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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  03-  2348 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 Amendment  of  Section  73.202(  b),  )  FM  Table  of  Allotments  ) 
 (Tallapoosa,  Georgia),  and  )  RM-  10651  Reclassification  of  License  of  ) 
 Station  WDEF-  FM  )  (Chattanooga,  Tennessee)  ) 


 ORDER  (Proceeding  Terminated) 
 Adopted:  July  23,  2003  Released:  July  24,  2003 
 By  the  Assistant  Chief,  Audio  Division: 
 1.  The  Audio  Division  has  before  it  an  Order  to  Show  Cause,  1  issued  at  the  request  of  SSR  Communications  Incorporated  (“  SSR”),  directing  Jackson  Telecasters,  Inc.,  to  show  cause  why  its 
 authorization  for  FM  station  WDEF  (File  No.  BMLH-  19820813AH)  should  not  be  modified  to  specify  operation  on  Channel  222C0  in  lieu  of  Channel  222C  at  Chattanooga,  Tennessee.  SSR  requested  this 
 downgrade  in  a  petition  for  rule  making  to  allot  Channel  223A  to  Tallapoosa,  Georgia.  On  June  2,  2003,  SSR  filed  a  withdrawal  of  its  expression  of  interest  in  that  proposal. 


 2.  A  showing  of  continuing  interest  is  required  before  a  channel  will  be  allotted.  It  is  the  Commission’s  policy  to  refrain  from  making  an  allotment  to  a  community  absent  an  expression  of 
 interest.  Moreover,  reclassification  from  Class  C  to  Class  C0  is  undertaken  “only  where  a  specific,  bona  fide  demand  for  the  spectrum  is  expressed.”  2  For  these  reasons,  we  will  grant  Petitioner’s  request  to 
 dismiss  its  proposal  to  allocate  Channel  223A  at  Tallapoosa,  Georgia,  and,  correspondingly,  we  shall  dismiss  the  Order  to  Show  Cause  pertaining  to  FM  Station  WDEF  at  Chattanooga,  Tennessee.  3 


 3.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  That  the  petition  for  rule  making  filed  by  SSR  Communications  Incorporated,  requesting  the  allotment  of  Channel  223A  at  Tallapoosa,  Georgia,  IS 
 DISMISSED;  and 
 4.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  the  Order  to  Show  Cause  in  RM-  10651,  proposing  the  reclassification  of  the  license  of  FM  Station  WDEF  from  Channel  222C  to  222C0,  IS  DISMISSED;  and 


 1  Reclassification  of  License  of  Station  WDEF-  FM,  Chattanooga,  Tenessee,  18  FCC  Rcd  2,393  (M.  Bur.  2003). 
 2  1998  Biennial  Regulatory  Review—  Streamlining  of  Radio  Technical  Rules  in  Parts  73  and  74  of  the 
 Commission’s  Rules,  15  FCC  Rcd  21,649,  21,662  (2000). 
 3  Cited  supra  at  n.  1. 
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 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  this  proceeding  IS  TERMINATED. 
 6.  For  further  information  concerning  this  proceeding,  contact  Deborah  A.  Dupont,  Media  Bureau,  (202)  418-  2180. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 John  A.  Karousos  Assistant  Chief,  Audio  Division 
 Media  Bureau 
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