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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554


                                                 )                           
                                                                             
                                                 )   EB-09-IH-0015           
     In the Matter of                                                        
                                                 )   NAL Account No.         
     Tri-State public communications, INC.           201132080010            
                                                 )                           
     Licensee of Noncommercial Educational           FRN No. 0016955916      
     Station WHDD-FM, Sharon, Connecticut        )                           
                                                     Facility ID No. 173310  
                                                 )                           
                                                                             
                                                 )                           


                                     ORDER

   Adopted: December 15, 2010 Released: December 16, 2010

   By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:

    1. In this Order, we adopt the attached Consent Decree entered into
       between the Enforcement Bureau ("Bureau") and Tri-State Public
       Communications, Inc. (the "Licensee"). The Consent Decree terminates
       an investigation by the  Bureau against the Licensee for possible
       violations of Sections 317, 399B, and 507 of the Communications Act of
       1934, as amended, and Sections 73.503(d) and 73.1212 of the
       Commission's Rules regarding the broadcast of sponsorship
       identification and underwriting announcements over Station WHDD-FM,
       Sharon, Connecticut (the "Station").

    2. The Bureau and the Licensee have negotiated the terms of the Consent
       Decree that resolve this matter. A copy of the Consent Decree is
       attached hereto and incorporated by reference.

    3. After reviewing the terms of the Consent Decree and evaluating the
       facts before us, we find that the public interest would be served by
       adopting the Consent Decree and terminating the investigation.

    4. In the absence of material new evidence relating to this matter, we
       conclude that our investigation raises no substantial or material
       questions of fact as to whether the Licensee possesses the basic
       qualifications, including those related to character, to hold or
       obtain any Commission license or authorization.

    5. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 4(i) of the
       Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and Sections 0.111 and 0.311
       of the Commission's Rules, the Consent Decree attached to this Order
       IS ADOPTED.

    6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the above-captioned investigation IS
       TERMINATED.

    7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the third-party complaint and allegations
       against the Station and/or the Licensee before the Enforcement Bureau
       related to the above-captioned investigation as of the date of this
       Consent Decree ARE DISMISSED.

   8. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order and Consent Decree
   shall be sent to Tri-State Public Communications, Inc., c/o WHDD-FM, 67
   Main Street, Sharon, Connecticut 06069, and to its counsel, Brendan
   Holland, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP, 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Suite
   200, Washington, D.C. 20006-3402, by first-class, certified mail, return
   receipt requested.

   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

   P. Michele Ellison

   Chief, Enforcement Bureau

                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554


                                                 )                           
                                                                             
                                                 )   EB-09-IH-0015           
     In the Matter of                                                        
                                                 )   NAL Account No.         
     Tri-state public communications, INC.           201132080010            
                                                 )                           
     Licensee of Noncommercial Educational           FRN No. 0016955916      
     Station WHDD-FM, Sharon, Connecticut        )                           
                                                     Facility ID No. 173310  
                                                 )                           
                                                                             
                                                 )                           


                                 CONSENT DECREE

   1. The Enforcement Bureau ("Bureau") and Tri-State Public Communications,
   Inc. (the "Licensee"), by their authorized representatives, hereby enter
   into this Consent Decree for the purpose of terminating the Enforcement
   Bureau's investigation into whether the Licensee violated Sections 317,
   399B, and 507 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and Sections
   73.503(d) and 73.1212 of the Commission's Rules, in connection with the
   broadcast of underwriting announcements over Station WHDD-FM, Sharon,
   Connecticut (the "Station"), and the Licensee's compliance with the
   Sponsorship Identification Laws.

   I. DEFINITIONS

    2. For the purposes of this Consent Decree, the following definitions
       shall apply:

    a. "Act" means the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.
       S: 151 et seq.

    b. "Adopting Order" or "Order" means an Order by the Bureau adopting the
       terms of this Consent Decree without change, addition, deletion, or
       modification.

    c. "Bureau" means the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications
       Commission.

    d. "Commission" and "FCC" mean the Federal Communications Commission and
       all of its bureaus and offices.

    e. "Complaint" means the third party complaint received by or in the
       possession of the Bureau, forming the basis for the Bureau's February
       23, 2009, and October 22, 2009, Letters of Inquiry, regarding whether
       the Licensee violated the Commission's Underwriting and Sponsorship
       Identification Laws in connection with its operation of the Station on
       November 3 and 11, 2008, and on December 2 and 8, 2008.

