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Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. and
Tribune Media Company, Applications
for Transfer of Control of Tribune
Media Company and Certain
Subsidiaries, WDCW(TV)
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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This document commences a
hearing to determine whether granting
the applications filed by Tribune Media
Company (Tribune) and Sinclair
Broadcast Group, Inc. (Sinclair) seeking
to transfer control of Tribune
subsidiaries to Sinclair would be in the
public interest. The Commission has
designated the applications for hearing
after finding that there were substantial
and material questions of fact as to
whether; Sinclair was a ‘‘real party in
interest’’ to the sale of certain broadcast
stations; Sinclair engaged in
misrepresentation and/or lack of candor
in its applications with the Commission;
and consummation of the overall
transaction would be in the public
interest, including whether it would
comply with § 73.3555 of the
Commission’s rules.
DATES: Persons desiring to participate as
parties in the hearing shall file a
petition for leave to intervene not later
than September 17, 2018.
ADDRESSES: File documents with the
Office of the Secretary, Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th
Street SW, Washington, DC 20554, with
a copy mailed to each party to the
proceeding. Each document that is filed
in this proceeding must display on the
front page the docket number of this
hearing, ‘‘MB Docket No. 17–179.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Brown, David.Brown@fcc.gov,
Media Bureau, (202) 418–1645.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Hearing Designation
Order (Order), MB Docket No. 17–139,
FCC 18–100, adopted July 18, 2018, and
released July 19, 2018. The full text of
the Order is available for inspection and
copying during normal business hours
in the FCC’s Reference Information
Center at Portals II, CY–A257, 445 12th
Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. The
full text is also available online at
https://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/.
SUMMARY:
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Summary of the Hearing Designation
Order
1. On June 28, 2017, Sinclair
Broadcast Group, Inc. (Sinclair) and
Tribune Media Company (Tribune) filed
applications seeking to transfer control
of Tribune subsidiaries to Sinclair.
Sinclair and Tribune have amended
their applications several times
thereafter, in an attempt to bring the
transaction into compliance with the
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Commission’s national television
multiple ownership rule, as well as the
public interest requirements of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended (the Act).
2. Among these applications were
three that, rather than transfer broadcast
television licenses in Chicago, Dallas,
and Houston directly to Sinclair,
proposed to transfer these licenses to
other entities. According to the
proposals, Sinclair would divest WGN–
TV, Chicago, Illinois, to WGN TV, LLC,
a newly-created entity by Steve Fader,
an individual with no broadcast
experience, for a purchase price of
approximately $60 million. Sinclair
would also divest KDAF(TV), Dallas
Texas, and KIAH(TV), Houston, Texas,
to Cunningham Broadcast Corporation
(Cunningham) for a combined purchase
price of approximately $60 million. The
Commission notes that the proposed
transfer applications to Fader and
Cunningham were withdrawn on July
18, 2018.
3. Multiple formal pleadings have
been filed opposing this latest
divestiture plan. Most opponents
challenge the divestitures as ‘‘shams’’
intended to circumvent the local and
national television multiple ownership
rules and find most egregious the
proposed divestitures to Fader and
Cunningham. Some parties question
whether Sinclair will hold de facto
control over WGN TV, LLC.
Specifically, they question the
reasonableness of the terms of the
transaction, including a purchase price
of only $60 million, and Sinclair’s plans
to enter into a Joint Sales Agreement
(JSA), Shared Services Agreement
(SSA), and Option with WGN TV, LLC
at closing. The parties also question
Fader’s independence from Sinclair
given that Fader and David Smith,
currently a director and controlling
shareholder of Sinclair and formerly its
CEO, are business partners outside of
the broadcast industry. Specifically,
Fader is the CEO of Atlantic Automotive
Group (Atlantic), in which David Smith
has a controlling interest and serves as
a member of its board of directors, and
Atlantic is a Sinclair advertiser and
tenant. Similarly, some parties argue
that the sale of stations in Dallas and
Houston to Cunningham are in name
only and warrant a hearing. According
to the objectors, problematic aspects of
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the proposed divestitures of the Texas
stations include: The intertwined
relationship between Sinclair and
Cunningham, particularly in light of
past Commission findings regarding the
nature of the relationship; the recent
acquisition of the voting shares of
Cunningham by Michael Anderson, a
Sinclair associate, for a $400,000 sales
price that is far below market value; the
fact that the children of Sinclair’s
controlling shareholders are
beneficiaries of trusts controlling the
non-voting shares of Cunningham with
the parents holding options to buy the
voting shares in the future; and
Sinclair’s apparent guarantee of $53.6
million of Cunningham’s debt.
4. Under section 309(d) of the Act, 47
U.S.C. 309(d), ‘‘[i]f a substantial and
material question of fact is presented or
if the Commission for any reason is
unable to find that grant of the
application would be inconsistent [with
the public interest, convenience, and
necessity],’’ it must formally designate
the application for hearing in
accordance with section 309(e) of the
Act, 47 U.S.C. 309(e). Courts have stated
that, in reviewing the record, the
Commission must designate an
application for hearing if ‘‘the totality of
the evidence arouses a sufficient doubt’’
as to whether grant of the application
would serve the public interest, Serafyn
v. FCC, 149 F.3d 1213, 1216 (D.C. Cir.
1998) (quoting Citizens for Jazz on
WRVR, Inc. v. FCC, 775 F.2d 392, 395
(D.C. Cir. 1985)). Section 310(d) of the
Act, 47 U.S.C. 310(d), prohibits the
transfer of control of a license, either de
jure or de facto, without prior
Commission consent.
5. Commission assignment and
transfer applications require disclosure
of and certifications from the ‘‘real party
in interest’’ purchasing the stations at
issue. The phrase ‘‘real party-ininterest’’ is used in connection with
pending applications, while ‘‘de facto
control’’ is used in connection with a
licensed station, In re Brasher, Order to
Show Cause, Hearing Designation Order
and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing,
15 FCC Rcd 16326 (2000). The pertinent
concern is whether someone other than
the named applicant or licensee is or
would be in control, see Arnold L.
