commission's Must Carry Order set forth a two-step notification process. Sections 76.64(f)(1) and (4) of the Commission's rules requires all commercial television stations to choose between retransmission consent and must
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  • Competition Act of 1992, Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues, (``Must Carry Order''), commercial television broadcast stations are entitled to assert mandatory carriage rights, including certain mandatory channel position rights, on cable systems located within the station's market. With respect to the channel number on which stations asserting must carry rights are to be carried, Section 614(b)(6) of the Act and Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules provide commercial television stations with three channel positioning options. The station may elect to be carried on: (1) the channel number on which the station is broadcast over-the-air; (2) the channel number on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; or (3) the channel number on which the station was carried on January 1,
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  • rules requires that a commercial broadcast television station's market be defined by Nielsen Media Research's DMAs. 47 C.F.R. � 76.55(e). See Carriage of Digital Television Broadcast Signals, First Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 16 FCC Rcd 2598 (2001). Id. at 2599. Id. at 2600. See Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2991. 47 C.F.R. � 76.57. 47 C.F.R. � 0.283. (...continued from previous page) (continued....) Federal Communications Commission DA 04-1005 Federal Communications Commission DA 04-1005 # ' . / 0 2 A A a k � ... � � tm � � � � F � A � D �
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  • also submit comments regarding the tests. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that West Alabama TV Cable Co. Inc. shall commence carriage of W46DF in the cable communities within ninety days after the release date of this order if joint tests demonstrate that W46DF provides an adequate signal. W46DF shall be carried on the channel of the cable system specified by Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. �76.57. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated under Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. �0.283. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION William H. Johnson Deputy Chief Media Bureau WMTY, Inc. v. West Alabama TV Cable Co., Inc., 18 FCC Rcd 16550 (2003) (``Bureau Order''). 247 U.S.C. �534(c)(1) and (h)(2). 347 C.F.R. �76.55(d) and
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  • should not have conducted signal strength tests at that time. Id. at 7. 47 C.F.R. � 76.55. See Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2990. See 47 C.F.R. � 76.61. See Implementation of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues, 9 FCC Rcd 6723, para. 60-61. 47 C.F.R. �76.55(c)(3). 47 C.F.R. � 76.57; see Must Carry Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 2988. 47 C.F.R. � 0.283. (...continued from previous page) (continued...) Federal Communications Commission DA 04-1301 Federal Communications Commission DA 04-1301 H � � � � � h� h� @& a � ' � �
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  • Act and implementing rules adopted by the Commission in Implementation of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues (``Must Carry Order''), commercial television broadcast stations are entitled to assert mandatory carriage rights, including certain mandatory channel position rights, on cable systems located within the station's market. Section 614(b)(6) of the Act and Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules provide commercial television stations with three channel positioning options. The station may elect to be carried on: (1) the channel number on which the station is broadcast over-the-air; (2) the channel number on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; or (3) the channel number on which the station was carried on January 1,
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  • Competition Act of 1992, Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues, (``Must Carry Order''), commercial television broadcast stations are entitled to assert mandatory carriage rights, including certain mandatory channel position rights, on cable systems located within the station's market. With respect to the channel number on which stations asserting must carry rights are to be carried, Section 614(b)(6) of the Act and Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules provide commercial television stations with three channel positioning options. The station may elect to be carried on: (1) the channel number on which the station is broadcast over-the-air; (2) the channel number on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; or (3) the channel number on which the station was carried on January 1,
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  • its Ponca City, Tankawa, Sulphur and Mangum, Oklahoma cable systems sixty (60) days from the date on which KQOK delivers a good quality signal to the cable systems' principal headends. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KQOK shall notify Cable One of its channel position elections thirty (30) days from the date it delivers a good quality signal, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 2976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, provides that a station's market shall be
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  • system's principal headend. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Cebridge shall commence carriage of KQOK on its Kingfisher, Pucell, Weatherford and Anadarko cable systems sixty (60) days from the release date of this Order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KQOK shall notify Cebridge of its channel position elections thirty (30) days from the release date of this Order, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau According to Cebridge, its Weatherford system also serves the community of Hydro, Oklahoma; its Woodward system also serves the community of Mooreland, Oklahoma; and its Purcell system
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  • the system's principal headend, the initial burden of demonstrating the lack of a good quality signal appropriately falls on the cable operator. For UHF commercial television stations, the standard used to determine what constitutes a good quality signal at a cable system's headend is -45dBm.3 4. With regard to channel positioning rights, Section 614(b)(6) of the Communications Act and Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules provide commercial television stations electing must carry status with three channel positioning options. A station may elect to be carried on: (1) the channel number on which the station is broadcast over the air; (2) the channel number on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; or (3) the channel number on which the
