[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-1061]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 06-113, MM Docket No. 04-201, RM-10972, RM-11103]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Birmingham, Orrville, Selma, and 
Shorter, AL

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; petition for reconsideration.

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SUMMARY: The staff grants a settlement request filed by Scott 
Communications, Inc., Alexander Broadcasting Co., and SSR 
Communications, deletes the allotment of Channel 300A at Shorter, AL, 
and upgrades, reallots, and changes the community of license for 
Station WJAM-FM from Channel 300A at Orrville, AL, to Channel 300C3 at 
Shorter, AL. To prevent the removal of the sole local service at 
Orrville, the document reallots and changes the community of license 
for Station WALX(FM) from Channel 265C2 at Selma, AL, to Channel 265C2 
at Orrville. The staff also dismisses as moot a petition for 
reconsideration filed jointly by Scott Communications and Alexander 
Broadcasting directed at the Report and Order in this proceeding. See 
70 FR 28461 (May 18, 2005). With this action, the proceeding is 
terminated. See also Supplemental Information.

DATES: Effective March 20, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew J. Rhodes, Media Bureau, (202) 
418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Memorandum Opinion and Order, MM Docket No. 04-201, adopted January 18, 
2006, and released January 20, 2006. 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, 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. The Commission will send a copy of the Memorandum 
Opinion and Order in this proceeding in a report to be sent to Congress 
and the Government Accountability Office pursuant to the Congressional 
Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
    To accommodate the reallotment of Channel 300C3 to Shorter, the 
document also downgrades and modifies the license of Station WRAX(FM) 
at Birmingham, AL, from Channel 299C to Channel 299C0. To ensure that 
local aural service is retained at Orrville, Station WJAM-FM may not 
commence operating at Shorter until Station WALX(FM) commences 
operations at Orrville. The reference coordinates for Channel 300C3 at 
Shorter are 32-21-49 NL and 85-59-48 WL. The reference coordinates for 
Channel 265C2 at Orrville are 32-20-42 NL and 86-55-02 WL. The 
reference coordinates for Channel 299C0 at Birmingham are 33-43-52 NL 
and 86-37-57 WL. This document also waives the provisions of Section 
1.420(j) of the Commission's rules, consistent with the Public Notice 
entitled Window Announced for Universal Settlements of Pending 
Rulemaking Proceedings to Amend FM Table of Allotments, 20 FCC Rcd 
10756 (MB 2005).

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 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 Alabama, is 
amended by removing Channel 299C and adding Channel 299C0 at 
Birmingham, removing Channel 300A and adding Channel 265C2 at Orrville, 
removing Channel 265C2 at Selma, and removing Channel 300A and adding 
Channel 300C3 at Shorter.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 06-1061 Filed 2-7-06; 8:45 am]
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