Federal Communications Commission	DA 18-731


DA 18-731
July 13, 2018

Media Bureau Announces Notice of Inquiry In the Matter of Proposals for a New FM Radio Broadcast Class C4 and to Modify the Requirements for Designating Short-Spaced Assignments Published in Federal Register 

MB Docket No. 18-184

Comment Date:  August 13, 2018
Reply Comment Date: September 10, 2018
On June 5, 2018, the Commission released a Notice of Inquiry In the Matter of Proposals for a New FM Radio Broadcast Class C4 and to Modify the Requirements for Designating Short-Spaced Assignments.Proposals for a New FM Radio Broadcast Class C4 and to Modify the Requirements for Designating Short-Spaced Assignments, Notice of Inquiry, MB Docket No. 18-184, FCC 18-69 (rel. June 5, 2018) (C4 NOI).
  The Commission sought comment on a proposal, based on a petition for rulemaking filed by SSR Communications, Inc., to create a new class of FM radio stations, Class C4, and to establish procedures for designating certain FM stations under section 73.215 of the rules. 47 CFR § 73.215.
  The C4 NOI set deadlines for filing comments and reply comments at 30 and 60 days, respectively, after publication of the C4 NOI in the Federal Register.
	By this Public Notice, the Media Bureau announces that the C4 NOI was published in the Federal Register on July 12, 2018.C4 NOI, 83 Fed. Reg. 32255 (July 12, 2018).
  Comments must be submitted no later than Monday, August 13, 2018.  Reply Comments must be submitted no later than Monday, September 10, 2018.  Commenters should follow the filing instructions provided in paragraphs 28 to 30 of the C4 NOI. C4 NOI at paras. 28-30.    
  The C4 NOI is also available on the Commission’s website. See https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-adopts-notice-inquiry-regarding-new-fm-radio-class-c4.



For additional information on this proceeding, contact James Bradshaw, Deputy Chief, Media Bureau, Audio Division, (202) 418-2739; Christine Goepp, Media Bureau, Audio Division, (202) 418-7834; or Rodolfo Bonacci, Media Bureau, Audio Division, (202) 418-2722.  Direct press inquiries to Janice Wise at (202) 418-8165.  
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