[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7360-7361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3739]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 98-16, RM-9213]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Three Rivers, TX

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Live 
Oak Broadcasting requesting the allotment of Channel 265A at Three 
Rivers, Texas, as the community's second local FM service. Channel 265A 
can be allotted to in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance 
separation requirements with a site restriction of 4.2 kilometers (2.6 
miles) southeast in order to avoid a short-spacing conflict with the 
site specified in Station KONO(FM)'s construction permit for Channel 
266C1 at Helotes, Texas. The coordinates for Channel 265A at Three 
Rivers are 28-25-45 NL and 98-09-51 WL.


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DATES: Comments must be filed on or before March 30, 1998, and reply 
comments on or before April 14, 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: Henry 
E. Crawford, 1150 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 900, Washington, D.C. 
20036 (counsel for petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 98-16, adopted January 
28, 1998, and released February 6, 1998. The full text of this 
Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during 
normal business hours in the FCC's 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, ITS, 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. 98-3739 Filed 2-12-98; 8:45 am]
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