Radio Broadcasting Services; Chester, Virginia

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 93-310, RM-8395]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Chester, Virginia

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by

Hoffman Communications, Inc., licensee of Station WDYL-FM, Channel

226A, Chester, Virginia, proposing the substitution of Channel 289A for

Channel 226A at Chester and modification of its license to specify

operation on the alternate Class A channel. Channel 289A can be

allotted to Chester in compliance with the Commission's minimum

distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 4.2

kilometers (2.6 miles) northwest. The coordinates for Channel 289A at

Chester are 37-23-11 and 77-28-26. We will not accept competing

expressions of interest in the use of Channel 289A at Chester because

the procedures outlined in Modification of FM and TV Licenses, 98 FCC

2nd 916 (1984), and Sec. 1.420(g) of the Commission's Rules, do not

apply in this case since no upgrade in facilities is contemplated.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before February 18, 1994, and reply

comments on or before March 4, 1994.

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: David M

Silverman, Esq., Cole, Raywid & Braverman, 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006 (Counsel for petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Pamela Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202) 634-6530.

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: David M

Silverman, Esq., Cole, Raywid & Braverman, 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006 (Counsel for petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Pamela Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202) 634-6530.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's

Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 93-310, adopted December

8, 1993, and released December 28, 1993. 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, 2100 M Street, NW., Suite 140, Washington, DC 20037.

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 Karousos,

Acting Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media

Bureau.

[FR Doc. 93-32036 Filed 12-30-93; 8:45 am]

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