How to Check If Your Website Is Blocked In China or Not

“How do I find out if web users in China can access my website at xyz.com?”

Following this story on China blocking Blogger blogs ahead of Olympic games, Todd is looking to conduct similar test for his own website to confirm that his site is not blocked by the Chinese government.

There are at least three reliable services that help you test Internet filtering in China using more or less the same method. They have computers located in different cities of China that try to access your site using the ping command.

If you get a “Packets lost” error or there’s a time-out while connecting to your site, chances are that the site is restricted.

1. Just Ping – They have checkpoints inside Hong Kong and Shanghai in China.

2. Watch Mouse – This service too has monitoring stations inside Hong Kong and Shanghai in China.

3. Website Pulse – In addition to Hong Kong and Shanghai, Website Pulse conducts website connectivity test from a computer located in Beijing as well.

Unlike the previous two services that simply do a ping test, this service connects to your site and tries downloading the complete HTML web page. The total response time shows how long it takes for your website to download.

Yea it never ends..upgrade today and like forever..It’s all about the Pentiums, baby ……………. Yea -Vis. (:

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Uhh, uh-huh, yeah
Uhh, uh-huh, yeah
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Yeah

What y’all wanna do?
Wanna be hackers? Code crackers? Slackers
Wastin’ time with all the chatroom yakkers?
9 to 5, chillin’ at Hewlett Packard?
Workin’ at a desk with a dumb little placard?
Yeah, payin’ the bills with my mad programming skills
Defraggin’ my hard drive for thrills
I got me a hundred gigabytes of RAM
I never feed trolls and I don’t read spam
Installed a T1 line in my house
Always at my PC, double-clickin’ on my mizouse
Upgrade my system at least twice a day
I’m strictly plug-and-play, I ain’t afraid of Y2K
I’m down with Bill Gates, I call him “Money” for short
I phone him up at home and I make him do my tech support
It’s all about the Pentiums, what?
You’ve gotta be the dumbest newbie I’ve ever seen
You’ve got white-out all over your screen
You think your Commodore 64 is really neato
What kinda chip you got in there, a Dorito?
You’re usin’ a 286? Don’t make me laugh
Your Windows boots up in what, a day and a half?
You could back up your whole hard drive on a floppy diskette
You’re the biggest joke on the Internet
Your database is a disaster
You’re waxin’ your modem, tryin’ to make it go faster
Hey fella, I bet you’re still livin’ in your parents’ cellar
Downloadin’ pictures of Sarah Michelle Gellar
And postin’ “Me too!” like some brain-dead AOL-er
I should do the world a favor and cap you like Old Yeller
You’re just about as useless as jpegs to Hellen Keller

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Now, what y’all wanna do?
Wanna be hackers? Code crackers? Slackers
Wastin’ time with all the chatroom yakkers?
9 to 5, chillin’ at Hewlett Packard?

Uh, uh, loggin’ in now
Wanna run wit my crew, hah?
Rule cyberspace and crunch numbers like I do?
They call me the king of the spreadsheets
Got ‘em printed out on my bedsheets
My new computer’s got the clocks, it rocks
But it was obsolete before I opened the box
You say you’ve had your desktop for over a week?
Throw that junk away, man, it’s an antique
Your laptop is a month old? Well that’s great
If you could use a nice, heavy paperweight
My digital media is write-protected
Every file inspected, no viruses detected
I beta tested every operation system
Gave props to some, and others? I dissed ‘em
While your computer’s crashin’, mine’s multitaskin’
It does all my work without me even askin’
Got a flat-screen monitor forty inches wide wide
I believe that your says “Etch-A-Sketch” on the side
In a 32-bit world, you’re a 2-bit user
You’ve got your own newsgroup, “alt.total-loser”
Your motherboard melts when you try to send a fax
Where’d you get your CPU, in a box of Cracker Jacks?
Play me online? Well, you know that I’ll beat you
If I ever meet you I’ll control-alt-delete you
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It’s all about the Pentiums! (It’s all about the Pentiums, baby)
It’s all about the Pentiums! (It’s all about the Pentiums, baby)
It’s all about the Pentiums! (It’s all about the Pentiums, baby)
It’s all about the Pentiums! (It’s all about the Pentiums, baby)
Now, what y’all wanna do?
Wanna be hackers? Code crackers? Slackers
Wastin’ time with all the chatroom yakkers?
9 to 5, chillin’ at Hewlett Packard?
What??

