Federal Communications Commission FCC 02-159 Before the Federal
Federal Communications Commission FCC 02-159 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Shareholders of the Ackerley Group, Inc. ) (Transferor) ) File Nos. BTCCT, BTCTTA, BTCTTL, ) BTC, BTCH, BTCTTV, BTCTT, and ) BTCFT-20011017ACI-AED ) Clear Channel Communications, Inc. ) (Transferee) ) ) For Transfer of Control of the Ackerley Group, ) Inc., and Certain Subsidiaries, Licensees of ) KCOY-TV, Santa Maria, CA; KTVF(TV), ) Fairbanks, AK; KION(TV), Monterey, CA; ) KFTY(TV), Santa Rosa, CA; KGET(TV), ) Bakersfield, CA; KVIQ(TV), Eureka, CA; ) KMTR(TV), Eugene, OR; KMTZ(TV), Coos Bay, ) OR; KMTX-TV, Roseburg, OR; KVOS-TV, ) Bellingham, WA; KHHO(AM), Tacoma, WA; ) KJR(AM), Seattle, WA: KBTB(FM), Seattle, WA; ) KUBE(FM), Seattle, WA; WIVT(TV), ) Binghampton, NY; WIXT-TV, Syracuse, NY; ) WOKR(TV), Rochester, NY; WUTR(TV), Utica, ) NY; WWTI(TV), Watertown, NY; and ) KGPE(TV), Fresno, CA and Associated ) Television Translator Stations. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Adopted: May 24, 2002 Released: May 29, 2002 By the Commission: Commissioner Copps approving in part, dissenting in part and issuing a statement. I. INTRODUCTION 1. On October 17, 2001, Clear Channel filed applications seeking Commission consent to the transfer of control of Ackerley Media Group, Inc. (AK Media), Central NY News, Inc., and Ackerley Broadcasting Fresno, LLC, wholly owned subsidiaries of the Ackerley Group, Inc. (Ackerley) and licensees of 16 full-service television stations, as well as two FM and two AM radio stations.1 Buckley 1 A list of the stations to be transferred, along with associated low power, Class A, and television translator stations, is attached as Appendix A.
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