Technologie i telekomunikacja · 15.09.1999

Digital Television Broadcast Service; Corpus Christi, TX

The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Channel 3 of Corpus Christi, Inc., licensee of station KIII, NTSC Channel 3, Corpus Christi, Texas, proposing the substitution of DTV Channel 8 for station KIII's assigned DTV Channel 47. DTV Channel 8 can be substituted and allotted to Corpus Christi, Texas, as proposed, in compliance with the principle community coverage requirements of Section 73.625(a) at reference coordinates 27-39-30 N. and 97-36-04 W. However, since the community of Corpus Christi is located within 275 kilometers of the U.S.-Mexican border, concurrence by the Mexican government must be obtained for this allotment. As requested, we also propose to modify KIII's authorization to specify operation on the alternate DTV Channel 8 at Corpus Christi, Texas, with a power of 160 (kW) and a height above average terrain (HAAT) of 289 meters.