6712-01 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 1 [MD Docket No. 24-86; FCC 24-68; FRS ID 226976] Review of the Commission’s Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2024 AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on revising the fee schedule of FY 2024 regulatory fees and on several additional regulatory fee issues, as described in the text below. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 15, 2024. Reply comments must be submitted on or before July 29, 2024. ADDRESSES: Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments and reply comments identified by MD Docket No. 23-159, by any of the following methods below. Comments and reply comments may be filed using the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998). 1. Comment Filing Procedures. Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments and reply comments on or before the dates indicated on the first page of this document. Comments may be filed using the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). • Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/. • Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing. • Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial courier, or by the U.S. Postal Service. All filings must be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. • Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission’s Secretary are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. by the FCC’s mailing contractor at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building. • Commercial courier deliveries (any deliveries not by the U.S. Postal Service) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. • Filings sent by U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express must be sent to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. 2. People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY). 1. Pursuant to section 1.49 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.49, parties to this proceeding must file any documents in this proceeding using the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS): http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/. 2. Materials in Accessible Formats. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice). 3. Availability of Documents. Comments, reply comments, and ex parte submissions will be available via ECFS. Documents will be available electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, and/or Adobe Acrobat. When the FCC Headquarters reopens to the public, these documents will also be available for public inspection during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20554. For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roland Helvajian, Office of Managing Director at (202) 418-0444. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), FCC 24-68, MD Docket No. 24-86, adopted on June 12, 2024 and released on June 13, 2024. Comments, reply comments, and ex parte submissions will be available via ECFS. Documents will be available electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, and/or Adobe Acrobat. When the FCC Headquarters reopens to the public, these documents will also be available for public inspection during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20554. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice). I. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 4. Ex Parte Information. The proceeding initiated by this NPRM, in which we seek comment on proposals as described below, shall be treated as a “permit-but-disclose†proceeding in accordance with the Commission’s ex parte rules. Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter’s written comments, memoranda, or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with section 1.1206(b) of the Commission’s rules. In proceedings governed by section 1.49(f) of the Commission’s rules or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission’s ex parte rules. 5. Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis. The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended (RFA), requires that an agency prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis for notice and comment rulemakings, unless the agency certifies that “the rule will not, if promulgated, have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.†Accordingly, we have prepared an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) concerning the potential impact of rule and policy change proposals on small entities accompanying the NPRM. The IRFA is set forth in Section VII of this document. 6. Initial Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis. This document may contain proposed new or modified information collection requirements. The Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and OMB to comment on any information collection requirements contained in this document, as required by the PRA. In addition, pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), we seek specific comment on how we might further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. II. INTRODUCTION 7. For fiscal year (FY) 2024, the Commission is required to collect $390,192,000 in regulatory fees, an amount equal to our annual salaries and expenses (S&E) appropriation, pursuant to section 9 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Communications Act or Act), and the Commission’s FY 2024 Further Consolidation Appropriations Act. In this annual Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), we seek comment on the Commission’s proposed methodology and regulatory fees for FY 2024, as set forth in Tables 3, 4, and 7. In 2023, the Commission eliminated the International Bureau, established a new Space Bureau and a new Office of International Affairs, and reallocated the authorities and functions of the International Bureau to the Space Bureau and the Office of International Affairs. In light of these actions, we reviewed the FY 2023 reallocations to determine if any changes are warranted, and propose to slightly revise the FY 2023 reallocations to the core bureaus, including the new Space Bureau and the new Office of International Affairs, for FY 2024, as further detailed below. 8. We also seek comment on several additional regulatory fee issues, including: (i) the calculation of television broadcaster regulatory fees; (ii) how our proposals may promote or inhibit advances in diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility; (iii) the end of temporary relief measures we implemented in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic; (iv) our proposal to discontinue the Commission’s presumption that broadcast stations that are dark or were recently dark or bankrupt are experiencing financial hardship sufficient to justify waiver of their regulatory fees; and (v) ways in which the Commission might assist regulatory fee payors in meeting their annual regulatory fee obligations. III. BACKGROUND 9. Section 9 of the Communications Act of 1934 obligates the Commission to assess and collect regulatory fees each year in an amount that can reasonably be expected to equal the amount of its annual S&E appropriation. Thus, the Commission has no discretion regarding the total amount to be collected in any given fiscal year. For FY 2024, the Commission must recover $390,192,000 as set forth in the FY 2024 Further Consolidation Appropriations Act. Regulatory fees recover all of the Commission’s direct costs, such as salaries and expenses; indirect costs, such as overhead functions; statutorily required tasks that do not directly equate with oversight and regulation of a particular regulatee, but instead benefit the Commission and the industry as a whole; and support costs such as rent, utilities, and equipment. Regulatory fees must recover the total amount of the appropriation; therefore, they also cover the Commission’s costs incurred in oversight and regulation of entities that are statutorily exempt from paying regulatory fees (i.e., governmental and nonprofit entities, amateur radio operators, and noncommercial radio and television stations), entities that are exempt from payment of regulatory fees because their total assessed annual regulatory fees fall below the annual de minimis threshold, and entities whose regulatory fees are waived. Pursuant to section 9(d) of the Communications Act, the Commission’s methodology for assessing regulatory fees must “reflect the full-time equivalent number of employees within the bureaus and offices of the Commission, adjusted to take into account factors that are reasonably related to the benefits provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission’s activities.†10. In section 9 of the Communications Act, Congress prescribed a method of collecting an amount equal to the full S&E appropriation by keying the regulatory fee assessment to the Commission’s FTE burden. As a result, the fee assigned to each regulatory fee category relates to the FTE burden associated with oversight and regulation of each regulatory fee category by the relevant core bureaus. Because the total amount the Commission must collect in an offsetting collection generally changes each fiscal year, payors’ regulatory fees will also typically change each fiscal year as a mathematical consequence of the changes in the total amount to be collected, the number of FTEs, and projected unit estimates for each regulatory fee category. Beyond those changed collection requirements, in considering changes, additions, or deletions to the regulatory fee schedule the Commission focuses on direct FTE cost burden related to the regulatory fee category at issue within each core bureau. The Commission has explained that, consistent with its statutory directive, it bases regulatory fees on the direct FTEs in core bureaus. The Commission has stated that, given the Communication Act’s explicit language that fees must reflect FTEs, the FTE counts are by far the most administrable starting point for regulatory fee allocations. 11. The Commission does not assign direct FTEs within a bureau to specific fee categories by rote or at random, but rather in a manner that reflects the time spent by FTEs on a regulatory fee category, which is in itself a reflection of “benefit†to the fee category. Thus, we apportion regulatory fees across fee categories based on the number of direct FTEs in each core bureau to take into account factors that are reasonably related to the payor’s benefits. 12. Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Allocation and Fee Calculation. The Commission allocates FTEs according to the nature of the work performed by its different organizational units. If the work performed by a group or office is directly related to our oversight and regulation of a regulatory fee category or categories in one of the five core licensing bureaus, then such FTEs are counted as a direct FTE. If the work cannot be allocated to one of the bureau’s designated regulatory fee categories, the work performed is counted as an indirect FTE. Under this framework, the Commission, therefore, assesses the allocation of FTEs by first determining the number of direct FTEs, those non-auctions FTEs that work in each of the Commission’s core bureaus (i.e., the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, the Media Bureau, part of the Wireline Competition Bureau, the Office of International Affairs, and the Space Bureau). Regulatory fees are initially apportioned across the regulatory fee categories based on the number of direct FTEs in each core bureau whose time is focused on a particular industry segment and then is adjusted “to take into account factors that are reasonably related to the benefits provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission’s activities.†13. The FTE time devoted to developing and implementing the Commission’s spectrum auctions is not included in the calculation of regulatory fees and is not offset by the collection of regulatory fees. Instead, such FTE time is offset by the auction proceeds that the Commission is permitted to retain pursuant to section 309(j)(8)(B) of the Communications Act and the Commission’s annual appropriation. Thus, spectrum auctions FTEs are not included in the calculation of regulatory fees and the Commission’s methodology excludes all spectrum auction-related FTEs and their overhead from the regulatory fee calculations. To the extent that FTEs within core bureaus spend a portion of their time on auctions issues and a portion of their time on appropriated issues, their time is split and only the nonauctions portion of their time is reflected in the relevant core bureau’s FTE count. 14. Early in each fiscal year, the Commission receives FTE data from its Human Resources Management office and identifies FTEs at the core bureau level (i.e., direct FTEs), which is then used to determine the FTE allocations for the five core bureaus. This FTE data is then validated through consultation with the bureaus and apportioned to the various fee categories within each core bureau based on FTE time spent on each fee category. After the number of direct FTEs is determined for each core bureau of the Commission, the direct FTE numbers are used to calculate the percentage of the total amount of regulatory fees to be collected for a given fiscal year. We allocate appropriated amounts to be recovered proportionally based on the number of direct FTEs within each core bureau. Those proportions are then subdivided within each core bureau into fee categories among the regulatees served by the core bureau. Finally, within each regulatory fee category the amount to be collected is divided by a unit that allocates the regulatee’s proportionate share based on an objective measure. 15. In prior regulatory fee proceedings, the Commission has categorized the FTEs in the Enforcement Bureau, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Chairwoman’s and Commissioners’ Offices, Office of the Managing Director, Office of General Counsel, Office of Inspector General, Office of Communications Business Opportunities, Office of Engineering and Technology, Office of Legislative Affairs, Office of Workplace Diversity, Office of Media Relations, Office of Economics and Analytics, and Office of Administrative Law Judges, along with some FTEs in the Wireline Competition Bureau and the International Bureau as indirect for regulatory fee purposes. Unlike the work of direct FTEs, the work of indirect FTEs in the non-core bureaus and offices is not focused on the oversight and regulation of a specific category of regulatory fee payors, but instead benefits the Commission, the telecommunications industry, and the public as a whole. The Commission’s high percentage of indirect FTEs demonstrates that many of our activities and costs are not limited to a particular fee category. 16. Adjustments and Amendments to Regulatory Fee Schedule. In accordance with the statute, each year, in an annual fee proceeding, the Commission proposes adjustments to the prior fee schedule under section 9(c) to “(A) reflect unexpected increases or decreases in the number of units subject to the payment of such fees; and (B) result in the collection of the amount required†by the Commission’s annual appropriation. The Commission will also propose amendments to the fee schedule under section 9(d) “if the Commission determines that the schedule requires amendment so that such fees reflect the full-time equivalent number of employees within the bureaus and offices of the Commission, adjusted to take into account factors that are reasonably related to the benefits provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission’s activities. Pursuant to section 9A(b)(1) of the Act, the Commission must notify Congress immediately upon adoption of any adjustment. Pursuant to section 9A(b)(2) of the Act, the Commission must notify Congress at least 90 days prior to making effective any amendments to the regulatory fee schedule. 17. In implementing our section 9 authority, we consider the adoption of a new regulatory fee category or a change in an existing regulatory fee category only when we develop a sufficient basis for making the change, and we work to ensure that all changes serve the goal of ensuring that our assessment of regulatory fees is fair, administrable, and sustainable. The Commission has adopted new regulatory fee categories and new methodologies for calculating regulatory fees when there is a sufficient basis for doing so under the relevant statutory provisions and precedent, and based on the record. Most recently, in 2020, the Commission included non-U.S. licensed space stations with U.S. market access grants in the existing “Space Stations†fee category. The Commission concluded that assessing the same regulatory fees on non-U.S. licensed space stations with U.S. market access as assessed on U.S. licensed space stations would better reflect the benefits received by these operators, i.e., the adjudicatory, enforcement, regulatory, and international coordination activities by the Commission’s FTEs in the International Bureau. IV. NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING 18. In this NPRM, we propose and seek comment on regulatory fees for FY 2024 as set forth in Tables 3, 4, and 7. We also seek comment on several additional regulatory fee issues, including: (i) the calculation of television broadcaster regulatory fees; (ii) how our proposals may promote or inhibit advances in diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility; (iii) the end of temporary relief measures we implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; (iv) our proposal to discontinue the Commission’s presumption that broadcast stations that are dark or were recently dark or bankrupt are experiencing financial hardship sufficient to justify waiver of their regulatory fees; and (v) ways in which the Commission might assist regulatory fee payors in meeting their annual regulatory fee obligations. A. Assessment of Regulatory Fees 1. 19. Methodology for Assessing Regulatory Fees In FY 2024, the Commission is required to collect $390,192,000 in regulatory fees. Section 9 of the Communications Act requires us to set regulatory fees to “reflect the full-time equivalent number of employees within the bureaus and offices of the Commission adjusted to take into account factors that are reasonably related to the benefits provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission’s activities.†Our first step in establishing our regulatory fee schedule is to take into consideration the adjustments necessitated by the more apparent changes from the prior fiscal year regulatory fee proceeding, e.g., changes in the (i) FY appropriation, (ii) FTE levels, and (iii) relevant unit measures for each regulatory fee category. Such adjustments are often considered ministerial. Our second step is a more substantive review where we look to the core bureaus within the Commission in order to identify the number of direct non-auction FTEs in each core bureau for purposes of the regulatory fee calculation. After we determine the number of direct FTEs for each core bureau, we use these numbers to start our calculations of the percentage of the total amount of regulatory fees to be collected for a given fiscal year from each regulatory fee category within each core bureau. These proportional calculations allocate all Commission non-auction related costs across all regulatory fee categories. a. 20. Indirect FTE Reallocations In FY 2023, the Commission found that the Commission’s general methodology for establishing regulatory fees has been, and continues to be, appropriate and consistent with section 9 of the Communications Act. The Commission therefore implemented this same methodology, but, in addition to looking at the current allocation of direct FTEs within the core bureaus, it also conducted a high-level analysis of the work of the Commission’s indirect FTEs in non-core bureaus and offices and, where the Commission could determine with reasonable accuracy for FY 2023 that such work was spent on the regulation and oversight of a regulatory fee payor, the Commission reallocated the burden of that work as direct to a core bureau, solely for regulatory fee purposes. As a result of this analysis, for FY 2023, 63 indirect FTEs located in the Office of General Counsel, the Office of Economics and Analytics, and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau that were previously considered to be indirect FTEs were allocated as direct FTEs to a core bureau, for regulatory fee purposes, based on the Commission’s evaluation of the burden of their work. In the FY 2023 Report and Order, the Commission explained that, while the Commission will continue to evaluate whether any FTEs should be reallocated for regulatory fee purposes each year when reviewing and validating the FTE data, the Commission will exercise its discretion regarding where to focus its analytical efforts each year to best respond to changes in the Commission’s substantive work and organization, and changes in the telecommunications industry itself. The Commission therefore indicated that where its analysis merits inclusion of proposed reallocations, it will seek comment on any such potential reallocation of FTEs in an annual proceeding. 21. For FY 2024, we propose to employ the same methodology the Commission employed in FY 2023. We conclude, however, that changes within the Commission’s organizational structure and additional staff resources merit a review of the FY 2023 reallocations. Specifically, effective on April 10, 2023, the Commission eliminated the International Bureau, established a new Space Bureau and a new Office of International Affairs, and reallocated the International Bureau’s authorities and functions between the Space Bureau and the Office of International Affairs. In light of these organizational changes, we reviewed FTEs that were previously allocated to the International Bureau as direct for regulatory fee purposes and we analyzed the work done by those FTEs to determine whether such FTEs should be allocated to the Office of International Affairs or to the Space Bureau. In addition, FTE levels in the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau have increased during this fiscal year. In light of these changes, we analyzed the work of the new staff in the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau to determine whether any of their work should be allocated as indirect FTEs or allocated as direct FTEs to a core bureau for regulatory fee purposes. We also analyzed the work of the FTEs in the Office of General Counsel, the Office of Economics and Analytics, and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau that we reallocated in FY 2023 as direct FTEs to core bureaus for regulatory fee purposes to determine whether their work assignments continue to merit allocation of those FTEs as direct to a core bureau for regulatory fee purposes. 22. Also, in instances where an FTE was previously allocated to the International Bureau as direct for regulatory fee purposes, we analyzed the specific work done by the FTE to determine whether such FTE should be allocated to the new Office of International Affairs or the Space Bureau. We limited our analytical efforts for FY 2024 to address the specific changes within the Commission and did not conduct a high-level analysis this fiscal year of all FTEs within the Commission as we believe the adjustments we make for FY 2024 reasonably reflect the major changes in the burden of work within the Commission. We thus utilize our discretion to ensure that we conduct our annual review in a manner that is fair, manageable, and sustainable. As described in more detail below, we propose that, for FY 2024, approximately 69 indirect FTEs should be reallocated as direct FTEs to a core bureau for regulatory fee purposes, based on our evaluation of the burden of their work. We find that these proposed reallocations are consistent with section 9 of the Communications Act, which requires us to base our methodology on the number of FTEs in calculating regulatory fees. b. 23. Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fee Rates On March 13, 2024, the Commission released the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM seeking comment on proposed changes to the regulatory fee methodology used for assessing space and earth station regulatory fees for FY 2024. In this NPRM, we propose regulatory fee rates in Tables 3 and 4, based on our existing methodology, and regulatory fee rates in Table 7 based on the proposals set forth in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM. Our proposed space and earth station regulatory fee rates are, however, estimates because we recognize that, ultimately, final space and earth station regulatory fee rates are dependent upon the outcome of the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM proceeding. We also recognize that there could be a combination of the proposals based upon commenters’ feedback and the outcome of the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM. Accordingly, we do not seek comment again in this proceeding on the specific proposals to adjust our existing methodology for assessing space and earth station regulatory fees, or to adopt an alternative methodology for assessing space station regulatory fees, which were set forth in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM. Instead, comments pertaining to the proposals set forth in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM regarding the categories and allocation of fees for space and earth stations should be submitted in the proceeding, MD Docket No. 24-85, and need not be submitted again in response to this NPRM. In this item, we specifically seek comment on the proposed regulatory fee rates for space and earth station payors for FY 2024 based on the proposals set forth in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM. 24. The existing schedule of regulatory fees for space and earth station payors is contained in section 1.1156 of the Commission’s rules. There are four current categories of space station payors: Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit); Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)—Less Complex; Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)—Other; and Space Station (Small Satellites). “Less Complex†NGSO systems are defined as NGSO satellite systems planning to communicate with 20 or fewer U.S. authorized earth stations that are primarily used for Earth Exploration Satellite Service (EESS) and/or Automatic Identification System (AIS). “Small Satellites†are space stations licensed pursuant to the streamlined small satellite process contained in section 25.122 of the Commission’s rules. The Space Stations (Small Satellites) category also includes “small spacecraft†licensed pursuant to the analogous streamlined procedures of section 25.123 of the rules. In addition, there is a single category of earth station payors – Earth Stations: Transmit/Receive & Transmit only. Since our fiscal year 2020 proceeding, non-U.S. licensed space stations granted market access to the United States through a Petition for Declaratory Ruling or through earth station licenses are subject to regulatory fees. 25. Under the existing methodology of calculating regulatory fees for space and earth station payors, the Commission multiplies the space station and earth station FTE allocation percentages by the target goal of collections (overall total amount to collect), respectively, to determine the amount to be collected from each regulatory fee category. Since 2020, the space station allocation percentages reflect an 80/20 split between the GSO and NGSO regulatory fee categories, respectively. The amount to be collected by the space station and earth station regulatory fee categories, divided by the projected number of units, determines the fee rate. There are several space station regulatory fee categories – GSO, NGSO “other,†NGSO “less complex,†and small satellites – and each of these regulatory fee categories has its own respective FTE allocation percentage to determine the fee rate. The small satellite fee rate is calculated by taking the average of the calculated fee rate for space stations in the NGSO “other†and NGSO “less complex†categories. The average fee rate is then multiplied by 5% (1/20) and rounded to the nearest $5 to determine the small satellite fee rate. The small satellite fee rate is then multiplied by the number of small satellite units, and the amount derived is divided by an 80/20 split and reduced from the target goals of NGSO-Other and NGSO-Less Complex, respectively. After reducing the NGSO “other†and NGSO “less complex†target goal amounts, the fee rates for both of these NGSO regulatory fee categories are re-calculated (dividing the revised target goal by its respective unit count) to reflect a slightly lower fee rate. We calculate the proposed regulatory fees for space and earth station payors for FY 2024 under this existing methodology in Tables 3 and 4, taking into account the changes in the Commission’s S&E appropriation for FY 2024, as well as the change in the percentage of direct FTEs allocated to the Space Bureau as a result of the elimination of the International Bureau and the establishment of a new Space Bureau and a new Office of International Affairs. We seek comment on these proposed regulatory fee amounts. 26. In the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM, we sought comment on a range of proposed changes related to the regulatory fee methodology for assessing space and earth station regulatory fees. The space and earth station regulatory fees calculated under our existing methodology could change substantially if these proposed changes are adopted, in part or in whole, and are effective for FY 2024. For example, if the proposal is adopted to amend the existing fee methodology to change the allocation of regulatory fee assessments for GSO and NGSO space stations from the current 80/20 split to a 60/40 split, the proposed regulatory fees for NGSO space stations will be greater than the amount calculated under the existing methodology, and the proposed regulatory fees for GSO space stations will be less. Similarly, the change proposed in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM to assess regulatory fees on authorized, not just operational, space stations may increase the number of units of space station payors, which in turn could decrease the calculated per unit regulatory fee for GSO and NGSO space station payors. This and other proposed changes, such as the proposal to adopt regulatory fees for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO), On-Orbit Servicing (OOS), and Orbital Transfer Vehicles (OTV), could assess fees on space station regulatees that may not be assessed regulatory fees under the existing methodology. Furthermore, the earth station regulatory fees calculated for FY 2024 under the existing methodology would increase substantially if the proposals of the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NRPM were adopted and effective for FY 2024, which could also result in a decrease in the amount of regulatory fees calculated for space station payors. Finally, the alternative methodology for assessing regulatory fees proposed in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM would replace the existing four categories of space station regulatory fees for GSO and NGSO space stations with a single fee category for all space stations and a fee for small satellites. This would also substantially change the regulatory fees calculated for FY 2024 under the existing methodology. 