[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 96 (Thursday, May 18, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 26711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12219]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 95-64, RM-8618]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Talking Rock, GA
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition filed by
Funseeker's Network, Inc., requesting the allotment of Channel 261A to
Talking Rock, Georgia, as that community's first local transmission
service. Channel 261A can be allotted to Talking Rock in compliance
with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a
site restriction of 13.6 kilometers (8.5 miles) north, in order to
avoid a short-spacing to the licensed sites of Station WNNX(FM),
Channel 259C, Atlanta, Georgia, and Station WUSY(FM), Channel 264C,
Cleveland, Tennessee. The coordinates for Channel 261A at Talking Rock
are North Latitude 34-37-54 and West Longitude 84-31-24.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before July 6, 1995, and reply
comments on or before July 21, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C. 20554.
In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should
serve the petitioner, or its counsel or consultant, as follows: M.
Scott Johnson, Lauren S. Drake, Gardner, Carton & Douglas, 1301 K
Street, NW, Suite 900, East Tower, Washington, D.C. 20005 (Attorneys
for Petitioner).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy J. Walls, Mass Media Bureau,
(202) 418-2180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 95-64, adopted May 8,
1995, and released May 15, 1995. 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, D.C. The complete text of this decision may also be
purchased from the Commission's copy contractors, International
Transcription Service, Inc., (202) 857-3800, 1919 M Street, NW, Room
246, or 2100 M Street, NW, Suite 140, Washington, D.C. 20037.
Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of l980 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. 95-12219 Filed 5-17-95; 8:45 am]
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