PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 1919 M STREET, N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 DA 98-2527 News media information 202/418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202/418-2830 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov RM-9419 Released: December 10, 1998 PETITION FOR RULEMAKING The American Community AM Broadcasters Association (ACAMBA) has filed a petition for rulemaking to amend  74.1231, 74.1232, 74.1233, 74.1284 of the Commission's rules. The full text of this document is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., and also may by purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription Service, Inc. (ITS), 1231 20th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20036, (202)857-3800. For additional information please contact Gordon Godfrey, Policy and Rules Division, at (202)418-2120. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATURE OF PETITION: To allow AM licensees to become licensees of FM translators and to use them to retransmit their signals as fill-in service. Purpose is to (1) promote the public interest by providing improved nighttime coverage to their local service areas; (2) promote competition in the marketplace. FILED BY: Bryan Smeathers, President, American Community AM Broadcasters Association, One WMTA Drive, P.O. Box 973, Central City, KY, 42330 DATE RECEIVED: August 13, 1997 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interested parties may file statements opposing or supporting the Petition for Rulemaking listed herein within 30 days. See Section 1.4 and 1.405 of the Commission's Rules for further information. An Acrobat version of the full text of the Petition for Rulemaking is available through the Mass Media internet page (http://www.fcc.gov/mmb/) or can be downloaded directly from: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/filings/rm9419.pdf. - FCC -