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  • Act and implementing rules adopted by the Commission in Implementation of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues (``Must Carry Order''), commercial television broadcast stations are entitled to assert mandatory carriage rights, including certain mandatory channel position rights, on cable systems located within the station's market. Section 614(b)(6) of the Act and Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules provide commercial television stations with three channel positioning options. The station may elect to be carried on: (1) the channel number on which the station is broadcast over-the-air; (2) the channel number on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; or (3) the channel number on which the station was carried on January 1,
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  • Corona, El Cerrito, Glen Ivy, Homeland, Horsethief Canyon, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Murrieta, Murrieta Hot Spring, Nuevo, Quail Valley, Riverside, Romoland, Sedco Hills, The Farm, and Wildomar, California within sixty (60) days from the release date of this Order. KVMD shall notify Comcast of its channel position election thirty (30) days from the release date of this Order, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. These actions are taken pursuant to delegated authority pursuant to Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau The subject communities are: Artesia, Athens, Baldwin Hills, Bell, Bell Gardens, Bellflower, California Oaks, Canyon Lake, Carson, Castaic Lake, Claremont, Compton, Corona, Costa Mesa, Covina, Cudahy,
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  • SERVICE SUBPART D -- CARRIAGE OF TELEVISION BROADCAST SIGNALS Brief Description: These rules provide for the carriage of television broadcast signals on cable television systems. Need: These rules implement sections 4 and 5 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992. . Section Number and Title: 76.55 Definitions applicable to the must-carry rules. 76.56 Signal carriage obligations. 76.57 Channel positioning. 76.59 Modification of television markets. 76.61 Disputes concerning carriage. 76.62 Manner of carriage. 76.64 Retransmission consent. SUBPART H -- GENERAL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS Brief Description: These rules prescribe customer service standards for cable operators. Need: These rules implement section 8 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992. . Section Number and Title: 76.309 Customer service
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  • of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. �534, and Section 76.59 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. �76.59, that the captioned petition for special relief (CSR-6681-A), filed by Time Warner Entertainment Co., L.P. dba Time Warner Cable, IS GRANTED. KAIT shall notify the relevant cable systems in writing of its carriage and channel position elections, �� 76.56, 76.57, and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. These actions are taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau West Memphis (AR0076), Marion (AR0265), Sunset (AR0266), Earle (AR0262), Crittenden County (AR0267), and Parkin (AR0263). 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 2976-77 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act,
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  • release date of this order. 12. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Blytheville TV Cable Company shall commence carriage of WDYR within 45 days after the release date of this order in the absence of new tests that demonstrate that WDYR does not provide an adequate signal. WDYR shall be carried on the channel of the cable system specified by Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. �76.57. 13. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated under Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. �0.283. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION William H. Johnson Deputy Chief Media Bureau 47 C.F.R. ��76.51-76.64. Tri-State Christian TV, Inc. v. Blytheville TV Cable Company, 17 FCC Rcd 21413 (2002) (``Initial Order''). 47 U.S.C. �534. See supra
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  • Cablevision LLC SHALL COMMENCE CARRIAGE of KVCR's signal on its cable systems serving the communities of El Monte, South Gate and Walnut Park, California, as well as surrounding environs, within forty-five (45) days from the date that KVCR provides a good quality signal to Adelphia's principal headend in La Mirada, California. 15. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, in accordance with Section 76.57(b) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. �76.57(b), that KVCR be carried by the Adelphia cable systems on channel 24, its over-the-air channel, or, at the election of the station, on the channel on which it was carried on July 19, 1985. The parties may also mutually agree to another channel number. 16. This action is taken under authority delegated by
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  • in accordance with Section 76.61(b)(2) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. �76.61(b)(2), that Armstrong SHALL COMMENCE CARRIAGE of WFMZ's signal on its cable system serving the cable communities within forty-five (45) days from the date that WFMZ provides a good quality signal to Armstrong's headend. WFMZ shall be carried on the channel of the cable system as specified by Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules. 47 C.F.R. � 76.57. 11. This action is taken under authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F. R � 0.283. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief , Policy Division Media Bureau 1 WFMZ lists the following cities and areas (cable communities) as served by Armstrong's cable television system: Oxford (location
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  • serving the communities of Highland, Mountain Shadows, and Rialto, California, sixty (60) days from the date on which KVMD delivers a good quality signal to the cable system's principal headend. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KVMD shall notify Mountain Shadows of its channel position elections thirty (30) days from the date it delivers a good quality signal, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 2976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, provides that a station's market shall be
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  • serving the communities of Camarillo, Oxnard, Point Mugu and Ventura, California, sixty (60) days from the date on which KVMD delivers a good quality signal to the cable system's principal headend. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KVMD shall notify CS of its channel position elections thirty (30) days from the date it delivers a good quality signal, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 2976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, provides that a station's market shall be
