NEWSReport No. MM-847        MASS MEDIA ACTION               September 13, 1994

SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY GRANTED ITFS LICENSE FOR SALISBURY, MD

 The Commission has granted the application of Salisbury
State University for Instructional Television Fixed Service
(ITFS) facilities on Channels A1-A4 to serve Salisbury, MD, and
denied the competing application of Laurel School District to
serve Delmar, DE.

 Both applicants were found qualified and the decision was
made based on the standard comparative criteria.

 Each applicant was entitled to four points for being local,
three points for being accredited, two points for observing the
four-channel limitation and one point for proposing at least 21
hours of formal ITFS programming per channel per week, for a
total of ten points each.  

 Because the applicants were tied, the Commission used its
tie-breaker mechanism to determine the winning applicant. 
Because Salisbury will serve 38,610 students and Laurel will
serve 515, the Commission awarded the license to Salisbury. 

 Action by the Commission September 7, 1994, by Memorandum
Opinion and Order (FCC 94-228).  Chairman Hundt, Commissioners
Quello, Barrett, Ness and Chong.

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