[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16006-16011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05226]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[MB Docket No. 22-162; DA 22-5149; FR ID 130443]


TEGNA Inc., SGCI Holdings III LLC, and CMG Media Operating 
Company, LLC, Applications for Transfer of Control and Assignment of 
Certain Subsidiaries

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document commences a hearing in connection with a series 
of applications filed by TEGNA Inc. (TEGNA), SGCI Holdings III LLC 
(SGCI Holdings), and CMG Media Operating Company, LLC (CMG) seeking 
Commission consent to the transfer of control and/or assignment of 
broadcast television station licenses. By this document, the Media 
Bureau has designated two discrete substantial and material questions 
of fact for hearing, namely: (1) are the Transactions structured in a 
way that is likely to trigger a rate increase harmful to consumers, as 
a result of contractual clauses that take immediate effect after the 
consummation of the Transactions, and (2) will the Transactions reduce 
or impair localism, including whether they will result in labor 
reductions at local stations.

DATES: Persons desiring to participate as parties in the hearing shall 
file a petition for leave to intervene no later than April 14, 2023.

ADDRESSES: File documents with the Office of the Secretary, Federal 
Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, 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. 22-162.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremy Miller, Media Bureau, at (202) 
418-1507 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Hearing Designation 
Order (Order), MB Docket No. 22-162, MB 22-149, adopted and released on 
February 24, 2023. The complete text of this document, including 
attachments and any related document, is available on the Commission's 
website at https://www.fcc.gov/transaction/standard-general-tegna or by 
using the search function on the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing 
System (ECFS) web page at www.fcc.gov/ecfs. Alternative formats are 
available to persons with disabilities by sending an email to 
[email protected] or by calling the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau 
at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Summary of the Hearing Designation Order

    In four sets of applications initially filed on March 18, 2022 and 
last amended on April 1, 2022, TEGNA Inc. (TEGNA), SGCI Holdings III 
LLC (SGCI Holdings), and CMG Media Operating Company, LLC (CMG) 
(collectively, the Applicants) sought consent to transfer control of 
TEGNA to SGCI Holdings, as well as three other sets of applications 
filed contemporaneously seeking consent for a series of related 
transactions: (1) the transfer of control of the four full power 
television stations of Community News Media LLC (CNM) to a wholly-owned 
subsidiary of CMG; (2) the transfer of control of Teton Parent Corp. 
(TPC), the parent company of licensee WFXT(TV), Boston, Massachusetts, 
from a wholly-owned subsidiary of CMG to SGCI Holdings; and (3) 
immediately upon consummation of the merger of TEGNA with TPC, the 
assignment of the licenses of four full-power television stations from 
subsidiaries of post-merger TEGNA to indirect, wholly-owned 
subsidiaries of CMG (collectively, the Transactions).
    In addition, the Applicants and affiliated entities filed letters 
with the Commission putting forth certain commitments, including (1) a 
December 16, 2022 letter from SGCI Holdings and Standard General, L.P. 
addressing ``the applicability of retransmission consent agreements to 
the TEGNA stations that will be controlled by Standard General L.P. and 
SGCI Holdings . . . following the [Transactions],'' Letter from 
Soohyung Kim, SGCI Holdings and Standard General, L.P., to Marlene H. 
Dortch, FCC, Dkt. No. 22-162 (filed Dec. 16, 2022) (SG Waiver Letter); 
and (2) a December 22, 2022 letter from SGCI Holdings and Standard 
General, L.P. addressing concerns raised regarding reduction of local 
jobs after consummation of the Transactions, Letter from Soohyung Kim, 
SGCI Holdings and Standard General, L.P., to Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, 
Dkt. No. 22-162 (filed Dec. 22, 2022) (SG Staffing Letter)).
