[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 63 (Monday, April 4, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 17046-17047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6570]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 05-714; MB Docket No. 05-121, RM-11197; MB Docket No. 05-122, RM-
11198]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Columbus and Monona, WI; and 
Knightdale and Wilson, NC

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document proposes two changes of community reallotments 
for Columbus and Monona, Wisconsin; and Wilson and Knightdale, North 
Carolina.
    The Audio Division requests comments on a petition filed by Capstar 
TX Limited Partnership proposing the reallotment of Channel 291C0 from 
Wilson to Knightdale, North Carolina, and the modification of Station 
WRDU(FM)'s license accordingly. Channel 291C0 can be reallotted to 
Knightdale in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance 
separation requirements with a site restriction of 10 kilometers (6.2 
miles) east to avoid short-spacings to the licensed site of Station 
WFJA(FM), Channel 288A, Sanford, North Carolina, and the licensed site 
of Station WMNA-FM, Channel 292A, Gretna, Virginia. The Audio Division 
granted Station WRDU(FM) a license to specify operation on Channel 
291C0 in lieu of Channel 291C on April 10, 2003. See BLH-20020607AAR. 
This change is not reflected in The FM Table of Allotments. The 
reference coordinates for Channel 291C0 at Knightdale are 35-47-50 NL 
and 78-22-15 WL. In accordance with the provisions of Section 1.420(i) 
of the Commission's Rules, we will not accept competing expressions of 
interest for the use of Channel 291C0 at Knightdale, North Carolina, or 
require petitioner to demonstrate the existence of an equivalent class 
channel for the use of other interested parties. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION, infra.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before May 9, 2005, reply comments 
on or before May 24, 2005.

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 N. 
Lipp, Esq., Vinson and Elkins, L.L.P., 1455 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004-1008 (Counsel for Capstar TX Limited 
Partnerhip); and John D. Poutasse, Esq., Leventhal, Senter & Lerman, 
PLLC, 2000 K Street, NW., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20006-1809 (Counsel 
for Good Karma Broadcasting, LLC).

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. 05-121, MB Docket No. 05-
122, adopted March 16, 2005, and released March 18, 2005. 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. This document may 
also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and 
Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, 
Washington, DC 20054, telephone 1-800-378-3160 or http://www.BCPIWEB.com. This document does not contain proposed information 
collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
Public Law 104-13. In addition, therefore, it does not contain any 
proposed information collection burden ``for small business concerns 
with fewer than 25 employees,'' pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(4).
    The Audio Division requests comments on a petition filed by Good 
Karma Broadcasting, LLC, proposing the reallotment of Channel 263A from 
Columbus to Monona, Wisconsin, and the modification of Station 
WTLX(FM)'s license accordingly. Channel 263A can be reallotted to 
Monona in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation 
requirements with a site restriction of 9.1 kilometers (5.7 miles) 
north to avoid a short-spacing to the licensed site of Station 
WJVL(FM), Channel 260B1, Janesville, Wisconsin. The reference 
coordinates for Channel 263A at Monona are 43-08-19 NL and 89-22-27 WL. 
In accordance with the provisions of Section 1.420(i) of the 
Commission's Rules, we will not accept competing expressions of 
interest for the use of Channel 263A at Monona, Wisconsin, or require 
petitioner to demonstrate the existence of an equivalent class channel 
for the use of other interested parties.
    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

    Radio, Radio broadcasting.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR part 73 as follows:

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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 North 
Carolina, is amended by adding Knightdale, Channel 291C0, and removing 
Channel 291C at Wilson.
    3. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Wisconsin, 
is amended by removing Columbus, Channel 263A, and adding Monona, 
Channel 263A.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 05-6570 Filed 4-1-05; 8:45 am]
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