Kinds That Are Broadcast by These Stations. an Illustrative Work Is the Series, SESAME STREET, Produced by Children's Television Workshop
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j p- BECHTEL 5 COLE FILE COPY Be fore The COPYRIGHT ROYALTY TRIBUNAL Washington, D.C. In the Matter of: ) ) CRT 84-1:83-CD 1983 Cable Copyright ) Royalty Distribution ) PREHEARING STATEMENT OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE This statement is filed on behalf of the public television claimant group consisting of public television stations, other producers of public television programs and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) . 1. The public television claimant group intends to participate in Phase I. It will not participate in Phase II unless some other party should seek to litigate in Phase II the amount of a claimed share in the public television award. In all prio'r proceedings to date, it has not been necessary to conduct Phase II proceedings relative to the public television award. 2. The public television claimant group seeks an award for programs broadcast by public television stations in the United States that are retransmitted by cable systems on a distant- signal basis. These works include television programming of all kinds that are broadcast by these stations. An illustrative work is the series, SESAME STREET, produced by Children's Television Workshop. 3. PBS and other members of the public television claimant group& to our knowledge, have no intention of asserting Phase II claims against other Phase I claimant groups and their categories of awards. 4. The public television claimant group represented in this proceeding by PBS consists of the following parties: PBS, the licensees of public television stations and other producers of public television programs, including the following: Southern Educational Communications Association, Amagin, Inc., Netx'opolitan Opera Association, Robert Spencer Productions, National Review, Inc., Children's Television Workshop, Public Television Playhouse, Inc., Janus Films, Time-Life Films, Inc., Agency for International Technology, Family Communicat.ions, Inc.g Canadian Broadcasting Coxpoxation (CBC), Ontario Educational Communications Authority (OECA), Children's Television International, Inc., Dallas County Community College District, Maryland Instxuctional Television, and University of Nisconsin, Extension Programs in Educatio. Several of these producers may also be parties in other Phase I claimant groups, e.g., Janus Films and Time-Life Films, Inc. relative to the commercial television program supplier claimant group represented by NPAA, and CBC-OECA relative to the Canadian claimant group. Their inclusion in the PBS representation in this proceeding is limited to their interests as suppliers of programs broadcast on United States public television stations. 