Chase, Memorandum Opinion and
Order, 5 FCC Rcd 1642, 1648 n.5 (1990).
As the Commission has explained, ‘‘a
real party in interest issue, by its very
nature, is a basic qualifying issue in
which the element of deception is
necessarily subsumed,’’ see In the
Matter of Maritime Communications/
Land Mobile, LLC, Order to Show Cause,
Hearing Designation Order, and Notice
of Opportunity for Hearing, 26 FCC Rcd
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6520, 6534–6535 par. 36 (2011) (citing
Fenwick Island Broadcast Corp. &
Leonard P. Berger, Decision, 7 FCC Rcd
2978, 2979 (Rev. Bd. 1992) (citation
omitted)). The test for determining
whether an entity is a real-party-ininterest in an application is whether
that entity ‘‘has an ownership interest or
is or will be in a position to actually or
potentially control the operation of the
station and/or applicant,’’ High Sierra
Broadcasting, Inc., Order, 96 FCC.2d
423, 435 (Rev. Bd. 1983). In the related
context of determining de facto control
of an applicant or a licensee, we have
traditionally looked beyond legal title
and financial interests to determine who
holds operational control of the station
and/or applicant, see WHDH, Inc., 17
FCC.2d 856, 863 (1969), aff’d sub nom.,
Greater Boston Television Corp. v. FCC,
444 F.2d 841 (D.C. Cir. 1970). In
particular, the Commission examines
the policies governing station
programming, personnel, and finances.
The Commission has long held that a
licensee may delegate day-to-day
operations without surrendering de
facto control, so long as the licensee
continues to set the policies governing
these three indicia of control, WGPR,
Inc., 10 FCC Rcd 8140, 8142 (1995);
Choctaw Broadcasting Corp., 12 FCC
Rcd 8534, 8539 (1997); Southwest Texas
Broadcasting Council, 85 FCC.2d 713,
715 (1981).
6. The Commission’s rule-based
attribution benchmarks, which are set
forth in Note 2 to § 73.3555 of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 73.3555,
note 2, and related precedent, have a
different purpose in that they seek to
identify those ownership interests that
subject the holders to compliance with
the multiple and cross-ownership rules
because they confer a degree ‘‘of
influence or control such that the
holders have a realistic potential to
affect the programming decisions of
licensees or other core operating
functions,’’ Review of The Commission’s
Regulations Governing Attribution of
Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests,
Report and Order, 14 FCC Rcd 12559,
12560 (1999), subsequent hist. omitted
(‘‘1999 Attribution Order’’). The
national television multiple ownership
rule prohibits a single entity from
owning television stations that, in the
aggregate, reach more than 39 percent of
the total television households in the
United States, see 47 CFR 73.3555(e)(1),
(e)(2)(i), and (e)(2)(ii).
7. Applying these principles to the
transaction at issue, the Commission
designates for hearing the applications
in Attachment 1 because there exists a
substantial and material question of fact
as to whether Sinclair was the real
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party-in-interest to the WGN–TV,
KDAF, and KIAH applications and if so,
whether Sinclair engaged in
misrepresentation and/or lack of candor
in its applications with the Commission.
Accordingly, based upon the record, the
Commission is unable to find that grant
of this transaction would be consistent
with the public interest. Specifically, in
view of the longstanding and
intertwined relationships between and
among Sinclair, Fader, and
Cunningham, along with sales terms
that are atypically favorable to the
buyers (specifically, purchase price,
financing, and contractual agreements),
substantial and material questions of
fact exist as to whether: (1) Sinclair was
the real party in interest to the sale of
WGN–TV, KDAF(TV), and KIAH(TV);
(2) Sinclair engaged in
misrepresentation and/or lack of candor
in its applications with the Commission;
and (3) whether consummation of the
overall transaction would be in the
public interest, including whether it
would comply with § 73.3555 of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 73.3555.
8. Accordingly, it is ordered, that,
pursuant to sections 309(e) of the Act,
47 U.S.C. 309(e), and section 1.254 of
the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.254,
the above-captioned applications are
designated for hearing to be held at a
time and location specified in a
subsequent Order by the Administrative
Law Judge, upon the following
questions: (a) Whether, in light of the
issues presented above, Sinclair was the
real party-in-interest to the WGN–TV,
KDAF, and KIAH applications, and, if
so, whether Sinclair engaged in
misrepresentation and/or lack of candor
in its applications with the Commission;
(b) whether consummation of the
overall transaction would violate
§ 73.3555 of the Commission’s rules, the
broadcast ownership rules; (c) whether,
in light of the evidence adduced on the
issues presented, grant of the abovecaptioned applications would serve the
public interest, convenience, and/or
necessity, as required by sections 309(a)
and 310(d) of the Act; and (d) whether,
in light of the evidence adduced on the
issues presented, the above-captioned
applications should be granted or
denied.
9. It is further ordered, that, pursuant
to section 309(e) of the Act, 47 U.S.C.
309(e), and § 1.254 of the Commission’s
rules, 47 CFR 1.254, both the burden of
proceeding with the introduction of
evidence and the burden of proof with
respect to issues specified above shall
be upon Sinclair and Tribune. We are
assigning the burdens in this manner
because Sinclair and Tribune have the
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particular knowledge of the specific
facts at issue in this proceeding.
10. It is further ordered, that to avail
themselves of the opportunity to be
heard, Sinclair and Tribune pursuant to
§§ 1.221(c) and 1.221(e) of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.221(c)
and 1.221(e), in person or by their
respective attorneys, shall file a written
appearance, stating an intention to
appear on the date fixed for the hearing
and present evidence on the issues
specified in the Order. Such written
appearance shall be filed within 20 days
of the mailing of this Order pursuant to
Paragraph 17 below. Pursuant to
§ 1.221(c) of the Commission’s rules, 47
CFR 1.221(c), if the applicants fail to file
an appearance within the specified time
period, or have not filed prior to the
expiration of that time a petition to
dismiss without prejudice, or a petition
to accept, for good cause shown, such
written appearance beyond expiration of
said 20 days, the assignment
applications will be dismissed with
prejudice for failure to prosecute.
