[Federal Register: February 17, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 31)]
[Proposed Rules]               
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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.


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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]
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