    Multiple parties filed petitions and other formal pleadings 
seeking, among other things, to dismiss or deny the Transactions. These 
parties' arguments include objections that the structure of the 
Transactions would unfairly harm subscribers through increased 
multichannel video programming distributors (MVPD) subscription prices 
resulting from the triggering of after-

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acquired clauses in retransmission contracts. More specifically, some 
parties raise concerns with the structure and sequencing of the 
Transactions and the perceived exploitation of contractual provisions 
in the retransmission consent agreements held by the stations, which 
they allege would result in the imposition of higher retransmission 
fees in a manner inconsistent with a functioning, competitive 
marketplace. Opponents also argue that the Transactions undermine 
localism by reducing the amount and scope of local news coverage 
because the Applicants' business intentions and commitments include 
reporter layoffs.
    Section 310(d) of the Act, 47 U.S.C. 310(d), provides that no 
station license shall be transferred or assigned unless the Commission, 
on application, determines that the public interest, convenience, and 
necessity will be served thereby. If the transaction would not violate 
a statute or rule, the Commission considers whether it could result in 
public interest harms by substantially frustrating or impairing the 
objectives or implementation of the Act or related statutes. Under 
Section 309(d) of the Act, ``[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 consistent [with the public 
interest, convenience, and necessity],'' it must formally designate the 
application for a hearing in accordance with Section 309(e) of the Act. 
47 U.S.C. 309(d) and (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)).
    Potential Public Interest Harm from Increased Retransmission 
Consent Fees. Pursuant to section 325 of the Communications Act, 47 
U.S.C. 325(b), MVPDs may retransmit the signal of a local broadcast 
television station on a cable or satellite television system only with 
the station's permission. To facilitate the carriage of local stations, 
the Act permits licensees of commercial television stations to elect to 
either require the MVPDs to carry their signals automatically but 
without compensation, or to negotiate with MVPDs for the right to 
retransmit the station's signal in exchange for remuneration. If a 
station elects transmission consent, the station and MVPD negotiate a 
carriage agreement, known as retransmission consent agreement, which 
typically involves a fee paid to the local broadcast station calculated 
on a per-subscriber, per-month basis. Communications Marketplace 
Report, GN Docket No. 22-203, FCC 22-103, Report, at 167, paragraph 275 
(2022). If the parties are unable to negotiate such a carriage 
agreement, the MVPD must stop retransmitting the station's broadcast 
signal and viewers lose access to the station on the MVPD's cable or 
satellite television system in what is known as a blackout.
    Commission caselaw makes clear that increases in retransmission 
consent rates can constitute a public interest harm if such increases 
are not simply the product of a properly functioning competitive 
marketplace. In particular, evidence that anticompetitive practices or 
other wrongdoing could distinguish what would perhaps constitute a 
market-driven rate increase from one that is anti-competitive, 
unwarranted, and harmful to consumers and the public interest. In the 
instant matter, we find that there is a substantial and material 
question of fact as to whether any increase in retransmission fees as a 
result of this transaction is the result of a properly functioning, 
competitive marketplace, or, alternatively, whether such rate increases 
would be the result of: (1) the unique structure of the Transactions in 
which the various assignments and/or transfers of control are closed 
sequentially in order to take advantage of after-acquired station 
clauses and maximize retransmission revenue, or (2) some other 
anticompetitive practices or other wrongdoing, and accordingly, the 
impact of any such rate increases on the viewing public, including MVPD 
subscribers.
    Based on the record before us, we are unable to find, due to the 
unique structure of the Transactions in which the various assignments 
and/or transfers of control are closed sequentially in order to take 
advantage of after-acquired station clauses and maximize retransmission 
revenue, that rates to MVPD subscribers would not rise beyond that 
which would occur in a properly functioning competitive market. In 
addition, especially given questions about the intended scope of the 
commitments relating to enforcement of such clauses, we are unable to 
find that the commitments offered by the Applicants would adequately 
mitigate such a result. Accordingly, we designate the Applications for 
a hearing to determine: whether the sequencing of the Transactions was 
intended primarily to increase retransmission fees; whether 
consummation of the Transactions will likely cause an increase in rates 
for the retail subscribers of the MVPDs that currently hold, or will in 
the future negotiate, retransmission agreements with the Applicants; 
whether the sequencing of the Transactions constitutes anticompetitive 
activity; what the extent of harm to viewers and the public interest 
would be as a result, whether any such harm would be adequately 
mitigated by the commitments offered by the Applicants in the SG Waiver 
Letter; and/or whether any of the Applicants violated any Commission 
rules or committed other wrongdoing in constructing the Transactions.
