PROGRAMMING PAST

AN ISSUE WAS ADDED IN A RENEWAL OF LICENSE AND ASSIGNMENT PROCEEDING AS TO WHETHER THE PROGRAMMING OF TWO STATIONS HAS BEEN MERITORIOUS FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE MITIGATION OF ADVERSE FINDINGS UNDER A CHARACTER QUALIFICATIONS ISSUE. MEDFORD B/CERS, INC. 817

A RENEWAL APPLICANT WAS PERMITTED TO ADDUCE EVIDENCE AS TO ITS PAST PROGRAMMING AND OPERATING RECORDS IN MITIGATION OF ANY ADVERSE FINDINGS WHICH MAY RESULT FROM UNFAVORABLE RESOLUTION OF THE ISSUES. MIDWEST RADIO-TV, INC. 1011

PROGRAMMING PROPOSALS

APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO THE VOLUNTARY ASSIGNMENT OF A STANDARD BROADCAST STATION, DENIED, SINCE APPLICANTS STEPS TO ASCERTAIN THE COMMUNITYS NEEDS AND INTERESTS WERE INADEQUATE, THE PROPOSED PROGRAMMING CANNOT BE REGARDED AS RESPONSIVE TO PROPERLY DETERMINED NEEDS, AND THERE IS NO ASSURANCE THAT THE PROPOSAL IS REALISTICALLY FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. CITY OF CAMDEN 412

PROGRAMMING RELIGIOUS

A PETITION TO ADD A COMPARATIVE PROGRAMMING ISSUE, DENIED, SINCE WITH AN OTHERWISE BALANCED PROGRAMMING PROPOSAL, 26 PER CENT RELIGIOUS IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A SPECIALIZED PROGRAMMING FORMAT. HARVIT B/CING CORP. 508

FOUR MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE APPLICATIONS WERE DESIGNATED FOR HEARING ON A SEC. 307(B) ISSUE, A SUBURBAN ISSUE, AND ISSUES AS TO TOWER HEIGHT AND LOCATION, FINANCIAL QUALIFICATIONS, AND RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING. HARRISON RADIO, INC. 907

PROSECUTE FAILURE TO

OF TWO APPLICATIONS FOR CP DENIED BY THE HEARING EXAMINER, ONE WAS DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE, PURSUANT TO SEC. 1.276(F), AND THE REMAINING APPLICATION DENIED FOR FAILURE TO MEET THE STANDARDS OF THE SUBURBAN ISSUE. SOUTHERN MINN., SUPPLY CO. 824

PUBLIC INSPECTION OF FCC RECORDS

REQUEST FOR COPY OF A MEMORANDUM FROM THE COMMON CARRIER BUREAU TO THE COMMISSION DENIED SINCE MEMORANDUM IS NOT PUBLIC INFORMATION BECAUSE PROCEEDING IS NOT IN HEARING STATUS AND MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTIONS 1.1227 OR 0.457 OF THE COMMISSIONS RULES AS BEING NEITHER EX PARTE NOR PUBLIC RECORDS. ASSOCIATED PRESS 196

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE WAS ISSUED TO REMIND LICENSEES OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IN REGARD TO THE ADVERTISING OF PROMOTIONAL SCHEMES, AND TO CLARIFY THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEC. 1304, TITLE 18 USC. LOTTERIES 53

PUBLICATION IN DROP-OUT CASE

PUBLICATION IN A DROP-OUT CASE PURSUANT TO SEC. 1.525(B) IS REQUIRED SINCE THE SUBURBAN COMMUNITY 307(B) PRESUMPTION MIGHT SUCCESSFULLY BE REBUTTED BY A POTENTIAL APPLICANT. SUNDIAL B/CING CO., INC. 86

PUBLICATIONS PURSUANT TO 1.525(B) GENERALLY ARE LIMITED TO CASES WHERE THE ONLY APPLICATION OR APPLICATION FOR ONE OF A NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES INVOLVED IN A 307(B) COMPARISON IS BEING WITHDRAWN. GREAT RIVER B/CING, INC. 212

