[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 242 (Wednesday, December 17, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 66030-66031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32890]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 96-240; RM-8946, RM-9019]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Lockport and Amherst, NY

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission, at the request of Kevin O'Kane, allots Channel

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221A to Amherst, NY, as the community's first local FM service. See 61 
FR 65509, December 13, 1996. The request of Culver Communications Corp. 
to allot Channel 221A to Lockport, NY, is denied. Channel 221A can be 
allotted to Amherst in compliance with the Commission's minimum mileage 
separation requirements with respect to all domestic allotments without 
the imposition of a site restriction, at coordinates 42-58-42 North 
Latitude and 78-48-00 West Longitude. The allotment is short-spaced to 
Channel 219C1, St. Catharines, Ontario, Channels 221C1/221B, Brantford, 
Ontario, and Channel 222B, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. However, 
concurrence by the Canadian government has been received in the Amherst 
allotment as a specially negotiated sort-spaced allotment. With this 
action, this proceeding is terminated.

DATES: Effective January 20, 1998. A filing window for Channel 221A at 
Amherst, New York, 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. 96-240, adopted November 19, 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 New York, is 
amended by adding Amherst, Channel 221A.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 97-32890 Filed 12-16-97; 8:45 am]
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