[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 4, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 33431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-14007]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 03-1684, MB Docket No. 03-121, RM-10707]


Television Broadcast Service; Longview, TX

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Estes 
Broadcasting, Inc., permittee of channel 54+, proposing the 
substitution of channel 38- for channel 54+ at Longview, Texas. TV 
Channel 38- can be allotted to Longview, Texas, with a minus offset at 
reference coordinates 32-35-23 N. and 95-23-27 W.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before July 14, 2003, and reply 
comments on or before July 29, 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: Lee G. Petro, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, 
PLC, 11th Floor, 1300 North 17th Street, Arlington, Virginia 22209-3801 
(Counsel for Estes Broadcasting, Inc.).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 03-121, adopted May 14, 
2003, and released May 21, 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, S.W., 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 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

    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 
Texas, is amended by removing Channel 54+ and adding Channel 38- at 
Longview.

Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara A. Kreisman,
Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 03-14007 Filed 6-3-03; 8:45 am]
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