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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. ) ) (Judsonia, Arkansas) ) MM Docket No. 99-98 ) RM-9483 ) (Del Norte, Colorado) ) MM Docket No. 99-148 ) RM-9556 ) (Dinosaur, Colorado) ) MM Docket No. 99-149 ) RM-9557 ) (Poncha Springs, Colorado) ) MM Docket No. 99-150 ) RM-9558 ) (Captain Cook, Hawaii) ) MM Docket No. 99-152 ) RM-9560 REPORT AND ORDER (Proceeding Terminated) Adopted: August 18, 1999 Released: August 27, 1999 By the Chief, Allocations Branch: 1. The Commission has before it for consideration a multiple docket Notice of Proposed Rule Making ("NPRM"), as specified below, setting forth separate proposals to allot channels to specific communities. The proposals set forth in the above-captioned NPRM were not mutually exclusive with each other, and those that remain so are consolidated 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 follows: (1) MM Docket No. 99-98; RM-9483; 14 FCC Rcd 4567 (1999) Action: At the request of White County Broadcasters, we are allotting Channel 237A to Judsonia, Arkansas, as that community's first local aural transmission service. Coordinates: 35-17-06 NL and 91-37-45 WL Additional Information: Channel 237A can be allotted to Judsonia with a site restriction 1.5 kilometers (.96 miles) northeast to avoid a short-spacing to the licensed site of Station KSSN(FM), Channel 239C, Little Rock, Arkansas, at coordinates 34-47-57 NL and 92-29-29 WL. FCC Contact: Nancy Joyner, (202) 418-2180 (2) MM Docket No. 99-148; RM-9556; (DA 99-867) released May 7, 1999 Action: At the request of Mountain West Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 242A to Del Norte, Colorado , as that community's first local aural transmission service. Coordinates: 37-40-36 NL and 106-21-12 WL Additional Information: Channel 242A can be allotted to Del Norte without a site restriction. FCC Contact: Nancy Joyner, (202) 418-2180. (3) MM Docket No. 99-149; RM-9557; (DA 99-867) released May 7, 1999 Action: At the request of Mountain West Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 247C1 to Dinosaur, Colorado, as that community's first local aural transmission service. Coordinates: 40-14-42 NL and 109-00-30 WL Additional Information: Channel 247C1 can be allotted to Dinosaur without a site restriction. FCC Contact: Nancy Joyner, (202) 418-2180. (4) MM Docket No. 99-150; RM-9558; (DA 99-867) released May 7, 1999 Action: At the request of Mountain West Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 248A to Poncha Springs, Colorado, as that community's first local aural transmission service. Coordinates: 38-30-42 NL and 106-04-42 WL Additional Information: Channel 248A can be allotted to Poncha Springs without a site restriction. FCC Contact: Nancy Joyner, (202) 418-2180 (5) MM Docket No. 99-152; RM-9560; (DA 99-867) released May 7, 1999 Action: At the request of Mountain West Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 226C1 to Captain Cook, Hawaii, as that community's first local aural transmission service. Coordinates: 19-29-49 NL and 155-55-18 WL Additional Information: Channel 226C1 can be allotted to Captain Cook without a site restriction. FCC Contact: Nancy Joyner, (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 October 12, 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. Judsonia, Arkansas 237A Del Norte, Colorado 242A Dinosaur, Colorado 247C1 Poncha Springs, Colorado 248A Captain Cook, Hawaii 226C1 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