11. It is further ordered, that Dallas
(KDAF–TV) Licensee (Cunningham),
Houston (KIAH–TV) Licensee
(Cunningham), and WGN TV, LLC
(Fader) and the following petitioners to
deny in Exhibit 1 are made parties to the
proceeding pursuant to § 1.221(d) of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.221(d).
To avail themselves of the opportunity
to be heard, pursuant to § 1.221(e) of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.122(e),
each of these parties, in person or by its
attorneys, shall file a written
appearance, stating its intention to
appear on the date fixed for the hearing
and present evidence on the issues
specified in this Order. Such written
appearance shall be filed within 20 days
of the mailing of this Order pursuant to
Paragraph 17 below. If any of these
parties fails to file an appearance within
the time specified, it shall, unless good
cause for such failure is shown, forfeit
its hearing rights.
12. It is further ordered, that the Chief,
Enforcement Bureau, shall be made a
party to this proceeding without the
need to file a written appearance.
13. It is further ordered, that a copy
of each document filed in this
proceeding subsequent to the date of
adoption of this document shall be
served on the counsel of record
appearing on behalf of the Chief,
Enforcement Bureau. Parties may
inquire as to the identity of such
counsel by calling the Investigations &
Hearings Division of the Enforcement
Bureau at (202) 418–1420. Such service
copy shall be addressed to the named
counsel of record, Investigations &
Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau,
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445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC
20554.
14. It is further ordered, that Sinclair
and Tribune, pursuant to section
311(a)(2) of the Act, 47 U.S.C. 311(a)(2),
and Section 73.3594 of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 73.3594,
shall give notice of the hearing within
the time and in the manner prescribed
in such Rules, and shall advise the
Commission of the publication of such
notice as required by § 73.3594(g) of the
Rules, 47 CFR 73.3594(g).
15. It is further ordered, that a copy
of this document, or a summary thereof,
shall be published in the Federal
Register.
16. It is further ordered, that, within
fifteen (15) days of the date that written
appearances are due, the
Administrative Law Judge shall issue a
Scheduling Order that includes a set
date for resolution.
17. It is further ordered, that the
Commission’s Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference
Information Center shall send a copy of
this Order by certified mail/return
receipt requested to:
Dallas (KDAF–TV) Licensee, Inc.,
Houston (KIAH–TV) Licensee, Inc.,
2000 W. 41st Street, Baltimore, MD
21211
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., c/o Miles
Mason, Esq., Pillsbury Winthrop
Shaw Pittman LLP, 1200 17th Street
NW, Washington, DC 20036
WGN TV, LLC, 1 Olympic Place, Suite
1200, Towson, MD 21204.
Tribune Media Company, c/o Mace
Rosenstein, Esq., Covington & Burling
LLP, One CityCenter, 850 10th Street
NW, Washington, DC 20001
American Cable Association
Matthew M. Polka, President and CEO,
American Cable Association, 875
Greentree Road, Seven Parkway
Center, Suite 755, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania 15220, (412) 922–8300
Ross J. Lieberman, Senior Vice President
of Government Affairs, American
Cable Association, 2415 39th Place
NW, Washington, DC 20007, (202)
494–5661
DISH Network LLC
Pantelis Michalopoulos, Stephanie A.
Roy, Christopher Bjornson, Steptoe &
Johnson LLP, 1330 Connecticut Ave
NW, Washington, DC 20036, (202)
429–3000
Jeffrey H. Blum, Senior Vice President &
Deputy General Counsel, Alison
Minea, Director and Senior Counsel,
Regulatory Affairs, Hadass Kogan,
Corporate Counsel, DISH Network
L.L.C., 1110 Vermont Avenue NW,
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Suite 750, Washington, DC 20005,
(202) 293–0981
Free Press
Dana J. Floberg, Matthew F. Wood, Free
Press, 1025 Connecticut Ave NW,
Suite 1110, Washington DC, 20036,
202–265–1490
Competitive Carriers Association
Steven K. Berry, President & CEO,
Rebecca Murphy Thompson, EVP &
General Counsel, Courtney Neville,
Policy Counsel, Competitive Carriers
Association, 805 15th Street NW,
Suite 401, Washington, DC 20005,
(202) 449–9866
Newsmax Media, Inc., Jonathan D.
Schiller, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP,
575 Lexington Ave, 7th Floor, New
York, NY 10022, (212) 446–2300,
Robert M. Cooper, Richard A.
Feinstein, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP,
1401 New York Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20005, (202) 237–
2727
NTCA—The Rural Broadband
Association
Stephen Pastorkovich, Vice President,
Technology & Business Development,
Richard J. Schadelbauer, Manager,
Economic Research and Analysis, Jill
Canfield, Vice President, Legal &
Industry, Assistant General Counsel,
NTCA—The Rural Broadband
Association, 121 Wilson Boulevard,
Suite 1000, Arlington, VA 22203
Public Knowledge, Common Cause, and
United Church of Christ, OC Inc.
Yosef Getachew, Phillip Berenbroick,
Public Knowledge, 1818 N St. NW,
Suite 410, Washington, DC 20005,
(202) 861–0020
Todd O’Boyle, Common Cause, 805 15th
Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC
20007, (202) 833–1200
Cheryl A. Leanza, United Church of
Christ, OC Inc., 100 Maryland Ave.