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I need a program to referance systems, and see what parts are in them, so far so good. ***** Vis.

First method works I have not tried the others yet. I deleted some files on a USB drive and recovered most of them with “restoration” program.

About :
The Upgrade Program will reimburse the eligible costs to upgrade analog low‑power television broadcast stations, Class A television stations, television translator stations, and television booster stations in rural communities to digital transmission.

Eligible stations must be broadcasting a licensed digital signal before applying for a grant.

Assistance Available :
Eligible stations can apply for reimbursement(s), up to $6,000 to refit analog equipment for digital transmission or up to $20,000 to replace analog equipment with digital equipment, to upgrade low-power stations in eligible rural communities from analog to digital.

Status :
NTIA is now accepting applications from eligible stations qualifying for priority reimbursement. These applications are due 07/13/2009. On 09/01/2009 and in subsequent months, applications are due from any eligible station the first business day of each month for as long as funds are available.

Martin wanted the agency to vote on the plan last Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn., but he decided against going forward last Tuesday afternoon after failing to obtain two votes in addition to his to ensure passage.

The FCC’s meeting was to include testimony from low-power television executives from around the country. Dozens of them needlessly traveled to Nashville, even though Martin knew as early as last Monday that his plan was doomed.”

Whats Left on the books;
Title 47: Telecommunication
PART 76—MULTICHANNEL VIDEO AND CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE
§ 76.55 Definitions applicable to the must-carry rules.

d) Qualified low power station. A qualified low power station is any television broadcast station conforming to the low power television rules contained in part 74 of this chapter, only if:

(1) Such station broadcasts for at least the minimum number of hours of operation required by the Commission for full power television broadcast stations under part 73 of this chapter;

(2) Such station meets all obligations and requirements applicable to full power television broadcast stations under part 73 of this chapter, with respect to the broadcast of nonentertainment programming; programming and rates involving political candidates, election issues, controversial issues of public importance, editorials, and personal attacks; programming for children; and equal employment opportunity; and the Commission determines that the provision of such programming by such station would address local news and informational needs which are not being adequately served by full power television broadcast stations because of the geographic distance of such full power stations from the low power station’s community of license;

(3) Such station complies with interference regulations consistent with its secondary status pursuant to part 74 of this chapter;

(4) Such station is located no more than 56.32 km (35 miles) from the cable system’s principal headend, as defined in §76.5(pp), and delivers to that headend an over-the-air signal of good quality;

(5) The community of license of such station and the franchise area of the cable system are both located outside of the largest 160 Metropolitan Statistical Areas, ranked by population, as determined by the Office of Management and Budget on June 30, 1990, and the population of such community of license on such date did not exceed 35,000; and

(6) There is no full power television broadcast station licensed to any community within the county or other equivalent political subdivision (of a State) served by the cable system.

Note to paragraph (d): For the purposes of this section, a good quality signal shall mean a signal level of either -45 dBm for UHF signals or -49 dBm for VHF signals at the input terminals of the signal processing equipment, or a baseband video signal.

COMMENCEMENT OF RURAL, FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED DIGITAL LICENSING FOR LOW POWER TELEVISION AND TV TRANSLATORS BEGINNING AUGUST 25, 2009 AND COMMENCEMENT OF NATIONWIDE, FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED DIGITAL LICENSING FOR LOW POWER TELEVISION AND TV TRANSLATOR SERVICES BEGINNING JANUARY 25, 2010

