Report No. MM-834         MASS MEDIA ACTION                   June 13, 1994

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY GRANTED LICENSE TO PROVIDE ITFS AT BRYAN, TX

     The Commission has granted the application of Texas A&M
University for Instructional Television Fixed Service facilities
to operate on Channels C1-C4 at Bryan, TX.  It denied the
competing application of Calvert Independent School District to
serve Bremond, TX.

     Both applicants were found to be qualified to be licensees
and both received ten points on the comparative evaluation which
considers being local, being accredited, observing the four-
channel limitation and for proposing at least 21 hours of formal
ITFS programming per channel per week.

     The Commission made its decision based on the tie-breaker
mechanism.  This is based on the submission by each applicant of
the number of students at its proposed receive sites who are
formally enrolled in classes for credit toward an academic degree
or diploma or a legally required certification or license. The
number of student the Commission considered was 41,710 for Texas
A&M and 307 for Calvert.

     Therefore, the Commission granted Texas A&M's application.

     Action by the Commission June 3, 1994, by Memorandum Opinion
and Order (FCC 94-136).  Chairman Hundt, Commissioners Quello and
Barrett with Commissioners Ness and Chong not participating.

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