2023-11109: Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2023

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Summary

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on revising the fee schedule of FY 2023 regulatory fees and on several additional regulatory fee issues, as described in the text below.

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Federal Register, Volume 88 Issue 105 (Thursday, June 1, 2023) [Federal Register Volume 88, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 2023)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 36154-36209] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2023-11109] [[Page 36153]] Vol. 88 Thursday, No. 105 June 1, 2023 Part IV Federal Communications Commission ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 47 CFR Part 1 Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2023; Proposed Rule Federal Register / Vol. 88 , No. 105 / Thursday, June 1, 2023 / Proposed Rules [[Page 36154]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 1 [MD Docket No. 22-301; MD Docket No. 23-159; FCC 23-34; FRS ID 142215] Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2023

Agency

Federal Communications Commission.

Action

Proposed rule. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on revising the fee schedule of FY 2023 regulatory fees and on several additional regulatory fee issues, as described in the text below.

Dates

Submit comments on or before June 14, 2023; and reply comments on or before June 29, 2023.

Addresses

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 identified by MD Docket No. 23-159, by any of the following methods below. Comments and reply comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998).

1. Comment Filing Procedures. 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 the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998).

2. Effective March 19, 2020, and until further notice, the

Commission no longer accepts any hand or messenger delivered filings. Until further notice, the filing window is not open at the Commission's office located at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis, MD 20701.

3. Pursuant to section 1.49 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.49,

parties to this proceeding must file any documents in this proceeding using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS): https://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/.

4. Materials in Accessible Formats. To request materials in

accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice).

5. Availability of Documents. Comments, reply comments, and ex

parte submissions will be available via ECFS. Documents will be available electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, and/or Adobe Acrobat. When the FCC Headquarters reopens to the public, these documents will also be available for public inspection during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, 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 or [email protected].

Supplementary Information

This is a summary of the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), FCC 23-34, MD Docket No. 22-301, and MD Docket No. 23-159, adopted on May 5, 2023 and released on May 8, 2023. Comments, reply comments, and ex parte submissions will be available via ECFS. Documents will be available electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, and/or Adobe Acrobat. When the FCC Headquarters reopens to the public, these documents will also be available for public inspection during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice).

I. Administrative Matters

6. Ex Parte Information. The proceeding initiated by this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, in which we seek comment on proposals as described above, 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 (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and (2) 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) of the Commission's rules. In proceedings governed by section 1.49(f) of the Commission's rules 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. 7. Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis. The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended (RFA), requires that an agency prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis for notice and comment rulemakings, unless the agency certifies that ``the rule will not, if promulgated, have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.'' Accordingly, we have prepared an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) concerning the potential impact of rule and policy change proposals on small entities accompanying the NPRM. The IRFA) is set forth in the back of this document. 8. Initial Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis. This document does not contain new or modified information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104- 13. In addition, therefore, it does not contain any new or modified 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

9. For fiscal year (FY) 2023, the Commission is required to collect [[Page 36155]] $390,192,000 in regulatory fees, pursuant to sections 9 and 9A of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Communications Act or Act), and the Commission's FY 2023 Appropriations Act. In this annual NPRM, we seek comment on the Commission's proposed methodology and regulatory fees for FY 2023, as set forth in Tables 2 and 3. Based on the record received in response to the Notice of Inquiry (NOI) in MD Docket No. 22-301, and after a review of the work being conducted by Commission employees, we seek comment on a proposal to treat certain FTEs from the Office of General Counsel, the Office of Economics and Analytics, and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau that have previously been considered indirect FTEs as direct FTEs for the purpose of calculating regulatory fees. Specifically, where we are able to determine that time is being spent on work that is directly related to the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors in a core bureau and that such determination is reasonably accurate for the fiscal year, we propose to reallocate the FTE burden of such work as direct to the relevant core bureau(s). 10. We also seek comment on several additional regulatory fee issues, including: (i) the calculation of television and radio broadcaster regulatory fees, including the modification of the existing grid by adding a new tier for AM and FM radio stations; (ii) defining the category of operations for on-orbit servicing (OOS) and rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) for regulatory fee purposes, including whether a separate regulatory fee category is necessary, and how to apply regulatory fees to OOS and RPO spacecraft specifically operating near the geostationary satellite orbit arc, including the two licensed OOS and RPO spacecraft that remain operational in FY 2023; (iii) evaluating how our proposals may promote or inhibit advances in diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility; (iv) considering whether to continue in FY 2023 several of the temporary measures we implemented in FYs 2020 through 2022; and (v) whether to permit regulatory fee payors to prepay their regulatory fees in installments.

III. Discussion

11. In accordance with the statute, each year, in an annual fee proceeding, the Commission proposes adjustments to the prior fee schedule under section 9(c) to ``(A) reflect unexpected increases or decreases in the number of units subject to the payment of such fees; and (B) result in the collection of the amount required'' by the Commission's annual appropriation. Such changes are rarely the subject of dispute and are usually addressed in the more ministerial changes to the fee schedule. The Commission will also propose amendments to the fee schedule under section 9(d) ``if the Commission determines that the schedule requires amendment so that such fees reflect the full-time equivalent number of employees within the bureaus and offices of the Commission, adjusted to take into account factors that are reasonably related to the benefits provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission's activities. Challenges to the Commission's allocation of FTEs are not uncommon. 12. The Commission has explained that, consistent with its statutory directive, it bases regulatory fees on the direct FTEs in core bureaus. The Commission has stated that, given the Communication Act's explicit language that fees must reflect FTEs, the FTE counts are by far the most administrable starting point for regulatory fee allocations. The Commission does not assign direct FTEs within a bureau to specific fee categories by rote or at random, but rather in a manner that reflects the time spent by FTEs on a regulatory fee category, which is in itself a reflection of ``benefit'' to the fee category. Thus, the Commission has explained it continues to apportion regulatory fees across fee categories based on the number of direct FTEs in each core bureau and the proportionate number of indirect FTEs and to take into account factors that are reasonably related to the payor's benefits. 13. Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Allocation and Fee Calculation. The Commission allocates FTEs according to the nature of the work performed by its different organizational units. If the work performed by a group or office is directly related to our oversight and regulation of a regulatory fee category or categories in one of the four core licensing bureaus, then such FTEs are counted as a direct FTE. If the work cannot be allocated to one of the bureau's designated fee categories, the work performed is counted as an indirect FTE. Under this framework, the Commission, therefore, has historically assessed the allocation of FTEs by first determining the number of direct FTEs, those non-auctions FTEs that work in each of the Commission's core bureaus (i.e., the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, the Media Bureau, part of the Wireline Competition Bureau, and part of the International Bureau), and then attributing all other non-auction FTEs outside the core bureaus and other Commission costs as indirect. Regulatory fees are initially apportioned across the regulatory fee categories based on the number of direct FTEs in each core bureau whose time is focused on a particular industry segment and then is adjusted ``to take into account factors that are reasonably related to the benefits provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission's activities.'' 14. The FTE time devoted to developing and implementing the Commission's spectrum auctions is not included in the calculation of regulatory fees and is not offset by the collection of regulatory fees. Instead, such FTE time is offset by the auction proceeds that the Commission is permitted to retain pursuant to section 309(j)(8)(B) of the Communications Act and the Commission's annual appropriation. Thus, spectrum auctions FTEs are not included in the calculation of regulatory fees and the Commission's methodology excludes all spectrum auction-related FTEs and their overhead from the regulatory fee calculations. To the extent that FTEs within core bureaus spend a portion of their time on auctions issues and a portion of their time on appropriated issues, their time is split and only the non-auctions portion of their time is reflected in the relevant core bureau's FTE count. 15. Early in each fiscal year, the Commission receives FTE data from its Human Resources Management office and identifies FTEs at the core bureau level (i.e., direct FTEs), which is then used to determine the FTE allocations for the four core bureaus. This FTE data is then validated through consultation with the bureaus and offices and apportioned to the various fee categories within each core bureau based on FTE time spent on each fee category. After the number of direct FTEs is determined for each core bureau of the Commission, the direct FTE numbers are used to calculate the percentage of the total amount of regulatory fees to be collected for a given fiscal year. We allocate appropriated amounts to be recovered proportionally based on the number of direct FTEs within each core bureau, with indirect FTEs allocated in proportion to the direct FTEs within each core bureau. Those proportions are then subdivided within each core bureau into fee categories among the regulatees served by the core bureau. Finally, within each regulatory fee category the amount to be collected is divided by a unit that allocates the regulatee's proportionate share based on an objective measure. 16. In prior regulatory fee proceedings, the Commission has [[Page 36156]] categorized the FTEs in the Enforcement Bureau, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Chairwoman's and Commissioners' Offices, Office of the Managing Director, Office of General Counsel, Office of Inspector General, Office of Communications Business Opportunities, Office of Engineering and Technology, Office of Legislative Affairs, Office of Workplace Diversity, Office of Media Relations, Office of Economics and Analytics, and Office of Administrative Law Judges, along with some FTEs in the Wireline Competition Bureau and the International Bureau as indirect for regulatory fee purposes. Unlike the work of direct FTEs, the work of indirect FTEs in the non-core bureaus and offices is not focused on the oversight and regulation of a specific category of regulatory fee payors, but instead benefits the Commission, the telecommunications industry, and the public as a whole. The Commission's high percentage of indirect FTEs demonstrates that many of our activities and costs are not limited to a particular fee category. 17. In this NPRM, we are not proposing adjustments to our regulatory fee categories or methodologies such that our actions require 90 days' notice to Congress. Instead, in response to concerns expressed in the NOI record, we have undertaken a fresh, high level evaluation of the work of indirect FTEs. As more fully explained below, where we can determine that the work of a historically indirect FTE is directly related to our oversight and regulation of a regulatory fee payor, and we are confident that such determination is reasonably accurate for the fiscal year, we propose to consider the FTE burden of such work as direct to the relevant core bureau(s), and accordingly reallocate such indirect FTEs as direct, solely for the purposes of calculating regulatory fees. 18. In this NPRM, we propose and seek comment on regulatory fees for FY 2023 as set forth in Tables 2 and 3. In particular, and as fully discussed below, we seek comment on our proposal to reallocate a limited number of indirect FTEs within the Office of Economics and Analysis (OEA), the Office of General Counsel (OGC), and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) as direct FTEs and to incorporate them into the count of FTEs of the relevant core bureau, solely for the purposes of calculating regulatory fees for FY 2023. 19. We also seek comment on several additional regulatory fee issues, including: (i) the calculation of television and radio broadcaster regulatory fees, including the modification of the existing grid by adding a new tier for AM and FM radio stations; (ii) defining the category of operations for OOS and RPO for regulatory fee purposes, including whether a separate regulatory fee category is necessary, and how to apply regulatory fees to OOS and RPO spacecraft specifically operating near the geostationary satellite orbit arc, including the two licensed OOS and RPO spacecraft that remain operational in FY 2023; (iii) evaluating how our proposals may promote or inhibit advances in diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility; (iv) considering whether to continue in FY 2023 several of the temporary measures we implemented in FYs 2020 through 2022; and (v) whether to permit regulatory fee payors to prepay their regulatory fees in installments.

1. Assessment of Regulatory Fees

a. Methodology for Assessing Regulatory Fees 20. Congress has required us to collect $390,192,000 in regulatory fees for FY 2023. Section 9 of the Communications Act requires us to set regulatory fees to ``reflect the full-time equivalent number of employees within the bureaus and offices of the Commission adjusted to take into account factors that are reasonably related to the benefits provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission's activities.'' Our first step in establishing our regulatory fee schedule is to take into consideration the adjustments necessitated by the more discernable changes from the prior year regulatory fee proceeding, e.g., changes in the (i) FY appropriation, (ii) FTE levels, and (iii) relevant unit measures for each regulatory fee category. Such adjustments are often considered ministerial. Our second step is a more substantive review where we look to the core bureaus within the Commission in order to identify the number of direct non-auction FTEs in each core bureau. Once the direct FTEs are identified, we then allocate fees to specific fee categories within each core bureau. These proportional calculations allocate all Commission non-auction related costs across all fee categories. 21. For FY 2023, in response to the comments we received to our NOI, we propose to employ the same methodology, but, in addition to looking at the current allocation of direct FTEs within the core bureaus, we propose to rely on and include a high level analysis of the work of our indirect FTEs in non-core bureaus and offices and, where we can determine with reasonable accuracy for the fiscal year that such work is being spent on the regulation and oversight of a regulatory fee payor, we propose to reallocate the burden of that work as direct to a core bureau, solely for regulatory fee purposes. As described in more detail below, we propose that approximately 63 indirect FTEs should be reallocated as direct FTEs to a core bureau, for regulatory fee purposes, based on our evaluation of the burden of their work. Some of the reallocations we are proposing are of FTE time that had previously been reassigned from direct to indirect as the result of a Commission reorganization. As a result of taking this fresh, high level evaluation of the work of our indirect FTEs we found that even though the physical location of certain FTEs moved from a core bureau to an indirect bureau or office, the burden of their FTE work remained focused directly on the oversight and regulation of specific regulatory fee payors in a core bureau(s). Insofar as we are confident this determination is reasonably accurate for the fiscal year, we find that reallocating certain indirect FTEs for regulatory fee purposes in the manner that we are proposing is consistent with section 9 of the Communications Act, which requires us to base our methodology on the number of FTEs in calculating regulatory fees. We seek comment on this proposal and on the schedule of FY 2023 regulatory fees as set forth in Tables 2 and 3. Any proposals or comments requesting a change or modification to our proposed methodology and regulatory fees for FY 2023 should include a thorough analysis showing a sufficient basis for making the change and provide alternative options for the Commission to meet its statutory obligation to collect the full amount of the appropriation by the end of the fiscal year. Commenters should also indicate how such proposed alternative options are fair, administrable, and sustainable. b. Reallocation, for Regulatory Fee Purposes, of Certain Indirect FTEs as Direct FTEs 22. Broadcasters and satellite operators commenting in response to our NOI have argued that the methodology used to proportionally assign indirect FTEs is inequitable. We disagree. Non-core bureaus and offices handle a variety of issues and generally most indirect FTE time is devoted to many matters including services that are not specifically correlated with one of the core bureaus or one category of regulatory fee payors. Further, because Commission attorneys, engineers, [[Page 36157]] analysts, and other staff work on a variety of issues during a single fiscal year, a snapshot of indirect FTE assignments in a division in any bureau or office, for example, may misrepresent the work being done a short time later, and, if allocated as direct FTEs, could result in an inaccurate FTE count and fee calculation for a core bureau. In light of the issues raised by the commenters to the NOI, however, and as noted above, we have undertaken a high level evaluation of the work performed by the Commission's indirect FTEs. As a result, we now propose to reallocate certain indirect FTEs as direct FTEs and incorporate them into the count of FTEs of the relevant core bureau solely for purposes of calculating regulatory fees for FY 2023. This proposal would result in changes in the percentages of direct FTEs in the core bureaus. We seek comment on this proposal. 23. According to information provided by our Human Resources Management office, there currently are 339.25 direct non-auctions FTEs for FY 2023 that are distributed among the core bureaus. Today we propose to reallocate 63 indirect FTEs from OEA, OGC, and PSHSB and add those FTEs as direct to a relevant core bureau solely for the purposes of collecting regulatory fees, which would result in a revised total of 402.25 direct non-auctions FTEs. Our calculations of direct FTEs under our proposal, which are more fully detailed below, would be as follows: International Bureau (31), Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (98), Wireline Competition Bureau (143.25), and Media Bureau (130). Based on these proposed reallocations and after adjustments are made to these direct FTE counts to implement Commission precedent, we would collect approximately $30.16 million (7.73%) in fees from the International Bureau regulatory fee payors; $95.36 million (24.44%) in fees from the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau regulatory fee payors; $139.42 million (35.73%) in fees from Wireline Competition Bureau regulatory fee payors; and $125.25 million (32.10%) in fees from Media Bureau regulatory fee payors. Core Bureau FTE Percentages With and Without Proposed Indirect FTE Reallocations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 Amount 2023 amount 2023 Proposed (millions) without amount with ---------------- indirect FTE certain 2023 FTE % reallocations 2023 Proposed indirect FTE without (millions) FTE % with reallocations Core bureau 2022 FTE% FY 2022 indirect FTE ---------------- certain (millions) Appropriation reallocations indirect FTE --------------- was $381.95 FY 2023 reallocations FY 2023 Appropriation Appropriation is $390.192 is $390.192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wireline Bureau......................................... 33.94 $129.62 35.57 $138.79 35.73 $139.42 Media Bureau............................................ .............. 137.89 33.96 132.52 32.10 125.25 Media Bureau subcategory Broadcasters................... 16.25 62.07 15.28 59.65 14.27 55.68 Media Bureau subcategory Cable.......................... 19.85 75.82 18.68 72.87 17.83 69.57 Wireless Bureau......................................... 21.4 81.74 22.19 86.56 24.44 95.36 International Bureau.................................... 8.56 32.70 8.28 32.32 7.73 30.16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24. After our analysis of the work performed in our non-core bureaus and offices, we reaffirm that, in general, the vast majority of the FTE burden of work is properly considered indirect. In evaluating indirect FTE time, we are mindful that any changes we adopt must serve the goal of ensuring that the Commission's assessment of regulatory fees is fair, administrable, and sustainable. We also recognize that allocating regulatory fees is not and cannot be an exact science. We continue to conclude the Commission's indirect FTE time is devoted to a variety of issues, including matters that are either not directly allocable or not associated with a regulatory fee payor, and therefore should continue to be considered indirect and allocated in a proportional manner across all fee categories. As the Commission explained in the FY 2019 Report and Order, by analyzing indirect FTE time in order to try to associate it with a core bureau in one given period of time, and ignoring the understanding of management regarding ongoing and future work, we risk proffering FTE allocations that are not accurate for the entire year. We are also aware that in the non- core bureaus and offices much of the work that could be assigned to a single category of regulatory fee payors is likely to be interspersed with the work that Commission staff does on behalf of many entities that do not pay regulatory fees, e.g., governmental entities, non- profit organizations, work that does not equate with any specific regulatory fee category, and regulatees that have an exemption. 25. Nevertheless, the Commission has previously evaluated whether certain FTEs should be reallocated, for regulatory fee purposes, from direct to indirect, from indirect to direct, or from one core bureau to another based on the nature of the work. Insofar as the regulatory fees are based on FTE time associated with the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors, we only propose to reallocate indirect FTEs to a core bureau for regulatory fee purposes where we have determined that such FTE work is primarily in furtherance of the oversight and regulation of that industry and is reasonably accurate for the fiscal year. After taking a closer look at FTE time in several non-core bureaus and offices, we now conclude that we can reasonably identify instances within OEA, OGC, and PSHSB, where it is appropriate to consider the FTE burden of such work as directly devoted to the oversight and regulation of certain industries such that the FTE time should be reallocated as direct for the relevant core bureau(s). 26. After our review of the work within the Commission's bureaus and offices, we recognize that experts in the non-core bureaus and offices engage in measurable work associated with the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors. We will continue to be mindful of these findings in coming years while also relying upon the expertise of the bureau or office management to evaluate the overall nature of the work of each organizational unit, the FTE levels committed to the different types of work, and the level of FTE support, if any, primarily associated with the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors. In gathering this high level [[Page 36158]] data for this proposal, we directed non-core bureaus and offices to evaluate if measurable FTE time for fiscal year 2023 is primarily spent on the regulation and oversight of an industry subject to regulatory fees. Our objective was to rigorously address the concerns that certain fee payors have expressed regarding the number of indirect FTEs. We have satisfied our goal and seek comment on our tentative conclusion and the factors we employed in reaching these proposed reallocations for regulatory fee purposes. We further recognize that these proposed reallocations for calculating regulatory fees may require the Commission to continue to assess certain indirect FTEs annually, in addition to the annual calculation of direct FTEs in core bureaus. 27. Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA). During an agency reorganization, the Commission reassigned staff from several bureaus and offices to the new OEA, effective December 11, 2018. After the reorganization, the Commission concluded that it was appropriate for the non-auctions FTEs in OEA to be considered indirect FTEs because the work of its FTEs would benefit the Commission and the telecommunications industry and would not specifically focused on the regulatory fee payors. In creating OEA, the Commission reassigned 95 FTEs (of which 64 were not auctions-funded) as OEA FTEs. 28. OEA is responsible for expanding and strengthening the use of economic analysis in Commission policy making, for enhancing the development and use of auctions, and for implementing consistent and effective agency-wide data practices and policies. Specifically, OEA (a) provides economic analysis, including cost-benefit analysis, for rulemakings, transactions, adjudications, and other Commission actions; (b) manages Commission auctions in support of and in coordination with other bureaus and offices; (c) develops policies and strategies to help manage Commission data resources and establish best practices for data use throughout the Commission in coordination with other bureaus and offices; and (d) conducts long-term research on ways to improve the Commission's policies and processes in each of these areas. Notably, OEA collaborates with and advises other bureaus and offices in the areas of economic and data analysis and with respect to the analysis of benefits, costs, and regulatory impacts of Commission policies, rules, and proposals. As part of this collaboration, OEA reviews all rulemakings prepared by those bureaus and offices, all other Commission-level items that contain economic or data analysis, and similar items that the bureaus or offices release on delegated authority. 29. NAB contends that we should consider treating the FTEs that were reorganized to OEA from direct bureaus as direct FTEs. We disagree that all such FTEs should be reallocated to direct. However, based on our experience over the approximately four years that OEA has been in existence, we have observed that certain bureaus tend to generate more numerous and more complex economic and data issues for OEA to analyze as well as more documents for release that require OEA review and expertise. As a result, OEA has necessarily devoted more time to and developed greater expertise in certain areas under the purview of a specific bureau. In light of that understanding, for FY 2023, we find that there is measurable work done by OEA that is being done directly in furtherance of the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors in certain industry segments. We recognize that we previously rejected suggestions related to reallocating OEA FTEs. Our proposals, however, are based on a current, deeper analysis of FTE work. Based on this analysis, we propose to reallocate a certain number of OEA's FTEs as direct for regulatory fee purposes, and include those FTEs in the count of a core bureau. We seek comment on this general proposal. 30. Specifically, we propose to allocate a certain number of OEA FTEs as direct to reflect the work by OEA on wireline matters related to universal service fund issues in high-cost areas; competition and interconnection; the setting of rates for calls from incarcerated persons; the establishment of a national suicide hotline; and efforts to protect privacy. Based on our review, because this FTE work is being done directly in furtherance of the oversight and regulation of Wireline Competition Bureau regulatory fee payors, we propose that the burden of the work of 13 OEA FTEs should be reallocated as direct FTEs to the Wireline Competition Bureau for purposes of our regulatory fee calculation. Similarly, our analysis shows that OEA non-auctions FTE's work with the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau addresses various wireless and spectrum issues, such as mergers, transactions, and acquisitions, spectrum licensing, mobile spectrum holdings policies, and deployment in rural areas and on tribal lands. Because this work is being done directly in furtherance of the oversight and regulation of Wireless Telecommunications Bureau regulatory fee payors, we propose that the burden of the work of eight OEA FTEs should be reallocated as direct FTEs to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, for purposes of our regulatory fee calculation. OEA FTEs' work with the Media Bureau relates to broadcast and cable issues, including ownership regulation, next generation standards, content source disclosures, program carriage and retransmission, and rates and billing practices. We find that after analysis, because their work is being done directly in furtherance of the oversight and regulation of Media Bureau regulatory fee payors, the burden of the work of seven OEA FTEs should be reallocated as direct FTEs to the Media Bureau, proportionally among the Media Bureau regulatory fee categories, for purposes of our regulatory fee calculation. OEA's work with the International Bureau addresses national security, mergers and acquisitions, undersea cables, and satellite issues and we find that, because their work is being done directly in furtherance of the oversight and regulation of International Bureau regulatory fee payors, the burden of the work of two OEA FTEs should be reallocated as direct FTEs to the International Bureau, proportionally among the International Bureau regulatory fee categories, for purposes of our regulatory fee calculation. 31. Notably, our analysis reveals that after the Commission's creation of OEA, given the amount of economic analysis and data issues being generated by the core bureaus, the work and expertise of certain of OEA's FTEs remained focused on the oversight and regulation of certain regulatory fee payors in a manner that was consistent with the work they were doing in their previous core bureau, which further supports our proposal to reallocate the burden of the work of certain of OEA's FTEs as direct for regulatory fee purposes. We seek comment on our proposal to reallocate a total of 30 OEA FTEs as direct FTEs to the core bureaus as follows: 13 FTEs to the Wireline Competition Bureau, eight FTEs to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, seven FTEs to the Media Bureau, and two FTEs to the International Bureau, for regulatory fee purposes. 32. Office of General Counsel (OGC). In the context of the Commission's annual regulatory fee proceeding, the work of the OGC, as represented by FTE allocations, has been considered to be indirect. As we explain below, on review, we believe that certain aspects of OGC's work are sufficiently linked to the oversight and regulation of [[Page 36159]] individual regulatory fee categories that the associated FTEs could properly be considered direct FTEs for such regulatory fee categories. 33. OGC serves as the chief legal advisor to the Commission and its various bureaus and offices. In that capacity OGC's responsibilities are generally described as interpreting new and existing statutes and executive orders as they pertain to the Commission's exercise of its Communications Act authority and other authorities, as well as performing such functions involving implementation of such statutes and executive orders as may be assigned to it by the Commission. OGC advises the Commission in the preparation and revision of our rules, recommends decisions in adjudicatory matters before the Commission, assists the Commission in its decision-making capacity and performs a variety of legal functions regarding internal and other administrative matters. OGC also advises and represents the Commission in matters of litigation. These roles are divided between the Administrative Law Division and the Litigation Division and are overseen by the General Counsel (GC) and the GC's Front Office. 34. The Administrative Law Division provides legal advice to the Commission concerning a wide array of substantive areas of the law necessary to the functioning of any federal agency. Such work benefits the work of the Commission as a whole and is not specific to any particular regulatory fee category. As such, the FTE burden associated with such work properly remains allocated as indirect. In contrast, it is possible to allocate some of the work of the Administrative Law Division in reviewing Commission rules, proposed rules, and adjudicatory orders, as well as providing extensive advice on the Commission's authority under the Communications Act, including the exercise of delegated authority by the bureaus and offices, to the core bureaus and offices that develop the underlying orders and seek the advice of OGC. Where this work is directly related to our oversight and regulation of specific regulatory fee payor categories, we propose allocating the FTE burden of such work as direct to the relevant bureau(s). Thus, we propose as follows for FY 2023: one OGC FTE would be reallocated as direct to the Wireline Competition Bureau; two OGC FTEs would be reallocated as direct to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau; one OGC FTE would be reallocated as direct to the Media Bureau, proportionally among the Media Bureau fee categories; and one OGC FTE would be reallocated as direct to the International Bureau, proportionally among the International Bureau fee categories. We seek comment on this proposal. 35. The Litigation Division represents the Commission in a wide variety of court cases covering actions that most federal agencies are subject to (e.g., personnel, Federal Tort Claims Act, Freedom of Information Act, False Claims Act, and contract actions and disputes) in addition to challenges regarding the Commission's exercise of our Communications Act authority. As we explain below, after careful consideration, we do not propose any FTE changes for the Litigation Division. The level of effort to support litigation that is unrelated to our Communications Act authority is generally not tied to oversight and regulation of any regulatory fee category. Thus, the FTE burden remains appropriately considered as indirect. The FTE burden associated with litigation that directly touches on our Communications Act authority should also remain as indirect. We make this determination for a variety of reasons. Primarily, it is not possible to determine with any level of consistency year to year whether the FTE work in support of litigation matters benefits a particular regulatory fee category. This is particularly true because the essential issue in dispute when a matter moves to litigation may touch on issues of broader concern than any one regulatory fee group, or conversely be so procedural as to be effectively generic to all federal agency action. Moreover, at its core, the FTE work defending the Commission's expert authority in implementing the Communications Act is the epitome of work that benefits the agency as a whole and we do not believe it would be fair for any one regulatory fee group to shoulder the FTE burden of such work. 36. Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB). PSHSB advises and coordinates within the Commission on all matters pertaining to public safety, homeland security, national security, cybersecurity, emergency management and preparedness, disaster management, and related matters. The bureau leads initiatives that strengthen public safety and emergency response capabilities enabling the Commission to assist the public, first responders, law enforcement, hospitals, the communications industry and all levels of government in times of emergency. 37. PSHSB is organized into three divisions: the Policy and Licensing Division, the Operations and Emergency Management Division, and the Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division. After assessing the work performed in these three divisions, in instances where we are able to determine that the work being performed is directly related to the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors in a core bureau, we are proposing to consider the FTE burden of such work as direct to the relevant core bureau(s). We seek comment on this proposal for each PSHSB division below. 38. The Policy and Licensing Division develops and administers rules, regulations, and policies to support public safety entities, including law enforcement, fire and emergency medical first responders, Public Safety Answering Points, and emergency operations organizations. The division handles licensing of public safety frequencies, including modifications, renewals and adjudications, in frequencies below 470 MHz, and in 470-512 MHz, 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 4.9 GHz and 5.9 GHz under part 90 of the Commission's rules, and the microwave bands under part 101; 911/Enhanced 911/Next Generation 911; Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act; the Emergency Alert System; operability and interoperability for public safety communications and the First Responder Network Authority; and intra- and interagency coordination on spectrum management. 39. After analyzing at a high level data regarding the FTE work in the Policy and Licensing Division, we find that, because the burden of the work of 14 of the FTEs in this division is directly in furtherance of the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors of a core bureau, we propose that it is appropriate to consider such work as direct to the relevant bureau, for regulatory fee purposes. Specifically, of the 14 FTEs we have identified, there are two FTEs that could be reallocated as direct FTEs to the Wireline Competition Bureau, eight FTEs that could be reallocated as direct FTEs to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, and four FTEs that could be reallocated as direct FTEs to the Media Bureau. 40. With regard to the two FTEs we propose to consider as direct to the Wireline Competition Bureau, and the eight FTEs that we propose to consider as direct to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, we propose these reallocations for regulatory fee purposes because the burden of the work performed on 911 policy, covering issues such as 911 location accuracy, and the transition to [[Page 36160]] Next Generation 911, as well as clarifying provider obligations and acting on waiver and other provider-specific requests, directly furthers the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors of the Wireline Competition Bureau and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Similarly, with regard to the four FTEs we propose to consider as direct to the Media Bureau, we propose these reallocations for regulatory fee purposes, proportionally among the fee categories in the Media Bureau, because the FTE burden of the work on the Emergency Alert System, developing and maintaining the operational rules that apply to EAS participants, facilitating interactions between EAS participants and alert originators, reviewing State EAS Plans, and acting on waiver and similar requests directly furthers the oversight and regulation of the regulatory payors of the Media Bureau. We seek comment on this proposal. 41. The Operations and Emergency Management Division (OEMD) ensures the readiness of the Federal Communications Commission to respond to threats and emergencies; conducts and coordinates risk and incident management activities; and supports public safety and events of national security significance. Division staff recommend, develop, and implement emergency plans, policies, and preparedness programs covering reporting and situational awareness of communications status during times of emergency; Commission functions during emergency conditions; and the provision of service by communications service providers during emergency conditions. 42. The division staff provide legal guidance and perform technical operations in support of interagency Federal, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) government national security and public safety risk and incident management efforts. In addition, the division provides situational awareness to FCC and federal government leadership regarding national security risks and makes recommendations to help manage those risks; manages the FCC Continuity Programs to ensure the Commission's ability to perform the functions vital to an enduring government and the availability of nationwide and international communications under all conditions; and assesses and evaluates the status of communications services and infrastructure through Over-The- Air observations and analysis by its Spectrum Monitoring and Analysis Response Team. The division also coordinates with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on critical national security and emergency preparedness priority communications programs, such as Telecommunication Service Priority Program, Government Emergency Telecommunications Service, and Wireless Priority Service. 43. After analyzing at a high level data regarding the FTE work in OEMD, we find that the work of five of the FTEs in this division is directly in furtherance of the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors of a core bureau. We propose to consider the FTE burden of such work as direct to the relevant bureau for regulatory fee purposes. Specifically, of the five FTEs we have identified there are two FTEs that could be reallocated as direct FTEs to the Wireline Competition Bureau, two FTEs that could be reallocated as direct FTEs to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, and one FTE that could be reallocated as a direct FTE to the Media Bureau, proportionally among the fee categories in the Media Bureau. 44. With regard to the two FTEs we propose to consider as direct to the Wireline Competition Bureau, we propose these reallocations for regulatory fee purposes because the burden of the work performed is directly related to the oversight and regulation of wireline regulatory fee payors. This division, in performance of its risk assessment responsibilities, surveys the status of wireline service and infrastructure following major disasters, emergencies, or events of a national security or law enforcement nature and facilitates restoration through coordination with other federal and SLTT entities and private sector companies. In addition, the division administers legal oversight and review of the Commission's Local Number Portability Act (LNPA) activities. Similarly, we propose allocating two FTEs as direct to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, for regulatory fee purpose, because the burden of the work performed is directly related to the oversight and regulation of wireless regulatory fee payors based on the same functions described above, with respect to wireline regulatory fee payors. 45. In addition, the work done by one FTE in OEMD directly supports the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors of the Media Bureau by conducting site surveys of media broadcast transmitters to determine potential issues of interference, and by deploying personnel to disaster areas to perform spectrum scans before and after disasters to ascertain the operational status of broadcast stations and assist those that are not operational. Deploying personnel to disaster areas primarily supports the oversight and regulation of the regulatory fee payors of all three bureaus by, among other things, providing direct assistance to providers in disaster areas with issues such as obtaining access to facility sites and procurement of fuel for generators. Based on this analysis, we propose to reallocate, for regulatory fee purposes, one FTEs as a direct FTEs to be included in the count of the Media Bureau, proportionally among the fee categories in that bureau. We seek comment on this proposal. 46. The Communications and Crisis Management Center (FCC Operations Center), which is part of OEMD, maintains a 24/7 staff at FCC Headquarters. Its responsibilities include: monitoring the status of communications and engaging in real-time with emergency operations centers and PSAPs in the event of outages or disasters; resolving consumer complaints; supporting the Commission's enforcement activities; granting special temporary authority to Commission licensees after hours; and maintaining the Commission's primary classified environment and the required support systems. 47. The Operations Center is available 24/7 to field requests from all regulatees for assistance and to grant special temporary authority outside of normal business hours. Operations Center staff routinely field calls regarding consumer complaints of communications outages and interference or requests for information on the provision of wireless and wireline communications services in specific regions of the Nation. In response to these communications, Operations Center staff will coordinate solutions across Commission Bureaus and Offices, SLTT stakeholder entities, and private sector companies. After analyzing at a high level data regarding the FTE work performed in the Operations Center, we find that, the work of three of the FTEs of the Operations Center is directly in furtherance of the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors of a core bureau. We propose to consider such work as direct to the relevant bureau for regulatory fee purposes. Specifically, we propose that one FTE could be reallocated for regulatory fee purposes as a direct FTE of the Wireline Competition Bureau, one FTE could be reallocated for regulatory fee purposes as a direct FTE to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, and one FTE could be reallocated for regulatory fee purposes as direct to the Media Bureau, proportionally among the fee [[Page 36161]] categories in that bureau. We seek comment on this proposal. 48. The Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division helps ensure that the nation's communications networks are reliable and secure so that the public can communicate, especially during emergencies. This division identifies and promotes network improvements through analysis and investigation of significant communications outages, providing situational awareness of the status of communications infrastructure during times of emergency, administering the Commission's primary advisory committee on communications security and reliability, and rulemakings. Focus areas include emergency communications, such as 911 and wireless emergency alerting, network performance during disasters, and major network outages and threats. This division monitors and analyzes communications network outages to identify trends, assess actions the FCC can take to help prevent and mitigate outages, and where necessary, assist response and recovery activities. 49. The division provides oversight and regulation of the regulatory payors by, among other things, providing situational awareness of the status of communications infrastructure and coordinating requests for assistance during times of emergency. We find, after analyzing the burden of the work done in this division, there are four FTEs that could be reallocated, for regulatory fee purposes, as direct FTEs to the Wireline Competition Bureau because the work being done on wireline network outage reporting, in routine and disaster environments, as well as outages and notifications impacting the 911 and 933 systems, is directly in furtherance of the oversight and regulation of wireline regulatory fee payors We also find that two FTEs can be reallocated, for regulatory fee purposes, to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau because the work of FTEs being done to administer the Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative to ensure providers of commercial mobile services engage in mutual aid activities during times of emergency, the work of its Federal Advisory Committee on standards and best practices related to 5G deployment, and the work to develop and implement performance standards and accuracy for wireless emergency alerting is directly in furtherance of the oversight and regulation of wireless regulatory fee payors. Finally, the division supports the security of services provided across platforms, in the Commission's Alerting Security docket, and Federal Advisory Committee work on 911 standards and alerting standards, as well as network and supply chain security. 50. In sum, because we are able to determine that some of the work being performed by certain FTEs in PSHSB is directly related to the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors in a core bureau, we propose to consider the FTE burden of such work as direct to the relevant bureau(s). Specifically, we propose to reassign a total of nine FTEs as direct FTEs to the Wireline Competition Bureau, 13 FTEs as direct FTEs to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, and six FTEs as direct FTEs to the Media Bureau. The reassignment, for regulatory fee purposes, to the Media Bureau would be proportional among the fee categories in the bureau. This is a total of 28 Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau FTEs reallocated, as direct FTEs, for regulatory fee purposes, in the core bureaus. 51. Conclusion of the Proposal To Reallocate Certain Indirect FTEs From OEA, OGC, and PSHSB as Direct FTEs to a Relevant Core Bureau. As represented above, FTE time associated with the proposed reallocations for regulatory fee purposes would be added to the relevant core bureau. Such a reallocation for regulatory fee purposes would result in increasing the number of direct FTEs in a core bureau and reducing the total number of indirect FTEs within the Commission. Because our underlying methodology for calculating regulatory fees does not change, we conclude that our fee regulatory fee calculation continues to be consistent with section 9 of the Communications Act, which requires us to base our methodology on the number of FTEs in calculating regulatory fees. We seek comment on this conclusion. 52. We are mindful that our treatment of FTEs as direct or indirect can change over time based on our evaluation of the FTE burden associated with the Commission's work assignments and the ebbs and flows within industry segments and needs of specific regulatory fee payors. We also emphasize that our proposals to reallocate certain FTEs from indirect to direct proposes a modest change to the percentages of direct FTEs allocated to the core bureaus. This analysis assures us that the Commission's general methodology for establishing regulatory fees has been appropriate. Based on our careful consideration of the record, we seek comment on whether we should, based on a high level evaluation of data gathered by Commission staff as described above, calculate regulatory fees for FY 2023 based on the proposed reallocations, and whether doing so is appropriate and consistent with section 9 of the Communications Act. The table below shows the proposed reallocations of a total of 63 FTEs to each of the core bureaus, as discussed above. Such reallocations, for regulatory fee purposes, would be proportionally distributed within the core bureau. We seek comment on these reallocations. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of direct FTEs without Number of direct FTEs with Core bureau indirect FTE Percentage indirect FTE reassignments Percentage reassignments ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Bureau.................... 28 8.28 +2 from OEA............... 7.73 + 1 from OGC.............. Total additional FTEs, +3. Wireless Telecommunications Bureau...... 75 22.19 +8 from OEA............... 24.44 +2 from OGC............... +13 from PSHSB............ Total additional FTEs +23. Wireline Competition Bureau............. 120.25 35.57 +13 from OEA.............. 35.73 +1 from OGC............... +9 from PSHSB............. Total additional FTEs +23. [[Page 36162]] Media Bureau............................ 116 33.96 +7 from OEA............... 32.10 +1 from OGC............... +6 from PSHSB............. Total additional FTEs +14. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 53. As reflected in the table above, our proposals to reallocate 63 indirect FTEs as direct for regulatory fee purposes will result in a nearly 19% increase in our overall direct FTE count. We make these proposals consistent with our long standing regulatory fee methodology and conclude that our determinations are reasonably accurate for fiscal year 2023. In sum, based on our staff analysis of the activities of the Commission, we tentatively conclude that our proposals for FTE reallocation better reflect the burdens that certain segments of the telecommunications industry impose on the Commission and our workforce, and will allow us to continue to assess and collect regulatory fees to cover the costs of meeting those obligations. We seek comment on our proposals and this tentative conclusion. 54. Our proposals today to reallocate, for regulatory fee purposes, certain indirect FTEs to direct FTEs in a core bureau recognizes and responds to commenters concerns that some work being done in non-core bureaus and offices is done in furtherance of the oversight and regulation of specific regulatory fee payors. We are nonetheless mindful of the fact that FTEs' work in OEA, OGC, and PSHSB can change from year to year and we want to avoid any unplanned shifts in regulatory fees on an annual basis that would undermine the goals of having a fair, administrable, and sustainable program. In evaluating our proposals, we therefore ask commenters to speak to whether the potentially fluctuating nature of this information on an annual basis will negatively impact their ability to predict what their regulatory fee obligations will be each year. Specifically, we seek comment on depth of analysis we should engage in and the frequency of such analysis when making FTE allocation proposals.