    Potential Public Interest Harm to Localism, Including Due to Labor 
Reductions. Localism, along with competition and diversity, is a 
longstanding core Commission broadcast policy objective, which together 
forms the cornerstone of broadcasting. 2002 Biennial Regulatory 
Review--Review of the Commission's Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other 
Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 
1996, Report and Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 18 FCC Rcd 
13620, 13643-13644, paras. 73 through76 (2003) (subsequent history 
omitted) (2002 Biennial Review); Broadcast Localism, Notice of Inquiry, 
19 FCC Rcd 12425 at paragraph 1 (2004) (Broadcast Localism NOI) The 
Commission has consistently interpreted the localism obligation to 
require that broadcasters air material that is responsive to the needs 
and interests of the communities that their stations are licensed to 
serve, including local news, information, and public affairs 
programming. See, e.g., Applications of Comcast Corporation, General 
Electric Company and NBC Universal, Inc. for Consent to Assign Licenses 
and Transfer Control of Licensees, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 26 FCC 
Rcd. 4238, 4320, paragraph 197 (2011) (Comcast/NBCU Order) (citation 
omitted). As the Supreme Court recently recognized, ``[t]he FCC has 
long explained that the ownership rules seek to promote competition, 
localism, and viewpoint diversity by ensuring that a small number of 
entities do not dominate a particular media market.'' Fed. Commc'ns 
Comm'n v. Prometheus Radio Project, 141 S.Ct. 1150, 1155 (2021).
    We recognize that local journalism is the heart of local news and 
community-responsive programming, and in that context we take seriously 
concerns that

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a diminution in the employment of local journalists and other local 
staff poses a threat to localism.
    Plans and Commitments Regarding Jobs. The conflicting evidence on 
the record before us about SGCI Holdings' intentions and commitments 
with regard to local staffing at the TEGNA stations, leaves us with 
substantial and material questions of fact, unresolved by Applicants' 
filings, that require further investigation to determine the ultimate 
effects on localism. Central to this determination would be reconciling 
the accuracy and legitimacy of the Applicants' explanations for the 
documents seeming to indicate intent and commitments to reduce station-
level staff, including whether the ``synergies'' of job cuts have 
already taken place; evaluation of SGCI Holdings' explanations that 
station-level savings have already been achieved and that the financial 
model is distinguishable from a financial plan; identification of any 
such jobs that would likely be cut as a result of the proposed 
transaction and their impact on the Commission's localism policies; and 
resolution of apparent timeline inconsistencies about representations 
on staffing.
    The Applicants have offered certain commitments regarding staffing 
at the TEGNA stations if the Commission were to approve the 
Transactions. However, the specific deficiencies highlighted by some of 
the opponents of the Transactions, including the practicality and 
sufficiency of the SG Staffing Letter, remain unaddressed and 
unresolved, leaving substantial and material questions of fact as to 
whether and how station-level staffing might be reduced and the effect 
of any such reduction on localism.
    Structure of Ownership. The record also indicates that two aspects 
of the ultimate ownership proposed for New TEGNA also warrant further 
investigation in order to determine the potential impact on localism. 
