[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 50 (Friday, March 14, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 12151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6430]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 97-88; RM-9031]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Centennial, WY
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Red
Rock Broadcasting proposing the allotment of Channel 224A at
Centennial, Wyoming, as the community's first local aural transmission
service. Channel 224A can be allotted to Centennial in compliance with
the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site
restriction of 11.9 kilometers (7.4 miles) east to avoid a short-
spacing to the licensed site of Station KIQZ(FM), Channel 224A,
Rawlins, Wyoming. The coordinates for Channel 224A at Centennial are
North Latitude 41-19-03 and West Longitude 105-59-55.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before April 28, 1997, and reply
comments on or before May 13, 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: Pamela
C. Cooper, Roberts & Eckard, P.C., 1150 Connecticut Ave., NW., Suite
1100, 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. 97-88, adopted February
26, 1997, and released March 7, 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. 97-6430 Filed 3-13-97:45 am]
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