[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 13027-13028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6850]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 98-30; RM-9228]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Shenandoah, VA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Daryl 
A. Alligood requesting the allotment of Channel 296A to Shenandoah, 
Virginia, as the community's first local aural transmission service. 
Channel 296A can be allotted to Shenandoah in compliance with the 
Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site 
restriction of 2.1 kilometers (1.3 miles) northeast of the community in 
order to avoid a short-spacing conflict with the licensed operation of 
Station WCHG(FM), Channel 296A, Hot Springs, Virginia. The coordinates 
for Channel 296A are 38-30-00 NL and 78-36-33 WL. Since the proposal is 
located within the protected areas of the National Radio Astronomy 
Observatory ``Quiet Zone'' at Green Bank, West Virginia, petitioner 
will be required to comply with the notification requirement of 
Sec. 73.1030(a) of the Commission's Rules.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before April 27, 1998, and reply 
comments on or before May 12, 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: Daryl 
A. Alligood, 1104 New Mill Drive, Chesapeake, Virginia 23320 
(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 Rulemaking, MM Docket No. 98-30, adopted February 
25, 1998, and released March 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 Rulemaking 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.


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Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 98-6850 Filed 3-16-98; 8:45 am]
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