[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 231 (Thursday, December 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67569-67575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31239]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Report No. AUC-99-28-A (Auction No. 28); DA 99-2594]


Supplemental Closed Broadcast Auction Scheduled for March 21, 
2000

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.


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ACTION: Notice; seeking comment.

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SUMMARY: This Public Notice announces the auction of certain AM, FM, 
LPTV and TV broadcast construction permits to commence March 21, 2000. 
All spectrum to be auctioned is the subject of pending, mutually 
exclusive applications for referenced broadcast services for which the 
Commission has not approved settlement agreements obviating the need 
for an auction. This Supplemental Closed Broadcast Auction shall 
dispose of the remaining broadcast applications not included in earlier 
Auctions. In addition, included in the Supplemental Closed Broadcast 
Auction are certain mutually exclusive LPTV and TV translator 
displacement relief applications. Pursuant to the Broadcast First 
Report and Order, participation in the auction will be limited to those 
applicants identified in this Public Notice and applicants will be 
eligible to bid only on those construction permits for which they 
previously filed long form applications (FCC Forms 301 or 349).

DATES: Comments are due on or before December 6, 1999 and reply 
comments are due on or before December 16, 1999.

ADDRESSES: To file formally, parties must submit an original and four 
copies to the Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications 
Commission, 445 Twelfth Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20554. In 
addition, parties must submit one copy to Amy Zoslov, Chief, Auctions 
and Industry Analysis Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 
Federal Communications Commission, 445 Twelfth Street, SW, Room No. 4-
A760, Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaun Maher, Video Services Division, 
Mass Media Bureau at (202) 418-1600, Lisa Scanlan, Audio Services 
Division, Mass Media Bureau at (202) 418-2700 or Bob Reagle, Auctions 
and Industry Analysis Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at 
(717) 338-2807.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of a Public Notice 
released November 19, 1999. The complete text of the public notice is 
available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in 
the FCC Reference Center (Room CY-A257), 445 12th Street, SW, 
Washington, DC. It may also be purchased from the Commission's copy 
contractor, International Transcription Services, Inc., (ITS, Inc.) 
1231 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20035, (202) 857-3800. It is also 
available on the Commission's website at http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/
auctions.
    1. Construction permits will be auctioned for each of the mutually 
exclusive applicant groups (``MX Groups''). In some, but not all, of 
the MX Groups listed on Attachment A, a ``daisy chain'' of mutual 
exclusivity exists whereby applications are directly mutually exclusive 
with certain applications in the MX Group but not others (``Daisy Chain 
MX Groups''). A ``daisy chain'' occurs when two or more non-table, 
site-based applications propose service areas that do not directly 
overlap, but are linked together into a chain by the overlapping 
proposal(s) of other(s). In such cases, the potential exists to grant 
more than one application and issue more than one construction permit 
per MX Group and remain consistent with the Commission's separation 
requirements relating to site-based services. The identification of 
``daisy chains'' on Attachment A is provisional in nature, since the 
final configuration of groups cannot be ascertained until after the 
filing of short-form (FCC Form 175) applications, at which point mutual 
exclusivity for auction purposes arises. At that time, a final 
identification and enumeration of ``daisy chain'' MX Groups will be 
made and a public notice will be released providing this information 
(``Status PN''). It is possible that some MX Groups provisionally 
identified here as constituting a daisy chain may, after the short 
form-filing deadline, become directly mutually exclusive. In such 
case(s), the proposal in this notice pertaining to applications that 
are directly mutually exclusive with each other (``Direct MX Groups'') 
become applicable.
    2. The MX Groups are categorized on a service-by-service basis, 
accompanied by the respective reserve prices/minimum opening bids and 
upfront payments. The groups involving provisional daisy chain 
situations are noted. All MX Groups identified in (Attachment A) have 
been subject to competition through the opening and closing of the 
period for filing competing applications through the two-step cut-off 
list procedures, or through an application filing window. Pursuant to 
the Broadcast First Report and Order, 63 FR 48615 (September 11, 1998) 
in those specific situations where both non-commercial and commercial 
applicants for full power stations filed mutually exclusive long form 
applications for non-reserved band channels, auctions shall not be 
conducted at this time and these applications are not included on 
Attachment A.
    3. The total number of long form applications being disposed of in 
this proceeding is 60. These long form applications are grouped 
together in a total of 14 MX groups, 8 of which are provisional daisy 
chain groups.