    f. "Compliance Plan" means the program described in paragraph 11 and the
       Attachment to this Consent Decree.

    g. "Effective Date" means the date on which the Commission releases the
       Adopting Order.

    h. "Investigation" means the investigation concerning the Complaint
       commenced by the Bureau's Letters of Inquiry regarding whether the
       Licensee violated the Commission's Underwriting and Sponsorship
       Identification Laws in connection with its operation of the Station on
       November 3 and 11, 2008, and on December 2 and 8, 2008.

    i. "Licensee" means Tri-State Public Communications, Inc. and its
       predecessors-in-interest and successors-in-interest as licensee of the
       Station.

    j. "Parties" mean the Licensee and the Bureau.

    k. "Rules" mean the Commission's regulations found in Title 47 of the
       Code of Federal Regulations.

    l. "Sponsorship Identification Laws" mean, individually or collectively,
       47 U.S.C. S: 317, 47 U.S.C. S: 508, 47 C.F.R. S: 73.1212, and/or any
       Commission policy relating to sponsorship identification or the
       practices commonly referred to as "payola" or "plugola."

    m. "Station" means noncommercial educational Station WHDD-FM, Sharon,
       Connecticut (Facility ID No. 173310).

    n. "Underwriting Laws" mean 47 U.S.C. S: 399b and 47 C.F.R. S: 73.503(d).

   II. BACKGROUND

    3. On December 23, 2008, the Commission received a Complaint which
       alleged that the Licensee had aired underwriting announcements
       containing "calls to action and qualitative terms intended to induce
       business patronage." The Complaint alleged that the Licensee had
       received consideration in exchange for the broadcast of the
       announcements. The Complaint also provided a recording of material
       broadcast by the Station. Based on the Complaint and recording, it
       appeared that the Licensee aired various commercial announcements,
       including one in which it failed to identify the sponsor. On February
       23, 2009, and October 22, 2009, the Bureau issued Letters of Inquiry
       to the Licensee, which directed the Licensee, among other things, to
       submit sworn written statements in response to questions relating to
       alleged violations of the Underwriting and Sponsorship Identification
       Laws. The Licensee responded on March 25, 2009, and on December 4,
       2009.

    4. The Underwriting Laws define advertisements as program material
       broadcast "in exchange for any remuneration" and intended to "promote
       any service, facility, or product" of for-profit entities. Section
       399b(b)(2) specifically provides that noncommercial educational
       stations may not broadcast advertisements. Although contributors of
       funds to such stations may receive on-air acknowledgements of their
       support, the Commission has held that such acknowledgements may be
       made for identification purposes only, and should not promote the
       contributors' products, services, or businesses. Specifically, such
       announcements may not contain comparative or qualitative descriptions,
       price information, calls to action, or inducements to buy, sell, rent
       or lease. At the same time, however, the Commission has acknowledged
       that it is at times difficult to distinguish between language that
       promotes versus that which merely identifies the underwriter and is
       consistent with the Commission's Rules and decisions establishing
       compliant underwriting announcements. Consequently, the Commission
       expects licensees to exercise reasonable, "good faith" judgment in
       this area, and affords some latitude to the judgments of licensees who
       do so. The underwriting announcements at issue here may have violated
       the Underwriting Laws because they appear to exceed the bounds of what
       is permissible and within licensee discretion under the Act and
       pertinent Commission precedent.

    5. The Sponsorship Identification Laws establish the general obligation
       of a broadcast station to air sponsorship identification announcements
       whenever any "money, service or other valuable consideration" is paid
       or promised to the station for the broadcast of program material. The
       Commission has noted that the sponsorship identification rules are
       "grounded in the principle that listeners and viewers are entitled to
       know who seeks to persuade them" and has warned that it would take
       enforcement action against broadcast stations and cable operators that
       did not comply with its rules. A proviso to these sections exempts
       stations from the requirement to make sponsorship identification
       announcements in certain circumstances, but these exemptions do not
       apply when the consideration paid or promised to a station is in the
       form of "money." In this case, the material aired by the Licensee may
       not have been adequately identified as sponsored, in violation of the
       Sponsorship Identification Laws.

