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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.  97-155 
Table of Allotments,                         )      RM-9109
FM Broadcast Stations.                       )    
(Winthrop, Washington)                       )                                                   

                                     REPORT AND ORDER
                              (Proceeding Terminated)

       Adopted:  February 18, 1998;              Released:  February 27, 1998          

By the Chief, Allocations Branch:

       1.  At the request of Rick Mills and Don Ashford ("petitioners"), the Commission has
before it the Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 12 FCC Rcd 9744 (1997), proposing the
allotment of Channel 248A at Winthrop, Washington, the community's first local aural
transmission service.  Petitioners filed comments in support of the proposal reaffirming their
intention to apply for the channel, if allotted.  No other comments were received.    
 
        2. As stated in the Notice, Winthrop is an incorporated community with its own elected
government and  it has the normal services provided by a city.  Its economy is based on tourism
and recreation, and it serves as the hub of a larger area known as the Methow Valley. 
Petitioners further state that this proposal is widely supported by local businesses and by the
local Chamber of Commerce. 
        
        3.  We believe the public interest would be served by allotting Channel 248A at
Winthrop, Washington, since it would provide the community with its first local aural
transmission service. An engineering analysis has determined that Channel 248A can be allotted
to Winthrop in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements
with a site restriction of 2.0 kilometers (1.2 miles) south.  Since Winthrop is located within 320
kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.-Canadian border, concurrence of the Canadian government
has been obtained. 

        4. 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 April 13, 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.

        Winthrop, Washington                   248A

        5. A filing window for Channel 248A at Winthrop, 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.
    
        6.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That this proceeding IS TERMINATED.

        7. 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