Opinion ID: 1563366
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Heading: Statement of Facts and Grounds for Decision

Text: This proceeding arose upon the applications of Paul R. Heitmeyer for a construction permit to erect a new broadcast station at Cheyenne, Wyoming, to operate on the frequency of 1210 kc, with power of 100 watts, 250 watts local sunset, unlimited hours of operation; and of Wyoming Radio Educational Association for a construction permit to erect a new broadcast station at Cheyenne, Wyoming, to operate on the frequency of 630 kc, with power of 500 watts, 1 kw local sunset, unlimited hours of operation. The Commission was unable to determine from an examination of the applications that the granting thereof would serve public interest, convenience and necessity, and designated the same for public hearing, pursuant to Section 309(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C.A. § 309(a), before an examiner appointed by the Commission. Notice of time and place of hearing was given the applicant and other interested parties. Pursuant to said notice, the application was heard before an examiner on October 30, 1935.    Cheyenne, Wyoming, is the capital of the State, and is situated near the southeast corner thereof. The population is 17,361 (census of 1930), and Fort Warren, an Army post situated just outside the city, has an estimated population of 4,000. There are approximately 275 retail stores in the city, which did an estimated total volume of business of approximately seven million dollars in 1933. A number of jobbing establishments are located in the city, and railroad shops employ a considerable number of men. The surrounding territory is devoted principally to stock raising, and in some sections farming is engaged in.