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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  03-  2909 
 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.  (Bangs,  Texas) 


 (De  Beque,  Colorado) 


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 MB  Docket  No.  03-  153  RM-  10727 
 MB  Docket  No.  03-  154  RM-  10736 


 REPORT  AND  ORDER  (Proceeding  Terminated) 
 Adopted:  October  1,  2003  Released:  October  3,  2003 
 By  the  Assistant  Chief,  Audio  Division: 
 1.  The  Audio  Division  has  before  it  Notices  of  Proposed  Rule  Making  (“  Notice”),  1  specified  below,  setting  forth  two  separate  proposals  to  amend  the  FM  Table  of  Allotments,  Section  73.  202(  b)  of  the 
 Commission's  Rules.  Each  petitioner  filed  comments  in  support  of  its  proposal  reaffirming  its  intention  to  apply  for  the  requested  channel,  if  allotted.  Each  proposal  complies  with  all  Commission  technical 
 requirements  and  we  continue  to  believe  each  proposal  would  serve  the  public  interest.  There  were  no  additional  comments  or  counterproposals  received  in  response  to  the  above-  listed  dockets.  Accordingly,  we 
 adopt  each  proposal  as  originally  proposed.  These  are  as  follows: 
 A.  MB  Docket  No.  03-  153;  RM-  10727 
 Action:  At  the  request  of  Charles  Crawford,  we  are  allotting  Channel  250C3  at  Bangs,  Texas,  as  that  community's  first  local  aural  transmission  service.  2 


 Coordinates:  The  reference  coordinates  for  Channel  250C3  at  Bangs  are  31-  41-  32  North  Latitude  and  99-  15-  17  West  Longitude. 
 Additional  Information:  This  allotment  requires  a  site  restriction  of  11.9  kilometers  (7.4  miles)  west  to  avoid  a  short-  spacing  to  the  license  sites  of  Station  KATX,  Channel  249A,  Eastland,  Texas  and 
 1  Bangs,  Texas  and  De  Beque,  Colorado,  18  FCC  Rcd  12799  (MB  2003) 
 2  As  stated  in  the  Notice,  Bangs  is  an  incorporated  community  with  a  2000  U.  S.  Census  population  of  1,620  persons. 
 Bangs  has  its  own  mayor,  post  office,  elementary  and  high  school,  fire  department,  city  hall,  and  a  number  of  local  churches. 
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 Station  KBFB,  Channel  250C,  Dallas,  Texas.  Although  concurrence  has  been  requested  for  Channel  250C3  at  Bangs,  notification  has  not  been  received.  If  a  construction  permit  is  granted  prior  to  the  receipt  of  formal 
 concurrence  in  the  allotment  by  the  Mexican  government,  the  construction  permit  will  include  the  following  condition:  "Use  of  this  allotment  is  subject  to  suspension,  modification,  or  termination  without  right  to 
 hearing,  if  found  by  the  Commission  to  be  necessary  in  order  to  conform  to  the  1992  USA-  Mexico  FM  Broadcast  Agreement  or  if  specifically  objected  to  by  Mexico's  Secretaria  de  Comunicaciones  Y 
 Transportes." 
 FCC  Contact:  Rolanda  F.  Smith  (202)  418-  2180. 
 B.  MB  Docket  No.  03-  154;  RM-  10736 
 Action:  At  the  request  of  Garfield-  Mesa  County  Line  Broadcasters,  we  are  allotting  Channel  275C3  at  De  Beque,  Colorado,  as  that  community's  first  local  aural  transmission  service.  3 


 Coordinates:  The  reference  coordinates  for  Channel  275C3  are  39-  22-  36  North  Latitude  and  108-  16-  33  West  Longitude. 
 Additional  Information:  This  allotment  requires  a  site  restriction  of  7.1  kilometers  (4.4  miles)  northwest  to  avoid  a  short-  spacing  to  the  license  site  of  Station  KPRU,  Channel  277C2,  Delta,  Colorado. 
 FCC  Contact:  Rolanda  F.  Smith  (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  November  17,  2003,  the  FM  Table  of  Allotments,  Section  73.202(  b)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules,  IS  AMENDED,  with  respect  to  the  communities  listed 
 below,  to  read  as  follows: 
 Community  Channel  No. 
 Bangs,  Texas  250C3 
 De  Beque,  Colorado  275C3 
 3.  The  window  period  for  filing  applications  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. 


 3  As  discussed  in  the  Notice,  De  Beque  is  an  incorporated  community  with  a  2000  U.  S.  Census  population  of  451 
 persons. 
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 5.  For  further  information  concerning  a  specific  docket,  contact  the  FCC  Contact  listed  above  for  that  docket. 
 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 
 John  A.  Karousos  Assistant  Chief,  Audio  Division 
 Media  Bureau 
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