*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 27597.doc* Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 1538 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. ) (Daisy, Arkansas) ) MB Docket No. 03- 42 ) RM- 10648 ) (Trona, California) ) MB Docket No. 03- 30 ) RM- 10644 ) (Muldrow. Oklahoma) ) MB Docket No. 03- 29 ) RM- 10643 ) (Rattan, Oklahoma) ) MB Docket No. 03- 43 ) RM- 10649 REPORT AND ORDER (Proceedings Terminated) Adopted: May 7, 2003 Released: May 9, 2003 By the Assistant Chief, Audio Division: 1. The Audio Division has before it Notices of Proposed Rule Making, specified below, setting forth four separate proposals to allot an 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: A. MB Docket No. 03- 42; RM- 10648 Action: At the request of Gray Media Corporation, we are allotting Channel 293C3 at Daisy, Arkansas, as the community’s first local aural transmission service. 1 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 293C3 at Daisy are 34- 21- 49 NL and 93- 54- 48 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 21.1 km (13.1 miles) northwest of 1 Daisy, Arkansas, 18 FCC Rcd 2,387 (M. M. Bur. 2003). 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 1538 2 Daisy at the coordinates indicated above. FCC Contact: Deborah A. Dupont, (202) 418- 7072. B. MB Docket No. 03- 30; RM- 10644 Action: At the request of Dana J. Puopolo, we are allotting Channel 255A at Trona, California, as the community’s first local aural transmission service. 2 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 255A at Trona are 35- 43- 51 NL and 117- 18- 28 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 6.8 km (4.2 miles) southeast of Trona at the coordinates indicated above. FCC Contact: Deborah A. Dupont, (202) 418- 7072. C. MB Docket No. 03- 29; RM- 10643 Action: At the request of David P. Garland, we are allotting Channel 286A at Muldrow, Oklahoma, as the community’s first local aural transmission service. 3 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 286A at Muldrow are 35- 29- 47 NL and 94- 36- 04 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 10.02 km (6.52 miles) north of Muldrow at the reference coordinates indicated above. FCC Contact: Deborah A. Dupont, (202) 418- 7072. D. MB Docket No. 03- 43; RM- 10649 Action: At the request of Gray Media Corporation, we are allotting Channel 258A at Rattan, Oklahoma, as the community’s first local aural transmission service. 4 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 258C at Rattan are 34- 07- 58 NL and 95- 23- 57 West Longitude. 2 Trona, California, 18 FCC Rcd 1,045 (M. M. Bur. 2003). 3 Muldrow, Oklahhoma, 18 FCC Rcd 1,045 (M. M. Bur. 20031). 4 Rattan, Oklahoma, 18 FCC Rcd 2,387 (M. M. Bur. 2003). 2 Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 1538 3 Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 7.6 km (4.7 miles) south of Rattan at the coordinates indicated above. FCC Contact: Deborah A. Dupont, (202) 418- 7072. 2. A 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. 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 0.61, 0.204( b) and 0.283 of the Commission’s Rules, IT IS ORDERED, That effective June 23, 2003, the FM Table of Allotments, Section 73.202( b) of the Commission’s Rules, IS AMENDED for the communities listed below, as follows: Community Channel Number Daisy, Arkansas 293C3 Trona, California 255A Muldrow, Oklahoma 286A Rattan, Oklahoma 258A 4. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That these proceedings ARE TERMINATED. 5. For further information concerning a specific docket, contact the Deborah A. Dupont at 202- 418- 7072. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION John A. Karousos Assistant Chief, Audio Division Media Bureau 3