===== PUBLIC NOTICE FCC FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ===== 1919 M STREET N.W. WASHINGTON, DC 20554 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- News media information 202/418-0500. Recorded listing of releases and texts 202/418-2222. Report No. DS-1708 February 12, 1997 THE COMMISSION, by its International Bureau, took the following actions pursuant to delegated authority. The effective dates of the actions are the dates specified below: SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES: --------------------------------- Page 1 Report No. DS-1708: SATELLITE EARTH STATIONS February 12, 1997 Page 2 REGISTRATION OF ALL DOMESTIC RECEIVE-ONLY EARTH STATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS LISTED ON THIS PAGE. INTERNATIONAL RECEIVE-ONLY EARTH STATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS LISTED ON EACH INDIVIDUAL AUTHORIZATION. 2000 - The hours of operations of this station are not limited. 2200 - These facilities shall be used for the reception of only such programming material that the grantee has been authorized to receive and use by the owner of the programming material. 2464 - The grantee is authorized to add, delete or change channels of program material without further application or notification to the Commission, provided: (a) the carriage of such program material is authorized pursuant to the Commission's rules, regulations and policies governing the terrestrial system(s) used to distribute this material to the end subscribers, and (b) that such earth station operations are consistent with the technical parameters specified in the registration. 2465 - This provision relates to potential interference from terrestrial microwave stations. Operation of the receive- only earth station shall be in accordance with the frequency coordination exhibit accompanying the application. 2510 - Waiver of Section 25.203(e) of the Commission's Rules and Regulations is granted for the beam intersections listed in the application(s) for this facility. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, THE REGISTRATION OF ALL DOMESTIC RECEIVE-ONLY EARTH STATIONS USING ANTENNAS SMALLER THAN 4.5 METERS IN DIAMETER IS ALSO SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING PROVISION. 2456 - No protection beyond that afforded in "Deregulation of Domestic Receive-Only Satellite Earth Stations" will be provided for TVRO earth stations. Due to 2 degree orbital spacing, "the potential levels of interference caused by satellite transmissions are already defined and the actual level of any protection desired by an applicant from inter- satellite interference for small receiving earth station antennas will be achieved by the choice of receiving antenna performance selected by parties installing new receive-only earth stations." FCC 86-133 36552. Report No. DS-1708: SATELLITE EARTH STATIONS February 12, 1997 Page 3 261-DSE-TC-97 (5) E4280 -X HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC. APPLICATION GRANTED ON 01/24/1997 FOR CONSENT TO TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF CORPORATION HOLDING EARTH STATION AUTHORIZATION SERVICE: DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE CLASS OF STATION: FIXED EARTH STATION LOCATION: ST. PETERSBURG, PINELLAS, FLORIDA FROM: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC. TO: WTOG-TV, INC. "CORRECTION" this transfer of control granted on 1/24/97, should not have included call sign E4280. Therefore, call sign E4280 will remain with Viacom International, Inc. 512-DSE-AR-97 (2) E4280 -X WTOG-TV, INC. APPLICATION GRANTED ON 02/07/1997 FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF EARTH STATION REGISTRATION SERVICE: DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE CLASS OF STATION: FIXED EARTH STATION LOCATION: ST. PETERSBURG, PINELLAS, FLORIDA FROM: WTOG-TV, INC. TO: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC. 25-DSE-MP/L-97 E4969 MEGASTAR INC. APPLICATION GRANTED ON 02/07/1997 FOR MODIFICATION OF EXISTING EARTH STATION SERVICE: DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE CLASS OF STATION: FIXED EARTH STATION SERVICE: INTERNATIONAL FIXED SATELLITE LOCATION: 712 E. DANIEL, DESOTO, , TEXAS 395-DSE-R-97 E870040 BRANCH CABLE, INC. APPLICATION GRANTED ON 02/07/1997 FOR RENEWAL OF EARTH STATION REGISTRATION SERVICE: DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE CLASS OF STATION: FIXED EARTH STATION LOCATION: ACKERMAN, CHOCTAW, MISSISSIPPI TERM: 01/09/1997 TO 01/09/2007 399-DSE-R-97 E870259 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS APPLICATION GRANTED ON 02/07/1997 FOR RENEWAL OF EARTH STATION REGISTRATION SERVICE: DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE CLASS OF STATION: FIXED EARTH STATION LOCATION: AURORA, KANE, ILLINOIS TERM: 01/30/1997 TO 01/30/2007 "EMISSION DESIGNATORS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO THE NEW FORMAT." 