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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  2734 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  ) 
 ) 
 Amendment  of  Section  73.202(  b)  )  MM  Docket  No.  01-  178 
 Table  of  Allotments,  )  RM-  10195 
 FM  Broadcast  Stations.  ) 
 (Wadley,  Georgia)  ) 


 REPORT  AND  ORDER 
 (Proceeding  Terminated) 
 Adopted:  November  14,  2001  Released:  November  23,  2001 


 By  the  Chief,  Allocations  Branch: 
 1.  In  response  to  a  Petition  for  Rule  Making  filed  by  Data+  Corp.  (“  Petitioner”),  the 
 Allocations  Branch  considers  herein  a  Notice  of  Proposed  Rule  Making  (“  Notice”),  DA  01-  1861, 
 released  August  3,  2001,  66  FR  42622  (August  14,  2001),  proposing  the  allotment  of  Channel  227A 
 to  Wadley,  Georgia,  as  that  community’s  first  local  aural  transmission  service.  In  its  comments, 
 Pet  it  ioner  expresses  it  s  cont  inuing  int  erest  in  filing  an  applicat  ion  for  aut  horit  y  to  const  ruct  and  operat  e 
 an  FM  st  at  ion  in  Wadley,  ut  ilizing  Channel  227A,  if  that  channel  is  allotted  to  Wadley,  Georgia.  Peach 
 Broadcasting  Co.,  Inc.  also  expresses  its  intent  to  apply  for  Channel  227A  at  Wadley,  if  that  channel  is 
 allotted  to  that  city. 


 2.  We  believe  that  the  public  interest  would  be  served  by  the  allotment  of  Channel  227A  at 
 Wadley,  Georgia,  since  it  will  provide  a  first  local  aural  transmission  service  to  that  communit  y. 
 Channel  227A  can  be  allotted  to  Wadley,  Georgia,  consistent  with  the  requirements  of  Sections 
 73.207(  b)(  1)  and  73.315(  a)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  at  coordinates  32-  52-  00  NL  and  82-  24-  15  WL. 


 3.  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  0.6l,  0.204(  b)  and  0.283  of 
 the  Commission’s  Rules,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  That  effective  January  7,  2002,  the  FM  Table  of 
 Allotments,  Section  73.202(  b)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  IS  AMENDED  for  the  community  listed 
 listed  below,  as  follows: 
 Community  Channel  Number 


 Wadley,  Georgia  227A 
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 4.  A  filing  window  for  Channel  227A,  Wadley,  will  not  be  opened  at  this  time.  Inst  ead,  the 
 issue  of  opening  this  allot  ment  for  auct  ion  will  be  addressed  by  the  Commission  in  a  subsequent  order. 


 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  this  proceeding  IS  TERMINATED. 
 6.  For  further  information  concerning  this  proceeding,  contact  R.  Barthen  Gorman,  Mass 
 Media  Bureau,  (202)  418-  2180.  Questions  related  to  the  application  filing  process  for  Channel  227A 
 at  Wadley,  Georgia,  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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