[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 4223-4224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2145]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97-26, RM-8968]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Detroit, TX

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition by Great Plains 
Radiocasting requesting the allotment of Channel 294C2 at Detroit, 
Texas, as the community's first local FM service. Channel 294C2 can be 
allotted to Detroit in compliance with the Commission's minimum 
distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 22.0 
kilometers (13.7 miles) northwest in order to avoid a short-spacing 
conflict with the licensed operation of Station KWSK(FM), Channel 295A, 
Daingerfield, Texas, at coordinates 33-49-16 NL; 95-24-16 WL.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before March 17, 1997, and reply 
comments on or before April 1, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC. 20554. In

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addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioner, or its counsel or consultant, as follows: William 
J. Pennington, III, Post Office Box 403, Westfield, Massachusetts 10186 
(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. 97-26, adopted January 
17, 1997, and released January 24, 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 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. 97-2145 Filed 1-28-97; 8:45 am]
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