Federal Communications Commission DA 00-1896 Before the Federal
Federal Communications Commission DA 00-1896 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Amendment of Section 73.202(b), ) FM Table of Allotments, ) MM Docket No. 98-85 FM Broadcast Stations. ) RM-9286 Meeteetse and Cody, Wyoming1 ) RM-9359 ) REPORT AND ORDER (Proceeding Terminated) Adopted: August 9, 2000 Released: August 18, 2000 By the Chief, Allocations Branch: 1. The Allocations Branch has before it a Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 13 FCC Rcd 11937 (1998), issued at the request of Windy Valley Broadcasting, requesting the allotment of Channel 273C at Meeteetse, Wyoming, as the community’s first local aural transmission service. L. Topaz Enterprises, Inc. (“Topaz”), filed comments and a counterproposal requesting the allotment of Channel 273C3 at Cody, Wyoming, as the community’s fourth local aural transmission service. Petitioner filed comments reiterating its intention to file for the channel, if allotted. 2. In support of its proposal, petitioner states that the community of Meeteetse, with a 1990 U.S. Census population of 368 persons, is located in Park County, population 23,178 persons, in northwestern Wyoming. It states that the allotment will provide the community with an outlet for local self expression and will increase the health and safety of the community by having a local communication outlet to warn the community of emergency conditions such as severe weather or other health hazards. As further support of its community status, we note that Meeteetse also has a zip code, post office, city hall, police and fire departments, a U.S. Forest Service station, and Sheriff’s office.
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