    6. The Bureau and Licensee acknowledge that any proceedings that might
       result from the Investigation of the Complaint would be time-consuming
       and would require substantial expenditure of public and private
       resources. In order to conserve such resources, and to ensure
       continued compliance by Licensee with the Underwriting and Sponsorship
       Identification Laws, the Bureau and Licensee are entering into this
       Consent Decree in consideration of the mutual commitments made herein.

   III. TERMS OF AGREEMENT

    7. Adopting Order. The Parties agree that the provisions of this Consent
       Decree shall be subject to final approval by the Bureau by
       incorporation of such provisions by reference in the Adopting Order
       without change, addition, modification, or deletion.

    8. Jurisdiction. The Licensee agrees that the Bureau has jurisdiction
       over it and the matters contained in this Consent Decree and has the
       authority to enter into and adopt this Consent Decree.

    9. Effective Date; Violations. The Parties agree that this Consent Decree
       shall become effective on the date on which the FCC releases the
       Adopting Order. Upon release, the Adopting Order and this Consent
       Decree shall have the same force and effect as any other Order of the
       Bureau. Any violation of the Adopting Order or of the terms of this
       Consent Decree shall constitute a separate violation of a Bureau
       Order, entitling the Bureau to exercise any rights and remedies
       attendant to the enforcement of a Commission Order.

   10. Termination of Investigation. In express reliance on the covenants and
       representations in this Consent Decree and to avoid further
       expenditure of public resources, the Bureau agrees to terminate its
       Investigation and dismiss the Complaint. In consideration for the
       termination of said Investigation and dismissal of the Complaint, the
       Licensee agrees to the terms, conditions, and procedures contained
       herein. The Bureau further agrees that, in the absence of new material
       evidence, the Bureau will not use the facts developed in this
       Investigation through the Effective Date of the Consent Decree, or the
       existence of this Consent Decree, to institute, on its own motion, any
       new proceeding, formal or informal, or take any action on its own
       motion against the Licensee concerning the matters that were the
       subject of the Investigation. The Bureau also agrees that it will not
       use the facts developed in this Investigation through the Effective
       Date of this Consent Decree, or the existence of this Consent Decree,
       to institute on its own motion any proceeding, formal or informal, or
       take any action on its own motion against the Licensee with respect to
       the Licensee's basic qualifications, including its character
       qualifications, to be a Commission licensee or to hold Commission
       authorizations.

   11. Compliance Plan. For purposes of settling the matters set forth
       herein, the Licensee agrees to maintain a Compliance Plan related to
       future compliance with the Act, the Commission's Rules, and the
       Commission's Orders. The Plan will include, at a minimum, the
       components found in the Attachment to this Consent Decree.

   12. Compliance Reports. Licensee will file compliance reports with the
       Commission ninety (90) days after the Effective Date, twelve (12)
       months after the Effective Date, twenty-four (24) months after the
       Effective Date, and upon expiration of this Consent Decree, three (3)
       years after the Effective Date. Each compliance report shall include a
       compliance certificate from the Compliance Officer, as defined in
       paragraph 7 of the Compliance Plan in the Attachment, as an agent of
       the Licensee, stating that the Compliance Officer has personal
       knowledge that the Licensee: (i) has established operating procedures
       intended to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of this
       Consent Decree, the Underwriting Laws, and the Sponsorship
       Identification Laws, together with an accompanying statement
       explaining the basis for the Compliance Officer's certification; (ii)
       has been utilizing those procedures since the previous Compliance
       Report was submitted; and (iii) is not aware of any instances of
       non-compliance. The certification must comply with Section 1.16 of the
       Commission's Rules and be subscribed to as true under penalty of
       perjury in substantially the form set forth therein. If the Compliance
       Officer cannot provide the requisite certification, the Compliance
       Officer, as an agent of and on behalf of the Licensee, shall provide
       the Commission with a detailed explanation of: (i) any instances of
       non-compliance with this Consent Decree, the Underwriting laws, and
       the Sponsorship Identification Laws; and (ii) the steps that the
       Licensee has taken or will take to remedy each instance of
       non-compliance and ensure future compliance, and the schedule on which
       proposed remedial actions will be taken. All compliance reports shall
       be submitted to the Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division,
       Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Room 4-C330,
       445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554, with a copy submitted
       electronically to Kenneth M. Scheibel, Jr., at
       Kenneth.Scheibel@fcc.gov, Anjali K. Singh at Anjali.Singh@fcc.gov, and
       Amelia Brown at Amelia.Brown@fcc.gov.

