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Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. In the Matter of ) ) Second DTV Periodic ) MB Docket No. 03-15 Review Proceeding ) ) Paxson Spokane License, Inc. ) Station KGPX-TV, Spokane, WA ) File No. BFRECT-20050210AWF Facility ID 81694 ) To: Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau OBJECTION TO PROPOSED NEGOTIATED CHANNEL ARRANGEMENT Puget Sound Educational TV, Inc. (“Puget Sound”), licensee of Station KWDK, Tacoma, Washington, hereby files its Objection to the above-referenced multi-channel, negotiated channel arrangement (“NCA”) as specified in the Commission’s Public Notice “DTV Channel Election Issues – Proposed Negotiated Channel Election Arrangements and procedures for Filing Associated Pleadings,” Released March 1, 2005 (DA-05-519) (“Public Notice”). Puget Sound is filing its objection since Station KWDK is not a party to a NCA with KGPX. Puget Sound did not enter into an agreement and does not intend to be bound by any such agreement. ACCORDINGLY, Puget Sound respectfully requests that the Commission’s records reflect that KWDK has not agreed to and is not a party to the NCA which supports the application filed by KGPX. Respectfully submitted, PUGET SOUND EDUCATIONAL TV, INC. By:____________________________________ Robert L. Olender Its Counsel March 18, 2005 Koerner & Olender, P.C. 5809 Nicholson Lane Suite 124 North Bethesda, MD 20852 (301) 468-3336 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Molly M. Parezo, secretary at Koerner & Olender, P.C., do hereby certify that on this 18th day of March, 2005, I caused a copy of the foregoing “Objection to Proposed Negotiated Channel Arrangement” to be sent via Federal Express or by hand delivery to the following parties: Nazifa Sawez* KCTS Television Federal Communications Licensee of KCTS-TV Commission c/o Dow Lohnes & Albertson, PLLC Room 2-A726 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. 445 12th Street, S.W. Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20554 Washington, D.C. 20036 Attn: Todd D. Gray Best Copy and Printing, Inc.* KHQ, Incorporated FCC Copy Contractor Licensee of KHQ-TV Portals II 1201 West Sprague Street 445 12th Street, S.W. Spokane, WA 99210-0600 Room CY-B402 Attn: Lon Lee-President Washington, D.C. 20554 Emmis Television License, LLC King Broadcasting Company Licensee of KOIN (TV) Licensee of KREM-TV and KGW (TV) c/o Wiley Rein & Fielding, LLP c/o Wiley Rein & Fielding, LLP 1776 K Street, N.W. 1776 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 Washington, D.C. 20006 Attn: John E. Fiorini Attn: John M. Burgett Fisher Broadcasting-Portland TV, KSKN Television, Inc. LLC Licensee of KSK (TV) Licensee of KATU (TV) c/o Wiley Rein & Fielding, LLP c/o Shaw Pittman, LLP 1776 K Street, N.W. 2300 N Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 Washington, D.C. 20037 Attn: John M. Burgett Attn: Clifford M. Harrington Fisher Broadcasting-Washington TV, Mountain Licenses, L.P. LLC Licensee of KAYU-TV Licensee of KLEW-TV c/o Leventhal Senter and Lerman, c/o Shaw Pittman, LLP PLLC 2300 N Street, N.W. 2000 K Street, N.W., Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20037 Washington, D.C. 2006-1809 Attn: Clifford M. Harrington Attn: John D. Poutasse * Denotes HAND DELIVERY National Minority TV, Inc. Spokane School District #81 Licensee of KNMT (TV) Licensee of KSPS-TV c/o Law Offices of Colby M. May c/o Garvey Schubert Barer 205 third Street, S.E. 1000 Potomac Street, N.W., 5th Floor Washington, D.C. 2003-1128 Washington, D.C. 20007 Attn: Melodie Virtue Paxon Spokane License, Inc. Spokane Television, Inc. Licensee of KGPX (TV) Apple Valley Broadcasting, Inc. 601 Clearwater Park Road Licensee of KXYL-TV West Palm Beach, FL 33401-6233 Licensee of KAAP-TV Attn: William L. Watson c/o Rini Coran, PC 1501 M Street, N.W., Suite 1150 Washington, D.C. 20005 Attn: Robert J. Rini Jonathan E. Allen Paxon Spokane License, Inc. State Board of Education, State of Licensee of KGPX (TV) Idaho c/o Dow Lohnes & Alpertson, PLLC Licensee of KUID-TV and KCDT (TV) 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. c/o Fletcher Heald and Hildreth, PLC Suite 600 1300 North 17th Street, 11th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 Arlington, VA 22209-3801 Atttn: Scott S. Patrick Attn: Anne Goodwin Crump North Pacific International Washington State University Television, Inc. Licensee of KWSU-TV Licensee of KHCV-TV c/o Dow Lohnes & Alpertson, PLLC c/o Irwin, Campbell & Tannenwald, 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. P.C. Suite 600 1730 Rhode Island Ave., N.W., Suite Washington, D.C. 20036 200 Attn: Margaret L. Miller Washington, D.C. 20036-3120 Attn: Peter Tannenwald Molly M. Parezo 11645 03/Objection-NCA.031705 .
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