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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. ) (Newell, South Dakota) ) MM Docket No. 99-96 ) RM-9534 ) (Moville, Iowa) ) MM Docket No. 99-193 ) RM-9561 ) (Rockford, Iowa) ) MM Docket No. 99-194 ) RM-9562 ) (Watseka, Illinois) ) MM Docket No. 99-308 ) RM-9693 ) (Keosauqua, Iowa) ) MM Docket No. 99-309 ) RM-9694 ) (Box Elder, South Dakota) ) MM Docket No. 99-310 ) RM-9742 REPORT AND ORDER (Proceedings Terminated) Adopted: March 8, 2000; Released: March 17, 2000 By the Chief, Allocations Branch: 1. The Commission has before it Notices of Proposed Rule Making, specified below, setting forth six separate proposals to allot a FM channel to a specific community. 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. 99-96; RM-9534; 14 FCC Rcd 4433 (1999) Action: At the request of Mountain West Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 279C2 at Newell, South Dakota, as the community's first local aural transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 279C2 at Newell are 44-43-58 North Latitude and l03-25-18 West Longitude Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 1.8 kilometers (1.1 miles) north to avoid a short-spacing to the licensed site of Station KIQK(FM), Channel 281C1, Rapid City, South Dakota. FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald (202) 418-2180 B. MM Docket No. 99-193; RM-9561; 14 FCC Rcd 8250 (1999) Action: At the request of Mountain West Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 246A at Moville, Iowa, as the community's first local aural transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 246A at Moville are 42-29-11 North Latitude and 96-00-36 West Longitude Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 5.2 kilometers (3.2 miles) east to avoid a short-spacing to the licensed site of Station KMXC(FM), Channel 247C1, Sioux Falls, Iowa. FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald (202) 418-2180 C. MM Docket No. 99-194 ; RM-9562; 14 FCC Rcd 8250 (1999) Action: At the request of Mountain West Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 225A at Rockford, Iowa, as the community's first local aural transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 225A at Rockford are 43-01-55 North Latitude and 92-57-53 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 2.3 kilometers (1.4 miles) southwest to avoid short-spacings to the licensed sites of Station KATF(FM), Channel 225C1, Dubuque, Iowa, and Station KFSI(FM), Channel 225A, Rochester, Minnesota. FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald (202) 418-2180 D. MM Docket No. 99-308; RM-9693; 14 FCC Rcd 17308 (1999) Action: At the request of Iroquois County Broadcasting Company, we are allotting Channel 240A at Watseka, Illinois, as the community's second local FM transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 240A at Watseka are 40-48-00 and 87-47-15 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 5.4 kilometers (3.3 miles) northwest to avoid a short-spacing to the licensed site of Station WKKD-FM, Channel 240A, Aurora, Illinois FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald (202) 418-2180 E. MM Docket No. 309; RM-9694; 14 FCC Rcd 17308 (1999) Action: At the request of McTronix, we are allotting Channel 271C3 at Keosauqua, Iowa, as the community's first local aural transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 271C3 at Keosauqua are 40-43-48 North Latitude and 91-57-48 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment is at city reference coordinates and requires no site restriction. FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald (202) 418-2180 F. MM Docket No. 99-310; RM-9742; 14 FCC Rcd 17308 (1999) Action: At the request of La Nina Education Association, we are allotting Channel 274A at Box Elder, South Dakota, as the community's first local aural transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 274A at Box Elder are 44-06-48 North Latitude and 103-04-12 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment is at city reference coordinates and requires no site restriction. FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald (202) 418-2180 2. 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 May 1, 2000, 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. Newell, South Dakota 279C2 Moville, Iowa 246A Rockford, Iowa 225A Watseka, Illinois 231B, 240A Keosauqua, Iowa 271C3 Box Elder, South Dakota 274A 3. 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. 4. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That the aforementioned proceedings ARE TERMINATED. 5. 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