[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 64 (Thursday, April 3, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15870-15871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8434]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 97-106; RM-9044]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Cheyenne, WY and Gering, NE
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by TSB
II, Inc., proposing the allotment of Channel 280C2 at Cheyenne,
Wyoming, as the community's potential seventh local FM transmission
service. To accommodate the allotment, petitioner also proposes the
substitution of Channel 239C3 for Channel 280C3 at Gering, Nebraska,
and the modification of Station KOLT-FM's license accordingly. Channel
280C2 can be allotted at Cheyenne in compliance with the Commission's
minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 0.6
kilometers (0.4 miles) east to avoid a short-spacing to the licensed
site of Station KKNG(FM), Channel 283C3, Laramie, Wyoming. The
coordinates for Channel 280C2 at Cheyenne are North Latitude 41-08-17
and West Longitude 104-48-22. See Supplementary Information, infra.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before May 19, 1997, and reply
comments on or before June 3, 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:
Elizabeth A. Sims, Irwin, Campbell & Tannenwald, P.C., 1730 Rhode
Island Ave., NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036-3101 (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 and Order to Show Cause, MM Docket No.
97-106, adopted March 19, 1997, and released March 28, 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.
Additionally, Channel 239C3 can be allotted at Gering in compliance
with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements at
Station
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KOLT-FM's presently licensed site. The coordinates for Channel 239C3 at
Gering are North Latitude 41-51-50 and West Longitude 103-42-20.
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. 97-8434 Filed 4-2-97; 8:45 am]
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