2024-21159: Review of the Commission's Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2024; Assessment and Collection of Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2024, Second Report and Order
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In this document, the Commission revises its Schedule of Regulatory Fees to recover $390,192,000 that Congress has required the Commission to collect for its fiscal year (FY) 2024. Sections 9 and 9A of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act or Communications Act), provides for the annual assessment and collection of regulatory fees by the Commission.
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Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2024) [Federal Register Volume 89, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2024)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 78452-78511] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2024-21159] [[Page 78451]] Vol. 89 Wednesday, No. 186 September 25, 2024 Part II Federal Communications Commission ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 47 CFR Part 1 Review of the Commission's Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2024; Assessment and Collection of Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2024, Second Report and Order; Final Rule Federal Register / Vol. 89 , No. 186 / Wednesday, September 25, 2024 / Rules and Regulations [[Page 78452]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 1 [MD Docket No. 24-86; MD Docket No. 24-85; FCC 24-93; FR ID 244040] Review of the Commission's Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2024; Assessment and Collection of Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2024, Second Report and Order
Agency
Federal Communications Commission.
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Final rule. -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary
In this document, the Commission revises its Schedule of Regulatory Fees to recover $390,192,000 that Congress has required the Commission to collect for its fiscal year (FY) 2024. Sections 9 and 9A of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act or Communications Act), provides for the annual assessment and collection of regulatory fees by the Commission.
Dates
Effective September 25, 2024. To avoid penalties and interest, regulatory fees should be paid by the due date of September 26, 2024.
For Further Information Contact
Roland Helvajian, Office of Managing Director at (202) 418-0444.
Supplementary Information
This is a summary of the Commission's Second Report and Order (Report and Order), FCC 24-93, MD Docket No. 24-86 and MD Docket No. 24-85, adopted on September 6, 2024, and released on September 6, 2024. The full text of this document is available for public inspection by downloading the text from the Commission's website at https://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2017/db0906/FCC-17-111A1.pdf. Administrative Matters Final 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 a Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (FRFA) concerning the possible impact of the rule changes contained in the Report and Order on small entities. The FRFA is set forth in the back of this document. Final Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis This document contains a non-substantive change to information requirements that were previously reviewed and approved by the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104-13. The change will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review as a non-substantive change. Because this change is non-substantive, there is no 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. Congressional Review Act The Commission has determined, and the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, concurs that this rule is non-major under the Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 804(2). The Commission will send a copy of the Report and Order to Congress and the Government Accountability Office pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A). People With Disabilities 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). Introduction Each year, the Commission must adopt a schedule of regulatory fees to be collected by the end of September. For fiscal year (FY) 2024, the Commission is required to collect $390,192,000 in regulatory fees, pursuant to section 9 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act or Communications Act) and the Commission's FY 2024 Further Consolidation Appropriations Act. In the Report and Order, we adopt the regulatory fee schedule to assess and collect $390,192,000 in congressionally required regulatory fees for FY 2024. The regulatory fee schedule we adopt for FY 2024 was proposed in the Commission's annual regulatory fee notice of proposed rulemaking (FY 2024 NPRM) (89 FR 53276, June 25, 2024), as modified herein, and as set forth in tables 3 and 4. The Report and Order revises the allocation of Space Bureau Full- Time Equivalents (FTE) burdens between Geostationary Orbit (GSO) and Non-Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) space station fee categories using the existing methodology for calculating their proportional share of regulatory fees; and keeps in place the existing allocation of Space Bureau FTE burdens between NGSO ``less complex'' and NGSO ``other'' space stations. The Report and Order also adopts the proposals in our FY 2024 NPRM, with some modifications. Similar to the reallocation process conducted in FY 2023, the Commission also reallocates approximately 61 indirect FTEs as direct FTEs to one of the Commission's core licensing bureaus. Such reallocations reflect our conclusion that we can determine, with reasonable accuracy for this fiscal year, that certain FTE work in the Office of General Counsel, the Office of Economics and Analytics, and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau is sufficiently linked to the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors in a core bureau such that the FTE burden of that work should be allocated as direct to that core bureau for regulatory fee purposes. The direct FTE allocations used in calculating regulatory fees in the Report and Order also reflect the fact the Commission reallocated all the authorities and functions of the (former) International Bureau to the new Space Bureau and a new Office of International Affairs (OIA). Consistent with our long- standing regulatory fee methodology, the Commission implements these reallocations, for regulatory fee purposes, for FY 2024. Additionally, in the Report and Order, the Commission adopts the proposal in the FY 2024 NPRM for the calculation of television broadcaster regulatory fees, using our traditional methodology of population-based full-service broadcast television regulatory fees; and adopts the proposal to discontinue the presumption that broadcast stations that are dark or were recently dark or bankrupt are experiencing financial hardship sufficient to justify waiver of their regulatory fees. The end of the dark station presumption will apply for FY 2025 regulatory fees. For FY 2024 regulatory fees, Sec. 1.1910 of the Commission's rules will apply in full. In addition, pursuant to Sec. 1.1166 of the Commission's rules, regulatory fee payors filing requests for waiver, reduction, deferral, and/or installment payment of regulatory fees must provide all financial documentation to support the request at the time of filing the request. Finally, to assist with a significant increase from the FY 2023 fees, particularly for earth station and NGSO space station fee payors, we direct the Office of Managing Director to [[Page 78453]] provide the lowest interest rate permitted by statute and forgo its customary down payment requirement when FY 2024 regulatory fee debt is paid under an installment payment plan. The Commission will seek further comment on the remaining proposals made in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM (89 FR 20582, March 25, 2024) that were not adopted in the recent Space Station Regulatory Fees Order (89 FR 60572, July 26, 2024) and the suggestions made by commenters in connection with these proposals. Those proposals include assessing regulatory fees on authorized, but not operational, space and earth stations; using an alternative methodology for assessing space station regulatory fees; establishing tiers within existing NGSO space station fee categories based on the number of space stations in the system; and creating new categories of earth station regulatory fees. The Commission expects to take action on these remaining proposals in time for them to be effective for FY 2025. Background Pursuant to sections 9 and 9A of the Act and the Commission's FY 2024 appropriations, we are required to collect $390,192,000 in regulatory fees for FY 2024. Regulatory fees recover all of the Commission's non-auctions costs, including direct costs, such as salaries and expenses; indirect costs, such as overhead functions; statutorily required tasks that do not directly equate with oversight and regulation of a particular regulatory fee payor but instead benefit the Commission and the industry as a whole; and support costs, such as rent, utilities, and equipment. Regulatory fees must recover the total amount of the annual appropriation; i.e., they must also recover the Commission's costs incurred in oversight and regulation of entities that do not pay regulatory fees, including those that are statutorily exempt from paying regulatory fees (governmental and nonprofit entities, amateur radio operators, and noncommercial radio and television stations), entities that are exempt from payment of regulatory fees because their total assessed annual regulatory fees fall below the annual de minimis threshold, and entities whose regulatory fees are waived. Regulatory Fees Calculation Methodology Congress prescribed a method of collecting an amount equal to the full S&E appropriation by keying the regulatory fee assessment to our FTE burden. Specifically, the methodology for assessing regulatory fees must ``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.'' Given the Act's explicit language that fees must reflect FTEs, the Commission has long concluded that FTE counts are the most administrable starting point for regulatory fee allocations. The Commission hews closely to the statutory command to start with FTE counts and then potentially adjust fees to reflect other factors related to the benefit of Commission regulation and oversight. It is also noted that regulatory fees are a zero-sum game, because the Commission must collect the full amount of its appropriation each fiscal year. Thus, any decrease to the fees paid by one category of regulatory fee payors necessitates an increase in fees paid by other categories of regulatory fee payors. Therefore, the amount assigned to be recovered from each regulatory fee category relates to the FTE burden associated with oversight and regulation of those fee payors by the relevant core bureaus. The Commission assigns direct FTEs within a bureau to specific fee categories in a manner that reflects the time spent by FTEs on oversight and regulation of a particular set of fee payors, which is the ``benefit'' to such payors in each fee category. Thus, the Commission apportions regulatory fees across fee categories based on the number of direct FTEs in each core bureau to take into account factors that are reasonably related to the payor's benefits. We allocate appropriated amounts to be recovered proportionally based on the number of direct FTEs within each core bureau; this is subdivided within each core bureau into fee categories among the regulatees served by the core bureau; and then divided by a unit that allocates the regulatory fee payor's proportionate share based on an objective measure. If work performed by a group is directly related to our oversight and regulation of a regulatory fee category in one of the core licensing bureaus, then such FTEs are direct FTEs. For the annual regulatory fee calculations, the Commission first determines the number of direct FTEs, i.e., non-auctions FTEs that work in each of the Commission's core bureaus (i.e., the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, the Media Bureau, the Wireline Competition Bureau, the Office of International Affairs, and the Space Bureau). 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.'' The Commission receives FTE data from its Human Resources Management office and identifies FTEs at the core bureau level (i.e., direct FTEs) to determine the FTE allocations for the core bureaus. The Commission also consults with the bureaus and offices to ascertain if FTEs previously deemed direct for a bureau or office should continue for the next fiscal year and this FTE data is then apportioned to the various fee categories within each core bureau based on FTE time spent on each fee category and is used to calculate the percentage of the total amount of regulatory fees to be collected for a given fiscal year from 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 (fee category proportional percentage multiplied by the revenue target goal) is divided by a unit that allocates the regulatory fee payor's share based on an objective measure. Regulatory fees must cover the Commission's entire appropriation, and this includes Commission work on issues for which we do not have regulatory fee categories. Therefore, we continue to find that, consistent with section 9 of the Act, regulatory fees are not based on a precise allocation of specific employees with certain work assignments each year and instead are based on a higher-level approach. Indirect FTE time covers a wide range of issues that may also include services that are not specifically correlated with one core bureau, let alone one specific category of regulatory fee payors. Indirect FTE work also includes matters that are not specific to any regulatory fee category, and many Commission attorneys, engineers, analysts, and other staff work on a variety of issues during a single fiscal year. For example, indirect FTEs that devote time to broadband internet access services or Universal Service Fund issues may also work on a variety of other issues during the fiscal year. Further, 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 FTEs do on behalf of many entities [[Page 78454]] that do not pay regulatory fees, e.g., those that are statutorily exempt from paying regulatory fees (governmental and nonprofit entities, amateur radio operators, and noncommercial radio and television stations), entities that are exempt from payment of regulatory fees because their total assessed annual regulatory fees fall below the annual de minimis threshold, and entities whose regulatory fees are waived. There must be a very strong rationale for changing the manner of proportionally allocating indirect FTEs to certain fee categories based on direct FTEs because any such changes will impact the fees of other regulatory fee categories. Any decrease to the fees paid by one category of regulatory fee payors necessitates an increase in fees for others. Thus, we affirm that (other than for the reassignments discussed below) the non-auctions FTE work in certain non-core bureaus and offices within the Commission are properly designated as indirect. Last year the Commission was able to determine with reasonable accuracy for the fiscal year that in some cases the indirect FTE work was directly related to the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors in a core bureau such that it should be considered as direct to that core bureau for calculating regulatory fees. After close analysis, the Commission reallocated 63 indirect FTEs from the Office of General Counsel, the Office of Economics and Analytics, and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau as direct FTEs to core bureaus, for FY 2023. In addition, the Commission reallocated two direct FTEs from the Media Bureau as indirect FTEs because the nature of their work was sufficiently linked to work that is similar to work performed in the Enforcement Bureau, a non-core bureau. In analyzing the FTE work, we applied conservative estimates and rounded down to the nearest whole FTE for such reallocations. As we discuss below, we are applying the same analysis this year, with similar reallocations of some indirect FTEs to core bureaus as direct FTEs. Adjustments and Amendments to the Regulatory Fee Schedule Each year, in the annual regulatory fee proceeding, the Commission proposes adjustments to the fee schedule under section 9(c) of the Act 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. Pursuant to section 9A(b)(1) of the Act, the Commission must notify Congress immediately upon adoption of any adjustment. Annual regulatory fees typically change each fiscal year as a consequence of the changes in the total amount to be collected, the number of Commission direct FTEs, and the unit estimates for each regulatory fee category. In addition, in considering other additions or deletions to the regulatory fee schedule, the Commission's focus is on direct FTE cost burdens related to the regulatory fee category at issue. The Commission will also propose amendments to the fee schedule under section 9(d) of the Act ``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 section 9A(b)(2) of the Act, the Commission must notify Congress at least 90 days prior to making effective any amendments to the regulatory fee schedule. The Commission considers a section 9(d) amendment, such as the adoption of a new regulatory fee category or a change in methodology for an existing regulatory fee category only after developing a sufficient basis for making the change, and works to ensure that all changes ensure that our assessment of regulatory fees is fair, administrable, and sustainable. The Commission has adopted new regulatory fee categories and new methodologies for calculating regulatory fees when there is a sufficient basis for doing so under the relevant statutory provisions and precedent, and based on the record. In 2020, for example, the Commission included non-U.S. licensed space stations with U.S. market access grants in the existing ``Space Stations'' fee category. The Commission concluded that assessing the same regulatory fees on non- U.S. licensed space stations with U.S. market access as assessed on U.S. licensed space stations would better reflect the benefits received by these operators, i.e., the adjudicatory, enforcement, regulatory, and international coordination activities by the Commission's FTEs in the International Bureau. More recently, the Commission adopted a new methodology for calculating small satellite regulatory fees in the Space Station Regulatory Fees Order, and we are using that methodology for FY 2024. Report and Order In the Report and Order, the Commission adopts a schedule of regulatory fees, as set forth in tables 3 and 4, to collect $390,192,000 in congressionally required regulatory fees for FY 2024 by the end of September. The Commission also implements the same methodology we have used historically for allocating FTEs and the new methodology adopted in the Space Station Regulatory Fees Order for determining regulatory fees for small satellites. The Report and Order adopts the proposal from the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM to revise the allocation of the share of Space Bureau regulatory fees among earth and space stations and the GSO/NGSO regulatory fees allocation, as well as to maintain the current allocation between ``less complex'' and ``other'' NGSO space stations fee categories. The Report and Order also adopts the proposals, as modified herein, in our FY 2024 NPRM, and reallocates 61 indirect FTEs as direct to certain Commission core licensing bureaus. Additionally, we adopt our proposal for the calculation of television broadcaster regulatory fees for FY 2024 and, effective for FY 2025, we discontinue the presumption that broadcast stations that are dark or were recently dark or bankrupt are experiencing financial hardship sufficient to justify waiver of their regulatory fees. We also provide notice that for FY 2024 we will offer some but not all of the limited remaining temporary relief previously offered in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; that is, the Office of Managing Director will continue assessing the lowest interest rate permitted by statute and forgo the customary down payment for fee payors who are eligible for installment payment relief. Methodology for Assessing Regulatory Fees and Reallocating FTEs The three main factors in determining regulatory fees are the amount of the FY appropriation, direct FTE levels in core bureaus, and relevant unit measures for each regulatory fee category. Section 9 of the 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.'' With respect to determining the number of direct FTEs, the Commission takes into consideration any adjustments necessitated by changes in these factors from the prior fiscal year. Second, the Commission looks to the core bureaus within the Commission in order to identify the number of direct non-auction FTEs in each core bureau for purposes of the regulatory fee calculation. After we calculate the number of direct FTEs for each core [[Page 78455]] bureau, we can determine the percentage of the total amount of regulatory fees to be collected from each regulatory fee category within each core bureau. These proportional calculations allocate all Commission non-auction related costs across all regulatory fee categories. In FY 2023, in addition to looking at the current allocation of direct FTEs within the core bureaus, the Commission analyzed the work of indirect FTEs in non-core bureaus and offices and, where the Commission could determine with reasonable accuracy that such work was spent on the regulation and oversight of a regulatory fee category, the Commission reallocated the burden of that work as direct to a core bureau, for regulatory fee purposes. As a result of such analysis for FY 2023, 63 indirect FTEs from the Office of General Counsel (OGC), the Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA), and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) were reallocated as direct FTEs to a core bureau, for regulatory fee purposes, based on the Commission's evaluation of the burden of their work. For FY 2024, we are adopting the same analysis of indirect FTEs. In our FY 2023 Report and Order (88 FR 63694, September 15, 2023), we explained that FY 2024 would be the first year where we incorporate the Space Bureau and the Office of International Affairs into our analysis, even though the organizational changes became effective on April 13, 2013. Below we explain how changes in the FTE allocations impact our analysis. For FY 2024, we analyzed the work of PSHSB, OGC, and OEA FTEs to determine whether any of their indirect FTE work should be allocated as direct FTEs to a core bureau for regulatory fee purposes, as we had done in FY 2023. As described in more detail below, 61 indirect FTEs (after two Media Bureau FTEs are assigned to the Enforcement Bureau because of the tasks that are performed by the two Media Bureau staff) are reallocated as direct FTEs to a core bureau for regulatory fee purposes, based on our evaluation of the burden of their work. We find that these proposed reallocations are consistent with section 9 of the Act, which requires us to base our methodology on the number of FTEs in calculating regulatory fees. Reallocations, for Regulatory Fee Purposes, of Certain Indirect FTEs as Direct FTEs For FY 2024, we reallocate 61 indirect FTEs from the Office of Economics and Analytics, the Office of General Counsel, and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and add those FTEs as direct to the relevant core bureaus, for regulatory fee purposes. Based upon our evaluation of indirect FTE time in the Office of Economics and Analytics, the Office of General Counsel, and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, we find that 63 indirect FTEs should be reallocated as direct FTEs because they devote their time to the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors. We will also continue to reallocate two direct FTEs from the Media Bureau as indirect because the nature of their work is sufficiently linked to work that is similar to that performed in the Enforcement Bureau, which has been categorized as indirect. As we explained in the FY 2023 NPRM (88 FR 36154, June 1, 2023), when we discuss FTEs, we are not referring to any particular employee at the Commission but rather to an amount of work performed annually by a full time employee or employees. In analyzing the work, the Commission applied conservative estimates so as not to imply a false sense of precision in the proposed reallocation. Specifically, where the amount of work under consideration for reallocation of an indirect FTE was half an FTE or less, we rounded down and we only proposed our reallocations in full FTE increments. As we have discussed our analysis for the Office of Economics and Analytics, the Office of General Counsel, and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau reallocations in the FY 2023 Report and Order and the FY 2023 NPRM, we are not repeating the analysis here. Based on these reallocations, and after adjustments are made to these direct FTE counts to implement Commission precedent, we will collect approximately $6.711 million (1.72%) in fees from the Office of International Affairs regulatory fee payors; $41.204 million (10.56%) in fees from the Space Bureau regulatory fee payors; $100.084 million (25.65%) in fees from Wireless Telecommunications Bureau regulatory fee payors; $127.203 million (32.60%) in fees from Wireline Competition Bureau regulatory fee payors; and $114.990 million (29.47%) in fees from Media Bureau regulatory fee payors. The reallocations for regulatory fee purposes will result in increasing the number of direct FTEs in core bureaus and increasing the percentage of FTEs in some of the bureaus. Our underlying methodology for calculating regulatory fees remains unchanged; our regulatory fee calculation continues to be consistent with section 9 of the Act, which requires us to base our methodology on the number of FTEs in calculating regulatory fees. Table 1--FY 2024 FTE Reallocations ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2024 Total FY 2024 Total FY 2024 percent of Core bureau/office direct FTEs FY 2024 reallocations direct FTEs direct FTEs, without with after reallocations reallocations reallocation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of International Affairs....... 8 0....................... 8 1.72 Space Bureau.......................... 48 +1 (1 from OEA)......... 49 10.56 Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.... 95 +24 (8 from OEA, 2 from 119 25.65 OGC, and 14 from PSHSB). Wireline Competition Bureau........... 128.25 +23 (13 from OEA, 1 from 151.25 32.60 OGC, and 9 from PSHSB). Media Bureau.......................... 125 +13 (7 from OEA, 1 from 138 29.47 OGC, 7 from PSHSB, and - 2 from EB). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total............................. 404.25 61...................... 465.25 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 78456]] Space Bureau and Office of International Affairs Among its responsibilities regarding satellite and space-based communications and activities, the Space Bureau leads complex policy analysis and rulemakings; authorizes satellite and earth station systems used for space-based services; streamlines regulatory processes; and fosters the efficient use of spectrum and orbital resources. The Space Bureau also serves as the Commission's focal point for coordination with other U.S. government agencies on matters of space policy and governance and collaborates with the Office of International Affairs for consultations with other countries, international and multi-lateral organizations, and foreign government officials that involve satellite and space policy matters. The Space Bureau has three divisions that have the functions previously handled by the International Bureau's Satellite Division: the Satellite Licensing Division, the Satellite Programs and Policy Division, and the Earth Station Licensing Division. Pursuant to the procedure discussed in paragraph six, above, our Human Resources Management office has identified 54 FTEs in the Space Bureau for FY 2024; of these, 48 are categorized as direct FTEs and six are devoted to matters that do not provide oversight and regulation of any category of regulatory fee payors, and thus are indirect FTEs. The indirect Space Bureau FTEs coordinate with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the State Department on space sustainability, planetary protections, and on space innovation. They assist the Office of Engineering and Technology in reviewing applications for experimental licenses for space-based activities. The Space Bureau works closely with the Office of International Affairs to help cover certain ITU World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC) agenda items. We conclude that six Space Bureau FTEs are appropriately considered indirect as such work does not focus on the oversight and regulation of a specific category of regulatory fee payors, but instead benefits the Commission, the telecommunications industry, or the public as a whole, or in the case of work done on experimental licenses, is in furtherance of licenses that are not currently subject to a regulatory fee. The Commission rejects Kin[eacute]is' argument that we should consider more of the Space Bureau direct FTEs as indirect for regulatory fee purposes in order to reduce the regulatory fees for space stations. We recognize that previously the International Bureau had only 28 direct FTEs (of which 20 worked on space and earth stations). As explained above, the Commission obtained FTE data from our Human Resources Management office and determined that for FY 2024, there are a total of 54 FTEs within the Space Bureau. After consultation with the Space Bureau and careful analysis, we have determined with reasonable accuracy for this fiscal year that 48 FTEs are direct FTEs and six are indirect FTEs, (and one indirect FTEs is designated as direct), for a total of 49 direct FTEs in the Space Bureau. Of these 49 direct FTEs, nine are devoted to oversight and regulation of earth stations and 40 to space stations. This FTEs work directly relates to the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors in a core bureau such that it should be considered as direct. As such, it would not be consistent with our implementation of section 9 to reassign them as indirect in order to reduce the regulatory fees of the space and earth station regulatory fee payors. Thus, for FY 2024, we have a total of 54 FTEs within the Space Bureau, 48 direct FTEs, six indirect FTEs, and one indirect FTE from OEA designated as direct, for a total of 49 direct FTEs, an increase from the 20 FTEs from FY 2023 working on Space and Earth Stations. Space Stations and Earth Stations There are two main categories of Space Bureau regulatory fee payors: earth and space stations. There is a single category of earth station payors--Earth Stations: Transmit/Receive & Transmit only. Space stations consist of those in geostationary satellite orbit (GSO) and those in non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO). There are four categories of space station regulatory fee payors: Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit); Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--Less Complex; Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--Other; and Space Station (Small Satellites). ``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). ``Small Satellites'' are space stations licensed pursuant to the streamlined small satellite process contained in Sec. 25.122 of the Commission's rules. Since our fiscal year 2020 proceeding, non-U.S. licensed space stations granted market access to the United States through a Petition for Declaratory Ruling or through earth station licenses are subject to regulatory fees. The units of assessment for GSO and NGSO space station regulatory fee categories differ in that the fee for GSO space stations is assessed per satellite in geostationary orbit, whereas the fee assessed for NGSO systems, either ``less complex'' or ``other,'' is per system of satellites, with no limit on the number of satellites per system. Fees for small satellites are assessed per license/call sign, which can include up to 10 satellites or spacecraft. The unit of regulatory fees for GSO space stations is a single satellite, whereas the unit of regulatory fees for NGSO space stations can include many satellites. Thus, although the single highest regulatory fee for space stations is for Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--Other, this fee reflects the regulatory burden associated with the licensing and oversight of numerous space stations in the system, usually subject to processing rounds, complex spectrum sharing arrangements, and providing global coverage. By contrast, the per unit fee for Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit) is lower, but an operator providing global coverage may be paying regulatory fees on multiple GSO space stations, which could result in annual regulatory fee payments by a single fee payor in aggregate far greater than the regulatory fee for Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--Other providing similar services and coverage. Small Satellites and RPO, OOS, and OTV Regulatory Fees In 2019, the Commission adopted a new, optional licensing process for small satellites and spacecraft and a small satellite regulatory fee category for licensed and operational space stations authorized under the process adopted in that proceeding. This process enabled qualified applicants to choose a streamlined licensing procedure resulting in an easier application process, a lower application fee, and a shorter timeline for review. In our recent Space Station Regulatory Fees Order, the Commission adopted the proposal to set the regulatory fee for small satellites for FY 2024 at the level set for FY 2023, i.e., $12,215, with future annual adjustments to reflect the percentage change in the Commission's annual appropriation, unit count, and FTE allocation percentage from the previous fiscal year. [[Page 78457]] The Commission stated that changes to the methodology for assessing fees for small satellites would be implemented as part of the order adopting FCC-wide regulatory fees for FY 2024. Accordingly, we are assessing the small satellite fee for FY 2024 at $12,215. The Space Station Regulatory Fees Order also adopted the proposal to assess regulatory fees, effective for FY 2024, on spacecraft primarily performing Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) and On- Orbit Servicing (OOS) by including them in the existing regulatory fee category ``Space Stations (per license/call sign in non-geostationary orbit) (Small Satellites),'' on an interim basis, regardless of the orbit in which they are designed to operate. It also concluded that it is appropriate to assess regulatory fees on Orbital Transfer Vehicles (OTV) on an interim basis in the same manner, and stated that the changes to the methodology for assessing fees for RPO, OOS, and OTV space stations would be implemented as part of the order adopting FCC- wide regulatory fees for FY 2024. Accordingly, we will assess regulatory fees on RPO, OOS, and OTV space stations for FY 2024 using the regulatory fee category for small satellites, if such stations are required to pay regulatory fees for FY 2024. GSO and NGSO Space Stations Allocation Under an allocation adopted in 2020, 80% of space station regulatory fees are allocated to GSO space station fee payors and 20% of the space station regulatory fees to NGSO space station fee payors respectively. The Commission now adopts the proposal in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM to change the allocation of space station regulatory fees from 80% of space station regulatory fees being allocated to GSO space station fee payors and 20% of the space station regulatory fees being allocated to NGSO space station fee payors to 60% of space station regulatory fees being allocated to GSO space station payors and 40% to NGSO space station payors (that is, changing from an ``80/20 GSO/NGSO split'' to a ``60/40 GSO/NGSO split''). The new allocation is supported by many comments, particularly from GSO space station fee payors. We recognize that this will result in increases to fees for NGSO systems; however, we conclude that this is consistent with section 9 of the Act because this change more accurately reflects the apportionment of current FTE work between these two categories of regulatory fee payors since the Commission last assessed the allocation in 2020. As explained the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM, this change in the FTE allocation between GSO and NGSO fee categories is not based on a new methodology, but rather application of the existing methodology analyzing data from the previous three fiscal years. Specifically, the proposal focused on three factors that the Commission's previously had found to be reflective of licensing and regulatory oversight of GSO and NGSO operators: the number of applications processed, the number of changes made to the Commission's rules, and FTEs devoted to oversight of each category of operators. Analyzing this data, the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM tentatively concluded that a greater allocation of regulatory fees to NGSO space stations than was adopted by the Commission in 2020 more accurately reflects the benefits of the Commission's oversight and regulatory efforts for GSO and NGSO space stations for FY 2024. After reviewing the proposal and the record in response to the proposal, we find no significant error in the input data or the conclusions drawn from the data. Accordingly, we adopt the proposed updated allocation of 60% of space station regulatory fees being assessed to GSO space stations and 40% to NGSO space stations. We disagree with the NGSO space station operators that dispute the accuracy of the input data or the conclusions drawn from the data. Specifically, SpaceX argues that the increased FTE burdens associated with NGSO space station regulation result from the opposition of GSO space stations to applications for NGSO space stations, and that the methodology does not take into account purportedly smaller amount of FTE resources needed to process amendments to NGSO space station applications or modifications of NGSO space station authorizations that do not increase interference or orbital debris risk. Other commenters argue that the Commission should not base its regulatory fee allocations on historical events, i.e., proceedings during the past three fiscal years, particularly transitory activities that have been