Radio Broadcasting Services; Avalon, Fountain Valley, Adelanto, Ridgecrest and Riverside, CA

The Commission grants, at the request of Amaturo Group of L.A., Ltd., licensee of Stations KLIT(FM), Avalon, California, KELT(FM), Riverside, California and KMLT, Thousand Oaks, California, the reallotment of Channel 224A from Avalon to Fountain Valley, as that community's first local aural transmission service, and modification of the station's authorization accordingly, the reallotment of Channel 224A from Riverside to Adelanto, California, as that community's first local aural transmission service, and modification of that station's authorization accordingly, the substitution of Channel 224A for Channel 224B1 at Ridgecrest at a newly specified transmitter site, and modification of the authorization of Station KZIQ-FM, and a change in the reference coordinates of Station KMLT, Thousand Oaks, to avoid a short spacing to the proposed reallotment of Channel 224A to Fountain Valley, California. See 64 FR 68665 (December 8, 1999). Consistent with the minimum distance separation requirements of Section 73.207(b) and the principal community coverage requirements of Section 73.315(a) of the Commission's Rules, Channel 224A can be allotted to Fountain Valley, at petitioner's requested site 9.9 kilometers (6.1 miles) south of the community at coordinates 33-36-56 NL and 117-55-33 WL. Channel 224A can be allotted to Adelanto at petitioner's requested site 8.9 kilometers (5.5 miles) west of the community at coordinates 34-36-11 NL and 117-28-01 WL. The reference coordinates of Channel 224A, Thousand Oaks can be revised to 34-13-05 NL and 118-56-42 WL. The downgrade to Channel 224A at Ridgecrest can be accomplished at petitioner's requested site 1.5 kilometers west of the community at coordinates 35- 37-27 NL and 117-41-10 WL. Additionally, concurrence of the Mexican government has been obtained for the allotments at Fountain Valley and Adelanto.