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Id. at 4215. The engineering exhibit indicates that four or fewer   services are received in 94.2 percent of that portion of KHVO's Grade B contour located outside   the KITV(TV) Grade B contour. Thus, KHVOTV serves an "underserved" area. With regard   to KMAUTV, the other Hawaii satellite station, Hearst acknowledges that the station does not  X -  serve an "underserved" area as defined by the Commission in Television Satellite Stations.    [However, Hearst contends that the limited population outside of Honolulu and the geographic   constraints existing in the State of Hawaii constitute compelling circumstances warranting   continued satellite authority. According to Hearst, because no other nonsatellite commercial   /television station provides service to the KMAU(TV) coverage area, the termination of the   station's satellite status could result in Wailuku losing service which would not otherwise be provided by a standalone station.  X-  17.` ` As to the third criterion to qualify for the presumption, an applicant must   demonstrate that no alternative operator is ready and able to construct or to purchase and operate   Kthe proposed satellite as a fullservice standalone station. Hearst has submitted statements from   Brian E. Cobb, a partner in Media Venture Partners, a media brokerage firm, who states that he   kwould have no interest in listing stations KHOG(TV), KMAUTV or KHVOTV for sale on a   standalone basis. Regarding KHOG(TV), he states that the station would be a difficult property   to market. Even if a buyer were willing to operate it on a standalone basis, he believes it is very   -likely that the station would be financially unsuccessful and at a competitive disadvantage to the   other stations which cover Fort Smith, Arkansas, the major population center of the designated   {market area. He further states that even if KHOGTV could serve a greater portion of the   \market, it would have no prospect of receiving an affiliation agreement with any meaningful   compensation from any of the existing major networks. Therefore, he concludes, as an   independent station, KHOGTV most likely would be unable to succeed. Likewise, he does not   believe that KMAUTV and KHVOTV could be economically successful on their own, nor does   he believe the stations would be likely to obtain a network affiliation. Neither station covers   Honolulu, the dominant population, retail and financial center for the designated market area.   Such coverage is crucial because, in Mr. Cobb's opinion, to be successful a television station   must serve all of the major cities in its market. Instead, he contends that KMAUTV and"l$X,-(-(ZZF#"  xKHVOTV provide "good examples" of stations that should be satellites because (1) financially  xithey are not viable on a standalone basis and (2) they provide free network television to outlying  x?communities which would otherwise be deprived of such service. As we similarly found  X- xpersuasive in The Providence Journal Company, which also involved a continuation of the  xsatellite stations of two other Wailuku and Hilo, Hawaii stations, we believe the foregoing  x[adequately demonstrates the unlikelihood of finding an alternative operator willing and able to  Xx- x.operate KHOG(TV), KMAUTV and KHVOTV as fullservice standalone facilities.  Based on  xLMr. Cobb's analysis, we also find that KHOG(TV) has satisfied the third presumption criterion.  XJ- xSee Kelso Partners IV, L.P., 11 FCC Rcd 8764 (MMB, 1996). Thus, we conclude that all three satellite proposals have met the third criterion of the presumption.  X - ` x18.` ` The above representations establish that KHOGTV and KHVOTV comply with  xthe threepart "presumptive" satellite exemption standard and we shall grant the stations continued  xysatellite status. Although station KMAU's satellite operation fails to meet the second criterion  xof the presumptive standard, we believe "other compelling circumstances" warrant the Wailuku  xstation's continued satellite status. Both KMAUTV and KHOG(TV) have been operated as  xsatellites of KITV(TV) for over 30 years. As we have stated in the past, satellite status is  xiwarranted in Wailuku and Hilo because "Hawaii's geographical constraints and limited population  Xf- xoutside of Honolulu constitute. . . compelling circumstances." BBC License Subsidiary, 10 FCC  xRcd 10968, 10976 (1995). We note that the eight islands comprising the State of Hawaii are  xseparated by large expanses of water and mountainous terrain. As a result, the nine standalone  xstations in Hawaii, all licensed to Honolulu, serve the islands through a structure of satellite  xzstations. All of the outer markets are served via satellite stations of the Honolulu licensees.  xThus, the termination of continued satellite status to KMAUTV could deprive Wailuku of service  xthat would not likely be provided by a standalone operation. Given the unique situation in the  x>State of Hawaii, combined with KMAUTV's satisfaction of the first and third criteria of the  xZpresumptive standard, grant of continued satellite status is warranted. Accordingly, we conclude  xzthat allowing continued satellite operation of KHOG(TV), KMAUTV and KHVOTV would be in the public interest.  XT-&#  CONCLUSION ă  X&- ` x19.` ` Having determined that each of the applicants is qualified in all respects, we  xconclude that grant of the proposed transfer of control would serve the public interest,  X- xconvenience and necessity. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED , That the requests for temporary  xwaiver of the Commission's television duopoly rule, Section 73.3555(b), to permit the common  X - xZownership of WCVBTV, Boston, Massachusetts and WNACTV, Providence, Rhode Island , and  xzto permit the common ownership of WDTN(TV), Dayton, Ohio and WLWT(TV), Cincinnati,  X"- xOhio ARE GRANTED , subject to the condition that, within six months from the consummation  xof this transaction, Hearst files applications with the Commission to bring it into full compliance with Section 73.3555(b) of the Commission's Rules.  X@&- ` Bx20.` ` IT IS FURTHER ORDERED , That the requests for continued operation of  x"KHVOTV, Hilo, Hawaii and KMAU(TV), Wailuku, Hawaii as satellites of   KITV(TV),")',-(-(ZZ%"  xHonolulu, Hawaii, and for continued operation of KHOG(TV), Fayetteville, Arkansas as a  xsatellite of KHBS(TV), Fort Smith, Arkansas, pursuant to the satellite exception to Section  X-73.3555 of the Commission's Rules, ARE GRANTED  X- `  x21.` ` IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That the applications for transfer of control of  xiArgyle Television, Inc.'s aforementioned television and television translator broadcast stations to  Xv-The Hearst Corporation, ARE GRANTED . x  X1-x` `  hh@ FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION  X -x` `  hh@ William F. Caton x` `  hh@Acting Secretary x` `  hh@h  X-