2. Treatment of Non-High Cost Universal Service Fund FTEs as Indirect

55. In 2017, the Commission decided to assign as indirect, for regulatory fee purposes, 38 FTEs in the Wireline Competition Bureau who worked on non-high cost programs of the Universal Service Fund. This reallocation was based on the Commission's conclusion that due to changes over time in the universal service fund regulatory landscape, it was no longer appropriate to consider all FTE time spent working on non-high cost universal service issues as Wireline Competition Bureau direct FTEs. In the non-high cost programs, funding eligibility is based on the beneficiary, i.e., a school, a library, a low-income individual or family, or a healthcare provider. While initial programs were focused on wireline services, as the Commission's non-high cost programs have evolved, other providers, like wireless carriers and broadband providers, are also participating in the programs. Additionally, satellite operators, Wi-Fi network installers, and fiber builders may all receive universal service funding through the Commission's non-high cost programs. As Interstate Telecommunications Service Providers (ITSPs) are no longer the sole contributors or beneficiaries of the non-high cost Universal Service Fund programs, the Commission concluded that reallocating the Wireline Competition Bureau FTEs devoted to non-high cost Universal Service Fund programs as indirect FTEs was more consistent with how FTEs working for programs that benefit consumers and the American public are treated elsewhere in the Commission. 56. The Commission explained that such FTE time should be considered indirect because it is not focused specifically on regulatory fee payors of any core bureau. Instead it covers all program participants. In reaching this conclusion, the Commission reasoned that the FTE time devoted to the non-high cost Universal Service Fund issues is not oversight and regulation of a particular category of fee payors as is the case for ITSPs and CMRS providers, but instead is the oversight of several programs with a wide array of beneficiaries and participants. The Commission determined that FTE time spent on non-high cost Universal Service Fund issues is indirect because it would be ``impossible to determine the precise costs attributable to FTEs and the precise benefits flowing from Commission regulation to any one regulatee, let alone a particular cross-section of regulatees or even an entire industry--not to mention the complications associated with regulatees statutorily exempt from paying regulatory fees (such as governmental licensees) and with beneficiaries (such as schools and libraries) that are not regulatees, all of whom nonetheless create costs that must be covered.'' 57. In FY 2022, broadcasters raised concerns about the inclusion of payment for these indirect FTEs in their regulatory fees. The Commission took a closer look at the FTE burden associated with these non-high cost Universal Service Fund issues and determined that broadcasters should be excluded from the costs associated with these indirect FTEs. Based on this determination, the costs associated with these indirect FTEs in FY 2022 was apportioned among all other regulatory fee payors. Broadcasters have argued that these indirect FTEs should be treated as direct and allocated across other fee payors but have not identified a methodology for reallocating the FTE burden associated with these programs to the core bureau. For FY 2023, we tentatively conclude that the Commission's FY 2022 reasoning remains sound and the indirect FTE burden associated with these non-high cost Universal Service Fund programs should not be apportioned to broadcasters. We seek comment on this tentative conclusion. We ask any commenters asserting that these indirect FTEs should be reassigned as direct FTEs to a core bureau to provide an explanation of how these FTEs provide a direct benefit to other fee payors. 58. Additionally, our analysis of the FTE burden associated with these non-high cost Universal Service Fund programs reveals that we need to adjust downward the number of indirect FTEs working on the non- high cost Universal Service Fund programs from 38 FTEs in FY 2022 to 23.75 indirect FTEs for FY 2023, a decrease of 14.25 indirect FTEs. We seek comment on allocating, for regulatory fee purposes, these 23.75 Wireline Competition Bureau FTEs as indirect for FY 2023. [[Page 36163]]

3. Other FTE Allocations

59. In conducting our high-level review of FTE time within the various bureaus and offices within the Commission in response to commenters' concerns, we tentatively conclude that FTE time within the International Bureau, the Office of Engineering and Technology, the Enforcement Bureau, and the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, is appropriately designated as either indirect or direct. We seek comment on these tentative conclusions and our allocation analysis, as discussed below, for each bureau and office. 60. International Bureau. The International Bureau had 81 FTEs as of October 1, 2022, and similar to last year, we propose the same allocation of those 81 FTES to be 28 direct FTEs and 53 indirect FTEs for purposes of regulatory fees (prior to adding three FTEs that we are proposing to reallocate for regulatory fee purposes). In 2013, the Commission concluded that the number of direct FTEs engaged in the regulation and oversight of International Bureau licensees should be 28. The Commission reviewed the number of FTEs in the International Bureau each year as part of the annual regulatory fee process, including last year, and found that that number still accurately reflects the number of direct FTEs engaged in the regulation and oversight of International Bureau licensees. Between the Telecommunications and Analysis Division (TAD) and the Satellite Division there are 27 FTEs, and one FTE in the Office of the Bureau Chief (IBFO), that are allocated as direct FTEs. All FTEs in the Global Strategy and Negotiation Division (GSN) are considered indirect FTEs. 61. We have taken a closer look at the indirect FTE time in the International Bureau, which is primarily in GSN. GSN staff represent the Commission in international conferences, meetings, and negotiations, draft written contributions including proposed USA and regional positions, and coordinate Commission preparation for such conferences, meetings, and negotiations with other Bureaus and Offices, and government agencies, as appropriate. In addition, GSN manages Commission participation in the fellowship telecommunication training program for foreign officials offered through the U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) as well as the Commission's International Visitors Program. Under the leadership of the Department of State, staff participate in various international and regional organizations such as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the International Maritime Organization, the International Civil Aeronautics Organization, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, and the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission. The ITU has three sectors, radiocommunications (ITU-R), telecommunications standardization (ITU-T), and telecommunications development (ITU-D). GSN staff cover all three sectors, with ITU-R work focused on spectrum allocations and related international regulations governing spectrum use, ITU-T work focused on international standards setting issues, numbering, and related policy issues, and ITU-D work focused on capacity building and digital inclusion. GSN also coordinates cross- border issues with Mexico and Canada that involve a wide range of services, such as maritime, aeronautical, mobile and fixed satellite, broadcasting, mobile, and terrestrial wireless services. In addition, GSN's functions include international broadcasting station licensing and coordination of frequencies for International Broadcast licenses at the ITU. GSN's multilateral and bilateral international work ultimately benefits all fee payors by maintaining and advancing the United States' global leadership and interests, which encompasses, among others, U.S. trade, foreign policy, and national security interests. Insofar as the work of GSN does not benefit a specific fee payor, but rather the government as whole, we continue to conclude the work of its FTEs is appropriately categorized as indirect. 62. In the IBFO and in the IB divisions, a number of FTEs support the various bureau functions involving management and administrative support, such as IT issues, international travels, and other administrative activities. In the IBFO, approximately one FTE can be attributed to overseeing the Satellite Division's activities that directly benefit space and earth stations. Some work in the IBFO and TAD involve coordinating with Executive Branch agencies on issues involving foreign ownership, national security, law enforcement, and cyber security. Most FTE work in the IBFO supports all regulatory fee payors and also supports GSN work. For that reason, we conclude that they should continue to be considered indirect. In addition, not all the Satellite Division work can be attributed directly to a particular category of regulatory fee payor. For example, a number of space related activities indirectly benefit the existing fee categories, including space stations, commercial mobile services, and earth stations. For example, the Satellite Division coordinates with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), State Department on space sustainability, planetary protections, and on leading space innovation. Lastly, the Satellite Division works closely with GSN staff, to help cover certain ITU World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC) agenda items. Based on our review of the FTEs in the International Bureau, we find that the allocation of direct and indirect FTEs should remain the same for FY 2023, i.e., 28 direct and 53 indirect FTEs. We seek comment on this tentative conclusion. 63. Further, we note that, on January 9, 2023, the Commission adopted the Space Bureau Order, which among other things, reorganized the International Bureau by establishing a new Space Bureau and a new Office of International Affairs. This reorganization became effective on April 10, 2023. At this time, however, we are not proposing to reallocate any FTEs on the basis of this reorganization. Other than the reallocations we have proposed herein for regulatory fee purposes, the number of direct FTEs working on oversight and regulation of the International Bureau regulatory fee payors therefore remains unchanged for FY 2023. We will revisit the FTE allocations for the Space Bureau, as we do for all the Commission's bureaus and offices, in FY 2024. 64. Office of Engineering and Technology. The Office of Engineering and Technology provides engineering and technical expertise to the agency and supports each of the agency's four core bureaus. Part of that office's role is to participate in matters ``not within the jurisdiction of any single bureau'' or ``affecting more than one bureau.'' More specifically, the Office of Engineering and Technology manages the spectrum and maintains the U.S. Table of Frequency Allocations, manages the experimental licensing and equipment authorization programs, regulates the operation of devices on an unlicensed basis, and conducts engineering and technical studies. Each of these functions is broadly applicable and benefits multiple industry sectors, including the broadcasting industry. For example, work in overseeing the equipment authorization program benefits multiple industry sectors partly because many devices that require [[Page 36164]] authorization, including some broadcast receiving equipment (e.g., smart TVs), operate on several spectrum bands under rules for both licensed services and unlicensed operations. 65. NAB contends that broadcasters' regulatory fees should not include the indirect FTEs in the Office of Engineering and Technology because that office is focused on the use of spectrum on an unlicensed basis, evaluating new radio frequency (RF) devices, and managing the equipment authorization program. According to NAB, these issues have very little to do with broadcasters. In the FY 2021 Report and Order, we rejected commenters' proposals that would effectively treat the Office and Engineering and Technology as a core bureau making FTEs who work in that office direct FTEs. At that time, we found that the Office of Engineering and Technology provides engineering and technical expertise to the agency as a whole and supports each of the agency's four core bureaus and for that reason the FTEs were appropriately assigned as indirect. 66. We have taken a closer look at the FTE time in this office and we again conclude that the FTEs in Office of Engineering and Technology are appropriately considered indirect. Our analysis shows that a significant amount of FTE time is devoted to equipment authorization. FTE work in equipment authorization involves not only RF testing of various equipment that uses spectrum on both a licensed and unlicensed basis, but also such functions as management of the equipment authorization system, coordination with Telecommunications Certification Bodies, and rulemaking activities such as updating testing and laboratory certification standards. FTE time to manage the U.S. Table of Frequency Allocations includes activities such as rulemaking and coordination with other federal and international entities, which impacts virtually all spectrum use, including both licensed and experimental use. The work of OET FTEs therefore benefit the work of the Commission as a whole and is not specific to any particular regulatory fee category. As such, the FTE burden associated with such work properly remains allocated as indirect. Other FTE time in OET is spread out among multiple core bureaus within the Commission and its regulatees. For example, users of spectrum on an unlicensed basis includes virtually every American consumer and business, and management of the U.S. Table of Frequency Allocations has the potential to impact every spectrum user, either directly with regard to primary or secondary use, or indirectly such as with regard to emissions from adjacent spectrum bands. Accordingly, we seek comment on our tentative conclusion to continue to assign all of the FTEs in the Office of Engineering and Technology as indirect and to apportion them across the core bureaus. 67. Enforcement Bureau. NAB contends that the Enforcement Bureau's Fraud Division, Market Disputes Resolution Division, and Telecommunications Consumers Division all perform work that benefit broadband service providers, cable operators, and telecommunications carriers and broadcasters should not be responsible for these indirect FTEs and they should instead be characterized as direct to certain core bureaus. We have closely analyzed the FTE time in the Enforcement Bureau, not just the divisions NAB selected, and we tentatively conclude that this bureau should continue to be treated as indirect because, as we discuss below, the Enforcement Bureau FTEs enforce the Communications Act and the Commission's rules. The FTE oversight function is focused on the integrity of Commission's rules and ensuring the implementation of the Commission's Act. FTE time devoted to enforcement of the Commission's rules is the epitome of work that benefits the agency as a whole and the American public and we do not believe it would be fair for any one regulatory fee group of payors to shoulder the FTE burden of such work. 68. We disagree with NAB's argument that the FTEs in the Fraud Division should be direct FTEs. This division has primary responsibility for investigating and enforcing the violations of the Communications Act and the Commission's rules and investigates alleged fraudulent receipt of federal funds from the Commission's federal financial aid programs. The division also coordinates with other offices and bureaus within the Commission and with the Office of Inspector General, and other federal and state agencies to maximize enforcement efforts. These issues handled by the Fraud Division are not tied to the oversight and regulation of particular regulatory fee categories. Investigations of fraud may involve voice service providers, but may also focus on entities that are not regulatory fee payors. We seek comment on our tentative conclusion to keep these FTEs as indirect. 69. We disagree with NAB's argument that the FTEs in the Telecommunications Consumers Division should be reassigned as direct. The FTE time devoted to protecting consumers from robocalls is not solely focused on Commission regulatory fee payors, but includes the entities initiating the robocalls and coordination with other agencies. The wireline and wireless voice service providers (regulatory fee payors) are generally not the bad actors targeted in these investigations; although we have recently adopted rules regarding voice service providers that carry illegal robocall traffic. This division conducts investigations of a variety of entities including regulatory fee payors and non-payors. Further, this division investigates manufacturers of equipment as well as telemarketers for practices that harm consumers. Thus, despite NAB's assertion, FTE time in this division is not only focused on regulatory fee payors of the core bureaus but includes non-payors. We seek comment on keeping these FTEs as indirect. 70. In addition to the divisions listed by NAB, we have closely looked at the remaining Enforcement Bureau divisions and we also find that the FTEs are properly assigned as indirect. The Market Disputes Resolution Division handles all formal complaints against common carriers and pole attachment complaints, and this includes entities that use poles that are not regulatory fee payors, such as utilities. The Market Disputes Resolution Division provides an avenue for such parties, not limited to regulatory fee payors, to resolve complaints. We seek comment on maintaining these FTEs as indirect. 71. The Spectrum Enforcement Division conducts investigations and takes enforcement actions against complaints primarily involving wireless equipment matters, such as electronic devices that are advertised, sold, or operated without proper authorization under the Commission's technical rules, e.g., unauthorized drone accessories that could interfere with aviation frequencies. Other investigations involve entities that operate unauthorized wireless services, such as unauthorized satellite transmissions or unlicensed wireless data networks, which could jeopardize government operations and authorized commercial wireless operations. This division also focuses on public safety and technical issues such as jamming devices that threaten cellular networks and GPS, 911 system failures, and other equipment requirements, including labeling requirements and user manual disclosures for radiofrequency devices. The Spectrum Enforcement Division also investigates licensees that fail to comply with the terms of their licenses and widespread interference matters. In [[Page 36165]] addition, this division provides engineering and technical support to the Enforcement Bureau. FTE time in this division is not solely focused on regulatory fee payors of the core bureaus. For all of these reasons, we find that these FTEs should remain indirect. We seek comment on maintaining these FTEs as indirect. 72. Similarly, we find that the Investigations and Hearings Division FTEs should remain indirect. This division conducts investigations and takes appropriate enforcement action against broadcast licensees, cable operators, DBS operators, wireless licensees, and telecommunications carriers for violations of the Communications Act and Commission rules; oversees the Equal Employment Opportunity compliance of television and radio broadcast licensees, as well as multichannel video programming distributors (MPVDs), such as cable and DBS operators, and satellite radio; investigates and takes appropriate enforcement action for violations of various Commission transparency rules concerning broadband services, cable television, and other communications offerings. This FTE time is spread among all core bureaus as well as entities that are not Commission regulatory fee payors. For this reason, we find that the FTEs in this division should remain indirect. 73. FTE time in the Enforcement Bureau Field Offices is devoted to investigating unauthorized radio stations, among other things. Parties found operating radio stations without FCC authorization will be subject to a variety of enforcement actions including seizure of equipment, imposition of monetary forfeitures, ineligibility to hold any FCC license, and criminal penalties. Such unauthorized radio stations interfere with licensed radio stations and prevent the American public from enjoying the radio station that is unable to broadcast due to such interference. Field offices have other functions, such as on-scene investigations, inspections, and audits; responding to safety of life matters; investigating and resolving individual interference complaints; investigating violations in all licensees and/ or operator services; coordinating with local and state public safety entities; and carrying out special priorities of the Commission. 74. After analyzing the FTE time in this bureau, we find that the Enforcement Bureau is appropriately considered an indirect bureau. Accordingly, we tentatively conclude that none of the FTEs in the Enforcement Bureau should be considered for reallocation. We seek comment on this tentative conclusion. As a general matter, investigations are undertaken by Enforcement Bureau staff in the Field offices, and the Fraud, Telecommunications Consumers, Investigations and Hearings, and Spectrum Enforcement Divisions based on complaints and the Commission's decisions on how to allocate investigation resources among various disputes, including those concerning bad actors. Attempting to discern whether the FTE work conducted in general dispute resolution benefits a particular regulatory fee payor would be difficult, time consuming and impractical to administer. Moreover, where the work of the Enforcement Bureau concerns bad actors, it would be particularly unfair to consider the work of resolving such matters as direct to a category of regulatory fee payors. The direct FTE time on which we calculate regulatory fees should not be based on these types of considerations. For example, a decision by the Commission to have the Field offices investigate complaints about unauthorized radio operators should not result in an increase in the AM and FM broadcasters' regulatory fees based on the FTE time in such investigations. An investigation of a fraudulent robocaller should not result in an increase in the wireline or wireless carriers' regulatory fees, due to the fact that the robocalls were made to consumers' phones. This bureau addresses all violations of Commission rules; some of those could be considered fraud or bad actors and others are rule violations or disagreements between parties. As a policy matter, our regulatory fees should not be based on our investigations of generalized disputes or the actions of parties that have violated the Commission's rules. Our regulatory fee calculations are based on the FTEs devoted to oversight and regulation of the regulatory fee payors, and should not be inflated or skewed due to the Commission's focus on investigations and its enforcement of our rules that are related to the telecommunications industry generally or to bad actors within it. We therefore seek comment on our tentative conclusion to maintain all of the Enforcement Bureau FTEs as indirect FTEs. 75. Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. Similarly, we propose to continue considering the FTEs in Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau as indirect because the work of the FTEs in this bureau, and the oversight and regulation by these FTEs, is primarily devoted to outreach and consumer matters and enforcing the Act and the Commission's rules. FTE time devoted to regulatory fee payors is often either spent on complaints or petitions for declaratory rulings or on oversight more generally of the industry, e.g., establishing and oversight of the Reassigned Numbers Database. As we explained with respect to Enforcement Bureau FTEs, our regulatory fees should not be based on the volume of complaints or petitions for declaratory rulemakings and the Commission's discretion in allocating resources to handling such matters. Thus, we tentatively conclude that none of the FTEs in the Consumer and Government Affairs Bureau should be considered for reallocation as direct FTEs. We therefore seek comment on our tentative conclusion to maintain the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau FTEs as indirect.

4. Broadcast Regulatory Fees

a. Broadcast Television Stations 76. In the FY 2020 Report and Order, we completed the transition to a population-based full-service broadcast television regulatory fee. The population-based methodology conforms with the service authorized here--broadcasting television to the American people. For FY 2023, we propose to continue to assess fees for full-power broadcast television stations based on the population covered by a full-service broadcast television station's contour. We seek comment on our mechanism, described below, for how we will calculate the regulatory fee based on the previously decided population-based methodology. We propose adopting a factor of .7799 of one cent ($.007799) per population served for FY 2023 full-power broadcast television station fees. The population data for broadcasters' service areas are determined using the TVStudy software and the LMS database, based on a station's projected noise-limited service contour. The population data for each licensee and the population-based fee (population multiplied by $.007799) for each full-power broadcast television station is listed in Table 7. We seek comment on these proposed fees. b. Broadcast Radio Stations 77. For the last several years, broadcaster groups have consistently filed comments in the Commission's annual regulatory fee proceedings about the impact of increasing regulatory fees on small independent broadcasters' ability to continue to provide service to their local communities. Among other factors, they cite competition from [[Page 36166]] satellite radio and music streaming services, a shrinking advertising base and their inability to pass regulatory fee increases on to a subscriber base. We share the broadcasters' concern that market pressures are significant and, as currently structured, we risk that our fee schedule results in those that are least able to pay regulatory fees overpaying their share of fees, to the benefit of broadcasters with a larger population base. We have reviewed the existing tiered fee structure on which we base our calculation of annual regulatory fees for radio broadcasters and have concluded that creating an additional tier within the lowest population tier is necessary to ensure that broadcaster fees are more equitably distributed among all radio broadcasters and that the regulatory fees assessed to the smaller broadcasters are ``reasonably related to the benefits provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission's activities'' as required by section 9(d) of the Act. To that end, we propose a revised radio station regulatory fee table that would include a lower population tier for AM and FM broadcasters. Specifically, we propose to separate the previous years' tier of <= 25,000 population into two tiers: (1) <== 10,000, and (2) 10,001-25,000. Under our proposal, the remaining population tier thresholds would stay the same as prior years. We seek comment on the table below. FY 2023 Radio Station Regulatory Fees -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <=10,000................................................ $595 $430 $370 $410 $650 $745 10,001-25,000........................................... 990 715 620 680 1,085 1,240 25,001-75,000........................................... 1,485 1,075 930 1,020 1,630 1,860 75,001-150,000.......................................... 2,230 1,610 1,395 1,530 2,440 2,790 150,001-500,000......................................... 3,345 2,415 2,095 2,300 3,665 4,190 500,001-1,200,000....................................... 5,010 3,620 3,135 3,440 5,490 6,275 1,200,001-3,000,000..................................... 7,525 5,435 4,710 5,170 8,245 9,425 3,000,001-6,000,000..................................... 11,275 8,145 7,060 7,745 12,360 14,125 >6,000,000.............................................. 16,920 12,220 10,595 11,620 18,545 21,190 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5. Space Station Regulatory Fees

78. We seek comment on the proposed regulatory fees for space stations as provided in Table 2. In 2020, the Commission adjusted the allocation of FTEs among geostationary orbit space stations (GSO) and non-geostationary orbit satellite systems (NGSO) operators. To ensure that regulatory fees more closely reflected the FTE oversight and regulation for each space station category, the Commission allocated 80% of space station regulatory fees to GSOs and 20% of the space station regulatory fees to NGSOs. We also seek comment on defining the category of operations for on-orbit servicing (OOS) and rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) for regulatory fee purposes, including whether a separate regulatory fee category is necessary. In addition, we seek comment on how to apply regulatory fees to OOS and RPO spacecraft specifically operating near the geostationary satellite orbit arc. 79. In 2021, the Commission adopted two new fee subcategories: ``less complex'' NGSO systems and all other NGSO systems identified as ``other'' NGSO systems, both under the broader category of ``Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit).'' ``Less complex'' NGSO systems are defined as NGSO satellite systems planning to communicate with 20 or fewer U.S. authorized earth stations that are primarily used for Earth Exploration Satellite Service (EESS) and/or Automatic Identification System (AIS). ``Less complex'' NGSO fees and ``other'' NGSO fees were split within the broader NGSO fee category on a 20/80 basis. For FY 2023, we calculate the fees using the allocation of 80% of space station regulatory fees to GSOs and 20% of the space station regulatory fees to NGSOs. We also use the 20/80 allocation between ``less complex'' and ``other'' NGSO space station fees, respectively, within the NGSO fee category. Such allocations still accurately reflect the amount of work involved in regulating NGSO systems and the number of reasonably related benefits provided to the payors of each fee category. 80. In the Report and Order attached to the FY 2022 NPRM, we adopted a methodology for calculating the regulatory fee for small satellites and small spacecraft (together, small satellites) within the NGSO fee category based on 1/20th (5%) of the average of the non-small satellite NGSO space station regulatory fee rates from the current fiscal year on a per license basis. This methodology accommodates fluctuations in the number of NGSO space stations fee payors, continues to provide a middle ground and an opportunity to gain more experience in regulating small satellites, and reflects that FTEs spend approximately twenty times more time on regulating one non-small satellite NGSO system compared to the time spent for regulating one small satellite license. 81. Accordingly, in Tables 2 and 3, we have included the proposed fees for NGSO space stations calculated by assessing the fees that small satellites will pay in FY 2023, reducing that amount from the overall NGSO space stations fee category, and allocating the remaining NGSO space station fees 20/80 using the two fee subcategories: ``less complex'' NGSO space stations and all other NGSO space stations identified as ``other'' NGSO space stations. In Tables 2 and 3, we also propose fees for GSO space stations. We seek comment on these proposed fees. 82. Spacecraft Performing On-Orbit Servicing (OOS) and Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO). In the FY 2022 NPRM, we sought comment on adopting regulatory fee categories for spacecraft performing OOS and RPO. Missions, which can include satellite refueling, inspecting and repairing in-orbit spacecraft, capturing and removing debris, and transforming materials through manufacturing while in space, have the potential to benefit all space stations and improve the sustainability of the outer space environment and the space-based services. Due to the somewhat nascent nature of the OOS and RPO, or more generally ``in- space servicing'' industries, we currently do not have a regulatory fee category for such spacecraft. We noted in the FY 2022 NPRM that there have been a limited number of such operations. We tentatively concluded at that time that it was too early to identify exactly where operations, such as those in low-Earth orbit (LEO), might fit into the regulatory [[Page 36167]] fee structure in the future. We accordingly deferred our determination of whether to create a new fee category for such services to a future fiscal year once the regulatory framework under which space stations performing in-space servicing operations, including OOS, RPO, space situational awareness (SSA), and space domain awareness (SDA) operations, and the scope of those operations, is better understood. 83. Since the FY 2022 NPRM, neither the scope of in-space servicing operations nor the regulatory framework has developed sufficiently to adopt regulatory fee categories at this time. For example, although we expect that most of these operations are likely to ultimately be in NGSO, there will not be any operational OOS or RPO spacecraft in NGSO for FY 2023. For those spacecraft that may conduct such in-space servicing operations in the future, we seek further comment on defining this emerging category of operations for regulatory fee purposes, including whether a separate regulatory fee category is necessary. In response to our FY 2022 NPRM, three commenters supported the creation of a new fee category. Of those commenters, one suggested that we use the term ``in-space servicing'' to define services that will fit within the category to correlate the language with the In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) National Strategy and define those services as activities in space ``by a servicer spacecraft or servicing agent on a client space object which require rendezvous and/or proximity operations.'' Another commenter suggested a definition for OOS missions as spacecraft whose ``primary function'' is to provide OOS, including concepts of operations such as deployment via orbital transfer vehicle (OTV), hosting, or RPO, and another agreed with such a definition and added that SSA and SDA operations should also be included. We seek comment on these and additional or different definitions for a potential new fee category. Commenters that favor a new fee category or categories should fully explain the basis for their positions, including how the Commission might identify where these operations might fit into the existing regulatory fee structure and why these operations are distinct from operations classified under other fee categories. 84. Some spacecraft conducting satellite servicing have or plan to operate near the GSO arc. To date, we have licensed two spacecraft under part 25 for communications while conducting these types of operations with GSO satellites. These two spacecraft remain operational in FY 2023. Based on our review and experience regulating OOS and RPO spacecraft in GSO, we tentatively conclude that, despite being assigned their own call signs, which is the unit usually used to assess fees for satellite regulatees operating in GSO, such spacecraft appear to operate as part of existing GSO systems, rather than as separate independent spacecraft. Under this tentative conclusion, there is no independent system for a separate fee assessment for these operations near the GSO arc, and the regulatory burden for such operations are included in the fees collected from the regulatory fee payors paying fees for GSO satellites. We seek comment on this tentative conclusion and whether our experience to date may not apply to future operations of OOS and RPO spacecraft, which may operate more independently of the satellites that they will service. For spacecraft conducting OOS and RPO with GSO satellites, identifying whether such spacecraft operations are part of an existing GSO system appears to be the first step in determining whether we should assess a separate fee. We propose to apply the regulatory fee for ``Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit)'' to OOS and RPO spacecraft operating near the GSO arc, unless we determine that the OOS or RPO spacecraft is operating as part of an existing GSO system and therefore should not be assessed a separate regulatory fee. We seek comment on this approach, as well as on the specific factors that we should consider to determine whether a OOS or RPO spacecraft will operate as part of an existing GSO system for regulatory fee purposes.

