[Federal Register: June 30, 1995 (Volume 60, Number 126)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Office
[Docket No. RM 94-4A]
Cable Compulsory License: Specialty Station List
AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
ACTION: Notice of final specialty station list.
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SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is publishing a new and final list of
specialty stations that sent us affidavits claiming they meet specialty
station requirements. A specialty station is a commercial broadcast
television station that meets requirements set by the Federal
Communications Commission under its former distant signal carriage
rules at 47 CFR 76.5(kk)(1981). The Office will refer to the list to
check broadcast station status when cable systems file semi-annual
statements of account under 17 U.S.C. 111.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marilyn J. Kretsinger, Acting General Counsel, Copyright GC/I&R, P.O.
Box 70400, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202)
707-8380. Fax: (202) 707-8366.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the cable compulsory license, section
111 of title 17, United States Code, carriage of a specialty station
\1\ by a cable operator allows the operator to pay copyright fees at a
lower rate than the 3.75% rate that is usually incurred by an operator
when it carries non-permitted signals. Specialty station status is
determined by reference to former regulations of the Federal
Communications Commission at 47 CFR 76.5(kk)(1981). The FCC no longer
determines whether or not a station qualifies as a specialty station,
however, the Copyright Office updates the specialty station list
periodically, because the list remains relevant in connection with the
filing of statements of account by cable operators.
\1\ The FCC defined a specialty station as ``a commercial
television broadcast station that generally carries foreign-
language, religious, and/or automated programming in one-third of
the hours of an average broadcast week and one-third of weekly
prime-time hours.'' 47 CFR 76.5(kk)(1976).
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The Office created its first specialty station list in 1990, and
stated that it would compile new lists at approximately three year
intervals. Early this year we published a request for affidavits from
stations claiming current specialty station status. 60 FR 4639 (January
24, 1995). We extended the filing deadline from March 27, 1995, to
April 24, 1995, in order to accommodate specialty station owners who
had been unaware that we were updating the list. 60 FR 1826 (April
1995). On May 9, 1995, we published a list of stations whose affidavits
we had received, and requested that any party objecting to any claim to
specialty station status submit comments to the Office stating its
objections. 60 FR 24659 (May 9, 1995). We received no comments or
objections.The Office now publishes a final list of specialty stations,
effective July 1, 1995, for the accounting period 1995/2 and
thereafter. Copyright Office examiners will refer to this final
specialty station list in examining cable systems' claims on their
statements of account that particular broadcast stations they carry are
specialty stations. Although the Office does not officially place
stations filing affidavits after the closing date on the specialty
station list, we will accept these affidavits without objection. These
late claims will be placed in the public file in the Licensing Division
for reference purposes. If a cable system claims specialty station
status for a station not on this list, the examiner will determine
whether the station has filed an affidavit since the closing date for
submitting claims (April 24, 1995).
Final List of Specialty Stations: Call Letters and Cities of
License \2\
CBAFT Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
\2\ Several listings in today's Notice reflect corrections made
to more accurately show the markets stations serve. These include
KFTV Hanford/Fresno, California (formerly listed as KFTV Fresno,
California), KVEA Corona/Los Angeles, California (formerly listed as
KVEA Corona, California), WNJU New York, New York/Linden, New Jersey
(formerly listed as WNJU Linden, New Jersey), WOCD Amsterdam, New
York, (formerly listed as WOCD Amsterdam, Pennsylvania), WPCB
Greensburg/Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (formerly listed as WPCB
Greensburg, Pennsylvania), and WPGD Hendersonville, Tennessee
(formerly listed as WPGD Nashville, Tennessee).
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CBEFT Windsor, Ontario, Canada
CBFT Montreal, Quebec, Canada
CBGAT Matane, Quebec, Canada
CBKFT Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
CBLFT Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CBOFT Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
CBST Sept-Iles, Quebec, Canada
CBUFT Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada
CBVT Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
CBWFT Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
CBXFT Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
CFCM Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
CFER Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
CFTM Montreal, Quebec, Canada
CHEM Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
CHLT Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
CJPM Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
CKRN Rouyn, Quebec, Canada
CKRS Jonquiere, Quebec, Canada
CKRT Riviere-Du-Loup, Quebec Canada
CKSH Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
CKTM Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
KCHF Santa Fe, New Mexico
KCSO Modesto, California
KDTV San Francisco, California
KFCB Concord, California
KFTV Hanford/Fresno, California
KLUZ Albuquerque, New Mexico
KLXV San Jose, California
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KMEX Los Angeles, California
KMPX Decatur, Texas
KMSG Sanger, California
KNSO Merced, California
KNXT Visalia, California
KSBI Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
KSTS San Jose, California
KTFH Conroe, Texas
KTMD Galveston, Texas
KTSF San Francisco, California
KTVW Phoenix, Arizona
KUVN Garland, Texas
KVDA San Antonio, Texas
KVEA Corona/Los Angeles, California
KWEX San Antonio, Texas
KWHY Los Angeles, California
KXLN Rosenberg, Texas
W09BI Tallahassee, Florida
W17AB Tallahassee, Florida
W64BW Arlington, Virginia
W65BX Springfield, Massachusetts
W69AY Gainesville, Florida
WACX Leesburg, Florida
WBUY Memphis, Tennessee
WCFC Chicago, Illinois
WCLF Clearwater, Florida
WCTD Miami, Florida
WECN Naranjito, Puerto Rico
WEFC Roanoke, Virginia
WEJC Lexington, North Carolina
WELF Lookout Mountain, Georgia
WFCT Bradenton, Florida
WFGC Palm Beach, Florida
WGBO Joliet, Illinois
WHBR Pensacola, Florida/Mobile, Alabama
WHTN Murfreesboro, Tennessee
WIRS Yauco, Puerto Rico
WKAQ San Juan, Puerto Rico
WKBS Altoona, Pennsylvania
WLCN Madisonville, Kentucky
WLFG Grundy, Virginia
WLTV Miami, Florida
WLYJ Clarksburg, West Virginia
WMBC Newton, New Jersey
WMCF Montgomery, Alabama
WMPV Mobile, Alabama
WNJU New York, New York/Linden, New Jersey
WOCD Amsterdam, New York
WPCB Greensburg/Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
WPGD Hendersonville, Tennessee
WPMC Jellico, Tennessee
WRXY Tice, Florida
WSCV Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
WSFJ Newark, Ohio
WSNS Chicago, Illinois
WSWS Opelika, Alabama
WTGI Wilmington, Delaware
WTGL Cocoa, Florida
WTLK Rome, Georgia
WTWS New London, Connecticut
WXTV Secaucus, New Jersey
Dated: June 27, 1995.
Marilyn J. Kretsinger,
Acting General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 95-16119 Filed 6-29-95; 8:45 am]
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