[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 17, 1999)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 7848-7849] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-3792] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 73 [MM Docket No. 99-45; RM-9401] Television Broadcasting Services; El Dorado and Camden, AR
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 Equity Broadcasting Corporation, permittee of Station KKYK-TV, Channel 49, El Dorado, Arkansas, requesting the reallotment of Channel 49 from El Dorado to Camden, Arkansas, as that community's first local television transmission service and modification of its authorization accordingly, pursuant to the provisions of Sec. 1.420(i) of the Commission's Rules. Coordinates used for Channel 49 at Camden are those of the petitioner's presently authorized transmitter site at coordinates 33-16-19 NL and 92-42-11 WL. Although the Commission has imposed a freeze on the TV Table of Allotments in certian metropolitan areas, the freeze is not applicable to changes requested by existing stations. See Advanced Television Systems and Their Impact on the Existing Television Broadcast Service, Order, 52 FR 28,346, July 29, 1987. Moreover, the petitioner's authorization was issued after the cut-off date established in the Sixth Report and Order on Digital Television Service, 12 FCC Rcd 13588, 14593 (1997). Therefore, this proposal does not impact on the DTV Table of Allotments set forth in Section 73.622(b) of the Commission's Rules, nor does the instant proposal request the allotment of a paired DTV channel for Camden.
Dates
Comments must be filed on or before March 29, 1999, and reply comments on or before April 13, 1999.
Addresses
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioner's counsel, as follows: Mark N. Lipp and Scott C. Cinnamon, Esqs., Shook, Hardy & Bacon, 1850 K Street, N.W., Suite 900, Washington, DC 20036.
For Further Information Contact
Nancy Joyner, Mass Media Bureau, (202) 418-2180.
Supplementary Information
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 99-45, adopted January 27, 1999, and released February 5, 1999. The 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, International Transcription Service, Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036, (202) 857-3800. Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of l980 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
Television broadcasting.
Federal Communications Commission. John A. Karousos, Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau. [FR Doc. 99-3792 Filed 2-16-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P