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[FR Doc No: 94-17487]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 94-80, RM-8445]

 

Television Broadcasting Services, Menominee and Iron Mountain, 
MI; Wittenberg, WI; and Ely, MN

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The document requests comments on a petition filed by Douglas 
A. Maszka, d/b/a Tri-Cities Television Company, requesting the 
substitution of Channel *25+ for vacant Channel *17+ at Iron Mountain, 
Michigan, allotment of channel 17- at Wittenberg, Wisconsin, and 
allotment of channel 31+ at Menominee, Michigan. Since alternate 
channels are available for Wittenberg and Menominee that do not require 
a substitution at Iron Mountain, we shall propose the allotment of 
Channel 25+ at Menominee, Michigan, with a site restriction 17.8 
kilometers north at coordinates 45-16-00 and 87-36-48 and the allotment 
of channel 46 at Wittenberg, Wisconsin, with a site restriction 30.7 
kilometers north at coordinates 45-05-53 and 89-07-31. In the 
alternative, we shall also propose, as requested by petitioner, the 
allotment of channel 31+ at Menominee, Michigan, at coordinates 45-16-
00 and 87-36-48, the substitution of Channel *25+ for vacant Channel 
*17+ at Iron Mountain, Michigan, at coordinates 45-49-12 and 88-04-31, 
and the allotment of Channel 17- to Wittenberg, Wisconsin, at 
coordinates 45-05-00 and 89-10-06. We shall also change the offset for 
vacant Channel *17 at Ely, Minnesota, from minus to plus at coordinates 
47-54-06 and 91-51-48 to accommodate Channel 17- at Wittenberg. Since 
Menominee, Wittenberg, Iron Mountain and Ely are located within 400 
kilometers (250 miles) of the U.S.-Canadian border, concurrence of the 
Canadian government will be requested for these allotments.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before September 6, 1994, and reply 
comments on or before September 21, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In 
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioner, as follows: Douglas A. Maszka, d/b/a Tri-Cities 
Television Company, 600 Vroman Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54303.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass Media Bureau, (202) 634-6530.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Notice 
of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 94-80, adopted June 30, 1994, 
and released July 13, 1994. The full text of this Commission decision 
is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in 
the Commission's 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 contractors, International 
Transcription Services, Inc., 2100 M Street NW., Suite 140, Washington, 
DC 20037, (202) 857-3800.
    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 contact.
    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. 94-17487 Filed 7-18-94; 8:45 am]
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