[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 5, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 41377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16870]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00-1328; MM Docket No. 99-350; RM-9769]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Simmesport, LA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document allots Channel 287A to Simmesport, Louisiana, as 
that community's first local aural transmission service, in response to 
a petition for rule making filed on behalf of C. Wayne Dowdy. See 64 FR 
73463, December 30, 1999. Coordinates used for Channel 287A at 
Simmesport, Louisiana, are 30-53-30 NL and 91-47-00 WL.

DATES: Effective July 31, 2000. A filing window for Channel 287A at 
Simmesport, Louisiana, will not be opened at this time. Instead, the 
issue of opening a filing window for this channel will be addressed by 
the Commission in a subsequent Order.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Joyner, Mass Media Bureau, (202) 
418-2180. Questions related to the application filing process for 
Channel 287A at Simmesport, Louisiana, should be addressed to the Audio 
Services Division, (202) 418-2700.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Report and Order, MM Docket No. 99-350, adopted June 7, 2000, and 
released June 16, 2000. The full text of this Commission decision is 
available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in 
the FCC's Reference 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.

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 Louisiana, 
is amended by adding Simmesport, Channel 287A.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
 Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 00-16870 Filed 7-3-00; 8:45 am]
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