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DOCID:fr02au99-34

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

DA 99-1424; MM Docket No.99-52; RM-9455Radio Broadcasting Services; Liberty, PA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission, at the request of West Wind Broadcasting, allots Channel 298A at Liberty, Pennsylvania, as the community's first local aural transmission service. See 64 FR 8786, February 23, 1999. Channel 298A can be allotted to Liberty in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 11.2 kilometers (6.9 miles) southwest to avoid a short- spacing to the licensed site of Station WBYN(FM), Channel 298B, Boyertown, Pennsylvania. The coordinates for Channel 298A at Liberty are 41-29-28 North Latitude and 77-12-22 West Longitude. Since Liberty is located within 320 kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.-Canadian border, concurrence of the Canadian government has been obtained. With this action, this proceeding is terminated.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 7, 1999. The window period for filing applications for Channel 298A at Liberty, Pennsylvania, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon P. McDonald, Mass Media Bureau, (202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MM Docket No. 99-52, adopted July 14, 1999, and released July 23, 1999. The full text of this Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center (Room CY-A257), 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC. The complete text of this decision may also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractors, International Transcription Service, Inc., (202) 857-3800, 1231 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

Part 73 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:

Part 73--[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for Part 73 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336.

Sec. 73.202 [Amended]

2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Pennsylvania, is amended by adding Liberty, Channel 298A.

Federal Communications Commission. John A. Karousos, Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau.

FR Doc. 99-19780Filed7-30-99; 8:45 amBILLING CODE 6712-01-P