[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 47 (Monday, March 11, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 10872-10873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5710]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 02-409; MM Docket No. 02-40; RM-10377]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Goldsboro and Smithfield, North 
Carolina

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 New Age Communications, Inc., licensee of Station 
WKIX(FM), Channel 272A, Goldsboro, North Carolina, requesting the 
reallotment of Channel 272A from Goldsboro to Smithfield, North 
Carolina, and modification of its authorization accordingly, pursuant 
to the provisions of Section 1.420(i) of the Commission's Rules. The 
coordinates for requested Channel 272A at Smithfield, North Carolina, 
are 35-28-21 NL and 78-19-43 WL.
    Petitioner's reallotment proposal complies with the provisions of 
section 1.420(i) of the Commission's Rules, and therefore, the 
Commission will not accept competing expressions of interest in the use 
of Channel 272A at Smithfield, North Carolina, or require the 
petitioner to demonstrate the availability of an additional equivalent 
class channel.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before April 8, 2002, and reply 
comments on or before April 23, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th 
Street, SW., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing 
comments with the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioner's 
counsel, as follows: Wade H. Hargrove, Esq. and David Kusher, Esq., 
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, L.L.P.; P.O. Box 1800; 
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. Barthen Gorman, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 02-40, adopted February 
13, 2002, and released
    February 22, 2002. The full text of this Commission decision is 
available for inspection and copying during regular business hours in 
the FCC's Reference Information Center at Portals II, 445 12th Street, 
SW, CY-A257, Washington, DC, 20554. This document may also be purchased 
from the Commission's duplicating contractors, Qualex International, 
Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW, Room CY-B402, Washington, DC, 20554, 
telephone 202-863-2893, facsimile 202-863-2898, or via e-mail 
[email protected].
    The 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.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

    Radio broadcasting.


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    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR part 73 as follows:

PART 73--[RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES]

    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]

    1. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under North 
Carolina, is amended by adding Smithfield, Channel 272A, and removing 
Channel 272A at Goldsboro.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 02-5710 Filed 3-8-02; 8:45 am]
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