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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  1737 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  ) 
 ) 
 Amendment  of  Section  73.202(  b),  )  MM  Docket  No.  01-  91 
 Table  of  Allotments,  )  RM-  10096 
 FM  Broadcast  Stations.  ) 
 (Hugo,  Colorado)  ) 


 REPORT  AND  ORDER 
 (Proceeding  Terminated) 


 Adopted:  July  11,  2001  Released:  July  20,  2001 
 By  the  Chief,  Allocations  Branch: 
 1.  The  Commission  considers  herein  the  Notice  of  Proposed  Rule  Making  (“  Notice”) 
 (DA  01-  931)  released  April  13,  2001,  issued  in  response  to  a  petition  filed  by  Alan  Olson  proposing 
 the  allotment  of  Channel  222A  to  Hugo,  Colorado,  as  that  community’s  first  local  aural  transmission 
 service.  Petitioner  filed  comments  reiterating  his  intention  to  apply  for  Channel  Channel  222A  if  it  is 
 allotted  to  Hugo,  as  requested.  1 


 2.  In  view  of  the  interest  expressed  in  providing  a  first  local  aural  transmission  service  to 
 Hugo,  Colorado,  we  will  allot  Channel  222A  to  that  community,  as  requested. 


 3.  As  stated  in  the  Notice,  Channel  222A  can  be  allotted  to  Hugo  in  conformity  with  the 
 minimum  distance  separation  requirements  of  Section  73.207(  b)(  1)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  wit  hout 
 a  site  restriction,  utilizing  city  reference  coordinates  39-  08-  10  NL  and  103-  28-  10  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  September  4,  2001  ,  the  FM  Table  of 
 Allotments,  Section  73.202(  b)  of  the  Commission's  Rules,  IS  AMENDED  to  include  Hugo,  Colorado, 
 as  follows: 


 City  Channel  No. 
 Hugo,  Colorado  222A 


 1  Petitioner’s  comments  were  late  filed.  However,  in  accordance  with  Commission  policy,  the  comments  will  be 
 accepted  for  the  purpose  of  expressing  continuing  interest  in  the  proposal  since  the  proceeding  is  uncontested.  See 
 Santa  Isabel,  Puerto  Rico,  3  FCC  Rcd  2336  (1988),  aff’d.  4  FCC  Rcd  3412  (1989);  aff’d.  sub  nom.  Amor  Family 
 Broadcasting  v.  FCC,  918  F.  2d  960  (D.  C.  Cir.  1990). 
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 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  this  proceeding  IS  TERMINATED. 
 6.  A  filing  window  for  Channel  222A  at  Hugo,  Colorado,  will  not  be  opened  at  this  time. 
 Instead,  the  issue  of  opening  this  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  window  application  filing  process  for 
 Channel  222A  at  Hugo,  Colorado,  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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