To ensure continued service for viewers of low power television (LPTV) and TV translator
stations in the rural portions of the United States and to assist stations in these areas with their transition
to digital, we announce a rural digital filing opportunity for these services. Beginning August 25, 2009
we will permit the filing of applications for new digital-only LPTV and TV translator stations in rural
areas, for major changes to existing analog and digital LPTV and TV translator facilities in those areas,
and, in the case of incumbent analog stations, for digital companion channels.1 No applications for new
analog facilities will be accepted. As outlined below, this filing opportunity will be subject to a
geographic restriction and to first-come, first-served processing.
In addition, to further assist all LPTV and TV translator stations in their transition to digital, we
will begin accepting applications on a nationwide, first-come, first-served basis for new digital-only
LPTV and TV translators stations, for major modifications to existing analog and digital stations in these
services, and, in the case of incumbent analog stations, for digital companion channels without
geographic restriction2 on January 25, 2010.3 No applications for new analog facilities will be
accepted.
We remind incumbent LPTV, TV translator, and Class A television stations that they may file an
application for on-channel digital conversion or flash-cut at any time.4 So that they may retain processing
priority, we encourage those incumbent stations that have not already done so to file their flash-cut
applications prior to the commencement of first-come, first-served digital licensing. We are providing
1 Unlike the 2006 digital companion channel filing window, there is no deadline for the submission of digital
companion channel applications and interested stations must submit a long-form application for their proposed
digital companion channel. See “LPTV and TV Translator Digital Companion Channel Applications Filing Window
for Auction No. 85,” Public Notice, 21 FCC Rcd 4100 (MB/WTB 2006) (Auction No. 85 Filing Window Public
Notice).
2 Id.
3 Applications for new Class A stations may not be filed.
4 See 47 C.F.R. § 74.787(a)(1).
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notice so that incumbent stations and their technical consultants will have sufficient time to prepare and to
file their flash-cut applications prior to the commencements of both the rural and nationwide first-come,
first-served digital licensing opportunities.
We also remind applicants that additional adjustments in the facilities and assigned channels of full-power
television broadcast stations may be required as the transition of that service to digital mode is optimized.
These adjustments, the extent of which is not fully known at this time, could have an adverse impact,
including displacement, on applicants filing under the procedures in this Public Notice.
Filings Procedures
Beginning August 25, 2009, all interested parties including incumbent LPTV and TV translator
stations, may begin filing applications for new digital-only LPTV and TV translator stations, for major
changes to existing analog and digital facilities and, in the case of incumbent analog stations, for digital
companion channels,5 where such applications specify transmitting antenna site coordinates (geographic
latitude and longitude) located more than 121 kilometers (75 miles) from the reference coordinates of the
cities listed in Appendix A. These applications will be filed on a first-come, first-served basis and will be
“cut-off” daily.
Beginning January 25, 2010, all interested parties, including incumbent LPTV and TV
translator stations, may begin filing applications for new digital-only LPTV and TV translator stations,
for major changes to existing analog and digital LPTV and TV translator stations, and, in the case of
incumbent analog stations, for digital companion channels without geographic restriction.6 Such
applications will be filed on a first-come, first-served basis and will be “cut-off” daily.
All applications for new digital-only LPTV and TV translator stations or for major changes to
existing digital or analog LPTV and TV translator stations are subject to a $705.00 filing fee. There is no
application filing fee for the submission of a flash-cut or digital companion channel application, or for
applications for replacement digital translator stations as these applications are for minor changes.
Applicants must file their applications electronically using FCC Form 346. Paper-filed applications will
