Federal Communications Commission Record 10 FCC Red No
DA 95-1755 Federal Communications Commission Record 10 FCC Red No. 17 clusive of others, based on measured viewing patterns. Before the Essentially, each county in the United States is allocated to Federal Communications Commission a market based on which home-market stations receive a Washington, D.C. 20554 preponderance of total viewing hours in the county. For purposes of this calculation, both over-the-air and cable television viewing are included.3 In re: 3. Under the Act, however, the Commission is also di rected to consider changes in ADI areas. Section 4 provides Multimedia WMAZ, Inc. CSR-4182-A that the Commission may: Macon, Georgia with respect to a particular television broadcast sta For Modification of Station tion, include additional communities within its tele WMAZ-TV©s ADI vision market or exclude communities from such station©s television market to better effectuate the purposes of this section. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER In considering such requests, the Act provides that: Adopted: August 3,1995; Released: August 17,1995 the Commission shall afford particular attention to By the Deputy Chief, Cable Services Bureau: the value of localism by taking into account such factors as - (I) whether the station, or other stations located in INTRODUCTION the same area, have been historically carried on the 1. In the captioned proceeding, Multimedia WMAZ, Inc., cable system or systems within such community; licensee of station WMAZ-TV (CBS, Channel 13), Macon, Georgia (hereinafter "WMAZ-TV") has requested the Com (II) whether the
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