[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 16, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 18558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9825]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 96-77, RM-8780; RM-8818]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Hobbs, Tatum and Jal, NM

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; Order to Show Cause.

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SUMMARY: The Commission, in response to a counterproposal filed by MTD, 
Inc., proposes the allotment of Channel 296C to Tatum, NM, as the 
community's first local aural transmission service. To accommodate the 
allotment at Tatum, the Commission also proposes that Channel 279C1 be 
substituted for Channel 296C1 at Jal, NM, and that the construction 
permit (BPH-950404MA) of John H. Wiggins be modified to specify 
operation on the alternate Class C1 channel. An Order to Show Cause is 
directed to the permittee, John H. Wiggins, as to why his permit should 
not be modified to specify the alternate Class C1 channel. Channel 296C 
can be allotted to Tatum in compliance with the Commission's minimum 
distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 13.2 
kilometers (8.2 miles) west, at coordinates 33-15-27 North Latitude and 
103-27-22 West Longitude, to avoid a short-spacing to Stations KPOS-FM, 
Channel 297C2, Post, TX, and KSMX, Channel 298C1, Clovis, NM. Channel 
279C1 can be allotted to Jal at the transmitter site specified in 
Wiggins' outstanding construction permit, 32-25-53; 103-09-08. Mexican 
concurrence in the allotment of Channel 296C at Tatum and 279C1 at Jal 
is required since both communities are located within 320 kilometers 
(199 miles) of the U.S.-Mexican border.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before June 2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's Order 
to Show Cause, MM Docket No. 96-77, adopted April 2, 1997, and released 
April 11, 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, 2100 M Street, NW., Suite 140, Washington, DC 
20037.
    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. 97-9825 Filed 4-15-97; 8:45 am]
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