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  • of this order. Mid-Hudson and WSSN-LP shall report the results of this joint test to the Commission within ten (10) days of performing the re-test of WSSN-LP's signal. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that WSSN-LP shall notify Mid-Hudson in writing of its channel position election within thirty (30) days of the date it provides a good quality signal, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNCIATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau 47 U.S.C. � 534(c)(1); 47 C.F.R. � 76.56(b)(3). 47 U.S.C. � 534(h)(2); 47 C.F.R. � 76.55(d). Complaint at 1-2; see also 47 U.S.C. � 614(h)(2) and 47
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  • 76.61(a)(4), if WHDT-DT provides a good quality signal to Comcast's principal headend, Comcast SHALL COMMENCE CARRIAGE of WHDT-DT's signal on its cable systems serving the West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Florida DMA within 10 days from the date that Comcast completes its signal quality test, and WHDT-DT shall be carried on the channel of the cable system as specified by Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules. This action is taken under authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R � 0.283. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Senior Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau Complaint and Request for Expedited Consideration of WHDT, filed Jan. 15, 2007 (``WHDT Complaint''). All references throughout to ``WHDT'' refer to complainant Marksteiner, WHDT-DT, and
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  • WUVN states that, although it has must carry status on Charter's cable systems, Charter is not carrying WUVN on its over-the-air analog channel 18. WUVN states that, by letter dated January 8, 2008, it formally demanded carriage on the above-listed Charter cable systems on its over-the-air channel, pursuant to Section 76.61(a)(1) of the Commission's rules. WUVN points out that Sections 76.57(a) and (c) of the Commission's rules provides that a station is generally entitled to carriage ``on the cable system channel number on which the commercial television station is broadcast over the air . . . unless the station and the cable operator mutually agree upon another channel.'' WUVN states that it has not agreed to any alternate channel position on
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  • IS ORDERED to commence carriage of W18AN within sixty (60) days of the date that W18AN provides a good quality signal to the cable system's principal headend. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that W18AN shall notify New Wave in writing of its channel position election within thirty (30) days of the date it provides a good quality signal, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNCIATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Senior Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau According to the Commission's records, the community of Middlesborough is part of one physically-integrated cable system (PSID # 007027) operated by New Wave encompassing 6 counties
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  • area,'' or DMA, as defined by Nielsen Media Research. The Commission has clarified that ``broadcast stations may assert their carriage and channel positioning rights at any time so long as they have not elected retransmission consent.'' With respect to the channel number on which stations asserting must carry rights are to be carried, Section 614 of the Act and Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules provide commercial television stations with three possible options. Pursuant to Section 76.57, a commercial broadcast station may elect to be carried on: (1) the channel number on which the station is broadcast over the air; (2) the channel number on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; or, (3) the channel number on which
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  • have not elected retransmission consent.'' A station not electing retransmission consent by October 1 of the year prior to the first year of a carriage cycle is deemed to have elected must carry. With respect to the channel number on which stations asserting (or defaulting to) must carry rights are to be carried, Section 614 of the Act and Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules provide commercial television stations with three options. Pursuant to Section 76.57(a), a commercial broadcast station may elect to be carried on: (1) the channel number on which the station is broadcast over the air; (2) the channel number on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; or, (3) the channel number on which the
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  • complies with the requirements set forth above within 20 days of the date of this order that demonstrates that WGBS-LD fails to place an adequate signal strength over Charter's principal headend. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that WGBS-LD shall notify Charter in writing of its channel position election within thirty (30) days of the date of this order, pursuant to Sections 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNCIATIONS COMMISSION Steven A. Broeckaert Senior Deputy Chief, Policy Division Media Bureau 47 U.S.C. � 534(c)(1); 47 C.F.R. � 76.56(b)(3). 47 U.S.C. � 534(h)(2); 47 C.F.R. � 76.55(d). Complaint at 1. Id. at 9-10 and Exhibit D. Id.
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  • area,'' or DMA, as defined by Nielsen Media Research. The Commission has clarified that ``broadcast stations may assert their carriage and channel positioning rights at any time so long as they have not elected retransmission consent.'' With respect to the channel number on which stations asserting must carry rights are to be carried, Section 614 of the Act and Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules provide commercial television stations with three statutory options. Pursuant to Section 76.57(a), a commercial broadcast station may elect to be carried on: (1) the channel number on which the station is broadcast over the air; (2) the channel number on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; or, (3) the channel number on which
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  • here is not intended to suggest any opinion regarding the terms of that agreement, but only to affirm that the parties are governed by it, rather than the Commission's must-carry rules, for the upcoming cycle. ordering clauses Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 614(d)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. � 534(d)(3), and section 76.57 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. � 76.57, the petition filed by Radio Perry, Inc., licensee of television broadcast station WPGA-TV, Perry, Georgia, IS DISMISSED as discussed herein. IT IS ORDERED FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 614(d)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. � 534(d)(3), and section 76.57 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. �
