[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 6, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36255-36256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17076]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 98-224; RM-9416]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Belfield, ND

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission, at the request of High Plains Broadcasting, 
Inc., allots Channel 230C1 to Belfield, ND, as the community's first 
local aural service. See 63 FR 69608, December 17, 1998. Channel 230C1 
can be allotted to Belfield in compliance with the Commission's minimum 
distance separation requirements without a site restriction, at 
coordinates 46-53-06 NL; 103-11-48 WL. Canadian concurrence in the 
allotment has been obtained since Belfield is located within 320 
kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.-Canadian border. With this action, 
this proceeding is terminated.

DATES: Effective August 9, 1999. A filing window for Channel 230C1 at 
Belfield will not be opened at this time. Instead, the issue of opening 
a filing window for

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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. 98-224, adopted June 16, 1999, and 
released June 25, 1999. The full text of this Commission decision is 
available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in 
the FCC Reference Center (Room 239), 445 12th Street, SW, 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 North 
Dakota, is amended by adding Belfield, Channel 230C1.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 99-17076 Filed 7-2-99; 8:45 am]
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