[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 4158-4159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1837]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 03-185, MB Docket No. 03-20, RM-10634]


Television Broadcast Service; Christiansted, VI

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Virgin 
Blue, Inc., requesting the substitution of channel 39 for station WCVI-
TV's channel 27. TV Channel 39 can be allotted to Christiansted, Virgin 
Islands with a zero offset consistent with the minimum distance 
separation requirements of sections 73.610 and 73.698 of the 
Commission's Rules. The coordinates for channel 39 at Christiansted are 
17-44-53 N. and 64-43-40 W.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before March 24, 2003, and reply 
comments on or before April 8, 2003.

ADDRESSES: 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, or its counsel 
or consultant, as follows: Victor A. Gold, President, WCVI-TV, PO Box 
24027, Christiansted, Virgin Islands 00824 (petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Blumenthal, Media Bureau, (202) 
418-1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
notice of proposed rulemaking, MB Docket No.

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03-20, adopted January 22, 2003, and released January 29, 2003. The 
full text of this document is available for public inspection and 
copying during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Information 
Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC, 
20554. This document may also be purchased from the Commission's 
duplicating contractor, 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].
    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 rulemaking 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

    Television 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.  73.606  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.606(b), the Table of Television Allotments under 
Virgin Islands, is amended by removing channel 27 and adding channel 39 
at Christiansted.

Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara A. Kreisman,
Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 03-1837 Filed 1-27-03; 8:45 am]
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