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  • revised to read as follows: �76.56 Signal carriage obligations. * * * * * (e) Carriage of additional broadcast television signals on such system shall be at the discretion of the cable operator, subject to the retransmission consent rules, � 76.64. A cable system may also carry any ancillary or other transmission contained in the broadcast television signal. 4. Section 76.57 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (c), (d), (e) as paragraphs (d), (e), (f); adding a new paragraph (c); revising the newly redesignated paragraph (e), and the Note that follows paragraph d is designated as ``Note to � 76.57'' to read as follows: �76.57 Channel positioning * * * * * (c) With respect to digital signals of a television station
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  • purposes is its "designated market area," or DMA, as defined by Nielsen Media Research. 328 47 U.S.C. 9 534(b)( 1)(B); 47 C.F.R. 9 76.56(b)(2). 329 47 U.S.C. 5 534(b)(6); 47 C.F.R. 576.57. 330 47 U.S.C. 9 534(b)(7); 47 C.F.R. 5 76.56(d). 33' 47 U.S.C. 9 535(a) and (b); 47 C.F.R. Q 76.56(a). 332 47 U.S.C. 5 535(g)(5); 47 C.F.R. 9 76.57(b). 333 47 U.S.C. 5 309Cj)( 14). See generally, Carriage of Digital Television Broadcast Signals, 16 FCC Rcd 2598 (2001). 334 335 Z, 16 FCC Rcd at 2606. See 47 U.S.C. 0 338. See DBS Broadcast Carriage Report and Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 1934, clarified, Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999; Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues, 16
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  • PA 30,120 11,934 18,178 60.35 Verizon - Pennsylvania PA 300,131 91,986 208,105 69.34 Sprint - United Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania PA 44,578 28,542 16,036 35.97 Verizon - Puerto Rico Telephone Company - Central PR 6,249 3,725 2,524 40.39 Verizon - Puerto Rico Telephone Company PR 43,900 36,161 7,740 17.63 Verizon - New England - Rhode Island RI 13,461 3,159 10,307 76.57 Verizon - South - Contel - South Carolina SC 2,118 119 2,021 95.42 Verizon - South Carolina SC 11,649 8,616 3,031 26.02 BellSouth - South Carolina SC 125,447 83,529 41,727 33.26 Qwest - South Dakota SD 11,282 4,091 7,191 63.74 BellSouth - Tennessee TN 178,482 112,777 65,419 36.65 Sprint - UTC - Southeast - Tennessee TN 12,619 4,347 8,271 65.54
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  • PA 30,120 11,934 18,178 60.35 Verizon - Pennsylvania PA 300,131 91,986 208,105 69.34 Sprint - United Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania PA 44,578 28,542 16,036 35.97 Verizon - Puerto Rico Telephone Company - Central PR 6,249 3,725 2,524 40.39 Verizon - Puerto Rico Telephone Company PR 43,900 36,161 7,740 17.63 Verizon - New England - Rhode Island RI 13,461 3,159 10,307 76.57 Verizon - South - Contel - South Carolina SC 2,118 119 2,021 95.42 Verizon - South Carolina SC 11,649 8,616 3,031 26.02 BellSouth - South Carolina SC 125,447 83,529 41,727 33.26 Qwest - South Dakota SD 11,282 4,091 7,191 63.74 BellSouth - Tennessee TN 178,482 112,777 65,419 36.65 Sprint - UTC - Southeast - Tennessee TN 12,619 4,347 8,271 65.54
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  • of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. �503(b), and Section 1.80 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. �1.80, CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION IS LIABLE FOR A FORFEITURE in the amount of one hundred and twenty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($127,500) for its willful and repeated violation of Section 614 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. �534(b)(6), and Section 76.57(a) of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. �76.57(a). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, PURSUANT TO Section 1.80(f)(4) of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. �1.80(f)(4), that Cablevision Systems Corporation SHALL HAVE thirty (30) days from the release of this Order to PAY THE FORFEITURE. Payment may be made by credit card through the Commission's Credit and Debt Management Center, (202) 418-1995, or by
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  • cable operators: (1) the channel number on which the station broadcasts over-the-air; (2) the channel on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; (3) the channel on which it was carried on January 1, 1992; and (4) any other channel number as is mutually agreed upon by the station and the cable operator. 47 U.S.C. �534(b)(6); 47 C.F.R. �76.57(a). Noncommercial television stations have three channel positioning options under Section 615(g)(5): (1) the channel number on which the station is broadcast over-the-air; (2) the channel on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; and (3) any other channel number as is mutually agreed upon by the station and the cable operator. 47 U.S.C. �535(g)(5); 47 C.F.R. �76.57(b). Conference
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  • *** 3. Section 76.56 is amended as follows: (f) Carriage of additional broadcast television signals on such system shall be at the discretion of the cable operator, subject to the retransmission consent rules, � 76.64. A cable system may also carry any ancillary or other transmission contained in the broadcast television signal. *** *** *** *** *** *** 4. Section 76.57 is amended as follows: A new subsection (c) is added, as follows, and subsections (c), (d), (e) are renumbered (d), (e), and (f), respectively. (c) With respect to digital signals of a television station carried in fulfillment of the must-carry obligations, a cable operator shall carry the information necessary to identify and tune to the broadcast television signal. *** ***
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  • states that it would not object to a cable operator converting its signal to analog format at the cable operator's principal headend, and will provide the necessary conversion equipment to the cable system. WHDT states that if its signal is carried in an analog format, it should be done in a manner consistent with the channel positioning requirements in Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules. WHDT also states that the signal strength requirements for analog television signals, under Section 76.55(c)(3), should be applied in this case. Ripeness for Review 8. Several cable programmers argue that WHDT's petition is not ripe for review by the Commission. They assert that WHDT's petition is premature for three reasons: (1) the station is not currently