I. Reserve Price or Minimum Opening Bid

    4. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (section 30002(a), Balanced 
Budget Act of 1997, Public Law 105-33, 111 Stat. 251) calls upon the 
Commission to prescribe methods by which a reasonable reserve price 
will be required or a minimum opening bid established when FCC licenses 
or construction permits are subject to auction (i.e., because the 
applications are mutually exclusive), unless the Commission determines 
that a reserve price or minimum bid is not in the public interest. 
Consistent with this mandate, the Commission has directed the Bureaus, 
Part One Third Report and Order, 63 FR 770 (January 7, 1998) to seek 
comment on the use of minimum opening bids and/or reserve prices prior 
to the start of each broadcast auction. This is consistent with policy 
applied in earlier spectrum auctions, including the recently completed 
Closed Broadcast Auctions. These auctions (Nos. 25 and 27) concluded 
October 8, 1999, after 35 rounds and 15 rounds, respectively. The 
Commission has concluded that either or both of these mechanisms may be 
employed for auctions and has delegated the requisite authority to make 
determinations regarding the appropriateness of employing either or 
both.
    5. Normally, a reserve price is an absolute minimum price below, 
which an item will not be sold in a given auction. Reserve prices can 
be either published or unpublished. A minimum-opening bid, on the other 
hand, is the minimum acceptable bid price set at the beginning of a 
multiple round auction. It too constitutes a minimum amount below which 
no bids are accepted and is generally used to accelerate the 
competitive bidding process. Also, in a minimum opening bid scenario, 
the auctioneer generally has the discretion to lower the amount later 
in the auction.
    6. In anticipation of these auctions and in light of the Balanced 
Budget Act, the Bureaus propose to establish minimum opening bids for 
Direct MX Groups and reserve prices for the Daisy Chain MX Groups. The 
Bureaus believe that use of minimum opening bids, which have been 
utilized in other simultaneous, multiple round auctions, is an 
effective practice for conducting the auction of the Direct MX Groups, 
since the competitive bidding design the Commission proposes for those 
groups features simultaneous, multiple rounds.

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For the Daisy Chain MX Groups, on the other hand, where a single round 
format is proposed, the Commission will utilize published reserve 
prices, which will function in a single round context much like the 
minimum opening bids in the multiple round format.
    7. Minimum opening bids for the Direct MX Groups will help to 
regulate the pace of the auction. The proposed minimum opening bids 
were determined by taking into account various factors related to the 
efficiency of the auction and the potential value of the spectrum. For 
the television construction permits, the Commission has based the 
proposed minimum opening bids upon the type of service that will be 
offered, market size, industry cash flow data and recent broadcast 
transactions. For the radio construction permits, the Commission has 
based the proposed minimum opening bids upon the service and class of 
facility that will be offered, the population covered by the proposed 
facilities for which parties intend to bid and recent broadcast 
transactions.
    8. Comment is sought on this proposal. If commenters believe the 
reserve prices and minimum opening bids proposed will result in a 
substantial number of unsold construction permits, or, in particular 
instances, do not constitute reasonable amounts, they should explain 
why this is so, and comment on the desirability of an alternative 
approach. Commenters are advised to support their claims with specific 
valuation analyses and suggested reserve prices or minimum opening bid 
levels or formulas. Commenters should detail any alternative method 
they propose for valuing given spectrum, providing examples and 
citations for each part of their formula. Alternatively, comment is 
sought on whether, consistent with the Balanced Budget Act; the public 
interest would be served by having no minimum opening bids or reserve 
prices.

