1 News media information 202 / 418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202 / 418-2830 TTY 202 / 418-2555 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov 1 ******************** *********** ************* ************ NOTICE ********************** ********************** ************ This document was converted from WordPerfect or Word to ASCII Text format. Content from the original version of the document such as headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes, graphics, and page numbers will not show up in this text version. All text attributes such as bold, italic, underlining, etc. from the original document will not show up in this text version. Features of the original document layout such as columns, tables, line and letter spacing, pagination, and margins will not be preserved in the text version. If you need the complete document, download the WordPerfect version or Adobe Acrobat version, if available. ********************** ********************** ********************* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 NOTICE OF MASS MEDIA BUREAU ACTION ON AM AND FM BROADCAST SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS AND APPLICATIONS NOTICE OF AMENDMENT REQUIREMENTS IN PENDING SETTLEMENTS Report No. 44629A Released: December 10, 1999 Prior to the August 20, 1999 deadline for filing a short-form application to participate in the September 28, 1999 Closed Broadcast Auction, a Joint Petition for Approval of Settlement Agreement was filed for each group of mutually exclusive applications for AM and FM construction permits listed below ("Settlements"). Based on an examination of the agreement and the attached declarations, by this Public Notice, the Mass Media Bureau finds that approval of the Settlements would serve the public interest and that the applications were not filed for the purpose of reaching or carrying out the settlements. Accordingly, the applicants have complied with the provisions of 47 U.S.C.  311(c) and 47 C.F.R.  73.3525. For each community of license listed below, the Joint Petition for Approval of Settlement Agreement IS GRANTED and for: PARKER, ARIZONA Farmworker Educational Radio Network, Inc.'s application (File No. BPH-971003ME) IS GRANTED; Western Broadcasting System, Inc.'s application (File No. BPH-971002ME) IS DISMISSED. NASHVILLE, ARKANSAS Harold L. Sudbury, Jr.'s application (File No. BPH-970820MD) IS GRANTED; Temperance Broadcasting Company's application (File No. BPH-970821MG) IS DISMISSED. PANGBURN, ARKANSAS White County Broadcasting, LLC's application (File No. BPH-970723MG) IS GRANTED; Red River Radio's application (File No. BPH-970723MN) IS DISMISSED. GALATIA, ILLINOIS Galatia FM Joint Venture's application (File No. BPH-941208MH) IS GRANTED; Daniel R. Johnson's application (File No. BPH-941208ML) IS DISMISSED; Southern Illinois Broadcasting's application (File No. BPH-941205MB) IS DISMISSED. POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI VRF Broadcasting, LLC's application (File No. BPH-970708MB) IS GRANTED; Viands Enterprises, Inc.'s application (File No. BPH-970708MA) IS DISMISSED; George S. Flinn, Jr.'s application (File No. BPH-970708ME) IS DISMISSED. WILBURTON, OKLAHOMA Little Dixie Radio, Inc.'s application (File No. BPH-960826MQ) IS GRANTED; DFWU, Inc.'s application (File No. BPH-960826MM) IS DISMISSED. FOREST CITY, PENNSYLVANIA STA Broadcasting's application (File No. BPH-970717MC) IS GRANTED; Athomic Broadcasting's application (File No. BPH-970717MK) IS DISMISSED. SNYDER, TEXAS Delbert R. Foree's application (File No. BPH-960409MC) IS GRANTED; Highland Broadcasters' application (File No. BPH-960411MB) IS DISMISSED; Mrs. Frances Beane's application (File No. BPH-960412ME) IS DISMISSED. CHINCOTEAGUE, VIRGINIA Sebago Broadcasting Company's application (File No. BPH-970911NE) IS GRANTED; Keith A. Mayo and Chih Ping Mayo's application (File No. BPH-970910MW) IS DISMISSED; Island Broadcasting Company, Inc.'s application (File No. BPH-970814MP) IS DISMISSED. The Mass Media Bureau has on file additional settlements which remain pending, awaiting receipt of requested amendments, including, for example, technical data, ownership information, and reformation of merger agreement terms. Action on these settlements will be taken separately.