QUALIFICATIONS, BASIC

PETITION TO ENLARGE ISSUES IN A TRANSFER OF CONTROL PROCEEDING DESIGNATED ON UNAUTHORIZED TRANSFER AND FAILURE TO FILE AGREEMENTS TO INCLUDE A SEC. 1.65 ISSUE AND APPLICANTS BASIC AND COMPARATIVE QUALIFICATIONS, GRANTED, UPON A SHOWING BY PETITIONER OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES IN THE APPLICATION. MEDFORD B/CERS, INC. 699

QUALIFICATIONS, COMPARATIVE

REQUEST FOR ADDITION OF A DISQUALIFICATION ISSUE BASED ON PRIOR HEARING DENIED WHERE APPLICANT WAS INVOLVED IN BUT NOT A PARTY TO SUCH HEARING. ADDITION OF COMPARATIVE QUALIFICATIONS ISSUE GRANTED ON ONLY QUESTIONS RAISED DURING SUCH PRIOR HEARING. NEW ERA B/CING CO., INC. 232

PETITION TO ENLARGE ISSUES IN A TRANSFER OF CONTROL PROCEEDING DESIGNATED ON UNAUTHORIZED TRANSFER AND FAILURE TO FILE AGREEMENTS TO INCLUDE A SEC. 1.65 ISSUE AND APPLICANTS BASIC AND COMPARATIVE QUALIFICATIONS, GRANTED, UPON A SHOWING BY PETITIONER OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES IN THE APPLICATION. MEDFORD B/CERS, INC. 699

RADIO DIRECTION FINDER APPARATUS

U.S. PASSENGER FERRY VESSELS, MATANUSKA AND TAKU, OWNED BY THE STATE OF ALASKA, WERE EXEMPTED FROM THE RADIOTELEGRAPH INSTALLATION PROVISIONS OF REG. 3, CH. IV OF THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA CONVENTION, LONDON, 1960 WHEN NAVIGATED ON INTERNATIONAL VOYAGES SOLELY ON INLAND WATERS. ALASKA, STATE OF 622

RADIO OPERATOR, LICENSED

LICENSEE ORDERED TO FORFEIT 700 FOR REPEATED VIOLATIONS OF SEC. 73.93(B) IMPROPERLY LICENSED OPERATOR ON DUTY, AND SEC. 73.47(B), EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS. CITY OF CAMDEN 450

RADIO TELEGRAPH WATCH

U.S. PASSENGER FERRY VESSELS, MATANUSKA AND TAKU, OWNED BY THE STATE OF ALASKA, WERE EXEMPTED FROM THE RADIOTELEGRAPH INSTALLATION PROVISIONS OF REG. 3, CH. IV OF THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA CONVENTION, LONDON, 1960 WHEN NAVIGATED ON INTERNATIONAL VOYAGES SOLELY ON INLAND WATERS. ALASKA, STATE OF 622

RADIOTELEGRAPH OPERATOR

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF RADIOTELEGRAPH OPERATOR LICENSE, DESIGNATED FOR HEARING ON LICENSEE QUALIFICATIONS ISSUES. AMERICAN RADIO ASSN. 646

RADIOTELEPRINTER SYSTEMS

AMENDMENT OF PARTS 89 AND 93 OF THE RULES TO PROVIDE FOR THE OPERATION OF RADIOTELEPRINTERS IN THE POLICE AND FIRE (SEC. 89.122), AND RAILROAD (SEC. 93.113) RADIO SERVICES. RADIOTELEPRINTER SYSTEMS IN THE LMS 1025

RATE STRUCTURE

A STATEMENT OF RATEMAKING PRINCIPLES AND FACTORS IN DOCKET NO. 16258, PHASE 1-B WAS ADOPTED. AMER. TEL & TEL 761

RATINGS, BROADCAST

UNTIMELY PETITION SEC. 1.580(1) REQUESTING CONSOLIDATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR HEARING ON HYPO-ING ISSUE, GRANTED SINCE INSTANT APPLICATION IS BY ONE OF THE

