*Pages 1--7 from Microsoft Word - 25852.doc* Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 631 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. ) (Wapanucka, Oklahoma) ) MM Docket No. 01- 181 ) RM- 10201 ) (Evant, Texas) ) MM Docket No. 01- 188 ) RM- 10203 ) (Comanche, Texas) ) MM Docket No. 01- 190 ) RM- 10210 ) (Hollis, Oklahoma) ) MM Docket No. 01- 217 ) RM- 10236 ) (Santa Anna, Texas) ) MM Docket No. 01- 220 ) RM- 10239 ) (Mooreland, Oklahoma) ) MM Docket No. 01- 226 ) RM- 10254 ) (Junction, Texas) ) MM Docket No. 01- 228 ) RM- 10256 ) (Alton, Missouri) ) MM Docket No. 01- 233 ) RM- 10261 ) (Taos, New Mexico) ) MM Docket No. 01- 282 ) RM- 10293 ) (McCamey, Texas) ) MM Docket No. 01- 283 ) RM- 10294 ) (Dickens, Texas) ) MM Docket No. 01- 284 ) RM- 10295 ) (Hamlin, Texas) ) MM Docket No. 01- 285 ) RM- 10296 REPORT AND ORDER (Proceedings Terminated) 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 631 2 Adopted: March 12, 2003 Released: March 14, 2003 By the Assistant Chief, Audio Division: 1. The Audio Division has before it Notices of Proposed Rule Making, specified below, setting forth twelve 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. MM Docket No. 01- 181; RM- 10201 Action: At the request of Katherine Pyeatt, we are allotting Channel 298A at Wapanucka, Oklahoma, as the community’s first local aural transmission service. 1 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 298A at Wapanucka are 34- 21- 54 NL and 96- 23- 47 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 2.9 km (1.8 miles) west of Wapanucka at the coordinates indicated above. FCC Contact: Deborah A. Dupont, (202) 418- 7072. B. MM Docket No. 01- 188; RM- 10203 Action: At the request of Charles Crawford, we are allotting Channel 243A at Evant, Texas, as the community’s first local aural transmission service. 2 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 243A at Evant are 31- 28- 56 NL and 98- 09- 19 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 0.8 km (0.5 miles) north of Wapanucka at the coordinates indicated above. FCC Contact: Deborah A. Dupont, (202) 418- 7072. C. MM Docket No. 01- 190; RM- 10210 Action: At the request of Jeraldine Anderson, we are allotting Channel 280A at Comanche, Texas, as the 1 Wapanucka, Oklahoma, 16 FCC Rcd 14,912 (M. M. Bur. 2001). 2 Evant, Texas, 16 FCC Rcd 15,257 (M. M. Bur. 2001). 2 Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 631 3 community’s second local FM transmission service. 3 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 280A at Comanche are 31- 53- 50 NL and 98- 36- 12 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment does not require a site restriction at the center city coordinates indicated above. FCC Contact: Deborah A. Dupont, (202) 418- 7072. D. MM Docket No. 01- 217; RM- 10236 Action: At the request of Jeraldine Anderson, we are allotting Channel 274C2 at Hollis, Oklahoma, as the community’s second local FM transmission service. 4 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 274C at Hollis are 34- 32- 55 NL and 99- 56- 12 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 15.7 km (9.7 miles) south of Hollis at the coordinates indicated above. FCC Contact: Deborah A. Dupont, (202) 418- 7072. E. MM Docket No. 01- 220; RM- 10239 Action: At the request of Jeraldine Anderson, we are allotting Channel 282A at Santa Anna, Texas, as the community’s second local FM transmission service. 5 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 282A at Santa Anna are 31- 40- 36 NL and 99- 16- 25 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 8.5 km (5.3 miles) north of Santa Anna at the coordinates indicated above. The Mexican government has concurred in this allotment. FCC Contact: Deborah A. Dupont, (202) 418- 7072. 3 Comanche, Texas, 16 FCC Rcd 15,257 (M. M. Bur. 2001). ). A rule making also is pending to add Channel 224A at Comanche. See Comanche, Texas, 16 FCC Rcd 14,075 (M. M. Bur. 2001). 4 Hollis, Oklahoma, 16 FCC Rcd 15,995 (M. M. Bur. 2001). 5 Santa Anna, Texas, 16 FCC Rcd 15,995 (M. M. Bur. 2001). 3 Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 631 4 F. MM Docket No. 01- 226; RM- 10254 Action: At the request of Katherine Pyeatt, we are allotting Channel 300C2 at Mooreland, Oklahoma, as the community’s second local FM transmission service. 