NE, Suite 330, Washington, DC 20002
Steinman Communications
Repp Law Firm, 1629 K Street NW,
Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006–
1631, (202) 656–1619
Attorneys General of the States of
Illinois, California, Iowa, Oregon, Rhode
Island, and the District of Columbia
Susan L. Satter, Public Utilities Policy
Counsel, Public Utilities Bureau,
Anna P. Crane, Counsel, Public
Interest Division, Matthew J. Martin,
Counsel, Public Interest Division,
Office of the Illinois Attorney General,
100 West Randolph Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60601, Telephone: (312) 814–
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Cinemoi, Herndon-Reston Indivisible,
International Cinematographers Guild,
Latino Victory Project, National
Association of Broadcast Employees
and Technicians—CWA, NTCA, Public
Knowledge, RIDE Television Network,
and Sports Fan Coalition
Michael Fletcher, Chief Executive
Officer, RIDE Television Network,
1025 S Jennings Ave., Fort Worth, TX
76104
Charlie Braico, President, National
Association of Broadcast Employees
and Technicians—CWA, 501 3rd
Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
Dave Twedell, Business Representative,
International Cinematographers
Guild, 7755 Sunset Blvd., Los
Angeles, CA 90046
Jill Canfield, Vice President, Legal &
Industry Assistant General Counsel,
NTCA—The Rural Broadband
Association, 4121 Wilson Boulevard,
Suite 1000, Arlington, VA 22203
Phillip Berenbroick, Senior Policy
Counsel, Public Knowledge, 1818 N
Street NW, Suite 410, Washington, DC
20036
David Goodfriend, Chairman, Sports
Fans Coalition, 1300 19th Street NW,
Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036
Daphna Edwards Ziman, President,
Cinemoi, 6380 Wilshire Blvd., Suite
910, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Howard M. Weiss, Member, HerndonReston Indivisible, 3061 Mt. Vernon
Ave., #N405, Alexandria, VA 22305
Jason Rieger, Director, Indivisible
Chicago Alliance, Chicago, IL
Communications Workers of America,
National Association of Broadcast
Employees and Technicians—CWA, the
NewsGuild—CWA
Brian Thorn, Debbie Goldman, 501
Third Street NW, Washington, DC
20001, (202) 434–1131 (phone), (202)
434–1201 (fax)
National Hispanic Media Coalition,
Common Cause, and United Church of
Christ, OC Inc.
Carmen Scurato, Esq., Francella Ochillo,
Esq., National Hispanic Media
Coalition, 65 South Grand Avenue,
Suite 200, Pasadena, CA 91105, (626)
792–6462
Yosef Getachew, Common Cause, 805
15th Street NW, Washington, DC
20005, (202) 833–1200
Cheryl A. Leanza, United Church of
Christ, OC Inc., 100 Maryland Ave.
NE, Suite 330, Washington, DC 20002
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
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CORPORATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection
Renewal; Comment Request (OMB No.
3064–0072)
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC).
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
The FDIC, as part of its
ongoing obligations under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the renewal
of the existing information collection
described below (OMB No. 3064–0072).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
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• Email: comments@fdic.gov. Include
the name and number of the collection
in the subject line of the message.
• Mail: Jennifer Jones (202–898–
6768), Counsel, MB–3105, Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20429.
• Hand Delivery: Comments may be
hand-delivered to the guard station at
the rear of the 17th Street Building
(located on F Street), on business days
between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
All comments should refer to the
relevant OMB control number. A copy
of the comments may also be submitted
to the OMB desk officer for the FDIC:
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, New Executive Office Building,
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Proposal to renew the following
currently approved collections of
information:
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Information Requirements.
OMB Number: 3064–0072.
Form Number: 3700/55 (Solicitation/
Award); 1600/04 (Background
Investigation Questionnaire for
Contractor Personnel and
Subcontractors); 1600/07 (Background
Investigation Questionnaire for
Contractors); 3700/12 (Integrity and
Fitness Representations and
Certifications); 3700/44 (Leasing
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3700/57 (Past Performance
Questionnaire); 3700/04A (Contractor
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[MB Docket No. 17-179; FCC 18-100]
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. and Tribune Media Company,
Applications for Transfer of Control of Tribune Media Company and
Certain Subsidiaries, WDCW(TV)
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document commences a hearing to determine whether
granting the applications filed by Tribune Media Company (Tribune) and
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Sinclair) seeking to transfer control
of Tribune subsidiaries to Sinclair would be in the public interest.
The Commission has designated the applications for hearing after
finding that there were substantial and material questions of fact as
to whether; Sinclair was a ``real party in interest'' to the sale of
certain broadcast stations; Sinclair engaged in misrepresentation and/
or lack of candor in its applications with the Commission; and
consummation of the overall transaction would be in the public
interest, including whether it would comply with Sec. 73.3555 of the
Commission's rules.
DATES: Persons desiring to participate as parties in the hearing shall
file a petition for leave to intervene not later than September 17,
2018.
ADDRESSES: File documents with the Office of the Secretary, Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554,
with a copy mailed to each party to the proceeding. Each document that
is filed in this proceeding must display on the front page the docket
number of this hearing, ``MB Docket No. 17-179.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Brown, [email protected],
Media Bureau, (202) 418-1645.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Hearing Designation
Order (Order), MB Docket No. 17-139, FCC 18-100, adopted July 18, 2018,
and released July 19, 2018. The full text of the Order is available for
inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC's
Reference Information Center at Portals II, CY-A257, 445 12th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20554. The full text is also available online at
https://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/.
Summary of the Hearing Designation Order
1. On June 28, 2017, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Sinclair) and
Tribune Media Company (Tribune) filed applications seeking to transfer
control of Tribune subsidiaries to Sinclair. Sinclair and Tribune have
amended their applications several times thereafter, in an attempt to
bring the transaction into compliance with the Commission's national
television multiple ownership rule, as well as the public interest
requirements of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act).
2. Among these applications were three that, rather than transfer
broadcast television licenses in Chicago, Dallas, and Houston directly
to Sinclair, proposed to transfer these licenses to other entities.
According to the proposals, Sinclair would divest WGN-TV, Chicago,
Illinois, to WGN TV, LLC, a newly-created entity by Steve Fader, an
individual with no broadcast experience, for a purchase price of
approximately $60 million. Sinclair would also divest KDAF(TV), Dallas
Texas, and KIAH(TV), Houston, Texas, to Cunningham Broadcast
Corporation (Cunningham) for a combined purchase price of approximately
$60 million. The Commission notes that the proposed transfer
applications to Fader and Cunningham were withdrawn on July 18, 2018.
