1.	Legal Name of the Applicant  MEREDITH CORPORATION
	Mailing Address 1716 LOCUST STREET
	City DES MOINES		State or Country (if foreign address) IA	ZIP Code 50309 -
	Telephone Number (include area code)		E-Mail Address (if available)
	FCC Registration Number:	Call Sign	Facility ID Number  0
2.	Contact Representative (if other than Licensee/Permittee)		Firm or Company Name
	Telephone Number (include area code)		E-Mail Address (if available) NA
3.	Name of entity, if other than licensee or permittee, for which report is filed MEREDITH CORPORATION
	Mailing Address 1716 LOCUST STREET
	City DES MOINES		State or Country (if foreign address) IA	ZIP Code 50309 -
	Telephone Number (include area code)		E-Mail Address (if available)
4.	If this application has been submitted without a fee, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R. Section 1.1114): Governmental Entity Fee-exempt Report Other LICENSEE PARENT CORPORATION N/A (Fee Required)

Section II - Ownership Information

5.	a. Biennial b. Transfer of Control or Assignment of License/Permit c. Other d. Amendment to pending application for the following stations: [Enter Station Information] Station List This Report is filed for the following stations: Call Letters Facility ID Number Location (City/State) Class of service KCTV 41230 KANSAS CITY MO TV Call Letters Facility ID Number Location (City/State) Class of service KPHO 41223 PHOENIX AZ TV Call Letters Facility ID Number Location (City/State) Class of service WNEM 41221 BAY CITY MI TV Call Letters Facility ID Number Location (City/State) Class of service WOFL 41225 ORLANDO FL TV Call Letters Facility ID Number Location (City/State) Class of service WSM-TV 41232 NASHVILLE TN TV Call Letters Facility ID Number Location (City/State) Class of service WOGX 70651 OCALA FL TV Call Letters Facility ID Number Location (City/State) Class of service KPDX 35460 VANCOURVER WA TV Call Letters Facility ID Number Location (City/State) Class of service WHNS 72300 ASHEVILLE NC TV Call Letters Facility ID Number Location (City/State) Class of service WFSB 53115 HARTFORD CT TV Call Letters Facility ID Number Location (City/State) Class of service WGNX 70001 ATLANTA GA TV All of the information furnished in this Report is accurate as of 03/01/1999 (Date must comply with 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3615(a), i.e., information must be current within 60 days of filing of this report, when 5(a) below is checked.) This Report is filed for (check one)
6.	Respondent is: Sole proprietorship Not-for-profit corporation Limited partnership For-profit corporation General partnership Other If "Other", describe nature of the respondent in an Exhibit. [Exhibit 1]
7.	List all contracts and other instruments required to be filed by 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3613.   (Only licensees, permittees, or a reporting entity with a majority interest in or that otherwise exercises de facto control over the subject licensee or permittee shall respond.) [Enter Contract/Instrument Information]
8.	Capitalization (Only licensees, permittees, or a reporting entity with a majority interest in or that otherwise exercises de facto control over the subject licensee or permittee shall respond.) [Enter Capitalization Information] Capitalization Capitalization (Only licensees, permittees, or a reporting entity with a majority interest in or that otherwise excercises de facto control over the subject licensee or permittee shall respond.) Class of stock (preferred, common or other) Voting or Non-voting Number of Shares Authorized Issued and Outstanding Treasury Unissued COMMON V 80000000 40905946 27194056 11899998 Class of stock (preferred, common or other) Voting or Non-voting Number of Shares Authorized Issued and Outstanding Treasury Unissued CLASS B V 15000000 11116680 150986 Class of stock (preferred, common or other) Voting or Non-voting Number of Shares Authorized Issued and Outstanding Treasury Unissued PREFERRED V 5000000