6 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 300C2 at Mooreland are 36- 27- 59 NL and 99- 14- 27 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 4.4 km (2.8 miles) northwest of Mooreland at the coordinates indicated above. FCC Contact: Deborah A. Dupont, (202) 418- 7072. G. MM Docket No. 01- 228; RM- 10256 Action: At the request of Jeraldine Anderson, we are allotting Channel 284A at Junction, Texas, as the community’s fourth local FM transmission service. 7 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 284A at Junction are 30- 28- 19 NL and 99- 45- 47 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 2.1 km (1.3 miles) southeast of Junction at the coordinates indicated above. FCC Contact: Deborah A. Dupont, (202) 418- 7072. H. MM Docket No. 01- 233; RM- 10261 Action: At the request of Charles Crawford, we are allotting Channel 290A at Alton, Missouri, as the community’s first local aural transmission service. 8 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 290A at Alton are 36- 44- 39 NL and 91- 24- 28 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 5.6 km (3.5 miles) north of Alton at the coordinates indicated above. 6 Mooreland, Oklahoma, 16 FCC Rcd 16,341 (M. M. Bur. 2001). 7 Junction, Texas, 16 FCC Rcd 16,341 (M. M. Bur. 2001). A rule making also is pending to add Channel 297A at Junction. See Junction, Texas, 16 FCC Rcd 12,682 (M. M. Bur. 2001). 8 Alton, Missouri, 16 FCC Rcd 16,341 (M. M. Bur. 2001). 4 Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 631 5 FCC Contact: Deborah A. Dupont, (202) 418- 7072. I. MM Docket No. 01- 282; RM- 10293 Action: At the request of Linda Crawford, we are allotting Channel 228A at Taos, New Mexico, as the community’s fifth local FM transmission service. 9 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 228A at Taos are 36- 28- 20 NL and 105- 28- 22 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 11.5 km (7.1 miles) northeast of Taos at the coordinates indicated above. FCC Contact: Deborah A. Dupont, (202) 418- 7072. J. MM Docket No. 01- 283; RM- 10294 Action: At the request of Linda Crawford, we are allotting Channel 233C3 at McCamey, Texas, as the community’s second local FM transmission service. 10 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 233C3 at McCamey are 31- 11- 56 NL and 102- 01- 42 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 19.9 km (12.4 miles) east of McCamey at the coordinates indicated above. The Mexican government has concurred in this allotment. FCC Contact: Deborah A. Dupont, (202) 418- 7072. K. MM Docket No. 01- 284; RM- 10295 Action: At the request of Linda Crawford, we are allotting Channel 240A at Dickens, Texas, as the community’s second FM transmission service. 11 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 2490A at Dickens are 33- 37- 18 NL and 100- 50- 10 West Longitude. 9 Taos, New Mexico, 16 FCC Rcd 17,891 (M. M. Bur. 2001). 10 McCamey, Texas, 16 FCC Rcd 17,891 (M. M. Bur. 2001). 11 Dickens, Texas, 16 FCC Rcd 17,891 (M. M. Bur. 2001). See also Dickens, Texas, 17 FCC Rcd 22,530 (M. Bur. 2002) (Channel 294A allotted at Dickens as first local FM service). 5 Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 631 6 Additional Information: This allotment does not require a site restriction at the center city coordinates indicated above. FCC Contact: Deborah A. Dupont, (202) 418- 7072. L. MM Docket No. 01- 285; RM- 10285 Action: At the request of Linda Crawford, we are allotting Channel 283C2 at Hamlin, Texas, as the community’s second local FM transmission service. 12 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 283C2 at Hamlin are 33- 01- 16 NL and 100- 17- 23 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 21.5 km (13.4 miles) northwest of Hamlin 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 April 28, 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 Alton, Missouri 290A Taos, New Mexico 228A, 240A, 256C, 260C3, 270C1 Hollis, Oklahoma 223A, 274C2 Mooreland, Oklahoma 283C1, 300C2 Wapanucka, Oklahoma 298A Comanche, Texas 232C2, 280A 12 Hamlin, Texas, 16 FCC Rcd 17,891 (M. M. Bur. 2001). 6 Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 631 7 Dickens, Texas 240A, 294A Evant, Texas 243A Hamlin, Texas 279C, 283C2 Junction, Texas 228C2, 277C3, 284A, 297A McCamey, Texas 233C3, 237C3 Santa Anna, Texas 282A, 288C3 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. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION John A. Karousos Assistant Chief, Audio Division Media Bureau 7