[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7671-7674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2458]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[DA 08-126; MB Docket No. 05-243; RM-11363; RM-11364, RM-11365]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Various Locations
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Audio Division amends the FM Table of Allotments by
substituting Channel 259C for vacant Channel 273C at Meeteetse,
Wyoming. Channel 259C can be allotted to Meeteetse, Wyoming in
conformity with the Commission's Rules without a site restriction at
reference coordinates 44-09-26 NL and 108-52-15WL. Additionally, the
Audio Division grants three counterproposals filed timely in this
proceeding. See Supplementary Information, supra.
DATES: Effective March 3, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Secretary, 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 summary of the Commission's Report
and Order, MB Docket No. 05-243, adopted January 16, 2008, and released
January 18, 2008. The full text of this Commission decision is
available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in
the Commission's Reference Information Center, 445 Twelfth Street, SW.,
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 http://www.BCPIWEB.com. The
Commission will send a copy of this Report and Order 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).
The first counterproposal filed jointly by Millcreek Broadcasting,
LLC, licensee of Station KUUU(FM), Channel 223C2, South Jordan, Utah;
Simmons SLC, LLC, licensee of Station KAOX(FM), Channel 297C2,
Kemmerer, Wyoming; 3 Point Media--Coalville, LLC, licensee of Station
KCUA(FM), Channel 223C3, Naples, Utah; 3 Point Media--Delta, LLC,
licensee of Station KMGR(FM), Channel 240C1, Delta, Utah; and College
Creek Broadcasting, LLC, permittee of Station KADQ-FM, Channel 252C2 at
Evanston, Wyoming and FM Station KRPX, Channel 237C3 at Wellington,
Utah requests the substitution of Channel 252C for Channel 252C2 at
Evanston, Wyoming, and modification of the Station KADQ-FM
authorization. The reference coordinates for Channel 252C at Evanston
are 41-14-14 NL and 110-58-09 WL, located 3.5 kilometers (2.2 miles)
south of Evanston. To accommodate the Evanston channel substitution, we
are substituting Channel 237C3 for Channel 252C3 at Price, Utah, and
modifying the Station KARB(FM) license, which in turn requires the
substitution of Channel 233C3 for Channel 237C3 at Wellington, Utah,
and modification of the FM Station KRPX authorization. The reference
coordinates for Channel 237C3 at Price are 39-36-33 NL and 110-48-50
WL, located 1.1 kilometers (0.7 miles) north of Price. The reference
coordinates for Channel 233C3 at Wellington are 39-30-41 NL and 110-45-
54 WL, located 4.3 kilometers (2.7 miles) southwest of Wellington. In
order to allot Channel 233C3 at Wellington, we are substituting Channel
239C for vacant Channel 233C at Salina, Utah, which in turn requires
the substitution of Channel 240C0 for Channel 240C1 at Delta, Utah,
reallotting Channel 240C0 from Delta to Randolph, Utah, as its second
local service, and modifying the Station KMGR(FM) license. The
reference coordinates for Channel 239C at Salina are 38-50-58 NL and
112-00-28 WL, located 17.6 kilometers (11 miles) southwest of Salina.
The reference coordinates for Channel 240C0 at Randolph are 41-56-46 NL
and 111-00-04 WL, located 34.5 kilometers (21.5 miles) northeast of
Randolph. To accommodate the Randolph reallotment, we are substituting
Channel 260C3 for Channel 240A at Weston, Idaho, and modifying the
Station KLZX(FM) license. The reference coordinates for Channel 260C3
at Weston are 41-52-18 NL and 111-48-31 WL, located 23.2 kilometers
(14.4 miles) southwest of Weston. The Channel 260C3 at Weston requires
the substitution of Channel 228C for Channel 260C at Burley, Idaho, and
modification of Station KZDX(FM)'s license to facilitate this change.
