[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 7, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 24842-24843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11824]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 96-235; RM-8909]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Forest City, PA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission, at the request of Vixon Valley Broadcasting, 
allots Channel 261A at Forest City, Pennsylvania, as the community's 
first local aural transmission service. See 61 FR 54309, December 4, 
1996. Channel 261A can be allotted to Forest City in compliance with 
the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site 
restriction of 10.1 kilometers (6.2 miles) northeast to avoid short-
spacings to the licensed sites of Station WODE-FM, Channel 260B, 
Easton, Pennsylvania, and Station WDST(FM), Channel 261A, Woodstock, 
New York, at petitioner's requested site.

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The coordinates for Channel 261A at Forest City are North Latitude 41-
42-55 and West Longitude 75-23-06. Since Forest City is located within 
320 kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.-Canadian border, concurrence of 
the Canadian government has been obtained. With this action, this 
proceeding is terminated.

DATES: Effective June 16, 1997. The window period for filing 
applications for Channel 261A at Forest City, Pennsylvania, will open 
on June 16 , 1997, and close on July 17, 1997.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Report and Order, MM Docket No. 96-235, adopted April 23, 1997, and 
released May 2, 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 contractors, International Transcription Service, 
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: Sections 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 
Pennsylvania, is amended by adding Forest City, Channel 261A.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 97-11824 Filed 5-6-97; 8:45 am]
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