[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 66 (Monday, April 7, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 16750-16751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8402]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 03-627; MB Docket No. 03-57; RM-10565]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Fort Collins, Westcliffe, and Wheat 
Ridge, CO

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition for rule making 
filed by Tsunami Communications, Inc., licensee of Station KTCL, 
Channel 227C, Fort Collins, Colorado, proposing the substitution of 
Channel 227C0 for Channel 227C at Fort Collins and reallotment of 
Channel 227C0 to Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The coordinates for Channel 
227C0 at Wheat Ridge are 39-40-18 and 105-07-32. To accommodate Channel 
227C0 at Wheat Ridge, we shall propose the substitution of Channel

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249A for vacant Channel 227A at Westcliffe, Colorado, at coordinates 
38-03-21 and 105-30-02. The 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 227C0 at Wheat Ridge, Colorado.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before May 5, 2003, and reply 
comments on or before May 20, 2003.

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: Mark N. Lipp, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, 600 14th 
Street, NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005-2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Scheuerle, Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 03-57, adopted March 12, 
2003, and released March 14, 2003. 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, 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 Colorado, is 
amended by removing Channel 227C at Fort Collins, and by removing 
Channel 227A and adding Channel 249A at Westcliffe and by adding Wheat 
Ridge, Channel 227C0.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 03-8402 Filed 4-4-03; 8:45 am]
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