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  • this Order. 17. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Mickelson Media, Inc. d/b/a Century Cable shall commence carriage of WYKE-LP sixty (60) days after the release date of this Order in the absence of a new test that demonstrates that WYKE-LP does not provide an adequate signal. WYKE-LP shall notify Century in writing of its carriage and channel position elections (��76.56, 76.57, and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules) within 15 days of the release date of this Order. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Magalie Roman Salas Secretary Formerly W49AI. 10 FCC Rcd 8225 (1995), recon. denied,10 FCC Rcd 960 (1995). 8 FCC Rcd 2965 (1993) ("Must Carry Order''). 47 C.F.R. �76.55(d). The Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 (``1992 Cable Act''),
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  • Act and implementing rules adopted by the Commission in Implementation of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues (``Must Carry Order''), commercial television broadcast stations are entitled to assert mandatory carriage rights, including certain mandatory channel position rights, on cable systems located within the station's market. Section 614(b)(6) of the Act and Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules provide commercial television stations with three channel positioning options. The station may elect to be carried on: (1) the channel number on which the station is broadcast over-the-air; (2) the channel number on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; or (3) the channel number on which the station was carried on January 1,
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  • qualified local commercial and noncommercial educational television stations available to every subscriber. See 47 C.F.R. � 76.1506(e). See 47 U.S.C. � 573(c)(1)(B); Implementation of Section 302 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996: Open Video Systems, CS Docket No. 96-46, Second Report and Order, 11 FCC Rcd at 18311-13 (1996). See Appendix C, infra. 47 U.S.C. � 534(b)(6); 47 C.F.R. � 76.57(a). There are three channel positioning options for commercial television stations but in the First Report and Order the Commission decided that only the on-channel option is relevant to the new digital signals. First Report and Order (motions for reconsideration have been filed on this issue). 47 U.S.C. � 535(g)(5); 47 C.F.R. � 76.57(b). 47 U.S.C. �� 534(b)(6), 535(g)(5). First Report
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  • to the February 17, 2009, statutory deadline; provided, however, that broadcasters must notify the cable operator(s) 30 days before the date on which they anticipate termination of their analog signal if it will be earlier than February 17, 2009. Channel Placement We clarify that the channel placement options in Sections 614(b)(6) and 615(g)(5) of the Act, as implemented in Section 76.57 of the Commission's Rules, remain in effect after the digital transition. Section 614(b)(6) of the Act generally provides that commercial television stations carried pursuant to the mandatory carriage provision are entitled to be carried on a cable system on the same channel number on which the station broadcasts over-the-air. Under Section 615(g)(5) noncommercial television stations generally have the same right.
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  • service tier would be required to include, at a minimum, digital broadcast signals and public, educational, and governmental access channels. This will satisfy the statute's directive of assuring that all cable subscribers are able to view broadcast material on the lowest priced tier available. Federal Communications Commission FCC 98-153 16047 U.S.C. �534(b)(7). 16147 U.S.C. �543(b)(3). 16247 U.S.C. �534(b)(6); 47 C.F.R. �76.57(a). 16347 U.S.C. �535(g)(5); 47 C.F.R. �76.57(b). 164Broadcaster Comments at 35. 165Id. See 1992 Cable Act, �2(a)(15) ("A cable television system which carries the signal of a local television broadcaster is assisting the broadcaster to increase its viewership, and thereby attract additional advertising revenues that otherwise might be earned by the cable system operator. As a result, there is an economic
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  • *** 3. Section 76.56 is amended as follows: (f) Carriage of additional broadcast television signals on such system shall be at the discretion of the cable operator, subject to the retransmission consent rules, � 76.64. A cable system may also carry any ancillary or other transmission contained in the broadcast television signal. *** *** *** *** *** *** 4. Section 76.57 is amended as follows: A new subsection (c) is added, as follows, and subsections (c), (d), (e) are renumbered (d), (e), and (f), respectively. (c) With respect to digital signals of a television station carried in fulfillment of the must-carry obligations, a cable operator shall carry the information necessary to identify and tune to the broadcast television signal. *** ***
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  • states that it would not object to a cable operator converting its signal to analog format at the cable operator's principal headend, and will provide the necessary conversion equipment to the cable system. WHDT states that if its signal is carried in an analog format, it should be done in a manner consistent with the channel positioning requirements in Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules. WHDT also states that the signal strength requirements for analog television signals, under Section 76.55(c)(3), should be applied in this case. Ripeness for Review 8. Several cable programmers argue that WHDT's petition is not ripe for review by the Commission. They assert that WHDT's petition is premature for three reasons: (1) the station is not currently
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  • service tier would be required to include, at a minimum, digital broadcast signals and public, educational, and governmental access channels. This will satisfy the statute's directive of assuring that all cable subscribers are able to view broadcast material on the lowest priced tier available. Federal Communications Commission FCC 98-153 16047 U.S.C. �534(b)(7). 16147 U.S.C. �543(b)(3). 16247 U.S.C. �534(b)(6); 47 C.F.R. �76.57(a). 16347 U.S.C. �535(g)(5); 47 C.F.R. �76.57(b). 164Broadcaster Comments at 35. 165Id. See 1992 Cable Act, �2(a)(15) ("A cable television system which carries the signal of a local television broadcaster is assisting the broadcaster to increase its viewership, and thereby attract additional advertising revenues that otherwise might be earned by the cable system operator. As a result, there is an economic
