[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 532-533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-167]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 02-3456; MB Docket No. 02-282; RM-10615]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Bridgeton, and Pennsauken, NJ

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document requests comment on a petition for rulemaking 
filed on behalf of Cohanzick Broadcasting Corp., licensee of Station 
WSNJ-FM and New Jersey Radio Partners, LLC, assignee of Station WSNJ-
FM, requesting the substitution of Channel 300A for Channel 299B at 
Bridgeton, New Jersey, and reallotment of Channel 300A from Bridgeton 
to Pennsauken, New Jersey, as the

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community's first local aural transmission service, and modification of 
Station WSNJ-FM's authorization to reflect the changes. This petition 
was originally filed as an amended proposal in MB Docket 02-26 which 
was terminated. Channel 300A can be allotted at a site 6.1 kilometers 
(3.8 miles) northeast of Pennsauken at coordinates 40-00-12 NL and 75-
01-19 WL.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before, February 10, 2003, and 
reply comments on or before February 25, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 
20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria M. McCauley, Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 02-382, adopted December 
13, 2002, and released December 16, 2002. The full text of this 
Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during 
normal business hours in the FCC's Reference Information Center at 
Portals II, CY-A257, 445 Twelfth Street, SW, Washington, DC. 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, or via e-
mail [email protected].
    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 Sec.  1.1204(b) for rules governing 
permissible ex parte contacts.
    For information regarding proper filing procedures for comments, 
see 47 CFR Sec. Sec.  1.415 and 1.420.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

    Radio, Radio broadcasting.

    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]

    2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under New Jersey, 
is amended by adding Pennsauken, Channel 300A and removing Bridgeton, 
Channel 299B.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 03-167 Filed 1-3-03; 8:45 am]
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