Sprint Nextel
2001 Emund Halley Drive
Reston, Virginia 20191
March 24, 2010
Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, S.W. Room TW-A325
Washington, DC 20554
Re: Transition of Broadcast Auxiliary Service Licensees in the Evansville DMA
Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band
WT Docket No. 02-55 and ET Docket Nos. 00-258 and 95-18
Dear Ms. Dortch:
Pursuant to the Federal Communication Commission?s Report and Order in WT Docket 02-55
(?800 MHz R&O?)1 and as set forth in the BAS Relocation schedule and Implementation Plan
(?Implementation Plan?)2 all BAS licensees must be relocated from the 1990-2110 MHz band to the
2025-2110 MHz band. The Implementation Plan indicated that licensees would be relocated by markets
and that once all of the licensees in a particular market have installed new digital equipment, the
licensees will simultaneously convert to the new compressed channel plan. The BAS Transition Public
Notice3 announced licensing procedures to facilitate the transition of Television Broadcast Auxiliary
Service (?BAS?), Cable Television Relay Service (?CARS?) and Local Television Transmission Service
(?LTTS?) licensees.
Further, the Commission directed Sprint Nextel Corporation (?Sprint Nextel?) to file timely
reports in the above-referenced dockets when each of the remaining twenty-eight designated market
areas (?DMAs?) completed its relocation.4 Accordingly, Sprint Nextel hereby notifies the Commission
that all the subject licensees in the Evansville DMA5 have transitioned to the 2025-2110 MHz band.
Attachment A identifies the licensees that have transitioned to the new band plan. Concurrent with
filing this Notification, Sprint Nextel also has provided copies of this Notification via email to the
licensees in the Evansville DMA listed in Attachment A.
1 See Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band, Consolidating the 900 MHz
Industrial/Land Transportation and Business Pool Channels, Report and Order, Fifth Report and Order, Fourth
Memorandum Opinion and Order, and Order, 19 FCC Rcd 14969 (2004) as amended by Erratum, 19 FCC Rcd
19651 (WTB 2004) and Erratum, 19 FCC Rcd 21818 (WTB 2004); see also Supplemental Order and Order on
Reconsideration, WT Docket No. 02-55, 19 FCC Rcd 25120 (2004) (collectively the?800 MHz R&O?).
2 As required by the 800 MHz R&O, Nextel Communications, Inc. submitted the Implementation Plan on April 6,
2005.
3 See Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and Media Bureau Announce Licensing Procedures to
Facilitate the Transition of BAS, CARS and LTTS Licenses to the 2025-2110 MHz Band and WTB Addresses SBE
Petition for Declaratory Ruling, DA 05-2223 (2005) (?BAS Transition Public Notice?).
4 See Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band, Order, ___ FCC Rcd. _____, DA 10- 235
(rel. Feb. 5, 2010).
5 The Evansville DMA is defined pursuant to the Nielson designated market area.
Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
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In the event you have any questions regarding this notification, please contact the undersigned at
(703) 433-4222.
Sincerely,
/s/ R.H. McNamara
Robert H. McNamara
Director, Spectrum Management
Attachment
cc: (Via Email)
Mr. Julius Knapp, FCC
Ms. Geraldine Matise, FCC
Mr. Nicholas Oros, FCC
Mr. Jamison Prime, FCC
Mr. Stephen Buenzow, FCC
Ms. Ruth Taylor, FCC
Mr. John Lambert, FCC
Mr. David Donovan, MSTV
Mr. Christopher Imlay, SBE
Mr. Larry Walke, NAB
Mr. Terry Fox, for MSTV
Attachment A
The following list sets forth, by call sign, the licensees in the Evansville DMA that have
transitioned from the 1990-2110 MHz band to the 2025-2110 MHz band pursuant to the
Commission?s 800 MHz R&O.
Call Sign/
Station Class
TV Station
Call
Letters
Licensee Name DMA Name
KC26358/BAS WEVV COMCORP OF INDIANA LICENSE CORP. Evansville
KA35164/BAS WEHT GILMORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION Evansville
KK4409/BAS WEHT GILMORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION Evansville
KA2057/BAS WFIE WFIE LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC Evansville
KB55323/BAS WFIE WFIE LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC Evansville
KC26201/BAS WFIE WFIE LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC Evansville
KC26393/BAS WFIE WFIE LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC Evansville
KA44252/BAS WTVW NEXSTAR BROADCASTING, INC. Evansville
KA44253/BAS WTVW NEXSTAR BROADCASTING, INC. Evansville
WCX549/BAS WNIN WNIN TRI-STATE PUBLIC MEDIA, INC. Evansville
WCX550/BAS WNIN WNIN TRI-STATE PUBLIC MEDIA, INC. Evansville