27. We provide calculations of possible space and earth station regulatory fees if the proposals of the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM were adopted and effective for FY 2024 in Table 7. We acknowledge the difficulty of making these calculations while the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM proceeding is still ongoing and it is unknown whether the proposals will be adopted, in part, in whole, or a variation thereof, in time to be effective for FY 2024. In addition, the number of units per fee category depends on whether certain proposals in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NRPM are adopted or not. To address these difficulties, we explain, as part of our calculations within Table 7, the methodology and the underlying assumptions for arriving at the calculated regulatory fees in order to provide as much information as reasonably possible at this time to potential commenters. We seek comment on these calculations and the methodology and underlying assumptions that went into them. 28. Based on the foregoing, we seek comment on these proposals and on the proposed FY 2024 regulatory fees as set forth in Tables 3, 4, and 7. We recognize that, due to the potential variations to our proposals as described in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM, there could be slight changes to the proposed regulatory fee rates upon adoption of the regulatory fee rates in a subsequent Report and Order. Any proposals or comments requesting a change or modification to our proposed methodology in this NPRM and regulatory fees for FY 2024 should include a thorough analysis showing a sufficient basis for making the change. Commenters should also provide alternative options for the Commission to meet its statutory obligation to collect the full amount of the appropriation by the end of the fiscal year, and indicate how such proposed alternative options are fair, administrable, and sustainable. 2. Adjustment of Reallocations, for Regulatory Fee Purposes, of Certain Indirect FTEs as Direct FTEs 29. According to information provided by our Human Resources Management office, there currently are 404 direct non-auctions FTEs for FY 2024 that are distributed among the core bureaus. In FY 2023, the Commission reallocated 63 indirect FTEs from the Office of Economics and Analytics, the Office of General Counsel, and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and added those FTEs as direct to the relevant core bureau solely for the purposes of collecting regulatory fees. Today, we revisit those reallocations in light of the elimination of the International Bureau and the creation of the Space Bureau and the Office of International Affairs, and additional hires in the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. As a result of our analysis, for FY 2024 we proposed to reallocate 69 indirect FTEs from the Office of Economics and Analytics, the Office of General Counsel, and Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and add those FTEs as direct to the relevant core bureau solely for the purposes of collecting regulatory fees. 30. Our calculations of direct FTEs under our proposal, which are more fully detailed below, would be as follows: Office of International Affairs (8), Space Bureau (51), Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (121), Wireline Competition Bureau (153.25), and Media Bureau (140). Based on these proposed reallocations and after adjustments are made to these direct FTE counts to implement Commission precedent, we would collect approximately $6.59 million (1.69%) in fees from the Office of International Affairs regulatory fee payors; $42.14 million (10.80%) in fees from the Space Bureau regulatory fee payors; $100.05 million (25.64%) in fees from Wireless Telecommunications Bureau regulatory fee payors; $126.69 million (32.47%%) in fees from Wireline Competition Bureau regulatory fee payors; and $114.72 million (29.40%) in fees from Media Bureau regulatory fee payors. 31. For purposes of this determination for FY 2024, we used the same analysis as was done in FY 2023 and evaluated whether measurable FTE time for FY 2024 is primarily being spent on the regulation and oversight of regulatory fee payors. Specifically, where the amount of work under consideration equaled .5 FTE or less, we rounded down to the nearest whole FTE and only proposed our reallocations in one full FTE increments. The Commission concluded that less than a full-time FTE demonstrates that the work being done is appropriately considered to be indirect and should not be reassigned. The table below summarizes the FY 2023 reallocations and the proposed FY 2024 reallocations. TABLE 1 CORE BUREAU FY 2023 FTE PERCENTAGES WITH FY 2024 PROPOSED FTE REALLOCATION ADJUSTMENTS Core Bureau FY 2023 FTE% With FTE Reallocations FY 2024 Proposed FTE % With Adjusted FTE Reallocations 35.91% FY 2023 Amount With FTE Reallocations (Millions) FY 2023 Appropriation was $390.192 $140.12 32.47% FY 2024 Amount With FTE Reallocations (Millions) FY 2024 Appropriation is $390.192 $126.69 Wireline Bureau Media Bureau Media Bureau; subcategory Broadcasters Media Bureau; subcategory Cable Wireless Bureau 31.76% 14.12% $123.9 $55.10 29.40% 13.09% $114.72 $51.08 17.64% $68.83 16.31% $63.64 24.56% $95.83 25.64% $100.05 International Bureau 7.77% $30.32 N/A N/A Office of International Affairs N/A N/A 1.69% $6.59 Space Bureau N/A N/A 10.80% $42.14 32. Based upon our re-evaluation of indirect FTE time in the Office of Economics and Analytics, the Office of General Counsel, and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, we propose that 69 indirect FTEs should be reallocated as direct FTEs because they devote their time to the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors. We therefore propose to reallocate the FTE time as direct to the relevant core bureaus and office for calculating regulatory fees. Consistent with the Commission’s determination in FY 2023, we propose to continue to reallocate two direct FTEs from the Media Bureau as indirect because the nature of their work is sufficiently linked to work that is similar to that performed in the Enforcement Bureau, which has previously been categorized as indirect. We find no reason at this time to alter this determination and conclude that the time of two FTEs in the Media Bureau should continue be considered indirect. We seek comment on this conclusion. Below, we discuss our analysis for the Office of Economics and Analytics, the Office of General Counsel, and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. 33. Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA) FTEs. In FY 2023, the Commission reallocated 30 indirect FTEs from OEA as direct to a core bureau for regulatory fee purposes as follows: two to the International Bureau, eight to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 13 to the Wireline Competition Bureau, and seven to the Media Bureau. Consistent with the Commission’s analysis in the FY 2023 Regulatory Fee Report and Order, we continue to find that there is measurable work done by OEA that is being done directly in furtherance of the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors in certain industry segments. For FY 2024, staff analysis of OEA’s work, however, has slightly changed from FY 2023 to FY 2024 and rather than reallocating two FTEs as direct for regulatory fee purposes as was done in FY 2023, based on OEA staff analysis, specifically one FTE is reallocated to the Space Bureau based on OEA’s work on satellite service related issues. We therefore propose to adjust the FY 2023 allocations for OEA and allocate 29 indirect FTEs from OEA as direct to a core bureau for a regulatory fee purposes for FY 2024 as follows: one to the Space Bureau, eight to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 13 to the Wireline Competition Bureau, and seven to the Media Bureau. We seek comment on this proposed allocation for FY 2024. 34. Office of General Counsel (OGC) FTEs. In FY 2023, the Commission reallocated five indirect FTEs from OGC as direct to a core bureau for regulatory fee purposes as follows: one to the Wireline Competition Bureau, two to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, one to the Media Bureau, and one to the International Bureau. Consistent with the Commission’s analysis in the FY 2023 Regulatory Fee Report and Order, we continue to find that the majority of OGC’s work is appropriately categorized as indirect, however, certain aspects of OGC’s work are sufficiently linked to the oversight and regulation of individual regulatory fee categories such that, for FY 2024, four FTEs from OGC should be reallocated as direct FTEs to a relevant core bureau for regulatory purposes. For FY 2024, staff analysis of OGC’s work has also slightly changed from FY 2023 to FY 2024 in that no OGC indirect FTEs will be reallocated to what was formerly the International Bureau (now, the Office of International Affairs and the Space Bureau). We make this proposal because OGC FTE time devoted to the Office of International Affair’s efforts is for FY 2024 focused on Office of International Affair’s matters other than the Office of International Affair’s regulatory fee payors (satellite and international bearer circuits and submarine cables). We therefore propose to adjust the FY 2023 allocations for OGC and allocate four indirect FTEs from OGC as direct to a core bureau for regulatory fee purposes for FY 2024 as follows: one to the Wireline Competition Bureau, two to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, and one to the Media Bureau. We seek comment on this proposed allocation for FY 2024. 35. Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) FTEs. In FY 2023, the Commission reallocated 28 indirect FTEs from PSHSB as direct to a core bureau for regulatory fee purposes as follows: 13 to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, nine to the Wireline Competition Bureau, and six to the Media Bureau. PSHSB advises and coordinates within the Commission on all matters pertaining to public safety, homeland security, national security, cybersecurity, emergency management and preparedness, disaster management, and related matters. Consistent with the Commission’s analysis in the FY 2023 Report and Order, to the extent that the bureau leads initiatives that strengthen public safety and emergency response capabilities enabling the Commission to assist the public, first responders, law enforcement, hospitals, the communications industry and all levels of government in times of emergency, we continue to conclude that the majority of its work is best categorized as indirect. In FY 2023, the Commission, however, concluded that specific aspects of the FTE work within PSHSB’s three divisions—the Policy and Licensing Division, the Operations and Emergency Management Division, and the Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division—-is sufficiently linked to the oversight and regulation of individual regulatory fee categories such that certain FTE time should be reallocated as direct to a relevant core bureau for regulatory purposes. For FY 2024, we continue to conclude that certain aspects of the of the FTE work in these divisions of PSHSB can be allocated as direct to a core bureau because such work provides direct oversight and regulation of specific regulatory fee categories. Staff therefore analyzed the work of the 28 indirect FTEs which were allocated as direct to a core bureau in FY 2023 and their analysis of the work performed of the 28 indirect FTEs remains unchanged. Since FY 2023, PSHSB has 11 additional FTEs. Consistent with the Commission’s analysis in the FY 2023 Regulatory Fee Report and Order, we analyzed the work PSHSB was able to accomplish with the additional 11 FTE resources and determined it was directly in furtherance of the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors of a core bureau. We therefore propose to adjust the FY 2023 allocations and allocate a total of 38 PSHSB FTEs as direct to a core for regulatory fee purposes for FY 2024 as follows: 16 to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 11 to the Wireline Competition Bureau, and nine to the Media Bureau, and two to the Space Bureau. We seek comment on this proposal. 36. Conclusion of the Proposal to Reallocate Certain Indirect FTEs from OEA, OGC, and PSHSB as Direct FTEs to a Relevant Core Bureau. As represented above, FTE time associated with the proposed reallocations for regulatory fee purposes would be added to the relevant core bureau. Such a reallocation for regulatory fee purposes would result in increasing the number of direct FTEs in a core bureau and reducing the total number of indirect FTEs within the Commission. Because our underlying methodology for calculating regulatory fees remains unchanged, we conclude that our fee regulatory fee calculation continues to be consistent with section 9 of the Communications Act, which requires us to base our methodology on the number of FTEs in calculating regulatory fees. We seek comment on this conclusion. 37. We continue to be mindful that our treatment of FTEs as direct or indirect can change over time based on our evaluation of the FTE burden associated with the Commission’s work assignments, fluctuations within industry segments, and needs of specific regulatory fee payors. As depicted in the table below, the percentage of regulatory fees allocated to each core bureau has generally decreased due to the increase in the number of FTEs from FY 2023 within the core bureaus. The only exception to this is the FY 2024 allocation of direct FTEs to the Space Bureau. Because there are more direct FTEs in the Space Bureau attributable to space and earth station fee payors than there were in the International Bureau, the percentage of regulatory fees allocated to the Space Bureau in FY 2024 is larger than the FY 2023 allocation to the International Bureau. The table below shows the proposed reallocations of a total of 69 FTEs to each of the core bureaus, as discussed above. Such reallocations, for regulatory fee purposes, would be proportionally distributed within the core bureau. We seek comment on these reallocations for FY 2024. TABLE 2 FTE ALLOCATIONS: FY 2023 AND FY 2024 Core Bureau/Office FY 2023 FTE Reallocations International Bureau (Reorganized in April 2023) +2 from OEA + 1 from OGC Total additional FTEs +3 Office of International Affairs (Submarine Cable and International Bearer Circuits) Space Bureau (Space and Earth Stations) N/A N/A Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Wireline Competition Bureau Media Bureau +8 from OEA +2 from OGC +13 from PSHSB Total additional FTEs +23 +13 from OEA +1 from OGC +9 from PSHSB Total additional FTEs +23 +7 from OEA +1 from OGC +6 from PSHSB -2 from MB Reallocated as Indirect Total additional FTEs +12 Total 38. Total # of FY 2023 % Total # of Direct FY 2024 FTE Total # of FY 2024 % After FY 2024 FTEs Reallocations Direct FY After Direct FY 2023 FTEs With FTE Reallocations Without FTE 2024 FTEs Reallocations Reallocations With FTE Reallocations Reallocations N/A N/A N/A N/A +0 from OEA +0 from OGC Total additional FTEs +0 1.69% 10.80% 25.64% 153.25 32.47% 29.40% 473.25 100% 7.77% N/A N/A N/A 24.56% 143.25 N/A 35.91% 31.76% 400.25 100% 95 128.25 404.25 +1 from OEA +2 from PSHSB Total additional FTEs +3 +8 from OEA +2 from OGC +16 from PSHSB Total additional FTEs +26 +13 from OEA +1 from OGC +11 from PSHSB Total additional FTEs +25 +7 from OEA +1 from OGC +9 from PSHSB -2 from EB Reallocated as Indirect Total additional FTEs +15 As reflected in the table above, our proposals to adjust the reallocation of 63 indirect FTEs as direct for regulatory fee purposes in FY 2023 to 69 indirect FTEs as direct for regulatory fee purposes in FY 2024 will result in a 17.1% increase in our overall direct FTE count for FY 2024, and an increase of 18.2% in the overall direct FTE count from FY 2023. We continue to make these proposals consistent with our long standing regulatory fee methodology and conclude that our determinations are reasonably accurate for fiscal year 2024. We seek comment on our proposals and this tentative conclusion. While our proposals adjust the reallocations for regulatory fee purposes for FY 2024, we are mindful that FTE’s work in OEA, OGC, and PSHSB can change from year to year and we want to avoid any unplanned shifts in regulatory fees on an annual basis that would undermine the goals of having a fair, administrable, and sustainable program. In light of the creation of the Space Bureau and Office of International Affairs and the expanded number of FTEs in PSHSB, it was necessary to review the Commission’s FY 2023 allocations to ensure a reasonably accurate allocation of direct and indirect FTEs to the core bureaus for the calculation of regulatory fees for FY 2024. B. Elimination of the International Bureau 39. In January 2023, the Commission eliminated the International Bureau and established: (1) a Space Bureau to handle policy and licensing matters related to satellite communications and other inspace activities under the Commission’s jurisdiction; and (2) an Office of International Affairs to handle issues involving foreign and international regulatory authorities as well as international telecommunications and submarine cable licensing. The reorganization became effective on April 10, 2023. When the Commission adopted regulatory fees for FY 2023, it noted that it would be the last year for doing so for the International Bureau. The Commission anticipated that the elimination of the International Bureau and the creation of the Space Bureau and the Office of International Affairs, could result in a change in the number of FTEs, due to increased oversight of various relevant industries. Accordingly, the Commission stated that it would closely review the Space Bureau and Office of International Affairs FTEs to determine the appropriate number of FTEs in each entity as a result of the reorganization and how they will be apportioned among the different services. Accordingly, for purposes of FY 2024 and going forward, we discuss the functions and FTE allocations of the Office of International Affairs and the Space Bureau below. 1. 40. Office of International Affairs The Office of International Affairs (OIA) is responsible for the Commission’s engagement of foreign and international regulatory authorities, including multilateral and regional organizations. OIA also facilitates through rulemaking and licensing the Commission’s development of policies regarding international telecommunications facilities and services, including submarine cables, and advises and makes recommendations to the Commission on foreign ownership issues. In undertaking these functions, OIA implements Commission policies to facilitate competition and foreign investment in U.S. international telecommunications markets while ensuring, in consultation with relevant federal partners, that national security, law enforcement, foreign policy, and trade policy concerns are addressed. OIA also is responsible for intergovernmental leadership, negotiation and international and inter-agency representational functions. Additionally, OIA oversees and coordinates the Commission’s global participation in international and multilateral conferences, regional organizations, cross-border negotiations and international standard setting efforts. Further, OIA also oversees bilateral meetings with other countries and foreign government officials. 41. OIA is composed of the Telecommunications and Analysis Division (TAD) and the Global Strategy and Negotiation Division (GSN). Because the majority of OIA’s work does not benefit specific regulatory fee payors, but rather the government as whole, consistent with Commission precedent, we conclude that the majority of the work of its FTEs is appropriately categorized as indirect. As the Commission discussed in the FY 2023 Report and Order, all FTEs in GSN are considered indirect FTEs. Specifically, GSN staff represent the Commission in international conferences, meetings, and negotiations, and manage Commission participation in the fellowship telecommunication training program for foreign officials offered through the U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) as well as the Commission’s International Visitors Program. They also participate in various international and regional organizations such as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the International Maritime Organization, the International Civil Aeronautics Organization, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, and the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission. GSN also coordinates cross-border issues with Mexico and Canada that involve a wide range of services, such as maritime, aeronautical, mobile and fixed satellite, broadcasting, mobile, and terrestrial wireless services. In addition, GSN’s functions include international broadcasting station licensing and coordination of frequencies for International Broadcast licenses at the ITU. GSN’s multilateral and bilateral international work ultimately benefits all fee payors by maintaining and advancing the United States’ global leadership and interests, which encompasses, among others, U.S. trade, foreign policy, and national security interests. Thus, the work of GSN does not benefit a specific fee payor, but rather the government as whole and is therefore appropriately categorized as indirect. There are, however, 8 FTEs within TAD that work on international bearer circuit related issues, including the services provided over submarine cables, and their time can be appropriately categorized as direct in furtherance of the oversight and regulation of specific regulatory fee payors. Therefore, we conclude, for FY 2024, that there are a total of 47 FTEs within OIA, 8 direct FTEs and 39 indirect FTEs. We seek comment on this conclusion. 2. 42. Space Bureau The Space Bureau plays a key role in advancing the Commission’s Space Innovation Agenda to meet the needs of the next generation Space Age. The Space Bureau promotes a competitive and innovative global communications marketplace by leading policy and licensing matters related to satellite and space-based communications and activities. Among its responsibilities, the Space Bureau leads complex policy analysis and rulemakings; authorizes satellite and earth station systems used for space-based services; streamlines regulatory processes to provide maximum flexibility for operators to meet customer needs; and fosters the efficient use of scarce spectrum and orbital resources. The Space Bureau also serves as the Commission’s focal point for coordination with other U.S. government agencies on matters of space policy and governance, and collaborates with OIA for consultations with other countries, international and multi-lateral organizations, and foreign government officials that involve satellite and space policy matters. 43. The Space Bureau is comprised of the Satellite Licensing Division (SLD), Satellite Programs & Policy Division (SPPD), and the Earth Station Licensing Division (ESLD). These new divisions have the responsibilities and authorities for the analysis and functions that were housed within the Satellite Division of the International Bureau, including its branches, the Policy Branch, the Engineering Branch, and the System Analysis Branch. ESLD is responsible for the technical analysis, review, and licensing of applications and special temporary requests for satellite earth stations. SLD is responsible for the engineering review of satellite systems applications, and for registering FCC-licensed satellite systems with the ITU. SPPD develops and administers rules, regulations, and policies to support a competitive and innovative space-based global telecommunications marketplace. Our Human Resources Management office has provided data identifying 54 FTEs in the Space Bureau to be counted for FY 2024. The Space Bureau anticipates that 48 of these FTEs will be categorized as direct FTEs, with the exception of six FTEs that work exclusively, or nearly exclusively, on matters that do not provide oversight and regulation of a specific category of regulatory fee payors. A number of space related activities indirectly benefit the existing fee categories, including space stations, commercial mobile services, and earth stations. For example, the Space Bureau coordinates with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), State Department on space sustainability, planetary protections, and on space innovation. Staff in ESLD, SLD, and SPPD assist the Office of Engineering & Technology in reviewing applications for experimental licenses for space-based activities. Lastly, the Space Bureau works closely with GSN staff in the Office of International Affairs to help cover certain ITU World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC) agenda items. These six Space Bureau FTEs would therefore be considered indirect. 44. Of these six indirect FTEs, three FTEs work with the staff of the Office of International Affairs on covering ITU World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC) agenda items, and three FTEs work with the staff of the Office of Engineering & Technology on experimental licenses involving space or earth stations. Thus, we conclude that such FTEs are indirect since such work does not focus on the oversight and regulation of a specific category of regulatory fee payors, but instead benefits the Commission, the telecommunications industry, or the public as a whole, or in the case of work done on experimental licenses, is in furtherance of licenses that are not subject to a regulatory fee. 45. In addition to the 48 direct FTEs out of the 54 FTEs identified by our Human Resources Office, as indicated above, we also propose to reallocate one FTE from OEA and two FTEs from PSHSB as direct to the Space Bureau for regulatory fee purposes. We therefore conclude, for regulatory fee purposes for FY 2024, there are a total of 54 FTEs within the Space Bureau, 48 direct FTEs and six indirect FTEs, and three indirect FTEs that are designated as direct for a total of 51 direct FTEs and six indirect FTEs. We recognize that the increase in number of direct FTEs allocated to the Space Bureau will directly result in a significant increase in regulatory fees for Space Bureau regulatory fee payors between FY 2023 and FY 2024. This is true even though the amount of appropriated S&E for FY 2024 remains the same as for FY 2023 due to the significant increase in the number of direct FTEs attributed to the Space Bureau. We seek comment on this conclusion. C. Broadcast Television Stations 46. In the FY 2020 Report and Order, we completed the transition to a population-based full- service broadcast television regulatory fee. The population-based methodology conforms with the service authorized here—broadcasting television to the American people. For FY 2024, we propose to continue to assess fees for full-power broadcast television stations based on the population covered by a fullservice broadcast television station’s contour. Currently, we use 2010 U.S. Census data to assess fees for full-power broadcast television stations. In FY 2024, we will use the results of the 2020 U.S. Census. As a result, there will be no need to make any population adjustments to account for reductions in the population since 2010. However, the Commission will continue to base assessments on limiting the population count of full-power television stations that rely on satellite television stations to reach terrainlimited areas. We seek comment on our mechanism, described below, for how we will calculate the regulatory fee based on the previously decided population-based methodology. We propose adopting a factor of $.006598 per population served for FY 2024 full-power broadcast television station fees. The population data for broadcasters’ service areas are determined using the TVStudy software and the LMS database, based on a station’s projected noise-limited service contour. The population data for each licensee and the population-based fee (population multiplied by $.006598 for each full-power broadcast television station is listed in Table 8. We seek comment on these proposed fees. D. Digital Equity and Inclusion 47. The Commission, as part of its continuing effort to advance digital equity for all, including people of color, persons with disabilities, persons who live in rural or tribal areas, and others who are or have been historically underserved, marginalized, or adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality, invites comment on any equity-related considerations and benefits (if any) that may be associated with the proposals and issues discussed herein. Specifically, we seek comment on how our proposals for collecting regulatory fees for FY 2024 may promote or inhibit advances in diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, as well the scope of the Commission’s relevant legal authority. We note that diversity and equity considerations, however, do not allow the Commission to shift fees from one party of fee payors to another nor to fees under section 9 of the Act for any purpose other than as an offsetting collection in the amount of our annual S&E appropriation. E. Temporary Relief Measures Due to Economic Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic 48. During the COVID-19 pandemic and through FY 2023, the Commission provided certain temporary relief to regulatory fee payors experiencing financial hardship caused or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic through a combination of partial rule waivers and direction to the Office of the Managing Director in exercising its delegated authority. As we explain below, we do not plan to implement these temporary measures for FY 2024. The circumstances for which the measures were temporarily implemented have changed. The National Emergency COVID-19 pandemic has ended and the national economy is rebounding. We seek comment on the following proposals. 