*Pages 1--4 from Microsoft Word - 50253.doc* Federal Communications Commission DA 05- 1984 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. ) (Knox City, Texas) ) MM Docket No. 01- 199 ) RM- 10213 ) (Gunnison, Colorado) ) MB Docket No. 02- 171 ) RM- 10483 ) (Red Oak, Oklahoma) ) MB Docket No. 02- 174 ) RM- 10486 ) (Tignall, Georgia) ) MB Docket No. 02- 288 ) RM- 10525 ) (Rosebud, South Dakota) ) MB Docket No. 04- 170 ) RM- 10766 REPORT AND ORDER (Proceedings Terminated) Adopted: July 13, 2005 Released: July 15, 2005 By the Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau: 1. The Audio Division has before it Notices of Proposed Rule Making, specified below, setting forth five separate proposals to allot an FM channel to a specific community. In each proceeding, the 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- 199; RM- 10213 Action: At the request of Jeraldine Anderson, we are allotting Channel 291A at Knox City, Texas, as the community’s second local FM transmission service. 1 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 291A at Knox City are 33- 25- 55 NL and 99- 47- 43 WL. 1 Knox City, Texas, et al. 16 FCC Rcd 15801 (MD 2001). 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 05- 1984 2 Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 2.7 kilometers (1.7 miles) northeast to avoid a short- spacing to the licensed site of Station KKHR( FM), Channel 292C2, Abilene, Texas. FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald, (202) 418- 2180. B. MB Docket No. 02- 171; RM- 10483 Action: At the request of Sierra Grande Broadcasting, we are allotting Channel 265C2 at Gunnison, Colorado, as the community’s fourth local FM transmission service. 2 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 265C2 at Gunnison are 38- 37- 00 NL and 107- 01- 00 WL Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 11.2 kilometers (7 miles) northwest to avoid a short- spacing to the license of Station KMOZ- FM, Channel 264C1, Grand Junction, Colorado. FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald, (202) 418- 2180. C. MB Docket No. 02- 174; RM- 10486 Action: At the request of Maurice Salsa, we are allotting Channel 227A at Red Oak, Oklahoma, as the community’s first local aural transmission service. 3 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 227A at Red Oak are 34- 50- 34 NL and 95- 07- 42 WL. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 12.8 kilometers (7.9 miles) south to avoid a short- spacing to the licensed site of Station KIGL( FM), Channel 227C1, Seligman, Missouri. FCC Contact: (202) 418- 4182. D. MB Docket No. 02- 288; 10525 Action: At the request of Georgia- Carolina Radiocasting Co., LLC, we are allotting Channel 244A at Tignall, Georgia, as the community’s first local aural transmission service. 4 Arthur A. Lyness also filed 2 Gunnison, Colorado, et al., 17 FCC Rcd 12824 (MB 2002). 3 Id. 4 Tignall, Georgia, et al., 17 FCC Rcd. 18118 (MB 2002). 2 Federal Communications Commission DA 05- 1984 3 comments in support of the proposal expressing his interest in applying for the channel, if allotted. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 244A at Tignall are 33- 55- 40 NL and 82- 48- 58 WL. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 9.8 kilometers (6.1 miles) northwest to avoid a short- spacing to the licensed site of Station WAKB( FM), Channel 245C3, Wrens, Georgia. FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald, (202) 418- 7072. E. MB Docket No. 04- 170; RM 10766 Action: At the request of Rosebud Sioux Tribe, we are allotting Channel 257C at Rosebud, South Dakota, as the community’s first local aural transmission service. 5 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 257C at Rosebud are 43- 13- 01 NL and 100- 47- 33 WL. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 5.2 kilometers (3.2 miles) east of the community. FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald, (202) 418- 2180. 2. The Commission will send a copy of this Report and Order in a report to be sent to Congress and the Government Accountability Office pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, see 5 U. S. C. § 801( a)( 1)( A). 3. Accordingly, pursuant to the authority contained 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 of the Commission’s Rules, IT IS ORDERED, That effective August 29, 2005, 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 Knox City, Texas 291A, 297A Gunnison, Colorado 252A, 265C2, 272A, 299C3 5 Rosebud, South Dakota, 19 FCC Rcd 8082 (MB 2004). 3 Federal Communications Commission DA 05- 1984 4 Red Oak, Oklahoma 227A Tignall, Georgia 244A Rosebud, South Dakota 257C 4. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That the Commission’s Imaging Center shall send by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, a copy of this Report and Order to Counsel or Petitioner of record in Docket Nos. 01- 199, 02- 174, and 02- 288, and to the following Petitioners in Docket Nos. 02- 171 and 04- 170, at the indicated change in address or personnel: Willison H. Gormly Sierra Grande Broadcasting 3400 Rowland Street Hutchinson, Kansas 67502- 1324 Charles Colombe, President Rosebud Sioux Tribe P. O. Box 430 Rosebud, South Dakota 57570 5. 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. 6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That these proceedings ARE TERMINATED. 7. 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