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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  1149 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  ) 
 ) 
 Amendment  of  Section  73.202(  b),  )  MM  Docket  No.  01-  35 
 Table  of  Allotments,  )  RM-  10054 
 FM  Broadcast  Stations.  ) 
 (Young  Harris,  Georgia)  ) 


 REPORT  AND  ORDER 
 (Proceeding  Terminated) 


 Adopted:  April  25,  2001  Released:  May  8,  2001 
 By  the  Chief,  Allocations  Branch: 
 1.  The  Commission  considers  herein  the  Notice  of  Proposed  Rule  Making  (“  Notice”), 
 (DA  01-  335),  released  February  9,  2001,  issued  in  response  to  a  petition  for  rule  making  filed  by  M. 
 Terry  Carter  and  Douglas  Sutton,  Jr.  d/  b/  a  Tugart  Communications  (“  petitioner”),  proposing  the 
 allotment  of  FM  Channel  236A  to  Young  Harris,  Georgia,  as  that  community’s  first  local  FM 
 transmission  service.  Comments  in  support  of  the  allotment  were  filed  by  the  petitioner.  1  No  other 
 comments  were  received. 


 2.  In  light  of  the  expressions  of  int  erest  in  providing  a  first  local  FM  t  ransmission  service  t  o 
 Young  Harris,  Georgia,  we  will  allot  Channel  236A  to  that  community,  as  requested. 


 3.  As  stated  in  the  Notice,  Channel  236A  can  be  allotted  to  Young  Harris  in  conformity  with 
 the  minimum  distance  separation  requirements  of  Section  73.207(  b)(  1)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules, 
 utilizing  city  reference  coordinates  at  34-  56-  00  NL  and  83-  50-  54  WL. 


 4.  Accordingly,  pursuant  to  the  authority  contained  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  June  22,  2001,  the  FM  Table  of  Allotments, 
 Section  73.202(  b)  of  the  Commission's  Rules,  IS  AMENDED  to  include  Young  Harris,  Georgia,  as 
 follows: 


 City  Channel  No. 
 Young  Harris,  Georgia  236A 


 1  In  its  comments  petitioner  advises  that  as  daytime  only  Station  WZCM(  AM)  is  licensed  to  Young  Harris,  the 
 requested  allotment  of  FM  Channel  236A  would  provide  that  community  with  its  first  full-  time  service,  and  not  its 
 first  local  aural  service  as  stated  in  the  Notice. 
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 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  this  proceeding  IS  TERMINATED. 
 6.  A  window  period  for  filing  applications  for  Channel  236A  at  Young  Harris,  Georgia, 
 will  not  be  opened  at  this  time.  Instead,  the  issue  of  opening  the  allotment  for  auction  will  be 
 addressed  by  the  Commission  in  a  subsequent  Order. 


 7.  For  further  information  concerning  the  above,  contact  Nancy  Joyner,  Mass  Media 
 Bureau,  (202)  418-  2180.  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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