completed and that the Commission's methodology focuses too much on licensing and regulation costs but does not sufficiently consider the benefits received as a result of the Commission's activities. We find, however, that these concerns do not undermine an adoption of an updated allocation between GSO and NGSO categories because these commenters fail to consider that the methodology we use here represents our analysis of the FTE time split on these categories and is the same methodology as was used in 2020 to establish the existing 80/20 allocation that they support. Furthermore, as the Commission has repeatedly acknowledged, attributing a value to proceedings is not an exercise in scientific precision, but rather an exercise in reasonable analysis. We are also unconvinced that amendments to NGSO space station applications or modifications of NGSO space station authorizations do not raise interference or orbital debris risks, and therefore require less FTE burdens to authorize. Moreover, we reject the concept that comments or oppositions filed by GSO space station operators in response to NGSO space station filings support attributing those NGSO space station filings to the GSO share of space station regulatory fees. The underlying application is for an NGSO system. Parsing comments filed, or for that matter, issues raised by Commission staff in the Space Bureau or other core bureaus to determine if they might be attributed to other regulatory fee payors is not practicable or advisable in this context. The filing of comments or oppositions is a direct consequence of the filing and review of NGSO space station applications. Thus it is reasonably attributable to the NGSO share of the space station regulatory fees. We conclude, that all of these factors validates that the GSO/NGSO ratio should be adjusted to reflect that GSO space stations derive roughly 60% of the benefit from the Commission's regulatory efforts and NGSO space stations derive roughly 40%. Finally, we observe that the Commission has repeatedly stated that ``Section 9 is clear . . . that regulatory fee assessments are based on the burden imposed on the Commission, not benefits realized by regulatees.'' We affirm that it is appropriate under section 9 of the Act for the methodology used to determine the allocation of space station regulatory fees between GSO and NGSO space station fee categories to focus exclusively on the FTE burdens associated with each category. The Commission therefore adopts this changed allocation of space station regulatory fees between GSO and NGSO space stations to become effective for FY 2024. Because the change in FTE burdens is not the result of new fee categories or a different methodology, it is not an amendment that requires 90-day notice to Congress under section 9A(b)(2) of the Act before becoming effective. Given that the change is a result of our current evaluation of the [[Page 78458]] FTE burdens between the two categories of space stations, we find it is appropriate to adopt the change now rather than to adopt it to be effective in a future fiscal year. Accordingly, this change is effective for FY 2024. Allocation Between NGSO--Other and NGSO--Less Complex The Commission adopts the proposal in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM to maintain the existing allocation of the regulatory fee burden between ``Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--Less Complex'' and ``Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)-- Other'' for FY 2024. That is, we maintain the existing allocation of allocating 20% of NGSO space station regulatory fees to ``Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--Less Complex'' and 80% to ``Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--Other'' fee payors. The record supports our tentative conclusion in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM that there have not been any significant changes to the amount of FTE burdens allocated between these two fee categories since the ``20/80'' split of regulatory fees between NGSO ``less complex'' and NGSO ``other'' subcategories was adopted in 2021. In reaching the tentative conclusion, we utilized the same methodology that was used in 2021 to adopt the existing 20/80 split between Less Complex and Other NGSO space station payors. Specifically, we considered the number of applications processed, the number of changes made to the Commission's rules, and the number of FTEs working on oversight for each category of operators. This methodology is the same as used for determining the allocation of regulatory fees among GSO and NGSO space station fee payors. In evaluating the FTE time devoted to the ``less complex'' and ``other'' subcategories, we considered the adjudicatory role of the Commission in connection with different types of NGSO systems, which is typically more intensive for those systems authorized as part of processing rounds. The Commission also considered the number of rulemakings over the last three fiscal years, as well as current rulemakings, and which types of NGSO systems are implicated in those rulemaking activities. Applying this methodology, we tentatively concluded that that more FTE time is spent on the NGSO ``other'' subcategory than on the NGSO ``less complex'' subcategory, and that the relative regulatory burden of ``less complex'' space station remains consistent with the existing 20% allocation. The only party to comment on the tentative conclusion to preserve the 20/80 split supports its adoption. We see no errors in our tentative conclusion and affirm the findings that support maintaining the existing allocation of allocating 20% of NGSO space station regulatory fees to ``less complex'' and 80% to ``Other'' fee payors and, therefore, adopt the allocation for FY 2024. Maintaining the 20/80 allocation utilizes the same methodology that was used to establish it in 2021 and is not an amendment that requires 90-day notice to Congress under section 9A(b)(2) of the Act before becoming effective. Accordingly, our decision to maintain the existing 20/80 split between less complex and other NGSO space station fee payors is effective for FY 2024. Earth Station Regulatory Fees Earth station regulatory fees are assessed ``per license or registration,'' and each license or registration may include a single earth station, or multiple earth stations. The starting point for calculation of regulatory fees for space and earth stations is the number of direct FTEs in the Space Bureau. For FY 2024, we have a total of 54 FTEs within the Space Bureau, 48 direct FTEs, six indirect FTEs, and one indirect FTEs designated as direct, for a total of 49 direct FTEs. Of these 49 direct FTEs, nine are devoted to oversight and regulation of earth stations and 40 are focused on space stations. As a result, the percentage of FTEs working on earth station tasks is nine out of 49, or 18.37% ($7,569,225). We adopt our tentative conclusion to apportion regulatory fees between earth and space station payors based on the percentage of direct FTEs involved in the licensing and regulation of each category. With a projected unit count of 2,900, the FY 2024 earth station fee is calculated to be $2,610 per earth station license or authorization. Although this is a significant increase from the FY 2023, most comments support the increase as being reflective of the actual allocation of FTE resources between space and earth station categories in the Space Bureau. We decline to adopt the proposal of commenters to allocate an even greater share of FTE resources to earth stations, up to 30%. Our analysis above of the direct FTE resources attributable to licensing and regulation of earth stations supports an allocation of 18.37%. The Commission also declines to adopt additional regulatory fee categories for earth stations at this time. The Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM asked whether the Commission should revisit the question of whether to create subcategories of earth station regulatory fee payors, in addition to the existing single category of ``Transmit/ Receive & Transmit Only (per authorization or registration).'' Comments in response express doubt that the creation of subcategories of earth stations with differing fee amounts is feasible, and urge that the record be further developed before creating subcategories of earth station regulatory fees. Other commenters argue that transmit/receive earth stations, particularly those used by broadcasters, should be subject to significantly lower regulatory fees than other types of earth stations, such mobile-satellite earth stations. We conclude that the record is not sufficiently developed at this time to adopt additional regulatory fee categories for earth stations. Instead, we will seek additional comment regarding the creation of additional earth station regulatory fee categories, as part of a future further notice of proposed rulemaking (FNPRM). Changing the Title of Sec. 1.1156 We adopt the proposal in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM to change the title of Sec. 1.1156 in part 1, subpart G, of our rules to make it clear that it contains space and earth station regulatory fees in addition to regulatory fees for international services. Currently, space and earth station regulatory fees are contained in Sec. 1.1156, which is titled ``Schedule of regulatory fees for international services.'' We adopt the proposal to rename this section as ``Schedule of regulatory fees for space and international services'' to reflect more accurately that the section contains the regulatory fees for space and earth stations, as well as the fees for international bearer circuits and submarine cables regulated by the Office of International Affairs. No party in the proceeding commented on or opposed the proposal. We make this change because, after the reorganization of the International Bureau into the Space Bureau and the Office of International Affairs in 2023, the current title can cause confusion by suggesting that only the fees for regulatory fee payors of the Office of International Affairs are contained within Sec. 1.1156. We also conclude that it is easier to change the title of Sec. 1.1156 than to create a new section in part 1, subpart G, containing space and earth station regulatory fees. Other Proposals At this time, we take no action on other proposals made in the Space and [[Page 78459]] Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM that have not already been adopted, either herein or in the Space Station Regulatory Fees Order. We conclude that action on these issues may benefit from further consideration. The Commission will seek further comment on these remaining proposals in the near future in a FNPRM. We expect to act on the remaining proposals in time to be effective for FY 2025. In addition, in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM, we sought comment on how the Commission's open proceeding on advancing opportunities for innovation in the new space age by taking measures to expedite the application processes for space stations and earth stations and Transparency Initiative might inform our consideration of the regulatory fee issues raised therein. In response, SpaceX observes that initial reforms over the last year were an important step in the right direction that ultimately will reduce FTE burden and associated fees for regulatees. It adds that ``additional pending reforms--such as more flexible modification rules, overall shot clocks, and database assisted light-licensing to facilitate inter-service sharing--will dramatically reduce the number of applications that staff must process in the first place and promote more efficient review of applications that require staff attention.'' We will consider these observations in the context of our continued efforts to streamline the application processes for space and earth stations in order to allow greater efficiencies in FTE resources utilized to license and regulate space and earth stations. Office of International Affairs The Office of International Affairs is responsible for the Commission's engagement of foreign and international regulatory authorities, including multilateral and regional organizations. This office also facilitates the Commission's development of policies regarding international telecommunications facilities and services, including submarine cables, and advises and makes recommendations to the Commission on foreign ownership issues. The Office of International Affairs implements Commission policies to facilitate competition and foreign investment in U.S. international telecommunications markets while ensuring, in consultation with relevant Federal partners, that national security, law enforcement, foreign policy, and trade policy concerns are addressed. This office is also responsible for intergovernmental leadership, and negotiation and international and inter-agency representational functions. This office oversees and coordinates the Commission's global participation in international and multilateral conferences, regional organizations, cross-border negotiations and international standard setting efforts, and oversees bilateral meetings with other countries and foreign government officials. The Office of International Affairs is composed of the Global Strategies and Negotiation Division and the Telecommunications and Analysis Division. Among other things, the Global Strategies and Negotiation Division staff represent the Commission in international conferences, meetings, and negotiations, and manage 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. Most of the work of the office, including the work of the Global Strategies and Negotiation Division, does not benefit a specific fee payor, but rather the government as whole, and is therefore appropriately categorized as indirect. Telecommunications and Analysis Division. The Telecommunications and Analysis Division develops international telecommunications policy, authorizes international telecommunications facilities and services under section 214 of the Act, issues submarine cable landing licenses under the Cable Landing License Act of 1921 and Executive Order 10530, and provides expertise on foreign ownership issues pursuant to section 310 of the Act. In performing its functions, the division coordinates international applications and petitions involving foreign ownership with the relevant Executive Branch agencies for any national security, law enforcement, foreign policy, or trade policy concerns. The division also provides guidance to and shares its expertise within the Commission and with other U.S. agencies. Calculating regulatory fees for IBCs. IBCs consist of terrestrial and satellite circuits and submarine cable systems. In the FY 2020 NPRM (85 FR 32256, May 28, 2020), we concluded, based on a review by the International Bureau, that eight FTEs should be allocated to IBCs for regulatory fee purposes, with the remaining 20 direct FTEs in the International Bureau allocated to the satellite category. Currently, in the Office of International Affairs, as stated in the FY 2024 NPRM, we find that there are eight FTEs within the Telecommunications and Analysis Division that work on IBC related issues, including the services provided over submarine cables, and their time can be appropriately categorized as direct in furtherance of the oversight and regulation of specific regulatory fee payors. Thus, we have the same number of direct FTEs devoted to IBC issues now as in FY 2023, when the Telecommunications and Analysis Division was in the International Bureau. The Commission therefore concludes, for FY 2024, that of the 47 FTEs within the Office of International Affairs, eight are direct FTEs and 39 are indirect FTEs. Broadcast Television Stations In the FY 2020 Report and Order (85 FR 59864, September 23, 2020), we completed the transition to a population-based full-service broadcast television regulatory fee. For FY 2024, the Commission will continue to assess fees for full-power broadcast television stations based on the population covered by a full-service broadcast television station's contour and we will use the results of the 2020 U.S. Census. As a result, there will be no need to make any population adjustments to account for reductions in the population since 2010. However, the Commission will continue to base assessments on limiting the population count of full-power television stations that rely on satellite television stations to reach terrain-limited areas in Puerto Rico. We are adopting a factor of $.006598 per population served for FY 2024 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 $.006598) for each full- power broadcast television station is listed in table 8. Proposed New Regulatory Fee Categories The State Broadcasters proposed that the Commission adopt new regulatory fee categories for broadband internet access service providers and manufacturers of equipment that uses spectrum on an unlicensed basis. For the reasons set forth below, we are not adopting such new fee categories at this time. [[Page 78460]] Broadband Internet Access Service Providers We are unconvinced by the State Broadcasters' argument that we should create a new regulatory fee category for broadband internet access service providers at this time. As an initial matter, we note that there is no specific bureau or office in the Commission with oversight of all broadband services, because such activities are spread out among all core bureaus, and broadband issues are a part of many Commission initiatives and proceedings. We are unconvinced that a broadband internet access service provider regulatory fee category is necessary or that such a category appropriately belongs in any one bureau. As we have discussed earlier, broadband internet access services are offered through various technical means and by widely differing entities and to distinct user groups, e.g., wireless service providers, wireline service providers (including VoIP), cable operators, and satellite operators, to consumers and businesses, on both a retail and a wholesale basis. This service is not only offered by different types of providers, but is also delivered to end users in different ways. As we observed in the FY 2022 Report and Order (87 FR 56494, September 14, 2022) commenters have not shown that a particular group of FTEs within the Commission is providing oversight and regulation for broadband internet access services and that other parties (besides these broadband internet access service providers) are responsible for all of the regulatory fees associated with those FTEs. It appears that the contrary is true: broadband internet access services are involved in many Commission initiatives and proceedings. Such services are in many cases offered by service providers regulated by all the core bureaus and already responsible for regulatory fees. Creating a new regulatory fee category for broadband internet access services appears to be redundant with existing fee categories in the case of those broadband internet access service providers that otherwise already were subject to the existing fee categories, and thus a new fee category in this regard is not administrable at this time. The State Broadcasters contend that broadening the base of regulatory fee payors to include broadband internet access service providers would ensure a more fair and sustainable regulatory fee system. However, they have not established a sufficient basis for the creation of such a category and that a broadband internet access service providers regulatory fee category, if adopted, would be fair, administrable, or sustainable for the reasons elaborated above. We also note that because the amount collected from each core bureau is based on the number of non-auctions FTEs in each bureau, adding a new broadband internet access fee category or categories would be unlikely to change the number of Media Bureau FTEs devoted to broadcast issues. Moreover, as indicated above, broadband internet access services are a part of many Commission initiatives and proceedings and such services are offered by service providers regulated by all the core bureaus (and these providers often already otherwise pay regulatory fees on their regulated services). For these reasons, particularly due to the lack of information in the record to support the need for adoption of such a new regulatory fee category, the Commission is not adopting a new fee category for broadband internet access service providers at this time. We find that section 9 of the Act does not require creation of this category and commenters have not shown, on the basis of the record in this proceeding, that such a category would satisfy the factors that the Commission has relied on when it has found a basis to create a new regulatory fee category. Manufacturers of Equipment That Operates on Spectrum on an Unlicensed Basis We also decline to adopt the State Broadcasters' proposal to adopt a new regulatory fee category for manufacturers of equipment that operates on spectrum on an unlicensed basis. The State Broadcasters have not provided a sufficient basis, consistent with section 9 of the Act, for the adoption of such a new regulatory fee category. The Commission has adopted new fee categories based in part on the benefits to the payor, i.e., FTE work in oversight and regulation, on several occasions. In those instances, the Commission determined that significant FTE resources of a core bureau were being spent on oversight and regulatory activities with respect to a specific service necessitating a new regulatory fee category. Those circumstances, for equipment manufacturers, are not present here. The Office of Engineering and Technology is responsible for oversight and regulation of spectrum used on an unlicensed basis, and the FTEs in that office are classified as indirect FTEs because the work in that office benefits the Commission and the industry as a whole and is not specifically focused on the regulatory fee payors and licensees of a core bureau. Even when we consider only OET FTE time working on oversight and regulation of spectrum used on an unlicensed basis and equipment operating wholly or in part on such spectrum, the treatment of such costs as indirect is appropriate. This is true because many devices, including those operating wholly or in part on an unlicensed basis, are exempt from equipment authorization requirements. Moreover, devices that are not exempt are tested by third party labs and, if certification is required, applications are submitted to Telecommunications Certification Bodies. Other devices, generally those considered to have reduced potential to cause RF interference, are authorized pursuant to the Commission's SDoC process which provides for the equipment to be authorized based on the responsible party's self- declaration that the equipment complies with the pertinent Commission requirements. As such, the Office of Engineering and Technology oversight requires only a portion of FTE resources, appropriately part of indirect costs, as opposed to segregable direct costs. In addition, the Commission's current regulatory framework does not include an efficient way to identify equipment, specifically that which is exempt from authorization or authorized pursuant to SDoC procedures, that operate on an unlicensed (as opposed to licensed) basis and commenters have not suggested an efficient methodology to obtain this information. On the basis of the record developed here, we find that the proposal for a new regulatory fee category for manufacturers of equipment that operates on spectrum on an unlicensed basis is not consistent with section 9 of the Communication Act. Equipment that operates on spectrum on an unlicensed basis is diverse in nature, ubiquitous, and used for many purposes including non-communications purposes. Thus it would be challenging to define and administer a regulatory fee category or categories of similarly situated entities. Nor does all or the majority of equipment that operates on spectrum on an unlicensed basis perform a specific service. Thus, focusing on the service provided would not provide a clear and administrable regulatory fee category. Moreover, this is not an area where time will distill down a clear group of users, service providers or manufacturers to form the core of a regulatory fee category. For example, if the Commission were to decide to assess fees on manufacturers of equipment used in the United States, numerous logistical concerns would be presented. [[Page 78461]] The Commission establishes rules for and administers the equipment authorization program to ensure that RF devices used in the United States operate effectively without causing harmful interference and otherwise comply with the Commission's rules. However, under the current Commission equipment authorization regime, the Commission does not collect information from or communicate with all device manufacturers. As we explained above, many devices only require SDoC authorization or are exempt from authorization because they pose a limited potential of causing harmful interference. Similarly, if users of equipment that operates on spectrum on an unlicensed forms the core of the fee category. The Commission has no reasonable means by which to comprehensively identify each and every individual or entity that operates RF devices on an unlicensed basis. Accordingly, we find that a new regulatory fee category for manufacturers of equipment that operates on spectrum on an unlicensed basis, on the basis of the instant record, is not practicable at this time and we decline to adopt such a regulatory fee category at this time. Digital Equity and Inclusion In the FY 2024 NPRM, we sought comment on how our proposals may promote or inhibit advances in diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, as well the scope of the Commission's relevant legal authority. We did not receive any comments on this issue. Temporary Relief Measures Under Sec. Sec. 1.1910, 1.1166, and 1.1914 of the Commission's Rules In FYs 2020, 2021, and 2022, the Commission implemented temporary relief measures for fee payors experiencing financial hardship caused or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. In FY 2023, the Commission permanently codified two of the temporary measures in Sec. Sec. 1.1166 and 1.1914 of the Commission's rules, simplifying and streamlining the process for all fee payors to obtain regulatory fee relief. The Commission also continued the remaining temporary relief measures in FY 2023, recognizing that while the National Emergency had ended, continuing the temporary measures in FY 2023 would assist regulatory fee payors, such as broadcasters, who might still be recovering from the economic impact of the pandemic. Specifically, the Commission found good cause to continue to offer a low interest rate and not require the customary down payment for installment payment of regulatory fee debt. Moreover, the Commission directed the Office of Managing Director to continue to exercise its delegated authority to partially waive Sec. 1.1910 of the Commission's rules to allow regulatees on ``red light'' and experiencing financial hardship to nonetheless request waiver, reduction, deferral, and/or installment payment of their FY 2023 regulatory fees, provided that those regulatees resolve all of the delinquent debt they owe to the Commission in advance of the Commission's decision on their requests for relief. We also partially waived Sec. 1.1166 of our rules to permit fee payors seeking waiver, deferral or reduction of their FY 2023 regulatory fees to submit documentation supporting their requests after their underlying requests were submitted. However, we limited this partial waiver to allow only one post-filing submission by a deadline of January 31, 2023, in anticipation of a return to the normal operation of Sec. 1.1166. In the FY 2024 NPRM, we stated that we did not plan to implement any of the foregoing temporary relief measures in FY 2024 because the circumstances for which the temporary measures were implemented had changed, to wit, the National Emergency ended and the economy was continuing to rebound. While again recognizing that some regulatory fee payors might continue to experience financial difficulties related to the pandemic, we concluded that the changes we made to Sec. Sec. 1.1166 and 1.1914 to simplify and streamline the process of obtaining regulatory fee relief offered those fee payors ``a straightforward path to regulatory fee relief.'' We asked commenters that disagree with our proposal to explain why continuing the temporary measures is necessary or justified, and if continuation requires waiving a Commission rule, why good cause exists for and the public interest would be served by waiving the Commission rule. The State Broadcasters and NAB each object to the Commission's proposal to discontinue the remaining three temporary measures. NAB advocates for codifying each of the temporary measures, citing the public's interest in the Commission continuing to enable ``payors and the FCC's staff to craft appropriate relief and avoid costly collection processes and regulatory consequences for distressed payors.'' The State Broadcasters advocate for the Commission to continue indefinitely the Commission's partial waivers of the red light rule and Sec. 1.1166. The State Broadcasters also propose that the Commission continue partial waivers of the red light and Sec. 1.1166 as temporary measures in FY 2024. The State Broadcasters contend that extending the Commission's partial waiver of the red light to permit fee payors on red light to nonetheless file relief requests is important to ensure that broadcasters in financial distress obtain the relief they seek and continue providing service to the public. The State Broadcasters argue that continuing a partial waiver of Sec. 1.1166 to permit fee payors to submit financial documentation after they file their waiver requests is warranted because broadcasters may not understand what documentary proof must be provided to prove financial hardship and permitting supplementation will increase fee payors' likelihood of submitting sufficient documentary proof to prove financial hardship. We disagree that continuing the partial red light waiver in FY 2024 is vital to ensure that broadcasters in financial distress are able to obtain relief and continue operating. Even if we were to continue the partial waiver in FY 2024, a broadcaster on red light would still be required to pay or otherwise resolve its debt to the Commission before the Commission would issue a decision on the broadcaster's waiver requests. Restoring the normal operation of the red light rule does not prevent a broadcaster from seeking fee relief for FY 2024, it only requires the fee payor to pay or otherwise resolve its delinquent debt before, rather than after, filing a request for fee relief. To the extent the State Broadcasters also argue for a continuation of the Commission's partial waiver of Sec. 1.1166 of our rules, we disagree that, as the State Broadcasters contend, the Commission's standard of proof for establishing financial hardship is unclear and that fee payors should therefore be permitted to supplement their submission of financial documents after submitting their requests until they are certain that they have met their burden of proof. The Commission's standard for establishing financial hardship sufficient to justify regulatory fee relief under Sec. 1.1166 of the Commission's rules is clear, and has not changed since 1995, when the Commission first articulated it. Since then, the Commission has regularly reminded fee payors of the standard and also, listed financial document types that fee payors might submit to prove financial hardship. To reiterate here, the standard for waiver, reduction and/or deferral of a regulatory fee in any specific instance under section 9A of the [[Page 78462]] Communications Act and Sec. 1.1166 of the Commission's regulations is for good cause if the waiver, reduction, or deferral (collectively, waiver) would serve the public interest. We interpret this provision narrowly to permit only those waivers ``unambiguously articulating `extraordinary circumstances' outweighing the public interest in recouping the cost of the Commission's regulatory services for a particular regulatee.'' Within this standard, we recognize that in exceptional circumstances, financial hardship may justify waiving an individual party's regulatory fees, to wit, when the requesting party has shown it ``lacks sufficient funds to pay the regulatory fees and to maintain its service to the public.'' Financial hardship, however, must be conclusively proven in each individual case; mere allegations of financial loss will not support a waiver request. Rather, each party seeking regulatory fee relief must fully document its financial condition to prove financial hardship. We have previously suggested and continue to suggest that documents that may be relevant to prove financial inability include balance sheets and profit and loss statements (audited if available), twelve month cash flow projections (with an explanation of how calculated), a list of officers and highest paid employees other than officers, and each individual's compensation, or similar information. However, the foregoing list of documents is not exhaustive. In other words, a fee payor seeking fee relief is in the best position to determine, and therefore must be the party responsible for determining, what financial documents demonstrate that the fee payor ``lacks sufficient funds to pay the regulatory fees and to maintain its service to the public.'' We therefore decline to continue the temporary measures in FY 2024, except as noted below. The measures were always intended to be temporary, to address the extraordinary circumstances of a world-wide pandemic. The circumstances for which the temporary measures were put in place in FY 2020 and continued in FYs 2021 through 2023 have changed, even more so since FY 2023. It has now been 18 months year since the National Emergency ended. Moreover, the national economy is very different than it was during the National Emergency. Commenters have not demonstrated that good cause exists and that it is in the public interest to continue the partial waivers in FY 2024, nor have commenters made a convincing case that any lingering financial difficulties related to the COVID-19 pandemic that fee payors may be experiencing justify the Commission continuing to direct the Office of Managing Director to offer the lowest statutory interest rate and not require the customary down payment for installment payment of FY 2024 regulatory fee debt. For those reasons, we also decline to adopt NAB's and the State Broadcaster's proposal to codify or continue indefinitely the temporary measures. Nonetheless, as explained below, we direct the Office of Managing Director to fix the interest rate it assesses on all installment payments of FY 2024 regulatory fee debt at the lowest rate permitted by statute, and to not require the customary down payment. As we discuss in the Final Rules section of the Report and Order, structural changes to the Commission and the creation of the Space Bureau have resulted in significant increases in the FY 2024 regulatory fees earth and space station regulatory fee payors must pay. We recognize that for FY 2024 some Space Bureau fee payors may have difficulty paying the increased fee in a single payment and that assessing the lowest permissible interest rate and not requiring the customary down payment will assist those payors who qualify for installment payment relief in meeting their FY 2024 regulatory fee obligation. These terms apply to all fee payors who qualify for installment payment of their FY 2024 regulatory fees. With respect to operation of the red light under Sec. 1.1910 of our rules, we will not direct the Office of Managing Director to partially waive Sec. 1.1910 to permit regulatory fee payors on red light and experiencing financial hardship to request waiver, reduction, deferral and/or installment payment relief of their FY 2024 regulatory fees. Instead, the Commission will not act on and will dismiss a request for waiver, reduction, deferral and/or installment payment relief filed by a fee payor if the fee payor is on red light, in accordance with the requirements of Sec. 1.1910. Finally, we will not direct the Office of Managing Director to waive Sec. 1.1166 of our rules to permit parties requesting regulatory fee relief on financial hardship grounds to submit financial documents supporting their request after the waiver request is filed. Thus, parties seeking waiver, reduction and/or deferral of their regulatory fees must submit with their requests the financial documents that demonstrate financial hardship. Documents submitted after a request is filed will not be considered and failure to submit any supporting financial documents with a request will result in dismissal and/or denial of the request. Non-Operating Broadcast Stations In the FY 2024 NPRM we sought comment on our proposal to end a rarely used and never codified policy of granting regulatory fee waiver requests of stations that are or were recently silent and stations in their first year of operation recently purchased out of bankruptcy or recently silent, on the presumption that their silent or recently bankrupt status signifies financial hardship sufficient to waive their regulatory fees, without requiring submission of financial documents demonstrating actual financial hardship. NAB and the State Broadcasters oppose our proposal to end the policy. The State Broadcasters argue that the facts underlying the policy's implementation have not changed, that no matter why a station goes dark, when it goes dark it experiences financial hardship that may cause it to cease operation altogether. NAB argues that the policy eliminates a financial burden to silent stations attempting to return to operating status and a barrier to potential investment in stations that were recently dark or bankrupt. Neither commenter however disputes nor addresses the Commission observation that the presumption underlying the policy is no longer accurate in FY 2024. As we noted in the FY 2024 NPRM, in today's marketplace, broadcast licensees often own multiple stations. Because the Commission considers all of a licensee's assets and revenue streams in determining its ability to pay regulatory fees, the silence of one of its stations does not necessarily affect the licensee's ability to pay the regulatory fees it owes, including for the silent station. Similarly, it is not accurate to assume that, across-the-board, newly purchased stations that were previously dark or bankrupt are insufficiently financed to cover the station's first year of operation. The station owner may very well have sufficient funds-- other revenue streams or start--up financing to pay the station's regulatory fees in its first year of operation. The Commission therefore concludes that the policy's underlying presumption