# 2026-22833: Odessa TV Station Wants Its Old Channel Back After Construction Delays

2026-22833, Television Broadcasting Services Odessa, Texas, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Federal Communications Commission published 2026-11-09, effective 2026-12-09; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22833
- As of: 2026-11-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22833
- Title: Television Broadcasting Services Odessa, Texas
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: Federal Communications Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 70826
- Published: 2026-11-09
- Effective: 2026-12-09
- Comments close: 2026-12-24
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-11

## In one line

Odessa TV Station Wants Its Old Channel Back After Construction Delays

## Summary

Gray Television, the owner of KOSA-TV in Odessa, Texas, wants to switch its broadcast channel from UHF 31 back to VHF 7 because they can’t finish building the new channel on time. This change will let them keep serving viewers without interruption using their current setup. People can share their thoughts by December 9, 2026, so the FCC can decide soon.

## Abstract

This document proposes to amend the Table of TV Allotments (Table) of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Gray), the licensee of KOSA-TV (KOSA-TV), Odessa, Texas (Odessa). Gray held a construction permit to construct a facility on UHF channel 31 at Odessa, and now requests that the Bureau substitute VHF channel 7 for UHF channel 31 in the Table, with the technical parameters as set forth in KOSA-TV's current license. The Media Bureau previously granted a petition for rulemaking submitted by Gray to substitute UHF channel 31 for VHF channel 7 at Odessa. Gray states that it is unable to complete construction of its new channel within the time specified on the construction permit, and therefore requests amendment of the Table to allow it to continue to operate on VHF channel 7 at its currently licensed technical parameters to provide uninterrupted service to viewers. Given that the Licensee proposes to utilize its currently licensed parameters, we believe VHF channel 7 can be substituted for UHF channel 31 at Odessa as proposed, in compliance with the principal community coverage requirements of the Commission's rules. In addition, we find that this channel change meets the technical requirements set forth in the Commission's rules.

## Effects PRIA read

- KOSA-TV stays on VHF channel 7: benefit, low. If you watch KOSA-TV in Odessa, Texas, the station’s owner asked the FCC to substitute VHF channel 7 for the previously authorized UHF channel 31 so the station can keep broadcasting without interruption using its current technical settings. The FCC proposes to amend the TV allotments table to allo…

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## Sources
- [2026-22833 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/09/2026-22833/television-broadcasting-services-odessa-texas)
- [2026-22833 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-09/pdf/2026-22833.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22833 (as of 2026-11-11).