[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 7984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4292]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97-67; RM-8996]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Freeport, IL

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by 
Highland Broadcasting Company proposing the allotment of Channel 295A 
at Freeport, Illinois, as the community's third local FM transmission 
service. Channel 295A can be allotted to Freeport in compliance with 
the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site 
restriction of 5.4 kilometers (3.4 miles) north to avoid short-spacings 
to the licensed sites of Station WSWT(FM), Channel 295B, Peoria, 
Illinois, and Station WSJY(FM), Channel 297B, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. 
The coordinates for Channel 295A at Freeport are North Latitude 42-19-
28 and West Longitude 89-35-13.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before April 7, 1997, and reply 
comments on or before April 22, 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 Ave., NW., Suite 900, Washington, 
DC 20036 (Counsel for Petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon P. McDonald, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 97-67, adopted February 
7, 1997, and released February 14, 1997. 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.
    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. 97-4292 Filed 2-20-97; 8:45 am]
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