THE PROPOSED KFXB-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 DUBUQUE (SEE FIGURE 1) AND WILL PROVIDE 121% REPLICATION OF THE DTV APPENDIX B POPULATION. 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: KFXB-DT CHANNEL 43 APPENDIX B ALLOTMENT: 305,000 PERSONS KFXB-DT PROPOSED CHANNEL 43 POST-TRANSITION MAXIMIZATION: 367,744 PERSONS THE PROPOSED OPERATION WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY PROTECTION TO RADIO ASTRONOMY INSTALLATIONS AND FCC MONITORING STATIONS. THE PROPOSED OPERATION IS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE BORDER AREAS OF MEXICO AND CANADA.