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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.  99-62
Table of Allotments,                    )    RM-9410
FM Broadcast Stations.             )
(Reno, Texas )                )  
                              )              
(Fort Benton, Montana)             )    MM Docket No. 99-60                               
                              )    RM-9449
                                   )           
(Fairfield, Montana)                    )    MM Docket No. 99-59
                              )    RM-9447
                                
                       REPORT AND ORDER 
                    (Proceeding Terminated)


   Adopted: June 2, 1999                   
                                        
     Released: June 11, 1999       

 By the Chief, Allocations Branch:
 
 1.  The Commission has before it three separate Notices of Proposed Rule Making ("NPRMs"),
 as 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. 99-62; RM 9410; 14 FCC Rcd 2888 (1999)
 
 Action:  At the request of Thomas S. Desmond, we are allotting Channel 255A at Reno, Texas,
 as that community's first local broadcast service.
 Coordinates:  33-40-12 NL and 95-36-08 WL
 
 Additional Information:    This allotment requires a site restriction 13 kilometers (8.1 miles) west
 of the community.
 
 FCC Contact:  Kathleen Scheuerle, (202) 418-2180
 
 B.  MM Docket No. 99-60; RM-9449; 14 FCC Rcd  2888 (1999)
 
 Action:  At the request of Mountain West Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 239C3 to Fort
 Benton, Montana, as the community's first local broadcast service.
 
 Coordinates:  47-44-01 NL and 110-47-41 WL
 
 Additional Information:  The above coordinates reflect a site restriction 13.4 kilometers (8.4
 miles) southwest of the community.  Since Fort Benton is located within 320 kilometers (200 miles)
 of the U.S.-Canadian border, concurrence of the Canadian Government has been obtained for this
 allotment.
 
 FCC Contact:  Kathleen Scheuerle (202) 418-2180.
 
 C.  MM Docket No. 99-59; RM-9447; 14 FCC Rcd 2888 (1999)
 
 Action:  At the request of Mountain West Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 279C2 at
 Fairfield, Montana, as the community's first local broadcast service.
 
 Coordinates:  47-37-00 NL and 111-59-06 WL
 
 Additional Information:  Channel 279C2 can be allotted to Fairfield without a site restriction. 
 Since Fairfield is located within 320 kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.-Canadian border,
 concurrence of the Canadian Government has been obtained for this allotment.
 
 FCC Contact:  Kathleen Scheuerle (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 July 26, 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.
 
          Reno, Texas                   255A
 
          Fort Benton, Montana          239C3
 
          Fairfield, Montana            279C2
 
 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 person listed
 above for that docket. Questions related to the 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