*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 45630.doc* Federal Communications Commission DA 05- 75 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. (Grayville, Illinois) (Alamogordo, New Mexico) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) MB Docket No. 04- 368 RM- 11067 MB Docket No. 04- 369 RM- 11068 REPORT AND ORDER (Proceeding Terminated) Adopted: January 26, 2005 Released: January 28, 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 amend the FM Table of Allotments, Section 73.202( b) of the Commission’s rules. 2 Each petitioner filed comments in support of its proposal reaffirming its intention to apply for the requested channel, if allotted. Each proposal complies with all Commission technical requirements and we continue to believe each proposal would serve the public interest. There were no additional comments or counterproposals received in response to the above- listed dockets. Accordingly, we adopt each proposal as originally proposed. These are as follows: A. MB Docket No. 04- 368; RM- 11067 Action: At the request of Linda A. Davidson, we are allotting Channel 229A at Grayville, Illinois, as the community's first local aural transmission service. 3 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 229A at Grayville are 38- 21- 56 North Latitude and 88- 03- 38 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction located 13.0 kilometers (8. 1 miles) northwest of the community at the coordinates indicated above. FCC Contact: Helen McLean (202) 418- 2738. 1 See Grayville, Illinois, Alamogordo, New Mexico, 19 FCC Rcd 18553 (MB 2004). 2 47 C. F. R. § 73.202( b). 3 Grayville is an incorporated city with a 2000 U. S. Census population of 1, 725 persons. 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 05- 75 2 B. MB Docket No. 04- 369; RM- 11068 Action: At the request of Daniel R. Feely, we are allotting Channel 240C2 at Alamogordo, New Mexico, as the community's fifth commercial FM service. 4 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 240C2 at Alamogordo are 32- 49- 04 North Latitude and 105- 54- 19 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction located 10.4 kilometers (6. 5 miles) southeast of the community at the coordinates indicated above. Because the reference coordinates at Alamogordo are located within 320 kilometers (200 miles) of the U. S.- Mexican border, concurrence of the Mexican Government has been obtained for this allotment. FCC Contact: Helen McLean (202) 418- 2738. 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 March 14, 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. Grayville, Illinois 229A Alamogordo, New Mexico 232C3, 240C2, 279A, 287C3, 300A 3. The Commission will send a copy of this Report and Order in a report to be sent to Congress and the General Accountability Office pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, see 5 U. S. C. Section 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. 4 Alamogordo is an incorporated city with a 2000 U. S. Census population of 35, 582 persons. Noncommercial educational FM station KUPR, and AM stations KRSY and KINN are currently licensed to Alamogordo. 2 Federal Communications Commission DA 05- 75 3 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