*Pages 1--5 from Microsoft Word - 6857.doc* Federal Communications Commission DA 01- 400 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Amendment of Section 73.202( b), ) Table of Allotments, ) FM Broadcast Stations. ) Burke, South Dakota ) MM Docket No. 00- 16 ) RM- 9805 ) Marietta, Mississippi ) MM Docket No. 00- 146 ) RM- 9937 ) Lake City, Colorado ) MM Docket No. 00- 147 ) RM- 9938 ) (Glenville, West Virginia) ) MM Docket No. 00- 212 ) RM- 9988 ) (Pigeon Forge, Tennessee) ) MM Docket No. 00- 213 ) RM- 9989 ) (Lincolnton, Georgia) ) MM Docket No. 00- 214 ) RM- 9990 REPORT AND ORDER (Proceedings Terminated) Adopted: February 7, 2001 Released: February 16, 2001 By the Chief, Allocations Branch: 1. The Commission has before it Notices of Proposed Rule Making, specified below, setting forth six separate proposals to allot a FM channel to a specific community. Each petitioner filed comments in support of its proposal reaffirming its intention to apply for the specified channel, if allotted. Each proposal complies with all Commission technical requirements and we continue to believe that each proposal would serve the public interest. Accordingly, we adopt each proposal as originally proposed. These are as follows: 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 01- 400 2 A. MM Docket No. 00- 16; RM- 9805; 15 FCC Rcd 2020 (2000) Action: At the request of NationWide Radio Stations, we are allotting Channel 264A at Burke South Dakota, as the community’s first local aural transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 264A at Burke are 43- 11- 06 North Latitude and 99- 15- 02. Additional Information: This allot ment requires a sit e rest rict ion of 3. 5 kilomet ers (2. 2 miles) east t o avoid a short- spacing to the vacant allotment site for Channel 264A, Mission, South Dakota. FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald (202) 418- 2180 B. MM Docket No. 00- 146 ; RM- 9937; 15 FCC Rcd 15809 (2000) Action: At the request of Robert Sanders, we are allotting Channel 250A at Marietta, Mississippi , as the community’s first local aural transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 250A at Marietta are 34- 30- 20 North Latitude and 88- 27- 18 West Longitude Additional Information: This allot ment requires a sit e rest rict ion of 1. 3 kilomet ers (0. 8 miles) east t o avoid short- spacings to the licensed site of Station WWMS( FM), Channel 248C1, Oxford, Mississippi, Station WKGL( FM), Channel 249A, Russellville, Alabama, and St at ion WZLQ( FM), Channel 253C1, Tupelo, Mississippi. FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald (202) 418- 2180 C. MM Docket No. 00- 147; RM- 9938; 15 FCC Rcd 15809 (2000) Action: At the request of The Parker Radio Project, we are allotting Channel 247A at Lake City, Colorado, as the community’s first local aural transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 247A at Lake City are 38- 01- 47 North Latitude and 107- 18- 52 West Longitude. 2 Federal Communications Commission DA 01- 400 3 Additional Information: This allotment is at city reference coordinates and does not requirement a site restriction. FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald (202) 418- 2180 D. MM Docket No. 00- 212; RM- 9988; 15 FCC Rcd ____ (released 10/ 27/ 00) Action: At the request of Donald Staats d/ b/ a Media Staats, we are allotting Channel 299A at Glenville, West Virginia, as the communit y’s first local aural transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 299A at Glenville are 38- 55- 43 and 80- 50- 47 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allot ment requires a sit e rest rict ion of 1. 0 kilomet ers (0. 6 miles) southwest to avoid a short- spacing to the licensed site of Station WFSP- FM, Channel 299A, Kingwood, West Virginia. FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald (202) 418- 2180 E. MM Docket No. 00- 213 ;RM- 9989; 15 FCC Rcd ____ (released 10/ 27/ 00) Action: At the request of Bernice P. Hedrick, we are allotting Channel 292A at Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, as the community’s first local aural transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 292A at Pigeon Forge are 35- 43- 33 North Latitude and 83- 31- 18 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allot ment requires a sit e rest rict ion of 7. 5 kilomet ers (4. 7 miles) southeast to avoid a short- spacing to the licensed site of Station WRIL- FM, Channel 292A, Pineville, Kentucky. FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald (202) 418- 2180 F. MM Docket No. 00- 214; RM- 9990; 15 FCC Rcd ______( released 10/ 27/ 00) Action: At the request of H. David Hedrick, we are allotting Channel 254A at Lincolnton, Georgia, as 3 Federal Communications Commission DA 01- 400 4 the community’s first local aural transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 254A at Lincolnton are 33- 40- 37 North Latitude and 82- 30- 18 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allot ment requires a sit e rest rict ion of 13 kilomet ers (8. 1 miles) sout h to avoid a short- spacing to the licensed site of Station WSPA- FM, Channel 255C, Spartanburg, South Carolina. FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald (202) 418- 2180 2. Accordingly, pursuant to the authority found 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 April 2, 2001, the FM Table of Allotments, Section 73.202( b) of the Commission's Rules, IS AMENDED, wit h respect to the communit ies list ed below, to read as follows: Community Channel No. Burke, South Dakota 264A Marietta, Mississippi 250A Lake City, Colorado 247A Glenville, West Virginia 299A Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 292A Lincolnton, Georgia 254A 3. The filing window for these allotments will not be opened at this time. Instead, the issue of opening these allotments for auction will be addressed by the Commission in a subsequent Order. 4. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That the aforementioned proceedings ARE TERMINATED. 4 Federal Communications Commission DA 01- 400 5 5. For further information concerning a specific docket, contact the FCC Contact listed above for that docket. Questions related to the auction 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 5