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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  00-  1446 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 Amendment  of  Section  73.202(  b), 
 FM  Table  of  Allotments, 
 FM  Broadcast  Stations. 
 (Fort  Bridger,  Wyoming  and  Hyrum  Utah) 


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 MM  Docket  No.  99-  232 
 RM-  9321 


 REPORT  AND  ORDER 
 (Proceeding  Terminated) 


 Adopted:  June  21,  2000;  Released:  June  30,  2000 
 By  the  Chief,  Allocations  Branch: 
 1.  The  Allocations  Branch  has  before  it  a  Notice  of  Proposed  Rule  Making,  14  FCC  Rcd 
 9543  (1999),  issued  at  the  request  of  M.  Kent  Frandsen  1  (“  petitioner”),  permittee  of  Station 
 KNYN(  FM),  Channel  256C3,  Fort  Bridger,  Wyoming,  proposing  the  downgrade  from  Channel 
 256C1  to  Channel  256C3  at  Fort  Bridger,  the  reallotment  of  Channel  256C3  from  Fort  Bridger  to 
 Hyrum,  Utah,  and  the  modification  of  Station  KNYN(  FM)  ’s  construction  permit  accordingly. 
 Petitioner  filed  comments  in  support  of  the  proposal  reaffirming  his  intention  to  apply  for  the 
 channel,  if  reallotted  to  Hyrum,  Utah.  Comments  were  also  filed  by  KGNT,  Inc.,  licensee  of 
 Station  KGNT(  FM),  Channel  280A,  Smithfield,  Utah.  Petitioner  and  KGNT,  Inc.  filed  reply 
 comments.  Petitioner  filed  a  response  to  reply  comments.  KGNT,  Inc.  filed  a  motion  to  strike 
 and  petitioner  filed  an  opposition  to  motion  to  strike.  KGNT,  Inc.  filed  a  reply  to  the  opposition 
 to  motion  to  strike.  On  June  16,  2000,  petitioner  filed  a  request  for  dismissal  and  a  new  petition 
 for  rule  making  proposing  the  reallotment  of  Channel  256C1  from  Fort  Bridger,  Wyoming  to 
 Woodruff,  Utah.  2  Therefore,  we  will  grant  petitioner’s  request  to  dismiss  the  instant  proposal. 


 2.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  That  the  petition  for  rule  making  filed  on  July  8,  1998 
 by  M.  Kent  Frandsen,  IS  DISMISSED. 


 3.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  this  proceeding  IS  TERMINATED. 


 1  On  April  1,  1999,  the  construction  permit  of  Station  KNYN(  FM)  at  Fort  Bridger,  Wyoming,  was  assigned  from 
 L.  Topaz  Enterprises,  Inc.  to  M.  Kent  Frandsen. 
 2  In  accordance  with  Section  1.420(  j)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules,  petitioner  states  that  he  has  received  no  money 


 or  other  consideration  in  excess  of  legitimate  and  prudent  expenses  in  exchange  for  the  dismissal  of  his  petition 
 for  rule  making. 
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 4.  For  further  information  concerning  this  proceeding,  contact  Sharon  P.  McDonald, 
 Mass  Media  Bureau,  (202)  418-  2180. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 John  A.  Karousos 
 Chief,  Allocations  Branch 
 Policy  and  Rules  Division 
 Mass  Media  Bureau 
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