Radio Broadcasting Services; Ringgold, LA

AGENCY:

Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION:

Final rule.

SUMMARY:

This document allots Channel 253C3 to Ringgold, Louisiana, as that community's first local aural transmission service in response to a petition for rule making filed on behalf of Black Lake Broadcasting. See 64 FR 51285, September 22, 1999. Coordinates used for Channel 253C3 at Ringgold, Louisiana, are 32-19-49 NL and 93-12-33 WL. With this action, the proceeding is terminated.

DATES:

Effective May 1, 2000. A filing window for Channel 253C3 at Ringgold, Louisiana, will not be opened at this time. Instead, the issue of opening a filing window for this channel will be addressed by the Commission in a subsequent Order.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Joyner, Mass Media Bureau, (202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MM Docket No. 99-281, adopted March 8, 2000, and released March 17, 2000. The full text of this Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC's Reference Information Center (Room CY-A257), 445 Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC. The complete text of this decision may also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription Service, Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036, (202) 857-3800.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

• Radio broadcasting

Part 73 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:

PART 73—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336.

2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Louisiana, is amended by adding Ringgold, Channel 253C3.