[Federal Register: July 29, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 145)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 45301-45302]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[DA 04-2130; MB Docket No. 04-203; RM-10976]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Broken Bow, Maxwell and McCook, NE
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This document sets forth a proposal to amend the FM Table of
Allotments, Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR Sec.
73.202(b). The Audio Division requests comment on a petition and
amendment to petition filed by McCook Radio Group, LLC, licensee of
Station KRKU (FM), Channel 253C1, McCook, Nebraska. Petitioner proposes
to delete Channel 253C1 at McCook, Nebraska, to allot Channel 253C1 at
Maxwell, Nebraska, and to modify the license of Station KRKU (FM)
accordingly. In order to accommodate this allotment, petitioner
proposes to change the channel allotment for Station KBBN-FM, Broken
Bow, Nebraska, from Channel 252C3 to
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Channel 237C2. Custer County Broadcasting Co., Inc. the owner of
Station KBBN-FM, has consented to the channel change at Broken Bow.
Channel 253C1 can be allotted to Maxwell in compliance with the
Commission's minimum distance separation requirements at center city
coordinates with no site restriction. The coordinates for Channel 253C1
at Maxwell are 41-04-44 North Latitude and 100-31-28 West Longitude.
The coordinates for Channel 237C2 at Broken Bow are 41-23-49 North
Latitude and 99-37-02 West Longitude, with a site restriction of 1.91
km (1.2 miles) east of Broken Bow. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION infra.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before September 7, 2004, and reply
comments on or before September 21, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should
serve counsel for the petitioner and counsel for Custer County
Broadcasting Co., Inc., the owner of Station KBBN-FM, Broken Bow,
Nebraska, as follows: Jason Roberts, Esq., Irwin, Campbell, &
Tannenwald, P.C., 1730 Rhode Island Avenue, NW--Suite 200, Washington,
DC 20036-3101; Peter Gutmann, Esq., Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge, & Rice,
PLLC, 1401 Eye Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah A. Dupont, Media Bureau (202)
418-7072.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 04-203, adopted
July 14, 2004 and released July 16, 2004. 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,
Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW, Room CY-B402,
Washington, DC, 20554, (800) 378-3160, or via the company's Web site,
http://www.bcpiweb.com.
The 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, Radio broadcasting.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR Part 73 as follows:
PART 73--RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES
1. The authority citation for Part 73 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334 and 336.
Sec. 73.202 [Amended]
2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Nebraska, is
amended by removing Channel 252C3 and adding Channel 237C2 at Broken
Bow, by adding Maxwell, Channel 253C1, and by removing Channel 253C1 at
McCook.
Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 04-17241 Filed 7-28-04; 8:45 am]
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