3. Multiple formal pleadings have been filed opposing this latest
divestiture plan. Most opponents challenge the divestitures as
``shams'' intended to circumvent the local and national television
multiple ownership rules and find most egregious the proposed
divestitures to Fader and Cunningham. Some parties question whether
Sinclair will hold de facto control over WGN TV, LLC. Specifically,
they question the reasonableness of the terms of the transaction,
including a purchase price of only $60 million, and Sinclair's plans to
enter into a Joint Sales Agreement (JSA), Shared Services Agreement
(SSA), and Option with WGN TV, LLC at closing. The parties also
question Fader's independence from Sinclair given that Fader and David
Smith, currently a director and controlling shareholder of Sinclair and
formerly its CEO, are business partners outside of the broadcast
industry. Specifically, Fader is the CEO of Atlantic Automotive Group
(Atlantic), in which David Smith has a controlling interest and serves
as a member of its board of directors, and Atlantic is a Sinclair
advertiser and tenant. Similarly, some parties argue that the sale of
stations in Dallas and Houston to Cunningham are in name only and
warrant a hearing. According to the objectors, problematic aspects of
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the proposed divestitures of the Texas stations include: The
intertwined relationship between Sinclair and Cunningham, particularly
in light of past Commission findings regarding the nature of the
relationship; the recent acquisition of the voting shares of Cunningham
by Michael Anderson, a Sinclair associate, for a $400,000 sales price
that is far below market value; the fact that the children of
Sinclair's controlling shareholders are beneficiaries of trusts
controlling the non-voting shares of Cunningham with the parents
holding options to buy the voting shares in the future; and Sinclair's
apparent guarantee of $53.6 million of Cunningham's debt.
4. Under section 309(d) of the Act, 47 U.S.C. 309(d), ``[i]f a
substantial and material question of fact is presented or if the
Commission for any reason is unable to find that grant of the
application would be inconsistent [with the public interest,
convenience, and necessity],'' it must formally designate the
application for hearing in accordance with section 309(e) of the Act,
47 U.S.C. 309(e). Courts have stated that, in reviewing the record, the
Commission must designate an application for hearing if ``the totality
of the evidence arouses a sufficient doubt'' as to whether grant of the
application would serve the public interest, Serafyn v. FCC, 149 F.3d
1213, 1216 (D.C. Cir. 1998) (quoting Citizens for Jazz on WRVR, Inc. v.
FCC, 775 F.2d 392, 395 (D.C. Cir. 1985)). Section 310(d) of the Act, 47
U.S.C. 310(d), prohibits the transfer of control of a license, either
de jure or de facto, without prior Commission consent.
5. Commission assignment and transfer applications require
disclosure of and certifications from the ``real party in interest''
purchasing the stations at issue. The phrase ``real party-in-interest''
is used in connection with pending applications, while ``de facto
control'' is used in connection with a licensed station, In re Brasher,
Order to Show Cause, Hearing Designation Order and Notice of
Opportunity for Hearing, 15 FCC Rcd 16326 (2000). The pertinent concern
is whether someone other than the named applicant or licensee is or
would be in control, see Arnold L. Chase, Memorandum Opinion and Order,
5 FCC Rcd 1642, 1648 n.5 (1990). As the Commission has explained, ``a
real party in interest issue, by its very nature, is a basic qualifying
issue in which the element of deception is necessarily subsumed,'' see
In the Matter of Maritime Communications/Land Mobile, LLC, Order to
Show Cause, Hearing Designation Order, and Notice of Opportunity for
Hearing, 26 FCC Rcd 6520, 6534-6535 par. 36 (2011) (citing Fenwick
Island Broadcast Corp. & Leonard P. Berger, Decision, 7 FCC Rcd 2978,
2979 (Rev. Bd. 1992) (citation omitted)). The test for determining
whether an entity is a real-party-in-interest in an application is
whether that entity ``has an ownership interest or is or will be in a
position to actually or potentially control the operation of the
station and/or applicant,'' High Sierra Broadcasting, Inc., Order, 96
FCC.2d 423, 435 (Rev. Bd. 1983). In the related context of determining
de facto control of an applicant or a licensee, we have traditionally
looked beyond legal title and financial interests to determine who
holds operational control of the station and/or applicant, see WHDH,
Inc., 17 FCC.2d 856, 863 (1969), aff'd sub nom., Greater Boston
Television Corp. v. FCC, 444 F.2d 841 (D.C. Cir. 1970). In particular,
the Commission examines the policies governing station programming,
personnel, and finances. The Commission has long held that a licensee
may delegate day-to-day operations without surrendering de facto
control, so long as the licensee continues to set the policies
governing these three indicia of control, WGPR, Inc., 10 FCC Rcd 8140,
8142 (1995); Choctaw Broadcasting Corp., 12 FCC Rcd 8534, 8539 (1997);
Southwest Texas Broadcasting Council, 85 FCC.2d 713, 715 (1981).
6. The Commission's rule-based attribution benchmarks, which are
set forth in Note 2 to Sec. 73.3555 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR
73.3555, note 2, and related precedent, have a different purpose in
that they seek to identify those ownership interests that subject the
holders to compliance with the multiple and cross-ownership rules
because they confer a degree ``of influence or control such that the
holders have a realistic potential to affect the programming decisions
of licensees or other core operating functions,'' Review of The
Commission's Regulations Governing Attribution of Broadcast and Cable/
MDS Interests, Report and Order, 14 FCC Rcd 12559, 12560 (1999),
subsequent hist. omitted (``1999 Attribution Order''). The national
television multiple ownership rule prohibits a single entity from
owning television stations that, in the aggregate, reach more than 39
percent of the total television households in the United States, see 47
CFR 73.3555(e)(1), (e)(2)(i), and (e)(2)(ii).
