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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.  99-137
Table of Allotments,            )  RM-9571
FM Broadcast Stations.          )
(Amazonia, Missouri )           )
                                 

                       REPORT AND ORDER 
                    (Proceeding Terminated)


   Adopted: September 15, 1999          
     Released: September 24, 1999   

 By the Chief, Allocations Branch:
 
 1.  In response to a Petition for Rule Making filed by Victor A. Michael d/b/a/ Mountain West
 Broadcasting ("Mountain West"), the Commission has before it for consideration the Notice of
 Proposed Rule Making, DA No. 99-801, released April 30, 1999, requesting the allotment of
 Channel 273A at Amazonia, Missouri, as that community's first local FM broadcast service. 
 Mountain West filed comments supporting the allotment of Channel 273A at Amazonia.   No other
 comments were received at the Commission in response to the Notice in this proceeding.
 
 2.  In the Notice, Mountain West was requested to furnish sufficient information to support a
 finding that Amazonia is a community for allotment purposes.  Commission research found that
 Amazonia is an incorporated community located in Andrew County according to the 1998 Rand
 McNally Commercial Atlas.  Further, Amazonia has a post office with box service and rural route
 delivery but no residential delivery service and the 1990 U.S Census credits  Amazonia with a
 population of 257 people. Mountain West  was requested to provide specific information as to the
 social, economic, cultural or governmental indicia to determine whether Amazonia is a community
 for allotment purposes.  Although Mountain West filed comments supporting an allotment at
 Amazonia, it neglected to provide information supporting community status for Amazonia.
 
 3.  Based on the lack of evidence submitted by Mountain West in its comments, we believe it
 has failed to establish that Amazonia qualifies as a community for allotment purposes and that it
 would not serve the public interest to allot a channel.  See Mokelumme Hill, California, 4 FCC Rcd
 7108 (1989), Klamath Falls, Altamont and Butte Falls, Oregon, and Dorris, California, 10 FCC Rcd
 7583 (1995) and Avon, North Carolina, 14 FCC Rcd 3939 (1999).   In its Petition for Rule Making,
 Mountain West merely stated that Amazonia is located in Northwest Missouri in Andrew County
 which has a population of 7,914 people, and that Amazonia has a population of 257 people.  To
 support community status, Mountain West could have provided the names of any businesses which
 contain "Amazonia" in their names, excerpts from a telephone book showing Amazonia's separate
 telephone exchange, a list of industries, specific names and addresses of churches in Amazonia,
 affidavits from residents of Amazonia, name and address of the mayor, council members, evidence
 that rural residents view Amazonia as a center for shopping and medical services, name and address
 of schools, parks, civic associations, or any additional information to support community status. 
 
 
 4.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, That the petition of Mountain West Broadcasting
 proposing the allotment of Channel 273A at Amazonia, Missouri, IS HEREBY DISMISSED.
 
 5.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That this proceeding IS TERMINATED.
 
 6.  For further information concerning this proceeding, contact Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass
 Media Bureau, (202) 418-2180.               
     
     
                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
 
 
 
                              John A. Karousos
                              Chief, Allocations Branch
                              Policy and Rules Division
                              Mass Media Bureau