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Television Broadcasting Services Hutchinson, Kansas
The Federal Communications Commission published this final rule in the Federal Register on February 17, 2026. It took effect on March 19, 2026.
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What the agency says
This document amends the Table of TV Allotments (table) of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules by substituting channel *33 for channel *8 at Hutchinson, Kansas in response to a Petition for Rulemaking filed by Kansas Public Telecommunications Service, Inc. (Kansas Public or Petitioner), the licensee of noncommercial educational PBS member television station KPTS(TV) (KPTS or Station), Hutchinson, Kansas. In support of its channel substitution request, the Petitioner asserts that allowing the Station to move from a VHF to a UHF channel would serve the public interest by improving signal reception for viewers. The staff engineering analysis finds that the proposal is in compliance with the Commission's principal community coverage and technical requirements. The substitution of channel *33 for channel *8 in the Table will allow the Station to improve its over- the-air reception within its coverage area and is not predicted to result in viewer loss.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-03015
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Federal Communications Commission
- Published
- February 17, 2026
- Takes effect
- March 19, 2026
- Dates
- Effective March 19, 2026.
- Docket
- MB Docket No. 25-287; RM-12010; DA 26-120; FR ID 330714
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 47 CFR 73
- Topics
- Television
- Pages
- 2
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