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  • cable operators: (1) the channel number on which the station broadcasts over-the-air; (2) the channel on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; (3) the channel on which it was carried on January 1, 1992; and (4) any other channel number as is mutually agreed upon by the station and the cable operator. 47 U.S.C. �534(b)(6); 47 C.F.R. �76.57(a). Noncommercial television stations have three channel positioning options under Section 615(g)(5): (1) the channel number on which the station is broadcast over-the-air; (2) the channel on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; and (3) any other channel number as is mutually agreed upon by the station and the cable operator. 47 U.S.C. �535(g)(5); 47 C.F.R. �76.57(b). Conference
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  • the complaint filed by Vision 3 Broadcasting, Inc. IS GRANTED to the extent indicated above, and Time Warner Cable shall commence carriage of WVBG-LP within sixty (60) days after WVBG-LP provides a good quality signal to the system's principal headend. IT IS FURTHER ORDERDED that WVBG-LP shall notify Time Warner in writing of its carriage and channel position elections (��76.56, 76.57, and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules) within thirty (30) days after WVBG-LP provides a good quality signal to the system's principal headend. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION William H. Johnson, Deputy Chief Cable Services Bureau 47 C.F.R. �76.56(b)(3). Section 76.55(d)(2) of the rules provides that the LPTV
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  • filed by Gary M. Cocola, licensee of KGMC(TV), Clovis, California, IS GRANTED. Northland Cable Television IS ORDERED to commence carriage of KGMC(TV) within sixty (60) days after KGMC(TV) provides a good quality signal to Northland's Cable Television's headends. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KGMC(TV) shall notify Northland Cable Television in writing of its carriage and channel position elections (�� 76.56, 76.57, and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules) within thirty (30) days of the release of this Order. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Deborah Klein, Chief Consumer Protection and Competition Division Cable Services Bureau 47 U.S.C. � 534. 47 C.F.R. �� 76.7, 76.61(a). At the relevant headends, the communities
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  • within sixty (60) days from the date that KZJL provides a good quality signal at Falcon's principal headends in West Columbia, Wharton, Palacios, and Texas. KZJL shall notify Falcon in writing of its carriage and channel position elections on Falcon's cable systems served by those principal headends within 30 days of providing a good quality signal, 47 C.F.R. �� 76.56, 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by � 0.321, 47 C.F.R.� 0.321 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Deborah E. Klein, Chief Consumer Protection and Competition Division Cable Services Bureau 47 C.F.R. � 76.7 and 47 C.F.R. � 76.61. 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 2976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act,
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  • signal, WRXY-TV, within sixty (60) days from the date that WRXY provides a good quality signal at Adelphia's principal headends serving the Fort Myers-Naples DMA. WRXY shall notify Adelphia in writing of its carriage and channel position elections on Adelphia's cable systems served by those principal headends within 30 days of providing a good quality signal, 47 C.F.R. �� 76.56, 76.57 and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by � 0.321, 47 C.F.R.� 0.321 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Deborah E. Klein, Chief Consumer Protection and Competition Division Cable Services Bureau 47 C.F.R. � 76.7 and 47 C.F.R. � 76.61. 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 2976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act,
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  • and UACC Midwest, Inc. ARE ORDERED to commence carriage of KGMC(TV) within sixty (60) days after KGMC(TV) provides a good quality signal to Televents of San Joaquin, Inc.'s and UACC Midwest's headends. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KGMC(TV) shall notify Televents of San Joaquin, Inc. and UACC Midwest, Inc. in writing of its carriage and channel position elections (�� 76.56, 76.57, and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules) within thirty (30) days of providing a good quality signal. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Deborah Klein, Chief Consumer Protection and Competition Division Cable Services Bureau 47 U.S.C. � 534. 47 C.F.R. �� 76.7, 76.61(a). The relevant communities in California include:
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  • of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. �534). Community Cable Television IS ORDERED to commence carriage of WHOT-TV on its Ellijay, Nelson and Jasper, Georgia cable systems sixty (60) days from the release date of this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that WHOT-TV shall notify Community Cable in writing of its carriage and channel position elections (��76.56, 76.57, and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules) within thirty (30) days of the release date of this order. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Deborah Klein, Chief Consumer Protection and Competition Division Cable Services Bureau 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 1976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act, as amended
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  • Management, Inc. IS ORDERED to commence carriage of KZJL on its cable systems serving the communities of Sealy, Hempstead, Angleton, Danbury, Bailey's Prairie Village, Bellville, and unincorporated Brazoria County, Texas, sixty (60) days from the release date of this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KZJL shall notify Cable Management in writing of its carriage and channel position elections (��76.56, 76.57, and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules) within thirty (30) days of the release date of this order. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Deborah Klein, Chief Consumer Protection and Competition Division Cable Services Bureau 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 1976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act, as amended
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of: Comcast Cablevision of Mercer County, Inc. Request for Order Pursuant to Section 76.57(a) and Section 76.61(a) of the Commission's rules Directing Carriage of WFMZ-TV, Allentown, PA, On Cable Channel 4 or 16 or Another Mutually Agreeable Channel ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CSR-5466-M Adopted: April 14, 2000 Released: April 17, 2000 By the Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division, Cable Services Bureau: INTRODUCTION Maranatha Broadcasting Company, Inc. (``MBC''), licensee
