Radio Broadcasting Services; Mt. Vernon and Okawville, IL

This document requests comments on a petition for rulemaking filed by Benjamin Stratemeyer, licensee of Station WIBV(FM), Mount Vernon, Illinois, requesting the reallotment of Channel 271B1 from Mount Vernon to Okawville, Illinois, as the community's first local aural transmission service, and modification of the license of Station WIBV(FM) to reflect the change of community. The proposal also requires the reclassification of Station KEZK-FM, St. Louis, Missouri, Channel 273C to specify operation on Channel 273C0 pursuant to the reclassification procedures adopted by the Commission. See Second Report and Order in MM Docket 98-93 (1998 Biennial Regulatory Review-- Streamlining of Radio Technical Rules in Parts 73 and 74 of the Commission's Rules) 65 FR 79773 (2000). An Order to Show Cause was issued to Infinity Radio Subsidiary Operations, Inc., licensee of Station KEZK(FM) (RM-10626). Channel 271B1 can be allotted at Okawville, Illinois, at Petitioner's requested site 19.0 kilometers (11.8 miles) southeast of the community. Coordinates for Channel 271B1 at Okawville are 38-21-56NL and 89-21-2 WL.