[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 204 (Wednesday, October 22, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 54819-54820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27945]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No.97-216, RM-9153]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Berlin and North Conway, NH

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by 
Fuller-Jeffrey Broadcasting Corporation of Greater Des Moines, licensee 
of Station WPKQ, Berlin, NH, seeking the reallotment of Channel 279C 
from

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Berlin to North Conway, NH, as the community's first local aural 
transmission service, and the modification of Station WPKQ's license 
accordingly. Channel 279C can be allotted to North Conway, at Station 
WPKQ's presently licensed transmitter site, at coordinates 44-16-14 
North Latitude and 71-18-15 West Longitude, which will maintain the 
presently grandfathered short-spacings to Station WKNE-FM, Channel 
279B, Keene, NH, as well as to both the allotment reference coordinates 
for Channel 279D and proposed new station on Channel 279A at Montreal, 
Quebec, Canada, and the station on Channel 279A at Kahnawake, Quebec, 
Canada. Canadian concurrence in this allotment is required since North 
Conway is located within 320 kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.-
Canadian border.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before December 1, 1997, and reply 
comments on or before December 16, 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: John 
Griffith Johnson, Jr., Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, 1299 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Tenth Floor, Washington, DC. 20004-2400 
(Counsel to petitioner).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.97-216, adopted October 1, 
1997, and released October 10, 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.
    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. 97-27945 Filed 10-21-97; 8:45 am]
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