Radio stations; table of assignments: New York,

[Federal Register: December 11, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 238)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 68424-68425]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 98-207, RM-9408]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Wellsville, NY

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filedby RP Communications to allot Channel 246A to Wellsville, NY, as the community's second local FM service. Channel 246A can be allotted to Wellsville in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements without the imposition of a site restriction, at coordinates 42-07-12 North Latitude and 77-56-54 West Longitude. Canadian concurrence in the allotment is required since Wellsville is located within 320 kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.-Canadian border.

DATES: Comments must be filedon or before January 25, 1999, and reply comments on or before February 9, 1999.

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 N. Felgar, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C., 11th Floor, 1300 North 17th Street, Arlington, VA 22209-3801 (Counsel to petitioner).

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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. 98-207, adopted November 25, 1998, and released December 4, 1998. 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 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. 98-32912Filed12-10-98; 8:45 am]

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