SMITH AND FISHER
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LOSS AREA ANALYSIS
The engineering data contained herein have been prepared on behalf of CORRIDOR
TELEVISION, L.L.P., licensee of full-power digital television station KCWX-DT, Channel 5 in
Fredericksburg, Texas, in support of this amendment to its pending Petition for Rulemaking to substitute digital Channel 8 for Channel 5 for operation by KCWX-DT (LMS-0000139110). It is now proposed to utilize a Distributed Transmission System (DTS) comprised of six single frequency network (SFN) nodes in the following locations: Fredericksburg, Texas; Austin,
Texas; San Antonio, Texas; D’Hanis, Texas; Mountain Home, Texas; and, San Saba, Texas.
The combination of these facilities will cover the vast majority of the KCWX-DT Channel 5 repack allotment service contour, and minimize “loss” area, especially “underserved” loss area due to the channel change. The engineering specifications for the individual DTS nodes are contained in the engineering exhibit entitled, “KCWX-DT Channel 8 DTS Petition for Rulemaking
Amendment Engineering”.
Exhibit B is a map upon which we have plotted the 36 dBu service contours of the proposed Channel 8 DTS nodes in relation to the 28 dBu service contour of the KCWX-DT repack allotment facility on Channel 5. As shown, there are three portions of the Channel 5 service contour that will not be covered by the Channel 8 DTS proposal. They are labeled as
Loss Area 1, Loss Area 2 and Loss Area 3.
Loss Area 1 is located north of Austin, Texas, as shown in Exhibit C. It contains a population of 83,833 people, according to the 2018 U.S. Census data. That entire area is located within the predicted service contours of at least five other television stations in the area:
KCEN-TV, KWTX-TV, KNCT(TV), KXXV(TV), and KAKW(TV). Therefore, Loss Area 1 can be SMITH AND FISHER
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considered adequately served by other stations, thus minimizing the impact of KCWX-DT loss of service to the area by the proposed move from Channel 5 to Channel 8.
Loss Area 2 is located east of San Antonio, Texas, as shown in Exhibit D. It contains a population of 6,897 people, according to the 2018 U.S. Census data. That entire area is located within the predicted service contours of at least eight other television stations in the area: KHCE-TV, KLRN(TV), KENS(TV), KWEX-TV, KABB(TV), KVDA(TV), KSAT-TV and
WOAI-TV. Therefore, like Loss Area 1, Loss Area 2 can also be considered adequately served by other stations, thus minimizing the impact of KCWX-DT loss of service to the area by the proposed move from Channel 5 to Channel 8.
Loss Area 3 is located south of Junction, Texas, as shown in Exhibit E. It is an extremely small area and contains a population of only 14 people, according to the 2018 U.S.
Census data. The majority of the area (and all of the population) is located within the service contour of KPXL-TV, so no “white” (underserved) area will be created by the proposed move of
KCWX-DT from Channel 5 to Channel 8. In any event, this loss area population is so small that it can be considered de minimis.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing statements and the attached exhibits are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
KEVIN T. FISHER SMITH AND FISHER
May 29, 2021 Stephenville
KCWX-DT Repack Allotment Ch. 5 28 dBu F(50,90) Contour Smith and Fisher, LLC Fredericksburg SFN Ch. 8 36 dBu F(50,90) Contour
Austin SFN Ch. 8 36 dBu F(50,90) Contour San Antonio SFN Ch. 8 36 dBu F(50,90) ContourBrownwood Mountain Home SFN Ch. 8 36 dBu F(50,90) Contour San Saba SFN Ch. 8 36 dBu F(50,90) Contour Waco lo D'Hanis SFN Ch. 8 36 dBu F(50,90) Contour Hewitt Gatesville
Loss Area 1
San Saba Killeen Temple
San Saba SFN
Georgetown Taylor Round Rock Austin SFN Mountain Home SFN Fredericksburg Austin Loss Area 3 Kerrville Fredericksburg SFN
San Marcos
New Braunfels
Universal City Seguin Leon Valley San Antonio D'Hanis SFN Loss Area 2 Uvalde San Antonio SFN
EXHIBIT B DEFINITION OF LOSS AREAS Scale 1:1,500,000 PROPOSED KCWX-DT DTS PRM Victor mi 0 102030 CH. 8 - FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS V-Soft Communications LLC ® © Waxahachie Cleburne Ennis
Stephenville KCWX-A (5) Smith and Fisher, LLC Fredericksburg SFN (8) Cor Austin SFN (8)
San Antonio SFN (8)
Mountain Home SFN (8)
San Saba SFN (8)
KCEN-TV (9)
KWTX-TV (10) Brownwood KNCT-D (17)
KXXV-D (26) KWKT-TV (28) Waco KAKW-DT (13) Hewitt Gatesville KNCT-D KWKT-TV Loss Area 1 KXXV-D KWTX-TV KCEN-TV San Saba
Killeen Temple
San Saba SFN
KAKW-DT Georgetown Taylor Round Rock
Austin SFN Fredericksburg Austin ome SFN Fredericksburg SFN
Kerrville
San Marcos
EXHIBIT C LOSS AREA 1 Scale 1:1,200,000 New Braunfels PROPOSED KCWX-DT DTS PRM mi 0 102030 CH. 8 - FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS Seguin V-Soft Communications LLC ® © Universal City Leon Valley San Antonio Austin
KCWX-A (5) Smith and Fisher, LLC Fredericksburg SFN (8) redericksburg SFN Austin SFN (8)
San Antonio SFN (8)
Mountain Home SFN (8)
San Saba SFN (8)
KHCE-TV (16)
KLRN-D (9) San Marcos
KENS-D (29)
KWEX-DT (24)
KABB-D (30)
KVDA-D (15) New Braunfels KSAT-TV (12)
WOAI-TV (28)
Seguin Universal City
Valley
San Antonio
KLRN-D
KVDA-D WOAI-TV Loss Area 2 SFN KENS-D KHCE-TV KWEX-DT KABB-D KSAT-TV
Victoria
EXHIBIT D LOSS AREA 2 Scale 1:785,000 PROPOSED KCWX-DT DTS PRM mi 0 102030 CH. 8 - FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS V-Soft Communications LLC ® ©
Beeville KCWX-DT Channel 5 Repack Allotment 28 dBu Service Contour Smith and Fisher, LLC Mountain Home Channel 8 SFN 36 dBu Service Contour
KPXL-TV 41 dBu Service Contour
Junction
Mountain Home SFN
Loss Area 3 (14 People)
Rocksprings
EXHIBIT E LOSS AREA 3 Scale 1:400,000 mi PROPOSED KCWX-DT DTS PRM 0369 CH. 8 - FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS V-Soft Communications LLC ® ©
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