APPLICANTS IN A PROCEEDING PRESENTLY IN PROGRESS WHICH INCLUDES A HYPOING ISSUE. REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF SEC. 73.188 (LOCATION OF TRANSMITTER), GRANTED, WHERE WAIVER WOULD ALLOW FOR BETTER SERVICE. KFPW B/CASTING CO. 524

REBROADCASTS PROHIBITED

LEASING AND PREPARING A TRANSLATOR SITE PRIOR TO GRANT OF APPLICATION BY THE COMMISSION IS HELD NOT PREMATURE CONSTRUCTION (SEC. 319A), BUT REBROADCASTING PROGRAMMING WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE STATION OR NOTIFICATION OF THE COMMISSION IS IN VIOLATION OF SECS. 74.784(B) AND 74.731(E) AND A FORFEITURE IS IMPOSED. KARBAN, J. R. 39

RECONSIDERATION DENIAL

TELEPHONE COMPANIES REQUEST TO RESCIND AN ORDER PROHIBITING THEM FROM OPERATING CATV DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES PENDING RESOLUTION OF DESIGNATED ISSUES OR UNTIL SEC. 214 CERTIFICATION IS OBTAINED, DENIED, SINCE CATV SERVICE, IF BEGUN, MIGHT HAVE TO BE WITHDRAWN. TELE CABLE CORP. 476

PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF RENEWAL OF LICENSE, DENIED. KEY TV, INC. 683 RECONSIDERATION OF AN ORDER DESIGNATING ISSUES AS TO ALIEN OWNERSHIP (SEC. 310(A)(57) DENIED ON GROUNDS THAT A POST DESIGNATION AGREEMENT PUTTING VOTING RIGHTS IN U.S. CITIZENS IS NOT GROUNDS FOR RECONSIDERATION OF DESIGNATION ORDER (SEC. 1.111(A)(2)). AIRSIGNAL INTERNATIONAL, INC. 867

RECONSIDERATION DESIGNATION ORDER

PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF ORDER DESIGNATING FOR HEARING AN APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR CONSTRUCTION DENIED. A PETITION TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL PLEADING GRANTED SINCE ALL RELEVANT CONTENTIONS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. RAPPAPORT, BERNARD 1022

RECONSIDERATION GROUNDS FOR

A PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF A DECISION (17FCC2D121), GRANTED ON GROUNDS THAT THE DECISION WAS BASED PRINCIPALLY ON RELIANCE ON OVERLAP SHOWN BY M-3 MEASUREMENTS WHEREAS ACTUAL MEASUREMENTS SHOWED NO OVERLAP, AND FIRST TIME CONSIDERATION OF AM RECEPTION SERVICES IN FM PROCEEDING. FM PROCEEDING. CHEROKEE B/CING CO. 488

PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF AN ORDER GRANTING A CHANGE IN FACILITIES GRANTED EVEN THOUGH THE PETITIONERS STANDING IS QUESTIONABLE, SINCE SERIOUS QUESTIONS OF INTERFERENCE HAVE BEEN PRESENTED. SOUTHWEST B/CING CO., INC.

858

RECORD REOPENING OF

TO INSURE FAIR AND COMPLETE HEARING ON AN ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE PROCEEDING THE RECORD WAS REOPENED TO ALLOW FURTHER EVIDENTIARY PRESENTATION WHERE THE EXAMINER, IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE THE PROCEEDING AS DIRECTED, DENIED A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL TIME TO PREPARE BY PARTIES OPPOSING A GRANT. GALE B/CING CO. INC. 162

REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES

AN AGREEMENT BY WHICH SEVEN APPLICATIONS ARE TO BE DISMISSED WITH REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES AND ONE APPLICATION IS TO BE GRANTED, WAS APPROVED, SINCE ALL EXPENSES WERE SUBSTANTIATED. GREAT RIVER B/CING, INC. 592

REMAND FROM COURT OF APPEALS, D.C. CIRCUIT

ON REMAND, AN APPLICATION WHICH WHEN TENDERED VIOLATED THE OVERLAP RULE (SEC. 73.37(A)) BUT WAS LATER AMENDED TO CURE THE DEFECT, WAS ACCEPTED FOR FILING NUNC PRO TUNC THE DATE OF ITS ORIGINAL TENDER, SINCE THE AMENDMENT DID NOT REQUIRE ASSIGNMENT OF A NEW FILE NUMBER (SEC. 1.571(J)(1)). HOME SERVICE B/CING CORP. 911

