Report No. MM95-23           MASS MEDIA ACTION                March 7, 1995


               SHEKINAH NETWORK GRANTED ITFS CHANNELS D1-D4
                              AT DANVILLE, IL

     The FCC has granted the application of Shekinah Network for
a construction permit and license in the Instructional Television
Fixed Service (ITFS) on Channels D1-D4, in Danville , IL; and
denied the competing application of Board of Trustees Community
College District 535 for ITFS facilities at Champaign, IL.

     In cases of mutually exclusive ITFS application, where
applicants are competing for the same or adjacent channels in the
same geographic area, each application is reviewed pursuant to
the Commission's comparative process.  This procedure awards a
maximum of 12 merit points based on five criteria deemed most
relevant to predicting the applicant best qualified to provide
the service for the ITFS spectrum was allocated.

     In this case, Shekinah was awarded two points for observing
the four-channel limitation and one point for proposing at least
21 hours of formal educational programming, for a total of three
points.  Board of Trustees was awarded two points for observing
the four-channel limitation.  Thus, the tentative selectee is
Shekinah.

     Shekinah proposed leasing its excess capacity for non-ITFS
use and submitted a copy of its lease agreement with American
Telecasting, Inc., which conformed in all respects to FCC
requirements.

     Action by the Commission February 28, 1995, by Memorandum
Opinion and Order (FCC 95-89).  Chairman Hundt, Commissioners
Quello, Barrett, Ness, and Chong.

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