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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.  97-61
 Table of Allotments,            )RM-9010
FM Broadcast Stations.          )
(Superior, Montana)             )
                                 

                       REPORT AND ORDER 
                    (Proceeding Terminated)


    Adopted: June 18, 1997  Released: June 27, 1997  

  By the Chief, Allocations Branch:
  
    1.The Commission has before it for consideration the Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 12
  FCC Rcd 1956 (1997), proposing the allotment of Channel 298A to Superior, Montana, as that
  community's first local service.  The Notice was issued in response to a petition filed by Mountain
  Tower Broadcasting ("Mountain").  Mountain filed comments reiterating its intention to apply for
 Channel 298A at Superior.    No other comments were received at the commission in response to
  this proposal.
  
    2.In response the Commission's request for  additional information concerning site
  availability, Mountain informs us that it has contacted local officials who have identified
  commercial structures and areas such as the fair grounds which could be utilized for an FM
  transmission location.  Mountain feels confident that it will have no problem identifying an actual
  site, particularly  since  no site restrictions have been imposed on Channel 298A at Superior. 
  Mountain further states that if it is awarded a construction permit for Channel 298A at Superior,
  it will expeditiously construct the station.
  
    3.We believe the public interest would be served by allotting Channel 298A to Superior,
  Montana, since it will provide the community with its first local broadcast service.  As indicated
  in the Notice, Channel 298A can be allotted to Superior in compliance with the Commission's
 spacing requirements without a site restriction.    Since the community of Superior is located
  within 320 kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.-Canadian border, concurrence of the Canadian
  Government has been obtained for this allotment.
  
    4.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 August 11, 1997,  the FM
  Table of Allotments, Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's Rules, IS AMENDED for the
  community listed below, as follows:
  
                            CommunityChannel Number
  
         Superior, Montana      298A                                       
    5.The window period for filing applications for Channel 298A at Superior, Montana, will
  open on  August 11, 1997, and close on Sepember 11, 1997.
            
    6.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That this proceeding IS TERMINATED.
    
      7.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   298A at Superior, 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