[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51797-51798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24531]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[Report No. MM 95-96]
Mass Media Action
Date for Filing License Renewal Applications for Radio Stations
Licensed to the U.S. Virgin Islands Extended to: December 1, 1995
September 26, 1995.
In response to an ``Emergency Petition'' filed September 23, 1995,
by the National Association of Broadcasters (``NAB'') on behalf of
radio stations licensed to the United States Virgin Islands, the Chief,
Mass Media Bureau, by this Notice and pursuant to 47 CFR 73.3539(a),
extends until December 1, 1995, the date by which those stations are
required to file their license renewal applications.
Licenses for radio stations in the Virgin Islands expire on
February 1, 1996. License renewal applications for those stations are
due to be filed on October 2, 1995. The NAB states that the Islands
were severely damaged by Hurricane Marilyn on September 15, 1995, which
added to the destruction caused by Hurricane Luis a week earlier.
Although damage to communications facilities makes it impossible to
fully account for the damage incurred by the Islands' radio stations, a
number of stations lost their towers and others, particularly on St.
Thomas, are operating with reduced power on lower antennas. The NAB
maintains that many stations face great difficulty in assembling their
renewal information; that in some cases the information has been
destroyed or damaged; that lack of telephone and mail services may
prevent stations from consulting with counsel; and that the efforts of
personnel involved in preparing renewal applications are better devoted
to continuing or restoring broadcast service, or assisting in relief
efforts.
Under these circumstances, radio stations in the Virgin Islands
will be permitted to file their renewal applications on December 1,
1995, rather than by the present due date of October 2, 1995. The date
for filing petitions to deny and applications exclusive with renewal
applications filed December 1, 1995, will be the 90th day after the
Commission gives public notice of the acceptance for filing of the
application. See 47 CFR 73.3516(e)(1); 47 CFR 73.3584(a).
For radio stations that are able and elect to file their renewal
applications on October 2, 1995, the date for filing petitions to deny
and applications mutually exclusive with these renewal
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applications remains unchanged, i.e., January 2, 1996.
All post-filing announcements and any pre-filing announcements that
have not already been made in connection with the renewal application
should reflect these dates. See 47 CFR 73.3580.
Action by the Chief, Mass Media Bureau, September 26, 1995, by
Public Notice.
For additional information, contact Stuart B. Bedell, 202-418-2780.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-24531 Filed 10-2-95; 8:45 am]
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