[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 4527-4528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-792]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 06-9; MB Docket No. 05-98, RM-11187, RM-11252, RM-11253]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Custer, SD, Edgemont, SD, Ellsworth 
AFB, SD, Gillette, WY, Lusk, WY, Moorcroft, WY, Murdo, SD, Pine Haven, 
WY, Rock River, WY, Upton, WY, Wall, SD, and Wheatland, WY

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document grants a petition filed by Mitchell Beranek by 
allotting Channel 247A at Wheatland, Wyoming, as its fourth FM 
commercial broadcast service, which requires a site restriction of 2.3 
kilometers (1.4 miles) north at reference coordinates 42-04-28 NL and 
104-56-51 WL. See 70 FR 7219, published February 11, 2005. This 
document also grants a counterproposal filed jointly by Keyhole 
Broadcasting, LLC, licensee of Station KXXL(FM), Gillette, Wyoming and 
Mount Rushmore Broadcasting, Inc., licensee of Station KAWK(FM), 
Custer, South Dakota by allotting Channel 289C1 at Edgemont, South 
Dakota, as its first local service; substituting Channel 283C1 for 
vacant Channel 290C1 and Channel 228A for vacant Channel 283A at Upton, 
Wyoming; substituting Channel 291A for Channel 228A at Moorcroft, 
Wyoming and modifying the New Station authorization accordingly; 
substituting Channel 260C2 for Channel 280C2 at Gillette, Wyoming and 
modifying the FM Station KXXL license accordingly; substituting Channel 
256A for vacant Channel 260A at Pine Haven, Wyoming; substituting 
Channel 299C for vacant Channel 288C at Wall, South Dakota and 
substituting Channel 298A for vacant Channel 289A at Wheatland, 
Wyoming. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: Effective February 21, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rolanda F. Smith, Media Bureau, (202) 
418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Report 
and Order, MB Docket No. 05-98, adopted January 4, 2006, and released 
January 6, 2006. The full text of this Commission decision is available 
for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the 
Commission's Reference Center 445 Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20554. The complete text of this decision may also be purchased from 
the Commission's duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 
445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20054, telephone 1-
800-378-3160 or http://www.BCPIWEB.com. The Commission will send a copy 
of this Report and Order in a report to be sent to Congress and the 
Government Accountability Office pursuant to the Congressional Review 
Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    Additionally, to accommodate the Edgemont allotment, this document 
substitutes Channel 285C for Channel 286C1 at Custer, South Dakota, 
reallots Channel 285C from Custer to Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, as 
its first local service and modifies the Station KAWK(FM) license 
accordingly. To facilitate this reallotment, this document substitutes 
Channel 283A for Channel 285A at Murdo, South Dakota; and modifies the 
New Station authorization to reflect this change since the Class C0 
upgrade application is still pending.
    Channel 289C1 can be allotted to Edgemont in compliance with the 
Commission's rules provided there is a site restriction of 33.3 
kilometers (20.7 miles) northwest of Edgemont at coordinates 43-32-32 
NL and 104-04-12 WL. Moreover, Channel 283C1 and Channel 228A can both 
be allotted to Upton in compliance with the Commission's rules provided 
there is a site restriction of 8.5 kilometers (5.3 miles) northwest of 
Upton at coordinates 44-08-58 NL and 104-42-28 WL. Channel 291A can be 
allotted to Moorcroft at the New Station current authorized site in 
compliance with the Commission's rules at coordinates 44-16-15 NL and 
104-56-00 WL, which requires a site restriction of 1.6 kilometers (1.0 
miles) northeast of Moorcroft. Channel 260C2 can be allotted to 
Gillette at the current licensed site of FM Station KXXL in compliance 
with the Commission's rules at coordinates 44-13-50 NL and 105-27-45 
WL, which requires a site restriction of 7.4 kilometers (4.6 miles) 
southeast of Gillette. Channel 256A can be allotted to Pine Haven in 
compliance with the Commission's rules at city reference coordinates 
44-21-28 NL and 104-48-36 WL. Channel 299C can be allotted to Wall in 
compliance with the Commission's rules provided there is a site 
restriction of 1.9 kilometers (1.2 miles) east of Wall at coordinates 
43-59-47 NL and 102-13-07 WL. Channel 298A can be allotted to Wheatland 
in compliance with the Commission's rules at city reference coordinates 
42-03-16 NL and 104-57-08 WL. Additionally, Channel 285C can be 
allotted to Ellsworth AFB at the current licensed site of Station 
KAWK(FM) in compliance with the Commission's rules at coordinates 43-
44-41 NL and 103-28-52 WL, which requires a site restriction of 55 
kilometers (34.2 miles) southwest of Ellsworth AFB. Lastly, Channel 
283A can be allotted to Murdo at the New Station current authorized 
site in compliance with the Commission's rules at coordinates 43-53-24 
NL and 100-43-06 WL, which requires a site restriction of 0.5 
kilometers (0.3 miles) west of Murdo.
    This document also dismisses the counterproposal filed by Kona 
Coast Radio, LLC, permitee of Station KVAN(FM), Rock River, Wyoming. 
The counterproposal requested the substitution of Channel 242C1 for 
Channel 240A at Rock River, Wyoming and modification of the Station 
KVAN(FM) license accordingly; substitution of Channel 247A for vacant 
Channel 298A at Wheatland; and substitution of Channel 299C for vacant 
Channel 242C at Lusk, Wyoming.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

    Radio, Radio broadcasting.


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Part 73 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:

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PART 73--RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES

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1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334 and 336.


Sec.  73.202  [Amended]

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2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under South Dakota, is 
amended by removing Custer, Channel 286C2; adding Edgemont, Channel 
289C1; adding Ellsworth AFB, Channel 285C; removing Channel 285A and 
adding Channel 283A at Murdo; and removing Channel 288C and adding 
Channel 299C at Wall.

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3. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Wyoming, is 
amended by removing Channel 282A and adding Channel 260C2 at Gillette; 
removing Channel 228A and adding Channel 291A at Moorcroft; removing 
Channel 260A and adding Channel 256A at Pine Haven; removing Channel 
283A and Channel 290C1 and adding Channel 228A and Channel 283C1 at 
Upton; and removing Channel 289A and adding Channel 247A and Channel 
298A at Wheatland.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 06-792 Filed 1-26-06; 8:45 am]
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