is no longer broadly valid and that the policy should be eliminated. Accordingly, all broadcast licensees, regardless of station status, will be required to submit with their waiver requests sufficient financial documentation to demonstrate financial hardship in accordance with Sec. 1.1166 of our rules. This change will apply to regulatory fees due in FY 2025 in order [[Page 78463]] to provide the affected broadcasters time to comply with this change in policy. Capping or Phasing in Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees As we explained above, because the Commission must collect the full amount of the appropriation as an offsetting collection, decreasing the fee on any one category must be offset with an increased collection in another category. Thus, by requesting that the Commission cap or phase in the increases in regulatory fees for space and earth stations, the satellite and earth station industry is effectively requesting that the Commission shift fees from Space Bureau regulatory fee payors to other regulatory fee payors. As we explain below, the Commission declines to do so. We agree with commenters opposing the request that shifting fees to other regulatees, in this instance from Space Bureau regulatees, when such fees are properly based on direct FTEs in the Space Bureau, is not consistent with Congressional direction in section 9 of the Communications Act. Several commenters suggest a cap or phased-in approach to implementing substantial fee increases, alleviating the immediate financial burden on satellite and earth station fee payors, and argue that imposing a cap and phase in of fee increases for FY 2024 and beyond would be consistent with the statutory requirements of section 9 of the Act. We are not convinced that, based on commenters' argument that the fee increase places a substantial and unforeseen financial burden on satellite operators, we should shift the fee burden to other regulatory fee payors. As Iridium observes, the entire industry will benefit from the additional resources made available to the new Space Bureau and the overall increases reflect the Commission's goal of advancing the space economy. Although we are mindful of the significant increase in regulatory fees for most space and earth station regulatory fee payors for FY 2024, these increases reflect a reasonable assessment of the FTE burdens associated with oversight and regulation of the Space Bureau categories of fee payors after the reorganization of the International Bureau into the Space Bureau and Office of International Affairs and the additional direct FTEs added to the Space Bureau. The Submarine Cable Coalition favorably commented on the direct FTE allocations to OIA and the proposed regulatory fee rates for OIA regulatory fee payors that flow such direct FTE allocations. The Submarine Cable Coalition strongly opposes the request to shift fees as contrary to the statute. The Submarine Cable Coalition stated that it should not be the burden of submarine cable operators, nor any one type of international licensee under OIA, to subsidize holders of other license types. The Commission most recently addressed such a request to shift fees in the FY 2019 Report and Order (84 R 50890, September 26, 2019), and declined a request to freeze or phase in the space station regulatory fee increase. The Commission explained there why it hews so closely to the statutory command to start with FTE counts and then potentially adjust fees to reflect other factors related to the payor's benefits. In the FY 2019 Report and Order, the Commission noted that because the International Bureau had a relatively small number of direct FTEs, the increase in its percentage of the whole resulted in a non-trivial increase in fees for International Bureau regulates. While the increased fees were unwelcome by the International Bureau regulatees, the Commission found that adoption of the fees without a phase in was consistent with the results when FTE counts have shifted. Looking further back into our regulatory fee proceedings, commenters have observed that the Commission has previously phased in fee increases and capped annual percentage adjustments to avoid fee shock from large and unpredictable fluctuations. The two previous examples of caps or phase-ins are fundamentally different circumstances, i.e., after the Commission updated FTE data or adopted a new methodology, which we explain below. Here the increases for FY 2024 are due to increased direct FTEs working on satellite and earth station matters. Thus, it is attributable solely to circumstances which were for the benefit of the earth station and satellite operators. In 2012, in a report issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), GAO explained that the FCC continued to rely on the 1998 division of regulatory fees as the basis of its regulatory fee division through fiscal year 2011. The GAO Report explained that for 13 years, FCC had not validated the extent to which its division of fees among industry sectors and fee categories correlated with its current division of FTEs among industry sectors and fee categories. This failure to update the Commission's FTE analysis occurred when regulatory fees went from an offsetting collection representing 38 percent of the Commission's appropriation in 1994 to 100 percent of the appropriation starting in 2009. In correcting this serious flaw in its methodology noted by the GAO Report, and as part of a larger effort of fee reform, the Commission as an interim measure did not immediately flash cut to the new FTE allocation. Instead, the Commission in 2013 imposed a cap on fee increases from FY 2012 to FY 2013. In the FY 2013 NPRM, (78 FR 34612, June 10, 2013) the Commission proposed to cap increases in regulatory fees in FY 2013 to no more than 7.5%, acknowledging that its existing FTE allocations were outdated and that revising the allocations based on FTEs, without other adjustments, would drastically change the amount of fees paid by various classes of regulatees. The Commission also observed that revision of FTE allocations required a transition period of more than one year, and that the allocations made for FY 2013 could be impacted by regulatory fee reform issues that could be resolved in future years. For this reason, the Commission viewed the 7.5% cap as an interim approach as it transitioned to a comprehensive revision of its regulatory fee program. The current circumstances are significantly different from those presented in 2013. The Commission is not currently moving from a FTE allocation that is thirteen years out of date. The increase in direct FTEs associated with space and earth station fee payors for FY 2024 does not result from a fundamental revision of how direct FTEs are calculated FCC-wide. Rather, the increase results from a greater number of FTEs being associated with the regulation and oversight of such fee payors after the reorganization of the International Bureau, using existing methodology for calculating FTEs. Unlike the situation in 2013, there is no multi-year program of reform of FCC-wide regulatory fees that necessitates a cap as an interim approach for transitioning to a future comprehensive revision of the regulatory fee program. Consequentially, the factors that supported the imposition of a cap in 2013 are not present today. Therefore, we believe that correcting the extraordinary error on the Commission's part in applying a stale FTE count is not analogous to the current situation. In another instance the Commission limited fee increases through a revenue cap in 1997 in order to avoid unexpected, substantial increases in regulatory fees. This was again during the period of time where Congress raised the offsetting collection of regulatory fees from 38 percent in 1994 to over 75 percent of the annual appropriation in 1997. Further, this cap [[Page 78464]] was also premised as being an interim step in a comprehensive FCC-wide revision of the regulatory fee program as the Commission transitioned to the use of employee time sheet entries to calculate direct and indirect FTEs. This premise is absent under the present circumstances. Commenters also rely on a fee adopted for Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS), initially as a subcategory of the cable television/ internet Protocol Television (IPTV) fee category. Intelsat states that the Commission has modified its standard regulatory fee methodology to ensure that sudden and large increases, such as the one here, are mitigated in order to avoid harm to fee payors, such as phasing in of a new fee for DBS that was based on Media Bureau FTEs. In that instance, the Commission initially adopted the new fee category in 2015 and subsequently sought comment on the appropriate fee versus other members of the subcategory. Thus, each year, the agency sought and received comment on the issue. Furthermore, the only other categories of fee payors negatively affected by the phase in of DBS regulatory fee payments as part of the cable television/IPTV fee category were other cable and IPTV fee payors. No parties (other than DBS operators, because this was a new fee category) sustained a fee increase. The issue was where to set the regulatory fee rate for a new category within the Media Bureau between two sets of fee payors that benefited from the same pool of Media Bureau direct FTEs. Thus, the agency took a measured approach to discerning whether DBS should pay at the same rate as other members of the fee category, asking and seeking comment on the issue each year. This presents a different situation from the present circumstances. Moreover, in our FY 2024 NPRM, we did not propose a fee schedule that included a proportionate shifting of fees from the Space Bureau into one or several categories of fee payors. Thus we are concerned that the full monetary impact of this proposal, to cap or phase in satellite regulatory fees, was not factored into our specific proposed fees and affected parties might not be in a position to understand how the proposal would increase their fees. Accordingly, we conclude that assessing fees in a manner that does not fully collect the S&E appropriation for the fiscal year, or that is not keyed to the FTE burden found to be associated with each category of fee payors, would be inconsistent with the plain language of section 9 of the Act. Several commenters urge the Commission to cap or phase-in the increases in regulatory fees assessed for space and earth station fee payors for FY 2024, even if these increases result from a reasonable reassessment of the FY 2024 FTE burdens associated with oversight and regulation of space and earth station payors. Intelsat proposes that the Commission phase in this increase over time by applying a cap to the increase in indirect FTEs proportionally assigned to the Space Bureau at 1% for FY 2024 and 20% every year after until the Space Bureau's allocation has reached parity with the calculation under the Commission's current methodology (which would be approximately five years). According to Intelsat, reducing the share of indirect costs would mitigate harm to the satellite industry from increased regulatory fees. We disagree. A cap or phase in of fees, whether characterized as a reduction in indirect costs or otherwise, would impose additional regulatory fees on all other regulatory fee payors, who have not received the benefit of additional Space Bureau direct FTEs devoted to oversight and regulation of space stations. Intelsat has not explained how such a shift in costs from one group of fee payors to another would be consistent with section 9, other than to assert that we have the discretion to allocate indirect costs. We conclude, however, that such a cap or phase-in would be inconsistent with our statutory obligation to assess and collect regulatory fees for each fiscal year. Section 9 of the Act obligates the Commission to assess and collect regulatory fees each year in an amount that can reasonably be expected to equal the amount of its annual S&E appropriation. Thus, the Commission has no discretion regarding the total amount to be collected in any given fiscal year. Even assuming this proposal to cap or phase in the fees would help mitigate the large increase assessed to certain Space Bureau regulatory fee payors, it would create a disconnect between other fee payors' fees assessed using calculated FTE burden shares and those assessed using the proposed cap and phase in proposal. This disconnect is exacerbated by the fact that we did not propose to cap or phase in increases for space and earth station fee payors (and thus to increase or limit the decrease in fees assessed to other payors of regulatory fees) in our FY 2024 NPRM. Further, we find that adopting such a cap or phase in and shifting some of the fee increase to other fee payors would result in the same cross-subsidizing situation that GAO found problematic in 2012. Among other things, GAO observed that one potential effect of cross subsidization is that, if entities in different fee categories are directly competing for the same customers, cross subsidization could result in competitively disadvantaging entities in one fee category over another. Section 9 of the Act prescribes a method of collecting an amount equal to the full S&E appropriation by keying the regulatory fee assessment to the Commission's FTE burden. As a result, the fee assigned to each regulatory fee category relates to the FTE burden associated with oversight and regulation of each regulatory fee category by the relevant core bureaus. Section 9 does not provide any other basis for assessing regulatory fees or any basis for capping fees for a particular fiscal year, or phasing in increases in fees over several fiscal years, for a particular category or categories of fee payors. Installment Payments When the Commission adopted regulatory fees for FY 2023, it noted that it would be the last year for doing so for the International Bureau regulatory fee payors, and that the creation of the Space Bureau and Office of International Affairs could result in changes in the assessment of regulatory fees for future fiscal years. In March 2024, in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM, the Commission stated its expectation that space and earth station payors would pay significantly more in regulatory fees in FY 2024 than in FY 2023 due to the reorganization of the International Bureau and the creation of the Space Bureau. The Commission subsequently in June 2024 proposed estimates of the regulatory fee rates for space and earth stations that reflected significant increases in regulatory fees for space and earth stations compared to FY 2023. We recognize that the FY 2024 regulatory fees adopted here for earth and space stations represent a significant increase from the FY 2023 fees, particularly for earth station and NGSO space station fee payors, and may, for some payors, be more difficult to pay in a timely manner. The proposed regulatory fee increases are due to a singular and uncommon event, i.e., the creation and capacity-building of the Space Bureau--for which the Commission received approval from the White House Office of Management and Budget and from U.S. Congressional Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate--to better support United States leadership in the emerging space economy. We, therefore, address concerns raised by commenters. First, we direct the [[Page 78465]] Office of Managing Director to facilitate an extended period for payment, as appropriate, for Space Bureau regulatory fee payors who may have difficulty paying the higher FY 2024 fee. Specifically, consistent with the Commission's policies and rules, the Office of Managing Director will work with any earth or space station fee payor that intends to meet its fee obligation to the greatest extent possible to utilize installment plans for payment of fees that it may find to be exceptionally higher than anticipated, e.g., any amount over 150% of the FY 2023 fee. Space Bureau regulatory fee payors who may have difficulty paying the FY 2024 fee, but not to the extent required to request a waiver, reduction, or deferral, could be eligible to pay their FY 2024 fees in installments if they are able to show that they cannot pay the fee in lump sum, but can do so with extended payment terms. Second, we direct the Office of Managing Director to fix the interest rate assessed on installment payments of FY 2024 regulatory fees at the lowest rate permitted by statute, and to not require the customary down payment. Finally, we remind parties seeking installment payment of FY 2024 regulatory fee debt that they may do so by submitting an email request to the following email address: [email protected]. Regulatory fee payors may seek a waiver, reduction, or deferral of payment of a regulatory fee for good cause if the waiver, reduction, or deferral would serve the public interest. But while we cannot relax the standard we employ for fee waiver, reduction, or deferral based on financial hardship grounds, as we have always done, we can facilitate an approach that allows payors the flexibility to address increases due to singular Commission action. Procedural Matters 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. Commission's Registration System. To increase efficiency, the Commission is using an all-electronic payment system for regulatory fees, which is contained within the Commission's Registration System (CORES). Before using CORES for the first time, you must obtain an FCC Username through the FCC User Registration System, and subsequently use it to access CORES and either register an FCC Registration Number (FRN) or associate an existing FRN to your password. If you are unable to register electronically, you may fax your application for a Registration Number (FCC Form 160) to the CORES Helpdesk at (202) 418- 7869 for filing procedures. Credit Card Transaction Levels. In accordance with Treasury Financial Manual, Volume I, Part 5, Chapter 7000, Section 7065.20a-- Credit Card Collections, the total daily credit card transactions processed from a single payor can be no more than $24,999.99 (hereinafter the ``Maximum Daily Limit'') and the total monthly transactions processed from a single payor (based on a rolling 30-day period) can be no more than $100,000.00 (hereinafter the ``Maximum Monthly Limit''). Transactions greater than the Maximum Daily Limit will be rejected. If a payor initiates multiple transactions on the same day with the same credit card, those transactions causing the total charge to exceed the Maximum Daily Limit will also 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. Payors who wish to pay an amount greater than $24,999.99 should consider available electronic alternatives such as 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 the Commission's Registration System (CORES). Further details will be provided regarding payment methods and procedures at the time of FY 2024 regulatory fee collection in Fact Sheets, https://www.fcc.gov/regfees. Payment Methods. During the fee season for collecting regulatory fees, regulatees can pay their fees by credit card through CORES, 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. De Minimis Regulatory Fees, Section 9(e)(2) Exemption. Under the de minimis rule, and pursuant to our analysis under section 9(e)(2) of the Act, a regulatee is exempt from paying regulatory fees if the sum total of all of its annual regulatory fee liabilities is $1,000 or less for the fiscal year. The de minimis threshold applies only to filers of annual regulatory fees, not regulatory fees paid through multi-year filings, and it is not a permanent exemption. Each regulatee will need to reevaluate the total annual fee liability each fiscal year to determine whether it meets the de minimis exemption. 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, 2023 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, 2023. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2023, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. Wireline (Common Carrier) Services: Regulatory fees must be paid for authorizations that were granted on or before October 1, 2023. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2023, 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 Sec. 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, 2023. [[Page 78466]] 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, 2023. The number of subscribers, units, or telephone numbers on December 31, 2023 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, 2023, 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 categories in our Calculation of Fees, Table 3) 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 2024. 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, 2023. Regulatory fees also must be paid for CARS licenses that were granted on or before October 1, 2023. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2023, 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, 2023. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2023, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. Space Services: Regulatory fees must be paid for earth stations that were licensed (or authorized) on or before October 1, 2023. 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, 2023. Licensees of small satellites that were licensed and operational on or before October 1, 2023 must also pay regulatory fees. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2023, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. Rendezvous and Proximity Operations, On-Orbit Servicing, and Orbital Transfer Vehicle space station that were licensed and operational on or before October 1, 2023, must also pay regulatory fees, using the regulatory fee category for small satellites, 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, 2023. Regulatory fees for terrestrial and satellite IBCs are to be paid based on active (used or leased) international bearer circuits as of December 31, 2023, 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, 2023. 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, 2023, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. 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 in the calculation of the number of subscribers for each CMRS provider in table 3 and the CMRS regulatory fee factor proposed in table 4. 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 CORES along with the carrier's Operating Company Numbers (OCNs). 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. 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, 2023), 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. Effective Date. Providing a 30-day period after Federal Register publication before the Report and Order becomes effective as normally required by 5 U.S.C. 553(d) will not allow sufficient time to collect the FY 2024 fees before FY 2024 ends on September 30, 2024. For this reason, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), we find there is good cause to waive the requirements of section 553(d), and the Report and Order will become effective upon publication in the Federal Register. Because payments of the regulatory fees will not actually be due until late September, persons affected by the Report and Order will still have a reasonable period in which to make their payments and thereby comply with the rules established herein. List of Tables [[Page 78467]] Table 2--List of Commenters and Reply Commenters ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commenter (for initial and reply comments filed in response to the Commission's annual FY 2024 regulatory Abbreviated name Date filed fees NPRM, FCC 24-68 (rel. June 13, 2024)) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alabama Broadcasters Association, State Broadcasters..... July 15, 2024. 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, Wyoming Association of Broadcasters. Astroscale U.S., Inc................... Astroscale............. July 15, 2024. BlackSky Global LLC.................... BlackSky............... July 15, 2024. Capella Space Corp..................... Capella................ July 15, 2024. Commercial Smallsat Spectrum Management CSSMA.................. July 15, 2024. Association. CTIA--The Wireless Association[supreg]. CTIA................... July 29, 2024. Intelsat License LLC................... Intelsat............... July 15, 2024. Iridium Communications, Inc............ Iridium................ July 15, 2024, July 29, 2024. Kepler Communications, Inc............. Kepler................. July 15, 2024, July 29, 2024. Kin[eacute]is.......................... Kin[eacute]is.......... July 15, 2024. Myriota Pty. Ltd....................... Myriota................ July 15, 2024. National Association of Broadcasters... NAB.................... July 15, 2024. Orbital Sidekick, Inc.................. OSK.................... July 29, 2024 Satellite Industry Association......... SIA.................... July 29, 2024. Submarine Cable Coalition.............. Coalition.............. July 29, 2024. TechFreedom............................ TechFreedom............ July 29, 2024. Tomorrow Companies, Inc................ Tomorrow............... July 15, 2024. WorldVu Satellites Limited and Eutelsat Eutelsat Group......... July 15, 2024. S.A. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commenter (for initial and reply comments filed in response to the Space and Earth Station regulatory fees NPRM, Abbreviated name Date filed FCC 24-31 (rel. Mar. 13, 2024)) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anuvu Licensing Holdings, LLC.......... Anuvu.................. April, 12, 2024. AstroDigital U.S., Inc................. AstroDigital........... April 12, 2024. Astroscale U.S., Inc................... Astroscale............. April 12, 2024. Blue Origin, LLC....................... Blue Origin............ April 12, 2024. Commercial Smallsat Spectrum Management CSSMA.................. April 12, 2024. Association. The Consortium for Execution of CONFERS................ April 29, 2024. Rendezvous and Servicing Operations. EchoStar Corporation and DIRECTV, LLC.. EchoStar and DIRECTV... April 29, 2024. Intelsat License LLC................... Intelsat............... April 12, 2024, April 29, 2024. Iridium Communications, Inc............ Iridium................ April 29, 2024. Kepler Communications, Inc............. Kepler................. April 12, 2024, April 29, 2024. Kin[eacute]is.......................... Kin[eacute]is.......... April 12, 2024, April 29, 2024. Kuiper Systems, LLC.................... Kuiper................. April 29, 2024. Maxar Technologies, Inc................ Maxar.................. April 29, 2024. Myriota Pty. Ltd....................... Myriota................ April 12, 2024, April 29, 2024. National Association of Broadcasters... NAB.................... April 29, 2024. NCTA--The Internet and Television NCTA................... April 12, 2024, April 29, 2024. Association. Planet Labs PBC........................ Planet................. April 12, 2024. SES Americom, Inc. and O3b Limited..... SES.................... April 12, 2024, April 29, 2024. Space Explorations Holdings, LLC....... SpaceX................. April 12, 2024, April 29, 2024. Telesat Canada......................... Telesat................ April 12, 2024, April 29, 2024. Varda Space Industries, Inc............ Varda.................. April 12, 2024. Vast Space, LLC........................ Vast................... April 29, 2024. Viasat, Inc............................ Viasat................. April 29, 2024. [[Page 78468]] WorldVu Satellites Limited and Eutelsat Eutelsat Group......... April 12, 2024, April 29, 2024. S.A. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ex parte filings for FCC 24-31 and FCC 24-68 Date filed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Letter from Jameson Dempsey, Director, Satellite May 9, 2024. Policy, Space Exploration Technologies Corp., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission (May 9, 2024) (SpaceX May 9 ex parte). Letter from W. Ray Rutngamiug, Associate General May 16, 2024. Counsel, Intelsat US LLC, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission (May 16, 2024) (Intelsat May 16 ex parte). Letter from Jarett S. Taubman, VP and Deputy May 16, 2024. Chief Governmental Affairs and Regulatory Officer, Viasat, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission (May 16, 2024) (Viasat May 16 ex parte). Letter from James S. Blitz, Senior Vice May 22, 2024. President, Regulatory Counsel, Sirius XM Radio, Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission (May 22, 2024) (Sirius XM May 22 ex parte). Letter from Jameson Dempsey, Director, Satellite May 23, 2024. Policy, Space Exploration Technologies Corp., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission (May 23, 2024) (SpaceX May 23 ex parte). Letter from Will Lewis, counsel to Myriota Pty. May 28, 2024. Ltd., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission (May 28, 2024) (Myriota May 28 ex parte). Letter from Cynthia J. Grady, Assistant General May 28, 2024 (erratum Counsel, Intelsat US LLC, to Marlene H. Dortch, filed May 30, 2024). Secretary, Federal Communications Commission (May 28, 2024) (Intelsat May 28 ex parte). Letter from Suzanne Malloy, Vice President, June 7, 2024. Regulatory Affairs, O3b Limited, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission (June 7, 2024) (SES June 7 ex parte). Letter from Cynthia J. Grady, Assistant General June 11, 2024. Counsel, Intelsat US LLC, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission (June 11, 2024) (Intelsat June 11 ex parte). Letter from Kara Leibin Azocar, Vice President, June 13, 2024. Regulatory, Iridium Satellite LLC, to Marlene
H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications
Commission (June 20, 2024) (Iridium June 20 ex parte). Letter from Emily A. Gomes, Associate General July 16, 2024. Counsel, National Association of Broadcasters, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission (July 16, 2024) (NAB July 16 ex parte). Letter from Polly Averns, Senior Regulatory July 18, 2024. Associate, Kepler Communications, Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission (July 18, 2024) (Kepler July 18 ex parte). Letter from Cynthia J. Grady, Assistant General Aug. 1, 2024. Counsel, Intelsat US LLC, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission (Aug. 1, 2024) (Intelsat Aug. 1 ex parte). Letter from Cynthia J. Grady, Assistant General Aug. 5, 2024. Counsel, Intelsat US LLC, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission (Aug. 5, 2024) (Intelsat Aug. 5 ex parte). Letter from Cynthia J. Grady, Assistant General Aug. 8, 2024. Counsel, Intelsat US LLC, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission (Aug. 8, 2024) (Intelsat Aug. 8 ex parte). Letter from J.G. Harrington, Counsel to Iridium Aug. 9, 2024. Communications Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission (Aug. 9, 2024) (Iridium Aug. 9 ex parte). Letter from Tom Stroup, President, Satellite Aug. 13, 2024. Industry Association, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission (Aug. 13, 2024) (SIA Aug. 13 ex parte). Letter from Elisabeth Neasmith, Senior Director Aug. 14, 2024. ITU and Regulatory, Telesat, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission (Aug. 14, 2024) (Telesat Aug. 14 ex parte). Letter from J.G. Harrington, Counsel to Iridium Aug. 15, 2024. Communications Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission (Aug. 15, 2024) (Iridium Aug. 15 ex parte). Letter from J.G. Harrington, Counsel to Iridium Aug. 19, 2024. Communications Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission (Aug. 19, 2024) (Iridium Aug. 19 ex parte). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 3--Calculation of FY 2024 Regulatory Fees--Calculation of FY 2024 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 2023 Pro-rated FY Computed FY Rounded FY Fee category FY 2024 payment units Yrs revenue 2024 revenue 2024 2024 reg. Expected FY estimate requirement regulatory fee fee 2024 revenue -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLMRS (Exclusive Use).................. 1,150........................... 10 300,000 287,500 25.00 25 287,500 PLMRS (Shared use)..................... 23,300.......................... 10 1,900,000 2,330,000 10.00 10 2,330,000 Microwave.............................. 16,500.......................... 10 4,000,000 4,125,000 25.00 25 4,125,000 Marine (Ship).......................... 7,000........................... 10 1,050,000 1,050,000 15.00 15 1,050,000 Aviation (Aircraft).................... 5,800........................... 10 480,000 580,000 10.00 10 580,000 Marine (Coast)......................... 280............................. 10 96,000 112,000 40.00 40 112,000 Aviation (Ground)...................... 270............................. 10 60,000 54,000 20.00 20 54,000 AM Class A \1\......................... 58.............................. 1 286,800 266,815 4,600 4,600 266,800 AM Class B \1\......................... 1,305........................... 1 3,556,605 3,310,685 2,537 2,535 3,308,175 [[Page 78469]] AM Class C \1\......................... 784............................. 1 1,273,910 1,185,436 1,512 1,510 1,183,840 AM Class D \1\......................... 1,325........................... 1 4,208,245 3,916,079 2,956 2,955 3,915,375 FM Classes A, B1 & C3 \1\.............. 3,021........................... 1 8,885,560 8,257,752 2,733 2,735 8,262,435 FM Classes B, C, C0, C1 & C2 \1\....... 3,064........................... 1 10,872,945 10,111,573 3,300 3,300 10,111,200 AM Construction Permits \2\............ 2............................... 1 3,100 1,170 585 585 1,170 FM Construction Permits \2\............ 14.............................. 1 17,360 14,350 1,025 1,025 14,350 Digital Television \4\ (including 3.541 billion population........ 1 25,463,735 23,365,758 .0065978 .006598 23,363,518 Satellite TV). Digital TV Construction Permits \2\.... 5............................... 1 20,400 26,000 5,200 5,200 26,000 LPTV/Class A/Translators FM Trans/ 6,215........................... 1 1,644,500 1,515,832 243.9 245 1,522,675 Boosters. CARS Stations.......................... 105............................. 1 206,400 191,414 1,823 1,825 191,625 Cable TV Systems, including IPTV & DBS. 50,000,000...................... 1 68,880,000 63,587,626 1.2718 1.27 63,500,000 Interstate Telecommunication Service $22,700,000,000................. 1 135,540,000 122,977,045 0.005420 0.005420 123,034,000 Providers. Toll Free Numbers...................... 35,000,000...................... 1 4,511,000 4,225,547 0.1207 0.12 4,200,000 CMRS Mobile Services (Cellular/Public 576,200,000..................... 1 88,480,000 90,358,789 0.1568 0.16 92,192 ,000 Mobile). CMRS Messaging Services................ 600,000......................... 1 104,000 48,000 0.0800 0.080 48,000 BRS/................................... 1,200........................... 1 836,500 870,000 725 725 870,000 LMDS................................... 370............................. 1 252,000 268,250 725 725 268,250 Per Gbps circuit Int'l Bearer Circuits 20,000.......................... 1 442,000 335,565 16.78 17 340,000 Terrestrial (Common & Non-Common) & Satellite (Common & Non-Common). Submarine Cable Providers (See chart at 71.56........................... 1 8,228,605 6,375,737 89,096 89,095 6,375,638 bottom of table 4) \3\. Earth Stations......................... 2,900........................... 1 1,667,500 7,569,225 2,610 2,610 7,569,000 Space Stations (Geostationary)......... 140............................. 1 15,990,880 20,181,854 144,156 144,155 20,181,700 Space Stations (Non-Geostationary, 11.............................. 1 3,129,795 10,606,205 964,200 964,200 10,606,200 Other). Space Stations (Non-Geostationary, Less 6............................... 1 782,430 2,651,551 441,925 441,925 2,651,550 Complex). Space Stations (Non-Geostationary, 16.............................. 1 85,505 195,440 12,215 12,215 195,440 Small Satellite). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ****** Total Estimated Revenue to ................................ ..... 392,991,324 389,914,238 .............. ............ 392,795,910 be Collected. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ****** Total Revenue Requirement... ................................ ..... 390,192,000 390,192,000 .............. ............ 390,192,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Difference..................... ................................ ..... 2,799,324 (277,762) .............. ............ 2,603,910 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ The fee amounts listed in the column entitled ``Rounded New FY 2024 Regulatory Fee'' constitute a weighted average broadcast regulatory fee by class of service. The actual FY 2024 regulatory fees for AM/FM radio station are listed on a grid located at the end of table 4. \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 chart at the end of table 4 lists the actual submarine cable bearer circuit regulatory fee rates (on a common and non-common carrier basis), whereas the submarine cable fee rate in table 3 is a weighted average. \4\ The actual digital television regulatory fees to be paid by call sign are identified in table 8. Table 4--Schedule of Fees--FY 2024 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/ 725. MDS) (per license) (47 CFR part 27). Local Multipoint Distribution Service (per 725. call sign) (47 CFR part 101). AM Radio Construction Permits............. 585. FM Radio Construction Permits............. 1,025. AM and FM Broadcast Radio Station Fees.... See Table Below. Digital TV (47 CFR part 73) VHF and UHF $.006598. Commercial Fee Factor. See table 8 for fee amounts due, also available at https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees/regulatory-fees. Digital TV Construction Permits........... 5,200. [[Page 78470]] Low Power TV, Class A TV, TV/FM 245. Translators & FM Boosters (47 CFR. part 74).................................. CARS (47 CFR part 78)..................... 1,825. Cable Television Systems (per subscriber) 1.27. (47 CFR part 76), Including IPTV and Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS). Interstate Telecommunication Service .005420. Providers (per revenue dollar). Toll Free (per toll free subscriber) (47 .12. CFR 52.101(f)). Earth Stations (47 CFR part 25)........... 2,610. Space Stations (per operational station in 144,155. geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) also includes DBS Service (per operational station) (47 CFR part 100). Space Stations (per operational system in 964,200. non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) (Other). Space Stations (per operational system in 441,925. 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/ $17. Satellites (per Gbps circuit). Submarine Cable Landing Licenses Fee (per See Table Below. cable system). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FY 2024 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................................................ $560 $405 $350 $385 $615 $700 10,001-25,000........................................... 935 675 585 645 1,025 1,170 25,001-75,000........................................... 1,405 1,015 880 970 1,540 1,755 75,001-150,000.......................................... 2,105 1,520 1,315 1,450 2,305 2,635 150,001-500,000......................................... 3,160 2,280 1,975 2,180 3,465 3,955 500,001-1,200,000....................................... 4,730 3,415 2,960 3,265 5,185 5,920 1,200,001-3,000,000..................................... 7,105 5,130 4,445 4,900 7,790 8,890 3,000,001-6,000,000..................................... 10,650 7,690 6,665 7,345 11,675 13,325 >6,000,000.............................................. 15,980 11,535 10,000 11,025 17,515 19,995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2024 International Bearer Circuits--Submarine Cable Systems ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submarine cable systems (capacity as Fee ratio FY 2024 of December 31, 2023) (units) regulatory fees ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Less than 50 Gbps.................... .0625 $5,570 50 Gbps or greater, but less than 250 .125 11,140 Gbps................................ 250 Gbps or greater, but less than .25 22,275 1,500 Gbps.......................... 1,500 Gbps or greater, but less than .5 44,550 3,500 Gbps.......................... 3,500 Gbps or greater, but less than 1.0 89,095 6,500 Gbps.......................... 6,500 Gbps or greater................ 2.0 178,190 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 5--Sources of FY 2024 Payment Units Sources of Payment Unit Estimates for FY 2024 In order to calculate individual service fees for FY 2024, we adjusted FY 2023 payment units for each service to more accurately reflect expected FY 2024 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), 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 an 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 [[Page 78471]] 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 2024 estimates with actual FY 2023 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 2024 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 2024 payment units are based on FY 2023 actual payment units, it does not necessarily mean that our FY 2024 projection is exactly the same number as in FY 2023. We have either rounded the FY 2024 number or adjusted it slightly to account for these variables. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sources of payment unit Fee category estimates ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Land Mobile (All), Microwave, Marine Based on Wireless (Ship & Coast), Aviation (Aircraft & Telecommunications Bureau Ground), Domestic Public Fixed. (WTB) information as well as prior year payment information. Estimates have been adjusted to take into consideration the licensing of portions of these services. CMRS Cellular/Mobile Services.......... Based on WTB projection reports, and FY 2023 payment data. CMRS Messaging Services................ Based on WTB reports, and FY 2023 payment data. AM/FM Radio Stations................... Based on downloaded LMS data, adjusted for exemptions, and actual FY 2023 payment units. Digital TV Stations (Combined VHF/UHF Based on LMS data, fee rate units). adjusted for 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 2023 payment units. LPTV, Translators and Boosters, Class A Based on LMS data, adjusted for Television. exemptions, and actual FY 2023 payment units. BRS (formerly MDS/MMDS)LMDS............ Based on WTB reports and actual FY 2023 payment units. Based on WTB reports and actual FY 2023 payment units. Cable Television Relay Service (CARS) Based on cable trend data, data Stations. from the Media Bureau's COALS database, and actual FY 2023 payment units. Cable Television System Subscribers, Based on publicly available Including IPTV Subscribers. data sources for estimated subscriber counts, trend information from past payment data, and actual FY 2023 payment units. Interstate Telecommunication Service Based on FCC Form 499-A Providers. worksheets due in April 2024, and any data assistance provided by the Wireline Competition Bureau. Earth Stations......................... Based on International Bureau licensing data and actual FY 2023 payment units. Space Stations (GSOs & NGSOs).......... Based on International Bureau data reports and actual FY 2023 payment units. International Bearer Circuits.......... Based on assistance provided by the International Bureau, any data submissions by licensees, adjusted as necessary, and actual FY 2023 payment units. Submarine Cable Licenses............... Based on International Bureau license information, and actual FY 2023 payment units. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 6--Measurements That Determine Signal Contours and Population Coverages 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 Sec. Sec. 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 2020 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 [[Page 78472]] 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 to predict the distance to the principal community (70 dBu (decibel above 1 microVolt per meter) or 3.17 mV/m) contour for each of the 360 radials. The resulting distance to principal community contours were used to form a geographical polygon. Population counting was accomplished by determining which 2020 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 7--Listing of Space Stations--Satellite Charts for FY 2024 Regulatory Fees--Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit): U.S.-Licensed Space Stations ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Licensee Call sign Satellite name Type ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Astranis Projects USA LLC.............. S3092 ARCTURUS....................... GSO. Open Plaza Corp........................ S2922 SKY-B1......................... GSO. DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC............... S2640 DIRECTV D11.................... GSO. DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC............... S2869 DIRECTV D14.................... GSO. DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC............... S2632 DIRECTV D8..................... GSO. DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC............... S2669 DIRECTV D9S.................... GSO. DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC............... S2641 DIRECTV D10.................... GSO. DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC............... S2797 DIRECTV D12.................... GSO. DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC............... S2930 DIRECTV D15.................... GSO. DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC............... S2673 DIRECTV D5..................... GSO. Alascom, Inc........................... S2133 SPACEWAY 2..................... GSO. DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC............... S3039 DIRECTV D16.................... 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................... S2790 ECHOSTAR 14.................... GSO. EchoStar Satellite Operating S2811 ECHOSTAR 15.................... GSO. Corporation. EchoStar Satellite Operating S2844 ECHOSTAR 16.................... GSO. Corporation. EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C...... S2179 ECHOSTAR 9..................... GSO. EchoStar BSS Corp...................... S3093 ECHOSTAR 23.................... 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................... 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................... S3083 GALAXY 34...................... GSO. Intelsat License LLC................... S3015 GALAXY 33...................... GSO. Intelsat License LLC................... S3016 GALAXY 30...................... GSO. Intelsat License LLC................... S3076 GALAXY 31...................... GSO. Intelsat License LLC................... S3078 GALAXY 32...................... GSO. Intelsat License LLC................... S3148 GALAXY 36...................... GSO. Intelsat License LLC................... S3164 GALAXY 37...................... GSO. Intelsat License LLC................... S2704 INTELSAT 5..................... GSO. Intelsat License LLC................... S2817 INTELSAT 18.................... GSO. Intelsat License LLC................... S2850 INTELSAT 19.................... GSO. [[Page 78473]] 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. Intelsat License LLC................... S2751 INTELSAT 28.................... GSO. Intelsat License LLC................... S3023 INTELSAT 39.................... GSO. Intelsat License LLC................... S3066 INTELSAT 40e................... 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...................... S2180 AMC-15......................... GSO. SES Americom, Inc...................... S2892 SES-3.......................... GSO. SES Americom, Inc...................... S3097/S3138 SES-19/SES-22.................. GSO. SES Americom, Inc...................... S3099 SES-21......................... GSO. Silkwave Africa, LLC................... S3074 AsiaStar....................... GSO. Sirius XM Radio Inc.................... S2710 FM-5........................... GSO. Sirius XM Radio Inc.................... S3034/S2617/ SXM-8/XM-3/XM-4/SXM-7.......... GSO. S2616/S3033 Skynet Satellite Corp.................. S2933 TELSTAR 12V.................... GSO. Skynet Satellite Corporation........... S2357 TELSTAR 11N.................... GSO. ViaSat, Inc............................ S2747 VIASAT-1....................... GSO. ViaSat, Inc............................ S3050/S917 VIASAT-89US/VIASAT-3........... GSO. XM Radio LLC........................... S2786 XM-5........................... GSO. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit): Non-U.S.-Licensed Space Stations--Market Access Through Petition for Declaratory Ruling ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Licensee Call sign Satellite name Type ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABS Global Ltd......................... S2987 ABS-3A......................... GSO. Avanti Hylas 2 Ltd..................... S3130 HYLAS-4........................ GSO. DBSD Services Ltd...................... S2651 DBSD G1........................ GSO. Embratel TVSAT Telecomunicacoes S.A.... S3142 Star One D2.................... GSO. Empresa Argentina de Soluciones S2956 ARSAT-2........................ GSO. Satelitales S.A. Embratel Tvsat Telecommunicacoes S.A... S2678 STAR ONE C2.................... GSO. Embratel Tvsat Telecommunicacoes S.A... S2845 STAR ONE C3.................... 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. Hispamar Sat[eacute]lites, S.A......... S3086 AMAZONAS NEXUS................. 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 Satellites (Gibraltar) Ltd......... S2951 SES-15......................... GSO. SES Americom, Inc...................... S3037 NSS-11......................... GSO. [[Page 78474]] SES Americom, Inc...................... S2964 SES-11......................... GSO. SES-17 S.a.r.l......................... S3043 SES-17......................... GSO. Telesat Brasil Capacidade de Satelites S2821 ESTRELA DO SUL 2............... GSO. Ltda. Telesat Canada......................... S2745 ANIK F1........................ GSO. Telesat Canada......................... S2674 ANIK F1R....................... GSO. Telesat Canada......................... S2703 ANIK F3........................ GSO. Telesat Canada......................... S2472 ANIK F2........................ GSO. Telesat International Ltd.............. S2955 TELSTAR 19 VANTAGE............. GSO. Viasat, Inc............................ S2902 VIASAT-2....................... GSO. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit): Non-U.S.-Licensed Space Stations--Market Access Through Earth Station Licenses ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Licensee Call sign Satellite name Type ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APSTAR VI......................... APSTAR 6............. M292090.............. GSO. AUSSAT B 152E..................... OPTUS D2............. M221170.............. GSO. Ciel Satellite Group.............. Ciel-2............... E050029.............. GSO. DISH Operating LLC................ Quetzsat-1........... E090020.............. 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. WILDBLUE-1........................ WILDBLUE-1........... E040213.............. GSO. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Space Stations (per License/Call Sign in Non-Geostationary Orbit) (Small Satellite) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITU name (if available) Common name Call sign Type ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capella Space Corp................ Capella-2, Capella-3, S3073................ Small Satellite. Capella-4. Capella Space Corp................ Capella-5, Capella-6. S3080................ Small Satellite. Capella Space Corp................ Capella-7, Capella-8. S3100................ Small Satellite. Capella Space Corp................ Acadia-1............. S3162................ Small Satellite. Launcher, Inc..................... Orbiter SN3.......... S3161................ Small Satellite. Loft Orbital Solutions Inc........ YAM-3................ S3072................ Small Satellite. Loft Orbital Solutions Inc........ YAM-5................ S3147................ Small Satellite. Turion Space Corp................. DROID.001............ S3146................ 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. ICEYE US, Inc..................... ICEYE Second Tranche. S3165................ Small Satellite. Space Logistics, LLC.............. Mission Extension S2990................ RPO/OOS. Vehicle-1. Space Logistics, LLC.............. Mission Extension S3059................ RPO/OOS. Vehicle-2. Momentus Space, LLC............... Vigoride-5........... S3144................ OTV. Momentus Space, LLC............... Vigoride-6........... S3154................ OTV. Spaceflight, Inc.................. Sherpa-AC1........... S3133................ OTV. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--Less Complex ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITU name (if available) Common name Call sign Type ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Planet Labs....................... Flock/Skysats........ S2912................ Less Complex. Maxar License..................... WorldView 1, 2 & 3, S2129/S2348.......... Less Complex. GeoEye-1. BlackSky Global................... Global............... S3032................ Less Complex. Orbital Sidekick, Inc............. GHOSt................ S3139................ Less Complex. Hawkeye 360....................... HE360................ S3042................ Less Complex. Spire Global...................... LEMUR & MINAS........ S2946/S3045.......... Less Complex. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 78475]] Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--Other ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITU name (if available) Common name Call sign Type ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORBCOMM License Corp.............. ORBCOMM.............. S2103................ Other. Iridium Constellation LLC......... IRIDIUM.............. S2110................ Other. Telesat Canada.................... TELESAT Ku/Ka-Band... S2976................ Other. Kepler Communications, Inc........ KEPLER............... S2981................ Other. Myriota Pty. Ltd.................. MYRIOTA.............. S3047................ Other. O3b Ltd........................... O3b.................. S2935................ Other. Globalstar License LLC............ GLOBALSTAR........... S2115................ Other. Space Exploration Holdings, LLC... SPACEX/Ku/KaBand..... S2983/S3018.......... Other. Space Exploration Holdings, LLC... SPACEX/GEN 2......... S3069................ Other. Swarm Technologies, Inc........... SWARM................ S3041................ Other. WorldVu Satellites Ltd............ ONEWEB............... S2963................ Other. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 8--Full-Service Television Stations--FY 2024 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............. 1,018,897 939,246 $ 6,197 18285............................ KAAL................ 605,222 580,564 3,831 11912............................ KAAS-TV............. 243,984 243,947 1,610 56528............................ KABB................ 3,017,860 3,000,477 19,797 282.............................. KABC-TV............. 18,303,336 17,670,502 116,590 1236............................. KACV-TV............. 383,228 383,071 2,528 33261............................ KADN-TV............. 889,583 889,583 5,869 8263............................. KAEF-TV............. 139,510 124,133 819 2728............................. KAET................ 4,867,739 4,836,434 31,911 2767............................. KAFT................ 1,294,492 1,218,670 8,041 62442............................ KAID................ 864,547 857,276 5,656 4145............................. KAII-TV............. 203,698 179,435 1,184 67494............................ KAIL................ 2,091,288 2,061,175 13,600 13988............................ KAIT................ 594,090 583,749 3,852 40517............................ KAJB................ 393,654 393,355 2,595 65522............................ KAKE................ 821,488 816,811 5,389 804.............................. KAKM................ 397,237 395,241 2,608 148.............................. KAKW-DT............. 3,350,876 3,242,159 21,392 51598............................ KALB-TV............. 933,915 932,500 6,153 51241............................ KALO................ 1,018,088 971,631 6,411 40820............................ KAMC................ 411,973 411,949 2,718 8523............................. KAMR-TV............. 377,485 377,410 2,490 65301............................ KAMU-TV............. 395,784 392,044 2,587 2506............................. KAPP................ 337,194 298,159 1,967 3658............................. KARD................ 680,743 678,724 4,478 23079............................ KARE................ 4,243,145 4,234,439 27,939 33440............................ KARK-TV............. 1,243,813 1,230,366 8,118 37005............................ KARZ-TV............. 1,153,588 1,134,221 7,484 32311............................ KASA-TV............. 1,198,361 1,159,350 7,649 41212............................ KASN................ 1,200,705 1,185,725 7,823 7143............................. KASW................ 4,828,272 4,813,078 31,757 55049............................ KASY-TV............. 1,182,887 1,143,258 7,543 33471............................ KATC................ 1,376,057 1,376,057 9,079 13813............................ KATN................ 95,520 95,197 628 21649............................ KATU................ 3,400,708 3,238,560 21,368 33543............................ KATV................ 1,285,451 1,265,986 8,353 50182............................ KAUT-TV............. 1,810,654 1,809,428 11,939 21488............................ KAUU................ 398,876 396,486 2,616 6864............................. KAUZ-TV............. 366,943 365,162 2,409 73101............................ KAVU-TV............. 323,202 322,961 2,131 49579............................ KAWB................ 193,767 193,705 1,278 49578............................ KAWE................ 139,854 137,788 909 58684............................ KAYU-TV............. 925,282 861,276 5,683 29234............................ KAZA-TV............. 15,481,136 14,233,993 93,916 17433............................ KAZD................ 8,087,952 8,085,339 53,347 776273........................... KAZF................ 253,785 188,057 1,241 1151............................. KAZQ................ 1,137,703 1,126,947 7,436 35811............................ KAZT-TV............. 495,353 409,112 2,699 4148............................. KBAK-TV............. 1,626,532 1,363,867 8,999 16940............................ KBCA................ 465,218 465,157 3,069 53586............................ KBCB................ 1,510,168 1,478,647 9,756 [[Page 78476]] 22685............................ KBDI-TV............. 4,731,715 4,335,180 28,604 56384............................ KBEH................ 18,512,098 18,476,669 121,909 65395............................ KBFD-DT............. 1,016,508 887,671 5,857 169030........................... KBGS-TV............. 176,432 173,977 1,148 61068............................ KBHE-TV............. 153,390 144,914 956 48556............................ KBIM-TV............. 226,233 226,194 1,492 29108............................ KBIN-TV............. 1,014,918 1,013,041 6,684 33658............................ KBJR-TV............. 278,564 274,572 1,812 83306............................ KBLN-TV............. 322,286 145,745 962 63768............................ KBLR................ 2,280,730 2,220,879 14,653 53324............................ KBME-TV............. 146,149 146,082 964 10150............................ KBMT................ 799,217 798,262 5,267 22121............................ KBMY................ 142,682 142,622 941 49760............................ KBOI-TV............. 869,688 862,287 5,689 55370............................ KBRR................ 154,408 154,405 1,019 66414............................ KBSD-DT............. 151,986 151,901 1,002 66415............................ KBSH-DT............. 97,884 95,916 633 19593............................ KBSI................ 730,259 728,325 4,805 66416............................ KBSL-DT............. 47,462 46,328 306 4939............................. KBSV................ 1,535,281 1,424,913 9,402 62469............................ KBTC-TV............. 4,319,699 4,228,861 27,902 61214............................ KBTV-TV............. 771,692 771,692 5,092 6669............................. KBTX-TV............. 5,354,551 5,351,089 35,306 35909............................ KBVO................ 1,911,833 1,684,206 11,112 58618............................ KBVU................ 136,908 121,846 804 6823............................. KBYU-TV............. 2,838,181 2,620,447 17,290 33756............................ KBZK................ 156,388 139,258 919 21422............................ KCAL-TV............. 18,258,912 17,586,821 116,038 11265............................ KCAU-TV............. 769,096 754,352 4,977 14867............................ KCBA................ 3,334,176 2,557,080 16,872 27507............................ KCBD................ 433,372 432,694 2,855 9628............................. KCBS-TV............. 18,628,137 17,359,665 114,539 49750............................ KCBY-TV............. 92,825 77,624 512 33710............................ KCCI................ 1,216,146 1,209,219 7,978 9640............................. KCCW-TV............. 294,831 287,246 1,895 63158............................ KCDO-TV............. 3,305,368 3,160,730 20,854 62424............................ KCDT................ 807,726 762,258 5,029 83913............................ KCEB................ 446,377 445,850 2,942 57219............................ KCEC................ 4,497,531 4,237,580 27,960 10245............................ KCEN-TV............. 2,224,490 2,174,193 14,345 13058............................ KCET................ 17,868,933 16,310,676 107,618 18079............................ KCFW-TV............. 196,292 157,001 1,036 132606........................... KCGE-DT............. 129,244 129,244 853 60793............................ KCHF................ 1,157,628 1,127,207 7,437 33722............................ KCIT................ 392,243 391,646 2,584 62468............................ KCKA................ 1,082,723 906,771 5,983 41969............................ KCLO-TV............. 150,949 145,392 959 47903............................ KCNC-TV............. 4,460,509 4,175,114 27,547 71586............................ KCNS................ 9,007,762 8,012,556 52,867 33742............................ KCOP-TV............. 18,134,022 17,318,605 114,268 19117............................ KCOS................ 1,092,982 1,092,792 7,210 63165............................ KCOY-TV............. 700,154 478,768 3,159 33894............................ KCPQ................ 5,131,164 4,985,829 32,896 53843............................ KCPT................ 2,690,171 2,688,808 17,741 33875............................ KCRA-TV............. 11,608,107 7,153,845 47,201 9719............................. KCRG-TV............. 1,174,546 1,156,435 7,630 60728............................ KCSD-TV............. 323,237 323,093 2,132 59494............................ KCSG................ 229,899 220,818 1,457 33749............................ KCTS-TV............. 4,848,434 4,778,758 31,530 41230............................ KCTV................ 2,732,197 2,730,443 18,015 58605............................ KCVU................ 700,745 689,702 4,551 10036............................ KCWC-DT............. 42,872 38,501 254 64444............................ KCWE................ 2,642,880 2,641,432 17,428 51502............................ KCWI-TV............. 1,152,163 1,151,070 7,595 42008............................ KCWO-TV............. 55,411 55,383 365 166511........................... KCWV................ 210,633 210,626 1,390 24316............................ KCWX................ 4,947,756 4,941,660 32,605 68713............................ KCWY-DT............. 85,085 84,715 559 22201............................ KDAF................ 7,951,276 7,949,040 52,448 [[Page 78477]] 33764............................ KDBC-TV............. 1,101,513 1,097,028 7,238 79258............................ KDCK................ 43,010 42,993 284 166332........................... KDCU-DT............. 773,823 773,808 5,106 38375............................ KDEN-TV............. 3,968,060 3,943,641 26,020 17037............................ KDFI................ 7,990,955 7,989,287 52,713 33770............................ KDFW................ 7,962,141 7,959,855 52,519 29102............................ KDIN-TV............. 1,193,740 1,189,191 7,846 25454............................ KDKA-TV............. 3,569,162 3,428,192 22,619 60740............................ KDKF................ 73,619 66,137 436 4691............................. KDLH................ 267,326 264,686 1,746 41975............................ KDLO-TV............. 214,024 213,819 1,411 55379............................ KDLT-TV............. 700,230 689,305 4,548 55375............................ KDLV-TV............. 98,101 97,673 644 25221............................ KDMD................ 394,250 391,278 2,582 78915............................ KDMI................ 1,248,443 1,247,337 8,230 56524............................ KDNL-TV............. 3,013,924 3,009,244 19,855 24518............................ KDOC-TV............. 18,264,021 17,379,123 114,667 1005............................. KDOR-TV............. 1,180,603 1,177,894 7,772 60736............................ KDRV................ 551,809 469,537 3,098 61064............................ KDSD-TV............. 65,355 60,171 397 53329............................ KDSE................ 52,777 51,188 338 56527............................ KDSM-TV............. 1,202,702 1,201,866 7,930 49326............................ KDTN................ 7,901,133 7,898,922 52,117 83491............................ KDTP................ 25,965 23,729 157 33778............................ KDTV-DT............. 8,697,794 7,750,134 51,135 67910............................ KDTX-TV............. 7,985,188 7,983,676 52,676 126.............................. KDVR................ 4,301,541 4,144,268 27,344 18084............................ KECI-TV............. 228,161 210,560 1,389 51208............................ KECY-TV............. 407,175 403,848 2,665 58408............................ KEDT................ 527,343 527,343 3,479 55435............................ KEET................ 181,333 161,389 1,065 37103............................ KEKE................ 105,022 101,614 670 41983............................ KELO-TV............. 767,130 715,437 4,720 34440............................ KEMO-TV............. 9,007,762 8,012,556 52,867 776162........................... KEMS................ 55,920 54,847 362 2777............................. KEMV................ 634,060 576,758 3,805 26304............................ KENS................ 3,091,086 3,077,749 20,307 63845............................ KENV-DT............. 52,294 45,932 303 18338............................ KENW................ 85,762 85,762 566 50591............................ KEPB-TV............. 631,758 574,973 3,794 56029............................ KEPR-TV............. 515,354 493,941 3,259 49324............................ KERA-TV............. 7,984,381 7,981,440 52,662 40878............................ KERO-TV............. 1,387,245 1,257,683 8,298 61067............................ KESD-TV............. 172,302 165,214 1,090 25577............................ KESQ-TV............. 1,487,393 615,803 4,063 50205............................ KETA-TV............. 1,874,445 1,860,161 12,273 62182............................ KETC................ 2,945,200 2,942,622 19,415 37101............................ KETD................ 3,918,776 3,879,692 25,598 2768............................. KETG................ 421,357 403,179 2,660 12895............................ KETH-TV............. 7,296,694 7,296,428 48,142 55643............................ KETK-TV............. 1,072,485 1,071,097 7,067 2770............................. KETS................ 1,209,518 1,191,713 7,863 53903............................ KETV................ 1,491,674 1,486,408 9,807 92872............................ KETZ................ 505,102 502,310 3,314 68853............................ KEYC-TV............. 553,554 539,853 3,562 33691............................ KEYE-TV............. 3,533,479 3,444,549 22,727 60637............................ KEYT-TV............. 1,466,777 1,275,243 8,414 83715............................ KEYU................ 351,434 351,403 2,319 34406............................ KEZI................ 1,221,893 1,166,907 7,699 34412............................ KFBB-TV............. 96,782 95,488 630 125.............................. KFCT................ 967,548 960,099 6,335 51466............................ KFDA-TV............. 394,744 393,695 2,598 22589............................ KFDM................ 770,621 770,609 5,084 48521............................ KFDR................ 672,350 657,307 4,337 65370............................ KFDX-TV............. 367,320 366,583 2,419 49264............................ KFFV................ 4,674,758 4,634,964 30,581 12729............................ KFFX-TV............. 467,787 463,006 3,055 83992............................ KFJX................ 709,125 679,797 4,485 42122............................ KFMB-TV............. 4,239,135 3,914,207 25,826 [[Page 78478]] 53321............................ KFME................ 442,176 441,664 2,914 74256............................ KFNB................ 84,543 83,990 554 21613............................ KFNE................ 53,059 52,392 346 21612............................ KFNR................ 9,724 9,457 62 66222............................ KFOR-TV............. 1,789,693 1,789,342 11,806 33716............................ KFOX-TV............. 1,107,424 1,097,251 7,240 41517............................ KFPH-DT............. 385,474 313,720 2,070 81509............................ KFPX-TV............. 1,072,290 1,072,222 7,075 31597............................ KFQX................ 197,918 173,495 1,145 59013............................ KFRE-TV............. 1,850,426 1,835,478 12,110 51429............................ KFSF-DT............. 7,986,866 7,039,241 46,445 66469............................ KFSM-TV............. 1,003,012 978,896 6,459 8620............................. KFSN-TV............. 1,973,852 1,957,279 12,914 29560............................ KFTA-TV............. 907,937 894,593 5,903 83714............................ KFTC................ 64,284 64,250 424 60537............................ KFTH-DT............. 7,287,908 7,287,530 48,083 60549............................ KFTR-DT............. 18,326,526 16,971,273 111,976 61335............................ KFTS................ 77,847 66,866 441 81441............................ KFTU-DT............. 109,271 105,476 696 34439............................ KFTV-DT............. 1,930,415 1,914,464 12,632 664.............................. KFVE................ 91,164 81,417 537 592.............................. KFVS-TV............. 867,835 847,638 5,593 29015............................ KFWD................ 7,970,373 7,964,229 52,548 35336............................ KFXA................ 914,357 912,893 6,023 17625............................ KFXB-TV............. 377,548 370,365 2,444 70917............................ KFXK-TV............. 969,012 966,868 6,379 84453............................ KFXL-TV............. 977,327 976,428 6,442 56079............................ KFXV................ 1,335,643 1,335,643 8,813 41427............................ KFYR-TV............. 153,218 150,858 995 25685............................ KGAN................ 1,121,266 1,109,006 7,317 34457............................ KGBT-TV............. 1,350,104 1,350,004 8,907 7841............................. KGCW................ 938,174 935,835 6,175 24485............................ KGEB................ 1,257,918 1,224,797 8,081 34459............................ KGET-TV............. 982,744 940,071 6,203 53320............................ KGFE................ 120,237 120,237 793 7894............................. KGIN................ 235,875 233,749 1,542 83945............................ KGLA-DT............. 1,754,806 1,754,806 11,578 34445............................ KGMB................ 1,016,756 907,381 5,987 58608............................ KGMC................ 2,076,523 2,052,808 13,544 36914............................ KGMD-TV............. 101,247 100,762 665 36920............................ KGMV................ 209,577 175,904 1,161 10061............................ KGNS-TV............. 283,777 274,877 1,814 34470............................ KGO-TV.............. 9,406,080 8,630,291 56,943 56034............................ KGPE................ 1,829,902 1,812,936 11,962 81694............................ KGPX-TV............. 792,059 724,592 4,781 25511............................ KGTF................ 155,729 154,491 1,019 40876............................ KGTV................ 4,257,568 3,912,037 25,812 36918............................ KGUN-TV............. 1,479,221 1,292,183 8,526 34874............................ KGW................. 3,397,112 3,239,730 21,376 63177............................ KGWC-TV............. 84,597 84,117 555 63162............................ KGWL-TV............. 37,314 37,199 245 63166............................ KGWN-TV............. 558,685 528,237 3,485 63170............................ KGWR-TV............. 49,435 49,242 325 4146............................. KHAW-TV............. 102,381 101,946 673 60353............................ KHBS................ 610,455 588,263 3,881 27300............................ KHCE-TV............. 2,848,289 2,842,696 18,756 26431............................ KHET................ 1,022,459 1,009,772 6,662 21160............................ KHGI-TV............. 245,331 244,515 1,613 36917............................ KHII-TV............. 1,017,217 907,842 5,990 29085............................ KHIN................ 1,137,059 1,135,866 7,494 17688............................ KHME................ 196,002 194,233 1,282 47670............................ KHMT................ 193,159 188,714 1,245 47987............................ KHNE-TV............. 205,833 204,923 1,352 34867............................ KHNL................ 1,016,725 907,350 5,987 60354............................ KHOG-TV............. 862,177 797,810 5,264 4144............................. KHON-TV............. 1,016,508 944,271 6,230 34529............................ KHOU................ 7,289,635 7,287,991 48,086 4690............................. KHQA-TV............. 299,409 298,038 1,966 34537............................ KHQ-TV.............. 938,773 887,184 5,854 [[Page 78479]] 30601............................ KHRR................ 1,298,625 1,241,818 8,194 34348............................ KHSD-TV............. 203,077 199,032 1,313 24508............................ KHSL-TV............. 634,956 615,388 4,060 69677............................ KHSV................ 2,384,812 2,343,597 15,463 64544............................ KHVO................ 101,138 99,980 660 23394............................ KIAH................ 7,307,171 7,306,816 48,210 34564............................ KICU-TV............. 8,992,796 7,837,235 51,710 56028............................ KIDK................ 351,335 348,794 2,301 58560............................ KIDY................ 126,096 126,079 832 53382............................ KIEM-TV............. 177,885 166,501 1,099 66258............................ KIFI-TV............. 370,169 365,995 2,415 16950............................ KIFR................ 2,356,175 2,330,021 15,373 10188............................ KIII................ 580,363 577,602 3,811 29095............................ KIIN................ 1,405,103 1,375,871 9,078 34527............................ KIKU................ 1,017,227 920,837 6,076 63865............................ KILM................ 18,009,859 16,478,550 108,725 56033............................ KIMA-TV............. 325,241 275,599 1,818 66402............................ KIMT................ 671,281 662,859 4,374 67089............................ KINC................ 2,320,873 2,230,933 14,720 34847............................ KING-TV............. 4,735,386 4,686,752 30,923 51708............................ KINT-TV............. 1,093,579 1,093,227 7,213 26249............................ KION-TV............. 2,602,418 906,539 5,981 62427............................ KIPT................ 190,856 189,839 1,253 66781............................ KIRO-TV............. 4,715,994 4,685,383 30,914 62430............................ KISU-TV............. 358,145 353,319 2,331 12896............................ KITU-TV............. 749,934 749,934 4,948 64548............................ KITV................ 1,016,508 890,101 5,873 59255............................ KIVI-TV............. 864,257 856,996 5,654 47285............................ KIXE-TV............. 484,629 444,405 2,932 13792............................ KJJC-TV............. 85,813 84,995 561 14000............................ KJLA................ 18,725,198 17,464,578 115,231 20015............................ KJNP-TV............. 96,266 96,001 633 53315............................ KJRE................ 15,414 15,394 102 59439............................ KJRH-TV............. 1,475,194 1,458,401 9,623 55364............................ KJRR................ 45,707 44,148 291 7675............................. KJTL................ 365,659 365,242 2,410 55031............................ KJTV-TV............. 426,315 426,302 2,813 13814............................ KJUD................ 32,087 31,083 205 36607............................ KJZZ-TV............. 2,837,622 2,620,561 17,290 83180............................ KKAI................ 1,016,756 995,859 6,571 58267............................ KKAP................ 1,002,980 967,770 6,385 24766............................ KKCO................ 218,313 183,190 1,209 776228........................... KKEL................ 396,796 390,474 2,576 35097............................ KKJB................ 780,452 775,264 5,115 22644............................ KKPX-TV............. 8,265,775 7,324,470 48,327 35037............................ KKTV................ 3,340,505 2,899,502 19,131 35042............................ KLAS-TV............. 2,421,827 2,256,225 14,887 52907............................ KLAX-TV............. 350,490 350,144 2,310 3660............................. KLBK-TV............. 409,551 409,512 2,702 65523............................ KLBY................ 29,875 29,852 197 38430............................ KLCS................ 17,868,933 16,310,676 107,618 77719............................ KLCW-TV............. 404,384 404,369 2,668 51479............................ KLDO-TV............. 267,717 267,717 1,766 37105............................ KLEI................ 149,648 122,977 811 56032............................ KLEW-TV............. 173,816 158,086 1,043 35059............................ KLFY-TV............. 1,380,417 1,379,775 9,104 54011............................ KLJB................ 1,003,676 992,763 6,550 11264............................ KLKN................ 1,295,353 1,249,913 8,247 52593............................ KLML................ 285,490 232,725 1,536 47975............................ KLNE-TV............. 124,206 124,134 819 38590............................ KLPA-TV............. 395,240 395,079 2,607 38588............................ KLPB-TV............. 749,224 749,224 4,943 749.............................. KLRN................ 2,865,059 2,843,302 18,760 11951............................ KLRT-TV............. 1,206,848 1,187,015 7,832 8564............................. KLRU................ 3,404,331 3,364,831 22,201 8322............................. KLSR-TV............. 617,791 555,511 3,665 31114............................ KLST................ 205,611 176,862 1,167 24436............................ KLTJ................ 7,239,268 7,239,082 47,763 38587............................ KLTL-TV............. 438,847 438,847 2,896 [[Page 78480]] 38589............................ KLTM-TV............. 670,083 665,283 4,390 38591............................ KLTS-TV............. 930,704 927,650 6,121 68540............................ KLTV................ 1,125,646 1,108,403 7,313 12913............................ KLUJ-TV............. 1,304,523 1,304,523 8,607 57220............................ KLUZ-TV............. 1,122,002 1,061,683 7,005 11683............................ KLVX................ 2,368,176 2,246,495 14,822 82476............................ KLWB................ 1,066,369 1,066,248 7,035 40250............................ KLWY................ 652,057 648,301 4,277 64551............................ KMAU................ 230,508 205,410 1,355 51499............................ KMAX-TV............. 11,771,919 7,828,092 51,650 65686............................ KMBC-TV............. 2,690,459 2,688,812 17,741 35183............................ KMCB................ 71,693 69,118 456 41237............................ KMCC................ 2,384,330 2,325,062 15,341 42636............................ KMCI-TV............. 2,611,447 2,610,077 17,221 38584............................ KMCT-TV............. 270,862 270,855 1,787 22127............................ KMCY................ 80,761 80,722 533 162016........................... KMDE................ 34,041 34,035 225 26428............................ KMEB................ 239,702 216,916 1,431 39665............................ KMEG................ 763,806 758,839 5,007 35123............................ KMEX-DT............. 18,389,371 16,955,856 111,875 40875............................ KMGH-TV............. 4,484,612 4,211,082 27,785 35131............................ KMID................ 453,896 453,890 2,995 16749............................ KMIR-TV............. 3,014,399 805,795 5,317 63164............................ KMIZ................ 552,020 549,962 3,629 53541............................ KMLM-DT............. 358,819 358,819 2,367 52046............................ KMLU................ 685,717 681,660 4,498 47981............................ KMNE-TV............. 44,963 41,160 272 24753............................ KMOH-TV............. 217,161 202,513 1,336 4326............................. KMOS-TV............. 823,502 819,698 5,408 41425............................ KMOT................ 90,764 88,505 584 70034............................ KMOV................ 3,058,356 3,053,447 20,147 51488............................ KMPH-TV............. 1,871,826 1,831,011 12,081 73701............................ KMPX................ 7,985,243 7,981,841 52,664 44052............................ KMSB................ 1,390,772 1,081,454 7,135 68883............................ KMSP-TV............. 4,232,627 4,200,278 27,713 12525............................ KMSS-TV............. 1,047,384 1,044,317 6,890 43095............................ KMTP-TV............. 6,891,529 5,992,187 39,536 35189............................ KMTR................ 858,621 737,863 4,868 35190............................ KMTV-TV............. 1,482,627 1,481,213 9,773 77063............................ KMTW................ 782,241 782,233 5,161 35200............................ KMVT................ 203,865 194,642 1,284 32958............................ KMVU-DT............. 333,344 255,430 1,685 86534............................ KMYA-DT............. 181,750 181,710 1,199 51518............................ KMYS................ 2,695,906 2,689,444 17,745 54420............................ KMYT-TV............. 1,378,264 1,366,926 9,019 35822............................ KMYU................ 174,066 170,667 1,126 993.............................. KNAT-TV............. 1,194,249 1,164,035 7,680 24749............................ KNAZ-TV............. 370,644 251,297 1,658 47906............................ KNBC................ 18,007,954 16,466,286 108,645 81464............................ KNBN................ 158,327 149,470 986 9754............................. KNCT................ 2,162,813 2,134,345 14,082 82611............................ KNDB................ 140,899 140,846 929 82615............................ KNDM................ 81,669 81,636 539 12395............................ KNDO................ 326,624 291,816 1,925 12427............................ KNDU................ 531,985 514,613 3,395 17683............................ KNEP................ 96,311 91,722 605 776145........................... KNGF................ 418,755 418,649 2,762 48003............................ KNHL................ 282,894 282,649 1,865 125710........................... KNIC-DT............. 2,916,877 2,900,176 19,135 59363............................ KNIN-TV............. 861,563 857,065 5,655 48525............................ KNLC................ 3,009,669 3,007,124 19,841 84215............................ KNMD-TV............. 1,175,472 1,147,431 7,571 55528............................ KNME-TV............. 1,185,928 1,145,659 7,559 47707............................ KNMT................ 3,242,939 3,141,420 20,727 48975............................ KNOE-TV............. 706,833 703,468 4,641 49273............................ KNOP-TV............. 84,998 83,626 552 10228............................ KNPB................ 684,366 522,715 3,449 55362............................ KNRR................ 24,339 24,315 160 35277............................ KNSD................ 4,176,531 3,908,916 25,791 [[Page 78481]] 19191............................ KNSN-TV............. 689,549 521,148 3,439 23302............................ KNSO................ 1,962,568 1,942,998 12,820 35280............................ KNTV................ 9,285,323 8,743,038 57,687 144.............................. KNVA................ 3,326,171 3,285,676 21,679 33745............................ KNVN................ 497,887 470,307 3,103 69692............................ KNVO................ 1,359,785 1,359,785 8,972 29557............................ KNWA-TV............. 929,628 912,611 6,021 59440............................ KNXV-TV............. 4,836,838 4,826,028 31,842 59014............................ KOAA-TV............. 1,865,217 1,422,070 9,383 50588............................ KOAB-TV............. 254,424 250,749 1,654 50590............................ KOAC-TV............. 2,168,640 1,718,555 11,339 58552............................ KOAM-TV............. 822,738 789,385 5,208 53928............................ KOAT-TV............. 1,171,605 1,145,416 7,557 35313............................ KOB................. 1,189,849 1,152,270 7,603 35321............................ KOBF................ 198,225 163,241 1,077 8260............................. KOBI................ 595,619 551,251 3,637 62272............................ KOBR................ 227,347 226,868 1,497 50170............................ KOCB................ 1,803,171 1,802,139 11,891 4328............................. KOCE-TV............. 18,212,242 17,141,918 113,102 84225............................ KOCM................ 1,615,493 1,614,922 10,655 12508............................ KOCO-TV............. 1,890,246 1,881,152 12,412 83181............................ KOCW................ 80,292 80,262 530 18283............................ KODE-TV............. 789,082 781,251 5,155 66195............................ KOED-TV............. 1,555,369 1,523,164 10,050 50198............................ KOET................ 657,252 637,057 4,203 51189............................ KOFY-TV............. 5,746,338 4,850,897 32,006 34859............................ KOGG................ 206,000 173,034 1,142 166534........................... KOHD................ 248,737 244,163 1,611 35380............................ KOIN................ 3,398,786 3,237,691 21,362 35388............................ KOKH-TV............. 1,800,124 1,797,602 11,861 11910............................ KOKI-TV............. 1,428,477 1,415,308 9,338 48663............................ KOLD-TV............. 1,278,430 932,536 6,153 7890............................. KOLN................ 1,565,175 1,465,478 9,669 63331............................ KOLO-TV............. 1,045,027 912,343 6,020 28496............................ KOLR................ 1,111,540 1,075,340 7,095 21656............................ KOMO-TV............. 4,798,742 4,748,599 31,331 65583............................ KOMU-TV............. 560,878 559,926 3,694 776087........................... KONC................ 1,752,026 1,713,180 11,304 35396............................ KONG................ 4,651,055 4,627,490 30,532 60675............................ KOOD................ 107,949 107,840 712 50589............................ KOPB-TV............. 3,433,002 3,231,453 21,321 2566............................. KOPX-TV............. 1,674,969 1,674,820 11,050 64877............................ KORO................ 572,684 572,684 3,779 6865............................. KOSA-TV............. 412,004 408,993 2,699 34347............................ KOTA-TV............. 189,181 166,163 1,096 8284............................. KOTI................ 318,713 97,757 645 35434............................ KOTV-DT............. 1,476,322 1,464,332 9,662 56550............................ KOVR................ 11,787,731 7,857,430 51,843 51101............................ KOZJ................ 431,452 429,469 2,834 51102............................ KOZK................ 876,101 867,569 5,724 3659............................. KOZL-TV............. 1,026,947 999,396 6,594 35455............................ KPAX-TV............. 224,598 210,969 1,392 67868............................ KPAZ-TV............. 4,842,326 4,829,190 31,863 6124............................. KPBS................ 3,878,727 3,740,193 24,678 50044............................ KPBT-TV............. 405,749 405,749 2,677 77452............................ KPCB-DT............. 30,087 30,010 198 35460............................ KPDX................ 3,335,153 3,195,785 21,086 12524............................ KPEJ-TV............. 439,758 439,752 2,901 41223............................ KPHO-TV............. 4,847,036 4,823,456 31,825 61551............................ KPIC................ 162,187 108,923 719 86205............................ KPIF................ 294,133 287,132 1,894 25452............................ KPIX-TV............. 8,939,616 8,011,243 52,858 58912............................ KPJK................ 8,580,033 7,562,337 49,896 166510........................... KPJR-TV............. 3,994,308 3,966,833 26,173 13994............................ KPLC................ 1,433,578 1,431,830 9,447 41964............................ KPLO-TV............. 55,567 52,690 348 35417............................ KPLR-TV............. 3,020,349 3,017,559 19,910 12144............................ KPMR................ 1,795,745 1,521,941 10,042 47973............................ KPNE-TV............. 89,112 84,360 557 [[Page 78482]] 35486............................ KPNX................ 4,833,873 4,829,331 31,864 77512............................ KPNZ................ 2,843,405 2,620,343 17,289 73998............................ KPOB-TV............. 131,017 130,539 861 26655............................ KPPX-TV............. 4,839,734 4,825,175 31,837 53117............................ KPRC-TV............. 7,306,242 7,305,940 48,205 48660............................ KPRY-TV............. 42,882 42,790 282 61071............................ KPSD-TV............. 19,034 17,986 119 53544............................ KPTB-DT............. 351,156 349,137 2,304 81445............................ KPTF-DT............. 83,380 83,378 550 77451............................ KPTH................ 709,738 706,066 4,659 51491............................ KPTM................ 1,544,022 1,542,684 10,179 33345............................ KPTS................ 849,715 845,613 5,579 50633............................ KPTV................ 3,367,478 3,193,457 21,070 82575............................ KPTW................ 93,904 86,230 569 1270............................. KPVI-DT............. 301,761 295,401 1,949 58835............................ KPXB-TV............. 7,268,859 7,268,534 47,958 68695............................ KPXC-TV............. 3,953,241 3,922,814 25,883 68834............................ KPXD-TV............. 7,851,329 7,849,492 51,791 33337............................ KPXE-TV............. 2,621,434 2,620,523 17,290 5801............................. KPXG-TV............. 3,396,167 3,240,309 21,380 81507............................ KPXJ................ 1,114,713 1,111,470 7,333 61173............................ KPXL-TV............. 2,675,400 2,663,341 17,573 35907............................ KPXM-TV............. 3,872,706 3,871,246 25,542 58978............................ KPXN-TV............. 18,009,859 16,478,550 108,725 77483............................ KPXO-TV............. 1,016,659 977,430 6,449 21156............................ KPXR-TV............. 870,810 864,123 5,701 69619............................ KPYX................ 8,951,798 8,033,747 53,007 10242............................ KQCA................ 11,066,274 6,905,589 45,563 41430............................ KQCD-TV............. 46,118 43,974 290 18287............................ KQCK................ 3,914,615 3,869,797 25,533 78322............................ KQCW-DT............. 1,198,492 1,192,260 7,867 35525............................ KQDS-TV............. 309,526 305,800 2,018 35500............................ KQED................ 8,924,403 7,934,659 52,353 35663............................ KQEH................ 8,924,403 7,934,659 52,353 8214............................. KQET................ 3,221,916 2,234,120 14,741 5471............................. KQIN................ 585,179 585,151 3,861 17686............................ KQME................ 203,177 198,383 1,309 61063............................ KQSD-TV............. 32,060 31,225 206 8378............................. KQSL................ 209,114 145,828 962 20427............................ KQTV................ 1,587,910 1,493,576 9,855 78921............................ KQUP................ 801,534 624,922 4,123 306.............................. KRBC-TV............. 237,068 236,992 1,564 166319........................... KRBK................ 1,018,307 1,001,775 6,610 22161............................ KRCA................ 18,303,336 17,670,502 116,590 57945............................ KRCB................ 9,553,735 9,246,484 61,008 41110............................ KRCG................ 758,918 744,644 4,913 8291............................. KRCR-TV............. 439,734 419,678 2,769 10192............................ KRCW-TV............. 3,330,638 3,194,693 21,079 49134............................ KRDK-TV............. 396,418 396,379 2,615 52579............................ KRDO-TV............. 3,041,472 2,649,733 17,483 70578............................ KREG-TV............. 159,270 97,419 643 34868............................ KREM................ 934,011 862,068 5,688 51493............................ KREN-TV............. 890,359 755,865 4,987 70596............................ KREX-TV............. 154,968 154,745 1,021 70579............................ KREY-TV............. 77,765 69,062 456 48589............................ KREZ-TV............. 148,142 101,846 672 43328............................ KRGV-TV............. 1,359,834 1,359,671 8,971 82698............................ KRII................ 130,753 129,582 855 29114............................ KRIN................ 989,283 975,977 6,439 25559............................ KRIS-TV............. 576,145 576,104 3,801 22204............................ KRIV................ 7,295,333 7,294,571 48,130 14040............................ KRMA-TV............. 4,385,284 4,186,932 27,625 14042............................ KRMJ................ 184,799 169,573 1,119 20476............................ KRMT................ 3,457,214 3,353,993 22,130 84224............................ KRMU................ 86,743 70,549 465 20373............................ KRMZ................ 37,319 34,727 229 47971............................ KRNE-TV............. 45,930 38,258 252 60307............................ KRNV-DT............. 1,043,407 879,554 5,803 65526............................ KRON-TV............. 9,335,037 8,729,878 57,600 [[Page 78483]] 53539............................ KRPV-DT............. 65,504 65,504 432 48575............................ KRQE................ 1,174,664 1,143,133 7,542 57431............................ KRSU-TV............. 1,078,345 1,076,370 7,102 82613............................ KRTN-TV............. 86,907 67,161 443 35567............................ KRTV................ 95,862 94,385 623 84157............................ KRWB-TV............. 118,050 117,368 774 35585............................ KRWF................ 82,308 82,308 543 55516............................ KRWG-TV............. 929,122 719,343 4,746 48360............................ KRXI-TV............. 802,294 612,918 4,044 307.............................. KSAN-TV............. 142,667 142,664 941 11911............................ KSAS-TV............. 773,161 773,144 5,101 53118............................ KSAT-TV............. 3,075,254 3,027,321 19,974 35584............................ KSAX................ 380,811 380,811 2,513 35587............................ KSAZ-TV............. 4,854,767 4,831,287 31,877 38214............................ KSBI................ 1,751,439 1,749,811 11,545 19653............................ KSBW................ 5,564,606 4,838,506 31,924 19654............................ KSBY................ 564,561 526,110 3,471 82910............................ KSCC................ 534,707 534,707 3,528 10202............................ KSCE................ 1,093,223 1,089,485 7,188 35608............................ KSCI................ 18,212,242 17,141,918 113,102 72348............................ KSCW-DT............. 927,681 922,979 6,090 46981............................ KSDK................ 3,013,779 3,007,368 19,843 35594............................ KSEE................ 1,888,344 1,874,494 12,368 29121............................ KSFL-TV............. 330,215 330,182 2,179 48658............................ KSFY-TV............. 731,978 677,603 4,471 17680............................ KSGW-TV............. 63,725 62,410 412 59444............................ KSHB-TV............. 2,616,078 2,614,543 17,251 73706............................ KSHV-TV............. 927,614 927,074 6,117 29096............................ KSIN-TV............. 349,020 347,636 2,294 34846............................ KSIX-TV............. 79,019 79,019 521 35606............................ KSKN................ 841,494 741,761 4,894 70482............................ KSLA................ 998,682 998,217 6,586 6359............................. KSL-TV.............. 2,839,353 2,616,980 17,267 71558............................ KSMN................ 357,081 357,075 2,356 33336............................ KSMO-TV............. 2,585,699 2,584,094 17,050 28510............................ KSMQ-TV............. 540,217 524,751 3,462 35611............................ KSMS-TV............. 1,684,095 922,727 6,088 21161............................ KSNB-TV............. 748,097 747,971 4,935 72359............................ KSNC................ 166,315 165,997 1,095 67766............................ KSNF................ 640,722 637,167 4,204 72361............................ KSNG................ 143,267 143,050 944 72362............................ KSNK................ 46,872 43,725 288 67335............................ KSNT................ 657,321 629,824 4,156 10179............................ KSNV................ 2,283,885 2,225,135 14,681 72358............................ KSNW................ 810,301 809,927 5,344 61956............................ KSPS-TV............. 935,711 883,159 5,827 52953............................ KSPX-TV............. 7,814,495 5,846,886 38,578 166546........................... KSQA................ 391,323 383,112 2,528 53313............................ KSRE................ 83,984 83,984 554 35843............................ KSTC-TV............. 4,228,163 4,218,565 27,834 63182............................ KSTF................ 49,439 49,305 325 28010............................ KSTP-TV............. 4,230,921 4,222,032 27,857 60534............................ KSTR-DT............. 7,934,904 7,932,227 52,337 64987............................ KSTS................ 9,125,502 7,902,723 52,142 22215............................ KSTU................ 2,834,133 2,604,938 17,187 23428............................ KSTW................ 4,945,092 4,849,973 32,000 5243............................. KSVI................ 192,678 191,712 1,265 58827............................ KSWB-TV............. 3,976,536 3,773,857 24,900 60683............................ KSWK................ 78,448 78,334 517 35645............................ KSWO-TV............. 461,432 437,725 2,888 61350............................ KSYS................ 551,328 475,899 3,140 59988............................ KTAB-TV............. 281,813 281,579 1,858 999.............................. KTAJ-TV............. 2,529,426 2,528,757 16,685 35648............................ KTAL-TV............. 1,072,280 1,070,439 7,063 12930............................ KTAS................ 501,069 491,644 3,244 81458............................ KTAZ................ 4,835,851 4,811,877 31,749 35649............................ KTBC................ 4,138,493 3,857,454 25,451 67884............................ KTBN-TV............. 18,729,484 17,423,297 114,959 67999............................ KTBO-TV............. 1,758,274 1,756,813 11,591 [[Page 78484]] 35652............................ KTBS-TV............. 1,138,628 1,135,638 7,493 28324............................ KTBU................ 7,242,592 7,242,368 47,785 67950............................ KTBW-TV............. 4,873,117 4,763,879 31,432 35655............................ KTBY................ 360,565 358,722 2,367 68594............................ KTCA-TV............. 4,022,616 4,008,908 26,451 68597............................ KTCI-TV............. 3,912,137 3,908,528 25,788 35187............................ KTCW................ 106,581 93,009 614 36916............................ KTDO................ 1,093,374 1,089,602 7,189 2769............................. KTEJ................ 417,496 415,013 2,738 83707............................ KTEL-TV............. 61,338 61,328 405 35666............................ KTEN................ 629,981 627,687 4,141 24514............................ KTFD-TV............. 3,767,471 3,727,523 24,594 35512............................ KTFF-DT............. 2,403,821 2,383,063 15,723 20871............................ KTFK-DT............. 7,705,367 5,721,312 37,749 68753............................ KTFN................ 1,095,022 1,091,962 7,205 35084............................ KTFQ-TV............. 1,188,205 1,154,792 7,619 29232............................ KTGM................ 153,836 153,653 1,014 2787............................. KTHV................ 1,302,388 1,276,430 8,422 29100............................ KTIN................ 275,295 273,715 1,806 66170............................ KTIV................ 806,217 800,304 5,280 49397............................ KTKA-TV............. 805,221 786,518 5,189 35670............................ KTLA................ 18,962,616 17,555,224 115,829 62354............................ KTLM................ 1,148,738 1,148,738 7,579 49153............................ KTLN-TV............. 5,867,943 5,221,797 34,453 64984............................ KTMD................ 7,304,022 7,303,795 48,190 14675............................ KTMF................ 203,121 182,458 1,204 10177............................ KTMW................ 2,690,440 2,543,730 16,784 21533............................ KTNC-TV............. 9,007,762 8,012,556 52,867 47996............................ KTNE-TV............. 95,310 90,746 599 60519............................ KTNL-TV............. 8,275 8,274 55 74100............................ KTNV-TV............. 2,422,112 2,249,532 14,842 71023............................ KTNW................ 512,412 493,366 3,255 8651............................. KTOO-TV............. 32,198 32,017 211 7078............................. KTPX-TV............. 1,138,473 1,136,085 7,496 68541............................ KTRE................ 438,137 420,563 2,775 35675............................ KTRK-TV............. 7,318,272 7,316,846 48,277 28230............................ KTRV-TV............. 869,223 861,267 5,683 69170............................ KTSC................ 3,598,645 3,397,164 22,414 61066............................ KTSD-TV............. 84,807 83,980 554 37511............................ KTSF................ 8,697,794 7,750,134 51,135 67760............................ KTSM-TV............. 1,093,389 1,090,716 7,197 35678............................ KTTC................ 836,828 748,435 4,938 28501............................ KTTM................ 77,930 75,368 497 11908............................ KTTU................ 1,393,795 1,109,962 7,324 22208............................ KTTV................ 18,130,338 17,373,502 114,630 28521............................ KTTW................ 381,013 377,833 2,493 65355............................ KTTZ-TV............. 402,714 402,692 2,657 35685............................ KTUL................ 1,573,310 1,543,051 10,181 10173............................ KTUU-TV............. 397,237 395,237 2,608 77480............................ KTUZ-TV............. 1,841,616 1,840,457 12,143 49632............................ KTVA................ 353,795 353,563 2,333 34858............................ KTVB................ 869,177 862,056 5,688 31437............................ KTVC................ 140,329 104,355 689 68581............................ KTVD................ 4,468,718 4,179,057 27,573 35692............................ KTVE................ 607,145 606,961 4,005 49621............................ KTVF................ 96,106 95,973 633 5290............................. KTVH-DT............. 244,448 199,923 1,319 35693............................ KTVI................ 3,025,572 3,022,219 19,941 40993............................ KTVK................ 4,837,443 4,825,882 31,841 22570............................ KTVL................ 446,924 395,259 2,608 18066............................ KTVM-TV............. 303,243 250,287 1,651 59139............................ KTVN................ 1,043,407 885,756 5,844 21251............................ KTVO................ 220,732 220,235 1,453 35694............................ KTVQ................ 197,125 190,529 1,257 50592............................ KTVR................ 153,040 56,934 376 23422............................ KTVT................ 8,233,312 8,230,812 54,307 35703............................ KTVU................ 9,036,813 8,056,602 53,157 35705............................ KTVW-DT............. 4,827,096 4,809,796 31,735 68889............................ KTVX................ 2,838,210 2,602,217 17,169 [[Page 78485]] 55907............................ KTVZ................ 249,013 246,030 1,623 18286............................ KTWO-TV............. 84,574 84,044 555 70938............................ KTWU................ 1,834,018 1,697,183 11,198 51517............................ KTXA................ 8,210,642 8,208,172 54,158 42359............................ KTXD-TV............. 8,012,541 8,010,333 52,852 51569............................ KTXH................ 7,301,821 7,301,673 48,176 10205............................ KTXL................ 9,145,873 6,451,158 42,565 308.............................. KTXS-TV............. 255,216 254,480 1,679 69315............................ KUAC-TV............. 96,544 96,043 634 51233............................ KUAM-TV............. 153,836 153,836 1,015 2722............................. KUAS-TV............. 1,060,599 1,041,636 6,873 2731............................. KUAT-TV............. 1,596,429 1,361,399 8,983 60520............................ KUBD................ 15,387 13,666 90 70492............................ KUBE-TV............. 7,297,882 7,297,596 48,150 1136............................. KUCW................ 2,837,693 2,601,359 17,164 69396............................ KUED................ 2,837,687 2,603,895 17,180 69582............................ KUEN................ 2,806,982 2,580,258 17,025 82576............................ KUES................ 32,094 26,754 177 82585............................ KUEW................ 174,491 162,588 1,073 66611............................ KUFM-TV............. 203,395 180,333 1,190 169028........................... KUGF-TV............. 89,762 89,455 590 68717............................ KUHM-TV............. 166,592 156,454 1,032 69269............................ KUHT................ 7,288,782 7,288,082 48,087 62382............................ KUID-TV............. 482,761 308,950 2,038 169027........................... KUKL-TV............. 140,626 131,415 867 35724............................ KULR-TV............. 194,552 186,663 1,232 41429............................ KUMV-TV............. 70,878 70,314 464 81447............................ KUNP................ 133,781 45,006 297 4624............................. KUNS-TV............. 4,682,176 4,668,774 30,805 86532............................ KUOK................ 28,807 28,738 190 66589............................ KUON-TV............. 1,516,440 1,502,853 9,916 86263............................ KUPB................ 386,448 386,448 2,550 65535............................ KUPK................ 147,290 146,174 964 27431............................ KUPT................ 101,334 101,329 669 89714............................ KUPU................ 1,019,651 1,010,979 6,670 57884............................ KUPX-TV............. 2,824,302 2,598,543 17,145 23074............................ KUSA................ 4,470,580 4,195,376 27,681 61072............................ KUSD-TV............. 519,419 519,181 3,426 10238............................ KUSI-TV............. 3,853,072 3,707,454 24,462 43567............................ KUSM-TV............. 155,558 140,071 924 69694............................ KUTF................ 1,357,824 1,164,486 7,683 81451............................ KUTH-DT............. 2,636,456 2,416,549 15,944 68886............................ KUTP................ 4,842,720 4,823,413 31,825 35823............................ KUTV................ 2,837,398 2,601,168 17,163 63927............................ KUVE-DT............. 1,370,137 1,024,072 6,757 7700............................. KUVI-DT............. 1,287,700 1,076,164 7,101 35841............................ KUVN-DT............. 7,987,884 7,986,084 52,692 58609............................ KUVS-DT............. 4,496,875 4,458,448 29,417 49766............................ KVAL-TV............. 1,114,792 948,593 6,259 32621............................ KVAW................ 77,028 77,028 508 58795............................ KVCR-DT............. 19,073,599 18,308,953 120,802 35846............................ KVCT................ 291,432 290,038 1,914 10195............................ KVCW................ 2,283,670 2,224,688 14,678 64969............................ KVDA................ 3,114,838 3,092,933 20,407 19783............................ KVEA................ 18,300,497 17,059,098 112,556 12523............................ KVEO-TV............. 1,357,022 1,356,984 8,953 2495............................. KVEW................ 537,519 524,246 3,459 35852............................ KVHP................ 773,592 773,545 5,104 49832............................ KVIA-TV............. 1,093,389 1,090,716 7,197 35855............................ KVIE................ 11,759,390 8,232,137 54,316 40450............................ KVIH-TV............. 139,435 119,247 787 40446............................ KVII-TV............. 392,629 391,979 2,586 61961............................ KVLY-TV............. 409,018 408,931 2,698 16729............................ KVMD................ 15,940,782 15,143,297 99,915 83825............................ KVME-TV............. 26,212 22,277 147 25735............................ KVOA................ 1,386,793 1,069,725 7,058 35862............................ KVOS-TV............. 2,566,816 2,493,670 16,453 69733............................ KVPT................ 1,856,508 1,833,293 12,096 55372............................ KVRR................ 403,075 403,075 2,659 [[Page 78486]] 166331........................... KVSN-DT............. 3,136,196 2,698,298 17,803 608.............................. KVTH-DT............. 319,985 318,374 2,101 2784............................. KVTJ-DT............. 1,459,963 1,459,552 9,630 607.............................. KVTN-DT............. 970,045 963,130 6,355 35867............................ KVUE................ 3,458,312 3,395,187 22,401 78910............................ KVUI................ 286,007 279,513 1,844 35870............................ KVVU-TV............. 2,369,125 2,246,682 14,824 36170............................ KVYE................ 404,453 401,890 2,652 35095............................ KWBA-TV............. 1,194,062 1,136,172 7,496 78314............................ KWBM................ 694,164 676,716 4,465 27425............................ KWBN................ 1,016,508 893,029 5,892 76268............................ KWBQ................ 1,186,772 1,147,638 7,572 66413............................ KWCH-DT............. 897,522 896,232 5,913 71549............................ KWCM-TV............. 253,609 245,441 1,619 35419............................ KWDK................ 4,867,196 4,778,196 31,527 42007............................ KWES-TV............. 506,963 506,675 3,343 50194............................ KWET................ 125,090 109,790 724 35881............................ KWEX-DT............. 2,871,330 2,864,298 18,899 35883............................ KWGN-TV............. 4,368,605 4,155,087 27,415 37099............................ KWHB................ 1,056,520 1,056,118 6,968 36846............................ KWHE................ 1,015,533 885,013 5,839 26231............................ KWHY-TV............. 18,512,098 18,476,669 121,909 35096............................ KWKB................ 1,167,302 1,156,465 7,630 162115........................... KWKS................ 38,196 37,876 250 12522............................ KWKT-TV............. 1,631,788 1,626,721 10,733 21162............................ KWNB-TV............. 87,130 85,538 564 67347............................ KWOG................ 615,169 608,476 4,015 56852............................ KWPX-TV............. 4,894,047 4,809,358 31,732 6885............................. KWQC-TV............. 1,082,087 1,072,789 7,078 53318............................ KWSE................ 85,141 83,532 551 71024............................ KWSU-TV............. 824,342 528,984 3,490 25382............................ KWTV-DT............. 1,801,405 1,800,115 11,877 35903............................ KWTX-TV............. 2,532,542 2,418,595 15,958 593.............................. KWWL................ 1,127,596 1,116,266 7,365 84410............................ KWWT................ 358,813 358,813 2,367 14674............................ KWYB................ 91,657 72,951 481 10032............................ KWYP-DT............. 163,309 143,265 945 35920............................ KXAN-TV............. 3,476,567 3,408,238 22,488 49330............................ KXAS-TV............. 8,080,362 8,077,819 53,297 24287............................ KXGN-TV............. 14,265 13,906 92 35954............................ KXII................ 2,904,223 2,845,456 18,774 55083............................ KXLA................ 18,725,198 17,464,578 115,231 35959............................ KXLF-TV............. 301,370 256,892 1,695 53847............................ KXLN-DT............. 7,293,696 7,293,476 48,122 35906............................ KXLT-TV............. 369,632 369,086 2,435 61978............................ KXLY-TV............. 884,722 852,475 5,625 55684............................ KXMA-TV............. 42,033 41,964 277 55686............................ KXMB-TV............. 164,736 160,794 1,061 55685............................ KXMC-TV............. 108,096 100,774 665 55683............................ KXMD-TV............. 66,215 66,107 436 47995............................ KXNE-TV............. 314,798 313,705 2,070 81593............................ KXNW................ 707,066 702,866 4,638 35991............................ KXRM-TV............. 2,129,262 1,769,815 11,677 1255............................. KXTF................ 157,622 157,168 1,037 25048............................ KXTV................ 11,761,085 8,212,854 54,188 35994............................ KXTX-TV............. 8,029,815 8,026,902 52,961 62293............................ KXVA................ 195,284 195,242 1,288 23277............................ KXVO................ 1,535,792 1,534,836 10,127 9781............................. KXXV................ 2,192,443 2,159,450 14,248 31870............................ KYAZ................ 7,248,533 7,248,341 47,825 29086............................ KYIN................ 596,722 594,616 3,923 60384............................ KYLE-TV............. 367,648 367,562 2,425 33639............................ KYMA-DT............. 403,372 400,541 2,643 47974............................ KYNE-TV............. 1,089,692 1,089,546 7,189 53820............................ KYOU-TV............. 679,167 668,722 4,412 36003............................ KYTV................ 1,129,940 1,117,420 7,373 55644............................ KYTX................ 956,234 955,262 6,303 13815............................ KYUR................ 397,084 395,055 2,607 5237............................. KYUS-TV............. 12,525 12,495 82 [[Page 78487]] 33752............................ KYVE................ 317,640 273,973 1,808 55762............................ KYVV-TV............. 66,372 65,857 435 25453............................ KYW-TV.............. 11,769,848 11,559,783 76,271 69531............................ KZJL................ 7,244,427 7,244,235 47,797 69571............................ KZJO................ 4,814,396 4,758,120 31,394 61062............................ KZSD-TV............. 40,148 34,607 228 33079............................ KZTV................ 578,385 575,560 3,798 57292............................ WAAY-TV............. 1,644,869 1,570,146 10,360 1328............................. WABC-TV............. 22,259,872 21,880,695 144,369 4190............................. WABE-TV............. 6,138,218 6,116,631 40,358 43203............................ WABG-TV............. 352,521 352,047 2,323 17005............................ WABI-TV............. 532,053 512,796 3,383 16820............................ WABM................ 1,857,082 1,825,082 12,042 23917............................ WABW-TV............. 1,106,011 1,104,788 7,289 19199............................ WACH................ 1,448,991 1,442,358 9,517 189358........................... WACP................ 9,884,531 9,777,819 64,514 23930............................ WACS-TV............. 785,954 782,957 5,166 60018............................ WACX................ 5,173,569 5,164,028 34,072 361.............................. WACY-TV............. 992,148 991,650 6,543 455.............................. WADL................ 4,727,529 4,719,528 31,139 589.............................. WAFB................ 1,928,550 1,927,924 12,720 591.............................. WAFF................ 1,642,889 1,574,162 10,386 70689............................ WAGA-TV............. 6,879,310 6,793,067 44,821 48305............................ WAGM-TV............. 60,320 59,087 390 37809............................ WAGV................ 1,555,609 1,240,816 8,187 706.............................. WAIQ................ 624,285 622,198 4,105 701.............................. WAKA................ 796,039 790,015 5,213 4143............................. WALA-TV............. 1,431,666 1,428,457 9,425 70713............................ WALB................ 794,686 793,085 5,233 60536............................ WAMI-DT............. 6,013,991 6,013,991 39,680 70852............................ WAND................ 1,345,860 1,344,596 8,872 39270............................ WANE-TV............. 1,182,627 1,182,599 7,803 72120............................ WANF................ 6,907,445 6,833,668 45,089 64546............................ WAOW................ 642,013 633,108 4,177 52073............................ WAPA-TV 2 7......... 3,310,492 2,963,089 19,550 49712............................ WAPT................ 784,962 783,938 5,172 67792............................ WAQP................ 2,125,841 2,121,638 13,999 13206............................ WATC-DT............. 6,582,231 6,553,248 43,238 71082............................ WATE-TV............. 1,971,491 1,724,804 11,380 22819............................ WATL................ 6,759,193 6,686,998 44,121 20287............................ WATM-TV............. 868,640 735,080 4,850 11907............................ WATN-TV............. 1,792,866 1,789,289 11,806 13989............................ WAVE................ 1,998,359 1,989,161 13,124 71127............................ WAVY-TV............. 2,171,033 2,171,033 14,324 54938............................ WAWD................ 661,368 661,287 4,363 65247............................ WAWV-TV............. 684,558 679,421 4,483 12793............................ WAXN-TV............. 3,101,362 3,092,322 20,403 65696............................ WBAL-TV............. 10,637,240 10,226,692 67,476 74417............................ WBAY-TV............. 1,275,960 1,275,160 8,414 71085............................ WBBH-TV............. 2,368,347 2,368,347 15,626 65204............................ WBBJ-TV............. 654,842 651,262 4,297 9617............................. WBBM-TV............. 10,069,057 10,062,626 66,393 9088............................. WBBZ-TV............. 1,293,109 1,281,368 8,454 70138............................ WBDT................ 3,996,184 3,976,552 26,237 51349............................ WBEC-TV............. 5,979,674 5,979,674 39,454 10758............................ WBFF................ 9,293,641 9,148,848 60,364 12497............................ WBFS-TV............. 5,895,133 5,895,133 38,896 6568............................. WBGU-TV............. 1,325,871 1,325,871 8,748 81594............................ WBIF................ 315,981 315,981 2,085 84802............................ WBIH................ 734,949 717,111 4,731 717.............................. WBIQ................ 1,649,738 1,621,834 10,701 46984............................ WBIR-TV............. 2,083,590 1,795,576 11,847 67048............................ WBKB-TV............. 131,202 123,916 818 34167............................ WBKI................ 2,220,753 2,204,001 14,542 4692............................. WBKO................ 1,079,438 953,403 6,291 76001............................ WBKP................ 54,703 54,532 360 68427............................ WBMM................ 595,569 595,314 3,928 73692............................ WBNA................ 1,803,465 1,770,024 11,679 23337............................ WBNG-TV............. 1,400,072 1,023,266 6,752 [[Page 78488]] 71217............................ WBNS-TV............. 3,083,491 3,021,775 19,938 72958............................ WBNX-TV............. 3,642,087 3,632,499 23,967 71218............................ WBOC-TV............. 880,031 880,031 5,806 71220............................ WBOY-TV............. 689,705 605,977 3,998 60850............................ WBPH-TV............. 11,348,739 10,115,153 66,740 7692............................. WBPX-TV............. 7,354,860 7,283,151 48,054 5981............................. WBRA-TV............. 1,705,750 1,657,188 10,934 71221............................ WBRC................ 1,976,420 1,942,307 12,815 71225............................ WBRE-TV............. 2,912,468 2,263,626 14,935 38616............................ WBRZ-TV............. 2,299,439 2,298,465 15,165 82627............................ WBSF................ 1,816,355 1,811,602 11,953 30826............................ WBTV................ 4,973,067 4,828,412 31,858 66407............................ WBTW................ 2,060,897 2,044,444 13,489 16363............................ WBUI................ 964,071 964,061 6,361 59281............................ WBUP................ 124,208 111,143 733 60830............................ WBUY-TV............. 1,568,306 1,566,684 10,337 72971............................ WBXX-TV............. 2,270,940 2,098,066 13,843 25456............................ WBZ-TV.............. 8,524,410 8,283,402 54,654 63153............................ WCAU................ 11,821,594 11,646,436 76,843 363.............................. WCAV................ 1,122,505 960,525 6,338 46728............................ WCAX-TV............. 793,321 675,201 4,455 39659............................ WCBB................ 985,125 952,373 6,284 10587............................ WCBD-TV............. 1,336,923 1,336,923 8,821 12477............................ WCBI-TV............. 675,135 673,011 4,441 9610............................. WCBS-TV............. 23,434,126 22,837,346 150,681 49157............................ WCCB................ 4,088,954 4,017,224 26,506 9629............................. WCCO-TV............. 4,237,121 4,228,346 27,899 14050............................ WCCT-TV............. 5,898,482 5,384,454 35,527 69544............................ WCCU................ 673,293 673,293 4,442 3001............................. WCCV-TV............. 3,000,204 2,188,016 14,437 23937............................ WCES-TV............. 1,138,637 1,137,146 7,503 65666............................ WCET................ 3,245,827 3,234,134 21,339 46755............................ WCFE-TV............. 468,278 427,164 2,818 71280............................ WCHS-TV............. 1,276,867 1,199,053 7,911 42124............................ WCIA................ 809,784 809,348 5,340 711.............................. WCIQ................ 3,433,774 3,244,161 21,405 71428............................ WCIU-TV............. 10,205,649 10,199,522 67,296 9015............................. WCIV................ 1,341,404 1,341,404 8,851 42116............................ WCIX................ 531,709 527,935 3,483 16993............................ WCJB-TV............. 1,080,055 1,080,055 7,126 11125............................ WCLF................ 4,707,313 4,706,427 31,053 68007............................ WCLJ-TV............. 2,538,971 2,537,989 16,746 50781............................ WCMH-TV............. 2,988,929 2,947,009 19,444 9917............................. WCML................ 229,956 221,000 1,458 9908............................. WCMU-TV............. 717,859 708,880 4,677 9922............................. WCMV................ 435,637 421,372 2,780 9913............................. WCMW................ 107,851 105,871 699 32326............................ WCNC-TV............. 4,347,601 4,262,460 28,124 53734............................ WCNY-TV............. 1,328,626 1,263,336 8,335 73642............................ WCOV-TV............. 916,080 911,398 6,013 40618............................ WCPB................ 612,947 612,947 4,044 59438............................ WCPO-TV............. 3,461,834 3,448,166 22,751 10981............................ WCPX-TV............. 9,906,756 9,905,251 65,355 71297............................ WCSC-TV............. 1,188,482 1,188,482 7,842 39664............................ WCSH................ 1,844,256 1,625,773 10,727 69479............................ WCTE................ 645,441 572,887 3,780 18334............................ WCTI-TV............. 1,741,252 1,734,851 11,447 31590............................ WCTV................ 1,083,799 1,083,709 7,150 33081............................ WCTX................ 7,999,974 7,453,383 49,177 65684............................ WCVB-TV............. 8,334,723 8,171,970 53,919 9987............................. WCVE-TV............. 1,894,231 1,892,374 12,486 83304............................ WCVI-TV............. 41,004 40,978 270 34204............................ WCVN-TV............. 2,242,264 2,237,912 14,766 9989............................. WCVW................ 1,662,141 1,660,801 10,958 73042............................ WCWF................ 1,181,564 1,180,880 7,791 35385............................ WCWG................ 3,895,811 3,546,156 23,398 29712............................ WCWJ................ 1,938,352 1,938,263 12,789 73264............................ WCWN................ 1,917,787 1,630,664 10,759 2455............................. WCYB-TV............. 2,296,374 1,447,129 9,548 [[Page 78489]] 11291............................ WDAF-TV............. 2,724,533 2,722,049 17,960 21250............................ WDAM-TV............. 507,937 495,331 3,268 22129............................ WDAY-TV............. 389,109 389,023 2,567 22124............................ WDAZ-TV............. 155,202 154,877 1,022 71325............................ WDBB................ 1,874,003 1,841,150 12,148 71326............................ WDBD................ 924,445 923,304 6,092 71329............................ WDBJ................ 1,603,364 1,421,509 9,379 51567............................ WDCA................ 8,945,253 8,890,093 58,657 16530............................ WDCQ-TV............. 1,226,421 1,226,397 8,092 30576............................ WDCW................ 9,008,590 8,971,597 59,195 54385............................ WDEF-TV............. 1,818,758 1,592,644 10,508 32851............................ WDFX-TV............. 343,408 343,096 2,264 43846............................ WDHN................ 454,174 453,945 2,995 71338............................ WDIO-DT............. 345,803 332,242 2,192 714.............................. WDIQ................ 674,543 625,633 4,128 53114............................ WDIV-TV............. 5,555,564 5,555,436 36,655 71427............................ WDJT-TV............. 3,315,464 3,306,632 21,817 39561............................ WDKA................ 640,692 640,230 4,224 64017............................ WDKY-TV............. 1,280,920 1,245,717 8,219 67893............................ WDLI-TV............. 4,131,639 4,098,980 27,045 72335............................ WDPB................ 652,694 652,694 4,306 83740............................ WDPM-DT............. 1,493,282 1,491,552 9,841 1283............................. WDPN-TV............. 12,164,952 12,033,746 79,399 6476............................. WDPX-TV............. 7,354,860 7,283,151 48,054 28476............................ WDRB................ 2,166,593 2,149,625 14,183 12171............................ WDSC-TV............. 4,131,441 4,131,441 27,259 17726............................ WDSE................ 335,589 320,243 2,113 71353............................ WDSI-TV............. 1,155,212 1,094,624 7,222 71357............................ WDSU................ 1,746,300 1,746,300 11,522 7908............................. WDTI................ 2,314,404 2,313,996 15,268 65690............................ WDTN................ 3,998,815 3,979,357 26,256 70592............................ WDTV................ 554,217 513,260 3,386 25045............................ WDVM-TV............. 3,360,750 2,931,025 19,339 4110............................. WDWL................ 2,449,731 2,192,227 14,464 49421............................ WEAO................ 3,954,789 3,936,003 25,970 71363............................ WEAR-TV............. 1,662,799 1,662,271 10,968 7893............................. WEAU................ 1,031,280 993,529 6,555 61003............................ WEBA-TV............. 652,051 645,245 4,257 19561............................ WECN................ 2,551,597 2,296,482 15,152 48666............................ WECT................ 1,284,078 1,284,078 8,472 13602............................ WEDH................ 5,419,331 4,792,684 31,622 13607............................ WEDN................ 3,520,804 2,654,657 17,515 69338............................ WEDQ................ 6,372,341 6,354,538 41,927 21808............................ WEDU................ 6,372,341 6,354,538 41,927 13594............................ WEDW................ 21,942,405 21,529,106 142,049 13595............................ WEDY................ 5,419,331 4,792,684 31,622 24801............................ WEEK-TV............. 730,054 729,949 4,816 6744............................. WEFS................ 4,115,849 4,115,849 27,156 24215............................ WEHT................ 854,000 838,936 5,535 721.............................. WEIQ................ 1,138,095 1,137,690 7,506 18301............................ WEIU-TV............. 442,120 442,040 2,917 69271............................ WEKW-TV............. 1,306,163 800,635 5,283 60825............................ WELF-TV............. 1,547,836 1,455,263 9,602 26602............................ WELU................ 2,052,918 1,847,568 12,190 40761............................ WEMT................ 1,708,704 1,169,182 7,714 69237............................ WENH-TV............. 4,865,355 4,679,954 30,878 71508............................ WENY-TV............. 636,768 501,692 3,310 83946............................ WEPH................ 604,510 602,977 3,978 81508............................ WEPX-TV............. 945,425 945,425 6,238 25738............................ WESH................ 4,917,201 4,906,261 32,372 65670............................ WETA-TV............. 9,177,186 9,112,861 60,127 69944............................ WETK................ 681,830 571,729 3,772 60653............................ WETM-TV............. 844,248 745,266 4,917 18252............................ WETP-TV............. 2,251,212 1,940,383 12,803 2709............................. WEUX................ 396,788 387,527 2,557 72041............................ WEVV-TV............. 751,428 750,047 4,949 59441............................ WEWS-TV............. 4,098,329 4,061,663 26,799 72052............................ WEYI-TV............. 3,802,069 3,734,694 24,642 72054............................ WFAA................ 8,238,058 8,226,984 54,282 [[Page 78490]] 81669............................ WFBD................ 919,012 918,335 6,059 69532............................ WFDC-DT............. 9,008,590 8,971,597 59,195 10132............................ WFFF-TV............. 644,230 566,681 3,739 25040............................ WFFT-TV............. 1,133,445 1,133,031 7,476 11123............................ WFGC................ 3,402,762 3,402,762 22,451 6554............................. WFGX................ 1,631,714 1,631,224 10,763 13991............................ WFIE................ 742,941 741,771 4,894 715.............................. WFIQ................ 550,070 548,067 3,616 64592............................ WFLA-TV............. 6,656,303 6,639,930 43,810 22211............................ WFLD................ 10,111,733 10,105,397 66,675 72060............................ WFLI-TV............. 1,357,801 1,252,063 8,261 39736............................ WFLX................ 6,299,680 6,299,680 41,565 72062............................ WFMJ-TV............. 4,291,547 3,802,286 25,087 72064............................ WFMY-TV............. 5,399,787 5,364,129 35,393 39884............................ WFMZ-TV............. 11,348,739 10,115,153 66,740 83943............................ WFNA................ 1,511,431 1,509,839 9,962 47902............................ WFOR-TV............. 5,952,062 5,952,062 39,272 11909............................ WFOX-TV............. 1,881,740 1,881,740 12,416 40626............................ WFPT................ 6,479,421 6,072,020 40,063 21245............................ WFPX-TV............. 2,980,937 2,976,800 19,641 25396............................ WFQX-TV............. 537,914 533,910 3,523 9635............................. WFRV-TV............. 1,313,825 1,300,885 8,583 53115............................ WFSB................ 4,799,110 4,417,573 29,147 6093............................. WFSG................ 403,233 403,173 2,660 21801............................ WFSU-TV............. 592,693 592,676 3,910 11913............................ WFTC................ 4,159,690 4,144,073 27,343 64588............................ WFTS-TV............. 6,213,173 6,213,039 40,994 16788............................ WFTT-TV............. 5,291,296 5,291,296 34,912 72076............................ WFTV................ 4,707,940 4,707,940 31,063 70649............................ WFTX-TV............. 2,076,721 2,076,721 13,702 60553............................ WFTY-DT............. 5,838,625 5,724,691 37,772 25395............................ WFUP................ 235,473 234,457 1,547 60555............................ WFUT-DT............. 21,842,105 21,428,169 141,383 22108............................ WFWA................ 1,071,881 1,071,733 7,071 9054............................. WFXB................ 1,448,018 1,447,713 9,552 3228............................. WFXG................ 1,126,109 1,115,208 7,358 70815............................ WFXL................ 792,863 786,514 5,189 19707............................ WFXP................ 556,627 543,130 3,584 24813............................ WFXR................ 1,418,873 1,283,217 8,467 6463............................. WFXT................ 8,044,623 7,951,492 52,464 22245............................ WFXU................ 225,675 225,675 1,489 43424............................ WFXV................ 682,282 587,673 3,877 25236............................ WFXW................ 240,198 240,193 1,585 41397............................ WFYI................ 2,614,535 2,613,865 17,246 53930............................ WGAL................ 6,592,850 5,851,154 38,606 2708............................. WGBA-TV............. 1,219,315 1,218,972 8,043 24314............................ WGBC................ 233,035 232,798 1,536 72099............................ WGBH-TV............. 8,264,395 8,151,180 53,781 12498............................ WGBO-DT............. 9,984,682 9,984,501 65,878 11113............................ WGBP-TV............. 1,964,065 1,956,753 12,911 72098............................ WGBX-TV............. 8,354,289 8,184,570 54,002 72096............................ WGBY-TV............. 4,556,980 3,838,887 25,329 62388............................ WGCU................ 1,789,951 1,789,951 11,810 54275............................ WGEM-TV............. 340,572 335,705 2,215 27387............................ WGEN-TV............. 47,451 47,451 313 7727............................. WGFL................ 958,665 958,665 6,325 25682............................ WGGB-TV............. 3,501,457 3,092,700 20,406 11027............................ WGGN-TV............. 4,010,515 3,987,566 26,310 9064............................. WGGS-TV............. 2,978,169 2,919,596 19,263 72106............................ WGHP................ 4,716,324 4,663,025 30,767 710.............................. WGIQ................ 367,358 367,140 2,422 12520............................ WGMB-TV............. 1,815,089 1,814,919 11,975 25683............................ WGME-TV............. 1,562,382 1,391,898 9,184 24618............................ WGNM................ 765,295 764,308 5,043 72119............................ WGNO................ 1,737,340 1,737,340 11,463 9762............................. WGNT................ 2,218,861 2,218,861 14,640 72115............................ WGN-TV.............. 10,139,791 10,133,994 66,864 40619............................ WGPT................ 570,828 347,754 2,294 65074............................ WGPX-TV............. 3,063,562 3,053,879 20,149 [[Page 78491]] 64547............................ WGRZ................ 1,896,029 1,833,959 12,100 63329............................ WGTA................ 1,174,842 1,134,460 7,485 66285............................ WGTE-TV............. 2,250,689 2,250,689 14,850 59279............................ WGTQ................ 114,517 109,995 726 59280............................ WGTU................ 369,755 364,263 2,403 23948............................ WGTV................ 6,872,895 6,793,292 44,822 7623............................. WGTW-TV............. 830,912 830,818 5,482 24783............................ WGVK................ 2,565,756 2,563,031 16,911 24784............................ WGVU-TV............. 1,943,807 1,894,218 12,498 21536............................ WGWG................ 1,146,502 1,146,502 7,565 56642............................ WGWW................ 1,742,591 1,714,951 11,315 58262............................ WGXA................ 799,532 798,664 5,270 73371............................ WHAM-TV............. 1,381,792 1,333,395 8,798 32327............................ WHAS-TV............. 2,065,124 2,034,746 13,425 6096............................. WHA-TV.............. 1,715,866 1,709,075 11,276 13950............................ WHBF-TV............. 1,726,114 1,713,500 11,306 12521............................ WHBQ-TV............. 1,735,050 1,714,081 11,310 10894............................ WHBR................ 1,425,293 1,424,691 9,400 65128............................ WHDF................ 1,720,614 1,666,798 10,998 72145............................ WHDH................ 7,993,816 7,899,325 52,120 83929............................ WHDT................ 6,334,757 6,334,757 41,797 70041............................ WHEC-TV............. 1,322,761 1,278,323 8,434 67971............................ WHFT-TV............. 5,976,793 5,976,793 39,435 41458............................ WHIO-TV............. 4,041,602 4,033,560 26,613 713.............................. WHIQ................ 1,383,801 1,329,761 8,774 61216............................ WHIZ-TV............. 962,141 885,771 5,844 18780............................ WHLA-TV............. 569,415 530,529 3,500 48668............................ WHLT................ 481,036 479,959 3,167 24582............................ WHLV-TV............. 4,739,820 4,739,820 31,273 37102............................ WHMB-TV............. 3,187,327 3,126,458 20,628 61004............................ WHMC................ 838,228 838,228 5,531 36117............................ WHME-TV............. 1,490,612 1,490,518 9,834 37106............................ WHNO................ 1,592,553 1,592,553 10,508 72300............................ WHNS................ 2,753,561 2,462,848 16,250 48693............................ WHNT-TV............. 1,687,347 1,607,863 10,609 66221............................ WHO-DT.............. 1,226,093 1,209,327 7,979 6866............................. WHOI................ 716,035 715,956 4,724 72313............................ WHP-TV.............. 4,219,869 3,695,568 24,383 51980............................ WHPX-TV............. 5,666,126 5,176,293 34,153 73036............................ WHRM-TV............. 537,971 535,112 3,531 25932............................ WHRO-TV............. 2,261,464 2,261,381 14,921 68058............................ WHSG-TV............. 6,744,093 6,678,392 44,064 4688............................. WHSV-TV............. 894,602 760,620 5,019 9990............................. WHTJ................ 867,445 743,025 4,902 72326............................ WHTM-TV............. 3,349,178 2,923,354 19,288 11117............................ WHTN................ 2,283,942 2,273,175 14,998 27772............................ WHUT-TV............. 8,785,956 8,745,663 57,704 18793............................ WHWC-TV............. 1,205,932 1,152,576 7,605 72338............................ WHYY-TV............. 10,984,166 10,590,279 69,875 5360............................. WIAT................ 1,959,076 1,921,566 12,678 63160............................ WIBW-TV............. 1,312,372 1,263,123 8,334 25684............................ WICD................ 1,220,886 1,219,775 8,048 25686............................ WICS................ 1,060,412 1,058,572 6,984 24970............................ WICU-TV............. 704,263 654,470 4,318 62210............................ WICZ-TV............. 1,208,124 932,840 6,155 18410............................ WIDP................ 2,258,204 2,022,801 13,346 26025............................ WIFS................ 1,664,757 1,659,814 10,951 720.............................. WIIQ................ 330,593 326,759 2,156 68939............................ WILL-TV............. 1,148,587 1,125,681 7,427 6863............................. WILX-TV............. 3,505,808 3,321,258 21,914 22093............................ WINK-TV............. 2,135,187 2,135,187 14,088 67787............................ WINM................ 1,035,236 1,004,998 6,631 41314............................ WINP-TV............. 2,918,791 2,870,939 18,942 3646............................. WIPB................ 2,098,072 2,097,589 13,840 48408............................ WIPL................ 902,112 849,374 5,604 53863............................ WIPM-TV \1\......... 2,018,636 1,743,992 740 53859............................ WIPR-TV \1\......... 3,164,369 2,988,035 19,715 10253............................ WIPX-TV............. 2,538,971 2,537,989 16,746 39887............................ WIRS \12\........... 962,531 803,553 2,946 [[Page 78492]] 71336............................ WIRT-DT............. 125,282 123,221 813 13990............................ WIS................. 2,873,204 2,819,721 18,605 65143............................ WISC-TV............. 1,816,917 1,779,975 11,744 13960............................ WISE-TV............. 1,105,600 1,105,444 7,294 39269............................ WISH-TV............. 3,141,430 3,093,806 20,413 65680............................ WISN-TV............. 3,041,677 3,036,957 20,038 73083............................ WITF-TV............. 2,532,625 2,299,838 15,174 73107............................ WITI................ 3,149,773 3,140,719 20,722 594.............................. WITN-TV............. 1,942,458 1,927,751 12,719 61005............................ WITV................ 1,002,380 1,002,380 6,614 7780............................. WIVB-TV............. 1,911,934 1,834,562 12,104 11260............................ WIVT................ 831,941 612,317 4,040 60571............................ WIWN................ 3,387,206 3,370,697 22,240 62207............................ WIYC................ 673,128 670,480 4,424 73120............................ WJAC-TV............. 2,152,162 1,855,359 12,242 10259............................ WJAL................ 9,654,785 9,309,845 61,426 50780............................ WJAR................ 7,602,846 7,447,435 49,138 35576............................ WJAX-TV............. 1,909,321 1,909,321 12,598 27140............................ WJBF................ 1,669,785 1,652,861 10,906 73123............................ WJBK................ 5,840,177 5,804,131 38,296 37174............................ WJCL................ 1,031,857 1,031,857 6,808 73130............................ WJCT................ 1,893,148 1,892,490 12,487 29719............................ WJEB-TV............. 1,880,192 1,880,192 12,406 65749............................ WJET-TV............. 711,412 685,375 4,522 7651............................. WJFB................ 2,745,573 2,734,787 18,044 49699............................ WJFW-TV............. 281,148 271,274 1,790 73136............................ WJHG-TV............. 912,881 905,531 5,975 57826............................ WJHL-TV............. 2,035,505 1,463,539 9,656 68519............................ WJKT................ 645,594 645,161 4,257 1051............................. WJLA-TV............. 9,654,785 9,314,754 61,459 86537............................ WJLP................ 22,694,994 22,426,423 147,970 9630............................. WJMN-TV............. 158,494 151,938 1,002 61008............................ WJPM-TV............. 587,058 586,836 3,872 58340............................ WJPX 6 10 12........ 2,861,004 2,653,740 17,509 21735............................ WJRT-TV............. 2,831,612 2,583,368 17,045 23918............................ WJSP-TV............. 4,678,958 4,643,904 30,640 41210............................ WJTC................ 1,517,180 1,516,056 10,003 48667............................ WJTV................ 966,513 958,676 6,325 73150............................ WJW................. 3,969,148 3,895,876 25,705 61007............................ WJWJ-TV............. 1,180,652 1,180,652 7,790 58342............................ WJWN-TV \6\......... 1,830,695 1,568,858 2,946 53116............................ WJXT................ 1,899,110 1,899,110 12,530 11893............................ WJXX................ 1,888,910 1,888,113 12,458 32334............................ WJYS................ 9,820,848 9,820,831 64,798 25455............................ WJZ-TV.............. 10,637,240 10,228,751 67,489 73152............................ WJZY................ 4,965,077 4,831,865 31,881 64983............................ WKAQ-TV \3\......... 3,259,225 2,914,322 1,101 6104............................. WKAR-TV............. 1,713,640 1,709,038 11,276 34171............................ WKAS................ 522,877 496,277 3,274 51570............................ WKBD-TV............. 5,180,191 5,179,980 34,178 73153............................ WKBN-TV............. 4,870,043 4,522,748 29,841 13929............................ WKBS-TV............. 1,054,914 914,205 6,032 74424............................ WKBT-DT............. 905,659 860,444 5,677 54176............................ WKBW-TV............. 2,261,221 2,175,654 14,355 53465............................ WKCF................ 5,109,221 5,107,692 33,701 73155............................ WKEF................ 3,860,944 3,850,405 25,405 34177............................ WKGB-TV............. 444,266 442,639 2,921 34196............................ WKHA................ 475,212 372,027 2,455 34207............................ WKLE................ 918,947 911,337 6,013 34212............................ WKMA-TV............. 558,464 558,150 3,683 71293............................ WKMG-TV............. 4,643,692 4,643,692 30,639 34195............................ WKMJ-TV............. 1,572,974 1,565,579 10,330 34202............................ WKMR................ 457,241 422,772 2,789 34174............................ WKMU................ 339,477 339,064 2,237 42061............................ WKNO................ 1,649,295 1,647,327 10,869 83931............................ WKNX-TV............. 1,778,483 1,548,751 10,219 34205............................ WKOH................ 591,189 584,484 3,856 67869............................ WKOI-TV............. 3,996,184 3,976,552 26,237 34211............................ WKON................ 1,170,361 1,163,470 7,677 [[Page 78493]] 18267............................ WKOP-TV............. 1,641,367 1,465,642 9,670 64545............................ WKOW................ 1,999,166 1,978,160 13,052 21432............................ WKPC-TV............. 1,620,977 1,613,304 10,645 65758............................ WKPD................ 277,245 276,367 1,823 34200............................ WKPI-TV............. 552,999 432,287 2,852 27504............................ WKPT-TV............. 1,107,992 876,999 5,786 58341............................ WKPV \10\........... 981,832 762,182 2,946 11289............................ WKRC-TV............. 3,412,677 3,359,970 22,169 73187............................ WKRG-TV............. 1,661,088 1,660,222 10,954 73188............................ WKRN-TV............. 2,843,550 2,823,383 18,629 34222............................ WKSO-TV............. 675,800 663,810 4,380 40902............................ WKTC................ 1,422,142 1,421,788 9,381 60654............................ WKTV................ 1,566,267 1,340,030 8,842 73195............................ WKYC................ 4,162,460 4,109,739 27,116 24914............................ WKYT-TV............. 1,263,314 1,247,201 8,229 71861............................ WKYU-TV............. 447,402 444,471 2,933 34181............................ WKZT-TV............. 1,092,295 1,075,603 7,097 18819............................ WLAE-TV............. 1,489,518 1,489,518 9,828 36533............................ WLAJ................ 4,230,811 4,195,529 27,682 2710............................. WLAX................ 480,917 455,361 3,004 68542............................ WLBT................ 930,984 929,897 6,135 39644............................ WLBZ................ 374,046 364,463 2,405 69328............................ WLED-TV............. 333,929 175,095 1,155 63046............................ WLEF-TV............. 201,828 200,259 1,321 73203............................ WLEX-TV............. 1,037,124 1,032,416 6,812 37806............................ WLFB................ 756,510 656,110 4,329 37808............................ WLFG................ 1,555,609 1,240,816 8,187 73204............................ WLFI-TV............. 2,422,930 2,397,991 15,822 73205............................ WLFL................ 4,154,373 4,151,842 27,394 19777............................ WLII-DT 4 8......... 2,472,430 2,284,000 15,070 37503............................ WLIO................ 1,076,204 1,052,712 6,946 38336............................ WLIW................ 21,331,793 21,007,396 138,607 27696............................ WLJC-TV............. 1,433,034 1,317,702 8,694 71645............................ WLJT-DT............. 382,232 381,417 2,517 53939............................ WLKY................ 2,035,700 2,028,397 13,383 11033............................ WLLA................ 2,204,047 2,203,715 14,540 1222............................. WLMA................ 1,681,703 1,678,515 11,075 17076............................ WLMB................ 2,820,328 2,813,733 18,565 68518............................ WLMT................ 1,739,879 1,737,416 11,463 22591............................ WLNE-TV............. 6,880,185 6,815,475 44,969 74420............................ WLNS-TV............. 4,230,811 4,195,529 27,682 73206............................ WLNY-TV............. 7,829,527 7,746,153 51,109 84253............................ WLOO................ 897,764 896,755 5,917 56537............................ WLOS................ 3,337,211 2,748,224 18,133 37732............................ WLOV-TV............. 608,778 606,994 4,005 13995............................ WLOX................ 1,236,798 1,224,809 8,081 38586............................ WLPB-TV............. 1,263,410 1,263,379 8,336 73189............................ WLPX-TV............. 1,012,910 963,892 6,360 66358............................ WLRN-TV............. 6,010,422 6,010,422 39,657 73226............................ WLS-TV.............. 10,333,090 10,326,952 68,137 73230............................ WLTV-DT............. 5,988,029 5,988,029 39,509 37176............................ WLTX................ 1,614,789 1,611,719 10,634 37179............................ WLTZ................ 738,023 734,057 4,843 21259............................ WLUC-TV............. 103,185 95,367 629 4150............................. WLUK-TV............. 1,237,211 1,236,394 8,158 73238............................ WLVI................ 7,993,816 7,899,325 52,120 36989............................ WLVT-TV............. 11,348,739 10,115,153 66,740 3978............................. WLWC................ 3,398,164 3,257,998 21,496 46979............................ WLWT................ 3,499,610 3,489,652 23,025 54452............................ WLXI................ 3,243,843 3,015,382 19,895 55350............................ WLYH................ 3,349,178 2,923,354 19,288 43192............................ WMAB-TV............. 389,089 384,767 2,539 43170............................ WMAE-TV............. 692,999 663,737 4,379 43197............................ WMAH-TV............. 1,302,245 1,301,790 8,589 43176............................ WMAO-TV............. 333,490 333,321 2,199 47905............................ WMAQ-TV............. 10,069,653 10,068,069 66,429 59442............................ WMAR-TV............. 10,025,750 9,879,744 65,187 43184............................ WMAU-TV............. 637,434 631,358 4,166 43193............................ WMAV-TV............. 1,018,601 1,018,556 6,720 [[Page 78494]] 43169............................ WMAW-TV............. 731,384 716,614 4,728 46991............................ WMAZ-TV............. 1,238,176 1,180,117 7,786 66398............................ WMBB................ 990,632 964,744 6,365 43952............................ WMBC-TV............. 22,446,503 21,778,765 143,696 42121............................ WMBD-TV............. 720,722 720,669 4,755 83969............................ WMBF-TV............. 526,232 526,232 3,472 60829............................ WMCF-TV............. 644,916 641,833 4,235 9739............................. WMCN-TV............. 10,984,166 10,590,279 69,875 19184............................ WMC-TV.............. 2,057,112 2,053,563 13,549 189357........................... WMDE................ 6,933,795 6,802,466 44,883 73255............................ WMDN................ 259,822 259,616 1,713 16455............................ WMDT................ 790,315 790,315 5,214 39656............................ WMEA-TV............. 965,365 911,355 6,013 39648............................ WMEB-TV............. 411,335 396,677 2,617 70537............................ WMEC................ 199,187 198,698 1,311 39649............................ WMED-TV............. 28,850 27,884 184 39662............................ WMEM-TV............. 66,343 64,625 426 41893............................ WMFD-TV............. 1,637,011 1,379,386 9,101 41436............................ WMFP................ 6,230,964 5,959,061 39,318 61111............................ WMGM-TV............. 830,912 830,818 5,482 43847............................ WMGT-TV............. 614,625 614,040 4,051 73263............................ WMHT................ 1,729,302 1,559,066 10,287 68545............................ WMLW-TV............. 1,863,951 1,863,679 12,297 53819............................ WMOR-TV............. 6,400,456 6,400,333 42,229 81503............................ WMOW................ 122,110 106,904 705 65944............................ WMPB................ 8,059,368 7,940,127 52,389 43168............................ WMPN-TV............. 843,756 841,772 5,554 65942............................ WMPT................ 9,500,117 9,442,413 62,301 60827............................ WMPV-TV............. 1,565,537 1,564,599 10,323 10221............................ WMSN-TV............. 2,030,916 2,010,636 13,266 2174............................. WMTJ \11\........... 2,764,573 2,492,464 16,445 6870............................. WMTV................ 1,628,641 1,625,206 10,723 73288............................ WMTW................ 2,041,342 1,737,673 11,465 23935............................ WMUM-TV............. 926,604 921,419 6,080 73292............................ WMUR-TV............. 5,652,739 5,453,759 35,984 42663............................ WMVS................ 3,216,887 3,155,770 20,822 42665............................ WMVT................ 3,216,887 3,155,770 20,822 81946............................ WMWC-TV............. 935,338 912,437 6,020 56548............................ WMYA-TV............. 1,808,659 1,723,755 11,373 74211............................ WMYD................ 5,840,155 5,839,880 38,532 20624............................ WMYT-TV............. 4,965,077 4,831,865 31,881 25544............................ WMYV................ 4,406,813 4,379,408 28,895 73310............................ WNAB................ 2,600,886 2,591,235 17,097 73311............................ WNAC-TV............. 7,817,084 7,459,610 49,219 47535............................ WNBC................ 23,283,577 22,722,761 149,925 83965............................ WNBW-DT............. 1,557,530 1,550,637 10,231 72307............................ WNCF................ 665,079 658,994 4,348 50782............................ WNCN................ 4,201,973 4,186,944 27,625 57838............................ WNCT-TV............. 2,034,787 1,975,930 13,037 41674............................ WNDU-TV............. 1,901,588 1,870,311 12,340 28462............................ WNDY-TV............. 3,141,430 3,093,806 20,413 71928............................ WNED-TV............. 1,408,141 1,390,745 9,176 60931............................ WNEH................ 1,389,794 1,383,193 9,126 41221............................ WNEM-TV............. 1,437,726 1,434,104 9,462 49439............................ WNEO................ 3,343,598 3,265,373 21,545 73318............................ WNEP-TV............. 3,472,501 2,879,994 19,002 18795............................ WNET................ 22,428,695 21,915,470 144,598 51864............................ WNEU................ 7,676,529 7,606,661 50,189 23942............................ WNGH-TV............. 6,461,522 6,281,764 41,447 67802............................ WNIN................ 907,713 891,200 5,880 41671............................ WNIT................ 1,335,767 1,335,767 8,813 48457............................ WNJB................ 22,145,547 21,374,668 141,030 48477............................ WNJN................ 22,145,547 21,374,668 141,030 48481............................ WNJS................ 7,729,626 7,710,589 50,874 48465............................ WNJT................ 7,729,626 7,710,589 50,874 73333............................ WNJU................ 23,283,577 22,722,761 149,925 73336............................ WNJX-TV \2\......... 1,446,990 1,265,826 905 61217............................ WNKY................ 414,184 412,652 2,723 71905............................ WNLO................ 1,911,934 1,834,562 12,104 [[Page 78495]] 4318............................. WNMU................ 178,504 177,692 1,172 73344............................ WNNE................ 801,186 684,501 4,516 54280............................ WNOL-TV............. 1,730,074 1,730,074 11,415 71676............................ WNPB-TV............. 2,094,971 1,923,306 12,690 62137............................ WNPI-DT............. 159,208 154,143 1,017 41398............................ WNPT................ 2,692,492 2,657,273 17,533 28468............................ WNPX-TV............. 2,494,581 2,470,662 16,301 61009............................ WNSC-TV............. 2,860,897 2,853,300 18,826 61010............................ WNTV................ 2,775,252 2,572,161 16,971 16539............................ WNTZ-TV............. 328,336 327,661 2,162 7933............................. WNUV................ 9,944,268 9,735,378 64,234 9999............................. WNVC................ 867,445 743,025 4,902 10019............................ WNVT................ 1,894,231 1,892,374 12,486 73354............................ WNWO-TV............. 2,915,507 2,915,507 19,237 136751........................... WNYA................ 1,932,105 1,656,014 10,926 30303............................ WNYB................ 1,784,805 1,758,025 11,599 6048............................. WNYE-TV............. 20,693,079 20,445,674 134,901 34329............................ WNYI................ 1,609,642 1,329,569 8,772 67784............................ WNYO-TV............. 1,449,480 1,428,169 9,423 73363............................ WNYT................ 1,691,742 1,539,006 10,154 22206............................ WNYW................ 21,377,740 21,043,915 138,848 69618............................ WOAI-TV............. 3,063,753 3,050,610 20,128 66804............................ WOAY-TV............. 536,548 414,046 2,732 41225............................ WOFL................ 4,897,034 4,891,577 32,275 70651............................ WOGX................ 1,262,333 1,262,333 8,329 8661............................. WOI-DT.............. 1,278,698 1,277,340 8,428 39746............................ WOIO................ 3,819,462 3,739,439 24,673 71725............................ WOLE-DT \4\......... 1,581,955 1,411,809 5,385 73375............................ WOLF-TV............. 3,025,477 2,531,097 16,700 60963............................ WOLO-TV............. 2,854,959 2,814,886 18,573 36838............................ WOOD-TV............. 2,637,147 2,631,110 17,360 67602............................ WOPX-TV............. 4,677,102 4,676,992 30,859 64865............................ WORA-TV 3 13........ 3,172,055 2,933,387 19,354 73901............................ WORO-DT............. 2,847,102 2,661,536 17,561 60357............................ WOST................ 1,055,465 918,659 6,061 66185............................ WOSU-TV............. 3,073,523 3,013,857 19,885 131.............................. WOTF-TV............. 4,204,625 4,204,625 27,742 10212............................ WOTV................ 2,493,328 2,492,908 16,448 50147............................ WOUB-TV............. 739,667 721,384 4,760 50141............................ WOUC-TV............. 1,680,457 1,618,502 10,679 23342............................ WOWK-TV............. 1,098,995 1,028,502 6,786 65528............................ WOWT................ 1,516,978 1,514,052 9,990 31570............................ WPAN................ 1,392,393 1,392,261 9,186 51988............................ WPBF................ 3,601,603 3,601,603 23,763 21253............................ WPBN-TV............. 452,157 440,310 2,905 62136............................ WPBS-TV............. 332,147 296,972 1,959 13456............................ WPBT................ 5,976,331 5,976,331 39,432 13924............................ WPCB-TV............. 2,920,794 2,802,648 18,492 64033............................ WPCH-TV............. 6,826,973 6,747,200 44,518 4354............................. WPCT................ 207,688 207,286 1,368 17012............................ WPDE-TV............. 1,845,347 1,838,747 12,132 52527............................ WPEC................ 6,332,850 6,332,850 41,784 84088............................ WPFO................ 1,390,230 1,272,952 8,399 54728............................ WPGA-TV............. 575,813 575,578 3,798 60820............................ WPGD-TV............. 2,787,190 2,772,517 18,293 73875............................ WPGH-TV............. 3,209,933 3,099,658 20,452 2942............................. WPGX................ 448,453 445,686 2,941 73879............................ WPHL-TV............. 10,944,731 10,756,717 70,973 73881............................ WPIX................ 22,259,872 21,818,842 143,961 69880............................ WPKD-TV............. 3,366,547 3,181,216 20,990 53113............................ WPLG................ 6,165,413 6,165,413 40,679 11906............................ WPMI-TV............. 1,609,741 1,609,491 10,619 10213............................ WPMT................ 2,532,625 2,299,838 15,174 18798............................ WPNE-TV............. 1,210,150 1,209,366 7,979 73907............................ WPNT................ 3,148,917 3,050,465 20,127 28480............................ WPPT................ 11,348,739 10,115,153 66,740 51984............................ WPPX-TV............. 8,429,105 8,212,096 54,183 47404............................ WPRI-TV............. 7,754,340 7,480,561 49,357 51991............................ WPSD-TV............. 852,232 848,332 5,597 [[Page 78496]] 12499............................ WPSG................ 11,342,493 11,068,585 73,031 66219............................ WPSU-TV............. 1,016,983 842,529 5,559 73905............................ WPTA................ 1,136,029 1,135,873 7,494 25067............................ WPTD................ 3,535,155 3,522,151 23,239 25065............................ WPTO................ 3,080,289 3,066,947 20,236 59443............................ WPTV-TV............. 6,414,108 6,414,108 42,320 57476............................ WPTZ................ 801,186 684,501 4,516 8616............................. WPVI-TV............. 11,997,071 11,834,791 78,086 48772............................ WPWR-TV............. 10,111,733 10,105,397 66,675 51969............................ WPXA-TV............. 7,486,662 7,341,812 48,441 71236............................ WPXC-TV............. 1,812,411 1,812,329 11,958 5800............................. WPXD-TV............. 5,357,614 5,357,504 35,349 37104............................ WPXE-TV............. 3,105,562 3,094,581 20,418 48406............................ WPXG-TV............. 2,760,323 2,697,351 17,797 73312............................ WPXH-TV............. 1,558,487 1,543,110 10,181 73910............................ WPXI................ 3,270,399 3,179,997 20,982 2325............................. WPXJ-TV............. 2,383,753 2,319,308 15,303 52628............................ WPXK-TV............. 1,897,932 1,672,850 11,037 21729............................ WPXL-TV............. 1,738,354 1,738,354 11,470 48608............................ WPXM-TV............. 5,673,283 5,673,283 37,432 73356............................ WPXN-TV............. 22,193,311 21,756,322 143,548 27290............................ WPXP-TV............. 6,117,297 6,117,297 40,362 50063............................ WPXQ-TV............. 3,398,164 3,257,998 21,496 70251............................ WPXR-TV............. 1,361,522 1,199,794 7,916 40861............................ WPXS................ 2,313,093 2,228,599 14,704 53065............................ WPXT................ 1,058,317 1,005,248 6,633 37971............................ WPXU-TV............. 764,835 764,835 5,046 67077............................ WPXV-TV............. 1,997,620 1,997,620 13,180 74091............................ WPXW-TV............. 8,918,745 8,866,240 58,499 21726............................ WPXX-TV............. 1,563,942 1,560,675 10,297 73319............................ WQAD-TV............. 1,077,293 1,065,179 7,028 65130............................ WQCW................ 1,234,953 1,165,995 7,693 71561............................ WQEC................ 177,193 175,191 1,156 41315............................ WQED................ 3,491,971 3,385,114 22,335 3255............................. WQHA................ 2,936,821 2,543,288 16,781 60556............................ WQHS-DT............. 3,982,203 3,936,334 25,972 53716............................ WQLN................ 573,688 553,172 3,650 52075............................ WQMY................ 403,099 246,363 1,626 64550............................ WQOW................ 383,460 372,929 2,461 5468............................. WQPT-TV............. 928,221 922,909 6,089 64690............................ WQPX-TV............. 1,624,976 1,207,503 7,967 52408............................ WQRF-TV............. 1,384,090 1,360,850 8,979 2175............................. WQTO \11\........... 2,533,848 1,714,503 4,010 8688............................. WRAL-TV............. 4,258,430 4,255,027 28,075 10133............................ WRAY-TV............. 4,701,102 4,682,210 30,893 64611............................ WRAZ................ 4,206,845 4,204,439 27,741 136749........................... WRBJ-TV............. 1,029,422 1,026,759 6,775 3359............................. WRBL................ 1,573,722 1,534,121 10,122 57221............................ WRBU................ 2,964,043 2,960,986 19,537 54940............................ WRBW................ 4,929,252 4,926,807 32,507 59137............................ WRCB................ 1,674,932 1,436,942 9,481 47904............................ WRC-TV.............. 9,040,003 8,996,367 59,358 54963............................ WRDC................ 4,380,924 4,374,069 28,860 55454............................ WRDQ................ 4,765,929 4,765,929 31,446 73937............................ WRDW-TV............. 1,630,465 1,580,144 10,426 66174............................ WREG-TV............. 1,645,112 1,638,826 10,813 61011............................ WRET-TV............. 2,775,252 2,572,161 16,971 73940............................ WREX................ 2,367,561 2,071,361 13,667 54443............................ WRFB \13\........... 2,361,435 2,105,790 1,101 73942............................ WRGB................ 1,773,206 1,559,637 10,290 411.............................. WRGT-TV............. 3,563,572 3,528,799 23,283 74416............................ WRIC-TV............. 2,264,724 2,197,233 14,497 61012............................ WRJA-TV............. 1,227,284 1,220,205 8,051 412.............................. WRLH-TV............. 2,215,949 2,152,568 14,203 61013............................ WRLK-TV............. 1,268,677 1,267,713 8,364 43870............................ WRLM................ 3,954,789 3,936,003 25,970 74156............................ WRNN-TV............. 21,146,732 20,904,564 137,928 73964............................ WROC-TV............. 1,210,157 1,192,546 7,868 159007........................... WRPT................ 108,521 108,009 713 [[Page 78497]] 20590............................ WRPX-TV............. 2,980,937 2,976,800 19,641 62009............................ WRSP-TV............. 1,062,091 1,060,251 6,996 40877............................ WRTV................ 3,148,448 3,125,475 20,622 15320............................ WRUA................ 2,624,204 2,339,222 15,434 71580............................ WRXY-TV............. 2,114,529 2,114,529 13,952 48662............................ WSAV-TV............. 1,094,897 1,094,884 7,224 6867............................. WSAW-TV............. 657,843 651,328 4,297 36912............................ WSAZ-TV............. 1,173,019 1,103,266 7,279 56092............................ WSBE-TV............. 8,044,866 7,776,757 51,311 73982............................ WSBK-TV............. 7,834,658 7,766,985 51,247 72053............................ WSBS-TV............. 47,386 47,386 313 73983............................ WSBT-TV............. 1,790,673 1,780,628 11,749 23960............................ WSB-TV.............. 6,772,503 6,695,450 44,177 69446............................ WSCG................ 961,649 961,649 6,345 64971............................ WSCV................ 6,029,382 6,029,382 39,782 70536............................ WSEC................ 517,830 517,364 3,414 49711............................ WSEE-TV............. 585,062 562,271 3,710 21258............................ WSES................ 1,905,067 1,866,312 12,314 73988............................ WSET-TV............. 1,587,650 1,345,990 8,881 13993............................ WSFA................ 1,206,335 1,168,069 7,707 11118............................ WSFJ-TV............. 1,911,871 1,902,328 12,552 10203............................ WSFL-TV............. 5,890,244 5,890,244 38,864 72871............................ WSFX-TV............. 1,088,964 1,088,964 7,185 73999............................ WSIL-TV............. 650,734 647,093 4,270 4297............................. WSIU-TV............. 994,418 936,746 6,181 74007............................ WSJV................ 1,686,953 1,680,493 11,088 78908............................ WSKA................ 530,610 416,302 2,747 74034............................ WSKG-TV............. 866,172 616,130 4,065 76324............................ WSKY-TV............. 2,003,325 2,002,894 13,215 776220........................... WSLN................ 3,269,796 3,020,118 19,927 57840............................ WSLS-TV............. 1,436,974 1,276,869 8,425 21737............................ WSMH................ 2,350,370 2,335,477 15,409 41232............................ WSMV-TV............. 2,883,773 2,837,323 18,721 70119............................ WSNS-TV............. 10,069,653 10,068,069 66,429 74070............................ WSOC-TV............. 4,156,321 4,085,565 26,957 66391............................ WSPA-TV............. 3,717,232 3,549,667 23,421 64352............................ WSPX-TV............. 1,285,581 1,167,040 7,700 17611............................ WSRE................ 1,490,766 1,489,946 9,831 63867............................ WSST-TV............. 312,974 312,260 2,060 60341............................ WSTE-DT............. 3,284,058 3,220,155 21,247 21252............................ WSTM-TV............. 1,437,543 1,367,590 9,023 11204............................ WSTR-TV............. 3,424,743 3,411,973 22,512 19776............................ WSUR-DT \8\......... 3,276,102 3,182,722 5,385 2370............................. WSVI................ 41,004 41,004 271 63840............................ WSVN................ 6,165,386 6,165,386 40,679 73374............................ WSWB................ 1,516,774 1,088,360 7,181 28155............................ WSWG................ 389,103 389,030 2,567 71680............................ WSWP-TV............. 849,038 633,378 4,179 74094............................ WSYM-TV............. 1,607,593 1,607,277 10,605 73113............................ WSYR-TV............. 1,314,500 1,226,575 8,093 40758............................ WSYT................ 1,962,530 1,731,744 11,426 56549............................ WSYX................ 2,871,413 2,825,664 18,644 65681............................ WTAE-TV............. 2,985,875 2,865,692 18,908 23341............................ WTAJ-TV............. 1,158,024 925,907 6,109 4685............................. WTAP-TV............. 489,083 469,004 3,094 416.............................. WTAT-TV............. 1,284,148 1,284,148 8,473 67993............................ WTBY-TV............. 16,997,114 16,897,718 111,491 29715............................ WTCE-TV............. 2,964,583 2,964,583 19,560 65667............................ WTCI................ 1,276,295 1,159,269 7,649 67786............................ WTCT................ 590,643 586,819 3,872 28954............................ WTCV 5 9............ 2,861,004 2,653,740 17,509 74422............................ WTEN................ 1,913,356 1,621,808 10,701 9881............................. WTGL................ 4,516,827 4,516,827 29,802 27245............................ WTGS................ 1,064,292 1,064,066 7,021 70655............................ WTHI-TV............. 966,268 914,388 6,033 70162............................ WTHR................ 3,175,603 3,122,761 20,604 147.............................. WTIC-TV............. 5,397,501 4,767,795 31,458 26681............................ WTIN-TV \7\......... 3,277,279 3,162,469 905 66536............................ WTIU................ 1,690,704 1,689,678 11,148 [[Page 78498]] 1002............................. WTJP-TV............. 2,037,103 2,002,301 13,211 4593............................. WTJR................ 316,974 316,852 2,091 70287............................ WTJX-TV............. 112,125 104,561 690 47401............................ WTKR................ 2,242,929 2,242,846 14,798 82735............................ WTLF................ 883,350 883,326 5,828 23486............................ WTLH................ 1,082,589 1,082,542 7,143 67781............................ WTLJ................ 1,738,667 1,736,853 11,460 65046............................ WTLV................ 2,041,165 2,022,822 13,347 74098............................ WTMJ-TV............. 3,139,304 3,123,411 20,608 74109............................ WTNH................ 7,999,974 7,453,267 49,177 19200............................ WTNZ................ 1,790,817 1,598,570 10,547 590.............................. WTOC-TV............. 1,061,993 1,061,993 7,007 74112............................ WTOG................ 6,239,245 6,236,871 41,151 4686............................. WTOK-TV............. 391,847 386,112 2,548 13992............................ WTOL................ 4,534,147 4,527,590 29,873 21254............................ WTOM-TV............. 120,159 116,524 769 74122............................ WTOV-TV............. 3,866,114 3,605,421 23,789 82574............................ WTPC-TV............. 2,138,494 2,132,635 14,071 86496............................ WTPX-TV............. 258,246 258,154 1,703 6869............................. WTRF-TV............. 2,938,363 2,562,114 16,905 67798............................ WTSF................ 879,853 811,994 5,358 11290............................ WTSP................ 6,538,906 6,515,239 42,988 4108............................. WTTA................ 6,656,303 6,639,930 43,810 74137............................ WTTE................ 2,926,672 2,885,004 19,035 22207............................ WTTG................ 8,945,253 8,890,093 58,657 56526............................ WTTK................ 3,074,975 3,055,143 20,158 74138............................ WTTO................ 1,966,252 1,931,949 12,747 56523............................ WTTV................ 2,752,635 2,749,080 18,138 10802............................ WTTW................ 9,929,487 9,929,071 65,512 74148............................ WTVA................ 807,017 794,561 5,243 22590............................ WTVC................ 1,658,814 1,434,931 9,468 8617............................. WTVD................ 4,201,042 4,188,018 27,633 55305............................ WTVE................ 5,368,807 5,365,301 35,400 36504............................ WTVF................ 2,816,921 2,798,755 18,466 74150............................ WTVG................ 4,440,934 4,429,742 29,227 74151............................ WTVH................ 1,375,016 1,313,054 8,664 10645............................ WTVI................ 3,286,073 3,261,428 21,519 63154............................ WTVJ................ 6,009,434 6,009,434 39,650 52280............................ WTVK................ 7,403,075 7,395,979 48,799 595.............................. WTVM................ 1,577,223 1,471,502 9,709 72945............................ WTVO................ 1,413,778 1,400,377 9,240 28311............................ WTVP................ 660,258 660,214 4,356 51597............................ WTVQ-DT............. 1,060,102 1,054,409 6,957 57832............................ WTVR-TV............. 1,998,729 1,990,377 13,133 16817............................ WTVS................ 5,607,125 5,606,929 36,995 68569............................ WTVT................ 6,511,462 6,491,829 42,833 3661............................. WTVW................ 839,062 833,035 5,496 35575............................ WTVX................ 3,558,645 3,556,727 23,467 4152............................. WTVY................ 1,032,612 1,029,898 6,795 40759............................ WTVZ-TV............. 2,246,928 2,246,845 14,825 66908............................ WTWC-TV............. 1,078,213 1,078,166 7,114 20426............................ WTWO................ 716,304 710,680 4,689 81692............................ WTWV................ 1,529,924 1,528,555 10,085 51568............................ WTXF-TV............. 11,330,716 11,023,958 72,736 41065............................ WTXL-TV............. 1,071,056 1,070,908 7,066 8532............................. WUAB................ 3,819,462 3,739,439 24,673 12855............................ WUCF-TV............. 4,516,827 4,516,827 29,802 36395............................ WUCW................ 4,213,867 4,205,494 27,748 69440............................ WUFT................ 1,524,792 1,524,792 10,061 413.............................. WUHF................ 1,161,377 1,157,795 7,639 8156............................. WUJA................ 2,449,731 2,192,227 14,464 69080............................ WUNC-TV............. 4,701,102 4,682,210 30,893 69292............................ WUND-TV............. 1,526,704 1,526,704 10,073 69114............................ WUNE-TV............. 3,449,284 2,886,515 19,045 69300............................ WUNF-TV............. 2,825,704 2,517,064 16,608 69124............................ WUNG-TV............. 4,065,099 4,049,218 26,717 60551............................ WUNI................ 7,755,236 7,627,170 50,324 69332............................ WUNJ-TV............. 1,224,449 1,224,449 8,079 69149............................ WUNK-TV............. 2,105,575 2,099,533 13,853 [[Page 78499]] 69360............................ WUNL-TV............. 3,243,843 3,015,382 19,895 69444............................ WUNM-TV............. 1,370,547 1,370,547 9,043 69397............................ WUNP-TV............. 1,488,708 1,474,989 9,732 69416............................ WUNU................ 1,212,006 1,210,875 7,989 83822............................ WUNW................ 2,012,283 1,476,883 9,744 6900............................. WUPA................ 6,845,271 6,764,030 44,629 13938............................ WUPL................ 1,833,116 1,833,116 12,095 10897............................ WUPV................ 2,142,407 2,122,016 14,001 19190............................ WUPW................ 2,136,541 2,135,020 14,087 23128............................ WUPX-TV............. 1,182,585 1,166,267 7,695 65593............................ WUSA................ 9,654,785 9,309,845 61,426 4301............................. WUSI-TV............. 320,658 320,658 2,116 60552............................ WUTB................ 9,293,641 9,148,848 60,364 30577............................ WUTF-TV............. 8,479,857 8,266,141 54,540 57837............................ WUTR................ 511,394 470,311 3,103 415.............................. WUTV................ 1,611,128 1,579,265 10,420 16517............................ WUVC-DT............. 4,224,285 4,208,453 27,767 48813............................ WUVG-DT............. 6,908,879 6,834,542 45,094 3072............................. WUVN................ 1,236,426 1,156,397 7,630 60560............................ WUVP-DT............. 10,944,731 10,756,717 70,973 9971............................. WUXP-TV............. 2,749,827 2,737,094 18,059 417.............................. WVAH-TV............. 1,295,710 1,222,075 8,063 23947............................ WVAN-TV............. 1,118,534 1,117,845 7,376 65387............................ WVBT................ 1,964,109 1,964,109 12,959 72342............................ WVCY-TV............. 3,149,773 3,140,719 20,722 60559............................ WVEA-TV............. 5,324,315 5,322,343 35,117 74167............................ WVEC................ 2,189,627 2,184,435 14,413 5802............................. WVEN-TV............. 4,749,513 4,749,513 31,337 61573............................ WVEO \5\............ 962,531 803,553 2,946 69946............................ WVER................ 903,858 770,412 5,083 10976............................ WVFX................ 688,514 596,278 3,934 47929............................ WVIA-TV............. 3,472,501 2,879,994 19,002 3667............................. WVII-TV............. 368,499 348,813 2,301 70309............................ WVIR-TV............. 2,140,100 2,107,081 13,903 74170............................ WVIT................ 5,920,252 5,425,459 35,797 18753............................ WVIZ................ 3,694,957 3,687,740 24,332 70021............................ WVLA-TV............. 1,969,063 1,969,000 12,991 81750............................ WVLR................ 1,483,484 1,376,091 9,079 35908............................ WVLT-TV............. 1,983,974 1,714,780 11,314 74169............................ WVNS-TV............. 889,675 560,472 3,698 11259............................ WVNY................ 755,448 673,828 4,446 29000............................ WVOZ-TV \9\......... 981,832 762,182 2,946 71657............................ WVPB-TV............. 939,383 910,465 6,007 60111............................ WVPT................ 995,523 887,449 5,855 70491............................ WVPX-TV............. 4,131,639 4,098,980 27,045 66378............................ WVPY................ 995,523 887,449 5,855 67190............................ WVSN................ 2,593,148 2,271,512 14,987 69940............................ WVTB................ 468,294 246,240 1,625 74173............................ WVTM-TV............. 2,101,947 2,026,895 13,373 74174............................ WVTV................ 3,130,664 3,122,630 20,603 77496............................ WVUA................ 2,305,621 2,250,337 14,848 4149............................. WVUE-DT............. 1,759,779 1,759,779 11,611 4329............................. WVUT................ 267,636 267,555 1,765 74176............................ WVVA................ 997,556 690,651 4,557 3113............................. WVXF................ 70,673 66,853 441 12033............................ WWAY................ 1,328,366 1,328,366 8,765 30833............................ WWBT................ 2,109,206 2,074,930 13,690 20295............................ WWCP-TV............. 2,798,717 2,540,105 16,760 24812............................ WWCW................ 1,390,908 1,210,482 7,987 23671............................ WWDP................ 6,230,964 5,959,061 39,318 21158............................ WWHO................ 2,994,400 2,952,760 19,482 14682............................ WWJE-DT............. 7,755,236 7,627,170 50,324 65919............................ WWJS................ 3,798,882 3,731,768 24,622 72123............................ WWJ-TV.............. 5,653,566 5,653,219 37,300 166512........................... WWJX................ 524,625 524,579 3,461 6868............................. WWLP................ 3,866,407 3,097,621 20,438 74192............................ WWL-TV.............. 1,908,335 1,908,335 12,591 3133............................. WWMB................ 1,596,320 1,591,501 10,501 74195............................ WWMT................ 2,667,986 2,657,016 17,531 [[Page 78500]] 68851............................ WWNY-TV............. 368,613 341,101 2,251 74197............................ WWOR-TV............. 21,146,732 20,904,564 137,928 65943............................ WWPB................ 3,531,585 3,086,500 20,365 23264............................ WWPX-TV............. 2,612,045 2,544,163 16,786 68547............................ WWRS-TV............. 2,376,549 2,354,442 15,535 61251............................ WWSB................ 3,830,838 3,830,838 25,276 23142............................ WWSI................ 11,821,594 11,646,436 76,843 16747............................ WWTI................ 195,127 188,538 1,244 998.............................. WWTO-TV............. 6,837,732 6,837,732 45,115 26994............................ WWTV................ 1,047,227 1,032,448 6,812 84214............................ WWTW................ 1,529,924 1,528,555 10,085 26993............................ WWUP-TV............. 114,688 108,690 717 23338............................ WXBU................ 4,219,869 3,695,568 24,383 61504............................ WXCW................ 2,000,927 2,000,927 13,202 61084............................ WXEL-TV............. 5,976,331 5,976,331 39,432 60539............................ WXFT-DT............. 10,333,090 10,326,952 68,137 23929............................ WXGA-TV............. 618,176 616,843 4,070 51163............................ WXIA-TV............. 7,067,151 6,920,534 45,662 53921............................ WXII-TV............. 3,895,811 3,546,156 23,398 146.............................. WXIN................ 3,066,589 3,043,020 20,078 39738............................ WXIX-TV............. 3,033,449 3,023,049 19,946 414.............................. WXLV-TV............. 4,920,177 4,882,710 32,216 68433............................ WXMI................ 2,110,083 2,109,607 13,919 64549............................ WXOW................ 433,343 422,605 2,788 6601............................. WXPX-TV............. 5,414,068 5,411,832 35,707 74215............................ WXTV-DT............. 21,842,105 21,428,169 141,383 12472............................ WXTX................ 745,811 742,438 4,899 11970............................ WXXA-TV............. 1,691,753 1,553,272 10,248 57274............................ WXXI-TV............. 1,192,140 1,176,310 7,761 53517............................ WXXV-TV............. 1,235,520 1,233,511 8,139 10267............................ WXYZ-TV............. 5,716,967 5,716,632 37,718 77515............................ WYCI................ 32,321 21,447 142 70149............................ WYCW................ 3,717,232 3,549,667 23,421 62219............................ WYDC................ 542,984 435,924 2,876 18783............................ WYDN................ 2,760,323 2,697,351 17,797 35582............................ WYDO................ 1,340,990 1,340,990 8,848 25090............................ WYES-TV............. 2,002,806 2,002,459 13,212 53905............................ WYFF................ 2,836,376 2,609,544 17,218 49803............................ WYIN................ 7,062,511 7,062,511 46,598 24915............................ WYMT-TV............. 1,144,051 819,069 5,404 17010............................ WYOU................ 2,912,468 2,246,394 14,822 77789............................ WYOW................ 94,927 94,486 623 13933............................ WYPX-TV............. 1,547,670 1,434,147 9,463 4693............................. WYTV................ 4,870,043 4,522,748 29,841 5875............................. WYZZ-TV............. 1,008,995 1,002,743 6,616 15507............................ WZBJ................ 1,603,364 1,421,509 9,379 28119............................ WZDX................ 1,714,034 1,633,019 10,775 70493............................ WZME................ 21,320,488 20,875,035 137,733 81448............................ WZMQ................ 73,784 73,510 485 71871............................ WZPX-TV............. 2,165,413 2,165,333 14,287 136750........................... WZRB................ 1,007,172 1,006,731 6,642 418.............................. WZTV................ 2,743,270 2,733,978 18,039 83270............................ WZVI................ 64,187 63,279 418 19183............................ WZVN-TV............. 2,331,155 2,331,155 15,381 49713............................ WZZM................ 1,678,220 1,652,095 10,901 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Call signs WIPM and WIPR are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. \2\ Call signs WNJX and WAPA are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. \3\ Call signs WKAQ and WORA are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. \4\ Call signs WOLE and WLII are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. \5\ Call signs WVEO and WTCV are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. \6\ Call signs WJPX and WJWN are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. \7\ Call signs WAPA and WTIN are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. \8\ Call signs WSUR and WLII are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. \9\ Call signs WVOZ and WTCV are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. \10\ Call signs WJPX and WKPV are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. \11\ Call signs WMTJ and WQTO are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. \12\ Call signs WIRS and WJPX are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. \13\ Call signs WRFB and WORA are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. [[Page 78501]] Table 9--FY 2023 Schedule of Fees--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 Appendix G of FY 2023 Report and Order 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)..................... 1,720. Cable Television Systems (per subscriber) 1.23. (47 CFR part 76), Including IPTV and Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS). Interstate Telecommunication Service .00540. Providers (per revenue dollar). Toll Free (per toll free subscriber) (47 .13. CFR 52.101(f)). Earth Stations (47 CFR part 25)........... 575. Space Stations (per operational station in 117,580. geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) also includes DBS Service (per operational station) (47 CFR part 100). Space Stations (per operational system in 347,755. non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) (Other). Space Stations (per operational system in 130,405. 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/ $26. 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 Fee ratio FY 2023 of December 31, 2022) (units) regulatory fees ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Less than 50 Gbps.................... .0625 $7,680 50 Gbps or greater, but less than 250 .125 15,355 Gbps................................ 250 Gbps or greater, but less than .25 30,705 1,500 Gbps.......................... 1,500 Gbps or greater, but less than .5 61,410 3,500 Gbps.......................... 3,500 Gbps or greater, but less than 1.0 122,815 6,500 Gbps.......................... 6,500 Gbps or greater................ 2.0 245,630 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 78502]] Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended (RFA) an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) was incorporated in the FY 2024 NPRM released in June 2024. The Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) sought written public comment on the proposals in the FY 2024 NPRM, including comment on the IRFA. No comments were filed addressing the IRFA. This present Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (FRFA) conforms to the RFA. Need for, and Objectives of, the Report and Order In the Report and Order, the Commission adopts a regulatory fee schedule to meet its objective of fully complying with its congressionally mandated requirement of collecting regulatory fees for fiscal year (FY) 2024. For FY 2024, the Commission is required to collect $390,192,000 in regulatory fees, an amount equal to the Commission's annual salaries and expenses appropriation, pursuant to section 9 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Communications Act or Act), and the Commission's FY 2024 Further Consolidation Appropriations Act. The Commission's methodology for assessing regulatory fees must ``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.'' The total amount the Commission must collect in an offsetting collection generally changes each fiscal year, and payors' regulatory fees will also typically change each fiscal year as a mathematical consequence of the changes in the total amount to be collected, the number of full- time equivalents (FTEs), and projected unit estimates for each regulatory fee category. In 2023, the Commission eliminated the International Bureau, established a new Space Bureau and a new Office of International Affairs, and reallocated the authorities and functions of the International Bureau to the Space Bureau and the Office of International Affairs. In light of these actions, for FY 2024, the Commission reviewed the FY 2023 reallocations to determine if any changes are warranted, and proposed to slightly revise the FY 2023 reallocations to the core bureaus, including the new Space Bureau and the new Office of International Affairs. In the FY 2024 NPRM, the Commission also sought comment on several additional regulatory fee issues, including: (i) the calculation of television broadcaster regulatory fees; (ii) how our proposals may promote or inhibit advances in diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility; (iii) the end of temporary relief measures we implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; (iv) our proposal to discontinue the Commission's presumption that broadcast stations that are dark or were recently dark or bankrupt are experiencing financial hardship sufficient to justify waiver of their regulatory fees; and (v) ways in which the Commission might assist regulatory fee payors in meeting their annual regulatory fee obligations. For FY 2024, the Commission adopts, with modification, the regulatory fee schedule set forth in tables 3 and 4 of this document. Summary of Significant Issues Raised by Public Comments in Response to the IRFA There were no comments filed that specifically addressed the proposed rules and policies presented in the IRFA. However, one commenter, Iridium, contends that adopting the 60/40 allocation split between Geostationary Orbit (GSO) and Non-Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) for FY 2024 would impose a burden on smaller NGSO systems. The Commission does not agree that it would be appropriate to delay this allocation, in that it more accurately represents the FY 2024 FTE burden in the Space Bureau than the prior 80/20 allocation. Response to Comments by Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration Pursuant to the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, which amended the RFA, the Commission is required to respond to any comments filed by the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA), and to provide a detailed statement of any change made to the proposed rules as a result of those comments. The Chief Counsel did not file any comments in response to the proposed rules in this proceeding. Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities to Which the Rules Will Apply 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 rules adopted herein. 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. 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, 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 33.2 million businesses. 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 2022, there were approximately 530,109 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. 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 2022 Census of Governments indicate there were 90,837 local governmental jurisdictions consisting of general purpose governments and special purpose governments in the United States. Of this number, there were 36,845 general purpose governments (county, municipal, and town or township) with populations of less than 50,000 and 11,879 special purpose governments (independent school districts) with enrollment populations of less than 50,000. Accordingly, based on the 2022 [[Page 78503]] U.S. Census of Governments data, we estimate that at least 48,724 entities fall into the category of ``small governmental jurisdictions.'' 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. 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 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 4,590 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of fixed local services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 4,146 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. 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 an 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 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 4,590 providers that reported they were fixed local exchange service providers. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 4,146 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. 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 an 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 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 1,212 providers that reported they were incumbent local exchange service providers. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 916 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. Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs). 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 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 3,378 providers that reported they were competitive local service providers. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 3,230 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. 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 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 127 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of interexchange services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 109 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. 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 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. [[Page 78504]] Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 62 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of prepaid card services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 61 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. 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 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 207 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of local resale services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 202 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. 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 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 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 457 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of toll services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 438 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. 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 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 90 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of other toll services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 87 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. 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 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 594 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of wireless services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 511 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. 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 $47 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. As of June 30, 2024, there were 1,384 licensed commercial television stations. Of this total, 1,307 stations (or 94.4%) had revenues of $47 million or less in 2023, according to Commission staff review of the BIA Kelsey Inc. Media Access Pro Television Database (BIA) on July 3, 2024, and therefore these licensees qualify as small entities under the SBA definition. In addition, the Commission estimates as of June 30, 2024, there were 382 licensed noncommercial educational (NCE) television stations, 379 Class A TV stations, 1,821 LPTV stations and 3,100 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 [[Page 78505]] 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 these television station licensees, we presume that all of these entities qualify as small entities under the above SBA small business size standard. 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 $47 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. The Commission estimates that as of June 30, 2024, there were 4,413 licensed commercial AM radio stations and 6,620 licensed commercial FM radio stations, for a combined total of 11,033 commercial radio stations. Of this total, 11,032 stations (or 99.99%) had revenues of $47 million or less in 2023, according to Commission staff review of the BIA Kelsey Inc. Media Access Pro Database (BIA) on July 3, 2024, and therefore these licensees qualify as small entities under the SBA definition. In addition, the Commission estimates that as of June 30, 2024, there were 4,356 licensed noncommercial (NCE) FM radio stations, 1,965 low power FM (LPFM) stations, and 8,906 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. We note, however, that in assessing whether a business concern qualifies as ``small'' under the above definition, business (control) affiliations must be included. Our estimate, therefore, likely overstates the number of small entities that might be affected by our action, because the revenue figure on which it is based does not include or aggregate revenues from affiliated companies. In addition, another element of the definition of ``small business'' requires that an entity not be dominant in its field of operation. We are unable at this time to define or quantify the criteria that would establish whether a specific radio or television broadcast station is dominant in its field of operation. Accordingly, the estimate of small businesses to which the rules may apply does not exclude any radio or television station from the definition of a small business on this basis and is therefore possibly over-inclusive. An additional element of the definition of ``small business'' is that the entity must be independently owned and operated. Because it is difficult to assess these criteria in the context of media entities, the estimate of small businesses to which the rules may apply does not exclude any radio or television station from the definition of a small business on this basis and similarly may be over-inclusive. 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 U.S. Of these, only seven have more than 400,000 subscribers. In addition, under the Commission's rules, a ``small system'' is a cable system serving 15,000 or fewer subscribers. Based on industry data, there are about 4,139 cable systems (headends) in the U.S. Of these, about 639 have more than 15,000 subscribers. Accordingly, the Commission estimates that the majority of cable companies and cable systems are small. Cable System Operators (Telecom Act Standard). The Communications Act of 1934, as amended, contains a size standard for a ``small cable 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.'' For purposes of the Telecom Act Standard, the Commission determined that a cable system operator that serves fewer than 498,000 subscribers, either directly or through affiliates, will meet the definition of a small cable operator. Based on industry data, only six cable system operators have more than 498,000 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. 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. 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 (co-owned by AT&T) and DISH Network (owned by EchoStar Corp.), 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. Satellite Telecommunications. This industry comprises firms ``primarily engaged in providing telecommunications services to other [[Page 78506]] 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 $44 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 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 65 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of satellite telecommunications services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that approximately 42 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, a little more than half of these providers can be considered small entities. 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 $40 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. 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 be include non-carrier entities. Accordingly, the description below for RespOrgs include both Carrier RespOrgs and Non-Carrier RespOrgs. 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. 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 (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. 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. 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 a SBA small business size applicable to Non-Carrier RespOrgs. 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. 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. [[Page 78507]] Description of Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Other Compliance Requirements for Small Entities The Report and Order does not adopt any changes to the Commission's current information collection, reporting, recordkeeping, or other compliance requirements for collecting regulatory fees from 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 in order to comply, as they are accustomed to paying the annual fees and most should be familiar with both the Commission's current collection process as well as the process put in place prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the Report and Order does adopt changes to the current fee waiver process, which may impact small entities, by returning to normal, pre-COVID-19 pandemic operations and discontinuing temporary waiver relief from regulatory fees available in the FY 2023 Report and Order that was not codified at that time. The Commission now will require small and other entities seeking relief through a waiver, reduction, and/or deferral of fees to submit all financial documents necessary to support their hardship request at the time of filing the request. In addition, the Commission is restoring the red light rule so that entities, including small entities, must not be in red light status at the time of filing a request for waiver, reduction, deferral, or installment payments. Small entities may be able to take advantage of the streamlined waiver processes, including permitting parties to submit a single waiver request for various forms of relief electronically, instead of separate filings and for FY 2024 regulatory fees, a low interest rate and no down payment requirement for installment payment of regulatory fees. Steps Taken To Minimize Significant Economic Impact on Small Entities, and Significant Alternatives Considered The RFA requires an agency to provide ``a description of the steps the agency has taken to minimize the significant economic impact on small entities . . . including a statement of the factual, policy, and legal reasons for selecting the alternative adopted in the final rule and why each one of the other significant alternatives to the rule considered by the agency which affect the impact on small entities was rejected.'' In response to the FY 2024 NPRM, the Commission received comments proposing alternatives to various elements of the methodology for assessing regulatory fees and the FY 2024 regulatory fee schedule, as well as other issues related to the collection of regulatory fees. After considering those alternatives, as well as those discussed amongst Commission staff, the rules adopted in the Report and Order reflect the Commission's efforts to minimize significant economic impact on small entities when practicable. Below is a discussion of some of the steps the Commission has taken in the Report and Order and alternative proposals it considered in reaching its conclusions. Assessment of Regulatory Fees. For FY 2024, we employ the same methodology as the Commission did in FY 2023. However, we conclude that changes within the Commission's organizational structure and in additional staff resources merits a review of the FY 2023 reallocations of the FTEs located in the Office of General Counsel, the Office of Economics and Analytics, and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau that were previously considered to be indirect FTEs and were allocated as direct FTEs to a core bureau. Specifically, effective on April 10, 2023, the International Bureau was eliminated by establishing a new Space Bureau and a new Office of International Affairs, We also analyzed the FTEs previously reallocated as direct to a core bureau in FY 2023 for regulatory fee purposes to determine whether there have been any shifts in work assignments such that the number of allocations to a core bureau for regulatory fee purposes should be adjusted. Also, in instances where an FTE was previously allocated to the International Bureau as direct for regulatory fee purposes, we analyzed the specific work done by the FTE to determine whether such FTE should be allocated to the new Office of International Affairs or the new Space Bureau. Based on the results of our evaluation, we conclude 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 2024, which could reduce regulatory fee obligations for some small and other regulatory payees. Additionally, on March 13, 2024, the Commission released the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM seeking comment on proposed changes to the regulatory fee methodology used for assessing space and earth station regulatory fees for FY 2024. We proposed regulatory fee rates based on the proposals set forth in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM, and therefore, did not need to seek comment again on the FY 2024 NPRM. Broadcast Regulatory Fees. In the Report and Order, we 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 may reduce the economic impact of the regulatory fees for some small licensees. While the population-based methodology increases fees for some licensees and reduces fees for others, we believe the population-based metric better conforms with the service of broadcasting television to the American people. In addition, entities experiencing financial hardship, including small businesses, 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 minimis threshold that the Commission has established. Relief Measures. During the COVID-19 pandemic and through FY 2023, the Commission provided certain temporary relief to regulatory fee payors experiencing financial hardship caused or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic through a combination of partial rule waivers and direction to the Office of the Managing Director in exercising its delegated authority. In the Report and Order, the Commission eliminates some temporary measures for FY 2024 because the circumstances for which the measures were temporarily implemented have changed, i.e., the National Emergency COVID-19 pandemic has ended and the national economy is rebounding. The Commission restores operation of the ``red light'' rule and therefore will not act on and will dismiss any requests for waiver, reduction, deferral, or for installment payments if the payor is in red light status when the request is filed. Further, the Commission, under Sec. 1.1166 of the rules, now requires parties to submit, at the time of filing, their financial information to support any request for waiver, reduction, deferral or installment payments. Finally, in recognition of the possible hardship to certain Space Bureau fee payors caused by a significant increase in their FY 2024 regulatory fees, the Commission will, for all regulatory fee payors' installment payment plans, fix interest rates on all installment [[Page 78508]] payments for payment of FY 2024 regulatory fee debt at the lowest rate permitted by statute; will not require parties to submit the customary down payment for installment payment plans. Non-Operating Broadcast Stations. In the Report and Order, we end the policy of presuming that dark or silent stations have experienced financial hardship and therefore merit granting a request for waiver of regulatory fees on the basis of financial hardship, without requiring submission of evidence of actual financial hardship. This policy was first mentioned by the Commission in 1995, and then applied by the Commission's Office of the Managing Director in 1996. The Commission, however, has never codified this policy and it is rarely used. The policy, moreover, appears to assume that the only rationale for a dark or silent station is financial duress. There is no such limitation, however, contained in Sec. 73.1740(a)(4) of the Commission's rules. Licensees might go dark for different reasons depending on each station's particular circumstances. Thus, drawing on the Commission's experience since establishment of the policy in 1995, the assumption that requiring financial information in a request for waiver of regulatory fees is unnecessary by the operators of a dark or silent station appears to be no longer accurate in 2024. In the Report and Order, we therefore end the assumption that stations are dark or were recently dark or bankrupt are experiencing financial distress when they file a request for waiver of regulatory fees. Instead, we require that these licensees submit supporting financial documentation with their fee requests to prove financial hardship sufficient to justify a fee waiver, just as all other regulatory fee payors are required to do under Sec. 1.1166 of our rules. In order to give regulatory fee payors, many of which are small entities, more time to make any necessary changes to comply with this change in policy, we will make this change effective for fiscal year 2025. Report to Congress The Commission will send a copy of the Report and Order, including the FRFA, in a report to Congress pursuant to the Congressional Review Act. In addition, the Commission will send a copy of the Report and Order, including the FRFA, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the SBA. A copy of the Report and Order, and FRFA (or summaries thereof) will also be published in the Federal Register. Ordering Clauses Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to 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), the Report and Order is hereby adopted. It is further ordered that the FY 2024 section 9 regulatory fees assessment requirements are adopted as specified herein. It is further ordered that the Commission's Office of the Secretary shall send a copy of the Report and Order, including the Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 1 Administrative practice and procedure, Communications, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Telecommunications, Telephone, Television. Federal Communications Commission. Katura Jackson, Federal Register Liaison Officer. Final Rules For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 1 as follows: PART 1--PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE 0
1. The authority citation for part 1 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. chs. 2, 5, 9, 13; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 47 U.S.C. 1754, unless otherwise noted. 0
2. Section 1.1152 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 1.1152 Schedule of annual regulatory fees for wireless radio services. Table 1 to Sec. 1.1152 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exclusive use services (per license) Fee amount ------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Land Mobile (Above 470 MHz and 220 MHz Local, Base
Station & SMRS) (47 CFR part 90): (a) New, Renew/Mod (FCC 601 & 159).................. $25.00 (b) New, Renew/Mod (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 & 25.00 159)............................................... (c) Renewal Only (FCC 601 & 159).................... 25.00 (d) Renewal Only (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 & 159) 25.00 220 MHz Nationwide: (a) New, Renew/Mod (FCC 601 & 159).................. 25.00 (b) New, Renew/Mod (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 & 25.00 159)............................................... (c) Renewal Only (FCC 601 & 159).................... 25.00 (d) Renewal Only (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 & 159) 25.00
2. Microwave (47 CFR part 101) (Private):
(a) New, Renew/Mod (FCC 601 & 159).................. 25.00 (b) New, Renew/Mod (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 & 25.00 159)............................................... (c) Renewal Only (FCC 601 & 159).................... 25.00 (d) Renewal Only (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 & 159) 25.00
3. Shared Use Services--
Land Mobile (Frequencies Below 470 MHz--except 220 MHz): (a) New, Renew/Mod (FCC 601 & 159).................. 10.00 (b) New, Renew/Mod (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 & 10.00 159)............................................... (c) Renewal Only (FCC 601 & 159).................... 10.00 (d) Renewal Only (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 & 159) 10.00 Rural Radio (47 CFR part 22): (a) New, Additional Facility, Major Renew/Mod 10.00 (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 & 159)................ (b) Renewal, Minor Renew/Mod (Electronic Filing).... 10.00
4. Marine Coast:
(a) New Renewal/Mod (FCC 601 & 159)................. 40.00 (b) New, Renewal/Mod (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 & 40.00 159)............................................... [[Page 78509]] (c) Renewal Only (FCC 601 & 159).................... 40.00 (d) Renewal Only (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 & 159) 40.00
5. Aviation Ground:
(a) New, Renewal/Mod (FCC 601 & 159)................ 20.00 (b) New, Renewal/Mod (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 & 20.00 159)............................................... (c) Renewal Only (FCC 601 & 159).................... 20.00 (d) Renewal Only (Electronic Only) (FCC 601 & 159).. 20.00
6. Marine Ship:
(a) New, Renewal/Mod (FCC 605 & 159)................ 15.00 (b) New, Renewal/Mod (Electronic Filing) (FCC 605 & 15.00 159)............................................... (c) Renewal Only (FCC 605 & 159).................... 15.00 (d) Renewal Only (Electronic Filing) (FCC 605 & 159) 15.00
7. Aviation Aircraft:
(a) New, Renew/Mod (FCC 605 & 159).................. 10.00 (b) New, Renew/Mod (Electronic Filing) (FCC 605 & 10.00 159)............................................... (c) Renewal Only (FCC 605 & 159).................... 10.00 (d) Renewal Only (Electronic Filing) (FCC 605 & 159) 10.00 8. CMRS Cellular/Mobile Services (per unit) (FCC 159)... \1\ .16 9. CMRS Messaging Services (per unit) (FCC 159)......... \2\ .08 10. Broadband Radio Service (formerly MMDS and MDS)..... 725 11. Local Multipoint Distribution Service............... 725 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ These are standard fees that are to be paid in accordance with Sec. 1.1157(b). \2\ These are standard fees that are to be paid in accordance with Sec. 1.1157(b). 0 3. Section 1.1153 is revised to read as follows: Sec. 1.1153 Schedule of annual regulatory fees and filing locations for mass media services. Table 1 to Sec. 1.1153 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fee amount ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Radio [AM and FM] (47 CFR Part 73) ------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. AM Class A:
<=10,000 population................... $560 10,001-25,000 population.............. 935 25,001-75,000 population.............. 1,405 75,001-150,000 population............. 2,105 150,001-500,000 population............ 3,160 500,001-1,200,000 population.......... 4,730 1,200,001-3,000,000 population........ 7,105 3,000,001-6,000,000 population........ 10,650 >6,000,000 population................. 15,980
2. AM Class B:
<=10,000 population................... 405 10,001-25,000 population.............. 675 25,001-75,000 population.............. 1,015 75,001-150,000 population............. 1,520 150,001-500,000 population............ 2,280 500,001-1,200,000 population.......... 3,415 1,200,001-3,000,000 population........ 5,130 3,000,001-6,000,000 population........ 7,690 >6,000,000 population................. 11,535
3. AM Class C:
<=10,000 population................... 350 10,001-25,000 population.............. 585 25,001-75,000 population.............. 880 75,001-150,000 population............. 1,315 150,001-500,000 population............ 1,975 500,001-1,200,000 population.......... 2,960 1,200,001-3,000,000 population........ 4,445 3,000,001-6,000,000 population........ 6,665 >6,000,000 population................. 10,000
4. AM Class D:
<=10,000 population................... 385 10,001-25,000 population.............. 645 25,001-75,000 population.............. 970 [[Page 78510]] 75,001-150,000 population............. 1,450 150,001-500,000 population............ 2,180 500,001-1,200,000 population.......... 3,265 1,200,001-3,000,000 population........ 4,900 3,000,001-6,000,000 population........ 7,345 >6,000,000 population................. 11,025
6. FM Classes A, B1 and C3:
<=10,000 population................... 615 10,001-25,000 population.............. 1,025 25,001-75,000 population.............. 1,540 75,001-150,000 population............. 2,305 150,001-500,000 population............ 3,465 500,001-1,200,000 population.......... 5,185 1,200,001-3,000,000 population........ 7,790 3,000,001-6,000,000 population........ 11,675 >6,000,000 population................. 17,515
7. FM Classes B, C, C0, C1 and C2:
<=10,000 population................... 700 10,001-25,000 population.............. 1,170 25,001-75,000 population.............. 1,755 75,001-150,000 population............. 2,635 150,001-500,000 population............ 3,955 500,001-1,200,000 population.......... 5,920 1,200,001-3,000,000 population........ 8,890 3,000,001-6,000,000 population........ 13,325 >6,000,000 population................. 19,995
8. FM Construction Permits................ 1,025
------------------------------------------------------------------------ TV (47 CFR part 73) ------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Television Fee Factor.............. .006598 per pop.
10. Low Power TV, Class A TV, FM 245 Translator, & TV/FM Booster (47 CFR part 74)...................................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0 4. Section 1.1154 is revised to read as follows: Sec. 1.1154 Schedule of annual regulatory charges for common carrier services. Table 1 to Sec. 1.1154 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Radio facilities Fee amount ------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Microwave (Domestic Public Fixed) $25.00.
(Electronic Filing) (FCC Form 601 & 159). Carriers:
1. Interstate Telephone Service .00542.
Providers (per interstate and international end-user revenues (see FCC Form 499-A)......................
2. Toll Free Number Fee............... .12 per Toll Free Number.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0 5. Section 1.1155 is revised to read as follows: Sec. 1.1155 Schedule of regulatory fees for cable television services. Table 1 to Sec. 1.1155 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fee amount ------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Cable TV System, Including IPTV (per 1.27
subscriber), and DBS (per subscriber).... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0 6. Section 1.1156 is revised to read as follows: Sec. 1.1156 Schedule of regulatory fees for international services. (a) Geostationary orbit (GSO) and non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) space stations. The following schedule applies for the listed services: [[Page 78511]] Table 1 to Paragraph (a) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fee category Fee amount ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit)...... $144,155 Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)-- 964,200 Other.................................... Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)-- 441,925 Less Complex............................. 2,Space Stations (per license/call sign in 12,215 non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) (Small Satellite)........................ Earth Stations: Transmit/Receive & 2,610 Transmit only (per authorization or registration)............................ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (b) International terrestrial and satellite Bearer Circuits. (1) Regulatory fees for International Bearer Circuits are to be paid by facilities-based common carriers that have active (used or leased) international bearer circuits as of December 31 of the prior year in any terrestrial or satellite transmission facility for the provision of service to an end user or resale carrier, which includes active circuits to themselves or to their affiliates. In addition, non-common carrier terrestrial and satellite operators must pay a fee for each active circuit sold or leased to any customer, including themselves or their affiliates, other than an international common carrier authorized by the Commission to provide U.S. international common carrier services. ``Active circuits'' for purposes of this paragraph (b) include backup and redundant circuits. In addition, whether circuits are used specifically for voice or data is not relevant in determining that they are active circuits. (2) The fee amount, per active Gbps circuit will be determined for each fiscal year. Table 2 to Paragraph (b)(2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ International terrestrial and satellite (capacity as of December 31, 2023) Fee amount ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Terrestrial Common Carrier and Non-Common $17 per Gbps circuit. Carrier.................................. Satellite Common Carrier and Non-Common Carrier.................................. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (c) Submarine cable. Regulatory fees for submarine cable systems will be paid annually, per cable landing license, for all submarine cable systems operating based on their lit capacity as of December 31 of the prior year. The fee amount will be determined by the Commission for each fiscal year. Table 3 to Paragraph (c)--FY 2024 International Bearer Circuits-- Submarine Cable Systems ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submarine cable systems (lit Fee ratio FY 2024 capacity as of December 31, 2023) (units) regulatory fees ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Less than 50 Gbps.................... .0625 $5,570 50 Gbps or greater, but less than 250 .125 11,140 Gbps................................ 250 Gbps or greater, but less than .25 22,275 1,500 Gbps.......................... 1,500 Gbps or greater, but less than .5 44,550 3,500 Gbps.......................... 3,500 Gbps or greater, but less than 1.0 89,095 6,500 Gbps.......................... 6,500 Gbps or greater................ 2.0 178,190 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [FR Doc. 2024-21159 Filed 9-24-24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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