Attachment STA grant

This document pretains to SES-STA-20071109-01552 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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E070263 SES—STA—20071109—01552 182007002726 Channel 40, Inc. Approved by OMB 3060—0678 APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description ofthis application to identify it on the main menu: Earth Station STA Request 11/2007 1. Applicant Name: Channel 40, Inc. Phone Number: 916—454—4422 DBA Name: Fax Number: Street: 4655 Fruitridge Road E—Mail: jIdavis@tribunce.com City: Sacramento State: CA Country: USA Zipcode: 95820 — Attention: Jack Davis tA 20011199 :0165>

2. Contact Name: Thomas P. Van Wazer Phone Number: 202—736—8119 Company: Sidley Austin LLP Fax Number: 202—736—8711 Street: 1501 K St. NW E—Mail: tvanwazer@sidley.com City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20005 — Attention: Thomas P. Van Wazer Relationship: Legal Counsel (If your application is relatedto an applicationfiled with the Commission, entereitherthe file numberor the IB Submission ID ofthe related application. Please enter only one.) 3. Reference File Number SESLICINTR200702725 or Submission ID 4a. Is a fee submitted with this application? © If Yes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason forfee exemption (see 47 C.ER.Section 1.1114). ol Governmental Entity C Noncommercial educational licensee C Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request @ Use Prior to Grant C Change Station Location C Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 11/14/2007 7. CityVarious Locations throughout the U.S. 8. Latitude (dd mmss.s h) 0 O 0.0

9. State 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 0 0 0.0 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: KTXL STA Attachment Attachment 2: Attachment 3: 12. Description. (Ifthe complete description does not appearin this box, please go to the end ofthe formto view it in its entirety.) Applicant seeks special temporary authority to operate a new license which will be used to provide analog and digital coverage of local and national news, sports, and other events for broadcast by its parent television station, KTXL(TV), for distribution to its sister stations throughout North America. 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is @ Yes [3 No subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 ofthe Anti—Drug Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession ordistribution of a controlled substance. See 47 CFR 1,2002(b) for the meaning of "party to the application" forthese purposes. 14. Name ofPerson Signing 15. Title of Person Signing Audrey Farrington Viee—President and General Manager WILLEFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND / OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (U.$. Code, Title 47, Section 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503).

FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT The public reporting forthis collection ofinformation is estimated to average 2 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the required data, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. If you have any comments on this burden estimate, or how we can improve the collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please write to the Federal Communications Commission, AMD—PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060—0678), Washington, DC 20554. We will also accept your comments regarding the Paperwork Reduction Act aspects ofthis collection via the Internet if you send them to jboley@fec.gov, PLEASE DO NOT SEND COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. Remember — You are not required to respond to a collection ofinformation sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsorthis collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number orif we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control numberof 3060—0678. THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, PUBLIC LAW 104—13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. SECTION 3507.

Channel 40, Inc. Temporary Fixed Earth Station Request for Special Temporary Authority November 2007 EXPLANATION OF REQUEST FOR STA Channel 40, Inc., the licensee of KTXL—TV, Sacramento, California hereby requests special temporary authority ("STA") to begin immediate operations of a used satellite newsgathering truck it recently acquired. STA is needed until such time as the Commission can process KTXL‘s underlying application for a new license to operate this satellite truck.‘ KTXL is the Fox network affiliate in the Sacramento—Stockton—Modesto DMA, which includes 16 counties many of which cannot be served by 2 GHz ENG vehicles. On average, KTXL broadcasts a total of 17 hours of local news programming each week. To support these newscasts, KTXL has almost a continuous need for its satellite truck to provide live, on—the—scene coverage of breaking news stories. In addition, KTXL, whichis indirectly owned by Tribune Broadcasting ("Tribune"), also provides coverage from Sacramento and the California State Capital to more than 15 of Tribune‘s television stations across the country with local newscasts. STA to operate the used satellite truck immediately is needed because KTXL‘s existing satellite truck is 16 years old with over 220,000 miles and has become less and less reliable despite the constant infusion of money for repairs. Among other things, KTXL has been ‘KTXL filed an application for a newlicense because the former owner of the used satellite truck apparently intends to transfer the truck‘s formercall sign (E040316) to another truck he owns.

forced to repair or replace the truck‘s engine, its two—speed axle and, most recently, the generator needed to power the cameras and related equipment whenever the truck is on location. Each time the breakdowns associated with the repairs occurred, KTXL lost the use of the truck for varying periods of time ranging from a few days to over a week. Although KTXL had the use of several 2 GHz ENG vehicles during this downtime, it was clearly at a competitive disadvantage without its satellite truck. STA will also allow KTXL to cover more stories with its satellite truck than it has in the past, KTXL‘s current satellite truck weighs approximately 26,000 pounds. The truck‘s size and weight significantly restrict the locations where KTXL can use its truck. Ironically, the California State Capitol is one of the locations where KTXL, like the other stations in the market, uses its satellite truck because the urban canyon in an around the Capitol effectively prevent the successful transmission ofterrestrial 2 GHz ENG signals. Unfortunately, the size and weight of KTXL‘s current satellite truck make it very challenging to use it in and around the State Capitol, where vehicle congestion is high and the streets (especially side streets) were not designed with 26,000 pound vehicles in mind. By contrast, the used satellite truck that KTXL has acquired provides the same functionality in an Econoline van, a vehicle that is far more maneuverable than KTXL‘s existing truck. Given that the demand for local newsgathering in and around Sacramento will continue to increase with the 2008 election season approaching, KTXL submits thatits request for STA is in the public interest because it will allow KTXL to cover the news as it develops, rather than worrying about the repair schedule forits satellite truck. DJ


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