First, the parties present sharply divergent cases as to whether the 
organizational form of SGCI Holdings as an investment fund benefits or 
harms the ability of the TEGNA Stations to provide local service going 
forward. A material question remains whether the specific change in 
ownership in this transaction from a publicly traded corporation to a 
private company owned by an investment fund would promote, hinder, or 
indeed, have no effect on localism. Second, any assessment of localism 
would also benefit from a determination of the role of Standard General 
L.P. in the past as a station owner and, more importantly, its role 
going forward. Although the Applicants, on occasion, refer to the role 
of Standard General L.P. going forward in an apparent ownership or 
control capacity, most notably in the recent commitment letters filed 
in December, it is not clear that this entity is involved in the 
Transactions. There is a material question how relevant the experience 
under different, unidentified Standard General L.P. ownership would be 
compared to that of SGCI Holdings.
    Programming Production. We also find two issues related to the 
production of community-responsive programming to raise substantial and 
material questions of fact as to whether SGCI Holdings' acquisition of 
the TEGNA stations will harm localism. First, questions have been 
raised in the record regarding how New TEGNA's creation and use of a 
Washington, DC, news bureau will impact localism, and, in particular, 
whether it would increase or reduce the Stations' local journalism and 
coverage of local issues. Second, questions have been raised in the 
record regarding whether SGCI Holding's apparent intent to provide 
local news services remotely will promote or harm localism. In order to 
assess the impact of SGCI Holdings' planned operations on the TEGNA 
Stations' ability to serve the needs and interests of their local 
communities, further examination of New TEGNA's evident plans to gather 
and broadcast local news remotely is necessary.
    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 record presented, retransmission 
consent fees will rise as a result of the Transactions, and if so, 
whether such an increase is the result of a properly functioning, 
competitive marketplace, or, alternatively, whether such rate increases 
would be the result of the unique structure of the Transactions in 
which the various assignments and/or transfers of control are closed 
sequentially in order to take advantage of after-acquired station 
clauses and maximize retransmission revenue, and further, whether such 
a result would be mitigated by the commitments offered by the 
Applicants; and
    (b) Whether, and to what extent, in light of the record presented, 
local content and programming in the affected communities would be 
adversely affected due to the proposed plans and commitments of SGCI 
Holdings for station-level staff; its intentions for investments in the 
stations; the potential financial pressures connected with the 
acquisition and ownership structure; and the potential effectiveness of 
the commitments offered by the Applicants.
    It is further ordered, That, pursuant to Section 309(e) of the Act, 
47 U.S.C. 309(e), and section 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 SGCI Holdings, CNM, CMG, TEGNA, and TPC. We are assigning the 
burdens in this manner because SGCI Holdings, CNM, CMG, TEGNA, and TPC 
have the particular knowledge of the specific facts at issue in this 
proceeding, as well as the statutory obligation to demonstrate that 
grant of the Transaction is in the public interest.
    It is further ordered, That to avail itself of the opportunity to 
be heard, SGCI Holdings, CNM, CMG, TEGNA, and TPC pursuant to Section 
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 Section 1.221(c) of the Commission's 
rules, 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 application will be dismissed with 
prejudice for failure to prosecute.
    It is further ordered, that, having filed petitions to deny, TNG-
CWA and the National Association of Broadcast Employees and 
Technicians-CWA (NABET-CWA) (collectively, CWA) and Common Cause and 
United Church of Christ, OC, Inc. (collectively, Common Cause/UCC) are 
made parties to the proceeding pursuant to Section 1.221(d) of the 
Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.221(d). To avail themselves of the 
opportunity to be heard, pursuant to Sections 1.221(e) of the 
Commission's rules, 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

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appearance shall be filed within 20 days of the mailing of this Order. 
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.
    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.
    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, 45 L 
Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.
    It is further ordered, That SGCI Holdings, 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 
Section 73.3594(b) of the Rules, 47 CFR 73.3594(b).
    It is further ordered, That a copy of this document, or a summary 
thereof, shall be published in the Federal Register.
    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.
    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:

TEGNA, Inc.
