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

In the Matter of                   )
                                   )
Amendment of Section 73.202(b),         )    
Table of Allotments,                         )    
FM Broadcast Stations.             )
(St. Marys, West Virginia)              )    MM Docket No. 97-245  
                                   )    RM-9202   
                                   )
(Manson, Washington)                    )    MM Docket No. 98-3  
     
                                   )    RM-9218
                                   )
                                   )    MM Docket No. 98-19
(Smith Mills, Kentucky)                 )    RM-9219
          
                              REPORT AND ORDER
                    (Proceeding Terminated)            
               

     Adopted:  January 20, 1999;                 Released:  January 29, 1999  

By the Chief, Allocations Branch:

     1.  The Commission has before it three Notices of Proposed Rule Making ("NPRMs"),
specified below, setting forth separate proposals to allot channels to specific communities.  Although
these NPRMs were issued separately and the proposals are not mutually exclusive with each other,
we are consolidating them in this Report and Order as part of our effort to expedite and make more
efficient the FM allotment rulemaking process because these proceedings are uncontested.  While
consolidated, these dockets are still separate for finality purposes.  In the event a reconsideration
petition is directed to an action in a particular docket, a separate Memorandum Opinion and Order
will resolve that reconsideration petition.

     2.  Each petitioner filed comments in support of its proposal, reaffirming its intention to apply
for the specified channel, if allotted.  Each proposal complies with all Commission technical
requirements, and we continue to believe that each proposal would serve the public interest. 
Accordingly, we adopt each proposal as originally proposed.  These are as follows:




A.   MM Docket No. 97-245; RM-9202;  12 FCC Rcd  21769 (1997)

Action:  At the request of Seven Ranges Radio Company, Inc., we are allotting Channel 287A at St.
Marys, West Virginia, as the community's second local FM transmission service.

Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 287A at St. Marys are 39-18-03 North Latitude
and 81-15-19 West Longitude.

Additional Information:  This allotment requires a site restriction of 10.8 kilometers (6.7 miles)
southeast to avoid a short-spacing to the licensed site of Station WZNW(FM), Channel 288B1,
Bethlehem, West Virginia. Since St. Marys is located within 320 kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.-
Canadian border, concurrence by the Canadian government has been obtained.

FCC Contact:  Sharon P. McDonald  (202) 418-2180.


B.  MM Docket No. 98-3; RM-9218; 13 FCC Rcd 2088 (1998)

Action:  At the request of Manson Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 234C3 at Manson,
Washington, as the community's first local aural transmission service. 

Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 234C3 at Manson are 47-53-18 North Latitude
and 120-09-18 West Longitude. 

Additional Information:  This allotment is at city reference coordinates and requires no site
restriction.  Since Manson is located within 320 kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.-Canadian border,
concurrence of the Canadian government has been obtained.

FCC  Contact:  Sharon P. McDonald  (202) 418-2180.


C.  MM Docket No. 98-19; RM-9219;  13 FCC Rcd  3000 (1998)

Action:  At the request of Henry G. Lackey, we are allotting Channel 233A at Smith Mills,
Kentucky, as the community's first local aural transmission service.

Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 233A at Smith Mills, Kentucky, are 37-47-26 
North Latitude and  87-55-23 West Longitude.



Additional Information:  This allotment requires a site restriction of 14.2 kilometers (8.9 miles)
west to avoid a short-spacing to the licensed site of Station WTRI-FM, Channel 235B, Mount
Carmel, Illinois. 

FCC Contact:  Sharon P. McDonald  (202) 418-2180.

     3.  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 15, 1999, the FM Table of
Allotments, Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's Rules, IS AMENDED, with respect to the
communities listed below, to read as follows:

          Community                Channel No.

          St. Marys, West Virginia      230B1, 287A
          Manson, Washington            234C3
          Smith Mills, Kentucky         233A

     4.  The window period for filing applications for these allotments will not be opened at this
time.  Instead, the issue of opening a filing window for these allotments will be addressed by the
Commission in a subsequent order.

     5.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That the aforementioned proceedings ARE
TERMINATED.

     6.  For further information concerning a specific docket, contact the FCC Contact listed above
for that docket.  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