5. The following counsel should receive service of all documents filed with the CRT: Gene A. Bechtel, Esq. Bechtel t Cole Suite 502 2101 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 (202) 833-4190 Jacqueline Weiss, Esq. Deputy General Counsel Public Broadcasting Service 475 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20024 (202) 488-5059 Respectfully submitted, Gene A. Bechtel Bechtel & Cole Suite 502 2101 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 (202) 833-4190 Counsel for Public Broadcasting Service Jacqueline Weiss, Esq. Deputy General Counsel Public Broadcasting Service 475 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20024 (202) 488-5059 April 22, 1985 PTV EXHIBIT 1 Public Television Stations — By Type 1983 COMMUNITY LICENSEES CITY ALASKA KAKM ANCHORAGE KYUK BETHEL KTOO JUNEAU CALIFORNIA KEET EUREKA KCET LOS ANGELES KIXE REDDXNG KVXE SACRAMENTO KQED/KQEC SAN FRANCISCO COLORADO KBDI BROOMFXELD CONNECTICUT CONNECTICUT NETWORK WEDW BRIDGEPORT WEDH HARTFORD WEDY NEW HAVEN WEDN NORWICH DELAWARE WDPB SEAFORD WHYY* WILMINGTON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA META WASHINGTON FLORXDA WHRS BOYNTON BEACH WJCT JACKSONVILLE WPBT NORTH MIAMI WMFE ORLANDO WEDU TAMPA Also licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. COMMUNITY LICENSEES CITY ILLINOIS WTTW CHICAGO WTVP PEORIA INDIANA WNIN EVANSVILLE WFYI INDIANAPOLIS WNIT SOUTH BEND KANSAS KOOD BUNKER HILL KPTS WICHITA KENTUCKY WKPC LOUISVILLE LOUISIANA WYES NEW ORLEANS MAINE WCCB LEWISTON MASSACHUSETTS WGBH/WGBX BOSTON WGBY SPRINGFIELD MICHIGAN WTVS DETROIT MINNESOTA KWCM APPLETON KAWE BEMIDJI WDSE DULUTH KTCA/KTCI ST. PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS MISSOURI KCPT KANSAS CITY KOZK SPRINGFIELD KETC ST. LOUIS NEVADA KNPB RENO COMMUNITY LICENSEES CITY NEW YORK WNED BUFFALO WSKG ENDWELL WCNY LIVERPOOL WNET* NEW YORK CITY WLIW PLAINVIEW WCFE PLATTSBURGH WXXI ROCHESTER WMHT SCHENECTADY WNPE/WNPI WATERTOWN NORTH CAROLINA WTVI CHARLOTTE NORTH DAKOTA NORTH DAKOTA NETWORK KBME BISMARK KDSE DICKINSON KFME FARGO KGFE GRAND FORKS KSRE MINOT KWSE WILLISTON OHIO WEAO AKRON WCET CINCINNATI WVIZ CLEVELAND WPTD DAYTON WNEO ALLIANCE WPTO OXFORD WGTE TOLEDO OREGON KSYS MEDFORD PENNSYLVANIA WLVT ALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM WQLN ERIE WITF HARRISBURG WHY Y** PHILADELPHIA WQED/WQEX PITTSBURGH WVIA PITTSTON Also licensed to Newark, New Jersey ** Also licensed to Wilmington, Delaware. COMMUNITY LICENSEES CITY TENNESSEE WKNO MEMPHIS TEXAS KLRU AUSTIN KEDT CORPUS CHRISTI KERA DALLAS KCOS EL PASO KLRN SAN ANTONIO KZLN HARLINGEN-SAN BENITO VIRGINIA WNVT ANNANDALE WNVC FALLS CHURCH WVPT HARRISONBURG WHRO NORFOLK WSBN NORTO.N WCVE RICHMOND WCVW RICHMOND WBRA ROANOKE LOCAL AUTHORITIES AMERICAN SAMOA KVZK PAGO PAGO CALIFORNIA KMTF FRESNO KLCS LOS ANGELES KTEH SAN JOS.E COLORDAO DENVER FLORIDA WLRN MIAMI GEORGIA WETV ATLANTA LOCAL AUTHORITIES CITY INDIANA WCAE ST. JOHN MINNESOTA KAVT AUSTIN NEVADA KLVX LAS VEGAS NEW YORK WNYE BROOKLYN WNYC NEW YORK CITY NORTH CAROLINA WTVI CHARLOTTE TENNESSEE WDCN NASHVILLE WASHINGTON KCKA CENTRALIA KSPS SPOKANE KTPS TACOMA KYVE YAKIMA OUTLYING LICENSEES GUAM KGTF AGANA HAWAII KHET HONOLULU KMEB WAILUKU VIRGIN ISLANDS WTJX ST. THOMAS STATE LICENSEES CITY ALABAMA ALABAMA NETWORK WBIQ BIRMINGHAM WIIQ DEMOPOLIS WDIQ DOZIER WFIQ FLORENCE WHIQ HUNTSVILLE WGIQ LOUISVILLE WEIQ MOBILE WAIQ MONTGOMERY WCIQ MOUNT CHEAHA ARKANSAS ARKANSAS NETWORK KETG ARKADELPHIA RAFT FAYETTEVILLE KTEJ JONESBORO KETS LITTLE ROCK KEMV MOUNTAIN VIEW GEORGIA GEORGIA NETWORK WGTV ATHENS WCLP CHATSWORTH WDCO CGCHRAN WJSP COLUMBUS WACS DAWSON WABW PELHAM WVAN SAVANNAH WXGA WAYCROSS WCES WRENS IOWA IOWA NETWORK KBIN COUNCIL BLUFFS KDIN DES MOINES KTIN FT ~ DODGE KIIN IOWA CITY KYIN MASON CITY KHIN RED OAK KSIN SIOUX CITY KRIN