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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. 97-50 
Table of Allotments,                         )      RM-8995
FM Broadcast Stations.                       )    
(Ocean Shores, Washington)           )                                                    

                                     REPORT AND ORDER
                              (Proceeding Terminated)

       Adopted:  February 4, 1998;             Released:  February 13, 1998      

By the Chief, Allocations Branch:

       1.  At the request of Ryan Broadcasting Company ("petitioner"), the Commission has
before it the Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 12 FCC Rcd 1437 (1997), proposing the
allotment of Channel 292A at Ocean Shores, Washington, as the community's first local aural
transmission service.  Petitioner filed comments in support of the proposal reaffirming its
intention to apply for the channel, if allotted.  Jodesha Broadcasting, Inc. ("Jodesha"), permittee
of Station KFMY(FM), Channel 289C3, South Bend, Washington, filed comments and a
"counterproposal." Untimely comments were filed by New Century Seattle, L.P. ("New
Century"), licensee of Station KUBE(FM), Channel 227C, Seattle, Washington.  For the
reasons discussed below, we are allotting Channel 228A at Ocean Shores, Washington.   

       2.  As stated in the Notice, Ocean Shores is located in Grays Harbor County,
Washington, and has a 1990 U.S. Census population of 2,301 persons. Petitioner asserts that the
proposal is in the public interest since it would provide the community with its first local aural
transmission service.

       3.  In its comments, Jodesha advises that there are four alternate Class A channels that
can be allotted to Ocean Shores in lieu of Channel 292A as proposed in the Notice.  Jodesha
asserts that the use an alternate channel would eliminate the mutual exclusivity of petitioner's
proposal with its pending one-step upgrade application for the substitution of Channel 289C2 for
Channel 289C3 at South Bend, Washington.  Jodesha contends that the allotment of an alternate
channel would serve the public interest since it would allow both the allotment of a Class A
channel at Ocean Shores and the grant of Jodesha's upgrade application at South Bend.

       4.  We believe the public interest would be served by allotting Channel 228A at Ocean
Shores, Washington, since it would provide the community with its first local aural transmission
service. An engineering analysis has determined that Channel 228A can be allotted at Ocean
Shores in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements at city
reference coordinates. Since Ocean Shores is located within 320 kilometers (200 miles) of the
U.S.-Canadian border, Canadian concurrence has been obtained.    
       
       5.  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 March 30, 1998, the FM
Table of Allotments, Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's Rules, IS AMENDED, with respect
to the community listed below, to read as follows:

                      City                                         Channel No.

               Ocean Shores,  Washington                        228A

       6.  A filing window for Channel 228A at Ocean Shores, Washington, 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.
    
       7.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That this proceeding IS TERMINATED.



       8.  For further information concerning this proceeding, contact Sharon P. McDonald,
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