[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 3851-3852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1934]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97-9, RM-8929]


Radio Broadcasting Services; New Boston, TX

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Dixie 
Broadcasting Company seeking the allotment of Channel 286A to New 
Boston, Texas, as the community's third local FM service. Channel 286A 
can be allotted to New Boston in compliance with the Commission's 
minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 8.8 
Kilometers (5.5 miles) west in order to avoid a short-spacing conflict 
with the licensed operation of Station KTOY (FM), Channel 284A, 
Texarkana, Arkansas. The coordinates for Channel 286A at New Boston are 
33-27-41 and 94-31-00.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before March 10, 1997, and reply 
comments on or before March 25, 1997.

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: Henry 
E. Crawford, Esq., 1150 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 900, Washington, 
DC 20036 (Counsel for petitioner).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 97-9, adopted January 10, 
1997, and released January 17, 1997. 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 contractor, ITS, 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 contracts are 
prohibited in Commission proceedings, such as this one, which involve 
channel allotments.

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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. 97-1934 Filed 1-24-97; 8:45 am]
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