[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 15, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53644-53645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26362]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73

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


Television Broadcasting Services; Waverly, NY and Altoona, PA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission, at the request of WSKG Public 
Telecommunications Council, allots UHF TV Channel *57- to Waverly, New 
York, and reserves it for noncommercial educational use, as the 
community's first local television service. In addition, the reference 
coordinates for vacant and unapplied-for UHF TV Channel *57+ at 
Altoona, Pennsylvania, are modified. See 61 FR 6336, February 20, 1996. 
Channel *57- can be allotted to Waverly in compliance with the 
Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site 
restriction of 5.1 kilometers (3.1 miles) north to avoid a short-
spacing to Station WGBY-TV, Channel 57+, Springfield, MA, Station WNYS-
TV, Channel 43+, Syracuse, NY, and Station CITY-TV, Channel 57, 
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at coordinates 42-03-20 North Latitude and 
76-32-05 West Longitude. The reference coordinates for Channel *57+ at 
Altoona are changed to 40-24-01; 78-32-42, to reflect a transmitter 
site 18 kilometers (11.2 miles) southwest. Canadian concurrence in the 
allotment at Waverly and reference coordinate change at Altoona has 
been obtained since both communities are located within 400 kilometers 
(250 miles) of the U.S.-Canadian border. The allotment at Waverly is 
not affected by the temporary freeze imposed by the Commission on new 
television allotments in certain metropolitan areas but Altoona lies 
within the freeze zone of Pittsburgh, PA. Therefore, the freeze on 
applications with respect to Channel *57+ at Altoona will continue in 
effect. With this action, this proceeding is terminated.

DATES: Effective November 12, 1996. The period for filing applications 
will open on November 12, 1996. If no acceptable applications are filed 
by December 13, 1996, there will be no additional opportunity to file 
applications for this channel allotment.


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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Report and Order, MM Docket No. 96-11, adopted September 20, 1996, and 
released September 27, 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 Service, 
Inc., (202) 857-3800, 2100 M Street, NW., Suite 140, Washington, DC 
20037.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

    Television 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. 73.606  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.606(b), the Table of Television Allotments under New 
York, is amended by adding Waverly, Channel *57-.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 96-26362 Filed 10-11-96; 8:45 am]
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