*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 34479* Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 4038 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. ) (Silverton, Texas) ) MB Docket No. 03- 72 ) RM- 10674 ) (Leedey, Oklahoma) ) MB Docket No. 03- 73 ) RM- 10675 ) (Memphis, Texas) ) MB Docket No. 03- 75 ) RM- 10677 REPORT AND ORDER (Proceedings Terminated) Adopted: December 18, 2003 Released: December 23, 2003 By the Assistant Chief, Audio Division: 1. The Audio Division has before it Notices of Proposed Rule Making, specified below, setting forth three 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- 72; RM- 10674 Action: At the request of Maurice Salsa, we are allotting Channel 252A at Silverton, Texas, as the community’s first local aural transmission service. 1 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 252A at Silverton are 34- 28- 15 NL and 101- 13- 09 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 8.2 km (5.1 miles) east of Silverton at the coordinates indicated above. FCC Contact: Deborah A. Dupont, (202) 418- 7072. 1 Silverton, Texas, Leedey, Oklahoma, Eden, Texas, Memphis, Texas, 18 FCC Rcd 4,560 (M. Bur. 2003). 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 4038 2 B. MBM Docket No. 03- 73; RM- 10675 Action: At the request of Robert Fabian, we are allotting Channel 297A at Leedey, Oklahoma, as the community’s first local FM transmission allotment. 2 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 297A at Leedey are 35- 56- 36 NL and 99- 23- 48 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 9.4 km (5.8 miles) northwest of Leedey at the coordinates indicated above. FCC Contact: Deborah A. Dupont, (202) 418- 7072. C. MB Docket No. 03- 75; RM- 10677 Action: At the request of Maurice Salsa, we are allotting Channel 283A at Memphis, Texas, as the community’s third local FM transmission service. 3 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 283A at Memphis are 34- 41- 14 NL and 100- 27- 03 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 8.7 km (5.4 miles) southeast of Memphis 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 February 6, 2004, 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 Leedey, Oklahoma 297A 2 Id. 3 Id. 2 Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 4038 3 Memphis, Texas 283A, 287C1, 292A Silverton, Texas 252A 4. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That these proceedings ARE TERMINATED. 5. For further information concerning a specific docket, contact the FCC Contact listed above for that docket. Questions related to the application filing process for these new channels should be addressed to the Audio Division, Media Bureau, (202) 418- 2700. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION John A. Karousos Assistant Chief, Audio Division Media Bureau 3