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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. ) (Jacksonville, Georgia) ) MM Docket No. 00-84 ) RM-9855 ) (Las Vegas, New Mexico) ) MM Docket No. 00-85 ) RM-9868 ) (Vale, Oregon) ) MM Docket No. 00-86 ) RM-9869 ) (Waynesboro, Georgia) ) MM Docket No. 00-89 ) RM-9872 ) (Fallon, Nevada) ) MM Docket No. 00-111 ) RM-9900 ) (Weiser, Oregon) ) MM Docket No. 00-112 ) RM-9901 REPORT AND ORDER (Proceeding Terminated) Adopted: August 30, 2000 Released: September 8, 2000 By the Chief, Allocations Branch: 1. The Commission has before it six Notices of Proposed Rule Making ("NPRMs"), 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 rule making 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 of the petitioners filed comments reiterating its intention to apply for the 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. 00-84, RM-9855, 15 FCC Rcd 8964 (2000) Action: At the request of Clyde and Connie Lee Scott, d/b/a EME Communications, we are allotting Channel 272A to Jacksonville, Georgia, as the community's first local aural service. Coordinates: 31-51-54 NL; 83-06-16 WL. Additional Information: Channel 272A can be allotted to Jacksonville, GA, with a site restriction of 13.5 kilometers (8.4 miles) northwest to avoid short-spacings to Station WZAT, Channel 271C, Savannah, GA, Station WBGA, Channel 273C1, Waycross, GA, and Station WYSC, Channel 274A, McRae, GA. FCC Contact: Leslie K. Shapiro, (202) 418-2180. B. MM Docket No. 00-85, RM-9868, 15 FCC Rcd 8964 (2000) Action: At the request of Sangre de Christo Broadcasting Co., Inc., we are allotting Channel 224A to Las Vegas, New Mexico, as the community's fifth local commercial FM service. . Coordinates: 35-36-00 NL; 105-13-00 WL. Additional Information: Channel 224A can be allotted to Las Vegas, NM, without the imposition of a site restriction. FCC Contact: Leslie K. Shapiro, (202) 418-2180. C. MM Docket No. 00-86, RM-9869; 15 FCC Rcd 8964 (2000) Action: At the request of New West Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 288C to Vale, Oregon, as the community's first local aural service. Coordinates: 44-00-06 NL; 117-21-32 WL. Additional Information: Channel 288C can be allotted to Vale, OR, with a site restriction of 9.6 kilometers (6.0 miles) west to avoid short-spacings to Station KJOT, Channel 286C, Boise, Idaho, and Station KCIX, Channel 290C, Garden City, Idaho. FCC Contact: Leslie K. Shapiro, (202) 418-2180. D. MM Docket No. 00-89, RM-9872; 15 FCC Rcd 8964 (2000) Action: At the request of SSR Communications Incorporated, we are allotting Channel 225A to Waynesboro, Georgia, as the community's third local FM service. Coordinates: 33-06-23 NL; 82-00-14 WL. Additional Information: The allotment of Channel 225A at Waynesboro, Georgia, requires a site restriction of 2.0 kilometers (1.3 miles) northeast to avoid short-spacings to Station WKKZ, Channel 224C2, Dublin, Georgia, and Station WEAS-FM, Channel 226C1, Savannah, Georgia. FCC Contact: Leslie K. Shapiro, (202) 418-2180. E. MM Docket No. 00-111, RM-9900; 15 FCC Rcd 10902 (2000) Action: At the request of FBB Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 281C to Fallon, Nevada, as the community's third local FM service. Coordinates: 39-28-30 NL; 118-40-43 WL. Additional Information: The allotment of Channel 281C at Fallon, Nevada, requires a site restriction of 8.4 kilometers (5.2 miles) east to avoid a short-spacing to Station KODS, Channel 279C1, Carnelian Bay, California, and Station KDOT, Channel 283C, Reno, Nevada. FCC Contact: Leslie K. Shapiro, (202) 418-2180. F. MM Docket No. 00-112, RM-9901; 15 FCC Rcd 10902 (2000) Action: At the request of WE Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 280C1 to Weiser, Oregon, as the community's first local aural service. Coordinates: 44-20-39; NL; 117-07-14 WL. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 17.8 kilometers (11 miles) northwest to avoid short-spacings to Station KSAS-FM, Channel 277C, Caldwell, Idaho, and Station KLTB, Channel 282C, Boise, Idaho. FCC Contact: Leslie K. Shapiro, (202) 418-2180. 3. Accordingly, pursuant to the authority contained 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 23, 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: City Channel No. Jacksonville, Georgia 272A Waynesboro, Georgia 225A, 265A, 296C3 Fallon, Nevada 257A, 267C2, 281C Las Vegas, New Mexico 224A, 244A, 251C, 264C3, 275C2 Weiser, Oregon 280C1 Vale, Oregon 288C 4. The filing window 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 Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau, (202) 418-2180. Questions relating 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