[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 107 (Friday, June 4, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 29979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14109]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 99-195; RM-9563]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Wheatland, WY
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by
Mountain West Broadcasting proposing the allotment of Channel 293C1 at
Wheatland, Wyoming, as the community's second local FM transmission
service. Channel 293C1 can be allotted to Wheatland in compliance with
the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site
restriction 41 kilometers (25.5 miles) north to avoid a short-spacing
to the allotment site for Channel 292C3, Cheyenne, Wyoming. The
coordinates for Channel 293C1 at Wheatland are 42-25-32 North Latitude
and 104-57-21 West Longitude.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before July 12, 1999, and reply
comments on or before July 27, 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: Victor A.
Michael, Jr. President, Mountain West Broadcasting, 6807 Foxglove
Drive, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009 (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, MM Docket No. 99-195, adopted May 12,
1999, and released May 21, 1999. The full text of this Commission
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business
hours in the FCC Reference Information Center (Room CY-257), 445 12th
Street, SW.,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, 1231 20th Street, NW.,
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 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. 99-14109 Filed 6-3-99; 8:45 am]
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