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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  1999 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  ) 
 ) 
 Amendment  of  Section  73.202(  b),  )  MM  Docket  No.  00-  20 
 Table  of  Allotments,  )  RM-  9733 
 FM  Broadcast  Stations.  ) 
 (Paris  and  Mount  Pleasant,  Texas  )  ) 


 REPORT  AND  ORDER 
 (Proceeding  Terminated) 


 Adopted:  August  15,  2001  Released:  August  24,  2001 
 By  the  Chief,  Allocations  Branch: 
 1.  In  response  t  o  a  pet  it  ion  filed  by  Carephil  Communicat  ions,  Inc.  (“  Carephil”),  the  Commission 
 has  before  it  for  consideration  the  Notice  of  Proposed  Rule  Making,  15  FCC  Rcd  2199  (2000), 
 requesting  the  reallotment  of  Channel  270C2  from  Paris,  Texas,  to  Mount  Pleasant,  Texas,  and 
 modification  of  its  license  for  station  KBUS(  FM)  to  specify  Mount  Pleasant  as  its  community  of 
 license.  Carephil  filed  comments  in  response  to  the  Notice  in  this  proceeding  continuing  to  support 
 the  requested  change  of  community  of  license.  No  other  comments  were  received  in  response  to  the 
 Notice. 


 2.  Although  Carephil  initially  filed  comments  restating  its  support  of  an  allotment  at  Mount 
 Pleasant,  on  July  31,  2001,  Carephil  submitted  comments  withdrawing  its  interest  in  the  requested 
 change  of  community  of  license  from  Paris  to  Mount  Pleasant.  Carephil  states  that  since  the 
 submission  of  its  petition  for  rule  making,  Carephil  has  secured  authorizaton  to  transfer  the  license  for 
 Station  KBUS  to  East  Texas  Broadcasting,  Inc.  and  has  subsequently  consummated  that  transaction.  1 
 Carephil  further  states  that  East  Texas  Broadcasting  has  indicated  that  it  is  not  interested  in  pursuing 
 the  reallocation  requested  in  the  Petition  for  Rule  Making.  As  stated  in  the  Notice,  a  showing  of 
 continuing  interest  is  required  before  a  channel  will  be  allotted.  It  is  the  Commission's  policy  to  refrain 
 from  making  an  allotment  to  a  community  absent  an  expression  of  interest.  In  this  case,  since  Carephil 
 has  stated  that  it  no  longer  intends  to  pursue  the  reallotment  of  a  channel  from  Paris  to  Mount  Pleasant, 
 we  shall  dismiss  the  proposal. 


 3.  In  view  of  the  above,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  That  the  Petition  for  Rule  Making  filed  by  Carephil 
 1  See  BALH-  20010320AAM. 
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 Communications  (RM-  9733),  requesting  the  reallotment  of  Channel  270C2  from  Paris,  Texas,  to 
 Mount  Pleasant,  Texas,  IS  DISMISSED. 


 4.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  this  proceeding  IS  TERMINATED. 
 5.  For  further  information  concerning  this  proceeding,  contact  Kathleen  Scheuerle,  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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