[Federal Register: June 21, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 120)]
[Proposed Rules]               
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 02-1339; MB Docket No. 02-136; RM-10458]

 
Radio Broadcasting Services; Arlington, Moro, and The Dalles, OR; 
Covington and Trout Lake, WA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition for rule making 
filed on behalf of Mid-Columbia Broadcasting, Inc., licensee of Station 
KMCQ(FM) (``KMCQ''), Channel 283C, The Dalles, Oregon, and First 
Broadcasting Company, L.P. jointly (``Joint Parties''). First 
Broadcasting Company, L.P. holds an option to purchase Station KMCQ. 
The petition proposes to change the community of license of Station 
KMCQ from The Dalles, Oregon to Covington, Washington, and to downgrade 
that station's channel from Channel 283C to 283C3, pursuant to the 
provisions of Section 1.420(i) of the Commission's Rules. The Joint 
Parties also propose the allotments of Channel 283C1 to Moro, Oregon, 
Channel 261C2 to Arlington, Oregon, and Channel 226A to Trout Lake, 
Washington, as first local aural transmission services. The coordinates 
for requested Channel 283C3 at Covington, Washington, are 47-12-02 NL 
and 122-00-27 WL. The coordinates for requested Channel 283C1 at Moro, 
Oregon are 45-29-03 NL and 120-43-48 WL. The coordinates for requested 
Channel 261C2 at Arlington, Oregon are 45-43-01 NL and 121-11-59 WL. 
The coordinates for requested Channel 226A at Trout Lake, Washington, 
are 45-58-38 NL and 121-32-11 WL.
    Petitioner's reallotment proposal complies with the provisions of 
Section 1.420(i) of the Commission's Rules, and therefore, the 
Commission will not accept competing expressions of interest in the use 
of Channel 283C3 at Covington, Washington, or require the petitioner to 
demonstrate the availability of an additional equivalent class channel.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before July 29, 2002, and reply 
comments on or before August 13, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th 
Street, SW., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing 
comments with the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioner's 
counsel, as follows: J. Dominic Monahan, Esq., Luvaask Cobb Richards & 
Fraser, PC.; 777 High Street, Suite 300; Eugene, Oregon 97401 (Counsel 
for Mid-Columbia Broadcasting, Inc.) and Mark N. Lipp, Esq., Shook, 
Hardy & Bacon, LLP.; 600 14th Street, NW., Suite 800; Washington, DC 
20005 (Counsel for First Broadcasting Company, L.P.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. Barthen Gorman, Media Bureau, (202) 
418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 02-136, adopted May 29, 
2002, and released June 7, 2002. The full text of this Commission 
decision is available for inspection and copying during

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regular business hours in the FCC's Reference Information Center at 
Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., CY-A257, Washington, DC, 20554. This 
document may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating 
contractors, Qualex International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Room CY-B402, Washington, DC, 20554, telephone 202-863-2893, facsimile 
202-863-2898, or via e-mail qualexint@aol.com.
    The 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.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR part 73 as follows:

PART 73--RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES

    1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334 and 336.


Sec. 73.202  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Oregon, is 
amended by adding Arlington, Channel 261C2, and Moro, Channel 283C1, 
and removing Channel 283C at The Dalles.
    3. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Washington, 
is amended by adding Covington, Channel 283C3, and Trout Lake, Channel 
226A.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Office of Broadcast License Policy, 
Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 02-15670 Filed 6-20-02; 8:45 am]
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