II. Other Auction Procedural Issues

    9. The Balanced Budget Act, at section 3002(a)(E)(I), requires the 
Commission to ``ensure that, in the scheduling of any competitive 
bidding under this subsection, an adequate period is allowed * * * 
before issuance of bidding rules, to permit notice and comment on 
proposed auction procedures * * *.'' Consistent with the provisions of 
the Balanced Budget Act and to ensure that potential bidders have 
adequate time to familiarize themselves with the specific provisions 
that will govern the day-to-day conduct of an auction, the Commission 
directed the Bureaus, under their existing delegated authority, to seek 
comment on a variety of auction-specific issues prior to the start of 
each auction. Pursuant to our delegated authority as contained in the 
Broadcast First Report and Order, the Commission seeks comment on the 
following issues.

a. Auction Sequence, License Groupings and Auction Design

    10. The Commission proposes two separate auction designs to award 
these construction permits, one for the Daisy Chain MX Groups and one 
for Direct MX Groups. For the Daisy Chain MX Groups, the Commission 
will employ an electronic single round auction to determine the 
winner(s). The Commission has concluded that the disposition of these 
construction permits in this manner is most appropriate because of the 
complexity of the overlapping nature of the permits in these groups.
    11. For Direct MX Groups, the Commission will employ an electronic 
simultaneous multiple round auction format. The Commission has 
concluded that the disposition of these construction permits in this 
manner is the most administratively appropriate and allows bidders to 
utilize the same competitive bidding design option successfully 
employed in the recently concluded Closed Broadcast Auction.
    12. The Commission believes that the use of these designs furthers 
the public interest by enhancing efficient spectrum usage and seeks 
comment on these proposals.

b. Structure of Bidding Rounds

    13. For the Daisy Chain MX Groups, the Commission proposes that 
there will be a single round in which each bidder must place a bid that 
meets or exceeds the established reserve price. Bidders will enter 
their bids in whole dollar amounts. The determination of the winning 
bidder in each of the Daisy Chain MX Groups shall be made by finding 
the set of bids on non-overlapping coverage areas that accrue to the 
greatest amount. For example, consider the case of an MX Group 
consisting of a ``daisy chain'' of three potential bidders (Bidders 1, 
2 and 3) interested in three construction permits in the MX Group 
(respectively Construction Permits A, B and C) such that A is MX'ed 
with B and B is MX'ed with C. This means that either A and C can both 
be assigned or B can be assigned, but not A and B, B and C or A, B and 
C. In order for Bidder 2 to win construction permit B, its bid would 
have to exceed the combined bids of Bidders 1 and 3 on construction 
permits A and C, respectively. All bids will be time-stamped and in the 
case of tie bids, the first complete combination of bids placed first 
in time shall be considered the winning bid combination.
    14. For the Direct MX Groups, the Commission proposes a single 
stage, simultaneous multiple round auction. In order to ensure that the 
auction closes within a reasonable period, an activity rule requires 
bidders to bid actively on a percentage of their maximum bidding 
eligibility during each round of the auction rather than waiting until 
the end to participate. A bidder that does not satisfy the activity 
rule will either lose bidding eligibility in the next round or use an 
activity rule waiver. The Commission proposes that, in each round of 
the auction, a bidder desiring to maintain its current eligibility is 
required to be active on construction permits encompassing one hundred 
(100) percent of its current bidding eligibility. Failure to maintain 
the requisite activity level will result in a reduction in the bidder's 
bidding eligibility in the next round of bidding (unless an activity 
rule waiver is used, see Section e.). The Commission seeks comments on 
these proposals.

