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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  06-  383 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 Amendment  of  Section  73.202(  b),  )  MB  Docket  No.  04-  432  Table  of  Allotments,  )  RM-  11121 
 FM  Broadcast  Stations.  )  (Grand  Portage,  Minnesota)  ) 


 REPORT  AND  ORDER  (Proceeding  Terminated) 


 Adopted:  February  22,  2006  Released:  February  24,  2006 
 By  the  Assistant  Chief,  Audio  Division,  Media  Bureau: 
 1.  The  Audio  Division  issued  a  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking  in  response  to  a  Petition  for  Rule  Making  filed  by  Cook  County  Broadcasting  of  Minnesota  (“  CCBM”).  1  The  Notice  proposes  the 
 allotment  of  Channel  274C  at  Grand  Portage,  Minnesota,  as  a  third  local  service.  CCBM  filed  comments  supporting  the  allotment  of  Channel  274C  at  Grand  Portage,  and  reaffirmed  its  intention  to  apply  for  the 
 channel  if  it  is  allotted  and,  if  authorized,  to  build  and  operate  a  station  on  that  channel. 
 2.  Grand  Portage  is  a  community  for  allotment  purposes  and  is  deserving  of  a  third  local  service.  We  therefore  find  that  the  public  interest  would  be  served  by  the  allotment  of  Channel  274C  at  Grand  Portage, 
 Minnesota.  The  Canadian  government  has  concurred  in  a  specially-  negotiated,  short-  spaced  allotment  at  Grand  Portage  at  city  reference  coordinates  without  site  restriction.  The  reference  coordinates  for  Channel 
 274C  at  Grand  Portage  are  the  following:  47-  57-  50  North  Latitude  and  89-  41-  05  West  Longitude.  2 
 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.  3 


 4.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  That  effective  April  10,  2006,  the  FM  Table  of  Allotments,  47  C.  F.  R.  Section  73.202(  b),  IS  AMENDED  as  follows: 


 1  Grand  Portage,  Minnesota,  19  FCC  Rcd  23,206  (MB  2004)  (“  Notice”). 
 2  The  specially-  negotiated  short-  spaced  allotment  at  this  location  is  limited  to  50W  ERP  and  100  meters  HAAT  to 
 protect  Channel  274A1  in  Thunder  Bay,  Ontario,  Canada. 


 3  See  5  U.  S.  C.  801  (a)(  1)(  A). 
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 Community  Channel  Number 
 Grand  Portage,  Minnesota  224C,  245C0,  274C 
 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  the  Secretary  of  the  Commission  shall  send  by  Certified  Mail,  Return  Receipt  Requested,  a  copy  of  this  Order  to  the  following: 


 David  G.  O’Neill,  Esq.  RINI  CORAN,  PC 
 1501  M  Street,  N.  W.  Suite  1150 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20005  (Counsel  for  Cook  County  Broadcasting  of  Minnesota) 


 6.  A  filing  window  period  for  Channel  274C  at  Grand  Portage,  Minnesota,  will  not  be  opened  at  this  time.  Instead,  the  issue  of  opening  this  allotment  for  auction  will  be  addressed  by  the  Commission  in 
 a  subsequent  Order. 
 7.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  this  proceeding  IS  TERMINATED. 
 8.  For  further  information  concerning  this  proceeding,  contact  Deborah  Dupont,  Media  Bureau,  (202)  418-  7072.  Questions  related  to  the  application  filing  process  for  Channel  274C  at  Grand  Portage, 
 Minnesota,  should  be  addressed  to  the  Audio  Division,  Media  Bureau,  (202)  418-  2700. 


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