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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), ) MM Docket No. 99-124 Table of Allotments, ) RM-9519 FM Broadcast Stations. ) (Castle Dale, Utah ) ) ) (Huntington, Utah) ) MM Docket No. 99-125 ) RM-9542 ) (Hurricane, Utah) ) MM Docket No. 99-126 ) RM-9518 ) (Mona, Utah) ) MM Docket No. 99-128 ) RM-9520 ) (Monticello,Utah) ) MM Docket No. 99-129 ) RM-9541 ) (Wellington,Utah) ) MM Docket No. 99-130 ) RM-9517 ) (Groveton,Texas) ) MM Docket No. 99-135 ) RM-9522 ) (Lovelady,Texas) ) MM Docket No. 99-138 ) RM-9569 ) (Midland, Maryland) ) MM Docket No. 99-132 ) RM-9525 REPORT AND ORDER (Proceeding Terminated) Adopted: July 14, 1999 Released: July 23, 1999 By the Chief, Allocations Branch: 1. The Commission has before it nine 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. 99-124; RM 9519; 14 FCC Rcd 6779 (1999) Action: At the request of Mountain West Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 237C3 at Castle Dale, Utah, as that community's first local broadcast service. Coordinates: 39-12-48 NL and 111-01-18 WL Additional Information: Channel 237C3 can be allotted to Castle Dale without a site restriction. FCC Contact: Kathleen Scheuerle, (202) 418-2180 B. MM Docket No. 99-125; RM-9542; 14 FCC Rcd 6779 (1999) Action: At the request of Mountain West Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 296C2 to Huntington, Utah, as the community's first local broadcast service. Coordinates: 39-19-36 NL and 110-57-50 WL Additional Information: Channel 296C2 can be allotted to Huntington without a site restriction. FCC Contact: Kathleen Scheuerle (202) 418-2180. C. MM Docket No. 99-126; RM-9518; 14 FCC Rcd 6779 (1999) Action: At the request of Mountain West Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 275C3 at Hurricane, Utah, as the community's first local broadcast service. Coordinates: 37-10-30 NL and 113-17-24 WL Additional Information: Channel 275C3 can be allotted to Hurricane without a site restriction. FCC Contact: Kathleen Scheuerle (202) 418-2180 D. MM Docket No. 99-128; RM-9520; 14 FCC Rcd 6779 (1999) Action: At the request of Mountain West Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 225A at Mona, Utah, as that community's first local broadcast service. Coordinates: 39-46-39 NL and 111-51-41 WL Additional Information: Channel 225A can be allotted to Mona with a site restriction 4.4 kilometers (2.7 miles) south of the community. The site restriction will avoid a short spacing to Channel 222A, Station KTCE, Payson, Utah. FCC Contact: Kathleen Scheuerle, (202) 418-2180 E. MM Docket No. 99-129; RM-9541; 14 FCC Rcd 6779 (1999) Action: At the request of Mountain West Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 291C1 to Monticello, Utah, as the community's first local broadcast service. Coordinates: 37-52-17 NL and 109-20-32 WL Additional Information: Channel 291C1 can be allotted to Monticello without a site restriction. FCC Contact: Kathleen Scheuerle, (202) 418-2180 F. MM Docket No. 99-130; RM-9517; 14 FCC Rcd 6779 (1999) Action: At the request of Mountain West Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 221C3 to Wellington, Utah, as the community's first local broadcast service. Coordinates: 39-32-33 NL and 110-44-05 WL Additional Information: Channel 221C3 can be allotted to Wellington without a site restriction. FCC Contact: Kathleen Scheuerle, (202) 418-2180 G. MM Docket No. 99-135; RM-9522; DA No. 99-801, released April 30, 1999 Action: At the request of Trinity County Radio, we are allotting Channel 251A to Groveton, Texas, as that community's first local broadcast service. Coordinates: 31-03-30 NL and 95-07-36 WL Additional Information: Channel 251A can be allotted to Groveton without a site restriction. FCC Contact: Kathleen Scheuerle, (202) 418-2180 H. MM Docket No. 99-138; RM-9569; DA No. 99-801, released April 30, 1999 Action: At the request of Lovelady Broadcasting Company, we are allotting Channel 282C3 to Lovelady, Texas, as that community's first local broadcast service. Coordinates: 31-09-51 NL and 95-27-09 WL Additional Information: The allotment of Channel 282C3 is site restricted 4.1 kilometers (2.5 miles) north of the community. FCC Contact: Kathleen Scheuerle, (202) 418-2180 I. MM Docket No. 99-132; RM-9525; DA No. 99-801, released April 30, 1999 Action: At the request of West Wind Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 258A to Midland, Maryland, as the community's first local service. Coordinates: 39-40-19 NL and 78-57-25 WL Additional Information: There is a site restriction 9.1 kilometers (5.7 miles) north of the community. Since Midland is located within 320 kilometers of the U.S-Canadian border, concurrence of the Canadian Government was been obtained for the allotment of Channel 258A at Midland. 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 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. Castle Dale, Utah 237C3 Huntington, Utah 296C2 Hurricane, Utah 275C3 Mona, Utah 225A Monticello, Utah 291C1 Wellington, Utah 221C3 Groveton, Texas 251A Lovelady, Texas 282C3 Midland, Maryland 258A 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