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Part III
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47 CFR Part 1
Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2018;
Proposed Rule
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 1
[MD Docket Nos. 18-175; FCC 18-65]
Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2018
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) will revise its Schedule of Regulatory Fees in order to
recover an amount of $322,035,000 that Congress has required the
Commission to collect for fiscal year 2018, as amended, provides for
the annual assessment and collection of regulatory fees under and
respectively, for annual ``Mandatory Adjustments'' and ``Permitted
Amendments'' to the Schedule of Regulatory Fees.
DATES: Submit comments on or before June 21, 2018, and reply comments
on or before July 6, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by MD Docket No. 18-175,
by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Federal Communications Commission's website: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
People With Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language
interpreters, CART, etc.) by email: [email protected] or phone: 202-418-
0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432.
Email: [email protected]. Include MD Docket No. 15-121 in the
subject line of the message.
Mail: Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal
Service Express Mail, and Priority Mail, must be sent to 9300 East
Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal Service first-
class, Express, and Priority mail should be addressed to 445 12th
Street SW, Washington, DC 20554.
For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roland Helvajian, Office of Managing
Director at (202) 418-0444.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), FCC 18-65, MD Docket No. 18-175 adopted
on May 21, 2018 and released on May 22, 2018. The full text of this
document is available for inspection and copying during normal business
hours in the FCC Reference Center, 445 12th Street SW, Room CY-A257,
Portals II, Washington, DC 20554, and may also be purchased from the
Commission's copy contractor, BCPI, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street
SW, Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. Customers may contact BCPI,
Inc. via their website, http://www.bcpi.com, or call 1-800-378-3160.
This document is available in alternative formats (computer diskette,
large print, audio record, and braille). Persons with disabilities who
need documents in these formats may contact the FCC by email:
[email protected] or phone: 202-418-0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432.
I. Procedural Matters
A. Ex Parte Rules Permit-But-Disclose Proceeding
1. This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FY 2018 NPRM) shall be
treated as a ``permit-but-disclose'' proceeding in accordance with the
Commission's ex parte rules. Persons making ex parte presentations must
file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any
oral presentation within two business days after the presentation
(unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period
applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that
memoranda summarizing the presentation must list all persons attending
or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte
presentation was made, and summarize all data presented and arguments
made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or
in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in
the presenter's written comments, memoranda, or other filings in the
proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or
arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings
(specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data
or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the
memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex
parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must
be filed consistent with section 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by
section 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method
of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda
summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto,
must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available
for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g.,
.doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding
should familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.
B. Comment Filing Procedures
2. Comments and Replies. Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of
the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may
file comments and reply comments on or before the dates indicated on
the first page of this document. Comments may be filed using: (1) The
Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), (2) the Federal
Government's eRulemaking Portal, or (3) by filing paper copies. See
Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121
(1998).
Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically
using the internet by accessing the ECFS: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/ or the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must
file an original and four copies of each filing. If more than one
docket or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding,
filers must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or
rulemaking number.
Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial
overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service
mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary,
Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
[ssquf] All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for
the Commission's Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445
12th St. SW, Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours are
8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with
rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before
entering the building.
[ssquf] Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton
Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743.
[ssquf] U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail
must be addressed to 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554.
People With Disabilities: To request materials in accessible
formats for
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people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio
format), send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer &
Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432
(tty).
3. Availability of Documents. Comments, reply comments, and ex
parte submissions will be available for public inspection during
regular business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW, CY-A257, Washington, DC
20554. These documents will also be available free online, via ECFS.
Documents will be available electronically in ASCII, Word, and/or Adobe
Acrobat.
4. Accessibility Information. To request information in accessible
formats (computer diskettes, large print, audio recording, and
Braille), send an email to [email protected] or call the Commission's
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice),
(202) 418-0432 (TTY). This document can also be downloaded in Word and
Portable Document Format (``PDF'') at: http://www.fcc.gov.
C. Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
5. An initial regulatory flexibility analysis (IRFA) is contained
in this summary. Comments to the IRFA must be identified as responses
to the IRFA and filed by the deadlines for comments on the Notice. The
Commission will send a copy of the Notice, including the IRFA, to the
Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.
D. Initial Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis
6. This document does not contain proposed information collection
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law
104-13. In addition, therefore, it does not contain any proposed
information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees, pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act
of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4).
II. Introduction
7. In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, we seek comment on the
Commission's proposed regulatory fees for fiscal year (FY) 2018. We
propose to collect $322,035,000 in regulatory fees for FY 2018, as
detailed in the proposed fee schedules attached in Table 2.
III. Background
8. The Commission is required by Congress to assess regulatory fees
each year in an amount that can reasonably be expected to equal the
amount of its appropriation.\1\ Regulatory fees, mandated by Congress,
are collected ``to recover the costs of . . . enforcement activities,
policy and rulemaking activities, user information services, and
international activities.'' \2\ Regulatory fees are to ``be derived by
determining the full-time equivalent number of employees performing''
these activities, ``adjusted to take into account factors that are
reasonably related to the benefits provided to the payer of the fee by
the Commission's activities . . . .'' \3\ Regulatory fees recover
direct costs, such as salary and expenses; indirect costs, such as
overhead functions; and support costs, such as rent, utilities, and
equipment.\4\ Regulatory fees also cover the costs incurred in
regulating entities that are statutorily exempt from paying regulatory
fees,\5\ entities whose regulatory fees are waived,\6\ and entities
providing services for which we do not assess regulatory fees.
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\1\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(1)(B).
\2\ 47 U.S.C. 159(a).
\3\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(1)(A).
\4\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year
2004, Report and Order, 19 FCC Rcd 11662, 11666, para. 11 (2004) (FY
2004 Report and Order).
\5\ For example, governmental and nonprofit entities are exempt
from regulatory fees under section 9(h). 47 U.S.C. 159(h); 47 CFR
1.1162.
\6\ 47 CFR 1.1166.
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9. Congress sets the amount of regulatory fees the Commission must
collect each year in the Commission's fiscal year appropriations.
Section 9(a)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended
(Communications Act or Act) requires the Commission to collect fees
sufficient to offset the amount appropriated.\7\ To calculate
regulatory fees, the Commission allocates the total collection target
across all regulatory fee categories. The allocation of fees to fee
categories is based on the Commission's calculation of Full Time
Employees (FTEs) in each regulatory fee category.\8\ FTEs are
classified as ``direct'' if the employee is in one of the four ``core''
bureaus; otherwise, that employee is considered an ``indirect'' FTE.\9\
The total FTEs for each fee category includes the direct FTEs
associated with that category, plus a proportional allocation of
indirect FTEs.\10\ The Commission then allocates the total amount to be
collected among the various regulatory fee categories within each of
the core bureaus. Each regulatee within a fee category pays its
proportionate share based on an objective measure (e.g., revenues or
number of subscribers).\11\ These calculations are illustrated in Table
1. The sources for the unit estimates that are used in these
calculations are listed in Table 3.
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\7\ 47 U.S.C. 159(a)(2).
\8\ One FTE is a unit of measure equal to the work performed
annually by a full time person (working a 40 hour workweek for a
full year) assigned to the particular job, and subject to agency
personnel staffing limitations established by the U.S. Office of
Management and Budget.
\9\ The core bureaus, which have the direct FTEs, are the
Wireline Competition Bureau (124), Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau (101), Media Bureau (135), and part of the International
Bureau (24). The indirect FTEs are the employees from the following
bureaus and offices: Enforcement Bureau (203), Consumer &
Governmental Affairs Bureau (136), Public Safety and Homeland
Security Bureau (104), part of the International Bureau (72), part
of the Wireline Competition Bureau (38), Chairman and Commissioners'
offices (15), Office of the Managing Director (149), Office of
General Counsel (74), Office of the Inspector General (46), Office
of Communications Business Opportunities (8), Office of Engineering
and Technology (73), Office of Legislative Affairs (9), Office of
Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis (15), Office of Workplace
Diversity (5), Office of Media Relations (14), and Office of
Administrative Law Judges (4).
\10\ The Commission observed in the FY 2013 Report and Order
that ``the high percentage of the indirect FTEs is indicative of the
fact that many Commission activities and costs are not limited to a
particular fee category and instead benefit the Commission as a
whole.'' See Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal
Year 2013, Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd 12351, 12357, para. 17
(2013) (FY 2013 Report and Order).
\11\ See Procedures for Assessment and Collection of Regulatory
Fees, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 27 FCC Rcd 8458, 8461-62,
paras. 8-11 (2012) (FY 2012 NPRM).
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10. The Commission annually reviews the regulatory fee schedule,
proposes changes to the schedule to reflect changes in the amount of
its appropriation, and proposes increases or decreases to the schedule
of regulatory fees.\12\ The Commission will make changes to the
regulatory fee schedule ``if the Commission determines that the
schedule requires amendment to comply with the requirements'' \13\ of
section 9(b)(1)(A) of the Act.\14\ The Commission may also add, delete,
or reclassify services in the fee schedule to reflect additions,
deletions, or changes in the nature of its services ``as a consequence
of Commission rulemaking proceedings or changes in law.'' \15\
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\12\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(1)(B).
\13\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(2).
\14\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(1)(A).
\15\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(3).
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11. As part of its annual review, the Commission regularly seeks to
improve its regulatory fee analysis.\16\ For
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example, in the FY 2014 Report and Order, the Commission adopted a new
regulatory fee subcategory for toll free numbers within the Interstate
Telecommunications Service Provider (ITSP) \17\ category \18\ and
increased the de minimis threshold from $10 to $500 for annual
regulatory fee payors.\19\ In the FY 2015 Report and Order, the
Commission adopted a regulatory fee for DBS, as a subcategory of the
cable television and IPTV fee category,\20\ and for toll-free
numbers,\21\ and reallocated four International Bureau FTEs from direct
to indirect.\22\ In the FY 2016 Report and Order, the Commission
adjusted regulatory fees for radio and television broadcasters, based
on the type and class of service and on the population served.\23\ In
the FY 2017 Report and Order, the Commission reallocated as indirect 38
FTEs in the Wireline Competition Bureau assigned to work on non-high
cost programs of the Universal Service Fund.\24\ The Commission also
reallocated for regulatory fee purposes, four FTEs assigned to work on
numbering issues from the Wireline Competition Bureau to the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau; \25\ included non-common carrier terrestrial
international bearer circuits (IBCs) in the regulatory fee methodology;
\26\ and increased the de minimis threshold to $1,000 for annual
regulatory fee payors.\27\ In this proceeding, the Commission again
seeks to improve its regulatory fee analysis.
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\16\ In the FY 2013 Report and Order, the Commission adopted
updated FTE allocations to more accurately reflect the number of
FTEs working on regulation and oversight of regulatees in the fee
categories. FY 2013 Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd at 12354-58, paras.
10-20. This was recommended in a report issued by the Government
Accountability Office (GAO) in 2012. See GAO ``Federal
Communications Commission Regulatory Fee Process Needs to be
Updated,'' GAO-12-686 (Aug. 2012) (GAO Report) at 36, http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-686. The Commission has since updated
the FTE allocations annually. In addition, the Commission
reallocated some FTEs from the International Bureau as indirect;
combined the UHF and VHF television stations into one regulatory fee
category; and added internet Protocol Television (IPTV) to the cable
television regulatory fee category. FY 2013 Report and Order, 28 FCC
Rcd at 12355-63, paras. 13-33.
\17\ The ITSP category includes interexchange carriers (IXCs),
incumbent local exchange carriers, toll resellers, and other IXC
service providers.
\18\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal
Year 2014, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, 29 FCC Rcd 10767, 10777-79, paras. 25-28 (2014) (FY 2014
Report and Order).
\19\ FY 2014 Report and Order, 29 FCC Rcd at 10774-76, paras.
18-21. The Commission also eliminated several categories from the
regulatory fee schedule. Id., 29 FCC Rcd at 10776-77, paras. 22-24.
\20\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal
Year 2015, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, 30 FCC Rcd 10268, 10276-77, paras. 19-20 (2015) (FY 2015
Report and Order).
\21\ FY 2015 Report and Order, 30 FCC Rcd at 10271-72, para. 9.
\22\ Id., 30 FCC Rcd at 10278, para. 24. The Commission also, in
the FY 2015 NPRM and Report and Order, eliminated two fee
categories. See Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for
Fiscal Year 2015, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Report and Order,
and Order, 30 FCC Rcd 5354, 5361-62, paras. 19-22 (2015) (FY 2015
NPRM and Report and Order).
\23\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal
Year 2016, Report and Order, 31 FCC Rcd 10339, 10350-51, paras. 31-
33 (2016) (FY 2016 Report and Order).
\24\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal
Year 2017, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, 32 FCC Rcd 7057, 7061-7064, paras. 9-15 (2017) (FY 2017
Report and Order).
\25\ FY 2017 Report and Order, 32 FCC Rcd at 7064-65, paras. 16-
17.
\26\ FY 2017 Report and Order, 32 FCC Rcd at 7071-72, paras. 34-
35.
\27\ Id., 32 FCC Rcd at 7072-74, paras. 38-42.
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12. In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, we seek comment on
regulatory fees for FY 2018, including an incremental increase in the
DBS fee rate. We also seek comment on a new methodology for broadcast
television regulatory fees for FY 2019, and a tiered rate structure for
international bearer circuit fees. The Commission previously sought
comment on a proposal for tiers in the Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking attached to the FY 2017 Report and Order,\28\ and we seek
additional comment on this issue below.
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\28\ Id., 32 FCC Rcd at 7074-75, paras. 44-47. Comments on the
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking were filed by CTIA, ITTA--the
Voice of America's Broadband Providers (ITTA), CenturyLink/Level 3
Communications (CenturyLink), NCTA--the internet & Television
Association and the American Cable Association (NCTA & ACA), and the
Satellite Industry Association (SIA). Reply Comments were filed by
AT&T Services, Inc. (AT&T) and the Submarine Cable Coalition. SIA
noted that its comments were supported by all SIA members except
AT&T. SIA Comments at 1.
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IV. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
A. Discussion--FY 2018 Regulatory Fees
13. In this FY 2018 NPRM, we seek comment on a regulatory fee
schedule for FY 2018, pursuant to section 9 of the Communications
Act,\29\ in order to collect $322,035,000 in regulatory fees. These
regulatory fees are mandated by Congress and are collected ``to recover
the costs of . . . enforcement activities, policy and rulemaking
activities, user information services, and international activities.''
\30\ Of this amount, we project approximately $20.13 million (6.25
percent of the total FTE allocation) in fees from International Bureau
regulatees; \31\ $84.70 million (26.3 percent of the total FTE
allocation) in fees from Wireless Telecommunications Bureau regulatees;
\32\ $103.99 million (32.29 percent of the total FTE allocation) from
Wireline Competition Bureau regulatees; \33\ and $113.22 million (35.16
percent of the total FTE allocation) from Media Bureau regulatees.\34\
These regulatory fees are due in September 2018. We seek comment on the
schedule of regulatory fees for FY 2018 in Table 2. For comparison
purposes, the FY 2017 regulatory fee rates are listed in Table 5. We
discuss and seek comment on several specific issues below.
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\29\ 47 U.S.C. 159.
\30\ 47 U.S.C. 159(a).
\31\ Includes satellites, earth stations, and international
bearer circuits (submarine cable systems and satellite and
terrestrial bearer circuits).
\32\ Includes Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS), CMRS
messaging, Broadband Radio Service/Local Multipoint Distribution
Service (BRS/LMDS), and multi-year wireless licensees.
\33\ Includes ITSP and toll free numbers.
\34\ Includes AM radio, FM radio, television (including low
power and Class A), TV/FM translators and boosters, cable television
and IPTV, DBS, and Cable Television Relay Service (CARS) licenses.
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1. Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Regulatory Fees
14. DBS service is a nationally distributed subscription service
that delivers video and audio programming via satellite to a small
parabolic dish antenna at the subscriber's location. The two DBS
providers, AT&T and DISH Network, are multichannel video programming
distributors (MVPDs).\35\ The proposed fee schedule in Table 2 includes
an updated regulatory fee for DBS, a subcategory in the cable
television and IPTV category.\36\
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\35\ MVPD is defined in section 602(13) of the Act, 47 U.S.C.
522(13).
\36\ DBS also pays a regulatory fee per operational station in
geostationary orbit.
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15. In 2015, the Commission adopted an initial regulatory fee for
DBS, as a subcategory in the cable television and IPTV category, of 12
cents per year per subscriber, or one cent per month.\37\ This
regulatory fee subcategory was based on Media Bureau FTE activity
involving regulation and oversight of all MVPDs, which included DBS
providers.\38\ The Commission concluded there was no reasonable basis
to continue to exclude DBS providers from sharing in the cost of MVPD
oversight and regulation with cable television and IPTV.\39\ The
Commission also committed to updating the regulatory fee rate as
necessary to ensure an appropriate level of regulatory fees due to the
Media Bureau resources dedicated to regulation and oversight of MVPDs,
including DBS.\40\ Such examination reflected a GAO report, which
recommended that the Commission ``regularly update analyses to ensure
that fees are set based on
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relevant information.'' \41\ In lieu of directly including DBS
providers in the cable television/IPTV category, the Commission
initially phased in the Media Bureau-based regulatory fee for DBS,
starting at 12 cents per subscriber per year. Since then, the
Commission has incrementally increased the DBS regulatory fee, bringing
it closer to the per-subscriber rate paid by cable television and IPTV.
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\37\ FY 2015 Report and Order, 30 FCC Rcd at 10276-77, paras.
19-20.
\38\ FY 2015 NPRM, 30 FCC Rcd at 5367-68, para. 31.
\39\ FY 2015 NPRM, 30 FCC Rcd at 5364-68, paras. 28-31.
\40\ FY 2015 Report and Order, 30 FCC Rcd at 10277, para. 20.
\41\ GAO Report at 12, http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-686.
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16. Based on our analysis of the cable television/IPTV category, we
seek comment on whether Media Bureau resources devoted to MVPD
proceedings, including DBS,\42\ support further revising the DBS
regulatory fee rate to continue to bring the DBS rate closer to the
cable television/IPTV rate, which, for FY 2018, is proposed to be 77
cents per subscriber per year. Specifically, how many FTEs does the
Media Bureau devote to DBS as compared to cable? How many FTEs does the
Media Bureau devote to DBS as compared to IPTV? Are the regulations
imposed on both cable and DBS similar, or does one distributor face a
higher regulatory burden? Are the regulations imposed on both IPTV and
DBS similar, or does one distributor face a higher regulatory burden?
How do such regulations translate to FTEs? In addition to FTEs, the Act
requires us to take into account ``factors that are reasonably related
to the benefits provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission's
activities'' \43\ Do DBS operators benefit more or less from
Commission-issued licenses than cable operators and IPTV providers? How
does the Commission's long-standing commitment to competitive
neutrality impact our rate calculations? Additionally, we have
previously incrementally increased the DBS regulatory fee to avoid
potential consumer rate shock. Does that concern remain valid?
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\42\ See, e.g., Electronic Delivery of MVPD Communications,
Modernization of Media Regulations Initiative, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, 32 FCC Rcd 10755 (2017); Video Description:
Implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of 2010, Report and Order, 32 FCC Rcd 5962 (2017);
Expanding Consumers' Video Navigation Choices, Commercial
Availability of Navigation Devices, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
and Memorandum Opinion and Order, 31 FCC Rcd 1544 (2016); Promoting
the Availability of Diverse and Independent Sources of Video
Programming, Notice of Inquiry, 31 FCC Rcd 1610 (2016); Expansion of
Online Public File Obligations to Cable and Satellite TV Operators
and Broadcast and Satellite Radio Licensees, Report and Order, 31
FCC Rcd 526 (2016).
\43\ 47 CFR 159(b)(1)(A).
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17. We seek comment on a DBS regulatory fee rate of 48 cents per
subscriber per year, as set forth in the proposed fee schedule in Table
2. We invite comment on whether the proposed rate is appropriate.
Ultimately, this will be an increase of ten cents from the FY 2017 DBS
rate. Is such an increase justified based on Commission resources
allocated to DBS, and the related benefits provided to DBS providers by
the Commission's activities? Or is such an increase inappropriate
because there is a reasonable basis to differentiate between DBS
providers and cable television and IPTV?
2. Broadcast Television Licenses, Post-Incentive Auction
18. On March 29, 2016, the Commission commenced the incentive
auction to allow broadcast television stations to make their spectrum
available for wireless broadband licensees. On April 13, 2017, the
Commission released a Public Notice formally closing the auction,\44\
and beginning the 39-month post-auction transition period during which
some broadcast television stations will transition to new channel
assignments and other stations will go off the air. Licensees who held
a broadcast television station license on October 1, 2017 are reminded
that they are responsible for regulatory fees for that license.\45\
Licensees who have relinquished their licenses by September 30, 2017
are not responsible for regulatory fees for the cancelled license.\46\
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\44\ Incentive Auction Closing and Channel Reassignment Public
Notice, Public Notice, 32 FCC Rcd 2786 (MB, WTB 2017).
\45\ See infra Section V.A.5, entitled ``Standard Fee
Calculation and Payment Dates.''
\46\ Cancelled licenses from May 31, 2017 through September 30,
2017 are, according to the Commission's records, the following call
signs: KSPR, WIFR, WAGT, WDLP-CD, WEMM-CD, KMMA-CD, WAZF-CD, WLPH-
CD, WQVC-CD, WQCH-CD, WBOA-CD, WMUN-CD, WTSD-CD, WATA-CD, WHTV,
WMEI, WWIS-CD.
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3. Terrestrial and Satellite International Bearer Circuits
19. In 2009, the Commission adopted a new methodology for
calculating submarine cable international bearer circuits regulatory
fees by eliminating the distinction between common carriers and non-
common carriers and assessing a flat per cable landing license fee \47\
for all submarine cable systems, with higher fees for larger submarine
cable systems and lower fees for smaller systems.\48\ In the Submarine
Cable Order, the Commission adopted a tiered system using gigabits per
second (Gbps) increments (instead of 64 kbps).\49\ The Commission did
not revise the terrestrial and satellite IBC regulatory fee methodology
then because of the ``complexity of the legal, policy and equity issues
involved.'' \50\
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\47\ The prior rule assessed regulatory fees on common carriers
based on the number of active circuits. See, e.g., Assessment and
Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 1996, Report and
Order, 11 FCC Rcd 18774, 18795, para. 58 (1996) (assessing IBC fees
on facilities-based common carriers activating a circuit in any
transmission facility).
\48\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal
Year 2008, Second Report and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 4208, 4213-16, paras.
9-17 (2009) (Submarine Cable Order).
\49\ Submarine Cable Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 4215-16, para. 16.
Sixty-Four Kbps is the unit of measurement for voice grade circuits;
submarine cable, terrestrial, and satellite international bearer
circuits are now largely used for data.
\50\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal
Year 2009, Report and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 10301, 10306-07, paras. 16-
17 (2009).
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20. In the FY 2017 NPRM, however, the Commission sought comment on
a proposal to adopt a tiered regulatory fee rate structure for all
terrestrial and satellite IBCs, similar to the submarine cable tiered
regulatory fee methodology, based on capacity \51\ and including both
common carrier and non-common carrier IBCs.\52\ In the FY 2017 Report
and Order, the Commission concluded that a methodology for terrestrial
and satellite IBC regulatory fees based on active circuits should be
consistent with the submarine cable methodology and include common
carrier and non-common carrier terrestrial IBCs.\53\ In our Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, we sought comment on a tiered
methodology for terrestrial and satellite IBCs.\54\ We proposed
adopting, for terrestrial and satellite IBCs, the five tiers adopted
for submarine cable systems.
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\51\ The submarine cable fee is based on capacity per system;
the terrestrial and satellite international bearer circuit
regulatory fee would be based on overall active circuits.
\52\ FY 2017 NPRM, 32 FCC Rcd at 4536-38, paras. 23-27.
\53\ FY 2017 Report and Order, 32 FCC Rcd at 7071-72, para. 34.
\54\ Id., 32 FCC Rcd at 7074-75, paras. 44-47.
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21. CenturyLink\55\ contends that we should adopt the two-tier
methodology proposed earlier by Level 3.\56\ CenturyLink argues that a
two-tier system is sufficient to ensure that the satellite and
terrestrial IBC regulatory fees do not serve as a barrier to entry for
smaller providers while ensuring that the larger providers pay a fair
and equitable portion of regulatory fees.\57\ According to CenturyLink,
a two-tier system would reduce the incentive to
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underreport and would be less burdensome because a carrier would be
able to easily determine which tier it falls into, without having to
count each of its circuits annually.\58\ AT&T supports a multi-tiered
rate structure and contends that, due to the wide disparity in
satellite and terrestrial providers' IBC circuit volumes, a two-tiered
fee structure would likely result in fee increases for smaller
carriers.\59\
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\55\ CenturyLink now owns Level 3. See Press Release,
``CenturyLink completes acquisition of Level 3,'' November 1, 2017,
http://ir.centurylink.com/file/Index?KeyFile=390889600.
\56\ CenturyLink Comments at 3-5.
\57\ CenturyLink Comments at 4.
\58\ CenturyLink Comments at 4-5.
\59\ AT&T Reply Comments at 3-4; AT&T Jan. 19, 2018 ex parte at
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22. SIA opposes a tiered approach for satellite IBC regulatory fees
and contends that a tiered rate structure would result in ``massive
overcharges'' and is ``arbitrary and capricious.'' \60\ We recognize
SIA's concerns that a tiered rate structure such as that proposed by
Level 3 could result in higher fees if carriers with fewer active
circuits are grouped with carriers with a much larger quantity of
active circuits. The multi-tier rate structure would take that concern
into consideration and be designed to ensure that providers' fees are
assessed at an appropriate level, based on the number of active
circuits. A multi-tier rate structure would be based on the number of
active circuits, but grouped into levels or tiers. This would be more
equitable than a two-tiered system because it better takes into account
the quantity of active circuits of each regulatee when determining a
fee payment. This fee structure would be less burdensome to calculate
because the service providers would not have to count each active
circuit on December 31 of each year (as long as they know which tier
they are in), yet this fee structure is also ``reasonably related to
the benefits provided to the payer of the fee by the Commission's
activities . . . .'' \61\ As the Commission observed when adopting a
five-tier fee structure for submarine cable, the tiered methodology
will be competitively neutral, easier for the Commission to administer,
and promote better compliance by providers.\62\
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\60\ SIA Comments at 5-6.
\61\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(1)(A).
\62\ Submarine Cable Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 4213, paras. 9-10.
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23. We do not, however, have sufficient information at this time to
establish an appropriate tier structure for terrestrial and satellite
IBCs. In the FY 2017 Report and Order, we determined that IBCs should
be assessed regulatory fees for non-common carrier as well as common
carrier terrestrial circuits. We do not yet have information on the
number of non-common carrier terrestrial circuits for which fees will
be paid. The number of non-common carrier terrestrial circuits will
affect the rate and the rate structure of the tiers for this category.
Consequently, for FY 2018, we will continue to assess the fee on a per-
circuit basis, although we propose to use Gbps as the measurement
rather than 64 kbps. In Table 2, we list the proposed per-circuit rate
for IBCs for FY 2018. With the information we will obtain from payors
in September 2018, we should have sufficient information to be able to
propose a tiered rate structure for FY 2019, and we seek comment on any
other issues that commenters believe we should consider when making
such a proposal.
B. Methodology for FY 2019 Regulatory Fee Calculations
1. Broadcast Television Stations
24. Full service television station licensees are subject to
regulatory fee payments based on the market served. Broadcast full
service television stations pay regulatory fees based on the schedule
of regulatory fees established in section 9(g) of the Communications
Act, which consolidated stations into market groupings 1-10, 11-25, 26-
50, 51-100, and remaining markets.\63\ The Commission subsequently
established a separate fee category for satellite television
stations.\64\ The Commission uses Nielsen Designated Market Areas
(DMAs) to define the market a station serves. For FY 2017, the
regulatory fees for full service stations ranged from $1,725, for
satellite stations, to $59,750, for stations in markets 1-10.
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\63\ 47 U.S.C. 159(g).
\64\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal
Year 1995, Report and Order, 10 FCC Rcd 13512, 13534, para. 60
(1995).
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25. We seek comment on whether we can more accurately ascertain the
actual market served by a station for purposes of assessing regulatory
fees by examining the actual population covered by the station's
contours rather than using DMAs. If adopted, this proposal would
constitutes a permitted amendment as defined in section 9(b)(3) of the
Act,\65\ and pursuant to section 9(b)(4)(B), it must be submitted to
Congress at least 90 days before it would become effective.\66\ As
such, we seek comment on whether, for FY 2019, regulatory fees should
be assessed for full-power broadcast television stations based on the
population covered by the station's contour, instead of DMAs. Such an
approach is consistent with the methodology used for AM and FM
broadcasters, in which fees are based on population served and the
class of service based on the signal contours defined in Table 4. In
addition, this proposal would address concerns about the assessment of
regulatory fees for broadcast television satellite stations.\67\ We
seek comment on whether this proposal would ``take into account factors
that are reasonably related to the benefits provided to the payer of
the fee by the Commission's activities . . . .'' \68\ Commenters should
also discuss whether this new methodology would more accurately reflect
a station's actual market. We believe that this population-based
approach would allow us to take into account the lower population
served by stations located in the fringes of a DMA. We seek comment on
this view. Alternatively, do DMAs, which account for MVPD carriage,
better reflect a television station's reach, or is there some other
method by which we should calculate broadcast television regulatory
fees? Commenters should also discuss whether, if we adopt this
approach, we should phase in the implementation of this methodology
over a two-year, or longer, period of time. For example, we could limit
an increase or decrease in regulatory fees for the first year of
implementation.
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\65\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(3).
\66\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(4)(B).
\67\ See, e.g., FY 2017 NPRM, 32 FCC Rcd at 4534-36, paras. 20-
22 (discussing concerns about the regulatory fees assessed on
broadcast satellite television stations serving small markets at the
fringe of larger DMAs).
\68\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(1)(A). When section 9 was adopted, the
total FTEs were to be calculated based on the number of FTEs in the
Private Radio Bureau, Mass Media Bureau, and Common Carrier Bureau.
