[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 4, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 17048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8133]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 95-33, RM-8597]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Fairbanks, AK

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition for rule making 
filed by Northern Television, Inc. seeking the allotment of FM Channel 
245C3 to Fairbanks, Alaska, as that community's sixth local FM 
broadcast service. Coordinates used for Channel 245C3 at Fairbanks are 
North Latitude 64-50-16 and West Longitude 147-42-59. Fairbanks is 
located with 320 kilometers (199 miles) of the United States-Canadian 
border, and therefore, the Commission must obtain concurrence of the 
Canadian government to this proposal.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before May 22, 1995, and reply 
comments on or before June 6, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, 
D.C. 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested 
parties should serve the petitioner, as follows: Northern Television, 
Inc., Attn: Henry H. Hove, President, Fairbanks Division, 3528 
International Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Joyner, Mass Media Bureau, (202) 
418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 95-33, adopted March 22, 
1995, and released March 29, 1995. The full text of this Commission 
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the FCC's Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M Street, NW, 
Washington, D.C. The complete text of this decision may also be 
purchased from the Commission's copy contractors, International 
Transcription Service, Inc., (202) 857-3800, 2100 M Street, NW, Suite 
140, Washington, D.C. 20037.
    Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of l980 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. 95-8133 Filed 4-3-95; 8:45 am]
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