[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 144 (Tuesday, July 28, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 40188-40189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20035]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97-84; RM-9021, RM-9095]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Pauls Valley, Ratliff City, Sulphur, 
OK, Abilene, Bowie, Highland Village, Mount Pleasant, and Overton, TX

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission, at the request of Tom Stamper, dismisses his 
request to allot Channel 291A to Pauls Valley, OK, as the community's 
second local FM service. See 62 FR 10010, March 5, 1997. At the joint 
request of: (1) Bowie-Nacona Broadcasting Company, Inc., Channel 264C 
is substituted for Channel 264C3, Channel 264C is reallotted from Bowie 
to Highland Village, TX, as the community's first local aural service, 
and the license of Station KRJT-FM is modified accordingly; (2) Dynamic 
Broadcasting, Inc., Channel 263C is substituted for Channel 264C at 
Abilene, TX, and the license of Station KORQ-FM is modified to specify 
the alternate Class C channel; and (3) East Texas Broadcasting Company, 
Inc., Channel 264C2 is substituted for Channel 264C at Mount Pleasant, 
TX, Channel 264C2 is reallotted to Overton, TX, as the community's 
first local aural service, and the license of Station KPXI is modified 
accordingly. To accommodate these changes, Channel 291A is substituted 
for Channel 265C3 at Sulphur, OK, and the license of Station KFXT is 
modified to specify the Class A channel. At the request of Carter 
County Broadcasting, the Commission dismisses its counterproposal to 
allot Channel 291A to Ratliff City, OK, as the community's first local 
aural service. With this action, this proceeding is terminated.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Effective August 31, 1998.

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. 97-84, adopted July 15, 1998, and 
released July 17, 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.
    Channel 264C can be allotted to Highland Village in compliance with 
the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site 
restriction of 57.5 kilometers (35.7

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miles) northwest, at coordinates 33-25-03 North Latitude and 97-31-34 
West Longitude. Channel 264C2 can be allotted to Overton with a site 
restriction of 22.8 kilometers (14.2 miles) northwest, at coordinates 
32-27-26 North Latitude and 95-05-14 West Longitude, to avoid a short-
spacing to the pending application (BPH-970708IB) of Station KDVE for 
Channel 262A at Tatum, Texas. Channel 263C can be allotted to Abilene 
with a site restriction of 33.5 kilometers (20.8 miles) southwest, at 
coordinates 32-21-57 North Latitude and 100-02-58 West Longitude, to 
accommodate the licensee's desired transmitter site. Channel 291A can 
be allotted to Sulphur in compliance with the Commission's minimum 
distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 12.7 
kilometers (7.9 miles) north, at coordinates 34-37-22 North Latitude 
and 96-58-37 West Longitude, to accommodate Station KFXT-FM's desired 
transmitter site. Mexican concurrence in the allotment of Channel 263C 
at Abilene has been received since the community is located within 320 
kilometers (199 miles) of the U.S.-Mexican border.

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 Oklahoma, is 
amended by removing Channel 265C3 and adding Channel 291A at Sulphur.
    3. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Texas, is 
amended by removing Channel 264C and adding Channel 263C at Abilene, 
removing Bowie, Channel 264C3, adding Highland Village, Channel 264C, 
removing Mount Pleasant, Channel 264C, adding Overton, Channel 264C2.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 98-20035 Filed 7-27-98; 8:45 am]
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