[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 6193-6194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2838]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 03-4120; MM Docket No. 00-102, RM-9888]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Charlotte Amalie, Christiansted, and 
Frederiksted, VI

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Audio Division, at the joint request of Ocean FM Media and 
Island Prime Media, allots Channel 257A at Charlotte Amalie, Virgin 
Islands, as the community's ninth local FM transmission service. 
Additionally, we allot Channel 258A at Frederiksted, Virgin Islands, as 
the community's fourth local FM transmission service. To accommodate 
the allotments, we also substitute Channel 293B for Channel 258B at 
Christiansted, Virgin Islands, and modify Station WVIQ-FM's license 
accordingly. See 65 FR 37754, June 16, 2000. Channel 257A can be 
allotted to Charlotte Amalie in compliance with the Commission's 
minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 4.2 
kilometers (2.6 miles) west to avoid a short-spacing to the allotment 
site for Channel 258A at Frederiksted, Virgin Islands. The coordinates 
for Channel 257A at Charlotte Amalie are 18-21-25 North Latitude and 
64-58-00 West Longitude. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, infra.

DATES: Effective March 1, 2004. A filing window for Channel 257A at 
Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands, and Channel 258A at Frederiksted, 
Virgin Islands, will not be opened at this time. Instead, the issue of 
opening these allotments for auction will be addressed by the 
Commission in a subsequent Order. Since these allotments require the 
substitution of Channel 293B for Channel 258B at Christiansted, Virgin 
Islands, any requisite conditions for the channel change will be 
stipulated in said Order.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon P. McDonald, Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Report and Order, MM Docket No. 00-102, adopted December 31, 2003, and 
released January 16, 2004. The full text of this Commission decision is 
available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in 
the FCC Reference Information Center (Room CY-A257), 445 12th Street, 
SW., Washington, DC. The complete text of this decision may also be 
purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Qualex International, 
Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20054.
    Additionally, Channel 258A can be allotted to Frederiksted in 
compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation 
requirements at city reference coordinates. The coordinates for Channel 
258A at Frederiksted are 17-42-48 North Latitude and 64-53-00 West 
Longitude. To accommodate the allotments, Channel 293B can be 
substituted at Christiansted in compliance with the Commission's 
minimum distance separation requirements at Station WVIQ-FM's presently 
licensed site. The coordinates for Channel 293B at Christiansted are 
17-44-07 North Latitude and 64-40-46 West Longitude.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

    Radio, Radio broadcasting.


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Part 73 of title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as 
follows:

PART 73--RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES

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1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 54, 303, 334, 336.

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Sec. 73.202  [Amended]

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2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Virgin Islands, 
is amended by adding Channel 257A at Charlotte Amalie; by adding 
Channel 258A at Frederiksted; and by removing Channel 258B and adding 
Channel 293B at Christiansted.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 04-2838 Filed 2-9-04; 8:45 am]
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