[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 160 (Thursday, August 19, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51389-51390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19023]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 04-2508; MB Docket No. 04-127, RM-10941; MB Docket No. 04-128, RM-
10942; MB Docket No. 04-129, RM-10943; MB Docket No. 04-130, RM-10944; 
MB Docket No. 04-131, RM-10945; MB Docket No. 04-132, RM-10946; MB 
Docket No. 04-133, RM-10947; MB Docket No. 04-135, RM-10949, RM-10950; 
MB Docket No. 04-136, RM-10951; MB Docket No. 04-137, RM-10952; MB 
Docket No. 04-138, RM-10953, RM-10954]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Augusta, WI, Barnwell, SC, Burnet, 
TX, Denver City, TX, Fountain Green, UT, Hayward, WI, Liberty, PA, 
Shenandoah, VA, St. Marys, WV, Susquehanna, PA, and Van Alstyne, TX

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Audio Division grants eleven reservation proposals 
requesting to amend the FM Table of Allotments by reserving certain 
vacant FM allotments for noncommercial educational use in Augusta, WI, 
Barnwell, SC, Burnet, TX, Denver City, TX, Fountain Green, UT, Hayward, 
WI, Liberty, PA, Shenandoah, VA, St. Marys, WV, Susquehanna, PA, and 
Van Alstyne, TX. See 69 FR 26061, published May 11, 2004. At the 
request of Youngshine Media, Inc., the Audio Division grants a petition 
requesting to reserve vacant Channel 298A at Liberty, Pennsylvania for 
noncommercial educational use. The reference coordinates for Channel 
*298A at Liberty are 41-29-28 North Latitude and 77-12-22 West 
Longitude. At the request of American Family Association, the Audio 
Division grants a petition requesting to reserve vacant Channel 227A at 
Susquehanna, Pennsylvania for noncommercial educational use. The 
reference coordinates for Channel *227A at Susquehanna are 41-55-44 
North Latitude and 75-31-50 West Longitude. At the request of American 
Family Association, the Audio Division grants a petition requesting to 
reserve vacant Channel 256C3 at Barnwell, South Carolina for 
noncommercial educational use. The reference coordinates for Channel 
*256C3 at Barnwell are 33-24-29 North Latitude and 81-16-43 West 
Longitude. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, infra.

DATES: Effective September 27, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rolanda F. Smith, Media Bureau, (202) 
418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Report and Order, MB Docket Nos. 04-127, 04-128, 04-129, 04-130, 04-
131, 04-132, 04-133, 04-135, 04-136, 04-137, 04-138 adopted August 10, 
2004 and released August 12 , 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, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 
12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone 1-800-
378-3160, or via e-mail http://www.BCPIWEB.com. The Commission will 
send a copy of the Report and Order in a report to be sent to Congress 
and the General Accounting Office pursuant to the Congressional Review 
Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    At the request of American Family Association, the Audio Division 
grants a petition requesting to reserve vacant Channel 240A at Burnet, 
Texas for noncommercial educational use. The reference coordinates for 
Channel *240A at Burnet are 30-51-05 North Latitude and 98-17-35 West 
Longitude. At the request of American Family Association, the Audio 
Division grants a petition to reserve vacant Channel 248C2 at Denver 
City, Texas for noncommercial educational use. The reference 
coordinates for Channel *248C2 at Denver City are 33-01-53 North 
Latitude and 102-48-47 West Longitude. At the request of American 
Family Association, the Audio Division grants a petition requesting to 
reserve vacant Channel 260A at Van Alstyne, Texas for noncommercial 
educational use. The reference coordinates for Channel *260A at Van 
Alstyne are 33-27-08 North Latitude and 96-27-21 West Longitude. At the 
request of Intermountain Educational Communications, Inc., the Audio 
Division grants a petition requesting to reserve vacant Channel 260A at 
Fountain Green, Utah for noncommercial educational use. The reference 
coordinates for Channel *260A at Fountain Green are 39-37-42 North 
Latitude and 111-38-24 West Longitude. At the request of Sister Sherry 
Lynn Foundation, Inc. and American Family Association, the Audio 
Division grants petitions requesting to reserve vacant Channel 296A at 
Shenandoah, Virginia for noncommercial educational use. The reference 
coordinates for Channel *296A at Shenandoah are 38-30-00 North Latitude 
and 78-36-33 West Longitude. At the request of Starboard Media 
Foundation, Inc., the Audio Division grants a petition requesting to 
reserve vacant Channel 268C3 at Augusta, Wisconsin for noncommercial 
educational use. The reference coordinates for Channel *268C3 at 
Augusta are 44-40-11 North Latitude and 90-57-55 West Longitude. At the 
request of Starboard Media Foundation, Inc., the Audio Division grants 
a petition requesting to reserve vacant Channel 232C2 at Hayward, 
Wisconsin for noncommercial educational use. The

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reference coordinates for Channel *232C2 at Hayward are 46-15-04 North 
Latitude and 91-23-01 West Longitude. At the request of Fine Arts 
Radio, Inc. and West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority, the 
Audio Division grants petitions requesting to reserve vacant Channel 
287A at St. Marys, West Virginia for noncommercial educational use. The 
reference coordinates for Channel *287A at St. Marys are 39-18-03 North 
Latitude and 81-15-19 West Longitude.
    The FM Table of Allotments currently lists Channel 257C1 at 
Barnwell, South Carolina, however, the Audio Division substituted 
Channel 257C1 for Channel 256C3 at Barnwell, SC, reallotted Channel 
257C1 to Pembroke, Georgia, and modified the license of Station WBAW to 
specify operation on Channel 257C1 at Pembroke in MM Docket No. 00-18. 
As such, Channel 256C3 was allotted to Barnwell, SC as a replacement 
service not Channel 257C1. See 66 FR 55596, published November 2, 2001.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

    Radio, Radio broadcasting.


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For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal Communications 
Commission amends 47 CFR part 73 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. 154, 303, 334 and 336.


Sec.  73.202  [Amended]

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2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Pennsylvania is 
amended by adding Channel *298A and by removing Channel 298A at 
Liberty; and by adding Channel *227A and by removing Channel 227A at 
Susquehanna.
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3. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under South Carolina, 
is amended by adding Channel *256C3 and by removing Channel 257C1 at 
Barnwell.

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4. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Texas, is 
amended by adding Channel *240A and by removing Channel 240A at Burnet; 
by adding Channel *248C2 and by removing Channel 248C2 at Denver City; 
by adding Channel *260A and by removing Channel 260A at Van Alstyne.
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5. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Utah, is amended 
by adding Channel *260A and by removing Channel 260A at Fountain Green.

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6. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Virginia, is 
amended by adding Channel *296A and by removing Channel 296A at 
Shenandoah.
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7. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under West Virginia, 
is amended by adding Channel *287A and by removing Channel 287A at St. 
Marys.

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8. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Wisconsin, is 
amended by adding Channel *268C3 and by removing Channel 268C3 at 
Augusta; and by adding Channel *232C2 and by removing Channel 232C2 at 
Hayward.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 04-19023 Filed 8-18-04; 8:45 am]
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