Federal Communications Commission
Washington, DC 20554
Approved by OMB
3060-0754
FCC 398
Children's Television Programming Report

Report reflects information for the filing period ending: 2001-09-30 00:00:00.0 Filed on: 2001-10-09 11:23:38.17

Call Sign Channel Numbers Community of License
KSEE 24 (analog)
City State County ZIP Code
Fresno CA FRESNO 93727
Licensee Name
KSEE Licensee, Inc.
Network Affiliation Nielsen DMA Licensee World Wide Web Home Page Address (if applicable)
NBC Fresno-Visalia www.ksee24.com
Facility ID Previous Call Sign (if applicable) License Renewal Expiration Date
35594 2006-12-01 00:00:00.0
Analog Core Programming
2. State the average number of hours of Core Programming per week broadcast by the station. See 47 C.F.R. §73.671(c). 3.00 hours
3. (a) Does the Licensee provide information identifying each Core Program aired on its station, including an indication of the target child audience, to publishers of program guides as required by 47 C.F.R. §73.673? Y
(b) Identify publishers who were sent information in 3(a).
TV GUIDE; TV DATA; TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES; FRESNO BEE
4. Complete the following for each program that you aired during the past three months that meets the definition of Core Programming. Complete chart below for each Core Program.
Title of Analog Core Program #1 Origin
HANGTIME NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
SA - 8:00 AM, cancelled after 07/28/01 3 1
Length of Program Age of Target Audience E/I Symbol Used As Required
30 minutes From To
13 years 16 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO SERVE THE EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL NEEDS OF TEENAGERS, SPECIFICALLY, 13-16 YEAR OLDS. THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW THE KNOWLEDGE OF ONE OR MORE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY MOVES FROM ONE LEVEL TO A MORE INFORMED OR HIGHER LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE BY THE END OF EACH EPISODE. THIS CHANGE IN KNOWLEDGE CONVEYS AN EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE TO THE AUDIENCE WHICH MAY FALL INTO ONE OR MORE CATEGORIES--INTELLECTUAL-COGNITIVE AND/OR SOCIO-EMOTIONAL. THE MESSAGE WILL ALWAYS BE INTEGRAL TO THE PLOT. CONTENT WHICH DEVELOPS THE MESSAGE WILL BE PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE SCRIPT. THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES ARE ACHIEVED BY OFFERING THE AUDIENCE ENGAGING AND RELATABLE CHARACTERS WHO SHARE A COMMON PERSPECTIVE. THE STORYLINES ARE DRAWN FROM SPECIFIC CHALLENGES TEENS FACE TODAY DRINKING AND DRIVING, LEARNING DISABILITIES, EATING DISORDERS, GAMBLING, SMOKING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, RACIAL AND ETHNIC INTOLERANCE AND THE RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY TO VOTE. PERENNIAL THEMES, SUCH AS FRIENDSHIP, DEFINING ONE'S SELF, DEVELOPING SOCIAL SKILLS, MANAGING ONE'S LIFE AND BEING COMPETENT ARE ALSO COVERED BECAUSE THEY ARE CENTRAL TO ADOLESCENCE. ALL THE THEMES ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE SERIES IN VARYING DEGREES AND WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EMPHASIS. TO ENSURE THAT THE CONTENT OF THIS SHOW IS DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE FOR THE TARGET TEEN AUDIENCE, THE PRODUCERS AND WRITERS WORK CLOSELY WITH EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS. THESE EXPERTS IDENTIFY IMPORTANT THEMES AND DILEMMAS OF ADOLESCENCE THAT CAN FORM THE BASIS OF THE MESSAGES. THEY HELP INTEGRATE THE EDUCATIONAL THEME OF THIS SHOW INTO THE ACTION, SO THAT THE STORY NARRATIVE AND THE EDUCATION MESSAGE ARE INTERDEPENDENT. “Hang Time” follows the Deering Tornadoes, a varsity basketball team in an Indiana High School that includes only one female player. The series follows the starting line-up through its basketball seasons and explores both personal themes of adolescent life, as well as the social themes which relate to sportsmanship, fair play, jealousy, teamwork, cooperation and competition. As the team progresses through each season, the audience will see them develop skills in several areas. These include establishing priorities, managing conflict, developing self-confidence, respecting differences, and reducing bias in behavior towards others. There is an emphasis on interpersonal competence and teamwork which demonstrates to the audience ways to develop positive self-concepts yet also make and maintain effective social relationships.
