DAILY DIGESTVol. 13, No. 124 July 6, 1994
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NEWS RELEASES
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FIELD OPERATIONS BUREAU ACTIVITIES FOR THE
WEEK OF JUNE 28 [Internet file name: nrmc4089.txt]
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG:
July 5
PUBLIC INFORMATION COLLECTION
REQUIREMENT SUBMITTED TO OFFICE OF
MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET FOR REVIEW -
Contact: Judy Boley at (202) 632-0276
PUBLIC INFORMATION COLLECTION
REQUIREMENT SUBMITTED TO OFFICE OF
MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET FOR REVIEW -
Contact: Judy Boley at (202) 632-0276
Report 1166 - CABLE TELEVISION RELAY SERVICE
(CARS) APPLICATIONS RE: APPLICATIONS
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
Report 15845 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report 21920 - BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report DS-1437 - COMMON CARRIER SERVICES
INFORMATION RE: SATELLITE RADIO
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING
Report DS-1438 - DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLLITE
SERVICE
Report I-6997 - INTERNATIONAL AND SATELLITE
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING
Report I-6998 - OVERSEAS COMMON CARRIER
SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS ACTIONS TAKEN
Report PMS-94-41-A - COMMON CARRIER PUBLIC
MOBILE RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION
Report 1090 - PRIVATE RADIO BUREAU - June 22 thru
June 29
Report 87 - TYPE ACCEPTANCE/NOTIFICATION
ACTIONS
Report 87 - CERTIFICATION/NOTIFICATION ACTIONS
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BAY MINETTE, ET AL., AL. AND BAY SPRINGS, ET
AL., MS. Effective August 19, substituted Channel 232A
for Channel 228A at Bay Springs, MS, and modified the
license WIZK-FM accordingly; substituted Channel 228C2
for Channel 228A at Butler, AL, and modified the license
WQGL accordingly; substituted Channel 227C1 for Channel
227C2 at Evergreen and modified the license WPGG
accordingly; substituted Channel 233C2 for Channel 233C3
at Jackson and modified the construction permit WHOD
accordingly. Terminated proceeding. (MM Docket 91-303
by R&O [DA 94-699] adopted June 23 by the Acting
Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau)
AULT, ET AL., CO. Denied the ITFS applications of
Platte Valley School District RE-7; Weld County School
District RE-5J, 10J and RE-4; Eaton RE-2 School District
and the Board of Trustees for the University of Northern
Colorado for various channels and locations in Colorado;
granted the applications of Front Range Community College
and Poudre School District R-1 for construction permit and
licenses in the Instructional Fixed Television Service on
Channels Al-A4 and B1-B4, respectively, at Greeley. (By
MO&O [FCC 94-139] adopted June 3 by the Commission)
ST. PETERSBURG, FL. See first item under "Addenda:
New Release."
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HUTCHINSON, KS. Denied application for review filed by
Way of the Cross of Hutchinson, Inc. seeking
reconsideration of the cancellation of its expired construction
permit for station KTFJ(TV), Channel 36, at Hutchinson.
(By Order [FCC 94-153] adopted June 10 by the
Commission)
CHESTNUT BROADCASTING CO. Notified Chestnut
Broadcasting Company, licensee of station KBER(FM),
Chicago, of it apparent liability of forfeiture in the amount
of $5,000 for recording and broadcasting a conversation
without informing the party that the conversation was
intended for broadcast. (By Letter [DA 94-446] adopted
May 5 by the Chief, Mass Media Bureau)
COLLEGEVILLE, MN. Proposed allotment of Channel
260A at Collegeville, MN, and its reservation for
noncommercial educational use. Comments are due August
27; replies September 13. (MM Docket 94-67 by NPRM
[DA 94-696] adopted June 23 by the Acting Chief,
Allocations Branch)
CLARKSDALE, MS. Proposed allotment of Channel 221A
at Clarksdale as that community's fourth local service.
Comments ar due August 27; replies September 13. (MM
Docket 94-73 by NPRM [DA 94-708] adopted June 23 by
the Acting Chief, Allocations Branch)
GRENADA, MS. Proposed allotment of Channel 295A at
Grenada as that community's second local service.
Comments are due August 27; replies September 13. (MM
Docket 94-69 by NPRM [DA 94-698] adopted June 23 by
the Acting Chief, Allocations Branch)
BILLINGS, MT. Proposed allotment of Channel 286A at
Billings as that community's seventh local service.
Comments are due August 27; replies September 13. (MM
Docket 94-68 by NPRM [DA 94-695] adopted June 23 by
the Acting Chief, Allocations Branch)
AMENIA AND WALCOTT, ND. Granted application of
Dakota School District #3 for a construction permit and
license on Channels A1-A4 in the ITFS at Amenia; denied
competing application of Richland Public Schools for ITFS
facilities at Walcott. (By MO&O [FCC 94-138] adopted
June 3 by the Commission)
ROSCOE AND SNYDER, TX. Granted application of
Roby Consolidated Independent School District for a
construction permit and license on Channels A1-A4 in the
ITFS at Snyder; denied competing application of Highland
Independent School District for ITFS facilities at Roscoe.
(By MO&O [FCC 94-142] adopted June 6 by the
Commission)
INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION FIXED SERVICE.
Modified freeze on filing of major change applications for
ITFS and proposed other changes. Comments are due
August 29; replies September 28. (MM Docket 93-24 by
O&FNPRM [FCC 94-148] adopted June 9 by the
Commission)
INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION FIXED SERVICE.