c. Reserve Prices and Minimum Accepted Bids

    15. For the Daisy Chain MX Groups, each bidder must place a bid 
that meets or exceeds the established reserve price. Bidders will enter 
their bids in whole dollar amounts.
    16. For the Direct MX Groups, the bid level will begin at the 
established minimum opening bid. Once there is a standing, high bid on 
a construction permit, a bid increment will be applied to that 
construction permit to establish a minimum acceptable bid for the 
following round. The Commission proposes to set a minimum 10% 
increment. This means that a new bid placed by a bidder must be at 
least 10% greater than the previous bid received on that construction 
permit. The Bureaus retain the discretion to change the methodology for 
determining the minimum bid increment if they determine the 
circumstances so dictate. Bidders will enter their bids as multiples of 
the bid increment (i.e., with a 10% bid increment, a bid of 1 increment 
will place a bid 10% above the previous high bid, a bid of 2 increments 
will place a bid 20% above the previous high bid). The Commission seeks 
comment on these proposals.

d. Initial Maximum Eligibility for Each Bidder

    17. Bidders will be required to submit an upfront payment for each 
construction permit for which they are

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qualified and interested in placing a bid. The Bureaus have delegated 
authority and discretion to determine an appropriate upfront payment 
for each construction permit being auctioned, taking into account such 
factors as efficiency of the auction process and the potential value of 
the spectrum. Eligibility for participation depends on whether an 
applicant has timely tendered its upfront payment and has otherwise 
complied with all of the Commission's rules relating to participation. 
Bidders will be required to submit an upfront payment for each 
construction permit for which they are qualified and interested in 
placing a bid. With these guidelines in mind, the Commission proposes 
the schedule of upfront payments. The Commission seeks comment on this 
proposal.

e. Activity Rule Waivers and Reducing Eligibility

    18. For the Daisy Chain MX Groups, because of the single round 
format, activity rule waivers and reducing eligibility are not 
applicable.
    19. For the Direct MX Groups, use of an activity rule waiver 
preserves the bidder's current bidding eligibility despite the bidder's 
activity in the current round being below the required minimum level. 
An activity rule waiver applies to an entire round of bidding and not 
to a particular construction permit. Activity waivers are principally a 
mechanism for auction participants to avoid the loss of auction 
eligibility in the event that exigent circumstances prevent them from 
placing a bid in a particular round.
    20. The automated auction system assumes that bidders with 
insufficient activity at the close of a round would prefer to use an 
activity rule waiver (if available) rather than lose bidding 
eligibility. Therefore, the system will automatically apply a waiver 
(known as an ``automatic waiver'') at the end of any bidding round 
where a bidder's activity level is below the minimum required unless: 
(1) there are no more activity rule waivers available; or (2) the 
bidder overrides the automatic application of a waiver by reducing 
eligibility thereby meeting the minimum requirements.
    21. The Commission proposes that a bidder with insufficient 
activity that wants to reduce its bidding eligibility rather than use 
an activity rule waiver, must affirmatively override the automatic 
waiver mechanism during the bidding period by using the reduce 
eligibility function in the software. In this case, the bidder's 
eligibility would be permanently reduced to bring the bidder into 
compliance with the activity rules as described above. Once eligibility 
has been reduced, a bidder would not be permitted to regain its lost 
bidding eligibility.
    22. The Commission proposes that a bidder may proactively use an 
activity rule waiver as a means to keep the auction open without 
placing a bid. If a bidder submits a proactive waiver (using the 
proactive waiver function in the bidding software) during a bidding 
period in which no bids are submitted, the auction will remain open and 
the bidder's eligibility will be preserved. An automatic waiver invoked 
in a round in which there are no new valid bids will not keep the 
auction open, under the simultaneous stopping rule. The submission of a 
proactive waiver cannot occur after a bid has been submitted in a round 
and will preclude a bidder from placing any bids later in that round.
    23. The Commission proposes that each bidder be provided with five 
activity rule waivers that may be used in any round during the course 
of the simultaneous multi-round auction. The Commission seeks comment 
on these proposals.

