Radio stations; table of assignments: Maryland,

[Federal Register: March 2, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 41)]

[Proposed Rules]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 04-231; MB Docket No. 04-20; RM-10842]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Cambridge and St. Michaels, MD

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition for rule making filed by CWA Broadcasting, Inc., licensee of Station WINX-FM, Channel 232A, St. Michaels, Maryland. The petition proposes to upgrade Station WINX-FM from Channel 232A to Channel 232B1 and to reallot Channel 232B1 from St. Michaels to Cambridge, Maryland, thus providing Cambridge with its third local aural transmission service. The coordinates for Channel 232B1 at Cambridge are 38-29-39 NL and 76-13-21 WL, with a site restriction of 15.1 kilometers (9.4 miles) southwest of Cambridge.

Petitioner's reallotment proposal complies with the provisions of Section 1.420(i) of the Commission's Rules, and therefore, the Commission will not accept competing expressions of interest in the use of Channel 232B1 at Cambridge, Maryland, or require the petitioner to demonstrate the availability of an additional equivalent class channel.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before April 5, 2004, and reply comments on or before April 20, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should serve the

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petitioners' counsel, as follows: Barry A. Friedman, Esq., Thompson Hine LLP; 1920 N Street, NW., Suite 800; Washington, DC 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. Barthen Gorman, Media Bureau, (202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 04-20, adopted February 11, 2004, and released February 13, 2004. The full text of this Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during regular business hours in the FCC's Reference Information Center at Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. This document may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractors, Qualex International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone 202-863-2893, facsimile 202-863-2898, or via e-mail qualexint@aol.com.

The 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, Radio broadcasting.

For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR Part 73 as follows:

PART 73--RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES

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

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

   Sec. 73.202 [Amended]

2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Maryland, is amended by adding Channel 232B1 at Cambridge and by removing St. Michaels, Channel 232A.

   Federal Communications Commission. John A. Karousos, Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.

   [FR Doc. 04-4616 Filed 3-1-04; 8:45 am]

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