Amended ITFS rules to permit channel loading and the
continued use of channel mapping. (MM Docket 93-106 by
R&O [FCC 94-147] adopted June 9 by the Commission)
COMMERCIAL RADIO OPERATOR LICENSE. Proposed
amending Part 13 of the rules to permit persons who have
passed the examinations necessary to qualify for a
commercial radio operator license, but have not yet received
the license, to temporarily and conditionally perform the
functions of a commercial radio operator. Comments are
due September 1; replies October 1. (PR Docket 94-58 by
NPRM [FCC 94-169] adopted June 13 by the Commission)
MARITIME SERVICE RULES. Amended parts 80 and 87
of the rules to require registration of emergency position
indicating radiobeacons that are carried on ships and
emergency locator transmitters that are carried on aircraft.
(PR Docket 93-143 by R&O [FCC 94-170] adopted June 13
by the Commission)
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ADDENDA: The following items, released July 5, were not
listed on Digest 123:
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BAY TELEVISION, INC. ORDERED TO FORFEIT
$10,000 FOR VIOLATIONS OF CHILDREN'S
TELEVISION COMMERCIAL TIME LIMITS (Report
MM-842, Mass Media Action)
the FCC affirmed an action by the Mass Media
Bureau which issued a forfeiture in the amount of $10,000
to Bay Television, Inc. for repeated violations of the
Commission's rule which limits the amount of commercial
time that may be included in children's television
programming. (By MO&O [FCC 94-131] adopted May 27
by the Commission) [Internet file name: nrmm4043.txt]
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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ANNOUNCING THE STATUS OF APPLICATIONS
RECEIVED FOR THE 10 NATIONWIDE
NARROWBAND PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS
SERVICE (PCS) LICENSES TO BE AUCTIONED
BEGINNING JULY 25, 1994 AT THE OMNI
SHOREHAM HOTEL, WASHINGTON, DC - Contact:
Tradewinds International at (202) 637-3221 or fax at (202)
637-3222
CLARIFICATION OF THE REQUIREMENT ON
MULTIPLE APPLICANTS BEING REPRESENTED BY
THE SAME BIDDING AGENCY AT THE AUCTION OF
TEN NATIONWIDE NARROWBAND PERSONAL
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE (PCS) LICENSEES AND
APPROXIMATELY 600 INTERACTIVE VIDEO AND
DATA SERVICE (IVDS) LICENSES TO BE HELD
BEGINNING JULY 25 AND 28, 1994 AT THE OMNI
SHOREHAM HOTEL, WASHINGTON, DC - Contact:
Tradewinds International at (202) 637-3221 or fax at (202)
637-3222
Report 15844 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS [released
July 5 - erroneously dated July 7]
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JENSEN BEACH AND MELBOURNE, FL. Effective
August 19, substituted Channel 272C3 for Channel 272A
at Jensen Beach and modified license WHLG(FM)
accordingly; substituted Channel 236A for Channel 272A
at Melbourne and modified license WGGD(FM)
accordingly. Terminated proceeding. MM Docket 93-307 by
R&O [DA 94-685] adopted June 21 by the Acting Chief,
Allocations Branch)
CABLEVISION OF BOSTON LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
ET AL. vs. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEVISION COMMISSION.
Granted motion filed by Massachusetts Community Antenna
Television Commission seeking an extension of time to
August 1 in which to file it opposition to the appeal from
the rate order of the Massachusetts Commission filed by
Cablevision of Boston Limited Partnership, A-R Cable
Services, Inc. and CSC Acquisition - MA , Inc. (By Order
[DA 94-752] adopted July 5 by the Chief, Cable Services
Bureau)
COLONY CABLEVISION OF SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS, INC. AND LOWELL CABLE
TELEVISION, INC. vs. COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITY ANTENNA
TELEVISION COMMISSION. Granted motion filed by
Massachusetts Community Antenna Television Commission
seeking an extension of time to August 1 in which to file it
opposition to an appeal from the rate order of the
Massachusetts Commission filed by Colony Cablevision of
Southeastern Massachusetts, Inc. and Lowell Cable
Television, Inc. (By Order [DA 94-749] adopted July 5 by
the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
HARRON COMMUNICATIONS CORP. vs.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEVISION COMMISSION.
Granted motion filed by Massachusetts Community Antenna
Television Commission seeking an extension of time to
August 1 in which to file it opposition to a stay request and
appeal of the rate order of the Massachusetts Commssion
filed by Harron Communications Corporation. (By Order
[DA 94-750] adopted July 5 by the Chief, Cable Services
Bureau)
NEW ENGLAND CABLEVISION OF
MASSACHUSETTS, INC. vs. COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITY ANTENNA
TELEVISION COMMISSION. Granted motion filed by
Massachusetts Community Antenna Television Commission
seeking an extension of time to August 1 in which to file it
opposition to the appeal from the rate order of the
Massachusetts Commission filed by New England
Cablevision of Massachusetts, Inc. (By Order [DA 94-751]
adopted July 5 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT CO., L. P. vs.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEVISION COMMISSION.
Granted motion filed by Massachusetts Community Antenna
Television Commission seeking an extension of time to
August 1 in which to file it opposition to the appeal from
the rate order of the Massachusetts Commission filed by
Time Warner Entertainment Co., L.P. (By Order [DA 94-
753] adopted July 5 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
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