    Michael Beder, TEGNA Inc., 8350 Broad Street, Suite 2000, Tysons, 
VA 22102
    Jennifer A. Johnson, Covington & Burling LLP, One CityCenter, 850 
Tenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
SGCI Holdings III LLC/Community News Media LLC
    Soohyung Kim, SGCI Holdings III LLC, 767 Fifth Avenue, 12th Floor, 
New York, NY 10153
    Scott R. Flick, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 1200 
Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
CMG Media Corporation/Teton Parent Corp.
    CMG Legal Dept., 1601 W Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30309, 
United States
    Michael Basile, Cooley LLP, 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 700, 
Washington, DC 20004
Common Cause
    Yosef Getachew, Common Cause, 805 15th Street NW, Suite 800, 
Washington, DC 20005
United Church of Christ Media Justice Ministry
    Cheryl A. Leanza, United Church of Christ Media Justice Ministry, 
100 Maryland Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20002
The Newsguild--CWA/National Association of Broadcast Employees and 
Technicians--CWA
    Andrew Jay Schwartzman, 1341 G Street NW, Fifth Floor, Washington, 
DC 20005
    David R. Goodfriend, The Goodfriend Group, 208 I Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20002

Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.

Attachment

                                            TEGNA Merger Applications
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                                                             Application
             Call sign               Community of license     file Nos.           Licensee          Facility ID
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WUPL(TV)..........................  Slidell, LA..........      0000186355  Belo TV, Inc.........           13938
WBXN-CD...........................  New Orleans, LA......      0000186356  Belo TV, Inc.........           70419
KTHV(TV)..........................  Little Rock, AR......      0000186358  Cape Publications,               2787
                                                                            Inc.
KFSM-TV...........................  Fort Smith, AR.......      0000186359  Cape Publications,              66469
                                                                            Inc.
WZZM(TV)..........................  Grand Rapids, MI.....      0000186369  Combined                        49713
                                                                            Communications of
                                                                            Oklahoma, LLC.
KENS(TV)..........................  San Antonio, TX......      0000186371  KENS-TV, Inc.........           26304
KFMB-TV...........................  San Diego, CA........      0000186372  KFMB-TV, LLC.........           42122
KING-TV...........................  Seattle, WA..........      0000186389  KING Broadcasting               34847
                                                                            Company.
KREM(TV)..........................  Spokane, WA..........      0000186391  KING Broadcasting               34868
                                                                            Company.
KTVB(TV)..........................  Boise, ID............      0000186394  KING Broadcasting               34858
                                                                            Company.
K15IO-D...........................  McCall & New Meadows,      0000186397  KING Broadcasting               34869
                                     ID.                                    Company.
K16JE-D...........................  Glenns Ferry, ID.....      0000186393  KING Broadcasting              188132
                                                                            Company.
K17KF-D...........................  Cambridge, ID........      0000186392  KING Broadcasting              188131
                                                                            Company.
K21CC-D...........................  Lewiston, ID.........      0000186390  KING Broadcasting               50532
                                                                            Company.
K23KY-D...........................  Council, ID..........      0000186399  KING Broadcasting               11446
                                                                            Company.
K29NB-D...........................  Cascade, ID..........      0000186396  KING Broadcasting               34884
                                                                            Company.
K30QA-D...........................  Coeur D'Alene, ID....      0000186398  KING Broadcasting               34861
                                                                            Company.
KTFT-LD...........................  Twin Falls, ID.......      0000186395  KING Broadcasting              167056
                                                                            Company.