   13. Termination Date. Unless stated otherwise, the requirements of the
       Compliance Plan will expire three (3) years after the Effective Date.

   14. Voluntary Contribution. Licensee agrees that it will make a voluntary
       contribution to the United States Treasury in the amount of $15,000.
       The payment will be made in three installments of $5,000, payable as
       follows: $5,000 on or before the twentieth day of the month following
       the release of the Adopting Order; $5,000 on or before three months
       after the date of the first payment; and payment of the balance of
       $5,000 on or before six months after the date of the first payment.
       The payment must be made by check or similar instrument, payable to
       the order of the Federal Communications Commission. The payment must
       include the NAL/Account Number and FRN Number referenced in the
       caption to the Adopting Order. Payment by check or money order may be
       mailed to Federal Communications Commission, P.O. Box 979088, St.
       Louis, MO 63197-9000. Payment by overnight mail may be sent to U.S.
       Bank - Government Lockbox #979088, SL-MO-C2-GL, 1005 Convention Plaza,
       St. Louis, MO 63101. Payment by wire transfer may be made to ABA
       Number 021030004, receiving bank TREAS/NYC, and account number
       27000001. For payment by credit card, an FCC Form 159 (Remittance
       Advice) must be submitted.  When completing the FCC Form 159, enter
       the NAL/Account number in block number 23A (call sign/other ID), and
       enter the letters "FORF" in block number 24A (payment type code). The
       Licensee will also send electronic notification on the date said
       payment is made to Hillary.DeNigro@fcc.gov, Ben.Bartolome@fcc.gov,
       Kenneth.Scheibel@fcc.gov Anjali.Singh@fcc.gov, and
       Amelia.Brown@fcc.gov.

   15. Waivers. The Licensee waives any and all rights it may have to seek
       administrative or judicial reconsideration, review, appeal or stay, or
       to otherwise challenge or contest the validity of this Consent Decree
       and the Order adopting this Consent Decree, provided the Commission
       issues an Order adopting the Consent Decree without change, addition,
       modification, or deletion. The Licensee shall retain the right to
       challenge Commission interpretation of the Consent Decree or any terms
       contained herein. If either Party (or the United States on behalf of
       the Commission) brings a judicial action to enforce the terms of the
       Adopting Order, neither the Licensee nor the Commission shall contest
       the validity of the Consent Decree or the Adopting Order, and the
       Licensee shall waive any statutory right to a trial de novo. The
       Licensee hereby agrees to waive any claims it may otherwise have under
       the Equal Access to Justice Act, 5 U.S.C. S: 504 and 47 C.F.R. S:
       1.1501 et seq., relating to the matters addressed in this Consent
       Decree.

   16. Subsequent Rule or Order. The Parties agree that if any provision of
       the Consent Decree conflicts with any subsequent rule or Order adopted
       by the Commission (except an Order specifically intended to revise the
       terms of this Consent Decree to which the Licensee does not expressly
       consent), that provision will be superseded by such Commission rule or
       Order.

   17. Successors and Assigns. The Licensee agrees that the provisions of
       this Consent Decree shall be binding on its successors, assigns, and
       transferees.

   18. Final Settlement. The Parties agree and acknowledge that this Consent
       Decree shall constitute a final settlement between the Parties. The
       Parties further agree that this Consent Decree does not constitute
       either adjudication on the merits or a factual or legal finding or
       determination regarding any compliance or noncompliance with the
       requirements of the Act or the Commission's Rules and Orders. The
       Parties agree that this Consent Decree is for settlement purposes only
       and that by agreeing to this Consent Decree, the Licensee does not
       admit or deny noncompliance, violation or liability for violating the
       Act, the Commission's Rules or Orders in connection with the matters
       that are the subject of this Consent Decree.

   19. Modifications. This Consent Decree cannot be modified without the
       advance written consent of both Parties.

   20. Paragraph Headings. The headings of the Paragraphs in this Consent
       Decree are inserted for convenience only and are not intended to
       affect the meaning or interpretation of this Consent Decree.

