[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 10659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3964]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01-192; MM Docket No. 01-19, RM-10048, MM Docket No. 01-20, RM-
10049; MM Docket No. 01-21, RM-10050]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Saint Joseph, LA; Reliance, WY; and 
Genoa, CO

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document proposes three new allotments to Saint Joseph, 
Louisiana; Reliance, Wyoming; and Genoa, Colorado.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before March 19, 2001, and reply 
comments on or before April 3, 2001.

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: Ann 
Bavender, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C., 1300 N. 17th Street, 11th 
Floor, Arlington, Virginia 22209 (Counsel for Saint Joseph Broadcasting 
Company); A. Wray Fitch, III, Gammon & Grange, P.C., 8280 Greensboro 
Drive, 7th Floor, McLean, Virginia 22102-3807 (Counsel for Reliance 
Broadcasting and Genoa Broadcasting).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 01-19; MM Docket No. 01-
20; and MM Docket No. 01-21, adopted January 17, 2001, and released 
January 26, 2001. The full text of this Commission decision is 
available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in 
the FCC Reference Information Center (Room CY-A257), 445 12th Street, 
SW, 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 Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Saint 
Joseph Broadcasting Company proposing the allotment of Channel 257C3 at 
Saint Joseph, Louisiana, as the community's first local aural 
transmission service. Channel 257C3 can be allotted to Saint Joseph in 
compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation 
requirements with a site restriction of 7.6 kilometers (4.7 miles) 
southeast to avoid a short-spacing to the licensed site of Station 
WJMI(FM), Channel 259C, Jackson, Mississippi. To accommodate the 
allotment, Channel 266A can be substituted at Clayton with a site 
restriction of 3.4 kilometers (2.1 miles) northeast to avoid short-
spacings to the licensed sites of Station KBON(FM), Channel 266C3, 
Mamou, Louisiana, and Station WBBV(FM), Channel 267C3, Vicksburg, 
Mississippi. The coordinates for Channel 257C3 at Saint Joseph are 31-
51-44 North Latitude and 91-11-41 West Longitude.
    The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Reliance 
Broadcasting proposing the allotment of Channel 288C3 at Reliance, 
Wyoming, as the community's first local aural transmission service. 
Channel 288C3 can be allotted to Reliance in compliance with the 
Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site 
restriction of 6.9 kilometers (4.3 miles) east to avoid a short-spacing 
to the licensed site of Station KDWY(FM), Channel 287C2, Diamondville, 
Wyoming. The coordinates for Channel 288C3 at Reliance are 41-39-44 
North Latitude and 109-06-50 Longitude.
    The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Genoa 
Broadcasting proposing the allotment of Channel 288C3 at Genoa, 
Colorado, as the community's first local transmission service. Channel 
288C3 can be allotted to Genoa in compliance with the Commission's 
minimum distance separation requirements site restriction of 21.3 
kilometers (13.3 miles) northeast to avoid a short-spacing to the 
licensed site of Station KVAY(FM), Channel 289C1, Lamar, Colorado. The 
coordinates for Channel 288C3 at Genoa are 39-23-06 North Latitude and 
103-17-38 West Longitude.
    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. 01-3964 Filed 2-15-01; 8:45 am]
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