NEWSReport No. MM-850         MASS MEDIA ACTION    September 19, 1994
                                                                         
               LICENSE FOR KSBW-TV, SALINAS, CA, RENEWED, 
           SUBJECT TO EEO REPORTING CONDITIONS AND FORFEITURE 
                                    
     The Commission has granted the application of KSBW License, Inc., for renewal of
the license of KSBW-TV, Salinas, CA, subject to EEO reporting conditions.  It also notified
the licensee that it is apparently liable for a forfeiture of $15,000.

     The Commission denied a petition to deny the renewal filed by the California
Conference of Branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
and the League of United Latin American Citizens.  

     The Commission said it found no indication of discrimination in the station's
employment practices.  However, its review indicated that the licensee failed to contact
minority specific sources for over one third of its vacancies and failed to maintain adequate
records for meaningful self-assessment.  Therefore the Commission conditioned the renewal
on filing EEO reports throughout the license term and issued the liability notice for $15,000.

     Action by the Commission September 19, 1994, by Memorandum Opinion and Order
and Notice of Apparent Liability (FCC 94-239).  Chairman Hundt, Commissioners Barrett,
Ness and Chong with Commissioner Quello concurring in the result.

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