PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554
News Media Information 202 / 418-0500
Internet: http://www.fcc.gov
TTY: 1-888-835-5322
DA 08-2259 
Released: October 9, 2008
MEDIA BUREAU IDENTIFIES GROUPS OF MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE APPLICATIONS 
SUBMITTED IN THE OCTOBER 2007 FILING WINDOW FOR NONCOMMERCIAL 
EDUCATIONAL FM STATIONS 
By: Chief, Media Bureau
In October 2007, the Media Bureau (“Bureau”) received approximately 3,600 applications to construct 
new noncommercial educational (“NCE”) FM stations.1 The Bureau has processed each of the 
approximately 1,230 applications that fall into the following categories:  singletons, those that could be 
accepted for filing, and those that were subject to dismissal.  On March 7, 2008, the Bureau released a 
Public Notice that identified most groups containing four or fewer applications.2  On June 18, 2008, the 
Bureau released a Public Notice that identified groups containing thirteen or fewer applications.3  At this 
time, the Bureau is announcing substantially all remaining groups.  As required by Section 73.3573(e)(4)4
of the Commission’s Rules, the Bureau announces that it has identified the following groups of mutually 
exclusive applications listed in Attachment A.  An applicant that believes that an application has been 
either erroneously included or erroneously excluded from any of the mutually exclusive groups 
listed in Attachment A should bring this matter to the attention of the Audio Division within 30 
days.   
If applicants in a mutually exclusive group identified in Attachment A are negotiating a settlement or 
share time arrangement, they should advise the Audio Division within 30 days to withhold further 
processing of the pertinent applications pursuant to Section 73.7004(d) of the Commission’s Rules.5  
Otherwise, the Bureau will begin comparative analyses immediately following the expiration of this 30-
day settlement period. 6  
Contacts: Irene Bleiweiss, Audio Division, Media Bureau, (202) 418-2700 (legal)
James Bradshaw, Audio Division, Media Bureau, (202) 418-2700 (engineering)
-FCC-
  
1  See Media Bureau Announces NCE FM New Station and Major Change Filing Procedures, Public Notice, 22 
FCC Rcd. 15050 (2007). 
2  See Media Bureau Identifies Groups of Mutually Exclusive Applications Submitted in the October 2007 Filing 
Window for Noncommercial Educational FM Stations,  Public Notice, 23 FCC Rcd. 3914 (MB 2008). 
3  See Media Bureau Identifies Groups of Mutually Exclusive Applications Submitted in the October 2007 Filing 
Window for Noncommercial Educational FM Stations,  Public Notice, 23 FCC Rcd. 9508 (MB 2008). 
4  47 C.F.R. § 73.3573(e)(4).  
5 47 C.F.R. § 73.7004(d).    
6  See id. at §§ 73.7002 and 73.7003.