'"v~iiiIiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii~ __ ~. ., 1'4: McKENNA PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO SYSTEMS CDMMUNICATIDNS, INC. BROADCAST CONSULTANTS ORIGINAL !XI P.O. BOX SOli?? • LONG BEACH. CA SOBOS-IIMF FILE o P.O. BOX S11 • SEAHURST. WA SBose The Secretary May 6, 1992 Federal Communications Commission 1919 'M' Street N.W. RECEIVED Wa~hington, D.C. 20554 ATTN: ALLOCATIONS BRANCH MAY 20 1992 Federal CoIMullcationS Cor/ImtSSlOfI Dear Secretary, Ofbof the Secretary On behalf of Blue Mountain Broadcas~ing, submitted herein is an . origna1 and five copies of a Petition for Rulemaking to amend the FM Table of Allotments to add a new FM channel to the community of Canyon City, Oregon. Should there be any questions in regards to this petition, Please contact the undersigned Technical Consultant directly, Yours respectfully, Michae1T, Mc Kenna Mc Kenna Communications, Inc. P.O. BOX 90277 LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA 90809-GMF Technical Consultant to Petitioner (310) 597 - 1961 fe. ofCcpiee rtc'd tJ ~ tJstABcOe RECEIVED BEFORE THE MAY 20 1992 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMIS~lQtfmunicationscommissoo Office of the Secretary WASHINGTON, D.C. In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of FM Allotments Canyon City, Oregon TO: The Chief, Allocations Branch The Chief, Mass Media Bureau PETITION FOR RULEMAKING Comes now, Blue Mountain Broadcasting, through its Consultant, and respectfully requests that the Commission institute rulemaking proceedings for the amendment of Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's Rules to amend allocations in the FM Table of Allotments as follows: EXISTING PROPOSED Canyon City, Oregon NONE 233 A In support whereof, the following is shown: 1. Blue Mountain Broadcasting, licensee of radio station KJDY (AM), John Day, Oregon seeks to have the Commission add FM Channel 233 A to the incorporated Town of Canyon City, as that community's first radio service of any kind and the first FM radio service of any kind to Grant County, Oregon, Radio Station KJDY 1 (AM), in John Day, a Fulltime Class 4 AM station, is the only 2 radio service in Grant County Ore~on at the present time. There 3 are no FM or Television allocations to any community in Grant 4 County at present. 5 2. If allotted, Blue Mountain Broadcasting, through this 6 petition request, confirms its intention and willingness to apply 7 to the Commission for a Construction Permit to build an FM 8 Broadcast Station at Canyon City, Oregon. 9 3. The attached engineering statement and frequency study 10 report, prepared by the firm of McKenna Communications, Inc., the 11 Petitioner's Consultant, establishes that FM Channel 233 A, can be 12 allotted to Canyon City, Grant County, Oregon in full compliance 13 with all of the Commission's Rules and Regulations. 14 In conclusion, Blue Mountain Broadcasting, through it's 15 consultant, requests that the Commission allot FM Channel 233 A, 16 to the community of Canyon City, Grant County, Oregon as its first 17 radio service and that Blue Mountain Broadcasting will apply to 18 the Commission for use of the channel, when allotted. 19 20 21 22 Blue Mountain Broadcasting P.O. Box 399 23 John Day, Oregon 97845 24 25 26 27 28 McKENNA PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO SYSTEMS COMMUNICATIONS. INC. BROADCAST CONSULTANTS ... IJI P.O. BOX sae?? • LONG BEACH, CA saSaS-GMF o P.O. BOX S11 • SEAHURST, WA BsaeR ENGINEERING STATEMENT AND FREQUENCY STUDY REPORT INTRODUCTION This Engineering Statement and Frequency Study Report has been prepared for Mister Phil Gray & Blue Mountain Broadcasting, licensee of radio station KJDY AM , John Day, Oregon, in support of a request for rulemaking to amend the FM Table of Allotments to add FM channel 233 A to the community of Canyon City, Oregon. Canyon City is an incorporated city, located in Grant County, Oregon and just south of and contiguous to John Day, Oregon. The United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, lists the incorporated city of Canyon City on all of its~ lists and is encluded as an Exhibit. The Census Bureau has counted a population of 725 persons as of 1990, residing in the city. The local Chamber of Commerce estimates a population of 775 persons for the city of Canyon City. Canyon City is the County Seat for Grant County and has a modest business district as well as being the hub for" the county government. Over 