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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  00-  1757 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 


 Amendment  of  Section  73.202(  b),  )  MM  Docket  No.  99-  356 
 Table  of  Allotments,  )  RM-  9779 
 FM  Broadcast  Stations.  ) 
 (Mertzon,  Texas  )  ) 
 ) 
 (Big  Pine  Key,  Florida)  )  MM  Docket  No.  00-  29 
 )  RM-  9821 


 REPORT  AND  ORDER 
 (Proceeding  Terminated) 


 Adopted:  July  26,  2000  Released:  August  4,  2000 
 By  the  Chief,  Allocations  Branch: 
 1.  The  Commission  has  before  it  two  separate  Notices  of  Proposed  Rule  Making  ("  NPRMs"),  as 
 specified  below,  setting  forth  separate  proposals  to  allot  channels  to  specific  communities.  Although 
 these  NPRMs  were  issued  separately  and  the  proposals  are  not  mutually  exclusive  with  each  other, 
 we  are  consolidating  them  in  this  Report  and  Order  as  part  of  our  effort  to  expedite  and  make  more 
 efficient  the  FM  allotment  rulemaking  process  because  these  proceedings  are  uncontested.  While 
 consolidated,  these  dockets  are  still  separate  for  finality  purposes.  In  the  event  a  reconsideration 
 petition  is  directed  to  an  action  in  a  particular  docket,  a  separate  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order 
 will  resolve  that  reconsiderat  ion  pet  it  ion. 


 2.  Each  petitioner  filed  comments  in  support  of  its  proposal,  reaffirming  its  intention  to  apply  for 
 the  specified  channel,  if  allotted.  Each  proposal  complies  with  all  Commission  technical 
 requirements,  and  we  continue  to  believe  that  each  proposal  would  serve  the  public  interest. 
 Accordingly,  we  adopt  each  proposal  as  originally  proposed.  These  are  as  follows: 


 A.  MM  Docket  No.  99-  356;  RM  9779;  14  FCC  Rcd  21405  (1999) 
 Action:  At  the  request  of  Schleicher  County  Radio,  we  are  allotting  Channel  266A  at  Mertzon, 
 Texas,  as  that  community's  first  local  broadcast  service. 


 Coordinates:  31-  15-  30  NL  and  100-  49-  00  WL 
 Additional  Information:  The  allotment  of  Channel  266A  at  Mertzon  does  not  require  a  site 
 restriction.  Although  Mexican  concurrence  has  been  requested  for  the  allotment  of  Channel  266A  at 
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 Mertzon,  notification  has  not  been  received.  Therefore,  operation  with  the  facilities  specified  for 
 Mertzon  herein  is  subject  to  modification,  suspension,  or  termination  without  right  to  hearing,  if  found 
 by  the  Commission  to  be  necessary  in  order  to  conform  to  the  1992  USA-  Mexico  FM  Broadcast 
 Agreement  or  if  specifically  objected  to  by  Mexico. 


 FCC  Contact:  Kathleen  Scheuerle,  (202)  418-  2180 
 B.  MM  Docket  No.  00-  29;  RM-  9821;  DA  No.  00-  296,  released  February  18,  2000 
 Action:  At  the  request  of  Sat  ellit  e  Broadcast  ing  Company,  we  are  allot  t  ing  Channel  239A  to  Big 
 Pine  Key,  Florida.  The  allot  ment  will  provide  a  second  FM  broadcast  service  for  the  communit  y. 


 Coordinates:  24-  40-  00  NL  and  81-  21-  00  WL 
 Additional  Information:  Channel  239A  can  be  allotted  to  Big  Pine  Key  without  a  site  restriction.. 
 FCC  Contact:  Kathleen  Scheuerle  (202)  418-  2180. 
 3.  Accordingly,  pursuant  to  the  authority  found  in  Sections  4(  i),  5(  c)(  1),  303(  g)  and  (r)  and 
 307(  b)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  and  Sections  0.61,  0.204(  b)  and  0.283  of 
 the  Commission's  Rules,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  That  effective  September  18,  2000,  the  FM  Table  of 
 Allotments,  Section  73.202(  b)  of  the  Commission's  Rules,  IS  AMENDED,  with  respect  to  the 
 communities  listed  below,  to  read  as  follows: 


 Community  Channel  No. 
 Mertzon,  Texas  266A 
 Big  Pine  Key,  Florida  239A,  281C1 
 4.  The  window  period  for  filing  applications  for  these  allotments  will  not  be  opened  at  this  time. 
 Instead,  the  issue  of  opening  a  filing  window  for  these  allotments  will  be  addressed  by  the  Commission 
 in  a  subsequent  order. 


 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  the  aforementioned  proceedings  ARE  TERMINATED. 


 6.  For  further  information  concerning  a  specific  docket,  contact  the  FCC  Contact  person  listed 
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 above  for  that  docket.  Questions  related  to  the  application  filing  process  should  be  addressed  to  the 
 Audio  Services  Division,  Mass  Media  Bureau,  (202)  418-  2700. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


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