(The names of these bureaus were subsequently changed.) Satellites
and submarine cable were regulated through the Common Carrier Bureau
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26. If adopted, this proposal would enable broadcasters to review
population data for their service area. The data would be extracted
from the TVStudy database, based on a station's projected noise-limited
service contour, consistent with our rules.\69\ An example from
existing data is attached as Table 6. https://www.fcc.gov/media/television/video-division We would multiply the population by a factor
for which we would seek comment, e.g., 0.63 cents ($.0063). We would,
in our annual Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, refer broadcasters to the
population data and the factor proposed so that they could determine
how their regulatory fees would be calculated.
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\69\ 47 CFR 73.622(e).
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27. Alternatively, we seek comment on whether, under the proposed
methodology, we should calculate regulatory fees based on the specific
population covered by the contour for each station, or whether we
should group broadcast stations into tiers, based on the population,
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regulatory fee for each station within a group or tier. Commenters
supporting a tiered approach should discuss how many tiers would be
reasonable. For example, would the tiers currently used for AM and FM
broadcasters (<25,000, 25,001-75,000, 75,001-150,000, 150,001-500,000,
500,001-1,200,000, 1,200,001-3,000,000, 3,000,001-6,000,00, >6,000,000)
be reasonable?
28. We tentatively conclude that revising our methodology for
assessing regulatory fees for broadcast television stations would be a
permitted amendment as defined in section 9(b)(3) of the Act,\70\ and
pursuant to section 9(b)(4)(B), it must be submitted to Congress at
least 90 days before it would become effective.\71\ Therefore, for FY
2018, we will assess regulatory fees for all broadcast television
stations using the same methodology as we did for FY 2017. The proposed
regulatory fees for broadcast television stations for FY 2018 are in
Table 2.
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\70\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(3).
\71\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(4)(B).
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2. Small Satellites
29. The Commission recently proposed revisions to our rules to
facilitate commercial deployment of a class of satellites known
colloquially as ``small satellites.'' \72\ Small satellites typically
have a number of characteristics that distinguish them from traditional
non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) satellite systems, such as
having a lower mass, shorter duration mission, and more limited
spectrum needs. The proposed rules are designed to lower the regulatory
burden involved in licensing small satellites and reduce application
processing times. Because we expect that small satellite applications
will take less time and fewer Commission resources to process than
traditional satellite systems, the Commission, in the Small Satellite
NPRM, proposed to establish a new fee for small satellite applications
of $30,000--well below the application fee of $454,705 for Low-Earth
Orbit Satellite Systems.\73\ Consistent with development of a new
application fee for small satellites, we seek comment on whether, for
FY 2019, we should adopt a new regulatory fee category for small
satellites. Entities authorized to operate NGSO systems under Part 25
of our rules currently must pay an annual regulatory fee which, for FY
2017, was $135,350 per operational system.\74\ We seek comment on
whether the regulatory fee for small satellites should be 1/20th of the
regulatory fee currently applicable to NGSO systems, consistent with
the ratio of the application fee proposed for small satellites to the
application fee currently applicable to NGSO systems. In discussing the
appropriate regulatory fee for small satellites, commenters should take
into consideration that this is a new industry sector typically
involving relatively low-cost systems, as compared with traditional
satellite systems, and a high regulatory fee could limit the commercial
applications of small satellites.
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\72\ Streamlining Licensing Procedures for Small Satellites, IB
Docket No. 18-86, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 18-44 (2018)
(Small Satellite NPRM).
\73\ Id. at para. 76 (estimating that ``a fee of $30,000 would
likely recover the costs to the Commission to process these
applications'').
\74\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal
Year 2017, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, 32 FCC Rcd 7057, 7088, Appendix C (2017).
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30. We tentatively conclude that adopting a new regulatory fee
category for small satellites would be a permitted amendment as defined
in section 9(b)(3) of the Act,\75\ and pursuant to section 9(b)(4)(B),
it must be submitted to Congress at least 90 days before it would
become effective.\76\
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\75\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(3).
\76\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(4)(B).
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V. Procedural Matters
A. Payment of Regulatory Fees
1. Checks Will Not Be Accepted for Payment of Annual Regulatory Fees
31. Pursuant to an Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
directive,\77\ the Commission is moving towards a paperless
environment, extending to disbursement and collection of select federal
government payments and receipts.\78\ In 2015, the Commission stopped
accepting checks (including cashier's checks and money orders) and the
accompanying hardcopy forms (e.g., Forms 159, 159-B, 159-E, 159-W) for
the payment of regulatory fees.\79\ All regulatory fee payments must be
made by online Automated Clearing House (ACH) payment, online credit
card, or wire transfer. Any other form of payment (e.g., checks,
cashier's checks, or money orders) will be rejected. For payments by
wire, a Form 159-E should still be transmitted via fax so that the
Commission can associate the wire payment with the correct regulatory
fee information.
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\77\ Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-10-06,
Open Government Directive, Dec. 8, 2009; see also http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/06/13/executive-order-13576-delivering-efficient-effective-and-accountable-gov.
\78\ See U.S. Department of the Treasury, Open Government Plan
2.1, Sept. 2012.
\79\ FY 2015 Report and Order, 30 FCC Rcd at 10282-83, para. 35.
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2. Credit Card Transaction Levels
32. Since June 1, 2015, in accordance with U.S. Treasury
Announcement No. A-2014-04 (July 2014), the amount that can be charged
on a credit card for transactions with federal agencies has is
$24,999.99.\80\ Transactions greater than $24,999.99 will be rejected.
This limit applies to single payments or bundled payments of more than
one bill. Multiple transactions to a single agency in one day may be
aggregated and treated as a single transaction subject to the
$24,999.99 limit. Customers who wish to pay an amount greater than
$24,999.99 should consider available electronic alternatives such as
Visa or MasterCard debit cards, ACH debits from a bank account, and
wire transfers. Each of these payment options is available after filing
regulatory fee information in Fee Filer. Further details will be
provided regarding payment methods and procedures at the time of FY
2018 regulatory fee collection in Fact Sheets, available at https://www.fcc.gov/regfees.
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\80\ Customers who owe an amount on a bill, debt, or other
obligation due to the federal government are prohibited from
splitting the total amount due into multiple payments. Splitting an
amount owed into several payment transactions violates the credit
card network and Fiscal Service rules. An amount owed that exceeds
the Fiscal Service maximum dollar amount, $24,999.99, may not be
split into two or more payment transactions in the same day by using
one or multiple cards. Also, an amount owed that exceeds the Fiscal
Service maximum dollar amount may not be split into two or more
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3. Payment Methods
33. During the fee season for collecting FY 2018 regulatory fees,
regulatees can pay their fees by credit card through Pay.gov,\81\ ACH,
debit card,\82\ or by wire transfer. Additional payment instructions
are posted on the Commission's website at http://transition.fcc.gov/fees/regfees.html. The receiving bank for all wire payments is the U.S.
Treasury, New York, New York. When making a wire transfer, regulatees
must fax a copy of their Fee Filer generated Form 159-E to the Federal
Communications Commission at (202) 418-2843 at least one hour before
initiating the wire transfer (but on the
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same business day) so as not to delay crediting their account.
Regulatees should discuss arrangements (including bank closing
schedules) with their bankers several days before they plan to make the
wire transfer to allow sufficient time for the transfer to be initiated
and completed before the deadline. Complete instructions for making
wire payments are posted at http://transition.fcc.gov/fees/wiretran.html.
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\81\ In accordance with U.S. Treasury Financial Manual
Announcement No. A-2014-04 (July 2014), the amount that may be
charged on a credit card for transactions with federal agencies has
been reduced to $24,999.99.
\82\ In accordance with U.S. Treasury Financial Manual
Announcement No. A-2012-02, the maximum dollar-value limit for debit
card transactions is eliminated. Only Visa and MasterCard branded
debit cards are accepted by Pay.gov.
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4. De Minimis Regulatory Fees
34. Under the Commission's de minimis rule for regulatory fee
payments, a regulatee is exempt from paying regulatory fees if the sum
total of all of its annual regulatory fee liabilities is $1,000 or less
for the fiscal year. The de minimis threshold applies only to filers of
annual regulatory fees, not regulatory fees paid through multi-year
filings, and it is not a permanent exemption. Each regulatee will need
to reevaluate the total annual fee liability each fiscal year to
determine whether they meet the de minimis exemption.
5. Standard Fee Calculations and Payment Dates
35. The Commission will accept fee payments made in advance of the
window for the payment of regulatory fees. The responsibility for
payment of fees by service category is as follows:
Media Services: Regulatory fees must be paid for initial
construction permits that were granted on or before October 1, 2017 for
AM/FM radio stations, VHF/UHF full service television stations, and
satellite television stations. Regulatory fees must be paid for all
broadcast facility licenses granted on or before October 1, 2017.
Wireline (Common Carrier) Services: Regulatory fees must
be paid for authorizations that were granted on or before October 1,
2017. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned
after October 1, 2017, responsibility for payment rests with the holder
of the permit or license as of the fee due date. Audio bridging service
providers are included in this category.\83\ For Responsible
Organizations (RespOrgs) that manage Toll Free Numbers (TFN),
regulatory fees should be paid on all working, assigned, and reserved
toll free numbers as well as toll free numbers in any other status as
defined in section 52.103 of the Commission's rules.\84\ The unit count
should be based on toll free numbers managed by RespOrgs on or about
December 31, 2017.
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\83\ Audio bridging services are toll teleconferencing services.
\84\ 47 CFR 52.103.
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Wireless Services: CMRS cellular, mobile, and messaging
services (fees based on number of subscribers or telephone number
count): Regulatory fees must be paid for authorizations that were
granted on or before October 1, 2017. The number of subscribers, units,
or telephone numbers on December 31, 2017 will be used as the basis
from which to calculate the fee payment. In instances where a permit or
license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2017,
responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or
license as of the fee due date.
Wireless Services, Multi-year fees: The first eight
regulatory fee categories in our Schedule of Regulatory Fees pay
``small multi-year wireless regulatory fees.'' Entities pay these
regulatory fees in advance for the entire amount period covered by the
five-year or ten-year terms of their initial licenses, and pay
regulatory fees again only when the license is renewed or a new license
is obtained. We include these fee categories in our rulemaking to
publicize our estimates of the number of ``small multi-year wireless''
licenses that will be renewed or newly obtained in FY 2018.
Multichannel Video Programming Distributor Services (cable
television operators, CARS licensees, DBS, and IPTV): Regulatory fees
must be paid for the number of basic cable television subscribers as of
December 31, 2017.\85\ Regulatory fees also must be paid for CARS
licenses that were granted on or before October 1, 2017. In instances
where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1,
2017, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or
license as of the fee due date. For providers of Direct Broadcast
Satellite (DBS) service and IPTV-based MVPDs, regulatory fees should be
paid based on a subscriber count on or about December 31, 2017. In
instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after
October 1, 2017, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of
the permit or license as of the fee due date.
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\85\ Cable television system operators should compute their
number of basic subscribers as follows: Number of single family
dwellings + number of individual households in multiple dwelling
unit (apartments, condominiums, mobile home parks, etc.) paying at
the basic subscriber rate + bulk rate customers + courtesy and free
service. Note: Bulk-Rate Customers = Total annual bulk-rate charge
divided by basic annual subscription rate for individual households.
Operators may base their count on ``a typical day in the last full
week'' of December 2017, rather than on a count as of December 31,
2017.
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International Services: Regulatory fees must be paid for
(1) earth stations and (2) geostationary orbit space stations and non-
geostationary orbit satellite systems that were licensed and
operational on or before October 1, 2017. In instances where a permit
or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2017,
responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or
license as of the fee due date.
International Services (Submarine Cable Systems):
Regulatory fees for submarine cable systems are to be paid on a per
cable landing license basis based on circuit capacity as of December
31, 2017. In instances where a license is transferred or assigned after
October 1, 2017, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of
the license as of the fee due date. For regulatory fee purposes, the
allocation in FY 2018 will remain at 87.6 percent for submarine cable
and 12.4 percent for satellite/terrestrial facilities.
International Services (Terrestrial and Satellite
Services): Regulatory fees for Terrestrial and Satellite IBCs are to be
paid based on active (used or leased) international bearer circuits as
of December 31, 2017 in any terrestrial or satellite transmission
facility for the provision of service to an end user or resale carrier.
When calculating the number of such active circuits, entities must
include circuits used by themselves or their affiliates. For these
purposes, ``active circuits'' include backup and redundant circuits as
of December 31, 2017. Whether circuits are used specifically for voice
or data is not relevant for purposes of determining that they are
active circuits.\86\ In instances where a permit or license is
transferred or assigned after October 1, 2017, responsibility for
payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee
due date. For regulatory fee purposes, the allocation in FY 2018 will
remain at 87.6 percent for submarine cable and 12.4 percent for
satellite/terrestrial facilities.
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\86\ We encourage terrestrial and satellite service providers to
seek guidance from the International Bureau's Telecommunications and
Analysis Division to verify their particular IBC reporting processes
to ensure that their calculation methods comply with our rules.
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B. Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) and Mobile Services
Assessments
36. The Commission will compile data from the Numbering Resource
Utilization Forecast (NRUF) report that is based on ``assigned''
telephone number (subscriber) counts that have been adjusted for
porting to net Type 0
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ports (``in'' and ``out'').\87\ This information of telephone numbers
(subscriber count) will be posted on the Commission's electronic filing
and payment system (Fee Filer) along with the carrier's Operating
Company Numbers (OCNs).
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\87\ See Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal
Year 2005, Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration, 20 FCC Rcd
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37. A carrier wishing to revise its telephone number (subscriber)
count can do so by accessing Fee Filer and follow the prompts to revise
their telephone number counts. Any revisions to the telephone number
counts should be accompanied by an explanation or supporting
documentation.\88\ The Commission will then review the revised count
and supporting documentation and either approve or disapprove the
submission in Fee Filer. If the submission is disapproved, the
Commission will contact the provider to afford the provider an
opportunity to discuss its revised subscriber count and/or provide
additional supporting documentation. If we receive no response from the
provider, or we do not reverse our initial disapproval of the
provider's revised count submission, the fee payment must be based on
the number of subscribers listed initially in Fee Filer. Once the
timeframe for revision has passed, the telephone number counts are
final and are the basis upon which CMRS regulatory fees are to be paid.
Providers can view their final telephone counts online in Fee Filer. A
final CMRS assessment letter will not be mailed out.
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\88\ In the supporting documentation, the provider will need to
state a reason for the change, such as a purchase or sale of a
subsidiary, the date of the transaction, and any other pertinent
information that will help to justify a reason for the change.
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38. Because some carriers do not file the NRUF report, they may not
see their telephone number counts in Fee Filer. In these instances, the
carriers should compute their fee payment using the standard
methodology that is currently in place for CMRS Wireless services
(i.e., compute their telephone number counts as of December 31, 2017),
and submit their fee payment accordingly. Whether a carrier reviews its
telephone number counts in Fee Filer or not, the Commission reserves
the right to audit the number of telephone numbers for which regulatory
fees are paid. In the event that the Commission determines that the
number of telephone numbers that are paid is inaccurate, the Commission
will bill the carrier for the difference between what was paid and what
should have been paid.
C. Enforcement
39. To be considered timely, regulatory fee payments must be made
electronically by the payment due date for regulatory fees. Section
9(c) of the Act requires us to impose a late payment penalty of 25
percent of the unpaid amount to be assessed on the first day following
the deadline for filing these fees.\89\ Failure to pay regulatory fees
and/or any late penalty will subject regulatees to sanctions, including
those set forth in section 1.1910 of the Commission's rules,\90\ which
generally requires the Commission to withhold action on ``applications,
including on a petition for reconsideration or any application for
review of a fee determination, or requests for authorization by any
entity found to be delinquent in its debt to the Commission'' and in
the DCIA.\91\ We also assess administrative processing charges on
delinquent debts to recover additional costs incurred in processing and
handling the debt pursuant to the DCIA and section 1.1940(d) of the
Commission's rules.\92\ These administrative processing charges will be
assessed on any delinquent regulatory fee, in addition to the 25
percent late charge penalty. In the case of partial payments
(underpayments) of regulatory fees, the payor will be given credit for
the amount paid, but if it is later determined that the fee paid is
incorrect or not timely paid, then the 25 percent late charge penalty
(and other charges and/or sanctions, as appropriate) will be assessed
on the portion that is not paid in a timely manner.
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\89\ 47 U.S.C. 159(c).
\90\ See 47 CFR 1.1910.
\91\ Delinquent debt owed to the Commission triggers the ``red
light rule,'' which places a hold on the processing of pending
applications, fee offsets, and pending disbursement payments. 47 CFR
1.1910, 1.1911, 1.1912. In 2004, the Commission adopted rules
implementing the requirements of the DCIA. See Amendment of Parts 0
and 1 of the Commission's Rules, MD Docket No. 02-339, Report and
Order, 19 FCC Rcd 6540 (2004); 47 CFR part 1, subpart O, Collection
of Claims Owed the United States.
\92\ 47 CFR 1.1940(d).
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40. In addition to financial penalties, section 9(c)(3) of the
Act,\93\ and section 1.1164(f) of the Commission's rules \94\ grant the
FCC the authority to revoke authorizations for failure to pay
regulatory fees in a timely fashion. Should a fee delinquency not be
rectified in a timely manner the Commission may require the licensee to
file with documented evidence within sixty (60) calendar days that full
payment of all outstanding regulatory fees has been made, plus any
associated penalties as calculated by the Secretary of Treasury in
accordance with section 1.1164(a) of the Commission's rules,\95\ or
show cause why the payment is inapplicable or should be waived or
deferred. Failure to provide such evidence of payment or to show cause
within the time specified may result in revocation of the station
license.\96\
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\93\ 47 U.S.C. 159(c)(3).
\94\ 47 CFR 1.1164(f).
\95\ 47 CFR 1.1164(a).
\96\ See, e.g., Cortaro Broadcasting Corp., Order to Pay or Show
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41. Pursuant to the ``red light rule,'' we will withhold action on
any applications or other requests for benefits filed by anyone who is
delinquent in any non-tax debts owed to the Commission (including
regulatory fees) and will ultimately dismiss those applications or
other requests if payment of the delinquent debt or other satisfactory
arrangement for payment is not made.\97\ Failure to pay regulatory fees
can also result in the initiation of a proceeding to revoke any and all
authorizations held by the entity responsible for paying the delinquent
fee(s).\98\
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VI. Additional Tables
Regulatory fees for the categories shaded in gray are collected by
the Commission in advance to cover the term of the license and are
submitted at the time the application is filed.
Table 1--Calculation of FY 2018 Revenue Requirements and Pro-Rata Fees
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Computed FY Rounded FY
FY 2018 payment FY 2017 Pro-rated FY 2018 2018 Expected FY
Fee category units Years revenue 2018 revenue regulatory regulatory 2018 revenue
estimate requirement fee fee
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PLMRS (Exclusive Use)..................................... 340 10 325,000 85,000 25 25 85,000
PLMRS (Shared use)........................................ 12,500 10 1,600,000 1,250,000 10 10 1,250,000
Microwave................................................. 7,750 10 2,950,000 1,937,500 25 25 1,937,500
Marine (Ship)............................................. 7,150 10 1,215,000 1,072,500 15 15 1,072,500
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Aviation (Aircraft)....................................... 4,000 10 420,000 400,000 10 10 400,000
Marine (Coast)............................................ 75 10 60,000 30,000 40 40 30,000
Aviation (Ground)......................................... 1,000 10 220,000 200,000 20 20 200,000
AM Class A 1.............................................. 63 1 305,500 266,175 4,214 4,225 266,175
AM Class B 1.............................................. 1,523 1 3,807,500 3,274,450 2,162 2,150 3,274,450
AM Class C 1.............................................. 872 1 1,348,500 1,177,200 1,352 1,350 1,177,200
AM Class D 1.............................................. 1,503 1 4,476,000 3,907,800 2,592 2,600 3,907,800
FM Classes A, B1 & C3 1................................... 3,166 1 9,371,250 8,152,450 2,582 2,575 8,152,450
FM Classes B, C, C0, C1 & C2 1............................ 3,128 1 11,521,800 10,009,600 3,203 3,200 10,009,600
AM Construction Permits 2................................. 9 1 5,550 4,950 550 550 4,950
FM Construction Permits 2................................. 109 1 110,740 105,185 965 965 105,185
Satellite TV.............................................. 126 1 217,350 189,000 1,497 1,500 189,000
Digital TV Mkt 1-10....................................... 144 1 8,305,250 7,164,000 49,739 49,750 7,164,000
Digital TV Mkt 11-25...................................... 140 1 5,898,275 5,243,000 37,455 37,450 5,243,000
Digital TV Mkt 26-50...................................... 189 1 5,439,050 4,729,725 25,013 25,025 4,729,725
Digital TV Mkt 51-100..................................... 290 1 4,267,875 3,617,750 12,470 12,475 3,617,750
Digital TV Remaining Markets.............................. 389 1 1,807,475 1,594,900 4,099 4,100 1,594,900
Digital TV Construction Permits 2......................... 3 1 14,775 12,300 4,100 4,100 12,300
LPTV/Translators/Boosters/Class A TV...................... 3,989 1 1,741,930 1,515,820 378 380 1,515,820
CARS Stations............................................. 175 1 215,050 188,125 1,068 1,075 188,125
Cable TV Systems, including IPTV.......................... 61,000,000 1 58,900,000 46,970,000 .7658 .77 46,970,000
Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS).......................... 32,000,000 1 12,350,000 15,360,000 .480 .48 15,360,000
Interstate Telecommunication Service Providers............ $36,400,000,000 1 111,740,000 100,464,000 0.002762 0.00276 100,464,000
Toll Free Numbers......................................... 33,200,000 1 3,924,000 3,320,000 0.10405 0.10 3,320,000
CMRS Mobile Services (Cellular/Public Mobile)............. 401,000,000 1 82,530,000 80,200,000 0.1962 0.20 80,200,000
CMRS Messag. Services..................................... 1,000,000 1 168,000 80,000 0.0800 0.080 80,000
BRS 3..................................................... 1,175 1 696,000 567,050 600 600 705,000
LMDS...................................................... 400 1 316,000 378,250 600 600 240,000
Per 64 kbps Int'l Bearer Circuits, Terrestrial (Common) & 33,000,000 1 901,680 701,995 .0213 .02 660,000
Satellite (Common & Non-Common)..........................
Submarine Cable Providers (see chart in Table 3) 4........ 41.19 1 5,660,261 4,959,228 120,405 120,400 4,959,035
Earth Stations............................................ 3,400 1 1,224,000 1,105,000 326 325 1,105,000
Space Stations (Geostationary)............................ 97 1 13,669,725 12,401,450 127,839 127,850 12,401,450
Space Stations (Non-Geostationary)........................ 7 1 947,450 859,425 122,776 122,775 859,425
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****** Total Estimated Revenue to be Collected........ ................ ...... 358,670,986 323,493,858 ........... ........... 323,451,340
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****** Total Revenue Requirement.................. ................ ...... 356,710,992 322,035,000 ........... ........... 322,035,000
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Difference.................................... ................ ...... 1,959,994 1,458,858 ........... ........... 1,416,340
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Notes on Table 1:
1 The fee amounts listed in the column entitled ``Rounded New FY 2018 Regulatory Fee'' constitute a weighted average broadcast regulatory fee by class
of service. The actual FY 2018 regulatory fees for AM/FM radio station are listed on a grid located at the end of Table 2.
2 The AM and FM Construction Permit revenues and the Digital (VHF/UHF) Construction Permit revenues were adjusted, respectively, to set the regulatory
fee to an amount no higher than the lowest licensed fee for that class of service. Reductions in the Digital (VHF/UHF) Construction Permit revenues,
and in the AM and FM Construction Permit revenues, were offset by increases in the revenue totals for Digital television stations by market size, and
in the AM and FM radio stations by class size and population served, respectively.
3 MDS/MMDS category was renamed Broadband Radio Service (BRS). See Amendment of Parts 1, 21, 73, 74 and 101 of the Commission's Rules to Facilitate the
Provision of Fixed and Mobile Broadband Access, Educational and Other Advanced Services in the 2150-2162 and 2500-2690 MHz Bands, Report & Order and
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 19 FCC Rcd 14165, 14169, para. 6 (2004).
4 The chart at the end of Table 2 lists the submarine cable bearer circuit regulatory fees (common and non-common carrier basis) that resulted from the
adoption of the Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2008, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 24 FCC
Rcd 6388 (2008) and Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2008, Second Report and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 4208 (2009).
Regulatory fees for the categories shaded in gray are collected by
the Commission in advance to cover the term of the license and are
submitted at the time the application is filed.
Table 2--FY 2018 Proposed Regulatory Fees
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Annual Regulatory
Fee category Fee (U.S. $'s)
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PLMRS (per license) (Exclusive Use) (47 CFR part 90). 25
Microwave (per license) (47 CFR part 101)............ 25
Marine (Ship) (per station) (47 CFR part 80)......... 15
Marine (Coast) (per license) (47 CFR part 80)........ 40
Rural Radio (47 CFR part 22) (previously listed under 10
the Land Mobile category)...........................
PLMRS (Shared Use) (per license) (47 CFR part 90).... 10
Aviation (Aircraft) (per station) (47 CFR part 87)... 10
Aviation (Ground) (per license) (47 CFR part 87)..... 20
CMRS Mobile/Cellular Services (per unit) (47 CFR .20
parts 20, 22, 24, 27, 80 and 90)....................
CMRS Messaging Services (per unit) (47 CFR parts 20, .08
22, 24 and 90)......................................
Broadband Radio Service (formerly MMDS/MDS) (per 600
license) (47 CFR part 27)...........................
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Local Multipoint Distribution Service (per call sign) 600
(47 CFR, part 101)..................................
AM Radio Construction Permits........................ 550
FM Radio Construction Permits........................ 965
Digital TV (47 CFR part 73) VHF and UHF Commercial: .................
Markets 1-10..................................... 49,750
Markets 11-25.................................... 37,450
Markets 26-50.................................... 25,025
Markets 51-100................................... 12,475
Remaining Markets................................ 4,100
Construction Permits............................. 4,100
Satellite Television Stations (All Markets).......... 1,500
Low Power TV, Class A TV, TV/FM Translators & 380
Boosters (47 CFR part 74)...........................
CARS (47 CFR part 78)................................ 1,075
Cable Television Systems (per subscriber) (47 CFR .77
part 76), Including IPTV............................
Direct Broadcast Service (DBS) (per subscriber) (as .48
defined by section 602(13) of the Act)..............
Interstate Telecommunication Service Providers (per .00276
revenue dollar).....................................
Toll Free (per toll free subscriber) (47 C.F.R. .10
section 52.101 (f) of the rules)....................
Earth Stations (47 CFR part 25)...................... 325
Space Stations (per operational station in 127,850
geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) also includes
DBS Service (per operational station) (47 CFR part
100)................................................
Space Stations (per operational system in non- 122,775
geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25)...............
International Bearer Circuits--Terrestrial/Satellites .02
(per 64KB circuit)..................................
Submarine Cable Landing Licenses Fee (per cable See Table Below
system).............................................
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FY 2018 Radio Station Regulatory Fees
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FM Classes A, FM Classes B,
Population served AM Class A AM Class B AM Class C AM Class D B1 & C3 C, C0, C1 & C2
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<=25,000................................................ $880 $635 $550 $605 $965 $1,100
25,001-75,000........................................... 1,325 950 825 910 1,450 1,650
75,001-150,000.......................................... 1,975 1,425 1,250 1,350 2,175 2,475
150,001-500,000......................................... 2,975 2,150 1,850 2,050 3,250 3,725
500,001-1,200,000....................................... 4,450 3,225 2,775 3,050 4,875 5,575
1,200,001-3,000,00...................................... 6,700 4,825 4,175 4,600 7,325 8,350
3,000,001-6,000,00...................................... 10,025 7,225 6,275 6,900 11,000 12,525
>6,000,000.............................................. 15,050 10,850 9,400 10,325 16,500 18,800
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FY 2018 International Bearer Circuits--Submarine Cable
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Proposed fee
Submarine cable systems (capacity as of December 31, amount for FY
2017) 2018
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Less than 50 Gbps.................................... $9,850
50 Gbps or greater, but less than 250 Gbps........... 19,725
250 Gbps or greater, but less than 1,000 Gbps........ 39,425
1,000 Gbps or greater, but less than 4,000 Gbps...... 78,875
4,000 Gbps or greater................................ 157,750
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In order to calculate individual service fees for FY 2018, we
adjusted FY 2017 payment units for each service to more accurately
reflect expected FY 2018 payment liabilities. We obtained our updated
estimates through a variety of means. For example, we used Commission
licensee data bases, actual prior year payment records and industry and
trade association projections when available. The databases we
consulted include our Universal Licensing System (ULS), International
Bureau Filing System (IBFS), Consolidated Database System (CDBS) and
Cable Operations and Licensing System (COALS), as well as reports
generated within the Commission such as the Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau's Numbering Resource Utilization Forecast.
We sought verification for these estimates from multiple sources
and, in all cases, we compared FY 2018 estimates with actual FY 2017
payment units to ensure that our revised estimates were reasonable.
Where appropriate, we adjusted and/or rounded our final estimates to
take into consideration the fact that certain variables that impact on
the number of payment units cannot yet be estimated with sufficient
accuracy. These include an unknown number of waivers and/or exemptions
that may occur in FY 2018 and the fact that, in many services, the
number of actual licensees or station operators fluctuates from time to
time due to economic, technical, or other reasons. When we note, for
example, that our estimated FY 2018 payment units are based on FY 2017
actual
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payment units, it does not necessarily mean that our FY 2018 projection
is exactly the same number as in FY 2017. We have either rounded the FY
2018 number or adjusted it slightly to account for these variables.
Table 3--Sources of Payment Unit Estimates for FY 2018
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Fee category Sources of payment unit estimates
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Land Mobile (All), Microwave, Based on Wireless Telecommunications
Marine (Ship & Coast), Aviation Bureau (WTB) projections of new
(Aircraft & Ground), Domestic applications and renewals taking
Public Fixed. into consideration existing
Commission licensee data bases.
Aviation (Aircraft) and Marine
(Ship) estimates have been adjusted
to take into consideration the
licensing of portions of these
services on a voluntary basis.
CMRS Cellular/Mobile Services..... Based on WTB projection reports, and
FY 17 payment data.
