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                            Before the
                Federal Communications Commission
                      Washington, D.C. 20554

In the Matter of                )
                                )
Amendment of Section 73.202(b), )  MM Docket No.  97-74
Table of Allotments,            )  RM-9011
FM Broadcast Stations.          )
(Colstrip, Montana)             )
                                 

                       REPORT AND ORDER 
                    (Proceeding Terminated)


   Adopted:  May 7, 1997                Released:  May 16, 1997  

  By the Chief, Allocations Branch:
  
  1.  The Commission has before it for consideration the Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 12
  FCC Rcd 2099 (1997), proposing the allotment of Channel 229A to Colstrip, Montana, as that
  community's first local service.  The Notice was issued in response to a petition filed by Windy
  Valley Broadcasting ("Windy Valley").  Windy Valley filed comments reiterating its intention to
 apply for Channel 229A at Colstrip.    No other comments were received at the Commission in
  response to this proposal.
  
  2.  We believe the public interest wold be served by allotting Channel 229A to Colstrip,
  Montana, since it will provide the community with its first local broadcast service.  As indicated
  in the Notice, Channel 229A can be allotted to Colstrip in compliance with the minimum distance
 separation requirements of the Commission's Rules without a site restriction. 
  
  3.  Accordingly, pursuant to the authority contained in Sections 4(i), 5(c)(1), 303(g) and (r)
  and 307(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and Sections 0.61, 0.204(b) and
  0.283 of the Commission's Rules, IT IS ORDERED, That effective June 30, 1997, the FM Table
  of Allotments, Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's Rules, IS AMENDED for the community
  listed below, as follows:
  
                     Community           Channel Number
  
                     Colstrip, Montana                 229A
   
    4.  The window period for filing aplications for Channel 229A at Colstrip, Montana, will
    open on June 30, 1997, and close on July 31, 1997.                      
    
    5.         IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That this proceeding IS TERMINATED.
    
    6.  For further information concerning the above, contact Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass Media
    Bureau, (202) 418-2180.  Questions related to the window application filing process for Channel
    229A  at Colstrip, Montana, should be addressed to the Audio Services Division, Mass Media
    Bureau, (202) 418-2700.
                                           
                                                FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
    
    
    
                            John A. Karousos
                            Chief, Allocations Branch
                            Policy and Rules Division
                            Mass Media Bureau