DAILY DIGESTVol. 13, No. 147 August 8, 1994 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS RELEASE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WTTA(TV), ST. PETERSBURG, FL, APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF FORFEITURE RETURNED TO PENDING STATUS (Report MM-844, Mass Media Action) In light of a recent court decision, the Commission has set aside its July 6, 1994, decision denying Bay Television, Inc., licensee of WTTA(TV), St. Petersburg, FL, reconsideration of a $10,000 forfeiture assessed against it for running too many commercials during its children's programming. Action by the Commission August 5 by MO&O (FCC 94-207). News Media contact: Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0500; Mass Media Bureau contact: Marcia Diamond at (202) 632-3922. [Internet file name: nrmm4046.txt] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZATION PROCESSING - SPEED OF SERVICE Report 15867 - BROADCAST APPLICATIONS Report 21945 - BROADCAST ACTIONS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHATEAUGAY, NY. Effective September 19, substituted Channel 234C2 for Channel 234A at Chateaugay and modified its construction permit of station WYUL accordingly. (MM Docket 93-76 by R&O [DA 94-794] adopted July 15 by the Acting Chief, Allocations Branch, Mass Media Bureau) REQUEST FOR CARRIAGE. Granted petition filed by TCI Cablevision of Texas, Inc. (TCI) for reconsideration and rescinded the order requiring TCI to commence carriage of non-commercial educational television station, KLRU- TV, Austin, Texas on its Seguin and New Braunfels systems. (By MO&O [DA 94-837] adopted July 28 by the Chief, Cable Services Bureau) CORRECTION - TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG: August 4 [released August 5 and was inadvertently listed as August 8] CORRECTION - Report CL-94-92 - COMMON CARRIER PUBLIC CELLULAR RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION [Inadvertently listed for release on August 5] ******************** ADDENDA: The following items, released August 5, were not listed on Digest 146: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC NOTICE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IVDS BIDDER ALERT The Commission's auction for Interactive Video Data Service was successfully completed on Friday, July 29, 1994. The high bidders for these licenses have been announced and are required to submit their down payments by 3:00 p. m. on Monday, August 8, 1994 according to the procedures set forth in the IVDS Bidders' Information Package. Contact: Regina Dorsey (202) 632-0241 [Internet file name: pnwl4005.txt] (over) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ST. PETERSBURG, FL. See "News Release" released August 8. 1992 CABLE ACT - DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETITION AND DIVERSITY IN VIDEO PROGRAMMING DISTRIBUTION AND CARRIAGE. Amended Section 616 of the 1992 Cable Act to give standing to multichannel video programming distributors to file complaints. (MM Docket 92-265 by MO&O [FCC 94- 203] adopted August 2 by the Commission) -FCC-