DA 92-42 Federal Communications Commission Record 7 FCC Red No. 2 
Before the 
Federal Communications Commission 
Washington, D.C. 20554 
MM Docket No. 91-234 
In the Matter of 
Amendment of Section 73.202(b), 
Table of Allotments, 
FM Broadcast Stations. 
(Hastings, Nebraska) 
REPORT AND ORDER 
(Proceeding Terminated) 
RM-7745 
Adopted: January 13, 1992; Released: January 23, 1992 
By the Assistant Chief, Allocations Branch: 
1. At the request of Heartland Radio, Inc. ("petition­
er"), licensee of Station KEZH(FM), Hastings, Nebraska, 
the Commission has before it the Notice of Proposed Rule 
Making, 6 FCC Red 4808 (1991), proposing the substitu­
tion of Channel 268C for Channel 268C2 at Hastings, 
Nebraska, and the modification of the license of Station 
KEZH(FM) to specify operation on the higher class chan­
nel. Petitioner filed supporting comments. No other com­
ments were received. 
2. We believe the public interest would be served by 
allotting Channel 268C at Hastings, Nebraska, because it 
would enable Station KEZH(FM) to provide an expanded 
coverage area FM service to the community. Channel 
268C can be allotted to Hastings at the site specified by 
petitioner, which is located 41.5 kilometers (25.8 miles) 
west of Hastings. 1 As stated in the Notice, the proposal for 
Hastings must conform with the technical requirements of 
Section 73.1030(c)(l)-(5) of the Commission's Rules re­
garding the Commission's monitoring station at Grand 
Island, Nebraska. 
3. Accordingly, pursuant to the authority contained in 
Sections 4(i), 5(c)(l), 303(g) and (r) and 307(b) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended. and Sections 
0.61, 0.204(b) and 0.283 of the Commission's Rules, IT IS 
ORDERED. That effective March 9, 1992, the FM Table 
of Allotments, Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's 
Rules, IS AMENDED, with respect to the community 
listed below, to read as follows: 
City 
Hastings, Nebraska 
Channel No. 
251C, 268C 
4. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED. That, pursuant to 
Section 316(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended, the license of Heartland Radio, Inc. for Station 
Coordinates at the petitioner's suggested site for Channel 
268C are 40-39-28 and 98-52-04. 
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KEZH(FM), Channel 268C2, IS MODIFIED to specify 
operation on Channel 268C, subject to the following con­
ditions: 
(a) Within 90 days of the effective date of this 
Order, the licensee shall submit to the Commission 
an application for a construction permit (Form 
301), specifying the new facility; 
(b) Upon grant of the construction permit, program 
tests may be conducted in accordance with Section 
73.1620; and 
(c) Nothing contained herein shall be construed to 
authorize a change in transmitter location or to 
avoid the necessity of of filing an environmental 
impact statement pursuant to Section 1.1301 of the 
Commission's Rules. 
5. Pursuant to Commission Rule Section 1.1104(1)(k) 
and (2)(k), any party seeking a change of community of 
license of an FM or television allotment or an upgrade of 
an existing FM allotment, if the request is granted, must 
submit a rule making fee when filing its application to 
implement the change in community of license and/or 
upgrade. As a result of this proceeding, Heartland Radio, 
Inc., licensee of Station KEZH(FM), is required to submit 
a rule making fee in addition to the fee required for the 
applications to effect the change in community of license 
and/or upgrade. 
6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That this proceeding 
IS TERMINATED. 
7. For further information concerning this proceeding, 
contact Victoria M. McCauley, Mass Media Bureau (202) 
634-6530. 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
Michael C. Ruger 
Assistant Chief, Allocations Branch 
Policy and Rules Division 
Mass Media Bureau