49. For FY 2023, the Commission directed the Office of the Managing Director to continue to exercise its delegated authority to partially waive section 1.1910 of the Commission’s rules to allow regulatees on “red light†and experiencing financial hardship to nonetheless request waiver, reduction, deferral, and/or installment payment of their FY 2023 regulatory fees, provided that those regulatees resolve all of the delinquent debt they owe to the Commission in advance of the Commission’s decision on their relief requests. For fiscal year 2024, we do not intend to direct the Office of the Managing Director to exercise its discretion in this manner in this proceeding. This means that absent grant of individual requests for waiver of section 1.1910 of our rules, the Commission would not act on a request for waiver, reduction and/or deferral of a regulatory fee filed by a fee payor on red light until full payment of the fee payor’s delinquent debt and that the Commission would dismiss the request if the debt was not paid in full within 30 days of the filing of the request. 50. During FY 2023 the Commission also directed OMD to offer a nominal interest rate and waive its down payment requirement for installment payment of regulatory fee debt. For FY 2024, the Commission does not intend to direct Office of the Managing Director to fix the interest rate charged on installment debt at a nominal rate or to waive the requirement that regulatory fee debtors seeking installment payment relief make a downpayment. That means that the Office of the Managing Director will have authority to, but will not be required to, assess a minimum interest rate on regulatory fee installment debt, and will have authority to assess a higher rate of interest if it determines that a higher rate of interest is necessary to protect the interests of the United States. In addition, the Office of the Managing Director will have authority to require a down payment from a regulatory fee payor seeking installment payment relief. 51. During FY 2023, the Commission partially waived section 1.1166 of our rules to permit fee payors seeking waiver, reduction and/or deferral of their FY 2023 regulatory fees based on financial hardship to submit financial documentation supporting their requests after their underlying requests are submitted, but the Commission modified the waiver to permit only one post-filing submission of supplemental financial documents by a deadline of January 31, 2023. This was a change from FY 2022, in that we limited our rule waiver to more closely align it with the requirements of section 1.1166, anticipating a return to the normal operation of section 1.1166. For fiscal year 2024, we do not intend to direct OMD to waive any aspect of this rule in this proceeding. Absent individual waiver requests being granted, this means that parties seeking waiver, reduction and/or deferral relief to submit with their requests all such financial documentation necessary to justify the relief sought on financial hardship grounds. Documents submitted after a request is filed would not be considered, and failure to submit any supporting financial documentation with a request would result in dismissal and/or denial of the request. 52. We recognize that some regulatory fee payors may be experiencing lingering or continuing financial difficulties related to the pandemic’s economic effects, but we believe that sections 1.1166 and 1.1914 of our rules, now streamlined and simplified, offer those fee payors a straightforward path to regulatory fee relief. Commenters that disagree with our proposals should explain why any continued relief based on the COVID-19 pandemic is necessary or justified, and to the extent continuation of any measure requires waiver of a Commission’s rule, commenters should explain why good cause exists for, and the public interest would be served by, waiver or modification of the relevant rule. F. Non-Operating Broadcast Stations 53. We seek comment on ending a policy of presuming that dark or silent stations have experienced financial hardship and therefore merit grant of a request for waiver of regulatory fees on the basis of financial hardship, without requiring submission of evidence of actual financial hardship. This policy was first mentioned by the Commission in 1995, observing that when a broadcast station is dark, it is “generally based on financial hardship.†The Commission then concluded that “it is unnecessary to require a licensee to make a further showing of financial hardship†when requesting a waiver of regulatory fees. In articulating this policy in 1995, the Commission assumed that most stations go dark because of financial hardship and observed that “broadcast stations which are dark must request permission to suspend operation†under FCC rules. In 1996, the Commission’s Office of the Managing Director applied the presumption to regulatory fees assessed in the first year of a station’s operation by a licensee that purchased a recently dark or bankrupt station. 54. The Commission has never codified this policy and it is rarely used. The policy, moreover, appears to assume that the only rationale for a dark or silent station is financial duress. There is no such limitation, however, contained in section 73.1740(a)(4) of our rules. Licensees might go dark for different reasons depending on each station’s particular circumstances. Thus, drawing on the Commission’s experience since establishment of the policy in 1995, the assumption that requiring financial information in a request for waiver of regulatory fees is unnecessary by the operators of a dark or silent station appears to be no longer accurate in 2024. 55. In considering whether a licensee is experiencing financial hardship sufficient to justify a waiver under section 1.1166 of our rules, the Commission considers the financial circumstances of the licensee, including all of its assets and revenue streams. In the case of a licensee with multiple stations, the silence of one of its stations does not automatically mean that the licensee’s overall financial circumstances are such that it cannot pay its stations’ regulatory fees and continue operating its remaining stations. Similarly, it is not always the case that a newly purchased station that was previously dark or bankrupt is insufficiently funded in its first year of operations such that its regulatory fees cannot be paid. A new station owner may have other revenue sources, including from its other stations it operates, or financing for the new station’s start-up costs. In other words, while a station’s silence or reduced operation may be the result of, or may cause financial hardship, we tentatively conclude that the question of whether that is in fact the case is more appropriately determined on a case-by-case basis. 56. For these reasons, we propose to end the assumption that stations are dark or were recently dark or bankrupt are experiencing financial distress when they file a request for waiver of regulatory fees. We propose instead to require these licensees to submit supporting financial documentation with their fee requests to prove financial hardship sufficient to justify a fee waiver, just as all other regulatory fee payors are required to do under ection 1.1166 of our rules. In order to give regulatory fee payors more time to make any necessary changes to comply with this change in policy, we propose to make the change effective for fiscal year 2025. We seek comment on this proposal. G. Improving the Regulatory Fee Process 57. We have a statutory obligation to assess and collect regulatory fees each fiscal year to meet the Commission’s S&E appropriation. At the same time, we are committed to ensuring that the regulatory fee process is administratively manageable and reasonably predictable for both the Commission and regulatory fee payors. We therefore seek comment on ways in which the Commission might improve the regulatory fee process to ensure that regulatory fee payors can timely meet their annual regulatory fee obligations. We ask that commenters explain the legal bases for any proposals they make and how such proposals fit within the Commission’s statutory authorizations and our existing regulatory fee methodology. 58. Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act. Consistent with the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act, Public Law 118-9, a summary of this document will be available on https://www.fcc.gov/proposed-rulemakings. H. New Regulatory Fee Categories 59. Finally, we continue to seek additional comment on “whether we should adopt new regulatory fee categories and on ways to improve our regulatory fee process regarding any and all categories of service.†We invite additional comment in order to help inform our consideration of these issues. V. PROCEDURAL MATTERS 60. Included below are procedural items as well as our current payment and collection methods. We include these payments and collection procedures here as a useful way of reminding regulatory fee payers and the public about these aspects of the annual regulatory fee collection process. 61. Credit Card Transaction Levels. In accordance with Treasury Financial Manual, Volume I, Part 5, Chapter 7000, section 7065.20a—Credit Card Collections, the total daily credit card transactions processed from a single customer can be no more than $24,999.99 (hereinafter the “Maximum Daily Limitâ€) and the total monthly transactions processed from a single customer (based on a rolling 30-day period) can be no more than $100,000.00 (hereinafter the “Maximum Monthly Limitâ€). Transactions greater than the Maximum Daily Limit will be rejected. If a customer initiates multiple transactions on the same day with the same credit card, those transactions causing the total charge to exceed the Maximum Daily Limit will also be rejected. This limit applies to single payments or bundled payments of more than one bill. Multiple transactions to a single agency in one day may be aggregated and treated as a single transaction subject to the $24,999.99 limit. Customers who wish to pay an amount greater than $24,999.99 should consider available electronic alternatives such as Visa or MasterCard debit cards, Automates Clearing House (ACH) debits from a bank account, and wire transfers. Each of these payment options is available after filing regulatory fee information in CORES. Further details will be provided regarding payment methods and procedures at the time of FY 2024 regulatory fee collection in Fact Sheets, https://www.fcc.gov/regfees. 62. Payment Methods. During the fee season for collecting regulatory fees, regulatees can pay their fees by credit card through Pay.gov, ACH, debit card, or by wire transfer. Additional payment instructions are posted on the Commission’s website at https://www.fcc.gov/licensingdatabases/fees/wire-transfer. The receiving bank for all wire payments is the U.S. Treasury, New York, NY (TREAS NYC). Any other form of payment (e.g., checks, cashier’s checks, or money orders) will be rejected. For payments by wire, an FCC Form 159-E should still be transmitted via fax so that the Commission can associate the wire payment with the correct regulatory fee information. The fax should be sent to the Commission at (202) 418-2843 at least one hour before initiating the wire transfer (but on the same business day) so as not to delay crediting their account. Regulatees should discuss arrangements (including bank closing schedules) with their bankers several days before they plan to make the wire transfer to allow sufficient time for the transfer to be initiated and completed before the deadline. Complete instructions for making wire payments are posted at https://www.fcc.gov/licensingdatabases/fees/wire-transfer. 63. Standard Fee Calculations and Payment Dates. The Commission will accept fee payments made in advance of the window for the payment of regulatory fees. The responsibility for payment of fees by service category is as follows: • Media Services: Regulatory fees must be paid for initial construction permits that were granted on or before October 1, 2023 for AM/FM radio stations, VHF/UHF broadcast television stations, and satellite television stations. Regulatory fees must be paid for all broadcast facility licenses granted on or before October 1, 2023. • Wireline (Common Carrier) Services: Regulatory fees must be paid for authorizations that were granted on or before October 1, 2023. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2023, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. Audio bridging service providers are included in this category. For Responsible Organizations (RespOrgs) that manage Toll Free Numbers (TFN), regulatory fees should be paid on all working, assigned, and reserved toll free numbers as well as toll free numbers in any other status as defined in section 52.103 of the Commission’s rules. The unit count should be based on toll free numbers managed by RespOrgs on or about December 31, 2023. • Wireless Services: Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) cellular, mobile, and messaging services (fees based on number of subscribers or telephone number count): Regulatory fees must be paid for authorizations that were granted on or before October 1, 2023. The number of subscribers, units, or telephone numbers on December 31, 2023 will be used as the basis from which to calculate the fee payment. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2023, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. • Wireless Services, Multi-year fees: The first eight regulatory fee categories in our Schedule of Regulatory Fees (first seven in our Calculation of Fees in Table 4) pay “small multi-year wireless regulatory fees.†Entities pay these regulatory fees in advance for the entire amount period covered by the five-year or ten-year terms of their initial licenses, and pay regulatory fees again only when the license is renewed, or a new license is obtained. We include these fee categories in our rulemaking to publicize our estimates of the number of “small multi-year wireless†licenses that will be renewed or newly obtained in FY 2024. • Multichannel Video Programming Distributor (MVPD) Services (cable television operators, Cable Television Relay Service (CARS) licensees, DBS, and IPTV): Regulatory fees must be paid for the number of basic cable television subscribers as of December 31, 2023. Regulatory fees also must be paid for CARS licenses that were granted on or before October 1, 2023. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2023, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. For providers of DBS service and IPTV-based MVPDs, regulatory fees should be paid based on a subscriber count on or about December 31, 2023. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2023, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. • International Services: Regulatory fees must be paid for earth stations that were licensed (or authorized) on or before October 1, 2023. Regulatory fees must also be paid for Geostationary orbit space stations (GSO) and non-geostationary orbit satellite systems (NGSO), and the two NGSO subcategories “Other†and “Less Complex,†that were licensed and operational on or before October 1, 2023. Licensees of small satellites that were licensed and operational on or before October 1, 2023 must also pay regulatory fees. Proposals have also been made to assess regulatory fees on all space stations that are authorized only (earth stations are feeable when they become licensed or authorized). Proposals have also been made to adopt regulatory fees for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO), On-Orbit Servicing (OOS), and Orbital Transfer Vehicles (OTV). In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2023, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. • International Services (Submarine Cable Systems, Terrestrial and Satellite Services): Regulatory fees for submarine cable systems are to be paid on a per cable landing license basis based on lit circuit capacity as of December 31, 2023. Regulatory fees for terrestrial and satellite IBCs are to be paid based on active (used or leased) international bearer circuits as of December 31, 2023, in any terrestrial or satellite transmission facility for the provision of service to an end user or resale carrier. When calculating the number of such active circuits, entities must include circuits used by themselves or their affiliates. For these purposes, “active circuits†include backup and redundant circuits as of December 31, 2023. Whether circuits are used specifically for voice or data is not relevant for purposes of determining that they are active circuits. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2023, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. 64. CMRS and Mobile Services Assessments. The Commission will compile data from the Numbering Resource Utilization Forecast (NRUF) report that is based on “assigned†telephone number (subscriber) counts that have been adjusted for porting to net Type 0 ports (“in†and “outâ€). We have included non-geographic numbers in the calculation of the number of subscribers for each CMRS provider in Table 3 and the CMRS regulatory fee factor proposed in Table 4. CMRS provider regulatory fees will be calculated and should be paid based on the inclusion of non-geographic numbers. CMRS providers can adjust the total number of subscribers, if needed. This information of telephone numbers (subscriber count) will be posted on the Commission’s Registration System (CORES) along with the carrier’s Operating Company Numbers (OCNs). 65. A carrier wishing to revise its telephone number (subscriber) count can do so by accessing CORES and following the prompts to revise their telephone number counts. Any revisions to the telephone number counts should be accompanied by an explanation. The Commission will then review the revised count and supporting explanation, if any, and either approve or disapprove the submission in CORES. If the submission is disapproved, the Commission will contact the provider to afford the provider an opportunity to discuss its revised subscriber count and/or provide supporting documentation. If the Commission receives no response from the provider, or the Commission does not reverse its initial disapproval of the provider’s revised count submission, the fee payment must be based on the number of subscribers listed initially in CORES. Once the timeframe for revision has passed, the telephone number counts are final and are the basis upon which CMRS regulatory fees are to be paid. Providers can view their final telephone counts online in CORES. 66. Because some carriers do not file the NRUF report, they may not see their telephone number counts in CORES. In these instances, the carriers should compute their fee payment using the standard methodology that is currently in place for CMRS Wireless services (i.e., compute their telephone number counts as of December 31, 2024), and submit their fee payment accordingly. Whether a carrier reviews its telephone number counts in CORES or not, the Commission reserves the right to audit the number of telephone numbers for which regulatory fees are paid. In the event that the Commission determines that the number of telephone numbers that are paid is inaccurate, the Commission will bill the carrier for the difference between what was paid and what should have been paid. 67. Regulatory Flexibility Act. The RFA requires that an agency prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis for notice and comment rulemakings, unless the agency certifies that “the rule will not, if promulgated, have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.†Accordingly, we have prepared an IRFA concerning the potential impact of rule and policy change proposals on small entities in the NPRM. The IRFA is set forth in the back of this rulemaking. The Commission invites the general public, in particular small businesses, to comment on the IRFA. Comments must be filed by the deadlines for comments on the NPRM indicated on the first page of this document and must have a separate and distinct heading designating them as responses to the IRFA. LIST OF TABLES TABLE 3 Calculation of FY 2024 Revenue Requirements and Pro-Rata Fees Regulatory fees for the categories shaded in gray are collected by the Commission in advance to cover the term of the license and are submitted at the time the application is filed. Fee Category PLMRS (Exclusive Use) PLMRS (Shared use) Microwave Marine (Ship) Aviation (Aircraft) Marine (Coast) Aviation (Ground) AM Class A1 AM Class B1 AM Class C1 AM Class D1 FM Classes A, B1 & C31 FM Classes B, C, C0, C1 & C21 AM Construction Permits 2 FM Construction Permits2 FY 2024 Payment Units Yrs 1,150 23,300 16,500 7,000 5,800 280 270 58 1,305 784 1,325 3,021 3,064 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 1 1 1 1 1 FY 2023 Revenue Estimate Pro-Rated Computed Rounded Expected FY 2024 FY 2024 FY 2024 FY 2024 Revenue Regulatory Reg. Fee Revenue RequireFee ment 300,000 287,500 1,900,000 2,330,000 4,000,000 4,125,000 1,050,000 1,050,000 480,000 580,000 96,000 112,000 60,000 54,000 286,800 266,175 3,556,605 3,302,737 1,273,910 1,182,590 4,208,245 3,906,677 8,885,560 8,238,364 10,872,945 10,087,736 25.00 10.00 25.00 15.00 10.00 40.00 20.00 4,589 2,531 1,508 2,948 2,727 3,292 25 287,500 10 2,330,000 25 4,125,000 15 1,050,000 10 580,000 40 112,000 20 54,000 4,590 266,220 2,530 3,301,650 1,510 1,183,840 2,950 3,908,750 2,725 8,232,225 3,290 10,080,560 2 1 3,100 1,170 585 1,170 14 1 17,360 14,350 1,025 1,025 14,350 Fee Category Digital Television5 (including Satellite TV) Digital TV Construction Permits2 LPTV/Class A/Translators FM Trans/Boosters CARS Stations FY 2024 Payment Units Yrs 3.541 billion 1 population Space Stations (Geostationary) Pro-Rated Computed Rounded Expected FY 2024 FY 2024 FY 2024 FY 2024 Revenue Regulatory Reg. Fee Revenue RequireFee ment 25,463,735 23,365,758 .0065978 .006598 23,363,518 5 1 20,400 26,000 5,200 5,200 26,000 6,215 1 1,644,500 1,512,193 243.3 1,522,675 105 1 206,400 190,963 1,818.7 1,820 191,100 68,880,000 63,437,881 1.2688 Cable TV Systems, 50,000,000 1 including IPTV & DBS Interstate $22,100,000,000 1 Telecommunication Service Providers Toll Free Numbers 35,000,000 1 CMRS Mobile Services 562,000,000 1 (Cellular/Public Mobile) CMRS Messaging Services 600,000 1 3 BRS/ 1,200 1 LMDS 370 1 Per Gbps circuit Int’l Bearer Circuits Terrestrial (Common & Non-Common) & Satellite (Common & NonCommon) Submarine Cable Providers (See chart at bottom of Table 4)4 Earth Stations FY 2023 Revenue Estimate 135,540,000 122,486,646 4,511,000 4,208,697 88,480,000 90,320,215 1.27 63,500,000 0.005542 0.005540 122,434,000 0.12025 0.1607 0.12 4,200,000 0.16 89,920,000 104,000 836,500 252,000 48,000 870,000 268,250 0.0800 725 0.080 725 48,000 870,000 268,250 20,000 1 442,000 329,712 16.5 340,000 71.56 1 8,228,605 6,264,533 87,542 87,540 6,264,362 2,900 1 1,667,500 3,244,837 1,119 1,120 3,248,000 15,990,880 31,112,505 232,183 232,185 31,112,790 134 1 Space Stations (NonGeostationary, Other) 8 1 3,129,795 5,975,115 746,889 746,890 5,975,120 Space Stations (NonGeostationary, Less Complex) Space Stations (NonGeostationary, Small Satellite) ****** Total Estimated Revenue to be Collected 6 1 782,430 1,496,939 249,490 249,490 1,496,940 12 1 85,505 25,945 25,945 311,340 ****** Total Revenue Requirement Difference 311,340 392,991,324 389,916,319 390,621,601 390,192,000 390,192,000 390,192,000 2,799,324 (275,681) 429,601 Notes on Table 3 The fee amounts listed in the column entitled “Rounded New FY 2024 Regulatory Fee†constitute a weighted average broadcast regulatory fee by class of service. The actual FY 2024 regulatory fees for AM/FM radio station are listed on a grid located at the end of Table 4. The AM and FM Construction Permit revenues and the Digital (VHF/UHF) Construction Permit revenues were adjusted, respectively, to set the regulatory fee to an amount no higher than the lowest licensed fee for that class of service based on the threshold 10,001 – 25,000, the traditional basis for identifying the lowest licensed fee. Reductions in the Digital (VHF/UHF) Construction Permit revenues, and in the AM and FM Construction Permit revenues, were offset by increases in the revenue totals for Digital television stations by market size, and in the AM and FM radio stations by class size and population served, respectively. The MDS/MMDS category was renamed Broadband Radio Service (BRS). See Amendment of Parts 1, 21, 73, 74 and 101 of the Commission’s Rules to Facilitate the Provision of Fixed and Mobile Broadband Access, Educational and Other Advanced Services in the 2150-2162 and 2500-2690 MHz Bands, Report & Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 19 FCC Rcd 14165, 14169, para. 6 (2004). The chart at the end of Table 4 lists the submarine cable bearer circuit regulatory fees (common and non-common carrier basis) that resulted from the adoption of the Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2008, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 24 FCC Rcd 6388 (2008) and Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2008, Second Report and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 4208 (2009). The Submarine Cable fee in Table A is a weighted average of the various fee payers in the chart at the end of Table 3. 5 The actual digital television regulatory fees to be paid by call sign are identified in Table 8. TABLE 4 FY 2024 Schedule of Regulatory Fees Regulatory fees for the categories shaded in gray are collected by the Commission in advance to cover the term of the license and are submitted at the time the application is filed. Fee Category Annual Regulatory Fee (U.S. $s) PLMRS (per license) (Exclusive Use) (47 CFR part 90) Microwave (per license) (47 CFR part 101) Marine (Ship) (per station) (47 CFR part 80) Marine (Coast) (per license) (47 CFR part 80) Rural Radio (47 CFR part 22) (previously listed under the Land Mobile category) PLMRS (Shared Use) (per license) (47 CFR part 90) Aviation (Aircraft) (per station) (47 CFR part 87) Aviation (Ground) (per license) (47 CFR part 87) CMRS Mobile/Cellular Services (per unit) (47 CFR parts 20, 22, 24, 27, 80 and 90) (Includes Non-Geographic telephone numbers) .16 CMRS Messaging Services (per unit) (47 CFR parts 20, 22, 24 and 90) .08 Broadband Radio Service (formerly MMDS/ MDS) (per license) (47 CFR part 27) Local Multipoint Distribution Service (per call sign) (47 CFR, part 101) AM Radio Construction Permits FM Radio Construction Permits 1,025 AM and FM Broadcast Radio Station Fees See Table Below Digital TV (47 CFR part 73) VHF and UHF Commercial Fee Factor $.006598 See Table 8 for fee amounts due, also available at https://www.fcc. gov/licensingdatabases/fees/re gulatory-fees Digital TV Construction Permits Low Power TV, Class A TV, TV/FM Translators & FM Boosters (47 CFR 5,200 part 74) CARS (47 CFR part 78) 1,820 Cable Television Systems (per subscriber) (47 CFR part 76), Including IPTV and Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) 1.27 Interstate Telecommunication Service Providers (per revenue dollar) Toll Free (per toll free subscriber) (47 CFR section 52.101 (f) of the rules) Earth Stations (47 CFR part 25) Space Stations (per operational station in geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) also includes DBS Service (per operational station) (47 CFR part 100) .00554 .12 1,120 232,185 Space Stations (per operational system in non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) (Other) 746,890 Space Stations (per operational system in non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) (Less Complex) 249,945 Space Stations (per license/call sign in non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) (Small Satellite) 25,945 International Bearer Circuits - Terrestrial/Satellites (per Gbps circuit) Submarine Cable Landing Licenses Fee (per cable system) $17 See Table Below FY 2024 RADIO STATION REGULATORY FEES Population Served AM Class A AM Class B AM Class C AM Class D FM Classes A, B1 & C3 FM Classes B, C, C0, C1 & C2 <=10,000 $560 $405 $350 $385 $615 $700 10,001 - 25,000 $935 $675 $585 $645 $1,025 $1,170 25,001 – 75,000 $1,405 $1,015 $880 $970 $1,540 $1,755 75,001 – 150,000 $2,105 $1,520 $1,315 $1,450 $2,305 $2,635 150,001 – 500,000 $3,160 $2,280 $1,975 $2,180 $3,465 $3,955 500,001 – 1,200,000 $4,730 $3,415 $2,960 $3,265 $5,185 $5,920 1,200,001 – 3,000,000 $7,105 $5,130 $4,445 $4,900 $7,790 $8,890 3,000,001 – 6,000,000 $10,650 $7,690 $6,665 $7,345 $11,675 $13,325 >6,000,000 $15,980 $11,535 $10,000 $11,025 $17,515 $19,995 FY 2024 International Bearer Circuits - Submarine Cable Systems Submarine Cable Systems (capacity as of December 31, 2023) Fee Ratio FY 2024 Regulatory Fees Less than 50 Gbps .0625 Units $5,475 50 Gbps or greater, but less than 250 Gbps .125 Units $10,945 250 Gbps or greater, but less than 1,500 Gbps .25 Units $21,885 1,500 Gbps or greater, but less than 3,500 Gbps .5 Units $43,770 3,500 Gbps or greater, but less than 6,500 Gbps 1.0 Unit $87,540 6,500 Gbps or greater 2.0 Units $175,080 TABLE 5 Sources of Payment Unit Estimates for FY 2024 In order to calculate individual service fees for FY 2024, we adjusted FY 2023 payment units for each service to more accurately reflect expected FY 2024 payment liabilities. We obtained our updated estimates through a variety of means and sources. For example, we used Commission licensee data bases, actual prior year payment records and industry and trade association projections, where available. The databases we consulted include our Universal Licensing System (ULS), International Bureau Filing System (IBFS), Licensing and Management System (LMS) and Cable Operations and Licensing System (COALS), as well as reports generated within the Commission such as the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau’s Numbering Resource Utilization Forecast. Regulatory fee payment units are not all the same for all fee categories. For most fee categories, the term “units†reflect licenses or permits that have been issued, but for other fee categories, the term “units†reflect quantities such as subscribers, population counts, circuit counts, telephone numbers, and revenues. As more current data is received after the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) is released, the Commission sometimes adjusts the NPRM fee rates to reflect the new information in the Report and Order. This is intended to make sure that the fee rates in the Report and Order reflect