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                              Before the 
                FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20554


In the Matter of                        )
Notice of Apparent                      ) File No. BRCT-921201KZ
Liability for Forfeiture                )    
Issued to                               )
KXRM Partnership for               )
Station KXRM-TV                    )
Colorado Springs, Colorado         )
     



                   MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
                     AND NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

Adopted:  March 6, 1997;                   Released:   March 17, 1997

By the Commission:


     1.   The Commission has before it for consideration a Notice of Apparent Liability
("NAL") for forfeiture released May 14, 1996, directed to KXRM Partnership, licensee of Station
KXRM-TV, Colorado Springs, Colorado.  See KXRM Partnership, FCC 96-174, released May 14,
1996 ("KXRM").  The Commission issued an NAL for $13,000 to KXRM Partnership for failing
to pursue adequate Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) recruitment efforts and failing to maintain
sufficient records for meaningful self-assessment, in violation of the Commission's EEO Rule, 47
C.F.R.  73.2080.

     2.   KXRM Partnership has not responded to the NAL, other than to submit a settlement
agreement with the Colorado Springs Minority Coalition, the petitioner, in which the parties agreed
that the Commission's decision in KXRM should become final and should no longer be subject to
"reconsideration, review or appeal."  This agreement was approved by the Commission on August
27, 1996.  Accordingly, we incorporate herein by reference the licensee's record of inadequate
efforts, as set forth in KXRM.  Based on that record, we conclude that our determination in KXRMwas correct that a forfeiture of $13,000 is warranted for the licensee of KXRM-TV. 

     3.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 503(b) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 503(b), that KXRM Partnership FORFEIT to the United
States the sum of thirteen thousand dollars ($13,000) for failing to comply with the Commission's
EEO provisions, 47 C.F.R. 73.2080.  Full payment of the forfeiture may be made by mailing to the
Commission a check or similar instrument payable to the Federal Communications Commission
within 30 days of the release date of this Order.  In regard to this forfeiture proceeding, the licensee
may take appropriate action as set forth in Section 1.80 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R.  1.80,
and Section 504(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  504(a), as
summarized in the attachment to this Memorandum Opinion and Order and Notice of Forfeiture.
                         

                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

                         William F. Caton
                         Acting Secretary