[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 239 (Monday, December 14, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 68720-68721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33061]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 98-98-218; RM-9388]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Peterstown, WV

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Bible 
Radio Broadcasters proposing the allotment of Channel 244A at 
Peterstown, West Virginia, as the community's first local aural 
transmission service. Channel 244A can be allotted to Peterstown in 
compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation 
requirements with a site restriction of 5.4 kilometers (3.3 miles) 
northeast to avoid a short-spacing to the licensed site of Station 
WXBQ-FM, Channel 245C, Bristol, Tennessee. The coordinates for Channel 
244A at Peterstown are North Latitude 37-26-08 and West Longitude 80-
46-07.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before January 25, 1999, and reply 
comments on or before February 9, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In 
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioner, his counsel, or consultant, as follows: Jerrold 
Miller, Esq., Miller & Miller, P.C., P.O. Box 33003, Washington, DC. 
(Counsel for Petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon P. McDonald, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of

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Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 98-218, adopted November 25, 1998, 
and released December 4, 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 Service, 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. 98-33061 Filed 12-11-98; 8:45 am]
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