Total Times Aired Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News Number of Preemptions Rescheduled
4 1 1
Preemption #1
Date Preempted/Episode # If rescheduled, date and time reschedule Is the rescheduled date the second home?
07/07/01 / #63215 07/08/01 3:30 PM Y
If rescheduled, were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? Y
Reason for Preemption SPORTS
Title of Analog Core Program #2 Origin
CITY GUYS (1) NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
SA - 8:30 AM, through 07/28/01; SA - 8:00 AM, starting 08/04/01 12 1
Length of Program Age of Target Audience E/I Symbol Used As Required
30 minutes From To
13 years 16 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO SERVE THE EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL NEEDS OF TEENAGERS, SPECIFICALLY, 13-16 YEAR OLDS. THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW THE KNOWLEDGE OF ONE OR MORE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY MOVES FROM ONE LEVEL TO A MORE INFORMED OR HIGHER LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE BY THE END OF EACH EPISODE. THIS CHANGE IN KNOWLEDGE CONVEYS AN EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE TO THE AUDIENCE WHICH MAY FALL INTO ONE OR MORE CATEGORIES--INTELLECTUAL-COGNITIVE AND/OR SOCIO-EMOTIONAL. THE MESSAGE WILL ALWAYS BE INTEGRAL TO THE PLOT. CONTENT WHICH DEVELOPS THE MESSAGE WILL BE PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE SCRIPT. THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES ARE ACHIEVED BY OFFERING THE AUDIENCE ENGAGING AND RELATABLE CHARACTERS WHO SHARE A COMMON PERSPECTIVE. THE STORYLINES ARE DRAWN FROM SPECIFIC CHALLENGES TEENS FACE TODAY DRINKING AND DRIVING, LEARNING DISABILITIES, EATING DISORDERS, GAMBLING, SMOKING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, RACIAL AND ETHNIC INTOLERANCE AND THE RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY TO VOTE. PERENNIAL THEMES, SUCH AS FRIENDSHIP, DEFINING ONE'S SELF, DEVELOPING SOCIAL SKILLS, MANAGING ONE'S LIFE AND BEING COMPETENT ARE ALSO COVERED BECAUSE THEY ARE CENTRAL TO ADOLESCENCE. ALL THE THEMES ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE SERIES IN VARYING DEGREES AND WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EMPHASIS. TO ENSURE THAT THE CONTENT OF THIS SHOW IS DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE FOR THE TARGET TEEN AUDIENCE, THE PRODUCERS AND WRITERS WORK CLOSELY WITH EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS. THESE EXPERTS IDENTIFY IMPORTANT THEMES AND DILEMMAS OF ADOLESCENCE THAT CAN FORM THE BASIS OF THE MESSAGES. THEY HELP INTEGRATE THE EDUCATIONAL THEME OF THIS SHOW INTO THE ACTION, SO THAT THE STORY NARRATIVE AND THE EDUCATION MESSAGE ARE INTERDEPENDENT. “City Guys” originates at a densely populated, multi-ethnic, public high school in the heart of Manhattan. Through its characters, the show demonstrates that what we see doesn’t begin to tell the story about who people really are and what life is really like. Two young men, who seem to be opposites in all the obvious ways- race, economic background, culture, clothes and music-are thrown into a friendship and working relationship by their wise and acerbic principal. The boys actually have a lot in common. They are both bright, they want to be more than the negative images they sometimes project, and they have never been motivated to really think, reflect, or of big city life. They learn that getting beyond the superficial and seriously dealing with a deeper reality is the critical path to attaining success.
Total Times Aired Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News Number of Preemptions Rescheduled
13 1 1
Preemption #1
Date Preempted/Episode # If rescheduled, date and time reschedule Is the rescheduled date the second home?
