[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 48 (Monday, March 11, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 9648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5429]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 87-433; RM-5994 and RM-6181]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Barnesboro, Brookville, Indiana, 
Johnsonburg, Punxsutawney, PA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission, at the request of Strattan Broadcasting, 
licensee of Station WMKX(FM), Channel 240A, Brookville, Pennsylvania, 
grants Strattan's rule making petition (RM-5994) seeking the upgrade of 
its Class A channel in Brookville on non-adjacent Channel 288B1. See 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 52 FR 39254 (October 21, 1987). The 
Commission dismisses the counterproposal (RM-6181) of Renda Radio, 
Inc., licensee of Station WPXZ-FM, Channel 288A, Punxsutawney, 
Pennsylvania. The Commission also allots Channel 277B1 as an 
alternative equivalent channel at Brookville, as requested by Strattan 
in its comments. To accommodate these allotments to Brookville, we also 
order four channel substitutions: Channel 281A in lieu of Channel 288A 
at Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and the modification of the 
authorization of Station WPXZ-FM accordingly; Channel 263A in lieu of 
Channel 277A at Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania; Channel 223A in lieu of 
Channel 276A at Indiana, Pennsylvania; and Channel 228A for Channel 
223A at Barnesboro, Pennsylvania. See Supplemental Information, infra.

DATES: Effective April 18, 1996. The window period for filing 
applications will open on April 18, 1996 and close on May 20, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Bertron Withers, Jr., Mass Media 
Bureau, (202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Report and Order, MM Docket No. 87-433, adopted February 16, 1996 and 
released March 4, 1996. 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 20554. The complete text of this decision may also be 
purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, International 
Transcription Services, 2100 M Street, NW., Suite 140, Washington, DC 
20037, (202) 857-3800.
    The Commission orders modification of the licenses of Station 
WMKX(FM), Brookville, to specify operation on Channel 288B1; of Station 
WPXZ-FM, Punxsutawney, to specify operation on Channel 281A; and of 
Station WQMU, Indiana, to specify operation on Channel 223A. Channel 
288B1 can be allotted to Brookville in compliance with the Commission's 
spacing requirements at coordinates North Latitude 41-09-36 and West 
Longitude 79-04-54. Channel 277B1 can also be allotted to Brookville in 
compliance with the Commission's spacing requirements at coordinates 
North Latitude 41-02-12 and West Longitude 79-06-06. Channel 263A can 
be allotted to Johnsonburg in compliance with the Commission's spacing 
requirements at either a site located at coordinates North Latitude 41-
29-24 and West Longtitude 78-40-36. With this action, the proceeding is 
terminated.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

    Radio broadcasting.

    Part 73 of title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended 
as follows:

PART 73--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Secs 303, 48 Stat., as amended, 1082; 47 U.S.C. 154, 
303.


Sec. 73.202  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under 
Pennsylvania, is amended by adding Channel 288B1 and Channel 277B1 and 
removing Channel 240A at Brookville; by adding Channel 281A and 
removing Channel 288A at Punxsutawney; by adding Channel 263A and 
removing Channel 277A at Johnsonburg; adding Channel 223A and removing 
Channel 276A at Indiana; and by adding Channel 228A and removing 
Channel 223A at Barnesboro.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 96-5429 Filed 3-8-96; 8:45 am]
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