7. Applying these principles to the transaction at issue, the
Commission designates for hearing the applications in Attachment 1
because there exists a substantial and material question of fact as to
whether Sinclair was the real party-in-interest to the WGN-TV, KDAF,
and KIAH applications and if so, whether Sinclair engaged in
misrepresentation and/or lack of candor in its applications with the
Commission. Accordingly, based upon the record, the Commission is
unable to find that grant of this transaction would be consistent with
the public interest. Specifically, in view of the longstanding and
intertwined relationships between and among Sinclair, Fader, and
Cunningham, along with sales terms that are atypically favorable to the
buyers (specifically, purchase price, financing, and contractual
agreements), substantial and material questions of fact exist as to
whether: (1) Sinclair was the real party in interest to the sale of
WGN-TV, KDAF(TV), and KIAH(TV); (2) Sinclair engaged in
misrepresentation and/or lack of candor in its applications with the
Commission; and (3) whether consummation of the overall transaction
would be in the public interest, including whether it would comply with
Sec. 73.3555 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 73.3555.
8. Accordingly, it is ordered, that, pursuant to sections 309(e) of
the Act, 47 U.S.C. 309(e), and section 1.254 of the Commission's rules,
47 CFR 1.254, the above-captioned applications are designated for
hearing to be held at a time and location specified in a subsequent
Order by the Administrative Law Judge, upon the following questions:
(a) Whether, in light of the issues presented above, Sinclair was the
real party-in-interest to the WGN-TV, KDAF, and KIAH applications, and,
if so, whether Sinclair engaged in misrepresentation and/or lack of
candor in its applications with the Commission; (b) whether
consummation of the overall transaction would violate Sec. 73.3555 of
the Commission's rules, the broadcast ownership rules; (c) whether, in
light of the evidence adduced on the issues presented, grant of the
above-captioned applications would serve the public interest,
convenience, and/or necessity, as required by sections 309(a) and
310(d) of the Act; and (d) whether, in light of the evidence adduced on
the issues presented, the above-captioned applications should be
granted or denied.
9. It is further ordered, that, pursuant to section 309(e) of the
Act, 47 U.S.C. 309(e), and Sec. 1.254 of the Commission's rules, 47
CFR 1.254, both the burden of proceeding with the introduction of
evidence and the burden of proof with respect to issues specified above
shall be upon Sinclair and Tribune. We are assigning the burdens in
this manner because Sinclair and Tribune have the
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particular knowledge of the specific facts at issue in this proceeding.
10. It is further ordered, that to avail themselves of the
opportunity to be heard, Sinclair and Tribune pursuant to Sec. Sec.
1.221(c) and 1.221(e) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.221(c) and
1.221(e), in person or by their respective attorneys, shall file a
written appearance, stating an intention to appear on the date fixed
for the hearing and present evidence on the issues specified in the
Order. Such written appearance shall be filed within 20 days of the
mailing of this Order pursuant to Paragraph 17 below. Pursuant to Sec.
1.221(c) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.221(c), if the applicants
fail to file an appearance within the specified time period, or have
not filed prior to the expiration of that time a petition to dismiss
without prejudice, or a petition to accept, for good cause shown, such
written appearance beyond expiration of said 20 days, the assignment
applications will be dismissed with prejudice for failure to prosecute.
11. It is further ordered, that Dallas (KDAF-TV) Licensee
(Cunningham), Houston (KIAH-TV) Licensee (Cunningham), and WGN TV, LLC
(Fader) and the following petitioners to deny in Exhibit 1 are made
parties to the proceeding pursuant to Sec. 1.221(d) of the
Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.221(d). To avail themselves of the
opportunity to be heard, pursuant to Sec. 1.221(e) of the Commission's
rules, 47 CFR 1.122(e), each of these parties, in person or by its
attorneys, shall file a written appearance, stating its intention to
appear on the date fixed for the hearing and present evidence on the
issues specified in this Order. Such written appearance shall be filed
within 20 days of the mailing of this Order pursuant to Paragraph 17
below. If any of these parties fails to file an appearance within the
time specified, it shall, unless good cause for such failure is shown,
forfeit its hearing rights.
12. It is further ordered, that the Chief, Enforcement Bureau,
shall be made a party to this proceeding without the need to file a
written appearance.
13. It is further ordered, that a copy of each document filed in
this proceeding subsequent to the date of adoption of this document
shall be served on the counsel of record appearing on behalf of the
Chief, Enforcement Bureau. Parties may inquire as to the identity of
such counsel by calling the Investigations & Hearings Division of the
Enforcement Bureau at (202) 418-1420. Such service copy shall be
addressed to the named counsel of record, Investigations & Hearings
Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 445
12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554.
14. It is further ordered, that Sinclair and Tribune, pursuant to
section 311(a)(2) of the Act, 47 U.S.C. 311(a)(2), and Section 73.3594
of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 73.3594, shall give notice of the
hearing within the time and in the manner prescribed in such Rules, and
shall advise the Commission of the publication of such notice as
required by Sec. 73.3594(g) of the Rules, 47 CFR 73.3594(g).
15. It is further ordered, that a copy of this document, or a
summary thereof, shall be published in the Federal Register.
16. It is further ordered, that, within fifteen (15) days of the
date that written appearances are due, the Administrative Law Judge
shall issue a Scheduling Order that includes a set date for resolution.
17. It is further ordered, that the Commission's Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference Information Center shall send a
copy of this Order by certified mail/return receipt requested to:
Dallas (KDAF-TV) Licensee, Inc., Houston (KIAH-TV) Licensee, Inc., 2000
W. 41st Street, Baltimore, MD 21211
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., c/o Miles Mason, Esq., Pillsbury
Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 1200 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
WGN TV, LLC, 1 Olympic Place, Suite 1200, Towson, MD 21204.