07/07/01 / #63113 07/08/01 - 4:00 PM Y
If rescheduled, were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? Y
Reason for Preemption SPORTS
Title of Analog Core Program #3 Origin
ALL ABOUT US NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
SA - 8:30 AM, starting 08/04/01 9 0
Length of Program Age of Target Audience E/I Symbol Used As Required
30 minutes From To
13 years 16 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO SERVE THE EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL NEEDS OF TEENAGERS, SPECIFICALLY, 13-16 YEAR OLDS. THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW THE KNOWLEDGE OF ONE OR MORE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY MOVES FROM ONE LEVEL TO A MORE INFORMED OR HIGHER LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE BY THE END OF EACH EPISODE. THIS CHANGE IN KNOWLEDGE CONVEYS AN EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE TO THE AUDIENCE WHICH MAY FALL INTO ONE OR MORE CATEGORIES--INTELLECTUAL-COGNITIVE AND/OR SOCIO-EMOTIONAL. THE MESSAGE WILL ALWAYS BE INTEGRAL TO THE PLOT. CONTENT WHICH DEVELOPS THE MESSAGE WILL BE PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE SCRIPT. THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES ARE ACHIEVED BY OFFERING THE AUDIENCE ENGAGING AND RELATABLE CHARACTERS WHO SHARE A COMMON PERSPECTIVE. THE STORYLINES ARE DRAWN FROM SPECIFIC CHALLENGES TEENS FACE TODAY DRINKING AND DRIVING, LEARNING DISABILITIES, EATING DISORDERS, GAMBLING, SMOKING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, RACIAL AND ETHNIC INTOLERANCE AND THE RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY TO VOTE. PERENNIAL THEMES, SUCH AS FRIENDSHIP, DEFINING ONE'S SELF, DEVELOPING SOCIAL SKILLS, MANAGING ONE'S LIFE AND BEING COMPETENT ARE ALSO COVERED BECAUSE THEY ARE CENTRAL TO ADOLESCENCE. ALL THE THEMES ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE SERIES IN VARYING DEGREES AND WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EMPHASIS. TO ENSURE THAT THE CONTENT OF THIS SHOW IS DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE FOR THE TARGET TEEN AUDIENCE, THE PRODUCERS AND WRITERS WORK CLOSELY WITH EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS. THESE EXPERTS IDENTIFY IMPORTANT THEMES AND DILEMMAS OF ADOLESCENCE THAT CAN FORM THE BASIS OF THE MESSAGES. THEY HELP INTEGRATE THE EDUCATIONAL THEME OF THIS SHOW INTO THE ACTION, SO THAT THE STORY NARRATIVE AND THE EDUCATION MESSAGE ARE INTERDEPENDENT. This series focuses on the development of four teen girls who live and attend high school in Chicago. They come from very different family backgrounds, and have different strengths, but share a bond of friendship. Their different talents, perspectives, and family experiences become the platform for illustrating alternative approaches to understanding and solving problems. The overarching goal of the series is to model a learning experience for the audience, where the primary character goes from one state of knowledge to another higher state of knowledge by the end of the episode. Each week, embedded in the story narrative, a lesson is presented to the audience that relates specifically to teen concerns. Topics include inter-racial understanding, using compromise to avoid negative conflict, effective communication with parents, the hazards of risk-taking, saying “No” to peer pressure, and using logic to solve your problems.
