Multiple Ownership Compliance (73.3555) Wzxr(Fm) South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Ch
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MULTIPLE OWNERSHIP COMPLIANCE (73.3555) WZXR(FM) SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, CH. 257A BACKYARD BROADCASTING OF PENNSYLVANIA, LLC MINOR CHANGE APPLICATION APRIL 2021 The minor change of facilities for WZXR(FM) South Williamsport, PA, facility ID 61180, will not create any new or different overlaps with the current existing cluster of commonly owned stations by Backyard Broadcasting of Pennsylvania, LLC (“BBP”). Attached as Figure 1 is a city grade contour map of the currently owned stations of BBP. It documents the licensed and proposed 70 dBµ contour of WZXR being proposed by this minor change application. Attached as Figure 2 is the original Multiple Ownership Study filed with an assignment application, BALH-20190624ABG. No changes or additional stations have been added or subtracted to the ownership by the licensee of WZXR(FM), BBP, or any of its principle owners. Hence, this existing cluster of one AM and four FM’s in the Williamsport, PA, and one FM in the Sunbury/Selinsgrove/Lewisburg, PA marketplaces remain compliant with 73.3555. Ulysses Tioga Rome Montrose Port Allegany Mansfield Coudersport Troy BradfordTowanda WellsboroTioga WZXR Potter Galeton BLH19950113KA Monroeton Latitude: 41-12-42.01 N MULTIPLE OWNERSHIP COMPLIANCE MAP WZXR Blossburg Wyalusing 6 Longitude: 076-57-16.02 W 70 DBU FM & 5 MV/M AM CONTOURS Canton WZXR Proposed AustinERP: 0.41 kW WILQ N Channel: 257 WBZD-FM WOTH Frequency: 99.3 MHz Fa WCXR AMSL Height: 629.0 m Tunkhannock Emporium Elevation: 603.0 m Dushore WWPA Horiz. Pattern: Omni Wyoming Cameron WZXR Proposed Sullivan Latitude: 41-16-49.80 N Longitude: 076-50-02.50 W Harveys Lake ERP: 3.40 kW PRESENT WZXR 70 DBU Dallas Channel: 257 Renovo Lycoming P Frequency: 99.3 MHz Swoyersv Picture Rocks AMSL Height: 426.0 m WWPAWWPA WZXRWZXR ProposedProposed WZXRWZXR ProposedProposed Wilkes-Bar Elevation: 386.402 m WilliamsportWOTHWOTH Hughesville Horiz. Pattern: Omni Clinton Nanticoke Jersey Shore WZXRWZXRMuncy Benton MontgomeryWBZD-FMWBZD-FM Glen Lyon WILQ WBZD-FM 220 Luzerne Lock Haven WILQWILQ BLH19890403KA 0000111787 Millville Latitude: 41-11-42.91 N Latitude: 41-12-38.71Mill Hall N Longitude: 076-58-17.92 W Longitude:Beech Creek 076-57-17.12 W Watsontown PROPOSED WZXR 70 DBU W ERP: 9.20 kW ERP: 1.55 kW Berwick Snow Shoe Columbia Channel: 286 HowardChannel: 227 Freeland 80 Milton Montour Bloomsburg11 Frequency: 105.1 MHz Frequency: 93.3 MHz Conyngham AMSL Height: 608.0 m AMSL Height: 641.0 m Lewisburg Danville WCXRWCXR Catawissa Hazleton Elevation: 573.0 m Milesburg Elevation: 603.0 m Union Wea Horiz. Pattern: Omni Bellefonte Horiz. Pattern: Omni Mifflinburg McAdoo Philipsburg Centre Millheim Northumberland Pleasant Gap New Berlin Sunbury Elysburg Ringtown Nesq WOTH WCXR 81 Lansford dale 0000107547 BLH19971203KC Hummels WharfNorthumberland 322 Shenandoah Port Latitude:Matilda 41-12-39.01State College N Latitude: 40-58-37.92 N Selinsgrove Tamaqua Middleburg Shamokin Ashland Frackville Longitude: 076-57-17.02 W Longitude: 077-06-59.91 W WWPA AM Tuscarora ERP: 0.36 kW ERP: 0.95 kW Latitude:Beavertown 