PUBLIC NOTICE
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DA 09-2221
October 16, 2009
Media Bureau Announces Freeze for FM Minor Change 
Applications and Certain Rulemaking Filings
By a separate and simultaneously released Public Notice, the Media Bureau is announcing a filing 
window for applications for noncommercial educational (“NCE”) FM new station construction permits.1  
The window is available for existing, vacant FM allotments on Channels 221 through 300 (the “Non-
reserved FM Band”) that have been reserved for NCE use.  Specifically, the Media Bureau will make 
available 67 Non-reserved FM Band allotments, which are listed in Attachment A of the Reserved FM 
Allotment Window Public Notice.  This window will open on Friday, December 11, 2009, and close on 
Friday, December 18, 2009.  
The Media Bureau announces a freeze, effective immediately, on the filing of applications 
proposing to modify the reference coordinates of any of the 67 vacant Non-reserved FM Band allotments 
available for application in this window, or petitions and counterproposals that propose a change in 
channel, class, community, or reference coordinates for any of the 67 vacant Non-reserved FM Band  
allotments.  Any application, petition or counterproposal that either proposes any change to, or fails to 
fully protect one of the identified 67 Non-reserved FM Band allotments listed in Attachment A of the 
Reserved FM Allotment Window Public Notice will be dismissed.  This freeze will automatically 
terminate the day after the close of the filing window. 
The Media Bureau also announces a freeze on the filing of FM commercial and NCE minor 
change applications.  The Media Bureau will not accept minor change applications after 11:59 p.m., 
November 25, 2009.  The freeze will continue in effect until the close of the window.  These temporary 
freezes are designed to promote stability and predictability for applicants interested in filing for any of the 
Non-reserved FM Band allotments. 
For additional information, contact James Bradshaw or Rudy Bonacci, Audio Division, Media 
Bureau at (202) 418-2700.  
By:  Chief, Media Bureau
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1 Media Bureau Announces Filing Window for Vacant FM Allotments Reserved for Noncommercial Educational 
Use, Public Notice, DA 09-2220 (MB Oct. 16, 2009).  (“Reserved FM Allotment Window Public Notice”).  
Attachment A to this Public Notice identifies the 67 vacant reserved FM Channels available for application in the 
window.