COBI PROPOSES TO MODIFY K34BV FOR A CHANGE IN OUTPUT CHANNEL AND ANTENNA LOCATION AND TO DIGITAL FLASH-CUT. THESE MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN EVALUATED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE INTERFERENCE PROTECTION RULES GOVERNING DIGITAL AND ANALOG LPTV AND TV TRANSLATOR STATIONS IN 47 C.F.R. PART 74 - SUBPART G. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT CHANNEL 49 DIGITAL CAN BE SUBSTITUTED FOR CHANNEL 34 ANALOG AT A NEW ANTENNA LOCATION WITHOUT RESULTING IN ANY OBJECTIONABLE PREDICTED INTERFERENCE. ALL POTENTIALLY AFFECTED DIGITAL AND ANALOG BROADCAST AND LOW POWER TV STATIONS WERE EVALUATED FOR INTERFERENCE USING THE SAME TV INTERFERENCE AND SPACING ANALYSIS PROGRAM THAT THE COMMISSION RELIES ON FOR PROCESSING BOTH ANALOG AND DIGITAL LPTV APPLICATIONS. THE RESULTS INDICATE THAT THE APPLICATION TO MODIFY THE K34BV LICENSED FACILITY MEETS THE DE MINIMIS INTERFERENCE PROTECTION CRITERIA ADOPTED IN MB DOCKET NO. 03-185 WITH RESPECT TO ALL FULL AND SECONDARY TV STATIONS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CO-OWNED LPTV LICENSED FACILITY IDENTIFIED BELOW. THE APPLICATION PROPOSES TO CO-LOCATE K34BV ON CHANNEL 49 (DIGITAL)WITH THE ADJACENT CHANNEL 50 (ANALOG) FACILITY OF LPTV STATION K50FW IN GRANTS PASS, OR, BLTT-20030408AAZ. INTERFERENCE IS CALCULATED TO THE K50FW LICENSE FACILITY, WHICH AS STATED ABOVE IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY COBI. IT IS NOT EXPECTED THAT THE LICENSE MODIFICATIONS TO K34BV WILL RESULT IN ANY ACTUAL INTERFERENCE TO K50FW AND COBI WILL TAKE EVERY PRECAUTION TO ENSURE THAT THE VIEWERS OF K50FW ARE NOT ADVERSELY IMPACTED. IT SHOULD ALSO BE UNDERSTOOD THAT COBI HAS AN OUTSTANDING CONSTRUCTION PERMIT TO IMPROVE THE K50FW LICENSE FACILITY, BMAPTTL-20000831ANG, AND THAT THIS AUTHORIZATION IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE LICENSE MODIFICATION FOR K34BV. SINCE COBI INTENDS TO COORDINATE CONSTRUCTION OF K34BV AND K50FW SO TO MINIMIZE THE EFFECT ON THE EXISTING K50FW LICENSE, IT IS NOT ANTICIPATED THAT CO-LOCATION OF K34BV AND K50FW WILL RESULT IN ANY ACTUAL INTERFERENCE. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS APPLICATION COBI WILL ACCEPT WHATEVER INTERFERENCE THAT MAY OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THIS PROPOSAL. A COPY OF THE DETAILED ANALYSIS CAN BE FURNISHED TO THE FCC STAFF UPON REQUEST.