more recent and accurate information. We realize that by adjusting the unit counts as more accurate information is received may adjust the fee rates for certain regulatory fee categories. Certain entities that collect the fees from customers in advance in order to pay the Commission, such as Cable and DBS companies, ITSP providers, Cell Phone and Toll-Free providers, to name a few, may need to adjust their billings to customers as the Commission adjusts its fee rates. As a result, the Commission understands that these adjustments are necessary so that these regulatees can recover their fee obligations from their customers. We sought verification for these estimates from multiple sources and, in all cases, we compared FY 2024 estimates with actual FY 2023 payment units to ensure that our revised estimates were reasonable. Where appropriate, we adjusted and/or rounded our final estimates to take into consideration the fact that certain variables that impact on the number of payment units cannot yet be estimated with sufficient accuracy. These include an unknown number of waivers and/or exemptions that may occur in FY 2024 and the fact that, in many services, the number of actual licensees or station operators fluctuates from time to time due to economic, technical, or other reasons. When we note, for example, that our estimated FY 2024 payment units are based on FY 2023 actual payment units, it does not necessarily mean that our FY 2024 projection is exactly the same number as in FY 2023. We have either rounded the FY 2024 number or adjusted it slightly to account for these variables. FEE CATEGORY SOURCES OF PAYMENT UNIT ESTIMATES Land Mobile (All), Microwave, Marine (Ship & Coast), Aviation (Aircraft & Ground), Domestic Public Fixed Based on Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) information as well as prior year payment information. Estimates have been adjusted to take into consideration the licensing of portions of these services. CMRS Cellular/Mobile Services Based on WTB projection reports, and FY 2023 payment data. CMRS Messaging Services Based on WTB reports, and FY 2023 payment data. AM/FM Radio Stations Based on downloaded LMS data, adjusted for exemptions, and actual FY 2023 payment units. Digital TV Stations (Combined VHF/UHF units) Based on LMS data, fee rate adjusted for exemptions, and population figures are calculated based on individual station parameters. AM/FM/TV Construction Permits Based on LMS data, adjusted for exemptions, and actual FY 2023 payment units. LPTV, Translators and Boosters, Class A Television Based on LMS data, adjusted for exemptions, and actual FY 2023 payment units. BRS (formerly MDS/MMDS)LMDS Based on WTB reports and actual FY 2023 payment units. Based on WTB reports and actual FY 2023 payment units. Cable Television Relay Service (CARS) Stations Based on cable trend data, data from the Media Bureau’s COALS database, and actual FY 2023 payment units. Cable Television System Subscribers, Including IPTV Subscribers Based on publicly available data sources for estimated subscriber counts, trend information from past payment data, and actual FY 2023 payment units. Interstate Telecommunication Service Providers Based on FCC Form 499-A worksheets due in April 2024, and any data assistance provided by the Wireline Competition Bureau. Earth Stations Based on International Bureau licensing data and actual FY 2023 payment units. Space Stations (GSOs & NGSOs) Based on International Bureau data reports and actual FY 2023 payment units. International Bearer Circuits Based on assistance provided by the International Bureau, any data submissions by licensees, adjusted as necessary, and actual FY 2023 payment units. Submarine Cable Licenses Based on International Bureau license information, and actual FY 2023 payment units. TABLE 6 Factors, Measurements, and Calculations that Determine Station Signal Contours and Associated Population Coverages AM Stations For stations with nondirectional daytime antennas, the theoretical radiation was used at all azimuths. For stations with directional daytime antennas, specific information on each day tower, including field ratio, phase, spacing, and orientation was retrieved, as well as the theoretical pattern root-mean-square of the radiation in all directions in the horizontal plane (RMS) figure (milliVolt per meter (mV/m) @ 1 km) for the antenna system. The standard, or augmented standard if pertinent, horizontal plane radiation pattern was calculated using techniques and methods specified in sections 73.150 and 73.152 of the Commission’s rules. Radiation values were calculated for each of 360 radials around the transmitter site. Next, estimated soil conductivity data was retrieved from a database representing the information in FCC Figure R3. Using the calculated horizontal radiation values, and the retrieved soil conductivity data, the distance to the principal community (5 mV/m) contour was predicted for each of the 360 radials. The resulting distance to principal community contours were used to form a geographical polygon. Population counting was accomplished by determining which 2020 block centroids were contained in the polygon. (A block centroid is the center point of a small area containing population as computed by the U.S. Census Bureau.) The sum of the population figures for all enclosed blocks represents the total population for the predicted principal community coverage area. FM Stations The greater of the horizontal or vertical effective radiated power (ERP) (kW) and respective height above average terrain (HAAT) (m) combination was used. Where the antenna height above mean sea level (HAMSL) was available, it was used in lieu of the average HAAT figure to calculate specific HAAT figures for each of 360 radials under study. Any available directional pattern information was applied as well, to produce a radial-specific ERP figure. The HAAT and ERP figures were used in conjunction with the Field Strength (50-50) propagation curves specified in 47 CFR 73.313 of the Commission’s rules to predict the distance to the principal community (70 dBu (decibel above 1 microVolt per meter) or 3.17 mV/m) contour for each of the 360 radials. The resulting distance to principal community contours were used to form a geographical polygon. Population counting was accomplished by determining which 2020 block centroids were contained in the polygon. The sum of the population figures for all enclosed blocks represents the total population for the predicted principal community coverage area. TABLE 7 Space Station Satellite Charts for FY 2024 Regulatory Fees Listing of Satellites Under Existing Methodology Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit): U.S.-Licensed Space Stations LICENSEE CALL SIGN SATELLITE NAME Astranis Projects USA LLC S3092 ARCTURUS Open Plaza Corp. S2922 SKY-B1 DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2640 DIRECTV T11 DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2711 DIRECTV RB-1 DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2632 DIRECTV T8 DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2669 DIRECTV T9S DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2641 DIRECTV T10 DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC TYPE GSO GSO GSO GSO GSO GSO GSO GSO S2797 DIRECTV T12 GSO S2930 DIRECTV T15 GSO S2673 DIRECTV T5 GSO S2133 SPACEWAY 2 DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S3039 DIRECTV T16 DISH Operating L.L.C. S2931 ECHOSTAR 18 GSO DISH Operating L.L.C. S2738 ECHOSTAR 11 GSO DISH Operating L.L.C. S2694 ECHOSTAR 10 GSO DISH Operating L.L.C. S2740 ECHOSTAR 7 GSO DISH Operating L.L.C. S2790 ECHOSTAR 14 GSO EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation GSO GSO S2811 ECHOSTAR 15 EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation GSO S2844 ECHOSTAR 16 EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C. GSO S2179 ECHOSTAR 9 ES 172 LLC S2610 EUTELSAT 174A GSO ES 172 LLC S3021 EUTELSAT 172B GSO Horizon-3 Satellite LLC S2947 HORIZONS-3e GSO Hughes Network Systems, LLC S2663 SPACEWAY 3 Hughes Network Systems, LLC S2834 ECHOSTAR 19 Hughes Network Systems, LLC S2753 ECHOSTAR XVII Intelsat License LLC/ViaSat, Inc. S2160 GALAXY 28 Intelsat License LLC S2414 INTELSAT 10-02 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2972 INTELSAT 37e GSO Intelsat License LLC S2854 NSS-7 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2409 INELSAT 905 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2405 INTELSAT 901 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2408 INTELSAT 904 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2804 INTELSAT 25 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2959 INTELSAT 35e GSO Intelsat License LLC S2237 INTELSAT 11 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2785 INTELSAT 14 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2380 INTELSAT 9 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2831 INTELSAT 23 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2915 INTELSAT 34 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2863 INTELSAT 21 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2750 INTELSAT 16 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2715 GALAXY 17 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2154 GALAXY 25 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2253 GALAXY 11 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2381 GALAXY 3C GSO Intelsat License LLC S2887 INTELSAT 30 GSO GSO GSO GSO GSO Intelsat License LLC S2924 INTELSAT 31 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2647 GALAXY 19 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2687 GALAXY 16 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2733 GALAXY 18 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2385 GALAXY 14 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2386 GALAXY 13 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2422 GALAXY 12 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2387 GALAXY 15 GSO Intelsat License LLC S3016 GALAXY 30 GSO Intelsat License LLC S3078 GALAXY 32 GSO Intelsat License LLC S3148 GALAXY 36 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2704 INTELSAT 5 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2817 INTELSAT 18 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2850 INTELSAT 19 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2368 INTELSAT 1R GSO Intelsat License LLC S2789 INTELSAT 15 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2423 HORIZONS 2 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2846 INTELSAT 22 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2847 INTELSAT 20 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2948 INTELSAT 36 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2814 INTELSAT 17 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2410 INTELSAT 906 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2406 INTELSAT 902 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2939 INTELSAT 33e GSO Intelsat License LLC S2382 INTELSAT 10 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2751 INTELSAT 28 GSO Intelsat License LLC S3023 INTELSAT 39 GSO Intelsat License LLC S3066 INTELSAT 40e GSO Ligado Networks Subsidiary, LLC Ligado Networks Subsidiary, LLC GSO S2358 SKYTERRA-1 GSO AMSC-1 MSAT-2 Novavision Group, Inc. S2861 DIRECTV KU-79W GSO Satellite CD Radio LLC S2812 FM-6 GSO SES Americom, Inc. S2415 NSS-10 GSO SES Americom, Inc. S2162 AMC-3 GSO SES Americom, Inc. S2347 AMC-6 GSO SES Americom, Inc. S2826 SES-2 GSO SES Americom, Inc. S2807 SES-1 GSO SES Americom, Inc. S2180 AMC-15 GSO SES Americom, Inc. S2713 AMC-18 GSO SES Americom, Inc. S3097 SES-19 GSO SES Americom, Inc. S3099 SES-21 GSO Silkwave Africa, LLC S3074 AsiaStar GSO Sirius XM Radio Inc. S2710 FM-5 GSO Sirius XM Radio Inc. S3034 XM-8 GSO Skynet Satellite Corp. S2933 TELSTAR 12V GSO Skynet Satellite Corporation GSO S2357 TELSTAR 11N ViaSat, Inc. S2747 VIASAT-1 GSO ViaSat, Inc. S2917 VIASAT-3 GSO XM Radio LLC S2786 XM-5 GSO Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit): Non-U.S.-Licensed Space Stations – Market Access Through Petition for Declaratory Ruling LICENSEE CALL SIGN SATELLITE NAME TYPE ABS Global Ltd. S2987 ABS-3A GSO Avanti Hylas 2 Ltd. S3130 HYLAS-4 GSO DBSD Services Ltd S2651 DBSD G1 GSO Embratel TVSAT Telecomunicacoes S.A. GSO S3142 Star One D2 Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales S.A. GSO S2956 ARSAT-2 Eutelsat S. A. S3056 EUTELSAT 8 WEST B GSO GSO Eutelsat S.A. S3055 EUTELSAT 139 WEST A Gamma Acquisition L.L.C. S2633 TerreStar 1 GSO Hispamar Satélites, S.A. S2793 AMAZONAS-2 GSO Hispamar Satélites, S.A. S2886 AMAZONAS-3 GSO Hispamar Satélites, S.A. S3086 AMAZONAS NEXUS GSO Hispasat, S.A. S2969 HISPASAT 30W-6 GSO Inmarsat PLC S2932 Inmarsat-4 F3 GSO Inmarsat PLC S2949 Inmarsat-3 F5 GSO New Skies Satellites B.V. S2756 NSS-9 GSO New Skies Satellites B.V. S2870 SES-6 GSO New Skies Satellites B.V. S3048 NSS-6 GSO New Skies Satellites B.V. S2828 SES-4 GSO New Skies Satellites B.V. S2950 SES-10 GSO GSO S2695 EUTELSAT 113 WEST A GSO S2926 EUTELSAT 117 WEST B GSO S2938 EUTELSAT 115 WEST B GSO S2873 EUTELSAT 117 WEST A Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V. Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V. Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V. Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V. SES Satellites (Gibraltar) Ltd. GSO S2676 AMC 21 SES Americom, Inc. S3037 NSS-11 GSO SES Americom, Inc. S2964 SES-11 GSO SES DTH do Brasil Ltda S2974 SES-14 GSO Telesat Canada S2745 ANIK F1 GSO Telesat Canada S2674 ANIK F1R GSO Telesat Canada S2703 ANIK F3 GSO Telesat Canada S2472 ANIK F2 GSO GSO Telesat International Ltd. S2955 TELSTAR 19 VANTAGE Viasat, Inc. S2902 VIASAT-2 GSO Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit): Non-U.S.-Licensed Space Stations – Market Access Through Earth Station Licenses LICENSEE APSTAR VI CALL SIGN SATELLITE NAME TYPE APSTAR 6 M292090 GSO AUSSAT B 152E OPTUS D2 M221170 GSO Ciel Satellite Group Ciel-2 E050029 GSO Eutelsat 65 West A Eutelsat 65 West A E160081 GSO INMARSAT 4F1 INMARSAT 4F1 KA25 GSO INMARSAT 5F2 INMARSAT 5F2 E120072 GSO INMARSAT 5F3 INMARSAT 5F3 E150028 GSO JCSAT-2B M174163 GSO NIMIQ 5 E080107 GSO WILDBLUE-1 E040213 GSO JCSAT-2B NIMIQ 5 WILDBLUE-1 Space Stations (per license/call sign in non-geostationary orbit) (Small Satellite) ITU NAME (if available) Common Name Call Sign Capella Space Corp. Capella-2, Capella-3, Capella4 S3073 Capella Space Corp. Capella-5, Capella-6 S3080 Small Satellite Capella Space Corp. Capella -7, Capella-8 S3100 Small Satellite Capella Space Corp. Acadia-1 S3162 Small Satellite Orbiter SN3 S3161 Small Satellite Loft Orbital Solutions Inc. YAM-3 S3072 Small Satellite Loft Orbital Solutions Inc. YAM-5 S3147 Small Satellite DROID.001 S3146 Small Satellite XR-1 S3067 Small Satellite ICEYE US, Inc. ICEYE S3082 Small Satellite Umbra Lab Inc. Umbra SAR S3095 Small Satellite ICEYE US, Inc. ICEYE Second Tranche S3165 Small Satellite Launcher, Inc. Turion Space Corp. R2 Space, Inc. TYPE Small Satellite Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)—Less Complex ITU NAME (if available) Planet Labs Common Name Call Sign TYPE Flock/Skysats S2912 Less Complex WorldView 1,2 & 3, GeoEye-1 S2129/S2348 BlackSky Global Global S3032 Less Complex Orbital Sidekick, Inc. GHOSt S3139 Less Complex Maxar License Less Complex Hawkeye 360 HE360 S3042 Less Complex Spire Global LEMUR & MINAS S2946/S3045 Less Complex Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)—Other ITU NAME (if available) Common Name Call Sign TYPE ORBCOMM License Corp ORBCOMM S2103 Other Iridium Constellation LLC IRIDIUM S2110 Other TELESAT Ku/Ka-Band S2976 Other KEPLER S2981 Other O3b S2935 Other GLOBALSTAR S2115 Other Telesat Canada Kepler Communications, Inc. O3b Ltd. Globalstar License LLC Swarm Technologies (Space Exploration Holdings, LLC) Other SWARM S3041 WorldVu Satellites Ltd. ONEWEB S2963 Other Space Station Satellite Charts for Proposed FY 2024 Regulatory Fees Table A – Space Stations Potentially Subject to Regulatory Fees in FY 2024 These charts publish a list of space stations and systems that would be subject to regulatory fees in FY 2024, including under the proposal made in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to assess regulatory fees on all authorized space stations, not only operational space stations. Italicized entries reflect that the space station or system of NGSO space stations are authorized, but not operational for FY 2024, or are collocated with another GSO space station, and thus would be required to pay regulatory fees for FY 2024 if the proposals made in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend the existing methodology or under the alternative methodology are adopted, but would not otherwise be required to pay regulatory fees under the existing methodology. Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit): U.S.-Licensed Space Stations LICENSEE CALL SIGN SATELLITE NAME Astranis Projects USA LLC S3092 ARCTURUS Open Plaza Corp. S2922 SKY-B1 DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2640 DIRECTV T11 TYPE GSO GSO GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC GSO S2711 DIRECTV RB-1 GSO S2632 DIRECTV T8 GSO S2669 DIRECTV T9S GSO S2641 DIRECTV T10 GSO S2797 DIRECTV T12 GSO S2930 DIRECTV T15 GSO S2673 DIRECTV T5 DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2133 SPACEWAY 2 DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S3039 DIRECTV T16 DISH Operating L.L.C. S2931 ECHOSTAR 18 DISH Operating L.L.C. S2738 ECHOSTAR 11 DISH Operating L.L.C. S2694/S3093 ECHOSTAR 10/ECHOSTAR 23 DISH Operating L.L.C. S2740 ECHOSTAR 7 DISH Operating L.L.C. S2790 ECHOSTAR 14 EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation S2811 ECHOSTAR 15 EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation S2844 ECHOSTAR 16 EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C. S2179 ECHOSTAR 9 ES 172 LLC S2610 EUTELSAT 174A GSO ES 172 LLC S3021 EUTELSAT 172B GSO Horizon-3 Satellite LLC Hughes Network GSO GSO GSO GSO GSO GSO GSO GSO GSO GSO GSO S2947 HORIZONS-3e S2663 SPACEWAY 3 GSO Systems, LLC Hughes Network Systems, LLC S2834 ECHOSTAR 19 GSO Hughes Network Systems, LLC S2753 ECHOSTAR XVII Hughes Network Systems, LLC S3017 EchoStar XXIV Intelsat License LLC/ViaSat, Inc. S2160 GALAXY 28 Intelsat License LLC S2414 INTELSAT 10-02 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2972 INTELSAT 37e GSO Intelsat License LLC S2854 NSS-7 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2409 INELSAT 905 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2405 INTELSAT 901 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2408 INTELSAT 904 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2804 INTELSAT 25 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2959 INTELSAT 35e GSO Intelsat License LLC S2237 INTELSAT 11 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2785 INTELSAT 14 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2380 INTELSAT 9 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2831 INTELSAT 23 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2915 INTELSAT 34 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2863 INTELSAT 21 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2750 INTELSAT 16 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2715 GALAXY 17 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2154 GALAXY 25 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2253 GALAXY 11 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2381 GALAXY 3C GSO Intelsat License LLC S2887 INTELSAT 30 GSO S2924/S3143 INTELSAT 31/GALAXY 35 GSO Intelsat License LLC Intelsat License LLC S2647 GALAXY 19 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2687 GALAXY 16 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2733 GALAXY 18 GSO GSO GSO GSO Intelsat License LLC S2385 GALAXY 14 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2386 GALAXY 13 GSO GSO S2422/S3083 GALAXY 12/GALAXY GSO Intelsat License LLC S2387/S3015 GALAXY 15/GALAXY Intelsat License LLC S3016 GALAXY 30 GSO Intelsat License LLC S3078 GALAXY 32 GSO Intelsat License LLC S3148 GALAXY 36 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2704 INTELSAT 5 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2817 INTELSAT 18 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2850 INTELSAT 19 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2368 INTELSAT 1R GSO Intelsat License LLC S2789 INTELSAT 15 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2423 HORIZONS 2 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2846 INTELSAT 22 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2847 INTELSAT 20 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2948 INTELSAT 36 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2814 INTELSAT 17 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2410 INTELSAT 906 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2406 INTELSAT 902 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2939 INTELSAT 33e GSO Intelsat License LLC S2382 INTELSAT 10 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2751 INTELSAT 28 GSO Intelsat License LLC S3023 INTELSAT 39 GSO Intelsat License LLC S3066 INTELSAT 40e GSO Intelsat License LLC Ligado Networks Subsidiary, LLC Ligado Networks Subsidiary, LLC Novavision Group, Inc. GSO S2358 SKYTERRA-1 GSO AMSC-1 MSAT-2 S2861 DIRECTV KU-79W Satellite CD Radio LLC S2812 FM-6 SES Americom, Inc. S2415 NSS-10 GSO GSO GSO SES Americom, Inc. S2162 AMC-3 GSO SES Americom, Inc. S2347 AMC-6 GSO SES Americom, Inc. S2826 SES-2 GSO SES Americom, Inc. S2807 SES-1 GSO SES Americom, Inc. S2892/S3096/S3098 SES-3/SES-18/SES-20 GSO SES Americom, Inc. S2180 AMC-15 GSO SES Americom, Inc. S2713 AMC-18 GSO Telesat Canada S2433 AMC-11 GSO SES Americom, Inc. S3097/S3138 SES-19/SES-22 GSO SES Americom, Inc. S3099 SES-21 GSO Silkwave Africa, LLC S2666 AfriStar-2 GSO Silkwave Africa, LLC S3074 AsiaStar GSO Sirius XM Radio Inc. S2710 FM-5 GSO GSO S3034/S2617/S2616/S3033 XM-8/XM-3/XM4//XM-7 Sirius XM Radio Inc. Skynet Satellite Corporation GSO S2933 TELSTAR 12V Skynet Satellite Corporation S2357 TELSTAR 11N ViaSat, Inc. S2747 VIASAT-1 GSO S2917/S3050 VIASAT-3/VIASAT89US GSO ViaSat, Inc. S2786 XM-5 GSO XM Radio LLC GSO Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit): Non-U.S.-Licensed Space Stations – Market Access Through Petition for Declaratory Ruling LICENSEE CALL SIGN SATELLITE NAME TYPE ABS Global Ltd. S2987 ABS-3A GSO Avanti Hylas 2 Ltd. S3130 HYLAS-4 GSO DBSD Services Ltd S2651 DBSD G1 GSO Embratel TVSAT Telecomunicacoes S.A. GSO S3142 Star One D2 Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales S.A. GSO S2956 ARSAT-2 Eutelsat S. A. S3056 EUTELSAT 8 WEST B GSO Eutelsat S.A. S3055 EUTELSAT 139 WEST A GSO Gamma Acquisition L.L.C. S2633 TerreStar 1 Hispamar Satélites, S.A. S2793 AMAZONAS-2 GSO Hispamar Satélites, S.A. S2886 AMAZONAS-3 GSO Hispamar Satélites, S.A. S3086 AMAZONAS NEXUS GSO Hispasat, S.A. S2969 HISPASAT 30W-6 GSO Inmarsat PLC S2932 Inmarsat-4 F3 GSO Inmarsat PLC S2949 Inmarsat-3 F5 GSO New Skies Satellites B.V. S2756 NSS-9 New Skies Satellites B.V. S2870 SES-6 New Skies Satellites B.V. S3048 NSS-6 New Skies Satellites B.V. S2828 SES-4 New Skies Satellites B.V. S2950 SES-10 Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V. EUTELSAT 113 WEST A GSO S2695 Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V. EUTELSAT 117 WEST B GSO S2926 Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V. EUTELSAT 115 WEST B GSO S2938 GSO S2873 EUTELSAT 117 WEST A Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V. GSO GSO GSO GSO GSO GSO SES Satellites (Gibraltar) Ltd. GSO S2676 AMC 21 SES Americom, Inc. S3037 NSS-11 GSO SES Americom, Inc. S2964 SES-11 GSO SES DTH do Brasil Ltda S2974 SES-14 Telesat Canada S2745 ANIK F1 GSO Telesat Canada S2674 ANIK F1R GSO Telesat Canada S2703 ANIK F3 GSO GSO Telesat Canada S2472 ANIK F2 GSO Telesat International Ltd. TELSTAR 19 VANTAGE GSO S2955 Viasat, Inc. S2902 VIASAT-2 GSO Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit): Non-U.S.-Licensed Space Stations – Market Access Through Earth Station Licenses LICENSEE CALL SIGN SATELLITE NAME TYPE APSTAR VI APSTAR 6 M292090 GSO AUSSAT B 152E OPTUS D2 M221170 GSO Ciel Satellite Group Ciel-2 E050029 GSO Eutelsat 65 West A Eutelsat 65 West A E160081 GSO INMARSAT 4F1 INMARSAT 4F1 KA25 GSO INMARSAT 5F2 INMARSAT 5F2 E120072 GSO INMARSAT 5F3 INMARSAT 5F3 E150028 GSO JCSAT-2B M174163 GSO NIMIQ 5 E080107 GSO WILDBLUE-1 E040213 GSO JCSAT-2B NIMIQ 5 WILDBLUE-1 Space Stations (per license/call sign in non-geostationary orbit) (Small Satellite) ITU NAME (if available) Common Name Call Sign TYPE Capella Space Corp. Capella-2, Capella-3, Capella4 S3073 Capella Space Corp. Capella-5, Capella-6 S3080 Small Satellite Capella Space Corp. Capella -7, Capella-8 S3100 Small Satellite Capella Space Corp. Acadia-1 S3162 Small Satellite Orbiter SN3 S3161 Small Satellite Loft Orbital Solutions Inc. YAM-3 S3072 Small Satellite Loft Orbital Solutions Inc. YAM-5 S3147 Small Satellite DROID.001 S3146 Small Satellite XR-1 S3067 Small Satellite ICEYE US, Inc. ICEYE S3082 Small Satellite Umbra Lab Inc. Umbra SAR S3095 Small Satellite S2990 RPO/OOS Launcher, Inc. Turion Space Corp. R2 Space, Inc. Space Logistics, LLC MISSION EXTENSION Small Satellite VEHICLE-1 Space Logistics, LLC MISSION EXTENSION VEHICLE-2 S3059 Momentus Space LLC VIGORIDE-5 S3144 OTV Momentus Space LLC VIGORIDE-6 S3154 OTV Spaceflight Inc. SHERPA-AC1 S3133 OTV Lynk Tower 1-10 S3087 Small Satellite Lynk Global, Inc. RPO/OOS Outpost Technologies Corporation Small Satellite Outpost Mission 2 S3174 Odyssey SpaceWorks OSW Cazorla S3176 Small Satellite ICEYE Second Tranche S3165 Small Satellite ICEYE US, Inc. Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)—Less Complex ITU NAME (if available) Planet Labs Common Name Call Sign TYPE Number of Space Stations Authorized Flock/Skysats S2912 Less Complex Less Complex WorldView 1,2 & 3, GeoEye-1 S2129/S2348 BlackSky Global Global S3032 Less Complex Orbital Sidekick, Inc. GHOSt S3139 Less Complex Hawkeye 360 HE360 S3042 Less Complex Spire Global LEMUR & MINAS S2946/S3045 Less Complex Maxar License Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)—Other (Small Constellation) ITU NAME (if available) Common Name Call Sign Number of Space Stations Authorized ORBCOMM License Corp ORBCOMM S2103 Iridium Constellation LLC IRIDIUM S2110 TELESAT Ku/Ka-Band S2976 Kepler Communications, Inc. KEPLER S2981 Myriota Pty. Ltd MYRIOTA S3047 O3b S2935 GLOBALSTAR S2115 Telesat Canada O3b Ltd. Globalstar License LLC Swarm Technologies (Space Exploration Holdings, LLC) SWARM S3041 THEIA S2986 ARCTIC SATELLITE BROADBAND MISSION S2978 KINÉIS S3054 Theia Holdings A, Inc. Space Norway AS Kinéis Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)—Other (Large Constellation) ITU NAME (if available) Common Name Space Exploration Holdings, LLC SPACEX Ku/KaBand Space Exploration Holdings, LLC Call Sign Number of Space Stations Authorized S2983/S3018/ SPACEX GEN 2 S3069 WorldVu Satellites Ltd. 720 ONEWEB S2963 WorldVu Satellites Limited, Debtor-inPossession ONEWEB V-BAND S2994 Kuiper Systems LLC KUIPER S3051 Table B - FY 2024 Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees Calculations if Proposals to Amend the Existing Fee Methodology are Adopted and Effective The following chart provides an analysis of potential regulatory fees for space and earth stations for FY 2024 assuming all the proposals to amend the existing methodology for determining space and earth station fees in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), FCC 24-31, are adopted and effective for FY 2024. These proposals include reallocation of the split of space station regulatory fees between GSO and NGSO from 80/20 to 60/40, creation of new fee categories for Large and Small Constellations in the NGSO “other†category, assessment of fees on authorized, not just operational, space stations, establishment of a fixed fee for small satellites/spacecraft fee, assessing fees on rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO), on-orbit servicing (OOS), and orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) space stations using the fee category for small satellites, and an allocation of 20% of Space Bureau regulatory fees to earth stations. It assumes the same number of earth station payors in FY 2024 as there were in FY 2023 (2900 units). It does not incorporate the proposals included in the alternative methodology. Space Bureau Share of FCC FY 2024 Appropriation $42,140,736 (rounded up to nearest dollar) Equals $390,192,000 times 10.8% Earth Station Share of Space Bureau FTE Burden $8,428,148 (rounded up to nearest dollar) Equals Space Bureau Share of FCC FY 2024 Appropriation * 20% (proposed) Per Unit Fee - Earth Stations: Transmit/Receive & Transmit only (per authorization or registration) $2,907 (rounded up to nearest dollar) Equals Earth Station Share of Space Bureau FTE Burden / 2,900 units (FY 2023) Space Station Share of Space Bureau FTE Burden (Includes GSO and NGSO Satellites) $33,712,589 (rounded up to nearest dollar) Equals GSO Space Bureau Share of FCC FY 2024 $26,970,070 divided by 136 GSO Satellites = Appropriation * 80% (proposed) $198,309 per satellite Equals GSO Space Station Share of Space Bureau FTE Burden * 60% (proposed) $20,227,553 divided by 136 GSO Satellites = $148,732 Small Satellite Share of Space Station Share $244,300 (rounded up to nearest dollar) Equals FY 2023 small satellite fee ($12,215) * 20 estimated small satellite fee payors in FY 2024 (including RPO, OOS, or OTV space stations) NGSO – Other Revenue Portion - $195,440 NGSO Space Station Share of Space Bureau FTE Burden $13,485,035 (rounded up to nearest dollar) Equals NGSO Space Station Share of Space Bureau FTE Burden * 40% (proposed)) NGSO – Other at 80% NGSO – Less Complex at 20% NGSO – Less Complex Portion - $48,860 $10,788,028 divided by 16 units = $674,252 fee With Small Satellite Reduction = $662,037$2,697,007 divided by 6 units = $449,501fee With Small Satellite Reduction = $441,358 NGSO Space Station Share of Space Bureau FTE Burden $6,742,518 (rounded up to nearest dollar) $5,394,014 divided by 16 units = $337,126 Share at 20% (proposed) Equals NGSO Space Station Share – 20% NGSO – Other at 80% NGSO – Less Complex at 20% With Small Satellite Reduction = $324,911 $1,348,504 divided by 6 units = $224,751 With Small Satellite Reduction = $216,607 Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit) – Other (Large Constellations) Share Equals NGSO Other * 50% - Proposed 20% Per System Fee - Space Stations (NonGeostationary Orbit) – Other (Large Constellations) $5,394,014 divided by 50% = $2,697,007 $5,394,014 divided by 3 = $1,798,005 (rounded up to nearest