41-13-45 NSnyder ScaleGordon 1:750,000 Pine Grove Mills km Channel: 300 Channel: 279 Longitude: 077-00-45 W Saint Clair209 Milroy McClure 0102030 Frequency: 107.9 MHz Frequency: 103.7 MHz ERP: 1 KW-U, ND Tyrone PottsvilleSchuylkill AMSL Height: 645.0 m AMSL Height: 600.0 m Frequency: 1340 Khz 522 V-Soft Communications LLC ® © Tipton Burnham Valley View Elevation: 604.0 m Elevation: 573.0 m 22 Tremont Schuylkill Haven wood Horiz. Pattern: Omni Horiz. Pattern: Omni Gratz Belleville Lewistown Auburn Mifflin Tower City Mifflintown Liverpool Lykens Hamburg Millerstown Pine Grove Port Royal Millersburg Juniata Shoemakersville Huntingdon Newport Williamsburg Halifax Leesport Fle MULTIPLE OWNERSHIP STUDY BACKYARD BROADCASTING OF PENNSYLVANIA, LLC FCC FORM 314 AUGUST 2019 This Multiple Ownership Study was conducted in reference to the proposed assignment of six stations from Backyard Broadcasting PA, LLC to Backyard Broadcasting of Pennsylvania, LLC, FCC form 314. The stations being transferred are existing combination of stations under common ownership previously approved by the Commission (See BALH-20130827ACG). The following stations are seeking to remain in combination with this proposed transfer: 1) WILQ(FM) Williamsport, PA, Facility ID 52192 2) WBZD-FM Muncy, PA, Facility ID 72793 3) WZXR(FM) South Williamsport, PA, Facility ID 61180 4) WLMY(FM) Williamsport, PA, Facility ID 3633 5) WCXR(FM) Lewisburg, PA, Facility ID 15187 6) WWPA(AM) Williamsport, PA, Facility ID 58315 WILQ, WBZD-FM, WZXR, WLMY and WWPA are all located in Lycoming County which is also identified as the Williamsport, PA metro market. Williamsport is market #259 in the Nielson Radio Ratings. WZXR is located in the Sunbury/Selinsgrove/Lewisburg (all PA) metro area. It is market #215 in the Nielsen Radio Ratings which comprises Northumberland, Union and Snyder Counties. Figure 1 attached shows all of the city grade signal contours of AM and FM stations (70 dBµ FM, 5 mv/m daytime AM) located within the Williamsport Metro area, or Lycoming County. There are a total of 19 stations. CFR §73.3555(a)(1)(iii) states: “In a radio market with between 15 and 29 (inclusive) full-power, commercial and noncommercial radio stations, not more than 7 commercial radio stations in total and not more than 4 commercial stations in the same (AM or FM)” will be allowed under common ownership. Therefore, the combination of WILQ, WBXD-FM, WZXR, WLMY and WWPA will remain in compliance with the multiple ownership rules since it is a combination of four (4) FM stations and one (1) AM station. Figure 2 attached shows all of the city grade contours of AM and FM stations located within the Sunbury/Selinsgrove/Lewisburg market, or the stations located in Northumberland, Union and Snyder Counties. There are eleven (11) stations in this radio market. Eight stations (8) city grade overlap with WCXR. WCXR city grade overlaps with two (2) of the other FM’s under common ownership associated with this assignment, WILQ and WBZD-FM. C.F.R. §73.3555(a)(1)(iv) states: “In a radio markets with 14 or fewer full-power, commercial and noncommercial radio stations, not more than 5 commercial radio stations in total and not more than 3 commercial stations in the same service (AM or