[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 6336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3662]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 96-11; RM-8742]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Waverly, NY, Altoona, PA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by WSKG 
Public Telecommunications Council seeking the allotment of UHF TV 
Channel 57- to Waverly, NY, and its reservation for noncommercial 
educational use. To accommodate the Waverly allotment, petitioner also 
requests that the allotment reference coordinates for vacant and 
unapplied-for channel *57+ at Altoona, PA, be modified. Channel *57- 
can be allotted to Waverly in compliance with the Commission's minimum 
distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 7.6 
kilometers (4.7 miles) north, at coordinates 42-04-33 North Latitude 
and 76-30-48 West Longitude, to avoid a short-spacing to Station WGBY-
TV, Channel 57+, Springfield, MA, and Station CITY-TV, Channel 57, 
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The proposed allotment reference coordinates 
for Channel *57+ at Altoona, 40-24-30; 78-31-30, are 16.2 kilometers 
(10.1 miles) southwest. Waverly and Altoona are both located within 400 
kilometers (250 miles) of the U.S.-Canadian border. Therefore, 
concurrence of the Canadian Government will be obtained for these 
allotments. Waverly is not affected by the Commission's temporary 
freeze on new television allotments in certain metropolitan areas. 
Altoona, however, lies within the Pittsburgh, PA, freeze zone. 
Therefore, even if the proposed change at Altoona is adopted, the 
freeze on applications will continue in force.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before April 5, 1996, and reply 
comments on or before April 22, 1996.

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: Richard 
D. Marks, Esq., Margaret L. Miller, Esq., Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, 1255 
Twenty-third Street, NW. , Suite 500, Washington, DC 20037 (Counsel to 
petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 96-11, adopted January 
31, 1996, and released February 13, 1996. 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,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 96-3662 Filed 2-16-96; 8:45 am]
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