f. Bid Removal and Bid Withdrawal

    24. For the Daisy Chain MX Groups, the Commission proposes the 
following bid removal and bid withdrawal procedures. Before the close 
of the bidding period, a bidder has the option of removing any bids 
placed. By using the remove bid function in the software, a bidder may 
effectively ``unsubmit'' any of its bids placed in the single round 
auction. A bidder removing a bid is not subject to withdrawal payments. 
Bid withdrawals after the close of the bidding round are not applicable 
to the single round auction. The Commission seeks comment on this 
proposal.
    25. For the Direct MX Groups, the Commission proposes the following 
bid removal and bid withdrawal procedures. Before the close of a 
bidding period, a bidder has the option of removing any bids placed in 
that round. By using the remove bid function in the software, a bidder 
may effectively ``unsubmit'' any bid placed within that round. A bidder 
removing a bid placed in the same round is not subject to withdrawal 
payments.
    26. Once a round closes, a bidder may no longer remove a bid. 
However, in the next round, a bidder may withdraw standing high bids. A 
high bidder that withdraws its standing high bid from a previous round 
is subject to the bid withdrawal payment provisions (see 47 CFR 
1.2104(g); 1.2109). The Commission seeks comment on these bid removal 
and bid withdrawal procedures.
    27. In the Part 1 Third Report and Order, the Commission explained 
that allowing bid withdrawals facilitates efficient aggregation of 
licenses and the pursuit of efficient backup strategies as information 
becomes available during the course of an auction. The Commission 
noted, however, that in some instances bidders might seek to withdraw 
bids for improper reasons, including delaying the close of the auction 
for strategic purposes. The WTB, therefore, has discretion, in managing 
the auction, to limit the number of withdrawals to prevent strategic 
delay of the close of the auction or other abuses. The Commission 
stated that the WTB should assertively exercise its discretion, 
consider limiting the number of rounds in which bidders may withdraw 
bids, and prevent bidders from bidding on a particular market it finds 
that a bidder is abusing the Commission's bid withdrawal procedures.
    28. Applying this reasoning, the Commission proposes to limit each 
bidder in the auction to withdrawals in no more than two rounds during 
the course of the auction. To permit a bidder to withdraw bids in more 
than two rounds would likely encourage insincere bidding or the use of 
withdrawals for anti-competitive strategic purposes. The two rounds in 
which withdrawals are utilized will be at the bidder's discretion; 
withdrawals otherwise must be in accordance with the Commission's 
rules. There is no limit on the number of standing high bids that may 
be withdrawn in either of the rounds in which withdrawals are utilized. 
Withdrawals will remain subject to the bid withdrawal payment 
provisions specified in the Commission's rules. The Commission seeks 
comment on these proposals.

g. Stopping Rule and Waivers

    29. For the Daisy Chain MX Groups, the Bureaus propose to conduct a 
single round of bidding and declare the auction over at the conclusion 
of this bidding period. The Bureaus propose a single, two-hour bidding 
period. The Bureaus retain the discretion to increase or decrease this 
time limit by announcement before the auction if circumstances so 
dictate. The Commission seeks comment on this proposal, and, 
specifically, whether a bidding period of greater or less than two 
hours should be employed.
    30. For the Direct MX Groups, the Bureaus propose to employ a 
simultaneous stopping approach. The Bureaus have discretion to 
establish stopping rules before or during multiple round auctions in 
order to terminate the

