[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 162 (Monday, August 21, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 50653-50654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21193]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00-1694; MM Docket No. 99-362; RM-9730]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Canton and Morristown, NY

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission, at the request of Radio Power, Inc., licensee 
of Station WVLF, Canton, NY, and Waters Communications, Inc., licensee 
of Station WNCQ-FM, Morristown, NY, substitutes Channel 275C3 for 
Channel 244A at Canton, NY, and modifies the license of Station WVLF to 
specify operation on the higher powered channel and substitutes Channel 
244C3 for Channel 275A at Morristown, NY, and modifies the license of 
Station WNCQ-FM to specify operation on the higher powered channel. 
These allotments will provide each community with wide coverage area FM 
channels. See 65 FR 270. January 4, 2000. Channel 275C3 can be allotted 
to Canton in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance 
separation requirements, with respect to all domestic allotments, with 
a site restriction of 12 kilometers (7.4 miles) north, at coordinates 
44-41-51 NL; 75-07-35 WL, to accommodate Radio Power's requested site. 
Channel 275C3 at Canton is short-spaced to Channel 276A at Valleyfield, 
Quebec, Canada. Channel 244C3 can be allotted to Morristown in 
compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation 
requirements, with respect to all domestic allotments, with a site 
restriction of 12 kilometers (7.4 miles) east, at coordinates 44-36-00 
NL; 75-30-00 WL, to accommodate Waters desired transmitter site. See 
Supplementary Information.

DATES: Effective September 11, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C. 20554.

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. 99-362, adopted July 19, 2000, and 
released July 28, 2000. 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.
    Channel 244C3 at Morristown is short-spaced to Channel 243A at 
Buckingham, Quebec, and Channel 244C1 at Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. 
Canadian concurrence in these allotments, as specially negotiated 
short-spaced allotments, has been requested since both communities are 
located within 320 kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.-Canadian border, 
but has not yet been received. However, rather than delay any further 
the opportunity of the licensees of Stations WVLF and WNCQ-FM to file 
applications specifying operation on the higher powered channels at 
Canton and Morristown, respectively, we will allot Channel 275C3 to 
Canton and Channel 244C3 to Morristown. If a construction permit is 
granted prior to the receipt of formal concurrence in the allotment by 
the Canadian Government, the construction permit will include the 
following condition: ``Operation with the facilities specified herein 
is subject to modification, suspension, or termination without the 
right to hearing, if found by the Commission to be necessary in order 
to conform to the Canada-United States FM Broadcast Agreement or if 
objected to by Industry Canada.'' In 1987, Channel 244A, Canton, NY was 
added to the community, 52 FR 39783 (October 23, 1987), but 
inadvertently removed from the Federal Register in 1988, 53 FR 19913 
(June 1, 1988).

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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, and 336.


Sec. 73.202  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under New York, is 
amended by adding Channel 275C3 at Canton and removing Channel 275A and 
adding Channel 244C3 at Morristown.

    Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 00-21193 Filed 8-18-00; 8:45 am]
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