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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.  98-125
Table of Allotments,            )  RM-9301
FM Broadcast Stations.          )
(Lufkin, Texas )                )
                                 

                       REPORT AND ORDER 
                    (Proceeding Terminated)


   Adopted: June 23, 1999               
     Released: July 2, 1999   

 By the Chief, Allocations Branch:
 
 1.  In response to a Petition for Rule Making filed by Russell L. Lindley ("Lindley"), the
 Commission has before it for consideration the Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 13 FCC Rcd
 13372 (1998), requesting the allotment of Channel 230A at Lufkin, Texas, as that community's
 third local FM broadcast service.  Lindley filed comments supporting the allotment of Channel
 230A at Lufkin.  Grapeland Broadcasting Company ("Grapeland Broadcasting") filed a
 counterproposal.    Lindley and Grapeland Broadcasting filed joint reply comments.
 
 2.  We believe the public interest would be served by allotting Channel 230A to Lufkin, Texas,
 as it will provide the community with additional broadcast service.  Channel 230A can be allotted
 to Lufkin in compliance with the minimum distance separation requirements of the Commission's
 Rules without a site restriction.   
 
 3.  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 16, 1999,  the FM Table of
 Allotments, Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's Rules, IS AMENDED for the community listed
 below, as follows:
               
               Community           Channel Number
 
               Lufkin, Texas       230A, 257C2, 286C        
 
 4.  A filing window for Channel 230A at Lufkin, Texas, 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.
 
 5.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That the counterproposal filed by Grapeland Broadcasting
 Company  IS DISMISSED.
 
 6.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That this proceeding IS TERMINATED.
 
 7.  For further information concerning this proceeding, contact Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass
 Media Bureau, (202) 418-2180.    Questions related to the application filing process for Channel
 230A at Lufkin, Texas, 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