Federal Communications Commission DA 96-1421
Before the
Federal Communications Commission 
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)Amendment of Section 73.606(b), 
) MM Docket No. 96-53 
Table of Allotments, ) RM-8767 
TV Broadcast Stations. ) 
(Marinette, Wisconsin) )
REPORT AND ORDER 
(Proceeding Terminated)
Adopted: August 23, 1996 Released: August 30, 1996 
By the Chief, Allocations Branch:
1. At the request of Douglas A. Maszka d/b/a Tri-City Television Company ("TriCity"), 
the Commission has before it for consideration the Notice of Proposed Rule Making. 11 FCC 
Red 3557 (1996), proposing the allotment of UHF Television Channel 25 to Marinette, 
Wisconsin, as that community's first local television service.1 Tri-City filed comments in 
support of the proposal. On August 7, 1996, Tri-City filed comments withdrawing its interest 
in the allotment at Marinette.2
2. As stated in the Notice, a showing of continuing interest is required before a channel 
will be allotted, and absent such an expression of interest, it is the Commission's policy to 
refrain from allotting the channel. Therefore, we shall grant TriCity's request to dismiss its 
proposal.
3. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, That the request of Douglas A. Maszka d/b/a Tri-City 
Television Company to allot Channel 25 to Marinette, Wisconsin, IS DISMISSED.
4. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That this proceeding IS TERMINATED.
1 We note that Douglas A. Maszka d/b/a Tri-Cities Television Company filed a petition to allot Channel 25 to 
Menominee, Michigan, or allotment of Channel 46 at Wittenberg, Wisconsin, or substitution of Channel *25 for 
Channel *17 at Iron Mountina, Michigan, allotment of Channel 17 at Wittenberg, Wisconsin, and change of the offset 
for Channel 17, Ely, Minnesota, from a minus to a plus. A Notice of Proposed Rule Making was issued in response 
to the petition in MM Docket 94-80. See 9 FCC Red 3314 (1994). The Report and Order in Docket 94-80 
dismissed the proceeding for lack of interest on behalf of Douglas A. Maszka d/b/a Tri-Cities Television or any other 
party. See 9 FCC Red 6088 (1994).
2 In accordance with section 1.4200) of the Commission's Rules, petitioner states that it received no 
consideration in exchange for withdrawing its expression of interest.
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5. For further information concerning this proceeding, contact Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass 
Media Bureau, (202) 418-2181.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
John A. Karousos 
Chief, Allocations Branch 
Policy and Rules Division 
Mass Media Bureau
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