CMRS Messaging Services........... Based on WTB reports, and FY 17
payment data.
AM/FM Radio Stations.............. Based on CDBS data, adjusted for
exemptions, and actual FY 2017
payment units.
Digital TV Stations............... Based on CDBS data, adjusted for
(Combined VHF/UHF units).......... exemptions, and actual FY 2017
payment units.
AM/FM/TV Construction Permits..... Based on CDBS data, adjusted for
exemptions, and actual FY 2017
payment units.
LPTV, Translators and Boosters, Based on CDBS data, adjusted for
Class A Television. exemptions, and actual FY 2017
payment units.
BRS (formerly MDS/MMDS)........... Based on WTB reports and actual FY
LMDS.............................. 2017 payment units.
Based on WTB reports and actual FY
2017 payment units.
Cable Television Relay Service Based on data from Media Bureau's
(CARS) Stations. COALS database and actual FY 2017
payment units.
Cable Television System Based on publicly available data
Subscribers, Including IPTV sources for estimated subscriber
Subscribers. counts and actual FY 2017 payment
units.
Interstate Telecommunication Based on FCC Form 499-Q data for the
Service Providers. four quarters of calendar year
2017, the Wireline Competition
Bureau projected the amount of
calendar year 2017 revenue that
will be reported on 2018 FCC Form
499-A worksheets due in April,
2018.
Earth Stations.................... Based on International Bureau
(``IB'') licensing data and actual
FY 2017 payment units.
Space Stations (GSOs & NGSOs)..... Based on IB data reports and actual
FY 2017 payment units.
International Bearer Circuits..... Based on IB reports and submissions
by licensees, adjusted as
necessary.
Submarine Cable Licenses.......... Based on IB license information.
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Table 4
Factors, Measurements, and Calculations That Determine Station Signal
Contours and Associated Population Coverages
AM Stations
For stations with nondirectional daytime antennas, the theoretical
radiation was used at all azimuths. For stations with directional
daytime antennas, specific information on each day tower, including
field ratio, phase, spacing, and orientation was retrieved, as well as
the theoretical pattern root-mean-square of the radiation in all
directions in the horizontal plane (RMS) figure (milliVolt per meter
(mV/m) @1 km) for the antenna system. The standard, or augmented
standard if pertinent, horizontal plane radiation pattern was
calculated using techniques and methods specified in sections 73.150
and 73.152 of the Commission's rules. Radiation values were calculated
for each of 360 radials around the transmitter site. Next, estimated
soil conductivity data was retrieved from a database representing the
information in FCC Figure R3. Using the calculated horizontal radiation
values, and the retrieved soil conductivity data, the distance to the
principal community (5 mV/m) contour was predicted for each of the 360
radials. The resulting distance to principal community contours were
used to form a geographical polygon. Population counting was
accomplished by determining which 2010 block centroids were contained
in the polygon. (A block centroid is the center point of a small area
containing population as computed by the U.S. Census Bureau.) The sum
of the population figures for all enclosed blocks represents the total
population for the predicted principal community coverage area.
FM Stations
The greater of the horizontal or vertical effective radiated power
(ERP) (kW) and respective height above average terrain (HAAT) (m)
combination was used. Where the antenna height above mean sea level
(HAMSL) was available, it was used in lieu of the average HAAT figure
to calculate specific HAAT figures for each of 360 radials under study.
Any available directional pattern information was applied as well, to
produce a radial-specific ERP figure. The HAAT and ERP figures were
used in conjunction with the Field Strength (50-50) propagation curves
specified in 47 CFR 73.313 of the Commission's rules to predict the
distance to the principal community (70 dBu (decibel above 1 microVolt
per meter) or 3.17 mV/m) contour for each of the 360 radials. The
resulting distance to principal community contours were used to form a
geographical polygon. Population counting was accomplished by
determining which 2010 block centroids were contained in the polygon.
The sum of the population figures for all enclosed blocks represents
the total population for the predicted principal community coverage
area.
Regulatory fees for the categories shaded in gray are collected by
the Commission in advance to cover the term of the license and are
submitted at the time the application is filed.
Table 5--FY 2017 Schedule of Regulatory Fees
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Annual regulatory
Fee category fee (U.S. $s)
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PLMRS (per license) (Exclusive Use) (47 CFR part 90). 25
Microwave (per license) (47 CFR part 101)............ 25
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Marine (Ship) (per station) (47 CFR part 80)......... 15
Marine (Coast) (per license) (47 CFR part 80)........ 40
Rural Radio (47 CFR part 22) (previously listed under 10
the Land Mobile category)...........................
PLMRS (Shared Use) (per license) (47 CFR part 90).... 10
Aviation (Aircraft) (per station) (47 CFR part 87)... 10
Aviation (Ground) (per license) (47 CFR part 87)..... 20
CMRS Mobile/Cellular Services (per unit) (47 CFR .21
parts 20, 22, 24, 27, 80 and 90)....................
CMRS Messaging Services (per unit) (47 CFR parts 20, .08
22, 24 and 90)......................................
Broadband Radio Service (formerly MMDS/MDS) (per 800
license) (47 CFR part 27)...........................
Local Multipoint Distribution Service (per call sign) 800
(47 CFR, part 101)..................................
AM Radio Construction Permits........................ 555
FM Radio Construction Permits........................ 980
Digital TV (47 CFR part 73) VHF and UHF Commercial:
Markets 1-10..................................... 59,750
Markets 11-25.................................... 45,025
Markets 26-50.................................... 30,050
Markets 51-100................................... 14,975
Remaining Markets................................ 4,925
Construction Permits............................. 4,925
Satellite Television Stations (All Markets).......... 1,725
Low Power TV, Class A TV, TV/FM Trans. & Boosters (47 430
CFR part 74)........................................
CARS (47 CFR part 78)................................ 935
Cable Television Systems (per subscriber) (47 CFR .95
part 76), Including IPTV............................
Direct Broadcast Service (DBS) (per subscriber) (as .38
defined by section 602(13) of the Act)..............
Interstate Telecommunication Service Providers (per .00302
revenue dollar).....................................
Toll Free (per toll free subscriber) (47 C.F.R. .12
section 52.101 (f) of the rules)....................
Earth Stations (47 CFR part 25)...................... 360
Space Stations (per operational station in 140,925
geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) also includes
DBS Service (per operational station) (47 CFR part
100)................................................
Space Stations (per operational system in non- 135,350
geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25)...............
International Bearer Circuits--Terrestrial/Satellites .03
(per 64KB circuit)..................................
Submarine Cable Landing Licenses Fee (per cable See Table Below
system).............................................
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FY 2017 Radio Station Regulatory Fees
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FM Classes A, FM Classes B,
Population served AM Class A AM Class B AM Class C AM Class D B1 & C3 C, C0, C1 & C2
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<=25,000................................................ 895 640 555 610 980 1,100
25,001-75,000........................................... 1,350 955 830 915 1,475 1,650
75,001-150,000.......................................... 2,375 1,700 1,475 1,600 2,600 2,925
150,001-500,000......................................... 3,550 2,525 2,200 2,425 3,875 4,400
500,001-1,200,000....................................... 5,325 3,800 3,300 3,625 5,825 6,575
1,200,001-3,000,00...................................... 7,975 5,700 4,950 5,425 8,750 9,875
3,000,001-6,000,00...................................... 11,950 8,550 7,400 8,150 13,100 14,800
>6,000,000.............................................. 17,950 12,825 11,100 12,225 19,650 22,225
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International Bearer Circuits--Submarine Cable
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Submarine cable systems (capacity as of December 31,
2016) Fee amount
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<2.5 Gbps............................................ $8,600
2.5 Gbps or greater, but less than 5 Gbps............ 17,175
5 Gbps or greater, but less than 10 Gbps............. 34,350
10 Gbps or greater, but less than 20 Gbps............ 68,725
20 Gbps or greater................................... 137,425
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Table 6--Television Stations With Population Data
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Community of
State Facility ID Population Call sign service Nielsen DMA rank
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AK................... 13813 97,466 KATN.............. FAIRBANKS......... Fairbanks.
AK................... 25221 374,951 KDMD.............. ANCHORAGE......... Anchorage.
AK................... 20015 98,403 KJNP-TV........... NORTH POLE........ Fairbanks.
AK................... 13814 31,229 KJUD.............. JUNEAU............ Juneau.
AK................... 35655 348,080 KTBY.............. ANCHORAGE......... Anchorage.
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AK................... 60519 8,642 KTNL-TV........... SITKA............. Alaska.
AK................... 10173 380,240 KTUU-TV........... ANCHORAGE......... Anchorage.
AK................... 49632 342,517 KTVA.............. ANCHORAGE......... Anchorage.
AK................... 49621 98,068 KTVF.............. FAIRBANKS......... Fairbanks.
AK................... 60520 14,858 KUBD.............. KETCHIKAN......... Alaska.
AK................... 21488 392,357 KYES-TV........... ANCHORAGE......... Anchorage.
AK................... 13815 379,943 KYUR.............. ANCHORAGE......... Anchorage.
AL................... 57292 1,530,431 WAAY-TV........... HUNTSVILLE........ Huntsville-
Decatur (Flor).
AL................... 16820 1,703,202 WABM.............. BIRMINGHAM........ Birmingham (Ann
and Tusc).
AL................... 591 1,197,068 WAFF.............. HUNTSVILLE........ Huntsville-
Decatur (Flor).
AL................... 701 769,765 WAKA.............. SELMA............. Montgomery-Selma.
AL................... 4143 1,320,419 WALA-TV........... MOBILE............ Mobile-Pensacola
(Ft. Walt).
AL................... 84802 736,501 WBIH.............. SELMA............. Montgomery-Selma.
AL................... 68427 577,653 WBMM.............. TUSKEGEE.......... Montgomery-Selma.
AL................... 71221 1,852,997 WBRC.............. BIRMINGHAM........ Birmingham (Ann
and Tusc).
AL................... 73642 862,899 WCOV-TV........... MONTGOMERY........ Montgomery-Selma.
AL................... 71325 1,669,214 WDBB.............. BESSEMER.......... Birmingham (Ann
and Tusc).
AL................... 32851 271,499 WDFX-TV........... OZARK............. Dothan.
AL................... 43846 452,377 WDHN.............. DOTHAN............ Dothan.
AL................... 83740 1,365,977 WDPM-DT........... MOBILE............ Mobile-Pensacola
(Ft. Walt).
AL................... 83943 1,283,160 WFNA.............. GULF SHORES....... Mobile-Pensacola
(Ft. Walt).
AL................... 56642 1,677,166 WGWW.............. ANNISTON.......... Birmingham (Ann
and Tusc).
AL................... 65128 1,266,286 WHDF.............. FLORENCE.......... Huntsville-
Decatur (Flor).
AL................... 48693 1,569,885 WHNT-TV........... HUNTSVILLE........ Huntsville-
Decatur (Flor).
AL................... 5360 1,837,072 WIAT.............. BIRMINGHAM........ Birmingham (Ann
and Tusc).
AL................... 62207 526,556 WIYC.............. TROY.............. Montgomery-Selma.
AL................... 73187 1,499,595 WKRG-TV........... MOBILE............ Mobile-Pensacola
(Ft. Walt).
AL................... 11113 950,018 WLGA.............. OPELIKA........... Columbus, GA
(Opelika, AL).
AL................... 60829 593,205 WMCF-TV........... MONTGOMERY........ Montgomery-Selma.
AL................... 60827 1,395,611 WMPV-TV........... MOBILE............ Mobile-Pensacola
(Ft. Walt).
AL................... 72307 667,683 WNCF.............. MONTGOMERY........ Montgomery-Selma.
AL................... 11906 1,467,869 WPMI-TV........... MOBILE............ Mobile-Pensacola
(Ft. Walt).
AL................... 73312 1,495,586 WPXH-TV........... GADSDEN........... Birmingham (Ann
and Tusc).
AL................... 21258 1,548,117 WSES.............. TUSCALOOSA........ Birmingham.
AL................... 13993 1,168,636 WSFA.............. MONTGOMERY........ Montgomery-Selma.
AL................... 1002 1,947,743 WTJP-TV........... GADSDEN........... Birmingham (Ann
and Tusc).
AL................... 74138 1,817,151 WTTO.............. HOMEWOOD.......... Birmingham (Ann
and Tusc).
AL................... 4152 974,532 WTVY.............. DOTHAN............ Dothan.
AL................... 74173 1,876,825 WVTM-TV........... BIRMINGHAM........ Birmingham (Ann
and Tusc).
AL................... 77496 2,209,921 WVUA.............. TUSCALOOSA........ Birmingham (Ann
and Tusc).
AL................... 28119 1,557,490 WZDX.............. HUNTSVILLE........ Huntsville-
Decatur (Flor).
AR................... 13988 861,149 KAIT.............. JONESBORO......... Jonesboro.
AR................... 33440 1,212,038 KARK-TV........... LITTLE ROCK....... Little Rock-Pine
Bluff.
AR................... 37005 1,186,579 KARZ-TV........... LITTLE ROCK....... Little Rock-Pine
Bluff.
AR................... 41212 1,117,403 KASN.............. PINE BLUFF........ Little Rock-Pine
Bluff.
AR................... 33543 1,257,777 KATV.............. LITTLE ROCK....... Little Rock-Pine
Bluff.
AR................... 66469 906,728 KFSM-TV........... FORT SMITH........ Ft. Smith-Fay-
Sprngdl-Rgrs.
AR................... 29560 818,859 KFTA-TV........... FORT SMITH........ Ft. Smith-Fay-
Sprngdl-Rgrs.
AR................... 60353 631,770 KHBS.............. FORT SMITH........ Ft. Smith-Fay-
Sprngdl-Rgrs.
AR................... 60354 765,360 KHOG-TV........... FAYETTEVILLE...... Ft. Smith-Fay-
Sprngdl-Rgrs.
AR................... 11951 1,171,678 KLRT-TV........... LITTLE ROCK....... Little Rock-Pine
Bluff.
AR................... 86534 200,764 KMYA-DT........... CAMDEN............ Little Rock-Pine
Bluff.
AR................... 29557 815,678 KNWA-TV........... ROGERS............ Ft. Smith-Fay-
Sprngdl-Rgrs.
AR................... 2787 1,284,362 KTHV.............. LITTLE ROCK....... Little Rock-Pine
Bluff.
AR................... 35692 641,139 KTVE.............. EL DORADO......... Monroe-El Dorado.
AR................... 608 303,744 KVTH-DT........... HOT SPRINGS....... Little Rock-Pine
Bluff.
AR................... 2784 1,466,517 KVTJ-DT........... JONESBORO......... Jonesboro.
AR................... 607 936,328 KVTN-DT........... PINE BLUFF........ Little Rock-Pine
Bluff.
AR................... 78314 657,822 KWBM.............. HARRISON.......... Springfield, MO.
AR................... 67347 498,679 KWOG.............. SPRINGDALE........ Ft. Smith-Fay-
Sprngdl-Rgrs.
AR................... 81593 570,030 KXNW.............. EUREKA SPRINGS.... Ft. Smith-Fay-
Sprngdl-Rgrs.
AZ................... 7143 4,170,505 KASW.............. PHOENIX........... Phoenix
(Prescott).
AZ................... 35811 436,925 KAZT-TV........... PRESCOTT.......... Phoenix
(Prescott).
AZ................... 41517 347,579 KFPH-DT........... FLAGSTAFF......... Phoenix
(Prescott).
AZ................... 81441 113,876 KFTU-DT........... DOUGLAS........... Tucson (Sierra
Vista).
AZ................... 36918 1,552,522 KGUN-TV........... TUCSON............ Tucson (Sierra
Vista).
AZ................... 30601 1,172,397 KHRR.............. TUCSON............ Tucson (Sierra
Vista).
AZ................... 24753 199,885 KMOH-TV........... KINGMAN........... Phoenix
(Prescott).
AZ................... 44052 1,321,614 KMSB.............. TUCSON............ Tucson (Sierra
Vista).
AZ................... 24749 332,321 KNAZ-TV........... FLAGSTAFF......... Phoenix
(Prescott).
AZ................... 59440 4,183,943 KNXV-TV........... PHOENIX........... Phoenix
(Prescott).
AZ................... 48663 1,216,228 KOLD-TV........... TUCSON............ Tucson (Sierra
Vista).
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AZ................... 67868 4,190,080 KPAZ-TV........... PHOENIX........... Phoenix
(Prescott).
AZ................... 41223 4,195,073 KPHO-TV........... PHOENIX........... Phoenix
(Prescott).
AZ................... 35486 4,215,834 KPNX.............. MESA.............. Phoenix
(Prescott).
AZ................... 26655 4,186,998 KPPX-TV........... TOLLESON.......... Phoenix
(Prescott).
AZ................... 35587 4,207,660 KSAZ-TV........... PHOENIX........... Phoenix
(Prescott).
AZ................... 33639 396,278 KSWT.............. YUMA.............. Yuma-El Centro.
AZ................... 81458 4,176,236 KTAZ.............. PHOENIX........... Phoenix
(Prescott).
AZ................... 11908 1,324,801 KTTU.............. TUCSON............ Tucson (Sierra
Vista).
AZ................... 40993 4,184,825 KTVK.............. PHOENIX........... Phoenix
(Prescott).
AZ................... 35705 4,173,111 KTVW-DT........... PHOENIX........... Phoenix
(Prescott).
AZ................... 68886 4,191,015 KUTP.............. PHOENIX........... Phoenix
(Prescott).
AZ................... 63927 1,264,962 KUVE-DT........... GREEN VALLEY...... Tucson (Sierra
Vista).
AZ................... 25735 1,317,956 KVOA.............. TUCSON............ Tucson (Sierra
Vista).
AZ................... 35095 1,129,510 KWBA-TV........... SIERRA VISTA...... Tucson (Sierra
Vista).
AZ................... 74449 398,681 KYMA-DT........... YUMA.............. Yuma-El Centro.
CA................... 282 17,791,335 KABC-TV........... LOS ANGELES....... Los Angeles.
CA................... 8263 138,085 KAEF-TV........... ARCATA............ Eureka.
CA................... 67494 1,967,744 KAIL.............. FRESNO............ Fresno-Visalia.
CA................... 40517 383,886 KAJB.............. CALIPATRIA........ Yuma-El Centro.
CA................... 29234 11,151,141 KAZA-TV........... AVALON............ Los Angeles.
CA................... 4148 1,510,400 KBAK-TV........... BAKERSFIELD....... Bakersfield.
CA................... 69619 8,020,424 KBCW.............. SAN FRANCISCO..... San Francisco-Oak-
San Jose.
CA................... 56384 17,343,236 KBEH.............. GARDEN GROVE...... Los Angeles.
CA................... 58618 135,249 KBVU.............. EUREKA............ Eureka.
CA................... 21422 17,734,310 KCAL-TV........... LOS ANGELES....... Los Angeles.
CA................... 14867 3,094,778 KCBA.............. SALINAS........... Monterey-Salinas.
CA................... 9628 17,595,935 KCBS-TV........... LOS ANGELES....... Los Angeles.
CA................... 71586 8,048,427 KCNS.............. SAN FRANCISCO..... San Francisco-Oak-
San Jose.
CA................... 33742 17,976,764 KCOP-TV........... LOS ANGELES....... Los Angeles.
CA................... 63165 664,655 KCOY-TV........... SANTA MARIA....... SantaBarbra-
SanMar-SanLuOb.
CA................... 33875 10,612,483 KCRA-TV........... SACRAMENTO........ Sacramnto-Stkton-
Modesto.
CA................... 58605 630,068 KCVU.............. PARADISE.......... Chico-Redding.
CA................... 24518 17,564,367 KDOC-TV........... ANAHEIM........... Los Angeles.
CA................... 33778 7,906,408 KDTV-DT........... SAN FRANCISCO..... San Francisco-Oak-
San Jose.
CA................... 51208 399,372 KECY-TV........... EL CENTRO......... Yuma-El Centro.
CA................... 34440 4,005,296 KEMO-TV........... FREMONT........... San Francisco-Oak-
San Jose.
CA................... 40878 1,285,357 KERO-TV........... BAKERSFIELD....... Bakersfield.
CA................... 25577 917,395 KESQ-TV........... PALM SPRINGS...... Palm Springs.
CA................... 60637 1,419,564 KEYT-TV........... SANTA BARBARA..... SantaBarbra-
SanMar-SanLuOb.
CA................... 42122 3,947,735 KFMB-TV........... SAN DIEGO......... San Diego.
CA................... 59013 1,721,275 KFRE-TV........... SANGER............ Fresno-Visalia.
CA................... 51429 7,348,828 KFSF-DT........... VALLEJO........... San Francisco-Oak-
San Jose.
CA................... 8620 1,747,889 KFSN-TV........... FRESNO............ Fresno-Visalia.
CA................... 60549 17,560,679 KFTR-DT........... ONTARIO........... Los Angeles.
CA................... 34439 1,807,731 KFTV-DT........... HANFORD........... Fresno-Visalia.
CA................... 34459 917,927 KGET-TV........... BAKERSFIELD....... Bakersfield.
CA................... 23302 1,759,725 KGMC.............. CLOVIS............ Fresno-Visalia.
CA................... 34470 8,283,429 KGO-TV............ SAN FRANCISCO..... San Francisco-Oak-
San Jose.
CA................... 56034 1,699,131 KGPE.............. FRESNO............ Fresno-Visalia.
CA................... 40876 3,960,667 KGTV.............. SAN DIEGO......... San Diego.
CA................... 24508 627,256 KHSL-TV........... CHICO............. Chico-Redding.
CA................... 34564 8,233,041 KICU-TV........... SAN JOSE.......... San Francisco-Oak-
San Jose.
CA................... 53382 174,390 KIEM-TV........... EUREKA............ Eureka.
CA................... 63865 17,014,158 KILM.............. INGLEWOOD......... Los Angeles.
CA................... 26249 2,400,317 KION-TV........... MONTEREY.......... Monterey-Salinas.
CA................... 14000 17,691,186 KJLA.............. VENTURA........... Los Angeles.
CA................... 42640 137,375 KJRW.............. EUREKA............ Eureka.
CA................... 22644 7,902,064 KKPX-TV........... SAN JOSE.......... San Francisco-Oak-
San Jose.
CA................... 51499 10,691,054 KMAX-TV........... SACRAMENTO........ Sacramnto-Stkton-
Modesto.
CA................... 35123 17,628,354 KMEX-DT........... LOS ANGELES....... Los Angeles.
CA................... 16749 862,440 KMIR-TV........... PALM SPRINGS...... Palm Springs.
CA................... 51488 1,725,397 KMPH-TV........... VISALIA........... Fresno-Visalia.
CA................... 47906 17,859,647 KNBC.............. LOS ANGELES....... Los Angeles.
CA................... 35277 3,541,824 KNSD.............. SAN DIEGO......... San Diego.
CA................... 58608 2,092,512 KNSO.............. MERCED............ Fresno-Visalia.
CA................... 35280 8,022,662 KNTV.............. SAN JOSE.......... San Francisco-Oak-
San Jose.
CA................... 33745 495,403 KNVN.............. CHICO............. Chico-Redding.
CA................... 51189 8,082,202 KOFY-TV........... SAN FRANCISCO..... San Francisco-Oak-
San Jose.
CA................... 56550 10,759,811 KOVR.............. STOCKTON.......... Sacramnto-Stkton-
Modesto.
CA................... 25452 8,340,753 KPIX-TV........... SAN FRANCISCO..... San Francisco-Oak-
San Jose.
CA................... 12144 1,731,370 KPMR.............. SANTA BARBARA..... SantaBarbra-
SanMar-SanLuOb.
CA................... 58978 17,058,741 KPXN-TV........... SAN BERNARDINO.... Los Angeles.
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CA................... 10242 9,931,378 KQCA.............. STOCKTON.......... Sacramnto-Stkton-
Modesto.
CA................... 8378 202,204 KQSL.............. FORT BRAGG........ San Fran-Oakland-
San Jose.
CA................... 22161 17,589,371 KRCA.............. RIVERSIDE......... Los Angeles.
CA................... 8291 485,749 KRCR-TV........... REDDING........... Chico-Redding.
CA................... 65526 8,050,508 KRON-TV........... SAN FRANCISCO..... San Francisco-Oak-
San Jose.
CA................... 19653 5,083,461 KSBW.............. SALINAS........... Monterey-Salinas.
CA................... 19654 535,029 KSBY.............. SAN LUIS OBISPO... SantaBarbra-
SanMar-SanLuOb.
CA................... 35608 17,447,166 KSCI.............. LONG BEACH........ Los Angeles.
CA................... 35594 1,749,448 KSEE.............. FRESNO............ Fresno-Visalia.
CA................... 35611 1,251,045 KSMS-TV........... MONTEREY.......... Monterey-Salinas.
CA................... 52953 6,745,180 KSPX-TV........... SACRAMENTO........ Sacramnto-Stkton-
Modesto.
CA................... 64987 7,645,340 KSTS.............. SAN JOSE.......... San Francisco-Oak-
San Jose.
CA................... 58827 3,787,157 KSWB-TV........... SAN DIEGO......... San Diego.
CA................... 12930 471,882 KTAS.............. SAN LUIS OBISPO... SantaBarbra-
SanMar-SanLuOb.
CA................... 67884 17,795,677 KTBN-TV........... SANTA ANA......... Los Angeles.
CA................... 35512 2,162,454 KTFF-DT........... PORTERVILLE....... Fresno-Visalia.
CA................... 20871 6,969,307 KTFK-DT........... STOCKTON.......... Sacramnto-Stkton-
Modesto.
CA................... 35670 17,994,407 KTLA.............. LOS ANGELES....... Los Angeles.
CA................... 49153 6,079,057 KTLN-TV........... PALO ALTO......... San Francisco-Oak-
San Jose.
CA................... 21533 8,048,427 KTNC-TV........... CONCORD........... San Francisco-Oak-
San Jose.
CA................... 37511 7,450,985 KTSF.............. SAN FRANCISCO..... San Francisco-Oak-
San Jose.
CA................... 22208 17,952,596 KTTV.............. LOS ANGELES....... Los Angeles.
CA................... 35703 7,913,996 KTVU.............. OAKLAND........... San Francisco-Oak-
San Jose.
CA................... 10205 7,355,088 KTXL.............. SACRAMENTO........ Sacramnto-Stkton-
Modesto.
CA................... 10238 3,572,818 KUSI-TV........... SAN DIEGO......... San Diego.
CA................... 7700 1,006,905 KUVI-DT........... BAKERSFIELD....... Bakersfield.
CA................... 58609 4,043,413 KUVS-DT........... MODESTO........... Sacramnto-Stkton-
Modesto.
CA................... 19783 17,925,427 KVEA.............. CORONA............ Los Angeles.
CA................... 16729 6,145,526 KVMD.............. TWENTYNINE PALMS.. Los Angeles.
CA................... 83825 26,711 KVME-TV........... BISHOP............ Los Angeles.
CA................... 36170 396,495 KVYE.............. EL CENTRO......... Yuma-El Centro.
CA................... 26231 17,343,236 KWHY-TV........... LOS ANGELES....... Los Angeles.
CA................... 55083 17,653,164 KXLA.............. RANCHO PALOS Los Angeles.
VERDES.
CA................... 25048 10,759,864 KXTV.............. SACRAMENTO........ Sacramnto-Stkton-
Modesto.
CO................... 63158 2,798,103 KCDO-TV........... STERLING.......... Denver.
CO................... 57219 3,874,159 KCEC.............. BOULDER........... Denver.
CO................... 47903 3,794,400 KCNC-TV........... DENVER............ Denver.
CO................... 38375 3,376,799 KDEN-TV........... LONGMONT.......... Denver.
CO................... 126 3,430,717 KDVR.............. DENVER............ Denver.
CO................... 37101 3,098,889 KETD.............. CASTLE ROCK....... Denver.
CO................... 125 795,114 KFCT.............. FORT COLLINS...... Denver.
CO................... 31597 186,473 KFQX.............. GRAND JUNCTION.... Grand Junction-
Montrose.
CO................... 52593 270,089 KGBY.............. GRAND JUNCTION.... Grand Junction-
Montrose.
CO................... 24766 206,018 KKCO.............. GRAND JUNCTION.... Grand Junction-
Montrose.
CO................... 35037 2,795,275 KKTV.............. COLORADO SPRINGS.. Colorado Springs-
Pueblo.
CO................... 40875 3,815,253 KMGH-TV........... DENVER............ Denver.
CO................... 59014 1,391,946 KOAA-TV........... PUEBLO............ Colorado Springs-
Pueblo.
CO................... 166510 3,402,022 KPJR-TV........... GREELEY........... Denver.
CO................... 68695 3,399,664 KPXC-TV........... DENVER............ Denver.
CO................... 52579 2,622,603 KRDO-TV........... COLORADO SPRINGS.. Colorado Springs-
Pueblo.
CO................... 70578 149,306 KREG-TV........... GLENWOOD SPRINGS.. Denver.
CO................... 70596 145,700 KREX-TV........... GRAND JUNCTION.... Grand Junction-
Montrose.
CO................... 70579 74,963 KREY-TV........... MONTROSE.......... Grand Junction-
Montrose.
CO................... 48589 148,079 KREZ-TV........... DURANGO........... Albuquerque-Santa
Fe.
CO................... 82613 96,062 KRTN-TV........... DURANGO........... Albuquerque-Santa
Fe.
CO................... 24514 3,265,713 KTFD-TV........... DENVER............ Denver.
CO................... 68581 3,845,148 KTVD.............. DENVER............ Denver.
CO................... 23074 3,803,461 KUSA.............. DENVER............ Denver.
CO................... 166331 2,711,724 KVSN-DT........... PUEBLO............ Colorado Springs-
Pueblo.
CO................... 35883 3,706,495 KWGN-TV........... DENVER............ Denver.
CO................... 35991 1,843,363 KXRM-TV........... COLORADO SPRINGS.. Colorado Springs-
Pueblo.
CT................... 14050 4,776,733 WCCT-TV........... WATERBURY......... Hartford & New
Haven.
CT................... 33081 4,836,344 WCTX.............. NEW HAVEN......... Hartford & New
Haven.
CT................... 53115 4,818,020 WFSB.............. HARTFORD.......... Hartford & New
Haven.