6. Digital Equity and Inclusion

85. The Commission, as part of its continuing effort to advance digital equity for all, including people of color, persons with disabilities, persons who live in rural or tribal areas, and others who are or have been historically underserved, marginalized, or adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality, invites comment on any equity-related considerations and benefits (if any) that may be associated with the proposals and issues discussed herein. Specifically, we seek comment on how our proposals for collecting regulatory fees for FY 2023 may promote or inhibit advances in diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, as well the scope of the Commission's relevant legal authority. We note that diversity and equity considerations, however, do not allow the Commission to shift fees from one party of fee payors to another nor to fees under section 9 of the Act for any purpose other than as an offsetting collection in the amount of our annual S&E appropriation.

7. Continuing Flexibility in FY 2023 for Regulatory Fee Payors

86. In FY 2020, the Commission adopted several temporary measures to assist parties experiencing COVID-19 -related financial hardship in seeking regulatory fee relief. The Commission found good cause to continue the temporary measures in FY 2021 and FY 2022. The measures included: (i) waiver of section 1.1166(a) of the Commission's rules to permit parties seeking regulatory fee waiver, reduction and/or deferral for financial hardship reasons to make a single request for all forms of relief sought, rather than requiring separate filings for each form of relief; (ii) waiver of section 1.1166(a) to permit requests to be submitted electronically to a dedicated email address, rather than requiring the requests to be filed in paper form with the Commission's Office of Secretary; and (iii) allowing parties seeking installment payment terms to do so by submitting their requests to the same dedicated email address and to combine their installment payment requests with their waiver, reduction, and/or deferral requests in a single filing. 87. The Commission also reduced the interest rate typically charged on installment payments to a nominal rate and waived the down payment normally required before granting an installment payment request. In addition, the Commission partially waived the requirement that parties seeking relief on financial hardship grounds submit with their requests all financial documentation needed to prove financial hardship. This allowed regulatory fee payors experiencing pandemic-related financial hardship to submit additional financial documentation post-filing if necessary to determine whether relief should be granted. The Commission directed the Managing Director to work with individual regulatory fee payors that filed requests if additional documents were needed to render a decision on the request. 88. Finally, the Commission allowed debtors barred from filing requests or applications by the Commission's red-light rule and experiencing pandemic-related financial hardship to nonetheless request relief with respect to their regulatory fees. The Commission authorized the Managing Director to partially waive the red light to permit consideration of those requests while requiring those parties to resolve all [[Page 36168]] delinquent debt to the Commission's satisfaction in the process. 89. We seek comment on whether any of the remaining temporary measures described in paragraphs 87 and 88 above should be extended for FY 2023, and if so, why? Specifically, for FY 2023, should the Commission continue to offer a reduced interest rate and waive the down payment for installment payments of regulatory fees? Should we continue our partial waiver of the red light rule to permit delinquent debtors to seek fee relief, conditioned on the debtor's satisfactory resolution of its delinquent debt? Finally, should the Commission continue our partial waiver of section 1.1166 to permit a regulatee to submit financial documentation after its request is filed if the Managing Director determines that additional documents are needed to render a decision on the request? Commenters that support extension of any of these temporary measures should explain why extension of any temporary measure is necessary, and in the case of those temporary measures that require a waiver of a Commission rule, why good cause exists for the waiver and why the waiver is in the public interest. We remind commenters that we cannot relax the standard for granting a waiver or deferral of fees, penalties, or other charges for late payment of regulatory fees under section 9A of the Communications Act. Under that statute, the Commission may only waive a regulatory fee, penalty or interest if it finds there is good cause for the waiver and that the waiver is in the public interest. The Commission has only granted financial hardship waivers when the requesting party has shown it ``lacks sufficient funds to pay the regulatory fees and to maintain its service to the public.'' Other statutory limitations include that the Commission must act on waiver requests individually, and cannot extend the deadline we set for payment of fees beyond September 30.

8. Providing Installment Payment Relief to Small Regulatory Fee Payors

90. Several broadcaster groups request that the Commission allow regulatees to prepay their annual regulatory fees in installments, including by prepaying their annual regulatory fees in increments before the annual regulatory fee payment deadline. The broadcasters state that this and other measures would assist in lessening the broadcasters' regulatory fee burden. 91. We start by reminding regulatory fee payors that the Commission has had a robust installment payment program in place for many years, and that many fee payors, especially small fee payors, have availed themselves of the relief installment payment plans provide, enabling repayment of the annual regulatory fee in installments after the payment deadline, without incurring a 25% late payment penalty. The Commission's existing installment payment program operates pursuant to the requirements of section 901.8 of the Federal Claims Collection Standards (FCCS), which permits installment payment of monies owed to the United States after the due date, where a debtor demonstrates that it is financially unable to pay its fees in lump sum by the due date. While the Commission does not have the authority to waive the required showing of financial inability to pay in lump sum, the Commission has discretion in setting the interest rate to be charged under an installment payment agreement and other repayment terms. In response to the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, in FYs 2020, 2021, and 2022, the Commission substantially reduced the interest rate it customarily charges on installment payment of regulatory fees to a nominal rate and waived its standard down payment requirement, and in this proceeding, is seeking comment on whether to extend those measures in FY 2023. We seek comment on whether the Commission should consider other temporary or permanent modifications to its existing installment payment program, bearing in mind the constraints of section 901.8 of the FCCS. 92. We also seek comment on the broadcasters proposal that they be permitted to prepay their annual regulatory fees in increments, in advance of the annual regulatory fee date. We note here that the Communications Act has long required the Commission to permit installment payment of large regulatory fees. The Commission has historically interpreted this requirement to mean that large fee payors should be permitted to pay their fees in installments between the time the annual fee amount is established and the annual deadline for paying the fee, making its implementation impractical. We seek comment on whether we should permit prepayment in increments in advance of the release of the annual report and order establishing the fee amounts, and if so, how would such a program work? For instance, how would the regulatory fee payor determine the amount to be prepaid, given that the regulatory fee will not have been established until most, if not all, of the prepayments are made? How would we structure the prepayment terms, for instance, the frequency and size of each prepayment? Would the prepayment option be available to all regulatory fee payors or only certain payors, and if the latter, what criteria would we use to determine eligibility to prepay? 93. Implementation of such a program, particularly if the eligible pool of regulatory fee payors is a large one, would likely require modifications to our recordkeeping, financial operations and accounting systems, as well as additional personnel to administer the program. What concrete benefits would the Commission and its participating regulatees derive from such a program? For instance, if we assume that the principal benefit to a regulatee of prepaying its regulatory fees in increments is in the ability to budget and plan the expenditure, would prepayment in installments be significantly more beneficial than a regulatee regularly setting aside an amount equivalent to the prepayment it would make, in order to pay its upcoming regulatory fee obligation when due and if so, how would it be more beneficial? Would the program's benefit to regulatees justify the Commission's cost of implementing and administering a prepayment by installment program and if so, how?

9. Other Forms of Assistance

94. We seek comment on other ways in which the Commission might assist regulatory fee payors, including small entities such as broadcasters, in meeting their annual regulatory fee obligations. We ask that commenters explain the legal bases for any proposals they make and how such proposals fit within the Commission's statutory authorizations and our existing regulatory fee methodology.

10. New Regulatory Fee Categories

95. Finally, we continue to seek additional comment on ``whether we should adopt new regulatory fee categories and on ways to improve our regulatory fee process regarding any and all categories of service.

IV. Procedural Matters

96. Included below are procedural items as well as our current payment and collection methods. We include these payments and collection procedures here as a useful way of reminding regulatory fee payers and the public about these aspects of the annual regulatory fee collection process. 97. Credit Card Transaction Levels. In accordance with Treasury Financial Manual, Volume I, Part 5, Chapter 7000, Section 7045-- Limitations on Card Collection Transactions, the highest [[Page 36169]] amount that can be charged on a credit card for transactions with federal agencies is $24,999.99. 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, Automates Clearing House (ACH) debits from a bank account, and wire transfers. Each of these payment options is available after filing regulatory fee information in CORES. Further details will be provided regarding payment methods and procedures at the time of FY 2023 regulatory fee collection in Fact Sheets, https://www.fcc.gov/regfees. 98. Payment Methods. During the fee season for collecting regulatory fees, regulatees can pay their fees by credit card through Pay.gov, ACH, debit card, or by wire transfer. Additional payment instructions are posted on the Commission's website at https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees/wire-transfer. The receiving bank for all wire payments is the U.S. Treasury, New York, NY (TREAS NYC). Any other form of payment (e.g., checks, cashier's checks, or money orders) will be rejected. For payments by wire, an FCC Form 159-E should still be transmitted via fax so that the Commission can associate the wire payment with the correct regulatory fee information. The fax should be sent to the Commission at (202) 418-2843 at least one hour before initiating the wire transfer (but on the 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 https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees/wire-transfer. 99. Standard Fee Calculations and Payment Dates. 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, 2022 for AM/FM radio stations, VHF/UHF broadcast television stations, and satellite television stations. Regulatory fees must be paid for all broadcast facility licenses granted on or before October 1, 2022. Wireline (Common Carrier) Services: Regulatory fees must be paid for authorizations that were granted on or before October 1, 2022. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2022, 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. 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. The unit count should be based on toll free numbers managed by RespOrgs on or about December 31, 2022. Wireless Services: Commercial Mobile Radio Service (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, 2022. The number of subscribers, units, or telephone numbers on December 31, 2021 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, 2022, 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 (first seven in our Calculation of Fees in Table 2) 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 2023. Multichannel Video Programming Distributor (MVPD) Services (cable television operators, Cable Television Relay Service (CARS) licensees, DBS, and IPTV): Regulatory fees must be paid for the number of basic cable television subscribers as of December 31, 2022. Regulatory fees also must be paid for CARS licenses that were granted on or before October 1, 2022. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2022, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. For providers of DBS service and IPTV-based MVPDs, regulatory fees should be paid based on a subscriber count on or about December 31, 2022. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2022, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. International Services: Regulatory fees must be paid for earth stations that were licensed (or authorized) on or before October 1, 2022. Regulatory fees must also be paid for Geostationary orbit space stations (GSO) and non-geostationary orbit satellite systems (NGSO), and the two NGSO subcategories ``Other'' and ``Less Complex,'' that were licensed and operational on or before October 1, 2022. Licensees of small satellites that were licensed and operational on or before October 1, 2022 must also pay regulatory fees. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2022, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. International Services (Submarine Cable Systems, Terrestrial and Satellite Services): Regulatory fees for submarine cable systems are to be paid on a per cable landing license basis based on lit circuit capacity as of December 31, 2022. Regulatory fees for terrestrial and satellite IBCs are to be paid based on active (used or leased) international bearer circuits as of December 31, 2022, 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, 2022. Whether circuits are used specifically for voice or data is not relevant for purposes of determining that they are active circuits. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2022, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. 100. CMRS and Mobile Services Assessments. 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 ports (``in'' and ``out''). We have included non-geographic numbers [[Page 36170]] in the calculation of the number of subscribers for each CMRS provider in Table 2 and the CMRS regulatory fee factor proposed in Table 3. CMRS provider regulatory fees will be calculated and should be paid based on the inclusion of non-geographic numbers. CMRS providers can adjust the total number of subscribers, if needed. This information of telephone numbers (subscriber count) will be posted on the Commission's Registration System (CORES) along with the carrier's Operating Company Numbers (OCNs). 101. A carrier wishing to revise its telephone number (subscriber) count can do so by accessing CORES and following the prompts to revise their telephone number counts. Any revisions to the telephone number counts should be accompanied by an explanation. The Commission will then review the revised count and supporting explanation, if any, and either approve or disapprove the submission in CORES. 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 supporting documentation. If the Commission receives no response from the provider, or the Commission does not reverse its initial disapproval of the provider's revised count submission, the fee payment must be based on the number of subscribers listed initially in CORES. 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 CORES. 102. Because some carriers do not file the NRUF report, they may not see their telephone number counts in CORES. 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, 2022), and submit their fee payment accordingly. Whether a carrier reviews its telephone number counts in CORES 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.

