*Pages 1--4 from Microsoft Word - 55230.doc* Federal Communications Commission DA 06- 431 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. (Harrisonburg, Louisiana) (Mecca, California) (Taos, New Mexico) (San Joaquin, California) (Rosepine, Louisiana) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) MB Docket No. 04- 266 RM- 11005 MB Docket No. 04- 267 RM- 11008 MB Docket No. 04- 268 RM- 11009 MB Docket No. 04- 269 RM- 11010 MB Docket No. 04- 270 RM- 11012 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 has before it Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 1 specified below, setting forth five separate proposals to allot an 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- 266; RM 11005 Action: At the request of Charles Crawford, we are allotting Channel 232A at Harrisonburg, Louisiana, as the community’s first local aural transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 232A at Harrisonburg are 31- 48- 18 North Latitude and 91- 47- 26 West Longitude. 1 Harrisonburg, Louisiana; Mecca, California; Taos, New Mexico; San Joaquin, California; and Rosepine, Louisiana, 19 FCC Rcd 13858 (MB 2004). 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 06- 431 2 Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 4.9 kilometers (3.0 miles) northeast to avoid short- spacings to the licensed sites of Station WEMX( FM), Channel 231C1, Kentwood, Louisiana, and Station KSMB( FM), Channel 233C, Lafayette, Louisiana. FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald (202) 418- 2180 B. Docket No. 04- 267: RM- 11008 Action: At the request of Dana J. Puopolo, we are allotting Channel 274A at Mecca, California, as the community’s second local FM transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 274A at Mecca are 33- 34- 18 North Latitude and 116- 04- 35 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment is located at city reference coordinates and does not require a site restriction. Because Mecca is located within 320 kilometers (199 miles) of the U. S.- Mexican border, Mexican concurrence has been obtained. FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald (202) 418- 2180 C. MB Docket No. 04- 268; RM- 11009 Action: At the request of Dana J. Puopolo we are allotting Channel 288A at Taos, New Mexico, as the community’s fifth local FM transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 288A at Taos are 36- 26- 55 North Latitude and 105- 39- 00 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 8.3 kilometers (5.2 miles) northwest to avoid a short- spacing to the proposed allotment site for Channel 287C at Des Moines, New Mexico. FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald (202) 418- 2180 D. MB Docket No. 04- 269; RM- 11010 Action: At the request of Linda A. Davidson, we are allotting Channel 299A at San Joaquin, California as the community’s second local FM transmission service. Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 299A at San Joaquin are 36- 36- 00 North Latitude and 120- 12- 36 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 2.1 kilometers (1. 2 miles) west to avoid a short- spacing to the licensed site for Station KZOL( FM), Channel 200B1, North Fork, California. FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald (202) 418- 2180 2 Federal Communications Commission DA 06- 431 3 E. MB Docket No. 04- 270; RM- 11012 Action: At the request of Charles Crawford, we are allotting Channel 281A at Rosepine, Louisiana, as the community’s first local aural transmission service. 2 Coordinates: The reference coordinates for Channel 281A at Rosepine are 30- 55- 24 North Latitude and 93- 20- 24 West Longitude. Additional Information: This allotment requires a site restriction of 5.5 kilometers (3. 4 miles) west to avoid a short- spacing to the licensed site of Station KJLO- FM, Channel 281C, Monroe, Louisiana. FCC Contact: Sharon P. McDonald (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 10, 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. Harrisonburg, Louisiana 232A Mecca, California 249A, 274A Taos, New Mexico 228, 240A, 256C, 270C1, 288A San Joaquin, California 288B1, 299A Rosepine, Louisiana 281A 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. 2 New South Communications, Inc. (“ New South”) filed opposing comments arguing that the proposed site-restricted allotment fails to meet the Commission’s minimum distance separation requirements with respect to Station KJLO- FM in Monroe, Louisiana, because it would cause prohibited co- channel interference. An engineering analysis has determined that the allotment of Channel 281A at the proposed restricted site for Rosepine is fully- spaced, and therefore, New South’s claim is unfounded. 3 Federal Communications Commission DA 06- 431 4 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 4