The reference coordinates for Channel 228C at Burley are 42-29-33 NL
and 113-44-44 WL, located 6.1 kilometers (3.8 miles) southwest of
Burley. In order to allot Channel 228C at Burley, we are substituting
Channel 230C for Channel 229C at Pocatello, Idaho, and modifying the
Station KZBQ(FM) license. The reference coordinates for Channel 230C at
Pocatello are 42-51-57 NL and 112-30-46 WL, located 5.6 kilometers (3.5
miles) west of Pocatello. To accommodate Channel 260C3 at Weston, we
are substituting Channel 261C3 for Channel 261C2 at Soda Spring, Idaho,
reallotting Channel 261C3 from Soda Springs, Idaho to Wilson, Wyoming,
as its first local service, and modifying the Station KITT(FM)'s
license. The reference coordinates for Channel 261C3 at Wilson are 43-
27-40 NL and 110-45-09 WL, located 10.8 kilometers (6.7 miles)
southeast of Wilson. In order to eliminate the gray area created by the
Wilson reallotment, we are reallotting Channel 297C2 from Kemmerer,
Wyoming to Shelley, Idaho, as its second local service, and modifying
the Station KAOX(FM) license. The reference coordinates for Channel
297C2 at Shelley are 43-02-00 NL and 111-55-34 WL, located 41.8
kilometers (26 miles) south of Shelley. To facilitate the Shelley
reallotment, we are substituting Channel 300C1 for Channel 296C1 at
Idaho Falls, Idaho, and modifying the Station KEQO(FM)'s license and
substituting Channel 223C1 for Channel 223C3 at Naples, Utah,
reallotting Channel 223C1 from Naples, Utah, to Diamondville, Wyoming
and modifying the Station KCUA(FM) license. The reference coordinates
for Channel 300C1 at Idaho Falls are 43-46-04 NL and 111-57-57 WL,
located 33.9 kilometers (21.1 miles) north of Idaho Falls. The
reference coordinates for Channel 223C1 at Diamondville are 41-54-14 NL
and 110-31-06 WL, located 13.9 kilometers (8.6 miles) north of
Diamondville. In order to allot Channel 223C1 to Diamondville, we are
substituting Channel 223A for Channel 223C2 at South Jordan, Utah, and
modifying the Station KUUU(FM) license. The reference coordinates of
Channel 223A at South Jordan are 40-27-11 NL and 111-56-36 WL, located
12.2 kilometers (7.6 miles) south of South Jordan. Moreover, we are
substituting Channel 255C2 for Channel 253C2 at Roosevelt, Utah,
reallotting Channel 255C2 from Roosevelt, Utah, to Naples, Utah, to
prevent removal of Naples' sole local service, and modifying the
Station KIFX(FM) license. The reference coordinates of Channel 255C2 at
Naples are 40-33-24 NL and 109-38-08 WL, located 18.5 kilometers (11.5
miles) northwest of Naples. To accommodate the Naples reallotment, we
are substituting Channel 268C3 for vacant Channel 255C3 at Fruita,
Colorado. The reference coordinates for Channel 268C3
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at Fruita are 39-06-52 NL and 108-51-09 WL. To accommodate the Randolph
reallotment, we are substituting Channel 239C3 for Channel 239C1 at
Marbleton, Wyoming, reallotting Channel 239C3 from Marbleton, Wyoming,
to Ballard, Utah, as its first local service, and modifying the Station
KFMR(FM) authorization. The reference coordinates for Channel 239C3 at
Ballard are 40-27-04 NL and 109-56-25 WL, located 18 kilometers (11.2
miles) north of Ballard. To prevent removal of potential first local
service at Marbleton, we are allotting Channel 257C1 at Marbleton,
Wyoming. The reference coordinates of Channel 257C1 at Marbleton are
42-19-28 NL and 110-19-12 WL, located 30.8 kilometers (19.2 miles)
southwest of Marbleton.
