Form Fcc 383 Draft - Digital Channel Election For Television Broadcast Station: First Round Conflict Decision Page 2
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Station/Facility Information.
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Item 1: FCC Letter Reference Number. Licensees must
2.
Item 2: FCC Registration Number (FRN). To comply
indicate the reference number of the FCC Letter that
with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, the
notified them about their interference conflict.
licensee must enter its FRN number, a ten-digit unique
entity identifier for anyone doing business with the
First Round Conflict Decision.
Commission. The FRN can be obtained through the FCC
2.
Item 2: Conflict Decision. First round electors that were
webpage
at
or
by
manually
notified by the Commission that their channel election
submitting FCC Form 160. FCC Form 160 is available
results in an interference conflict are required to make a
for downloading from
/formpage.
decision concerning their interference conflict. Such first
round electors have three choices:
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or by calling 1-800-418-3676.
Questions
(a) Decide to keep their first round election and certify that
concerning the FCC Registration Number can be directed
to the Commission’s Registration System help desk at
they have resolved their interference conflict by (i)
or by calling 1-877-480-
negotiating a conflict resolution or settlement agreement
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and/or
(ii)
reducing
facilities
or
other
technical
modification;
(b) Decide not to keep their first round election and change
Call Sign. Licensee must enter the current call sign for its
their election to their assigned in-core DTV channel; or
NTSC (analog) station or, if the licensee does not have an
(c) Decide not to keep their first round election and make
NTSC station, for its DTV (digital) station.
no election at this time, and instead elect to participate in
Facility ID Number.
TV Facility ID Numbers can be
the second round of elections.
obtained
at
the
FCC’s
Internet
Website
at
Licensees deciding to keep their first round election must
Once at this website, scroll down and
select “2.a.” Licensees demonstrating resolution of their
select CDBS Public Access. You can obtain your TV
Facility ID Number by calling: (202) 418-1600. Further,
interference conflict by negotiating a conflict resolution or
the Facility ID Number is now included on all TV
settlement agreement must select “2.a.i.” and complete
authorizations and postcards. In addition, provide the name
Schedule A.
Licensees must list on Schedule A the
name(s), call sign(s) and facility ID numbers of all parties
of the community of license and the state where the station
to the agreement. Submission of Schedule A constitutes
is providing service.
certification that all parties listed have agreed to the
Community of License. Licensee must provide the City
negotiated conflict resolution agreement. The Commission
and State for its station’s community of license.
may request submission of a copy of the Negotiated
Conflict Resolution Agreement signed by all parties, if
needed. The agreement must also comply with 47 C.F.R. §
3.
Item 3: Currently Assigned Channels (Digital and Analog).
73.623(g).
All parties to the Negotiated Conflict
For “3.a.,” stations must indicate the number of their
Resolution Agreement must supply their proposed facility’s
currently assigned DTV channel. For “3.b.,” stations must
indicate the number of their currently assigned NTSC
engineering information upon request.
channel. Single channel broadcasters should indicate “Not
Licensees demonstrating resolution of their interference
Applicable,” where appropriate.
conflict by submitting technical engineering data must
select “2.a.ii.” and complete Schedule B – DTV
Contact Information.
Engineering.
Licensees must select both “2.a.i.” and
4.
Item 4: Contact Representative.
If the licensee is
“2.a.ii” if applicable.
represented by a third party (for example, legal counsel),
that person’s name, firm or company, mailing address and
Licensees deciding to change their election back to their
telephone/electronic mail address may be specified here.
assigned DTV channel must select “2.b.” Licensee must
input its new channel election (i.e., assigned DTV channel),
Purpose of Form.
where indicated.
Post-transition rights to
in-core
5.
Item 5: Purpose of filing. Licensees making a conflict
channel(s) assigned to the licensee for this station but not
decision must select “5.a.” Licensees filing an amendment
elected will be released if the Commission tentatively
to their conflict decision form must select “5.b.” This FCC
designates the channel elected.
Form, whether as a conflict decision or amendment, will
not be accepted after the filing deadline.
Licensees deciding not to keep their first round election and
instead make no election at this time must select “2.c.” By
doing so, licensees immediately release the post-transition
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECTION II:
rights to their assigned channel(s) for this station in order to
CONFLICT DECISION
participate in the second round of elections. This option is
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