dollar) Equals NGSO Other (Large Constellation) Share / 3 authorized (SpaceX, OneWeb, Kuiper) Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit) – Other (Small Constellations) Share $5,394,014 divided by 50% = $2,697,007 Equals NGSO Other * 50% - Proposed 20% Per System Fee - Space Stations (NonGeostationary Orbit) – Other (Small Constellations) $5,394,014 divided by 12 = $449,501 (rounded up to nearest dollar) Equals NGSO Other (Small Constellation) Share / 12 authorized (O3b, Kepler , Swarm, Iridium, Globalstar, Orbcomm Space Norway, Theia, Viasat, Myriota, Kineis, Telesat) Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit) – Other (Large Constellations) Share Equals NGSO Other * 50% - Proposed 40% Per System Fee - Space Stations (NonGeostationary Orbit) – Other (Large Constellations) $10,788,028 divided by 50% = $5,394,014 $10,788,028 divided by 3 = $3,596,009 (rounded up to nearest dollar) Equals NGSO Other (Large Constellation) Share / 3 authorized (SpaceX, OneWeb, Kuiper) Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit) – Other (Small Constellations) Share $10,788,028 divided by 50% = $5,394,014 Equals NGSO Other * 50% - Proposed 40% Per System Fee - Space Stations (NonGeostationary Orbit) – Other (Small Constellations) $10,788,028 divided by 12 = $899,002 (rounded up to nearest dollar) Equals NGSO Other (Small Constellation) Share / 12 authorized (O3b, Kepler , Swarm, Iridium, Globalstar, Orbcomm Space Norway, Theia, Viasat, Myriota, Kineis, Telesat) Table C – FY 2024 Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees Calculated if the Proposed Alternative Fee Methodology is Adopted and Effective The following chart provides an analysis of potential regulatory fees for space and earth stations for FY 2024 if the alternative methodology for assessing space station fees in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), FCC 24-31, is adopted and effective for FY 2024. It assumes that the share of space station regulatory fees will be 80% of all Space Bureau fees for FY 2024 ($33,712,589), and that 20 small satellite payors (including RPO, OOS, and OTV space stations) will contribute $244,300 in collections, resulting in $33,468,289 to be collected from remaining space station payors. It also assumes that the proposal to assess regulatory fees on authorized, not just operational, space stations is adopted. Number of GSO Units: 150 (estimate of 135 operational and 15 authorized GSO space stations for FY 2024) Number of NGSO Units (non-small sats): 70 (using 500 space station tiers); 49 (using 1,000 space station tiers) Total Number of Units (GSO + NGSO (non-small sats)): 220 (using 500 space station tiers); 199 (using 1000 space station tiers) Fee per Unit/Tier: $152,129 (500 space station tier); $168,182 (1,000 space station tier) (This number would be the annual fee for all authorized GSO space stations; for NGSO space stations – other than small satellites – the fee would be calculated by taking the fee per unit for the first 100 authorized space stations per system, and adding the number of additional units, on either per 500 or per 1000 authorized space stations for each additional tier) Licensee – Call Sign(s) No. of Authorized Space Stations Number of Units Assessed (500 tier) Maxar (WORLDVIEW 1, 2, and 3 / WORLDVIEW LEGION 1-12) 15 Total Estimated Number Fee (500 tier) of Units Assessed (1,000 tier) Total Estimated Fee (1,000 tier) 1 $152,129 $168,183 S2129 Planet FLOCK/SKYSAT/PEL ICAN S2912 3 2 $456,386 $336,365 SPIRE GLOBAL 3 S2946 /S3045 BlackSky Global $456,386 1 S3032 Hawkeye 360 150 $336,365 $304,258 1 $336,365 $152,129 1 $168,183 $152,129 1 S3054 ORBCOMM License Corp. 2 S3047 Kineis $168,183 $304,258 S3139 Myriota 2 S3041 Orbital Sidekick $336,365 $152,129 S3042 Swarm $168,183 $168,183 $152,129 1 1 $152,129 $168,183 S2103 Iridium Constellation LLC 1 1 $152,129 $168,183 S2110 GLOBALSTAR 1 S2115 O3b 1 $152,129 1 S2935 WorldVU Satellites 2720 Ltd. (OneWeb) Ku-/Kaband/V-band $168,183 $152,129 $168,183 $912,772 $672,730 S2963/ S2994 Telesat Canada (Ku/Ka- 117 band) S2976 2 $304,258 $336,365 Theia 2 S2986 Space Norway $304,258 1 S2978 Kepler Communications, Inc. 2 $336,365 1 $152,129 2 $168,183 $304,258 $336,365 S2981 Viasat 1 S2985 Kuiper $152,129 12 S3051 SpaceX (Ku/Kaband/Gen-2) 1 $168,183 7 $1,825,544 11,908 $1,177,277 $3,803,215 $2,186,371 S2983/S3018/S3069 Total Number of NGSO Units Total Number of GSO Units Totals 49 $10,659,001 $8,240,936 $22,812,889 $33,468,289 $25,227,354 199 $33,468,289 TABLE 8 FY 2024 Full-Service Broadcast Television Stations by Call Sign Facility Id. 3246 18285 11912 56528 282 1236 33261 8263 2728 2767 62442 4145 67494 13988 40517 65522 804 148 51598 51241 40820 8523 65301 2506 3658 23079 33440 37005 32311 41212 7143 55049 33471 13813 21649 33543 50182 21488 Call Sign KAAH-TV KAAL KAAS-TV KABB KABC-TV KACV-TV KADN-TV KAEF-TV KAET KAFT KAID KAII-TV KAIL KAIT KAJB KAKE KAKM KAKW-DT KALB-TV KALO KAMC KAMR-TV KAMU-TV KAPP KARD KARE KARK-TV KARZ-TV KASA-TV KASN KASW KASY-TV KATC KATN KATU KATV KAUT-TV KAUU KAUZ-TV Service Area Population 1,018,897 605,222 243,984 3,017,860 18,303,336 383,228 889,583 139,510 4,867,739 1,294,492 864,547 203,698 2,091,288 594,090 393,654 821,488 397,237 3,350,876 933,915 1,018,088 411,973 377,485 395,784 337,194 680,743 4,243,145 1,243,813 1,153,588 1,198,361 1,200,705 4,828,272 1,182,887 1,376,057 95,520 3,400,708 1,285,451 1,810,654 398,876 366,943 Terrain Limited Population 939,246 580,564 243,947 3,000,477 17,670,502 383,071 889,583 124,133 4,836,434 1,218,670 857,276 179,435 2,061,175 583,749 393,355 816,811 395,241 3,242,159 932,500 971,631 411,949 377,410 392,044 298,159 678,724 4,234,439 1,230,366 1,134,221 1,159,350 1,185,725 4,813,078 1,143,258 1,376,057 95,197 3,238,560 1,265,986 1,809,428 396,486 365,162 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 6,197 3,831 1,610 19,797 116,590 2,528 5,869 819 31,911 8,041 5,656 1,184 13,600 3,852 2,595 5,389 2,608 21,392 6,153 6,411 2,718 2,490 2,587 1,967 4,478 27,939 8,118 7,484 7,649 7,823 31,757 7,543 9,079 628 21,368 8,353 11,939 2,616 2,409 Facility Id. 73101 49579 49578 58684 29234 17433 776273 1151 35811 4148 16940 53586 22685 56384 65395 169030 61068 48556 29108 33658 83306 63768 53324 10150 22121 49760 55370 66414 66415 19593 66416 4939 62469 61214 6669 35909 58618 6823 33756 21422 11265 Call Sign KAVU-TV KAWB KAWE KAYU-TV KAZA-TV KAZD KAZF KAZQ KAZT-TV KBAK-TV KBCA KBCB KBDI-TV KBEH KBFD-DT KBGS-TV KBHE-TV KBIM-TV KBIN-TV KBJR-TV KBLN-TV KBLR KBME-TV KBMT KBMY KBOI-TV KBRR KBSD-DT KBSH-DT KBSI KBSL-DT KBSV KBTC-TV KBTV-TV KBTX-TV KBVO KBVU KBYU-TV KBZK KCAL-TV KCAU-TV KCBA Service Area Population 323,202 193,767 139,854 925,282 15,481,136 8,087,952 253,785 1,137,703 495,353 1,626,532 465,218 1,510,168 4,731,715 18,512,098 1,016,508 176,432 153,390 226,233 1,014,918 278,564 322,286 2,280,730 146,149 799,217 142,682 869,688 154,408 151,986 97,884 730,259 47,462 1,535,281 4,319,699 771,692 5,354,551 1,911,833 136,908 2,838,181 156,388 18,258,912 769,096 3,334,176 Terrain Limited Population 322,961 193,705 137,788 861,276 14,233,993 8,085,339 188,057 1,126,947 409,112 1,363,867 465,157 1,478,647 4,335,180 18,476,669 887,671 173,977 144,914 226,194 1,013,041 274,572 145,745 2,220,879 146,082 798,262 142,622 862,287 154,405 151,901 95,916 728,325 46,328 1,424,913 4,228,861 771,692 5,351,089 1,684,206 121,846 2,620,447 139,258 17,586,821 754,352 2,557,080 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 2,131 1,278 909 5,683 93,916 53,347 1,241 7,436 2,699 8,999 3,069 9,756 28,604 121,909 5,857 1,148 956 1,492 6,684 1,812 962 14,653 964 5,267 941 5,689 1,019 1,002 633 4,805 306 9,402 27,902 5,092 35,306 11,112 804 17,290 919 116,038 4,977 16,872 Facility Id. 27507 9628 49750 33710 9640 63158 62424 83913 57219 10245 13058 18079 132606 60793 33722 62468 41969 47903 71586 33742 19117 63165 33894 53843 33875 9719 60728 59494 33749 41230 58605 10036 64444 51502 42008 166511 24316 68713 22201 33764 79258 Call Sign KCBD KCBS-TV KCBY-TV KCCI KCCW-TV KCDO-TV KCDT KCEB KCEC KCEN-TV KCET KCFW-TV KCGE-DT KCHF KCIT KCKA KCLO-TV KCNC-TV KCNS KCOP-TV KCOS KCOY-TV KCPQ KCPT KCRA-TV KCRG-TV KCSD-TV KCSG KCTS-TV KCTV KCVU KCWC-DT KCWE KCWI-TV KCWO-TV KCWV KCWX KCWY-DT KDAF KDBC-TV KDCK KDCU-DT Service Area Population 433,372 18,628,137 92,825 1,216,146 294,831 3,305,368 807,726 446,377 4,497,531 2,224,490 17,868,933 196,292 129,244 1,157,628 392,243 1,082,723 150,949 4,460,509 9,007,762 18,134,022 1,092,982 700,154 5,131,164 2,690,171 11,608,107 1,174,546 323,237 229,899 4,848,434 2,732,197 700,745 42,872 2,642,880 1,152,163 55,411 210,633 4,947,756 85,085 7,951,276 1,101,513 43,010 773,823 Terrain Limited Population 432,694 17,359,665 77,624 1,209,219 287,246 3,160,730 762,258 445,850 4,237,580 2,174,193 16,310,676 157,001 129,244 1,127,207 391,646 906,771 145,392 4,175,114 8,012,556 17,318,605 1,092,792 478,768 4,985,829 2,688,808 7,153,845 1,156,435 323,093 220,818 4,778,758 2,730,443 689,702 38,501 2,641,432 1,151,070 55,383 210,626 4,941,660 84,715 7,949,040 1,097,028 42,993 773,808 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 2,855 114,539 512 7,978 1,895 20,854 5,029 2,942 27,960 14,345 107,618 1,036 853 7,437 2,584 5,983 959 27,547 52,867 114,268 7,210 3,159 32,896 17,741 47,201 7,630 2,132 1,457 31,530 18,015 4,551 254 17,428 7,595 365 1,390 32,605 559 52,448 7,238 284 5,106 Facility Id. 38375 17037 33770 29102 25454 60740 4691 41975 55379 55375 25221 78915 56524 24518 1005 60736 61064 53329 56527 49326 83491 33778 67910 126 18084 51208 58408 55435 37103 41983 34440 776162 2777 26304 63845 18338 50591 56029 49324 40878 61067 Call Sign KDEN-TV KDFI KDFW KDIN-TV KDKA-TV KDKF KDLH KDLO-TV KDLT-TV KDLV-TV KDMD KDMI KDNL-TV KDOC-TV KDOR-TV KDRV KDSD-TV KDSE KDSM-TV KDTN KDTP KDTV-DT KDTX-TV KDVR KECI-TV KECY-TV KEDT KEET KEKE KELO-TV KEMO-TV KEMS KEMV KENS KENV-DT KENW KEPB-TV KEPR-TV KERA-TV KERO-TV KESD-TV KESQ-TV Service Area Population 3,968,060 7,990,955 7,962,141 1,193,740 3,569,162 73,619 267,326 214,024 700,230 98,101 394,250 1,248,443 3,013,924 18,264,021 1,180,603 551,809 65,355 52,777 1,202,702 7,901,133 25,965 8,697,794 7,985,188 4,301,541 228,161 407,175 527,343 181,333 105,022 767,130 9,007,762 55,920 634,060 3,091,086 52,294 85,762 631,758 515,354 7,984,381 1,387,245 172,302 1,487,393 Terrain Limited Population 3,943,641 7,989,287 7,959,855 1,189,191 3,428,192 66,137 264,686 213,819 689,305 97,673 391,278 1,247,337 3,009,244 17,379,123 1,177,894 469,537 60,171 51,188 1,201,866 7,898,922 23,729 7,750,134 7,983,676 4,144,268 210,560 403,848 527,343 161,389 101,614 715,437 8,012,556 54,847 576,758 3,077,749 45,932 85,762 574,973 493,941 7,981,440 1,257,683 165,214 615,803 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 26,020 52,713 52,519 7,846 22,619 436 1,746 1,411 4,548 644 2,582 8,230 19,855 114,667 7,772 3,098 397 338 7,930 52,117 157 51,135 52,676 27,344 1,389 2,665 3,479 1,065 670 4,720 52,867 362 3,805 20,307 303 566 3,794 3,259 52,662 8,298 1,090 4,063 Facility Id. 50205 62182 37101 2768 12895 55643 2770 53903 92872 68853 33691 60637 83715 34406 34412 125 51466 22589 48521 65370 49264 12729 83992 42122 53321 74256 21613 21612 66222 33716 41517 81509 31597 59013 51429 66469 8620 29560 83714 60537 60549 Call Sign KETA-TV KETC KETD KETG KETH-TV KETK-TV KETS KETV KETZ KEYC-TV KEYE-TV KEYT-TV KEYU KEZI KFBB-TV KFCT KFDA-TV KFDM KFDR KFDX-TV KFFV KFFX-TV KFJX KFMB-TV KFME KFNB KFNE KFNR KFOR-TV KFOX-TV KFPH-DT KFPX-TV KFQX KFRE-TV KFSF-DT KFSM-TV KFSN-TV KFTA-TV KFTC KFTH-DT KFTR-DT KFTS Service Area Population 1,874,445 2,945,200 3,918,776 421,357 7,296,694 1,072,485 1,209,518 1,491,674 505,102 553,554 3,533,479 1,466,777 351,434 1,221,893 96,782 967,548 394,744 770,621 672,350 367,320 4,674,758 467,787 709,125 4,239,135 442,176 84,543 53,059 9,724 1,789,693 1,107,424 385,474 1,072,290 197,918 1,850,426 7,986,866 1,003,012 1,973,852 907,937 64,284 7,287,908 18,326,526 77,847 Terrain Limited Population 1,860,161 2,942,622 3,879,692 403,179 7,296,428 1,071,097 1,191,713 1,486,408 502,310 539,853 3,444,549 1,275,243 351,403 1,166,907 95,488 960,099 393,695 770,609 657,307 366,583 4,634,964 463,006 679,797 3,914,207 441,664 83,990 52,392 9,457 1,789,342 1,097,251 313,720 1,072,222 173,495 1,835,478 7,039,241 978,896 1,957,279 894,593 64,250 7,287,530 16,971,273 66,866 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 12,273 19,415 25,598 2,660 48,142 7,067 7,863 9,807 3,314 3,562 22,727 8,414 2,319 7,699 630 6,335 2,598 5,084 4,337 2,419 30,581 3,055 4,485 25,826 2,914 554 346 62 11,806 7,240 2,070 7,075 1,145 12,110 46,445 6,459 12,914 5,903 424 48,083 111,976 Facility Id. 81441 34439 664 592 29015 35336 17625 70917 84453 56079 41427 25685 34457 7841 24485 34459 53320 7894 83945 34445 58608 36914 36920 10061 34470 56034 81694 25511 40876 36918 34874 63177 63162 63166 63170 4146 60353 27300 26431 21160 36917 Call Sign KFTU-DT KFTV-DT KFVE KFVS-TV KFWD KFXA KFXB-TV KFXK-TV KFXL-TV KFXV KFYR-TV KGAN KGBT-TV KGCW KGEB KGET-TV KGFE KGIN KGLA-DT KGMB KGMC KGMD-TV KGMV KGNS-TV KGO-TV KGPE KGPX-TV KGTF KGTV KGUN-TV KGW KGWC-TV KGWL-TV KGWN-TV KGWR-TV KHAW-TV KHBS KHCE-TV KHET KHGI-TV KHII-TV KHIN Service Area Population 109,271 1,930,415 91,164 867,835 7,970,373 914,357 377,548 969,012 977,327 1,335,643 153,218 1,121,266 1,350,104 938,174 1,257,918 982,744 120,237 235,875 1,754,806 1,016,756 2,076,523 101,247 209,577 283,777 9,406,080 1,829,902 792,059 155,729 4,257,568 1,479,221 3,397,112 84,597 37,314 558,685 49,435 102,381 610,455 2,848,289 1,022,459 245,331 1,017,217 1,137,059 Terrain Limited Population 105,476 1,914,464 81,417 847,638 7,964,229 912,893 370,365 966,868 976,428 1,335,643 150,858 1,109,006 1,350,004 935,835 1,224,797 940,071 120,237 233,749 1,754,806 907,381 2,052,808 100,762 175,904 274,877 8,630,291 1,812,936 724,592 154,491 3,912,037 1,292,183 3,239,730 84,117 37,199 528,237 49,242 101,946 588,263 2,842,696 1,009,772 244,515 907,842 1,135,866 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 696 12,632 537 5,593 52,548 6,023 2,444 6,379 6,442 8,813 995 7,317 8,907 6,175 8,081 6,203 793 1,542 11,578 5,987 13,544 665 1,161 1,814 56,943 11,962 4,781 1,019 25,812 8,526 21,376 555 245 3,485 325 673 3,881 18,756 6,662 1,613 5,990 7,494 Facility Id. 17688 47670 47987 34867 60354 4144 34529 4690 34537 30601 34348 24508 69677 64544 23394 34564 56028 58560 53382 66258 16950 10188 29095 34527 63865 56033 66402 67089 34847 51708 26249 62427 66781 62430 12896 64548 59255 47285 13792 14000 20015 Call Sign KHME KHMT KHNE-TV KHNL KHOG-TV KHON-TV KHOU KHQA-TV KHQ-TV KHRR KHSD-TV KHSL-TV KHSV KHVO KIAH KICU-TV KIDK KIDY KIEM-TV KIFI-TV KIFR KIII KIIN KIKU KILM KIMA-TV KIMT KINC KING-TV KINT-TV KION-TV KIPT KIRO-TV KISU-TV KITU-TV KITV KIVI-TV KIXE-TV KJJC-TV KJLA KJNP-TV KJRE Service Area Population 196,002 193,159 205,833 1,016,725 862,177 1,016,508 7,289,635 299,409 938,773 1,298,625 203,077 634,956 2,384,812 101,138 7,307,171 8,992,796 351,335 126,096 177,885 370,169 2,356,175 580,363 1,405,103 1,017,227 18,009,859 325,241 671,281 2,320,873 4,735,386 1,093,579 2,602,418 190,856 4,715,994 358,145 749,934 1,016,508 864,257 484,629 85,813 18,725,198 96,266 15,414 Terrain Limited Population 194,233 188,714 204,923 907,350 797,810 944,271 7,287,991 298,038 887,184 1,241,818 199,032 615,388 2,343,597 99,980 7,306,816 7,837,235 348,794 126,079 166,501 365,995 2,330,021 577,602 1,375,871 920,837 16,478,550 275,599 662,859 2,230,933 4,686,752 1,093,227 906,539 189,839 4,685,383 353,319 749,934 890,101 856,996 444,405 84,995 17,464,578 96,001 15,394 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 1,282 1,245 1,352 5,987 5,264 6,230 48,086 1,966 5,854 8,194 1,313 4,060 15,463 660 48,210 51,710 2,301 832 1,099 2,415 15,373 3,811 9,078 6,076 108,725 1,818 4,374 14,720 30,923 7,213 5,981 1,253 30,914 2,331 4,948 5,873 5,654 2,932 561 115,231 633 Facility Id. 59439 55364 7675 55031 13814 36607 83180 58267 24766 776228 35097 22644 35037 35042 52907 3660 65523 38430 77719 51479 37105 56032 35059 54011 11264 52593 47975 38590 38588 749 11951 8564 8322 31114 24436 38587 38589 38591 68540 12913 57220 Call Sign KJRH-TV KJRR KJTL KJTV-TV KJUD KJZZ-TV KKAI KKAP KKCO KKEL KKJB KKPX-TV KKTV KLAS-TV KLAX-TV KLBK-TV KLBY KLCS KLCW-TV KLDO-TV KLEI KLEW-TV KLFY-TV KLJB KLKN KLML KLNE-TV KLPA-TV KLPB-TV KLRN KLRT-TV KLRU KLSR-TV KLST KLTJ KLTL-TV KLTM-TV KLTS-TV KLTV KLUJ-TV KLUZ-TV KLVX Service Area Population 1,475,194 45,707 365,659 426,315 32,087 2,837,622 1,016,756 1,002,980 218,313 396,796 780,452 8,265,775 3,340,505 2,421,827 350,490 409,551 29,875 17,868,933 404,384 267,717 149,648 173,816 1,380,417 1,003,676 1,295,353 285,490 124,206 395,240 749,224 2,865,059 1,206,848 3,404,331 617,791 205,611 7,239,268 438,847 670,083 930,704 1,125,646 1,304,523 1,122,002 2,368,176 Terrain Limited Population 1,458,401 44,148 365,242 426,302 31,083 2,620,561 995,859 967,770 183,190 390,474 775,264 7,324,470 2,899,502 2,256,225 350,144 409,512 29,852 16,310,676 404,369 267,717 122,977 158,086 1,379,775 992,763 1,249,913 232,725 124,134 395,079 749,224 2,843,302 1,187,015 3,364,831 555,511 176,862 7,239,082 438,847 665,283 927,650 1,108,403 1,304,523 1,061,683 2,246,495 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 9,623 291 2,410 2,813 205 17,290 6,571 6,385 1,209 2,576 5,115 48,327 19,131 14,887 2,310 2,702 197 107,618 2,668 1,766 811 1,043 9,104 6,550 8,247 1,536 819 2,607 4,943 18,760 7,832 22,201 3,665 1,167 47,763 2,896 4,390 6,121 7,313 8,607 7,005 14,822 Facility Id. 82476 40250 64551 51499 65686 35183 41237 42636 38584 22127 162016 26428 39665 35123 40875 35131 16749 63164 53541 52046 47981 24753 4326 41425 70034 51488 73701 44052 68883 12525 43095 35189 35190 77063 35200 32958 86534 51518 54420 35822 993 Call Sign KLWB KLWY KMAU KMAX-TV KMBC-TV KMCB KMCC KMCI-TV KMCT-TV KMCY KMDE KMEB KMEG KMEX-DT KMGH-TV KMID KMIR-TV KMIZ KMLM-DT KMLU KMNE-TV KMOH-TV KMOS-TV KMOT KMOV KMPH-TV KMPX KMSB KMSP-TV KMSS-TV KMTP-TV KMTR KMTV-TV KMTW KMVT KMVU-DT KMYA-DT KMYS KMYT-TV KMYU KNAT-TV KNAZ-TV Service Area Population 1,066,369 652,057 230,508 11,771,919 2,690,459 71,693 2,384,330 2,611,447 270,862 80,761 34,041 239,702 763,806 18,389,371 4,484,612 453,896 3,014,399 552,020 358,819 685,717 44,963 217,161 823,502 90,764 3,058,356 1,871,826 7,985,243 1,390,772 4,232,627 1,047,384 6,891,529 858,621 1,482,627 782,241 203,865 333,344 181,750 2,695,906 1,378,264 174,066 1,194,249 370,644 Terrain Limited Population 1,066,248 648,301 205,410 7,828,092 2,688,812 69,118 2,325,062 2,610,077 270,855 80,722 34,035 216,916 758,839 16,955,856 4,211,082 453,890 805,795 549,962 358,819 681,660 41,160 202,513 819,698 88,505 3,053,447 1,831,011 7,981,841 1,081,454 4,200,278 1,044,317 5,992,187 737,863 1,481,213 782,233 194,642 255,430 181,710 2,689,444 1,366,926 170,667 1,164,035 251,297 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 7,035 4,277 1,355 51,650 17,741 456 15,341 17,221 1,787 533 225 1,431 5,007 111,875 27,785 2,995 5,317 3,629 2,367 4,498 272 1,336 5,408 584 20,147 12,081 52,664 7,135 27,713 6,890 39,536 4,868 9,773 5,161 1,284 1,685 1,199 17,745 9,019 1,126 7,680 1,658 Facility Id. 47906 81464 9754 82611 82615 12395 12427 17683 776145 48003 125710 59363 48525 84215 55528 47707 48975 49273 10228 55362 35277 19191 23302 35280 144 33745 69692 29557 59440 59014 50588 50590 58552 53928 35313 35321 8260 62272 50170 4328 84225 Call Sign KNBC KNBN KNCT KNDB KNDM KNDO KNDU KNEP KNGF KNHL KNIC-DT KNIN-TV KNLC KNMD-TV KNME-TV KNMT KNOE-TV KNOP-TV KNPB KNRR KNSD KNSN-TV KNSO KNTV KNVA KNVN KNVO KNWA-TV KNXV-TV KOAA-TV KOAB-TV KOAC-TV KOAM-TV KOAT-TV KOB KOBF KOBI KOBR KOCB KOCE-TV KOCM KOCO-TV Service Area Population 18,007,954 158,327 2,162,813 140,899 81,669 326,624 531,985 96,311 418,755 282,894 2,916,877 861,563 3,009,669 1,175,472 1,185,928 3,242,939 706,833 84,998 684,366 24,339 4,176,531 689,549 1,962,568 9,285,323 3,326,171 497,887 1,359,785 929,628 4,836,838 1,865,217 254,424 2,168,640 822,738 1,171,605 1,189,849 198,225 595,619 227,347 1,803,171 18,212,242 1,615,493 1,890,246 Terrain Limited Population 16,466,286 149,470 2,134,345 140,846 81,636 291,816 514,613 91,722 418,649 282,649 2,900,176 857,065 3,007,124 1,147,431 1,145,659 3,141,420 703,468 83,626 522,715 24,315 3,908,916 521,148 1,942,998 8,743,038 3,285,676 470,307 1,359,785 912,611 4,826,028 1,422,070 250,749 1,718,555 789,385 1,145,416 1,152,270 163,241 551,251 226,868 1,802,139 17,141,918 1,614,922 1,881,152 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 108,645 986 14,082 929 539 1,925 3,395 605 2,762 1,865 19,135 5,655 19,841 7,571 7,559 20,727 4,641 552 3,449 160 25,791 3,439 12,820 57,687 21,679 3,103 8,972 6,021 31,842 9,383 1,654 11,339 5,208 7,557 7,603 1,077 3,637 1,497 11,891 113,102 10,655 12,412 Facility Id. 83181 18283 66195 50198 51189 34859 166534 35380 35388 11910 48663 7890 63331 28496 21656 65583 776087 35396 60675 50589 2566 64877 6865 34347 8284 35434 56550 51101 51102 3659 35455 67868 6124 50044 77452 35460 12524 41223 61551 86205 25452 Call Sign KOCW KODE-TV KOED-TV KOET KOFY-TV KOGG KOHD KOIN KOKH-TV KOKI-TV KOLD-TV KOLN KOLO-TV KOLR KOMO-TV KOMU-TV KONC KONG KOOD KOPB-TV KOPX-TV KORO KOSA-TV KOTA-TV KOTI KOTV-DT KOVR KOZJ KOZK KOZL-TV KPAX-TV KPAZ-TV KPBS KPBT-TV KPCB-DT KPDX KPEJ-TV KPHO-TV KPIC KPIF KPIX-TV KPJK Service Area Population 80,292 789,082 1,555,369 657,252 5,746,338 206,000 248,737 3,398,786 1,800,124 1,428,477 1,278,430 1,565,175 1,045,027 1,111,540 4,798,742 560,878 1,752,026 4,651,055 107,949 3,433,002 1,674,969 572,684 412,004 189,181 318,713 1,476,322 11,787,731 431,452 876,101 1,026,947 224,598 4,842,326 3,878,727 405,749 30,087 3,335,153 439,758 4,847,036 162,187 294,133 8,939,616 8,580,033 Terrain Limited Population 80,262 781,251 1,523,164 637,057 4,850,897 173,034 244,163 3,237,691 1,797,602 1,415,308 932,536 1,465,478 912,343 1,075,340 4,748,599 559,926 1,713,180 4,627,490 107,840 3,231,453 1,674,820 572,684 408,993 166,163 97,757 1,464,332 7,857,430 429,469 867,569 999,396 210,969 4,829,190 3,740,193 405,749 30,010 3,195,785 439,752 4,823,456 108,923 287,132 8,011,243 7,562,337 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 530 5,155 10,050 4,203 32,006 1,142 1,611 21,362 11,861 9,338 6,153 9,669 6,020 7,095 31,331 3,694 11,304 30,532 712 21,321 11,050 3,779 2,699 1,096 645 9,662 51,843 2,834 5,724 6,594 1,392 31,863 24,678 2,677 198 21,086 2,901 31,825 719 1,894 52,858 49,896 Facility Id. 166510 13994 41964 35417 12144 47973 35486 77512 73998 26655 53117 48660 61071 53544 81445 77451 51491 33345 50633 82575 1270 58835 68695 68834 33337 5801 81507 61173 35907 58978 77483 21156 69619 10242 41430 18287 78322 35525 35500 35663 8214 Call Sign KPJR-TV KPLC KPLO-TV KPLR-TV KPMR KPNE-TV KPNX KPNZ KPOB-TV KPPX-TV KPRC-TV KPRY-TV KPSD-TV KPTB-DT KPTF-DT KPTH KPTM KPTS KPTV KPTW KPVI-DT KPXB-TV KPXC-TV KPXD-TV KPXE-TV KPXG-TV KPXJ KPXL-TV KPXM-TV KPXN-TV KPXO-TV KPXR-TV KPYX KQCA KQCD-TV KQCK KQCW-DT KQDS-TV KQED KQEH KQET KQIN Service Area Population 3,994,308 1,433,578 55,567 3,020,349 1,795,745 89,112 4,833,873 2,843,405 131,017 4,839,734 7,306,242 42,882 19,034 351,156 83,380 709,738 1,544,022 849,715 3,367,478 93,904 301,761 7,268,859 3,953,241 7,851,329 2,621,434 3,396,167 1,114,713 2,675,400 3,872,706 18,009,859 1,016,659 870,810 8,951,798 11,066,274 46,118 3,914,615 1,198,492 309,526 8,924,403 8,924,403 3,221,916 585,179 Terrain Limited Population 3,966,833 1,431,830 52,690 3,017,559 1,521,941 84,360 4,829,331 2,620,343 130,539 4,825,175 7,305,940 42,790 17,986 349,137 83,378 706,066 1,542,684 845,613 3,193,457 86,230 295,401 7,268,534 3,922,814 7,849,492 2,620,523 3,240,309 1,111,470 2,663,341 3,871,246 16,478,550 977,430 864,123 8,033,747 6,905,589 43,974 3,869,797 1,192,260 305,800 7,934,659 7,934,659 2,234,120 585,151 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 26,173 9,447 348 19,910 10,042 557 31,864 17,289 861 31,837 48,205 282 119 2,304 550 4,659 10,179 5,579 21,070 569 1,949 47,958 25,883 51,791 17,290 21,380 7,333 17,573 25,542 108,725 6,449 5,701 53,007 45,563 290 25,533 7,867 2,018 52,353 52,353 14,741 3,861 Facility Id. 17686 61063 8378 20427 78921 306 166319 22161 57945 41110 8291 10192 49134 52579 70578 34868 51493 70596 70579 48589 43328 82698 29114 25559 22204 14040 14042 20476 84224 20373 47971 60307 65526 53539 48575 57431 82613 35567 84157 35585 55516 Call Sign KQME KQSD-TV KQSL KQTV KQUP KRBC-TV KRBK KRCA KRCB KRCG KRCR-TV KRCW-TV KRDK-TV KRDO-TV KREG-TV KREM KREN-TV KREX-TV KREY-TV KREZ-TV KRGV-TV KRII KRIN KRIS-TV KRIV KRMA-TV KRMJ KRMT KRMU KRMZ KRNE-TV KRNV-DT KRON-TV KRPV-DT KRQE KRSU-TV KRTN-TV KRTV KRWB-TV KRWF KRWG-TV KRXI-TV Service Area Population 203,177 32,060 209,114 1,587,910 801,534 237,068 1,018,307 18,303,336 9,553,735 758,918 439,734 3,330,638 396,418 3,041,472 159,270 934,011 890,359 154,968 77,765 148,142 1,359,834 130,753 989,283 576,145 7,295,333 4,385,284 184,799 3,457,214 86,743 37,319 45,930 1,043,407 9,335,037 65,504 1,174,664 1,078,345 86,907 95,862 118,050 82,308 929,122 802,294 Terrain Limited Population 198,383 31,225 145,828 1,493,576 624,922 236,992 1,001,775 17,670,502 9,246,484 744,644 419,678 3,194,693 396,379 2,649,733 97,419 862,068 755,865 154,745 69,062 101,846 1,359,671 129,582 975,977 576,104 7,294,571 4,186,932 169,573 3,353,993 70,549 34,727 38,258 879,554 8,729,878 65,504 1,143,133 1,076,370 67,161 94,385 117,368 82,308 719,343 612,918 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 1,309 206 962 9,855 4,123 1,564 6,610 116,590 61,008 4,913 2,769 21,079 2,615 17,483 643 5,688 4,987 1,021 456 672 8,971 855 6,439 3,801 48,130 27,625 1,119 22,130 465 229 252 5,803 57,600 432 7,542 7,102 443 623 774 543 4,746 4,044 Facility Id. 307 11911 53118 35584 35587 38214 19653 19654 82910 10202 35608 72348 46981 35594 29121 48658 17680 59444 73706 29096 34846 35606 70482 6359 71558 33336 28510 35611 21161 72359 67766 72361 72362 67335 10179 72358 61956 52953 166546 53313 35843 Call Sign KSAN-TV KSAS-TV KSAT-TV KSAX KSAZ-TV KSBI KSBW KSBY KSCC KSCE KSCI KSCW-DT KSDK KSEE KSFL-TV KSFY-TV KSGW-TV KSHB-TV KSHV-TV KSIN-TV KSIX-TV KSKN KSLA KSL-TV KSMN KSMO-TV KSMQ-TV KSMS-TV KSNB-TV KSNC KSNF KSNG KSNK KSNT KSNV KSNW KSPS-TV KSPX-TV KSQA KSRE KSTC-TV KSTF Service Area Population 142,667 773,161 3,075,254 380,811 4,854,767 1,751,439 5,564,606 564,561 534,707 1,093,223 18,212,242 927,681 3,013,779 1,888,344 330,215 731,978 63,725 2,616,078 927,614 349,020 79,019 841,494 998,682 2,839,353 357,081 2,585,699 540,217 1,684,095 748,097 166,315 640,722 143,267 46,872 657,321 2,283,885 810,301 935,711 7,814,495 391,323 83,984 4,228,163 49,439 Terrain Limited Population 142,664 773,144 3,027,321 380,811 4,831,287 1,749,811 4,838,506 526,110 534,707 1,089,485 17,141,918 922,979 3,007,368 1,874,494 330,182 677,603 62,410 2,614,543 927,074 347,636 79,019 741,761 998,217 2,616,980 357,075 2,584,094 524,751 922,727 747,971 165,997 637,167 143,050 43,725 629,824 2,225,135 809,927 883,159 5,846,886 383,112 83,984 4,218,565 49,305 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 941 5,101 19,974 2,513 31,877 11,545 31,924 3,471 3,528 7,188 113,102 6,090 19,843 12,368 2,179 4,471 412 17,251 6,117 2,294 521 4,894 6,586 17,267 2,356 17,050 3,462 6,088 4,935 1,095 4,204 944 288 4,156 14,681 5,344 5,827 38,578 2,528 554 27,834 Facility Id. 28010 60534 64987 22215 23428 5243 58827 60683 35645 61350 59988 999 35648 12930 81458 35649 67884 67999 35652 28324 67950 35655 68594 68597 35187 36916 2769 83707 35666 24514 35512 20871 68753 35084 29232 2787 29100 66170 49397 35670 62354 Call Sign KSTP-TV KSTR-DT KSTS KSTU KSTW KSVI KSWB-TV KSWK KSWO-TV KSYS KTAB-TV KTAJ-TV KTAL-TV KTAS KTAZ KTBC KTBN-TV KTBO-TV KTBS-TV KTBU KTBW-TV KTBY KTCA-TV KTCI-TV KTCW KTDO KTEJ KTEL-TV KTEN KTFD-TV KTFF-DT KTFK-DT KTFN KTFQ-TV KTGM KTHV KTIN KTIV KTKA-TV KTLA KTLM KTLN-TV Service Area Population 4,230,921 7,934,904 9,125,502 2,834,133 4,945,092 192,678 3,976,536 78,448 461,432 551,328 281,813 2,529,426 1,072,280 501,069 4,835,851 4,138,493 18,729,484 1,758,274 1,138,628 7,242,592 4,873,117 360,565 4,022,616 3,912,137 106,581 1,093,374 417,496 61,338 629,981 3,767,471 2,403,821 7,705,367 1,095,022 1,188,205 153,836 1,302,388 275,295 806,217 805,221 18,962,616 1,148,738 5,867,943 Terrain Limited Population 4,222,032 7,932,227 7,902,723 2,604,938 4,849,973 191,712 3,773,857 78,334 437,725 475,899 281,579 2,528,757 1,070,439 491,644 4,811,877 3,857,454 17,423,297 1,756,813 1,135,638 7,242,368 4,763,879 358,722 4,008,908 3,908,528 93,009 1,089,602 415,013 61,328 627,687 3,727,523 2,383,063 5,721,312 1,091,962 1,154,792 153,653 1,276,430 273,715 800,304 786,518 17,555,224 1,148,738 5,221,797 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 27,857 52,337 52,142 17,187 32,000 1,265 24,900 517 2,888 3,140 1,858 16,685 7,063 3,244 31,749 25,451 114,959 11,591 7,493 47,785 31,432 2,367 26,451 25,788 614 7,189 2,738 405 4,141 24,594 15,723 37,749 7,205 7,619 1,014 8,422 1,806 5,280 5,189 115,829 7,579 34,453 Facility Id. 64984 14675 10177 21533 47996 60519 74100 71023 8651 7078 68541 35675 28230 69170 61066 37511 67760 35678 28501 11908 22208 28521 65355 35685 10173 77480 49632 34858 31437 68581 35692 49621 5290 35693 40993 22570 18066 59139 21251 35694 50592 Call Sign KTMD KTMF KTMW KTNC-TV KTNE-TV KTNL-TV KTNV-TV KTNW KTOO-TV KTPX-TV KTRE KTRK-TV KTRV-TV KTSC KTSD-TV KTSF KTSM-TV KTTC KTTM KTTU KTTV KTTW KTTZ-TV KTUL KTUU-TV KTUZ-TV KTVA KTVB KTVC KTVD KTVE KTVF KTVH-DT KTVI KTVK KTVL KTVM-TV KTVN KTVO KTVQ KTVR KTVT Service Area Population 7,304,022 203,121 2,690,440 9,007,762 95,310 8,275 2,422,112 512,412 32,198 1,138,473 438,137 7,318,272 869,223 3,598,645 84,807 8,697,794 1,093,389 836,828 77,930 1,393,795 18,130,338 381,013 402,714 1,573,310 397,237 1,841,616 353,795 869,177 140,329 4,468,718 607,145 96,106 244,448 3,025,572 4,837,443 446,924 303,243 1,043,407 220,732 197,125 153,040 8,233,312 Terrain Limited Population 7,303,795 182,458 2,543,730 8,012,556 90,746 8,274 2,249,532 493,366 32,017 1,136,085 420,563 7,316,846 861,267 3,397,164 83,980 7,750,134 1,090,716 748,435 75,368 1,109,962 17,373,502 377,833 402,692 1,543,051 395,237 1,840,457 353,563 862,056 104,355 4,179,057 606,961 95,973 199,923 3,022,219 4,825,882 395,259 250,287 885,756 220,235 190,529 56,934 8,230,812 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 48,190 1,204 16,784 52,867 599 55 14,842 3,255 211 7,496 2,775 48,277 5,683 22,414 554 51,135 7,197 4,938 497 7,324 114,630 2,493 2,657 10,181 2,608 12,143 2,333 5,688 689 27,573 4,005 633 1,319 19,941 31,841 2,608 1,651 5,844 1,453 1,257 376 54,307 Facility Id. 35703 35705 68889 55907 18286 70938 51517 42359 51569 10205 308 69315 51233 2722 2731 60520 70492 1136 69396 69582 82576 82585 66611 169028 68717 69269 62382 169027 35724 41429 81447 4624 86532 66589 86263 65535 27431 89714 57884 23074 61072 Call Sign KTVU KTVW-DT KTVX KTVZ KTWO-TV KTWU KTXA KTXD-TV KTXH KTXL KTXS-TV KUAC-TV