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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. 97-66 
Table of Allotments,                         )      RM-8997
FM Broadcast Stations.                       )    
(Fredonia, Kentucky)                 )                                                    

                                     REPORT AND ORDER
                              (Proceeding Terminated)

       Adopted:  January 28, 1998;             Released:  February 6, 1998        

By the Chief, Allocations Branch:

       1.  At the request of JoeMyers Production ("petitioner"), the Commission has before it
the Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 12 FCC Rcd 1921 (1997), proposing the allotment of
Channel 221A at Fredonia, Kentucky, as the community's first local aural transmission service. 
Petitioner filed comments and supplemental comments in support of the proposal reaffirming its
intention to apply for the channel, if allotted.  An untimely "Informal Objection" was filed by
David Glass, President of Dart Incorporated, licensee of Station WAVJ(FM), Channel 285A,
Princeton, Kentucky.   Petitioner filed an opposition to the "Informal Objection."     

       2.  In its supplement comments, petitioner states that Fredonia is an incorporated
community with a 1990 U.S. Census population of 470 persons. Petitioner further states that
Fredonia has it own mayor and city council.  It has its own volunteer fire department and a post
office. The community also has two medical clinics, a pharmacy, a farm supply store, and
several specialty shops.  Petitioner asserts that many of the businesses serving Fredonia contain
the name of "Fredonia" in their business name (e.g., Fredonia Valley Ban, Fredonia Car Wash,
Fredonia Food and More).    

       3.  We believe the public interest would be served by allotting Channel 221A at
Fredonia, Kentucky, since it would provide the community with its first local aural transmission
service. An engineering analysis has determined that Channel 221A can be allotted to Fredonia
in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site
restriction of  6.2 kilometers (3.8 miles) northeast to avoid short-spacings to the licensed sites
of  Station WYNU(FM), Channel 222C, Milan, Tennessee, Station WBKR(FM), Channel 223C,
Owensboro, Kentucky, and Station WMJL-FM, Channel 274A, Marion, Kentucky. 

        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 March 23, 1998, 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.

        Fredonia, Kentucky            221A

        5. A filing window for Channel 221A at Fredonia, Kentucky, will not be opened at this
time.  Instead, the issue of opening a filing window for this channel will be addressed by the
Commission in a subsequent order.
    
        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