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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  06-  1186 
 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.  (Frisco  City,  Alabama) 


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 )  )  MB  Docket  No.  06-  51  RM-  11317 


 REPORT  AND  ORDER  (Proceeding  Terminated) 
 Adopted:  May  31,  2006  Released:  June  2,  2006 
 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  MissAla  RF  (“  Petitioner”),  requesting  the  allotment  of  Channel  278A  at  Frisco  City, 
 Alabama,  as  its  first  local  aural  transmission  service.  Petitioner  did  not  file  comments.  Brantley  Broadcast  Associates  (“  Brantley”)  filed  comments  2  expressing  its  interest  in  applying  for  Channel  278A  at  Frisco  City, 
 Alabama,  if  the  Commission  allots  Channel  278A  to  that  community.  No  counterproposals  or  other  comments  were  received  in  this  proceeding. 


 2.  As  stated  in  the  Notice,  Frisco  City  is  an  incorporated  community  with  a  population  of  1,460  persons.  We  find  that  the  public  interest  would  be  served  by  allotting  Channel  278A  at  Frisco  City, 
 Alabama,  as  its  first  local  aural  transmission  service.  Consistent  with  the  Commission’s  technical  requirements,  Channel  278A  can  be  allotted  to  Frisco  City  with  a  site  restriction  13.7  kilometers  (8.5 
 miles)  west  of  Frisco  City,  using  reference  coordinates  of  31-  27-  42  NL  and  87-  32-  29  WL. 
 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.  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  July  17, 
 2006,  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. 
 Frisco  City,  Alabama  278A 


 1  Frisco  City,  Alabama,  Notice  of  Proposed  Rule  Making,  21  FCC  Rcd  2237  (MB  2006). 
 2  Brantley’s  comments  were  filed  on  the  due  date  for  reply  comments.  Brantley  filed  a  Motion  for  Leave  to  File 
 Late  Comments  along  with  its  late  filed  Comments,  noting  that  the  Commission  has  accepted  late  filed  Comments  in  other  instances  in  which  there  was  no  adverse  impact  on  any  other  proposal.  See,  e.  g.,  Willows,  California,  Report 


 and  Order,  11  FCC  Rcd  9180  (MB  1996). 
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 5.  The  window  period  for  filing  applications  for  Channel  278A  at  Frisco  City,  Alabama,  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. 
 6.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  the  aforementioned  proceeding  IS  TERMINATED.  . 
 7.  For  further  information  concerning  this  proceeding,  contact  R.  Barthen  Gorman,  Media  Bureau,  (202)  418-  2180. 


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