*Pages 1--4 from Microsoft Word - 25630.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 TTY 202 / 418- 2555 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov Report No. 2599 March 10, 2003 CONSUMER & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS BUREAU REFERENCE INFORMATION CENTER PETITION FOR RULEMAKING FILED Interested persons may file statements opposing or supporting the Petitions for Rulemaking listed herein within 30 days, or as noted. See Sections 1.4 and 1.405 of the Commission's rules for further information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -- RM NO. RULES SEC. PETITIONER DATE RECEIVED NATURE OF PETITION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -- 10663 73.202( b) Mid- Columbia Broad- 07/ 29/ 2002 Mid- Columbia Broadcasting, Inc. casting, Inc. (Mid- Columbia”), First Broadcasting Company, L. P. (“ FBC”), and Saga (Filed by: J. Dominic Monahan, Broadcasting Corp. (“ Saga”) Luvaas Cobb Richards & Fraser, PC (collectively referred to as the “Joint 777 High Street Parties”) request that Station Suite 300 KMCQ( FM) ’s Channel 283C be Eugene, OR 97401) downgraded to Channel 283C2 and that Station KMCQ be reallotted from The Dallas, Oregon, to Kent, Washington, at reference coordinates of 47- 32- 39 1 NL and 122- 06- 32 WL. To accommodate Channel 283C2 at Kent, the Joint Parties request the substitution of Channel 281C for Channel 282C at Station KAFE( FM) Bellingham, Washington, at reference coordinates of 48- 40- 48 NL and 122- 50- 24 WL. To accommodate the allotment of Channel 281C to Bellingham, Washington, the Joint Parties request that Channel 288A be substituted for Channel 280A at Station KLLM( FM), Forks, Washington at the current KLLM reference coordinates of 47- 57- 16 NL and 124- 23- 20 WL. The Joint Parties continue to request their original proposals to allot Channel 283C1 at Moro, Oregon, at reference coordinates of 45- 29- 08 NL and 120- 43- 54 WL; Channel 261C2 at Arlington, Oregon, at reference coordinates of 45- 43- 04 NL and 120- 11- 53 WL; and Channel 226A at Trout Lake, Washington, at references coordinates of 45- 58- 38 NL and 121- 32- 11 WL. 10667 73.202( b) Triple Bogey, LLC 07/ 29/ 2002 Triple Bogey, LLC; MMC Radio, LLC; and KDUX Acquisition, LLC (Filed By Matthew H. McCormick (collectively, the Reddy, Begley & McCormick, LLP “Counterpetitioners”) request that 2175 K Street, N. W. Station KDUX- FM’s Channel 284C2 Suite 350 be changed to Channel 283C2 and Washington, D. C. 20037) that Station KDUX- FM be reallotted from Aberdeen, Washington to Shoreline, Washington, at reference coordinates of 47- 45- 15 NL and 122- 35- 27 WL. To accommodate the foregoing changes, the Counterpetitioners request that Channel 281C be substituted for Channel 282C at Station KAFE( FM), Bellingham, Washington, at reference coordinates of 48- 40- 48 NL and 122- -50- 24 WL. To accommodate the change at Station KAFE, the Counterpetitioners propose the 2 substitution of Channel 240A for Channel 280A at Station KLLM, Forks, Washington, at reference coordinates of 47- 57- 16 NL and 124- 23- 20 WL The Counterpetitioners also request that Channel 284C2 be substituted for Channel 237C3 at Station KXXX, Hoquiam, Washington, at reference coordinates of 46- 56- 33 NL and 123- 49- 26 WL. The Counterpetitioners request that Channel 237C3 be allotted to Aberdeen, Washington, at reference coordinates of 46- 59- 55 NL and 123- 58- 31 WL. The Counterpetitioners also request that Channel 226A be allotted to Trout Lake, Washington, at reference coordinates of 45- 58- 38 NL and 121- 32- 11 WL; that Channel 261C2 be allotted to Arlington, Oregon, at reference coordinates of 45- 43- 04 NL and 120- 11- 53 WL; that Channel 285A be allotted to Fossil, Oregon, at reference coordinates of 44- 59- 53 NL and 120- 12- 54 WL; and that Channel 300A be allotted to Moro, Oregon, at reference coordinates of 45- 30- 15 NL and 120- 40- 00 WL. 10668 73.202( b) New Northwest 07/ 29/ 2002 New Northwest Broadcasters LLC Broadcasters, LLC (“ NNB”) requests that Channel 226C3 be substituted for Channel (Filed By M. Anne Swanson 225C1 at Station KAST- FM and that Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, PLLC Station KAST- FM be reallotted from 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N. W. Astoria, Oregon, to Gladstone, Suite 800 Oregon, at reference coordinates of Washington, D. C. 20036) 45- 32- 27 NL and 122- 33- 51 WL. To accommodate the foregoing changes, NNB requests that Channel 230C2 be substituted for Channel 229C at Station KPDQ- FM, Portland, Oregon, at reference coordinates of 45- 30- 58 NL and 122- 43- 59 WL. To accommodate the foregoing Portland proposal, NNB requests that Channel 232C3 be substituted for Channel 231C3 at Station KTIL- FM, Tillamook, Oregon, at reference coordinates of 45- 27- 59 NL and 123- 3 55- 11 WL. To accommodate the Gladstone proposal, NNB requests that Channel 227C be substituted for Channel 226C at Station KKNU (FM), Springfield- Eugene, Oregon, at reference coordinates of 44- 00- 04 NL and 123- 06- 45 WL and that Channel 225A be substituted for Channel 228A at Station KDCQ( FM), Coos Bay, Oregon, at reference coordinates of 43- 21- 15 NL and 124- 14- 34 WL. To accommodate the Tillamook proposal, NNB requests that Channel 224A be substituted for Channel 232A, Station KAQX( FM), Long Beach, Washington, at reference coordinates of 46- 18- 51 NL and 124- 03- 07 WL. To address the loss area from the provision of first local service to Gladstone, Oregon, NNB requests the allotment of Channel 228C3 at Manzanita, Oregon at reference coordinates of 45- 41- 05 NL and 123- 54- 38 WL and the allotment of Channel 259A at Ilwaco, Washington, at reference coordinates of 46- 18- 33 NL and 124- 02- 31. To resolve the conflict between the Joint Parties’ proposal set forth in the Notice of Proposed Rule Making in MB Docket No. 02- 136, and NNB’s counterproposal, NNB proposes an alternate allotment of Channel 236A instead of Channel 226A at Trout Lake at reference coordinates of 46- 03- 10 NL and 121- 33- 47 WL. *THE FOREGOING PROPOSALS OF COUNTERPROPONENTS WILL BE TREATED AS COUNTERPROPOSALS IN MB DOCKET No. 02- 136. REPLY COMMENTS TO THIS COUNTERPROPOSAL SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN THIS DOCKET NO LATER THAN 15 DAYS (RATHER THAN 30 DAYS) AFTER THE DATE OF THIS PUBLIC NOTICE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC 4