KONG(TV)..........................  Everett , WA.........      0000186373  KONG-TV, Inc.........           35396
KSKN(TV)..........................  Spokane, WA..........      0000186387  KSKN Television, Inc.           35606
KTTU(TV)..........................  Tucson, AZ...........      0000186400  KTTU-TV, Inc.........           11908
KWES-TV...........................  Odessa, TX...........      0000186401  KWES Television, LLC.           42007
KXTV(TV)..........................  Sacramento, CA.......      0000186403  KXTV, LLC............           25048
KBMT(TV)..........................  Beaumont, TX.........      0000186374  LSB Broadcasting, Inc           10150
KCEN-TV...........................  Temple, TX...........      0000186384  LSB Broadcasting, Inc           10245
KIDY(TV)..........................  San Angelo, TX.......      0000186376  LSB Broadcasting, Inc           58560
KIII(TV)..........................  Corpus Christi, TX...      0000186379  LSB Broadcasting, Inc           10188
KXVA(TV)..........................  Abilene, TX..........      0000186377  LSB Broadcasting, Inc           62293
KYTX(TV)..........................  Nacogdoches, TX......      0000186385  LSB Broadcasting, Inc           55644
KUIL-D............................  Beaumont, TX.........      0000186380  LSB Broadcasting, Inc          168234
KAGS-LD...........................  Bryan, TX............      0000186378  LSB Broadcasting, Inc           10246
KIDB-LD...........................  Sweetwater, TX.......      0000186375  LSB Broadcasting, Inc           53545

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KIDU-LD...........................  Brownwood, TX........      0000186383  LSB Broadcasting, Inc           58559
KIDV-LD...........................  Albany, TX...........      0000186381  LSB Broadcasting, Inc           58571
KVHP-LD...........................  Jasper, TX...........      0000186382  LSB Broadcasting, Inc          168235
WGRZ(TV)..........................  Buffalo, NY..........      0000186402  Multimedia                      64547
                                                                            Entertainment, LLC.
KARE(TV)..........................  Minneapolis, MN......      0000186415  Multimedia Holdings             23079
                                                                            Corporation.
KNAZ-TV...........................  Flagstaff, AZ........      0000186416  Multimedia Holdings             24749
                                                                            Corporation.
KPNX(TV)..........................  Mesa, AZ.............      0000186424  Multimedia Holdings             35486
                                                                            Corporation.
K06AE-D...........................  Prescott, AZ.........      0000186422  Multimedia Holdings             35274
                                                                            Corporation.
K26OD-D...........................  Globe, AZ............      0000186421  Multimedia Holdings             35487
                                                                            Corporation.
KPSN-LD...........................  Payson, AZ...........      0000186417  Multimedia Holdings             63396
                                                                            Corporation.
KTVD(TV)..........................  Denver, CO...........      0000186423  Multimedia Holdings             68581
                                                                            Corporation.
KUSA(TV)..........................  Denver, CO...........      0000186419  Multimedia Holdings             23074
                                                                            Corporation.
WJXX(TV)..........................  Orange Park, FL......      0000186420  Multimedia Holdings             11893
                                                                            Corporation.
WTLV(TV)..........................  Jacksonville, FL.....      0000186418  Multimedia Holdings             65046
                                                                            Corporation.
KSDK(TV)..........................  St. Louis, MO........      0000186404  Multimedia KSDK, LLC.           46981
WATL(TV)..........................  Atlanta, GA..........      0000186406  Pacific and Southern,           22819
                                                                            LLC.
WLTX(TV)..........................  Columbia, SC.........      0000186407  Pacific and Southern,           37176
                                                                            LLC.
WMAZ-TV...........................  Macon, GA............      0000186409  Pacific and Southern,           46991
                                                                            LLC.
WXIA-TV...........................  Atlanta, GA..........      0000186408  Pacific and Southern,           51163
                                                                            LLC.
WBNS(AM)..........................  Columbus, OH.........      0000186364  RadiOhio,                       54901
                                                                            Incorporated.
WBNS-FM...........................  Columbus, OH.........      0000186363  RadiOhio,                       54701
                                                                            Incorporated.
WHAS-TV...........................  Louisville, KY.......      0000186405  Sander Operating Co.            32327
                                                                            I LLC D/B/A WHAS
                                                                            Television.
