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     Before the
     Federal Communications Commission
     Washington, D.C. 20554

In the Matter of                     )
                                     )
Amendment of Section 73.622(b),     )        MM Docket No. 00-76
Table of Allotments,                 )       RM-9809
Digital Television Broadcast Stations.       )
(Urbana, Illinois)                   )

                        REPORT AND ORDER
                     (Proceeding Terminated)

   Adopted:  September 29, 2000         Released:  October 2, 2000  

By the Chief, Video Services Division:

1.  At the request of  The University of Illinois Board of Trustees (" The University of Illinois"),
licensee of noncommercial educational Station WILL-TV-, NTSC Channel *12, Urbana, Illinois,
the Commission has before it the Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 15 FCC Rcd 7936 (2000),
proposing the substitution of DTV Channel *9 for Station WILL-TV's assigned DTV Channel *33
at Urbana.  The University of Illinois filed comments stating its intention to apply for DTV Channel
*9 at Urbana, if allotted.  No other comments were filed.

     2.  We believe the public interest would be served by substituting DTV Channel *9 for DTV
Channel *33 since it will allow Station WILL-TV to preserve its limited resources and apply them
to the station's other public interest responsibilities.  DTV Channel *9 can be allotted to Urbana,
Illinois, as proposed, in compliance with the principle coverage requirements of Section 73.625(a)
at coordinates ( 40-02-18 N. and 88-40-10 W.).  In addition, we find that this channel is acceptable
under the 2 percent criterion for de minimis impact that is applied in evaluating requests for
modification of initial DTV allotments under Section 73.623(c)(2) for Station WILL-TV with the
following specifications:

                  DTV         DTV power       Antenna       DTV Service
State & City        Channel        (kW)           HAAT (m)       Pop. (thous.)

 IL  Urbana            *9                 30                302                 1005
     
     3.  Accordingly, pursuant to the authority contained in Sections 4(i), 5(c)(1), 303(g) and (r)
and 307(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and Sections 0.61, 0.204(b) and 0.283
of the Commission's Rules, IT IS ORDERED, That effective November 16, 2000, the 
DTV Table of Allotments, Section 73.622(b) of the Commission's Rules, IS AMENDED, with
respect to the community listed below, to read as follows:

                    City                Channel No.

                    Urbana, Illinois           *9, 26 


     4.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That within 45 days of the effective date of this Order,
The University of Illinois Board of Trustees shall submit to the Commission a minor change
application for a construction permit (FCC Form 301) specifying DTV Channel *9 in lieu of DTV
Channel *33 for Station WILL-TV. 

     5.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That this proceeding IS TERMINATED.

     6.  For further information concerning this proceeding, contact Pam Blumenthal, Mass
Media Bureau, (202) 418-1600.

                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION




                              Barbara A. Kreisman 
                              Chief, Video Services Division
                              Mass Media Bureau