not be accepted. Instructions for use of the electronic filing system are available in the CDBS User’s
Guide, which can be accessed from the electronic filing web site at: http://www.fcc.gov/mb/cdbs.html.
For assistance with electronic filing, call the Media Bureau Help Desk at (202) 418-26MB (418-2662).
Important Reminders. All mutually exclusive applications will be resolved by competitive bidding
(auctions).
Applications for new digital LPTV and TV translator stations and for replacement digital
translators may only be filed for in-core channels 2-51.
Applicants proposing digital companion channels on channels 52-59 must certify in their long
form application the unavailability of any suitable in-core channel.7 “Suitable in-core channel” is defined
as one that would enable the station to produce a digital service area comparable to its analog service
5 See supra n. 1.
6 Id.
7 See 47 C.F.R. § 74.786(d).
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area.8 In addition, Section 74.786(d) of the Commission’s rules provides that applicants proposing digital
companion channels on channels 52-59 must notify all potentially affected 700 MHz band wireless
licensees of the spectrum comprising the proposed TV channel and the spectrum in the first adjacent
channels thereto not later than 30 days prior to the submission of their long form application.9
Specifically, notification is required to wireless licensees within whose licensed geographic boundaries a
digital LPTV or TV translator station is proposed to be located.10 Notification is also required to cochannel
and first adjacent channel licensees whose geographic service area boundaries lie within 75 miles
and 50 miles, respectively, of the proposed digital LPTV and TV translator station location.11 The
identity and contact information for all wireless entities in the 700 MHz band is available through the
Universal Licensing System (ULS) on the Commission web site (www.fcc.gov). Digital companion
channel facilities on channels 52-59 may operate on a secondary basis as long as they do not technically
conflict with the operations of a primary service licensee. Digital companion channel authorizations will
be explicitly conditioned to that effect.
We remind applicants of the following important rules and policies that apply during this filing
opportunity:
· Only existing low power station permittees and licensees are permitted to file for a digital
companion channel;12
· Applicants for digital companion channels will be required to identify their associated analog
station and must propose to serve the community of license of their associated analog facility;
· Incumbent stations may continue to file applications to flash-cut their existing analog stations to
digital;
· Stations with a construction permit, license or pending application for a digital companion
channel may not file for a second digital companion channel;13
· Stations seeking digital operation must choose between an on-channel digital conversion of their
analog station or operating a digital companion channel station;
· Any station that has a license, construction permit, or pending application for on-channel digital
conversion will not be eligible to submit an application for a companion digital channel for the
same station, and any such companion digital channel application will be dismissed;
· Stations that receive a digital companion channel will be required at a future date to return either
their analog channel or companion channel to the Commission;14 and
· Class A stations are on notice that all digital companion channels will be licensed as LPTV
channels on a secondary, non-interference basis.
8 Id.
9 Id.
10 Id.
11 Id.
12 Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 of the Commission’s Rules to Establish Rules for Digital Low Power Television,
Television Translator, and Television Booster Stations and to Amend Rules for Digital Class A Television Stations,
Report and Order, 19 FCC Rcd 19331, 19383 (2004) (Digital LPTV Order).
13 Id.
14 Id.
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If you have any questions, please contact Hossein Hashemzadeh (technical) or Shaun Maher
(legal) of the Video Division, Media Bureau at (202) 418-1600.
– FCC –
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APPENDIX A
Applications for new digital low power television and TV translator stations and analog and
digital major changes to existing low power television and TV translator stations filed during the limited
filing opportunity beginning August 25, 2009 may not propose new or modified facilities located within
121 kilometers (75 miles) of the reference coordinates listed below for the following cities. Source of
cities: January 1, 2008 Nielsen Media Research Estimates. Source of coordinates: Section 76.53 of the
Commission’s Rules.
DMA
RANKING MARKET NORTH LATITUDE WEST LONGITUDE
1 New York City, New York 40-45-06 073-59-39
2 Los Angeles, California 34-03-15 118-14-28
3 Chicago, Illinois 41-52-28 87-38-22
4 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 39-56-58 75-9-21
5 Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 32-47-09 096-47-37
6 San Francisco, California 37-46-39 122-24-40
7 Boston, Massachusetts 42-21-24 71-3-25
8 Atlanta, Georgia 33-45-10 84-23-37
9 Washington, District of
Columbia 38-53-51 77-0-33
10 Houston, Texas 29-45-26 95-21-37
11 Detroit, Michigan 42-19-48 83-2-57
12 Phoenix, Arizona 33-27-12 112-4-28
13 Tampa, Florida 27-56-58 82-27-26
14 Seattle, Washington 47-36-32 122-20-12
15 Minneapolis, Minnesota 44-58-57 93-15-43
16 Miami, Florida 25-46-37 80-11-32
17 Cleveland, Ohio 41-29-51 81-41-50
18 Denver, Colorado 39-44-58 104-59-22
19 Orlando, Florida 28-32-42 81-22-38
20 Sacramento, California 38-34-57 122-23-34
21 St. Louis, Missouri 38-37-45 90-12-22
22 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 40-26-19 80-0-0
23 Portland, Oregon 45-31-6 122-40-35
24 Baltimore, Maryland 39-17-26 76-36-45
25 Charlotte, North Carolina 35-13-44 80-50-45
26 Indianapolis, Indiana 39-46-7 86-9-46
27 San Diego, California 32-42-53 117-9-21
28 Raleigh, North Carolina 35-46-38 78-38-21
29 Hartford, Connecticut 41-46-12 72-40-49
30 Nashville, Tennessee 36-9-33 86-46-55
31 Kansas City, Missouri 39-4-56 94-35-20
32 Columbus, Ohio 39-57-47 83-0-17
33 Cincinnati, Ohio 39-6-7 84-30-35
34 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 43-2-19 87-54-15
35 Salt Lake City, Utah 40-45-23 111-51-26
36 Greenville, South Carolina 34-50-50 82-24-1
37 San Antonio, Texas 29-25-37 98-29-6
38 West Palm Beach, Florida 26-42-36 80-3-5
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39 Grand Rapids, Michigan 42-58-3 85-40-13
40 Birmingham, Alabama 33-31-1 86-48-36
41 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 40-15-43 76-52-59
42 Norfolk, Virginia 36-51-10 76-17-21
43 Las Vegas, Nevada 36-10-20 115-8-37
44 Albuquerque, New Mexico 35-5-1 106-39-5
45 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 35-28-26 97-31-4
46 Greensboro, North Carolina 36-4-17 79-47-25
47 Memphis, Tennessee 35-8-46 90-3-13
48 Louisville, Kentucky 38-14-47 85-45-49
49 Jacksonville, Florida 30-19-44 81-39-42
50 Buffalo, New York 42-52-52 78-52-21
51 Austin, Texas 30-16-9 97-44-37
52 Providence, Rhode Island 41-49-32 71-24-41
53 New Orleans, Louisiana 29-56-53 90-4-10
54 Scranton, Pennsylvania 41-24-32 75-39-46
55 Fresno, California 36-44-12 119-47-11
56 Albany, New York 42-39-1 73-45-1
57 Little Rock, Arkansas 34-44-52 92-16-37
58 Knoxville, Tennessee 35-57-39 83-55-7
59 Richmond, Virginia 37-32-15 77-26-9
60 Tulsa, Oklahoma 36-9-12 95-59-34
61 Mobile, Alabama 30-41-36 88-2-33
62 Dayton, Ohio 39-45-32 84-11-43
63 Fort Myers, Florida 26-38-42 81-52-6
64 Lexington, Kentucky 38-2-50 84-29-46
65 Huntington, West Virginia 38-25-12 82-26-33
66 Flint, Michigan 43-0-50 83-41-33
67 Roanoke, Virginia 37-16-13 79-56-44
68 Tucson, Arizona 32-13-15 110-58-8
69 Wichita, Kansas 37-41-30 97-20-16
70 Green Bay, Wisconsin 44-30-48 88-0-50
71 Des Moines, Iowa 41-35-14 93-37-0
72 Toledo, Ohio 41-39-14 83-32-39
73 Honolulu, Hawaii 21-18-36 157-51-48
74 Springfield, Missouri 37-13-3 93-17-32
75 Omaha, Nebraska 41-15-42 95-56-14
76 Portland, Maine 43-39-33 70-15-19
77 Spokane, Washington 47-39-32 117-25-33
78 Rochester, New York 43-9-41 77-36-21
79 Paducah, Kentucky 37-5-13 88-35-56
80 Syracuse, New York 43-3-4 76-9-14
81 Columbia, South Carolina 34-0-2 81-2-0
82 Shreveport, Louisiana 32-30-46 93-44-58
83 Huntsville, Alabama 34-44-18 86-35-19
84 Champaign, Illinois 40-7-5 88-14-48
85 Madison, Wisconsin 43-4-23 89-22-55
86 Chattanooga, Tennessee 35-2-41 85-18-32
87 Cedar Rapids, Iowa 41-58-48 91-39-48
88 Harlingen, Texas 26-11-29 97-41-35
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89 South Bend, Indiana 43-40-33 86-15-1
90 Jackson, Mississippi 32-17-56 90-11-6
91 Johnson City, Tennessee 36-19-4 82-20-56
92
Burlington, Vermont/
Plattsburgh, New York 44-28-34 73-12-46
93 Colorado Springs, Colorado 38-50-7 104-49-16
94 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 30-26-58 91-11-0
95 Waco, Texas 31-33-12 97-8-0
96 Davenport, Iowa 41-31-24 90-34-21
97 Savannah, Georgia 32-4-42 81-5-37
98 El Paso, Texas 31-45-36 106-29-21
99 Johnstown, Pennsylvania 40-19-35 78-55-3
100 Charleston, South Carolina 32-46-35 79-55-53

