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                            Before the
                Federal Communications Commission
                      Washington, D.C. 20554


In the Matter of Liability of   )
                                )
NORTHEAST KANSAS BROADCAST      )
SERVICE, INC.                   )
                                )
Licensee of Television Station     )
KTKA-TV, Topeka, Kansas         )
                                )
For a Forfeiture                )


                  MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

   Adopted:  April 7, 1999              Released:  April 8, 1999

By the Chief, Mass Media Bureau:

     1. The Commission, by the Chief, Mass Media Bureau, acting pursuant to delegated authority,
has under consideration a Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL), 13 FCC Rcd 13930 (MMB 1998),
assessing a $7,500 forfeiture against Northeast Kansas Broadcast Service, Inc. for its repeated
violation of Section 73.670 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R.  73.670, which limits the amount
of commercial matter that may be aired during children's programming.  Though afforded an
opportunity to respond to the NAL pursuant to Section 1.80(f)(3) of the Commission's Rules, 47
C.F.R. 1.80(f)(3), Northeast Kansas Broadcast Service, Inc. has not done so.

     2.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, that Northeast Kansas Broadcast Service, Inc. FORFEIT
to the United States the sum of seven thousand, five hundred dollars ($7,500) for the repeated
violation of Section 73.670 of the Commission's Rules.  Payment of the forfeiture may be made by
mailing to the Commission, at the address indicated in the attachment to this Memorandum Opinion
and Order, a check or similar instrument payable to the Federal Communications Commission.  In
regard to this forfeiture proceeding, the licensee may take any of the actions set forth in Section 1.80
of the Commission's Rules.  

                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         Roy J. Stewart, Chief
                         Mass Media Bureau