   21. Authorized Representative. Each party represents and warrants to the
       other that it has full power and authority to enter into this Consent
       Decree.

   22. Counterparts. This Consent Decree may be signed in any number of
       counterparts (including by facsimile), each of which, when executed
       and delivered, shall be an original, and all of which counterparts
       together shall constitute one and the same fully executed instrument.


     ________________________________        
                                             
     P. Michele Ellison                      
                                             
     Chief                                   
                                             
     Enforcement Bureau                      
                                             
     ________________________________        
                                             
     Date                                    
                                             
     ________________________________        
                                             
     Marshall Miles                          
                                             
     President                               
                                             
     Tri-State Public Communications, Inc.   
                                             
     ________________________________        
                                             
     Date                                    


                                   ATTACHMENT

                                Compliance Plan

   The Licensee will develop a Compliance Plan for the purpose of furthering
   compliance with the Underwriting and Sponsorship Identification Laws. At a
   minimum, the Compliance Plan will consist of the following components:

   1. Commitment to High Standards for the Identification of Program Sponsors
   and the Airing of Underwriting Announcements and Sponsored Content. The
   Licensee commits to enforcing high standards with respect to the
   Sponsorship Identification Laws and the Underwriting Laws to avoid
   violations.

   2. Annual Report. The Compliance Officer, as defined below,  shall submit
   reports to the Licensee's Board of Directors concerning the Licensee's
   compliance with this Compliance Plan. The first such report shall be
   submitted within sixty (60) days of the Effective Date and additional
   reports will be submitted at least annually thereafter.

   3. Training of Station Employees.

   A. Training on Sponsorship Identification Laws. The Licensee will conduct
   appropriate training of its employees who are on-air talent and/or
   materially participate in the on-air broadcast of program material or in
   the making of programming decisions and their supervisory employees
   ("Programming Personnel") in the Sponsorship Identification Laws,
   including the FCC's interpretation of such statutes and regulations
   regarding payola and related issues.

   B. Training on Underwriting Laws. The Licensee will conduct appropriate
   training of Programming Personnel in the Underwriting Laws, including the
   FCC's interpretation of such statutes and regulations regarding
   underwriting.

   C. Training Schedule. Training on both the Sponsorship Identification Laws
   and the Underwriting Laws will be provided to all Programming Personnel
   within sixty (60) days of the Effective Date. The training will be
   provided to all new Programming Personnel within thirty (30) days after
   they commence their duties. Refresher training will be provided to all
   Programming Personnel at least once every twelve (12) months, regarding
   existing guidelines and, where applicable, pertinent changes to the
   Underwriting and Sponsorship Identification Laws.

   4. Multi-level Review of Underwriting Content and Sponsored Content.
   Licensee will use a multi-level review procedure for underwriting content
   and sponsored content to be broadcast on the Station. All scripts of
   announcements will continue to be reviewed by the Licensee or its staff,
   prior to broadcast, for compliance with the Underwriting Laws.

   5. Education of Prospective Underwriters. Licensee will also implement and
   maintain a plan to educate prospective underwriters about appropriate
   underwriting content and how the Licensee incorporates such underwriting
   content in the messages that it prepares for underwriter approval and
   eventual broadcast. To that end, the Licensee will summarize the
   Underwriting Laws for each client before it accepts any contract with the
   prospective underwriter to air underwriting messages over the Station and
   prepares the underwriting message for the underwriter's review. The
   Licensee will not broadcast any announcement that does not comply with the
   Underwriting Laws.

   6. Contractual Agreements. Licensee will ensure that all contractual
   agreements with respect to Programming Personnel include a contractual
   clause relating to compliance with the Sponsorship Identification Laws.

