Radio stations; table of assignments: Mississippi,

[Federal Register: March 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 54)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 13757]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 99-74; RM-9367]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Bay Springs and Ellisville, MS

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition for rule making filedon behalf of Blakeney Communications, Inc., licensee of Station WZKW(FM), Channel 232C2, Bay Springs, Mississippi, requesting the reallotment of Channel 232C2 to Ellisville, Mississippi, as that community's first locally competitive aural transmission service, and modification of its authorization accordingly. Coordinates used for Channel 232C2 at Ellisville, Mississippi, are 31-33-25 NL and 89-28-42 WL.

DATES: Comments must be filedon or before May 3, 1999, and reply comments on or before May 18, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioner's counsel, as follows: Frank R. Jazzo, and Anne Goodwin Crump, Esq., Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C., 1300 North 17th Street, Eleventh Floor, Arlington, VA 22209.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Joyner, Mass Media Bureau, (202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 99-74, adopted March 3, 1999, and released March 12, 1999. The full text of this Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC's 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., 1231 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036, (202) 857-3800.

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. 99-6873Filed3-19-99; 8:45 am]

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