Radio stations; table of assignments: Various States,

[Federal Register: February 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 28)]

[Proposed Rules]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 05-73; MB Docket No. 05-13, RM-11078; MB Docket No. 05-14; RM 11088; MB Docket No. 05-15, RM-11148]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Groveland, CA and Powers, OR; Zapata, TX

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Audio Division requests comments on a petition filed by 105 Mountain Air, Inc., proposing the allotment of Channel 264A at Groveland, California, as the community's first local commercial FM transmission service. Channel 264A can be allotted to Groveland in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance city reference coordinates. The coordinates for Channel 264A at Groveland are 37-50-45 North Latitude and 120-12-00 West Longitude.

The Audio Division requests comments on a petition filed by Mike Chavez proposing the allotment of Channel 293C2 at Powers, Oregon, as the community's first local aural transmission service. Channel 293C2 can be allotted to Powers in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements at city reference coordinates. The coordinates for Channel 293C2 at Powers are 42-53-01 North Latitude and 124-04-19 West Longitude. See Supplementary Information, infra.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before March 21, 2005, reply comments on or before April 5, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioner, or its counsel or consultant, as follows: Robert Eurich, President, 105 Mountain Air, Inc., 7179 N. Van Ness, Fresno, California 93711 (Petitioner); and Mikel Chavez, P.O. Box 400, Coquille, Oregon 97423 (Petitioner); Jeraldine Anderson, 1702 Cypress Drive, Irving, Texas 75061 (Petitioner).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 05-13, MB Docket No. 05- 14, MB Docket No. 05-15, adopted January 26, 2005, and released January 28, 2005. The full text of this Commission

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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 contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20054, telephone 1-800-378-3160 or http://www.BCPIWEB.com .

The Audio Division requests comments on a petition filed by Jeraldine Anderson proposing the allotment of Channel 292A at Zapata, Texas, as the community's fourth local FM transmission service. Channel 292A can be allotted to Zapata in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance with a site restriction of 9.0 kilometers (5.6 miles) south to avoid a short-spacing to the licensed site of Station KPSO-FM, Channel 292A, Falfurria, Texas. The coordinates for Channel 292A at Zapata are 26-49-57 North Latitude and 99-14-25 West Longitude. Since Zapata is located within 320 kilometers (199 miles) of the U.S.-Mexican border, concurrence of the Mexican government has been requested.

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 California, is amended by adding Groveland, Channel 264A.

3. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Oregon, is amended by adding Powers, Channel 293C2.

4. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Texas, is amended by adding Channel 292A at Zapata.

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

   [FR Doc. 05-2703 Filed 2-10-05; 8:45 am]

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