[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 218 (Thursday, November 9, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 67283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28687]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00-2373; MM Docket No. 99-195; RM-9563, RM-9958]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Wheatland and Wright, WY

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission, at the request of Mountain West Broadcasting, 
allots Channel 293C1 at Wheatland, Wyoming, as the community's second 
local FM transmission service (RM-9563) See 64 FR 29979, June 4 1999. 
At the request of Mount Rushmore Broadcasting, Inc., we also allot 
Channel 289A at Wheatland and Channel 224A at Wright, Wyoming, as each 
community's third local FM transmission service (RM-9958). Channel 
293C1 can be allotted at Wheatland in compliance with the Commission's 
minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 41 
kilometers (25.5 miles) north; and Channel 289A can also be allotted to 
Wheatland at city reference coordinates. Additionally, Channel 224A can 
be allotted to Wright in compliance with the Commission's minimum 
distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 9.7 
kilometers (6.0 miles) north to avoid a short-spacing to the allotment 
reference site for Channel 223C1, Douglas, Wyoming. The coordinates for 
Channel 293C1 at Wheatland are 42-25-32 North Latitude and 104-57-21 
West Longitude; and the coordinates for Channel 289A at Wheatland are 
42-03-16 North Latitude and 104-57-08 West Longitude. Additionally, the 
coordinates for Channel 224A at Wright are 43-50-02 North Latitude and 
105-28-29 West Longitude.

DATES: Effective December 11, 2000. A filing window for Channels 289A 
and 293C1 at Wheatland, Wyoming, and Channel 224A at Wright, Wyoming, 
will not be opened at this time. Instead, the issue of opening filing 
windows for these channels will be addressed by the Commission in a 
subsequent order.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon P. McDonald, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Report and Order, MM Docket No. 99-195, adopted October 11, 2000, and 
released October 20, 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 contractors, International 
Transcription Service, Inc., (202) 857-3800, 1231 20th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20036.

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--RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES

    1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 54, 303, 334, 336.


Sec. 73.202  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Wyoming, is 
amended by adding Channels 289A and 293C1 at Wheatland; and by adding 
Wright, Channel 224A.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 00-28687 Filed 11-8-00; 8:45 am]
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