V. List of Tables

Table 1--Comments and Reply Comments to the FY 2022 Notice of Inquiry, MD Docket No. 22-301 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Commenter Abbreviated name Date filed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Comments to NOI ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ACA Connects--America's ACA Connects........ 10/26/22 Communications Association. National Association of NAB................. 10/26/22 Broadcasters. Satellite Industry Association; SIA................. 10/26/22 SIA Executive Members include: Amazon; The Boeing Company; DIRECTV; EchoStar Corporation; HawkEye 360; Intelsat S.A.; Iridium Communications Inc.; Kratos Defense & Security Solutions; Ligado Networks; Lockheed Martin Corporation; Northrop Grumman; OneWeb; Planet; SES Americom, Inc.; Space Exploration Technologies Corp.; Spire Global Inc.; and Viasat Inc. SIA Associate Members include: ABS US Corp.; The Aerospace Corporation; Artel, LLC; AST & Science; Astranis Space Technologies Corp.; Aurora Insight; Blue Origin; Comtech Telecommunications Corp.; Eutelsat America Corp.; ExoAnalytic Solutions; Hughes Defense and Intelligence Systems Division/Government Solutions; Inmarsat; Kymeta Corporation; Leonardo; Lynk; Omnispace, LLC; OneWeb Technologies; Ovzon; Panasonic Avionics Corporation; Telesat; United Launch Alliance; and XTAR, LLC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reply Comments to NOI ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reply commenter Abbreviated name Date filed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGM CALIFORNIA, INC............... AGM NEVADA, LLC................... ALABAMA MEDIA, LLC................ COXSWAIN MEDIA, LLC............... DAVIS BROADCASTING, INC. OF COLUMBUS. EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, LP......... FLORIDA KEYS MEDIA, LLC........... GALAXY SYRACUSE LICENSEE LLC GALAXY UTICA LICENSEE LLC. GOLDEN ISLES BROADCASTING, LLC.... GOOD KARMA BRANDS MILWAUKEE, LLC.. GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, LLC...... GULF SOUTH RADIO, INC............. HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC....... HEH COMMUNICATIONS, LLC........... HOLLADAY BROADCASTING OF LOUISIANA, LLC. INLAND EMPIRE BROADCASTING CORP. JAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. KLAX LICENSING, INC............... KLOS RADIO HOLDINGS, LLC.......... KPWR RADIO HOLDINGS, LLC.......... KRZZ LICENSING, INC............... KWHY-22 BROADCASTING, LLC......... KXOL LICENSING, INC............... KXOS RADIO HOLDINGS, LLC.......... [[Page 36171]] L.M. COMMUNICATIONS, INC.......... Joint Commenters.... 11/23/22 L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC. L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC. L.M.N.O.C. BROADCASTING LLC....... MERIDIAN MEDIA GROUP, LLC......... MERUELO RADIO HOLDINGS, LLC MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTERS, LLC. NEW SOUTH RADIO, INC.............. NORTHWAY BROADCASTING, LLC PARTNERSHIP RADIO, LLC. PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION. QBS BROADCASTING, LLC............. REGIONAL RADIO GROUP, LLC......... SBR BROADCASTING CORPORATION SERGE MARTIN ENTERPRISES, INC. SPANISH BROADCASTING SYSTEM HOLDING COMPANY, INC. TALKING STICK COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C. THE CROMWELL GROUP, INC. OF ILLINOIS WCMQ LICENSING, INC. WCYQ, INC. WINTON ROAD BROADCASTING CO., LLC. WKLC, INC. WLEY LICENSING, INC.... WMEG LICENSING, INC............... WPAT LICENSING, INC. WPYO LICENSING, INC. WRMA LICENSING, INC............... WRXD LICENSING, INC............... WSBS LICENSING, INC............... WSKQ LICENSING, INC............... WSUN LICENSING, INC............... WXDJ LICENSING, INC............... National Association of NAB................. 11/25/22 Broadcasters. NCTA--The Internet & Television NCTA................ 11/25/22 Association. WISPA--Broadband Without WISPA............... 11/25/22 Boundaries. Alabama Broadcasters Association; State Associations.. 11/25/22 Alaska Broadcasters Association; Arizona Broadcasters Association; Arkansas Broadcasters Association; California Broadcasters Association; Colorado Broadcasters Association; Connecticut Broadcasters Association; Florida Association of Broadcasters; Georgia Association of Broadcasters; Hawaii Association of Broadcasters; Idaho State Broadcasters Association; Illinois Broadcasters Association; Indiana Broadcasters Association; Iowa Broadcasters Association; Kansas Association of Broadcasters; Kentucky Broadcasters Association; Louisiana Association of Broadcasters; Maine Association of Broadcasters; MD/DC/DE Broadcasters Association; Massachusetts Broadcasters Association; Michigan Association of Broadcasters; Minnesota Broadcasters Association; Mississippi Association of Broadcasters; Missouri Broadcasters Association; Montana Broadcasters Association; Nebraska Broadcasters Association; Nevada Broadcasters Association; New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters; New Jersey Broadcasters Association; New Mexico Broadcasters Association; The New York State Broadcasters Association; Inc., North Carolina Association of Broadcasters; North Dakota Broadcasters Association; Ohio Association of Broadcasters; Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters; Oregon Association of Broadcasters; Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters; Radio Broadcasters Association of Puerto Rico; Rhode Island Broadcasters Association; South Carolina Broadcasters Association; South Dakota Broadcasters Association; Tennessee Association of Broadcasters; Texas Association of Broadcasters; Utah Broadcasters Association; Vermont Association of Broadcasters; Virginia Association of Broadcasters; Washington State Association of Broadcasters; West Virginia Broadcasters Association; Wisconsin Broadcasters Association; and Wyoming Association of Broadcasters. CTIA.............................. CTIA................ 11/25/22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 2--Calculation of FY 2023 Revenue Requirements and Pro-Rata Fees [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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2022 Pro-rated FY Computed FY Fee category FY 2023 payment Yrs revenue 2023 revenue 2023 Rounded FY Expected FY units estimate requirement regulatory fee 2023 reg. fee 2023 revenue -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLMRS (Exclusive Use)......................... 1,200 10 187,500 300,000 25.00 25 300,000 PLMRS (Shared use)............................ 19,000 10 1,250,000 1,900,000 10.00 10 1,900,000 Microwave..................................... 16,000 10 4,500,000 4,000,000 25.00 25 4,000,000 Marine (Ship)................................. 7,000 10 1,035,000 1,050,000 15.00 15 1,050,000 Aviation (Aircraft)........................... 4,800 10 420,000 480,000 10.00 10 480,000 Marine (Coast)................................ 240 10 84,000 96,000 40.00 40 96,000 Aviation (Ground)............................. 300 10 70,000 60,000 20.00 20 60,000 AM Class A \1\................................ 60 1 326,740 290,040 4,834 4,835 290,100 [[Page 36172]] AM Class B \1\................................ 1,403 1 4,054,050 3,598,533 2,565 2,565 3,598,695 AM Class C \1\................................ 814 1 1,450,360 1,288,345 1,583 1,585 1,290,190 AM Class D \1\................................ 1,373 1 4,793,460 4,256,627 3,100 3,100 4,256,300 FM Classes A, B1 & C3 \1\..................... 3,043 1 10,109,400 8,977,008 2,950 2,950 8,976,850 FM Classes B, C, C0, C1 & C2 \1\.............. 3,111 1 12,378,460 10,992,387 3,533 3,535 10,997,385 AM Construction Permits \2\................... 5 1 3,450 3,100 620 620 3,100 FM Construction Permits \2\................... 16 1 19,360 17,360 1,085 1,085 17,360 Digital Television \5\ (including Satellite 3.265 billion 1 28,897,591 25,463,155 .00779893 .007799 25,463,387 TV).......................................... population Digital TV Construction Permits \2\........... 4 1 20,840 20,400 5,100 5,100 20,400 LPTV/Class A/Translators FM Trans/Boosters.... 6,325 1 1,858,440 1,647,933 261 260 1,644,500 CARS Stations................................. 120 1 230,175 208,818 1,740 1,740 208,800 Cable TV Systems, including IPTV & DBS........ 56,000,000 1 76,475,000 69,369,400 1.2387 1.24 69,440,000 Interstate Telecommunication Service Providers 26,100,000,000 1 124,597,500 134,784,350 0.005164 0.00516 134,676,000 Toll Free Numbers............................. 34,500,000 1 4,164,000 4,631,251 0.1342 0.13 4,485,000 CMRS Mobile Services (Cellular/Public Mobile). 545,000,000 1 74,900,000 86,287,694 0.1583 0.16 87,200,000 CMRS Messaging Services....................... 1,300,000 1 120,000 104,000 0.0800 0.080 104,000 BRS/ \3\...................................... 1,195 1 716,625 836,500 700 700 836,500 LMDS.......................................... 360 1 204,750 252,000 700 700 252,000 Per Gbps circuit Int'l Bearer Circuits 17,000 1 468,000 430,862 25.34 25 425,000 Terrestrial (Common & Non-Common) & Satellite (Common & Non-Common)........................ Submarine Cable Providers (See chart at bottom 67.00 1 8,822,138 8,186,376 122,185 122,185 8,186,395 of Table 3) \4\.............................. Earth Stations................................ 2,900 1 1,783,500 1,658,901 572 570 1,653,000 Space Stations (Geostationary)................ 139 1 17,143,565 15,908,562 117,841 117,840 15,908,400 Space Stations (Non-Geostationary, Other)..... 9 1 3,380,200 3,114,764 346,085 346,085 3,114,765 Space Stations (Non-Geostationary, Less 6 1 845,040 778,691 129,782 129,780 778,680 Complex)..................................... Space Stations (Non-Geostationary, Small 5 1 60,725 83,685 11,955 11,955 83,685 Satellite)................................... ****** Total Estimated Revenue to be ................. ..... 385,369,869 389,887,198 .............. .............. 391,796,260 Collected................................ ****** Total Revenue Requirement.......... ................. ..... 381,950,000 390,192,000 .............. .............. 390,192,000 Difference............................ ................. ..... 3,419,869 (304,802) .............. .............. 1,604,260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ The fee amounts listed in the column entitled ``Rounded New FY 2023 Regulatory Fee'' constitute a weighted average broadcast regulatory fee by class of service. The actual FY 2023 regulatory fees for AM/FM radio station are listed on a grid located at the end of Table 3. \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 based on the threshold 10,001-25,000, the traditional basis for identifying the lowest licensed fee. 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\ The 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 3 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). The Submarine Cable fee in Table 2 is a weighted average of the various fee payers in the chart at the end of Table 3. \5\ The actual digital television regulatory fees to be paid by call sign are identified in Table 7. [[Page 36173]] Table 3--FY 2023 Schedule of Regulatory Fees [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.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Annual Regulatory Fee (U.S. Fee category $s) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PLMRS (per license) (Exclusive Use) (47 25 CFR part 90)............................. Microwave (per license) (47 CFR part 101). 25 Marine (Ship) (per station) (47 CFR part 15 80)...................................... Marine (Coast) (per license) (47 CFR part 40 80)...................................... Rural Radio (47 CFR part 22) (previously 10 listed under the Land Mobile category)... PLMRS (Shared Use) (per license) (47 CFR 10 part 90)................................. Aviation (Aircraft) (per station) (47 CFR 10 part 87)................................. Aviation (Ground) (per license) (47 CFR 20 part 87)................................. CMRS Mobile/Cellular Services (per unit) .16 (47 CFR parts 20, 22, 24, 27, 80 and 90) (Includes Non-Geographic telephone numbers)................................. CMRS Messaging Services (per unit) (47 CFR .08 parts 20, 22, 24 and 90)................. Broadband Radio Service (formerly MMDS/ 700 MDS) (per license) (47 CFR part 27)...... Local Multipoint Distribution Service (per 700 call sign) (47 CFR, part 101)............ AM Radio Construction Permits............. 620 FM Radio Construction Permits............. 1,085 AM and FM Broadcast Radio Station Fees.... See Table Below Digital TV (47 CFR part 73) VHF and UHF .007799 Commercial Fee Factor.................... See Table 7 for fee amounts due, also available at https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees/regulatory-fees Digital TV Construction Permits........... 5,100 Low Power TV, Class A TV, TV/FM 260 Translators & FM Boosters (47 CFR part 74)...................................... CARS (47 CFR part 78)..................... 1,740 Cable Television Systems (per subscriber) 1.24 (47 CFR part 76), Including IPTV and Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS)......... Interstate Telecommunication Service .00516 Providers (per revenue dollar)........... Toll Free (per toll free subscriber) (47 .13 CFR section 52.101(f) of the rules)...... Earth Stations (47 CFR part 25)........... 570 Space Stations (per operational station in 117,840 geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) also includes DBS Service (per operational station) (47 CFR part 100)... Space Stations (per operational system in 346,085 non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) (Other).................................. Space Stations (per operational system in 129,780 non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) (Less Complex)........................... Space Stations (per license/call sign in 11,955 non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) (Small Satellite)........................ International Bearer Circuits--Terrestrial/ 25 Satellites (per Gbps circuit)............ Submarine Cable Landing Licenses Fee (per See Table Below cable system)............................ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FY 2023 Radio Station Regulatory Fees -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <=10,000................................................ $595 $430 $370 $410 $650 $745 10,001-25,000........................................... 990 715 620 680 1,085 1,240 25,001-75,000........................................... 1,485 1,075 930 1,020 1,630 1,860 75,001-150,000.......................................... 2,230 1,610 1,395 1,530 2,440 2,790 150,001-500,000......................................... 3,345 2,415 2,095 2,300 3,665 4,190 500,001-1,200,000....................................... 5,010 3,620 3,135 3,440 5,490 6,275 1,200,001-3,000,000..................................... 7,525 5,435 4,710 5,170 8,245 9,425 3,000,001-6,000,000..................................... 11,275 8,145 7,060 7,745 12,360 14,125 >6,000,000.............................................. 16,920 12,220 10,595 11,620 18,545 21,190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2023 International Bearer Circuits--Submarine Cable Systems ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine cable systems (capacity as of December 31, 2022) Fee ratio FY 2023 regulatory fees ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Less than 50 Gbps.............................. .0625 Units...................... $7,640 50 Gbps or greater, but less than 250 Gbps..... .125 Units....................... 15,275 250 Gbps or greater, but less than 1,500 Gbps.. .25 Units........................ 30,550 1,500 Gbps or greater, but less than 3,500 Gbps .5 Units......................... 61,095 3,500 Gbps or greater, but less than 6,500 Gbps 1.0 Unit......................... 122,185 6,500 Gbps or greater.......................... 2.0 Units........................ 244,370 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 36174]] Table 4--Sources of Payment Unit Estimates for FY 2023 In order to calculate individual service fees for FY 2023, we adjusted FY 2022 payment units for each service to more accurately reflect expected FY 2023 payment liabilities. We obtained our updated estimates through a variety of means and sources. For example, we used Commission licensee data bases, actual prior year payment records and industry and trade association projections, where available. The databases we consulted include our Universal Licensing System (ULS), International Bureau Filing System (IBFS), Consolidated Database System (CDBS), Licensing and Management System (LMS) 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. Regulatory fee payment units are not all the same for all fee categories. For most fee categories, the term ``units'' reflect licenses or permits that have been issued, but for other fee categories, the term ``units'' reflect quantities such as subscribers, population counts, circuit counts, telephone numbers, and revenues. As more current data is received after the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) is released, the Commission sometimes adjusts the NPRM fee rates to reflect the new information in the Report and Order. This is intended to make sure that the fee rates in the Report and Order reflect more recent and accurate information. We realize that by adjusting the unit counts as more accurate information is received may adjust the fee rates for certain regulatory fee categories. Certain entities that collect the fees from customers in advance in order to pay the Commission, such as Cable and DBS companies, ITSP providers, Cell Phone and Toll-Free providers, to name a few, may need to adjust their billings to customers as the Commission adjusts its fee rates. As a result, the Commission understands that these adjustments are necessary so that these regulatees can recover their fee obligations from their customers. We sought verification for these estimates from multiple sources and, in all cases, we compared FY 2023 estimates with actual FY 2022 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 2023 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 2023 payment units are based on FY 2022 actual payment units, it does not necessarily mean that our FY 2023 projection is exactly the same number as in FY 2022. We have either rounded the FY 2023 number or adjusted it slightly to account for these variables. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fee category Sources of payment unit estimates ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Land Mobile (All), Microwave, Based on Wireless Telecommunications Marine (Ship & Coast), Bureau (WTB) information as well as Aviation (Aircraft & prior year payment information. Ground), Domestic Public Estimates have been adjusted to take Fixed. into consideration the licensing of portions of these services. CMRS Cellular/Mobile Services Based on WTB projection reports, and FY 2022 payment data. CMRS Messaging Services...... Based on WTB reports, and FY 2022 payment data. AM/FM Radio Stations......... Based on downloaded LMS data, adjusted for exemptions, and actual FY 2022 payment units. Digital TV Stations (Combined Based on LMS data, fee rate adjusted for VHF/UHF units). exemptions, and population figures are calculated based on individual station parameters. AM/FM/TV Construction Permits Based on LMS data, adjusted for exemptions, and actual FY 2022 payment units. LPTV, Translators and Based on LMS data, adjusted for Boosters, Class A Television. exemptions, and actual FY 2022 payment units. BRS (formerly MDS/MMDS) LMDS. Based on WTB reports and actual FY 2022 payment units. Based on WTB reports and actual FY 2022 payment units. Cable Television Relay Based on cable trend data, data from the Service (CARS) Stations. Media Bureau's COALS database, and actual FY 2022 payment units. Cable Television System Based on publicly available data sources Subscribers, Including IPTV for estimated subscriber counts, trend Subscribers. information from past payment data, and actual FY 2022 payment units. Interstate Telecommunication Based on FCC Form 499-A worksheets due in Service Providers. April 2023, and any data provided by the Wireline Competition Bureau. Earth Stations............... Based on International Bureau licensing data and actual FY 2022 payment units. Space Stations (GSOs & NGSOs) Based on International Bureau data reports and actual FY 2022 payment units. International Bearer Circuits Based on assistance provided by the International Bureau, any data submissions by licensees, adjusted as necessary, and actual FY 2022 payment units. Submarine Cable Licenses..... Based on International Bureau license information, and actual FY 2022 payment units. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 5--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 [[Page 36175]] 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. Table 6--Satellite Charts for FY 2023 Regulatory Fees--U.S.-Licensed Space Stations ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Licensee Call sign Satellite name Type ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2922 SKY-B1.......................... GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2640 DIRECTV T11..................... GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2711 DIRECTV RB-1.................... GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2632 DIRECTV T8...................... GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2669 DIRECTV T9S..................... GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2641 DIRECTV T10..................... GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2797 DIRECTV T12..................... GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2930 DIRECTV T15..................... GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2673 DIRECTV T5...................... GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2133 SPACEWAY 2...................... GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S3039 DIRECTV T16..................... GSO DISH Operating L.L.C.......................... S2931 ECHOSTAR 18..................... GSO DISH Operating L.L.C.......................... S2738 ECHOSTAR 11..................... GSO DISH Operating L.L.C.......................... S2694 ECHOSTAR 10..................... GSO DISH Operating L.L.C.......................... S2740 ECHOSTAR 7...................... GSO DISH Operating L.L.C.......................... S2790 ECHOSTAR 14..................... GSO EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation...... S2811 ECHOSTAR 15..................... GSO EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation...... S2844 ECHOSTAR 16..................... GSO EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C............. S2179 ECHOSTAR 9...................... GSO ES 172 LLC.................................... S2610 EUTELSAT 174A................... GSO ES 172 LLC.................................... S3021 EUTELSAT 172B................... GSO Horizon-3 Satellite LLC....................... S2947 HORIZONS-3e..................... GSO Hughes Network Systems, LLC................... S2663 SPACEWAY 3...................... GSO Hughes Network Systems, LLC................... S2834 ECHOSTAR 19..................... GSO Hughes Network Systems, LLC................... S2753 ECHOSTAR XVII................... GSO Intelsat License LLC/ViaSat, Inc.............. S2160 GALAXY 28....................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2414 INTELSAT 10-02.................. GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2972 INTELSAT 37e.................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2854 NSS-7........................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2409 INELSAT 905..................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2405 INTELSAT 901.................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2408 INTELSAT 904.................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2804 INTELSAT 25..................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2959 INTELSAT 35e.................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2237 INTELSAT 11..................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2785 INTELSAT 14..................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2380 INTELSAT 9...................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2831 INTELSAT 23..................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2915 INTELSAT 34..................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2863 INTELSAT 21..................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2750 INTELSAT 16..................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2715 GALAXY 17....................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2154 GALAXY 25....................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2253 GALAXY 11....................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2381 GALAXY 3C....................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2887 INTELSAT 30..................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2924 INTELSAT 31..................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2647 GALAXY 19....................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2687 GALAXY 16....................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2733 GALAXY 18....................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2385 GALAXY 14....................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2386 GALAXY 13....................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2422 GALAXY 12....................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2387 GALAXY 15....................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2704 INTELSAT 5...................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2817 INTELSAT 18..................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2850 INTELSAT 19..................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2368 INTELSAT 1R..................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2789 INTELSAT 15..................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2423 HORIZONS 2...................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2846 INTELSAT 22..................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2847 INTELSAT 20..................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2948 INTELSAT 36..................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2814 INTELSAT 17..................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2410 INTELSAT 906.................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2406 INTELSAT 902.................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2939 INTELSAT 33e.................... GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2382 INTELSAT 10..................... GSO [[Page 36176]] Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2751 NEW DAWN........................ GSO Intelsat License LLC.......................... S3023 INTELSAT 39..................... GSO Ligado Networks Subsidiary, LLC............... S2358 SKYTERRA-1...................... GSO Ligado Networks Subsidiary, LLC............... AMSC-1 MSAT-2.......................... GSO Novavision Group, Inc......................... S2861 DIRECTV KU-79W.................. GSO Satellite CD Radio LLC........................ S2812 FM-6............................ GSO SES Americom, Inc............................. S2415 NSS-10.......................... GSO SES Americom, Inc............................. S2162 AMC-3........................... GSO SES Americom, Inc............................. S2347 AMC-6........................... GSO SES Americom, Inc............................. S2826 SES-2........................... GSO SES Americom, Inc............................. S2807 SES-1........................... GSO SES Americom, Inc............................. S2892 SES-3........................... GSO SES Americom, Inc............................. S2180 AMC-15.......................... GSO SES Americom, Inc............................. S2445 AMC-1........................... GSO SES Americom, Inc............................. S2135 AMC-4........................... GSO SES Americom, Inc............................. S2713 AMC-18.......................... GSO SES Americom, Inc............................. S2433 AMC-11.......................... GSO SES Americom, Inc./Alascom, Inc............... S2379/S3138 AMC-8/SES-22.................... GSO Sirius XM Radio Inc........................... S2710 FM-5............................ GSO Sirius XM Radio Inc........................... S3034/S2617/ XM-8/XM-3/XM-4.................. GSO S2616 Skynet Satellite Corporation.................. S2933 TELSTAR 12V..................... GSO Skynet Satellite Corporation.................. S2357 TELSTAR 11N..................... GSO ViaSat, Inc................................... S2747 VIASAT-1........................ GSO XM Radio LLC.................................. S2786/S3033 XM-5/XM-7....................... GSO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-U.S.-Licensed Space Stations--Market Access Through Petition for Declaratory Ruling ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Licensee Call sign Satellite common name Satellite type ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABS Global Ltd................................ S2987 ABS-3A.......................... GSO Avanti Hylas 2 Ltd............................ S3130 HYLAS-4......................... GSO DBSD Services Ltd............................. S2651 DBSD G1......................... GSO Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales S2956 ARSAT-2......................... GSO S.A. Eutelsat S.A.................................. S3031 EUTELSAT 133 WEST A............. GSO Eutelsat S.A.................................. S3056 EUTELSAT 8 WEST B............... GSO Eutelsat S.A.................................. S3055 EUTELSAT 139 WEST A............. GSO Gamma Acquisition L.L.C....................... S2633 TerreStar 1..................... GSO Hispamar Sat[eacute]lites, S.A................ S2793 AMAZONAS-2...................... GSO Hispamar Sat[eacute]lites, S.A................ S2886 AMAZONAS-3...................... GSO Hispasat, S.A................................. S2969 HISPASAT 30W-6.................. GSO Inmarsat PLC.................................. S2932 Inmarsat-4 F3................... GSO Inmarsat PLC.................................. S2949 Inmarsat-3 F5................... GSO New Skies Satellites B.V...................... S2756 NSS-9........................... GSO New Skies Satellites B.V...................... S2870 SES-6........................... GSO New Skies Satellites B.V...................... S3048 NSS-6........................... GSO New Skies Satellites B.V...................... S2828 SES-4........................... GSO New Skies Satellites B.V...................... S2950 SES-10.......................... GSO Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V.............. S2695 EUTELSAT 113 WEST A............. GSO Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V.............. S2926 EUTELSAT 117 WEST B............. GSO Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V.............. S2938 EUTELSAT 115 WEST B............. GSO Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V.............. S2873 EUTELSAT 117 WEST A............. GSO SES Satellites (Gibraltar) Ltd................ S2676 AMC 21.......................... GSO SES Americom, Inc............................. S3037 NSS-11.......................... GSO SES Americom, Inc............................. S2964 SES-11.......................... GSO SES DTH do Brasil Ltda........................ S2974 SES-14.......................... GSO SES Satellites (Gibraltar) Ltd................ S2951 SES-15.......................... GSO SES-17 S.a.r.l................................ S3043 SES-17.......................... GSO Embratel Tvsat Telecommunicacoes S.A.......... S2678 STAR ONE C2..................... GSO Embratel Tvsat Telecommunicacoes S.A.......... S2845 STAR ONE C3..................... GSO Telesat Brasil Capacidade de Satelites Ltda... S2821 ESTRELA DO SUL 2................ GSO Telesat Canada................................ S2745 ANIK F1......................... GSO Telesat Canada................................ S2674 ANIK F1R........................ GSO Telesat Canada................................ S2703 ANIK F3......................... GSO Telesat Canada................................ S2646/S2472 ANIK F2......................... GSO Telesat International Ltd..................... S2955 TELSTAR 19 VANTAGE.............. GSO Viasat, Inc................................... S2902 VIASAT-2........................ GSO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 36177]] Non-U.S.-Licensed Space Stations--Market Access Through Earth Station Licenses ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITU name (if available) Common name Call sign GSO/NGSO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APSTAR VI............................... APSTAR 6.................. M292090................... GSO AUSSAT B 152E........................... OPTUS D2.................. M221170................... GSO Ciel Satellite Group.................... Ciel-2.................... E050029................... GSO Eutelsat 65 West A...................... Eutelsat 65 West A........ E160081................... GSO INMARSAT 4F1............................ INMARSAT 4F1.............. KA25...................... GSO INMARSAT 5F2............................ INMARSAT 5F2.............. E120072................... GSO INMARSAT 5F3............................ INMARSAT 5F3.............. E150028................... GSO JCSAT-2B................................ JCSAT-2B.................. M174163................... GSO NIMIQ 5................................. NIMIQ 5................... E080107................... GSO QUETZSAT-1(MEX)......................... QUETZSAT-1................ NUS1101................... GSO Superbird C2............................ Superbird C2.............. M334100................... GSO WILDBLUE-1.............................. WILDBLUE-1................ E040213................... GSO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-Geostationary Space Stations (NGSO) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITU name (if available) Common name Call sign NGSO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S.-Licensed NGSO Systems ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORBCOMM License Corp.................... ORBCOMM................... S2103..................... Other Iridium Constellation LLC............... IRIDIUM................... S2110..................... Other Space Exploration Holdings, LLC......... SPACEX Ku/Ka-Band......... S2983/S3018............... Other Swarm Technologies...................... SWARM..................... S3041..................... Other Planet Labs............................. Flock/Skysats............. S2912..................... Less Complex Maxar License........................... WorldView 1,2 & 3, GeoEye- S2129/S2348............... Less Complex 1. BlackSky Global......................... Global.................... S3032..................... Less Complex Astro Digital U.S., Inc................. LANDMAPPER................ S3014..................... Less Complex Hawkeye 360............................. HE360..................... S3042..................... Less Complex Spaceflight, Inc........................ Sherpa-AC1................ S3133..................... Less Complex ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-U.S.-Licensed NGSO Systems--Market Access Through Petition for Declaratory Ruling ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Telesat Canada.......................... TELESAT Ku/Ka-Band........ S2976..................... Other Kepler Communications, Inc.............. KEPLER.................... S2981..................... Other WorldVu Satellites Ltd.................. ONEWEB.................... S2963..................... Other Myriota Pty. Ltd........................ MYRIOTA................... S3047..................... Other O3b Ltd................................. O3b....................... S2935..................... Other ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NGSO Systems that Are Partly U.S.-Licensed and Partly Non-U.S.-Licensed with Market Access Through Petition for Declaratory Ruling ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Globalstar License LLC.................. GLOBALSTAR................ S2115..................... Other Spire Global............................ LEMUR & MINAS............. S2946/S3045............... Less Complex ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NGSO Systems Licensed Under the Streamlined Small Satellite Rules ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capella Space Corp...................... Capella-2, Capella-3, S3073..................... Small Capella-4. Satellite Capella Space Corp...................... Capella-5, Capella-6...... S3080..................... Small Satellite Capella Space Corp...................... Capella-7, Capella-8...... S3100..................... Small Satellite Loft Orbital Solutions Inc.............. YAM-3..................... S3072..................... Small Satellite R2 Space, Inc........................... XR-1...................... S3067..................... Small Satellite ICEYE US, Inc........................... ICEYE..................... S3082..................... Small Satellite Umbra Lab Inc........................... Umbra SAR................. S3095..................... Small Satellite ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 7--FY 2023 Full-Service Broadcast Television Stations by Call Sign ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Service area Terrain limited Terrain limited Facility Id. Call sign population population fee amount ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3246................................ KAAH-TV.......... $955,391 $879,906 $6,862 18285............................... KAAL............. 589,502 568,169 4,431 11912............................... KAAS-TV.......... 220,262 219,922 1,715 56528............................... KABB............. 2,474,296 2,456,689 19,160 282................................. KABC-TV.......... 17,540,791 16,957,292 132,250 1236................................ KACV-TV.......... 372,627 372,330 2,904 33261............................... KADN-TV.......... 877,965 877,965 6,847 8263................................ KAEF-TV.......... 138,085 122,808 958 2728................................ KAET............. 4,217,217 4,184,386 32,634 2767................................ KAFT............. 1,204,376 1,122,928 8,758 62442............................... KAID............. 711,035 702,721 5,481 4145................................ KAII-TV.......... 188,810 165,396 1,290 [[Page 36178]] 67494............................... KAIL............. 1,947,635 1,914,765 14,933 13988............................... KAIT............. 605,456 596,232 4,650 40517............................... KAJB............. 383,886 383,195 2,989 65522............................... KAKE............. 803,937 799,254 6,233 804................................. KAKM............. 380,240 379,105 2,957 148................................. KAKW-DT.......... 2,615,956 2,531,813 19,746 51598............................... KALB-TV.......... 943,307 942,043 7,347 51241............................... KALO............. 954,557 910,409 7,100 40820............................... KAMC............. 390,519 390,487 3,045 8523................................ KAMR-TV.......... 366,476 366,335 2,857 65301............................... KAMU-TV.......... 346,892 342,455 2,671 2506................................ KAPP............. 319,797 283,944 2,214 3658................................ KARD............. 703,234 700,887 5,466 23079............................... KARE............. 3,868,806 3,861,502 30,116 33440............................... KARK-TV.......... 1,212,038 1,196,196 9,329 37005............................... KARZ-TV.......... 1,113,486 1,095,224 8,542 32311............................... KASA-TV.......... 1,161,837 1,119,457 8,731 41212............................... KASN............. 1,175,627 1,159,721 9,045 7143................................ KASW............. 4,174,437 4,160,497 32,448 55049............................... KASY-TV.......... 1,145,133 1,100,391 8,582 33471............................... KATC............. 1,348,897 1,348,897 10,520 13813............................... KATN............. 97,466 97,128 758 21649............................... KATU............. 3,030,547 2,881,993 22,477 33543............................... KATV............. 1,257,777 1,234,933 9,631 50182............................... KAUT-TV.......... 1,637,333 1,636,330 12,762 21488............................... KAUU............. 381,413 380,355 2,966 6864................................ KAUZ-TV.......... 381,671 379,435 2,959 73101............................... KAVU-TV.......... 319,618 319,484 2,492 49579............................... KAWB............. 186,919 186,845 1,457 49578............................... KAWE............. 136,033 133,937 1,045 58684............................... KAYU-TV.......... 809,464 750,766 5,855 29234............................... KAZA-TV.......... 14,973,535 13,810,130 107,705 17433............................... KAZD............. 6,776,778 6,774,172 52,832 1151................................ KAZQ............. 1,097,010 1,084,327 8,457 35811............................... KAZT-TV.......... 436,925 359,273 2,802 4148................................ KBAK-TV.......... 1,510,400 1,263,910 9,857 16940............................... KBCA............. 479,260 479,219 3,737 53586............................... KBCB............. 1,323,222 1,295,924 10,107 69619............................... KBCW............. 8,227,562 7,375,199 57,519 22685............................... KBDI-TV.......... 4,042,177 3,683,394 28,727 56384............................... KBEH............. 17,736,497 17,695,306 138,006 65395............................... KBFD-DT.......... 953,207 834,341 6,507 169030.............................. KBGS-TV.......... 159,269 156,802 1,223 61068............................... KBHE-TV.......... 140,860 133,082 1,038 48556............................... KBIM-TV.......... 205,701 205,647 1,604 29108............................... KBIN-TV.......... 912,921 911,725 7,111 33658............................... KBJR-TV.......... 275,585 271,298 2,116 83306............................... KBLN-TV.......... 297,384 134,927 1,052 63768............................... KBLR............. 1,964,979 1,915,861 14,942 53324............................... KBME-TV.......... 123,571 123,485 963 10150............................... KBMT............. 767,572 766,414 5,977 22121............................... KBMY............. 119,993 119,908 935 49760............................... KBOI-TV.......... 715,191 708,374 5,525 55370............................... KBRR............. 149,869 149,868 1,169 66414............................... KBSD-DT.......... 155,012 154,891 1,208 66415............................... KBSH-DT.......... 102,781 100,433 783 19593............................... KBSI............. 756,501 754,722 5,886 66416............................... KBSL-DT.......... 49,814 48,483 378 4939................................ KBSV............. 1,352,166 1,262,708 9,848 62469............................... KBTC-TV.......... 3,697,981 3,621,965 28,248 61214............................... KBTV-TV.......... 734,008 734,008 5,725 6669................................ KBTX-TV.......... 4,404,648 4,401,048 34,324 35909............................... KBVO............. 1,498,015 1,312,360 10,235 58618............................... KBVU............. 135,249 120,827 942 6823................................ KBYU-TV.......... 2,389,548 2,209,060 17,228 33756............................... KBZK............. 123,523 109,131 851 21422............................... KCAL-TV.......... 17,499,483 16,889,157 131,719 11265............................... KCAU-TV.......... 714,315 706,224 5,508 14867............................... KCBA............. 3,088,394 2,369,803 18,482 27507............................... KCBD............. 414,804 414,091 3,229 9628................................ KCBS-TV.......... 17,853,152 16,656,778 129,906 [[Page 36179]] 49750............................... KCBY-TV.......... 89,156 73,211 571 33710............................... KCCI............. 1,109,952 1,102,514 8,599 9640................................ KCCW-TV.......... 284,280 276,935 2,160 63158............................... KCDO-TV.......... 2,798,103 2,650,225 20,669 62424............................... KCDT............. 698,389 657,101 5,125 83913............................... KCEB............. 417,491 417,156 3,253 57219............................... KCEC............. 3,831,192 3,613,287 28,180 10245............................... KCEN-TV.......... 1,795,767 1,757,018 13,703 13058............................... KCET............. 17,129,650 15,689,832 122,365 18079............................... KCFW-TV.......... 177,697 140,192 1,093 132606.............................. KCGE-DT.......... 123,930 123,930 967 60793............................... KCHF............. 1,118,671 1,085,205 8,464 33722............................... KCIT............. 382,477 381,818 2,978 62468............................... KCKA............. 953,680 804,362 6,273 41969............................... KCLO-TV.......... 138,413 132,157 1,031 47903............................... KCNC-TV.......... 3,794,400 3,541,089 27,617 71586............................... KCNS............. 8,270,858 7,381,656 57,570 33742............................... KCOP-TV.......... 17,386,133 16,647,708 129,835 19117............................... KCOS............. 1,014,396 1,014,205 7,910 63165............................... KCOY-TV.......... 664,655 459,468 3,583 33894............................... KCPQ............. 4,439,875 4,312,133 33,630 53843............................... KCPT............. 2,507,879 2,506,224 19,546 33875............................... KCRA-TV.......... 10,612,483 6,500,774 50,700 9719................................ KCRG-TV.......... 1,136,762 1,107,130 8,635 60728............................... KCSD-TV.......... 273,553 273,447 2,133 59494............................... KCSG............. 174,814 164,765 1,285 33749............................... KCTS-TV.......... 4,177,824 4,115,603 32,098 41230............................... KCTV............. 2,547,456 2,545,645 19,853 58605............................... KCVU............. 684,900 674,585 5,261 10036............................... KCWC-DT.......... 44,216 39,439 308 64444............................... KCWE............. 2,459,924 2,458,302 19,172 51502............................... KCWI-TV.......... 1,043,811 1,042,642 8,132 42008............................... KCWO-TV.......... 50,707 50,685 395 166511.............................. KCWV............. 207,398 207,370 1,617 24316............................... KCWX............. 3,961,268 3,954,787 30,843 68713............................... KCWY-DT.......... 80,904 80,479 628 22201............................... KDAF............. 6,648,507 6,645,226 51,826 33764............................... KDBC-TV.......... 1,015,564 1,015,162 7,917 79258............................... KDCK............. 43,088 43,067 336 166332.............................. KDCU-DT.......... 753,204 753,190 5,874 38375............................... KDEN-TV.......... 3,376,799 3,351,182 26,136 17037............................... KDFI............. 6,684,439 6,682,487 52,117 33770............................... KDFW............. 6,659,312 6,657,023 51,918 29102............................... KDIN-TV.......... 1,088,376 1,083,845 8,453 25454............................... KDKA-TV.......... 3,611,796 3,450,690 26,912 60740............................... KDKF............. 71,413 64,567 504 4691................................ KDLH............. 263,422 260,394 2,031 41975............................... KDLO-TV.......... 208,354 208,118 1,623 55379............................... KDLT-TV.......... 639,284 628,281 4,900 55375............................... KDLV-TV.......... 96,873 96,620 754 25221............................... KDMD............. 376,906 374,641 2,922 78915............................... KDMI............. 1,141,990 1,140,939 8,898 56524............................... KDNL-TV.......... 2,987,219 2,982,311 23,259 24518............................... KDOC-TV.......... 17,503,793 16,701,233 130,253 1005................................ KDOR-TV.......... 1,112,060 1,108,556 8,646 60736............................... KDRV............. 519,706 440,002 3,432 61064............................... KDSD-TV.......... 64,314 59,635 465 53329............................... KDSE............. 42,896 41,432 323 56527............................... KDSM-TV.......... 1,096,220 1,095,478 8,544 49326............................... KDTN............. 6,602,327 6,600,186 51,475 83491............................... KDTP............. 26,564 24,469 191 33778............................... KDTV-DT.......... 7,959,349 7,129,638 55,604 67910............................... KDTX-TV.......... 6,680,738 6,679,424 52,093 126................................. KDVR............. 3,644,912 3,521,884 27,467 18084............................... KECI-TV.......... 211,745 193,803 1,511 51208............................... KECY-TV.......... 399,372 394,379 3,076 58408............................... KEDT............. 513,683 513,683 4,006 55435............................... KEET............. 177,313 159,960 1,248 37103............................... KEKE............. 97,959 94,560 737 41983............................... KELO-TV.......... 705,364 646,126 5,039 34440............................... KEMO-TV.......... 8,270,858 7,381,656 57,570 [[Page 36180]] 2777................................ KEMV............. 619,889 559,135 4,361 26304............................... KENS............. 2,544,094 2,529,382 19,727 63845............................... KENV-DT.......... 47,220 40,677 317 18338............................... KENW............. 87,017 87,017 679 50591............................... KEPB-TV.......... 576,964 523,655 4,084 56029............................... KEPR-TV.......... 453,259 433,260 3,379 49324............................... KERA-TV.......... 6,681,083 6,677,852 52,081 40878............................... KERO-TV.......... 1,285,357 1,164,979 9,086 61067............................... KESD-TV.......... 166,018 159,195 1,242 25577............................... KESQ-TV.......... 1,334,172 572,057 4,461 50205............................... KETA-TV.......... 1,702,441 1,688,227 13,166 62182............................... KETC............. 2,913,924 2,911,313 22,705 37101............................... KETD............. 3,323,570 3,285,231 25,622 2768................................ KETG............. 426,883 409,511 3,194 12895............................... KETH-TV.......... 6,088,821 6,088,677 47,486 55643............................... KETK-TV.......... 1,031,567 1,030,122 8,034 2770................................ KETS............. 1,185,111 1,166,796 9,100 53903............................... KETV............. 1,355,238 1,350,292 10,531 92872............................... KETZ............. 526,890 523,877 4,086 68853............................... KEYC-TV.......... 544,900 531,079 4,142 33691............................... KEYE-TV.......... 2,732,257 2,652,529 20,687 60637............................... KEYT-TV.......... 1,419,564 1,239,577 9,667 83715............................... KEYU............. 339,348 339,302 2,646 34406............................... KEZI............. 1,113,171 1,065,880 8,313 34412............................... KFBB-TV.......... 93,519 91,964 717 125................................. KFCT............. 795,114 788,747 6,151 51466............................... KFDA-TV.......... 385,064 383,977 2,995 22589............................... KFDM............. 732,665 732,588 5,713 65370............................... KFDX-TV.......... 381,703 381,318 2,974 49264............................... KFFV............. 4,020,926 3,987,153 31,096 12729............................... KFFX-TV.......... 409,952 403,692 3,148 83992............................... KFJX............. 689,090 663,506 5,175 42122............................... KFMB-TV.......... 3,947,735 3,699,981 28,856 53321............................... KFME............. 393,045 392,472 3,061 74256............................... KFNB............. 80,382 79,842 623 21613............................... KFNE............. 54,988 54,420 424 21612............................... KFNR............. 10,988 10,965 86 66222............................... KFOR-TV.......... 1,616,459 1,615,614 12,600 33716............................... KFOX-TV.......... 1,023,999 1,018,549 7,944 41517............................... KFPH-DT.......... 347,579 282,838 2,206 81509............................... KFPX-TV.......... 963,969 963,846 7,517 31597............................... KFQX............. 186,473 163,637 1,276 59013............................... KFRE-TV.......... 1,721,275 1,705,484 13,301 51429............................... KFSF-DT.......... 7,348,828 6,528,430 50,915 66469............................... KFSM-TV.......... 906,728 884,919 6,901 8620................................ KFSN-TV.......... 1,836,607 1,819,585 14,191 29560............................... KFTA-TV.......... 818,859 809,173 6,311 83714............................... KFTC............. 61,990 61,953 483 60537............................... KFTH-DT.......... 6,080,688 6,080,373 47,421 60549............................... KFTR-DT.......... 17,560,679 16,305,726 127,168 61335............................... KFTS............. 74,936 65,126 508 81441............................... KFTU-DT.......... 113,876 109,731 856 34439............................... KFTV-DT.......... 1,794,984 1,779,917 13,882 664................................. KFVE............. 82,902 73,553 574 592................................. KFVS-TV.......... 895,871 873,777 6,815 29015............................... KFWD............. 6,666,428 6,660,565 51,946 35336............................... KFXA............. 875,538 874,070 6,817 17625............................... KFXB-TV.......... 373,280 368,466 2,874 70917............................... KFXK-TV.......... 934,043 931,791 7,267 84453............................... KFXL-TV.......... 862,531 854,678 6,666 56079............................... KFXV............. 1,225,732 1,225,732 9,559 41427............................... KFYR-TV.......... 130,881 128,301 1,001 25685............................... KGAN............. 1,083,213 1,057,597 8,248 34457............................... KGBT-TV.......... 1,239,001 1,238,870 9,662 7841................................ KGCW............. 949,575 945,476 7,374 24485............................... KGEB............. 1,186,225 1,150,201 8,970 34459............................... KGET-TV.......... 917,927 874,332 6,819 53320............................... KGFE............. 114,564 114,564 893 7894................................ KGIN............. 230,535 228,338 1,781 83945............................... KGLA-DT.......... 1,636,922 1,636,922 12,766 34445............................... KGMB............. 953,398 851,088 6,638 [[Page 36181]] 58608............................... KGMC............. 1,936,675 1,914,168 14,929 36914............................... KGMD-TV.......... 94,323 93,879 732 36920............................... KGMV............. 193,564 162,230 1,265 10061............................... KGNS-TV.......... 267,236 259,548 2,024 34470............................... KGO-TV........... 8,637,074 7,929,294 61,841 56034............................... KGPE............. 1,699,131 1,682,082 13,119 81694............................... KGPX-TV.......... 685,626 624,955 4,874 25511............................... KGTF............. 161,885 160,568 1,252 40876............................... KGTV............. 3,960,667 3,682,219 28,718 36918............................... KGUN-TV.......... 1,398,527 1,212,484 9,456 34874............................... KGW.............. 3,026,617 2,878,510 22,449 63177............................... KGWC-TV.......... 80,475 80,009 624 63162............................... KGWL-TV.......... 38,125 38,028 297 63166............................... KGWN-TV.......... 469,467 440,388 3,435 63170............................... KGWR-TV.......... 51,315 50,957 397 4146................................ KHAW-TV.......... 95,204 94,851 740 60353............................... KHBS............. 631,770 608,052 4,742 27300............................... KHCE-TV.......... 2,353,883 2,348,391 18,315 26431............................... KHET............. 959,060 944,568 7,367 21160............................... KHGI-TV.......... 233,973 229,173 1,787 36917............................... KHII-TV.......... 953,895 851,585 6,642 29085............................... KHIN............. 1,041,244 1,039,383 8,106 17688............................... KHME............. 181,345 179,706 1,402 47670............................... KHMT............. 175,601 170,957 1,333 47987............................... KHNE-TV.......... 203,931 202,944 1,583 34867............................... KHNL............. 953,398 851,088 6,638 60354............................... KHOG-TV.......... 765,360 702,984 5,483 4144................................ KHON-TV.......... 953,207 886,431 6,913 34529............................... KHOU............. 6,083,315 6,081,936 47,433 4690................................ KHQA-TV.......... 318,469 316,134 2,466 34537............................... KHQ-TV........... 822,371 774,821 6,043 30601............................... KHRR............. 1,227,847 1,166,890 9,101 34348............................... KHSD-TV.......... 188,735 185,202 1,444 24508............................... KHSL-TV.......... 625,904 608,850 4,748 69677............................... KHSV............. 2,059,794 2,020,045 15,754 64544............................... KHVO............. 94,226 93,657 730 23394............................... KIAH............. 6,099,694 6,099,297 47,568 34564............................... KICU-TV.......... 8,233,041 7,174,316 55,952 56028............................... KIDK............. 305,509 302,535 2,359 58560............................... KIDY............. 116,614 116,596 909 53382............................... KIEM-TV.......... 174,390 160,801 1,254 66258............................... KIFI-TV.......... 324,422 320,118 2,497 16950............................... KIFR............. 2,180,045 2,160,460 16,849 10188............................... KIII............. 569,864 566,796 4,420 29095............................... KIIN............. 1,365,215 1,335,707 10,417 34527............................... KIKU............. 953,896 850,963 6,637 63865............................... KILM............. 17,256,205 15,804,489 123,259 56033............................... KIMA-TV.......... 308,604 260,593 2,032 66402............................... KIMT............. 654,083 643,384 5,018 67089............................... KINC............. 2,002,066 1,920,903 14,981 34847............................... KING-TV.......... 4,074,288 4,036,926 31,484 51708............................... KINT-TV.......... 1,015,582 1,015,274 7,918 26249............................... KION-TV.......... 2,400,317 855,808 6,674 62427............................... KIPT............. 171,405 170,455 1,329 66781............................... KIRO-TV.......... 4,058,101 4,030,968 31,438 62430............................... KISU-TV.......... 311,827 307,651 2,399 12896............................... KITU-TV.......... 712,362 712,362 5,556 64548............................... KITV............. 953,207 839,906 6,550 59255............................... KIVI-TV.......... 710,819 702,619 5,480 47285............................... KIXE-TV.......... 467,518 428,118 3,339 13792............................... KJJC-TV.......... 82,749 81,865 638 14000............................... KJLA............. 17,929,100 16,794,896 130,983 20015............................... KJNP-TV.......... 98,403 98,097 765 53315............................... KJRE............. 16,187 16,170 126 59439............................... KJRH-TV.......... 1,416,108 1,397,311 10,898 55364............................... KJRR............. 45,515 44,098 344 7675................................ KJTL............. 379,594 379,263 2,958 55031............................... KJTV-TV.......... 406,283 406,260 3,168 13814............................... KJUD............. 31,229 30,106 235 36607............................... KJZZ-TV.......... 2,388,965 2,209,183 17,229 83180............................... KKAI............. 953,400 919,742 7,173 [[Page 36182]] 58267............................... KKAP............. 957,786 923,172 7,200 24766............................... KKCO............. 206,018 172,628 1,346 35097............................... KKJB............. 629,939 624,784 4,873 22644............................... KKPX-TV.......... 7,588,288 6,758,490 52,709 35037............................... KKTV............. 2,892,126 2,478,864 19,333 35042............................... KLAS-TV.......... 2,094,297 1,940,030 15,130 52907............................... KLAX-TV.......... 367,212 366,839 2,861 3660................................ KLBK-TV.......... 387,783 387,743 3,024 65523............................... KLBY............. 31,102 31,096 243 38430............................... KLCS............. 17,129,650 15,689,832 122,365 77719............................... KLCW-TV.......... 381,889 381,816 2,978 51479............................... KLDO-TV.......... 250,832 250,832 1,956 37105............................... KLEI............. 175,045 138,087 1,077 56032............................... KLEW-TV.......... 164,908 148,256 1,156 35059............................... KLFY-TV.......... 1,355,890 1,355,409 10,571 54011............................... KLJB............. 1,027,104 1,012,309 7,895 11264............................... KLKN............. 1,161,979 1,122,111 8,751 52593............................... KLML............. 270,089 218,544 1,704 47975............................... KLNE-TV.......... 123,324 123,246 961 38590............................... KLPA-TV.......... 414,699 414,447 3,232 38588............................... KLPB-TV.......... 749,053 749,053 5,842 749................................. KLRN............. 2,374,472 2,353,440 18,354 11951............................... KLRT-TV.......... 1,171,678 1,152,541 8,989 8564................................ KLRU............. 2,614,658 2,575,518 20,086 8322................................ KLSR-TV.......... 564,415 508,157 3,963 31114............................... KLST............. 199,067 169,551 1,322 24436............................... KLTJ............. 6,034,131 6,033,867 47,058 38587............................... KLTL-TV.......... 423,574 423,574 3,303 38589............................... KLTM-TV.......... 694,280 688,915 5,373 38591............................... KLTS-TV.......... 947,141 944,257 7,364 68540............................... KLTV............. 1,069,690 1,051,361 8,200 12913............................... KLUJ-TV.......... 1,195,751 1,195,751 9,326 57220............................... KLUZ-TV.......... 1,079,718 1,019,302 7,950 11683............................... KLVX............. 2,044,150 1,936,083 15,100 82476............................... KLWB............. 1,065,748 1,065,748 8,312 40250............................... KLWY............. 541,043 538,231 4,198 64551............................... KMAU............. 213,060 188,953 1,474 51499............................... KMAX-TV.......... 10,767,605 7,132,240 55,624 65686............................... KMBC-TV.......... 2,506,035 2,504,622 19,534 35183............................... KMCB............. 69,357 66,203 516 41237............................... KMCC............. 2,064,592 2,010,262 15,678 42636............................... KMCI-TV.......... 2,429,392 2,428,626 18,941 38584............................... KMCT-TV.......... 267,004 266,880 2,081 22127............................... KMCY............. 71,797 71,793 560 162016.............................. KMDE............. 35,409 35,401 276 26428............................... KMEB............. 221,810 203,470 1,587 39665............................... KMEG............. 708,748 704,130 5,492 35123............................... KMEX-DT.......... 17,628,354 16,318,720 127,270 40875............................... KMGH-TV.......... 3,815,224 3,574,344 27,876 35131............................... KMID............. 383,449 383,439 2,990 16749............................... KMIR-TV.......... 2,760,914 730,764 5,699 63164............................... KMIZ............. 532,025 530,008 4,134 53541............................... KMLM-DT.......... 293,290 293,290 2,287 52046............................... KMLU............. 711,951 708,107 5,523 47981............................... KMNE-TV.......... 47,232 44,189 345 24753............................... KMOH-TV.......... 199,885 184,283 1,437 4326................................ KMOS-TV.......... 804,745 803,129 6,264 41425............................... KMOT............. 81,517 79,504 620 70034............................... KMOV............. 3,035,077 3,029,405 23,626 51488............................... KMPH-TV.......... 1,754,037 1,717,555 13,395 73701............................... KMPX............. 6,678,829 6,674,706 52,056 44052............................... KMSB............. 1,321,614 1,039,442 8,107 68883............................... KMSP-TV.......... 3,857,891 3,829,859 29,869 12525............................... KMSS-TV.......... 1,067,838 1,066,106 8,315 43095............................... KMTP-TV.......... 5,242,638 4,441,372 34,638 35189............................... KMTR............. 589,948 520,666 4,061 35190............................... KMTV-TV.......... 1,346,549 1,344,796 10,488 77063............................... KMTW............. 761,521 761,516 5,939 35200............................... KMVT............. 184,647 176,351 1,375 32958............................... KMVU-DT.......... 308,150 231,506 1,806 86534............................... KMYA-DT.......... 200,764 200,725 1,565 [[Page 36183]] 51518............................... KMYS............. 2,273,888 2,267,913 17,687 54420............................... KMYT-TV.......... 1,314,197 1,302,378 10,157 35822............................... KMYU............. 133,563 130,198 1,015 993................................. KNAT-TV.......... 1,157,630 1,124,619 8,771 24749............................... KNAZ-TV.......... 332,321 227,658 1,776 47906............................... KNBC............. 17,244,237 15,812,389 123,321 81464............................... KNBN............. 145,493 136,995 1,068 9754................................ KNCT............. 1,751,838 1,726,148 13,462 82611............................... KNDB............. 118,154 118,122 921 82615............................... KNDM............. 72,216 72,209 563 12395............................... KNDO............. 314,875 270,892 2,113 12427............................... KNDU............. 475,612 462,556 3,607 17683............................... KNEP............. 101,389 95,890 748 48003............................... KNHL............. 277,777 277,308 2,163 125710.............................. KNIC-DT.......... 2,398,296 2,383,294 18,587 59363............................... KNIN-TV.......... 708,289 703,838 5,489 48525............................... KNLC............. 2,981,508 2,978,979 23,233 48521............................... KNLJ............. 655,000 642,705 5,012 84215............................... KNMD-TV.......... 1,135,642 1,108,358 8,644 55528............................... KNME-TV.......... 1,148,741 1,105,095 8,619 47707............................... KNMT............. 2,887,142 2,794,995 21,798 48975............................... KNOE-TV.......... 733,097 729,703 5,691 49273............................... KNOP-TV.......... 87,904 85,423 666 10228............................... KNPB............. 604,614 462,732 3,609 55362............................... KNRR............. 25,957 25,931 202 35277............................... KNSD............. 3,861,660 3,618,321 28,219 19191............................... KNSN-TV.......... 611,981 459,485 3,584 23302............................... KNSO............. 1,824,786 1,803,796 14,068 35280............................... KNTV............. 8,525,818 8,027,505 62,607 144................................. KNVA............. 2,550,225 2,529,184 19,725 33745............................... KNVN............. 495,902 470,252 3,667 69692............................... KNVO............. 1,247,014 1,247,014 9,725 29557............................... KNWA-TV.......... 822,906 804,682 6,276 59440............................... KNXV-TV.......... 4,183,943 4,173,022 32,545 59014............................... KOAA-TV.......... 1,608,528 1,203,731 9,388 50588............................... KOAB-TV.......... 207,070 203,371 1,586 50590............................... KOAC-TV.......... 1,957,282 1,543,401 12,037 58552............................... KOAM-TV.......... 793,563 767,962 5,989 53928............................... KOAT-TV.......... 1,132,372 1,105,116 8,619 35313............................... KOB.............. 1,152,841 1,113,162 8,682 35321............................... KOBF............. 201,911 166,177 1,296 8260................................ KOBI............. 562,463 519,063 4,048 62272............................... KOBR............. 211,709 211,551 1,650 50170............................... KOCB............. 1,629,783 1,629,152 12,706 4328................................ KOCE-TV.......... 17,446,133 16,461,581 128,384 84225............................... KOCM............. 1,434,325 1,433,605 11,181 12508............................... KOCO-TV.......... 1,716,569 1,708,085 13,321 83181............................... KOCW............. 83,807 83,789 653 18283............................... KODE-TV.......... 740,156 731,512 5,705 66195............................... KOED-TV.......... 1,497,297 1,459,833 11,385 50198............................... KOET............. 658,606 637,640 4,973 51189............................... KOFY-TV.......... 5,242,638 4,441,372 34,638 34859............................... KOGG............. 190,829 161,310 1,258 166534.............................. KOHD............. 201,310 197,662 1,542 35380............................... KOIN............. 3,028,482 2,881,460 22,473 35388............................... KOKH-TV.......... 1,627,116 1,625,246 12,675 11910............................... KOKI-TV.......... 1,366,220 1,352,227 10,546 48663............................... KOLD-TV.......... 1,216,228 887,754 6,924 7890................................ KOLN............. 1,421,223 1,337,970 10,435 63331............................... KOLO-TV.......... 959,178 826,985 6,450 28496............................... KOLR............. 1,076,144 1,038,613 8,100 21656............................... KOMO-TV.......... 4,132,260 4,087,435 31,878 65583............................... KOMU-TV.......... 551,658 542,544 4,231 35396............................... KONG............. 3,998,831 3,981,688 31,053 60675............................... KOOD............. 113,416 113,285 884 50589............................... KOPB-TV.......... 3,059,231 2,875,815 22,428 2566................................ KOPX-TV.......... 1,501,110 1,500,883 11,705 64877............................... KORO............. 560,983 560,983 4,375 6865................................ KOSA-TV.......... 340,978 338,070 2,637 34347............................... KOTA-TV.......... 174,876 152,861 1,192 8284................................ KOTI............. 298,175 97,132 758 [[Page 36184]] 35434............................... KOTV-DT.......... 1,417,753 1,403,838 10,949 56550............................... KOVR............. 10,784,477 7,162,989 55,864 51101............................... KOZJ............. 429,982 427,991 3,338 51102............................... KOZK............. 839,841 834,308 6,507 3659................................ KOZL-TV.......... 992,495 963,281 7,513 35455............................... KPAX-TV.......... 206,895 193,201 1,507 67868............................... KPAZ-TV.......... 4,190,080 4,176,323 32,571 6124................................ KPBS............. 3,584,237 3,463,189 27,009 50044............................... KPBT-TV.......... 340,080 340,080 2,652 77452............................... KPCB-DT.......... 30,861 30,835 240 35460............................... KPDX............. 2,970,703 2,848,423 22,215 12524............................... KPEJ-TV.......... 368,212 368,208 2,872 41223............................... KPHO-TV.......... 4,195,073 4,175,139 32,562 61551............................... KPIC............. 156,687 105,807 825 86205............................... KPIF............. 265,080 258,174 2,013 25452............................... KPIX-TV.......... 8,226,463 7,360,625 57,406 58912............................... KPJK............. 7,884,411 6,955,179 54,243 166510.............................. KPJR-TV.......... 3,402,088 3,372,831 26,305 13994............................... KPLC............. 1,406,085 1,403,853 10,949 41964............................... KPLO-TV.......... 55,827 52,765 412 35417............................... KPLR-TV.......... 2,991,598 2,988,106 23,304 12144............................... KPMR............. 1,731,370 1,473,251 11,490 47973............................... KPNE-TV.......... 92,675 89,021 694 35486............................... KPNX............. 4,180,982 4,176,442 32,572 77512............................... KPNZ............. 2,394,311 2,208,707 17,226 73998............................... KPOB-TV.......... 144,525 143,656 1,120 26655............................... KPPX-TV.......... 4,186,998 4,171,450 32,533 53117............................... KPRC-TV.......... 6,099,422 6,099,076 47,567 48660............................... KPRY-TV.......... 42,521 42,426 331 61071............................... KPSD-TV.......... 19,886 18,799 147 53544............................... KPTB-DT.......... 322,780 320,646 2,501 81445............................... KPTF-DT.......... 84,512 84,512 659 77451............................... KPTH............. 660,556 655,373 5,111 51491............................... KPTM............. 1,405,533 1,404,364 10,953 33345............................... KPTS............. 832,000 827,866 6,457 50633............................... KPTV............. 2,998,460 2,847,263 22,206 82575............................... KPTW............. 89,433 82,522 644 1270................................ KPVI-DT.......... 271,379 264,204 2,061 58835............................... KPXB-TV.......... 6,062,458 6,062,238 47,279 68695............................... KPXC-TV.......... 3,362,518 3,341,951 26,064 68834............................... KPXD-TV.......... 6,555,157 6,553,373 51,110 33337............................... KPXE-TV.......... 2,437,178 2,436,024 18,999 5801................................ KPXG-TV.......... 3,026,219 2,882,598 22,481 81507............................... KPXJ............. 1,138,632 1,135,626 8,857 61173............................... KPXL-TV.......... 2,257,007 2,243,520 17,497 35907............................... KPXM-TV.......... 3,507,312 3,506,503 27,347 58978............................... KPXN-TV.......... 17,256,205 15,804,489 123,259 77483............................... KPXO-TV.......... 953,329 913,341 7,123 21156............................... KPXR-TV.......... 828,915 821,250 6,405 10242............................... KQCA............. 10,077,891 6,276,197 48,948 41430............................... KQCD-TV.......... 35,623 33,415 261 18287............................... KQCK............. 3,216,059 3,185,307 24,842 78322............................... KQCW-DT.......... 1,128,198 1,123,324 8,761 35525............................... KQDS-TV.......... 304,935 301,439 2,351 35500............................... KQED............. 8,195,398 7,283,828 56,807 35663............................... KQEH............. 8,195,398 7,283,828 56,807 8214................................ KQET............. 2,981,040 2,076,157 16,192 5471................................ KQIN............. 596,371 596,277 4,650 17686............................... KQME............. 188,783 184,719 1,441 61063............................... KQSD-TV.......... 32,526 31,328 244 8378................................ KQSL............. 199,123 142,419 1,111 20427............................... KQTV............. 1,494,987 1,401,160 10,928 78921............................... KQUP............. 697,016 551,824 4,304 306................................. KRBC-TV.......... 229,395 229,277 1,788 166319.............................. KRBK............. 983,888 966,187 7,535 22161............................... KRCA............. 17,540,791 16,957,292 132,250 57945............................... KRCB............. 8,783,441 8,503,802 66,321 41110............................... KRCG............. 737,927 722,255 5,633 8291................................ KRCR-TV.......... 423,000 402,594 3,140 10192............................... KRCW-TV.......... 2,966,912 2,842,523 22,169 49134............................... KRDK-TV.......... 349,941 349,929 2,729 [[Page 36185]] 52579............................... KRDO-TV.......... 2,622,603 2,272,383 17,722 70578............................... KREG-TV.......... 149,306 95,141 742 34868............................... KREM............. 817,619 752,113 5,866 51493............................... KREN-TV.......... 810,039 681,212 5,313 70596............................... KREX-TV.......... 145,700 145,606 1,136 70579............................... KREY-TV.......... 74,963 65,700 512 48589............................... KREZ-TV.......... 148,079 105,121 820 43328............................... KRGV-TV.......... 1,247,057 1,247,029 9,726 82698............................... KRII............. 133,840 132,912 1,037 29114............................... KRIN............. 949,313 923,735 7,204 25559............................... KRIS-TV.......... 565,112 565,044 4,407 22204............................... KRIV............. 6,078,936 6,078,846 47,409 14040............................... KRMA-TV.......... 3,722,512 3,564,949 27,803 14042............................... KRMJ............. 174,094 159,511 1,244 20476............................... KRMT............. 2,956,144 2,864,236 22,338 84224............................... KRMU............. 85,274 72,499 565 20373............................... KRMZ............. 36,293 33,620 262 47971............................... KRNE-TV.......... 47,473 38,273 298 60307............................... KRNV-DT.......... 955,490 792,543 6,181 65526............................... KRON-TV.......... 8,573,167 8,028,256 62,612 53539............................... KRPV-DT.......... 65,943 65,943 514 48575............................... KRQE............. 1,135,461 1,105,093 8,619 57431............................... KRSU-TV.......... 1,000,289 998,310 7,786 82613............................... KRTN-TV.......... 84,231 68,550 535 35567............................... KRTV............. 92,645 90,849 709 84157............................... KRWB-TV.......... 111,538 110,979 866 35585............................... KRWF............. 85,596 85,596 668 55516............................... KRWG-TV.......... 894,492 661,703 5,161 48360............................... KRXI-TV.......... 725,391 548,865 4,281 307................................. KSAN-TV.......... 135,063 135,051 1,053 11911............................... KSAS-TV.......... 752,513 752,504 5,869 53118............................... KSAT-TV.......... 2,539,658 2,502,246 19,515 35584............................... KSAX............. 365,209 365,209 2,848 35587............................... KSAZ-TV.......... 4,203,126 4,178,448 32,588 38214............................... KSBI............. 1,577,231 1,575,865 12,290 19653............................... KSBW............. 5,083,461 4,429,165 34,543 19654............................... KSBY............. 535,029 495,562 3,865 82910............................... KSCC............. 517,740 517,740 4,038 10202............................... KSCE............. 1,015,148 1,010,581 7,882 35608............................... KSCI............. 17,446,133 16,461,581 128,384 72348............................... KSCW-DT.......... 915,691 910,511 7,101 46981............................... KSDK............. 2,986,776 2,979,047 23,234 35594............................... KSEE............. 1,761,193 1,746,282 13,619 48658............................... KSFY-TV.......... 670,536 607,844 4,741 17680............................... KSGW-TV.......... 62,178 57,629 449 59444............................... KSHB-TV.......... 2,432,205 2,431,273 18,961 73706............................... KSHV-TV.......... 943,947 942,978 7,354 29096............................... KSIN-TV.......... 340,143 338,811 2,642 34846............................... KSIX-TV.......... 74,884 74,884 584 35606............................... KSKN............. 731,818 643,590 5,019 70482............................... KSLA............. 1,017,556 1,016,667 7,929 6359................................ KSL-TV........... 2,390,742 2,206,920 17,212 71558............................... KSMN............. 320,813 320,808 2,502 33336............................... KSMO-TV.......... 2,401,201 2,398,686 18,707 28510............................... KSMQ-TV.......... 524,391 507,983 3,962 35611............................... KSMS-TV.......... 1,589,263 882,948 6,886 21161............................... KSNB-TV.......... 664,079 662,726 5,169 72359............................... KSNC............. 174,135 173,744 1,355 67766............................... KSNF............. 621,919 617,868 4,819 72361............................... KSNG............. 145,058 144,822 1,129 72362............................... KSNK............. 48,715 45,414 354 67335............................... KSNT............. 622,818 594,604 4,637 10179............................... KSNV............. 1,967,781 1,919,296 14,969 72358............................... KSNW............. 791,403 791,127 6,170 61956............................... KSPS-TV.......... 819,101 769,852 6,004 52953............................... KSPX-TV.......... 7,078,228 5,275,946 41,147 166546.............................. KSQA............. 382,328 374,290 2,919 53313............................... KSRE............. 75,181 75,181 586 35843............................... KSTC-TV.......... 3,843,788 3,835,674 29,914 63182............................... KSTF............. 51,317 51,122 399 28010............................... KSTP-TV.......... 3,788,898 3,782,053 29,496 [[Page 36186]] 60534............................... KSTR-DT.......... 6,632,577 6,629,296 51,702 64987............................... KSTS............. 8,363,473 7,264,852 56,659 22215............................... KSTU............. 2,384,996 2,201,716 17,171 23428............................... KSTW............. 4,265,956 4,186,266 32,649 5243................................ KSVI............. 175,390 173,667 1,354 58827............................... KSWB-TV.......... 3,677,190 3,488,655 27,208 60683............................... KSWK............. 79,012 78,784 614 35645............................... KSWO-TV.......... 483,132 458,057 3,572 61350............................... KSYS............. 519,209 443,204 3,457 59988............................... KTAB-TV.......... 274,707 274,536 2,141 999................................. KTAJ-TV.......... 2,343,843 2,343,227 18,275 35648............................... KTAL-TV.......... 1,094,332 1,092,958 8,524 12930............................... KTAS............. 471,882 464,149 3,620 81458............................... KTAZ............. 4,182,503 4,160,481 32,448 35649............................... KTBC............. 3,242,215 2,956,614 23,059 67884............................... KTBN-TV.......... 17,929,445 16,750,096 130,634 67999............................... KTBO-TV.......... 1,585,293 1,583,553 12,350 35652............................... KTBS-TV.......... 1,163,228 1,159,665 9,044 28324............................... KTBU............. 6,035,927 6,035,725 47,073 67950............................... KTBW-TV.......... 4,202,104 4,108,031 32,039 35655............................... KTBY............. 348,080 346,562 2,703 68594............................... KTCA-TV.......... 3,693,877 3,684,081 28,732 68597............................... KTCI-TV.......... 3,606,606 3,597,183 28,054 35187............................... KTCW............. 103,341 89,207 696 36916............................... KTDO............. 1,015,336 1,010,771 7,883 2769................................ KTEJ............. 419,750 417,368 3,255 83707............................... KTEL-TV.......... 52,878 52,875 412 35666............................... KTEN............. 602,788 599,778 4,678 24514............................... KTFD-TV.......... 3,210,669 3,172,543 24,743 35512............................... KTFF-DT.......... 2,225,169 2,203,398 17,184 20871............................... KTFK-DT.......... 6,969,307 5,211,719 40,646 68753............................... KTFN............. 1,017,335 1,013,157 7,902 35084............................... KTFQ-TV.......... 1,151,433 1,117,061 8,712 29232............................... KTGM............. 159,358 159,091 1,241 2787................................ KTHV............. 1,275,053 1,246,348 9,720 29100............................... KTIN............. 281,096 279,385 2,179 66170............................... KTIV............. 751,089 746,274 5,820 49397............................... KTKA-TV.......... 759,369 746,370 5,821 35670............................... KTLA............. 18,156,910 16,870,262 131,571 62354............................... KTLM............. 1,044,526 1,044,509 8,146 49153............................... KTLN-TV.......... 5,381,955 4,740,894 36,974 64984............................... KTMD............. 6,095,741 6,095,606 47,540 14675............................... KTMF............. 187,251 168,526 1,314 10177............................... KTMW............. 2,261,671 2,144,791 16,727 21533............................... KTNC-TV.......... 8,270,858 7,381,656 57,570 47996............................... KTNE-TV.......... 100,341 95,324 743 60519............................... KTNL-TV.......... 8,642 8,642 67 74100............................... KTNV-TV.......... 2,094,506 1,936,752 15,105 71023............................... KTNW............. 450,926 432,398 3,372 8651................................ KTOO-TV.......... 31,269 31,176 243 7078................................ KTPX-TV.......... 1,066,196 1,063,754 8,296 68541............................... KTRE............. 441,879 421,406 3,287 35675............................... KTRK-TV.......... 6,114,259 6,112,870 47,674 28230............................... KTRV-TV.......... 714,833 707,557 5,518 69170............................... KTSC............. 3,124,536 2,949,795 23,005 61066............................... KTSD-TV.......... 83,645 82,828 646 37511............................... KTSF............. 7,959,349 7,129,638 55,604 67760............................... KTSM-TV.......... 1,015,348 1,011,264 7,887 35678............................... KTTC............. 815,213 731,919 5,708 28501............................... KTTM............. 76,133 73,664 575 11908............................... KTTU............. 1,324,801 1,060,613 8,272 22208............................... KTTV............. 17,380,551 16,693,085 130,189 28521............................... KTTW............. 329,633 326,405 2,546 65355............................... KTTZ-TV.......... 380,240 380,225 2,965 35685............................... KTUL............. 1,416,959 1,388,183 10,826 10173............................... KTUU-TV.......... 380,240 379,047 2,956 77480............................... KTUZ-TV.......... 1,668,531 1,666,026 12,993 49632............................... KTVA............. 342,517 342,300 2,670 34858............................... KTVB............. 714,865 707,882 5,521 31437............................... KTVC............. 137,239 100,204 781 68581............................... KTVD............. 3,800,970 3,547,607 27,668 [[Page 36187]] 35692............................... KTVE............. 641,139 640,201 4,993 49621............................... KTVF............. 98,068 97,929 764 5290................................ KTVH-DT.......... 228,832 184,264 1,437 35693............................... KTVI............. 2,995,764 2,991,513 23,331 40993............................... KTVK............. 4,184,825 4,173,028 32,545 22570............................... KTVL............. 419,849 369,469 2,881 18066............................... KTVM-TV.......... 260,105 217,694 1,698 59139............................... KTVN............. 955,490 800,420 6,242 21251............................... KTVO............. 227,128 226,616 1,767 35694............................... KTVQ............. 179,797 173,271 1,351 50592............................... KTVR............. 147,808 54,480 425 23422............................... KTVT............. 6,912,366 6,908,715 53,881 35703............................... KTVU............. 8,297,634 7,406,751 57,765 35705............................... KTVW-DT.......... 4,174,310 4,160,877 32,451 68889............................... KTVX............. 2,389,392 2,200,520 17,162 55907............................... KTVZ............. 201,828 198,558 1,549 18286............................... KTWO-TV.......... 80,426 79,905 623 70938............................... KTWU............. 1,703,798 1,562,305 12,184 51517............................... KTXA............. 6,915,461 6,911,822 53,905 42359............................... KTXD-TV.......... 6,706,651 6,704,781 52,291 51569............................... KTXH............. 6,092,627 6,092,442 47,515 10205............................... KTXL............. 8,306,449 5,896,320 45,985 308................................. KTXS-TV.......... 247,603 246,760 1,924 69315............................... KUAC-TV.......... 98,717 98,189 766 51233............................... KUAM-TV.......... 159,358 159,358 1,243 2722................................ KUAS-TV.......... 994,802 977,391 7,623 2731................................ KUAT-TV.......... 1,485,024 1,253,342 9,775 60520............................... KUBD............. 14,817 13,363 104 70492............................... KUBE-TV.......... 6,090,970 6,090,817 47,502 1136................................ KUCW............. 2,388,889 2,199,787 17,156 69396............................... KUED............. 2,388,995 2,203,093 17,182 69582............................... KUEN............. 2,364,481 2,184,483 17,037 82576............................... KUES............. 30,925 25,978 203 82585............................... KUEW............. 132,168 120,411 939 66611............................... KUFM-TV.......... 187,680 166,697 1,300 169028.............................. KUGF-TV.......... 86,622 85,986 671 68717............................... KUHM-TV.......... 154,836 145,241 1,133 69269............................... KUHT............. 6,080,222 6,078,866 47,409 62382............................... KUID-TV.......... 432,855 284,023 2,215 169027.............................. KUKL-TV.......... 124,505 115,844 903 35724............................... KULR-TV.......... 177,242 170,142 1,327 41429............................... KUMV-TV.......... 41,607 41,224 322 81447............................... KUNP............. 130,559 43,472 339 4624................................ KUNS-TV.......... 4,027,849 4,015,626 31,318 86532............................... KUOK............. 28,974 28,945 226 66589............................... KUON-TV.......... 1,375,257 1,360,005 10,607 86263............................... KUPB............. 318,914 318,914 2,487 65535............................... KUPK............. 149,642 148,180 1,156 27431............................... KUPT............. 87,602 87,602 683 89714............................... KUPU............. 956,178 948,005 7,393 57884............................... KUPX-TV.......... 2,374,672 2,191,229 17,089 23074............................... KUSA............. 3,802,407 3,560,546 27,769 61072............................... KUSD-TV.......... 460,480 460,277 3,590 10238............................... KUSI-TV.......... 3,572,818 3,435,670 26,795 43567............................... KUSM-TV.......... 122,678 109,830 857 69694............................... KUTF............. 1,210,774 1,031,870 8,048 81451............................... KUTH-DT.......... 2,219,788 2,027,174 15,810 68886............................... KUTP............. 4,191,015 4,176,014 32,569 35823............................... KUTV............. 2,388,625 2,199,731 17,156 63927............................... KUVE-DT.......... 1,294,971 964,396 7,521 7700................................ KUVI-DT.......... 1,204,490 1,009,943 7,877 35841............................... KUVN-DT.......... 6,680,126 6,678,157 52,083 58609............................... KUVS-DT.......... 4,043,413 4,005,657 31,240 49766............................... KVAL-TV.......... 1,016,673 866,173 6,755 32621............................... KVAW............. 76,153 76,153 594 58795............................... KVCR-DT.......... 18,215,524 17,467,140 136,226 35846............................... KVCT............. 288,221 287,446 2,242 10195............................... KVCW............. 1,967,550 1,918,809 14,965 64969............................... KVDA............. 2,566,563 2,548,720 19,877 19783............................... KVEA............. 17,538,249 16,335,335 127,399 12523............................... KVEO-TV.......... 1,244,504 1,244,504 9,706 [[Page 36188]] 2495................................ KVEW............. 476,720 464,347 3,621 35852............................... KVHP............. 747,917 747,837 5,832 49832............................... KVIA-TV.......... 1,015,350 1,011,266 7,887 35855............................... KVIE............. 10,759,440 7,467,369 58,238 40450............................... KVIH-TV.......... 91,912 91,564 714 40446............................... KVII-TV.......... 379,042 378,218 2,950 61961............................... KVLY-TV.......... 362,850 362,838 2,830 16729............................... KVMD............. 15,274,297 14,512,400 113,182 83825............................... KVME-TV.......... 26,711 22,802 178 25735............................... KVOA............. 1,317,956 1,030,404 8,036 35862............................... KVOS-TV.......... 2,202,674 2,131,652 16,625 69733............................... KVPT............. 1,744,349 1,719,318 13,409 55372............................... KVRR............. 356,645 356,645 2,781 166331.............................. KVSN-DT.......... 2,706,244 2,283,409 17,808 608................................. KVTH-DT.......... 303,755 299,230 2,334 2784................................ KVTJ-DT.......... 1,466,426 1,465,802 11,432 607................................. KVTN-DT.......... 936,328 925,884 7,221 35867............................... KVUE............. 2,661,290 2,611,314 20,366 78910............................... KVUI............. 257,964 251,872 1,964 35870............................... KVVU-TV.......... 2,045,255 1,935,583 15,096 36170............................... KVYE............. 396,495 392,498 3,061 35095............................... KWBA-TV.......... 1,129,524 1,073,029 8,369 78314............................... KWBM............. 657,822 639,560 4,988 27425............................... KWBN............. 953,207 840,455 6,555 76268............................... KWBQ............. 1,149,598 1,107,211 8,635 66413............................... KWCH-DT.......... 883,647 881,674 6,876 71549............................... KWCM-TV.......... 252,284 244,033 1,903 35419............................... KWDK............. 4,194,152 4,117,852 32,115 42007............................... KWES-TV.......... 424,854 423,536 3,303 50194............................... KWET............. 127,976 112,750 879 35881............................... KWEX-DT.......... 2,376,463 2,370,469 18,487 35883............................... KWGN-TV.......... 3,706,455 3,513,537 27,402 37099............................... KWHB............. 979,393 978,719 7,633 36846............................... KWHE............. 952,966 834,341 6,507 26231............................... KWHY-TV.......... 17,736,497 17,695,306 138,006 35096............................... KWKB............. 1,121,676 1,111,629 8,670 162115.............................. KWKS............. 39,708 39,323 307 12522............................... KWKT-TV.......... 1,299,675 1,298,478 10,127 21162............................... KWNB-TV.......... 91,093 89,332 697 67347............................... KWOG............. 512,412 505,049 3,939 56852............................... KWPX-TV.......... 4,220,008 4,148,577 32,355 6885................................ KWQC-TV.......... 1,063,507 1,054,618 8,225 29121............................... KWSD............. 280,675 280,672 2,189 53318............................... KWSE............. 54,471 53,400 416 71024............................... KWSU-TV.......... 725,554 468,295 3,652 25382............................... KWTV-DT.......... 1,628,106 1,627,198 12,691 35903............................... KWTX-TV.......... 2,071,023 1,972,365 15,382 593................................. KWWL............. 1,089,498 1,078,458 8,411 84410............................... KWWT............. 293,291 293,291 2,287 14674............................... KWYB............. 86,495 69,598 543 10032............................... KWYP-DT.......... 148,473 133,470 1,041 35920............................... KXAN-TV.......... 2,678,666 2,624,648 20,470 49330............................... KXAS-TV.......... 6,774,295 6,771,827 52,813 24287............................... KXGN-TV.......... 14,217 13,883 108 35954............................... KXII............. 2,323,974 2,264,951 17,664 55083............................... KXLA............. 17,929,100 16,794,896 130,983 35959............................... KXLF-TV.......... 258,100 217,808 1,699 53847............................... KXLN-DT.......... 6,085,891 6,085,712 47,462 35906............................... KXLT-TV.......... 348,025 347,296 2,709 61978............................... KXLY-TV.......... 772,116 740,960 5,779 55684............................... KXMA-TV.......... 32,005 31,909 249 55686............................... KXMB-TV.......... 142,755 138,506 1,080 55685............................... KXMC-TV.......... 97,569 89,483 698 55683............................... KXMD-TV.......... 37,962 37,917 296 47995............................... KXNE-TV.......... 305,839 304,682 2,376 81593............................... KXNW............. 602,168 597,747 4,662 35991............................... KXRM-TV.......... 1,843,363 1,500,689 11,704 1255................................ KXTF............. 140,746 140,312 1,094 25048............................... KXTV............. 10,759,864 7,477,140 58,314 35994............................... KXTX-TV.......... 6,721,578 6,718,616 52,398 62293............................... KXVA............. 185,478 185,276 1,445 [[Page 36189]] 23277............................... KXVO............. 1,397,072 1,396,085 10,888 9781................................ KXXV............. 1,771,620 1,748,287 13,635 31870............................... KYAZ............. 6,038,257 6,038,071 47,091 29086............................... KYIN............. 581,748 574,691 4,482 60384............................... KYLE-TV.......... 323,330 323,225 2,521 33639............................... KYMA-DT.......... 396,278 391,619 3,054 47974............................... KYNE-TV.......... 980,094 979,887 7,642 53820............................... KYOU-TV.......... 651,334 640,935 4,999 36003............................... KYTV............. 1,095,904 1,083,524 8,450 55644............................... KYTX............. 927,327 925,550 7,218 13815............................... KYUR............. 379,943 379,027 2,956 5237................................ KYUS-TV.......... 12,496 12,356 96 33752............................... KYVE............. 301,951 259,559 2,024 55762............................... KYVV-TV.......... 67,201 67,201 524 25453............................... KYW-TV........... 11,212,189 11,008,413 85,855 69531............................... KZJL............. 6,037,458 6,037,272 47,085 69571............................... KZJO............. 4,147,016 4,097,776 31,959 61062............................... KZSD-TV.......... 41,207 35,825 279 33079............................... KZTV............. 567,635 564,464 4,402 57292............................... WAAY-TV.......... 1,531,377 1,452,612 11,329 1328................................ WABC-TV.......... 20,948,273 20,560,001 160,347 4190................................ WABE-TV.......... 5,308,575 5,291,523 41,269 43203............................... WABG-TV.......... 393,020 392,348 3,060 17005............................... WABI-TV.......... 530,773 510,729 3,983 16820............................... WABM............. 1,772,367 1,742,240 13,588 23917............................... WABW-TV.......... 1,097,560 1,096,376 8,551 19199............................... WACH............. 1,403,222 1,400,385 10,922 189358.............................. WACP............. 9,415,263 9,301,049 72,539 23930............................... WACS-TV.......... 786,536 783,207 6,108 60018............................... WACX............. 4,292,829 4,288,149 33,443 361................................. WACY-TV.......... 946,580 946,071 7,378 455................................. WADL............. 4,610,065 4,606,521 35,926 589................................. WAFB............. 1,857,882 1,857,418 14,486 591................................. WAFF............. 1,527,517 1,456,436 11,359 70689............................... WAGA-TV.......... 6,000,355 5,923,191 46,195 48305............................... WAGM-TV.......... 64,721 63,331 494 37809............................... WAGV............. 1,614,321 1,282,063 9,999 706................................. WAIQ............. 611,733 609,794 4,756 701................................. WAKA............. 799,637 793,645 6,190 4143................................ WALA-TV.......... 1,320,419 1,318,127 10,280 70713............................... WALB............. 773,899 772,467 6,024 60536............................... WAMI-DT.......... 5,449,193 5,449,193 42,498 70852............................... WAND............. 1,388,118 1,386,074 10,810 39270............................... WANE-TV.......... 1,146,442 1,146,442 8,941 72120............................... WANF............. 6,027,276 5,961,471 46,494 52280............................... WAOE............. 2,963,253 2,907,224 22,673 64546............................... WAOW............. 636,957 629,068 4,906 52073............................... WAPA-TV \2\ \7\.. 3,759,648 2,784,044 21,713 49712............................... WAPT............. 793,621 791,620 6,174 67792............................... WAQP............. 2,135,670 2,131,399 16,623 13206............................... WATC-DT.......... 5,732,204 5,705,819 44,500 71082............................... WATE-TV.......... 1,874,433 1,638,059 12,775 22819............................... WATL............. 5,882,837 5,819,099 45,383 20287............................... WATM-TV.......... 893,989 749,183 5,843 11907............................... WATN-TV.......... 1,787,595 1,784,560 13,918 13989............................... WAVE............. 1,891,797 1,880,563 14,667 71127............................... WAVY-TV.......... 2,080,708 2,080,691 16,227 54938............................... WAWD............. 579,079 579,023 4,516 65247............................... WAWV-TV.......... 705,790 700,361 5,462 12793............................... WAXN-TV.......... 2,677,951 2,669,224 20,817 65696............................... WBAL-TV.......... 9,743,335 9,344,875 72,881 74417............................... WBAY-TV.......... 1,226,036 1,225,443 9,557 71085............................... WBBH-TV.......... 2,017,267 2,017,267 15,733 65204............................... WBBJ-TV.......... 662,148 658,839 5,138 9617................................ WBBM-TV.......... 9,914,233 9,907,806 77,271 9088................................ WBBZ-TV.......... 1,269,256 1,260,686 9,832 70138............................... WBDT............. 3,831,757 3,819,550 29,789 51349............................... WBEC-TV.......... 5,421,355 5,421,355 42,281 10758............................... WBFF............. 8,523,983 8,381,042 65,364 12497............................... WBFS-TV.......... 5,349,613 5,349,613 41,722 6568................................ WBGU-TV.......... 1,343,816 1,343,816 10,480 [[Page 36190]] 81594............................... WBIF............. 309,707 309,707 2,415 84802............................... WBIH............. 718,439 706,994 5,514 717................................. WBIQ............. 1,563,080 1,532,266 11,950 46984............................... WBIR-TV.......... 1,978,347 1,701,857 13,273 67048............................... WBKB-TV.......... 136,823 130,625 1,019 34167............................... WBKI............. 2,104,090 2,085,393 16,264 4692................................ WBKO............. 963,413 862,651 6,728 76001............................... WBKP............. 55,655 55,305 431 68427............................... WBMM............. 562,284 562,123 4,384 73692............................... WBNA............. 1,699,683 1,666,248 12,995 23337............................... WBNG-TV.......... 1,435,634 1,051,932 8,204 71217............................... WBNS-TV.......... 2,847,721 2,784,795 21,719 72958............................... WBNX-TV.......... 3,639,256 3,630,531 28,315 71218............................... WBOC-TV.......... 813,888 813,888 6,348 71220............................... WBOY-TV.......... 711,302 621,367 4,846 60850............................... WBPH-TV.......... 10,613,847 9,474,797 73,894 7692................................ WBPX-TV.......... 6,833,712 6,761,949 52,736 5981................................ WBRA-TV.......... 1,726,408 1,677,204 13,081 71221............................... WBRC............. 1,884,007 1,849,135 14,421 71225............................... WBRE-TV.......... 2,879,196 2,244,735 17,507 38616............................... WBRZ-TV.......... 2,223,336 2,222,309 17,332 82627............................... WBSF............. 1,836,543 1,832,446 14,291 30826............................... WBTV............. 4,433,795 4,296,893 33,511 66407............................... WBTW............. 1,975,457 1,959,172 15,280 16363............................... WBUI............. 981,884 981,868 7,658 59281............................... WBUP............. 126,472 112,603 878 60830............................... WBUY-TV.......... 1,569,254 1,567,815 12,227 72971............................... WBXX-TV.......... 2,142,759 1,984,544 15,477 25456............................... WBZ-TV........... 7,960,556 7,730,847 60,293 63153............................... WCAU............. 11,269,831 11,098,540 86,558 363................................. WCAV............. 1,032,270 874,886 6,823 46728............................... WCAX-TV.......... 784,748 665,685 5,192 39659............................... WCBB............. 964,079 910,222 7,099 10587............................... WCBD-TV.......... 1,149,489 1,149,489 8,965 12477............................... WCBI-TV.......... 680,511 678,424 5,291 9610................................ WCBS-TV.......... 22,087,789 21,511,236 167,766 49157............................... WCCB............. 3,642,232 3,574,928 27,881 9629................................ WCCO-TV.......... 3,862,571 3,855,451 30,069 14050............................... WCCT-TV.......... 5,818,471 5,307,612 41,394 69544............................... WCCU............. 694,550 693,317 5,407 3001................................ WCCV-TV.......... 3,391,703 2,062,994 16,089 23937............................... WCES-TV.......... 1,098,868 1,097,706 8,561 65666............................... WCET............. 3,123,290 3,110,519 24,259 46755............................... WCFE-TV.......... 459,417 419,756 3,274 71280............................... WCHS-TV.......... 1,352,824 1,274,766 9,942 42124............................... WCIA............. 834,084 833,547 6,501 711................................. WCIQ............. 3,186,320 3,016,907 23,529 71428............................... WCIU-TV.......... 10,052,136 10,049,244 78,374 9015................................ WCIV............. 1,152,800 1,152,800 8,991 42116............................... WCIX............. 554,002 549,911 4,289 16993............................... WCJB-TV.......... 977,492 977,492 7,623 11125............................... WCLF............. 4,097,389 4,096,624 31,950 68007............................... WCLJ-TV.......... 2,305,723 2,303,534 17,965 50781............................... WCMH-TV.......... 2,756,260 2,712,989 21,159 9917................................ WCML............. 233,439 224,255 1,749 9908................................ WCMU-TV.......... 707,702 699,551 5,456 9922................................ WCMV............. 425,499 411,288 3,208 9913................................ WCMW............. 106,975 104,859 818 32326............................... WCNC-TV.......... 3,883,049 3,809,706 29,712 53734............................... WCNY-TV.......... 1,342,821 1,279,429 9,978 73642............................... WCOV-TV.......... 889,102 884,417 6,898 40618............................... WCPB............. 567,809 567,809 4,428 59438............................... WCPO-TV.......... 3,330,885 3,313,654 25,843 10981............................... WCPX-TV.......... 9,753,235 9,751,916 76,055 71297............................... WCSC-TV.......... 1,028,018 1,028,018 8,018 39664............................... WCSH............. 1,755,325 1,548,824 12,079 69479............................... WCTE............. 612,760 541,314 4,222 18334............................... WCTI-TV.......... 1,688,065 1,685,638 13,146 31590............................... WCTV............. 1,065,524 1,065,464 8,310 33081............................... WCTX............. 7,844,936 7,332,431 57,186 65684............................... WCVB-TV.......... 7,780,868 7,618,496 59,417 [[Page 36191]] 9987................................ WCVE-TV.......... 1,721,004 1,712,249 13,354 83304............................... WCVI-TV.......... 50,601 50,495 394 34204............................... WCVN-TV.......... 2,129,816 2,120,349 16,537 9989................................ WCVW............. 1,505,484 1,505,330 11,740 73042............................... WCWF............. 1,131,390 1,130,818 8,819 35385............................... WCWG............. 3,630,551 3,299,114 25,730 29712............................... WCWJ............. 1,661,270 1,661,132 12,955 73264............................... WCWN............. 1,909,223 1,621,751 12,648 2455................................ WCYB-TV.......... 2,363,002 2,057,404 16,046 11291............................... WDAF-TV.......... 2,539,581 2,537,411 19,789 21250............................... WDAM-TV.......... 512,594 500,343 3,902 22129............................... WDAY-TV.......... 339,239 338,856 2,643 22124............................... WDAZ-TV.......... 151,720 151,659 1,183 71325............................... WDBB............. 1,792,728 1,762,643 13,747 71326............................... WDBD............. 940,665 939,489 7,327 71329............................... WDBJ............. 1,626,017 1,435,762 11,198 51567............................... WDCA............. 8,101,358 8,049,329 62,777 16530............................... WDCQ-TV.......... 1,269,199 1,269,199 9,898 30576............................... WDCW............. 8,155,998 8,114,847 63,288 54385............................... WDEF-TV.......... 1,730,762 1,530,403 11,936 32851............................... WDFX-TV.......... 271,499 270,942 2,113 43846............................... WDHN............. 452,377 451,978 3,525 71338............................... WDIO-DT.......... 341,506 327,469 2,554 714................................. WDIQ............. 663,062 620,124 4,836 53114............................... WDIV-TV.......... 5,450,318 5,450,174 42,506 71427............................... WDJT-TV.......... 3,267,652 3,256,507 25,397 39561............................... WDKA............. 658,699 658,277 5,134 64017............................... WDKY-TV.......... 1,204,817 1,173,579 9,153 67893............................... WDLI-TV.......... 4,147,298 4,114,920 32,092 72335............................... WDPB............. 596,888 596,888 4,655 83740............................... WDPM-DT.......... 1,365,977 1,364,744 10,644 1283................................ WDPN-TV.......... 11,594,463 11,467,616 89,436 6476................................ WDPX-TV.......... 6,833,712 6,761,949 52,736 28476............................... WDRB............. 2,054,813 2,037,086 15,887 12171............................... WDSC-TV.......... 3,389,559 3,389,559 26,435 17726............................... WDSE............. 330,994 316,643 2,469 71353............................... WDSI-TV.......... 1,100,302 1,042,191 8,128 71357............................... WDSU............. 1,649,083 1,649,083 12,861 7908................................ WDTI............. 2,092,242 2,091,941 16,315 65690............................... WDTN............. 3,831,757 3,819,550 29,789 70592............................... WDTV............. 566,592 524,961 4,094 25045............................... WDVM-TV.......... 3,074,837 2,646,508 20,640 4110................................ WDWL............. 2,638,361 1,977,410 15,422 49421............................... WEAO............. 3,960,217 3,945,408 30,770 71363............................... WEAR-TV.......... 1,520,973 1,520,386 11,857 7893................................ WEAU............. 1,006,393 971,050 7,573 61003............................... WEBA-TV.......... 641,354 632,282 4,931 19561............................... WECN............. 2,886,669 2,157,288 16,825 48666............................... WECT............. 1,156,807 1,156,807 9,022 13602............................... WEDH............. 5,328,800 4,724,167 36,844 13607............................... WEDN............. 3,451,170 2,643,344 20,615 69338............................... WEDQ............. 5,379,887 5,365,612 41,846 21808............................... WEDU............. 5,379,887 5,365,612 41,846 13594............................... WEDW............. 5,996,408 5,544,708 43,243 13595............................... WEDY............. 5,328,800 4,724,167 36,844 24801............................... WEEK-TV.......... 752,596 752,539 5,869 6744................................ WEFS............. 3,380,743 3,380,743 26,366 24215............................... WEHT............. 857,558 844,070 6,583 721................................. WEIQ............. 1,055,632 1,055,193 8,229 18301............................... WEIU-TV.......... 458,480 458,416 3,575 69271............................... WEKW-TV.......... 1,263,049 773,108 6,029 60825............................... WELF-TV.......... 1,477,691 1,387,044 10,818 26602............................... WELU............. 2,315,163 1,721,317 13,425 40761............................... WEMT............. 1,726,085 1,186,706 9,255 69237............................... WENH-TV.......... 4,500,498 4,328,222 33,756 71508............................... WENY-TV.......... 656,240 517,754 4,038 83946............................... WEPH............. 604,105 602,833 4,701 81508............................... WEPX-TV.......... 950,012 950,012 7,409 25738............................... WESH............. 4,063,973 4,053,252 31,611 65670............................... WETA-TV.......... 8,315,499 8,258,807 64,410 69944............................... WETK............. 670,087 558,842 4,358 [[Page 36192]] 60653............................... WETM-TV.......... 870,206 770,731 6,011 18252............................... WETP-TV.......... 2,167,383 1,888,574 14,729 2709................................ WEUX............. 380,569 373,680 2,914 72041............................... WEVV-TV.......... 752,417 751,094 5,858 59441............................... WEWS-TV.......... 4,112,984 4,078,299 31,807 72052............................... WEYI-TV.......... 3,715,686 3,652,991 28,490 72054............................... WFAA............. 6,917,502 6,907,616 53,872 81669............................... WFBD............. 817,914 817,389 6,375 69532............................... WFDC-DT.......... 8,155,998 8,114,847 63,288 10132............................... WFFF-TV.......... 633,649 552,182 4,306 25040............................... WFFT-TV.......... 1,095,429 1,095,411 8,543 11123............................... WFGC............. 3,018,351 3,018,351 23,540 6554................................ WFGX............. 1,493,866 1,493,319 11,646 13991............................... WFIE............. 743,079 740,909 5,778 715................................. WFIQ............. 546,563 544,258 4,245 64592............................... WFLA-TV.......... 5,583,544 5,576,649 43,492 22211............................... WFLD............. 9,957,301 9,954,828 77,638 72060............................... WFLI-TV.......... 1,294,209 1,189,897 9,280 39736............................... WFLX............. 5,740,086 5,740,086 44,767 72062............................... WFMJ-TV.......... 4,328,477 3,822,691 29,813 72064............................... WFMY-TV.......... 4,772,783 4,746,167 37,015 39884............................... WFMZ-TV.......... 10,613,847 9,474,797 73,894 83943............................... WFNA............. 1,391,519 1,390,447 10,844 47902............................... WFOR-TV.......... 5,398,266 5,398,266 42,101 11909............................... WFOX-TV.......... 1,603,324 1,603,324 12,504 40626............................... WFPT............. 5,829,153 5,442,279 42,444 21245............................... WFPX-TV.......... 2,637,949 2,634,141 20,544 25396............................... WFQX-TV.......... 537,340 534,314 4,167 9635................................ WFRV-TV.......... 1,263,353 1,256,376 9,798 53115............................... WFSB............. 4,752,788 4,370,519 34,086 6093................................ WFSG............. 364,961 364,796 2,845 21801............................... WFSU-TV.......... 576,105 576,093 4,493 11913............................... WFTC............. 3,787,177 3,770,207 29,404 64588............................... WFTS-TV.......... 5,236,379 5,236,287 40,838 16788............................... WFTT-TV.......... 4,523,828 4,521,879 35,266 72076............................... WFTV............. 3,882,888 3,882,888 30,283 70649............................... WFTX-TV.......... 1,758,172 1,758,172 13,712 60553............................... WFTY-DT.......... 5,678,755 5,560,460 43,366 25395............................... WFUP............. 234,863 234,436 1,828 60555............................... WFUT-DT.......... 20,538,272 20,130,459 156,997 22108............................... WFWA............. 1,035,114 1,034,862 8,071 9054................................ WFXB............. 1,393,865 1,393,510 10,868 3228................................ WFXG............. 1,070,032 1,057,760 8,249 70815............................... WFXL............. 793,637 785,106 6,123 19707............................... WFXP............. 583,315 562,500 4,387 24813............................... WFXR............. 1,426,061 1,286,450 10,033 6463................................ WFXT............. 7,494,070 7,400,830 57,719 22245............................... WFXU............. 218,273 218,273 1,702 43424............................... WFXV............. 702,682 612,494 4,777 25236............................... WFXW............. 274,078 270,967 2,113 41397............................... WFYI............. 2,389,627 2,388,970 18,632 53930............................... WGAL............. 6,287,688 5,610,833 43,759 2708................................ WGBA-TV.......... 1,170,375 1,170,127 9,126 24314............................... WGBC............. 249,415 249,235 1,944 72099............................... WGBH-TV.......... 7,711,842 7,601,732 59,286 12498............................... WGBO-DT.......... 9,828,737 9,826,530 76,637 11113............................... WGBP-TV.......... 1,820,589 1,812,232 14,134 72098............................... WGBX-TV.......... 7,803,280 7,636,641 59,558 72096............................... WGBY-TV.......... 4,470,009 3,739,675 29,166 62388............................... WGCU............. 1,510,671 1,510,671 11,782 54275............................... WGEM-TV.......... 361,598 356,682 2,782 27387............................... WGEN-TV.......... 43,037 43,037 336 7727................................ WGFL............. 877,163 877,163 6,841 25682............................... WGGB-TV.......... 3,443,386 3,053,436 23,814 11027............................... WGGN-TV.......... 4,002,841 3,981,382 31,051 9064................................ WGGS-TV.......... 2,759,326 2,705,067 21,097 72106............................... WGHP............. 4,174,964 4,123,106 32,156 710................................. WGIQ............. 363,849 363,806 2,837 12520............................... WGMB-TV.......... 1,742,708 1,742,659 13,591 25683............................... WGME-TV.......... 1,495,724 1,325,465 10,337 24618............................... WGNM............. 742,458 741,502 5,783 [[Page 36193]] 72119............................... WGNO............. 1,641,765 1,641,765 12,804 9762................................ WGNT............. 2,128,079 2,127,891 16,595 72115............................... WGN-TV........... 9,983,395 9,981,137 77,843 40619............................... WGPT............. 578,294 344,300 2,685 65074............................... WGPX-TV.......... 2,765,350 2,754,743 21,484 64547............................... WGRZ............. 1,878,725 1,812,309 14,134 63329............................... WGTA............. 1,061,654 1,030,538 8,037 66285............................... WGTE-TV.......... 2,210,496 2,208,927 17,227 59279............................... WGTQ............. 116,301 112,633 878 59280............................... WGTU............. 358,543 353,477 2,757 23948............................... WGTV............. 5,989,342 5,917,966 46,154 7623................................ WGTW-TV.......... 807,797 807,797 6,300 24783............................... WGVK............. 2,439,225 2,437,526 19,010 24784............................... WGVU-TV.......... 1,825,744 1,784,264 13,915 21536............................... WGWG............. 986,963 986,963 7,697 56642............................... WGWW............. 1,677,166 1,647,976 12,853 58262............................... WGXA............. 779,955 779,087 6,076 73371............................... WHAM-TV.......... 1,381,564 1,334,653 10,409 32327............................... WHAS-TV.......... 1,955,983 1,925,901 15,020 6096................................ WHA-TV........... 1,635,777 1,628,950 12,704 13950............................... WHBF-TV.......... 1,712,339 1,704,072 13,290 12521............................... WHBQ-TV.......... 1,736,335 1,708,345 13,323 10894............................... WHBR............. 1,302,764 1,302,041 10,155 65128............................... WHDF............. 1,553,469 1,502,852 11,721 72145............................... WHDH............. 7,441,208 7,343,735 57,274 83929............................... WHDT............. 5,768,239 5,768,239 44,986 70041............................... WHEC-TV.......... 1,322,243 1,279,606 9,980 67971............................... WHFT-TV.......... 5,417,409 5,417,409 42,250 41458............................... WHIO-TV.......... 3,877,520 3,868,597 30,171 713................................. WHIQ............. 1,278,174 1,225,940 9,561 61216............................... WHIZ-TV.......... 911,245 840,696 6,557 65919............................... WHKY-TV.......... 3,358,493 3,294,261 25,692 18780............................... WHLA-TV.......... 554,446 515,561 4,021 48668............................... WHLT............. 484,432 483,532 3,771 24582............................... WHLV-TV.......... 3,906,201 3,906,201 30,464 37102............................... WHMB-TV.......... 2,959,585 2,889,145 22,532 61004............................... WHMC............. 774,921 774,921 6,044 36117............................... WHME-TV.......... 1,455,358 1,455,110 11,348 37106............................... WHNO............. 1,499,653 1,499,653 11,696 72300............................... WHNS............. 2,549,610 2,270,868 17,710 48693............................... WHNT-TV.......... 1,569,885 1,487,578 11,602 66221............................... WHO-DT........... 1,120,480 1,099,818 8,577 6866................................ WHOI............. 736,125 736,047 5,740 72313............................... WHP-TV........... 4,030,693 3,538,096 27,594 51980............................... WHPX-TV.......... 5,579,464 5,114,336 39,887 73036............................... WHRM-TV.......... 535,778 532,820 4,155 25932............................... WHRO-TV.......... 2,169,238 2,169,237 16,918 68058............................... WHSG-TV.......... 5,870,314 5,808,605 45,301 4688................................ WHSV-TV.......... 845,013 711,912 5,552 9990................................ WHTJ............. 807,960 690,381 5,384 72326............................... WHTM-TV.......... 3,211,085 2,799,192 21,831 11117............................... WHTN............. 1,914,755 1,905,733 14,863 27772............................... WHUT-TV.......... 7,953,119 7,915,675 61,734 18793............................... WHWC-TV.......... 1,123,941 1,091,281 8,511 72338............................... WHYY-TV.......... 10,448,829 10,049,700 78,378 5360................................ WIAT............. 1,868,854 1,830,924 14,279 63160............................... WIBW-TV.......... 1,234,347 1,181,009 9,211 25684............................... WICD............. 1,238,332 1,237,046 9,648 25686............................... WICS............. 1,101,798 1,099,718 8,577 24970............................... WICU-TV.......... 740,115 683,435 5,330 62210............................... WICZ-TV.......... 1,249,974 965,416 7,529 18410............................... WIDP............. 2,559,306 1,899,768 14,816 26025............................... WIFS............. 1,583,693 1,578,870 12,314 720................................. WIIQ............. 353,241 347,685 2,712 68939............................... WILL-TV.......... 1,178,545 1,158,147 9,032 6863................................ WILX-TV.......... 3,378,644 3,218,221 25,099 22093............................... WINK-TV.......... 1,818,122 1,818,122 14,180 67787............................... WINM............. 1,001,485 971,031 7,573 41314............................... WINP-TV.......... 2,935,057 2,883,944 22,492 3646................................ WIPB............. 1,965,353 1,965,174 15,326 48408............................... WIPL............. 850,656 799,165 6,233 [[Page 36194]] 53863............................... WIPM-TV \1\...... 2,280,935 1,648,150 2,251 53859............................... WIPR-TV \1\...... 3,596,802 2,811,148 21,924 10253............................... WIPX-TV.......... 2,305,723 2,303,534 17,965 39887............................... WIRS \12\........ 1,091,825 757,978 4,676 71336............................... WIRT-DT.......... 127,001 126,300 985 13990............................... WIS.............. 2,644,715 2,600,887 20,284 65143............................... WISC-TV.......... 1,734,112 1,697,537 13,239 13960............................... WISE-TV.......... 1,070,155 1,070,155 8,346 39269............................... WISH-TV.......... 2,912,963 2,855,253 22,268 65680............................... WISN-TV.......... 3,003,636 2,997,695 23,379 73083............................... WITF-TV.......... 2,412,561 2,191,501 17,092 73107............................... WITI............. 3,111,641 3,102,097 24,193 594................................. WITN-TV.......... 1,861,458 1,836,905 14,326 61005............................... WITV............. 871,783 871,783 6,799 7780................................ WIVB-TV.......... 1,900,503 1,820,106 14,195 11260............................... WIVT............. 855,138 613,934 4,788 60571............................... WIWN............. 3,338,845 3,323,941 25,923 62207............................... WIYC............. 639,641 637,499 4,972 73120............................... WJAC-TV.......... 2,219,529 1,897,986 14,802 10259............................... WJAL............. 8,750,706 8,446,074 65,871 50780............................... WJAR............. 7,108,180 6,976,099 54,407 35576............................... WJAX-TV.......... 1,630,782 1,630,782 12,718 27140............................... WJBF............. 1,601,088 1,588,444 12,388 73123............................... WJBK............. 5,748,623 5,711,224 44,542 37174............................... WJCL............. 938,086 938,086 7,316 73130............................... WJCT............. 1,618,817 1,617,292 12,613 29719............................... WJEB-TV.......... 1,607,603 1,607,603 12,538 65749............................... WJET-TV.......... 747,431 717,721 5,598 7651................................ WJFB............. 2,310,517 2,302,217 17,955 49699............................... WJFW-TV.......... 277,530 268,295 2,092 73136............................... WJHG-TV.......... 864,121 859,823 6,706 57826............................... WJHL-TV.......... 2,034,663 1,462,129 11,403 68519............................... WJKT............. 655,780 655,373 5,111 1051................................ WJLA-TV.......... 8,750,706 8,447,643 65,883 86537............................... WJLP............. 21,384,080 21,119,164 164,708 9630................................ WJMN-TV.......... 160,991 154,424 1,204 61008............................... WJPM-TV.......... 623,939 623,787 4,865 58340............................... WJPX \6\ \10\ 3,254,481 2,500,195 19,499 \12\. 21735............................... WJRT-TV.......... 2,788,684 2,543,446 19,836 23918............................... WJSP-TV.......... 4,225,860 4,188,428 32,666 41210............................... WJTC............. 1,381,529 1,379,283 10,757 48667............................... WJTV............. 987,206 980,717 7,649 73150............................... WJW.............. 3,977,148 3,905,325 30,458 61007............................... WJWJ-TV.......... 1,034,555 1,034,555 8,068 58342............................... WJWN-TV \6\...... 2,063,156 1,461,497 4,676 53116............................... WJXT............. 1,622,616 1,622,616 12,655 11893............................... WJXX............. 1,618,191 1,617,272 12,613 32334............................... WJYS............. 9,667,341 9,667,317 75,395 25455............................... WJZ-TV........... 9,743,335 9,350,346 72,923 73152............................... WJZY............. 4,432,745 4,301,117 33,544 64983............................... WKAQ-TV \3\...... 3,697,088 2,731,588 2,628 6104................................ WKAR-TV.......... 1,693,373 1,689,830 13,179 34171............................... WKAS............. 542,308 512,994 4,001 51570............................... WKBD-TV.......... 5,065,617 5,065,350 39,505 73153............................... WKBN-TV.......... 4,898,622 4,535,576 35,373 13929............................... WKBS-TV.......... 1,082,894 937,847 7,314 74424............................... WKBT-DT.......... 866,325 824,795 6,433 54176............................... WKBW-TV.......... 2,247,191 2,161,366 16,856 53465............................... WKCF............. 4,241,181 4,240,354 33,071 73155............................... WKEF............. 3,730,595 3,716,127 28,982 34177............................... WKGB-TV.......... 413,268 411,587 3,210 34196............................... WKHA............. 511,281 400,721 3,125 34207............................... WKLE............. 856,237 846,630 6,603 34212............................... WKMA-TV.......... 524,617 524,035 4,087 71293............................... WKMG-TV.......... 3,817,673 3,817,673 29,774 34195............................... WKMJ-TV.......... 1,477,906 1,470,645 11,470 34202............................... WKMR............. 463,316 428,462 3,342 34174............................... WKMU............. 344,430 344,050 2,683 42061............................... WKNO............. 1,645,867 1,642,092 12,807 83931............................... WKNX-TV.......... 1,684,178 1,459,493 11,383 34205............................... WKOH............. 584,645 579,258 4,518 [[Page 36195]] 67869............................... WKOI-TV.......... 3,831,757 3,819,550 29,789 34211............................... WKON............. 1,080,274 1,072,320 8,363 18267............................... WKOP-TV.......... 1,555,654 1,382,098 10,779 64545............................... WKOW............. 1,918,224 1,899,746 14,816 21432............................... WKPC-TV.......... 1,525,919 1,517,701 11,837 65758............................... WKPD............. 283,454 282,250 2,201 34200............................... WKPI-TV.......... 606,666 481,220 3,753 27504............................... WKPT-TV.......... 1,131,213 887,806 6,924 58341............................... WKPV \10\........ 1,132,932 731,199 4,676 11289............................... WKRC-TV.......... 3,281,914 3,229,223 25,185 73187............................... WKRG-TV.......... 1,526,600 1,526,075 11,902 73188............................... WKRN-TV.......... 2,409,767 2,388,588 18,629 34222............................... WKSO-TV.......... 658,441 642,090 5,008 40902............................... WKTC............. 1,387,229 1,386,779 10,815 60654............................... WKTV............. 1,573,503 1,342,387 10,469 73195............................... WKYC............. 4,180,327 4,124,135 32,164 24914............................... WKYT-TV.......... 1,174,615 1,156,978 9,023 71861............................... WKYU-TV.......... 411,448 409,310 3,192 34181............................... WKZT-TV.......... 1,044,532 1,020,878 7,962 18819............................... WLAE-TV.......... 1,397,967 1,397,967 10,903 36533............................... WLAJ............. 4,100,475 4,063,963 31,695 2710................................ WLAX............. 469,017 447,381 3,489 68542............................... WLBT............. 948,671 947,857 7,392 39644............................... WLBZ............. 373,129 364,346 2,842 69328............................... WLED-TV.......... 332,718 174,998 1,365 63046............................... WLEF-TV.......... 200,517 199,188 1,553 73203............................... WLEX-TV.......... 969,481 964,735 7,524 37806............................... WLFB............. 798,916 688,519 5,370 37808............................... WLFG............. 1,614,321 1,282,063 9,999 73204............................... WLFI-TV.......... 2,243,009 2,221,313 17,324 73205............................... WLFL............. 3,747,583 3,743,960 29,199 19777............................... WLII-DT \4\ \8\.. 2,801,102 2,153,564 16,796 37503............................... WLIO............. 1,067,232 1,050,170 8,190 38336............................... WLIW............. 20,027,920 19,717,729 153,779 27696............................... WLJC-TV.......... 1,401,072 1,281,256 9,993 71645............................... WLJT-DT.......... 385,493 385,380 3,006 53939............................... WLKY............. 1,927,997 1,919,810 14,973 11033............................... WLLA............. 2,081,693 2,081,436 16,233 1222................................ WLMA............. 1,646,714 1,644,206 12,823 17076............................... WLMB............. 2,754,484 2,747,490 21,428 68518............................... WLMT............. 1,736,552 1,733,496 13,520 22591............................... WLNE-TV.......... 6,429,522 6,381,825 49,772 74420............................... WLNS-TV.......... 4,100,475 4,063,963 31,695 73206............................... WLNY-TV.......... 7,501,199 7,415,578 57,834 84253............................... WLOO............. 913,960 912,674 7,118 56537............................... WLOS............. 3,086,751 2,544,410 19,844 37732............................... WLOV-TV.......... 609,526 607,780 4,740 13995............................... WLOX............. 1,182,149 1,170,659 9,130 38586............................... WLPB-TV.......... 1,219,624 1,219,407 9,510 73189............................... WLPX-TV.......... 1,066,912 1,022,543 7,975 66358............................... WLRN-TV.......... 5,447,399 5,447,399 42,484 73226............................... WLS-TV........... 10,174,464 10,170,757 79,322 73230............................... WLTV-DT.......... 5,427,398 5,427,398 42,328 37176............................... WLTX............. 1,580,677 1,578,645 12,312 37179............................... WLTZ............. 689,521 685,358 5,345 21259............................... WLUC-TV.......... 92,246 85,393 666 4150................................ WLUK-TV.......... 1,187,616 1,186,861 9,256 73238............................... WLVI............. 7,441,208 7,343,735 57,274 36989............................... WLVT-TV.......... 10,613,847 9,474,797 73,894 3978................................ WLWC............. 3,281,532 3,150,875 24,574 46979............................... WLWT............. 3,367,381 3,355,009 26,166 54452............................... WLXI............. 4,184,851 4,166,318 32,493 55350............................... WLYH............. 3,211,085 2,799,192 21,831 43192............................... WMAB-TV.......... 405,483 399,560 3,116 43170............................... WMAE-TV.......... 686,076 653,173 5,094 43197............................... WMAH-TV.......... 1,257,393 1,256,995 9,803 43176............................... WMAO-TV.......... 369,696 369,343 2,881 47905............................... WMAQ-TV.......... 9,914,395 9,913,272 77,314 59442............................... WMAR-TV.......... 9,198,495 9,072,076 70,753 43184............................... WMAU-TV.......... 642,328 636,504 4,964 43193............................... WMAV-TV.......... 1,008,339 1,008,208 7,863 [[Page 36196]] 43169............................... WMAW-TV.......... 726,173 715,450 5,580 46991............................... WMAZ-TV.......... 1,185,678 1,136,616 8,864 66398............................... WMBB............. 935,027 914,607 7,133 43952............................... WMBC-TV.......... 18,706,132 18,458,331 143,957 42121............................... WMBD-TV.......... 742,729 742,660 5,792 83969............................... WMBF-TV.......... 445,363 445,363 3,473 60829............................... WMCF-TV.......... 612,942 609,635 4,755 9739................................ WMCN-TV.......... 10,448,829 10,049,700 78,378 19184............................... WMC-TV........... 2,047,403 2,043,125 15,934 189357.............................. WMDE............. 6,384,827 6,257,910 48,805 73255............................... WMDN............. 278,227 278,018 2,168 16455............................... WMDT............. 731,868 731,868 5,708 39656............................... WMEA-TV.......... 902,755 853,857 6,659 39648............................... WMEB-TV.......... 511,761 494,574 3,857 70537............................... WMEC............. 218,027 217,839 1,699 39649............................... WMED-TV.......... 30,488 29,577 231 39662............................... WMEM-TV.......... 71,700 69,981 546 41893............................... WMFD-TV.......... 1,561,367 1,324,244 10,328 41436............................... WMFP............. 5,792,048 5,564,295 43,396 61111............................... WMGM-TV.......... 807,797 807,797 6,300 43847............................... WMGT-TV.......... 601,894 601,309 4,690 73263............................... WMHT............. 1,719,949 1,550,977 12,096 68545............................... WMLW-TV.......... 1,843,933 1,843,663 14,379 53819............................... WMOR-TV.......... 5,394,541 5,394,541 42,072 81503............................... WMOW............. 121,150 105,957 826 65944............................... WMPB............. 7,452,728 7,343,061 57,269 43168............................... WMPN-TV.......... 856,237 854,089 6,661 65942............................... WMPT............. 8,637,742 8,584,398 66,950 60827............................... WMPV-TV.......... 1,423,052 1,422,411 11,093 10221............................... WMSN-TV.......... 1,947,942 1,927,158 15,030 2174................................ WMTJ \11\........ 3,143,148 2,365,308 18,447 6870................................ WMTV............. 1,548,616 1,545,459 12,053 73288............................... WMTW............. 1,940,292 1,658,816 12,937 23935............................... WMUM-TV.......... 925,814 920,835 7,182 73292............................... WMUR-TV.......... 5,242,334 5,057,770 39,446 42663............................... WMVS............. 3,172,534 3,112,231 24,272 42665............................... WMVT............. 3,172,534 3,112,231 24,272 81946............................... WMWC-TV.......... 946,858 916,989 7,152 56548............................... WMYA-TV.......... 1,650,798 1,571,594 12,257 74211............................... WMYD............. 5,750,989 5,750,873 44,851 20624............................... WMYT-TV.......... 4,432,745 4,301,117 33,544 25544............................... WMYV............. 3,901,915 3,875,210 30,223 73310............................... WNAB............. 2,176,984 2,166,809 16,899 73311............................... WNAC-TV.......... 7,310,183 6,959,064 54,274 47535............................... WNBC............. 21,952,082 21,399,204 166,892 83965............................... WNBW-DT.......... 1,400,631 1,396,012 10,887 72307............................... WNCF............. 667,683 665,950 5,194 50782............................... WNCN............. 3,795,494 3,783,131 29,505 57838............................... WNCT-TV.......... 1,935,414 1,887,929 14,724 41674............................... WNDU-TV.......... 1,863,764 1,835,398 14,314 28462............................... WNDY-TV.......... 2,912,963 2,855,253 22,268 71928............................... WNED-TV.......... 1,387,961 1,370,480 10,688 60931............................... WNEH............. 1,261,482 1,255,218 9,789 41221............................... WNEM-TV.......... 1,475,094 1,471,908 11,479 49439............................... WNEO............. 3,353,869 3,271,369 25,513 73318............................... WNEP-TV.......... 3,429,213 2,838,000 22,134 18795............................... WNET............. 21,113,760 20,615,190 160,778 51864............................... WNEU............. 7,135,190 7,067,520 55,120 23942............................... WNGH-TV.......... 5,744,856 5,595,366 43,638 67802............................... WNIN............. 908,275 891,946 6,956 41671............................... WNIT............. 1,305,447 1,305,447 10,181 48457............................... WNJB............. 20,787,272 20,036,393 156,264 48477............................... WNJN............. 20,787,272 20,036,393 156,264 48481............................... WNJS............. 7,383,483 7,343,269 57,270 48465............................... WNJT............. 7,383,483 7,343,269 57,270 73333............................... WNJU............. 21,952,082 21,399,204 166,892 73336............................... WNJX-TV \2\...... 1,628,732 1,170,083 2,462 61217............................... WNKY............. 379,002 377,357 2,943 71905............................... WNLO............. 1,900,503 1,820,106 14,195 4318................................ WNMU............. 181,736 179,662 1,401 73344............................... WNNE............. 792,551 676,539 5,276 [[Page 36197]] 54280............................... WNOL-TV.......... 1,632,389 1,632,389 12,731 71676............................... WNPB-TV.......... 2,130,047 1,941,707 15,143 62137............................... WNPI-DT.......... 167,931 161,748 1,261 41398............................... WNPT............. 2,266,543 2,235,316 17,433 28468............................... WNPX-TV.......... 2,084,890 2,071,017 16,152 61009............................... WNSC-TV.......... 2,431,154 2,425,044 18,913 61010............................... WNTV............. 2,419,841 2,211,019 17,244 16539............................... WNTZ-TV.......... 344,704 343,849 2,682 7933................................ WNUV............. 9,098,694 8,906,508 69,462 9999................................ WNVC............. 807,960 690,381 5,384 10019............................... WNVT............. 1,721,004 1,712,249 13,354 73354............................... WNWO-TV.......... 2,872,428 2,872,250 22,401 136751.............................. WNYA............. 1,923,118 1,651,777 12,882 30303............................... WNYB............. 1,785,269 1,756,096 13,696 6048................................ WNYE-TV.......... 19,414,613 19,180,858 149,592 34329............................... WNYI............. 1,627,542 1,338,811 10,441 67784............................... WNYO-TV.......... 1,430,491 1,409,756 10,995 73363............................... WNYT............. 1,679,494 1,516,775 11,829 22206............................... WNYW............. 20,075,874 19,753,060 154,054 69618............................... WOAI-TV.......... 2,525,811 2,513,887 19,606 66804............................... WOAY-TV.......... 581,486 443,210 3,457 41225............................... WOFL............. 4,048,104 4,043,672 31,537 70651............................... WOGX............. 1,112,408 1,112,408 8,676 8661................................ WOI-DT........... 1,173,757 1,170,432 9,128 39746............................... WOIO............. 3,821,233 3,745,335 29,210 71725............................... WOLE-DT \4\...... 1,784,094 1,312,984 7,379 73375............................... WOLF-TV.......... 2,990,646 2,522,858 19,676 60963............................... WOLO-TV.......... 2,635,715 2,594,980 20,238 36838............................... WOOD-TV.......... 2,507,053 2,501,084 19,506 67602............................... WOPX-TV.......... 3,877,863 3,877,805 30,243 64865............................... WORA-TV \3\ \13\. 3,594,115 2,762,755 21,547 73901............................... WORO-DT.......... 3,236,498 2,516,588 19,627 60357............................... WOST............. 1,193,381 853,762 6,658 66185............................... WOSU-TV.......... 2,843,651 2,776,901 21,657 131................................. WOTF-TV.......... 3,451,383 3,451,383 26,917 10212............................... WOTV............. 2,368,797 2,368,397 18,471 50147............................... WOUB-TV.......... 756,762 734,988 5,732 50141............................... WOUC-TV.......... 1,713,515 1,649,853 12,867 23342............................... WOWK-TV.......... 1,159,175 1,083,663 8,451 65528............................... WOWT............. 1,380,979 1,377,287 10,741 31570............................... WPAN............. 1,254,821 1,254,636 9,785 51988............................... WPBF............. 3,190,307 3,186,405 24,851 21253............................... WPBN-TV.......... 442,005 430,953 3,361 62136............................... WPBS-TV.......... 338,448 301,692 2,353 13456............................... WPBT............. 5,416,604 5,416,604 42,244 13924............................... WPCB-TV.......... 2,934,614 2,800,516 21,841 64033............................... WPCH-TV.......... 5,948,778 5,874,163 45,813 4354................................ WPCT............. 195,270 194,869 1,520 69880............................... WPCW............. 3,393,365 3,188,441 24,867 17012............................... WPDE-TV.......... 1,772,233 1,769,553 13,801 52527............................... WPEC............. 5,764,571 5,764,571 44,958 84088............................... WPFO............. 1,329,690 1,209,873 9,436 54728............................... WPGA-TV.......... 559,495 559,025 4,360 60820............................... WPGD-TV.......... 2,355,629 2,343,715 18,279 73875............................... WPGH-TV.......... 3,236,098 3,121,767 24,347 2942................................ WPGX............. 425,098 422,872 3,298 73879............................... WPHL-TV.......... 10,421,216 10,246,856 79,915 73881............................... WPIX............. 20,948,273 20,501,774 159,893 53113............................... WPLG............. 5,588,748 5,588,748 43,587 11906............................... WPMI-TV.......... 1,468,001 1,467,594 11,446 10213............................... WPMT............. 2,412,561 2,191,501 17,092 18798............................... WPNE-TV.......... 1,161,295 1,160,631 9,052 73907............................... WPNT............. 3,172,170 3,064,423 23,899 28480............................... WPPT............. 10,613,847 9,474,797 73,894 51984............................... WPPX-TV.......... 8,044,823 7,839,141 61,137 47404............................... WPRI-TV.......... 7,254,721 6,990,606 54,520 51991............................... WPSD-TV.......... 883,814 879,213 6,857 12499............................... WPSG............. 10,798,264 10,529,460 82,119 66219............................... WPSU-TV.......... 1,055,133 868,013 6,770 73905............................... WPTA............. 1,099,180 1,099,180 8,573 25067............................... WPTD............. 3,423,417 3,411,727 26,608 [[Page 36198]] 25065............................... WPTO............. 2,961,254 2,951,883 23,022 59443............................... WPTV-TV.......... 5,840,102 5,840,102 45,547 57476............................... WPTZ............. 792,551 676,539 5,276 8616................................ WPVI-TV.......... 11,491,587 11,302,701 88,150 48772............................... WPWR-TV.......... 9,957,301 9,954,828 77,638 51969............................... WPXA-TV.......... 6,587,205 6,458,510 50,370 71236............................... WPXC-TV.......... 1,561,014 1,561,014 12,174 5800................................ WPXD-TV.......... 5,249,447 5,249,447 40,940 37104............................... WPXE-TV.......... 3,067,071 3,057,388 23,845 48406............................... WPXG-TV.......... 2,577,848 2,512,150 19,592 73312............................... WPXH-TV.......... 1,471,601 1,451,634 11,321 73910............................... WPXI............. 3,300,896 3,197,864 24,940 2325................................ WPXJ-TV.......... 2,357,870 2,289,706 17,857 52628............................... WPXK-TV.......... 1,801,997 1,577,806 12,305 21729............................... WPXL-TV.......... 1,639,180 1,639,180 12,784 48608............................... WPXM-TV.......... 5,153,621 5,153,621 40,193 73356............................... WPXN-TV.......... 20,878,066 20,454,468 159,524 27290............................... WPXP-TV.......... 5,565,072 5,565,072 43,402 50063............................... WPXQ-TV.......... 3,281,532 3,150,875 24,574 70251............................... WPXR-TV.......... 1,375,640 1,200,331 9,361 40861............................... WPXS............. 2,339,305 2,251,498 17,559 53065............................... WPXT............. 1,002,128 952,535 7,429 37971............................... WPXU-TV.......... 700,488 700,488 5,463 67077............................... WPXV-TV.......... 1,919,794 1,919,794 14,972 74091............................... WPXW-TV.......... 8,075,268 8,024,342 62,582 21726............................... WPXX-TV.......... 1,562,675 1,560,834 12,173 73319............................... WQAD-TV.......... 1,101,012 1,089,523 8,497 65130............................... WQCW............. 1,307,345 1,236,020 9,640 71561............................... WQEC............. 183,969 183,690 1,433 41315............................... WQED............. 3,529,305 3,426,684 26,725 3255................................ WQHA............. 3,322,840 2,368,215 18,470 60556............................... WQHS-DT.......... 3,996,567 3,952,672 30,827 53716............................... WQLN............. 602,232 577,633 4,505 52075............................... WQMY............. 410,269 254,586 1,986 64550............................... WQOW............. 369,066 358,576 2,797 5468................................ WQPT-TV.......... 941,381 933,107 7,277 64690............................... WQPX-TV.......... 1,644,283 1,212,587 9,457 52408............................... WQRF-TV.......... 1,375,774 1,354,979 10,567 2175................................ WQTO \11\........ 2,864,201 1,598,365 5,728 8688................................ WRAL-TV.......... 3,852,675 3,848,801 30,017 10133............................... WRAY-TV.......... 4,184,851 4,166,318 32,493 64611............................... WRAZ............. 3,800,594 3,797,515 29,617 136749.............................. WRBJ-TV.......... 1,030,831 1,028,010 8,017 3359................................ WRBL............. 1,493,140 1,461,459 11,398 57221............................... WRBU............. 2,933,497 2,929,776 22,849 54940............................... WRBW............. 4,080,267 4,077,341 31,799 59137............................... WRCB............. 1,587,742 1,363,582 10,635 47904............................... WRC-TV........... 8,188,601 8,146,696 63,536 54963............................... WRDC............. 3,972,477 3,966,864 30,938 55454............................... WRDQ............. 3,930,315 3,930,315 30,653 73937............................... WRDW-TV.......... 1,564,584 1,533,682 11,961 66174............................... WREG-TV.......... 1,642,307 1,638,585 12,779 61011............................... WRET-TV.......... 2,419,841 2,211,019 17,244 73940............................... WREX............. 2,303,027 2,047,951 15,972 54443............................... WRFB \13\........ 2,674,527 1,975,375 2,628 73942............................... WRGB............. 1,759,432 1,550,958 12,096 411................................. WRGT-TV.......... 3,451,036 3,416,078 26,642 74416............................... WRIC-TV.......... 2,059,152 1,996,075 15,567 61012............................... WRJA-TV.......... 1,204,291 1,201,900 9,374 412................................. WRLH-TV.......... 2,017,508 1,959,111 15,279 61013............................... WRLK-TV.......... 1,229,094 1,228,616 9,582 43870............................... WRLM............. 3,960,217 3,945,408 30,770 74156............................... WRNN-TV.......... 19,853,836 19,615,370 152,980 73964............................... WROC-TV.......... 1,203,412 1,185,203 9,243 159007.............................. WRPT............. 110,009 109,937 857 20590............................... WRPX-TV.......... 2,637,949 2,634,141 20,544 62009............................... WRSP-TV.......... 1,102,162 1,100,077 8,580 40877............................... WRTV............. 2,919,683 2,895,164 22,579 15320............................... WRUA............. 2,985,428 2,224,902 17,352 71580............................... WRXY-TV.......... 1,784,000 1,784,000 13,913 48662............................... WSAV-TV.......... 1,000,315 1,000,309 7,801 [[Page 36199]] 6867................................ WSAW-TV.......... 652,442 646,386 5,041 36912............................... WSAZ-TV.......... 1,239,187 1,168,954 9,117 56092............................... WSBE-TV.......... 7,535,710 7,266,304 56,670 73982............................... WSBK-TV.......... 7,290,901 7,225,463 56,351 72053............................... WSBS-TV.......... 42,952 42,952 335 73983............................... WSBT-TV.......... 1,763,215 1,752,698 13,669 23960............................... WSB-TV........... 5,897,425 5,828,269 45,455 69446............................... WSCG............. 867,516 867,490 6,766 64971............................... WSCV............. 5,465,435 5,465,435 42,625 70536............................... WSEC............. 538,090 536,891 4,187 49711............................... WSEE-TV.......... 613,176 595,476 4,644 21258............................... WSES............. 1,829,499 1,796,561 14,011 73988............................... WSET-TV.......... 1,575,886 1,340,273 10,453 13993............................... WSFA............. 1,166,744 1,132,826 8,835 11118............................... WSFJ-TV.......... 1,675,987 1,667,150 13,002 10203............................... WSFL-TV.......... 5,344,129 5,344,129 41,679 72871............................... WSFX-TV.......... 970,833 970,833 7,572 73999............................... WSIL-TV.......... 672,560 669,176 5,219 4297................................ WSIU-TV.......... 1,019,939 937,070 7,308 74007............................... WSJV............. 1,651,178 1,644,683 12,827 78908............................... WSKA............. 546,588 431,354 3,364 74034............................... WSKG-TV.......... 892,402 633,163 4,938 76324............................... WSKY-TV.......... 1,934,585 1,934,519 15,087 57840............................... WSLS-TV.......... 1,447,286 1,277,753 9,965 21737............................... WSMH............. 2,339,224 2,327,660 18,153 41232............................... WSMV-TV.......... 2,447,769 2,404,766 18,755 70119............................... WSNS-TV.......... 9,914,395 9,913,272 77,314 74070............................... WSOC-TV.......... 3,706,808 3,638,832 28,379 66391............................... WSPA-TV.......... 3,388,945 3,227,025 25,168 64352............................... WSPX-TV.......... 1,298,295 1,174,763 9,162 17611............................... WSRE............. 1,354,495 1,353,634 10,557 63867............................... WSST-TV.......... 331,907 331,601 2,586 60341............................... WSTE-DT.......... 3,723,967 3,000,000 23,397 21252............................... WSTM-TV.......... 1,455,586 1,379,393 10,758 11204............................... WSTR-TV.......... 3,297,280 3,286,795 25,634 19776............................... WSUR-DT \8\...... 3,714,790 3,000,000 7,379 2370................................ WSVI............. 50,601 50,601 395 63840............................... WSVN............. 5,588,748 5,588,748 43,587 73374............................... WSWB............. 1,530,002 1,102,316 8,597 28155............................... WSWG............. 381,004 380,910 2,971 71680............................... WSWP-TV.......... 902,592 694,697 5,418 74094............................... WSYM-TV.......... 1,568,403 1,567,920 12,228 73113............................... WSYR-TV.......... 1,329,977 1,243,098 9,695 40758............................... WSYT............. 1,970,721 1,739,071 13,563 56549............................... WSYX............. 2,635,937 2,592,420 20,218 65681............................... WTAE-TV.......... 2,995,755 2,860,979 22,313 23341............................... WTAJ-TV.......... 1,187,718 948,598 7,398 4685................................ WTAP-TV.......... 512,358 494,914 3,860 416................................. WTAT-TV.......... 1,111,476 1,111,476 8,668 67993............................... WTBY-TV.......... 15,858,470 15,766,438 122,962 29715............................... WTCE-TV.......... 2,620,599 2,620,599 20,438 65667............................... WTCI............. 1,216,209 1,104,698 8,616 67786............................... WTCT............. 608,457 607,620 4,739 28954............................... WTCV \5\ \9\..... 3,254,481 2,500,195 19,499 74422............................... WTEN............. 1,902,431 1,613,747 12,586 9881................................ WTGL............. 3,707,507 3,707,507 28,915 27245............................... WTGS............. 966,519 966,357 7,537 70655............................... WTHI-TV.......... 978,126 928,582 7,242 70162............................... WTHR............. 2,949,339 2,901,633 22,630 147................................. WTIC-TV.......... 5,318,753 4,707,697 36,715 26681............................... WTIN-TV \7\...... 3,716,312 2,987,150 2,462 66536............................... WTIU............. 1,570,257 1,569,135 12,238 1002................................ WTJP-TV.......... 1,947,743 1,907,300 14,875 4593................................ WTJR............. 334,527 334,221 2,607 70287............................... WTJX-TV.......... 135,017 121,498 948 47401............................... WTKR............. 2,149,376 2,149,375 16,763 82735............................... WTLF............. 349,696 349,691 2,727 23486............................... WTLH............. 1,065,127 1,065,105 8,307 67781............................... WTLJ............. 1,622,365 1,621,227 12,644 65046............................... WTLV............. 1,757,600 1,739,021 13,563 74098............................... WTMJ-TV.......... 3,096,406 3,085,983 24,068 [[Page 36200]] 74109............................... WTNH............. 7,845,782 7,332,431 57,186 19200............................... WTNZ............. 1,699,427 1,513,754 11,806 590................................. WTOC-TV.......... 993,098 992,658 7,742 74112............................... WTOG............. 5,268,364 5,267,177 41,079 4686................................ WTOK-TV.......... 417,919 412,276 3,215 13992............................... WTOL............. 4,487,440 4,479,518 34,936 21254............................... WTOM-TV.......... 120,369 117,121 913 74122............................... WTOV-TV.......... 3,892,886 3,619,899 28,232 82574............................... WTPC-TV.......... 2,049,246 2,042,851 15,932 86496............................... WTPX-TV.......... 255,972 255,791 1,995 6869................................ WTRF-TV.......... 2,941,511 2,565,375 20,007 67798............................... WTSF............. 922,441 851,465 6,641 11290............................... WTSP............. 5,506,869 5,489,954 42,816 4108................................ WTTA............. 5,583,544 5,576,649 43,492 74137............................... WTTE............. 2,690,341 2,650,354 20,670 22207............................... WTTG............. 8,101,358 8,049,329 62,777 56526............................... WTTK............. 2,844,384 2,825,807 22,038 74138............................... WTTO............. 1,877,570 1,844,214 14,383 56523............................... WTTV............. 2,522,077 2,518,133 19,639 10802............................... WTTW............. 9,776,348 9,776,348 76,246 74148............................... WTVA............. 823,492 810,123 6,318 22590............................... WTVC............. 1,579,628 1,366,976 10,661 8617................................ WTVD............. 3,790,354 3,775,757 29,447 55305............................... WTVE............. 5,156,905 5,152,997 40,188 36504............................... WTVF............. 2,384,622 2,367,601 18,465 74150............................... WTVG............. 4,405,350 4,397,113 34,293 74151............................... WTVH............. 1,390,502 1,327,319 10,352 10645............................... WTVI............. 2,856,703 2,829,960 22,071 63154............................... WTVJ............. 5,458,451 5,458,451 42,570 595................................. WTVM............. 1,498,667 1,405,957 10,965 72945............................... WTVO............. 1,409,708 1,398,825 10,909 28311............................... WTVP............. 678,884 678,539 5,292 51597............................... WTVQ-DT.......... 989,786 983,552 7,671 57832............................... WTVR-TV.......... 1,816,197 1,809,035 14,109 16817............................... WTVS............. 5,511,091 5,510,837 42,979 68569............................... WTVT............. 5,473,148 5,460,179 42,584 3661................................ WTVW............. 839,003 834,187 6,506 35575............................... WTVX............. 3,157,609 3,157,609 24,626 4152................................ WTVY............. 974,532 971,173 7,574 40759............................... WTVZ-TV.......... 2,156,534 2,156,346 16,817 66908............................... WTWC-TV.......... 1,061,101 1,061,079 8,275 20426............................... WTWO............. 737,341 731,294 5,703 81692............................... WTWV............. 1,527,511 1,526,625 11,906 51568............................... WTXF-TV.......... 10,784,256 10,492,549 81,831 41065............................... WTXL-TV.......... 1,054,514 1,054,322 8,223 8532................................ WUAB............. 3,821,233 3,745,335 29,210 12855............................... WUCF-TV.......... 3,707,507 3,707,507 28,915 36395............................... WUCW............. 3,664,480 3,657,236 28,523 69440............................... WUFT............. 1,372,142 1,372,142 10,701 413................................. WUHF............. 1,152,580 1,147,972 8,953 8156................................ WUJA............. 2,638,361 1,977,410 15,422 69080............................... WUNC-TV.......... 4,184,851 4,166,318 32,493 69292............................... WUND-TV.......... 1,504,532 1,504,532 11,734 69114............................... WUNE-TV.......... 3,146,865 2,625,942 20,480 69300............................... WUNF-TV.......... 2,625,583 2,331,723 18,185 69124............................... WUNG-TV.......... 3,605,143 3,588,220 27,985 60551............................... WUNI............. 7,209,571 7,084,349 55,251 69332............................... WUNJ-TV.......... 1,116,458 1,116,458 8,707 69149............................... WUNK-TV.......... 1,991,039 1,985,696 15,486 69360............................... WUNL-TV.......... 3,055,263 2,834,274 22,105 69444............................... WUNM-TV.......... 1,357,346 1,357,346 10,586 69397............................... WUNP-TV.......... 1,402,186 1,393,524 10,868 69416............................... WUNU............. 1,202,495 1,201,481 9,370 83822............................... WUNW............. 1,856,918 1,333,273 10,398 6900................................ WUPA............. 5,966,454 5,888,379 45,923 13938............................... WUPL............. 1,721,320 1,721,320 13,425 10897............................... WUPV............. 1,933,664 1,914,643 14,932 19190............................... WUPW............. 2,100,914 2,099,572 16,375 23128............................... WUPX-TV.......... 1,102,435 1,089,118 8,494 65593............................... WUSA............. 8,750,706 8,446,074 65,871 4301................................ WUSI-TV.......... 339,507 339,507 2,648 [[Page 36201]] 60552............................... WUTB............. 8,523,983 8,381,042 65,364 30577............................... WUTF-TV.......... 7,918,927 7,709,189 60,124 57837............................... WUTR............. 526,114 481,957 3,759 415................................. WUTV............. 1,589,376 1,557,474 12,147 16517............................... WUVC-DT.......... 3,768,817 3,748,841 29,237 48813............................... WUVG-DT.......... 6,029,495 5,965,975 46,529 3072................................ WUVN............. 1,233,568 1,157,140 9,025 60560............................... WUVP-DT.......... 10,421,216 10,246,856 79,915 9971................................ WUXP-TV.......... 2,316,872 2,305,293 17,979 417................................. WVAH-TV.......... 1,373,555 1,295,383 10,103 23947............................... WVAN-TV.......... 1,026,862 1,025,950 8,001 65387............................... WVBT............. 1,885,169 1,885,169 14,702 72342............................... WVCY-TV.......... 3,111,641 3,102,097 24,193 60559............................... WVEA-TV.......... 4,553,004 4,552,113 35,502 74167............................... WVEC............. 2,098,679 2,092,868 16,322 5802................................ WVEN-TV.......... 3,921,016 3,919,361 30,567 61573............................... WVEO \5\......... 1,091,825 757,978 4,676 69946............................... WVER............. 888,756 758,441 5,915 10976............................... WVFX............. 711,483 618,730 4,825 47929............................... WVIA-TV.......... 3,429,213 2,838,000 22,134 3667................................ WVII-TV.......... 368,022 346,874 2,705 70309............................... WVIR-TV.......... 1,945,637 1,908,395 14,884 74170............................... WVIT............. 5,846,093 5,357,639 41,784 18753............................... WVIZ............. 3,695,223 3,689,173 28,772 70021............................... WVLA-TV.......... 1,897,179 1,897,007 14,795 81750............................... WVLR............. 1,412,728 1,300,554 10,143 35908............................... WVLT-TV.......... 1,888,607 1,633,633 12,741 74169............................... WVNS-TV.......... 916,451 588,963 4,593 11259............................... WVNY............. 742,579 659,270 5,142 29000............................... WVOZ-TV \9\...... 1,132,932 731,199 4,676 71657............................... WVPB-TV.......... 992,798 959,526 7,483 60111............................... WVPT............. 767,268 642,173 5,008 70491............................... WVPX-TV.......... 4,147,298 4,114,920 32,092 66378............................... WVPY............. 756,696 632,649 4,934 67190............................... WVSN............. 2,948,832 2,137,333 16,669 66943............................... WVTA............. 760,072 579,703 4,521 69940............................... WVTB............. 455,880 257,445 2,008 74173............................... WVTM-TV.......... 2,009,346 1,940,153 15,131 74174............................... WVTV............. 3,091,132 3,083,108 24,045 77496............................... WVUA............. 2,209,921 2,160,101 16,847 4149................................ WVUE-DT.......... 1,658,125 1,658,125 12,932 4329................................ WVUT............. 273,293 273,215 2,131 74176............................... WVVA............. 1,037,632 722,666 5,636 3113................................ WVXF............. 85,191 78,556 613 12033............................... WWAY............. 1,208,625 1,208,625 9,426 30833............................... WWBT............. 1,924,502 1,892,842 14,762 20295............................... WWCP-TV.......... 2,811,278 2,548,691 19,877 24812............................... WWCW............. 1,390,985 1,212,308 9,455 23671............................... WWDP............. 5,792,048 5,564,295 43,396 21158............................... WWHO............. 2,762,344 2,721,504 21,225 14682............................... WWJE-DT.......... 7,209,571 7,084,349 55,251 72123............................... WWJ-TV........... 5,562,031 5,561,777 43,376 166512.............................. WWJX............. 518,866 518,846 4,046 6868................................ WWLP............. 3,838,272 3,077,800 24,004 74192............................... WWL-TV........... 1,788,624 1,788,624 13,949 3133................................ WWMB............. 1,547,974 1,544,778 12,048 74195............................... WWMT............. 2,538,485 2,531,309 19,742 68851............................... WWNY-TV.......... 375,600 346,623 2,703 74197............................... WWOR-TV.......... 19,853,836 19,615,370 152,980 65943............................... WWPB............. 3,197,858 2,775,966 21,650 23264............................... WWPX-TV.......... 2,299,441 2,231,612 17,404 68547............................... WWRS-TV.......... 2,324,155 2,321,066 18,102 61251............................... WWSB............. 3,340,133 3,340,133 26,050 23142............................... WWSI............. 11,269,831 11,098,540 86,558 16747............................... WWTI............. 196,531 190,097 1,483 998................................. WWTO-TV.......... 6,760,133 6,760,133 52,722 26994............................... WWTV............. 1,034,174 1,022,322 7,973 84214............................... WWTW............. 1,527,511 1,526,625 11,906 26993............................... WWUP-TV.......... 116,638 110,592 863 23338............................... WXBU............. 4,030,693 3,538,096 27,594 61504............................... WXCW............. 1,687,947 1,687,947 13,164 [[Page 36202]] 61084............................... WXEL-TV.......... 5,416,604 5,416,604 42,244 60539............................... WXFT-DT.......... 10,174,464 10,170,757 79,322 23929............................... WXGA-TV.......... 608,494 606,849 4,733 51163............................... WXIA-TV.......... 6,179,680 6,035,625 47,072 53921............................... WXII-TV.......... 3,630,551 3,299,114 25,730 146................................. WXIN............. 2,836,532 2,814,815 21,953 39738............................... WXIX-TV.......... 2,911,054 2,900,875 22,624 414................................. WXLV-TV.......... 4,364,244 4,334,365 33,804 68433............................... WXMI............. 1,988,970 1,988,589 15,509 64549............................... WXOW............. 425,378 413,264 3,223 6601................................ WXPX-TV.......... 4,594,588 4,592,639 35,818 74215............................... WXTV-DT.......... 20,538,272 20,130,459 156,997 12472............................... WXTX............. 699,095 694,837 5,419 11970............................... WXXA-TV.......... 1,680,670 1,537,868 11,994 57274............................... WXXI-TV.......... 1,184,860 1,168,696 9,115 53517............................... WXXV-TV.......... 1,191,123 1,189,584 9,278 10267............................... WXYZ-TV.......... 5,622,543 5,622,140 43,847 77515............................... WYCI............. 35,873 26,508 207 70149............................... WYCW............. 3,388,945 3,227,025 25,168 62219............................... WYDC............. 560,266 449,486 3,506 18783............................... WYDN............. 2,577,848 2,512,150 19,592 35582............................... WYDO............. 1,330,728 1,330,728 10,378 25090............................... WYES-TV.......... 1,872,245 1,872,059 14,600 53905............................... WYFF............. 2,626,363 2,416,551 18,847 49803............................... WYIN............. 6,956,141 6,956,141 54,251 24915............................... WYMT-TV.......... 1,180,276 863,881 6,737 17010............................... WYOU............. 2,879,196 2,226,883 17,367 77789............................... WYOW............. 91,839 91,311 712 13933............................... WYPX-TV.......... 1,529,500 1,413,583 11,025 4693................................ WYTV............. 4,898,622 4,535,576 35,373 5875................................ WYZZ-TV.......... 1,042,140 1,036,721 8,085 15507............................... WZBJ............. 1,626,017 1,435,762 11,198 28119............................... WZDX............. 1,596,771 1,514,654 11,813 70493............................... WZME............. 5,996,408 5,544,708 43,243 81448............................... WZMQ............. 73,423 72,945 569 71871............................... WZPX-TV.......... 2,039,157 2,039,157 15,903 136750.............................. WZRB............. 952,279 951,693 7,422 418................................. WZTV............. 2,312,658 2,301,187 17,947 83270............................... WZVI............. 76,992 75,863 592 19183............................... WZVN-TV.......... 1,981,488 1,981,488 15,454 49713............................... WZZM............. 1,574,546 1,548,835 12,079 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Call signs WIPM and WIPR are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $24,175. \2\ Call signs WNJX and WAPA are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $24,175. \3\ Call signs WKAQ and WORA are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $24,175. \4\ Call signs WOLE and WLII are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $24,175. \5\ Call signs WVEO and WTCV are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $24,175. \6\ Call signs WJPX and WJWN are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $24,175. \7\ Call signs WAPA and WTIN are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $24,175. \8\ Call signs WSUR and WLII are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $24,175. \9\ Call signs WVOZ and WTCV are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $24,175. \10\ Call signs WJPX and WKPV are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $24,175. \11\ Call signs WMTJ and WQTO are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $24,175. \12\ Call signs WIRS and WJPX are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $24,175. \13\ Call signs WRFB and WORA are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $24,175. Table 8--FY 2022 Schedule of Regulatory Fees [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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Annual regulatory fee (U.S. Fee category $s) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PLMRS (per license) (Exclusive Use) (47 25 CFR part 90)............................. Microwave (per license) (47 CFR part 101). 25 Marine (Ship) (per station) (47 CFR part 15 80)...................................... Marine (Coast) (per license) (47 CFR part 40 80)...................................... Rural Radio (47 CFR part 22) (previously 10 listed under the Land Mobile category)... PLMRS (Shared Use) (per license) (47 CFR 10 part 90)................................. Aviation (Aircraft) (per station) (47 CFR 10 part 87)................................. Aviation (Ground) (per license) (47 CFR 20 part 87)................................. CMRS Mobile/Cellular Services (per unit) .14 (47 CFR parts 20, 22, 24, 27, 80 and 90) (Includes Non-Geographic telephone numbers)................................. [[Page 36203]] CMRS Messaging Services (per unit) (47 CFR .08 parts 20, 22, 24 and 90)................. Broadband Radio Service (formerly MMDS/ 590 MDS) (per license) (47 CFR part 27)...... Local Multipoint Distribution Service (per 590 call sign) (47 CFR, part 101)............ AM Radio Construction Permits............. 655 FM Radio Construction Permits............. 1,145 AM and FM Broadcast Radio Station Fees.... See Table Below Digital TV (47 CFR part 73) VHF and UHF .008430 Commercial Fee Factor.................... See Table 7 fee amounts due, also available at https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees/regulatory-fees Digital TV Construction Permits........... 5,200 Low Power TV, Class A TV, TV/FM 330 Translators & FM Boosters (47 CFR part 74)...................................... CARS (47 CFR part 78)..................... 1,715 Cable Television Systems (per subscriber) 1.16 (47 CFR part 76), Including IPTV and Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS)......... Interstate Telecommunication Service .00452 Providers (per revenue dollar)........... Toll Free (per toll free subscriber) (47 .12 CFR section 52.101(f) of the rules)...... Earth Stations (47 CFR part 25)........... 620 Space Stations (per operational station in 124,060 geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) also includes DBS Service (per operational station) (47 CFR part 100)... Space Stations (per operational system in 340,005 non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) (Other).................................. Space Stations (per operational system in 141,670 non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) (Less Complex)........................... Space Stations (per license/call sign in 12,215 non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) (Small Satellite)........................ International Bearer Circuits--Terrestrial/ 39 Satellites (per Gbps circuit)............ Submarine Cable Landing Licenses Fee (per See Table Below cable system)............................ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FY 2022 Radio Station Regulatory Fees -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <=25,000................................................ $1,050 $755 $655 $720 $1,145 $1,310 25,001-75,000........................................... 1,575 1,135 985 1,080 1,720 1,965 75,001-150,000.......................................... 2,365 1,700 1,475 1,620 2,575 2,950 150,001-500,000......................................... 3,550 2,550 2,215 2,435 3,870 4,430 500,001-1,200,000....................................... 5,315 3,820 3,315 3,645 5,795 6,630 1,200,001-3,000,000..................................... 7,980 5,740 4,980 5,470 8,700 9,955 3,000,001-6,000,000..................................... 11,960 8,600 7,460 8,200 13,040 14,920 >6,000,000.............................................. 17,945 12,905 11,195 12,305 19,570 22,390 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2022 International Bearer Circuits--Submarine Cable Systems ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FY 2022 Submarine cable systems (capacity Fee ratio regulatory as of December 31, 2021) fees ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Less than 50 Gbps.................. .0625 Units........ $8,610 50 Gbps or greater, but less than .125 Units......... 17,215 250 Gbps. 250 Gbps or greater, but less than .25 Units.......... 34,430 1,500 Gbps. 1,500 Gbps or greater, but less .5 Units........... 68,860 than 3,500 Gbps. 3,500 Gbps or greater, but less 1.0 Unit........... 137,715 than 6,500 Gbps. 6,500 Gbps or greater.............. 2.0 Units.......... 275,430 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