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auction within a reasonable time (see 47 CFR 1.2104(e) and 73.5001(b)). 
A simultaneous stopping rule means that all construction permits remain 
open until the first round in which no new acceptable bids, proactive 
waivers or withdrawals are received. After the first such round, 
bidding closes simultaneously on all construction permits. Thus, unless 
circumstances dictate otherwise, bidding would remain open on all 
construction permits until bidding stops on every construction permit.
    31. The Bureaus seek comment on a modified version of the 
simultaneous stopping rule. The modified stopping rule would close the 
auction for all construction permits after the first round in which no 
bidder submits a proactive waiver, a withdrawal, or a new bid on any 
constructions on which it is not the standing high bidder. Thus, absent 
any other bidding activity, a bidder placing a new bid on a 
construction permit for which it is the standing high bidder would not 
keep the auction open under this modified stopping rule. The Bureaus 
further seek comment on whether this modified stopping rule should be 
utilized.
    32. The Commission proposes that the Bureaus retain the discretion 
to keep an auction open even if no new acceptable bids or proactive 
waivers are submitted and no previous high bids are withdrawn. In this 
event, the effect will be the same as if a bidder had submitted a 
proactive waiver. The activity rule, therefore, will apply as usual and 
a bidder with insufficient activity will either lose bidding 
eligibility or use a remaining activity rule waiver.
    33. Finally, the Commission proposes that the Bureaus reserve the 
right to declare that the auction will end after a specified number of 
additional rounds (``special stopping rule''). If the Bureaus invoke 
this special stopping rule, it will accept bids in the final round(s) 
only for construction permits on which the high bid increased in at 
least one of the preceding specified number of rounds. The Bureaus 
propose to exercise this option only in certain circumstances, such as, 
for example, where the auction is proceeding very slowly, there is 
minimal overall bidding activity, or it appears likely that the auction 
will not close within a reasonable period of time. Before exercising 
this option, the Bureaus are likely to attempt to increase the pace of 
the auction by, for example, increasing the number of bidding rounds 
per day, and/or increasing the amount of the minimum bid increments for 
the limited number of construction permits where there is still a high 
level of bidding activity. The Commission seeks comment on these 
proposals.

h. Information Relating to Auction Delay, Suspension or Cancellation

    34. The Commission proposes that, by Public Notice or by 
announcement during the auction, the Bureaus may delay, suspend or 
cancel the auction in the event of natural disaster, technical 
obstacle, evidence of an auction security breach, unlawful bidding 
activity, administrative or weather necessity, or for any other reason 
that affects the fair and competitive conduct of competitive bidding 
(see 47 CFR 1.2104(i)). In such cases, the Bureaus, in their sole 
discretion, may elect to: resume the auction starting from the 
beginning of the current bidding period; resume the auction starting 
from some previous bidding period; or cancel the auction in its 
entirety. Network interruption may cause the Bureaus to delay or 
suspend the auction. The Commission emphasizes that exercise of this 
authority is solely within the discretion of the Bureaus, and its use 
is not intended to be a substitute for situations in which bidders may 
wish to apply their activity rule waivers. The Commission seeks comment 
on this proposal.

Federal Communications Commission.
Louis Sigalos,
Deputy Chief, Auctions & Industry Analysis Division.

                       Attachment A.--Video Service Construction Permit: Minimum Opening Bids/Reserve Prices and Upfront Payments
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                                           Channel/    Bidding      Upfront    opening bid/                                         Daisy     Case file
MX group              Location                FX        units       payment      reserve                 Applicants                 chain      numbers
                                                                                  price
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    PST1  El Dorado, Arkansas............        43      100,000  $100,000.00  $100,000.00  Agape Church, Inc...................        No  BPCT-960628K
                                                                                                                                                       F
          El Dorado, Arkansas............        43      100,000   100,000.00   100,000.00  KB Communications, Inc..............        No  BPCT-960710K
                                                                                                                                                       W
          El Dorado, Arkansas............        43      100,000   100,000.00   100,000.00  Sioux Falls 64, LLC.................        No  BPCT-960930K
                                                                                                                                                       R
          El Dorado, Arkansas............        43      100,000   100,000.00   100,000.00  KM Communications, Inc..............        No  BPCT-960930K
                                                                                                                                                       V
          El Dorado, Arkansas............        43      100,000   100,000.00   100,000.00  United Television, Inc..............        No  BPCT-961001L
                                                                                                                                                       E
          El Dorado, Arkansas............        43      100,000   100,000.00   100,000.00  Cardinal Broadcasting Corp..........        No  BPCT-961001X
                                                                                                                                                       N
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    SST1  Glide, Oregon..................        49        1,000     1,000.00     1,000.00  3 Angels Broadcasting Network, Inc..        No  BPTTL-JG0601
                                                                                                                                                      ZX
          Roseburg, Oregon...............        49        1,000     1,000.00     1,000.00  Trinity Broadcasting Network........        No  BPTT-980601V
                                                                                                                                                       D
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    SST2  Knoxville, Tennessee...........        46        1,000     1,000.00     1,000.00  Trinity Broadcasting Network........       Yes  BPTT-JG0601P
                                                                                                                                                       J
          Knoxville, Tennessee...........        46        1,000     1,000.00     1,000.00  Dwight R. Magnuson..................       Yes  BPTTL-980601
                                                                                                                                                      RL
          Knoxville, Tennessee...........        45        1,000     1,000.00     1,000.00  Dwight R. Magnuson..................       Yes  BPTTL-980601
                                                                                                                                                      TJ
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    SST3  Yorktown, Virginia.............        53       60,000    60,000.00    60,000.00  JBS, Inc............................       Yes  BMPTTL-JG060
                                                                                                                                                     1MN

