[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 62 (Friday, March 29, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 14032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7623]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 95-78; RM-8619, RM-8678]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Stonewall, MS, and Lisman, AL

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission, at the request of Stonewall Broadcasters, 
allots Channel 295A to Stonewall, Mississippi, as the community's first 
local FM service. See 60 FR 31277, June 14, 1995. At the request of 
Lisman Community Broadcasting Company, Inc., the Commission allots 
Channel 299A to Lisman, Alabama, as the community's first local FM 
service. Channels 295A and 299A can be allotted to Stonewall and 
Lisman, respectively, in compliance with the Commission's minimum 
distance separation requirements. Channel 295A can be allotted to 
Stonewall with a site restriction of 14.1 kilometers (8.7 miles) 
northeast to avoid a short-spacing with Station WSTZ(FM), Channel 294C, 
Vicksburg, Mississippi. Channel 299A can be allotted to Lisman without 
the imposition of a site restriction. The coordinates for Channel 295A 
at Stonewall, Mississippi, are 32-11-37 and 88-39-48. The coordinates 
for Lisman, Alabama, are 32-10-07 and 88-16-57. With this action, this 
proceeding is terminated.

DATES: Effective May 10, 1996. The window period for filing 
applications will open on May 10, 1996, and close on June 10, 1996.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Report and Order, MM Docket No. 95-78, adopted March 15, 1996, and 
released March 26, 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, ITS, Inc., (202) 857-3800, 2100 M Street, 
NW., Suite 140, Washington, DC 20037.

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, 
as amended.


Sec. 73.202  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Mississippi 
and Alabama, is amended by adding Stonewall, Channel 295A and by adding 
Lisman, Channel 299A.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 96-7623 Filed 3-28-96; 8:45 am]
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