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Final ruleTakes effect Nov. 12, 2026

Radio Broadcasting Services; Whitehall, Michigan

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Oct. 6, 2026. Document 2026-20463. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.

What it does

This document amends the Table of FM Allotments, of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules, by substituting Channel 258A for vacant Channel 248A at Whitehall, Michigan. A staff engineering analysis determines that Channel 258A can be allotted to Whitehall consistent with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements, with a site restriction of 13 kilometers (8.1 miles) northwest of the community. The reference coordinates are 43-28-30 NL and 86-27-38 WL. The window period for filing applications for Channel 258A at Whitehall, Michigan will not be opened at this time. Instead, the issue of opening this allotment for filing will be addressed by the Commission in subsequent order. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

The Federal Communications Commission's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

47 CFR 73

Compared with

The Federal Communications Commission has published 57 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 78 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

Effective November 12, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-20463
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesFederal Communications Commission
PublishedOct. 6, 2026
Effective dateNov. 12, 2026

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register