Rule2026-08423
Radio Broadcasting Services; Enterprise, Orderville, and Page, Utah
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Published
April 30, 2026
Effective
June 8, 2026
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
This document amends the Table of FM Allotments, of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules, by allotting alternate Channel 265C3 at Enterprise, Utah, as the community's second local service. Channel 265C3 can be allotted to Enterprise, Utah consistent with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) west of the community. The reference coordinates are 37-35-27 NL and 113-54- 02 WL. The window period for filing applications for Channel 265C3 at Enterprise, Utah will not be opened at this time. Instead, the issue of opening this allotment for filing will be addressed by the Commission in subsequent order. See Supplementary Information.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 83 (Thursday, April 30, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 23172-23173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08423]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 25-243; RM-12006, RM-12019; DA 26-395; FR ID 343182]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Enterprise, Orderville, and Page,
Utah
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This document amends the Table of FM Allotments, of the
Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules, by allotting
alternate Channel 265C3 at Enterprise, Utah, as the community's second
local service. Channel 265C3 can be allotted to Enterprise, Utah
consistent with the Commission's minimum distance separation
requirements with a site restriction of 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) west
of the community. The reference coordinates are 37-35-27 NL and 113-54-
02 WL. The window period for filing
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applications for Channel 265C3 at Enterprise, Utah will not be opened
at this time. Instead, the issue of opening this allotment for filing
will be addressed by the Commission in subsequent order. See
Supplementary Information.
DATES: Effective June 8, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rolanda F. Smith, Media Bureau, (202)
418-2054, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#23714c4f424d47420e65425a460d704e4a574b634540400d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5f7cac9c4cbc1c488e3c4dcc08bf6c8ccd1cde5c3c6c68bc2cad3">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Report and Order, adopted April 22, 2026, and released April 23, 2026.
The full text of this document is available online at <a href="https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-395A1.pdf">https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-395A1.pdf</a>. The full text of this
document can also be downloaded in Word or Portable Document Format
(PDF) at <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/edocs">https://www.fcc.gov/edocs</a>. This document does not contain
information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13.
The Commission also grants the Counterproposal (RM-12019) filed
jointly by Southwest Broadcasting LLC, licensee of KXUT(FM), Page,
Arizona and Estrella Broadcasting, LLC, licensee of KXQX(FM), Tusayan,
Arizona, involving two contingent FM minor modifications applications,
File Nos. 0000280777 and 0000280780, by modifying the FM station KXUT
license and authorization from Channel 226C2, Page, Arizona, to specify
operation on Channel 226C1, Orderville, Utah, as the community's first
local service, and by modifying the FM station KXQX license from
Channel 223A, Tusayan, Arizona, to specify operation on Channel 223C2,
Big Water, Utah, as the community's first local service.
A staff engineering analysis determines that Channel 226C1 can be
allotted to Orderville, Utah consistent with the minimum distance
separation requirements of 47 CFR 73.207 with a site restriction of 17
kilometers (10.6 miles) west at reference coordinates 37-17-42.8 NL and
112-50-45.1 WL. A staff engineering analysis determines also that
Channel 223C2 can be allotted to Big Water, Utah consistent with the
minimum distance separation requirements of 47 CFR 73.207 with a site
restriction of 7 kilometers (4.4 miles) south at reference coordinates
37[deg]00'36.8'' NL and 111[deg]40'51.1'' WL.
The Commission will send a copy of this Report and Order in a
report to Congress and the Government Accountability Office pursuant to
the Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Radio, Radio broadcasting, Television.
Federal Communications Commission.
Nazifa Sawez,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
Final Rules
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 73 as follows:
PART 73--RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES
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1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 155, 301, 303, 307, 309, 310, 334,
336, 339.
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2. In Sec. 73.202(b), amend table 1 under Utah, by adding the entry of
``Enterprise'' in alphabetical order to read as follows:
Sec. 73.202 Table of Allotments.
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(b) Table of FM Allotments.
Table 1 to Paragraph (b)
[U.S. States]
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Channel No.
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Utah
Enterprise................................................. 265C3
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[FR Doc. 2026-08423 Filed 4-29-26; 8:45 am]
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