[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 83 (Friday, April 30, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 23253-23254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10910]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 99-123, RM-9502]
FM Broadcasting Services; Commerce and Royston, GA
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comment on a petition filed by
Southern Broadcasting of Athens, Inc., licensee of Station WPUP(FM),
Channel 279C3, Royston, Georgia, proposing the reallotment of Channel
279C3 from Royston to Commerce, Georgia, and modification of the
license for Royston Station WPUP(FM) to specify Commerce as its new
community of license. Channel 279C3 can be allotted to Commerce without
changing the Royston transmitter site for Station WPUP in compliance
with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements at North
Latitude 34 deg.14'13'' and West Longitude 83 deg.16'03''.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before June 8, 1999, and reply
comments on or before June 23, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should
serve the petitioner, his counsel, or consultant, as follows: James
Weitzman, Counsel for Southern Broadcasting of Athens, Inc., 901 15th
Street, N.W., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Bertron Withers, Jr., Mass Media
Bureau, (202) 418-2180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, MM Docket 99-123, adopted April 7, 1999, and released April
16, 1999. The full text of this Commission decision is available for
inspection and copying during normal business hours in the Commission's
Reference Center (room 239), 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20554.
The complete text of this decision may be also purchased from the
Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription Service,
(202) 857-3800, 1231 20th Street, N.W., 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 Rulemaking is issued until the matter is
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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. 99-10910 Filed 4-29-99; 8:45 am]
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