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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  1437 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  ) 
 ) 
 Amendment  of  Section  73.202(  b),  )  MM  Docket  No.  01-  79 
 Table  of  Allotments,  )  RM-  10088 
 FM  Broadcast  Stations.  ) 
 (Lordsburg  and  Deming,  New  Mexico)  ) 


 REPORT  AND  ORDER 
 (Proceeding  Terminated) 


 Adopted:  June  6,  2001  Released:  June  15,  2001 
 By  the  Chief,  Allocations  Branch: 
 1.  Before  the  Commission  for  consideration  is  the  Notice  of  Proposed  Rule  Making 
 (“  Notice”),  (DA  01-  745),  released  March  23,  2001,  issued  in  response  to  a  petition  filed  on  behalf  of 
 Runnels  Broadcasting  System,  LLC,  (“  petitioner”),  licensee  of  Station  KQTN,  1  Lordsburg,  New 
 Mexico,  proposing  t  o  change  its  communit  y  of  license  to  Deming,  New  Mexico,  and  to  modify  its 
 license  accordingly  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  Section  1.420(  i)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules. 
 Pet  it  ioner  filed  comment  s  in  response  t  o  the  Not  ice  wit  hdrawing  its  int  erest  in  pursuing  its  proposal. 
 No  other  comments  were  received. 


 2.  As  stated  in  the  Appendix  to  the  Notice,  a  showing  of  continuing  interest  is  required  before 
 a  channel  will  be  allot  t  ed.  Based  upon  the  pet  it  ioner’s  wit  hdrawal  of  int  erest  in  pursuing  its  proposal, 
 and  in  accordance  with  Commission  policy,  we  will  grant  pet  it  ioner’s  request  t  o  wit  hdraw  it  s  rule 
 making  proposal.  2  See  Alexander  City,  Alabama  and  West  Point,  Georgia,  9  FCC  Rcd  2823  (1994). 


 3.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  That  the  petition  for  rule  making  filed  on  behalf  of  Runnels 
 Broadcasting  System,  Inc.  (RM-  10088)  seeking  the  reallotment  of  Channel  250C  from  Lordsburg  to 
 Deming,  New  Mexico,  and  modification  of  its  license  for  Station  KQTN  accordingly,  IS  DISMISSED. 


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


 1  Station  KQTN,  presently  licensed  on  Channel  249A  at  Lordsburg,  was  modified  to  Channel  250C  in  MM  Docket 
 No.  84-  460.  A  construction  permit  has  been  issued  for  Channel  250C  at  Lordsburg,  which  specifies  less  than  full 
 Class  C  facilities  (i.  e.,  20  kW  at  612  meters  HAAT  (see  File  No.  BPH-  19961119MD)). 


 2  As  Deming  is  located  within  320  kilometers  (199  miles)  of  the  U.  S.-  Mexico  border,  concurrence  on  the  Mexican 
 government  to  the  proposed  reallotment  of  Channel  250C  to  that  community  was  requested.  As  a  result  of  our 
 action  herein,  the  Commission  will  notify  the  Mexican  government  accordingly. 
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 5.  For  further  information  concerning  the  above,  contact  Nancy  Joyner,  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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