[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 19 (Friday, January 28, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-1873]
[Federal Register: January 28, 1994]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 93-321, RM-8409]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Ocean Isle Beach, NC
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission comments on a petition filed by Ocean Isle
Broadcasting Company seeking the allotment of Channel 228A to Ocean
Isle Beach, North Carolina, as its first local aural transmission
service. Channel 228A can be allotted to Ocean Isle Beach in compliance
with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a
site restriction of 4.3 kilometers (2.7 miles) west, at coordinates
North Latitude 33-53-40 and West Longitude 78-28-26, to avoid a short
spacing to vacant but applied-for Channel 229A at Wrightsville Beach,
North Carolina.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before March 17, 1994, and reply
comments on or before April 1, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should
serve the petitioner, or its counsel or consultant, as follows: Gary S.
Smithwick, Esq., Shaun A. Maher, Esq., Smithwick & Belendiuk, P.C.,
1990 M Street NW., suite 510, Washington, DC 20036 (Counsel to
petitioner).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau, (202) 634-6530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 93-321, adopted December
21, 1993, and released January 25, 1994. The full text of this
Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during
normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center (room 239), 1919 M
Street NW., Washington, DC. The complete text of this decision may also
be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, International
Transcription Services, Inc., (202) 857-3800, 2100 M Street NW., suite
140, Washington, DC 20037.
Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply
to this proceeding.
Members of the public should note that from the time a Notice of
Proposed Rule Making is issued until the matter is no longer subject to
Commission consideration or court review, all ex parte contacts are
prohibited in Commission proceedings, such as this one, which involve
channel allotments. See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules governing
permissible ex parte contacts.
For information regarding proper filing procedures for comments,
see 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.420.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Radio broadcasting.
Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Acting Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 94-1873 Filed 1-27-94; 8:45 am]
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