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                                                      December 11, 1998

           FCC ANNOUNCES MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING
                              FOR
            CHILDREN'S TELEVISION PROGRAMMING REPORT


On December 8, 1998, the Office of Management and Budget approved the use of mandatory
electronic filing requirements for the Children's Television Programming Report, FCC Form 398
(December, 1998 edition).

Licensees must file their quarterly Children's Television Programming Reports with the
Commission on an annual basis (i.e., four quarterly reports filed jointly once a year) on the
following dates:  January 10, 1999 and January 10, 2000.  Commencing with the submission of
the January 10, 1999 annual report, licensees must file any FCC Form 398 electronically.  The
Commission will not accept either a computer diskette or a paper copy of this report.  We also
encourage licensees to electronically file FCC 398's with the Commission on a quarterly basis
when these report are prepared, rather than on an annual basis.

FCC Form 398 can be file electronically  over the Internet by accessing the FCC Web site at 
http://www.fcc.gov, selecting Electronic filing from the menu (above the Headlines banner), and
then selecting the Children's Television Programming Report (FCC Form 398).  Follow the
instructions on that page for the electronic preparation and filing of the FCC 398 report.  
No fee is required to file this report.     

For informational purposes only, paper copies of the FCC Form 398 can be obtained by using the
FCC Fax-On-Demand system or through the Internet.  Copies may be ordered via facsimile 24 hours
a day by calling telephone number (202) 418-0177 from the handset of any fax machine.  The
document retrieval number is 000345.  Follow the system voice prompts and enter the document
retrieval number when requested.  Due to the limited number of telephone lines into the forms Fax-
On-Demand system, callers may wish to call during non-business hours.  To retrieve the new form
by using the Internet, access the FCC home page and click on the Forms link.

For further information, please contact Laura Johnson or Ron Graser at (202) 418-1600.   

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