[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 6144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2989]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 98-7, RM-9211]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Roxton, TX
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Lake
Broadcasting, Inc. requesting the allotment of Channel 274A to Roxton,
Texas, as the community's first local aural transmission service.
Channel 274A can be allotted to Roxton in compliance with the
Commission's minimum distance separation requirements without the
imposition of a site restriction. The coordinates for Channel 274A at
Roxton are 33-35-18 NL and 95-40-27 WL.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before March 23, 1998, and reply
comments on or before April 7, 1998.
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: William
Harrison, President, Lake Broadcasting, Inc., 101 East Main, Suite 255,
Denison, Texas 75020 (petitioner).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau,
(202) 418-2180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 98-7, adopted January 21,
1998, and released January 30, 1998. The full text of this Commission
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business
hours in the FCC's 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, ITS, Inc., (202) 857-
3800, 1231 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036.
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. 98-2989 Filed 2-5-98; 8:45 am]
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