The second counterproposal filed jointly by Millcreek Broadcasting,
LLC, licensee of Stations KNJQ(FM), Channel 286C, Manti, Utah,
KUUU(FM), Channel 223C2, South Jordan, Utah, and KUDD(FM), Channel
300C, Roy, Utah; Simmon SLC, LS, LLC, licensee of Stations KDWY(FM),
Channel 287C2, Diamondville, Wyoming, KAOX(FM), Channel 297C1,
Kemmerer, Wyoming, and KRAR(FM), Channel 295C, Brigham City, Utah; 3
Point Media-Coalville, LLC, licensee of Station KCUA(FM), Channel
223C3, Naples, Utah; and College Creek Broadcasting, LLC, permittee of
FM Station KHUN, Channel 296C2, Huntington, Utah, FM Station KRID,
Channel 243C2, Ashton, Idaho, FM Station KKWY, Channel 293C, Superior,
Wyoming, and Station KTYN(FM), Channel 290C1, Thayne, Wyoming requests
the allotment of Channel 285C at Milford, Utah, as its first local
service and a first aural reception service to 197 persons. The
reference coordinates for Channel 285C at Milford are 38-31-11 NL and
113-17-07 WL. This site is located 27.6 kilometers (17.2 miles)
northwest of Milford. To accommodate this vacant allotment, we are
reallotting Channel 286C from Manti to American Fork, Utah, as the
community's first local service, and modifying the Station KNJQ(FM)
license. The reference coordinates for Channel 286C at American Fork
are 40-39-34 NL and 112-12-05 WL. This site is located 46.6 kilometers
(28.9 miles) northwest of American Fork. This reallotment requires the
substitution of Channel 290C for Channel 289C at Centerville, Utah and
modification of the Station KXRV(FM) license. The reference coordinates
for Channel 290C at Centerville are 40-39-34 NL and 112-12-05 WL. This
site is located 40 kilometers (24.9 miles) southwest of Centerville. In
order to allot Channel 290C to Centerville, we are substituting Channel
245C2 for Channel 290A at Vernal, Utah, and modifying Station KLCY-FM's
license and substituting Channel 294C for Channel 293C at Spanish Fork,
Utah, and modifying Station KOSY-FM's license. The reference
coordinates for Channel 245C2 at Vernal are 40-32-16 NL and 109-41-57
WL. This site is located 17.1 kilometers (10.7 miles) northwest of
Vernal. The reference coordinates for Channel 294C at Spanish Fork are
40-39-34 NL and 112-12-05 WL. This site is located 76.2 kilometers
(47.4 miles) northwest of Spanish Fork. To accommodate the Channel 294C
to Spanish Fork, we are substituting Channel 296C for Channel 295C at
Brigham City, Utah, reallotting Channel 296C from Brigham City to
Woodruff, Utah, as the community's second local service, and modifying
the Station KRAR(FM) license, which in turns requires reallotting
Channel 297C2 from Kemmerer, Wyoming to Shelley, Idaho, as its second
local service, and modifying the Station KAOX(FM) license. The
reference coordinates for Channel 296C at Woodruff are 40-56-07 NL and
111-00-03 WL. This site is located 66.5 kilometers (41.3 miles) south
of Woodruff. The reference coordinates for Channel 297C2 at Shelley are
43-02-00 NL and 111-55-34 WL, located 41.8 kilometers (26 miles) south
of Shelley. To facilitate the Shelley reallotment, we are substituting
Channel 300C1 for Channel 296C1 at Idaho Falls, Idaho, and modifying
the Station KEQO(FM) license. The reference coordinates for Channel
300C1 at Idaho Falls are 43-46-04 NL and 111-57-57 WL, located 33.9
kilometers (21.1 miles) north of Idaho Falls. In order to allot Channel
296C to Woodruff, we are substituting Channel 297C2 for Channel 296C2
at Huntington, Utah, and modifying the Station KHUN authorization,
which in turn requires reallotting Channel 298C from Orem to Kaysville,
Utah, as the community's first local service, and modifying the Station
KKAT-FM license. The reference coordinates for Channel 297C2 at
Huntington are 39-10-41 NL and 111-01-22 WL. This site is located 17.3
kilometers (10.7 miles) south of Huntington. The reference coordinates
for Channel 298C at Kaysville are 40-39-34 NL and 112-12-05 WL. This
site is located 47.3 kilometers (29.4 miles) southwest of Kaysville. To
accommodate the Kaysville reallotment, we are reallotting Channel 300C
from Roy to Randolph, Utah, as the community's second local service and
modifying the Station KUDD(FM) license. The reference coordinates for
Channel 300C at Randolph are 41-04-48 NL and 111-05-32 WL. This site is
located 65.5 kilometers (40.7 miles) south of Randolph. To accommodate
Channel 290C at Centerville, we are substituting Channel 286C3 for
Channel 290C3 at Thayne, Wyoming, and modifying the Station KTYN(FM)
authorization, which in turn requires substituting Channel 243A for
vacant Channel 286A at Dubois, Idaho. The reference coordinates for
Channel 286C3 at Thayne are 43-06-18 NL and 111-07-17 WL. This site is
located 22.7 kilometers (14.1 miles) northwest of Thayne. The reference
coordinates for Channel 243A at Dubois are 44-15-50 NL and 112-09-00
WL. This site is located 11.6 kilometers (7.2 miles) northeast of
