[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 242 (Wednesday, December 17, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 66031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32889]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97-132; RM-9081]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Mesquite, NV

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission, at the request of Will Kemp, allots Channel 
244C to Mesquite, NV, as the community's second local FM service. See 
62 FR 27711, May 21, 1997. Channel 244C can be allotted to Mesquite in 
compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation 
requirements with a site restriction of 5.4 kilometers (3.4 miles) 
north, at coordinates 36-51-15 North Latitude and 114-03-30 West 
Longitude, to avoid a short-spacing to the outstanding construction 
permit (BMPH-960607IH) of Station KTVF, Channel 244C2, Williams, AZ, 
and to one of the pending applications (ARN-950825MB) for Channel 244C2 
at Lake Havasu City, AZ. With this action, this proceeding is 
terminated.

DATES: Effective January 20, 1998. A filing window for Channel 244C at 
Mesquite, NV, will not be opened at this time. Instead, the issue of 
opening a filing window for this channel will be addressed by the 
Commission in a subsequent order.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau, 
202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Report and Order, MM Docket No. 97-132, adopted November 12, 1997, and 
released December 5, 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 Services, 
Inc., (202) 857-3800, 1231 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036.

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: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336.


Sec. 73.202  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Nevada, is 
amended by adding Channel 244C at Mesquite.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 97-32889 Filed 12-16-97; 8:45 am]
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