9.	(a.) List the respondent, and, if other than a natural person, its officers, directors, stockholders and other entities with attributable interests, non-insulated partners and/or members. If a corporation or partnership holds an attributable interest in the respondent, list separately its officers, directors, stockholders and other entities with attributable interests, non-insulated partners and/or members. Create a separate row for each individual or entity. Attach supplemental pages, if necessary. [Enter Owner Information] Owner Information List the respondent, and, if other than a natural person, its officers, directors, stockholders and other entities with attributable interests, non-insulated partners and/or members. If a corporation or partnership holds an attributable interest in the respondent, list separately its officers, directors, stockholders and other entities with attributable interests, non-insulated partners and/or members. Create a separate row for each individual or entity. Attach supplemental pages, if necessary. (Read carefully - The numbered items below refer to line numbers in the following table.) 1. Name and address of respondent and each party to the respondent holding an attributable interest (if other than individual also show name, address and citizenship of natural person authorized to vote the stock or holding the attributable interest). List the respondent first, officers next, then directors and, thereafter, remaining stockholders and other entities with attributable interests, and partners. 2. Gender (male or female). 3. Ethnicity (check one). 4. Race (select one or more). 5. Citizenship. 6. Positional interest: Officer, director, general partner, limited partner, LLC member, investor/creditor attributable under the Commission's equity/debt plus standard, etc. 7. Percentage of votes. 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus). 1. Name and Address E.T. MEREDITH III, INS. DATED 10/15/1969, RESTATED 2/15/1975, VOTED BY E.T. MEREDITH III 2. Gender (male or female) 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship NA 6. Positional Interest NA 7. Percentage of votes 3.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 3.00 1. Name and Address DIANNA M. MEREDITH TRUST DATED 4/18/1975, VOTED BY DIANNA M. MEREDITH 2. Gender (male or female) 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship NA 6. Positional Interest NA 7. Percentage of votes 1.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 1.00 1. Name and Address KATHERINE C. MEREDITH TRUST DATED 9/2/1975; VOTED BY KATHERINE C. MEREDITH 2. Gender (male or female) 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship NA 6. Positional Interest NA 7. Percentage of votes 2.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 2.00 1. Name and Address E.T. MEREDITH IV TRUST DATED 9/12/1979; VOTED BY E.T. MEREDITH IV 2. Gender (male or female) 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship NA 6. Positional Interest NA 7. Percentage of votes 1.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 1.00 1. Name and Address E.T. MEREDITH FAMILY TRUST OF 10/21/1955; VOTED BY E.T. MEREDITH III 2. Gender (male or female) 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship NA 6. Positional Interest NA 7. Percentage of votes 2.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 2.00 1. Name and Address E.T. MEREDITH FAMILY TRUST DATED 10/21/1955; FBO DIANNA E. ZUENDEL; VOTED BY E.T. MEREDITH III 2. Gender (male or female) 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship NA 6. Positional Interest NA 7. Percentage of votes 0.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 0.00 1. Name and Address MEREDITH GENERAL TRUST DATED 8/15/1956 FBO DIANNA ZUENDEL; VOTED BY E.T. MEREDITH III 2. Gender (male or female) 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship NA 6. Positional Interest NA 7. Percentage of votes 0.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 0.00 1. Name and Address MEREDITH GENERAL TRUST DATED 8/15/1956 FBO DIANNA ZUENDEL; VOTED BY E.T. MEREDITH III 2. Gender (male or female) 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship NA 6. Positional Interest NA 7. Percentage of votes 0.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 0.00 1. Name and Address MEREDITH GENERAL TRUST DATED 8/15/1956 FBO DIANNA MEREDITH FRAZIER VOTED BY E.T. MEREDITH III 2. Gender (male or female) 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship NA 6. Positional Interest NA 7. Percentage of votes 2.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 2.00 1. Name and Address MEREDITH GENERAL TRUST DATED 8/15/1956 FBO EDWIN T. MEREDITH IV; VOTED BY E.T. MEREDITH III 2. Gender (male or female) 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship NA 6. Positional Interest NA 7. Percentage of votes 2.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 2.00 1. Name and Address E.T. MEREDITH FAMILY TRUSTS DATED 10/21/1955 FBO DIANNA MEREDITH; VOTED BY E.T. MEREDITH III 2. Gender (male or female) 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship NA 6. Positional Interest NA 7. Percentage of votes 1.