*Pages 1--4 from Microsoft Word - 48163.doc* Federal Communications Commission DA 05- 1150 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. (Dulac, Louisiana) (King City, California (Fallon Station, Nevada) (Coachella, California) (Cambria, California) (Carbon, Texas) (Northport, Alabama) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) MB Docket No. 04- 329 RM- 11050 MB Docket No. 04- 332 RM- 11054 MB Docket No. 04- 333 RM- 11055 MB Docket No. 04- 334 RM- 11056 MB Docket No. 04- 335 RM- 11057 MB Docket No. 04- 336 RM- 11058 MB Docket No. 04- 337 RM- 11059 REPORT AND ORDER (Proceeding Terminated) Adopted: April 25, 2005 Released: April 27, 2005 By the Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau: 1. The Audio Division has before it Notices of Proposed Rule Making, 1 specified below, setting forth eight separate proposals to allot a 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: 1 Dulac, Louisiana, et al., 19 FCC Rcd 16631 (MB 2004). 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 05- 1150 2 A. MB Docket No. 04- 329; RM- 11050 Action: At the request of SSR Communications, Inc. (“ Petitioner”), we are allotting Channel 242A at Dulac, Louisiana, as that community’s first local aural transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 242A at Dulac are 29- 21- 09 North Latitude and 90- 45- 36 West Longitude. Additional Information: The allotment requires a site restriction of 6.0 kilometers (3.7 miles) southwest of Dulac. In response to a request in the Notice of Proposed Rule Making in this docket, Petitioner submitted further information showing that Dulac, a Census Designated Place located in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, with a 2000 U. S. Census population of 2,458 persons, is a community for allotment purposes. FCC Contact: R. Barthen Gorman (202) 418- 2180 B. MB Docket No. 04- 332; RM- 11054 Action: At the request of Daniel R. Feely, we are allotting Channel 275A at King City, California, as that community’s fourth local aural transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 275A at King City, are 36- 12- 40 North Latitude and 121- 07- 40 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 0.3 kilometers (0.2 miles) southwest of King City. FCC Contact: R. Barthen Gorman (202) 418- 2180 C. MB Docket No. 04- 333; RM- 11055 Action: At the request of Linda A. Davidson, we are allotting Channel 287C at Fallon Station, Nevada, as that community’s first local aural transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 287C at Fallon Station are 39- 36- 00 North Latitude and 118- 43- 12 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 20.1 (12. 5 miles) north of Fallon Station. In response to a request in the Notice of Proposed Rule Making in this docket, Petitioner submitted further information demonstrating that Fallon Station, a Census Designated Place located in Churchill County, Nevada, is a community for allotment purposes. FCC Contact: R. Barthen Gorman (202) 418- 2180 2 Federal Communications Commission DA 05- 1150 3 D. MB Docket No. 04- 334; RM- 11056 Action: At the request of Dana J. Puopolo, we are allotting Channel 278A at Coachella, California, as that community’s third local aural transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 278A at Coachella are 33- 40- 49 North Latitude and 116- 10- 23 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment is at the city’s reference coordinates and requires no site restrictions. The Mexican government has concurred in this allotment. FCC Contact: R. Barthen Gorman (202) 418- 2180 E. MB Docket No. 04- 335; RM- 11057 Action: At the request of Linda A. Davidson, we are allotting Channel 293A at Cambria, California, as that community’s fourth local aural transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 293A at Cambria are 35- 36- 36 North Latitude and 121- 06- 00 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 5.4 kilometers (3.4 miles) north of Cambria. FCC Contact: R. Barthen Gorman (202) 418- 2180 F. MB Docket No. 04- 336; RM- 11058 Action: At the request of Charles Crawford, we are allotting Channel 238A at Carbon, Texas, as that community’s first local transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 238A at Carbon are 32- 16- 14 North Latitude and 98- 49- 42 West longitude. Additional Information: This allotment is at the city’s reference coordinates and therefore requires no site restriction. FCC Contact: R. Barthen Gorman (202) 418- 2180 G. MB Docket No. 04- 337; RM- 11059 Action: At the request of TTI, Inc., we are allotting Channel 286A at Northport, Alabama, as that community’s second local aural transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 286A at Northport are 33- 11- 02 North Latitude and 87- 39- 10 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 8.6 kilometers (5.4 miles) southwest of Northport. 3 Federal Communications Commission DA 05- 1150 4 FCC Contact: R. Barthen Gorman (202) 418- 2180 2. Accordingly, pursuant to the authority found in 47 U. S. C. Sections 4( i), 5( c)( 1), 303( g) and (r) and 307( b), and 47 C. F. R. Sections 0.61, 0.204( b) and 0.283, IT IS ORDERED, That effective June 13, 2005, the FM Table of Allotments, 47 C. F. R. Section 73. 202( b), IS AMENDED, with respect to the communities listed below, to read as follows: Community Channel No. Northport, Alabama 225C1, 286A Cambria, California 235B1, 278A, 287A, 293A Coachella, California 229B, 278A King City, California 230B1, 271B, 275A Dulac, Louisiana 242A Fallon Station, Nevada 287C Carbon, Texas 238A 3. The Commission will send a copy of this Report and Order in a report to be sent to Congress and the General Accounting Office pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, see 5 U. S. C. 801( a)( 1)( A). 4. 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. 5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That the aforementioned proceedings ARE TERMINATED. 6. 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 4