CT................... 51980 4,851,563 WHPX-TV........... NEW LONDON........ Hartford & New
Haven.
CT................... 147 5,314,290 WTIC-TV........... HARTFORD.......... Hartford & New
Haven.
CT................... 74109 7,844,936 WTNH.............. NEW HAVEN......... Hartford & New
Haven.
CT................... 3072 3,973,310 WUVN.............. HARTFORD.......... Hartford & New
Haven.
CT................... 74170 4,964,395 WVIT.............. NEW BRITAIN....... Hartford & New
Haven.
CT................... 70493 5,996,408 WZME.............. BRIDGEPORT........ New York.
DC................... 51567 7,869,833 WDCA.............. WASHINGTON........ Washington, DC
(Hagrstwn).
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DC................... 30576 8,171,829 WDCW.............. WASHINGTON........ Washington, DC
(Hagrstwn).
DC................... 1051 8,970,526 WJLA-TV........... WASHINGTON........ Washington, DC
(Hagrstwn).
DC................... 47904 8,001,507 WRC-TV............ WASHINGTON........ Washington, DC
(Hagrstwn).
DC................... 22207 8,069,350 WTTG.............. WASHINGTON........ Washington, DC
(Hagrstwn).
DC................... 65593 8,970,526 WUSA.............. WASHINGTON........ Washington, DC
(Hagrstwn).
DE................... 1283 11,594,463 KJWP.............. WILMINGTON........ Philadelphia.
DE................... 189357 6,384,827 WMDE.............. DOVER............. Washington, DC
(Hagrstwn).
DE................... 51984 8,206,117 WPPX-TV........... WILMINGTON........ Philadelphia.
FL................... 60018 3,967,118 WACX.............. LEESBURG.......... Orlando-Daytona
Bch-Melbrn.
FL................... 60536 5,406,932 WAMI-DT........... HOLLYWOOD......... Miami-Ft.
Lauderdale.
FL................... 54938 553,676 WAWD.............. FORT WALTON BEACH. Mobile-Pensacola
(Ft. Walt).
FL................... 71085 2,046,391 WBBH-TV........... FORT MYERS........ Ft. Myers-Naples.
FL................... 12497 5,349,613 WBFS-TV........... MIAMI............. Miami-Ft.
Lauderdale.
FL................... 81594 323,268 WBIF.............. MARIANNA.......... Panama City.
FL................... 16993 977,492 WCJB-TV........... GAINESVILLE....... Gainesville.
FL................... 11125 4,097,389 WCLF.............. CLEARWATER........ Tampa-St. Pete
(Sarasota).
FL................... 29712 1,582,959 WCWJ.............. JACKSONVILLE...... Jacksonville.
FL................... 71363 1,524,131 WEAR-TV........... PENSACOLA......... Mobile-Pensacola
(Ft. Walt).
FL................... 25738 4,107,172 WESH.............. DAYTONA BEACH..... Orlando-Daytona
Bch-Melbrn.
FL................... 81669 814,185 WFBD.............. DESTIN............ Mobile-Pensacola
(Ft. Walt).
FL................... 11123 2,759,457 WFGC.............. PALM BEACH........ West Palm Beach-
Ft. Pierce.
FL................... 6554 1,440,245 WFGX.............. FORT WALTON BEACH. Mobile-Pensacola
(Ft. Walt).
FL................... 64592 5,450,176 WFLA-TV........... TAMPA............. Tampa-St. Pete
(Sarasota).
FL................... 39736 5,730,443 WFLX.............. WEST PALM BEACH... West Palm Beach-
Ft. Pierce.
FL................... 47902 5,398,266 WFOR-TV........... MIAMI............. Miami-Ft.
Lauderdale.
FL................... 11909 1,602,888 WFOX-TV........... JACKSONVILLE...... Jacksonville.
FL................... 64588 5,077,970 WFTS-TV........... TAMPA............. Tampa-St. Pete
(Sarasota).
FL................... 16788 4,523,828 WFTT-TV........... VENICE............ Tampa-St. Pete
(Sarasota).
FL................... 72076 3,849,576 WFTV.............. ORLANDO........... Orlando-Daytona
Bch-Melbrn.
FL................... 70649 1,775,097 WFTX-TV........... CAPE CORAL........ Ft. Myers-Naples.
FL................... 22245 211,721 WFXU.............. LIVE OAK.......... Tallahassee-
Thomasville.
FL................... 27387 43,037 WGEN-TV........... KEY WEST.......... Miami-Ft.
Lauderdale.
FL................... 7727 759,234 WGFL.............. HIGH SPRINGS...... Gainesville.
FL................... 10894 1,302,764 WHBR.............. PENSACOLA......... Mobile-Pensacola
(Ft. Walt).
FL................... 83929 5,640,324 WHDT.............. STUART............ West Palm Beach-
Ft. Pierce.
FL................... 67971 5,417,409 WHFT-TV........... MIAMI............. Miami-Ft.
Lauderdale.
FL................... 24582 3,825,468 WHLV-TV........... COCOA............. Orlando-Daytona
Bch-Melbrn.
FL................... 22093 1,851,105 WINK-TV........... FORT MYERS........ Ft. Myers-Naples.
FL................... 35576 1,630,782 WJAX-TV........... JACKSONVILLE...... Jacksonville.
FL................... 73136 856,973 WJHG-TV........... PANAMA CITY....... Panama City.
FL................... 41210 1,347,474 WJTC.............. PENSACOLA......... Mobile-Pensacola
(Ft. Walt).
FL................... 53116 1,608,682 WJXT.............. JACKSONVILLE...... Jacksonville.
FL................... 11893 1,618,191 WJXX.............. ORANGE PARK....... Jacksonville.
FL................... 53465 4,032,154 WKCF.............. CLERMONT.......... Orlando-Daytona
Bch-Melbrn.
FL................... 71293 3,803,492 WKMG-TV........... ORLANDO........... Orlando-Daytona
Bch-Melbrn.
FL................... 73230 5,427,398 WLTV-DT........... MIAMI............. Miami-Ft.
Lauderdale.
FL................... 66398 935,027 WMBB.............. PANAMA CITY....... Panama City.
FL................... 53819 5,386,517 WMOR-TV........... LAKELAND.......... Tampa-St. Pete
(Sarasota).
FL................... 83965 633,243 WNBW-DT........... GAINESVILLE....... Gainesville.
FL................... 41225 3,941,895 WOFL.............. ORLANDO........... Orlando-Daytona
Bch-Melbrn.
FL................... 70651 1,112,408 WOGX.............. OCALA............. Gainesville.
FL................... 67602 3,826,498 WOPX-TV........... MELBOURNE......... Orlando-Daytona
Bch-Melbrn.
FL................... 131 3,288,537 WOTF-TV........... DAYTONA BEACH..... Orlando-Daytona
Bch-Melbrn.
FL................... 31570 637,347 WPAN.............. FORT WALTON BEACH. Mobile-Pensacola
(Ft. Walt).
FL................... 51988 3,190,307 WPBF.............. TEQUESTA.......... West Palm Beach-
Ft. Pierce.
FL................... 4354 183,956 WPCT.............. PANAMA CITY BEACH. Panama City.
FL................... 52527 5,788,448 WPEC.............. WEST PALM BEACH... West Palm Beach-
Ft. Pierce.
FL................... 2942 425,098 WPGX.............. PANAMA CITY....... Panama City.
FL................... 53113 5,587,129 WPLG.............. MIAMI............. Miami-Ft.
Lauderdale.
FL................... 59443 5,840,102 WPTV-TV........... WEST PALM BEACH... West Palm Beach-
Ft. Pierce.
FL................... 48608 5,206,059 WPXM-TV........... MIAMI............. Miami-Ft.
Lauderdale.
FL................... 27290 5,565,072 WPXP-TV........... LAKE WORTH........ West Palm Beach-
Ft. Pierce.
FL................... 54940 4,025,123 WRBW.............. ORLANDO........... Orlando-Daytona
Bch-Melbrn.
FL................... 55454 3,931,023 WRDQ.............. ORLANDO........... Orlando-Daytona
Bch-Melbrn.
FL................... 71580 1,633,655 WRXY-TV........... TICE.............. Ft. Myers-Naples.
FL................... 72053 42,952 WSBS-TV........... KEY WEST.......... Miami-Ft.
Lauderdale.
FL................... 64971 5,465,435 WSCV.............. FORT LAUDERDALE... Miami-Ft.
Lauderdale.
FL................... 10203 5,316,261 WSFL-TV........... MIAMI............. Miami-Ft.
Lauderdale.
FL................... 63840 5,588,760 WSVN.............. MIAMI............. Miami-Ft.
Lauderdale.
FL................... 82735 349,696 WTLF.............. TALLAHASSEE....... Tallahassee-
Thomasville.
FL................... 65046 1,757,600 WTLV.............. JACKSONVILLE...... Jacksonville.
FL................... 74112 4,796,964 WTOG.............. ST. PETERSBURG.... Tampa-St. Pete
(Sarasota).
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FL................... 11290 5,625,517 WTSP.............. ST. PETERSBURG.... Tampa-St. Pete
(Sarasota).
FL................... 4108 5,365,984 WTTA.............. ST. PETERSBURG.... Tampa-St. Pete
(Sarasota).
FL................... 63154 5,458,451 WTVJ.............. MIAMI............. Miami-Ft.
Lauderdale.
FL................... 68569 5,475,385 WTVT.............. TAMPA............. Tampa-St. Pete
(Sarasota).
FL................... 35575 2,962,933 WTVX.............. FORT PIERCE....... West Palm Beach-
Ft. Pierce.
FL................... 66908 1,032,942 WTWC-TV........... TALLAHASSEE....... Tallahassee-
Thomasville.
FL................... 41065 1,054,514 WTXL-TV........... TALLAHASSEE....... Tallahassee-
Thomasville.
FL................... 60559 4,283,915 WVEA-TV........... TAMPA............. Tampa-St. Pete
(Sarasota).
FL................... 5802 3,607,540 WVEN-TV........... MELBOURNE......... Orlando-Daytona
Bch-Melbrn.
FL................... 61251 3,340,133 WWSB.............. SARASOTA.......... Tampa-St. Pete
(Sarasota).
FL................... 61504 1,749,847 WXCW.............. NAPLES............ Ft. Myers-Naples.
FL................... 6601 4,566,037 WXPX-TV........... BRADENTON......... Tampa-St. Pete
(Sarasota).
FL................... 19183 1,916,098 WZVN-TV........... NAPLES............ Ft. Myers-Naples.
GA................... 70689 6,000,355 WAGA-TV........... ATLANTA........... Atlanta.
GA................... 70713 773,899 WALB.............. ALBANY............ Albany, GA.
GA................... 22819 5,882,837 WATL.............. ATLANTA........... Atlanta.
GA................... 31590 1,049,825 WCTV.............. THOMASVILLE....... Tallahassee-
Thomasville.
GA................... 60825 1,491,382 WELF-TV........... DALTON............ Chattanooga.
GA................... 3228 1,126,348 WFXG.............. AUGUSTA........... Augusta-Aiken.
GA................... 70815 793,637 WFXL.............. ALBANY............ Albany, GA.
GA................... 72120 6,027,276 WGCL-TV........... ATLANTA........... Atlanta.
GA................... 24618 742,533 WGNM.............. MACON............. Macon.
GA................... 69446 867,516 WGSA.............. BAXLEY............ Savannah.
GA................... 63329 1,061,654 WGTA.............. TOCCOA............ Atlanta.
GA................... 58262 759,936 WGXA.............. MACON............. Macon.
GA................... 68058 5,901,052 WHSG-TV........... MONROE............ Atlanta.
GA................... 27140 1,601,531 WJBF.............. AUGUSTA........... Augusta-Aiken.
GA................... 37174 938,086 WJCL.............. SAVANNAH.......... Savannah.
GA................... 37179 689,521 WLTZ.............. COLUMBUS.......... Columbus, GA
(Opelika, AL).
GA................... 46991 1,185,678 WMAZ-TV........... MACON............. Macon.
GA................... 43847 601,894 WMGT-TV........... MACON............. Macon.
GA................... 64033 5,986,720 WPCH-TV........... ATLANTA........... Atlanta.
GA................... 54728 559,495 WPGA-TV........... PERRY............. Macon.
GA................... 51969 6,594,205 WPXA-TV........... ROME.............. Atlanta.
GA................... 71236 1,561,014 WPXC-TV........... BRUNSWICK......... Jacksonville.
GA................... 3359 1,493,140 WRBL.............. COLUMBUS.......... Columbus, GA
(Opelika, AL).
GA................... 73937 1,564,584 WRDW-TV........... AUGUSTA........... Augusta-Aiken.
GA................... 48662 979,772 WSAV-TV........... SAVANNAH.......... Savannah.
GA................... 23960 5,893,810 WSB-TV............ ATLANTA........... Atlanta.
GA................... 63867 345,428 WSST-TV........... CORDELE........... Albany, GA.
GA................... 28155 363,166 WSWG.............. VALDOSTA.......... Albany, GA.
GA................... 23486 1,038,086 WTLH.............. BAINBRIDGE........ Tallahassee-
Thomasville.
GA................... 590 993,098 WTOC-TV........... SAVANNAH.......... Savannah.
GA................... 595 1,498,667 WTVM.............. COLUMBUS.......... Columbus, GA
(Opelika, AL).
GA................... 6900 5,946,477 WUPA.............. ATLANTA........... Atlanta.
GA................... 48813 5,888,275 WUVG-DT........... ATHENS............ Atlanta.
GA................... 51163 6,179,680 WXIA-TV........... ATLANTA........... Atlanta.
GA................... 12472 700,123 WXTX.............. COLUMBUS.......... Columbus, GA
(Opelika, AL).
GU................... 29232 159,358 KTGM.............. TAMUNING.......... Guam.
GU................... 51233 159,358 KUAM-TV........... HAGATNA........... Guam.
HI................... 3246 955,391 KAAH-TV........... HONOLULU.......... Honolulu.
HI................... 4145 188,810 KAII-TV........... WAILUKU........... Honolulu.
HI................... 65395 953,207 KBFD-DT........... HONOLULU.......... Honolulu.
HI................... 36917 953,895 KFVE.............. HONOLULU.......... Honolulu.
HI................... 34445 953,398 KGMB.............. HONOLULU.......... Honolulu.
HI................... 36914 94,323 KGMD-TV........... HILO.............. Honolulu.
HI................... 36920 193,564 KGMV.............. WAILUKU........... Honolulu.
HI................... 4146 95,204 KHAW-TV........... HILO.............. Honolulu.
HI................... 34846 74,884 KHBC-TV........... HILO.............. Honolulu.
HI................... 34867 953,398 KHNL.............. HONOLULU.......... Honolulu.
HI................... 4144 953,207 KHON-TV........... HONOLULU.......... Honolulu.
HI................... 64544 94,226 KHVO.............. HILO.............. Honolulu.
HI................... 34527 953,896 KIKU.............. HONOLULU.......... Honolulu.
HI................... 64548 953,207 KITV.............. HONOLULU.......... Honolulu.
HI................... 83180 955,203 KKAI.............. KAILUA............ Honolulu.
HI................... 664 82,902 KLEI-TV........... KAILUA-KONA....... Honolulu.
HI................... 64551 213,060 KMAU.............. WAILUKU........... Honolulu.
HI................... 34859 190,829 KOGG.............. WAILUKU........... Honolulu.
HI................... 77483 959,493 KPXO-TV........... KANEOHE........... Honolulu.
HI................... 89714 956,178 KUPU.............. WAIMANALO......... Honolulu.
HI................... 37103 97,959 KWHD.............. HILO.............. Honolulu.
HI................... 36846 952,966 KWHE.............. HONOLULU.......... Honolulu.
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HI................... 37105 175,045 KWHM.............. WAILUKU........... Honolulu.
IA................... 11265 783,655 KCAU-TV........... SIOUX CITY........ Sioux City.
IA................... 33710 1,102,130 KCCI.............. DES MOINES........ Des Moines-Ames.
IA................... 9719 1,180,361 KCRG-TV........... CEDAR RAPIDS...... Cedar Rapids-
Wtrlo-IWC&Dub.
IA................... 51502 1,043,811 KCWI-TV........... AMES.............. Des Moines-Ames.
IA................... 78915 1,141,990 KDMI.............. DES MOINES........ Des Moines-Ames.
IA................... 56527 1,096,220 KDSM-TV........... DES MOINES........ Des Moines-Ames.
IA................... 81509 754,049 KFPX-TV........... NEWTON............ Des Moines-Ames.
IA................... 35336 875,538 KFXA.............. CEDAR RAPIDS...... Cedar Rapids-
Wtrlo-IWC&Dub.
IA................... 17625 362,313 KFXB-TV........... DUBUQUE........... Cedar Rapids-
Wtrlo-IWC&Dub.
IA................... 25685 1,083,213 KGAN.............. CEDAR RAPIDS...... Cedar Rapids-
Wtrlo-IWC&Dub.
IA................... 7841 888,054 KGCW.............. BURLINGTON........ Davenport-
R.Island-Moline.
IA................... 66402 702,390 KIMT.............. MASON CITY........ Rochestr-Mason
City-Austin.
IA................... 54011 960,055 KLJB.............. DAVENPORT......... Davenport-
R.Island-Moline.
IA................... 39665 701,162 KMEG.............. SIOUX CITY........ Sioux City.
IA................... 77451 583,937 KPTH.............. SIOUX CITY........ Sioux City.
IA................... 21156 745,935 KPXR-TV........... CEDAR RAPIDS...... Cedar Rapids-
Wtrlo-IWC&Dub.
IA................... 66170 688,477 KTIV.............. SIOUX CITY........ Sioux City.
IA................... 35096 1,121,676 KWKB.............. IOWA CITY......... Cedar Rapids-
Wtrlo-IWC&Dub.
IA................... 6885 1,080,156 KWQC-TV........... DAVENPORT......... Davenport-
R.Island-Moline.
IA................... 593 1,171,751 KWWL.............. WATERLOO.......... Cedar Rapids-
Wtrlo-IWC&Dub.
IA................... 53820 651,334 KYOU-TV........... OTTUMWA........... Ottumwa-
Kirksville.
IA................... 66221 1,151,807 WHO-DT............ DES MOINES........ Des Moines-Ames.
IA................... 8661 1,212,356 WOI-DT............ AMES.............. Des Moines-Ames.
ID................... 49760 716,754 KBOI-TV........... BOISE............. Boise.
ID................... 56028 305,509 KIDK.............. IDAHO FALLS....... Idaho Fals-
Pocatllo
(Jcksn).
ID................... 66258 325,086 KIFI-TV........... IDAHO FALLS....... Idaho Fals-
Pocatllo
(Jcksn).
ID................... 59255 710,819 KIVI-TV........... NAMPA............. Boise.
ID................... 35097 629,939 KKJB.............. BOISE............. Boise.
ID................... 56032 164,908 KLEW-TV........... LEWISTON.......... Spokane.
ID................... 35200 184,647 KMVT.............. TWIN FALLS........ Twin Falls.
ID................... 59363 709,494 KNIN-TV........... CALDWELL.......... Boise.
ID................... 86205 255,766 KPIF.............. POCATELLO......... Idaho Fals-
Pocatllo
(Jcksn).
ID................... 1270 271,379 KPVI-DT........... POCATELLO......... Idaho Fals-
Pocatllo
(Jcksn).
ID................... 28230 714,833 KTRV-TV........... NAMPA............. Boise.
ID................... 34858 719,145 KTVB.............. BOISE............. Boise.
ID................... 78910 248,405 KVUI.............. POCATELLO......... Idaho Fals-
Pocatllo
(Jcksn).
ID................... 1255 121,558 KXTF.............. TWIN FALLS........ Twin Falls.
IL................... 70852 1,400,271 WAND.............. DECATUR........... Champaign&Sprngfl
d-Decatur.
IL................... 52280 613,812 WAOE.............. PEORIA............ Peoria-
Bloomington.
IL................... 9617 9,977,169 WBBM-TV........... CHICAGO........... Chicago.
IL................... 16363 981,884 WBUI.............. DECATUR........... Champaign&Sprngfl
d-Decatur.
IL................... 69544 395,106 WCCU.............. URBANA............ Champaign&Sprngfl
d-Decatur.
IL................... 42124 796,609 WCIA.............. CHAMPAIGN......... Champaign&Sprngfl
d-Decatur.
IL................... 71428 9,891,328 WCIU-TV........... CHICAGO........... Chicago.
IL................... 42116 554,002 WCIX.............. SPRINGFIELD....... Champaign&Sprngfl
d-Decatur.
IL................... 10981 9,674,477 WCPX-TV........... CHICAGO........... Chicago.
IL................... 24801 698,238 WEEK-TV........... PEORIA............ Peoria-
Bloomington.
IL................... 22211 9,957,301 WFLD.............. CHICAGO........... Chicago.
IL................... 12498 9,771,815 WGBO-DT........... JOLIET............ Chicago.
IL................... 54275 333,383 WGEM-TV........... QUINCY............ Quincy-Hannibal-
Keokuk.
IL................... 72115 9,942,959 WGN-TV............ CHICAGO........... Chicago.
IL................... 13950 1,807,539 WHBF-TV........... ROCK ISLAND....... Davenport-
R.Island-Moline.
IL................... 6866 679,446 WHOI.............. PEORIA............ Peoria-
Bloomington.
IL................... 25684 1,046,898 WICD.............. CHAMPAIGN......... Champaign&Sprngfl
d-Decatur.
IL................... 25686 1,011,833 WICS.............. SPRINGFIELD....... Champaign&Sprngfl
d-Decatur.
IL................... 73226 10,174,464 WLS-TV............ CHICAGO........... Chicago.
IL................... 47905 9,915,738 WMAQ-TV........... CHICAGO........... Chicago.
IL................... 42121 733,039 WMBD-TV........... PEORIA............ Peoria-
Bloomington.
IL................... 81946 946,858 WMWC-TV........... GALESBURG......... Davenport-
R.Island-Moline.
IL................... 40861 1,152,104 WPXS.............. MOUNT VERNON...... St. Louis.
IL................... 73319 1,079,594 WQAD-TV........... MOLINE............ Davenport-
R.Island-Moline.
IL................... 52408 1,326,695 WQRF-TV........... ROCKFORD.......... Rockford.
IL................... 57221 2,737,188 WRBU.............. EAST ST. LOUIS.... St. Louis.
IL................... 73940 2,303,027 WREX.............. ROCKFORD.......... Rockford.
IL................... 62009 904,190 WRSP-TV........... SPRINGFIELD....... Champaign&Sprngfl
d-Decatur.
IL................... 73999 672,560 WSIL-TV........... HARRISBURG........ Paducah-Cape
Girard-Harsbg.
IL................... 70119 9,867,825 WSNS-TV........... CHICAGO........... Chicago.
IL................... 67786 584,661 WTCT.............. MARION............ Paducah-Cape
Girard-Harsbg.
IL................... 4593 334,527 WTJR.............. QUINCY............ Quincy-Hannibal-
Keokuk.
IL................... 72945 1,409,708 WTVO.............. ROCKFORD.......... Rockford.
IL................... 998 52,428 WWTO-TV........... NAPERVILLE........ Chicago.
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IL................... 60539 9,623,545 WXFT-DT........... AURORA............ Chicago.
IL................... 5875 1,042,140 WYZZ-TV........... BLOOMINGTON....... Peoria-
Bloomington.
IN................... 39270 1,108,844 WANE-TV........... FORT WAYNE........ Ft. Wayne.
IN................... 65247 705,549 WAWV-TV........... TERRE HAUTE....... Terre Haute.
IN................... 68007 2,545,363 WCLJ-TV........... BLOOMINGTON....... Indianapolis.
IN................... 24215 847,299 WEHT.............. EVANSVILLE........ Evansville.
IN................... 72041 752,417 WEVV-TV........... EVANSVILLE........ Evansville.
IN................... 25040 1,088,489 WFFT-TV........... FORT WAYNE........ Ft. Wayne.
IN................... 13991 731,856 WFIE.............. EVANSVILLE........ Evansville.
IN................... 37102 2,847,719 WHMB-TV........... INDIANAPOLIS...... Indianapolis.
IN................... 36117 1,271,796 WHME-TV........... SOUTH BEND........ South Bend-
Elkhart.
IN................... 67787 1,001,485 WINM.............. ANGOLA............ Ft. Wayne.
IN................... 10253 2,268,782 WIPX-TV........... BLOOMINGTON....... Indianapolis.
IN................... 13960 1,089,665 WISE-TV........... FORT WAYNE........ Ft. Wayne.
IN................... 39269 2,912,963 WISH-TV........... INDIANAPOLIS...... Indianapolis.
IN................... 32334 9,647,321 WJYS.............. HAMMOND........... Chicago.
IN................... 67869 3,323,765 WKOI-TV........... RICHMOND.......... Dayton.
IN................... 73204 2,243,009 WLFI-TV........... LAFAYETTE......... Lafayette, IN.
IN................... 34167 1,983,992 WMYO.............. SALEM............. Louisville.
IN................... 41674 1,807,909 WNDU-TV........... SOUTH BEND........ South Bend-
Elkhart.
IN................... 28462 2,485,547 WNDY-TV........... MARION............ Indianapolis.
IN................... 73905 1,083,373 WPTA.............. FORT WAYNE........ Ft. Wayne.
IN................... 48772 10,054,485 WPWR-TV........... GARY.............. Chicago.
IN................... 40877 2,919,683 WRTV.............. INDIANAPOLIS...... Indianapolis.
IN................... 73983 1,691,194 WSBT-TV........... SOUTH BEND........ South Bend-
Elkhart.
IN................... 74007 1,522,499 WSJV.............. ELKHART........... South Bend-
Elkhart.
IN................... 70655 928,934 WTHI-TV........... TERRE HAUTE....... Terre Haute.
IN................... 70162 2,988,174 WTHR.............. INDIANAPOLIS...... Indianapolis.
IN................... 56526 2,817,698 WTTK.............. KOKOMO............ Indianapolis.
IN................... 56523 2,362,145 WTTV.............. BLOOMINGTON....... Indianapolis.
IN................... 3661 791,430 WTVW.............. EVANSVILLE........ Evansville.
IN................... 20426 737,757 WTWO.............. TERRE HAUTE....... Terre Haute.
IN................... 146 2,721,639 WXIN.............. INDIANAPOLIS...... Indianapolis.
KS................... 11912 220,262 KAAS-TV........... SALINA............ Wichita-
Hutchinson Plus.
KS................... 65522 803,937 KAKE.............. WICHITA........... Wichita-
Hutchinson Plus.
KS................... 66414 155,012 KBSD-DT........... ENSIGN............ Wichita-
Hutchinson Plus.
KS................... 66415 102,781 KBSH-DT........... HAYS.............. Wichita-
Hutchinson Plus.
KS................... 66416 49,814 KBSL-DT........... GOODLAND.......... Wichita-
Hutchinson Plus.
KS................... 166332 796,251 KDCU-DT........... DERBY............. Wichita-
Hutchinson Plus.
KS................... 83992 515,708 KFJX.............. PITTSBURG......... Joplin-Pittsburg.
KS................... 65523 34,288 KLBY.............. COLBY............. Wichita-
Hutchinson Plus.
KS................... 42636 2,362,805 KMCI-TV........... LAWRENCE.......... Kansas City.
KS................... 77063 761,521 KMTW.............. HUTCHINSON........ Wichita-
Hutchinson Plus.
KS................... 58552 595,307 KOAM-TV........... PITTSBURG......... Joplin-Pittsburg.
KS................... 83181 83,807 KOCW.............. HOISINGTON........ Wichita-
Hutchinson Plus.
KS................... 11911 752,513 KSAS-TV........... WICHITA........... Wichita-
Hutchinson Plus.
KS................... 72348 915,691 KSCW-DT........... WICHITA........... Wichita-
Hutchinson Plus.
KS................... 72359 174,135 KSNC.............. GREAT BEND........ Wichita-
Hutchinson Plus.
KS................... 72361 145,058 KSNG.............. GARDEN CITY....... Wichita-
Hutchinson Plus.
KS................... 67335 622,818 KSNT.............. TOPEKA............ Topeka.
KS................... 72358 789,136 KSNW.............. WICHITA........... Wichita-
Hutchinson Plus.
KS................... 166546 382,328 KSQA.............. TOPEKA............ Topeka.
KS................... 49397 567,958 KTKA-TV........... TOPEKA............ Topeka.
KS................... 65535 149,642 KUPK.............. GARDEN CITY....... Wichita-
Hutchinson Plus.
KS................... 66413 883,647 KWCH-DT........... HUTCHINSON........ Wichita-
Hutchinson Plus.
KS................... 63160 1,089,708 WIBW-TV........... TOPEKA............ Topeka.
KY................... 37809 1,575,363 WAGV.............. HARLAN............ Knoxville.
KY................... 13989 1,846,212 WAVE.............. LOUISVILLE........ Louisville.
KY................... 4692 963,413 WBKO.............. BOWLING GREEN..... Bowling Green.
KY................... 73692 1,699,683 WBNA.............. LOUISVILLE........ Louisville.
KY................... 39561 621,903 WDKA.............. PADUCAH........... Paducah-Cape
Girard-Harsbg.
KY................... 64017 1,159,126 WDKY-TV........... DANVILLE.......... Lexington.
KY................... 28476 1,987,708 WDRB.............. LOUISVILLE........ Louisville.
KY................... 32327 1,982,756 WHAS-TV........... LOUISVILLE........ Louisville.
KY................... 24914 1,138,566 WKYT-TV........... LEXINGTON......... Lexington.
KY................... 73203 969,543 WLEX-TV........... LEXINGTON......... Lexington.
KY................... 27696 1,433,458 WLJC-TV........... BEATTYVILLE....... Lexington.
KY................... 53939 1,854,829 WLKY.............. LOUISVILLE........ Louisville.
KY................... 61217 385,619 WNKY.............. BOWLING GREEN..... Bowling Green.
KY................... 51991 883,812 WPSD-TV........... PADUCAH........... Paducah-Cape
Girard-Harsbg.
KY................... 67798 593,934 WTSF.............. ASHLAND........... Charleston-
Huntington.
KY................... 51597 989,180 WTVQ-DT........... LEXINGTON......... Lexington.
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KY................... 23128 1,147,454 WUPX-TV........... MOREHEAD.......... Lexington.
