[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 1996)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 4392-4393] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-2366] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 73 [MM Docket No. 96-4, RM-8733] Radio Broadcasting Services; Salem and Cherokee Village, AR AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Proposed rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition for rule making [[Page 4393]] filed on behalf of Bragg Broadcasting Corporation, licensee of Station KSAR(FM), Channel 240A, Salem, Arkansas, and KFCM, Inc., licensee of Station KFCM(FM), Channel 265A, Cherokee Village, Arkansas, proposing the substitution of Channel 265A for Channel 240A at Salem and modification of the license for Station KSAR(FM) accordingly. To accommodate the Salem modification, petitioner requests the substitution of Channel 252A for Channel 265A at Cherokee Village and concomitant modification of the license for its co-owned Station KFCM(FM). Coordinates for Channel 265A at Salem, AR, are 36-25-00 and 91-48-00; coordinates for Channel 252A at Cherokee Village, AR, are 36- 16-29 and 91-30-18. As the petitioner's modification proposals seek equivalent channel substitutions, we will not accept competing expressions of interest for the use of Channel 265A at Salem, Arkansas, or for Channel 252A at Cherokee Village, Arkansas. DATES: Comments must be filed on or before March 21, 1996, and reply comments on or before April 8, 1996. ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioners' counsel, as follows: William J. Pennington, III, Esq., Post Office Box 1447, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464. 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. 96-4, adopted December 15, 1995, and released January 29, 1996. 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, DC. 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, DC 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. 96-2366 Filed 2-5-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-F