KCWX-DT Channel 8 DTS Petition for Rulemaking Amendment
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SMITH AND FISHER EXHIBIT A 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 EXHIBIT A 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 ® © Leakey.