RENEWAL APPLICANT VS. NEW APPLICANT

REQUEST FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO CHANGE FACILITIES, DENIED, IN VIEW OF POSSIBLE PREJUDICIAL EFFECT ON FORTHCOMING COMPARATIVE HEARING. MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE APPLICATIONS INVOLVING RENEWAL APPLICANT AND NEW APPLICANT DESIGNATED FOR HEARING AS TO FALSE, MISLEADING AND DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING, A SUBURBAN ISSUE AND A COMPARATIVE ISSUE. UNITED TV CO., INC. 363

RENEWALS

RENEWAL OF ABC STATIONS WERE GRANTED WITHOUT HEARING, SINCE THE ISSUE OF ANTICOMPETITIVE CONDUCT IS NOW MOOT, AND PETITIONER HAS NOT PRESENTED ANY REMAINING UNRESOLVED QUESTIONS OF FACT. AMERICAN B/CING CO. 3

RENEWAL APPLICATION GRANTED AND PETITION TO DENY, DENIED, WHERE PETITIONER FAILED TO SUBSTANTIATE CHARGES OF CONCENTRATION OF CONTROL AND FAILURE TO OPERATE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. PROVIDENCE JOURNAL CO. 257

A STANDARD BROADCAST LICENSE WAS RENEWED AND THE LICENSEE WAS ADMONISHED CONCERNING SEVERAL VIOLATIONS INCLUDING FALSIFICATION OF MAINTENANCE LOGS. NO FORFEITURE WAS INVOLVED SINCE THE INFRACTIONS OCCURRED MORE THAN A YEAR PREVIOUSLY. NAUGATUCK VALLEY SERVICES, INC. 820

A REQUEST TO SHIFT THE BURDEN OF PROOF FROM THE RENEWAL APPLICANT TO THE COMPLAINANT ON ISSUES AS TO UNDUE CONCENTRATION OF CONTROL AND UNFAIR COMPETITION, DENIED, SINCE MUCH OF THE INFORMATION SOUGHT IS PECULIARLY WITHIN THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE APPLICANT (SEC. 309(E)) AND A BILL OF PARTICULARS IS REQUIRED BY COMPLAINING PARTIES. MIDWEST RADIO-TV, INC. 1011

PETITION FOR REVIEW OF BROADCAST BUREAU ACTION SETTING ASIDE A GRANT OF RENEWAL PURSUANT TO SEC. 1.113 OF THE RULES, DENIED, SINCE BROADCAST BUREAUS ACTION WAS IN CONFORMANCE WITH PRECEDENT AND SOUND ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY. WPIX, INC. 1057

RENEWALS SHORT TERM

TWO MICROWAVE LICENSES WERE RENEWED FOR A SHORT TERM PURSUANT TO SEC. 21.709(B) SINCE THEY ARE CONTRARY TO THE 50-PERCENT NONAFFILIATION REQUIREMENT OF SEC. 21.709(A) CONDITIONS AS TO CARRIAGE AND NONDUPLICATION WERE NOT ADDED SINCE FORMER OBJECTIONS WERE WITHDRAWN. MOUNTAIN MICROWAVE CORP. 1016

REOPEN RIGHT TO

MOTION TO REOPEN RECORD, DENIED, WHERE MOTION WAS IN FORM OF EXCEPTIONS TO A RECOMMENDED DECISION IN VIOLATION OF SEC. 1.277 (SPECIFICITY OF EXCEPTIONS). TELPAK 352

RES JUDICATA

LICENSE RENEWAL OF ANOTHER OF APPLICANTS STATIONS SUBSEQUENT TO PROCEEDING INVOLVING CHARACTER QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANT, IS DISPOSITIVE OF DISQUALIFICATION ISSUE AGAINST APPLICANT. NEW ERA B/CING CO., INC. 232

