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[FR Doc No: 94-16662]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 94-73, RM-8489]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Clarksdale, MS
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Leroy
P. Jenkins, Jr., d/b/a Delta Blues Broadcasting, proposing the
allotment of Channel 221A to Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the
community's fourth local FM service. Channel 221A can be allotted to
Clarksdale in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance
separation requirements with a site restriction of 4.8 kilometers (3.0
miles) west to avoid a short-spacing conflict with a construction
permit for Station WUMS-FM, Channel 221A University, Mississippi. The
coordinates for Channel 221A at Clarksdale are 34-11-42 and 90-37-38.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before August 27, 1994, and reply
comments on or before September 13, 1994.
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: Leroy
P. Jenkins, Jr., d/b/a Delta Blues Broadcasting, P.O. Box 139,
Gunnison, Mississippi 38746 (Petitioner).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pamela Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202) 634-6530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 94-73, adopted June 23,
1994, and released July 6, 1994. The full text of this Commission
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business
hours in the FCC's 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, ITS, Inc., (202) 857-
3800, 2100 M Street, NW, Suite 140, Washington, DC 20037.
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 Communication Commission,
John A. Karousos,
Acting Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 94-16662 Filed 7-8-94; 8:45 am]
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