Radio stations; table of assignments: New Mexico,

[Federal Register: December 17, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 242)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 69608-69609]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 98-222, RM-9407]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Lordsburg and Hurley, NM

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filedby BBC Radio seeking the substitution of Channel 288C1 for Channel 289C3 at Lordsburg, NM, the reallotment of Channel 288C1 to Hurley, NM, as the community's first local aural service, and the modification of its construction permit (BPH-970725MO) to specify Hurley as its community of license. Channel 288C1 can be allotted to Hurley in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 9.6 kilometers (5.9 miles) north to avoid a short- spacing to Channel 288B, El Porven, Chihuahua, Mexico, and to accommodate petitioner's desired transmitter site, at coordinates 32- 47-00 North Latitude and 108-08-30 West Longitude. Mexican concurrence in the allotment is required since Hurley is located within 320 kilometers (199 miles) of the U.S.-Mexican border.

DATES: Comments must be filedon or before February 1, 1999, and reply comments on or before February 16, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioner, or its counsel or consultant, as follows: Lee J. Peltzman, Shainis & Peltzman, Chartered, Suite 290, 1901 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 (Counsel to petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau, (202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 98-222, adopted December 2, 1998, and released December 11, 1998. The full text of this Commission decision is

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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 Services, 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. 98-33399Filed12-16-98; 8:45 am]

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