[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 44 (Monday, March 7, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-5099]
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[Federal Register: March 7, 1994]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 94-14, RM-8426]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Van Wert, OH
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Van
Wert Radio seeking the allotment of Channel 282A to Van Wert, Ohio, as
the community's second local FM service. Channel 282A can be allotted
to Van Wert in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance
separation requirements with a site restriction of 12.5 kilometers (7.7
miles) east, at coordinates North Latitude 40-53-09 and West Longitude
84-26-17, to avoid a short-spacing to Station WLBC-FM, Channel 281B,
Muncie, Indiana. Canadian concurrence in the allotment at Van Wert is
required since the community is located within 320 kilometers (200
miles) of the U.S.-Canadian border.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before April 25, 1994, and reply
comments on or before May 10, 1994.
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: Jerrold
Miller, Esq., Miller & Miller, P.O. Box 33003, Washington, DC 20033
(Counsel to petitioner).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau,
(202) 634-6530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 94-14, adopted February
2, 1994, and released March 2, 1994. 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 Services, 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,
Acting Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 94-5099 Filed 3-4-94; 8:45 am]
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