KUAM-TV KUAS-TV KUAT-TV KUBD KUBE-TV KUCW KUED KUEN KUES KUEW KUFM-TV KUGF-TV KUHM-TV KUHT KUID-TV KUKL-TV KULR-TV KUMV-TV KUNP KUNS-TV KUOK KUON-TV KUPB KUPK KUPT KUPU KUPX-TV KUSA KUSD-TV KUSI-TV Service Area Population 9,036,813 4,827,096 2,838,210 249,013 84,574 1,834,018 8,210,642 8,012,541 7,301,821 9,145,873 255,216 96,544 153,836 1,060,599 1,596,429 15,387 7,297,882 2,837,693 2,837,687 2,806,982 32,094 174,491 203,395 89,762 166,592 7,288,782 482,761 140,626 194,552 70,878 133,781 4,682,176 28,807 1,516,440 386,448 147,290 101,334 1,019,651 2,824,302 4,470,580 519,419 3,853,072 Terrain Limited Population 8,056,602 4,809,796 2,602,217 246,030 84,044 1,697,183 8,208,172 8,010,333 7,301,673 6,451,158 254,480 96,043 153,836 1,041,636 1,361,399 13,666 7,297,596 2,601,359 2,603,895 2,580,258 26,754 162,588 180,333 89,455 156,454 7,288,082 308,950 131,415 186,663 70,314 45,006 4,668,774 28,738 1,502,853 386,448 146,174 101,329 1,010,979 2,598,543 4,195,376 519,181 3,707,454 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 53,157 31,735 17,169 1,623 555 11,198 54,158 52,852 48,176 42,565 1,679 634 1,015 6,873 8,983 90 48,150 17,164 17,180 17,025 177 1,073 1,190 590 1,032 48,087 2,038 867 1,232 464 297 30,805 190 9,916 2,550 964 669 6,670 17,145 27,681 3,426 24,462 Facility Id. 43567 69694 81451 68886 35823 63927 7700 35841 58609 49766 32621 58795 35846 10195 64969 19783 12523 2495 35852 49832 35855 40450 40446 61961 16729 83825 25735 35862 69733 55372 166331 608 2784 607 35867 78910 35870 36170 35095 78314 27425 Call Sign KUSM-TV KUTF KUTH-DT KUTP KUTV KUVE-DT KUVI-DT KUVN-DT KUVS-DT KVAL-TV KVAW KVCR-DT KVCT KVCW KVDA KVEA KVEO-TV KVEW KVHP KVIA-TV KVIE KVIH-TV KVII-TV KVLY-TV KVMD KVME-TV KVOA KVOS-TV KVPT KVRR KVSN-DT KVTH-DT KVTJ-DT KVTN-DT KVUE KVUI KVVU-TV KVYE KWBA-TV KWBM KWBN KWBQ Service Area Population 155,558 1,357,824 2,636,456 4,842,720 2,837,398 1,370,137 1,287,700 7,987,884 4,496,875 1,114,792 77,028 19,073,599 291,432 2,283,670 3,114,838 18,300,497 1,357,022 537,519 773,592 1,093,389 11,759,390 139,435 392,629 409,018 15,940,782 26,212 1,386,793 2,566,816 1,856,508 403,075 3,136,196 319,985 1,459,963 970,045 3,458,312 286,007 2,369,125 404,453 1,194,062 694,164 1,016,508 1,186,772 Terrain Limited Population 140,071 1,164,486 2,416,549 4,823,413 2,601,168 1,024,072 1,076,164 7,986,084 4,458,448 948,593 77,028 18,308,953 290,038 2,224,688 3,092,933 17,059,098 1,356,984 524,246 773,545 1,090,716 8,232,137 119,247 391,979 408,931 15,143,297 22,277 1,069,725 2,493,670 1,833,293 403,075 2,698,298 318,374 1,459,552 963,130 3,395,187 279,513 2,246,682 401,890 1,136,172 676,716 893,029 1,147,638 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 924 7,683 15,944 31,825 17,163 6,757 7,101 52,692 29,417 6,259 508 120,802 1,914 14,678 20,407 112,556 8,953 3,459 5,104 7,197 54,316 787 2,586 2,698 99,915 147 7,058 16,453 12,096 2,659 17,803 2,101 9,630 6,355 22,401 1,844 14,824 2,652 7,496 4,465 5,892 7,572 Facility Id. 66413 71549 35419 42007 50194 35881 35883 37099 36846 26231 35096 162115 12522 21162 67347 56852 6885 53318 71024 25382 35903 593 84410 14674 10032 35920 49330 24287 35954 55083 35959 53847 35906 61978 55684 55686 55685 55683 47995 81593 35991 Call Sign KWCH-DT KWCM-TV KWDK KWES-TV KWET KWEX-DT KWGN-TV KWHB KWHE KWHY-TV KWKB KWKS KWKT-TV KWNB-TV KWOG KWPX-TV KWQC-TV KWSE KWSU-TV KWTV-DT KWTX-TV KWWL KWWT KWYB KWYP-DT KXAN-TV KXAS-TV KXGN-TV KXII KXLA KXLF-TV KXLN-DT KXLT-TV KXLY-TV KXMA-TV KXMB-TV KXMC-TV KXMD-TV KXNE-TV KXNW KXRM-TV KXTF Service Area Population 897,522 253,609 4,867,196 506,963 125,090 2,871,330 4,368,605 1,056,520 1,015,533 18,512,098 1,167,302 38,196 1,631,788 87,130 615,169 4,894,047 1,082,087 85,141 824,342 1,801,405 2,532,542 1,127,596 358,813 91,657 163,309 3,476,567 8,080,362 14,265 2,904,223 18,725,198 301,370 7,293,696 369,632 884,722 42,033 164,736 108,096 66,215 314,798 707,066 2,129,262 157,622 Terrain Limited Population 896,232 245,441 4,778,196 506,675 109,790 2,864,298 4,155,087 1,056,118 885,013 18,476,669 1,156,465 37,876 1,626,721 85,538 608,476 4,809,358 1,072,789 83,532 528,984 1,800,115 2,418,595 1,116,266 358,813 72,951 143,265 3,408,238 8,077,819 13,906 2,845,456 17,464,578 256,892 7,293,476 369,086 852,475 41,964 160,794 100,774 66,107 313,705 702,866 1,769,815 157,168 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 5,913 1,619 31,527 3,343 724 18,899 27,415 6,968 5,839 121,909 7,630 250 10,733 564 4,015 31,732 7,078 551 3,490 11,877 15,958 7,365 2,367 481 945 22,488 53,297 92 18,774 115,231 1,695 48,122 2,435 5,625 277 1,061 665 436 2,070 4,638 11,677 1,037 Facility Id. 25048 35994 62293 23277 9781 31870 29086 60384 33639 47974 53820 36003 55644 13815 5237 33752 55762 25453 69531 69571 61062 33079 57292 1328 4190 43203 17005 16820 23917 19199 189358 23930 60018 361 455 589 591 70689 48305 37809 706 Call Sign KXTV KXTX-TV KXVA KXVO KXXV KYAZ KYIN KYLE-TV KYMA-DT KYNE-TV KYOU-TV KYTV KYTX KYUR KYUS-TV KYVE KYVV-TV KYW-TV KZJL KZJO KZSD-TV KZTV WAAY-TV WABC-TV WABE-TV WABG-TV WABI-TV WABM WABW-TV WACH WACP WACS-TV WACX WACY-TV WADL WAFB WAFF WAGA-TV WAGM-TV WAGV WAIQ WAKA Service Area Population 11,761,085 8,029,815 195,284 1,535,792 2,192,443 7,248,533 596,722 367,648 403,372 1,089,692 679,167 1,129,940 956,234 397,084 12,525 317,640 66,372 11,769,848 7,244,427 4,814,396 40,148 578,385 1,644,869 22,259,872 6,138,218 352,521 532,053 1,857,082 1,106,011 1,448,991 9,884,531 785,954 5,173,569 992,148 4,727,529 1,928,550 1,642,889 6,879,310 60,320 1,555,609 624,285 796,039 Terrain Limited Population 8,212,854 8,026,902 195,242 1,534,836 2,159,450 7,248,341 594,616 367,562 400,541 1,089,546 668,722 1,117,420 955,262 395,055 12,495 273,973 65,857 11,559,783 7,244,235 4,758,120 34,607 575,560 1,570,146 21,880,695 6,116,631 352,047 512,796 1,825,082 1,104,788 1,442,358 9,777,819 782,957 5,164,028 991,650 4,719,528 1,927,924 1,574,162 6,793,067 59,087 1,240,816 622,198 790,015 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 54,188 52,961 1,288 10,127 14,248 47,825 3,923 2,425 2,643 7,189 4,412 7,373 6,303 2,607 82 1,808 435 76,271 47,797 31,394 228 3,798 10,360 144,369 40,358 2,323 3,383 12,042 7,289 9,517 64,514 5,166 34,072 6,543 31,139 12,720 10,386 44,821 390 8,187 4,105 5,213 Facility Id. 4143 70713 60536 70852 39270 72120 64546 52073 49712 67792 13206 71082 22819 20287 11907 13989 71127 54938 65247 12793 65696 74417 71085 65204 9617 9088 70138 51349 10758 12497 6568 81594 84802 717 46984 67048 34167 4692 76001 68427 73692 Call Sign WALA-TV WALB WAMI-DT WAND WANE-TV WANF WAOW WAPA-TV WAPT WAQP WATC-DT WATE-TV WATL WATM-TV WATN-TV WAVE WAVY-TV WAWD WAWV-TV WAXN-TV WBAL-TV WBAY-TV WBBH-TV WBBJ-TV WBBM-TV WBBZ-TV WBDT WBEC-TV WBFF WBFS-TV WBGU-TV WBIF WBIH WBIQ WBIR-TV WBKB-TV WBKI WBKO WBKP WBMM WBNA WBNG-TV Service Area Population 1,431,666 794,686 6,013,991 1,345,860 1,182,627 6,907,445 642,013 3,310,492 784,962 2,125,841 6,582,231 1,971,491 6,759,193 868,640 1,792,866 1,998,359 2,171,033 661,368 684,558 3,101,362 10,637,240 1,275,960 2,368,347 654,842 10,069,057 1,293,109 3,996,184 5,979,674 9,293,641 5,895,133 1,325,871 315,981 734,949 1,649,738 2,083,590 131,202 2,220,753 1,079,438 54,703 595,569 1,803,465 1,400,072 Terrain Limited Population 1,428,457 793,085 6,013,991 1,344,596 1,182,599 6,833,668 633,108 2,963,089 783,938 2,121,638 6,553,248 1,724,804 6,686,998 735,080 1,789,289 1,989,161 2,171,033 661,287 679,421 3,092,322 10,226,692 1,275,160 2,368,347 651,262 10,062,626 1,281,368 3,976,552 5,979,674 9,148,848 5,895,133 1,325,871 315,981 717,111 1,621,834 1,795,576 123,916 2,204,001 953,403 54,532 595,314 1,770,024 1,023,266 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 9,425 5,233 39,680 8,872 7,803 45,089 4,177 19,550 5,172 13,999 43,238 11,380 44,121 4,850 11,806 13,124 14,324 4,363 4,483 20,403 67,476 8,414 15,626 4,297 66,393 8,454 26,237 39,454 60,364 38,896 8,748 2,085 4,731 10,701 11,847 818 14,542 6,291 360 3,928 11,679 6,752 Facility Id. 71217 72958 71218 71220 60850 7692 5981 71221 71225 38616 82627 30826 66407 16363 59281 60830 72971 25456 63153 363 46728 39659 10587 12477 9610 49157 9629 14050 69544 3001 23937 65666 46755 71280 42124 711 71428 9015 42116 16993 11125 Call Sign WBNS-TV WBNX-TV WBOC-TV WBOY-TV WBPH-TV WBPX-TV WBRA-TV WBRC WBRE-TV WBRZ-TV WBSF WBTV WBTW WBUI WBUP WBUY-TV WBXX-TV WBZ-TV WCAU WCAV WCAX-TV WCBB WCBD-TV WCBI-TV WCBS-TV WCCB WCCO-TV WCCT-TV WCCU WCCV-TV WCES-TV WCET WCFE-TV WCHS-TV WCIA WCIQ WCIU-TV WCIV WCIX WCJB-TV WCLF WCLJ-TV Service Area Population 3,083,491 3,642,087 880,031 689,705 11,348,739 7,354,860 1,705,750 1,976,420 2,912,468 2,299,439 1,816,355 4,973,067 2,060,897 964,071 124,208 1,568,306 2,270,940 8,524,410 11,821,594 1,122,505 793,321 985,125 1,336,923 675,135 23,434,126 4,088,954 4,237,121 5,898,482 673,293 3,000,204 1,138,637 3,245,827 468,278 1,276,867 809,784 3,433,774 10,205,649 1,341,404 531,709 1,080,055 4,707,313 2,538,971 Terrain Limited Population 3,021,775 3,632,499 880,031 605,977 10,115,153 7,283,151 1,657,188 1,942,307 2,263,626 2,298,465 1,811,602 4,828,412 2,044,444 964,061 111,143 1,566,684 2,098,066 8,283,402 11,646,436 960,525 675,201 952,373 1,336,923 673,011 22,837,346 4,017,224 4,228,346 5,384,454 673,293 2,188,016 1,137,146 3,234,134 427,164 1,199,053 809,348 3,244,161 10,199,522 1,341,404 527,935 1,080,055 4,706,427 2,537,989 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 19,938 23,967 5,806 3,998 66,740 48,054 10,934 12,815 14,935 15,165 11,953 31,858 13,489 6,361 733 10,337 13,843 54,654 76,843 6,338 4,455 6,284 8,821 4,441 150,681 26,506 27,899 35,527 4,442 14,437 7,503 21,339 2,818 7,911 5,340 21,405 67,296 8,851 3,483 7,126 31,053 16,746 Facility Id. 50781 9917 9908 9922 9913 32326 53734 73642 40618 59438 10981 71297 39664 69479 18334 31590 33081 65684 9987 83304 34204 9989 73042 35385 29712 73264 2455 11291 21250 22129 22124 71325 71326 71329 51567 16530 30576 54385 32851 43846 71338 Call Sign WCMH-TV WCML WCMU-TV WCMV WCMW WCNC-TV WCNY-TV WCOV-TV WCPB WCPO-TV WCPX-TV WCSC-TV WCSH WCTE WCTI-TV WCTV WCTX WCVB-TV WCVE-TV WCVI-TV WCVN-TV WCVW WCWF WCWG WCWJ WCWN WCYB-TV WDAF-TV WDAM-TV WDAY-TV WDAZ-TV WDBB WDBD WDBJ WDCA WDCQ-TV WDCW WDEF-TV WDFX-TV WDHN WDIO-DT WDIQ Service Area Population 2,988,929 229,956 717,859 435,637 107,851 4,347,601 1,328,626 916,080 612,947 3,461,834 9,906,756 1,188,482 1,844,256 645,441 1,741,252 1,083,799 7,999,974 8,334,723 1,894,231 41,004 2,242,264 1,662,141 1,181,564 3,895,811 1,938,352 1,917,787 2,296,374 2,724,533 507,937 389,109 155,202 1,874,003 924,445 1,603,364 8,945,253 1,226,421 9,008,590 1,818,758 343,408 454,174 345,803 674,543 Terrain Limited Population 2,947,009 221,000 708,880 421,372 105,871 4,262,460 1,263,336 911,398 612,947 3,448,166 9,905,251 1,188,482 1,625,773 572,887 1,734,851 1,083,709 7,453,383 8,171,970 1,892,374 40,978 2,237,912 1,660,801 1,180,880 3,546,156 1,938,263 1,630,664 1,447,129 2,722,049 495,331 389,023 154,877 1,841,150 923,304 1,421,509 8,890,093 1,226,397 8,971,597 1,592,644 343,096 453,945 332,242 625,633 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 19,444 1,458 4,677 2,780 699 28,124 8,335 6,013 4,044 22,751 65,355 7,842 10,727 3,780 11,447 7,150 49,177 53,919 12,486 270 14,766 10,958 7,791 23,398 12,789 10,759 9,548 17,960 3,268 2,567 1,022 12,148 6,092 9,379 58,657 8,092 59,195 10,508 2,264 2,995 2,192 4,128 Facility Id. 53114 71427 39561 64017 67893 72335 83740 1283 6476 28476 12171 17726 71353 71357 7908 65690 70592 25045 4110 49421 71363 7893 61003 19561 48666 13602 13607 69338 21808 13594 13595 24801 6744 24215 721 18301 69271 60825 26602 40761 69237 Call Sign WDIV-TV WDJT-TV WDKA WDKY-TV WDLI-TV WDPB WDPM-DT WDPN-TV WDPX-TV WDRB WDSC-TV WDSE WDSI-TV WDSU WDTI WDTN WDTV WDVM-TV WDWL WEAO WEAR-TV WEAU WEBA-TV WECN WECT WEDH WEDN WEDQ WEDU WEDW WEDY WEEK-TV WEFS WEHT WEIQ WEIU-TV WEKW-TV WELF-TV WELU WEMT WENH-TV WENY-TV Service Area Population 5,555,564 3,315,464 640,692 1,280,920 4,131,639 652,694 1,493,282 12,164,952 7,354,860 2,166,593 4,131,441 335,589 1,155,212 1,746,300 2,314,404 3,998,815 554,217 3,360,750 2,449,731 3,954,789 1,662,799 1,031,280 652,051 2,551,597 1,284,078 5,419,331 3,520,804 6,372,341 6,372,341 21,942,405 5,419,331 730,054 4,115,849 854,000 1,138,095 442,120 1,306,163 1,547,836 2,052,918 1,708,704 4,865,355 636,768 Terrain Limited Population 5,555,436 3,306,632 640,230 1,245,717 4,098,980 652,694 1,491,552 12,033,746 7,283,151 2,149,625 4,131,441 320,243 1,094,624 1,746,300 2,313,996 3,979,357 513,260 2,931,025 2,192,227 3,936,003 1,662,271 993,529 645,245 2,296,482 1,284,078 4,792,684 2,654,657 6,354,538 6,354,538 21,529,106 4,792,684 729,949 4,115,849 838,936 1,137,690 442,040 800,635 1,455,263 1,847,568 1,169,182 4,679,954 501,692 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 36,655 21,817 4,224 8,219 27,045 4,306 9,841 79,399 48,054 14,183 27,259 2,113 7,222 11,522 15,268 26,256 3,386 19,339 14,464 25,970 10,968 6,555 4,257 15,152 8,472 31,622 17,515 41,927 41,927 142,049 31,622 4,816 27,156 5,535 7,506 2,917 5,283 9,602 12,190 7,714 30,878 3,310 Facility Id. 83946 81508 25738 65670 69944 60653 18252 2709 72041 59441 72052 72054 81669 69532 10132 25040 11123 6554 13991 715 64592 22211 72060 39736 72062 72064 39884 83943 47902 11909 40626 21245 25396 9635 53115 6093 21801 11913 64588 16788 72076 Call Sign WEPH WEPX-TV WESH WETA-TV WETK WETM-TV WETP-TV WEUX WEVV-TV WEWS-TV WEYI-TV WFAA WFBD WFDC-DT WFFF-TV WFFT-TV WFGC WFGX WFIE WFIQ WFLA-TV WFLD WFLI-TV WFLX WFMJ-TV WFMY-TV WFMZ-TV WFNA WFOR-TV WFOX-TV WFPT WFPX-TV WFQX-TV WFRV-TV WFSB WFSG WFSU-TV WFTC WFTS-TV WFTT-TV WFTV WFTX-TV Service Area Population 604,510 945,425 4,917,201 9,177,186 681,830 844,248 2,251,212 396,788 751,428 4,098,329 3,802,069 8,238,058 919,012 9,008,590 644,230 1,133,445 3,402,762 1,631,714 742,941 550,070 6,656,303 10,111,733 1,357,801 6,299,680 4,291,547 5,399,787 11,348,739 1,511,431 5,952,062 1,881,740 6,479,421 2,980,937 537,914 1,313,825 4,799,110 403,233 592,693 4,159,690 6,213,173 5,291,296 4,707,940 2,076,721 Terrain Limited Population 602,977 945,425 4,906,261 9,112,861 571,729 745,266 1,940,383 387,527 750,047 4,061,663 3,734,694 8,226,984 918,335 8,971,597 566,681 1,133,031 3,402,762 1,631,224 741,771 548,067 6,639,930 10,105,397 1,252,063 6,299,680 3,802,286 5,364,129 10,115,153 1,509,839 5,952,062 1,881,740 6,072,020 2,976,800 533,910 1,300,885 4,417,573 403,173 592,676 4,144,073 6,213,039 5,291,296 4,707,940 2,076,721 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 3,978 6,238 32,372 60,127 3,772 4,917 12,803 2,557 4,949 26,799 24,642 54,282 6,059 59,195 3,739 7,476 22,451 10,763 4,894 3,616 43,810 66,675 8,261 41,565 25,087 35,393 66,740 9,962 39,272 12,416 40,063 19,641 3,523 8,583 29,147 2,660 3,910 27,343 40,994 34,912 31,063 13,702 Facility Id. 60553 25395 60555 22108 9054 3228 70815 19707 24813 6463 22245 43424 25236 41397 53930 2708 24314 72099 12498 11113 72098 72096 62388 54275 27387 7727 25682 11027 9064 72106 710 12520 25683 24618 72119 9762 72115 40619 65074 64547 63329 Call Sign WFTY-DT WFUP WFUT-DT WFWA WFXB WFXG WFXL WFXP WFXR WFXT WFXU WFXV WFXW WFYI WGAL WGBA-TV WGBC WGBH-TV WGBO-DT WGBP-TV WGBX-TV WGBY-TV WGCU WGEM-TV WGEN-TV WGFL WGGB-TV WGGN-TV WGGS-TV WGHP WGIQ WGMB-TV WGME-TV WGNM WGNO WGNT WGN-TV WGPT WGPX-TV WGRZ WGTA WGTE-TV Service Area Population 5,838,625 235,473 21,842,105 1,071,881 1,448,018 1,126,109 792,863 556,627 1,418,873 8,044,623 225,675 682,282 240,198 2,614,535 6,592,850 1,219,315 233,035 8,264,395 9,984,682 1,964,065 8,354,289 4,556,980 1,789,951 340,572 47,451 958,665 3,501,457 4,010,515 2,978,169 4,716,324 367,358 1,815,089 1,562,382 765,295 1,737,340 2,218,861 10,139,791 570,828 3,063,562 1,896,029 1,174,842 2,250,689 Terrain Limited Population 5,724,691 234,457 21,428,169 1,071,733 1,447,713 1,115,208 786,514 543,130 1,283,217 7,951,492 225,675 587,673 240,193 2,613,865 5,851,154 1,218,972 232,798 8,151,180 9,984,501 1,956,753 8,184,570 3,838,887 1,789,951 335,705 47,451 958,665 3,092,700 3,987,566 2,919,596 4,663,025 367,140 1,814,919 1,391,898 764,308 1,737,340 2,218,861 10,133,994 347,754 3,053,879 1,833,959 1,134,460 2,250,689 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 37,772 1,547 141,383 7,071 9,552 7,358 5,189 3,584 8,467 52,464 1,489 3,877 1,585 17,246 38,606 8,043 1,536 53,781 65,878 12,911 54,002 25,329 11,810 2,215 313 6,325 20,406 26,310 19,263 30,767 2,422 11,975 9,184 5,043 11,463 14,640 66,864 2,294 20,149 12,100 7,485 14,850 Facility Id. 59279 59280 23948 7623 24783 24784 21536 56642 58262 73371 32327 6096 13950 12521 10894 65128 72145 83929 70041 67971 41458 713 61216 18780 48668 24582 37102 61004 36117 37106 72300 48693 66221 6866 72313 51980 73036 25932 68058 4688 9990 Call Sign WGTQ WGTU WGTV WGTW-TV WGVK WGVU-TV WGWG WGWW WGXA WHAM-TV WHAS-TV WHA-TV WHBF-TV WHBQ-TV WHBR WHDF WHDH WHDT WHEC-TV WHFT-TV WHIO-TV WHIQ WHIZ-TV WHLA-TV WHLT WHLV-TV WHMB-TV WHMC WHME-TV WHNO WHNS WHNT-TV WHO-DT WHOI WHP-TV WHPX-TV WHRM-TV WHRO-TV WHSG-TV WHSV-TV WHTJ WHTM-TV Service Area Population 114,517 369,755 6,872,895 830,912 2,565,756 1,943,807 1,146,502 1,742,591 799,532 1,381,792 2,065,124 1,715,866 1,726,114 1,735,050 1,425,293 1,720,614 7,993,816 6,334,757 1,322,761 5,976,793 4,041,602 1,383,801 962,141 569,415 481,036 4,739,820 3,187,327 838,228 1,490,612 1,592,553 2,753,561 1,687,347 1,226,093 716,035 4,219,869 5,666,126 537,971 2,261,464 6,744,093 894,602 867,445 3,349,178 Terrain Limited Population 109,995 364,263 6,793,292 830,818 2,563,031 1,894,218 1,146,502 1,714,951 798,664 1,333,395 2,034,746 1,709,075 1,713,500 1,714,081 1,424,691 1,666,798 7,899,325 6,334,757 1,278,323 5,976,793 4,033,560 1,329,761 885,771 530,529 479,959 4,739,820 3,126,458 838,228 1,490,518 1,592,553 2,462,848 1,607,863 1,209,327 715,956 3,695,568 5,176,293 535,112 2,261,381 6,678,392 760,620 743,025 2,923,354 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 726 2,403 44,822 5,482 16,911 12,498 7,565 11,315 5,270 8,798 13,425 11,276 11,306 11,310 9,400 10,998 52,120 41,797 8,434 39,435 26,613 8,774 5,844 3,500 3,167 31,273 20,628 5,531 9,834 10,508 16,250 10,609 7,979 4,724 24,383 34,153 3,531 14,921 44,064 5,019 4,902 19,288 Facility Id. 11117 27772 18793 72338 5360 63160 25684 25686 24970 62210 18410 26025 720 68939 6863 22093 67787 41314 3646 48408 53863 53859 10253 39887 71336 13990 65143 13960 39269 65680 73083 73107 594 61005 7780 11260 60571 62207 73120 10259 50780 Call Sign WHTN WHUT-TV WHWC-TV WHYY-TV WIAT WIBW-TV WICD WICS WICU-TV WICZ-TV WIDP WIFS WIIQ WILL-TV WILX-TV WINK-TV WINM WINP-TV WIPB WIPL WIPM-TV WIPR-TV WIPX-TV WIRS WIRT-DT WIS WISC-TV WISE-TV WISH-TV WISN-TV WITF-TV WITI WITN-TV WITV WIVB-TV WIVT WIWN WIYC WJAC-TV WJAL WJAR WJAX-TV Service Area Population 2,283,942 8,785,956 1,205,932 10,984,166 1,959,076 1,312,372 1,220,886 1,060,412 704,263 1,208,124 2,258,204 1,664,757 330,593 1,148,587 3,505,808 2,135,187 1,035,236 2,918,791 2,098,072 902,112 2,018,636 3,164,369 2,538,971 962,531 125,282 2,873,204 1,816,917 1,105,600 3,141,430 3,041,677 2,532,625 3,149,773 1,942,458 1,002,380 1,911,934 831,941 3,387,206 673,128 2,152,162 9,654,785 7,602,846 1,909,321 Terrain Limited Population 2,273,175 8,745,663 1,152,576 10,590,279 1,921,566 1,263,123 1,219,775 1,058,572 654,470 932,840 2,022,801 1,659,814 326,759 1,125,681 3,321,258 2,135,187 1,004,998 2,870,939 2,097,589 849,374 1,743,992 2,988,035 2,537,989 803,553 123,221 2,819,721 1,779,975 1,105,444 3,093,806 3,036,957 2,299,838 3,140,719 1,927,751 1,002,380 1,834,562 612,317 3,370,697 670,480 1,855,359 9,309,845 7,447,435 1,909,321 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 14,998 57,704 7,605 69,875 12,678 8,334 8,048 6,984 4,318 6,155 13,346 10,951 2,156 7,427 21,914 14,088 6,631 18,942 13,840 5,604 740 19,715 16,746 2,946 813 18,605 11,744 7,294 20,413 20,038 15,174 20,722 12,719 6,614 12,104 4,040 22,240 4,424 12,242 61,426 49,138 12,598 Facility Id. 27140 73123 37174 73130 29719 65749 7651 49699 73136 57826 68519 1051 86537 9630 61008 58340 21735 23918 41210 48667 73150 61007 58342 53116 11893 32334 25455 73152 64983 6104 34171 51570 73153 13929 74424 54176 53465 73155 34177 34196 34207 Call Sign WJBF WJBK WJCL WJCT WJEB-TV WJET-TV WJFB WJFW-TV WJHG-TV WJHL-TV WJKT WJLA-TV WJLP WJMN-TV WJPM-TV WJPX WJRT-TV WJSP-TV WJTC WJTV WJW WJWJ-TV WJWN-TV WJXT WJXX WJYS WJZ-TV WJZY WKAQ-TV WKAR-TV WKAS WKBD-TV WKBN-TV WKBS-TV WKBT-DT WKBW-TV WKCF WKEF WKGB-TV WKHA WKLE WKMA-TV Service Area Population 1,669,785 5,840,177 1,031,857 1,893,148 1,880,192 711,412 2,745,573 281,148 912,881 2,035,505 645,594 9,654,785 22,694,994 158,494 587,058 2,861,004 2,831,612 4,678,958 1,517,180 966,513 3,969,148 1,180,652 1,830,695 1,899,110 1,888,910 9,820,848 10,637,240 4,965,077 3,259,225 1,713,640 522,877 5,180,191 4,870,043 1,054,914 905,659 2,261,221 5,109,221 3,860,944 444,266 475,212 918,947 558,464 Terrain Limited Population 1,652,861 5,804,131 1,031,857 1,892,490 1,880,192 685,375 2,734,787 271,274 905,531 1,463,539 645,161 9,314,754 22,426,423 151,938 586,836 2,653,740 2,583,368 4,643,904 1,516,056 958,676 3,895,876 1,180,652 1,568,858 1,899,110 1,888,113 9,820,831 10,228,751 4,831,865 2,914,322 1,709,038 496,277 5,179,980 4,522,748 914,205 860,444 2,175,654 5,107,692 3,850,405 442,639 372,027 911,337 558,150 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 10,906 38,296 6,808 12,487 12,406 4,522 18,044 1,790 5,975 9,656 4,257 61,459 147,970 1,002 3,872 17,509 17,045 30,640 10,003 6,325 25,705 7,790 2,946 12,530 12,458 64,798 67,489 31,881 1,101 11,276 3,274 34,178 29,841 6,032 5,677 14,355 33,701 25,405 2,921 2,455 6,013 3,683 Facility Id. 71293 34195 34202 34174 42061 83931 34205 67869 34211 18267 64545 21432 65758 34200 27504 58341 11289 73187 73188 34222 40902 60654 73195 24914 71861 34181 18819 36533 2710 68542 39644 69328 63046 73203 37806 37808 73204 73205 19777 37503 38336 Call Sign WKMG-TV WKMJ-TV WKMR WKMU WKNO WKNX-TV WKOH WKOI-TV WKON WKOP-TV WKOW WKPC-TV WKPD WKPI-TV WKPT-TV WKPV WKRC-TV WKRG-TV WKRN-TV WKSO-TV WKTC WKTV WKYC WKYT-TV WKYU-TV WKZT-TV WLAE-TV WLAJ WLAX WLBT WLBZ WLED-TV WLEF-TV WLEX-TV WLFB WLFG WLFI-TV WLFL WLII-DT WLIO WLIW WLJC-TV Service Area Population 4,643,692 1,572,974 457,241 339,477 1,649,295 1,778,483 591,189 3,996,184 1,170,361 1,641,367 1,999,166 1,620,977 277,245 552,999 1,107,992 981,832 3,412,677 1,661,088 2,843,550 675,800 1,422,142 1,566,267 4,162,460 1,263,314 447,402 1,092,295 1,489,518 4,230,811 480,917 930,984 374,046 333,929 201,828 1,037,124 756,510 1,555,609 2,422,930 4,154,373 2,472,430 1,076,204 21,331,793 1,433,034 Terrain Limited Population 4,643,692 1,565,579 422,772 339,064 1,647,327 1,548,751 584,484 3,976,552 1,163,470 1,465,642 1,978,160 1,613,304 276,367 432,287 876,999 762,182 3,359,970 1,660,222 2,823,383 663,810 1,421,788 1,340,030 4,109,739 1,247,201 444,471 1,075,603 1,489,518 4,195,529 455,361 929,897 364,463 175,095 200,259 1,032,416 656,110 1,240,816 2,397,991 4,151,842 2,284,000 1,052,712 21,007,396 1,317,702 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 30,639 10,330 2,789 2,237 10,869 10,219 3,856 26,237 7,677 9,670 13,052 10,645 1,823 2,852 5,786 2,946 22,169 10,954 18,629 4,380 9,381 8,842 27,116 8,229 2,933 7,097 9,828 27,682 3,004 6,135 2,405 1,155 1,321 6,812 4,329 8,187 15,822 27,394 15,070 6,946 138,607 8,694 Facility Id. 71645 53939 11033 1222 17076 68518 22591 74420 73206 84253 56537 37732 13995 38586 73189 66358 73226 73230 37176 37179 21259 4150 73238 36989 3978 46979 54452 55350 43192 43170 43197 43176 47905 59442 43184 43193 43169 46991 66398 43952 42121 Call Sign WLJT-DT WLKY WLLA WLMA WLMB WLMT WLNE-TV WLNS-TV WLNY-TV WLOO WLOS WLOV-TV WLOX WLPB-TV WLPX-TV WLRN-TV WLS-TV WLTV-DT WLTX WLTZ WLUC-TV WLUK-TV WLVI WLVT-TV WLWC WLWT WLXI WLYH WMAB-TV WMAE-TV WMAH-TV WMAO-TV WMAQ-TV WMAR-TV WMAU-TV WMAV-TV WMAW-TV WMAZ-TV WMBB WMBC-TV WMBD-TV WMBF-TV Service Area Population 382,232 2,035,700 2,204,047 1,681,703 2,820,328 1,739,879 6,880,185 4,230,811 7,829,527 897,764 3,337,211 608,778 1,236,798 1,263,410 1,012,910 6,010,422 10,333,090 5,988,029 1,614,789 738,023 103,185 1,237,211 7,993,816 11,348,739 3,398,164 3,499,610 3,243,843 3,349,178 389,089 692,999 1,302,245 333,490 10,069,653 10,025,750 637,434 1,018,601 731,384 1,238,176 990,632 22,446,503 720,722 526,232 Terrain Limited Population 381,417 2,028,397 2,203,715 1,678,515 2,813,733 1,737,416 6,815,475 4,195,529 7,746,153 896,755 2,748,224 606,994 1,224,809 1,263,379 963,892 6,010,422 10,326,952 5,988,029 1,611,719 734,057 95,367 1,236,394 7,899,325 10,115,153 3,257,998 3,489,652 3,015,382 2,923,354 384,767 663,737 1,301,790 333,321 10,068,069 9,879,744 631,358 1,018,556 716,614 1,180,117 964,744 21,778,765 720,669 526,232 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 2,517 13,383 14,540 11,075 18,565 11,463 44,969 27,682 51,109 5,917 18,133 4,005 8,081 8,336 6,360 39,657 68,137 39,509 10,634 4,843 629 8,158 52,120 66,740 21,496 23,025 19,895 19,288 2,539 4,379 8,589 2,199 66,429 65,187 4,166 6,720 4,728 7,786 6,365 143,696 4,755 3,472 Facility Id. 60829 9739 19184 189357 73255 16455 39656 39648 70537 39649 39662 41893 41436 61111 43847 73263 68545 53819 81503 65944 43168 65942 60827 10221 2174 6870 73288 23935 73292 42663 42665 81946 56548 74211 20624 25544 73310 73311 47535 83965 72307 Call Sign WMCF-TV WMCN-TV WMC-TV WMDE WMDN WMDT WMEA-TV WMEB-TV WMEC WMED-TV WMEM-TV WMFD-TV WMFP WMGM-TV WMGT-TV WMHT WMLW-TV WMOR-TV WMOW WMPB WMPN-TV WMPT WMPV-TV WMSN-TV WMTJ WMTV WMTW WMUM-TV WMUR-TV WMVS WMVT WMWC-TV WMYA-TV WMYD WMYT-TV WMYV WNAB WNAC-TV WNBC WNBW-DT WNCF WNCN Service Area Population 644,916 10,984,166 2,057,112 6,933,795 259,822 790,315 965,365 411,335 199,187 28,850 66,343 1,637,011 6,230,964 830,912 614,625 1,729,302 1,863,951 6,400,456 122,110 8,059,368 843,756 9,500,117 1,565,537 2,030,916 2,764,573 1,628,641 2,041,342 926,604 5,652,739 3,216,887 3,216,887 935,338 1,808,659 5,840,155 4,965,077 4,406,813 2,600,886 7,817,084 23,283,577 1,557,530 665,079 4,201,973 Terrain Limited Population 641,833 10,590,279 2,053,563 6,802,466 259,616 790,315 911,355 396,677 198,698 27,884 64,625 1,379,386 5,959,061 830,818 614,040 1,559,066 1,863,679 6,400,333 106,904 7,940,127 841,772 9,442,413 1,564,599 2,010,636 2,492,464 1,625,206 1,737,673 921,419 5,453,759 3,155,770 3,155,770 912,437 1,723,755 5,839,880 4,831,865 4,379,408 2,591,235 7,459,610 22,722,761 1,550,637 658,994 4,186,944 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 4,235 69,875 13,549 44,883 1,713 5,214 6,013 2,617 1,311 184 426 9,101 39,318 5,482 4,051 10,287 12,297 42,229 705 52,389 5,554 62,301 10,323 13,266 16,445 10,723 11,465 6,080 35,984 20,822 20,822 6,020 11,373 38,532 31,881 28,895 17,097 49,219 149,925 10,231 4,348 27,625 Facility Id. 57838 41674 28462 71928 60931 41221 49439 73318 18795 51864 23942 67802 41671 48457 48477 48481 48465 73333 73336 61217 71905 4318 73344 54280 71676 62137 41398 28468 61009 61010 16539 7933 9999 10019 73354 136751 30303 6048 34329 67784 73363 Call Sign WNCT-TV WNDU-TV WNDY-TV WNED-TV WNEH WNEM-TV WNEO WNEP-TV WNET WNEU WNGH-TV WNIN WNIT WNJB WNJN WNJS WNJT WNJU WNJX-TV WNKY WNLO WNMU WNNE WNOL-TV WNPB-TV WNPI-DT WNPT WNPX-TV WNSC-TV WNTV WNTZ-TV WNUV WNVC WNVT WNWO-TV WNYA WNYB WNYE-TV WNYI WNYO-TV WNYT WNYW Service Area Population 2,034,787 1,901,588 3,141,430 1,408,141 1,389,794 1,437,726 3,343,598 3,472,501 22,428,695 7,676,529 6,461,522 907,713 1,335,767 22,145,547 22,145,547 7,729,626 7,729,626 23,283,577 1,446,990 414,184 1,911,934 178,504 801,186 1,730,074 2,094,971 159,208 2,692,492 2,494,581 2,860,897 2,775,252 328,336 9,944,268 867,445 1,894,231 2,915,507 1,932,105 1,784,805 20,693,079 1,609,642 1,449,480 1,691,742 21,377,740 Terrain Limited Population 1,975,930 1,870,311 3,093,806 1,390,745 1,383,193 1,434,104 3,265,373 2,879,994 21,915,470 7,606,661 6,281,764 891,200 1,335,767 21,374,668 21,374,668 7,710,589 7,710,589 22,722,761 1,265,826 412,652 1,834,562 177,692 684,501 1,730,074 1,923,306 154,143 2,657,273 2,470,662 2,853,300 2,572,161 327,661 9,735,378 743,025 1,892,374 2,915,507 1,656,014 1,758,025 20,445,674 1,329,569 1,428,169 1,539,006 21,043,915 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 13,037 12,340 20,413 9,176 9,126 9,462 21,545 19,002 144,598 50,189 41,447 5,880 8,813 141,030 141,030 50,874 50,874 149,925 905 2,723 12,104 1,172 4,516 11,415 12,690 1,017 17,533 16,301 18,826 16,971 2,162 64,234 4,902 12,486 19,237 10,926 11,599 134,901 8,772 9,423 10,154 138,848 Facility Id. 69618 66804 41225 70651 8661 39746 71725 73375 60963 36838 67602 64865 73901 60357 66185 131 10212 50147 50141 23342 65528 31570 51988 21253 62136 13456 13924 64033 4354 17012 52527 84088 54728 60820 73875 2942 73879 73881 69880 53113 11906 Call Sign WOAI-TV WOAY-TV WOFL WOGX WOI-DT WOIO WOLE-DT WOLF-TV WOLO-TV WOOD-TV WOPX-TV WORA-TV WORO-DT WOST WOSU-TV WOTF-TV WOTV WOUB-TV WOUC-TV WOWK-TV WOWT WPAN WPBF WPBN-TV WPBS-TV WPBT WPCB-TV WPCH-TV WPCT WPDE-TV WPEC WPFO WPGA-TV WPGD-TV WPGH-TV WPGX WPHL-TV WPIX WPKD-TV WPLG WPMI-TV WPMT Service Area Population 3,063,753 536,548 4,897,034 1,262,333 1,278,698 3,819,462 1,581,955 3,025,477 2,854,959 2,637,147 4,677,102 3,172,055 2,847,102 1,055,465 3,073,523 4,204,625 2,493,328 739,667 1,680,457 1,098,995 1,516,978 1,392,393 3,601,603 452,157 332,147 5,976,331 2,920,794 6,826,973 207,688 1,845,347 6,332,850 1,390,230 575,813 2,787,190 3,209,933 448,453 10,944,731 22,259,872 3,366,547 6,165,413 1,609,741 2,532,625 Terrain Limited Population 3,050,610 414,046 4,891,577 1,262,333 1,277,340 3,739,439 1,411,809 2,531,097 2,814,886 2,631,110 4,676,992 2,933,387 2,661,536 918,659 3,013,857 4,204,625 2,492,908 721,384 1,618,502 1,028,502 1,514,052 1,392,261 3,601,603 440,310 296,972 5,976,331 2,802,648 6,747,200 207,286 1,838,747 6,332,850 1,272,952 575,578 2,772,517 3,099,658 445,686 10,756,717 21,818,842 3,181,216 6,165,413 1,609,491 2,299,838 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 20,128 2,732 32,275 8,329 8,428 24,673 5,385 16,700 18,573 17,360 30,859 19,354 17,561 6,061 19,885 27,742 16,448 4,760 10,679 6,786 9,990 9,186 23,763 2,905 1,959 39,432 18,492 44,518 1,368 12,132 41,784 8,399 3,798 18,293 20,452 2,941 70,973 143,961 20,990 40,679 10,619 15,174 Facility Id. 18798 73907 28480 51984 47404 51991 12499 66219 73905 25067 25065 59443 57476 8616 48772 51969 71236 5800 37104 48406 73312 73910 2325 52628 21729 48608 73356 27290 50063 70251 40861 53065 37971 67077 74091 21726 73319 65130 71561 41315 3255 Call Sign WPNE-TV WPNT WPPT WPPX-TV WPRI-TV WPSD-TV WPSG WPSU-TV WPTA WPTD WPTO WPTV-TV WPTZ WPVI-TV WPWR-TV WPXA-TV WPXC-TV WPXD-TV WPXE-TV WPXG-TV WPXH-TV WPXI WPXJ-TV WPXK-TV WPXL-TV WPXM-TV WPXN-TV WPXP-TV WPXQ-TV WPXR-TV WPXS WPXT WPXU-TV WPXV-TV WPXW-TV WPXX-TV WQAD-TV WQCW WQEC WQED WQHA WQHS-DT Service Area Population 1,210,150 3,148,917 11,348,739 8,429,105 7,754,340 852,232 11,342,493 1,016,983 1,136,029 3,535,155 3,080,289 6,414,108 801,186 11,997,071 10,111,733 