Television Broadcasting Services Odessa, Texas
Key claim: The Federal Communications Commission proposes to amend its Table of TV Allotments to allow KOSA-TV in Odessa, Texas, to continue operating on VHF channel 7 rather than moving to UHF channel 31.
Abstract
(Proposed Rule · Federal Communications Commission) This document proposes to amend the Table of TV Allotments (Table) of the Federal Communications Commission’s (Commission) rules in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Gray), the licensee of KOSA-TV (KOSA-TV), Odessa, Texas (Odessa). Gray held a construction permit to construct a facility on UHF channel 31 at Odessa, and now requests that the Bureau substitute VHF channel 7 for UHF channel 31 in the Table, with the technical parameters as set forth in KOSA-TV’s current license. The Media Bureau previously granted a petition for rulemaking submitted by Gray to substitute UHF channel 31 for VHF channel 7 at Odessa. Gray states that it is unable to complete construction of its new channel within the time specified on the construction permit, and therefore requests amendment of the Table to allow it to continue to operate on VHF channel 7 at its currently licensed technical parameters to provide uninterrupted service to viewers. Given that the Licensee proposes to utilize its currently licensed parameters, we believe VHF channel 7 can be substituted for UHF channel 31 at Odessa as proposed, in compliance with the principal community coverage requirements of the Commission’s rules. In addition, we find that this channel change meets the technical requirements set forth in the Commission’s rules.
Why this matters
The Federal Communications Commission proposes to amend its Table of TV Allotments to allow KOSA-TV in Odessa, Texas, to continue operating on VHF channel 7 rather than moving to UHF channel 31.