[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 10, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 48443-48444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18261]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 04-2392; MB Docket No. 04-287, RM-11044; MB Docket No. 04-288, RM-
11045]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Booneville, KY and Rhinelander, WI

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document proposes new allotments in separate communities, 
Booneville, Kentucky and Rhinelander, Wisconsin. The Audio Division 
requests comment on a petition filed by East Kentucky Educational 
Radio, proposing the allotment of Channel 227A at Booneville, Kentucky, 
as the community's first local aural transmission service. Channel 227A 
can be allotted to Booneville in compliance with the Commission's 
minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 
14.1 kilometers (8.8 miles) northwest of the community. The reference 
coordinates for Channel 227A at Booneville are 37-34-24 NL and 83-46-40 
WL, 24-55-05 NL and 80-38-04 WL. The Audio Division also requests 
comments on a petition filed by Results Broadcasting of Rhinelander, 
Inc., proposing the allotment of Channel 243C3 at Rhinelander, 
Wisconsin, as the community's fourth local aural l transmission 
service. Channel 243C3 can be allotted to Rhinelander in compliance 
with the Commission's

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minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 
14.9 kilometers (9.3 miles) east of the community. The reference 
coordinates for 243C3 at Rhinelander are 45-39-43 NL and 89-13-25 WL. 
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, infra.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before September 20, 2004, and 
reply comments on or before October 5, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, 
interested parties should serve each petitioner, its counsel, or 
consultant, as follows: East Kentucky Educational Radio, 146 Paul 
Drive, Hazard, Kentucky 41701; Results Broadcasting of Rhinelander, 
Inc., c/o Mark Blacknell, Esq., Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, 
Seventh Floor, 1401 Eye Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria M. McCauley, Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket Nos. 04-287 and 04-288, 
adopted July 28, 2004 and released July 30, 2004. The full text of this 
Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during 
regular business hours at the FCC's Reference Information Center, 
Portals II, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 
20554. The complete text of this decision 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 contact. 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 Kentucky, is 
amended by adding Booneville, Channel 227A.
    3. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Wisconsin, 
is amended by adding Channel 243C3 at Rhinelander.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 04-18261 Filed 8-9-04; 8:45 am]
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