*Pages 1--4 from Microsoft Word - 55231.doc* Federal Communications Commission DA 06- 433 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. 20554 In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73. 202( b), FM Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Waukomis, Oklahoma) Reclassification of License of Station KYQQ( FM), Arkansas City, Kansas ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) MB Docket No. 06- 46 RM- 11256 File No. BLH- 19880120KA 1 NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE MAKING Adopted: February 22, 2006 Released: February 24, 2006 Comment Date: April 17, 2006 Reply Comment Date: May 2, 2006 By the Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau: 1. The Audio Division has before it a Petition for Rule Making filed by Linda Crawford, d/ b/ a Waukomis Broadcasting (“ Petitioner”), requesting to amend the FM Table of Allotments by proposing the allotment of Channel 292A at Waukomis, Oklahoma, as the community’s first local aural transmission service. To accommodate this allotment, Petitioner requests that FM Station KYQQ( FM) Arkansas City, Kansas, be reclassified as a Class C0 station. 2. Station KYQQ( FM) operates on Channel 293C with less than the minimum Class C antenna height above average terrain (“ HAAT”) of 451 meters HAAT. As a result, Station KYQQ( FM) is subject to reclassification as a Class C0 facility pursuant to the reclassification procedures adopted in the Commission’s Second Report and Order, MM Docket No. 98- 93, 2 Note 2 to Section 1.420( g), and Note 4 to Section 73. 3573 of the Commission’s rules. 3. Pursuant to the requirements set forth in Section 73. 3573, Note 4, we issued an Order to Show Cause 3 directed to Journal Broadcast Corporation (“ Journal”), licensee of Station KYQQ( FM), Arkansas City, Kansas, affording it 30 days to express in writing an intention to seek authority to upgrade its technical facilities to preserve Class C status, or to otherwise explain why the station not be reclassified. Journal did not file a response. Therefore, in accordance with the Commission’s reclassification procedures noted above, the license for Station KYQQ( FM) has been reclassified to specify operation on Channel 293C0 instead of Channel 293C at Arkansas City, Kansas. This station retains its current transmitter site. 4 1 This authorization was re- issued on February 10, 2006 to reflect reclassification to Class C0. 2 See 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review— Streamlining of Radio Technical Rules in Parts 73 and 74 of the Commission’s Rules, 15 FCC Rcd 21649 (2000). 3 See Reclassification of License of Station KYQQ( FM)) Arkansas City, Kansas,, 20 FCC Rcd 12122 (MB 2005). 4 The reference coordinates for the Channel 293C0 allotment at Arkansas City, Kansas are 37- 21- 24 North Latitude and 960- 57- 55 West Longitude. 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 06- 433 2 4. In support of the Waukomis allotment, Petitioner states that Waukomis is an incorporated community with a 2000 U. S. Census population of 1,261 persons. Waukomis has its own mayor, public school system, a city hall, a post office, and a number of local churches. Petitioner also asserts that Waukomis is a community deserving of a local FM service because local radio stations play an important role in their communities, providing local news, information and entertainment for residents, and generally serving as good corporate citizens in the local community life. This is particularly true in smaller towns where radio stations are limited in number. The proposed broadcast station would provide additional diversity and an outlet for local self- expression to Waukomis residents. 5. We find that the proposal warrants consideration because it could provide Waukomis, Oklahoma, with its first local aural transmission service. An engineering analysis has determined that Channel 292A can be allotted to Waukomis in compliance with the Commission’s minimum distance separation requirements with site restriction 6. 3 kilometers (3.9 miles) southwest of the community. The coordinates for Channel 292A at Waukomis are 36- 14- 01 North Latitude and 97- 56- 25 West Longitude. 6. Accordingly, we seek comment on the proposed amendment to the FM Table of Allotments, Section 73.202( b) of the Commission’s Rules, with respect to the communities listed below, as follows: Channel No. City Present Proposed Waukomis, Oklahoma --- 292A 7. The Commission’s authority to institute rule making proceedings, showings required, cut- off procedures, and filing requirements are contained in the attached Appendix and are incorporated by reference herein. In particular, we note that a showing of continuing interest is required by paragraph 2 of the Appendix before a channel will be allotted. Pursuant to Sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission’s Rules, interested parties may file comments or counterproposals on or before April 17, 2006, and reply comments on or before May 2, 2006, and are advised to read the Appendix for the proper procedures. Comments should be filed with the Federal Communications Commission, Office of the Secretary, 445 Twelfth Street, SW, TW- A325, Washington, D. C. 205454. Any counterproposal filed in this proceeding need only protect Station KYQQ( FM), Arkansas City, Kansas, as a Class C0 allotment. Additionally, a copy of such comments should be served on Petitioner, as follows: Ms. Linda Crawford Waukomis Broadcasting 3500 Maple Ave., #1320 Dallas, Texas 75219 8. Parties must file an original and four copies of each filing. