Technologie i telekomunikacja · 03/07/2000

Digital Television Broadcast Service; Great Fall, MT

The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by KFBB Corporation, L.L.C., licensee of station KFBB-TV, NTSC Channel 5, Great Falls, Montana, requesting the substitution of DTV Channel 8 for its assigned DTV Channel 39. DTV Channel 8 can be substituted and allotted to Great Falls, Montana, as proposed, in compliance with the principle community coverage requirements of Section 73.625(a) at coordinates (47-32-08 N. and 111-17-02 W). However, since the community of Great Falls is located within 400 kilometers of the U.S.-Canadian border, concurrence by the Canadian government must be obtained for this allotment. DTV Channel 8 can be allotted to Great Falls with a power of 160 (kW) and a height above average terrain (HAAT) of 180 meters.