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[FR Doc No: 94-5099]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 94-14, RM-8426]

 

Radio Broadcasting Services; Van Wert, OH

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Van 
Wert Radio seeking the allotment of Channel 282A to Van Wert, Ohio, as 
the community's second local FM service. Channel 282A can be allotted 
to Van Wert in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance 
separation requirements with a site restriction of 12.5 kilometers (7.7 
miles) east, at coordinates North Latitude 40-53-09 and West Longitude 
84-26-17, to avoid a short-spacing to Station WLBC-FM, Channel 281B, 
Muncie, Indiana. Canadian concurrence in the allotment at Van Wert is 
required since the community is located within 320 kilometers (200 
miles) of the U.S.-Canadian border.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before April 25, 1994, and reply 
comments on or before May 10, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In 
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioner, or its counsel or consultant, as follows: Jerrold 
Miller, Esq., Miller & Miller, P.O. Box 33003, Washington, DC 20033 
(Counsel to petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 634-6530.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 94-14, adopted February 
2, 1994, and released March 2, 1994. 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,
Acting Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 94-5099 Filed 3-4-94; 8:45 am]
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