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26. WMBC does not have a history of being carried by Cablevision or other incumbent cable
operator in any of the New Jersey communities,93 but it is presently shown as carried on FiOS' systems
therein.94 All of the New Jersey Communities fall within WMBC's Grade B contour line except that the
communities of Millstone, Freehold, Howell, Wall and Manasquan receive partial Grade B coverage and
Upper Freehold, Jackson, Lakewood and Brielle appear outside WMBC's Grade B curve.95 However, all
are predicted to receive complete coverage by Longley-Rice analysis.? These New Jersey communities
also received 444 stories directed to them last year by WMBC,7 the most directed at any set of
communities in this proceeding. Based on the extent of its signal coverage, we conclude that WMBC
should add all of the New Jersey communities to its market.
IV. CONCLUSION
27. We will grant, in part, and deny, in part, the market modification petition filed by Mountain
Broadcasting Corporation, licensee of station WMBC-TV, Newton, New Jersey, adding all of the 174
communities the station seeks to its market, with the exception of the community of Putnam Valley
(Putnam County, New York); and we decline to add the entirety of Dutchess and Ulster Counties to
WMBC's market but will include the Town and Village of Fishkill and the community of Beacon
(Dutchess County, New York) in its market.
V. ORDERING CLAUSES
28. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 614(h) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 534, and Section 76.59 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. 76.59, that
the captioned petition for special relief (CSR-8121-A), filed by Mountain Broadcasting Corporation,
licensee of station WMBC-TV ("WMBC"), Newton, New Jersey, IS GRANTED IN PART AND
DENIED IN PART.
29. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the Commission's
rules.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Steven A. Broeckaert
Senior Deputy Chief, Policy Division
Media Bureau
93 See Volumes 2007 - 2010 of the Television and Cable Factbook.
94 With the exception of the community of Upper Freehold. FiOS carries WMBC in all Monmouth and Ocean
County, New Jersey communities. See Feb. 1 Supplemental Spreadsheet: Petition. Exhibit C, "Non-Satellite MVPD
Carriage of WMBC." and Exhibit G, "Locations Where Non-Satellite MVPD is Carrying WMBC."
" See Petition. Exhibit B, "The Communities."
96 See Petition. Exhibit Q, "DTS System Composite Predicted Coverage Map Based On Longley-Rice Propagation
Methodology (Ocean County, New Jersey Area)."
7 See WMBC Jan. 19th Supplement at 2-3.2243
Federal Communications Commission
DA 12-330
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