NEWSReport No. MM-849                     MASS MEDIA ACTIONSeptember 16, 1994

        ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE FOR WPRV-TV, FAJARDO, PR, APPROVED;
                       ONE-TO-A-MARKET RULE WAIVED

     The Commission has granted the applications to assign the licenses of commercial
television station WPRV-TV, Channel 13, and TV translator station W56BC, Channel 56,
Fajardo, PR, from WPRV-TV, Inc., Debtor, to The Catholic, Apostolic and Roman Church in
Puerto Rico, Archdiocese of San  Juan. 

     The Archdiocese of San Juan is licensee of AM radio station WKVM, San Juan, and FM
station WORO(FM), Corozal, PR.  The Archdiocese's common ownership of television and
radio stations in the same market would ordinarily be prohibited by the Commission's one-to-a-
market rule.  Under the Commission's standards for granting waivers of this rule, it looks
favorably upon waiver requests  involving "failed stations," which it defines as broadcast stations
that have not been operated for four months or more or that are bankrupt.  

     The Commission said the Archdiocese had met this test, noting that the television station
has been involved in bankruptcy proceedings for six years and has been off the air since 1992
due to financial difficulties.

     Action by the Commission August 29, 1994, by Memorandum Opinion and Order (FCC
94-224).  Chairman Hundt, Commissioners Quello, Barrett, Ness and Chong.

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