KY................... 39738 2,825,570 WXIX-TV........... NEWPORT........... Cincinnati.
KY................... 24915 1,180,276 WYMT-TV........... HAZARD............ Lexington.
LA................... 33261 877,965 KADN-TV........... LAFAYETTE......... Lafayette, LA.
LA................... 51598 943,307 KALB-TV........... ALEXANDRIA........ Alexandria, LA.
LA................... 3658 703,234 KARD.............. WEST MONROE....... Monroe-El,
Dorado.
LA................... 33471 1,348,897 KATC.............. LAFAYETTE......... Lafayette, LA.
LA................... 16940 463,075 KBCA.............. ALEXANDRIA........ Alexandria, LA.
LA................... 83945 1,645,641 KGLA-DT........... HAMMOND........... New Orleans.
LA................... 52907 367,212 KLAX-TV........... ALEXANDRIA........ Alexandria, LA.
LA................... 35059 1,355,890 KLFY-TV........... LAFAYETTE......... Lafayette, LA.
LA................... 82476 1,216,359 KLWB.............. NEW IBERIA........ Lafayette, LA.
LA................... 38584 258,282 KMCT-TV........... WEST MONROE....... Monroe-El,
Dorado.
LA................... 52046 711,951 KMLU.............. COLUMBIA.......... Monroe-El Dorado.
LA................... 12525 1,068,120 KMSS-TV........... SHREVEPORT........ Shreveport.
LA................... 48975 733,097 KNOE-TV........... MONROE............ Monroe-El Dorado.
LA................... 13994 1,406,085 KPLC.............. LAKE CHARLES...... Lake Charles.
LA................... 81507 1,026,423 KPXJ.............. MINDEN............ Shreveport.
LA................... 73706 937,203 KSHV-TV........... SHREVEPORT........ Shreveport.
LA................... 70482 1,009,108 KSLA.............. SHREVEPORT........ Shreveport.
LA................... 35652 1,163,228 KTBS-TV........... SHREVEPORT........ Shreveport.
LA................... 35852 743,167 KVHP.............. LAKE CHARLES...... Lake Charles.
LA................... 589 1,857,882 WAFB.............. BATON ROUGE....... Baton Rouge.
LA................... 38616 2,223,336 WBRZ-TV........... BATON ROUGE....... Baton Rouge.
LA................... 71357 1,613,076 WDSU.............. NEW ORLEANS....... New Orleans.
LA................... 12520 1,739,804 WGMB-TV........... BATON ROUGE....... Baton Rouge.
LA................... 72119 1,641,765 WGNO.............. NEW ORLEANS....... New Orleans.
LA................... 37106 1,499,653 WHNO.............. NEW ORLEANS....... New Orleans.
LA................... 54280 1,632,389 WNOL-TV........... NEW ORLEANS....... New Orleans.
LA................... 21729 1,566,829 WPXL-TV........... NEW ORLEANS....... New Orleans.
LA................... 13938 1,632,100 WUPL.............. SLIDELL........... New Orleans.
LA................... 70021 1,897,179 WVLA-TV........... BATON ROUGE....... Baton Rouge.
LA................... 4149 1,658,125 WVUE-DT........... NEW ORLEANS....... New Orleans.
LA................... 74192 1,756,442 WWL-TV............ NEW ORLEANS....... New Orleans.
MA................... 7692 6,736,080 WBPX-TV........... BOSTON............ Boston
(Manchester).
MA................... 25456 7,764,394 WBZ-TV............ BOSTON............ Boston
(Manchester).
MA................... 74419 1,979,058 WCDC-TV........... ADAMS............. Albany-
Schenectady-
Troy.
MA................... 65684 7,741,540 WCVB-TV........... BOSTON............ Boston
(Manchester).
MA................... 6476 1,138,218 WDPX-TV........... WOBURN............ Boston
(Manchester).
MA................... 6463 7,366,667 WFXT.............. BOSTON............ Boston
(Manchester).
MA................... 25682 3,443,447 WGGB-TV........... SPRINGFIELD....... Springfield-
Holyoke.
MA................... 72145 7,319,659 WHDH.............. BOSTON............ Boston
(Manchester).
MA................... 22591 5,705,441 WLNE-TV........... NEW BEDFORD....... Providence-New
Bedford.
MA................... 3978 3,281,532 WLWC.............. NEW BEDFORD....... Providence-New
Bedford.
MA................... 41436 7,144,273 WMFP.............. FOXBOROUGH........ Boston
(Manchester).
MA................... 136751 1,540,430 WNYA.............. PITTSFIELD........ Albany-
Schenectady-
Troy.
MA................... 73982 7,161,406 WSBK-TV........... BOSTON............ Boston
(Manchester).
MA................... 60551 7,209,571 WUNI.............. MARLBOROUGH....... Boston
(Manchester).
MA................... 30577 8,557,497 WUTF-TV........... WORCESTER......... Boston
(Manchester).
MA................... 23671 5,792,048 WWDP.............. NORWELL........... Boston
(Manchester).
MA................... 6868 3,838,272 WWLP.............. SPRINGFIELD....... Springfield-
Holyoke.
MD................... 65696 9,596,587 WBAL-TV........... BALTIMORE......... Baltimore.
MD................... 10758 8,509,757 WBFF.............. BALTIMORE......... Baltimore.
MD................... 71218 783,438 WBOC-TV........... SALISBURY......... Salisbury.
MD................... 25045 2,667,801 WDVM-TV........... HAGERSTOWN........ Washington, DC
(Hagrstwn).
MD................... 10259 8,970,526 WJAL.............. SILVER SPRING..... Washington, DC
(Hagrstwn).
MD................... 25455 9,366,690 WJZ-TV............ BALTIMORE......... Baltimore.
MD................... 59442 9,203,498 WMAR-TV........... BALTIMORE......... Baltimore.
MD................... 16455 731,931 WMDT.............. SALISBURY......... Salisbury.
MD................... 7933 8,867,805 WNUV.............. BALTIMORE......... Baltimore.
MD................... 60552 7,450,690 WUTB.............. BALTIMORE......... Baltimore.
ME................... 17005 530,773 WABI-TV........... BANGOR............ Bangor.
ME................... 48305 64,721 WAGM-TV........... PRESQUE ISLE...... Presque Isle.
ME................... 39664 1,682,955 WCSH.............. PORTLAND.......... Portland-Auburn.
ME................... 25683 1,308,896 WGME-TV........... PORTLAND.......... Portland-Auburn.
ME................... 39644 373,129 WLBZ.............. BANGOR............ Bangor.
ME................... 73288 1,940,292 WMTW.............. POLAND SPRING..... Portland-Auburn.
ME................... 84088 870,698 WPFO.............. WATERVILLE........ Portland-Auburn.
ME................... 48408 671,201 WPME.............. LEWISTON.......... Portland-Auburn.
ME................... 53065 760,491 WPXT.............. PORTLAND.......... Portland-Auburn.
ME................... 3667 368,022 WVII-TV........... BANGOR............ Bangor.
MI................... 455 4,610,514 WADL.............. MOUNT CLEMENS..... Detroit.
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MI................... 67792 1,992,340 WAQP.............. SAGINAW........... Flint-Saginaw-Bay
City.
MI................... 67048 136,823 WBKB-TV........... ALPENA............ Alpena.
MI................... 76001 55,655 WBKP.............. CALUMET........... Marquette.
MI................... 82627 987,886 WBSF.............. BAY CITY.......... Flint-Saginaw-Bay
City.
MI................... 59281 126,472 WBUP.............. ISHPEMING......... Marquette.
MI................... 53114 5,425,162 WDIV-TV........... DETROIT........... Detroit.
MI................... 72052 2,664,319 WEYI-TV........... SAGINAW........... Flint-Saginaw-Bay
City.
MI................... 25396 537,340 WFQX-TV........... CADILLAC.......... Traverse City-
Cadillac.
MI................... 25395 217,655 WFUP.............. VANDERBILT........ Traverse City-
Cadillac.
MI................... 59279 95,618 WGTQ.............. SAULT STE. MARIE.. Traverse City-
Cadillac.
MI................... 59280 358,543 WGTU.............. TRAVERSE CITY..... Traverse City-
Cadillac.
MI................... 6863 3,378,644 WILX-TV........... ONONDAGA.......... Lansing.
MI................... 73123 5,748,623 WJBK.............. DETROIT........... Detroit.
MI................... 9630 160,991 WJMN-TV........... ESCANABA.......... Marquette.
MI................... 21735 2,788,684 WJRT-TV........... FLINT............. Flint-Saginaw-Bay
City.
MI................... 51570 4,986,483 WKBD-TV........... DETROIT........... Detroit.
MI................... 36533 1,865,669 WLAJ.............. LANSING........... Lansing.
MI................... 11033 2,041,934 WLLA.............. KALAMAZOO......... Grand Rapids-
Kalmzoo-B. Crk.
MI................... 74420 3,664,748 WLNS-TV........... LANSING........... Lansing.
MI................... 21259 92,246 WLUC-TV........... MARQUETTE......... Marquette.
MI................... 74211 5,601,422 WMYD.............. DETROIT........... Detroit.
MI................... 41221 1,617,082 WNEM-TV........... BAY CITY.......... Flint-Saginaw-Bay
City.
MI................... 36838 2,507,053 WOOD-TV........... GRAND RAPIDS...... Grand Rapids-
Kalmzoo-B. Crk.
MI................... 10212 2,277,566 WOTV.............. BATTLE CREEK...... Grand Rapids-
Kalmzoo-B. Crk.
MI................... 21253 411,213 WPBN-TV........... TRAVERSE CITY..... Traverse City-
Cadillac.
MI................... 5800 5,133,364 WPXD-TV........... ANN ARBOR......... Detroit.
MI................... 21737 2,339,224 WSMH.............. FLINT............. Flint-Saginaw-Bay
City.
MI................... 74094 1,516,677 WSYM-TV........... LANSING........... Lansing.
MI................... 67781 1,622,365 WTLJ.............. MUSKEGON.......... Grand Rapids-
Kalmzoo-B. Crk.
MI................... 21254 83,379 WTOM-TV........... CHEBOYGAN......... Traverse City-
Cadillac.
MI................... 72123 5,374,064 WWJ-TV............ DETROIT........... Detroit.
MI................... 74195 2,460,942 WWMT.............. KALAMAZOO......... Grand Rapids-
Kalmzoo-B. Crk.
MI................... 26994 1,034,174 WWTV.............. CADILLAC.......... Traverse City-
Cadillac.
MI................... 26993 116,638 WWUP-TV........... SAULT STE. MARIE.. Traverse City-
Cadillac.
MI................... 68433 1,988,970 WXMI.............. GRAND RAPIDS...... Grand Rapids-
Kalmzoo-B. Crk.
MI................... 10267 5,591,434 WXYZ-TV........... DETROIT........... Detroit.
MI................... 81448 73,423 WZMQ.............. MARQUETTE......... Marquette.
MI................... 71871 2,094,029 WZPX-TV........... BATTLE CREEK...... Grand Rapids-
Kalmzoo-B. Crk.
MI................... 49713 1,574,546 WZZM.............. GRAND RAPIDS...... Grand Rapids-
Kalmzoo-B. Crk.
MN................... 18285 589,502 KAAL.............. AUSTIN............ Rochestr-Mason
City-Austin.
MN................... 23079 3,924,944 KARE.............. MINNEAPOLIS....... Minneapolis-St.
Paul.
MN................... 55370 149,869 KBRR.............. THIEF RIVER FALLS. Fargo-Valley
City.
MN................... 9640 284,280 KCCW-TV........... WALKER............ Minneapolis-St.
Paul.
MN................... 166511 207,398 KCWV.............. DULUTH............ Duluth-Superior.
MN................... 4691 263,422 KDLH.............. DULUTH............ Duluth-Superior.
MN................... 68853 544,900 KEYC-TV........... MANKATO........... Mankato.
MN................... 83714 61,990 KFTC.............. BEMIDJI........... Minneapolis-St.
Paul.
MN................... 68883 3,832,040 KMSP-TV........... MINNEAPOLIS....... Minneapolis-St.
Paul.
MN................... 35907 3,609,455 KPXM-TV........... ST. CLOUD......... Minneapolis-St.
Paul.
MN................... 35525 305,747 KQDS-TV........... DULUTH............ Duluth-Superior.
MN................... 82698 133,840 KRII.............. CHISHOLM.......... Duluth-Superior.
MN................... 35585 85,596 KRWF.............. REDWOOD FALLS..... Minneapolis-St.
Paul.
MN................... 35584 359,400 KSAX.............. ALEXANDRIA........ Minneapolis-St.
Paul.
MN................... 35843 3,796,912 KSTC-TV........... MINNEAPOLIS....... Minneapolis-St.
Paul.
MN................... 28010 3,788,898 KSTP-TV........... ST. PAUL.......... Minneapolis-St.
Paul.
MN................... 35678 815,213 KTTC.............. ROCHESTER......... Rochestr-Mason
City-Austin.
MN................... 35906 354,712 KXLT-TV........... ROCHESTER......... Rochestr-Mason
City-Austin.
MN................... 9629 3,837,442 WCCO-TV........... MINNEAPOLIS....... Minneapolis-St.
Paul.
MN................... 71338 341,506 WDIO-DT........... DULUTH............ Duluth-Superior.
MN................... 11913 3,787,177 WFTC.............. MINNEAPOLIS....... Minneapolis-St.
Paul.
MN................... 71336 127,001 WIRT-DT........... HIBBING........... Duluth-Superior.
MN................... 36395 3,664,480 WUCW.............. MINNEAPOLIS....... Minneapolis-St.
Paul.
MO................... 19593 752,366 KBSI.............. CAPE GIRARDEAU.... Paducah-Cape
Girard-Harsbg.
MO................... 41230 2,547,456 KCTV.............. KANSAS CITY....... Kansas City.
MO................... 64444 2,460,172 KCWE.............. KANSAS CITY....... Kansas City.
MO................... 56524 2,987,219 KDNL-TV........... ST. LOUIS......... St. Louis.
MO................... 592 810,574 KFVS-TV........... CAPE GIRARDEAU.... Paducah-Cape
Girard-Harsbg.
MO................... 4690 318,469 KHQA-TV........... HANNIBAL.......... Quincy-Hannibal-
Keokuk.
MO................... 65686 2,507,895 KMBC-TV........... KANSAS CITY....... Kansas City.
MO................... 63164 550,860 KMIZ.............. COLUMBIA.......... Columbia-
Jefferson City.
MO................... 70034 3,035,077 KMOV.............. ST. LOUIS......... St. Louis.
MO................... 48525 2,944,530 KNLC.............. ST. LOUIS......... St. Louis.
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MO................... 48521 655,000 KNLJ.............. JEFFERSON CITY.... Columbia-
Jefferson City.
MO................... 18283 607,048 KODE-TV........... JOPLIN............ Joplin-Pittsburg.
MO................... 28496 1,076,144 KOLR.............. SPRINGFIELD....... Springfield, MO.
MO................... 65583 551,658 KOMU-TV........... COLUMBIA.......... Columbia-
Jefferson City.
MO................... 3659 992,495 KOZL-TV........... SPRINGFIELD....... Springfield, MO.
MO................... 35417 2,968,619 KPLR-TV........... ST. LOUIS......... St. Louis.
MO................... 73998 144,525 KPOB-TV........... POPLAR BLUFF...... Paducah-Cape
Girard-Harsbg.
MO................... 33337 2,437,178 KPXE-TV........... KANSAS CITY....... Kansas City.
MO................... 20427 1,494,987 KQTV.............. ST. JOSEPH........ St. Joseph.
MO................... 166319 766,402 KRBK.............. OSAGE BEACH....... Springfield, MO.
MO................... 41110 684,989 KRCG.............. JEFFERSON CITY.... Columbia-
Jefferson City.
MO................... 46981 2,986,764 KSDK.............. ST. LOUIS......... St. Louis.
MO................... 59444 2,361,771 KSHB-TV........... KANSAS CITY....... Kansas City.
MO................... 33336 2,401,134 KSMO-TV........... KANSAS CITY....... Kansas City.
MO................... 67766 500,881 KSNF.............. JOPLIN............ Joplin-Pittsburg.
MO................... 999 2,343,843 KTAJ-TV........... ST. JOSEPH........ Kansas City.
MO................... 35693 2,979,889 KTVI.............. ST. LOUIS......... St. Louis.
MO................... 21251 148,780 KTVO.............. KIRKSVILLE........ Ottumwa-
Kirksville.
MO................... 36003 1,041,020 KYTV.............. SPRINGFIELD....... Springfield, MO.
MO................... 11291 2,539,581 WDAF-TV........... KANSAS CITY....... Kansas City.
MS................... 43203 393,020 WABG-TV........... GREENWOOD......... Greenwood-
Greenville.
MS................... 49712 793,621 WAPT.............. JACKSON........... Jackson, MS.
MS................... 60830 1,554,395 WBUY-TV........... HOLLY SPRINGS..... Memphis.
MS................... 12477 680,511 WCBI-TV........... COLUMBUS.......... Columbus-Tupelo-W
Pnt-Hstn.
MS................... 21250 512,594 WDAM-TV........... LAUREL............ Hattiesburg-
Laurel.
MS................... 71326 919,098 WDBD.............. JACKSON........... Jackson, MS.
MS................... 83946 583,789 WEPH.............. TUPELO............ Columbus-Tupelo-W
Pnt-Hstn.
MS................... 25236 274,078 WFXW.............. GREENVILLE........ Greenwood-
Greenville.
MS................... 24314 249,415 WGBC.............. MERIDIAN.......... Meridian.
MS................... 48668 484,404 WHLT.............. HATTIESBURG....... Hattiesburg-
Laurel.
MS................... 48667 987,206 WJTV.............. JACKSON........... Jackson, MS.
MS................... 68542 948,671 WLBT.............. JACKSON........... Jackson, MS.
MS................... 84253 917,998 WLOO.............. VICKSBURG......... Jackson, MS.
MS................... 37732 609,526 WLOV-TV........... WEST POINT........ Columbus-Tupelo-W
Pnt-Hstn.
MS................... 13995 1,129,974 WLOX.............. BILOXI............ Biloxi-Gulfport.
MS................... 73255 278,227 WMDN.............. MERIDIAN.......... Meridian.
MS................... 16539 338,422 WNTZ-TV........... NATCHEZ........... Alexandria, LA.
MS................... 136749 1,030,831 WRBJ-TV........... MAGEE............. Jackson, MS.
MS................... 4686 410,134 WTOK-TV........... MERIDIAN.......... Meridian.
MS................... 74148 717,035 WTVA.............. TUPELO............ Columbus-Tupelo-W
Pnt-Hstn.
MS................... 166512 518,866 WWJX.............. JACKSON........... Jackson, MS.
MS................... 53517 1,178,251 WXXV-TV........... GULFPORT.......... Biloxi-Gulfport.
MT................... 33756 116,485 KBZK.............. BOZEMAN........... Butte-Bozeman.
MT................... 18079 148,162 KCFW-TV........... KALISPELL......... Missoula.
MT................... 18084 235,954 KECI-TV........... MISSOULA.......... Missoula.
MT................... 34412 93,519 KFBB-TV........... GREAT FALLS....... Great Falls.
MT................... 47670 175,601 KHMT.............. HARDIN............ Billings.
MT................... 35455 206,895 KPAX-TV........... MISSOULA.......... Missoula.
MT................... 35567 92,687 KRTV.............. GREAT FALLS....... Great Falls.
MT................... 5243 175,390 KSVI.............. BILLINGS.......... Billings.
MT................... 13792 80,732 KTGF.............. GREAT FALLS....... Great Falls.
MT................... 14675 187,251 KTMF.............. MISSOULA.......... Missoula.
MT................... 5290 228,832 KTVH-DT........... HELENA............ Helena.
MT................... 18066 277,657 KTVM-TV........... BUTTE............. Butte-Bozeman.
MT................... 35694 179,797 KTVQ.............. BILLINGS.......... Billings.
MT................... 35724 177,242 KULR-TV........... BILLINGS.......... Billings.
MT................... 14674 86,495 KWYB.............. BUTTE............. Butte-Bozeman.
MT................... 24287 14,217 KXGN-TV........... GLENDIVE.......... Glendive.
MT................... 35959 258,100 KXLF-TV........... BUTTE............. Butte-Bozeman.
MT................... 5237 12,496 KYUS-TV........... MILES CITY........ Billings.
NC................... 12793 2,640,163 WAXN-TV........... KANNAPOLIS........ Charlotte.
NC................... 30826 4,433,020 WBTV.............. CHARLOTTE......... Charlotte.
NC................... 49157 3,542,464 WCCB.............. CHARLOTTE......... Charlotte.
NC................... 32326 3,822,849 WCNC-TV........... CHARLOTTE......... Charlotte.
NC................... 18334 1,680,664 WCTI-TV........... NEW BERN.......... Greenville-N.
Bern-Washngtn.
NC................... 35385 3,434,637 WCWG.............. LEXINGTON......... Greensboro-H.
Point-W. Salem.
NC................... 48666 1,134,918 WECT.............. WILMINGTON........ Wilmington.
NC................... 81508 859,535 WEPX-TV........... GREENVILLE........ Greenville-N.
Bern-Washngtn.
NC................... 72064 4,772,783 WFMY-TV........... GREENSBORO........ Greensboro-H.
Point-W. Salem.
NC................... 21245 1,093,394 WFPX-TV........... ARCHER LODGE...... Raleigh-Durham
(Fayetvlle).
NC................... 72106 3,774,522 WGHP.............. HIGH POINT........ Greensboro-H.
Point-W. Salem.
NC................... 65074 1,952,062 WGPX-TV........... BURLINGTON........ Greensboro-H.
Point-W. Salem.
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NC................... 65919 3,038,732 WHKY-TV........... HICKORY........... Charlotte.
NC................... 594 1,768,040 WITN-TV........... WASHINGTON........ Greenville-N.
Bern-Washngtn.
NC................... 73152 4,054,244 WJZY.............. BELMONT........... Charlotte.
NC................... 73205 3,640,360 WLFL.............. RALEIGH........... Raleigh-Durham
(Fayetvlle).
NC................... 56537 3,762,204 WLOS.............. ASHEVILLE......... Greenvll-Spart-
Ashevll-And.
NC................... 54452 2,664,793 WLXI.............. GREENSBORO........ Greensboro-H.
Point-W. Salem.
NC................... 25544 3,808,852 WMYV.............. GREENSBORO........ Greensboro-H.
Point-W. Salem.
NC................... 50782 3,427,038 WNCN.............. GOLDSBORO......... Raleigh-Durham
(Fayetvlle).
NC................... 57838 1,933,527 WNCT-TV........... GREENVILLE........ Greenville-N.
Bern-Washngtn.
NC................... 37971 690,613 WPXU-TV........... JACKSONVILLE...... Greenville-N.
Bern-Washngtn.
NC................... 8688 3,643,511 WRAL-TV........... RALEIGH........... Raleigh-Durham
(Fayetvlle).
NC................... 10133 2,724,695 WRAY-TV........... WILSON............ Raleigh-Durham
(Fayetvlle).
NC................... 64611 3,605,228 WRAZ.............. RALEIGH........... Raleigh-Durham
(Fayetvlle).
NC................... 54963 3,624,288 WRDC.............. DURHAM............ Raleigh-Durham
(Fayetvlle).
NC................... 20590 2,218,968 WRPX-TV........... ROCKY MOUNT....... Raleigh-Durham
(Fayetvlle).
NC................... 72871 928,247 WSFX-TV........... WILMINGTON........ Wilmington.
NC................... 76324 1,934,585 WSKY-TV........... MANTEO............ Norfolk-Portsmth-
Newpt Nws.
NC................... 74070 3,516,728 WSOC-TV........... CHARLOTTE......... Charlotte.
NC................... 8617 4,012,851 WTVD.............. DURHAM............ Raleigh-Durham
(Fayetvlle).
NC................... 16517 3,528,124 WUVC-DT........... FAYETTEVILLE...... Raleigh-Durham
(Fayetvlle).
NC................... 12033 1,206,281 WWAY.............. WILMINGTON........ Wilmington.
NC................... 53921 3,434,637 WXII-TV........... WINSTON-SALEM..... Greensboro-H.
Point-W. Salem.
NC................... 414 4,362,761 WXLV-TV........... WINSTON-SALEM..... Greensboro-H.
Point-W. Salem.
NC................... 70149 2,603,504 WYCW.............. ASHEVILLE......... Greenvll-Spart-
Ashevll-And.
NC................... 35582 1,097,745 WYDO.............. GREENVILLE........ Greenville-N.
Bern-Washngtn.
ND................... 22121 119,993 KBMY.............. BISMARCK.......... Minot-Bsmrck-
Dcknsn (Wlstn).
ND................... 86208 90,266 KCPM.............. GRAND FORKS....... Fargo-Valley
City.
ND................... 41427 130,881 KFYR-TV........... BISMARCK.......... Minot-Bsmrck-
Dcknsn (Wlstn).
ND................... 55364 45,515 KJRR.............. JAMESTOWN......... Fargo-Valley
City.
ND................... 22127 71,797 KMCY.............. MINOT............. Minot-Bsmrck-
Dcknsn (Wlstn).
ND................... 41425 81,517 KMOT.............. MINOT............. Minot-Bsmrck-
Dcknsn (Wlstn).
ND................... 82611 118,154 KNDB.............. BISMARCK.......... Minot-Bsmrck-
Dcknsn (Wlstn).
ND................... 82615 72,216 KNDM.............. MINOT............. Minot-Bsmrck-
Dcknsn (Wlstn).
ND................... 55362 25,957 KNRR.............. PEMBINA........... Fargo-Valley
City.
ND................... 41430 35,623 KQCD-TV........... DICKINSON......... Minot-Bsmrck-
Dcknsn (Wlstn).
ND................... 49134 349,941 KRDK-TV........... VALLEY CITY....... Fargo-Valley
City.
ND................... 41429 41,607 KUMV-TV........... WILLISTON......... Minot-Bsmrck-
Dcknsn (Wlstn).
ND................... 61961 347,517 KVLY-TV........... FARGO............. Fargo-Valley
City.
ND................... 55372 356,645 KVRR.............. FARGO............. Fargo-Valley
City.
ND................... 55684 32,005 KXMA-TV........... DICKINSON......... Minot-Bsmrck-
Dcknsn (Wlstn).
ND................... 55686 142,755 KXMB-TV........... BISMARCK.......... Minot-Bsmrck-
Dcknsn (Wlstn).
ND................... 55685 97,569 KXMC-TV........... MINOT............. Minot-Bsmrck-
Dcknsn (Wlstn).
ND................... 55683 37,962 KXMD-TV........... WILLISTON......... Minot-Bsmrck-
Dcknsn (Wlstn).
ND................... 22129 339,239 WDAY-TV........... FARGO............. Fargo-Valley
City.
ND................... 22124 151,720 WDAZ-TV........... DEVIL'S LAKE...... Fargo-Valley
City.
NE................... 53903 1,355,714 KETV.............. OMAHA............. Omaha.
NE................... 84453 361,632 KFXL-TV........... LINCOLN........... Lincoln &
Hastings-Krny.
NE................... 7894 230,535 KGIN.............. GRAND ISLAND...... Lincoln &
Hastings-Krny.
NE................... 21160 233,973 KHGI-TV........... KEARNEY........... Lincoln &
Hastings-Krny.
NE................... 11264 932,757 KLKN.............. LINCOLN........... Lincoln &
Hastings-Krny.
NE................... 35190 1,346,474 KMTV-TV........... OMAHA............. Omaha.
NE................... 17683 101,389 KNEP.............. SIDNEY............ Rapid City.
NE................... 48003 277,777 KNHL.............. HASTINGS.......... Lincoln &
Hastings-Krny.
NE................... 49273 87,904 KNOP-TV........... NORTH PLATTE...... North Platte.
NE................... 7890 1,225,400 KOLN.............. LINCOLN........... Lincoln &
Hastings-Krny.
NE................... 51491 1,388,670 KPTM.............. OMAHA............. Omaha.
NE................... 21161 658,560 KSNB-TV........... SUPERIOR.......... Lincoln &
Hastings-Krny.
NE................... 72362 48,715 KSNK.............. MCCOOK............ Wichita-
Hutchinson Plus.
NE................... 63182 51,317 KSTF.............. SCOTTSBLUFF....... Cheyenne-
Scottsbluff.
NE................... 21162 91,093 KWNB-TV........... HAYES CENTER...... Lincoln &
Hastings-Krny.
NE................... 23277 1,333,338 KXVO.............. OMAHA............. Omaha.
NE................... 65528 1,380,979 WOWT.............. OMAHA............. Omaha.
NH................... 14682 8,557,497 WBIN-TV........... DERRY............. Boston
(Manchester).
NH................... 73292 5,192,179 WMUR-TV........... MANCHESTER........ Boston
(Manchester).
NH................... 51864 3,471,700 WNEU.............. MERRIMACK......... Boston
(Manchester).
NH................... 48406 2,582,585 WPXG-TV........... CONCORD........... Boston
(Manchester).
NJ................... 189358 9,415,263 WACP.............. ATLANTIC CITY..... Philadelphia.
NJ................... 60555 19,992,096 WFUT-DT........... NEWARK............ New York.
NJ................... 7623 807,797 WGTW-TV........... MILLVILLE......... Philadelphia.
NJ................... 86537 21,384,863 WJLP.............. MIDDLETOWN New York.
TOWNSHIP.
NJ................... 43952 18,706,132 WMBC-TV........... NEWTON............ New York.
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NJ................... 9739 5,783,793 WMCN-TV........... CHERRY HILL....... Philadelphia.
NJ................... 61111 807,797 WMGM-TV........... WILDWOOD.......... Philadelphia.
NJ................... 73333 20,064,358 WNJU.............. LINDEN............ New York.
NJ................... 60560 9,122,378 WUVP-DT........... VINELAND.......... Philadelphia.
NJ................... 74197 20,059,048 WWOR-TV........... SECAUCUS.......... New York.
NJ................... 23142 7,178,613 WWSI.............. MOUNT LAUREL...... Philadelphia.
NJ................... 74215 19,992,096 WXTV-DT........... PATERSON.......... New York.
