Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-20038
FCC proposes changing WVAN-TV’s Savannah channel allotment from VHF *8 to UHF *18
Posted
September 30, 2026
Respond By
November 16, 2026
Identifier
2026-20038
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposes changing the broadcast channel allotment for WVAN-TV in Savannah, Georgia. - Government buyer and office: Federal Communications Commission; the notice concerns the FCC’s Table of TV Allotments. - Petitioner/licensee: Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission, licensee of noncommercial educational station WVAN-TV. - Proposed change: Replace WVAN-TV’s VHF channel 8 allotment with UHF channel *18, using the technical parameters in the petition. - **Stated benefit and engineering requirements:* The petitioner says the change would improve access to locally produced programming. Its engineering statement indicates the proposed allotment would provide full principal-community coverage to Savannah without impermissible interference and would not cause a loss of service when nearby PBS stations are considered. - Procurement status: This is a proposed rulemaking, not a procurement opportunity. No products, services, quantities, part numbers, OEMs, or vendors are requested or identified.
Description
The Federal Communications Commission proposes to amend its Table of TV Allotments in response to a petition from the Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission, licensee of WVAN-TV in Savannah, Georgia. The petition requests replacing the station’s current VHF channel *8 with UHF channel *18, using the technical parameters specified in the petition. The petitioner states that the change would improve access to locally produced programming, and its engineering statement indicates the proposed channel would provide full principal community coverage to Savannah without impermissible interference to other licensed facilities. The notice states that, considering access to PBS programming from nearby stations, the proposed change would not result in a loss of service; comments are due October 30, 2026, and reply comments are due November 16, 2026.