7,486,662 1,812,411 5,357,614 3,105,562 2,760,323 1,558,487 3,270,399 2,383,753 1,897,932 1,738,354 5,673,283 22,193,311 6,117,297 3,398,164 1,361,522 2,313,093 1,058,317 764,835 1,997,620 8,918,745 1,563,942 1,077,293 1,234,953 177,193 3,491,971 2,936,821 3,982,203 Terrain Limited Population 1,209,366 3,050,465 10,115,153 8,212,096 7,480,561 848,332 11,068,585 842,529 1,135,873 3,522,151 3,066,947 6,414,108 684,501 11,834,791 10,105,397 7,341,812 1,812,329 5,357,504 3,094,581 2,697,351 1,543,110 3,179,997 2,319,308 1,672,850 1,738,354 5,673,283 21,756,322 6,117,297 3,257,998 1,199,794 2,228,599 1,005,248 764,835 1,997,620 8,866,240 1,560,675 1,065,179 1,165,995 175,191 3,385,114 2,543,288 3,936,334 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 7,979 20,127 66,740 54,183 49,357 5,597 73,031 5,559 7,494 23,239 20,236 42,320 4,516 78,086 66,675 48,441 11,958 35,349 20,418 17,797 10,181 20,982 15,303 11,037 11,470 37,432 143,548 40,362 21,496 7,916 14,704 6,633 5,046 13,180 58,499 10,297 7,028 7,693 1,156 22,335 16,781 25,972 Facility Id. 53716 52075 64550 5468 64690 52408 2175 8688 10133 64611 136749 3359 57221 54940 59137 47904 54963 55454 73937 66174 61011 73940 54443 73942 411 74416 61012 412 61013 43870 74156 73964 159007 20590 62009 40877 15320 71580 48662 6867 36912 Call Sign WQLN WQMY WQOW WQPT-TV WQPX-TV WQRF-TV WQTO WRAL-TV WRAY-TV WRAZ WRBJ-TV WRBL WRBU WRBW WRCB WRC-TV WRDC WRDQ WRDW-TV WREG-TV WRET-TV WREX WRFB WRGB WRGT-TV WRIC-TV WRJA-TV WRLH-TV WRLK-TV WRLM WRNN-TV WROC-TV WRPT WRPX-TV WRSP-TV WRTV WRUA WRXY-TV WSAV-TV WSAW-TV WSAZ-TV WSBE-TV Service Area Population 573,688 403,099 383,460 928,221 1,624,976 1,384,090 2,533,848 4,258,430 4,701,102 4,206,845 1,029,422 1,573,722 2,964,043 4,929,252 1,674,932 9,040,003 4,380,924 4,765,929 1,630,465 1,645,112 2,775,252 2,367,561 2,361,435 1,773,206 3,563,572 2,264,724 1,227,284 2,215,949 1,268,677 3,954,789 21,146,732 1,210,157 108,521 2,980,937 1,062,091 3,148,448 2,624,204 2,114,529 1,094,897 657,843 1,173,019 8,044,866 Terrain Limited Population 553,172 246,363 372,929 922,909 1,207,503 1,360,850 1,714,503 4,255,027 4,682,210 4,204,439 1,026,759 1,534,121 2,960,986 4,926,807 1,436,942 8,996,367 4,374,069 4,765,929 1,580,144 1,638,826 2,572,161 2,071,361 2,105,790 1,559,637 3,528,799 2,197,233 1,220,205 2,152,568 1,267,713 3,936,003 20,904,564 1,192,546 108,009 2,976,800 1,060,251 3,125,475 2,339,222 2,114,529 1,094,884 651,328 1,103,266 7,776,757 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 3,650 1,626 2,461 6,089 7,967 8,979 4,010 28,075 30,893 27,741 6,775 10,122 19,537 32,507 9,481 59,358 28,860 31,446 10,426 10,813 16,971 13,667 1,101 10,290 23,283 14,497 8,051 14,203 8,364 25,970 137,928 7,868 713 19,641 6,996 20,622 15,434 13,952 7,224 4,297 7,279 51,311 Facility Id. 73982 72053 73983 23960 69446 64971 70536 49711 21258 73988 13993 11118 10203 72871 73999 4297 74007 78908 74034 76324 776220 57840 21737 41232 70119 74070 66391 64352 17611 63867 60341 21252 11204 19776 2370 63840 73374 28155 71680 74094 73113 Call Sign WSBK-TV WSBS-TV WSBT-TV WSB-TV WSCG WSCV WSEC WSEE-TV WSES WSET-TV WSFA WSFJ-TV WSFL-TV WSFX-TV WSIL-TV WSIU-TV WSJV WSKA WSKG-TV WSKY-TV WSLN WSLS-TV WSMH WSMV-TV WSNS-TV WSOC-TV WSPA-TV WSPX-TV WSRE WSST-TV WSTE-DT WSTM-TV WSTR-TV WSUR-DT WSVI WSVN WSWB WSWG WSWP-TV WSYM-TV WSYR-TV WSYT Service Area Population 7,834,658 47,386 1,790,673 6,772,503 961,649 6,029,382 517,830 585,062 1,905,067 1,587,650 1,206,335 1,911,871 5,890,244 1,088,964 650,734 994,418 1,686,953 530,610 866,172 2,003,325 3,269,796 1,436,974 2,350,370 2,883,773 10,069,653 4,156,321 3,717,232 1,285,581 1,490,766 312,974 3,284,058 1,437,543 3,424,743 3,276,102 41,004 6,165,386 1,516,774 389,103 849,038 1,607,593 1,314,500 1,962,530 Terrain Limited Population 7,766,985 47,386 1,780,628 6,695,450 961,649 6,029,382 517,364 562,271 1,866,312 1,345,990 1,168,069 1,902,328 5,890,244 1,088,964 647,093 936,746 1,680,493 416,302 616,130 2,002,894 3,020,118 1,276,869 2,335,477 2,837,323 10,068,069 4,085,565 3,549,667 1,167,040 1,489,946 312,260 3,220,155 1,367,590 3,411,973 3,182,722 41,004 6,165,386 1,088,360 389,030 633,378 1,607,277 1,226,575 1,731,744 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 51,247 313 11,749 44,177 6,345 39,782 3,414 3,710 12,314 8,881 7,707 12,552 38,864 7,185 4,270 6,181 11,088 2,747 4,065 13,215 19,927 8,425 15,409 18,721 66,429 26,957 23,421 7,700 9,831 2,060 21,247 9,023 22,512 5,385 271 40,679 7,181 2,567 4,179 10,605 8,093 11,426 Facility Id. 56549 65681 23341 4685 416 67993 29715 65667 67786 28954 74422 9881 27245 70655 70162 147 26681 66536 1002 4593 70287 47401 82735 23486 67781 65046 74098 74109 19200 590 74112 4686 13992 21254 74122 82574 86496 6869 67798 11290 4108 Call Sign WSYX WTAE-TV WTAJ-TV WTAP-TV WTAT-TV WTBY-TV WTCE-TV WTCI WTCT WTCV WTEN WTGL WTGS WTHI-TV WTHR WTIC-TV WTIN-TV WTIU WTJP-TV WTJR WTJX-TV WTKR WTLF WTLH WTLJ WTLV WTMJ-TV WTNH WTNZ WTOC-TV WTOG WTOK-TV WTOL WTOM-TV WTOV-TV WTPC-TV WTPX-TV WTRF-TV WTSF WTSP WTTA WTTE Service Area Population 2,871,413 2,985,875 1,158,024 489,083 1,284,148 16,997,114 2,964,583 1,276,295 590,643 2,861,004 1,913,356 4,516,827 1,064,292 966,268 3,175,603 5,397,501 3,277,279 1,690,704 2,037,103 316,974 112,125 2,242,929 883,350 1,082,589 1,738,667 2,041,165 3,139,304 7,999,974 1,790,817 1,061,993 6,239,245 391,847 4,534,147 120,159 3,866,114 2,138,494 258,246 2,938,363 879,853 6,538,906 6,656,303 2,926,672 Terrain Limited Population 2,825,664 2,865,692 925,907 469,004 1,284,148 16,897,718 2,964,583 1,159,269 586,819 2,653,740 1,621,808 4,516,827 1,064,066 914,388 3,122,761 4,767,795 3,162,469 1,689,678 2,002,301 316,852 104,561 2,242,846 883,326 1,082,542 1,736,853 2,022,822 3,123,411 7,453,267 1,598,570 1,061,993 6,236,871 386,112 4,527,590 116,524 3,605,421 2,132,635 258,154 2,562,114 811,994 6,515,239 6,639,930 2,885,004 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 18,644 18,908 6,109 3,094 8,473 111,491 19,560 7,649 3,872 17,509 10,701 29,802 7,021 6,033 20,604 31,458 905 11,148 13,211 2,091 690 14,798 5,828 7,143 11,460 13,347 20,608 49,177 10,547 7,007 41,151 2,548 29,873 769 23,789 14,071 1,703 16,905 5,358 42,988 43,810 19,035 Facility Id. 22207 56526 74138 56523 10802 74148 22590 8617 55305 36504 74150 74151 10645 63154 52280 595 72945 28311 51597 57832 16817 68569 3661 35575 4152 40759 66908 20426 81692 51568 41065 8532 12855 36395 69440 413 8156 69080 69292 69114 69300 Call Sign WTTG WTTK WTTO WTTV WTTW WTVA WTVC WTVD WTVE WTVF WTVG WTVH WTVI WTVJ WTVK WTVM WTVO WTVP WTVQ-DT WTVR-TV WTVS WTVT WTVW WTVX WTVY WTVZ-TV WTWC-TV WTWO WTWV WTXF-TV WTXL-TV WUAB WUCF-TV WUCW WUFT WUHF WUJA WUNC-TV WUND-TV WUNE-TV WUNF-TV WUNG-TV Service Area Population 8,945,253 3,074,975 1,966,252 2,752,635 9,929,487 807,017 1,658,814 4,201,042 5,368,807 2,816,921 4,440,934 1,375,016 3,286,073 6,009,434 7,403,075 1,577,223 1,413,778 660,258 1,060,102 1,998,729 5,607,125 6,511,462 839,062 3,558,645 1,032,612 2,246,928 1,078,213 716,304 1,529,924 11,330,716 1,071,056 3,819,462 4,516,827 4,213,867 1,524,792 1,161,377 2,449,731 4,701,102 1,526,704 3,449,284 2,825,704 4,065,099 Terrain Limited Population 8,890,093 3,055,143 1,931,949 2,749,080 9,929,071 794,561 1,434,931 4,188,018 5,365,301 2,798,755 4,429,742 1,313,054 3,261,428 6,009,434 7,395,979 1,471,502 1,400,377 660,214 1,054,409 1,990,377 5,606,929 6,491,829 833,035 3,556,727 1,029,898 2,246,845 1,078,166 710,680 1,528,555 11,023,958 1,070,908 3,739,439 4,516,827 4,205,494 1,524,792 1,157,795 2,192,227 4,682,210 1,526,704 2,886,515 2,517,064 4,049,218 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 58,657 20,158 12,747 18,138 65,512 5,243 9,468 27,633 35,400 18,466 29,227 8,664 21,519 39,650 48,799 9,709 9,240 4,356 6,957 13,133 36,995 42,833 5,496 23,467 6,795 14,825 7,114 4,689 10,085 72,736 7,066 24,673 29,802 27,748 10,061 7,639 14,464 30,893 10,073 19,045 16,608 26,717 Facility Id. 60551 69332 69149 69360 69444 69397 69416 83822 6900 13938 10897 19190 23128 65593 4301 60552 30577 57837 415 16517 48813 3072 60560 9971 417 23947 65387 72342 60559 74167 5802 61573 69946 10976 47929 3667 70309 74170 18753 70021 81750 Call Sign WUNI WUNJ-TV WUNK-TV WUNL-TV WUNM-TV WUNP-TV WUNU WUNW WUPA WUPL WUPV WUPW WUPX-TV WUSA WUSI-TV WUTB WUTF-TV WUTR WUTV WUVC-DT WUVG-DT WUVN WUVP-DT WUXP-TV WVAH-TV WVAN-TV WVBT WVCY-TV WVEA-TV WVEC WVEN-TV WVEO WVER WVFX WVIA-TV WVII-TV WVIR-TV WVIT WVIZ WVLA-TV WVLR WVLT-TV Service Area Population 7,755,236 1,224,449 2,105,575 3,243,843 1,370,547 1,488,708 1,212,006 2,012,283 6,845,271 1,833,116 2,142,407 2,136,541 1,182,585 9,654,785 320,658 9,293,641 8,479,857 511,394 1,611,128 4,224,285 6,908,879 1,236,426 10,944,731 2,749,827 1,295,710 1,118,534 1,964,109 3,149,773 5,324,315 2,189,627 4,749,513 962,531 903,858 688,514 3,472,501 368,499 2,140,100 5,920,252 3,694,957 1,969,063 1,483,484 1,983,974 Terrain Limited Population 7,627,170 1,224,449 2,099,533 3,015,382 1,370,547 1,474,989 1,210,875 1,476,883 6,764,030 1,833,116 2,122,016 2,135,020 1,166,267 9,309,845 320,658 9,148,848 8,266,141 470,311 1,579,265 4,208,453 6,834,542 1,156,397 10,756,717 2,737,094 1,222,075 1,117,845 1,964,109 3,140,719 5,322,343 2,184,435 4,749,513 803,553 770,412 596,278 2,879,994 348,813 2,107,081 5,425,459 3,687,740 1,969,000 1,376,091 1,714,780 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 50,324 8,079 13,853 19,895 9,043 9,732 7,989 9,744 44,629 12,095 14,001 14,087 7,695 61,426 2,116 60,364 54,540 3,103 10,420 27,767 45,094 7,630 70,973 18,059 8,063 7,376 12,959 20,722 35,117 14,413 31,337 2,946 5,083 3,934 19,002 2,301 13,903 35,797 24,332 12,991 9,079 11,314 Facility Id. 74169 11259 29000 71657 60111 70491 66378 67190 69940 74173 74174 77496 4149 4329 74176 3113 12033 30833 20295 24812 23671 21158 14682 65919 72123 166512 6868 74192 3133 74195 68851 74197 65943 23264 68547 61251 23142 16747 998 26994 84214 Call Sign WVNS-TV WVNY WVOZ-TV WVPB-TV WVPT WVPX-TV WVPY WVSN WVTB WVTM-TV WVTV WVUA WVUE-DT WVUT WVVA WVXF WWAY WWBT WWCP-TV WWCW WWDP WWHO WWJE-DT WWJS WWJ-TV WWJX WWLP WWL-TV WWMB WWMT WWNY-TV WWOR-TV WWPB WWPX-TV WWRS-TV WWSB WWSI WWTI WWTO-TV WWTV WWTW WWUP-TV Service Area Population 889,675 755,448 981,832 939,383 995,523 4,131,639 995,523 2,593,148 468,294 2,101,947 3,130,664 2,305,621 1,759,779 267,636 997,556 70,673 1,328,366 2,109,206 2,798,717 1,390,908 6,230,964 2,994,400 7,755,236 3,798,882 5,653,566 524,625 3,866,407 1,908,335 1,596,320 2,667,986 368,613 21,146,732 3,531,585 2,612,045 2,376,549 3,830,838 11,821,594 195,127 6,837,732 1,047,227 1,529,924 114,688 Terrain Limited Population 560,472 673,828 762,182 910,465 887,449 4,098,980 887,449 2,271,512 246,240 2,026,895 3,122,630 2,250,337 1,759,779 267,555 690,651 66,853 1,328,366 2,074,930 2,540,105 1,210,482 5,959,061 2,952,760 7,627,170 3,731,768 5,653,219 524,579 3,097,621 1,908,335 1,591,501 2,657,016 341,101 20,904,564 3,086,500 2,544,163 2,354,442 3,830,838 11,646,436 188,538 6,837,732 1,032,448 1,528,555 108,690 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 3,698 4,446 2,946 6,007 5,855 27,045 5,855 14,987 1,625 13,373 20,603 14,848 11,611 1,765 4,557 441 8,765 13,690 16,760 7,987 39,318 19,482 50,324 24,622 37,300 3,461 20,438 12,591 10,501 17,531 2,251 137,928 20,365 16,786 15,535 25,276 76,843 1,244 45,115 6,812 10,085 Facility Id. 23338 61504 61084 60539 23929 51163 53921 146 39738 414 68433 64549 6601 74215 12472 11970 57274 53517 10267 77515 70149 62219 18783 35582 25090 53905 49803 24915 17010 77789 13933 4693 5875 15507 28119 70493 81448 71871 136750 418 83270 Call Sign WXBU WXCW WXEL-TV WXFT-DT WXGA-TV WXIA-TV WXII-TV WXIN WXIX-TV WXLV-TV WXMI WXOW WXPX-TV WXTV-DT WXTX WXXA-TV WXXI-TV WXXV-TV WXYZ-TV WYCI WYCW WYDC WYDN WYDO WYES-TV WYFF WYIN WYMT-TV WYOU WYOW WYPX-TV WYTV WYZZ-TV WZBJ WZDX WZME WZMQ WZPX-TV WZRB WZTV WZVI WZVN-TV Service Area Population 4,219,869 2,000,927 5,976,331 10,333,090 618,176 7,067,151 3,895,811 3,066,589 3,033,449 4,920,177 2,110,083 433,343 5,414,068 21,842,105 745,811 1,691,753 1,192,140 1,235,520 5,716,967 32,321 3,717,232 542,984 2,760,323 1,340,990 2,002,806 2,836,376 7,062,511 1,144,051 2,912,468 94,927 1,547,670 4,870,043 1,008,995 1,603,364 1,714,034 21,320,488 73,784 2,165,413 1,007,172 2,743,270 64,187 2,331,155 Terrain Limited Population 3,695,568 2,000,927 5,976,331 10,326,952 616,843 6,920,534 3,546,156 3,043,020 3,023,049 4,882,710 2,109,607 422,605 5,411,832 21,428,169 742,438 1,553,272 1,176,310 1,233,511 5,716,632 21,447 3,549,667 435,924 2,697,351 1,340,990 2,002,459 2,609,544 7,062,511 819,069 2,246,394 94,486 1,434,147 4,522,748 1,002,743 1,421,509 1,633,019 20,875,035 73,510 2,165,333 1,006,731 2,733,978 63,279 2,331,155 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 24,383 13,202 39,432 68,137 4,070 45,662 23,398 20,078 19,946 32,216 13,919 2,788 35,707 141,383 4,899 10,248 7,761 8,139 37,718 142 23,421 2,876 17,797 8,848 13,212 17,218 46,598 5,404 14,822 623 9,463 29,841 6,616 9,379 10,775 137,733 485 14,287 6,642 18,039 418 15,381 Facility Id. Call Sign 49713 WZZM Service Area Population 1,678,220 Terrain Limited Population 1,652,095 $ Terrain Limited Fee Amount 10,901 Call signs WIPM and WIPR are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. Call signs WNJX and WAPA are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. Call signs WKAQ and WORA are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. Call signs WOLE and WLII are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. 5 Call signs WVEO and WTCV are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. Call signs WJPX and WJWN are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. Call signs WAPA and WTIN are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. Call signs WSUR and WLII are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. Call signs WVOZ and WTCV are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. Call signs WJPX and WKPV are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. Call signs WMTJ and WQTO are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. Call signs WIRS and WJPX are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. Call signs WRFB and WORA are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. TABLE 9 FY 2023 Schedule of Regulatory Fees Regulatory fees for the categories shaded in gray are collected by the Commission in advance to cover the term of the license and are submitted at the time the application is filed. Fee Category Annual Regulatory Fee (U.S. $s) PLMRS (per license) (Exclusive Use) (47 CFR part 90) Microwave (per license) (47 CFR part 101) Marine (Ship) (per station) (47 CFR part 80) Marine (Coast) (per license) (47 CFR part 80) Rural Radio (47 CFR part 22) (previously listed under the Land Mobile category) PLMRS (Shared Use) (per license) (47 CFR part 90) Aviation (Aircraft) (per station) (47 CFR part 87) Aviation (Ground) (per license) (47 CFR part 87) CMRS Mobile/Cellular Services (per unit) (47 CFR parts 20, 22, 24, 27, 80 and 90) (Includes Non-Geographic telephone numbers) .16 CMRS Messaging Services (per unit) (47 CFR parts 20, 22, 24 and 90) .08 Broadband Radio Service (formerly MMDS/ MDS) (per license) (47 CFR part 27) Local Multipoint Distribution Service (per call sign) (47 CFR, part 101) AM Radio Construction Permits FM Radio Construction Permits 1,085 AM and FM Broadcast Radio Station Fees See Table Below Digital TV (47 CFR part 73) VHF and UHF Commercial Fee Factor $.007799 See Appendix G of FY 2023 R&O for fee amounts due, also available at https://www.fcc. gov/licensingdatabases/fees/re gulatory-fees Digital TV Construction Permits Low Power TV, Class A TV, TV/FM Translators & FM Boosters (47 CFR part 74) 5,100 Fee Category Annual Regulatory Fee (U.S. $s) CARS (47 CFR part 78) 1,720 Cable Television Systems (per subscriber) (47 CFR part 76), Including IPTV and Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) 1.23 Interstate Telecommunication Service Providers (per revenue dollar) .00540 Toll Free (per toll free subscriber) (47 CFR section 52.101 (f) of the rules) .13 Earth Stations (47 CFR part 25) Space Stations (per operational station in geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) also includes DBS Service (per operational station) (47 CFR part 100) 117,580 Space Stations (per operational system in non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) (Other) 347,755 Space Stations (per operational system in non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) (Less Complex) 130,405 Space Stations (per license/call sign in non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) (Small Satellite) 12,215 International Bearer Circuits - Terrestrial/Satellites (per Gbps circuit) Submarine Cable Landing Licenses Fee (per cable system) $26 See Table Below FY 2023 RADIO STATION REGULATORY FEES Population Served AM Class A AM Class B AM AM Class C Class D FM Classes A, B1 & C3 FM Classes B, C, C0, C1 & C2 <=10,000 $595 $430 $370 $410 $650 $745 10,001 - 25,000 $990 $715 $620 $680 $1,085 $1,240 25,001 – 75,000 $1,485 $1,075 $930 $1,020 $1,630 $1,860 75,001 – 150,000 $2,230 $1,610 $1,395 $1,530 $2,440 $2,790 150,001 – 500,000 $3,345 $2,415 $2,095 $2,300 $3,665 $4,190 500,001 – 1,200,000 $5,010 $3,620 $3,135 $3,440 $5,490 $6,275 1,200,001 – 3,000,000 $7,525 $5,435 $4,710 $5,170 $8,245 $9,425 3,000,001 – 6,000,000 $11,275 $8,145 $7,060 $7,745 $12,360 $14,125 >6,000,000 $16,920 $12,220 $10,595 $11,620 $18,545 $21,190 FY 2023 International Bearer Circuits - Submarine Cable Systems Submarine Cable Systems (capacity as of December 31, 2022) Fee Ratio FY 2023 Regulatory Fees Less than 50 Gbps .0625 Units $7,680 50 Gbps or greater, but less than 250 Gbps .125 Units $15,355 250 Gbps or greater, but less than 1,500 Gbps .25 Units $30,705 1,500 Gbps or greater, but less than 3,500 Gbps .5 Units $61,410 3,500 Gbps or greater, but less than 6,500 Gbps 1.0 Unit $122,815 6,500 Gbps or greater 2.0 Units $245,630 VI. INITIAL REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ANALYSIS As required by the RFA the Commission has prepared this IRFA of the possible significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities by the policies and rules proposed in the NPRM. Written comments are requested on this IRFA. Comments must be identified as responses to the IRFA and must be filed by the deadlines for comments on the NPRM. The Commission will send a copy of the NPRM, including this IRFA, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the SBA. A. Need for, and Objectives of, the Proposed Rules 68. For FY 2024, the Commission is required to collect $390,192,000 in regulatory fees, an amount equal to our annual salaries and expenses appropriation, pursuant to section 9 of the Communications Act and the Commission’s FY 2024 Further Consolidation Appropriations Act. The Commission’s methodology for assessing regulatory fees must “reflect the full-time equivalent number of employees within the bureaus and offices of the Commission, adjusted to take into account factors that are reasonably related to the benefits provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission’s activities.†The total amount the Commission must collect in an offsetting collection generally changes each fiscal year, and payors’ regulatory fees will also typically change each fiscal year as a mathematical consequence of the changes in the total amount to be collected, the number of FTEs, and projected unit estimates for each regulatory fee category. In the annual NPRM, we seek comment on the Commission’s proposed methodology and regulatory fees for FY 2024, as set forth in Tables 3, 4, and 7 of the NPRM. In 2023, the Commission eliminated the International Bureau, established a new Space Bureau and a new Office of International Affairs, and reallocated the authorities and functions of the International Bureau to the Space Bureau and the Office of International Affairs. In light of these actions, for FY 2024, we reviewed the FY 2023 reallocations to determine if any changes are warranted, and propose to slightly revise the FY 2023 reallocations to the core bureaus, including the new Space Bureau and the new Office of International Affairs. 69. We also seek comment on several additional regulatory fee issues, including: (i) the calculation of television broadcaster regulatory fees; (ii) how our proposals may promote or inhibit advances in diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility; (iii) the end of temporary relief measures we implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; (iv) our proposal to discontinue the Commission’s presumption that broadcast stations that are dark or were recently dark or bankrupt are experiencing financial hardship sufficient to justify waiver of their regulatory fees; and (v) ways in which the Commission might assist regulatory fee payors in meeting their annual regulatory fee obligations. B. Legal Basis 70. The proposed action is authorized pursuant to sections 4(i), 4(j), 9, 9A, and 303(r) of the Communications Act. C. Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities to Which the Proposed Rules will Apply 71. The RFA directs agencies to provide a description of, and where feasible, an estimate of the number of small entities that may be affected by the proposed rules, if adopted. The RFA generally defines the term “small entity†as having the same meaning as the terms “small business,†“small organization,†and “small governmental jurisdiction.†In addition, the term “small business†has the same meaning as the term “small business concern†under the SBA. A “small business concern†is one which: (1) is independently owned and operated; (2) is not dominant in its field of operation; and (3) satisfies any additional criteria established by the SBA. 72. Small Businesses, Small Organizations, Small Governmental Jurisdictions. Our actions, over time, may affect small entities that are not easily categorized at present. We therefore describe, at the outset, three broad groups of small entities that could be directly affected herein. First, while there are industry specific size standards for small businesses that are used in the regulatory flexibility analysis, according to data from the SBA’s Office of Advocacy, in general a small business is an independent business having fewer than 500 employees. These types of small businesses represent 99.9% of all businesses in the United States, which translates to 33.2 million businesses. 73. Next, the type of small entity described as a “small organization†is generally “any not- for-profit enterprise which is independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its field.†The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) uses a revenue benchmark of $50,000 or less to delineate its annual electronic filing requirements for small exempt organizations. Nationwide, for tax year 2022, there were approximately 530,109 small exempt organizations in the U.S. reporting revenues of $50,000 or less according to the registration and tax data for exempt organizations available from the IRS. 74. Finally, the small entity described as a “small governmental jurisdiction†is defined generally as “governments of cities, counties, towns, townships, villages, school districts, or special districts, with a population of less than fifty thousand.†U.S. Census Bureau data from the 2022 Census of Governments indicate there were 90,837 local governmental jurisdictions consisting of general purpose governments and special purpose governments in the United States. Of this number, there were 36,845 general purpose governments (county, municipal, and town or township) with populations of less than 50,000 and 11,879 special purpose governments (independent school districts) with enrollment populations of less than 50,000. Accordingly, based on the 2022 U.S. Census of Governments data. 75. Wired Telecommunications Carriers. The U.S. Census Bureau defines this industry as establishments primarily engaged in operating and/or providing access to transmission facilities and infrastructure that they own and/or lease for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound, and video using wired communications networks. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies. Establishments in this industry use the wired telecommunications network facilities that they operate to provide a variety of services, such as wired telephony services, including VoIP services, wired (cable) audio and video programming distribution, and wired broadband internet services. By exception, establishments providing satellite television distribution services using facilities and infrastructure that they operate are included in this industry. Wired Telecommunications Carriers are also referred to as wireline carriers or fixed local service providers. 76. The SBA small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms that operated in this industry for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 4,590 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of fixed local services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 4,146 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA’s small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered small entities. 77. Local Exchange Carriers (LECs). Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a size standard for small businesses specifically applicable to local exchange services. Providers of these services include both Incumbent LECs and CLECs. Wired Telecommunications Carriers is the closest industry with an SBA small business size standard. Wired Telecommunications Carriers are also referred to as wireline carriers or fixed local service providers. The SBA small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms that operated in this industry for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 4,590 providers that reported they were fixed LECs. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 4,146 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA’s small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered small entities. 78. Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (Incumbent LECs). Neither the Commission nor the SBA have developed a small business size standard specifically for incumbent LECs. Wired Telecommunications Carriers is the closest industry with an SBA small business size standard. The SBA small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms in this industry that operated for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 1,212 providers that reported they were Incumbent LECs. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 916 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA’s small business size standard, the Commission estimates that the majority of Incumbent LECs can be considered small entities. 79. Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs). Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a size standard for small businesses specifically applicable to local exchange services. Providers of these services include several types of CLECs. Wired Telecommunications Carriers is the closest industry with a SBA small business size standard. The SBA small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms that operated in this industry for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 3,378 providers that reported they were CLECS. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 3,230 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA’s small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered small entities. 80. Interexchange Carriers (IXCs). Neither the Commission nor the SBA have developed a small business size standard specifically for IXCs. Wired Telecommunications Carriers is the closest industry with a SBA small business size standard. The SBA small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms that operated in this industry for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 127 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of interexchange services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 109 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA’s small business size standard, the Commission estimates that the majority of providers in this industry can be considered small entities. 81. Prepaid Calling Card Providers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a small business size standard specifically for prepaid calling card providers. Telecommunications Resellers is the closest industry with a SBA small business size standard. The Telecommunications Resellers industry comprises establishments engaged in purchasing access and network capacity from owners and operators of telecommunications networks and reselling wired and wireless telecommunications services (except satellite) to businesses and households. Establishments in this industry resell telecommunications; they do not operate transmission facilities and infrastructure. Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) are included in this industry. The SBA small business size standard for Telecommunications Resellers classifies a business as small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 1,386 firms in this industry provided resale services for the entire year. Of that number, 1,375 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 62 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of prepaid card services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 61 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA’s small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered small entities. 82. Local Resellers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA have developed a small business size standard specifically for Local Resellers. Telecommunications Resellers is the closest industry with a SBA small business size standard. The Telecommunications Resellers industry comprises establishments engaged in purchasing access and network capacity from owners and operators of telecommunications networks and reselling wired and wireless telecommunications services (except satellite) to businesses and households. Establishments in this industry resell telecommunications; they do not operate transmission facilities and infrastructure. MVNOsare included in this industry. The SBA small business size standard for Telecommunications Resellers classifies a business as small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 1,386 firms in this industry provided resale services for the entire year. Of that number, 1,375 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 207 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of local resale services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 202 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA’s small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered small entities. 