FCC Approves KCEB Channel Substitution Request

The FCC Media Bureau Video Division approved KCEB License's request to substitute Channel 26 for Channel 51 in Longview, Texas, the bureau said in an order Monday in docket 14-245. The substitution will expand KCEB’s coverage area and eliminate potential interference with wireless operations in the adjacent lower 700 MHz A-block, said KCEB License, licensee of KCEB Longview. The substitution complies with the principal community coverage requirements of Section 73.625 of the rules and technical requirements of sections 73.616 and 73.623, the bureau said. KCEB must electronically submit a minor change application for a construction permit with Form 2100, Schedule A within 30 days, the bureau said.