Rule 26 Aug 2025 compliance, regulations, federal communications commission, television, cable television, obsolete rules

📺FCC Removes Obsolete Regulations Impacting Cable Businesses

In this document, the Media Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) conforms part 76 of the Commission's rules to the court decisions in Time Warner Cable Inc. v. FCC, which vacated the temporary standstill rule for program carriage complaint proceedings, and EchoStar Satellite LLC v. FCC, which set aside two 2003 Commission orders adopting the encoding rules.

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Proposed Rule 22 Aug 2025 regulatory compliance, fcc, mississippi, broadcasting, television

📺Proposed Regulation Changes for West Point Broadcasting Services

This document proposes to amend the Table of TV Allotments (table) of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules by substituting channel 26 for channel 16 at West Point, Mississippi in response to a Petition for Rulemaking filed by WLOV License LLC, the licensee of full power television station WLOV-TV, channel 16, West Point, Mississippi. The staff engineering analysis finds that the proposal is in compliance with the Commission's principal community coverage and technical requirements. The substitution of channel 26 for channel 16 in the table will allow Petitioner to transition from STA to permanent, licensed operation.

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Proposed Rule 22 Aug 2025 regulation, california, telecommunications, fcc, broadcasting, television

📺Proposed Rule on Television Broadcasting in Fort Bragg and Cloverdale

This document proposes to amend the Table of TV Allotments (table) of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules by deleting channel 8 at Fort Bragg, California and reallotting channel 8 from Fort Bragg to Cloverdale, California in response to a Petition for Rulemaking filed by One Ministries, Inc., the licensee of KQSL(TV) (KQSL), channel 8, Fort Bragg, California. The staff engineering analysis finds that the proposal is in compliance with the Commission's principal community coverage and technical requirements. One Ministries, Inc. also requested modification of its license to specify Cloverdale as its community of license.

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Rule 20 Aug 2025 compliance, regulation, administrative practice and procedure, telecommunications, fcc, radio, broadcasting, television, media

📡FCC Moves to Eliminate Outdated Regulations Impacting Businesses

In this document, the Commission acts to eliminate certain outdated, obsolete, and unnecessary rules.

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Rule 14 Aug 2025 regulation, fcc, nevada, broadcasting, television, henderson

📺FCC Amends TV Channel Allotment for Henderson, Nevada

This document amends the Table of TV Allotments (table) of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules by substituting channel 9 for channel 24 at Henderson, Nevada in response to a Petition for Rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Gray), the licensee of KVVU-TV, Henderson, Nevada. The staff engineering analysis finds that the proposal is in compliance with the Commission's principal community coverage and technical requirements. The substitution of channel 9 for channel 24 in the table will allow the station to continue to operate on its licensed channel and provide uninterrupted service to its viewers.

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Rule 14 Aug 2025 regulation, federal communications commission, telecommunications, radio, radio broadcasting, television, media, matador texas

📻Regulation Changes for Radio Broadcasting in Matador, Texas

This document amends the Table of FM Allotments, of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules, by substituting Channel 276C2 for vacant Channel 244C2 and Channel 252C3 for vacant Channel 276C3 at Matador, Texas. A staff engineering analysis determines that Channel 276C2 can be allotted to Matador, consistent with the minimum distance separation requirements of the Commission's rules with a site restriction of 27 kilometers (16.8 miles) west of the community. The reference coordinates are 33-56-19 NL and 101-06-08 WL. The staff engineering analysis indicates that Channel 252C3 can be allotted to Matador consistent with the minimum distance separation requirements of the Commission's rules, with a site restriction of 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) southeast of the community. The reference coordinates are 33-57-50 NL and 100-42-07 WL.

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Rule 13 Aug 2025 regulation, fcc, broadcasting, television, media, portland

📺FCC Changes Television Channel Allotment in Portland, Oregon

This document amends the Table of TV Allotments (table) of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules by substituting channel 12 for channel 21 at Portland, Oregon in response to a Petition for Rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Gray), the licensee of KPTV, Portland, Oregon. The staff engineering analysis finds that the proposal is in compliance with the Commission's principal community coverage and technical requirements. The substitution of channel 12 for channel 21 in the table will allow the station to continue to operate on its licensed channel and provide uninterrupted service to its viewers.

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Rule 4 Aug 2025 regulations, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, telecommunications, fcc, radio, communications equipment, deregulation, television, cable television, communications common carriers, obsolete rules

📡FCC's Initiative to Remove Obsolete Regulations for Businesses

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission acts to eliminate certain outdated, obsolete, and unnecessary rules.

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Rule 21 Jul 2025 regulatory compliance, fcc, broadcasting, television, las vegas

📺FCC Finalizes TV Channel Allotment Changes for Las Vegas

This document amends the Table of TV Allotments (table) of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules by substituting channel 23 for channel 2 at Las Vegas, Nevada in response to a Petition for Rulemaking filed by CHANNEL 33, INC. (Channel 33), the licensee of full power television station KHSV(TV), Las Vegas, Nevada. The staff engineering analysis finds that the proposal is in compliance with the Commission's principal community coverage and technical requirements. The substitution of channel 23 for channel 2 in the table will enhance service to viewers, especially in and around the station's community of license.

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Proposed Rule 18 Jul 2025 regulation, telecommunications, oregon, broadcasting, television, jacksonville

📺FCC Proposes Rule Change for Jacksonville's TV Broadcasting

This document proposes to amend the Table of TV Allotments (table) of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules by substituting channel *24 for channel *4 at Jacksonville, Oregon in response to a Petition for Rulemaking filed by theDove Media, Inc., the permittee of a new noncommercial educational (NCE) television station to serve Jacksonville, Oregon, Facility ID No. 791569. The staff engineering analysis finds that the proposal is in compliance with the Commission's principal community coverage and technical requirements. The substitution of channel *24 for channel *4 in the table will allow Petitioner to construct its new facility on a UHF channel and avoid the known viewer reception issues on its currently authorized VHF channel.

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