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  • (47 U.S.C. �534). InterMedia IS ORDERED to commence carriage of WHOT-TV on its Grantville, Powder Springs and Peachtree City, Georgia cable systems sixty (60) days from the date that WHOT-TV delivers a good quality signal to its cable systems' principal headends. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that WHOT-TV shall notify InterMedia in writing of its carriage and channel position elections (��76.56, 76.57, and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules) within thirty (30) days of the date in which it provides a good quality signal. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Deborah Klein, Chief Consumer Protection and Competition Division Cable Services Bureau 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 1976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the
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  • IS ORDERED to commence carriage of KPCB on its cable systems serving Brownwood, Bands, Baird, Clyde, Cross Plains, Rising Star, and Santa Ana, Texas, sixty (60) days from the date that KPCB provides a good quality signal at Brownwood's principal headends. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KPCB shall notify Brownwood in writing of its carriage and channel position elections (��76.56, 76.57, and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules) within thirty (30) days of providing a good quality signal. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Deborah Klein, Chief Consumer Protection and Competition Division Cable Services Bureau 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 2976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act, as amended by
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  • not foreclose its carriage if the station provides a cable operator with specialized equipment, at the station's expense, which will improve the station's signal to an acceptable quality at a cable system's headend. Must Carry Order at 2991; see also 47 U.S.C. � 534(h)(1)(B)(iii). Pub. L. No. 102-385, 1992 U.S.C.A.N. (106 Stat) 1460; 47 U.S.C. � 534(h)(B)(iii). 47 C.F.R. � 76.57; see Must Carry Order at 2988. 47 C.F.R. � 0.321. (...continued from previous page) (continued...) Federal Communications Commission DA 00-997 Federal Communications Commission DA 00-997 G l | @& �
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  • Report and Order''). For a more complete description of how counties are allocated, see Nielsen Research's Nielsen Station Index: Methodology Techniques and Data Interpretation. See n. 1, supra. Petition at 2 and Exhibit 2. Petition at 1-2 and Exhibit 2. Petition at 2 and Exhibit 3. See Must Carry Order at 2990. See 47 C.F.R. � 76.61(a)(2). 47 C.F.R. � 76.57; see Must Carry Order at 2988. 47 C.F.R. � 0.321. (...continued from previous page) (continued...) Federal Communications Commission DA 00-1089 Federal Communications Commission DA 00-1089 7 \ l � @& : = =
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  • Act and implementing rules adopted by the Commission in Implementation of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues (``Must Carry Order''), commercial television broadcast stations are entitled to assert mandatory carriage rights, including certain mandatory channel position rights, on cable systems located within the station's market. Section 614(b)(6) of the Act and Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules provide commercial television stations with three channel positioning options. The station may elect to be carried on: (1) the channel number on which the station is broadcast over-the-air; (2) the channel number on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; or (3) the channel number on which the station was carried on January 1,
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  • �534). Comcast Cablevision of Groton, Inc. IS ORDERED to commence carriage of WHCT-TV on its cable system serving the communities of Groton, Ledyard, Stonington, Voluntown, North Stonington and New London, Connecticut, sixty (60) days from the release date of this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that WHCT-TV shall notify Comcast in writing of its carriage and channel position elections (��76.56, 76.57, and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules) within thirty (30) days of the release date of this order. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Steven Broeckaert, Acting Chief Consumer Protection and Competition Division Cable Services Bureau 8 FCC Rcd 2965, 1976-2977 (1993). Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act, as
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  • 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. �534), that the complaint filed by V-One Productions, Inc. IS GRANTED. Charter is ordered to commence carriage of WWCI-LP on its Indian River County system within sixty (60) days of the release date of this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that WWCI-LP shall notify Charter in writing of its carriage and channel position elections (��76.56, 76.57, and 76.64(f) of the Commission's rules) within thirty (30) days of the release date of this order. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's rules. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Deborah E. Klein, Chief Consumer Protection and Competition Division Cable Services Bureau WWCI-LP states that these communities include, but are not limited to, Sebastian and
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of: Comcast Cablevision of Mercer County, Inc. Request for Order Pursuant to Section 76.57(a) and Section 76.61(a) of the Commission's rules Directing Carriage of WFMZ-TV, Allentown, PA, on Cable Channel 4 or 16 or Another Mutually Agreeable Channel ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) File No. CSR-5466-M ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION Adopted: August 10, 2000 Released: August 15, 2000 By the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau: INTrODUCTION Maranatha Broadcasting Company, Inc. (``MBC''),
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  • Act and implementing rules adopted by the Commission in Implementation of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues (``Must Carry Order''), commercial television broadcast stations are entitled to assert mandatory carriage rights, including certain mandatory channel position rights, on cable systems located within the station's market. Section 614(b)(6) of the Act and Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules provide commercial television stations with three channel positioning options. The station may elect to be carried on: (1) the channel number on which the station is broadcast over-the-air; (2) the channel number on which the station was carried on July 19, 1985; or (3) the channel number on which the station was carried on January 1,
