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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  05-  2302 
 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.  (New  Llano  and  Leesville,  Louisiana) 


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 )  )  MB  Docket  No.  04-  386  RM-  10817 


 REPORT  AND  ORDER 
 (Proceeding  Terminated) 


 Adopted:  August  17,  2005  Released:  August  19,  2005 
 By  the  Assistant  Chief,  Audio  Division,  Media  Bureau: 
 1.  The  Audio  Division  considers  herein  the  Notice  of  Proposed  Rule  Making  (“  Notice”)  1  issued  at  the  request  of  Charles  Crawford  (“  Petitioner”)  proposing  the  allotment  of  Channel  252C3  at  New  Llano, 
 Louisiana,  as  the  community’s  first  local  service.  Petitioner  filed  comments.  No  other  comments  or  counterproposals  were  received  in  this  proceeding. 


 2.  The  Notice  proposed  the  allotment  of  Channel  252C3  at  New  Llano,  Louisiana,  as  its  first  local  service.  As  stated  in  the  Notice,  New  Llano  is  an  incorporated  town  with  a  2000  U.  S.  Census 
 population  of  2,415  persons.  New  Llano  has  its  own  mayor,  post  office,  volunteer  fire  department,  police  department,  city  hall  and  a  number  of  local  churches.  The  Notice  also  requested  the  substitution  of 
 Channel  224A  for  vacant  Channel  252A  at  Leesville,  Louisiana  to  facilitate  the  proposed  New  Llano  allotment.  Petitioner  filed  comments  reiterating  his  expression  of  interest  in  the  proposed  Channel  252C3 
 at  New  Llano. 


 3.  Discussion.  We  find  that  the  public  interest  would  be  served  by  allotting  Channel  252C3  at  New  Llano,  Louisiana,  as  its  first  local  service.  To  accommodate  Channel  252C3  at  New  Llano,  we  are 
 substituting  Channel  224A  for  vacant  Channel  252A  at  Leesville,  Louisiana.  Channel  252C3  can  be  allotted  to  New  Llano  in  compliance  with  the  Commission’s  rules  provided  there  is  a  site  restriction  of  10 
 kilometers  (6.2  miles)  north  of  New  Llano  at  reference  coordinates  31-  12-  18  North  Latitude  and  93-  16-  11  West  Longitude.  The  site  restriction  is  necessary  to  prevent  short-  spacing  to  the  license  sites  of  FM 
 Stations  KTJM,  Channel  253C,  Port  Arthur,  Texas  and  Station  KKST,  Channel  254C1,  Oakdale,  Louisiana.  Additionally,  Channel  224A  can  be  allotted  to  Leesville  in  compliance  with  the  Commission’s 
 rules  provided  there  is  a  site  restriction  of  12.6  kilometers  (7.8  miles)  east  of  Leesville  at  reference  coordinates  31-  07-  40  North  Latitude  and  93-  08-  03  West  Longitude.  The  site  restriction  is  necessary  to 
 prevent  short-  spacing  to  the  license  site  of  FM  Station  KJVC,  Channel  224A,  Mansfield,  Louisiana. 


 4.  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). 


 1  New  Llano  and  Leesville,  Louisiana,  19  FCC  Rcd  19502  (MB  2004). 
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 5.  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  October 
 3,  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. 
 New  Llano,  Louisiana  252C3 
 Leesville,  Louisiana  224A,  228C3,  289C3 
 6.  The  window  period  for  filing  applications  for  Channel  252C3  at  New  Llano,  Louisiana  will  not  be  opened  at  this  time.  Instead,  the  issue  of  opening  the  allotment  for  auction  will  be  addressed  by  the 
 Commission  in  a  subsequent  order. 
 7.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  the  aforementioned  proceedings  ARE  TERMINATED.  . 
 8.  For  further  information  concerning  this  proceeding,  contact  Rolanda  F.  Smith,  Media  Bureau,  (202)  418-  2180. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 
 John  A.  Karousos  Assistant  Chief 
 Audio  Division  Media  Bureau 
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