Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. and Tribune Media Company, Applications for Transfer of Control of Tribune Media Company and Certain Subsidiaries, WDCW(TV), 40764-40768 [2018-17095]

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AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:15 Aug 15, 2018 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: Jkt 244001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 November 8, 2018. November 28, 2018. February 6, 2019. 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 E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1 sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 159 / Thursday, August 16, 2018 / Notices 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:15 Aug 15, 2018 Jkt 244001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 40765 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 E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1 sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 40766 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 159 / Thursday, August 16, 2018 / Notices 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, VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:15 Aug 15, 2018 Jkt 244001 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 § 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, PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1 40767 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 159 / Thursday, August 16, 2018 / Notices 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. ATTACHMENT 1 sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Call sign Community of license KDAF ....................................................... KIAH ........................................................ KPLR–TV ................................................. KRCW–TV ............................................... KRCW–LP ............................................... K20ES ...................................................... K24DX ..................................................... KSTU ....................................................... KKRP–LD ................................................ K14PA–D ................................................. K15FQ–D ................................................. K17HM–D ................................................ K22DE ..................................................... K25HF–D ................................................. K35OP–D ................................................. K43CC–D ................................................. KSWB–TV ................................................ KTLA ........................................................ KTVI ......................................................... KTXL ........................................................ KWGN–TV ............................................... KDVR ....................................................... KFCT ....................................................... KFSM–TV ................................................ KXNW ...................................................... WCCT–TV ............................................... WTIC–TV ................................................. WTTK ....................................................... WTTV ....................................................... WXIN ....................................................... KAUT–TV ................................................. K15HL–D ................................................. K16DX–D ................................................. K17ID–D .................................................. K19GZ–D ................................................. K20BR–D ................................................. K20JD–D ................................................. K22BR–D ................................................. K22ID–D .................................................. K25JQ–D ................................................. K26IS–D .................................................. K28JX–D .................................................. K29HZ–D ................................................. K31JQ–D ................................................. K33JM–D ................................................. Dallas, TX ................................................ Houston, TX ............................................ St. Louis, MO .......................................... Salem, OR ............................................... Portland, OR ............................................ Pendleton, Etc., OR ................................ Pendleton, Etc., OR ................................ Salt Lake City, UT ................................... St. George, UT ........................................ Rural Juab County, UT ........................... Milford, Etc., UT ...................................... Wendover, UT ......................................... Tooele, UT ............................................... Heber City, UT ........................................ Park City, UT ........................................... Santa Clara, UT ...................................... San Diego, CA ........................................ Los Angeles, CA ..................................... St Louis, MO ........................................... Sacramento, CA ...................................... Denver, CO ............................................. Denver, CO ............................................. Fort Collins, CO ....................................... Fort Smith, AR ......................................... Eureka Springs, AR ................................. Waterbury, CT ......................................... Hartford, CT ............................................. Kokomo, IN .............................................. Bloomington, IN ....................................... Indianapolis, IN ........................................ OKC, OK ................................................. Cherokee, etc., OK .................................. Gage, OK ................................................ Cherokee, etc., OK .................................. Seiling, OK .............................................. Gage, etc., OK ........................................ Cherokee, etc. OK ................................... May, Et., OK ............................................ Cherokee, Etc, OK .................................. May, Etc., OK .......................................... Woodward, Etc., OK ................................ Alva—Cherokee, OK ............................... Woodward, Etc., OK ................................ Woodward, Etc., OK ................................ Mooreland, Etc., OK ................................ 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K41KS–D ................................................. K43KU–D ................................................. K47LB–D ................................................. K49DO–D ................................................ KFOR–TV ................................................ KCPQ ....................................................... KZJO ........................................................ K07ZC–D ................................................. K25CG–D ................................................ K25CH–D ................................................. K28KJ–D .................................................. K29ED–D ................................................. K42CM–D ................................................ WGNO ..................................................... WNOL–TV ............................................... WDAF–TV ................................................ WDCW ..................................................... WGHP ...................................................... WGN(AM) ................................................ WGN–TV ................................................. WHNT–TV ............................................... WHO–DT ................................................. WITI ......................................................... WJW ........................................................ WPHL–TV ................................................ WPIX ........................................................ WPMT ...................................................... WQAD–TV ............................................... WREG–TV ............................................... WSFL–TV ................................................ WTVR–TV ................................................ WXMI ....................................................... W17DF–D ................................................ W42CB–D ................................................ Woodward, Etc., OK ................................ Seiling, OK .............................................. Seiling, OK .............................................. Seiling, OK .............................................. Seiling, OK .............................................. OKC, OK ................................................. Tacoma, WA ............................................ Seattle, WA ............................................. Ellensburg, etc., WA ................................ Aberdeen, WA ......................................... North Bend, WA ...................................... Chelan, WA ............................................. Everett, WA ............................................. Centralia, etc., WA .................................. New Orleans, LA ..................................... New Orleans, LA ..................................... Kansas City, MO ..................................... Washington, DC ...................................... High Point, NC ........................................ Chicago, IL .............................................. Chicago, IL .............................................. Huntsville, AL .......................................... Des Moines, IA ........................................ Milwaukee, WI ......................................... Cleveland, OH ......................................... Philadelphia, PA ...................................... New York, NY .......................................... York, PA .................................................. Moline, IL ................................................. Memphis, TN ........................................... Miami, FL ................................................. Richmond, VA ......................................... Grand Rapids, MI .................................... Muskegon, MI .......................................... 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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 159 (Thursday, August 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
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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


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