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                            Before the
                Federal Communications Commission
                      Washington, D.C. 20554


In the Matter of                   )              
                                        )
Amendment of Section 73.202(b)          )    MM Docket No. 96-214 
Table of Allotments,                    )    RM-8886
FM Broadcast Stations.                       )    
(Dededo, Guam)                )                                  

                              REPORT AND ORDER
                              (Proceeding Terminated)

     Adopted:  April 30, 1997;                           Released:  May 9, 1997   

By the Chief, Allocations Branch:

     1.  At the request of Rolando Manuntag  ("petitioner"), the Commission has before it the
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 11 FCC Rcd 13158 (1996), proposing the allotment of Channel
286C at Dededo, Guam, as the community's first local aural transmission service.  Petitioner filed
comments in support of the proposal reaffirming his intention to apply for the channel, if allotted. 
 No other comments were received.

     2.  In the Notice, petitioner was requested to provide sufficient information to demonstrate
that Dededo is a "community" for allotment purposes.  In response, petitioner submits that Dededo
is the largest municipality in Guam in terms of area and population. It is the fastest growing
community with a 1996 population in excess of 38,000 persons.  Petitioner states that Dededo has
a municipal government office, five commercial banks, five large shopping malls/centers, fast food
chains, two large bakeries, auto dealerships, hardware stores, executive subdivisions, Duty-Free
shops, Naval Computer and Telecommunications Master Station, Navy housing, six gas stations,
churches, Northern Public Health Center, four public schools, two private schools, fifty civic
organizations/associations, and over 500 medium-sized businesses. 

     3.  We find that Dededo possesses the indicia to establish it as a "community" for allotment
purposes.  Therefore, we believe the public interest would be served by allotting Channel 286C at
Dededo, Guam, since it would provide the community with its first local aural transmission service. 
An engineering analysis has determined that Channel 286C can be allotted to Dededo in compliance
with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements without the imposition of a site
restriction at petitioner's requested site.
 
     4.  Accordingly, pursuant to the authority found in Sections 4(i), 5(c)(1), 303(g) and (r) and
307(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and Sections 0.61, 0.204(b) and 0.283 of
the Commission's Rules, IT IS ORDERED, That effective June 23, 1997, the FM Table of
Allotments, Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's Rules, IS AMENDED, with respect to the
community listed below, to read as follows:

                    City                                    Channel No.

          Dededo, Guam                       286C                                
     5.  The window period for filing applications for Channel 286C at Dededo, Guam, will open
on  June 23, 1997, and close on July 24, 1997.

     6.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That this proceeding IS TERMINATED.

     7.  For further information concerning this proceeding, contact Sharon P. McDonald, Mass
Media Bureau, (202) 418-2180. Questions related to the window application filing process should
be addressed to the Audio Services Division, Mass Media Bureau, (202) 418-2700. 
                                                                                          FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION              
           

                    
                         John A. Karousos
                         Chief, Allocations Branch
                         Policy and Rules Division                    
                         Mass Media Bureau