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If you need the complete document, download the WordPerfect version or Adobe Acrobat version, if available. ***************************************************************** 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. ) (Manson, Iowa) ) MM Docket No. 99-91 ) RM-9529 ) (Rudd, Iowa) ) MM Docket No. 99-92 ) RM-9530 ) (Pleasantville, Iowa) ) MM Docket No. 99-93 ) RM-9531 ) (Dunkerton, Iowa) ) MM Docket No. 99-95 ) RM-9533 ) (Manville, Wyoming) ) MM Docket No. 99-97 ) RM-9535 REPORT AND ORDER (Proceeding Terminated) Adopted: July 7, 1999; Released: July 23, 1999 By the Chief, Allocations Branch: 1. The Commission has before it the multiple docket Notice of Proposed Rule Making setting forth five separate proposals to allot a FM channel to a specific community. See 14 FCC Rcd 4433 (1999). Each proposal received a separate docket and rule making number. In regard to these proposals, we received no opposition comments and/or counterproposals. Although 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. 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. 99-91; RM-9529 Action: At the request of Mountain West Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 259A at Manson, Iowa, as the community's first local aural transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 259A at Manson are 42-31-48 North Latitude and 94-32-00 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment is at city reference coordinates and requires no site restriction. FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald (202) 418-2180. B. MM Docket No. 99-92; RM-9530 Action: At the request of Mountain West Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 268A at Rudd, Iowa, as the community's first local aural transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 268A at Rudd are 43-07-34 North Latitude and 92-54-20 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment is at city reference coordinates and requires no site restriction. FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald (202) 418-2180. C. MM Docket No. 99-93; RM-9531 Action: At the request of Mountain West Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 242A at Pleasantville, Iowa, as the community's first local aural transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 242A at Pleasantville are 41-23-59 North 93- 14-36 Latitude and West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 4.9 kilometers (3.0 miles) east to avoid a short-spacing to the licensed site of Station KSOM(FM), Channel 243C1, Audubon, Iowa. FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald (202) 418-2180. D. MM Docket No. 99-95; RM-9533 Action: At the request of Mountain West Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 280A at Dunkerton, Iowa, as the community's first local aural transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 280A at Dunkerton are 42-38-59 North Latitude and 92-10-32 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 8.9 kilometers (5.6 miles) north to avoid short-spacings to the licensed sites of Station KLTI-FM, Channel 281C, Ames, Iowa, and Station KDAT(FM), Channel 283C1. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald (202) 418-2180. E. MM Docket No. 99-97; RM-9535 Action: At the request of Mountain West Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 255C1 at Manville, Wyoming, as the community's first local aural transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 255C1 at Manville are 42-46-45 North Latitude and 104-37-02 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment is at city reference coordinates and requires no site restriction. 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, September 7, 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. Manson, Iowa 259A Rudd, Iowa 268A Pleasantville, Iowa 242A Dunkerton, Iowa 280A Manville, Wyoming 255C1 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