Radio stations; table of assignments: Iowa,

[Federal Register: February 23, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 35)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 8786]

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[DOCID:fr23fe99-43]

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 99-50; RM-9425]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Pacific Junction, IA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filedby Warga Broadcasting L.L.C. proposing the allotment of Channel 299A at Pacific Junction, Iowa, as the community's first local aural transmission service. Channel 299A can be allotted to Pacific Junction in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles) north to avoid a short- spacing to the licensed site of Station KMAJ-FM, Channel 299C, Topeka, Kansas. The coordinates for Channel 299A at Pacific Junction are 41-03- 25 North Latitude and 95-46-50 West Longitude .

DATES: Comments must be filedon or before April 5, 1999, and reply comments on or before April 20, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioner, his counsel, or consultant, as follows: Lawrence Bernstein, Esq., 1818 N Street, NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036 (Counsel for Petitioner).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 99-50, adopted February 3, 1999, and released February 12, 1999. The full text of this Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M Street, NW., Washington, DC. The complete text of this decision may also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription Service, Inc., (202) 857-3800, 1231 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036.

Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply to this proceeding.

Members of the public should note that from the time a Notice of Proposed Rule Making is issued until the matter is no longer subject to Commission consideration or court review, all ex parte contacts are prohibited in Commission proceedings, such as this one, which involve channel allotments. See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules governing permissible ex parte contacts.

For information regarding proper filing procedures for comments, see 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

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

[FR Doc. 99-4448Filed2-22-99; 8:45 am]

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