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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  03-  3923 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 Amendment  of  Section  73.202(  b),  )  MB  Docket  No.  02-  250  Table  of  Allotments,  )  RM-  10549 
 FM  Broadcast  Stations.  )  (Las  Animas,  Colorado)  ) 


 REPORT  AND  ORDER  (Proceeding  Terminated) 
 Adopted:  December  12,  2003  Released:  December  16,  2003 
 By  the  Assistant  Chief,  Audio  Division: 
 1.  In  response  to  a  petition  filed  by  Sierra  Grande  Broadcasting  (“  Petitioner”),  the  Audio  Division  of  the  Media  Bureau  has  before  it  for  consideration  the  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking  (“  Notice”)  1  proposing 
 the  allotment  of  Channel  234C1  at  Las  Animas,  Colorado,  as  the  community’s  second  local  FM  transmission  service.  Petitioner  did  not  file  comments  supporting  the  requested  allotment,  nor  were  comments  received 
 from  any  other  party. 
 2.  As  stated  in  the  Appendix  to  the  Notice,  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  adequate  expression  of  interest.  Petitioner  has  not  demonstrated  a  continuing  interest  in  the  requested  allotment. 


 3.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  That  the  petition  for  rule  making  filed  by  Sierra  Grande  Broadcasting  IS  DISMISSED. 
 4.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  this  proceeding  IS  TERMINATED. 
 5.  For  further  information  concerning  this  proceeding,  contact  Deborah  Dupont,  Media  Bureau,  (202)  418-  7072. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 
 John  A.  Karousos  Assistant  Chief,  Audio  Division 
 Media  Bureau 


 1  Las  Animas,  Colorado,  17  FCC  Rcd  16,220  (M.  Bur.  2002). 
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