Television Broadcasting Services; Digital Television Broadcasting Services; Buffalo, NY
In a Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Commission denies the Application for Review filed by Coalition for Noncommercial Media ("CNM"), and affirms the Mass Media Bureau's Report and Order 64 FR 45893 (August 23, 1999). The Bureau's action had granted the noncommercial educational channel reservation swap for Channels 17 and *23 in Buffalo, New York and related digital channels requested by licensee Western New York Public Broadcasting Association. That Report and Order also had denied oppositions filed by Grant Television, Inc., licensee of WNYO-TV, Buffalo, New York, WKBW-TV Licensee, Inc., licensee of Station WKBW-TV, Buffalo, New York, Kevin Smardz, President of Southtowns Christian Center, Lakeview, New York, and CNM.