Proposed Rule2026-12043
Radio Broadcasting Services; Selmer, Tennessee
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Published
June 16, 2026
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
In this document the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) requests comments on a proposal to amend the Table of FM Allotments, by deleting vacant Channel 288A at Selmer, Tennessee, because it does not comply with the minimum distance separation requirements of the Commission's rules. A staff engineering analysis determines that Channel 288A at Selmer, Tennessee is short-spaced to Station WVNA-FM by nine kilometers, and there are no alternate channels available to alleviate the existing spacing conflict that would comply with the Commission's spacing requirements. The proposed Selmer deletion is consistent with the Commission's policy that it will not retain a vacant FM channel that would not comply with the Commission's spacing requirements.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 2026)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 36107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-12043]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 26-113; DA 26-568; FR ID 350860]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Selmer, Tennessee
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: In this document the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) requests comments on a proposal to amend the Table of FM
Allotments, by deleting vacant Channel 288A at Selmer, Tennessee,
because it does not comply with the minimum distance separation
requirements of the Commission's rules. A staff engineering analysis
determines that Channel 288A at Selmer, Tennessee is short-spaced to
Station WVNA-FM by nine kilometers, and there are no alternate channels
available to alleviate the existing spacing conflict that would comply
with the Commission's spacing requirements. The proposed Selmer
deletion is consistent with the Commission's policy that it will not
retain a vacant FM channel that would not comply with the Commission's
spacing requirements.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before July 24, 2026, and reply
comments on or before August 10. 2026.
ADDRESSES: Pursuant to Sec. Sec. 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's
rules, 47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments and
reply comments on or before the dates indicated in the DATES section
above. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment
Filing System (ECFS). You may submit comments, identified by [docket
number and/or rulemaking number], by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically
using the internet by accessing the ECFS: <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs">https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs</a>.
<bullet> Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must
file an original and one copy of each filing.
<bullet> Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by
commercial courier, or by the U.S. Postal Service. All filings must be
addressed to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
<bullet> Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for
the Commission's Secretary are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
by the FCC's mailing contractor at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis
Junction, MD 20701. All hand deliveries must be held together with
rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of
before entering the building.
<bullet> Commercial courier deliveries (any deliveries not by the
U.S. Postal Service) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis
Junction, MD 20701.
<bullet> Filings sent by U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail,
Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express must be sent to 45 L Street
NE, Washington, DC 20554.
<bullet> People with Disabilities: To request materials in
accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print,
electronic files, audio format), send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#274144441217136741444409404851"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="462025257376720620252568212930">[email protected]</span></a> or
call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rolanda F. Smith, Media Bureau, (202)
418-2054, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#63310c0f020d07024e25021a064d300e0a170b230500004d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b5964676a656f6a264d6a726e255866627f634b6d6868256c647d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM), in MB Docket No. 26-113, adopted
June 8, 2026, and released June 9, 2026. The full text of this document
is available online at <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs">https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs</a>. The full text of this
document is also available at <a href="https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-568A1.pdf">https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-568A1.pdf</a>.
Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of l980 do not apply
to this proceeding. This document does not contain proposed information
collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104-13. In addition, therefore, it does not contain any
proposed information collection burden ``for small business concerns
with fewer than 25 employees,'' pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4).
The Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act requires each
agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, to post online a brief
plain-language summary of the proposed rule. Accordingly, the
Commission will publish the required summary of this NPRM on <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/proposed-rulemakings">https://www.fcc.gov/proposed-rulemakings</a>.
Members of the public should note that from the time a NPRM is
issued until the matter is no longer subject to Commission
consideration or court review, all ex parte contacts are prohibited in
Commission proceedings, such as this one, which involve channel
allotments. See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules governing permissible ex
parte contacts.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Radio, Radio broadcasting.
Federal Communications Commission.
Nazifa Sawez,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
Proposed Rules
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission proposes to amend 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.
Sec. 73.202 [Amended]
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2. In Sec. 73.202(b), amend table 1 (Table of FM Allotments) under
Tennessee by removing the entry for ``Selmer''.
[FR Doc. 2026-12043 Filed 6-15-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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