[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 26, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 60067-60068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30130]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 96-224; RM-8906]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Clear Lake, SD
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Lac
Qui Parle Broadcasting Company, Inc., proposing the allotment of
Channel
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296C3 at Clear Lake, South Dakota, as the community's first local aural
transmission service. Channel 296C3 can be allotted to Clear Lake in
compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation
requirements with a site restriction of 2.7 kilometers (1.6 miles)
southwest to avoid a short-spacing to the licensed site of Station
KMGK(FM) Channel 296A, Glenwood, Minnesota. The coordinates for Channel
296C3 at Clear Lake are North Latitude 44-44-21 and West Longitude 96-
42-38.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before December 30, 1996, and reply
comments on or before January 14, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C. 20554.
In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should
serve the petitioner, or its counsel or consultant, as follows: Maynard
R. Meyer, Vice President, Lac Qui Parle Broadcasting Co., Inc., 623 W.
3rd Street, P.O. Box 70, Madison, Minnesota 56256 (Petitioner).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon P. McDonald, Mass Media Bureau,
(202) 418-2180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 96-224, adopted November
1, 1996, and released November 8, 1996. 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, N.W., Washington, D.C. The complete text of this decision may
also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, International
Transcription Service, Inc., (202) 857-3800, 2100 M Street, N.W., Suite
140, Washington, D.C. 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,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 96-30130 Filed 11-25-96; 8:45 am]
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