8,500 persons reside and work in Grant County, Oregon. The instant rulemaking request would provide the county with its~ FIRST LOCAL FM SERVICE and the FIRST RADIO SERVICE to the city of Canyon City. Canyon City is located in the center of the county. A radio service as proposed would cover the complete population center of the county. As shown on the U.S.G.S. 7~ Minute map (E-2) , four radio sites or towers are present near the city of Canyon City. Anyone of these sites or a number of other sites near the area would enable Mr. Gray to provide complete coverage of the 'city of license as required by the Commission. SUMMARY The FM Channel Study, attached as Exhibit E-1, revealed that the proposed assignment of FM channel 233 A to eanyon City, Oregon, could be ~ade with no need for a site restriction of any kind. Relevant allocation data is presented in this engineering exhibit in support of this fact. The reference point coordinates used in the FM Channel Study were that of CanyodcCifj. -These"eoordinates meet the requirements of Section 73.208. As outlined in the intrduction, several possible transmitter site locations exist in and around the city area of Canyon City and we find no problem in meeting the requirements of Section 73.315. In conclusion, the proposed assignment of PM channel 233 A to the incorporated city of Canyon City~ Grant County, Oregon, complies with all applicable engineering standards of the Commtssion and the prClposed allotment conforms to present or other proposed allocations. Dated this 26th day of April, 1992. Respectfully subm~tted, ~~/11~ Michael T.Mc Kerina Mc Kenna Communica t ions ~ I.nc. Technical Consultant P.O. BOX 90277 Long Be~ch, Ca1iforriia (310) 597 ..... 1961 EXHIBIT E - 1 PAGE 1 of 4 McKENNA PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO SYSTEMS COMMUNICATIONS. INC. BROADCAST CONSULTANTS ... FM Spacing study Title: CANYON CITY 1 OR Latitude: 44-23-18 Channel 233 A( 94.5 KHz) Longitude: 118-56-54 Database: FCC 03/16/92 Safety zone: 13S k. Call Auth Licensee na.e Chan EIH'-kW Latitude Br-to Dut. Req. Clty of License St FCC Flle no. •'req EAH-. Longitude -fro• (k.) (kll) =:=:==================:==:==:=====================::========================== ALLOC 230C2 47-13-16 3~2.2 318.~ 55 Ephrata WA 93.9 119-31-12 111.8 263.~ CLEAR Site Restricted-Effective 2-13-89i Filing window 02/14-03/16/89 ** KXIQ LIC Cascade Co ••unications 231C 100 44-02-48 260.4 209.9 95 Bend OR BLH-860110KA 94.1 303BT121-31-~3 18.6 114.9 CLEAR ALLOC 231C 44-02-48 260.4 209.9 95 Bend OR 94.1 121-31-53 ·/8.6 114.9 CLEAR Coordinates updated fro. LIC record BLH860710KA KBXL LIC Christian Broadcasting C 231C 40 43-45-14 10b.2 238.7 95 Caldwell ID HLH-821122AA 94.1 783 Ilb-06-08 288.2 143.7 CLEAR ALLOC 231C 43-4~-14 106.2 238.7 95 Caldwell ID 94.1 116-06-08 288.2 143.7 CLEAR Coordinates updated fro. LIC record HLH821122AA ALLoe 232A 4b-18-51 300.0 453.6 72 Long Beach WA 94.3 124-03-0·' I1b.4 381.6 CLEAR Coordinates updated fro. LIe record BLH880401K Ci Class 81 with respect to Canada KATS LIC Goetz Enterprises l Inc. 233Cl 100 46-31-59 333.6 267.6 200 Yaki.a WA BLH-840625CS 94.5 277 120-30~14 152.5 67.6 CLEAR ALLOC 233Cl 46-31-59 333.6 267.6 200 Yaki.a WA 94.5 120-30-14 152.5 67.6 CLEAR Coordinates updated fro. LIe record HLH840625CS KMGE CP Mckenzie River Broadcast 233C 100 44-00-0~ 264.1 335.7 226 Eugene OR BKPH-8904121F 94.5 396 123-0b-48 81.2 109.7 CLEAR KMGt LIC Mckenzie River Broadcast 233C1 100 44-00-05 264.1 335.8 200 Eugene OR BLH-820322AG 94.5 244 123-06-50 81.2 135.8 CLEAR ALLOC 233e 44-00-05 264.1 335.8 200 Eugene OR 94.5 123-06-50 81.2 135.8 CLEAR Coordinates updated fro. LIC record BLH820322AG KYAX LIe Keno Inc. 233C1 100 41-33-50 201.3 335.8 200 Alturas CA BLH-890920KE 94.5 120-24-55 20.3 135.8 CLEAR ALLoe 233el 41-33-50 201.3 335.8 200 Al turas CA 94.5 120-24-55 20.3 135.8 CLEAR EXHIBIT E - 1 PAGE 2 of 4 FK Spacing study Tltle: CAN~ON CITY, OR Latitude: 44-23-18 Channel 233 A( 94.5 KHz) Longitude: 118-56-54 Call Auth Licensee na.e Chan ERP-kW Latitude Br-to DisL Req. Clty of License St FCC File no. Freq EAH-. Longitude -fro. (k.> (km) PRH ADD Horth Idaho Broadcasting 233C 47-43-54 23.9 409.3 226 Hayden ID 94.5 116-43-48 205.5 183.3 CLEAR ALLOC 234A 45-35-54 291.1 302.' 72 Ca.as WA DOC-84-231 94.7 122-22-38 115.3 230.' CLEAR , 52 - SITE RESTRICTED; Filing window 02/01-03/10/88 **CLUSLD** ALLOC 235C 46-05-41 354.3 190.8 95 Rlchland WA 94.9 119-11-36 114.1 95.8 CLEAR Coordinates updated fro.