*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 46703.doc* Federal Communications Commission DA 05- 563 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. (Gassville, Arkansas) (Nantucket, Massachusetts) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) MB Docket No. 04- 237 RM- 10996 MB Docket No. 04- 238 RM- 10997 REPORT AND ORDER (Proceeding Terminated) Adopted: March 2, 2005 Released: March 4, 2005 By the Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau: 1. The Audio Division has before it a multiple Notice of Proposed Rule Making 1 , specified below, setting forth two 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: A. MB Docket No. 04- 237; RM- 10996 Action: At the request of Northwest Arkansas Broadcasting Company, LLC, we are allotting Channel 224A at Gassville, Arkansas, as its first local service. 2 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 224A at Gassville are 36- 17- 22 North Latitude and 92- 29- 43 West Longitude. Additional Information: The allotment requires a site restriction of .7 kilometers (. 4 miles) north of the community. FCC Contact: Rolanda F. Smith (202) 418- 2180 1 Gassville, Arkansas and Nantucket, Massachusetts, 19 FCC Rcd 10993 (MB 2004). 2 As stated in the Notice, Gassville is an incorporated city located in Baxter County, Arkansas, with a 2000 U. S. Census population of 1, 706 persons. Gassville has its own fire department, police department, post office and zip code (72635). Gassville has several churches and numerous commercial establishments that includes Gassville in their name, for instance, Gassville Citgo Mini Mart, Gassville Locksmith and Towing, Gassville Nursing Center, Gassville Pharmacy, and Gassville Wrecker Service. 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 05- 563 2 B. MB Docket No. 04- 238; RM- 10997 Action: At the request of Paul B. Christensen, we are allotting Channel 249A at Nantucket, Massachusetts, as that community's second FM commercial aural transmission service. 3 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 249A at Nantucket are 41- 17- 12 North Latitude and 70- 06- 06 West Longitude. Additional Information: The allotment requires a site restriction of .4 kilometers (. 25 miles) north of the community. FCC Contact: Rolanda F. Smith (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 April 18, 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. Gassville, Arkansas 224A Nantucket, Massachusetts 242B, 249A 3. 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). 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 3 FM Station WRZE and noncommercial FM Stations WNCK and WNAN are currently assigned to Nantucket. 2