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  • the air, or on the channel on which it was carried on July 19, 1985, or on the channel on which it was carried on January 1, 1992, at the election of the station, or on such other channel number as is mutually agreed upon by the station and the cable operator. 3. The specific rule at issue is Section 76.57(a), which reads as follows: At the election of the licensee of a local commercial broadcast television station, and for the purpose of this section, a qualified low power television station, carried in fulfillment of the must carry obligations, a cable operator shall carry such signal on the cable system channel number on which the local commercial television station is broadcast
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  • entitled to assert mandatory carriage rights on cable systems located within the station's market. A station's market for this purpose is currently its Designated Market Area ("DMA"), as defined by the Nielsen audience research organization. 5. With respect to the channel number on which stations asserting must carry rights are to be carried, Section 614(b)(6) of the Act and Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules provide that commercial television stations may elect to be carried on the channel number on which the station is broadcast over the air. The Act also allows for another channel number to be selected by the broadcaster as long as that designation is mutually agreed upon by the station and the cable operator. The Commission's rules
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  • *** 3. Section 76.56 is amended as follows: (f) Carriage of additional broadcast television signals on such system shall be at the discretion of the cable operator, subject to the retransmission consent rules, � 76.64. A cable system may also carry any ancillary or other transmission contained in the broadcast television signal. *** *** *** *** *** *** 4. Section 76.57 is amended as follows: A new subsection (c) is added, as follows, and subsections (c), (d), (e) are renumbered (d), (e), and (f), respectively. (c) With respect to digital signals of a television station carried in fulfillment of the must-carry obligations, a cable operator shall carry the information necessary to identify and tune to the broadcast television signal. *** ***
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  • states that it would not object to a cable operator converting its signal to analog format at the cable operator's principal headend, and will provide the necessary conversion equipment to the cable system. WHDT states that if its signal is carried in an analog format, it should be done in a manner consistent with the channel positioning requirements in Section 76.57 of the Commission's rules. WHDT also states that the signal strength requirements for analog television signals, under Section 76.55(c)(3), should be applied in this case. Ripeness for Review 8. Several cable programmers argue that WHDT's petition is not ripe for review by the Commission. They assert that WHDT's petition is premature for three reasons: (1) the station is not currently
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  • Chief, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: February 15, 2000. by Order. (DA No. 00-288). CCB Internet URL: [17]http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da000288.doc CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION. Issued a Notice of Apparent Liability to Cablevision, a cable operator serving communities in the New York television market, for violations of the must carry channel positioning requirements found in Section 614(b)(6) of the Communications Act, as amended, and Section 76.57 of the Comomission's rules. The forfeiture amount for the apparent violations is $127,500. By Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture. Adopted: February 8, 2000. by Order. (FCC No. 00-41). CSB Internet URL: [18]http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/2000/fcc00041.doc WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P. Granted in part, and denied in part, a Petition for Reconsideration filed by Cablevision Systems Corporation, concerning the channel positioning request of television
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  • proprietary information. [8]76.10 Review. [9]76.11 Lockbox enforcement. Subpart B -- Registration Statements [10]76.29 Special temporary authority. Subpart C -- Federal-State/Local Regulatory Relationships [Reserved] Subpart D -- Carriage of Television Broadcast Signals [11]76.51 Major television markets. [12]76.53 Reference points. [13]76.54 Significantly viewed signals; method to be followed for special showings. [14]76.55 Definitions applicable to the must-carry rules. [15]76.56 Signal carriage obligations. [16]76.57 Channel positioning. [17]76.59 Modification of television markets. [18]76.60 Compensation for carriage. [19]76.61 Disputes concerning carriage. [20]76.62 Manner of carriage. [21]76.64 Retransmission consent. [22]76.65 Good faith and exclusive retransmission consent complaints. [23]76.66 Satellite broadcast signal carriage. [24]76.70 Exemption from input selector switch rules. Subpart E -- Equal Employment Opportunity Requirements [25]76.71 Scope of application. [26]76.73 General EEO policy. [27]76.75 EEO program
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  • Lockbox enforcement. Subpart B-Registration Statements � 76.29 Special temporary authority. Subpart C-Cable Franchise Applications � 76.41 Franchise application process. Subpart D-Carriage of Television Broadcast Signals � 76.51 Major television markets. � 76.53 Reference points. � 76.54 Significantly viewed signals; method to be followed for special showings. � 76.55 Definitions applicable to the must-carry rules. � 76.56 Signal carriage obligations. � 76.57 Channel positioning. � 76.59 Modification of television markets. � 76.60 Compensation for carriage. � 76.61 Disputes concerning carriage. � 76.62 Manner of carriage. � 76.64 Retransmission consent. � 76.65 Good faith and exclusive retransmission consent complaints. � 76.66 Satellite broadcast signal carriage. � 76.70 Exemption from input selector switch rules. Page 1of 243 Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: 5/6/2011 http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=a0b1c7045abd9e3f08f6d3233a640e58&rg...
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  • deny carriage on the cable systems that it owns and operates because programmers can obtain carriage on cable systems under leased access regulations or by striking carriage deals with broadcast TV networks who, in turn, have carriage rights under "must carry" and retransmission consent regulations. See 47 U.S.C. �� 532, 534; 47 C.F.R. �� 76. 970, 76.971 (leased access); 76.56, 76.57 (must carry); and 76.64 (retransmission consent). AT&T Comcast similarly will not have the market power to control the price of its programming, another requirement for a successful distribution foreclosure strategy. Without the market power over the price of programming, foreclosure would just cause losses (from subscribers lost by the refusal to carry valuable programming) without any corresponding gains. Where, as