Radio Broadcasting Services; Nogales,Vail and Patagonia, AZ
In response to a proposal filed on behalf of Desert West Air Ranchers Corporation, licensee of Station KZNO(FM), Nogales, Arizona, the Commission substitutes Channel 253A for Channel 252A at Nogales, reallots Channel 253A to Vail, Arizona, as that community's first local aural transmission service, and modifies the license for Station KZNO(FM), as requested. See 65 FR 11540, March 3, 2000. Additionally, in response to a counterproposal filed on behalf of Desert West Air Ranchers Corporation, this document allots Channel 251A to Patagonia, Arizona, as that community's first local aural transmission service. And, in response to a counterproposal filed on behalf of Big Broadcasting of Arizona, LLC, this document allots Channel 283A to Vail, Arizona, as that community's second local FM service. Coordinates used for Channel 253A at Vail, Arizona to accommodate the reallotment are 31-55-39 NL and 110-37-57 WL; coordinates for Channel 283A at Vail for general application are 32-02-48 NL and 110-42-42 WL; coordinates used for Channel 251A at Patagonia are 31-33-05 NL and 110-44-45 WL. As Vail and Patagonia are located within 320 kilometers (199 miles) of the US-Mexico border, concurrence of the Mexican government has been requested for Channels 253A, and 283A at Vail, and for Channel 251A at Patagonia, but has not been received. Therefore, if construction permits are granted for the specified channels at Vail and Patagonia prior to receipt of final notification by the Mexican government, the authorizations will include the following condition: "Operation with the facilities specified herein is subject to modification, suspension or termination without right to a hearing if found by the Commission to be necessary in order to conform to the 1992 USA-Mexico FM Broadcast Agreement, or if specifically objected to by Mexico.