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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. 97-46
Table of Allotments,            )  RM-8990
FM Broadcast Stations.          )
(Boonville, California)                                              )

                       REPORT AND ORDER 
                    (Proceeding Terminated)                               

   Adopted:  January 21, 1998           Released:  January 30, 1998

 By the Chief, Allocations Branch:
 
     1.  Before the Commission for consideration is the Notice of Proposed Rule Making
 ("Notice"), 12 FCC Rcd 1402 (1997), issued in response to a petition for rule making filed on
 behalf of Boonville Broadcasting Company ("petitioner") proposing the allotment of FM Channel
 241A to Boonville, California, as its first local aural transmission service.  Petitioner filed 
 supporting comments in response to the Notice.  No other comments were received.
 
     2.  Boonville is neither incorporated nor a census designated place.  Therefore, petitioner
 was requested to provide additional information to establish that Boonville, California, is a bona
 fide community, as that term is defined for purposes of Section 307(b) of the Communications Act
 of 1934, as amended, for allotment objectives.  In its responsive comments petitioner states that
 Boonville is attributed with a population of 1,744 persons in the 1990 U.S. Census.  Further,
 petitioner remarks that Boonville contains a commercial sector, a museum, art galleries, a brewery,
 and an airport.  Additionally, it has come to our attention that approximately ninety-five businesses
 are located in Boonville.  Among the listed entities are schools, churches, banks, medical and
 health care facilities, markets, several real estate establishments, a nursery, lodging facilities,
 restaurants, the Boonville Chamber of Commerce, several Mendocino County government offices,
 a veterinary clinic, and a senior center.  
 
     3.  In light of the above, we believe that sufficient indicia exists in Boonville to conclude
 that it is a community for allotment purposes.  It is an identifiable population grouping with
 numerous business entities and community organizations that identify themselves with the
 residents of Boonville.  See Garrison, Kentucky, 6 FCC Rcd 1428 (1991).  Therefore, we will allot
 Channel 241A to Boonville, as requested.  
 
     4.  As indicated in the Notice, Channel 241A can be allotted to Boonville consistent with
 the minimum distance separation requirements of Section 73.207(b)(1) of the Commission's Rules,
 provided the transmitter is located at least 15.5 kilometers  (9.6 miles) west of the community, at
 coordinates 39-03-42 and 123-31-47.
 
     5.  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 March 16, 1998, the FM Table
 of Allotments, Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's Rules, IS AMENDED to include Boonville,
 California, as follows:
 
                    City           Channel No.                             
                                                  
               Boonville, California              241A
 
     6.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That this proceeding IS TERMINATED.
 
     7.  A filing window for Channel 241A at Boonville, California, will not be opened at this
 time.  Instead, the issue of opening a filing window for this channel will be addressed by the
 Commission in a subsequent Order. 
 
     8.  For further information concerning the above, contact Nancy Joyner, Mass Media
 Bureau, (202) 418-2180.  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