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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  04-  2901  September  8,  2004 
 Media  Bureau  Announces  Temporary  Freeze  on  the  Filing  of  Forms  301,  314,  and  315 
 For  Commercial  Radio  Broadcast  Stations 


 On  September  3,  2004,  the  United  States  Court  of  Appeals  for  the  Third  Circuit  issued  an  Order  1  granting  in  part  the  Petition  of  the  Commission  and  United  States  for  Panel  Rehearing.  In  light  of  the 
 Court’s  decision,  the  Media  Bureau  has  established  a  freeze,  effective  immediately  and  until  further  notice,  on  the  filing  of  all  applications  using  FCC  Form  301,  314  or  315  that  involve  commercial  radio 
 broadcast  stations.  The  freeze  also  applies  to  amendments  that  require  the  use  of  these  forms.  The  Media  Bureau  will  issue  a  Public  Notice  in  the  near  future  providing  further  information  regarding  the  filing  of 
 new  applications  as  well  as  guidance  on  the  processing  of  Form  301,  314,  and  315  applications  that  are  currently  pending.  Applications  proposing  pro  forma  assignments  and  transfers  of  control  (FCC  Form 
 316)  of  commercial  radio  stations  will  continue  to  be  processed  in  the  normal  course. 
 Action  by  the  Chief,  Media  Bureau.  For  further  information,  contact  Peter  H.  Doyle  or  Nina  Shafran  of  the  Audio  Division,  Media  Bureau,  at  (202)  418-  2700. 


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 1  Prometheus  Radio  Project  v.  FCC,  No.  03-  3388  (3d  Cir.  Sept.  3,  2004)  (“  Order”). 
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