Tribune Media Company, c/o Mace Rosenstein, Esq., Covington & Burling
LLP, One CityCenter, 850 10th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
American Cable Association
Matthew M. Polka, President and CEO, American Cable Association, 875
Greentree Road, Seven Parkway Center, Suite 755, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania 15220, (412) 922-8300
Ross J. Lieberman, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs,
American Cable Association, 2415 39th Place NW, Washington, DC 20007,
(202) 494-5661
DISH Network LLC
Pantelis Michalopoulos, Stephanie A. Roy, Christopher Bjornson, Steptoe
& Johnson LLP, 1330 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036, (202)
429-3000
Jeffrey H. Blum, Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Alison
Minea, Director and Senior Counsel, Regulatory Affairs, Hadass Kogan,
Corporate Counsel, DISH Network L.L.C., 1110 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite
750, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 293-0981
Free Press
Dana J. Floberg, Matthew F. Wood, Free Press, 1025 Connecticut Ave NW,
Suite 1110, Washington DC, 20036, 202-265-1490
Competitive Carriers Association
Steven K. Berry, President & CEO, Rebecca Murphy Thompson, EVP &
General Counsel, Courtney Neville, Policy Counsel, Competitive Carriers
Association, 805 15th Street NW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20005, (202)
449-9866
Newsmax Media, Inc., Jonathan D. Schiller, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP,
575 Lexington Ave, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10022, (212) 446-2300,
Robert M. Cooper, Richard A. Feinstein, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP,
1401 New York Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 237-2727
NTCA--The Rural Broadband Association
Stephen Pastorkovich, Vice President, Technology & Business
Development, Richard J. Schadelbauer, Manager, Economic Research and
Analysis, Jill Canfield, Vice President, Legal & Industry, Assistant
General Counsel, NTCA--The Rural Broadband Association, 121 Wilson
Boulevard, Suite 1000, Arlington, VA 22203
Public Knowledge, Common Cause, and United Church of Christ, OC Inc.
Yosef Getachew, Phillip Berenbroick, Public Knowledge, 1818 N St. NW,
Suite 410, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 861-0020
Todd O'Boyle, Common Cause, 805 15th Street NW, Suite 800, Washington,
DC 20007, (202) 833-1200
Cheryl A. Leanza, United Church of Christ, OC Inc., 100 Maryland Ave.
NE, Suite 330, Washington, DC 20002
Steinman Communications
Repp Law Firm, 1629 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006-1631,
(202) 656-1619
Attorneys General of the States of Illinois, California, Iowa, Oregon,
Rhode Island, and the District of Columbia
Susan L. Satter, Public Utilities Policy Counsel, Public Utilities
Bureau, Anna P. Crane, Counsel, Public Interest Division, Matthew J.
Martin, Counsel, Public Interest Division, Office of the Illinois
Attorney General, 100 West Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601,
Telephone: (312) 814-3000
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Cinemoi, Herndon-Reston Indivisible, International Cinematographers
Guild, Latino Victory Project, National Association of Broadcast
Employees and Technicians--CWA, NTCA, Public Knowledge, RIDE Television
Network, and Sports Fan Coalition
Michael Fletcher, Chief Executive Officer, RIDE Television Network,
1025 S Jennings Ave., Fort Worth, TX 76104
Charlie Braico, President, National Association of Broadcast Employees
and Technicians--CWA, 501 3rd Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
Dave Twedell, Business Representative, International Cinematographers
Guild, 7755 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046
Jill Canfield, Vice President, Legal & Industry Assistant General
Counsel, NTCA--The Rural Broadband Association, 4121 Wilson Boulevard,
Suite 1000, Arlington, VA 22203
Phillip Berenbroick, Senior Policy Counsel, Public Knowledge, 1818 N
Street NW, Suite 410, Washington, DC 20036
David Goodfriend, Chairman, Sports Fans Coalition, 1300 19th Street NW,
Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036
Daphna Edwards Ziman, President, Cinemoi, 6380 Wilshire Blvd., Suite
910, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Howard M. Weiss, Member, Herndon-Reston Indivisible, 3061 Mt. Vernon
Ave., #N405, Alexandria, VA 22305
Jason Rieger, Director, Indivisible Chicago Alliance, Chicago, IL
Communications Workers of America, National Association of Broadcast
Employees and Technicians--CWA, the NewsGuild--CWA
Brian Thorn, Debbie Goldman, 501 Third Street NW, Washington, DC 20001,
(202) 434-1131 (phone), (202) 434-1201 (fax)
National Hispanic Media Coalition, Common Cause, and United Church of
Christ, OC Inc.
Carmen Scurato, Esq., Francella Ochillo, Esq., National Hispanic Media
Coalition, 65 South Grand Avenue, Suite 200, Pasadena, CA 91105, (626)
792-6462
Yosef Getachew, Common Cause, 805 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005,
(202) 833-1200
Cheryl A. Leanza, United Church of Christ, OC Inc., 100 Maryland Ave.
NE, Suite 330, Washington, DC 20002
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
Attachment 1
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Call sign Community of license FAC ID File No.
