[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 6698-6699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3220]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 98-8, RM-9178]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Albion, Honeoye Falls, South Bristol 
Township, NY

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by 
Citicasters Co. requesting the reallotment of Channel 297A from Honeoye 
Falls, NY, to South Bristol Township, NY, the modification of Station 
WRCD's license to specify South Bristol Township as its community of 
license; the reallotment of Channel 236B from South Bristol Township to 
Honeoye Falls, NY, the modification of Station WNVE's license to 
specify Honeoye Falls as its community of license; and the substitution 
of Channel 271A for Channel 238A at Albion, NY. Channel 236B can be 
allotted to Honeoye Falls in compliance with the Commission's minimum 
distance separation requirements, with respect to domestic allotments, 
with a site restriction of 16.5 kilometers (10.3 miles) northeast, to 
accommodate petitioner's desired transmitter site. This site is short-
spaced to Stations CKQT-FM, Channel 235B, Oshawa, Ontario, and CKDS-FM, 
Channel 237C1, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Channel 297A can be allotted 
to South Bristol Township in compliance with the Commission's minimum 
distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 2.9 
kilometers (1.8 miles) northwest, to accommodate petitioner's desired 
transmitter site. Channel 271A can be allotted to Albion in compliance 
with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements, with 
respect to domestic allotments, without the imposition of a site 
restriction. This allotment would be short-spaced to Station CFNY-FM, 
Channel 271C1, Brampton, Ontario, Canada, and to the vacant Channel 
272B at Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Honeoye Falls, South Bristol 
Township and Albion are all located within 320 kilometers (200 miles) 
of the U.S.-Canadian border. Therefore, concurrence by the Canadian 
Government in the allotments is required. Concurrence by the Canadian 
Government in the Honeoye Falls and Albion allotments will be requested 
as specially negotiated short-spaced allotments. The coordinates for 
Channel 236B at Honeoye Falls are 43-02-00;

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 77-25-17. The coordinates for Channel 297A at South Bristol Township 
are 42-44-47; 77-25-35. The coordinates for Channel 271A at Albion are 
43-14-48; 78-11-36.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before March 23, 1998, and reply 
comments on or before April 7, 1998.

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: Marissa 
G. Repp, Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., 555 Thirteenth Street, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20004-1109 (Counsel to petitioner).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 98-8, adopted January 21, 
1998, and released January 30, 1998. 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.
    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. 98-3220 Filed 2-9-98; 8:45 am]
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