WATERLOO STATE LICENSEES CITY KENTUCKY KENTUCKY NETWORK WKAS ASHLAND WKGB BOWLING GREEN WCVN COVINGTON WKZT ELIZABETHTOWN WKHA HAZARD WKLE LEXINGTON WKMJ LOUISVILLE WKMA MADISONVILLE WKMR .MOREHEAD WKMU MURRAY WKON OWENTON WKPD PADUCAH WKP I PIKEVILLE WKSO SOMERSET LOUSIANA LOUISIANA NETWORK KLPA ALEXANDRIA WLPB BATON ROUGE KLPB LAFAYETTE KLTL LAKE CHARLES KLTM MONROE KLTS .SHREVEPORT MARYLAND MARYLAND NETWORK WAPB ANNAPOLIS WMPB BALTIMORE WWPB HAGERSTOWN WCPB SALISBURY MISSISSIPPI MISSISSIPPI NETWORK WMAH BILOXI WMAE BOONEVILLE WMAU BUDE WMAO GREENWOOD WMAA JACKSON WMAW MERIDIAN WMAV OXFORD WMAB STATE COLLEGE STATE LICENSEES CITY NEBRASKA NEBRASKA NETWORK KTNE ALLIANCE KMNE BASSETT KHNE HASTINGS KLNE LEXINGTON KRNE MERRIMAN KXNE NORFOLK KPNE NORTH PLATTE KYNE OMAHA NEW JERSEY NEW JERSEY NETWORK WNJS CAMDEN WNJM MONTCLAIR WNJB NEW BRUNSWICK WNJT TRENTON OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA NETWORK KWET CHEYENNE KOET EUFAULA KETA OKLAHOMA CITY KOED TULSA OREGON OREGON NETWORK KOAC CORVALLIS KTVR LA GRANDE KOAP PORTLAND KVDO SALEM PUERTO RICO WIPM MAYAGUEZ WIPR SAN JUAN RHODE ISLAND WSBE PROVIDENCE STATE LICENSEES CITY SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH CAROLINA NETWORK WEBA ALLENDALE WJWJ BEAUFORT WITV CHARLESTON WRLK COLUMBIA WJPM FLORENCE WNTV GREENVILLE WNSC ROCK HILL WRJA SUMTER SOUTH DAKOTA SOUTH DAKOTA NETWORK ABERDEEN EAGLE BUTTE LOWRY MARTIN PIERRE RAPID CITY TENNESSEE WTCI CHATTANOOGA WCTE COOKEVILLE WSJK KNOXVILLE WLJT MARTIN WEST VIRGINIA WSWP BECKLEY WPBY HUNTINGTON WISCONSIN WISCONSIN NETWORK WHWC MENOMONIE/EAU CLAIRE WPNE GREEN BAY WHLA LA CROSSE WLEF PARK FALLS WHRM WAUSAU -10- UNIVERSITY LICENSEES CITY ALASKA KUAC FAIRBANKS ARI20NA KAET TEMPE KUAT TUCSON CALIFORNIA KOCE HUNTINGTON BEACH KVCR SAN BERNARDINO KPBS SAN DIEGO KCSM SAN MATEO COLORADO KTSC PUEBLO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHMM WASHINGTON FLORIDA WSFP FORT MYERS WUFT GAINESVILLE WSRE PENSACOLA WFSU TALLAHASSEE WUSF TAMPA IDAHO KAID BOISE KUID MOSCOW KISU POCATELLO ILLINOIS WSIU CARBONDALE WYCC CHICAGO WQPT MOLINE WUSI OLNEY WILL URBANA INDIANA WTIU BLOOMINGTON WIPB MUNCIE WVUT VINCENNES KANSAS KTWU TOPEKA -11- UNIVERSITY LICENSEES CITY MAINE WMEG BIDDEFORD/PORTLAND WMED CALAIS WMEB ORONO WMEM PRESQUE ISLE MICHIGAN WCML ALPENA WGVC ALLENDALE/GRAND RAPIDS WEAR EAST LANSING WFUM FLINT WNMU MARQUETTE WCMU MOUNT PLEASANT WUCM UNIVERSITY CENTER MISSOURI KMOS WARRENSBURG NEBRASKA KUON LINCOLN NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW HAMPSHIRE NETWORK WEDB BERLIN WENH DURHAM WHED HANOVER WEKW KEENE WLED LITTLETON NEW MEXICO KNME ALBUQUERQUE KRWG LAS CRUCES KENW PORTALES NORTH CAROLINA NORTH CAROLINA .NETWORK WUNF ASHEVILLE NUNC CHAPEL HILL WUND COLUMBIA WUNG .CONCORD WUNK GREENVILLE WUNM JACKSONVILLE WUNE LINVILLE WUNJ WILMINGTON WUNL WINSTON-SALEM -12- UNIVERSITY LICENSEES CITY OHIO WOUB ATHENS WBGU BOWLING GREEN WOUC CAMBRIDGE WOSU COLUMBUS WPBO PORTSMOUTH PENNSYLVANIA WPSX UNIVERSITY PARK SOUTH DAKOTA KESD BROOKINGS KUSD VERMILLION TEXAS KAMU COLLEGE STATION KUHT HOUSTON KNCT KILLEEN KTXT LUBBOCK UTAH KBYU PROVO KUED SALT LAKE CITY VERMONT VERMONT NETWORK WETK BURLINGTON WVER RUTLAND WVTB ST ~ JOHNSBURY WVTA WINDSOR WASHINGTON KWSU PULLMAN KCTS SEATTLE WEST VIRGINIA MORGANTOWN WISCONSIN WHA MADISON WMVS/WMVT MILWAUKEE WYOMING KCWC LANDER-RIVERTON.