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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Communications Commission

CFR Citation: 47 CFR Part 73

DA ID: [DA 02-297; MM Docket Nos. 02-23, 02-24, 02-25, 02-26; RM-10359-10362]

NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES

ACTION: Radio stations; table of assignments:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Radio Broadcasting Services; Keeseville, New York, Hartford and White River Junction, Vermont; Harrodsburg and Keene, Kentucky; Beverly Hills and Spring Hill, Florida; Bridgeton and Elmer, New Jersey

DATES: Comments are due on April 1, 2002, and reply comments are due on April 16, 2002.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission seeks comment in four separate docketed proceedings in a multiple docket Notice of Proposed Rule Making. (1) At the request of Great Northern Radio, LLC and Family Broadcasting, Inc., the Commission proposes to reallot Channel 282C3 from Hartford, Vermont to Keeseville, New York and Channel 237A from White River Junction to Hartford, and modify the licenses of Stations WSSH(FM) and WWOD(FM) to reflect the changes. Coordinates for Channel 237A at Hartford are 434345 NL and 722222 WL. Coordinates for Channel 282C3 at Keeseville are 443131 NL and 733107 WL. Channel 237A can be allotted at Hartford at a site 8.1 kilometers (5.0 miles) north of the community. Channel 282C3 can be allotted at Keeseville at a site 3.8 kilometers (2.3 miles) northwest of the community. These proposals are within 320 kilometers of the Canadian border. Therefore, Canadian concurrence has been requested. (2) At the request of Mortenson Broadcasting Company of Central Kentucky, LLC, the Commission proposes to substitute Channel 256A for Channel 257C3 at Harrodsburg, and reallot Channel 256A from Harrodsburg, to Keene, Kentucky, as the community's first local transmission service, and modify the license of Station WJMMFM to reflect the changes. Coordinates for Channel 256A at Keene are 375636 NL and 843831 WL. Channel 256A can be allotted at Keene, Kentucky without a site restriction. See Supplementary Information.

SUMMARY: Various States,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MM Docket Nos. 0223, 0224, 0225, 0226, adopted January 30, 2002, and released February 8, 2002. The full text of this document is available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW, Room CYA257, Washington, DC 20554. This document may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, Qualex International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW, Room CYB402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone 2028632893, facsimile 2028632898, or via email qualexint@aol.com. (3) At the request of WGULFM, Inc., the Commission proposes to reallot Channel 292C3 from Beverly Hills, Florida, to Spring Hill, Florida, as its first local transmission service, and modify Station WGULFM's license to reflect the changes. Coordinates for Channel 292C3 at Spring Hill, Florida are 283600 NL and 823345 WL. Channel 292C3 can be allotted at Spring Hill at a site 12.0 kilometers (7.5 miles) northwest of the community. (4) At the request of Cohanzick Broadcasting Corp., we propose proposes to reallot Channel 299B from Bridgeton to Elmer, New Jersey, as that community's first local transmission service, and modify the license of Station WSNJFM to reflect the changes. Coordinates for Channel 299B at Elmer are 392732 NL and 751212 WL. Channel 299B can be allotted at Elmer, New Jersey at Cohanzick's current transmitter site 15.4 kilometers (9.6 miles) south of the community.
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 73RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES

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

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

Sec. 73.202 [Amended]

2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Vermont, is amended by removing Channel 282A3 and adding Channel 237A at Hartford, and removing White River Junction, Channel 237A.

3. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under New York, is amended by adding Keeseville, Channel 282C3.

4. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Kentucky, is amended by removing Harrodsburg, Channel 257C3, and adding Keene, Channel 256A.

5. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Florida, is amended by removing Beverly Hills, Channel 292C3, and adding Spring Hill, Channel 292C3.

6. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under New Jersey, is amended by removing Bridgeton, Channel 299B, and adding Elmer, Channel 299B.
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Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 024220 Filed 22102; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 671201P

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Victoria M. McCauley, Mass Media Bureau, (202) 4182180.