NM................... 32311 1,161,789 KASA-TV........... SANTA FE.......... Albuquerque-Santa
Fe.
NM................... 55049 1,140,916 KASY-TV........... ALBUQUERQUE....... Albuquerque-Santa
Fe.
NM................... 48556 205,701 KBIM-TV........... ROSWELL........... Albuquerque-Santa
Fe.
NM................... 60793 1,118,671 KCHF.............. SANTA FE.......... Albuquerque-Santa
Fe.
NM................... 57220 1,079,718 KLUZ-TV........... ALBUQUERQUE....... Albuquerque-Santa
Fe.
NM................... 993 1,157,630 KNAT-TV........... ALBUQUERQUE....... Albuquerque-Santa
Fe.
NM................... 53928 1,153,633 KOAT-TV........... ALBUQUERQUE....... Albuquerque-Santa
Fe.
NM................... 35313 1,152,841 KOB............... ALBUQUERQUE....... Albuquerque-Santa
Fe.
NM................... 35321 201,911 KOBF.............. FARMINGTON........ Albuquerque-Santa
Fe.
NM................... 62272 211,709 KOBR.............. ROSWELL........... Albuquerque-Santa
Fe.
NM................... 53539 65,943 KRPV-DT........... ROSWELL........... Albuquerque-Santa
Fe.
NM................... 48575 1,158,673 KRQE.............. ALBUQUERQUE....... Albuquerque-Santa
Fe.
NM................... 84157 111,538 KRWB-TV........... ROSWELL........... Albuquerque-Santa
Fe.
NM................... 36916 1,015,338 KTDO.............. LAS CRUCES........ El Paso (Las
Cruces).
NM................... 83707 53,423 KTEL-TV........... CARLSBAD.......... Albuquerque-Santa
Fe.
NM................... 35084 1,136,300 KTFQ-TV........... ALBUQUERQUE....... Albuquerque-Santa
Fe.
NM................... 27431 87,602 KUPT.............. HOBBS............. Albuquerque-Santa
Fe.
NM................... 40450 91,912 KVIH-TV........... CLOVIS............ Amarillo.
NM................... 76268 1,148,810 KWBQ.............. SANTA FE.......... Albuquerque-Santa
Fe.
NV................... 19191 611,981 KAME-TV........... RENO.............. Reno.
NV................... 63768 1,959,858 KBLR.............. PARADISE.......... Las Vegas.
NV................... 63845 47,220 KENV-DT........... ELKO.............. Salt Lake City.
NV................... 69677 2,062,231 KHSV.............. LAS VEGAS......... Las Vegas.
NV................... 67089 2,002,066 KINC.............. LAS VEGAS......... Las Vegas.
NV................... 35042 2,094,297 KLAS-TV........... LAS VEGAS......... Las Vegas.
NV................... 41237 2,064,592 KMCC.............. LAUGHLIN.......... Las Vegas.
NV................... 63331 959,178 KOLO-TV........... RENO.............. Reno.
NV................... 51493 810,039 KREN-TV........... RENO.............. Reno.
NV................... 60307 981,687 KRNV-DT........... RENO.............. Reno.
NV................... 48360 713,121 KRXI-TV........... RENO.............. Reno.
NV................... 10179 1,967,781 KSNV.............. LAS VEGAS......... Las Vegas.
NV................... 74100 2,094,506 KTNV-TV........... LAS VEGAS......... Las Vegas.
NV................... 59139 955,300 KTVN.............. RENO.............. Reno.
NV................... 10195 1,967,550 KVCW.............. LAS VEGAS......... Las Vegas.
NV................... 35870 2,042,029 KVVU-TV........... HENDERSON......... Las Vegas.
NY................... 1328 22,032,680 WABC-TV........... NEW YORK.......... New York.
NY................... 9088 1,269,256 WBBZ-TV........... SPRINGVILLE....... Buffalo.
NY................... 23337 1,657,643 WBNG-TV........... BINGHAMTON........ Binghamton.
NY................... 9610 20,450,173 WCBS-TV........... NEW YORK.......... New York.
NY................... 73264 1,698,469 WCWN.............. SCHENECTADY....... Albany-
Schenectady-
Troy.
NY................... 71508 543,162 WENY-TV........... ELMIRA............ Elmira (Corning).
NY................... 60653 721,800 WETM-TV........... ELMIRA............ Elmira (Corning).
NY................... 60553 5,678,755 WFTY-DT........... SMITHTOWN......... New York.
NY................... 43424 633,597 WFXV.............. UTICA............. Utica.
NY................... 64547 1,878,725 WGRZ.............. BUFFALO........... Buffalo.
NY................... 73371 1,323,785 WHAM-TV........... ROCHESTER......... Rochester, NY.
NY................... 70041 1,322,243 WHEC-TV........... ROCHESTER......... Rochester, NY.
NY................... 62210 976,771 WICZ-TV........... BINGHAMTON........ Binghamton.
NY................... 7780 2,349,267 WIVB-TV........... BUFFALO........... Buffalo.
NY................... 11260 856,453 WIVT.............. BINGHAMTON........ Binghamton.
NY................... 54176 2,033,929 WKBW-TV........... BUFFALO........... Buffalo.
NY................... 60654 1,573,503 WKTV.............. UTICA............. Utica.
NY................... 73206 5,983,123 WLNY-TV........... RIVERHEAD......... New York.
NY................... 47535 20,287,515 WNBC.............. NEW YORK.......... New York.
NY................... 71905 1,538,108 WNLO.............. BUFFALO........... Buffalo.
NY................... 30303 1,630,417 WNYB.............. JAMESTOWN......... Buffalo.
NY................... 34329 1,081,302 WNYI.............. ITHACA............ Syracuse.
NY................... 67784 1,539,525 WNYO-TV........... BUFFALO........... Buffalo.
NY................... 58725 1,928,924 WNYS-TV........... SYRACUSE.......... Syracuse.
NY................... 73363 1,967,183 WNYT.............. ALBANY............ Albany-
Schenectady-
Troy.
NY................... 22206 20,307,995 WNYW.............. NEW YORK.......... New York.
NY................... 73881 20,638,932 WPIX.............. NEW YORK.......... New York.
NY................... 57476 792,551 WPTZ.............. PLATTSBURGH....... Burlington-
Plattsburgh.
NY................... 2325 2,257,059 WPXJ-TV........... BATAVIA........... Buffalo.
NY................... 73356 19,501,764 WPXN-TV........... NEW YORK.......... New York.
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NY................... 73942 2,886,233 WRGB.............. SCHENECTADY....... Albany-
Schenectady-
Troy.
NY................... 74156 18,395,560 WRNN-TV........... KINGSTON.......... New York.
NY................... 73964 1,187,949 WROC-TV........... ROCHESTER......... Rochester, NY.
NY................... 64352 1,106,838 WSPX-TV........... SYRACUSE.......... Syracuse.
NY................... 21252 1,458,931 WSTM-TV........... SYRACUSE.......... Syracuse.
NY................... 73113 1,329,933 WSYR-TV........... SYRACUSE.......... Syracuse.
NY................... 40758 1,878,638 WSYT.............. SYRACUSE.......... Syracuse.
NY................... 67993 11,643,085 WTBY-TV........... POUGHKEEPSIE...... New York.
NY................... 74422 1,768,667 WTEN.............. ALBANY............ Albany-
Schenectady-
Troy.
NY................... 74151 1,350,223 WTVH.............. SYRACUSE.......... Syracuse.
NY................... 413 1,152,580 WUHF.............. ROCHESTER......... Rochester, NY.
NY................... 57837 526,114 WUTR.............. UTICA............. Utica.
NY................... 415 1,405,230 WUTV.............. BUFFALO........... Buffalo.
NY................... 68851 365,677 WWNY-TV........... CARTHAGE.......... Watertown.
NY................... 16747 196,531 WWTI.............. WATERTOWN......... Watertown.
NY................... 11970 1,775,667 WXXA-TV........... ALBANY............ Albany-
Schenectady-
Troy.
NY................... 77515 34,169 WYCI.............. SARANAC LAKE...... Burlington-
Plattsburgh.
NY................... 62219 393,843 WYDC.............. CORNING........... Elmira (Corning).
NY................... 13933 1,167,975 WYPX-TV........... AMSTERDAM......... Albany-
Schenectady-
Troy.
OH................... 70138 3,504,674 WBDT.............. SPRINGFIELD....... Dayton.
OH................... 71217 2,847,721 WBNS-TV........... COLUMBUS.......... Columbus, OH.
OH................... 72958 3,642,304 WBNX-TV........... AKRON............. Cleveland-Akron
(Canton).
OH................... 50781 2,756,260 WCMH-TV........... COLUMBUS.......... Columbus, OH.
OH................... 59438 3,328,920 WCPO-TV........... CINCINNATI........ Cincinnati.
OH................... 67893 4,002,488 WDLI-TV........... CANTON............ Cleveland-Akron
(Canton).
OH................... 65690 3,660,544 WDTN.............. DAYTON............ Dayton.
OH................... 59441 4,112,984 WEWS-TV........... CLEVELAND......... Cleveland-Akron
(Canton).
OH................... 72062 3,504,955 WFMJ-TV........... YOUNGSTOWN........ Youngstown.
OH................... 11027 1,991,462 WGGN-TV........... SANDUSKY.......... Cleveland-Akron
(Canton).
OH................... 41458 3,896,757 WHIO-TV........... DAYTON............ Dayton.
OH................... 61216 910,864 WHIZ-TV........... ZANESVILLE........ Zanesville.
OH................... 73150 3,977,148 WJW............... CLEVELAND......... Cleveland-Akron
(Canton).
OH................... 73153 5,601,751 WKBN-TV........... YOUNGSTOWN........ Youngstown.
OH................... 73155 3,623,762 WKEF.............. DAYTON............ Dayton.
OH................... 11289 3,281,914 WKRC-TV........... CINCINNATI........ Cincinnati.
OH................... 73195 4,154,903 WKYC.............. CLEVELAND......... Cleveland-Akron
(Canton).
OH................... 37503 1,070,641 WLIO.............. LIMA.............. Lima.
OH................... 17076 2,754,484 WLMB.............. TOLEDO............ Toledo.
OH................... 46979 3,319,556 WLWT.............. CINCINNATI........ Cincinnati.
OH................... 41893 1,561,367 WMFD-TV........... MANSFIELD......... Cleveland-Akron
(Canton).
OH................... 73354 2,232,660 WNWO-TV........... TOLEDO............ Toledo.
OH................... 39746 3,821,233 WOIO.............. SHAKER HEIGHTS.... Cleveland-Akron
(Canton).
OH................... 65130 1,319,392 WQCW.............. PORTSMOUTH........ Charleston-
Huntington.
OH................... 60556 3,837,316 WQHS-DT........... CLEVELAND......... Cleveland-Akron
(Canton).
OH................... 411 3,252,046 WRGT-TV........... DAYTON............ Dayton.
OH................... 43870 3,726,498 WRLM.............. CANTON............ Cleveland-Akron
(Canton).
OH................... 11118 2,188,828 WSFJ-TV........... LONDON............ Columbus, OH.
OH................... 11204 3,252,460 WSTR-TV........... CINCINNATI........ Cincinnati.
OH................... 56549 2,635,937 WSYX.............. COLUMBUS.......... Columbus, OH.
OH................... 1222 640,872 WTLW.............. LIMA.............. Lima.
OH................... 13992 4,184,020 WTOL.............. TOLEDO............ Toledo.
OH................... 74122 3,892,886 WTOV-TV........... STEUBENVILLE...... Wheeling-
Steubenville.
OH................... 74137 2,636,341 WTTE.............. COLUMBUS.......... Columbus, OH.
OH................... 74150 4,274,274 WTVG.............. TOLEDO............ Toledo.
OH................... 8532 3,618,065 WUAB.............. LORAIN............ Cleveland-Akron
(Canton).
OH................... 19190 2,074,890 WUPW.............. TOLEDO............ Toledo.
OH................... 70491 4,165,634 WVPX-TV........... AKRON............. Cleveland-Akron
(Canton).
OH................... 21158 2,879,726 WWHO.............. CHILLICOTHE....... Columbus, OH.
OH................... 4693 2,068,935 WYTV.............. YOUNGSTOWN........ Youngstown.
OK................... 50182 1,608,476 KAUT-TV........... OKLAHOMA CITY..... Oklahoma City.
OK................... 1005 1,156,836 KDOR-TV........... BARTLESVILLE...... Tulsa.
OK................... 66222 1,639,592 KFOR-TV........... OKLAHOMA CITY..... Oklahoma City.
OK................... 24485 974,918 KGEB.............. TULSA............. Tulsa.
OK................... 59439 1,416,108 KJRH-TV........... TULSA............. Tulsa.
OK................... 54420 1,314,238 KMYT-TV........... TULSA............. Tulsa.
OK................... 50170 1,629,783 KOCB.............. OKLAHOMA CITY..... Oklahoma City.
OK................... 84225 1,386,231 KOCM.............. NORMAN............ Oklahoma City.
OK................... 12508 1,716,569 KOCO-TV........... OKLAHOMA CITY..... Oklahoma City.
OK................... 35388 1,627,116 KOKH-TV........... OKLAHOMA CITY..... Oklahoma City.
OK................... 11910 1,366,220 KOKI-TV........... TULSA............. Tulsa.
OK................... 2566 1,513,730 KOPX-TV........... OKLAHOMA CITY..... Oklahoma City.
OK................... 35434 1,417,675 KOTV-DT........... TULSA............. Tulsa.
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OK................... 78322 1,128,198 KQCW-DT........... MUSKOGEE.......... Tulsa.
OK................... 38214 1,577,231 KSBI.............. OKLAHOMA CITY..... Oklahoma City.
OK................... 35645 483,132 KSWO-TV........... LAWTON............ Wichita Falls &
Lawton.
OK................... 67999 1,585,283 KTBO-TV........... OKLAHOMA CITY..... Oklahoma City.
OK................... 35666 566,422 KTEN.............. ADA............... Sherman-Ada.
OK................... 7078 1,066,196 KTPX-TV........... OKMULGEE.......... Tulsa.
OK................... 35685 1,416,959 KTUL.............. TULSA............. Tulsa.
OK................... 77480 1,668,531 KTUZ-TV........... SHAWNEE........... Oklahoma City.
OK................... 86532 28,974 KUOK.............. WOODWARD.......... Oklahoma City.
OK................... 37099 1,104,914 KWHB.............. TULSA............. Tulsa.
OK................... 25382 1,628,106 KWTV-DT........... OKLAHOMA CITY..... Oklahoma City.
OR................... 21649 2,978,043 KATU.............. PORTLAND.......... Portland, OR.
OR................... 83306 297,384 KBLN-TV........... GRANTS PASS....... Medford-Klamath
Falls.
OR................... 49750 89,156 KCBY-TV........... COOS BAY.......... Eugene.
OR................... 60740 71,413 KDKF.............. KLAMATH FALLS..... Medford-Klamath
Falls.
OR................... 60736 519,706 KDRV.............. MEDFORD........... Medford-Klamath
Falls.
OR................... 34406 885,667 KEZI.............. EUGENE............ Eugene.
OR................... 12729 409,952 KFFX-TV........... PENDLETON......... Yakima-Pasco-
Rchlnd-Knnwck.
OR................... 34874 3,058,216 KGW............... PORTLAND.......... Portland, OR.
OR................... 8322 564,415 KLSR-TV........... EUGENE............ Eugene.
OR................... 35183 69,357 KMCB.............. COOS BAY.......... Eugene.
OR................... 35189 589,948 KMTR.............. EUGENE............ Eugene.
OR................... 32958 308,150 KMVU-DT........... MEDFORD........... Medford-Klamath
Falls.
OR................... 47707 2,887,145 KNMT.............. PORTLAND.......... Portland, OR.
OR................... 8260 571,963 KOBI.............. MEDFORD........... Medford-Klamath
Falls.
OR................... 166534 201,310 KOHD.............. BEND.............. Bend, OR.
OR................... 35380 2,983,136 KOIN.............. PORTLAND.......... Portland, OR.
OR................... 8284 298,175 KOTI.............. KLAMATH FALLS..... Medford-Klamath
Falls.
OR................... 61551 156,687 KPIC.............. ROSEBURG.......... Eugene.
OR................... 50633 2,998,460 KPTV.............. PORTLAND.......... Portland, OR.
OR................... 5801 3,026,219 KPXG-TV........... SALEM............. Portland, OR.
OR................... 10192 2,966,577 KRCW-TV........... SALEM............. Portland, OR.
OR................... 35187 100,392 KTCW.............. ROSEBURG.......... Eugene.
OR................... 31437 137,239 KTVC.............. ROSEBURG.......... Eugene.
OR................... 22570 415,327 KTVL.............. MEDFORD........... Medford-Klamath
Falls.
OR................... 55907 201,828 KTVZ.............. BEND.............. Bend, OR.
OR................... 81447 130,559 KUNP.............. LA GRANDE......... Portland, OR.
OR................... 49766 1,016,673 KVAL-TV........... EUGENE............ Eugene.
PA................... 25454 3,611,796 KDKA-TV........... PITTSBURGH........ Pittsburgh.
PA................... 25453 11,061,941 KYW-TV............ PHILADELPHIA...... Philadelphia.
PA................... 20287 937,438 WATM-TV........... ALTOONA........... Johnstown-Altoona-
St. Colge.
PA................... 60850 12,689,628 WBPH-TV........... BETHLEHEM......... Philadelphia.
PA................... 71225 3,553,761 WBRE-TV........... WILKES-BARRE...... Wilkes Barre-
Scranton-Hztn.
PA................... 63153 11,005,603 WCAU.............. PHILADELPHIA...... Philadelphia.
PA................... 39884 8,248,248 WFMZ-TV........... ALLENTOWN......... Philadelphia.
PA................... 19707 583,315 WFXP.............. ERIE.............. Erie.
PA................... 53930 7,775,662 WGAL.............. LANCASTER......... Harrisburg-Lncstr-
Leb-York.
PA................... 55350 2,829,585 WGCB-TV........... RED LION.......... Harrisburg-Lncstr-
Leb-York.
PA................... 72313 3,045,718 WHP-TV............ HARRISBURG........ Harrisburg-Lncstr-
Leb-York.
PA................... 72326 2,829,585 WHTM-TV........... HARRISBURG........ Harrisburg-Lncstr-
Leb-York.
PA................... 24970 716,630 WICU-TV........... ERIE.............. Erie.
PA................... 41314 2,804,646 WINP-TV........... PITTSBURGH........ Pittsburgh.
PA................... 73120 2,235,542 WJAC-TV........... JOHNSTOWN......... Johnstown-Altoona-
St. Colge.
PA................... 65749 704,806 WJET-TV........... ERIE.............. Erie.
PA................... 13929 831,411 WKBS-TV........... ALTOONA........... Pittsburgh.
PA................... 73318 3,131,848 WNEP-TV........... SCRANTON.......... Wilkes Barre-
Scranton-Hztn.
PA................... 73375 3,006,606 WOLF-TV........... HAZLETON.......... Wilkes Barre-
Scranton-Hztn.
PA................... 13924 2,722,282 WPCB-TV........... GREENSBURG........ Pittsburgh.
PA................... 69880 3,393,365 WPCW.............. JEANNETTE......... Pittsburgh.
PA................... 73875 3,132,507 WPGH-TV........... PITTSBURGH........ Pittsburgh.
PA................... 73879 10,421,216 WPHL-TV........... PHILADELPHIA...... Philadelphia.
PA................... 10213 5,455,579 WPMT.............. YORK.............. Harrisburg-Lncstr-
Leb-York.
PA................... 73907 3,130,920 WPNT.............. PITTSBURGH........ Pittsburgh.
PA................... 12499 10,232,988 WPSG.............. PHILADELPHIA...... Philadelphia.
PA................... 8616 13,926,891 WPVI-TV........... PHILADELPHIA...... Philadelphia.
PA................... 73910 3,282,555 WPXI.............. PITTSBURGH........ Pittsburgh.
PA................... 52075 410,269 WQMY.............. WILLIAMSPORT...... Wilkes Barre-
Scranton-Hztn.
PA................... 64690 1,515,992 WQPX-TV........... SCRANTON.......... Wilkes Barre-
Scranton-Hztn.
PA................... 49711 556,533 WSEE-TV........... ERIE.............. Erie.
PA................... 73374 1,500,450 WSWB.............. SCRANTON.......... Wilkes Barre-
Scranton-Hztn.
PA................... 65681 2,967,614 WTAE-TV........... PITTSBURGH........ Pittsburgh.
PA................... 23341 1,080,523 WTAJ-TV........... ALTOONA........... Johnstown-Altoona-
St. Colge.
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PA................... 55305 7,802,937 WTVE.............. WILLOW GROVE...... Philadelphia.
PA................... 51568 9,479,256 WTXF-TV........... PHILADELPHIA...... Philadelphia.
PA................... 20295 2,811,278 WWCP-TV........... JOHNSTOWN......... Johnstown-Altoona-
St. Colge.
PA................... 23338 4,166,776 WXBU.............. LANCASTER......... Harrisburg-Lncstr-
Leb-York.
PA................... 17010 3,553,761 WYOU.............. SCRANTON.......... Wilkes Barre-
Scranton-Hztn.
PR................... 52073 3,764,742 WAPA-TV........... SAN JUAN.......... Puerto Rico.
PR................... 3001 3,417,254 WCCV-TV........... ARECIBO........... Puerto Rico.
PR................... 4110 2,847,789 WDWL.............. BAYAMON........... Puerto Rico.
PR................... 19561 2,886,669 WECN.............. NARANJITO......... Puerto Rico.
PR................... 18410 2,559,306 WIDP.............. GUAYAMA........... Puerto Rico.
PR................... 39887 3,714,677 WIRS.............. YAUCO............. Puerto Rico.
PR................... 58340 3,254,481 WJPX.............. SAN JUAN.......... Puerto Rico.
PR................... 58342 1,962,885 WJWN-TV........... SAN SEBASTIAN..... Puerto Rico.
PR................... 64983 3,697,088 WKAQ-TV........... SAN JUAN.......... Puerto Rico.
PR................... 58341 2,550,642 WKPV.............. PONCE............. Puerto Rico.
PR................... 19777 2,801,102 WLII-DT........... CAGUAS............ Puerto Rico.
PR................... 73336 1,585,248 WNJX-TV........... MAYAGUEZ.......... Puerto Rico.
PR................... 71725 2,896,629 WOLE-DT........... AGUADILLA......... Puerto Rico.
PR................... 64865 2,733,629 WORA-TV........... MAYAGUEZ.......... Puerto Rico.
PR................... 73901 3,375,571 WORO-DT........... FAJARDO........... Puerto Rico.
PR................... 60357 921,993 WOST.............. MAYAGUEZ.......... Puerto Rico.
PR................... 3255 1,052,107 WQHA.............. AGUADA............ Puerto Rico.
PR................... 54443 2,674,527 WRFB.............. CAROLINA.......... Puerto Rico.
PR................... 15320 2,905,193 WRUA.............. FAJARDO........... Puerto Rico.
PR................... 4077 2,662,340 WSJU-TV........... SAN JUAN.......... Puerto Rico.
PR................... 60341 3,723,967 WSTE-DT........... PONCE............. Puerto Rico.
PR................... 19776 3,716,312 WSUR-DT........... PONCE............. Puerto Rico.
PR................... 28954 3,254,481 WTCV.............. SAN JUAN.......... Puerto Rico.
PR................... 26681 3,714,547 WTIN-TV........... PONCE............. Puerto Rico.
PR................... 61573 1,153,382 WVEO.............. AGUADILLA......... Puerto Rico.
PR................... 29000 1,166,833 WVOZ-TV........... PONCE............. Puerto Rico.
PR................... 67190 2,869,888 WVSN.............. HUMACAO........... Puerto Rico.
RI................... 50780 6,537,858 WJAR.............. PROVIDENCE........ Providence-New
Bedford.
RI................... 73311 7,310,183 WNAC-TV........... PROVIDENCE........ Providence-New
Bedford.
RI................... 47404 7,306,169 WPRI-TV........... PROVIDENCE........ Providence-New
Bedford.
RI................... 50063 3,281,532 WPXQ-TV........... BLOCK ISLAND...... Providence-New
Bedford.
SC................... 19199 1,317,429 WACH.............. COLUMBIA.......... Columbia, SC.
SC................... 66407 1,975,457 WBTW.............. FLORENCE.......... Myrtle Beach-
Florence.
SC................... 10587 1,100,127 WCBD-TV........... CHARLESTON........ Charleston, SC.
SC................... 9015 1,125,558 WCIV.............. CHARLESTON........ Charleston, SC.
SC................... 71297 1,014,501 WCSC-TV........... CHARLESTON........ Charleston, SC.
SC................... 9054 1,511,681 WFXB.............. MYRTLE BEACH...... Myrtle Beach-
Florence.
SC................... 9064 2,163,321 WGGS-TV........... GREENVILLE........ Greenvll-Spart-
Ashevll-And.
SC................... 21536 986,963 WGWG.............. CHARLESTON........ Charleston, SC.
SC................... 72300 2,549,397 WHNS.............. GREENVILLE........ Greenvll-Spart-
Ashevll-And.
SC................... 13990 2,644,715 WIS............... COLUMBIA.......... Columbia, SC.
SC................... 40902 1,386,422 WKTC.............. SUMTER............ Columbia, SC.
SC................... 37176 1,597,791 WLTX.............. COLUMBIA.......... Columbia, SC.
SC................... 83969 445,363 WMBF-TV........... MYRTLE BEACH...... Myrtle Beach-
Florence.
SC................... 56548 1,577,439 WMYA-TV........... ANDERSON.......... Greenvll-Spart-
Ashevll-And.
SC................... 20624 3,551,284 WMYT-TV........... ROCK HILL......... Charlotte.
SC................... 60963 2,635,115 WOLO-TV........... COLUMBIA.......... Columbia, SC.
SC................... 17012 1,764,645 WPDE-TV........... FLORENCE.......... Myrtle Beach-
Florence.
SC................... 66391 3,393,072 WSPA-TV........... SPARTANBURG....... Greenvll-Spart-
Ashevll-And.
SC................... 416 1,153,279 WTAT-TV........... CHARLESTON........ Charleston, SC.
SC................... 27245 967,792 WTGS.............. HARDEEVILLE....... Savannah.
SC................... 3133 1,460,406 WWMB.............. FLORENCE.......... Myrtle Beach-
Florence.
SC................... 53905 2,586,888 WYFF.............. GREENVILLE........ Greenvll-Spart-
Ashevll-And.
SC................... 136750 952,279 WZRB.............. COLUMBIA.......... Columbia, SC.
SD................... 48659 137,331 KABY-TV........... ABERDEEN.......... Sioux Falls
(Mitchell).
SD................... 41969 138,413 KCLO-TV........... RAPID CITY........ Rapid City.
SD................... 41975 208,354 KDLO-TV........... FLORENCE.......... Sioux Falls
(Mitchell).
SD................... 55379 645,391 KDLT-TV........... SIOUX FALLS....... Sioux Falls
(Mitchell).
SD................... 55375 96,873 KDLV-TV........... MITCHELL.......... Sioux Falls
(Mitchell).
SD................... 41983 705,364 KELO-TV........... SIOUX FALLS....... Sioux Falls
(Mitchell).
SD................... 17688 181,345 KHME.............. RAPID CITY........ Rapid City.
SD................... 34348 188,735 KHSD-TV........... LEAD.............. Rapid City.
SD................... 81464 145,493 KNBN.............. RAPID CITY........ Rapid City.
SD................... 34347 174,876 KOTA-TV........... RAPID CITY........ Rapid City.
SD................... 41964 55,827 KPLO-TV........... RELIANCE.......... Sioux Falls
(Mitchell).
SD................... 48660 42,521 KPRY-TV........... PIERRE............ Sioux Falls
(Mitchell).
SD................... 17686 188,783 KQME.............. LEAD.............. Rapid City.
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SD................... 48658 670,536 KSFY-TV........... SIOUX FALLS....... Sioux Falls
(Mitchell).
SD................... 28501 76,133 KTTM.............. HURON............. Sioux Falls
(Mitchell).
SD................... 28521 329,557 KTTW.............. SIOUX FALLS....... Sioux Falls
(Mitchell).
SD................... 29121 280,675 KWSD.............. SIOUX FALLS....... Sioux Falls-
Mitchell.
TN................... 71082 1,874,433 WATE-TV........... KNOXVILLE......... Knoxville.
TN................... 11907 1,787,595 WATN-TV........... MEMPHIS........... Memphis.
TN................... 65204 662,148 WBBJ-TV........... JACKSON........... Jackson, TN.
TN................... 46984 1,978,347 WBIR-TV........... KNOXVILLE......... Knoxville.
TN................... 72971 2,142,548 WBXX-TV........... CROSSVILLE........ Knoxville.
TN................... 54385 1,731,483 WDEF-TV........... CHATTANOOGA....... Chattanooga.
TN................... 71353 1,061,573 WDSI-TV........... CHATTANOOGA....... Chattanooga.
TN................... 40761 1,727,493 WEMT.............. GREENEVILLE....... Tri-Cities, TN-
VA.
TN................... 72060 1,272,913 WFLI-TV........... CLEVELAND......... Chattanooga.
TN................... 12521 1,736,335 WHBQ-TV........... MEMPHIS........... Memphis.
TN................... 11117 1,872,713 WHTN.............. MURFREESBORO...... Nashville.
TN................... 7651 1,744,291 WJFB.............. LEBANON........... Nashville.
TN................... 57826 2,202,140 WJHL-TV........... JOHNSON CITY...... Tri-Cities, TN-
VA.
TN................... 68519 654,460 WJKT.............. JACKSON........... Jackson TN.
TN................... 83931 1,684,178 WKNX-TV........... KNOXVILLE......... Knoxville.
TN................... 27504 1,085,875 WKPT-TV........... KINGSPORT......... Tri-Cities, TN-
VA.
TN................... 73188 2,410,573 WKRN-TV........... NASHVILLE......... Nashville.
TN................... 68518 1,736,552 WLMT.............. MEMPHIS........... Memphis.
TN................... 19184 2,047,403 WMC-TV............ MEMPHIS........... Memphis.
TN................... 73310 2,072,197 WNAB.............. NASHVILLE......... Nashville.
