Radio Broadcasting Services; Shenandoah, VA

The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Daryl A. Alligood requesting the allotment of Channel 296A to Shenandoah, Virginia, as the community's first local aural transmission service. Channel 296A can be allotted to Shenandoah in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 2.1 kilometers (1.3 miles) northeast of the community in order to avoid a short-spacing conflict with the licensed operation of Station WCHG(FM), Channel 296A, Hot Springs, Virginia. The coordinates for Channel 296A are 38-30-00 NL and 78-36-33 WL. Since the proposal is located within the protected areas of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory ``Quiet Zone'' at Green Bank, West Virginia, petitioner will be required to comply with the notification requirement of Sec. 73.1030(a) of the Commission's Rules.