83. Toll Resellers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA have developed a small business size standard specifically for Toll Resellers. Telecommunications Resellers is the closest industry with a SBA small business size standard. The Telecommunications Resellers industry comprises establishments engaged in purchasing access and network capacity from owners and operators of telecommunications networks and reselling wired and wireless telecommunications services (except satellite) to businesses and households. Establishments in this industry resell telecommunications; they do not operate transmission facilities and infrastructure. MVNOs are included in this industry. The SBA small business size standard for Telecommunications Resellers classifies a business as small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 1,386 firms in this industry provided resale services for the entire year. Of that number, 1,375 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 457 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of toll services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 438 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA’s small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered small entities. 84. Other Toll Carriers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a definition for small businesses specifically applicable to Other Toll Carriers. This category includes toll carriers that do not fall within the categories of interexchange carriers, operator service providers, prepaid calling card providers, satellite service carriers, or toll resellers. Wired Telecommunications Carriers is the closest industry with a SBA small business size standard. The SBA small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms in this industry that operated for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 90 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of other toll services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 87 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA’s small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered small entities. 85. Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite). This industry comprises establishments engaged in operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities to provide communications via the airwaves. Establishments in this industry have spectrum licenses and provide services using that spectrum, such as cellular services, paging services, wireless Internet access, and wireless video services. The SBA size standard for this industry classifies a business as small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 2,893 firms in this industry that operated for the entire year. Of that number, 2,837 firms employed fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 594 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of wireless services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 511 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA’s small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered small entities. 86. Television Broadcasting. This industry is comprised of “establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting images together with sound.†These establishments operate television broadcast studios and facilities for the programming and transmission of programs to the public. These establishments also produce or transmit visual programming to affiliated broadcast television stations, which in turn broadcast the programs to the public on a predetermined schedule. Programming may originate in their own studio, from an affiliated network, or from external sources. The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies businesses having $41.5 million or less in annual receipts as small. 2017 U.S. Census Bureau data indicate that 744 firms in this industry operated for the entire year. Of that number, 657 firms had revenue of less than $25,000,000. Based on this data we estimate that the majority of television broadcasters are small entities under the SBA small business size standard. 87. As of March 31, 2024, there were 1,382 licensed commercial television stations. Of this total, 1,263 stations (or 91.4%) had revenues of $41.5 million or less in 2022, according to Commission staff review of the BIA Kelsey Inc. Media Access Pro Television Database (BIA) on April 4, 2024, and therefore these licensees qualify as small entities under the SBA definition. In addition, the Commission estimates as of March 31, 2024, there were 383 licensed noncommercial educational (NCE) television stations, 379 Class A TV stations, 1,829 low power television (LPTV) stations and 3,118 TV translator stations. The Commission, however, does not compile and otherwise does not have access to financial information for these television broadcast stations that would permit it to determine how many of these stations qualify as small entities under the SBA small business size standard. Nevertheless, given the SBA’s large annual receipts threshold for this industry and the nature of these television station licensees, we presume that all of these entities qualify as small entities under the above SBA small business size standard. 88. Radio Stations. This industry is comprised of “establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting aural programs by radio to the public.†Programming may originate in their own studio, from an affiliated network, or from external sources. The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies firms having $41.5 million or less in annual receipts as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 2,963 firms operated in this industry during that year. Of this number, 1,879 firms operated with revenue of less than $25 million per year. Based on this data and the SBA’s small business size standard, we estimate a majority of such entities are small entities. 89. The Commission estimates that as of March 31, 2024, there were 4,427 licensed commercial AM radio stations and 6,663 licensed commercial FM radio stations, for a combined total of 11,090 commercial radio stations. Of this total, 11,088 stations (or 99.98 %) had revenues of $41.5 million or less in 2022, according to Commission staff review of the BIA Kelsey Inc. Media Access Pro Database (BIA) on April 4, 2024, and therefore these licensees qualify as small entities under the SBA definition. In addition, the Commission estimates that as of March 31, 2024, there were 4,320 licensed NCE FM radio stations, 1,960 low power FM (LPFM) stations, and 8,913 FM translators and boosters. The Commission however does not compile, and otherwise does not have access to financial information for these radio stations that would permit it to determine how many of these stations qualify as small entities under the SBA small business size standard. Nevertheless, given the SBA’s large annual receipts threshold for this industry and the nature of radio station licensees, we presume that all of these entities qualify as small entities under the above SBA small business size standard. 90. We note, however, that in assessing whether a business concern qualifies as “small†under the above definition, business (control) affiliations must be included. Our estimate, therefore, likely overstates the number of small entities that might be affected by our action, because the revenue figure on which it is based does not include or aggregate revenues from affiliated companies. In addition, another element of the definition of “small business†requires that an entity not be dominant in its field of operation. We are unable at this time to define or quantify the criteria that would establish whether a specific radio or television broadcast station is dominant in its field of operation. Accordingly, the estimate of small businesses to which the rules may apply does not exclude any radio or television station from the definition of a small business on this basis and is therefore possibly over-inclusive. An additional element of the definition of “small business†is that the entity must be independently owned and operated. Because it is difficult to assess these criteria in the context of media entities, the estimate of small businesses to which the rules may apply does not exclude any radio or television station from the definition of a small business on this basis and similarly may be over-inclusive. 91. Cable Companies and Systems (Rate Regulation). The Commission has developed its own small business size standard for the purpose of cable rate regulation. Under the Commission’s rules, a “small cable company†is one serving 400,000 or fewer subscribers nationwide. Based on industry data, there are about 420 cable companies in the U.S. Of these, only seven have more than 400,000 subscribers. In addition, under the Commission’s rules, a “small system†is a cable system serving 15,000 or fewer subscribers. Based on industry data, there are about 4,139 cable systems (headends) in the U.S. Of these, about 639 have more than 15,000 subscribers. Accordingly, the Commission estimates that the majority of cable companies and cable systems are small. 92. Cable System Operators (Telecom Act Standard). The Communications Act of 1934, as amended, contains a size standard for a “small cable operator,†which is “a cable operator that, directly or through an affiliate, serves in the aggregate fewer than one percent of all subscribers in the United States and is not affiliated with any entity or entities whose gross annual revenues in the aggregate exceed $250,000,000.†For purposes of the Telecom Act Standard, the Commission determined that a cable system operator that serves fewer than 498,000 subscribers, either directly or through affiliates, will meet the definition of a small cable operator. Based on industry data, only six cable system operators have more than 498,000 subscribers. Accordingly, the Commission estimates that the majority of cable system operators are small under this size standard. We note however, that the Commission neither requests nor collects information on whether cable system operators are affiliated with entities whose gross annual revenues exceed $250 million. Therefore, we are unable at this time to estimate with greater precision the number of cable system operators that would qualify as small cable operators under the definition in the Communications Act. 93. Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Service. DBS service is a nationally distributed subscription service that delivers video and audio programming via satellite to a small parabolic “dish†antenna at the subscriber’s location. DBS is included in the Wired Telecommunications Carriers industry which comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating and/or providing access to transmission facilities and infrastructure that they own and/or lease for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound, and video using wired telecommunications networks. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology or combination of technologies. Establishments in this industry use the wired telecommunications network facilities that they operate to provide a variety of services, such as wired telephony services, including VoIP services, wired (cable) audio and video programming distribution; and wired broadband Internet services. By exception, establishments providing satellite television distribution services using facilities and infrastructure that they operate are included in this industry. 94. The SBA small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 3,054 firms operated in this industry for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Based on this data, the majority of firms in this industry can be considered small under the SBA small business size standard. According to Commission data however, only two entities provide DBS service - DIRECTV (owned by AT&T) and DISH Network, which require a great deal of capital for operation. DIRECTV and DISH Network both exceed the SBA size standard for classification as a small business. Therefore, we must conclude based on internally developed Commission data, in general DBS service is provided only by large firms. 95. Satellite Telecommunications. This industry comprises firms “primarily engaged in providing telecommunications services to other establishments in the telecommunications and broadcasting industries by forwarding and receiving communications signals via a system of satellites or reselling satellite telecommunications.†Satellite telecommunications service providers include satellite and earth station operators. The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies a business with $38.5 million or less in annual receipts as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 275 firms in this industry operated for the entire year. Of this number, 242 firms had revenue of less than $25 million. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 65 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of satellite telecommunications services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that approximately 42 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA’s small business size standard, a little more than half of these providers can be considered small entities. 96. All Other Telecommunications. This industry is comprised of establishments primarily engaged in providing specialized telecommunications services, such as satellite tracking, communications telemetry, and radar station operation. This industry also includes establishments primarily engaged in providing satellite terminal stations and associated facilities connected with one or more terrestrial systems and capable of transmitting telecommunications to, and receiving telecommunications from, satellite systems. Providers of Internet services (e.g. dial-up ISPs) or Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, via client-supplied telecommunications connections are also included in this industry. The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies firms with annual receipts of $35 million or less as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 1,079 firms in this industry that operated for the entire year. Of those firms, 1,039 had revenue of less than $25 million. Based on this data, the Commission estimates that the majority of “All Other Telecommunications†firms can be considered small. 97. RespOrgs. Responsible Organizations, or RespOrgs (also referred to as Toll-Free Number (TFN) providers), are entities chosen by toll free subscribers to manage and administer the appropriate records in the toll-free Service Management System for the toll-free subscriber. Based on information on the website of SOMOS, the entity that maintains a registry of Toll-Free Number providers (SMS/800 TFN Registry) for the more than 42 million Toll-Free numbers in North America, and the TSS Registry, a centralized registry for the use of Toll-Free Numbers in text messaging and multimedia services, there were approximately 446 registered RespOrgs/Toll-Free Number providers in July 2021. RespOrgs are often wireline carriers, however they can be include non-carrier entities. Accordingly, the description below for RespOrgs include both Carrier RespOrgs and Non-Carrier RespOrgs. 98. Carrier RespOrgs. Neither the Commission nor the SBA have developed a small business size standard for Carrier RespOrgs. Wired Telecommunications Carriers, and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) are the closest industries with a SBA small business size applicable to Carrier RespOrgs. 99. Wired Telecommunications Carriers are establishments primarily engaged in operating and/or providing access to transmission facilities and infrastructure that they own and/or lease for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound, and video using wired communications networks. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies. Establishments in this industry use the wired telecommunications network facilities that they operate to provide a variety of services, such as wired telephony services, including VoIP services, wired (cable) audio and video programming distribution, and wired broadband Internet services. By exception, establishments providing satellite television distribution services using facilities and infrastructure that they operate are included in this industry. The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies a business as small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms that operated for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Based on that data, we conclude that the majority of Carrier RespOrgs that operated with wireline-based technology are small. 100. Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) engage in operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities to provide communications via the airwaves. Establishments in this industry have spectrum licenses and provide services using that spectrum, such as cellular services, paging services, wireless Internet access, and wireless video services. The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies a business as small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. For this industry, U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 2,893 firms that operated for the entire year. Of this number, 2,837 firms employed fewer than 250 employees. Based on this data, we conclude that the majority of Carrier RespOrgs that operated with wireless-based technology are small. 101. Non-Carrier RespOrgs. Neither the Commission, nor the SBA have developed a small business size standard Non-Carrier RespOrgs. Other Services Related to Advertising and Other Management Consulting Services†are the closest industries with a SBA small business size applicable to Non-Carrier RespOrgs. 102. The Other Services Related to Advertising industry establishments primarily engaged in providing advertising services (except advertising agency services, public relations agency services, media buying agency services, media representative services, display advertising services, direct mail advertising services, advertising material distribution services, and marketing consulting services). The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies a business as small that has annual receipts of $16.5 million or less. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 5,650 firms operated in this industry for the entire year. Of that number, 3,693 firms operated with revenue of less than $10 million. Based on this data, we conclude that a majority of non-carrier RespOrgs who provide TFN-related management consulting services are small. 103. The Other Management Consulting Services industry contains establishments primarily engaged in providing management consulting services (except administrative and general management consulting; human resources consulting; marketing consulting; or process, physical distribution, and logistics consulting). Establishments providing telecommunications or utilities management consulting services are included in this industry. The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies a business as small if it has annual receipts of $16.5 million or less. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 4,696 firms operated in this industry for the entire year. Of that number, 3,700 firms had revenue of less than $10 million. Based on this data, we conclude that a majority of non-carrier RespOrgs who provide TFN-related management consulting services are small. D. Description of Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping and Other Compliance Requirements for Small Entities 104. The NPRM does not propose any changes to the Commission’s current information collection, reporting, recordkeeping, or compliance requirements for collecting regulatory fees from small entities. Small and other regulated entities are required to pay regulatory fees on an annual basis. The cost of compliance with the annual regulatory assessment for small entities is the amount assessed for their regulatory fee category and should not require small entities to hire professionals to comply, as they are accustomed to paying the annual fees and most should be familiar with both the Commission’s current collection process as well as the process prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. 105. The NPRM proposes changes to the current fee waiver process which may impact small entities. The NPRM proposes to return to normal, pre-COVID-19 pandemic operations and discontinue temporary waiver relief from regulatory fees available in the FY 2023 Report and Order that was not codified at that time. This includes reinstating the Commission’s policy of requiring down payments for installment payment of regulatory fee debt. The proposed changes would also require small and other entities seeking relief through a waiver, reduction, and/or deferral of fees to submit all financial documents necessary to support their hardship request. We propose to make this change effective for fiscal year 2025 to allow regulatory fee payors more time to comply with this change in policy. Small entities that continue to have financial difficulties related to the economic impact of the pandemic may be able to take advantage of the streamlined waiver processes codified in the FY 2023 Report and Order, including permitting parties to submit a single waiver request for various forms of relief electronically, instead of separate filings. E. Steps Taken to Minimize Significant Economic Impact on Small Entities, and Significant Alternatives Considered 106. The RFA requires an agency to describe any significant alternatives that could minimize impacts to small entities it has considered in reaching its proposed approach, which may include the following four alternatives, among others: “(1) the establishment of differing compliance and reporting requirements or timetables that take into account the resources available to small entities; (2) the clarification, consolidation, or simplification of compliance or reporting requirements under the rule for such small entities; (3) the use of performance, rather than design, standards; and (4) an exemption from coverage of the rule, or any part thereof, for such small entities.†107. Assessment of Regulatory Fees. For FY 2024, we propose to employ the same methodology as the Commission did in FY 2023, however, we conclude that changes within the Commission’s organizational structure and additional staff resources merits a review of the FY 2023 reallocations of the FTEs located in the Office of General Counsel, the Office of Economics and Analytics, and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau that were previously considered to be indirect FTEs and were allocated as direct FTEs to a core bureau. Specifically, effective on April 10, 2023, the International Bureau was eliminated by establishing a new Space Bureau and a new Office of International Affairs, and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau have since hired 11 additional staff members. We therefore analyzed the work being done by the new staff within the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau to determine whether their work is being spent on the regulation and oversight of a regulatory fee payor such that their work should be allocated as direct to a core bureau, solely for regulatory fee purposes. We also analyzed the FTEs previously reallocated as direct to a core bureau in FY 2023 for regulatory fee purposes to determine whether there have been any shifts in work assignments such that the number of allocations to a core bureau for regulatory fee purposes should be adjusted. Also, in instances where an FTE was previously allocated to the International Bureau as direct for regulatory fee purposes, we analyzed the specific work done by the FTE to determine whether such FTE should be allocated to the new Office of International Affairs or the new Space Bureau. We limited our analytical efforts for FY 2024 to address the specific changes within the Commission, and while we considered conducting a high-level analysis this fiscal year of all FTEs within the Commission, we opted not to because we believe the adjustments we made for FY 2024 reasonably reflect the major changes in the burden of work within the Commission. Based on the results of our evaluation, we propose that certain indirect FTEs could be reassigned as direct FTEs and incorporate these into the count of FTEs of the relevant core bureau for purposes of calculating regulatory fees for FY 2024, which could reduce regulatory fee obligations for some small and other regulatory payees. 108. Additionally, on March 13, 2024, the Commission released the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM seeking comment on proposed changes to the regulatory fee methodology used for assessing space and earth station regulatory fees for FY 2024. In the NPRM, we propose regulatory fee rates based on the proposals set forth in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM. However, our proposed space and earth station regulatory fee rates are estimates because we recognize that, ultimately, final space and earth station regulatory fee rates are dependent upon the outcome of the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees proceeding. Accordingly, we do not seek comment again in this proceeding on the specific proposals to adjust our existing methodology for assessing space and earth station regulatory fees, or to adopt an alternative methodology for assessing space station regulatory fees, which were set forth in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM. Instead, comments pertaining to the proposals set forth in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM regarding the categories and allocation of fees for space and earth stations should be submitted in the proceeding, MD Docket No. 24-85, and need not be submitted again in response to the NPRM. If any of the proposals are adopted as part of the subsequent Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees Report and Order, it may increase or reduce the regulatory fee burden on some satellite entities. 109. Broadcast Regulatory Fees. In the NPRM, we propose to continue to assess fees for full- power broadcast television stations based on the population covered by a full-service broadcast television station’s contour which may reduce the economic impact of the regulatory fees for some small licensees. While the population-based methodology increases fees for some licensees and reduces fees for others, we believe the population-based metric better conforms with the service of broadcasting television to the American people. In addition, small licensees experiencing financial hardship will continue to have access to fee relief, such as waiver, reduction, deferral and/or installment payment of their regulatory fees and may be exempt from paying a regulatory fee if the assessed fee is below the de minimis threshold that the Commission has established. 110. Temporary Relief Measures Due to Economic Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic. During the COVID-19 pandemic and through FY 2023, the Commission provided certain temporary relief to regulatory fee payors experiencing financial hardship caused or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic through a combination of partial rule waivers and direction to the Office of the Managing Director in exercising its delegated authority. In the NPRM, we do not plan to implement these temporary measures for FY 2024. The circumstances for which the measures were temporarily implemented have changed. The National Emergency COVID-19 pandemic has ended and the national economy is rebounding. We recognize that some regulatory fee payors may be experiencing lingering or continuing financial difficulties related to the pandemic’s economic effects, but we believe that sections 1.1166 and 1.1914 of our rules, now streamlined and simplified, offer those fee payors a straightforward path to regulatory fee relief. 111. Non-Operating Broadcast Stations. In the NPRM, we seek comment on ending a policy of presuming that dark or silent stations have experienced financial hardship and therefore merit grant of a request for waiver of regulatory fees on the basis of financial hardship, without requiring submission of evidence of actual financial hardship. This policy was first mentioned by the Commission in 1995, and then applied by the Commission’s Office of the Managing Director in 1996. The Commission, however, has never codified this policy and it is rarely used. The policy, moreover, appears to assume that the only rationale for a dark or silent station is financial duress. There is no such limitation, however, contained in section 73.1740(a)(4) of the Commission’s rules. Licensees might go dark for different reasons depending on each station’s particular circumstances. Thus, drawing on the Commission’s experience since establishment of the policy in 1995, the assumption that requiring financial information in a request for waiver of regulatory fees is unnecessary by the operators of a dark or silent station appears to be no longer accurate in 2024. In the NPRM, we therefore propose to end the assumption that stations are dark or were recently dark or bankrupt are experiencing financial distress when they file a request for waiver of regulatory fees. We propose instead to require these licensees to submit supporting financial documentation with their fee requests to prove financial hardship sufficient to justify a fee waiver, just as all other regulatory fee payors are required to do under section 1.1166 of our rules. In order to give regulatory fee payors more time to make any necessary changes to comply with this change in policy, we propose to make the change effective for fiscal year 2025. VII. F. Federal Rules that May Duplicate, Overlap, or Conflict with the Proposed Rules 112. None. ORDERING CLAUSES 113. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to sections 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 4(j), 9, 9A, and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), 159, 159A, and 303(r), this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking IS HEREBY ADOPTED. 114. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Commission’s Office of the Secretary SHALL SEND a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, including the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. Federal Communications Commission. Katura Jackson, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2024-13813 Filed: 6/24/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/25/2024]