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Initially, petitioner responds that the cases cited  Hby WIKI concerned whether, in the absence of engineering showings to the contrary, potential  HRapplicants could overcome major terrain obstructions or otherwise comply with the technical requirements of Section 73.315 of the Commission's Rules. Further, petitioner remarks that  Haccording to its technical engineering statement, based on a 7.5- topographic map  Hdemonstrating the allowable area for Channel 266A, the elevation at the FCC reference point  His 785- or 239m AMSL. Further, the technical statement reports that 0.6 miles east of the  Hspecified reference point is an area which has a base elevation of 900- or 274m AMSL.  HcTherefore, petitioner reports that the WIKI terrain elevation plots incorrectly indicates the base  Hhelevation available for a potential tower by a range of 267 to 382 feet. Further, petitioner  Hyadvises that a map provided with its engineering studies illustrates that based on the standard  Hprediction method, the 70 dBu signal extends at least 6 kilometers beyond the Madison city  Hllimits. Additionally, petitioner claims that unlike the cases cited by WIKI, there are no major  Hterrain interventions which would block lineofsight coverage of Madison. Rather, petitioner  Hremarks that the break in lineofsight illustrated by the WIKI terrain profiles results from the  Hfact that the boundaries of Madison extend to the Ohio River. While the northern boundaries  Hof the city extend 3.4 miles north of the river, petitioner reports that the city reference point  HI(384412 NL; 852254 WL) is a mere 0.3 miles north of the river. Thus, the reference point  His in the southern most part of the community. As is common to many communities located  Hon rivers, petitioner states that Madison's elevation decreases several hundred feet lower than the elevations throughout the main portion of the city.  #4. As to the provision of lineofsight coverage, petitioner states that the language of  X4 HSection 73.315(b) is permissive rather than mandatory, citing Vacaville and Middletown,  X4 HCalifornia, 4 FCC Rcd 8315 (1989), recon. denied, 6 FCC Rcd 143 (1991) (the presence or  HVabsence of shadowing was not critical to our determination that an allotment to Vacaville would  Hcomply with the Commission's rules). Therefore, and in the absence of a major obstruction  H/affecting direct lineofsight coverage over the community, petitioner urges that Channel 266A  Hcan be allotted to Madison consistent with the technical requirements of the Commission's Rules.  '5. A staff engineering analysis of the proposal reveals that at the site for Channel 266A  Hat Madison, Indiana, located 11.1 kilometers northeast of the community, the elevation of the  Haverage terrain is 228 meters above mean sea level. Therefore, the radiation center for Channel  HI266A would be 328 meters above mean sea level. At the proposed site, the ground level above  Hqmean sea level is 199 meters. As a station operating on Channel 266A would have a  HRCAMSL of 328 meters, the antenna height above ground level would be 129 meters. Based  Hupon the use of maximum facilities, our engineering analysis has determined that if there were  Hyno terrain obstruction, the signal strength at the restricted site would be at least 93 dBu. Our  H_studies further indicate that considering the terrain obstruction between the proposed site for  HChannel 266A and the community of Madison, the 70 dBu signal will be attenuated once it  Hreaches Madison, but in any event it will not fall below the required service level over the city of Madison. "#',-(-(ZZ%"Ԍ q6. Based upon the information presented, we believe the public interest would benefit  Hby allotting Channel 266A to Madison since it could provide the community with an additional  X4 Hlocal FM service. As stated in the Notice, Channel 266A can be allotted to Madison consistent  HEwith the minimum distance separation and other technical requirements of the Commission's  H8Rules provided the transmitter is located at least 11.1 kilometers (6.9 miles) northeast of the community at coordinates 384915 NL and 851846 WL.  7. Accordingly, pursuant to the authority contained in Sections 4(i), 5(c)(1), 303(g) and  HR(r) and 307(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and Sections 0.61, 0.204(b)  H}and 0.283 of the Commission's Rules, IT IS ORDERED, That effective August 9, 1999, the FM  HpTable of Allotments, Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's Rules, IS AMENDED with respect to the community listed below, as follows:  X 4 N N  CityOVV}Channel No.  X 4 %u  N N Madison, Indiana  244A, 266A 8. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That this proceeding IS TERMINATED.  9. A filing window for Channel 266A at Madison, Indiana, will not be opened at this  H+time. Instead, the issue of opening a filing window for this channel will be addressed by the Commission in a subsequent Order.  10. For further information concerning the above, contact Nancy Joyner, Mass Media  HBureau, (202) 4182180. Questions related to the window application filing process should be addressed to the Audio Services Division, Mass Media Bureau, (202) 4182700.  N N  OVV}  N N  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION  N N  John A. Karousos  N N  Chief, Allocations Branch  N N  Policy and Rules Division  X4 N N  Mass Media Bureau X` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8: