# 2026-12745: New Mexico TV Station Seeks Better Channel Signal

2026-12745, Television Broadcasting Services Alamogordo, New Mexico, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Federal Communications Commission published 2026-06-24, effective 2026-07-24; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12745
- As of: 2026-07-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12745
- Title: Television Broadcasting Services Alamogordo, New Mexico
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: Federal Communications Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 37941
- Published: 2026-06-24
- Effective: 2026-07-24
- Comments close: 2026-07-24
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-07-01

## In one line

New Mexico TV Station Seeks Better Channel Signal

## Summary

Vision Broadcasting wants to switch their new Alamogordo TV station from channel 4 to channel 11 to give viewers a better signal. The FCC agrees this change meets all the rules and is asking for public comments by July 24, 2026. This switch could mean clearer TV for folks in Alamogordo without extra costs or delays.

## Abstract

This document proposes to amend the Table of TV Allotments (table) of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules by substituting channel *11 for *4 at Alamogordo, New Mexico in response to a Petition for Rulemaking filed by Vision Broadcasting Network, Inc. (Petitioner), the permittee of a new NCE television station KAVD(TV) (KAVD or Station), channel *4, Alamogordo, New Mexico (Alamogordo). In support of its channel substitution request, the Petitioner asserts that allowing the Station to move to a high VHF channel would serve the public interest by improving signal reception for viewers. The Petitioner observes that the Commission has recognized that low-VHF channels have certain characteristics that have posed challenges for their use in providing digital television service. The staff engineering analysis finds that the proposal is in compliance with the Commission's principal community coverage and technical requirements.

## Effects PRIA read

- Alamogordo TV channel switch to 11: benefit, low. The FCC proposes to change the allotted channel for the new NCE television station KAVD(TV) in Alamogordo, New Mexico from channel *4 to channel *11. The station’s permittee, Vision Broadcasting Network, says the move to a high-VHF channel would serve the public interest by improving signal recepti…

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## Sources
- [2026-12745 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12745/television-broadcasting-services-alamogordo-new-mexico)
- [2026-12745 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-24/pdf/2026-12745.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12745 (as of 2026-07-01).