(a) Applications for TV stations are divided into two groups: (1) In the first group are applications for new stations or major changes in the facilities of authorized stations. A major change for TV broadcast stations authorized under this part is any change in frequency or community of license which is in accord with a present allotment contained in the Table of Allotments (73.606). Other requests for change in frequency or community of license for TV broadcast stations must first be submitted in the form of a petition for rulemaking to amend the Table of Allotments.

(2) In the case of Class A TV stations authorized under subpart J of this part and low power TV, TV translator, and TV booster stations authorized under part 74 of this chapter, a major change is any change in: (i) Frequency (output channel), except a change in offset carrier frequency; or (ii) Transmitting antenna location where the protected contour resulting from the change is not predicted to overlap any portion of the protected contour based on the station’s authorized facilities.

(3) Other changes will be considered minor; provided, until October 1, 2000, proposed changes to the facilities of Class A TV, low power TV, TV translator and TV booster stations, other than a change in frequency, will be considered minor only if the change(s) will not increase the signal range of the Class A TV, low power TV or TV booster in any horizontal direction.

(4) The following provisions apply to displaced Class A TV, low power TV, TV translator and TV booster stations: (i) In the case of an authorized low power TV, TV translator or TV booster which is predicted to cause or receive interference to or from an authorized TV broadcast station pursuant to 74.705 of this chapter or interference with broadcast or other services under 74.703 or 74.709 of this chapter, an application for a change in output channel, together with technical modifications which are necessary to avoid interference (including a change in antenna location of less than 16.1km), will not be considered as an application for a major change in those facilities.

(ii) Provided further, that a low power TV, TV translator or TV booster station authorized on a channel from channel 52 to 69, or which is causing or receiving interference or is predicted to cause or receive interference to or from an authorized DTV station pursuant to 74.706 of this chapter, or which is located within the distances specified in paragraph (4)(iv) of this section to the coordinates of co-channel DTV authorizations (or allotment table coordinates if there are no authorized facilities at different coordinates), may at any time file a displacement relief application for a change in output channel, together with any technical modifications which are necessary to avoid interference or continue serving the station’s protected service area.

Such an application will not be considered as an application for a major change in those facilities. Where such an application is mutually exclusive with applications for new low power TV, TV translator or TV booster stations, or with other nondisplacement relief applications for facilities modifications of Class A TV, low power TV, TV translator or TV booster stations, priority will be afforded to the displacement application(s) to the exclusion of other applications, provided the permittee or licensee had tendered its initial application for a new LPTV or TV translator station to operate on channels 5269 prior to the August 2000 filing window.

(iii) A Class A TV station which is causing or receiving interference or is predicted to cause or receive interference to or from an authorized TV broadcast station pursuant to 73.6011 or 73.613; a DTV station or allotment pursuant to 73.6013 or 73.623, or which is located within the distances specified below in paragraph (iv) of this section to the coordinates of co-channel DTV authorizations (or allotment table coordinates if there are no authorized facilities at different coordinates); or other service that protects and/or is protected by Class A TV stations, may at any time file a displacement relief application for a change in channel, together with technical modifications that are necessary to avoid interference or continue serving the station’s protected service area, provided the station’s protected contour resulting from a relocation of the transmitting antenna is predicted to overlap some portion of the protected contour based on its authorized facilities. A Class A TV station displacement relief applications will be considered major change applications, and will be placed on public notice for a period of not less than 30 days to permit the filing of petitions to deny. However, these applications will not be subject to the filing of competing applications. Where a Class A displacement relief application becomes mutually exclusive with applications for new low power TV, TV translator or TV booster stations, or with other non-displacement relief applications for facilities modifications of Class A TV, low power TV, TV translator or TV booster stations, priority will be afforded to the Class A TV displacement relief application(s) to the exclusion of other applications. Mutually exclusive displacement relief applications of Class A TV, low power TV, TV translators or TV booster stations filed on the same day will be subject to competitive bidding procedures if the mutual exclusivity is not resolved by an engineering solution.

(iv)(A) The geographic separations to co-channel DTV facilities or allotment reference coordinates, as applicable, within which to qualify for displacement relief are the following: (1) Stations on UHF channels: 265 km (162 miles) (2) Stations on VHF channels 26: 280 km (171 miles) (3) Stations on VHF channels 713: 260 km (159 miles) (B) Engineering showings of predicted interference may also be submitted to justify the need for displacement relief.

(v) Provided further, that the FCC may, within 15 days after acceptance of any other application for modification of facilities, advise the applicant that such application is considered to be one for a major change and therefore subject to the provisions of 73.3522, 73.3580, and 1.1111 of this chapter pertaining to major changes. Such major modification applications filed for Class A TV, low power TV, TV translator, TV booster stations, and for a non-reserved television allotment, are subject to competitive bidding procedures and will be dismissed if filed outside a specified filing period. See 47 CFR 73.5002(a).