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KDAF.................................... Dallas, TX................ 22201 BTCCDT-20170626AGH
KIAH.................................... Houston, TX............... 23394 BTCCDT-20170626AGL
KPLR-TV................................. St. Louis, MO............. 35417 BTCCDT-20170626AGO
KRCW-TV................................. Salem, OR................. 10192 BTCCDT-20170626AFZ
KRCW-LP................................. Portland, OR.............. 35151 BTCCDT-20170626AGA
K20ES................................... Pendleton, Etc., OR....... 12671 BTCCDT-20170626AGB
K24DX................................... Pendleton, Etc., OR....... 12678 BTCCDT-20170626AGC
KSTU.................................... Salt Lake City, UT........ 22215 BTCCDT-20170626AFH
KKRP-LD................................. St. George, UT............ 70979 BTCCDT-20170626AFI
K14PA-D................................. Rural Juab County, UT..... 22202 BTCCDT-20170626AFP
K15FQ-D................................. Milford, Etc., UT......... 22214 BTCCDT-20170626AFO
K17HM-D................................. Wendover, UT.............. 22217 BTCCDT-20170626AFN
K22DE................................... Tooele, UT................ 69280 BTCCDT-20170626AFM
K25HF-D................................. Heber City, UT............ 22212 BTCCDT-20170626AFL
K35OP-D................................. Park City, UT............. 22213 BTCCDT-20170626AFK
K43CC-D................................. Santa Clara, UT........... 22205 BTCCDT-20170626AFJ
KSWB-TV................................. San Diego, CA............. 58827 BTCCDT-20170626AFT
KTLA.................................... Los Angeles, CA........... 35670 BTCCDT-20170626AFY
KTVI.................................... St Louis, MO.............. 35693 BTCCDT-20170626AGF
KTXL.................................... Sacramento, CA............ 10205 BTCCDT-20170626AGP
KWGN-TV................................. Denver, CO................ 35883 BTCCDT-20170626AGI
KDVR.................................... Denver, CO................ 126 BTCCDT-20170626AGN
KFCT.................................... Fort Collins, CO.......... 125 BTCCDT-20170626AGM
KFSM-TV................................. Fort Smith, AR............ 66469 BTCCDT-20170626ADY
KXNW.................................... Eureka Springs, AR........ 81593 BTCCDT-20170626ADZ
WCCT-TV................................. Waterbury, CT............. 14050 BTCCDT-20170626AFR
WTIC-TV................................. Hartford, CT.............. 147 BTCCDT-20170626AFR
WTTK.................................... Kokomo, IN................ 56526 BTCCDT-20170626AFU
WTTV.................................... Bloomington, IN........... 56523 BTCCDT-20170626AFV
WXIN.................................... Indianapolis, IN.......... 146 BTCCDT-20170626AFW
KAUT-TV................................. OKC, OK................... 50182 BTCCDT-20170626AEM
K15HL-D................................. Cherokee, etc., OK........ 167263 BTCCDT-20170626AFF
K16DX-D................................. Gage, OK.................. 59851 BTCCDT-20170626AFE
K17ID-D................................. Cherokee, etc., OK........ 167261 BTCCDT-20170626AFD
K19GZ-D................................. Seiling, OK............... 167252 BTCCDT-20170626AFC
K20BR-D................................. Gage, etc., OK............ 59840 BTCCDT-20170626AFB
K20JD-D................................. Cherokee, etc. OK......... 167259 BTCCDT-20170626AFA
K22BR-D................................. May, Et., OK.............. 59849 BTCCDT-20170626AEZ
K22ID-D................................. Cherokee, Etc, OK......... 167257 BTCCDT-20170626AEY
K25JQ-D................................. May, Etc., OK............. 167251 BTCCDT-20170626AEX
K26IS-D................................. Woodward, Etc., OK........ 167265 BTCCDT-20170626AEW
K28JX-D................................. Alva--Cherokee, OK........ 167255 BTCCDT-20170626AEV
K29HZ-D................................. Woodward, Etc., OK........ 167264 BTCCDT-20170626AEU
K31JQ-D................................. Woodward, Etc., OK........ 167262 BTCCDT-20170626AET
K33JM-D................................. Mooreland, Etc., OK....... 167260 BTCCDT-20170626AES
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K38KH-D................................. Woodward, Etc., OK........ 167258 BTCCDT-20170626AER
K41KS-D................................. Seiling, OK............... 167256 BTCCDT-20170626AEQ
K43KU-D................................. Seiling, OK............... 167254 BTCCDT-20170626AEP
K47LB-D................................. Seiling, OK............... 167253 BTCCDT-20170626AEO
K49DO-D................................. Seiling, OK............... 59848 BTCCDT-20170626AEN
KFOR-TV................................. OKC, OK................... 66222 BTCCDT-20170626AEL
KCPQ.................................... Tacoma, WA................ 33894 BTCCDT-20170626AGQ
KZJO.................................... Seattle, WA............... 69571 BTCCDT-20170626AGR
K07ZC-D................................. Ellensburg, etc., WA...... 33896 BTCCDT-20170626AGS
K25CG-D................................. Aberdeen, WA.............. 33898 BTCCDT-20170626AGT
K25CH-D................................. North Bend, WA............ 69575 BTCCDT-20170626AGU
K28KJ-D................................. Chelan, WA................ 33899 BTCCDT-20170626AGV
K29ED-D................................. Everett, WA............... 69574 BTCCDT-20170626AGW
K42CM-D................................. Centralia, etc., WA....... 33895 BTCCDT-20170626AGX
WGNO.................................... New Orleans, LA........... 72119 BTCCDT-20170626AEF
WNOL-TV................................. New Orleans, LA........... 54280 BTCCDT-20170626AEE
WDAF-TV................................. Kansas City, MO........... 11291 BTCCDT-20170626AFQ
WDCW.................................... Washington, DC............ 30576 BTCCDT-20170626AGJ
WGHP.................................... High Point, NC............ 72106 BTCCDT-20170626AEG
WGN(AM)................................. Chicago, IL............... 72114 BTCCDT-20170626AGD
WGN-TV.................................. Chicago, IL............... 72115 BTCCDT-20170626AGE
WHNT-TV................................. Huntsville, AL............ 48693 BTCCDT-20170626AEA
WHO-DT.................................. Des Moines, IA............ 66221 BTCCDT-20170626AEB
WITI.................................... Milwaukee, WI............. 73107 BTCCDT-20170626AFG
WJW..................................... Cleveland, OH............. 73150 BTCCDT-20170626AGK
WPHL-TV................................. Philadelphia, PA.......... 73879 BTCCDT-20170626AGG
WPIX.................................... New York, NY.............. 73881 BTCCDT-20170626AFX
WPMT.................................... York, PA.................. 10213 BTCCDT-20170626AEK
WQAD-TV................................. Moline, IL................ 73319 BTCCDT-20170626ADX
WREG-TV................................. Memphis, TN............... 66174 BTCCDT-20170626AED
WSFL-TV................................. Miami, FL................. 10203 BTCCDT-20170626AGY
WTVR-TV................................. Richmond, VA.............. 57832 BTCCDT-20170626AEC
WXMI.................................... Grand Rapids, MI.......... 68433 BTCCDT-20170626AEH
W17DF-D................................. Muskegon, MI.............. 64442 BTCCDT-20170626AEJ
W42CB-D................................. Hesperia, MI.............. 64440 BTCCDT-20170626AEI
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[FR Doc. 2018-17095 Filed 8-15-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