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first- class or overnight U. S. Postal Service mail (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U. S. Postal Service mail). The Commission’s contractor, Natek, Inc., will receive hand- delivered or messenger- delivered paper filings for the Commission’s Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, N. E., Suite 110, Washington, D. C. 20002. The filing hours at this location are 8: 00 a. m. to 7: 00 p. m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building. Commercial overnight mail (other than U. S. Postal Service Express Mail or Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U. S. Postal Service first- class mail, Express Mail, and Priority Mail should be addressed to 445 12 th Street, SW, Washington, D. C. 20554. All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. All filings must be addressed to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications 2 Federal Communications Commission DA 06- 433 3 Commission, Office of the Secretary. Any filing that is not addressed to the Office of the Secretary will be treated as filed on the day it is received in the Office of the Secretary. See 47 C. F. R. § 1.7. Accordingly, failure to follow the specified requirements may result in the treatment of a filing as untimely. 9. The Commission has determined that the relevant provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply to a rule making proceeding to amend the FM Table of Allotments, Section 73.202( b) of the Commission's Rules. 5 This document does not contain proposed information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104- 13. In addition, therefore, it does not contain any proposed information collection burden “for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees,” pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107- 198, see 44 U. S. C. 3506( c)( 4). 10. For further information concerning a proceeding listed above, contact Sharon P. McDonald, Media Bureau (202) 418- 2180. For purposes of this restricted notice and comment rule making proceeding, members of the public are advised that no ex parte presentations are permitted from the time the Commission adopts a Notice of Proposed Rule Making until the proceeding has been decided and such decision in the applicable docket is no longer subject to reconsideration by the Commission or review by any court. An ex parte presentation is not prohibited if specifically requested by the Commission or staff for the clarification or adduction of evidence or resolution of issues in the proceeding. However, any new written information elicited from such a request or any summary of any new information shall be served by the person making the presentation upon the other parties to the proceeding in a particular docket unless the Commission specifically waives this service requirement. Any comment which has not been served on the petitioner constitutes an ex parte presentation and shall not be considered in the proceeding. Any reply comment that has not been served on the person( s) who filed the comment, to which the reply is directed, constitutes an ex parte presentation and shall not be considered in the proceeding. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION John A. Karousos Assistant Chief Audio Division Media Bureau Attachment: Appendix 5 See Certification that Section 603 and 604 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act Do Not Apply to Rule Making to Amend Sections 73. 202( b), 73.504 and 73. 606( b) of the Commission's Rules. 46 FR 11549 (February 9, 1981). 3 Federal Communications Commission DA 06- 433 4 APPENDIX 1. Pursuant to 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 PROPOSED TO AMEND the FM Table of Allotments, 47 C. F. R. Section 73.202( b), as set forth in the Notice of Proposed Rule Making to which this Appendix is attached. 2. Showings Required. Comments are invited on the proposal( s) discussed in the Notice of Proposed Rule Making to which this Appendix is attached. Proponent( s) will be expected to answer whatever questions are presented in initial comments. The proponent of a proposed allotment is also expected to file comments even if it only resubmits or incorporates by reference its former pleadings. It should also restate its present intention to apply for the channel if it is allotted and, if authorized, to build a station promptly. Failure to file may lead to denial of the request. 3. Cut- off protection. The following procedures will govern the consideration of filings in this proceeding. (a) Counterproposals advanced in this proceeding itself will be considered, if advanced in initial comments, so that parties may comment on them in reply comments. They will not be considered if advanced in reply comments. (See 47 C. F. R. Section 1.420( d).) (b) With respect to petitions for rule making which conflict with the proposals in this Notice, they will be considered as comments in the proceeding, and Public Notice to this effect will be given as long as they are filed before the date for filing initial comments herein. If they are filed later than that, they will not be considered in connection with the decision in this docket. (c) The filing of a counterproposal may lead the Commission to allot a different channel than was requested for any of the communities involved. 4. Comments and Reply Comments; Service. Pursuant to applicable procedures set out in 47 C. F. R. Sections 1.415 and 1.420, interested parties may file comments and reply comments on or before the dates set forth in the Notice of Proposed Rule Making to which this Appendix is attached. All submissions by parties to this proceeding or by persons acting on behalf of such parties must be made in written comments, reply comments, or other appropriate pleadings. Comments shall be served on the petitioner by the person filing the comments. Reply comments shall be served on the person( s) who filed comments to which the reply is directed. Such comments and reply comments shall be accompanied by a certificate of service. (See 47 C. F. R. Section 1.420( a), (b) and (c).) Comments should be filed with the Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S. W., TW- A325, Washington, D. C. 20554. 5. Number of Copies. In accordance with the provisions of 47 C. F. R. Section 1.420, an original and four copies of all comments, reply comments, pleadings, briefs, or other documents shall be furnished the Commission. 6. Public Inspection of Filings. All filings made in this proceeding will be available for examination by interested parties during regular business hours in the Commission's Reference Information Center (Room CY- A257) at its headquarters, 445 12 th Street, S. W, Washington, D. C. 4