[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 7984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4292]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 97-67; RM-8996]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Freeport, IL
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by
Highland Broadcasting Company proposing the allotment of Channel 295A
at Freeport, Illinois, as the community's third local FM transmission
service. Channel 295A can be allotted to Freeport in compliance with
the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site
restriction of 5.4 kilometers (3.4 miles) north to avoid short-spacings
to the licensed sites of Station WSWT(FM), Channel 295B, Peoria,
Illinois, and Station WSJY(FM), Channel 297B, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.
The coordinates for Channel 295A at Freeport are North Latitude 42-19-
28 and West Longitude 89-35-13.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before April 7, 1997, and reply
comments on or before April 22, 1997.
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: Henry
E. Crawford, Esq., 1150 Connecticut Ave., NW., Suite 900, Washington,
DC 20036 (Counsel for 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. 97-67, adopted February
7, 1997, and released February 14, 1997. 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 Service, 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,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 97-4292 Filed 2-20-97; 8:45 am]
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