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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  92 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 Amendment  of  Section  73.202(  b), 
 FM  Table  of  Allotments, 
 FM  Broadcast  Stations. 
 (Rapid  City,  South  Dakota  and 
 Gillette,  Wyoming) 


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 MM  Docket  No.  00-  186 
 RM-  9970 


 REPORT  AND  ORDER  (Proceeding  Terminated) 
 Adopted:  January  3,  2001  Released:  January  12,  2001 
 By  the  Chief,  Allocations  Branch: 
 1.  The  Allocations  Branch  has  before  it  a  Notice  of  Proposed  Rule  Making  1  issued  at  the 
 request  of  Bethesda  Christian  Broadcasting,  Inc.  (“  petitioner”),  licensee  of  Station  KLMP,  Rapid  City 
 South  Dakota,  requesting  the  substitution  of  Channel  250C  for  250C1  at  Rapid  City,  and  the  modification 
 of  Station  KLMP’s  license  accordingly,  and  the  substitution  of  Channel  282A  for  vacant  Channel  249A  at 
 Gillette,  Wyoming,  to  accommodate  the  upgrade.  Petitioner  filed  comments  reiterating  its  intention  to  file 
 the  necessary  application  to  implement  the  upgrade,  if  allotted.  We  received  no  other  comments. 


 2.  In  support  of  its  proposal,  petitioner  states  that  Station  KLMP  could  expand  its  service 
 area  and  provide  greater  and  more  reliable  broadcast  service  to  the  residents  of  Rapid  City  as  well  as  the 
 surrounding  Black  Hills  area.  It  notes  that  to  effectuate  the  upgrade,  Channel  249A  at  Gillette,  Wyoming, 
 will  have  to  be  modified  to  Channel  282A.  It  also  notes  that  there  are  three  applicants  for  Channel  249A  at 
 Gillette  all  of  whose  applications  specify  sites  that  would  work  if  Channel  282A  is  substituted  for  Channel 
 249A. 


 3.  We  will  grant  the  upgrade  at  Rapid  City  and  the  substitution  of  Channel  282A  for  Channel 
 249A  at  Gillette,  Wyoming.  We  believe  that  this  upgrade  will  serve  the  public  interest  since  it  will  enable 
 Station  KLMP  at  Rapid  City,  South  Dakota,  to  expand  its  coverage  area.  We  also  believe  that  the 
 substitution  of  Channel  282A  for  Channel  249A  at  Gillette,  Wyoming,  to  accommodate  the  upgrade,  is  in 
 the  public  interest  because  it  will  not  prejudice  any  of  the  applicants  there  and  will  allow  Station  KLMP  to 
 upgrade.  An  engineering  analysis  has  determined  that  Channel  250C  can  be  allotted  at  Rapid  City,  South 
 Dakota,  at  petitioner’s  requested  site.  2  Additionally,  Channel  282A  can  be  allotted  at  Gillette,  Wyoming, 
 at  a  site  0.25  kilometers  (0.  15  miles)  north  of  the  community.  3  As  requested,  we  shall  also  propose  to 
 modify  the  license  of  Station  KLMP  to  specify  operation  on  Channel  250C. 


 1  DA  00-  2230  (September  29,  2000);  65  FR  60602  (October  12,  2000). 
 2  The  coordinates  for  Channel  250C  at  Rapid  City,  South  Dakota  are  44-  19-  42  and  103-  50-  03. 
 3  The  coordinates  for  Channel  282A  at  Gillette,  Wyoming  are  44-  17-  36  and  105-  30-  06. 
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 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  [fill  in  date]  ,  the  FM  Table  of  Allotments,  Section 
 73.202(  b)  of  the  Commission's  Rules,  IS  AMENDED,  with  respect  to  the  communities  listed  below,  as 
 follows: 


 Community  Channel  No. 


 Rapid  City,  South  Dakota  250C 
 Gillette,  Wyoming  282A 


 5.  IT  IS  ORDERED  That  the  Secretary  SHALL  SEND,  BY  CERTIFIED  MAIL,  RETURN 
 RECEIPT  REQUESTED,  a  copy  of  this  Report  and  Order  to  the  following: 


 Gillette  FM  LLC  Ron  Franscell 
 P.  O.  Box  3463  1001  Clarion  Drive 
 Carefree,  AZ  85377  Gillette,  WY  8278 
 (Applicant  at  Gillette,  WY)  (Applicant  at  Gillette,  WY) 


 Kevin  Clements 
 33  East  Cedar 
 Chicago,  IL  60611 
 (Applicant  at  Gillette,  WY) 


 6.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED  That  this  proceeding  IS  TERMINATED. 
 7.  For  further  information  concerning  this  proceeding,  contact  Victoria  M.  McCauley,  Mass  Media  Bureau,  (202)  418-  2180.  Questions  related  to  the  application  filing  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 
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