[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 136 (Wednesday, July 16, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 38054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18749]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 97-156; RM-9110]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Greenwood and Abbeville, SC
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by
Greenwood Broadcasting Company, Inc., proposing the substitution of
Channel 244C3 for Channel 244A at Greenwood, South Carolina, the
reallotment of Channel 244C3 from Greenwood to Abbeville, and the
modification of Station WCRS-FM's license accordingly. Channel 244C3
can be allotted to Abbeville, South Carolina, in compliance with the
Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site
restriction of 18.5 kilometers (11.5 miles) west to avoid a short-
spacing to the licensed site of Station WHKZ-FM, Channel 244A, Cayce,
South Carolina, at petitioner's requested site. The coordinates for
Channel 244C3 at Abbeville are North Latitude 34-07-09 and West
Longitude 82-33-51. In accordance with Section 1.420(i) of the
Commission's Rules, we will not accept competing expressions of
interest in the use of Channel 244C3 at Abbeville, or require the
petitioner to demonstrate the availability of an additional equivalent
class channel for use by such parties.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before September 2, 1997, and reply
comments on or before September 17, 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: Robert
Lewis Thompson, Esq., Taylor, Thiemann & Aitken, L.C., 908 King Street,
Suite 300, Alexandria, Virginia 22314 (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. 97-156, adopted July 3,
1997, and released July 11, 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. 97-18749 Filed 7-15-97; 8:45 am]
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