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 1.00 1. Name and Address E.T. MEREDITH FAMILY TRUSTS DATED 10/21/1955 FBO EDWIN T. MEREDITH IV; VOTED BY E.T. MEREDITH III 2. Gender (male or female) 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship NA 6. Positional Interest NA 7. Percentage of votes 1.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 1.00 1. Name and Address MEREDITH GENERAL TRUST DATED 8/15/1956 FBO EDWIN T. MEREDITH III; VOTED BY E.T. MEREDITH III 2. Gender (male or female) 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship NA 6. Positional Interest NA 7. Percentage of votes 4.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 4.00 1. Name and Address MEREDITH TRSUT DATED 1/17/1956 FBO EDWIN T. MEREDITH IV, VOTED BY E.T. MEREDITH III 2. Gender (male or female) 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship NA 6. Positional Interest NA 7. Percentage of votes 1.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 1.00 1. Name and Address EDWIN HAMMOND HALL ZUENDEL TRUSTE DATED 12/12/1980; BANKERS TRUST, TRUSTEE, VOTED BY BANKERS TRUST 2. Gender (male or female) 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship NA 6. Positional Interest NA 7. Percentage of votes 0.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 0.00 1. Name and Address ANNA K. MEREDITH TRUST, DATED 7/12/1968 FBO EDWIN H. HALL ZUENDEL; VOTED BY E.T. MEREDITH III 2. Gender (male or female) 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship NA 6. Positional Interest NA 7. Percentage of votes 0.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 0.00 1. Name and Address LEO R. ARMATIS, 3008 WALTERS CIRCLE, DES MOINES, IA 50321 2. Gender (male or female) Male 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship US 6. Positional Interest VICE PRES 7. Percentage of votes 0.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 0.00 1. Name and Address STEPHEN M. LACY, 3833 GREENWOOD DRIVE, DES MOINES, IA 50312 2. Gender (male or female) Male 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship US 6. Positional Interest VICE PRES/CFO 7. Percentage of votes 0.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 0.00 1. Name and Address JOHN P. LOUGHLIN, 1855 NW 130TH ST, CLIVE, IA 50325 2. Gender (male or female) Male 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship US 6. Positional Interest PRES 7. Percentage of votes 0.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 0.00 1. Name and Address CHRISTOPHER M. LITTLE, 211 - 28TH STREET, DES MOINES, IA 50312 2. Gender (male or female) Male 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship US 6. Positional Interest PRES 7. Percentage of votes 0.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 0.00 1. Name and Address MICHAEL A. SELL, 12891 UNIVERSITY, W. DES MOINES, IA 50265 2. Gender (male or female) Male 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship US 6. Positional Interest TREASURER 7. Percentage of votes 0.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 0.00 1. Name and Address JOHN S. ZIESER, 558 GRAMERCY DRIVE, MARIETTA, GA 30060 2. Gender (male or female) Male 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship US 6. Positional Interest VICE PRES/GEN COUNSEL/SEC 7. Percentage of votes 0.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 0.00 1. Name and Address HERBERT M. BAUM, 1011 NEWPORT AVENUE, PAWTUCKET, RI 02862 2. Gender (male or female) Male 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship US 6. Positional Interest DIRECTOR 7. Percentage of votes 0.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 0.00 1. Name and Address MARY SUE COLEMAN, THE UNIVERSITY OF IA, 101 JESSUP HALL, IOWA CITY, IA 52242 2. Gender (male or female) Female 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship US 6. Positional Interest DIRECTOR 7. Percentage of votes 0.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 0.00 1. Name and Address PHILIP A. MARINEAU, PEPSI-COLA COMPANY, 700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD, PUCHASE, NY 10577 2. Gender (male or female) Male 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship US 6. Positional Interest DIRECTOR 7. Percentage of votes 0.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 0.00 1. Name and Address FREDERICK, B. HENRY, 120 WOOSTER ST, 4TH FL, NEW YORK, NY 10012 2. Gender (male or female) Male 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship US 6. Positional Interest DIRECTOR 7. Percentage of votes 0.