[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 82 (Thursday, April 29, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 23036-23037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10752]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 99-114, RM-8902]
Television Broadcasting Services; Lake Havasu City, AZ and
Laughlin, NV
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition for rule making
filed on behalf of Mojave Broadcasting Company (formerly Meridian
Communications Company), permittee of television Station KMCC, Channel
34+, Lake Havasu City, Arizona, requesting the reallotment of NTSC
Channel 34+ from Lake Havasu City to Laughlin, Nevada, as that
community's first local television transmission service and the
modification of its authorization accordingly, pursuant to the
provisions of Section 1.420(i) of the Commmission's Rules.
Additionally, Mojave's request also seeks the reallotment of its DTV
Channel 32 from Lake Havasu City, Arizona, to Laughlin, Nevada.
Coordinates used for NTSC Channel 34+, as well as DTV Channel 32 at
Laughlin, Nevada, are 35-01-57 NL and 114-21-56 WL. As Laughlin,
Nevada, is located within 320 kilometers (199 miles) of the United
States-Mexico border, the Commission must obtain concurrence of the
Mexican government to this proposal.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before May 31, 1999, and reply
comments on or before June 15, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should
serve the petitioner's counsel, as follows: Richard E. Wiley and James
R. Bayes, Esqs., Wiley, Rein & Fielding, 1776 K Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Joyner, Mass Media Bureau, (202)
418-2180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 99-114, adopted March 31,
1999, and released April 9, 1999. The full text of this Commission
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business
hours in the FCC's Reference Information Center (Room CY-A257), 445
Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC. The complete text of this decision
may also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor,
International Transcription Service,
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Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036, (202) 857-3800.
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
Television broadcasting.
Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 99-10752 Filed 4-28-99; 8:45 am]
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