Attachment 1990Public Notice DA

This document pretains to SAT-LOA-19900518-00036 for Application to Launch and Operate on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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~<—~;~Federal Communications Commission DA 90—1462 and/or dismissed if not found to be in accordance with _ Before the the Commission‘s rules and regulations or other require— Federal Communications Commission ments. © Washington, D.C. 20554 For further information, contact Rosalee Chiara at (202) 634—1624. PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Released: October 19, 1990 Report No. DS—1015 Digital Audio Radio Service Satellite System Application Tendered for Filing Satellite CD File Nos. 49/50—DSS—P/LA—90 Radio, Inc. 58/59—DSS—AMEND—90 Satellite CD Radia._ Inc. has tendered for filing an ap— plication to construct. launch and operate a digital audio radio service satellite system consisting of the following: two 6000—watt geostationary satellites, an undetermined number of urban—area terrestrial repeaters, an earth sta— tion for feeder links and for telemetry, telecommand and control, terrestrial links for delivery of programming to the feeder link earth station and numerous individual radio receivers. The system is intended to provide CD quality radio service throughout the U.S. CD Radio pro— poses to transmit redio programming from up to 66 radio stations via land—lines to the feeder link station where it will be uplinked to the space station using the 30 GHz frequency band. The signals will be downlinked to the individual receivers using the 1470—1530 MHz frequency bands. At the same time the feeder link‘station is trans— mitting programming to the satellites, it will send the same programming to a network of ground repeaters in urban. areas. Individual radio receivers will automatically select the stronger signal —— satellite or terrestrial —— carry— ing the same programming. CD Radio proposes to offer its service on a non—common carrier basis by selling tran— sponders to both terrestrial broadcasters and non—broad— casters providing sif®écription or pay—per—listen services. This application has not yet been accepted for filing. CD Radio has also filed a Petition for Rule Making (See RM—7400) to allocate, on a primary basis, the 1470—1530 MHz frequencies it proposes to use to downlink its pro— gramming. in addition, the Commission has released a ‘ Notice of Inquiry, (Amendment of the Commission‘s Rules with Regard :o the Establishment and Regulation of New ‘Digital Audio Radio Services, FCC 90—281 (released August 21, 1990)), seeking comment on the development and implementation of new digital radio services in general. Action on CD Radio‘s application will be affected by the disposition of its Petition for Rule Making as well as any action taken in connection with the Notice of Inquiry. Comments or petitions regarding CD Radio‘s applica— tion may be filed on or before November 30, 1990. Re— plies and oppositions may be filed on or before December 14, 1990. Copies of this application are available for pub— lic inspection in Room 6220, 2025 M Street NW., Wash— ington, D.C. 20554. The application listed is subject to further consideration and review and may be returned


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