On November 29, 2006, the Commission released a Report and Order in MB Docket 05-210 amending its rules to permit licensees and permittees of AM and FM stations to request changes in community of license by first-come/first-served minor modification applications. In addition, under new procedures adopted in the Report and Order, non-reserved band FM stations may request non-adjacent channel changes by minor modification applications. The rule changes also require the simultaneous filing of Form 301s with petitions to add new vacant allotments to the FM Table of Allotments. Applicants employing these new community of license and channel change processes generally must submit their applications with the minor modification application filing fee. However, an applicant submitting a Form 301 simultaneously with a Petition to add a new FM Allotment to the Table must submit the new FM station application filing fee.
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