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 0.00 1. Name and Address JOEL W. JOHNSON, ONE HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN, MN 55912 2. Gender (male or female) Male 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship US 6. Positional Interest DIRECTOR 7. Percentage of votes 0.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 0.00 1. Name and Address WILLIAM T. KERR, 300 WALNUT, #2405, DES MOINES, IA 50309 2. Gender (male or female) Male 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship US 6. Positional Interest DIR/CHAIRMAN/PRES/CEO 7. Percentage of votes 0.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 0.00 1. Name and Address ROBERT E. LEE, 2800 S. UNIVERSITY BLVD, NO. 27, DENVER, CO 80210 2. Gender (male or female) Male 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship US 6. Positional Interest DIRECTOR 7. Percentage of votes 0.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 0.00 1. Name and Address RICHARD S. LEVITT, 3141 DEAN COURT, APT 1201, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416 2. Gender (male or female) Male 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship US 6. Positional Interest DIRECTOR 7. Percentage of votes 0.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 0.00 1. Name and Address E.T. MEREDITH III, 3650 LINCOLN PLACE DR, DES MOINES, IA 50312 2. Gender (male or female) Male 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship US 6. Positional Interest DIR/CHAIRMAN OF EXEC COMMITTEE 7. Percentage of votes 0.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 0.00 1. Name and Address NICHOLAS L. REDING, #19 BELLERIVE COUNTRY CLUB GROUNDS, ST. LOUIS, MO 63141 2. Gender (male or female) Male 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship US 6. Positional Interest DIRECTOR 7. Percentage of votes 0.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 0.00 1. Name and Address JACK D. REHM, 3131 FLEUR DR, #1001, DES MOINES, IA 50321 2. Gender (male or female) Male 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship US 6. Positional Interest DIRECTOR 7. Percentage of votes 0.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 0.00 1. Name and Address BARBARA UEHLING CHARLTON, 154 LOMBARD STREET, UNIT 66, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111 2. Gender (male or female) Female 3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino 4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 5. Citizenship US 6. Positional Interest DIRECTOR 7. Percentage of votes 0.00 8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus) 0.00 (b) Respondent certifies that equity and financial interests not set forth in response to Question 9(a) are non-attributable. Yes No N/A See Explanation in [Exhibit 2] (c) Is the respondent or any party holding an attributable interest in the respondent also the holder of an attributable interest in any other broadcast station or in any cable or newspaper entities in the same market or with overlapping signals in the same broadcast service, as described in 47 C.F.R. Sections 73.3555 and 76.501? Yes No If "Yes", submit an Exhibit identifying the holder of that other attributable interest, listing the call signs, locations and facilities identifiers of such other broadcast stations, and describing the nature and size of the ownership interest and the positions held in the other broadcast, cable or newspaper entities. [Exhibit 3] (d) Are any of the individuals listed in response to Question 9(a) related as parent-child, husband-wife, brothers and sisters? Yes No   If "Yes", submit an Exhibit setting forth full information as to the family relationship [Exhibit 4] (e) Is respondent seeking an attribution exemption for any officer or director with duties unrelated to the licensee or permittee? If "Yes", submit an Exhibit identifying that individual by name and title, fully describing that individual's duties and responsibilities, and explaining why that individual should not be attributed an interest. Yes No [Exhibit 5]

I certify that I am PRESIDENT

of MEREDITH CORPORATION

and that I have examined this Report and that to the best of my knowledge and belief, all statements in this Report are true, correct and complete.

(Date of certification must be within 60 days of the date shown in Question 5, Section II and in no event prior to that date.)