[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 18, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 20791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9612]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00-700; MM Docket No. 00-57; RM-9825]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Gadsden and Springville, AL

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 Capstar Royalty II Corporation, licensee of Station 
WQEN(FM), Channel 279C1, Gadsden, Alabama, requesting the substitution 
of Channel 279C for Channel 279C1, the reallotment of Channel 279C to 
Springville, Alabama, as that locality's first local aural transmission 
service, and modification of its license accordingly. Coordinates used 
for this proposal are 33-58-04 NL and 86-12-35 WL. (See Supplementary 
Information, infra.)

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before May 22, 2000, and reply 
comments on or before June 6, 2000.

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: Gregory L. Masters 
and E. Joseph Knoll, III, Wiley, Rein & Fielding, 1776 K Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20006.

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. 00-57, adopted March 22, 
2000, and released March 31, 2000. The full text of this Commission 
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the FCC's Reference Information Center (Room CY-A257), 445 
Twelfth Street, SW., 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.
    Station WQEN is currently licensed to operate on Channel 279C1 at 
Gadsden. However, 47 CFR Part 73, Radio Broadcast Services, 
Sec. 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments, lists Channel 279C at 
Gadsden. Commission records reflect that Station WQEN filed a one-step 
application for a construction permit (File No. BPH-19971114IH) to 
change its channel of operation to Channel 279C1. A license to cover 
the construction permit (File No. BLH-19980710KE) was granted December 
6, 1999.
    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.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 00-9612 Filed 4-17-00; 8:45 am]
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