[Federal Register: April 27, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 80)]
[Proposed Rules]               
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 98-55, RM-9255]

 
Radio Broadcasting Services; Pleasanton, Bandera and Hondo, TX

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Reding 
Broadcasting Company requesting the substitution of Channel 253C2 for 
Channel 252A at Pleasanton and the modification of Station KBUC(FM)'s 
license accordingly. In order to accommodate the upgrade, Reding also 
requests the substitution of Channel 276A for Channel 252A for Station 
KEEP(FM) at Bandera, Texas; the modification of Station KEEP(FM)'s 
license; the substitution of Channel 290A for Channel 253A and change 
of transmitter site for Station KRBH(FM) at Hondo, Texas; and the 
modification of Station KRBH(FM)'s construction permit. See infra, 
Supplementary Information.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before June 8, 1998, and reply 
comments on or before June 23, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In 
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioner, or its counsel or consultant, as follows: Mark N. 
Lipp, Ginsburg, Feldman & Bress, Chartered, 1250 Connecticut Avenue, 
NW, Washington, D.C. and Gene A Bechtel, Bechtel & Cole, Chartered, 
1901 L Street, NW, Suite 250, Washington, D.C. 20036 (Counsel for 
petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 98-55, adopted April 8, 
1998, and released April 17, 1998. The full text of this Commission 
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the FCC's Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M Street, NW, 
Washington, DC. The complete text of this decision may also be 
purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, ITS, Inc., (202) 857-
3800, 1231 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036.
    Channel 253C2, Channel 276A and Channel 290A can be allotted to 
Pleasanton, Bandera and Hondo, respectively, in compliance with the 
Commission's minimum distance separation requirements. Channel 253C2 
can be allotted to Pleasanton with a site restriction of 28.7 
kilometers (17.8 miles) northwest at coordinates 29-11-00 and 98-38-00. 
Channel 276A can be allotted to Bandera and can be used at the site 
specified in Station KEEP(FM)'s license at coordinates 29-51-22 and 99-
05-25. Channel 290A can be allotted to Hondo with a site restriction of 
10.4 kilometers (6.4 miles) west at coordinates 29-21-00 and 99-15-00. 
Since Pleasanton, Bandera and Hondo, Texas, are located within 320 
kilometers (199 miles) of the U.S.-Mexican border, concurrence of the 
Mexican government was solicited and has been obtained for these 
allotments. As requested, we shall propose to modify the license of 
Station KBUC(FM) at Pleasanton, Texas, to specify operation on Channel 
253C2. In accordance with Section 1.420(g) of the Commission's Rules we 
will not accept competing expressions of interest or require that the 
petitioner demonstrate the availability of an additional equivalent 
channel at Pleasanton, Texas.
    Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply 
to this proceeding.
    Members of the public should note that from the time a Notice of 
Proposed Rule Making is issued until the matter is no longer subject to 
Commission consideration or court review, all ex parte contacts are 
prohibited in Commission proceedings, such as this one, which involve 
channel allotments.

See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules governing permissible ex parte 
contacts.

    For information regarding proper filing procedures for comments, 
see 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR PART 73

    Radio broadcasting.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 98-11098 Filed 4-24-98; 8:45 am]
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