VI. Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

103. As required by the RFA, the Commission prepared this IRFA of the possible significant economic impact on small entities by the policies and rules proposed in the NPRM. 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 NPRM. The Commission will send a copy of the NPRM, including the IRFA and the Supplemental FRFA, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA). In addition, the NPRM and IRFA (or summaries thereof) will be published in the Federal Register.

A. Need for, and Objectives of, the Proposed Rules

104. The Commission is required by Congress pursuant to sections 159 of the Communications Act, and the Commission's FY 2023 Appropriations [[Page 36204]] Act to assess and collect regulatory fees each year to recover the regulatory costs associated with the Commission's oversight and regulatory activities in an amount that can reasonably be expected to equal the amount of its annual appropriation. Accordingly for FY 2023, the Commission must recover $390,192,000 in regulatory fees. In the NPRM, we seek comment on the Commission's proposed fee calculation methodology and the regulatory fees for FY 2023 as set forth in Tables 2 and 3. Based on the record in response to the NOI, we specifically seek comment on reassigning certain indirect full time equivalents (FTEs) as direct FTEs based on their time spent primarily working on matters related to the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors without regard to the bureau or office in which they work. We also seek comment on several additional regulatory fee issues, including: (i) the calculation of television and radio broadcaster regulatory fees, including a new grid for the AM and FM radio stations; (ii) defining the category of operations for on-orbit servicing (OOS) and rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) for regulatory fee purposes, including whether a separate regulatory fee category is necessary, and how to apply regulatory fees to OOS and RPO spacecraft specifically operating near the geostationary satellite orbit arc; (iii) evaluating how our proposals may promote or inhibit advances in diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility; and (iv) whether to continue in FY 2023 several of the temporary measures we implemented in FYs 2020 through 2022 to assist parties experiencing COVID-19 pandemic- related financial hardship in seeking regulatory fee relief.

B. Legal Basis

105. The proposed action is authorized pursuant to sections 4154(i), and (j), 159, and 303(r) of the Communications Act.

C. Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities to Which

the Proposed Rules Will Apply 106. 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, if adopted. The RFA generally defines the term ``small entity'' as having the same meaning as the terms ``small business,'' ``small organization,'' and ``small governmental jurisdiction.'' In addition, the term ``small business'' has the same meaning as the term ``small business concern'' under the Small Business Act. 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. Small Businesses, Small Organizations, Small Governmental Jurisdictions. Our actions, over time, may affect small entities that are not easily categorized at present. We therefore describe here, at the outset, three broad groups of small entities that could be directly affected herein. First, while there are industry specific size standards for small businesses that are used in the regulatory flexibility analysis, according to data from the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Advocacy, in general a small business is an independent business having fewer than 500 employees. These types of small businesses represent 99.9% of all businesses in the United States, which translates to 32.5 million businesses. 108. Next, the type of small entity described as a ``small organization'' is generally ``any not-for-profit enterprise which is independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its field.'' The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) uses a revenue benchmark of $50,000 or less to delineate its annual electronic filing requirements for small exempt organizations. Nationwide, for tax year 2020, there were approximately 447,689 small exempt organizations in the U.S. reporting revenues of $50,000 or less according to the registration and tax data for exempt organizations available from the IRS. 109. Finally, the small entity described as a ``small governmental jurisdiction'' is defined generally as ``governments of cities, counties, towns, townships, villages, school districts, or special districts, with a population of less than fifty thousand.'' U.S. Census Bureau data from the 2017 Census of Governments indicate that there were 90,075 local governmental jurisdictions consisting of general purpose governments and special purpose governments in the United States. Of this number there were 36,931 general purpose governments (county, municipal and town or township) with populations of less than 50,000 and 12,040 special purpose governments--independent school districts with enrollment populations of less than 5ll governmental jurisdictions.'' 110. 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 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. Wired Telecommunications Carriers are also referred to as wireline carriers or fixed local service providers. 111. The SBA small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms that operated in this industry for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2021 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2020, there were 5,183 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of fixed local services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 4,737 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered small entities. 112. Local Exchange Carriers (LECs). Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a size standard for small businesses specifically applicable to local exchange services. Providers of these services include both incumbent and competitive local exchange service providers. Wired Telecommunications Carriers is the closest industry with a SBA small business size standard. Wired Telecommunications Carriers are also referred to as wireline carriers or fixed local service providers. The SBA small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms that operated in this industry for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2021 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2020, there were 5,183 providers that reported they were fixed local exchange service providers. Of [[Page 36205]] these providers, the Commission estimates that 4,737 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered small entities. 113. Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (Incumbent LECs). Neither the Commission nor the SBA have developed a small business size standard specifically for incumbent local exchange carriers. Wired Telecommunications Carriers is the closest industry with a SBA small business size standard. The SBA small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms in this industry that operated for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2021 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2020, there were 1,227 providers that reported they were incumbent local exchange service providers. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 929 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, the Commission estimates that the majority of incumbent local exchange carriers can be considered small entities. 114. Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (LECs). Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a size standard for small businesses specifically applicable to local exchange services. Providers of these services include several types of competitive local exchange service providers. Wired Telecommunications Carriers is the closest industry with a SBA small business size standard. The SBA small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms that operated in this industry for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2021 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2020, there were 3,956 providers that reported they were competitive local exchange service providers. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 3,808 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered small entities. 115. Interexchange Carriers (IXCs). Neither the Commission nor the SBA have developed a small business size standard specifically for Interexchange Carriers. Wired Telecommunications Carriers is the closest industry with a SBA small business size standard. The SBA small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms that operated in this industry for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2021 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2020, there were 151 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of interexchange services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 131 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, the Commission estimates that the majority of providers in this industry can be considered small entities. 116. Prepaid Calling Card Providers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a small business size standard specifically for prepaid calling card providers. Telecommunications Resellers is the closest industry with an SBA small business size standard. The Telecommunications Resellers 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 network operators (MVNOs) are included in this industry. The SBA small business size standard for Telecommunications Resellers classifies a business as small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 1,386 firms in this industry provided resale services for the entire year. Of that number, 1,375 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2021 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2020, there were 58 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of payphone services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 57 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered small entities. 117. Local Resellers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA have developed a small business size standard specifically for Local Resellers. Telecommunications Resellers is the closest industry with a SBA small business size standard. The Telecommunications Resellers 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 network operators (MVNOs) are included in this industry. The SBA small business size standard for Telecommunications Resellers classifies a business as small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 1,386 firms in this industry provided resale services for the entire year. Of that number, 1,375 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2021 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2020, there were 293 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of local resale services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 289 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered small entities. 118. Toll Resellers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA have developed a small business size standard specifically for Toll Resellers. Telecommunications Resellers is the closest industry with a SBA small business size standard. The Telecommunications Resellers 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 network operators (MVNOs) are included in this industry. The SBA small business size standard for Telecommunications Resellers classifies a business as small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that [[Page 36206]] 1,386 firms in this industry provided resale services for the entire year. Of that number, 1,375 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2021 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2020, there were 518 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of toll services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 495 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered small entities. 119. Other Toll Carriers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a definition 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. Wired Telecommunications Carriers is the closest industry with a SBA small business size standard. The SBA small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms in this industry that operated for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2021 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2020, there were 115 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of other toll services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 113 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered small entities. 120. 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. The SBA size standard for this industry classifies a business as small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 2,893 firms in this industry that operated for the entire year. Of that number, 2,837 firms employed fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2021 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2020, there were 797 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of wireless services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 715 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered small entities. 121. Television Broadcasting. This industry is comprised of ``establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting images together with sound.'' These establishments operate television broadcast studios and facilities for the programming and transmission of programs to the public. 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 small business size standard for this industry classifies businesses having $41.5 million or less in annual receipts as small. 2017 U.S. Census Bureau data indicate that 744 firms in this industry operated for the entire year. Of that number, 657 firms had revenue of less than $25,000,000. Based on this data we estimate that the majority of television broadcasters are small entities under the SBA small business size standard. 122. As of December 31, 2022, there were 1375 licensed commercial television stations. Of this total, 1282 stations (or 93.2%) had revenues of $41.5 million or less in 2021, according to Commission staff review of the BIAKelsey Media Access Pro Online Television Database (MAPro) on January 13, 2023, and therefore these licensees qualify as small entities under the SBA definition. In addition, the Commission estimates that as of December 31, 2022, there were 383 licensed NCE television stations, 383 Class A TV stations, 1912 LPTV stations and 3122 TV translator stations. The Commission however does not compile, and otherwise does not have access to financial information for these television broadcast stations that would permit it to determine how many of these stations qualify as small entities under the SBA small business size standard. Nevertheless, given the SBA's large annual receipts threshold for this industry and the nature of television station licensees, we presume that all of these entities qualify as small entities under the above SBA small business size standard. 123. Radio Stations. This industry is comprised of ``establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting aural programs by radio to the public.'' Programming may originate in their own studio, from an affiliated network, or from external sources. The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies firms having $41.5 million or less in annual receipts as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 2,963 firms operated in this industry during that year. Of this number, 1,879 firms operated with revenue of less than $25 million per year. Based on this data and the SBA's small business size standard, we estimate a majority of such entities are small entities. 124. The Commission estimates that as of December 31, 2022, there were 4,484 licensed commercial AM radio stations and 6,686 licensed commercial FM radio stations for a combined total of 11,170 commercial radio stations. Of this total, 11,168 stations (or 99.98%) had revenues of $41.5 million or less in 2021, according to Commission staff review of the MAPro on January 13, 2023, and therefore, these licensees qualify as small entities under the SBA definition. In addition, the Commission estimates that as of December 31, 2022, there were 4207 licensed NCE FM radio stations, 2015 low power FM stations and 8950 FM translators and boosters. The Commission however does not compile, and otherwise does not have access to financial information for these radio stations that would permit it to determine how many of these stations qualify as small entities under the SBA small business size standard. Nevertheless, given the SBA's large annual receipts threshold for this industry and the nature of radio station licensees, we presume that all of these entities qualify as small entities under the above SBA small business size standard. 125. Cable Companies and Systems (Rate Regulation). The Commission has developed its own small business size standard 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. Based on industry data, there are about 420 cable companies in the United States. Of these, only seven have more than 400,000 subscribers. In addition, under the Commission's rules, a ``small system'' is a cable system servicing 15,000 or fewer subscribers. Based on industry data, there are about 4139 cable systems (headends) in the United States. Of these, about 639 have more than 15,000 subscribers. Accordingly, the Commission estimates [[Page 36207]] that the majority of cable operators are small. 126. Cable System Operators (Telecom Act Standard). The Communications Act contains a size standard for a ``small cable system operator'', which is ``a cable operator that, directly or through an affiliate, serves in the aggregate fewer than one 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,'' as small. For purposes of the Telecom Act Standard, the Commission determined that a cable systems operation that serves fewer than 677,000 subscribers, either directly or through affiliates, will meet the definition of a small cable operator based on the cable subscriber count established in a 2001 Public Notice. Based on industry data, only six cable system operators have more than 677,000 subscribers. Accordingly, the Commission estimates that the majority of cable system operators are small under this size standard. We note however, that the Commission neither requests nor collects information on whether cable system operators are affiliated with entities whose gross annual revenues exceed $250 million. Therefore, 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. 127. 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 included in the Wired Telecommunications Carriers industry which 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. 128. The SBA small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 3,054 firms operated in this industry for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Based on this data, the majority of firms in this industry can be considered small under the SBA small business size standard. According to Commission data however, only two entities provide DBS service--DIRECTV (owned by AT&T) and DISH Network, which require a great deal of capital for operation. DIRECTV and DISH Network both exceed the SBA size standard for classification as a small business. Therefore, we must conclude based on internally developed Commission data, in general DBS service is provided only by large firms. 129. Satellite Telecommunications. This industry comprises firms ``primarily engaged in providing telecommunications services to other establishments in the telecommunications and broadcasting industries by forwarding and receiving communications signals via a system of satellites or reselling satellite telecommunications.'' Satellite telecommunications service providers include satellite and earth station operators. The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies a business with $35 million or less in annual receipts as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 275 firms in this industry operated for the entire year. Of this number, 242 firms had revenue of less than $25 million. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2021 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2020, there were 71 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of satellite telecommunications services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that approximately 48 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, a little more than of these providers can be considered small entities. 130. All Other Telecommunications. This industry is comprised of establishments 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. Providers of internet services (e.g. dial-up ISPs) or voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services, via client-supplied telecommunications connections are also included in this industry. The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies firms with annual receipts of $35 million or less as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 1,079 firms in this industry that operated for the entire year. Of those firms, 1,039 had revenue of less than $25 million. Based on this data, the Commission estimates that the majority of ``All Other Telecommunications'' firms can be considered small. 131. RespOrgs. Responsible Organizations, or RespOrgs (also referred to as Toll-Free Number (TFN) providers), 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. Based on information on the website of SOMOS, the entity that maintains a registry of Toll-Free Number providers (SMS/800 TFN Registry) for the more than 42 million Toll-Free numbers in North America, and the TSS Registry, a centralized registry for the use of Toll-Free Numbers in text messaging and multimedia services, there were approximately 446 registered RespOrgs/Toll-Free Number providers in July 2021. RespOrgs are often wireline carriers, however they can include non-carrier entities. Accordingly, the description below for RespOrgs include both Carrier RespOrgs and Non-Carrier RespOrgs. 132. Carrier RespOrgs. Neither the Commission nor the SBA have developed a small business size standard for Carrier RespOrgs. Wired Telecommunications Carriers, and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) are the closest industries with a SBA small business size applicable to Carrier RespOrgs. 133. Wired Telecommunications Carriers are 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 [[Page 36208]] (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. The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies a business as small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms that operated for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Based on that data, we conclude that the majority of Carrier RespOrgs that operated with wireline-based technology are small. 134. Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) engage 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. The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies a business as small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. For this industry, U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 2,893 firms that operated for the entire year. Of this number, 2,837 firms employed fewer than 250 employees. Based on this data, we conclude that the majority of Carrier RespOrgs that operated with wireless-based technology are small. 135. Non-Carrier RespOrgs. Neither the Commission, nor the SBA have developed a small business size standard Non-Carrier RespOrgs. Other Services Related to Advertising and Other Management Consulting Services'' are the closest industries with an SBA small business size applicable to Non-Carrier RespOrgs. 136. The Other Services Related to Advertising industry contains 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). The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies a business as small that has annual receipts of $16.5 million or less. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 5,650 firms operated in this industry for the entire year. Of that number, 3,693 firms operated with revenue of less than $10 million. Based on this data, we conclude that a majority of non-carrier RespOrgs who provide TFN-related management consulting services are small. 137. The Other Management Consulting Services industry contains 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. The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies a business as small if it has annual receipts of $16.5 million or less. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 4,696 firms operated in this industry for the entire year. Of that number, 3,700 firms had revenue of less than $10 million. Based on this data, we conclude that a majority of non-carrier RespOrgs who provide TFN-related management consulting services are small.

D. Description of Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping and Other

Compliance Requirements for Small Entities 138. The NPRM does not propose any changes to the Commission's current information collection, reporting, recordkeeping, or compliance requirements for small entities. Small and other regulated entities are required to pay regulatory fees on an annual basis. The cost of compliance with the annual regulatory assessment for small entities is the amount assessed for their regulatory fee category and should not require small entities to hire professionals to comply. Small entities that qualify can take advantage of the exemption from payment of regulatory fees allowed under the de minimis threshold. Small entities may also be able to reduce their costs of compliance if the Commission maintains the flexibility options for regulatory fee payors that the Commission made available in FYs 2020 through 2022 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

E. Steps Taken To Minimize Significant Economic Impact on Small

Entities, and Significant Alternatives Considered 139. The RFA requires an agency to describe any significant, specifically business, alternatives that it has considered in reaching its proposed 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 such 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 such small entities.'' 140. Assessment of Regulatory Fees. In response to the comments to the NOI, for FY 2023 we propose to employ the same methodology to calculate regulatory fees. However, in addition to looking at the current allocation of direct FTEs within the Commission's core bureaus (i.e., the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, the Media Bureau, part of the Wireline Competition Bureau, and part of the International Bureau) as discussed in the NPRM, we also evaluated the work of certain indirect FTEs in non-core bureaus and offices to determine if, based on the nature of their work spent primarily on regulation and oversight of the industry in a fee category, such indirect FTEs could be considered as direct FTEs in a core bureau for regulatory fee purposes. Based on the results of our evaluation, we propose that certain indirect FTEs could be reassigned as direct FTEs and incorporate these into the count of FTEs of the relevant core bureau for purposes of calculating regulatory fees for FY 2023 which could reduce regulatory fee obligations for some small and other regulatory payees. 141. More specifically, the proposed reassignment of certain indirect FTEs to direct FTEs would result in changes in the percentages of direct FTEs in the core bureaus and a decrease in the regulatory fee assessment amounts and could therefore decrease the regulatory assessment payable by small entities. Using the methodology that does not include the indirect FTE reassignments would result in an increase in the FY 2023 regulatory assessment amounts from FY 2022 for three of the four core bureaus. However, when the indirect FTE reassignments are included in the assessment methodology, half of the core bureaus' FY 2023 regulatory assessment amounts decrease from FY 2022. Our evaluation of the indirect FTE reassignments considered treating the FTEs that were moved to OEA from core bureaus as direct FTEs and determined that some work done by OEA FTEs is work that primarily furthers the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors in certain industry segments. Conducting similar analyses of work for all non-core bureaus resulted in the number and indirect FTE percentages we have incorporated in our proposed [[Page 36209]] methodology and regulatory fees for FY 2023. 142. While the Commission's proposed methodology considered assessment calculations with and without indirect FTE reassignments, there could be other alternatives that help minimize the economic impact of the regulatory fees for small entities. Therefore, the NPRM invites alternative proposals or comments suggesting changes to our proposed methodology and regulatory fees for FY 2023. Alternative proposals or modification requests should contain a thorough analysis showing a sufficient basis for making the change, provide alternative options for the Commission to meet it statutory obligation to collect the full amount of the appropriation by the end of the fiscal year, and indicate how any proposed alternative options are fair, administrable, and sustainable. 143. Broadcast Regulatory Fees. In the NPRM, we propose to continue to assess fees for full-power broadcast television stations based on the population covered by a full-service broadcast television station's contour which will reduce the economic impact of the regulatory fees for some small licensees. The population-based methodology increases fees for some licensees and reduces fees for others, However, we believe the population-based metric better conforms with the service of broadcasting television to the American people. The Commission recognizes that many small independent radio broadcasters face hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other issues, such as competition from satellite radio and music streaming services. The ability of these independent stations to stay in business and serve their communities is an important public interest consideration. Therefore, in the NPRM, we propose splitting the lowest population tier into two separate tiers which should reduce the economic impact for small regulators. In addition, small licensees experiencing financial hardship will continue to have access to fee relief, such as waiver, reduction, deferral and/or installment payment of their regulatory fees and may be exempt from paying a regulatory fee if the assessed fee is below the de minimus threshold that the Commission has established. 144. Space Station Regulatory Fees. In Tables 2 and 3 of the NPRM, we include the proposed fees for NGSO space stations calculated by assessing the fees small satellites will pay in FY 2023, reducing that amount from the overall NGSO space stations fee category, and allocating the remaining NGSO space station fees 20/80 using two fee subcategories: ``less complex'' NGSO space stations and ``other'' NGSO space stations. For small satellites and small spacecraft (together, small satellites) within the NGSO fee category, we determine that FTEs spend approximately twenty time more time on regulating one non-small NGSO space station than the FTE time spent regulating one small satellite licensee. 145. Consistent with FY 2022, in the NPRM, we propose to continue using the methodology for calculating regulatory fees for small satellites within the NGSO fee category based on 1/20th (5%) of the average of the non-small satellite NGSO space station regulatory fee rates from the current fiscal year on a per license basis. This proposal will minimize the economic impact of the regulatory fees for small satellites. The methodology reflects the significant difference of FTE time attributable to work on small satellite matters, and more equitably apportions the regulatory fees among small and non-small satellite NGSO space stations within the NGSO fee category. The methodology also accommodates fluctuations in the number of NGSO space station fee payors and continues to provide a middle ground and an opportunity to gain more experience in regulating small satellites. 146. Continuing Flexibility in FY 2023 for Regulatory Fee Payors. In FYs 2020, 2021, and 2022, the Commission implemented temporary measures to assist regulatees experiencing financial hardship related to the COVID-19 pandemic in seeking waiver, reduction, deferral and installment payment of their regulatory fees, In the NPRM, we consider and seek comment on whether certain of these measures should be continued in FY 2023, and if so, why. Specifically, we consider and seek comment on whether the Commission should continue (i) to offer a reduced interest and waive the down payment for installment payment of FY 2023 regulatory fees; (ii) its partial waiver of the red light rule to permit delinquent debtors to seek fee relief, conditioned on the debtor's satisfactory resolution of its delinquent debt; and/or (iii) its partial waiver of section 1.1166 of the Commission's regulations to permit regulatees seeking to waive, reduce and/or defer their regulatory fees to submit financial documentation after a request is filed. 147. Providing Installment Payment Relief to Small Regulatory Fee Payors. The NPRM also considers a regulator fee payment alternative suggested by broadcaster groups to reduce the economic impact of regulatory fee payments for small and other entities. Specifically, the broadcaster groups request that the Commission allow regulatees to prepay their annual regulatory fees in increments, before the annual regulatory fee payment deadline. The broadcasters state that this measure would assist broadcasters in meeting their annual regulatory fee obligation. We seek comment on the broadcasters' proposal and answers to the questions we raise in the NPRM regarding implementation and operation of such a program, including the costs and benefits of such a program.

VII. Ordering Clauses

149. Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to sections 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 4(j), 9, 9A, and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), 159, 159A, and 303(r), this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is hereby adopted. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023-11109 Filed 5-31-23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P

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