[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 27, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 57838-57839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28008]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 99-2195; MM Docket No. 99-308; RM-9693]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Watseka, IL

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by 
Iroquois County Broadcasting Company proposing the allotment of Channel 
240A at Watseka, Illinois, as the community's second local FM 
transmission service. Channel 240A can be allotted to Watseka in 
compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation 
requirements with a site restriction of 5.4 kilometers (3.3 miles) 
northwest at petitioner's requested site. The coordinates for Channel 
240A at Watseka are 40-48-00 North Latitude and 87-47-15 West 
Longitude.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before December 6, 1999, and reply 
comments on or before December 21, 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: Anne 
Thomas Paxson, Borsari & Paxson, 2021 L Street, NW, Suite 402, 
Washington, DC 20036 (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 Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

[[Page 57839]]

99-308, adopted October 6, 1999, and released October 15, 1999. The 
full text of this Commission decision is available for inspection and 
copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Information 
Center (Room CY-A257), 445 12th Street, SW, 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. 99-28008 Filed 10-26-99; 8:45 am]
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