KGW(TV)...........................  Portland, OR.........      0000186444  Sander Operating Co.            34874
                                                                            III LLC D/B/A KGW
                                                                            Television.
K16ML-D...........................  Corvallis, OR........      0000186450  Sander Operating Co.            34851
                                                                            III LLC D/B/A KGW
                                                                            Television.
K17HA-D...........................  Astoria, OR..........      0000186449  Sander Operating Co.           130923
                                                                            III LLC D/B/A KGW
                                                                            Television.
K19LT-D...........................  Prineville, etc., OR.      0000186445  Sander Operating Co.            34864
                                                                            III LLC D/B/A KGW
                                                                            Television.
K25KS-D...........................  The Dalles, OR.......      0000186452  Sander Operating Co.            34844
                                                                            III LLC D/B/A KGW
                                                                            Television.
K28MJ-D...........................  Tillamook, OR........      0000186446  Sander Operating Co.           189303
                                                                            III LLC D/B/A KGW
                                                                            Television.
K29AZ-D...........................  Newport, OR..........      0000186448  Sander Operating Co.            34865
                                                                            III LLC D/B/A KGW
                                                                            Television.
K35HU-D...........................  Grays River, WA......      0000186451  Sander Operating Co.            34870
                                                                            III LLC D/B/A KGW
                                                                            Television.
KGWZ-LD...........................  Portland, OR.........      0000186447  Sander Operating Co.            30810
                                                                            III LLC D/B/A KGW
                                                                            Television.
KMSB(TV)..........................  Tucson, AZ...........      0000186388  Sander Operating Co.            44052
                                                                            V LLC D/B/A KMSB
                                                                            Television.
KCWI-TV...........................  Ames, IA.............      0000186425  TEGNA Broadcast                 51502
                                                                            Holdings, LLC.
WCCT-TV...........................  Waterbury, CT........      0000186430  TEGNA Broadcast                 14050
                                                                            Holdings, LLC.
WNEP-TV...........................  Scranton, PA.........      0000186427  TEGNA Broadcast                 73318
                                                                            Holdings, LLC.
WOI-DT............................  Ames, IA.............      0000186435  TEGNA Broadcast                  8661
                                                                            Holdings, LLC.
WPMT..............................  York, PA.............      0000186439  TEGNA Broadcast                 10213
                                                                            Holdings, LLC.
WQAD-TV...........................  Moline, IL...........      0000186438  TEGNA Broadcast                 73319
                                                                            Holdings, LLC.
WTIC-TV...........................  Hartford, CT.........      0000186428  TEGNA Broadcast                   147
                                                                            Holdings, LLC.
WZDX(TV)..........................  Huntsville, AL.......      0000186429  TEGNA Broadcast                 28119
                                                                            Holdings, LLC.
W07DC-D...........................  Allentown/Bethlehem,       0000186437  TEGNA Broadcast                 73325
                                     PA.                                    Holdings, LLC.
W10CP-D...........................  Towanda, PA..........      0000186431  TEGNA Broadcast                 73320
                                                                            Holdings, LLC.
W14CO-D...........................  Clarks Summit, etc.,       0000186432  TEGNA Broadcast                 73326
                                     PA.                                    Holdings, LLC.
W15CO-D...........................  Towanda, PA..........      0000186436  TEGNA Broadcast                 73324
                                                                            Holdings, LLC.
W20AD-D...........................  Williamsport, PA.....      0000186433  TEGNA Broadcast                 73321
                                                                            Holdings, LLC.
W26CV-D...........................  Mansfield, PA........      0000186426  TEGNA Broadcast                129499
                                                                            Holdings, LLC.
W29FQ-D...........................  Pottsville, PA.......      0000186434  TEGNA Broadcast                 73327
                                                                            Holdings, LLC.
WTSP(TV)..........................  St. Petersburg, FL...      0000186365  Tegna East Coast                11290
                                                                            Broadcasting, LLC.
