2025-02869Proposed Rule

FCC Eyes TV Station Move to Bizarrely Named Truth or Consequences

Published Date: 2/21/2025

Proposed Rule

Summary

TV-49, Inc. wants to move their new TV station from Silver City to Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. This means channel 12 will no longer be for Silver City but will serve Truth or Consequences instead. If approved, the station’s construction permit will change, but no extra costs or timing changes are mentioned yet.

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Truth or Consequences Gains Channel 12

The petitioner asks the FCC to delete channel 12 at Silver City and substitute channel 12 at Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. If approved, the unbuilt full-power station KKAB would list Truth or Consequences as its community of license and serve that city on channel 12.

Silver City Loses Channel 12 Allotment

The petition would delete channel 12 at Silver City, New Mexico from the Table of TV Allotments. If approved, Silver City would no longer have channel 12 allotted for a full-power station (KKAB).

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Key Dates

Published Date
2/21/2025

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