TN................... 28468 2,216,062 WNPX-TV........... COOKEVILLE........ Nashville.
TN................... 60820 2,355,629 WPGD-TV........... HENDERSONVILLE.... Nashville.
TN................... 52628 1,907,446 WPXK-TV........... JELLICO........... Knoxville.
TN................... 21726 1,565,527 WPXX-TV........... MEMPHIS........... Memphis.
TN................... 59137 1,587,742 WRCB.............. CHATTANOOGA....... Chattanooga.
TN................... 66174 1,642,307 WREG-TV........... MEMPHIS........... Memphis.
TN................... 41232 2,447,769 WSMV-TV........... NASHVILLE......... Nashville.
TN................... 19200 1,722,805 WTNZ.............. KNOXVILLE......... Knoxville.
TN................... 22590 1,579,628 WTVC.............. CHATTANOOGA....... Chattanooga.
TN................... 36504 2,416,110 WTVF.............. NASHVILLE......... Nashville.
TN................... 9971 2,316,872 WUXP-TV........... NASHVILLE......... Nashville.
TN................... 81750 1,412,728 WVLR.............. TAZEWELL.......... Knoxville.
TN................... 35908 1,874,453 WVLT-TV........... KNOXVILLE......... Knoxville.
TN................... 418 2,311,143 WZTV.............. NASHVILLE......... Nashville.
TX................... 56528 2,474,296 KABB.............. SAN ANTONIO....... San Antonio.
TX................... 148 2,615,956 KAKW-DT........... KILLEEN........... Austin.
TX................... 40820 391,526 KAMC.............. LUBBOCK........... Lubbock.
TX................... 8523 366,476 KAMR-TV........... AMARILLO.......... Amarillo.
TX................... 6864 381,671 KAUZ-TV........... WICHITA FALLS..... Wichita Falls &
Lawton.
TX................... 73101 320,484 KAVU-TV........... VICTORIA.......... Victoria.
TX................... 17433 6,747,915 KAZD.............. LAKE DALLAS....... Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX................... 10150 743,009 KBMT.............. BEAUMONT.......... Beaumont-Port
Arthur.
TX................... 61214 714,432 KBTV-TV........... PORT ARTHUR....... Beaumont-Port
Arthur.
TX................... 6669 4,048,516 KBTX-TV........... BRYAN............. Waco-Temple-
Bryan.
TX................... 35909 1,498,015 KBVO.............. LLANO............. Austin.
TX................... 27507 414,804 KCBD.............. LUBBOCK........... Lubbock.
TX................... 83913 783,100 KCEB.............. LONGVIEW.......... Tyler-Longview
(Lfkn&Ncgd).
TX................... 10245 1,795,767 KCEN-TV........... TEMPLE............ Waco-Temple-
Bryan.
TX................... 33722 382,477 KCIT.............. AMARILLO.......... Amarillo.
TX................... 24316 3,961,044 KCWX.............. FREDERICKSBURG.... San Antonio.
TX................... 22201 6,648,507 KDAF.............. DALLAS............ Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX................... 33764 1,015,564 KDBC-TV........... EL PASO........... El Paso (Las
Cruces).
TX................... 17037 6,605,830 KDFI.............. DALLAS............ Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX................... 33770 6,658,976 KDFW.............. DALLAS............ Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX................... 67910 6,593,327 KDTX-TV........... DALLAS............ Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX................... 26304 2,493,265 KENS.............. SAN ANTONIO....... San Antonio.
TX................... 55643 1,031,567 KETK-TV........... JACKSONVILLE...... Tyler-Longview
(Lfkn&Ncgd).
TX................... 33691 2,588,622 KEYE-TV........... AUSTIN............ Austin.
TX................... 83715 339,348 KEYU.............. BORGER............ Amarillo.
TX................... 51466 385,064 KFDA-TV........... AMARILLO.......... Amarillo.
TX................... 22589 679,470 KFDM.............. BEAUMONT.......... Beaumont-Port
Arthur.
TX................... 65370 381,703 KFDX-TV........... WICHITA FALLS..... Wichita Falls &
Lawton.
TX................... 33716 1,023,999 KFOX-TV........... EL PASO........... El Paso (Las
Cruces).
TX................... 60537 6,080,688 KFTH-DT........... ALVIN............. Houston.
TX................... 29015 6,610,836 KFWD.............. FORT WORTH........ Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX................... 70917 926,496 KFXK-TV........... LONGVIEW.......... Tyler-Longview
(Lfkn&Ncgd).
TX................... 34457 1,230,798 KGBT-TV........... HARLINGEN......... Harlingen-Wslco-
Brnsvl-McA.
TX................... 10061 267,236 KGNS-TV........... LAREDO............ Laredo.
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TX................... 34529 6,137,449 KHOU.............. HOUSTON........... Houston.
TX................... 23394 6,054,519 KIAH.............. HOUSTON........... Houston.
TX................... 58560 116,614 KIDY.............. SAN ANGELO........ San Angelo.
TX................... 10188 569,864 KIII.............. CORPUS CHRISTI.... Corpus Christi.
TX................... 51708 1,015,582 KINT-TV........... EL PASO........... El Paso (Las
Cruces).
TX................... 7675 379,594 KJTL.............. WICHITA FALLS..... Wichita Falls &
Lawton.
TX................... 55031 409,786 KJTV-TV........... LUBBOCK........... Lubbock.
TX................... 3660 387,909 KLBK-TV........... LUBBOCK........... Lubbock.
TX................... 77719 376,430 KLCW-TV........... WOLFFORTH......... Lubbock.
TX................... 51479 250,832 KLDO-TV........... LAREDO............ Laredo.
TX................... 31114 199,067 KLST.............. SAN ANGELO........ San Angelo.
TX................... 68540 1,069,690 KLTV.............. TYLER............. Tyler-Longview
(Lfkn&Ncgd).
TX................... 56079 1,225,732 KMBH.............. HARLINGEN......... Harlingen-Wslco-
Brnsvl-McA.
TX................... 35131 383,449 KMID.............. MIDLAND........... Odessa-Midland.
TX................... 53541 293,290 KMLM-DT........... ODESSA............ Odessa-Midland.
TX................... 73701 6,678,829 KMPX.............. DECATUR........... Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX................... 51518 2,273,888 KMYS.............. KERRVILLE......... San Antonio.
TX................... 125710 2,398,296 KNIC-DT........... BLANCO............ San Antonio.
TX................... 144 2,412,222 KNVA.............. AUSTIN............ Austin.
TX................... 69692 1,241,165 KNVO.............. MCALLEN........... Harlingen-Wslco-
Brnsvl-McA.
TX................... 64877 560,983 KORO.............. CORPUS CHRISTI.... Corpus Christi.
TX................... 6865 340,978 KOSA-TV........... ODESSA............ Odessa-Midland.
TX................... 77452 30,861 KPCB-DT........... SNYDER............ Abilene-
Sweetwater.
TX................... 12524 368,212 KPEJ-TV........... ODESSA............ Odessa-Midland.
TX................... 53117 6,099,422 KPRC-TV........... HOUSTON........... Houston.
TX................... 53544 322,780 KPTB-DT........... LUBBOCK........... Lubbock.
TX................... 81445 84,512 KPTF-DT........... FARWELL........... Amarillo.
TX................... 58835 6,082,624 KPXB-TV........... CONROE............ Houston.
TX................... 68834 6,603,994 KPXD-TV........... ARLINGTON......... Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX................... 61173 2,257,007 KPXL-TV........... UVALDE............ San Antonio.
TX................... 306 229,395 KRBC-TV........... ABILENE........... Abilene-
Sweetwater.
TX................... 43328 1,247,057 KRGV-TV........... WESLACO........... Harlingen-Wslco-
Brnsvl-McA.
TX................... 25559 561,825 KRIS-TV........... CORPUS CHRISTI.... Corpus Christi.
TX................... 22204 6,078,936 KRIV.............. HOUSTON........... Houston.
TX................... 307 135,063 KSAN-TV........... SAN ANGELO........ San Angelo.
TX................... 53118 2,530,706 KSAT-TV........... SAN ANTONIO....... San Antonio.
TX................... 82910 502,915 KSCC.............. CORPUS CHRISTI.... Corpus Christi.
TX................... 60534 6,617,736 KSTR-DT........... IRVING............ Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX................... 59988 270,967 KTAB-TV........... ABILENE........... Abilene-
Sweetwater.
TX................... 35648 1,110,819 KTAL-TV........... TEXARKANA......... Shreveport.
TX................... 35649 3,242,215 KTBC.............. AUSTIN............ Austin.
TX................... 28324 6,076,521 KTBU.............. CONROE............ Houston.
TX................... 68753 1,015,088 KTFN.............. EL PASO........... El Paso (Las
Cruces).
TX................... 62354 1,014,202 KTLM.............. RIO GRANDE CITY... Harlingen-Wslco-
Brnsvl-McA.
TX................... 64984 6,074,240 KTMD.............. GALVESTON......... Houston.
TX................... 68541 441,879 KTRE.............. LUFKIN............ Tyler-Longview
(Lfkn&Ncgd).
TX................... 35675 6,114,259 KTRK-TV........... HOUSTON........... Houston.
TX................... 67760 1,015,348 KTSM-TV........... EL PASO........... El Paso (Las
Cruces).
TX................... 23422 6,912,366 KTVT.............. FORT WORTH........ Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX................... 51517 6,876,811 KTXA.............. FORT WORTH........ Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX................... 42359 6,546,692 KTXD-TV........... GREENVILLE........ Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX................... 51569 6,092,710 KTXH.............. HOUSTON........... Houston.
TX................... 308 247,603 KTXS-TV........... SWEETWATER........ Abilene-
Sweetwater.
TX................... 70492 6,062,183 KUBE-TV........... BAYTOWN........... Houston.
TX................... 86263 318,914 KUPB.............. MIDLAND........... Odessa-Midland.
TX................... 35841 6,682,825 KUVN-DT........... GARLAND........... Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX................... 32621 76,153 KVAW.............. EAGLE PASS........ San Antonio.
TX................... 35846 288,221 KVCT.............. VICTORIA.......... Victoria.
TX................... 64969 2,400,582 KVDA.............. SAN ANTONIO....... San Antonio.
TX................... 12523 1,244,504 KVEO-TV........... BROWNSVILLE....... Harlingen-Wslco-
Brnsvl-McA.
TX................... 49832 1,015,350 KVIA-TV........... EL PASO........... El Paso (Las
Cruces).
TX................... 40446 379,042 KVII-TV........... AMARILLO.......... Amarillo.
TX................... 35867 2,661,290 KVUE.............. AUSTIN............ Austin.
TX................... 42008 50,707 KWAB-TV........... BIG SPRING........ Odessa-Midland.
TX................... 42007 424,862 KWES-TV........... ODESSA............ Odessa-Midland.
TX................... 35881 2,365,653 KWEX-DT........... SAN ANTONIO....... San Antonio.
TX................... 12522 1,010,550 KWKT-TV........... WACO.............. Waco-Temple-
Bryan.
TX................... 35903 2,071,023 KWTX-TV........... WACO.............. Waco-Temple-
Bryan.
TX................... 84410 293,291 KWWT.............. ODESSA............ Odessa-Midland.
TX................... 35920 2,678,666 KXAN-TV........... AUSTIN............ Austin.
TX................... 49330 6,707,738 KXAS-TV........... FORT WORTH........ Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX................... 35954 2,323,974 KXII.............. SHERMAN........... Sherman-Ada.
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TX................... 53847 6,078,071 KXLN-DT........... ROSENBERG......... Houston.
TX................... 35994 6,716,749 KXTX-TV........... DALLAS............ Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX................... 62293 185,478 KXVA.............. ABILENE........... Abilene-
Sweetwater.
TX................... 9781 1,771,620 KXXV.............. WACO.............. Waco-Temple-
Bryan.
TX................... 31870 6,075,053 KYAZ.............. KATY.............. Houston.
TX................... 60384 324,032 KYLE-TV........... BRYAN............. Waco-Temple-
Bryan.
TX................... 55644 901,751 KYTX.............. NACOGDOCHES....... Tyler-Longview
(Lfkn&Ncgd).
TX................... 55762 67,201 KYVV-TV........... DEL RIO........... San Antonio.
TX................... 69531 6,007,975 KZJL.............. HOUSTON........... Houston.
TX................... 33079 567,635 KZTV.............. CORPUS CHRISTI.... Corpus Christi.
TX................... 72054 6,957,935 WFAA.............. DALLAS............ Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX................... 69618 2,457,441 WOAI-TV........... SAN ANTONIO....... San Antonio.
UT................... 59494 174,814 KCSG.............. CEDAR CITY........ Salt Lake City.
UT................... 36607 2,354,970 KJZZ-TV........... SALT LAKE CITY.... Salt Lake City.
UT................... 35822 133,563 KMYU.............. ST. GEORGE........ Salt Lake City.
UT................... 77512 2,394,311 KPNZ.............. OGDEN............. Salt Lake City.
UT................... 6359 2,390,852 KSL-TV............ SALT LAKE CITY.... Salt Lake City.
UT................... 22215 2,384,996 KSTU.............. SALT LAKE CITY.... Salt Lake City.
UT................... 10177 2,261,671 KTMW.............. SALT LAKE CITY.... Salt Lake City.
UT................... 68889 2,387,093 KTVX.............. SALT LAKE CITY.... Salt Lake City.
UT................... 1136 2,351,678 KUCW.............. OGDEN............. Salt Lake City.
UT................... 57884 2,374,672 KUPX-TV........... PROVO............. Salt Lake City.
UT................... 69694 1,210,774 KUTF.............. LOGAN............. Salt Lake City.
UT................... 81451 2,219,788 KUTH-DT........... PROVO............. Salt Lake City.
UT................... 35823 2,388,211 KUTV.............. SALT LAKE CITY.... Salt Lake City.
VA................... 71127 2,039,358 WAVY-TV........... PORTSMOUTH........ Norfolk-Portsmth-
Newpt Nws.
VA................... 363 949,729 WCAV.............. CHARLOTTESVILLE... Charlottesville.
VA................... 2455 3,032,475 WCYB-TV........... BRISTOL........... Tri-Cities, TN-
VA.
VA................... 71329 1,606,844 WDBJ.............. ROANOKE........... Roanoke-
Lynchburg.
VA................... 69532 8,155,998 WFDC-DT........... ARLINGTON......... Washington, DC
(Hagrstwn).
VA................... 15507 976,733 WFFP-TV........... DANVILLE.......... Roanoke-
Lynchburg.
VA................... 24813 1,432,348 WFXR.............. ROANOKE........... Roanoke-
Lynchburg.
VA................... 9762 1,875,612 WGNT.............. PORTSMOUTH........ Norfolk-Portsmth-
Newpt Nws.
VA................... 4688 1,052,641 WHSV-TV........... HARRISONBURG...... Harrisonburg.
VA................... 37808 1,614,456 WLFG.............. GRUNDY............ Tri-Cities, TN-
VA.
VA................... 70251 1,300,747 WPXR-TV........... ROANOKE........... Roanoke-
Lynchburg.
VA................... 67077 1,905,128 WPXV-TV........... NORFOLK........... Norfolk-Portsmth-
Newpt Nws.
VA................... 74091 8,091,469 WPXW-TV........... MANASSAS.......... Washington, DC
(Hagrstwn).
VA................... 74416 1,996,265 WRIC-TV........... PETERSBURG........ Richmond-
Petersburg.
VA................... 412 1,950,292 WRLH-TV........... RICHMOND.......... Richmond-
Petersburg.
VA................... 73988 1,569,722 WSET-TV........... LYNCHBURG......... Roanoke-
Lynchburg.
VA................... 57840 1,440,376 WSLS-TV........... ROANOKE........... Roanoke-
Lynchburg.
VA................... 47401 2,142,272 WTKR.............. NORFOLK........... Norfolk-Portsmth-
Newpt Nws.
VA................... 82574 2,167,863 WTPC-TV........... VIRGINIA BEACH.... Norfolk-Portsmth-
Newpt Nws.
VA................... 57832 1,808,516 WTVR-TV........... RICHMOND.......... Richmond-
Petersburg.
VA................... 40759 2,156,534 WTVZ-TV........... NORFOLK........... Norfolk-Portsmth-
Newpt Nws.
VA................... 10897 1,654,049 WUPV.............. ASHLAND........... Richmond-
Petersburg.
VA................... 65387 1,848,277 WVBT.............. VIRGINIA BEACH.... Norfolk-Portsmth-
Newpt Nws.
VA................... 74167 2,179,223 WVEC.............. HAMPTON........... Norfolk-Portsmth-
Newpt Nws.
VA................... 70309 1,944,353 WVIR-TV........... CHARLOTTESVILLE... Charlottesville.
VA................... 30833 1,911,854 WWBT.............. RICHMOND.......... Richmond-
Petersburg.
VA................... 24812 1,404,553 WWCW.............. LYNCHBURG......... Roanoke-
Lynchburg.
VI................... 83304 50,601 WCVI-TV........... CHRISTIANSTED..... Virgin Islands.
VI................... 2370 50,601 WSVI.............. CHRISTIANSTED..... Virgin Islands.
VI................... 3113 85,191 WVXF.............. CHARLOTTE AMALIE.. Virgin Islands.
VI................... 83270 55,804 WZVI.............. CHARLOTTE AMALIE.. Virgin Islands.
VT................... 46728 784,748 WCAX-TV........... BURLINGTON........ Burlington-
Plattsburgh.
VT................... 10132 592,012 WFFF-TV........... BURLINGTON........ Burlington-
Plattsburgh.
VT................... 73344 1,042,386 WNNE.............. MONTPELIER........ Burlington-
Plattsburgh.
VT................... 11259 721,176 WVNY.............. BURLINGTON........ Burlington-
Plattsburgh.
WA................... 2506 319,797 KAPP.............. YAKIMA............ Yakima-Pasco-
Rchlnd-Knnwck.
WA................... 58684 809,464 KAYU-TV........... SPOKANE........... Spokane.
WA................... 53586 1,256,193 KBCB.............. BELLINGHAM........ Seattle-Tacoma.
WA................... 33894 4,439,875 KCPQ.............. TACOMA............ Seattle-Tacoma.
WA................... 56029 453,259 KEPR-TV........... PASCO............. Yakima-Pasco-
Rchlnd-Knnwck.
WA................... 49264 3,783,380 KFFV.............. SEATTLE........... Seattle-Tacoma.
WA................... 81694 698,441 KGPX-TV........... SPOKANE........... Spokane.
WA................... 34537 822,371 KHQ-TV............ SPOKANE........... Spokane.
WA................... 56033 308,604 KIMA-TV........... YAKIMA............ Yakima-Pasco-
Rchlnd-Knnwck.
WA................... 34847 4,063,674 KING-TV........... SEATTLE........... Seattle-Tacoma.
WA................... 66781 4,058,846 KIRO-TV........... SEATTLE........... Seattle-Tacoma.
WA................... 12395 314,875 KNDO.............. YAKIMA............ Yakima-Pasco-
Rchlnd-Knnwck.
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WA................... 12427 475,612 KNDU.............. RICHLAND.......... Yakima-Pasco-
Rchlnd-Knnwck.
WA................... 21656 4,123,984 KOMO-TV........... SEATTLE........... Seattle-Tacoma.
WA................... 35396 4,006,008 KONG.............. EVERETT........... Seattle-Tacoma.
WA................... 35460 2,970,703 KPDX.............. VANCOUVER......... Portland, OR.
WA................... 78921 697,016 KQUP.............. PULLMAN........... Spokane.
WA................... 34868 817,619 KREM.............. SPOKANE........... Spokane.
WA................... 35606 731,818 KSKN.............. SPOKANE........... Spokane.
WA................... 23428 4,265,956 KSTW.............. TACOMA............ Seattle-Tacoma.
WA................... 67950 4,202,104 KTBW-TV........... TACOMA............ Seattle-Tacoma.
WA................... 4624 4,023,436 KUNS-TV........... BELLEVUE.......... Seattle-Tacoma.
WA................... 2495 471,342 KVEW.............. KENNEWICK......... Yakima-Pasco-
Rchlnd-Knnwck.
WA................... 35862 2,019,168 KVOS-TV........... BELLINGHAM........ Seattle-Tacoma.
WA................... 56852 4,220,008 KWPX-TV........... BELLEVUE.......... Seattle-Tacoma.
WA................... 69571 4,179,154 KZJO.............. SEATTLE........... Seattle-Tacoma.
WI................... 33658 275,585 KBJR-TV........... SUPERIOR.......... Duluth-Superior.
WI................... 361 920,090 WACY-TV........... APPLETON.......... Green Bay-
Appleton.
WI................... 64546 636,957 WAOW.............. WAUSAU............ Wausau-
Rhinelander.
WI................... 74417 1,225,928 WBAY-TV........... GREEN BAY......... Green Bay-
Appleton.
WI................... 73042 1,040,984 WCWF.............. SURING............ Green Bay-
Appleton.
WI................... 71427 3,085,540 WDJT-TV........... MILWAUKEE......... Milwaukee.
WI................... 7893 991,019 WEAU.............. EAU CLAIRE........ La Crosse-Eau
Claire.
WI................... 2709 379,158 WEUX.............. CHIPPEWA FALLS.... La Crosse-Eau
Claire.
WI................... 9635 1,201,204 WFRV-TV........... GREEN BAY......... Green Bay-
Appleton.
WI................... 2708 1,134,279 WGBA-TV........... GREEN BAY......... Green Bay-
Appleton.
WI................... 26025 1,400,358 WIFS.............. JANESVILLE........ Madison.
WI................... 65143 1,830,642 WISC-TV........... MADISON........... Madison.
WI................... 65680 2,938,180 WISN-TV........... MILWAUKEE......... Milwaukee.
WI................... 73107 3,117,326 WITI.............. MILWAUKEE......... Milwaukee.
WI................... 60571 3,462,960 WIWN.............. FOND DU LAC....... Milwaukee.
WI................... 49699 277,530 WJFW-TV........... RHINELANDER....... Wausau-
Rhinelander.
WI................... 74424 866,325 WKBT-DT........... LA CROSSE......... La Crosse-Eau
Claire.
WI................... 64545 1,918,224 WKOW.............. MADISON........... Madison.
WI................... 2710 513,319 WLAX.............. LA CROSSE......... La Crosse-Eau
Claire.
WI................... 4150 1,251,563 WLUK-TV........... GREEN BAY......... Green Bay-
Appleton.
WI................... 68545 2,708,202 WMLW-TV........... RACINE............ Milwaukee.
WI................... 81503 121,150 WMOW.............. CRANDON........... Wausau-
Rhinelander.
WI................... 10221 1,579,847 WMSN-TV........... MADISON........... Madison.
WI................... 6870 1,548,616 WMTV.............. MADISON........... Madison.
WI................... 37104 3,163,550 WPXE-TV........... KENOSHA........... Milwaukee.
WI................... 64550 367,516 WQOW.............. EAU CLAIRE........ La Crosse-Eau
Claire.
WI................... 6867 652,442 WSAW-TV........... WAUSAU............ Wausau-
Rhinelander.
WI................... 74098 3,010,678 WTMJ-TV........... MILWAUKEE......... Milwaukee.
WI................... 86496 238,151 WTPX-TV........... ANTIGO............ Wausau-
Rhinelander.
WI................... 72342 2,543,642 WVCY-TV........... MILWAUKEE......... Milwaukee.
WI................... 74174 2,999,694 WVTV.............. MILWAUKEE......... Milwaukee.
WI................... 68547 2,235,958 WWRS-TV........... MAYVILLE.......... Milwaukee.
WI................... 64549 424,268 WXOW.............. LA CROSSE......... La Crosse-Eau
Claire.
WI................... 77789 91,233 WYOW.............. EAGLE RIVER....... Wausau-
Rhinelander.
WV................... 71220 711,302 WBOY-TV........... CLARKSBURG........ Clarksburg-
Weston.
WV................... 71280 1,303,787 WCHS-TV........... CHARLESTON........ Charleston-
Huntington.
WV................... 70592 962,532 WDTV.............. WESTON............ Clarksburg-
Weston.
WV................... 37806 808,036 WLFB.............. BLUEFIELD......... Bluefield-Beckley-
Oak Hill.
WV................... 73189 1,021,171 WLPX-TV........... CHARLESTON........ Charleston-
Huntington.
WV................... 66804 569,330 WOAY-TV........... OAK HILL.......... Bluefield-Beckley-
Oak Hill.
WV................... 23342 1,176,043 WOWK-TV........... HUNTINGTON........ Charleston-
Huntington.
WV................... 36912 1,184,629 WSAZ-TV........... HUNTINGTON........ Charleston-
Huntington.
WV................... 4685 472,761 WTAP-TV........... PARKERSBURG....... Parkersburg.
WV................... 6869 2,941,511 WTRF-TV........... WHEELING.......... Wheeling-
Steubenville.
WV................... 417 1,373,707 WVAH-TV........... CHARLESTON........ Charleston-
Huntington.
WV................... 10976 731,193 WVFX.............. CLARKSBURG........ Clarksburg-
Weston.
WV................... 74169 911,630 WVNS-TV........... LEWISBURG......... Bluefield-Beckley-
Oak Hill.
WV................... 74176 1,035,752 WVVA.............. BLUEFIELD......... Bluefield-Beckley-
Oak Hill.
WV................... 23264 3,892,904 WWPX-TV........... MARTINSBURG....... Washington, DC
(Hagrstwn).
WY................... 68713 79,948 KCWY-DT........... CASPER............ Casper-Riverton.
WY................... 74256 80,382 KFNB.............. CASPER............ Casper-Riverton.
WY................... 21613 54,988 KFNE.............. RIVERTON.......... Casper-Riverton.
WY................... 21612 10,988 KFNR.............. RAWLINS........... Casper-Riverton.
WY................... 63177 80,475 KGWC-TV........... CASPER............ Casper-Riverton.
WY................... 63162 38,125 KGWL-TV........... LANDER............ Casper-Riverton.
WY................... 63166 469,467 KGWN-TV........... CHEYENNE.......... Cheyenne-
Scottsbluff.
WY................... 63170 51,315 KGWR-TV........... ROCK SPRINGS...... Casper-Riverton.
WY................... 40250 541,043 KLWY.............. CHEYENNE.......... Cheyenne-
Scottsbluff.
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WY................... 18287 3,220,160 KQCK.............. CHEYENNE.......... Cheyenne-
Scottsbluff.
WY................... 17680 62,178 KSGW-TV........... SHERIDAN.......... Rapid City.
WY................... 18286 80,426 KTWO-TV........... CASPER............ Casper-Riverton.
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VII. Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
1. As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as
amended (RFA),\99\ the Commission prepared this Initial Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) of the possible significant economic impact
on small entities by the policies and rules proposed in the Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (Notice). Written comments are requested on this
IRFA. Comments must be identified as responses to the IRFA and must be
filed by the deadline for comments on this Notice. The Commission will
send a copy of the Notice, including the IRFA, to the Chief Counsel for
Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA).\100\ In addition,
the Notice and IRFA (or summaries thereof) will be published in the
Federal Register.\101\
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\99\ 5 U.S.C. 603. The RFA, 5 U.S.C. 601-612 has been amended by
the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996
(SBREFA), Public Law N 104-121, Title II, 110 Stat. 847 (1996).
\100\ 5 U.S.C. 603(a).
\101\ Id.
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A. Need for, and Objectives of, the Notice
2. The Notice seeks comment regarding adopting proposed regulatory
fees for Fiscal Year 2018. The proposed regulatory fees are attached to
the Notice in Table 2. This regulatory fee Notice is needed each year
because the Commission is required by Congress to adopt regulatory fees
each year ``to recover the costs of . . . enforcement activities,
policy and rulemaking activities, user information services, and
international activities.'' \102\ The objective of the Notice is to
propose regulatory fees for fiscal year 2017 and adopt regulatory fee
reform to improve the regulatory fee process. The Notice seeks comment
on the Commission's proposed regulatory fees for fiscal year (FY) 2018.
The Notice proposes to collect $322,035,000 in regulatory fees for FY
2018, as detailed in the proposed fee schedules in Table 2, including
an increase in the DBS fee rate to 48 cents per subscriber so that the
DBS fee would be approaching parity with the cable television/IPTV fee,
based on the Media Bureau FTEs devoted to issues that include DBS;
rates for international bearer circuits that include non-common carrier
circuits; and rates in revised tiers for submarine cable systems. The
Notice seeks comment on adopting rates for television broadcasters that
are more closely tied to the population served in the broadcast area,
for FY 2019 and seeks comment on whether, for FY 2019, the Commission
should adopt a new regulatory fee category for small satellites.
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\102\ 47 U.S.C. 159(a).
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B. Legal Basis
3. This action, including publication of proposed rules, is
authorized under sections (4)(i) and (j), 9, and 303(r) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.\103\
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\103\ 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and (j), 159, and 303(r).
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C. Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities to Which
the Rules Will Apply
4. The RFA directs agencies to provide a description of, and where
feasible, an estimate of the number of small entities that may be
affected by the proposed rules and policies, if adopted.\104\ The RFA
generally defines the term ``small entity'' as having the same meaning
as the terms ``small business,'' ``small organization,'' and ``small
governmental jurisdiction.'' \105\ In addition, the term ``small
business'' has the same meaning as the term ``small business concern''
under the Small Business Act.\106\ A ``small business concern'' is one
which: (1) Is independently owned and operated; (2) is not dominant in
its field of operation; and (3) satisfies any additional criteria
established by the SBA.\107\
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\104\ 5 U.S.C. 603(b)(3).
\105\ 5 U.S.C. 601(6).
\106\ 5 U.S.C. 601(3) (incorporating by reference the definition
of ``small-business concern'' in the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C.
632). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 01(3), the statutory definition of a
small business applies ``unless an agency, after consultation with
the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration and
after opportunity for public comment, establishes one or more
definitions of such term which are appropriate to the activities of
the agency and publishes such definition(s) in the Federal
Register.''
\107\ 15 U.S.C. 632.
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5. Small Entities. Our actions, over time, may affect small
entities that are not easily categorized at present. We therefore
describe here, at the outset, three comprehensive small entity size
standards that could be directly affected by the proposals under
consideration.\108\ As of 2009, small businesses represented 99.9
percent of the 27.5 million businesses in the United States, according
to the SBA.\109\ In addition, a ``small organization is generally any
not-for-profit enterprise which is independently owned and operated and
not dominant in its field.\110\ In addition, the term ``small
governmental jurisdiction'' is defined generally as ``governments of
cities, towns, townships, villages, school districts, or special
districts, with a population of less than fifty thousand.'' \111\ U.S.
