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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. 97-62
Table of Allotments,                 )       RM-9008
FM Broadcast Stations.               )
(Orofino, Idaho)                                              )

                            REPORT AND ORDER 
                         (Proceeding Terminated)                               

   Adopted:  June 11, 1997                                       Released:  June 20, 1997

 By the Chief, Allocations Branch:
 
      1.  Before the Commission for consideration is the Notice of Proposed Rule Making,
 (Notice), 12 FCC Rcd 1946 (1997), issued in response to a petition for rule making filed by
 Topaz Enterprises, Inc. ("petitioner"), proposing the allotment of Channel 253A to Orofino, Idaho,
 as that community's second local FM transmission service.  Petitioner filed supporting comments
 in response to the Notice.  No other comments were received.
 
      2.  In view of the interest expressed in providing an additional local FM service to
 Orofino, Idaho,  we will allot Channel 253A to that community, as requested.
 
      3.  As stated in the Notice, Channel 253A can be allotted to Orofino consistent with the
 minimum distance separation requirements of Section 73.207(b)(1) and (2) of the Commission's
 Rules, without a site restriction, utilizing city reference coordinates 46-28-48 and 116-15-00. 
 Additionally, as Orofino is located within 320 kilometers (199 miles) of the Canadian border, the
 Commission obtained the concurrence of the Canadian government to the proposal.  
 
        4. Accordingly, pursuant to the authority contained 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 August 4, 1997, the FM Table
 of Allotments, Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's Rules, IS AMENDED with respect to
 Orofino, Idaho, as follows:
 
                            City                       Channel No.       
             
                        Orofino, Idaho                237C3, 253A        
                                                
      5.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That this proceeding IS TERMINATED.
 
      6. The window period for filing applications for Channel 253A at Orofino, Idaho,  will
 open on August 4, 1997,  and close on September 4, 1997.
 
      7.  For further information concerning the above, contact Nancy Joyner, Mass Media
 Bureau, (202) 418-2180.  Questions related to the window application filing process for Channel 
 253A at Orofino, Idaho, 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