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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  02-  1548 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 Amendment  of  Section  73.202(  b),  )  MM  Docket  No.  01-  260  Table  of  Allotments,  )  RM-  10270 
 FM  Broadcast  Stations.  )  (Pawhuska,  Oklahoma)  ) 


 REPORT  AND  ORDER  (Proceeding  Terminated) 
 Adopted:  June  26,  2002  Released:  July  5,  2002 
 By  the  Assistant  Chief,  Audio  Division: 
 1.  The  Commission  considers  herein  the  Notice  of  Proposed  Rule  Making  (“  Notice”),  16  FCC  Rcd  17072  (2001),  issued  in  response  to  a  petition  filed  by  Maurice  Salsa  (“  petitioner)  proposing  the  allotment  of 
 FM  Channel  233A  to  Pawhuska,  Oklahoma,  as  that  community’s  second  local  commercial  FM  transmission  service.  Petitioner  filed  comments  reiterating  an  intention  to  apply  for  Channel  233A  if  it  is  allotted  to 
 Pawhuska,  as  requested.  No  other  comments  were  received. 
 2.  In  view  of  the  interest  expressed  in  providing  an  additional  local  aural  transmission  service  to  Pawhuska  Oklahoma,  we  will  allot  Channel  233A  to  that  community,  as  requested. 


 3.  As  stated  in  the  Notice,  Channel  233A  can  be  allotted  to  Pawhuska  in  conformity  with  the  minimum  distance  separation  requirements  of  Section  73.207(  b)(  1)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  provided  the 
 transmitter  site  therefor  is  located  at  least  11.7  kilometers  north  of  the  community,  utilizing  in  this  instance,  reference  coordinates  36-  46-  16  NL  and  96-  21-  39  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  August  19,  2002,  the  FM  Table  of  Allotments,  Section  73.202(  b)  of  the  Commission's  Rules,  under  Oklahoma,  IS  AMENDED,  to  read  as  follows: 


 City  Channel  No. 
 Pawhuska,  Oklahoma  233A,  280A 
 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  this  proceeding  IS  TERMINATED. 
 6.  A  filing  window  for  Channel  233A  at  Pawhuska,  Oklahoma,  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. 
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 7.  For  further  information  concerning  the  above,  contact  Nancy  Joyner,  Media  Bureau,  (202)  418-  2180.  Questions  related  to  the  window  application  filing  process  for  Channel  233A  at  Pawhuska, 
 Oklahoma,  should  be  addressed  to  the  Audio  Division,  Media  Bureau,  (202)  418-  2700. 
 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 John  A.  Karousos  Assistant  Chief,  Audio  Division 
 Media  Bureau 
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