broadcasting · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2011-08-11 · Effective 2011-08-11 · 76 FR 49697
Document
Document number
2011-19839
Federal Register citation
76 FR 49697
CFR reference
47 CFR 73
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
broadcasting
Publication date
2011-08-11
Effective date
2011-08-11
FCC docket
MB Docket No. 11-100
Abstract
The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC ("Gray"), licensee of WEAU-TV, channel 13, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, requesting the substitution of channel 38 for channel 13 at Eau Claire. The tower holding WEAU-TV's main antenna collapsed on March 22, 2011, which Gray must rebuild and also replace the station's transmission equipment. In addition, viewers have reported difficulties receiving the station's digital signal on channel 13 since the end of the digital transition. Substituting channel 38 for channel 13 will allow Gray to leverage the significant and unplanned cost of rebuilding the station.