[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 169 (Thursday, August 31, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45390-45391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21611]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 95-136; RM-8682]
Television Broadcasting Services; Sioux Falls, SD
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Red
River Broadcast Corp. (``RRBC''), proposing the allotment of UHF
television Channel 46 at Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as potentially the
community's sixth local television broadcast service. If the channel is
allotted with cut-off protection, petitioner also requests that RRBC be
allowed to amend its pending application for UHF television Channel 36+
at Sioux Falls to reflect operation on the new channel. Channel 46,
with zero offset, can be allotted to Sioux Falls in compliance with the
Commission's minimum distance separation requirements at city reference
coordinates. The coordinates for Channel 46 at Sioux Falls are North
Latitude 43-32-30 and West Longitude 96-44-00.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before October 19, 1995 and reply
comments on or before November 3, 1995.
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: John T.
Scott, III, Esq., Crowell & Moring, 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20004 (Counsel for 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. 95-136, adopted August
18, 1995, and released August 28, 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, DC. The complete text of this decision may
also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, International
Transcription Service, 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.
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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
Television broadcasting.
Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 95-21611 Filed 8-30-95; 8:45 am]
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