Attachment Exhibit F

This document pretains to SES-T/C-20170622-00672 for Transfer of Control on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESTC2017062200672_1240231

                                            MIDWEST INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.
                                      JANICE M. II{GSTAD, DECEASED (TRANSFEROR)
                                                 THE ESTATE OF JAI{ICE M. INGSTAD
                                      (TANYA INGSTAD KN{UDSON, PR) (TRANSFERE,E)
                                    SATELLITEEARTHSTATIONSE860T0TANDEI40I26
                                                           FCC FORM 3I2. EXHIBIT F

                     PUBLIC INTEREST STATEMENT AND
            DESCRIPTION OF INVOLUNTARY TRANSFER OF CONTROL

       The Estate of Janice M. Ingstad (Tanya Ingstad Knudson, PR) ("Estate" or 'oTransf-eree")
hereby submit the foregoing FCC Fo* 312 for the involuntary transfer of control Midwest
                                                                                             and
Information Systems. Ilnc. (-*Midwest"), licensee of fixed satellite earth stations E860707
E14}l26,fiom the late Janice M. Ingstad to her Estate. Ms. Ingstad passed away on December
g.2016 and her daughter, Tanya Ingstad Knudson, was appointed as Personal Representative by
the District Court of Grand Forks County, North Dakota, on Januar.v 6.2017. Copies
                                                                                         of Letters
Testamentary and the Statement Appointing Personal Representative are attached hereto'

         The late Ms. Ingstad owned or held controlling interests in a number of broadcast
                                                                                 the time that
licensees, and her primiry business was the operation of broadcast stations. At
                                                                                           were
applications for involuntary transfers of control of Ms. Ingstad's broadcasting companies
                                                                                      The Estate is
filed, the involuntary transier of control of Midwest was inadvertently overlooked.
filing this application as soon as possible upon learning of that omission'

       A grant of the subject application u,ill permit for the prompt and efficient settlement of
Ms. Ingstai's Estate, as w-ell as atto*lng the Estate to continue efficient operations of the
                                                                                              sub.iect

earlh stations pending settlement of the Estate'

         For all the foregoing reasons, the Estate respectfully submits that the subject application
w-ill serve the public interest and should be expeditiously granted.


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Michael E. Jttntunen, tt04072
Olson- Jnnhrnen & Sandbetg, Ltd,
315 Iit Ave, North
P.O, Box 5788
Glantl Forks, ND 58206'5788                             PlobateNo.
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X[oineyi for: Petsonal Rcpresenttrtive

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                      LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
                          (Informnl Probate)


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Reprcsonthtlve of tlte Estate'

        WITNESS: Hon.        Judge   of the District Cotltt, Cournty of      Grand
Forks, State of NorlhDakota,              Signed:   11612011   3:57:29 PM
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STATE OF N0RTHDAKOTA
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Estate of Janice    M. Ingstad, rleceaserl'
        Deted this 6rl'daY of Janu ary,2017.


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    l, lhe und6rsignecl,     REBECCA,qBSEY              Clerk ot the
   rlrrcl Courl oi
D;slrrcl        o, said
                   said County hereby ccrtih. that the foregoing is
a fu l, {rue and ccrreLt copy of ihe JriJinal Le'r,ere on I te in my
otirce a.ld that on lhB dale of lhis certlicaie they ]vere io fuil


Miehael E. Juntunen #04072
biSoN, rm{firNei-r & SANDBERc, LTD.
315 lst Ave. North
P.O. Box 5788
Grand Forks, ND 58206'5?88                                 ProbareNo. 18-2017-PR-00002
               8p"r*oout
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                     In the Matter of the Estate of Janice M. Ingstad,
                            alWa ! anMarie Ingstad, Deceased.

   STATEMENT OF APPOINTMENT OF A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIYE
     The Application ofTanya Ingstad Knudson for inforrnal appointment of a Petsonal

Representative having been filed with the Court, and it appearing that:

       1.     The decedent died on December 9,2016, and at least one hundred tweflry

hours {L}fr)have elapsed since the decedent's death; and

              a.     The Application is comPlete;

              b.     The Application contains the Applicant's oath or affirmation that the

              statements containe{ thereil are true     to the best of her knowledge and
              belief; and that all of the statements   required by law to he made in the

              Application have been made;
              d.     On the basis of the statements in the Application, venue is proper;

              e.     Any notice required by the laws of this state has been given and the
              Application is not within Section NDCC 30.1-14-04;
              f.     The Wilt and Codicils to which ttris appointment relates appear to be

              the duly executecl and apparently unrevoked, Will and Codicils of the
              decedent and is in the oourt's possession;

              g.     That from the staternents in the Application it appears that the person

              whose appointments is sought is entitled to appointment by priority;

              h.     The time limit for the original probate of this Will has not expired'


                i.      The date of the original Will is May 21, 1997. The date of the First

                Codicii is February 6, 2A06. The date of the Second Codicil is October 2,
                2009.

      2.        A Personal Representative   has not been appointed in another county in this

state and neither the    Will nor Codicil subject of this Application not any othet Wilt or
Codicil of the decedent has been the subject of   a previous probate      order'

      NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED                  as   follows:

       L        The Application for informal probate is hereby granted and the Will datcd

May 21, 1997,the First Codicil dated February 6,2006 and the Second Codicil            dated

October 2,2A09, are hereby adrnitted to informal probate.

      2.        The Application for informal appointment of a Personal Representative is

Irereby granted and Tatya Ingstad Knudson                 is hereby appointed as Personal
Representative of the Estate of Janice M. Ingstad, deceased, without bond'

       3.       Letters Testamentary shall be issued to Tanya Ingstad Knudson upon her
qualification and acceptance'


       Dated:

                                                     Signed: 1l€12017 3:56:55 PM
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                                                        NU"r
                                                   Judst-



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