(b) A new file number will be assigned to an application for a new station or for major changes in the facilities of an authorized station, when it is amended so as to effect a major change, as defined in paragraphs (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section, or result in a situation where the original party or parties to the application do not retain more than 50% ownership interest in the application as originally filed and 73.3580 will apply to such amended application. An application for change in the facilities of any existing station will continue to carry the same file number even though (pursuant to FCC approval) an assignment of license or transfer of control of such licensee or permittee has taken place if, upon consummation, the application is amended to reflect the new ownership.

(c) Amendments to Class A TV, low power TV, TV translator, TV booster stations, or non-reserved television applications, which would require a new file number pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section, are subject to competitive bidding procedures and will be dismissed if filed outside a specified filing period. See 47 CFR 73.5002(a). When an amendment to an application for a reserved television allotment would require a new file number pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section, the applicant will have the opportunity to withdraw the amendment at any time prior to designation for a hearing if applicable; and may be afforded, subject to the discretion of the Administrative Law Judge, an opportunity to withdraw the amendment after designation for a hearing.

(d)(1) The FCC will specify by Public Notice, a period for filing applications for new television stations on reserved noncommercial educational channels or for major modifications in the facilities of an authorized station on reserved channels. TV reserved channel applications for new facilities or for major modifications will be accepted only during the appropriate filing period or window.

Applications submitted prior to the window opening date identified in the Public Notice will be returned as premature. Applications submitted after the specified deadline will be dismissed with prejudice as untimely. Mutually exclusive applications for reserved channel television stations will be resolved using the point system in subpart K of this part.

(2) Concurrently with the filing of a new or major modification application for a reserved noncommercial educational channel, the applicant shall submit to the FCC’s public reference room and to a local public inspection file consistent with 73.3527(e)(2), supporting documentation of points claimed, as described in the application form.

(e) The FCC will specify by Public Notice a period for filing applications for a new non-reserved television, low power TV and TV translator stations or for major modifications in the facilities of such authorized stations, whether for commercial broadcast stations or noncommercial educational broadcast stations, as described in 47 U.S.C. 397(6), and major modifications in the facilities of Class A TV stations.

(f) Applications for minor modification of Class A TV, low power TV, TV translator and TV booster stations may be filed at any time, unless restricted by the FCC, and will be processed on a first-come/first-served basis, with the first acceptable application cutting off the filing rights of subsequent, competing applicants.

Provided, however, that applications for minor modifications of Class A TV and those of TV broadcast stations may become mutually exclusive until grant of a pending Class A TV or TV broadcast minor modification application.

(g) TV booster station applications may be filed at any time. Subsequent to filing, the FCC will release a Public Notice accepting for filing and proposing for grant those applications which are not mutually exclusive with any other TV translator, low power TV, TV booster, or Class A TV application, and providing for the filing of Petitions To Deny pursuant to 73.3584.

[63 FR 48626, Sept. 11, 1998, as amended at 65 FR 30007, May 10, 2000; 65 FR 36379, June 8, 2000; 67 FR 5513, Feb. 6, 2002; 67 FR 45374, July 9, 2002; 68 FR 26227, May 15, 2003]

also see
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2008/octqtr/pdf/47cfr74.787.pdf

Update 1:

“The FCC has postponed until Jan. 15, 2001, the effective date of its relaxed definition of “minor” change for LPTV, TV translator and Class A television facility-change applications. Under the old rules (which now have been extended) LPTV and TV translator licensees could not file applications proposing any increase in coverage except in occasional filing windows. These applications were considered “major” changes and subject to auction processing if mutually exclusive with other window applications.

Under new rules, which originally were to be effective Oct. 1, only the following two classes of applications are still considered major:

- changes in frequency (not including offset); and

- changes in transmitter location where there would be no overlap with areas previously covered with a protected contour.

The FCC rule change is intended to provide flexibility to new stations and others who have not been able to upgrade under the window/major change system. Under the new procedure, applications for changes will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.” http://broadcastengineering.com/mag/broadcasting_lptv_processing_relaxation/

Title: Mo’Scroll
Description: Adds scrolling functionality to any pointing device.
Instructions:
-Download and run the latest build of the app.
-The MoScroll Icon will appear in the system tray.
-Hold down the right mouse button for x amount of time (by default it’s 1 second, but can be adjusted) to get into scroll mode. once in scroll mode, mouse the pointing device up or down to scroll accordingly.
http://codescribes.blogspot.com/2007/02/moscroll.html

**** I am using it right now with a Kensington orbit serial Track Ball! Sometimes the right click screen flashes though.

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