[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 164 (Monday, August 25, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 44912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22116]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 96-257; RM-8966]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Cloudcroft, NM

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission, at the request of Robert J. Flotte, allots 
Channel 250C1 to Cloudcroft, NM, as the community's second local FM 
service. See 62 FR 373, January 3, 1997. Channel 250C1 can be allotted 
to Cloudcroft in compliance with the Commission's mileage separation 
requirements with a site restriction of 15.9 kilometers (9.9 miles) 
east, at coordinates 33-00-49 NL; 105-35-16 WL, to avoid a short-
spacing to Station KXKK, Channel 250C, Lordsburg, NM. Cloudcroft is 
located within 320 kilometers (199 miles) of the U.S.-Mexican border. 
Mexican concurrence in this allotment was requested in January, 1997, 
but has not yet been received. Therefore, the channel has been allotted 
with the following interim condition: ``Operation with the facilities 
specified herein is subject to modification, suspension, or termination 
without right to a hearing, if found by the Commission to be necessary 
in order to conform to the 1992 USA-Mexico FM Broadcast Agreement.'' 
The announced condition is a temporary measure as our engineering 
analysis has determined that Channel 250C1 at Cloudcroft complies with 
the Agreement. Therefore, once an official response from the Mexican 
Government has been received, the referenced condition may be removed. 
With this action, this proceeding is terminated.

DATES: Effective September 29, 1997. The window period for filing 
applications will open on September 29, 1997, and close on October 30, 
1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Report and Order, MM Docket No. 96-257, adopted August 6, 1997, and 
released August 15, 1997. 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 Services, 
Inc., (202) 857-3800, 1231 20th Street NW., Washington, DC 20036.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

    Radio broadcasting.

    Part 73 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended 
as follows:

PART 73--[AMENDED]

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

    Authority: Secs. 303, 48 Stat., as amended, 1082; 47 U.S.C. 154, 
as amended.


Sec. 73.202  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under New Mexico, 
is amended by adding Channel 250C1 at Cloudcroft.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 97-22116 Filed 8-22-97; 8:45 am]
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