📺FCC Updates TV Channel Allotments for New Mexico Broadcast Stations
Television Broadcasting Services Silver City and Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
Summary
This document amends the Table of TV Allotments (table) of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules by deleting channel 12 at Silver City, New Mexico and reallotting channel 12 from Silver City to Truth or Consequences, New Mexico in response to a Petition for Rulemaking filed by TV-49, Inc., the permittee of an unbuilt full power television station KKAB on channel 12 allotted to Silver City, New Mexico. The staff engineering analysis finds that the proposal is in compliance with the Commission's principal community coverage and technical requirements. TV-49, Inc. also requested modification of its construction permit to specify Truth or Consequences as its community of license.
Agencies
- Federal Communications Commission
Business Impact
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The regulation amends TV channel allotments, impacting the broadcasting landscape in New Mexico, particularly for TV-49, Inc. This may require compliance adjustments in operations and could affect advertising revenues, viewership, and market positioning for media businesses in these towns.