[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 45785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22993]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 97-183, RM-9119]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Lindsborg, KS
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by
Michael D. Law proposing the allotment of Channel 269C3 at Lindsborg,
Kansas, as the community's second local FM service. Channel 269C3 can
be allotted to Lindsborg in compliance with the Commission's minimum
distance separation requirements with a site restriction 8.6 kilometers
(5.4 miles) north to avoid short-spacing conflicts with the licensed
operations of Station KFDI-FM, Channel 267C, Wichita, Kansas; Station
KVOE-FM, Channel 269A, Emporia, Kansas; and Station KZSN-FM, Channel
271C, Hutchinson, Kansas. The coordinates for Channel 269C3 at
Lindsborg are 38-39-03 NL and 97-42-12 WL.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before October 16, 1997, and reply
comments on or before October 31, 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: Dan J.
Alpert, 2120 N. 21st Road, Suite 400, Arlington, Virginia 22201
(Counsel for petitioner).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau,
(202) 418-2180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 97-183, adopted August
13, 1997, and released August 25, 1997. 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, 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. 97-22993 Filed 8-28-97; 8:45 am]
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