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          Virginia Beach, Virginia.......        52       60,000    60,000.00    60,000.00  B.N. Viswanath......................       Yes  BPTTL-JG0601
                                                                                                                                                      XW
          Hampton, Virginia..............        53       60,000    60,000.00    60,000.00  Lockwood Broadcasting, Inc..........       Yes  BPTTL-JG0601
                                                                                                                                                      ZI
          Hampton, Virginia..............        53       60,000    60,000.00    60,000.00  LWWI Broadcasting, Inc..............       Yes  BPTTL-980601
                                                                                                                                                      UH
          Suffolk, Virginia..............        52       60,000    60,000.00    60,000.00  LWWI Broadcasting, Inc..............       Yes  BMPTTL-98060
                                                                                                                                                     1UI
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    SST4  Rochester, New York............        35       30,000    30,000.00    30,000.00  Tony J. Fant........................       Yes  BMPTTL-JG060
                                                                                                                                                     1AG
          Buffalo, New York..............        36       30,000    30,000.00    30,000.00  Tony J. Fant........................       Yes  BMPTTL-JG060
                                                                                                                                                     1AH
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          Rochester, New York............        36       30,000    30,000.00    30,000.00  Metro TV, Inc.......................       Yes  BPTTL-980601
                                                                                                                                                      QQ
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    SST5  Wichita Falls, Texas...........        46       10,000    10,000.00    10,000.00  Barbara Sharfstein..................       Yes  BPTTL-940415
                                                                                                                                                      L4
          Wichita Falls, Texas...........        60       10,000    10,000.00    10,000.00  James W. Satterfield................       Yes  BPTTL-JD0415
                                                                                                                                                      BJ
          Ardmore, Oklahoma..............        60       10,000    10,000.00    10,000.00  Buddy L. Watson.....................       Yes  BPTTL-JD0415
                                                                                                                                                      NZ
          Seminole, Oklahoma.............        60       10,000    10,000.00    10,000.00  Bryan Westbrook.....................       Yes  BPTTL-JD0415
                                                                                                                                                      SE
          Wichita Falls, Texas...........        61       10,000    10,000.00    10,000.00  Terri Harris........................       Yes  BPTTL-JE0415
                                                                                                                                                      FB
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    SST6  Eagle Pass, Texas..............        52       60,000    60,000.00    60,000.00  American Christian TV System........       Yes  BPTTL-820616
                                                                                                                                                      TQ
          Eagle Pass, Texas..............        52       60,000    60,000.00    60,000.00  Minerva Rodriguez Frias.............       Yes  BPTTL-EO0307
                                                                                                                                                      PJ
          Eagle Pass, Texas..............        52       60,000    60,000.00    60,000.00  Jose Armando Tamez..................       Yes  BPTTL-GC0308
                                                                                                                                                      XV
          Eagle Pass, Texas..............        52       60,000    60,000.00    60,000.00  Lidia Rodriguez.....................       Yes  BPTTL-GD0308
                                                                                                                                                      XI
