DAILY DIGESTVol. 15, No. 41 March 12, 1996
**Before an entry denotes that the item is part of the
FCC's implementation of the 1996 Telecom Act. While
we will attempt to flag all Telecom Act-related items, this
marking is unofficial and informational only.
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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Report No. NL-84 -- LOW POWER TELEVISION AND
TELEVISION TRANSLATOR APPLICATIONS
ACCEPTED FOR FILING AND NOTIFICATION OF
LOTTERY DATE TO AWARD CONSTRUCTION
PERMIT
Report Nos. 23692 -- BROADCAST APPLICATIONS
Report No. 43692 -- BROADCAST ACTIONS
Report No. I-8156 -- OVERSEAS SECTION 214
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING
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WOODWARD, OK. Proposed amending the TV Table of
Allotments to allot Channel 35 to Woodward, Oklahoma, as
that community's first local commercial television service.
Comments are due May 3, replies May 20. (MM Docket No.
96-44 by NPRM [DA 96-110] adopted January 31, 1996 by
the Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division,
Mass Media Bureau)
FREDERIKSTED, VIRGIN ISLANDS. Proposed amending
the FM Table of Allotments to allot Channel 297B1 at
Frederiksted, Virgin Islands, as that community's third local
FM service. Comments are due May 3, replies May 20.
(MM Docket No. 96-43 by NPRM [DA 96-208] adopted
February 14, 1996 by the Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy
and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau)
BEACON AND POUGHKEEPSIE, NY. Denied the petition
for reconsideration filed by the NAACP with respect to the
applications of Beacon Broadcasting Corp. for renewal of
licenses for Stations WBNR(AM) and WSPK(FM) in
Beacon and Poughkeepsie, New York, respectively. (By
MO&O [FCC 96-66] adopted February 21, 1996, by the
Commission)
ERRATUM to the MO&O [FCC 96-22] released January 26,
1996, in the matter of Prescription of Revised Percentages
of Depreciation.
CABLE SERVICES BUREAU
DAILY DIGEST
Released Tuesday, March 12, 1996
DISTRICT CABLEVISION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP.
Dismissed the petition for relief of Karl Schroll as satisfied.
(By MO&O [DA 96-281] adopted February 28, 1996 by the
Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
CELLULARVISION OF NEW YORK, L.P. v.
SPORTSCHANNEL ASSOCIATES. Denied SportsChannel
Associates' petition for reconsideration of the Cable Service
Bureau's Order granting Cellularvision of New York's
program access complaint. By Order [DA 96-282] adopted
March 4, 1996 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
CAI WIRELESS SYSTEMS, INC. and CONNECTICUT
CHOICE TELEVISION, INC. v. CABLEVISION
SYSTEMS, INC. and MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
NETWORK, INC. Dismissed without prejudice the program
access complaint of CAI Wireless Systems, Inc. and
Connecticut Choice Television, Inc. (By Order [DA 96-283]
adopted March 4, 1996 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
ARLINGTON CABLE PARTNERS D/B/A CABLE TV
ARLINGTON. Dismissed the petition for relief of Karl
Schroll as satisfied. (By MO&O [DA 96-285] adopted
March 4, 1996 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS OF
PHILADELPHIA, INC. Dismissed the petition for relief of
Karl Schroll as satisfied. (By MO&O [DA 96-286] adopted
March 4, 1996 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
JONES INTERCABLE, INC. Dismissed the petition for
relief of Karl Schroll as satisfied. (By MO&O [DA 96-287]
adopted March 4, 1996 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau)
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Addenda: The following items released on March 11, 1996,
were not listed on Digest No. 40.
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NEWS RELEASE
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FCC GRANTS TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF 12 TV
STATIONS AND 25 LPTV STATIONS FROM ROY
SPEER TO SILVER MANAGEMENT (Report No. MM 96-
15, Mass Media Action)
The Commission has granted, subject to conditions,
the applications for transfer of control of 12 television
stations and 25 lowpower television (LPTV) stations from
Roy Speer to Silver Management Company, a joint venture
between Barry Diller and Tele-Communications, Inc. (TCI).
Action by the Commission March 6, 1996, by
MO&O (FCC 96-89).
News Media contact: Patricia A. Chew at (202)
418-0500. Mass Media Bureau contact: Anne Lucey at (202)
418-1630. [Internet file name: nrmm6012.txt]
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Report No. 2125 -- PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION
OF ACTION IN RULEMAKING PROCEEDINGS
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SILVER MANAGEMENT CO. See the news release in the
addenda of today's digest.
SILVER MANAGEMENT CO. Stayed the effectiveness of
the MO&O [FCC 96-89] issued in connection with Silver
Management. (By Order [FCC 96-100] adopted March 11,
1996, by the Commission)
**PREEMPTION OF LOCAL ZONING REGULATION OF
SATELLITE EARTH STATIONS. Adopted revisions to the
rules preempting certain local regulation of satellite earth
station antennas. Comments are due April 15, replies May 6.
(IB Docket No. 95-59 by R&O&FNPRM [FCC 96-78]
adopted February 29, 1996, by the Commission)
**PIONEERS PREFERENCE. Specified payment terms for
pioneers preference licenses awarded to American Personal
Communications, Cox Cable Communications, Inc., and
Omnipoint Communications, Inc. in the broadband personal
communications service. (By Order [FCC 96-94] adopted
March 8, 1996, by the Commission)
RELEASE DATES OF PUBLIC NOTICES. Provided
clarification as to determining the date of certain public
notices. (By Letter [DA 96-347] adopted March 11, 1996, by
the Assistant General Counsel, Administrative Law Division,
Office of General Counsel)
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