[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 17, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7848-7849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3792]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 99-45; RM-9401]
Television Broadcasting Services; El Dorado and Camden, AR
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition for rule making
filed on behalf of Equity Broadcasting Corporation, permittee of
Station KKYK-TV, Channel 49, El Dorado, Arkansas, requesting the
reallotment of Channel 49 from El Dorado to Camden, Arkansas, as that
community's first local television transmission service and
modification of its authorization accordingly, pursuant to the
provisions of Sec. 1.420(i) of the Commission's Rules. Coordinates used
for Channel 49 at Camden are those of the petitioner's presently
authorized transmitter site at coordinates 33-16-19 NL and 92-42-11 WL.
Although the Commission has imposed a freeze on the TV Table of
Allotments in certian metropolitan areas, the freeze is not applicable
to changes requested by existing stations. See Advanced Television
Systems and Their Impact on the Existing Television Broadcast Service,
Order, 52 FR 28,346, July 29, 1987. Moreover, the petitioner's
authorization was issued after the cut-off date established in the
Sixth Report and Order on Digital Television Service, 12 FCC Rcd 13588,
14593 (1997). Therefore, this proposal does not impact on the DTV Table
of Allotments set forth in Section 73.622(b) of the Commission's Rules,
nor does the instant proposal request the allotment of a paired DTV
channel for Camden.
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DATES: Comments must be filed on or before March 29, 1999, and reply
comments on or before April 13, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC
20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties
should serve the petitioner's counsel, as follows: Mark N. Lipp and
Scott C. Cinnamon, Esqs., Shook, Hardy & Bacon, 1850 K Street, N.W.,
Suite 900, Washington, DC 20036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Joyner, Mass Media Bureau, (202)
418-2180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 99-45, adopted January
27, 1999, and released February 5, 1999. The 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, International
Transcription Service, Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20036, (202) 857-3800.
Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of l980 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
Television broadcasting.
Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 99-3792 Filed 2-16-99; 8:45 am]
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