Dubois. The allotment of Channel 286A at Dubois was added to the FM
Table in MB Docket No. 04-427. See 70 FR 37289, published June 29,
2005. Channel 286A at Dubois was inadvertently removed from the FM
Table of Allotments in MB Docket No. 05-210. See 72 FR 45813, published
August 15, 2007. To accommodate the Dubois vacant allotment, we are
substituting Channel 283A for Channel 243C2 at Ashton, Idaho, and
modifying the Station KRID authorization. The reference coordinates for
Channel 283A at Ashton are 43-58-32 NL and 111-34-40 WL. This site is
located 14.9 kilometers (9.3 miles) southwest of Ashton. To accommodate
Channel 286C3 at Thayne, we are substituting Channel 288C for Channel
287C2 at Diamondville, Wyoming, reallotting Channel 288C from
Diamondville, Wyoming to Oakley, Utah, as the community's second local
service, and modifying the Station KDWY(FM) license. The reference
coordinates for Channel 288C at Oakley are 40-52-16 NL and 110-59-43
WL. This site is located 31 kilometers (19.3 miles) northeast of
Oakley. To prevent removal of Diamondville's sole local service, we are
substituting Channel 223C1 for Channel 223C3 at Naples, Utah,
reallotting Channel 223C1 from Naples, Utah, to Diamondville, Wyoming
and modifying the Station KCUA(FM) license. The reference coordinates
for Channel 223C1 at Diamondville are 41-54-14 NL and 110-31-06 WL,
located 13.9 kilometers (8.6 miles) north of Diamondville. To prevent
removal of Naples' sole local service, we are substituting Channel
255C2 for Channel 253C2 at Roosevelt, Utah, reallotting Channel 255C2
from Roosevelt, to Naples, Utah and modifying the Station KIFX(FM)
license. The reference
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coordinates of Channel 255C2 at Naples are 40-33-24 NL and 109-38-08
WL, located 18.5 kilometers (11.5 miles) northwest of Naples. To
accommodate the Naples reallotment, we are substituting Channel 268C3
for vacant Channel 255C3 at Fruita, Colorado. The reference coordinates
for Channel 268C3 at Fruita are 39-06-52 NL and 108-51-09 WL. To
accommodate the Diamondville reallotment, we are substituting Channel
223A for Channel 223C2 at South Jordan, Utah, and modifying the Station
KUUU(FM) license. The reference coordinates of Channel 223A at South
Jordan are 40-27-11 NL and 111-56-36 WL, located 12.2 kilometers (7.6
miles) south of South Jordan. To facilitate Channel 290C to
Centerville, we are substituting Channel 292C for Channel 291C at
Evanston, Wyoming, and modifying the Station KBMG(FM) license, which in
turn requires substituting Channel 298C1 for Channel 293C1 at Superior,
Wyoming, and modifying of the Station KKWY authorization. The reference
coordinates for Channel 292C at Evanston are 40-52-16 NL and 110-59-43
WL, located 44.2 kilometers (27.5 miles) south of Evanston. The
reference coordinates for Channel 298C1 at Superior are 41-25-32 NL and
109-07-42 WL, located 40.5 kilometers (25.1 miles) south of Superior.
The third counterproposal filed jointly by Sand Hill Media
Corporation, licensee of Station KADQ-FM, Channel 232C2, Rexburg, Idaho
and Sandhill Media Group, LLC, license of Station KUPI-FM, Channel
256C1, Idaho Falls, Idaho, requested Channel 262C2 at Lima, Montana, as
the community first local service. However, we allotted alternate
Channel 265C2 at Lima, Montana, as its first local service to avoid the
ultimate permittee of this vacant allotment to reimburse Brigham Young
University for its reasonable expenses associated with changing Station
KBYI's frequency to Channel 232C1 at Rexburg. The reference coordinates
for Channel 265C2 at Lima are 44-42-58 NL and 112-40-40 WL. This site
is located 11.2 kilometers (6.9 miles) northwest of Lima. Additionally,
we substituted Channel 232C1 for Channel 263C1 at Rexburg, Idaho and
modifying the Station KBYI license to accommodate the substitution of
Channel 263C1 for Channel 256C1 at Idaho Falls, Idaho and modification
of the FM Station KUPI license. The reference coordinates for Channel
232C1 at Rexburg are 43-45-44 NL and 111-57-30 WL. The site is located
15.4 kilometers (9.6 miles) southwest of Rexburg. The reference
coordinates for Channel 263C1 at Idaho Falls are 43-21-06 NL and 12-00-
22 WL. The site is located 13 kilometers (8.1 miles) south of Idaho
Falls. Moreover, to facilitate the Channel 232C1 substitution at
Rexburg, we substituted Channel 233C0 for Channel 233C at Logan, Utah,
and modified the Station KVFX(FM) license and substituted Channel 256C2
for Channel 232C2 at Rexburg, Idaho and modified the Station KSNA(FM)
license. The reference coordinates for Channel 233C0 at Logan are 41-
53-50 NL and 111-57-39 WL. The site is located 20.8 kilometers (12.9
miles) northwest of Logan. The reference coordinates for Channel 256C2
at Rexburg are 43-45-20 NL and 111-57-56 WL. The site is located 16.2
kilometers (10.1 miles) southwest of Rexburg.