   7. Compliance Officer. Within forty-five (45) days of the Effective Date,
   the Licensee shall designate a Compliance Officer, whose responsibility
   shall be to seek to ensure the Licensee's compliance with the Compliance
   Plan and with the Underwriting and Sponsorship Identification Laws through
   the following duties: (a) the implementation, effectuation, and
   supervision of the training program with regard to the Underwriting and
   Sponsorship Identification Laws for all Licensee employees; (b) being
   accessible by telephone and/or e-mail to any Licensee employee who seeks
   advice on compliance with the Compliance Plan and the Underwriting
   Sponsorship Identification Laws or who wishes to report potential
   violations of such policies and laws; (c) the development and
   implementation of procedures designed to ensure Licensee's continuing
   compliance with the Compliance Plan and the Underwriting and Sponsorship
   Identification Laws; (d) monitoring the Licensee's compliance with the
   Compliance Plan and the Underwriting and Sponsorship Identification Laws;
   (e) reporting on a quarterly basis to the Licensee President regarding
   compliance of Licensee Stations and employees with the Compliance Plan and
   the Underwriting and Sponsorship Identification Laws; and (f) such other
   activities as the Compliance Officer deems necessary or appropriate to
   carry out his or her duties.

   8. Hotline. The Compliance Officer shall maintain a hotline for employees
   to call the Compliance Officer to obtain advice on compliance with the
   Compliance Plan and report violations of the Compliance Plan.

   9. FCC Enforcement Actions. If as a result of a possible violation of the
   Sponsorship Identification Laws at a Licensee Station occurring after the
   effective date of the Consent Decree, the Licensee receives a Notice of
   Apparent Liability or similar Bureau document proposing a forfeiture, a
   Bureau document contemplating license non-renewal or revocation, or a
   Forfeiture Order, the following steps will be taken:

   A. Each employee accused of violating the Sponsorship Identification Laws
   will be suspended and an investigation will immediately be undertaken.

   B. Each such employee will be required to undergo remedial training on the
   Compliance Plan and the Sponsorship Identification Laws and satisfy the
   Compliance Officer and Licensee Station management that he or she
   understands such regulations and policies before resuming his or her
   duties.

   C. If a Notice of Apparent Liability, Forfeiture Order or similar document
   assessing a forfeiture, or a document denying a renewal application and/or
   revoking a license issued by the FCC, is finally adjudicated and the
   Licensee is finally found to have violated the Sponsorship Identification
   Laws that results in such action by the Commission, the employee(s)
   materially involved in the violation or violations that are the subject of
   such Commission or Bureau action will be subject to further disciplinary
   action, up to and including termination.

   See 47 U.S.C. S:S: 317, 399b, 508.

   See 47 C.F.R. S:S: 73.503(d), 73.1212.

   See 47 U.S.C. S: 154(i).

   See 47 C.F.R. S:S: 0.111, 0.311.

   See 47 U.S.C. S:S: 317, 399b, 508.

   See 47 C.F.R. S:S: 73.503(d), 73.1212.

   See Letter from Kenneth M. Scheibel, Jr., Assistant Chief, Investigations
   and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications
   Commission, to Tri-State Public Communications, Inc., dated February 23,
   2009; Letter from Kenneth M. Scheibel, Jr., Assistant Chief,
   Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal
   Communications Commission, to Tri-State Public Communications, Inc., dated
   October 22, 2009 ("Letters of Inquiry").

   See supra note 3.

   See Letter from Complainant to Hillary S. DeNigro, Chief, Investigations
   and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications
   Commission, filed December 23, 2008 ("Complaint").

   See id. at 2.

   See id. at Attachment.

   See supra note  3.

   See Letter from Brendan Holland, Attorney for Tri-State Public
   Communications, Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal
   Communications Commission, filed March 25, 2009; Letter from Brendan
   Holland, Attorney for Tri-State Public Communications, Inc., to Marlene H.
   Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, filed December 4,
   2009.

   See 47 U.S.C. S: 399b(a).

   See 47 U.S.C. S: 399b(b)(2).

   See Commission Policy Concerning the Noncommercial Nature of Educational
   Broadcasting Stations, Public Notice (1986), republished, 7 FCC Rcd 827
   (1992).

   See id.

   See Xavier University, Letter of Admonition, issued November 14, 1989
   (Mass Med. Bur.), recons. granted, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 5 FCC Rcd
   4920 (1990).

   See id.

   See 47 U.S.C. S: 317(a)(1); 47 C.F.R. S: 73.1212(a).

   See, e.g., Commission Reminds Broadcast Licensees, Cable Operators and
   Others of Requirements Applicable to Video News Releases and Seeks Comment
   on the Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees and Cable
   Operators, Public Notice, 20 FCC Rcd 8593-94 (2005).

   See id.

   See 47 C.F.R. S: 1.16.

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