[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 117 (Friday, June 18, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 34113-34114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13810]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 04-1416; MB Docket No. 04-202, RM-10985]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Tomahawk, WI

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Audio Division requests comments on a petition filed by 
Results Broadcasting of Rhinelander, Inc., proposing the allotment of 
Channel 265C3 at Tomahawk, Wisconsin, as the community's second local 
FM transmission service. Channel 265C3 can be allotted to Tomahawk in 
compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation 
requirements with a site restriction of 8.5 kilometers (5.3 miles) 
west-northwest to avoid a short-spacing to the licensed and 
construction permit sites of Station WOBE(FM), Channel 264C1, Crystal 
Falls, Michigan. The coordinates for Channel 265C3 at Tomahawk are 46-
30-01 North Latitude and 89-49-50 West Longitude. Since Tomahawk is 
located within 320 kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.-Canadian border, 
concurrence of the Canadian government has been requested.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before July 19, 2004, reply 
comments on or before August 3, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In 
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioner, or its counsel or consultant, as follows: Mark 
Blacknell, Esq., Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, 1401 Eye 
Street, NW., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20005 (Counsel for Petitioner).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 04-202, adopted May 26, 
2004, and released May 28, 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, 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.

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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 Wisconsin, 
is amended by adding Channel 265C3 at Tomahawk.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 04-13810 Filed 6-17-04; 8:45 am]
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