The Media Bureau's Consolidated Data Base System will reflect the
following FM Channel as the reserved assignment for the listed
stations, respectively: Channel 252C in lieu of Channel 252C2 at
Evanston, Wyoming for Station KADQ-FM; Channel 237C3 in lieu of Channel
252C3 at Price, Utah for Station KARB(FM); Channel 233C3 in lieu of
Channel 237C3 at Wellington, Utah for FM Station KRPX; Channel 240C0 at
Randolph, Utah in lieu of Channel 240C1 at Delta, Utah for Station
KMGR(FM); Channel 260C3 in lieu of Channel 240A at Weston, Idaho for
Station KLZX(FM); Channel 228C in lieu of Channel 260C at Burley, Idaho
for Station KZDX(FM); Channel 230C in lieu of Channel 229C at
Pocatello, Idaho for Station KZBQ(FM); Channel 261C3 at Wilson, Wyoming
in lieu of Channel 261C2 at Soda Spring, Idaho for Station KITT(FM);
Channel 297C2 at Shelley, Idaho in lieu of Kemmerer, Wyoming for
Station KAOX(FM); Channel 300C1 in lieu of Channel 296C1 at Idaho Falls
for Station KEQO(FM); Channel 223C1 at Diamondville, Wyoming in lieu of
Channel 223C3 at Naples, Utah for Station KCUA(FM); Channel 223A in
lieu of Channel 223C2 at South Jordan, Utah for Station KUUU(FM);
Channel 255C2 at Naples in lieu of Channel 253C2 at Roosevelt, Utah for
Station KIFX(FM); Channel 239C3 at Ballard, Utah in lieu of Channel
239C1 at Marbleton, Wyoming for Station KFMR(FM); Channel 286C at
American Fork, Utah in lieu of Manti, Utah for Station KNJQ(FM);
Channel 290C in lieu of Channel 289C at Centerville, Utah for Station
KXRV(FM); Channel 245C2 in lieu of Channel 290A at Vernal, Utah for
Station KLCY-FM; Channel 294C in lieu of Channel 293C at Spanish Fork,
Utah for Station KOSY-FM; Channel 296C at Woodruff, Utah in lieu of
Channel 295C at Brigham City, Utah for Station KRAR(FM); Channel 297C2
in lieu of Channel 296C2 at Huntington, Utah for Station KHUN; Channel
298C at Kaysville, Utah in lieu of Orem, Utah for Station KKAT-FM;
Channel 300C at Randolph, Utah in lieu of Roy, Utah for Station
KUDD(FM); Channel 286C3 in lieu of Channel 290C3 at Thayne, Wyoming for
Station KTYN(FM); Channel 283A in lieu of Channel 243C2 at Ashton,
Idaho for Station KRID; Channel 288C at Oakley, Utah in lieu of Channel
287C2 at Diamondville, Wyoming for Station KDWY(FM); Channel 292C in
lieu of Channel 291C at Evanston, Wyoming for Station KBMG(FM); Channel
298C1 in lieu of Channel 293C1 at Superior, Wyoming for Station KKWY;
Channel 232C1 in lieu of Channel 263C1 at Rexburg, Idaho for Station
KBYI license; Channel 263C1 in lieu of Channel 256C1 at Idaho Falls,
Idaho for Station KUPI-FM license; Channel 256C2 in lieu of Channel
232C2 at Rexburg, Idaho for Station KSNA(FM) license; and Channel 233C0
in lieu of Channel 233C at Logan, Utah for Station KVFX(FM).
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Radio, Radio broadcasting.
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As stated 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, 336.
Sec. 73.202 [Amended]
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2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Colorado, is
amended by removing Channel 255C3 and adding Channel 268C3 at Fruita.
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3. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Idaho, is
amended by adding Dubois, Channel 243A.
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4. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Montana, is
amended by adding Lima, Channel 265C2.
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5. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Utah is amended
by adding Milford, Channel 285C; and removing Channel 233C and adding
Channel 239C at Salina.
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6. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Wyoming, is
amended by adding Marbleton, Channel 257C1 and removing Channel 273C
and adding Channel 259C at Meeteetse.
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Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
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