400-DSE-R-97 E870260 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS APPLICATION GRANTED ON 02/07/1997 FOR RENEWAL OF EARTH STATION REGISTRATION SERVICE: DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE CLASS OF STATION: FIXED EARTH STATION LOCATION: PITTSBURG, CRAWFORD, KANSAS TERM: 01/30/1997 TO 01/30/2007 "EMISSION DESIGNATORS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO THE NEW FORMAT." 376-DSE-R-97 E870266 STATE CABLE TV CORPORATION APPLICATION GRANTED ON 02/07/1997 FOR RENEWAL OF EARTH STATION REGISTRATION SERVICE: DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE CLASS OF STATION: FIXED EARTH STATION LOCATION: RUMFORD, OXFORD, MAINE TERM: 01/30/1997 TO 01/30/2007 463-DSE-R-97 E870268 HARRON COMMUNICATIONS CORP. APPLICATION GRANTED ON 02/07/1997 FOR RENEWAL OF EARTH STATION REGISTRATION SERVICE: DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE CLASS OF STATION: FIXED EARTH STATION LOCATION: KINGSTON, ROCKINGHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE TERM: 01/30/1997 TO 01/30/2007 Report No. DS-1708: SATELLITE EARTH STATIONS February 12, 1997 Page 4 465-DSE-R-97 E870269 HARRON COMMUNICATIONS CORP. APPLICATION GRANTED ON 02/07/1997 FOR RENEWAL OF EARTH STATION REGISTRATION SERVICE: DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE CLASS OF STATION: FIXED EARTH STATION LOCATION: LONDONDERRY, ROCKINGHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE TERM: 01/30/1997 TO 01/30/2007 375-DSE-R-97 E870271 STATE CABLE TV CORPORATION APPLICATION GRANTED ON 02/07/1997 FOR RENEWAL OF EARTH STATION REGISTRATION SERVICE: DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE CLASS OF STATION: FIXED EARTH STATION LOCATION: WATERVILLE, KENNEBEC, MAINE TERM: 01/30/1997 TO 01/30/2007 374-DSE-R-97 E870272 STATE CABLE TV CORPORATION APPLICATION GRANTED ON 02/07/1997 FOR RENEWAL OF EARTH STATION REGISTRATION SERVICE: DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE CLASS OF STATION: FIXED EARTH STATION LOCATION: HALLOWELL, KENNEBEC, MAINE TERM: 01/30/1997 TO 01/30/2007 352-DSE-R-97 E870273 ECI LICENSE COMPANY, L.P. APPLICATION GRANTED ON 02/07/1997 FOR RENEWAL OF EARTH STATION REGISTRATION SERVICE: DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE CLASS OF STATION: FIXED EARTH STATION LOCATION: HOUSTON, HARRIS, TEXAS TERM: 01/30/1997 TO 01/30/2007 484-DSE-R-97 E870274 FREEDOM WLNE-TV, INC. APPLICATION GRANTED ON 02/03/1997 FOR RENEWAL OF EARTH STATION REGISTRATION SERVICE: DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE CLASS OF STATION: FIXED EARTH STATION LOCATION: TIVERTON, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND TERM: 01/30/1997 TO 01/30/2007 401-DSE-R-97 E870281 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS APPLICATION GRANTED ON 02/07/1997 FOR RENEWAL OF EARTH STATION REGISTRATION SERVICE: DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE CLASS OF STATION: FIXED EARTH STATION LOCATION: WOODBURY, GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY TERM: 01/30/1997 TO 01/30/2007 "EMISSION DESIGNATORS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO THE NEW FORMAT." 367-DSE-R-97 E870439 LASALLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. APPLICATION GRANTED ON 02/07/1997 FOR RENEWAL OF EARTH STATION REGISTRATION SERVICE: DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE CLASS OF STATION: FIXED EARTH STATION LOCATION: CHICAGO, COOK, ILLINOIS TERM: 01/30/1997 TO 01/30/2007 368-DSE-R-97 E870440 TCI OF NORTH DAKOTA, INC. APPLICATION GRANTED ON 02/07/1997 FOR RENEWAL OF EARTH STATION REGISTRATION SERVICE: DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE CLASS OF STATION: FIXED EARTH STATION LOCATION: WILLISTON, WILLIAM, NORTH DAKOTA TERM: 01/30/1997 TO 01/30/2007 369-DSE-R-97 E870441 TCI CABLEVISION OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC. APPLICATION GRANTED ON 02/07/1997 FOR RENEWAL OF EARTH STATION REGISTRATION SERVICE: DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE CLASS OF STATION: FIXED EARTH STATION LOCATION: ROSHOLT, ROBERTS, SOUTH DAKOTA TERM: 01/30/1997 TO 01/30/2007 Report No. DS-1708: SATELLITE EARTH STATIONS February 12, 1997 Page 5 485-DSE-R-97 E9201 HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY APPLICATION GRANTED ON 02/03/1997 FOR RENEWAL OF EARTH STATION LICENSE SERVICE: DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE CLASS OF STATION: FIXED EARTH STATION LOCATION: 1501 Page Mill Road, PALO ALTO, SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA TERM: 02/27/1997 TO 02/27/2007 41-DSE-MP/L-97 E930182 GTECH CORPORATION APPLICATION GRANTED ON 12/31/1996 FOR MODIFICATION OF EXISTING EARTH STATION SERVICE: DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE CLASS OF STATION: FIXED EARTH STATION SERVICE: INTERNATIONAL FIXED SATELLITE LOCATION: 55 Technology Way, WEST GREENWICH, KENT, RHODE ISLAND 486-DSE-R-97 E930408 WSM, INC. APPLICATION GRANTED ON 02/03/1997 FOR RENEWAL OF EARTH STATION LICENSE SERVICE: DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE CLASS OF STATION: TEMPORARY FIXED EARTH STATION SERVICE: INTERNATIONAL FIXED SATELLITE LOCATION: VARIOUS, , TERM: 01/14/1997 TO 01/14/1998 - FCC -