[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 155 (Wednesday, August 12, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 43098-43099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21586]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97-179; RM-9064]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Old Forge and Newport Village, NY

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission, at the request of 21st Century Radio Ventures, 
Inc., reallots Channel 259A from Old Forge, NY, to Newport Village, NY, 
as the community's first local aural service, and modifies petitioner's 
construction permit (BPH-940203MC) to specify Newport Village as its 
community of license, and allots Channel 223A to Old Forge as the 
community's second local FM service. Channel 259A can be allotted to 
Newport Village in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance 
separation requirements with a site restriction of 10 kilometers (6.2 
miles) northwest, at coordinates 43-15-43; 75-05-02, to avoid a short-
spacing to Station WTKW, Channel 258A, Bridgeport, New York, and 
Station WRVE, Channel 258B, Schenectady, New York. Channel 223A can be 
allotted to Old Forge in compliance with the Commission's minimum 
distance separation requirements with regard to all domestic allotments 
without the imposition of a site restriction, at coordinates 43-42-42; 
74-58-24, but is short-spaced to Station KFQR-FM, Channel 223C1, 
Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Canadian concurrence in both allotments has 
been received

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since both communities are located within 320 kilometers (200 miles) of 
the U.S.-Canadian border. The Old Forge allotment has been concurred in 
as a specially negotiated short-spaced allotment. See 62 FR 44435, 
August 21, 1997, 63 FR 19701, April 21, 1998. With this action, this 
proceeding is terminated.

DATES: Effective September 21, 1998. A filing window for Channel 223A 
at Old Forge, NY, 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. 97-179, adopted July 29, 1998, and 
released August 7, 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.

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 Newport Village, Channel 259A, and by removing 
Channel 259A and adding Channel 223A at Old Forge.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 98-21586 Filed 8-11-98; 8:45 am]
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