RETRANSMISSION

WAIVER OF SEC. 74.1107, AND AUTHORITY TO CARRY DISTANT SIGNALS TO THE EXTENT OF RETRANSMISSION CONSENTS OBTAINED ON A CATV SYSTEM, GRANTED FOR A 6 MO. PERIOD, IN ORDER TO TEST PROPOSALS, AND GAIN NEEDED FACTUAL DATA IN THIS AREA. TOP VISION CABLE CO. 1051

REVIEW

A CATV SYSTEM WAS ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE WHY IT SHOULD NOT CEASE AND DESIST FROM VIOLATION OF SEC. 74.1103(E) (PROGRAM EXCLUSIVITY) AND ANY REVIEW WILL BE BY THE COMMISSION RATHER THAN THE REVIEW BOARD PURSUANT TO SEC. 0.365. GREAT LAKES COMMUNITY TV, INC. 803

PETITION FOR REVIEW OF BROADCAST BUREAU ACTION SETTING ASIDE A GRANT OF RENEWAL PURSUANT TO SEC. 1.113 OF THE RULES, DENIED, SINCE BROADCAST BUREAUS ACTION WAS IN CONFORMANCE WITH PRECEDENT AND SOUND ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY. WPIX, INC. 1057

RULE MAKING PROCEEDING

A PETITION FOR A RESTRICTED PROCEEDING WAS GRANTED TO THE EXTENT THAT EX PARTE CONTACTS ARE FORBIDDEN SINCE THE RESOLUTION OF PRIVATE CONFLICTING CLAIMS IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THE RULEMAKING PROCEEDING. CLEAR CHANNEL B/CING 892

RULE MAKING PROPOSED

IN A FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING, COMMENTS WERE INVITED CONCERNING TYPES OF TRANSMISSION OTHER THAN VOICE, FOR USE WITH INSTRUCTIONAL TV RESPONSE STATIONS. INSTRUCTIONAL TV RESPONSE STATIONS 607

RULES AMENDMENT OF

PART 74, SUBPART I, WAS AMENDED TO PROVIDE FOR THE LICENSING OF INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION RESPONSE STATIONS IN THE BAND 2686-2690 MC/S. INSTRUCTIONAL TV RESPONSE STATIONS 603

PARTS 1, 81, AND 87 OF THE COMMISSIONS RULES AMENDED TO ACCOMPLISH WAIVER OF THE CONSTRUCTION PERMIT REQUIREMENT IN THE SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES. SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES CP 18

SEC. 0.281(KK) WAS AMENDED BY DELEGATING TO THE CHIEF, BROADCAST BUREAU, AUTHORITY TO DENY REQUESTS FOR MULTIPLE-CITY IDENTIFICATION WHICH DO NOT SHOW STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH PRINCIPAL CITY REQUIREMENTS. MULTIPLE CITY IDENT. OF B/C STATIONS 463

THE PRESUNRISE OPERATING STATUS OF 56 DAYTIME AND LIMITED-TIME CLASS II STATIONS ASSIGNED TO THE 25 U.S. I-A CLEAR CHANNELS, ARE ADJUSTED TO SIGN-ON-TIMES OF 6 A.M. LOCAL TIME (OR SUNRISE AT THE DOMINANT STATION, WHICHEVER IS LATER) AND THE NOTE TO SEC. 73.99(B)(1) IS DELETED. PRESUNRISE OPERATION 705

PART 87 WAS AMENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FREQUENCIES TO THE CIVIL AIR PATROL FOR SINGLE SIDE BAND OPERATIONS IN THE PRESENTLY ALLOCATED CAP FREQUENCY SPACE. CIVIL AIR PATROL FREQUENCIES 889

AMENDMENT OF PARTS 89 AND 93 OF THE RULES TO PROVIDE FOR THE OPERATION OF RADIOTELEPRINTERS IN THE POLICE AND FIRE (SEC. 89.122), AND RAILROAD (SEC. 93.113) RADIO SERVICES. RADIOTELEPRINTER SYSTEMS IN THE LMS 1025

AMENDMENT OF PART 2, SEC. 106, TABLE OF FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS, TO DELETE FOOTNOTE US24. FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS 1048