WLBZ(TV)..........................  Bangor, ME...........      0000186368  Tegna East Coast                39644
                                                                            Broadcasting, LLC.
WCSH(TV)..........................  Portland, ME.........      0000186366  Tegna East Coast                39664
                                                                            Broadcasting, LLC.
WGCI-LD...........................  Skowhegan, ME........      0000186367  Tegna East Coast                39642
                                                                            Broadcasting, LLC.
WATN-TV...........................  Memphis, TN..........      0000186411  TEGNA Memphis                   11907
                                                                            Broadcasting, Inc.
WLMT(TV)..........................  Memphis, TN..........      0000186412  TEGNA Memphis                   68518
                                                                            Broadcasting, Inc.
WTHR(TV)..........................  Indianapolis, IN.....      0000186414  VideoIndiana, Inc....           70162
WALV-CD...........................  Indianapolis, IN.....      0000186413  VideOhio, Inc........           70161
WBIR-TV...........................  Knoxville, TN........      0000186443  WBIR-TV, LLC.........           46984
WBNS-TV...........................  Columbus, OH.........      0000186362  WBNS-TV, Inc.........           71217
WCNC-TV...........................  Charlotte, NC........      0000186440  WCNC-TV, Inc.........           32326
W17EE-D...........................  Lilesville/Wadesboro,      0000186441  WCNC-TV, Inc.........           32316
                                     NC.
W36FB-D...........................  Briscoe, NC..........      0000186442  WCNC-TV, Inc.........           32317

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WFAA(TV)..........................  Dallas, TX...........      0000186453  WFAA-TV, Inc.........           72054
WFMY-TV...........................  Greensboro, NC.......      0000186454  WFMY Television, LLC.           72064
WKYC(TV)..........................  Cleveland, OH........      0000186455  WKYC-TV, LLC.........           73195
WTOL(TV)..........................  Toledo, OH...........      0000186456  WTOL Television, LLC.           13992
WUSA(TV)..........................  Washington, D.C......      0000186457  WUSA-TV, Inc.........           65593
WVEC(TV)..........................  Hampton, VA..........      0000186459  WVEC Television, LLC.           74167
WJHJ-LP...........................  Newport News, Etc.,    ..............  WVEC Television, LLC.           35137
                                     VA.
WYSJ-CD...........................  Yorktown, VA.........  ..............  WVEC Television, LLC.           35134
WWL-TV............................  New Orleans, LA......      0000186352  WWL-TV, Inc..........           74192
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                                      Texas Stations To Be Acquired by CMG
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Application
             Call sign               Community of license     file Nos.           Licensee          Facility ID
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
KHOU(TV)..........................  Houston, TX..........      0000186461  KHOU-TV, Inc.........           34529
KTBU(TV)..........................  Conroe, TX...........      0000186460  KHOU-TV, Inc.........           28324
KMPX(TV)..........................  Decatur, TX..........      0000186462  WFAA-TV, Inc.........           73701
KVUE(TV)..........................  Austin, TX...........      0000186458  KVUE Television, Inc.           35867
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                                         Community News Media Transfers
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Application
             Call sign               Community of license     file Nos.           Licensee          Facility ID
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
KLKN(TV)..........................  Lincoln, NE..........      0000186354  KLKN Lincoln License            11264
                                                                            LLC.
WLNE-TV...........................  New Bedford, MA......      0000186357  WLNE Providence                 22591
                                                                            License LLC.
WDKA(TV)..........................  Paducah, KY..........      0000186361  Paducah Television              39561
                                                                            License LLC.
KBSI(TV)..........................  Cape Girardeau, MO...      0000186360  Paducah Television              19593
                                                                            License LLC.
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                                                    WFXT Sale
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Application
             Call sign               Community of license     file Nos.           Licensee          Facility ID
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WFXT(TV)..........................  Boston, MA...........      0000186353  Teton Opco Corp......            6463
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[FR Doc. 2023-05226 Filed 3-14-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P