[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 169 (Thursday, August 31, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 45391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21612]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 95-137; RM-8683]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Milton, WV and Flemingsburg, KY
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by
Simmons Broadcasting Company, proposing the substitution of Channel
292B1 for Channel 292A at Milton, West Virginia, and the modification
of Station WFXN(FM)'s license accordingly. To accommodate the upgrade,
petitioner also proposes the substitution of Channel 236A for Channel
292A at Flemingsburg, Kentucky, and the modification of Station WFLE-
FM's license accordingly. Channel 292B1 can be allotted at Milton in
compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation
requirements with a site restriction of 0.7 kilometers (0.5 miles)
southeast to avoid short-spacings to the allotment and applications
sites for Station WRZZ-FM, Channel 291A, Elizabeth, West Virginia. The
coordinates for Channel 292B1 at Milton are North Latitude 38-29-02 and
West Longitude 82-12-59. See Supplementary Information, infra.
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: Alan C.
Campbell, Esq., Irwin, Campbell & Tennenwald, P.C., 1320 18th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20036 (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 and Order to Show Cause, MM Docket No.
95-137, adopted August 16, 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.
Additionally, Channel 236A can be allotted at Flemingsburg in
compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation
requirements at Station WFLE-FM's presently licensed site. The
coordinates for Channel 236A at Flemingsburg are North Latitude38-24-42
and West Longitude 83-34-41.
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. 95-21612 Filed 8-30-95; 8:45 am]
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