THE PROPOSED WOPX-DT POST-TRANSITION MAXIMIZATION APPLICATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE 0.5% DE MINIMIS INTERFERENCE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS, WILL PROVIDE THE REQUISITE CITY GRADE SIGNAL TO ALL OF MELBOURNE(SEE FIGURE 1). OET-69 STUDIES WERE BASED ON A CELL SIZE OF 2.0 KM AND A TERRAIN INCREMENT OF 1.0 KM. THE RELEVANT NET SERVICE POPULATION FIGURES ARE AS FOLLOWS BASED ON AN OET-69 LONGLEY-RICE COVERAGE ANALYSIS CONSIDERING LOSSES DUE TO TERRAIN AND INTERFERENCE, USING 2000 CENSUS DATA: WOPX-DT PROPOSED CHANNEL 10 POST-TRANSITION MAXIMIZATION: 2,747,253 PERSONS THE PROPOSED OPERATION WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY PROTECTION TO RADIO ASTRONOMY INSTALLATIONS AND FCC MONITORING STATIONS.