FM); provided, however, that no person or single entity (or entities under common control) may have a cognizable interest in more than 50% of the full-power, commercial and noncommercial radio stations in such market unless the combination of stations comprises not more than one AM and one FM station”. WCXR is under common ownership with two (2) other stations, WILQ and WBZD-FM, or a total combination of three (3) FM stations in this market. Since there are nine 9 other stations that overlap with WCXR and there a total of eleven (11) stations in the Sunburg/Selinsgrove/Lewisburg market, this combined is in compliance with Commission rules regarding the multiple ownership of stations. WILLIAMSPORT, PA MARKET STATIONS: 1) WILQ(FM) Williamsport, PA, Facility ID 52192 2) WBZD-FM Muncy, PA, Facility ID 72793 3) WZXR(FM) South Williamsport, PA, Facility ID 61180 4) WLMY(FM) Williamsport, PA, Facility ID 3633 5) WKSB(FM) Williamsport, PA, Facility ID 15326 6) WBYL(FM) Salladasburg, PA, Facility ID 49267 7) WVRT(FM) Mill Hall, PA, Facility ID 58313 8) WJSA-FM Jersey Shore, PA, Facility ID 33085 9) WQBR(FM) Avis, PA, Facility ID 40766 10) WCRG(FM) Williamsport, PA, Facility ID 93885 11) WKWP(FM) Williamsport, PA, Facility ID 52188 12) WRLC(FM) Williamsport, PA, Facility ID 39273 13) WVYA(FM) Williamsport, PA, Facility ID 92638 14) WXPI(FM) Jersey Shore, PA, Facility ID 175293 15) WWPA(AM) Williamsport, PA, Facility ID 58315 16) WLYC(AM) Williamsport, PA, Facility ID 52187 17) WRAK(AM) Williamsport, PA, Facility ID 15325 18) WRKK(AM) Hughesville, PA, Facility ID 49265 19) WEJS(AM) Jersey Shore, PA, Facility ID 14223 SUNBURY/SELINSGROVE/LEWISBURG, PA MARKET STATIONS 1) WCXR(FM) Lewisburg, PA, Facility ID 15187 2) WQKX(FM) Sunbury, PA, Facility ID 63890 3) WEGH(FM) Northumberland, PA, Facility ID 63893 4) WRBG(FM) Mifflinburg, PA, Facility ID 40424 5) WGRC(FM) Lewisburg, PA, Facility ID 58717 6) WVLY-FM Milton, PA, Facility ID 73272 7) WHNA(FM) Riverside, PA, Facility ID 8552 8) WCFT-FM Bloomsburg, PA, Facility ID 39605 9) WQSU(FM) Selinsgrove, PA, Facility ID 64184 10) WMLP(AM) Milton, PA, Facility ID 73271 11) WKOK(AM) Sunbury, PA, Facility ID 63889 Elkland Sayre Shinglehouse Eldred Knoxville Westfield Ulysses Tioga Rome Mo port Port Allegany Mansfield Troy Coudersport Bradford 6 Towanda WellsboroTioga FIGURE 1 - WILLIAMSPORTPotter Galeton METRO MARKET STATIONS Monroeton Blossburg Wyalusing 70 DBU CONTOURS FOR FM Canton 5Austin MV/M CONTOURS FOR AM Tunkhann Emporium WILQ Dushore WBZD-FM WZXR WLMY Cameron Sullivan WKSB WBYL Harveys Lake WVRT WW WJSA-FM Renovo Lycoming W WQBR Sw WCRG Picture Rocks WWVV WKWP Wilk Williamsport Hughesville WRLC Clinton Nanticoke WVYA Jersey Shore Muncy Benton WXPI Montgomery Glen Lyon WWPA Lock Haven Millville WLYC Mill Hall WRAK Beech Creek Watsontown WRKK Berwick eld WEJS Snow Shoe Columbia Fre Howard Milton 11 Montour Bloomsburg Conyngham 80 Lewisburg Danville Hazleton Catawissa Milesburg Union 220 Bellefonte Mifflinburg McAdoo Philipsburg Centre Millheim Northumberland New Berlin Pleasant Gap Sunbury Elysburg Ringtown Houtzdale 322 L Hummels WharfNorthumberland Shenandoah amey Port Matilda State College Scale 1:750,000 Selinsgrove Tamaqua Middleburg Shamokin Ashland Frackville81 km