[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 85 (Monday, May 4, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 24517-24518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11736]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 98-59; RM-9256]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Casper, Wyoming

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by 
Citicasters Co. proposing the allotment of Channels 228C1, 243C1, and 
263C1 at Casper, Wyoming, as the community's eighth, ninth, and tenth 
local commercial FM transmission services. Channel 228C1 can be 
allotted to Casper in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance 
separation requirements with a site restriction of 7.9 kilometers 
southwest to avoid a short-spacing to the allotment reference site for 
Channel 228A, Moorcroft, Wyoming. The coordinates for Channel 228C1 at 
Casper are North Latitude 42-47-45 and West Longitude 106-22-53. 
Additionally, Channel 243C1 can be allotted at Casper with a site 
restriction of 3.5 kilometers (2.2 miles) southeast to avoid a short-
spacing to the construction permit site of Station KYTI(FM), Channel 
243C3, Sheridan, Wyoming; and Channel 263C1 can be allotted to Casper 
with site restriction of 9.7 kilometers (6.0 miles) southwest to avoid 
a short-spacing to the licensed site of Station KGWY(FM), Channel 
264C1, Gillette, Wyoming. See Supplementary Information, infra.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before June 15, 1998, and reply 
comments on or before June 30, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In 
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioner, his counsel, or consultant, as follows: Cindy D. 
Jackson, Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P., 555 13th Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20004-1009 (Counsel for Petitioner).


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon P. McDonald, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 98-59, adopted April 15, 
1998, and released April 24, 1998. 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 Service, Inc., (202) 857-3800, 1231 20th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20036.
    The coordinates for Channel 243C1 at Casper are North Latitude 42-
49-13 and West Longitude 106-17-22; and the coordinates for Channel 
263C1 at Casper are North Latitude 42-46-05 and West Longitude 106-21-
56.
    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. 98-11736 Filed 5-1-98; 8:45 am]
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