Federal Communications Commission DA 14-1400 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. (McCall, Idaho) ) ) ) ) ) ) MB Docket No. 14-69 RM-11716 REPORT AND ORDER (Proceeding Terminated) Adopted: September 25, 2014 Released: September 26, 2014 By the Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau: 1. The Audio Division has before it a Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 1 issued in response to a Petition for Rule Making filed by Ashley A. Bruton (“Petitioner”). Petitioner filed comments. No counterproposals or other comments were received in response to this Notice. For the reasons discussed below, we amend the FM Table of Allotments, Section 73.202(b) of the Commission’s Rules, 2 by allotting Channel 280A at McCall, Idaho. 2. Background. The Notice proposed the allotment of Channel 280A at McCall, Idaho, as the community’s eighth local transmission service. 3 McCall, Idaho is an incorporated city with a 2010 U.S. Census population of 2,991 persons. Petitioner filed comments reiterating the expression of interest in Channel 280A at McCall. Petitioner states that, if allotted, Petitioner will participate in an auction for the McCall allotment, and if the successful winning bidder, Petitioner will construct the facilities as authorized after the construction permit is granted. 3. Discussion. We find that the public interest would be served by allotting an eighth local transmission service at McCall, Idaho under Priority (4). 4 A staff engineering analysis confirms that Channel 280A can be allotted to McCall, Idaho consistent with the minimum distance separation requirements of the Rules with a site restriction 0.4 kilometers (0.2 miles) southwest of the community. The reference coordinates are 44-54-30 NL and 116-06-00 WL. 4. Ordering Clauses. 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 1 See McCall, Idaho, Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 29 FCC Rcd 4924 (MB 2014) (“Notice”). 2 47 C.F.R. § 73.202(b). 3 Noncommercial educational (“NCE”) Stations KGSY, KAVY, KBSK, KBSQ, KBSM, and FM Stations KUJJ and KDZY are assigned to McCall, Idaho. 4 The FM allotment priorities are: (1) First fulltime aural service, (2) Second fulltime aural service, (3) First local service and (4) Other public interest matters. Co-equal weight is given to Priorities (2) and (3). See Revision of FM Assignment Policies and Procedures, Second Report and Order, 90 FCC 2d 88 (1982). Federal Communications Commission DA 14-1400 2 ORDERED, That effective, November 10, 2014, 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: Communities Channel No. McCall, Idaho 280A 5 5. The window period for filing applications for Channel 280A at McCall, Idaho will not be opened at this time. Instead, the issue of opening this allotment for filing will be addressed by the Commission in subsequent order. 6. The Commission will send a copy of this Report and Order in a report to Congress and the Government Accountability Office pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. § 801(a)(1)(A). 7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That this proceeding IS TERMINATED. 8. For further information concerning this proceeding, contact Rolanda F. Smith, Media Bureau, (202) 418-2700. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Nazifa Sawez Assistant Chief Audio Division Media Bureau 5 As discussed in the Notice, we are removing from the FM Table of Allotments: (1) Channel 228C3, McCall, Idaho because Station KHNO’s channel and community of license were changed from Channel 228C3, McCall, Idaho, to Channel 228C1, Huntington, Oregon, File No. BMPH-20121002ACH; (2) Channel 238C3, McCall, Idaho because the channel is no longer considered a vacant allotment since it is licensed to Station KUJJ, File No. BLH- 20131227ADB; and (3) Channel 276C3, McCall, Idaho because Station KVBL changed its community of license from McCall, Idaho, to Union, Idaho, File Nos. BNPH-20110624ADA and BLH-20120627ABD. We note that Channel 293C3 at McCall, Idaho has already been removed from the FM Table of Allotments. See Various Locations, Report and Order, DA 14-1060, rel. July 24, 2014.