[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 117 (Friday, June 16, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 37754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15264]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00-1221; MM Docket No. 00-102, RM-9888]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Charlotte Amalie, Frederiksted, and 
Christiansted, VI

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Ocean 
FM Media and Island Prime Media proposing to allotment Channel 257A at 
Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands; and the allotment of Channel 258A at 
Frederiksted, Virgin Islands. To accommodate the allotments, 
petitioners also request the substitution of Channel 293B for Channel 
258B at Christiansted, Virgin Islands, and the modification of Station 
WVIQ-FM's license accordingly. Channel 257A can be allotted to 
Charlotte Amalie with compliance with the Commission's minimum distance 
separation requirements with a site restriction of 4.2 kilometers (2.6 
miles) west; Channel 258A can be allotted to Frederiksted in compliance 
with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements at city 
reference; and Channel 293B can be substituted at Christiansted in 
compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation 
requirements with a site restriction of 3.1 kilometers (1.9 miles) 
southeast at Station WVIQ-FM's presently licensed site. The coordinates 
for Channel 257A at Charlotte Amalie are 18-21-25 North Latitude and 
64-58-00 West Longitude; the coordinates for Channel 258A at 
Frederiksted are 17-42-48 North Latitude and 64-53-00 West Longitude; 
and the coordinates for Channel 293B at Christiansted are 17-44-07 
North Latitude and 64-40-46 West Longitude.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before July 24, 2000, reply 
comments on or before August 8, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In 
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioner, or its counsel or consultant, as follows: James 
L. Oyster, 108 Oyster Lane, Castleton, Virginia 22716-2839 (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. 00-102, adopted May 24, 
2000, and released June 2, 2000. 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.


Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 00-15264 Filed 6-15-00; 8:45 am]
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