Census Bureau data for 2011 indicate that there were 90,056 local
governmental jurisdictions in the United States.\112\ We estimate that,
of this total, as many as 89,327 entities may qualify as ``small
governmental jurisdictions.'' \113\ Thus, we estimate that most local
government jurisdictions are small.
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\108\ See 5 U.S.C. 601(3)-(6).
\109\ See SBA, Office of Advocacy, ``Frequently Asked
Questions,'' available at https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/advocacy/SB-FAQ-2016_WEB.pdf.
\110\ 5 U.S.C. 601(4).
\111\ 5 U.S.C. 601(5).
\112\ See SBA, Office of Advocacy, ``Frequently Asked
Questions,'' available at https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/advocacy/SB-FAQ-2016_WEB.pdf.
\113\ The 2011 U.S. Census Data for small governmental
organizations are not presented based on the size of the population
in each organization. As stated above, there were 90,056 local
governmental organizations in 2011. As a basis for estimating how
many of these 90,056 local governmental organizations were small, we
note that there were a total of 729 cities and towns (incorporated
places and civil divisions) with populations over 50,000. See http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table. If we
subtract the 729 cities and towns that exceed the 50,000 population
threshold, we conclude that approximately 789,237 are small.
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6. Wired Telecommunications Carriers. The U.S. Census Bureau
defines this industry as ``establishments primarily engaged in
operating and/or providing access to transmission facilities and
infrastructure that they own and/or lease for the transmission of
voice, data, text, sound, and video using wired communications
networks. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology
or a combination of
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technologies. Establishments in this industry use the wired
telecommunications network facilities that they operate to provide a
variety of services, such as wired telephony services, including VoIP
services, wired (cable) audio and video programming distribution, and
wired broadband internet services. By exception, establishments
providing satellite television distribution services using facilities
and infrastructure that they operate are included in this industry.''
\114\ The SBA has developed a small business size standard for Wired
Telecommunications Carriers, which consists of all such companies
having 1,500 or fewer employees.\115\ Census data for 2012 shows that
there were 3,117 firms that operated that year. Of this total, 3,083
operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.\116\ Thus, under this size
standard, the majority of firms in this industry can be considered
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\114\ See http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics/naicsrch.
\115\ See 13 CFR 120.201, NAICS code 517110.
\116\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
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7. Local Exchange Carriers (LECs). Neither the Commission nor the
SBA has developed a size standard for small businesses specifically
applicable to local exchange services. The closest applicable NAICS
code category is for Wired Telecommunications Carriers. Under that size
standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer
employees.\117\ According to census data from 2012, there were 3,117
establishments that operated that year. Of this total, 3,083 operated
with fewer than 1,000 employees.\118\ The Commission estimates that
most providers of local exchange service are small entities that may be
affected by the rules proposed in the Notice.
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\117\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517110.
\118\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
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8. Incumbent LECs. Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed
a small business size standard specifically for incumbent local
exchange services. The closest applicable NAICS code category is Wired
Telecommunications Carriers. Under that size standard, such a business
is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees.\119\ According to census
data from 2012, 3,117 firms operated in that year. Of this total, 3,083
operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.\120\ According to Commission
data, 1,307 carriers reported that they were incumbent local exchange
service providers.\121\ Of this total of 1,307 incumbent local exchange
service providers, an estimated 1,006 operated with 1,500 or fewer
employees.\122\ Consequently, the Commission estimates that most
providers of incumbent local exchange service are small businesses that
may be affected by the rules proposed in this Notice.
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\119\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517110.
\120\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
\121\ See Trends in Telephone Service, Federal Communications
Commission, Wireline Competition Bureau, Industry Analysis and
Technology Division at Table 5.3 (September 2010) (Trends in
Telephone Service).
\122\ See id.
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9. Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (Competitive LECs),
Competitive Access Providers (CAPs), Shared-Tenant Service Providers,
and Other Local Service Providers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA
has developed a small business size standard specifically for these
service providers. The appropriate NAICS code category is Wired
Telecommunications Carriers. Under that size standard, such a business
is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees.\123\ U.S. Census data for
2012 indicate that 3,117 firms operated during that year. Of that
number, 3,083 operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.\124\ Based on
this data, the Commission concludes that the majority of Competitive
LECs, CAPs, Shared-Tenant Service Providers, and Other Local Service
Providers are small entities. According to the Commission data, 1,442
carriers reported that they were engaged in the provision of either
competitive local exchange services or competitive access provider
services.\125\ Of these 1,442 carriers, an estimated 1,256 have 1,500
or fewer employees. In addition, 17 carriers have reported that they
are Shared-Tenant Service Providers, and all 17 are estimated to have
1,500 or fewer employees.\126\ Also, 72 carriers have reported that
they are Other Local Service Providers.\127\ Of this total, 70 have
1,500 or fewer employees.\128\ Consequently, the Commission estimates
that most providers of competitive local exchange service, competitive
access providers, Shared-Tenant Service Providers, and Other Local
Service Providers are small entities that may be affected by rules
proposed in this Notice.
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\123\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517110.
\124\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
\125\ See Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3.
\126\ Id.
\127\ Id.
\128\ Id.
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10. Interexchange Carriers (IXCs). Neither the Commission nor the
SBA has developed a definition for Interexchange Carriers. The closest
NAICS code category is Wired Telecommunications Carriers as defined in
paragraph 6 of this IRFA. The applicable size standard under SBA rules
is that such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer
employees.\129\ U.S. Census data for 2012 indicate that 3,117 firms
operated during that year. Of that number, 3,083 operated with fewer
than 1,000 employees.\130\ According to Commission data, 359 companies
reported that their primary telecommunications service activity was the
provision of interexchange services.\131\ Of this total, an estimated
317 have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, the Commission
estimates that the majority of interexchange service providers are
small entities that may be affected by rules proposed in this Notice.
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\129\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517110.
\130\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
\131\ See Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3.
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11. Prepaid Calling Card Providers. Neither the Commission nor the
SBA has developed a small business size standard specifically for
prepaid calling card providers. The appropriate NAICS code category for
prepaid calling card providers is Telecommunications Resellers. This
industry comprises establishments engaged in purchasing access and
network capacity from owners and operators of telecommunications
networks and reselling wired and wireless telecommunications services
(except satellite) to businesses and households. Establishments in this
industry resell telecommunications; they do not operate transmission
facilities and infrastructure. Mobile virtual networks operators
(MVNOs) are included in this industry.\132\ Under the applicable SBA
size standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer
employees.\133\ U.S. Census data for 2012 show that 1,341 firms
provided resale services during that year. Of that number, 1,341
operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.\134\ Thus, under this
category
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and the associated small business size standard, the majority of these
prepaid calling card providers can be considered small entities.
According to Commission data, 193 carriers have reported that they are
engaged in the provision of prepaid calling cards.\135\ All 193
carriers have 1,500 or fewer employees.\136\ Consequently, the
Commission estimates that the majority of prepaid calling card
providers are small entities that may be affected by rules proposed in
this Notice.
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\132\ http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ssd/naics/naicsrch.
\133\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517911.
\134\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
\135\ See Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3.
\136\ Id.
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12. Local Resellers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA has
developed a small business size standard specifically for Local
Resellers. The SBA has developed a small business size standard for the
category of Telecommunications Resellers. Under that size standard,
such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees.\137\
Census data for 2012 show that 1,341 firms provided resale services
during that year.\138\ Of that number, 1,341 operated with fewer than
1,000 employees.\139\ Under this category and the associated small
business size standard, the majority of these local resellers can be
considered small entities. According to Commission data, 213 carriers
have reported that they are engaged in the provision of local resale
services.\140\ Of this total, an estimated 211 have 1,500 or fewer
employees.\141\ Consequently, the Commission estimates that the
majority of local resellers are small entities that may be affected by
rules proposed in this Notice.
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\137\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517911.
\138\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
\139\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
\140\ See Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3.
\141\ Id.
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13. Toll Resellers. The Commission has not developed a definition
for Toll Resellers. The closest NAICS code Category is
Telecommunications Resellers, and the SBA has developed a small
business size standard for the category of Telecommunications
Resellers.\142\ Under that size standard, such a business is small if
it has 1,500 or fewer employees.\143\ Census data for 2012 show that
1,341 firms provided resale services during that year.\144\ Of that
number, 1,341 operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.\145\ Thus,
under this category and the associated small business size standard,
the majority of these resellers can be considered small entities.
According to Commission data, 881 carriers have reported that they are
engaged in the provision of toll resale services.\146\ Of this total,
an estimated 857 have 1,500 or fewer employees.\147\ Consequently, the
Commission estimates that the majority of toll resellers are small
entities that may be affected by the rules proposed in the Notice.
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\142\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517911.
\143\ Id.
\144\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
\145\ Id.
\146\ Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3.
\147\ Id.
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14. Other Toll Carriers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA has
developed a size standard for small businesses specifically applicable
to Other Toll Carriers. This category includes toll carriers that do
not fall within the categories of interexchange carriers, operator
service providers, prepaid calling card providers, satellite service
carriers, or toll resellers. The closest applicable NAICS code category
is for Wired Telecommunications Carriers, as defined in paragraph 6 of
this IRFA. Under that size standard, such a business is small if it has
1,500 or fewer employees.\148\ Census data for 2012 shows that there
were 3,117 firms that operated that year.\149\ Of this total, 3,083
operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.\150\ Thus, under this
category and the associated small business size standard, the majority
of Other Toll Carriers can be considered small. According to Commission
data, 284 companies reported that their primary telecommunications
service activity was the provision of other toll carriage.\151\ Of
these, an estimated 279 have 1,500 or fewer employees.\152\
Consequently, the Commission estimates that most Other Toll Carriers
are small entities that may be affected by the rules proposed in the
Notice.
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\148\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517110.
\149\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
\150\ Id.
\151\ Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3.
\152\ Id.
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15. Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite). This
industry comprises establishments engaged in operating and maintaining
switching and transmission facilities to provide communications via the
airwaves. Establishments in this industry have spectrum licenses and
provide services using that spectrum, such as cellular services, paging
services, wireless internet access, and wireless video services.\153\
The appropriate size standard under SBA rules is that such a business
is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. For this industry, Census
Data for 2012 show that there were 967 firms that operated for the
entire year.\154\ Of this total, 955 firms had fewer than 1,000
employees.\155\ Thus under this category and the associated size
standard, the Commission estimates that the majority of wireless
telecommunications carriers (except satellite) are small entities.
Similarly, according to Commission data, 413 carriers reported that
they were engaged in the provision of wireless telephony, including
cellular service, Personal Communications Service (PCS), and
Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) services.\156\ Of this total, an
estimated 261 have 1,500 or fewer employees.\157\ Thus, using available
data, we estimate that the majority of wireless firms can be considered
small and may be affected by rules proposed in this Notice.
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\153\ NAICS code 517210. See http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ssd/naics/naiscsrch.
\154\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
\155\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
\156\ Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3.
\157\ Id.
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16. Television Broadcasting. This Economic Census category
``comprises establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting images
together with sound. These establishments operate television
broadcasting studios and facilities for the programming and
transmission of programs to the public.'' \158\ These establishments
also produce or transmit visual programming to affiliated broadcast
television stations, which in turn broadcast the programs to the public
on a predetermined schedule. Programming may originate in their own
studio, from an affiliated network, or from external sources. The SBA
has created the following small business size standard for Television
Broadcasting firms: Those having $38.5 million or less in annual
receipts.\159\ The 2012 Economic Census reports that 751 television
broadcasting firms operated during that year. Of that number, 656 had
annual receipts of less than $25 million per year. Based on that Census
data we conclude that a majority of firms that operate television
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are small. The Commission has estimated the number of licensed
commercial television stations to be 1,387.\160\ In addition, according
to Commission staff review of the BIA Advisory Services, LLC's Media
Access Pro Television Database on March 28, 2012, about 950 of an
estimated 1,300 commercial television stations (or approximately 73
percent) had revenues of $14 million or less.\161\ We therefore
estimate that the majority of commercial television broadcasters are
small entities.
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\158\ U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 NAICS code Economic Definitions,
http://www.census.gov.cgi-bin/sssd/naics/naicsrch.
\159\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 515120.
\160\ See FCC News Release, ``Broadcast Station Totals as of
December 31, 2011,'' dated January 6, 2012; http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db0106/DOC-311837A1.pdf.
\161\ We recognize that BIA's estimate differs slightly from the
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17. In assessing whether a business concern qualifies as small
under the above definition, business (control) affiliations \162\ must
be included. Our estimate, therefore, likely overstates the number of
small entities that might be affected by our action, because the
revenue figure on which it is based does not include or aggregate
revenues from affiliated companies. In addition, an element of the
definition of ``small business'' is that the entity not be dominant in
its field of operation. We are unable at this time to define or
quantify the criteria that would establish whether a specific
television station is dominant in its field of operation. Accordingly,
the estimate of small businesses to which rules may apply does not
exclude any television station from the definition of a small business
on this basis and is therefore possibly over-inclusive to that extent.
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\162\ ``[Business concerns] are affiliates of each other when
one concern controls or has the power to control the other or a
third party or parties controls or has to power to control both.''
13 CFR 21.103(a)(1).
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18. In addition, the Commission has estimated the number of
licensed noncommercial educational (NCE) television stations to be
396.\163\ These stations are non-profit, and therefore considered to be
small entities.\164\ There are also 2,528 low power television
stations, including Class A stations (LPTV).\165\ Given the nature of
these services, we will presume that all LPTV licensees qualify as
small entities under the above SBA small business size standard.
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\163\ See FCC News Release, ``Broadcast Station Totals as of
December 31, 2011,'' dated January 6, 2012; http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db0106/DOC-311837A1.pdf.
\164\ See generally 5 U.S.C. 601(4), (6).
\165\ See FCC News Release, ``Broadcast Station Totals as of
December 31, 2011,'' dated January 6, 2012; http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db0106/DOC-311837A1.pdf.
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19. Radio Broadcasting. This Economic Census category ``comprises
establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting programs by radio to
the public. Programming may originate in their own studio, from an
affiliated network, or from external sources.'' \166\ The SBA has
established a small business size standard for this category, which is:
Such firms having $38.5 million or less in annual receipts.\167\ U.S.
Census data for 2012 show that 2,849 radio station firms operated
during that year.\168\ Of that number, 2,806 operated with annual
receipts of less than $25 million per year.\169\ According to
Commission staff review of BIA Advisory Services, LLC's Media Access
Pro Radio Database on March 28, 2012, about 10,759 (97 percent) of
11,102 commercial radio stations had revenues of $38.5 million or less.
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\166\ http://www.census.gov.cgi-bin/sssd/naics/naicsrch.
\167\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 515112.
\168\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
\169\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
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20. In assessing whether a business concern qualifies as small
under the above size standard, business affiliations must be
included.\170\ In addition, to be determined to be a ``small
business,'' the entity may not be dominant in its field of
operation.\171\ It is difficult at times to assess these criteria in
the context of media entities, and our estimate of small businesses may
therefore be over-inclusive.
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\170\ ``Concerns and entities are affiliates of each other when
one controls or has the power to control the other, or a third party
or parties controls or has the power to control both. It does not
matter whether control is exercised, so long as the power to control
exists.'' 13 CFR 121.103(a)(1).
\171\ 13 CFR 121.102(b) (an SBA regulation).
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21. Cable Television and other Subscription Programming. This
industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating
studios and facilities for the broadcasting of programs on a
subscription or fee basis. The broadcast programming is typically
narrowcast in nature, e.g., limited format, such as news, sports,
education, or youth-oriented. These establishments produce programming
in their own facilities or acquire programming from external sources.
The programming material is usually delivered to a third party, such as
cable systems or direct-to-home satellite systems, for transmission to
viewers.\172\ The SBA has established a size standard for this industry
of $38.5 million or less. Census data for 2012 shows that there were
367 firms that operated that year.\173\ Of this total, 319 operated
with annual receipts of less than $25 million.\174\ Thus under this
size standard, the majority of firms offering cable and other program
distribution services can be considered small and may be affected by
rules proposed in this Notice.
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\172\ https://www.census.gov.cgi-bin/sssd/naics/naicsrch.
\173\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
\174\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US-51SSSZ5&prodType=Table.
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22. Cable Companies and Systems. The Commission has developed its
own small business size standards for the purpose of cable rate
regulation. Under the Commission's rules, a ``small cable company'' is
one serving 400,000 or fewer subscribers nationwide.\175\ Industry data
indicate that there are currently 4,600 active cable systems in the
United States.\176\ Of this total, all but ten cable operators
nationwide are small under the 400,000-subscriber size standard.\177\
In addition, under the Commission's rate regulation rules, a ``small
system'' is a cable system serving 15,000 or fewer subscribers.\178\
Current Commission records show 4,600 cable systems nationwide.\179\ Of
this total, 3,900 cable systems have less than 15,000 subscribers, and
700 systems have 15,000 or more subscribers, based on the same
records.\180\ Thus, under this standard as well, the Commission
estimates that most cable systems are small entities.
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\175\ 47 CFR 76.901(e).
\176\ August 15, 2015 Report from the Media Bureau based on data
contained in the Commission's Cable Operations and Licensing System
(COALS). See www/fcc.gov/coals.
\177\ See SNL KAGAN at www.snl.com/interactiveX/top cableMSOs
aspx?period2015Q1&sortcol=subscribersbasic&sortorder=desc.
\178\ 47 CFR 76.901(c).
\179\ See footnote 2, supra.
\180\ August 5, 2015 report from the Media Bureau based on its
research in COALS. See www.fcc.gov/coals.
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23. Cable System Operators (Telecom Act Standard). The
Communications Act also contains a size standard for small cable system
operators, which is ``a cable operator that, directly or through an
affiliate, serves in the aggregate fewer than 1 percent of all
subscribers in the United States and is not affiliated with any entity
or entities whose gross annual revenues in the aggregate exceed
$250,000,000.'' \181\
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There are approximately 52,403,705 cable video subscribers in the
United States today.\182\ Accordingly, an operator serving fewer than
524,037 subscribers shall be deemed a small operator if its annual
revenues, when combined with the total annual revenues of all its
affiliates, do not exceed $250 million in the aggregate.\183\ Based on
available data, we find that all but nine incumbent cable operators are
small entities under this size standard.\184\ The Commission neither
requests nor collects information on whether cable system operators are
affiliated with entities whose gross annual revenues exceed $250
million.\185\ Although it seems certain that some of these cable system
operators are affiliated with entities whose gross annual revenues
exceed $250,000,000, we are unable at this time to estimate with
greater precision the number of cable system operators that would
qualify as small cable operators under the definition in the
Communications Act.
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\181\ 47 CFR 76.901 (f) and notes ff. 1, 2, and 3.
\182\ See SNL KAGAN at www.snl.com/interactivex/MultichannelIndustryBenchmarks.aspx.
\183\ 47 CFR 76.901(f) and notes ff. 1, 2, and 3.
\184\ See SNL KAGAN at www.snl.com/Interactivex/TopCable
MSOs.aspx.
\185\ The Commission does receive such information on a case-by-
case basis if a cable operator appeals a local franchise authority's
finding that the operator does not qualify as a small cable operator
pursuant to 47 CFR 76.901(f) of the Commission's rules. See 47 CFR
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24. Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Service. DBS Service is a
nationally distributed subscription service that delivers video and
audio programming via satellite to a small parabolic dish antenna at
the subscriber's location. DBS is now included in SBA's economic census
category ``Wired Telecommunications Carriers.'' The Wired
Telecommunications Carriers industry comprises establishments primarily
engaged in operating and/or providing access to transmission facilities
and infrastructure that they own and/or lease for the transmission of
voice, data, text, sound, and video using wired telecommunications
networks. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology
or combination of technologies. Establishments in this industry use the
wired telecommunications network facilities that they operate to
provide a variety of services, such as wired telephony services,
including VOIP services, wired (cable) audio and video programming
distribution; and wired broadband internet services. By exception,
establishments providing satellite television distribution services
using facilities and infrastructure that they operate are included in
this industry.\186\ The SBA determines that a wireline business is
small if it has fewer than 1,500 employees.\187\ Census data for 2012
indicate that 3,117 wireline companies were operational during that
year. Of that number, 3,083 operated with fewer than 1,000
employees.\188\ Based on that data, we conclude that the majority of
wireline firms are small under the applicable standard. However,
currently only two entities provide DBS service, which requires a great
deal of capital for operation: AT&T and DISH Network.\189\ AT&T and
DISH Network each report annual revenues that are in excess of the
threshold for a small business. Accordingly, we must conclude that DBS
service is provided only by large firms.
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\186\ http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics/naicsrch.
\187\ NAICs code 517110; 13 CFR 121.201.
\188\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices.jasf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid+ECN_2012_US.51SSSZ4&prodType=table.
\189\ See 15th Annual Video Competition Report, 28 FCC Rcd at
1057, Section 27.
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25. All Other Telecommunications. ``All Other Telecommunications''
is defined as follows: This U.S. industry is comprised of
establishments that are primarily engaged in providing specialized
telecommunications services, such as satellite tracking, communications
telemetry, and radar station operation. This industry also includes
establishments primarily engaged in providing satellite terminal
stations and associated facilities connected with one or more
terrestrial systems and capable of transmitting telecommunications to,
and receiving telecommunications from, satellite systems.
Establishments providing internet services or Voice over internet
Protocol (VoIP) services via client-supplied telecommunications
connections are also included in this industry.\190\ The SBA has
developed a small business size standard for ``All Other
Telecommunications,'' which consists of all such firms with gross
annual receipts of $32.5 million or less.\191\ For this category,
census data for 2012 show that there were 1,442 firms that operated for
the entire year. Of these firms, a total of 1,400 had gross annual
receipts of less than $25 million.\192\ Thus, a majority of ``All Other
Telecommunications'' firms potentially affected by the proposals in the
Notice can be considered small.
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\190\ http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ssssd/naics/naicsrch.
\191\ 13 CFR 121.201; NAICs code 517919.
\192\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices.jasf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid+ECN_2012_US.51SSSZ4&prodType=table.
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26. RespOrgs. Responsible Organizations, or RespOrgs, are entities
chosen by toll free subscribers to manage and administer the
appropriate records in the toll free Service Management System for the
toll free subscriber.\193\ Although RespOrgs are often wireline
carriers, they can also include non-carrier entities. Therefore, in the
definition herein of RespOrgs, two categories are presented, i.e.,
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\193\ See 47 CFR 52.101(b).
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27. Carrier RespOrgs. Neither the Commission, the U.S. Census, nor
the SBA have developed a definition for Carrier RespOrgs. Accordingly,
the Commission believes that the closest NAICS code-based definitional
categories for Carrier RespOrgs are Wired Telecommunications
Carriers,\194\ and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except
satellite).\195\
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\194\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517110.
\195\ Id.
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28. The U.S. Census Bureau defines Wired Telecommunications
Carriers as establishments primarily engaged in operating and/or
providing access to transmission facilities and infrastructure that
they own and/or lease for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound,
and video using wired communications networks. Transmission facilities
may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies.
Establishments in this industry use the wired telecommunications
network facilities that they operate to provide a variety of services,
such as wired telephony services, including VoIP services, wired
(cable) audio and video programming distribution, and wired broadband
internet services. By exception, establishments providing satellite
television distribution services using facilities and infrastructure
that they operate are included in this industry.\196\ The SBA has
developed a small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications
Carriers, which consists of all such companies having 1,500 or fewer
employees.\197\ Census data for 2012 show that there were 3,117 Wired
Telecommunications Carrier firms that operated for that entire year. Of
that number, 3,083 operated with less than 1,000 employees.\198\ Based
on that data, we conclude that the majority
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small.
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\196\ http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics.naicsrch.
\197\ 13 CFR 120,201, NAICS code 517110.
\198\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ4&prodType=table.
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29. The U.S. Census Bureau defines Wireless Telecommunications
Carriers (except satellite) as establishments engaged in operating and
maintaining switching and transmission facilities to provide
communications via the airwaves, such as cellular services, paging
services, wireless internet access, and wireless video services.\199\
The appropriate size standard under SBA rules is that such a business
is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees.\200\ Census data for 2012
show that 967 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers operated in that
year. Of that number, 955 operated with less than 1,000 employees.\201\
Based on that data, we conclude that the majority of Carrier RespOrgs
that operated with wireless-based technology are small.
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\199\ http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics.naicsrch.
\200\ 13 CFR 120.201, NAICS code 517120.
\201\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ4&prodType=table.
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30. Non-Carrier RespOrgs. Neither the Commission, the U.S. Census,
nor the SBA have developed a definition of Non-Carrier RespOrgs.
Accordingly, the Commission believes that the closest NAICS code-based
definitional categories for Non-Carrier RespOrgs are ``Other Services
Related to Advertising'' \202\ and ``Other Management Consulting
Services.'' \203\
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\202\ 13 CFR 120.201, NAICS code 541890.
\203\ 13 CFR 120.201, NAICS code 541618.
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31. The U.S. Census defines Other Services Related to Advertising
as comprising establishments primarily engaged in providing advertising
services (except advertising agency services, public relations agency
services, media buying agency services, media representative services,
display advertising services, direct mail advertising services,
advertising material distribution services, and marketing consulting
services).\204\ The SBA has established a size standard for this
industry as annual receipts of $15 million dollars or less.\205\ Census
data for 2012 show that 5,804 firms operated in this industry for the
entire year. Of that number, 5,249 operated with annual receipts of
less than $10 million.\206\ Based on that data we conclude that the
majority of Non-Carrier RespOrgs who provide toll-free number (TFN)-
related advertising services are small.
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\204\ http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics.naicsrch.
\205\ 13 CFR 120.201, NAICS code 541890.
\206\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ4&prodType=table.
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32. The U.S. Census defines Other Management Consulting Services as
establishments primarily engaged in providing management consulting
services (except administrative and general management consulting;
human resources consulting; marketing consulting; or process, physical
distribution, and logistics consulting). Establishments providing
telecommunications or utilities management consulting services are
included in this industry.\207\ The SBA has established a size standard
for this industry of $15 million dollars or less.\208\ Census data for
2012 show that 3,683 firms operated in this industry for that entire
year. Of that number, 3,632 operated with less than $10 million in
annual receipts.\209\ Based on this data, we conclude that a majority
of non-carrier RespOrgs who provide TFN-related management consulting
services are small.\210\
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\207\ http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics.naicsrch.
\208\ 13 CFR 120.201, NAICS code 514618.
\209\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ4&prodType=table.
\210\ The four NAICS code-based categories selected above to
provide definitions for Carrier and Non-Carrier RespOrgs were
selected because as a group they refer generically and
comprehensively to all RespOrgs.
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33. In addition to the data contained in the four (see above) U.S.
Census NAICS code categories that provide definitions of what services
and functions the Carrier and Non-Carrier RespOrgs provide, Somos, the
trade association that monitors RespOrg activities, compiled data
showing that as of July 1, 2016 there were 23 RespOrgs operational in
Canada and 436 RespOrgs operational in the United States, for a total
of 459 RespOrgs currently registered with Somos.
D. Description of Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping and Other
Compliance Requirements
34. This NPRM does not propose any changes to the Commission's
current information collection, reporting, recordkeeping, or compliance
requirements.
E. Steps Taken To Minimize Significant Economic Impact on Small
Entities, and Significant Alternatives Considered
35. The RFA requires an agency to describe any significant
alternatives that it has considered in reaching its approach, which may
include the following four alternatives, among others: (1) The
establishment of differing compliance or reporting requirements or
timetables that take into account the resources available to small
entities; (2) the clarification, consolidation, or simplification of
compliance or reporting requirements under the rule for small entities;
(3) the use of performance, rather than design, standards; and (4) an
exemption from coverage of the rule, or any part thereof, for small
entities.\211\
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\211\ 5 U.S.C. 603(c)(1) through (c)(4).
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36. This NPRM seeks comment on the Commission's regulatory fee
collection for Fiscal Year 2018, as required by Congress each year.
Specifically, the Commission asks for comment each year in the
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis on how to minimize adverse economic
impact, imposed by our proposed rules, on small entities. The NPRM
seeks comment on the Commission's proposed regulatory fees for fiscal
year (FY) 2018. The NPRM proposes to collect $322,035,000 in regulatory
fees for FY 2018,\212\ as detailed in the proposed fee schedules in
Table 2, including an increase in the DBS fee rate to 48 cents per
subscriber so that the DBS fee would approach the cable television/IPTV
fee, based on the Media Bureau FTEs devoted to issues that include DBS.
DBS providers are not small entities. The NPRM also seeks comment on,
for FY 2019, adopting rates for television broadcasters that are more
closely tied to the population served in the broadcast area. To the
extent such broadcasters may be small entities, the rates for smaller
broadcast areas would be lower than the rates for larger areas, which
may provide relief. In addition, the de minimis threshold of $1,000
would likely exempt smaller television broadcast entities from paying
annual regulatory fees. The Commission also seeks comment on whether,
for FY 2019, it should adopt a new regulatory fee category for small
satellites. The proposed regulatory fee for small satellites would be
significantly lower than the current regulatory fee applicable to NGSO
systems. The regulatory fees proposed in this NPRM do not include any
new fee categories, except for the addition of non-common carrier
terrestrial international bearer circuits that previously did not pay
regulatory fees, adopted last year. The NPRM seeks comment on rates for
international bearer circuits that include non-common carrier circuits.
To the extent such providers are small entities, the rates for smaller
numbers of circuits would be lower than the rates for larger quantity
of circuits and, in addition, the
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de minimis of $1,000 would likely exempt the smaller entities from
paying annual regulatory fees.
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\212\ Congress has not appropriated funds for FY 2018, thus this
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F. Federal Rules That May Duplicate, Overlap, or Conflict With the
Proposed Rules
37. None.
VIII. Ordering Clause
38. Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to Section 9(a), (b),
(e), (f), and (g) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47
U.S.C. 159(a), (b), (e), (f), and (g), this Report and Order and Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking is hereby adopted.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-12748 Filed 6-13-18; 8:45 am]
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