[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 26, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 57745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24645]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00-2064; MM Docket Nos. 99-180, 00-59; RM-9583, RM-9734, RM-9759]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Cloverdale, Point Arena, Cazadero, 
CA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission, at the request of Mountain West Broadcasting, 
allots Channel 274A at Cloverdale, California, as the community's first 
local aural transmission service and denies the request of Point 
Broadcasting to allot Channel 274A at Cloverdale, California, as the 
community's first local aural transmission service. See 64 FR 32090 
(June 7, 1999). The Commission, at the request of Point Broadcasting, 
also substitutes Channel 296A for Channel 296B1 at Point Arena, 
California and reallots Channel 296A to Cloverdale, California as the 
community's second local aural transmission service and first 
competitive service. See 65 FR 20790 (April 18, 2000). Channel 274A can 
be allotted to Cloverdale in compliance with the Commission's minimum 
distance separation requirements, with respect to domestic allotments, 
with a site restriction of 7.5 kilometers (4.7 miles), at coordinates 
38-44-22 and 123-32-34. Channel 296A can be allotted at Cloverdale in 
compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation 
requirements, with respect to domestic allotments, with a site 
restriction of 0.8 kilometers (0.5 miles), at coordinates 38-48-00 and 
123-01-00. A filing window for Channel 274A at Cloverdale will not be 
opened at this time. Instead, the issue of opening a filing window for 
this channel will be addressed by the Commission in a subsequent order.

DATES: Effective October 30, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria M. McCauley, Mass Media 
Bureau, (202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Report and Order, MM Docket Nos. 99-180, 00-59, adopted August 30, 
2000, and released September 15, 2000. The full text of this Commission 
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the FCC Reference Center (Room 239), 445 12th Street, SW, 
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: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336.


    2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under California, 
is amended by removing Channel 296B1 at Point Arena, and adding 
Cloverdale, Channels 274A, 296A.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 00-24645 Filed 9-25-00; 8:45 am]
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