          Eagle Pass, Texas..............        51       60,000    60,000.00    60,000.00  American Lo-Power TV Network........       Yes  BPTTL-GK0308
                                                                                                                                                      PJ
          Eagle Pass, Texas..............        49       60,000    60,000.00    60,000.00  American Lo-Power TV Network........       Yes  BPTTL-GK0308
                                                                                                                                                      PK
          Eagle Pass, Texas..............        50       60,000    60,000.00    60,000.00  Jo Ann's Balloon Boutique, Inc......       Yes  BPTTL-GQ0308
                                                                                                                                                      TT
          Eagle Pass, Texas..............        50       60,000    60,000.00    60,000.00  Raul Francisco Rivas................       Yes  BPTTL-GU0308
                                                                                                                                                      RK
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    SST7  Eagle Pass, Texas..............        44       60,000    60,000.00    60,000.00  Mike A. Mendoza.....................       Yes  BPTTL-GE0308
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          Uvalde, Texas..................        43       60,000    60,000.00    60,000.00  Evarista Romero.....................       Yes  BPTTL-GG0308
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          Uvalde, Texas..................        45       60,000    60,000.00    60,000.00  Mike A. Mendoza.....................       Yes  BPTTL-GJ0308
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          Uvalde, Texas..................        45       60,000    60,000.00    60,000.00  Evarista Romero.....................       Yes  BPTTL-GJ0308
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          Eagle Pass, Texas..............        45       60,000    60,000.00    60,000.00  American Lo-Power TV Network........       Yes  BPTTL-GK0308
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          Eagle Pass, Texas..............        43       60,000    60,000.00    60,000.00  American Lo-Power TV Network........       Yes  BPTTL-GK0308
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          Uvalde, Texas..................        43       60,000    60,000.00    60,000.00  Mike A. Mendoza.....................       Yes  BPTTL-GK0308
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          Eagle Pass, Texas..............        44       60,000    60,000.00    60,000.00  Jo Ann's Boutique, Inc..............       Yes  BPTTL-GU0308
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          Eagle Pass, Texas..............        44       60,000    60,000.00    60,000.00  Raul Francisco Rivas................       Yes  BPTTL-HD0308
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          Uvalde, Texas..................        43       60,000    60,000.00    60,000.00  Evangelina Garcia Garza.............       Yes  BPTTL-HO0308
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    SST8  Twin Falls, Idaho..............        28        8,000     8,000.00     8,000.00  Marcie Hillyard.....................       Yes  BPTTL-JD0415
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          Twin Falls, Idaho..............        44        8,000     8,000.00     8,000.00  Marcie Hillyard.....................       Yes  BPTTL-JD0415
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          Twin Falls/Jerome, Idaho.......        29        8,000     8,000.00     8,000.00  Idaho Independent Television, Inc...       Yes  BPTTL-JD0415
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          Twin Falls, Idaho..............        29        8,000     8,000.00     8,000.00  Kevin Hillyard......................       Yes  BPTTL-JE0415
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    SST9  Summerville, S. Carolina.......        26        1,000     1,000.00     1,000.00  Towers, Inc.........................        No  BMPTTL-JG060
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          Charleston, S. Carolina........        26        1,000     1,000.00     1,000.00  Charles S. Namey....................        No  BMPTTL-98060
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   SST10  Bakersfield, California........        20       20,000     1,000.00     1,000.00  3 Angles Broadcasting Network, Inc..        No  BPTTL-980601
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          Bakersfield, California........        19       20,000     1,000.00     1,000.00  Trinity Broadcasting Network........        No  BPTT-980601Z
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          Bakersfield, California........        19       20,000     1,000.00     1,000.00  Valley Public Television, Inc.......        No  BPTT-9JG0601
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[FR Doc. 99-31239 Filed 12-1-99; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P