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                                                                          ftp.fcc.govPUBLIC NOTICE
                                                                                                  
                                                                 Federal Communications Commission
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                                                                            Washington, D.C. 20554
                                                                                                      
                                                                                           
REPORT NO.  2324                                                                          April 13, 1999                                            
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
                               REFERENCE OPERATIONS DIVISION
                               PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING FILED
  
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  RM NO.    RULES SEC.     PETITIONER      DATE REC'D    NATURE OF PETITION
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  9568      73.202(b)                      Saga Communications    01/25/99      Request Amendment of the FM Table of Allotments
                             of Illinois, Inc.                        to Allocate Channel 277A to Gilman, Illonois at 
                                                         Coordinates 40-40-59 NL and 88-01-53 WL.
                           ( Filed by Arthur V. Belendiuk,
                              Attorney
                           Smithwick & Belendiuk, P.C.
                           1990 M Street, N.W.  
                           Suite 510
                           Washington, D.C.  20036)
                    
  *THE ABOVE PETITION FOR RULEMAKING WILL BE TREATED AS  A COUNTERPROPOSAL IN MM DOCKET NO. 
  98-214.  REPLY COMMENTS TO THIS COUNTERPROPOSAL SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN THIS DOCKET NO LATER 
  THAN 15 DAYS (RATHER THAN 30 DAYS) AFTER THE DATE OF THIS PUBLIC NOTICE.   
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