Title of Analog Core Program #4 Origin
JUST DEAL NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
SA - 9:00 AM 12 1
Length of Program Age of Target Audience E/I Symbol Used As Required
30 minutes From To
13 years 16 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO SERVE THE EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL NEEDS OF TEENAGERS, SPECIFICALLY, 13-16 YEAR OLDS. THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW THE KNOWLEDGE OF ONE OR MORE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY MOVES FROM ONE LEVEL TO A MORE INFORMED OR HIGHER LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE BY THE END OF EACH EPISODE. THIS CHANGE IN KNOWLEDGE CONVEYS AN EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE TO THE AUDIENCE WHICH MAY FALL INTO ONE OR MORE CATEGORIES--INTELLECTUAL-COGNITIVE AND/OR SOCIO-EMOTIONAL. THE MESSAGE WILL ALWAYS BE INTEGRAL TO THE PLOT. CONTENT WHICH DEVELOPS THE MESSAGE WILL BE PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE SCRIPT. THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES ARE ACHIEVED BY OFFERING THE AUDIENCE ENGAGING AND RELATABLE CHARACTERS WHO SHARE A COMMON PERSPECTIVE. THE STORYLINES ARE DRAWN FROM SPECIFIC CHALLENGES TEENS FACE TODAY DRINKING AND DRIVING, LEARNING DISABILITIES, EATING DISORDERS, GAMBLING, SMOKING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, RACIAL AND ETHNIC INTOLERANCE AND THE RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY TO VOTE. PERENNIAL THEMES, SUCH AS FRIENDSHIP, DEFINING ONE'S SELF, DEVELOPING SOCIAL SKILLS, MANAGING ONE'S LIFE AND BEING COMPETENT ARE ALSO COVERED BECAUSE THEY ARE CENTRAL TO ADOLESCENCE. ALL THE THEMES ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE SERIES IN VARYING DEGREES AND WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EMPHASIS. TO ENSURE THAT THE CONTENT OF THIS SHOW IS DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE FOR THE TARGET TEEN AUDIENCE, THE PRODUCERS AND WRITERS WORK CLOSELY WITH EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS. THESE EXPERTS IDENTIFY IMPORTANT THEMES AND DILEMMAS OF ADOLESCENCE THAT CAN FORM THE BASIS OF THE MESSAGES. THEY HELP INTEGRATE THE EDUCATIONAL THEME OF THIS SHOW INTO THE ACTION, SO THAT THE STORY NARRATIVE AND THE EDUCATION MESSAGE ARE INTERDEPENDENT. “Just Deal” focuses on the development of three teens who are uniquely different from one another yet forge deep bonds of friendship through their shared interests and problems. As these three navigate their way through high school, they will deal with all the important issues of adolescence, modeling their problem-solving and decision-making for the teen audience. The overarching goal of this series is to take the viewer from one level of knowledge to a more informed or higher level of knowledge within each episode. This is achieved through the storylines, where one or more of the three main characters will demonstrate active problem-solving and decision-making related to a specific topic. Each week, embedded in an evolving, continuous process of friendship and values clarification, a character will deal with a specific challenge. Topics will include, for example, racial identity, understanding and accepting loss, facing failure, effective communication, conflict management, personal responsibility, service to others, trust and betrayal, academic achievement, life balance, an tolerance.
Total Times Aired Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News Number of Preemptions Rescheduled
14 1 1
Preemption #1
Date Preempted/Episode # If rescheduled, date and time reschedule Is the rescheduled date the second home?
07/07/01 / #63961 07/08/01 - 4:30 PM Y
If rescheduled, were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? Y
Reason for Preemption SPORTS
Preemption #2
Date Preempted/Episode # If rescheduled, date and time reschedule Is the rescheduled date the second home?
Additional run / #63961 09/15/01 - 10:30 AM N
If rescheduled, were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? N
Reason for Preemption BREAKING NEWS
Title of Analog Core Program #5 Origin
ONE WORLD NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
SA - 9:30 AM 12 1
Length of Program Age of Target Audience E/I Symbol Used As Required
30 minutes From To
13 years 16 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO SERVE THE EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL NEEDS OF TEENAGERS, SPECIFICALLY, 13-16 YEAR OLDS. THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW THE KNOWLEDGE OF ONE OR MORE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY MOVES FROM ONE LEVEL TO A MORE INFORMED OR HIGHER LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE BY THE END OF EACH EPISODE. THIS CHANGE IN KNOWLEDGE CONVEYS AN EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE TO THE AUDIENCE WHICH MAY FALL INTO ONE OR MORE CATEGORIES--INTELLECTUAL-COGNITIVE AND/OR SOCIO-EMOTIONAL. THE MESSAGE WILL ALWAYS BE INTEGRAL TO THE PLOT. CONTENT WHICH DEVELOPS THE MESSAGE WILL BE PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE SCRIPT. THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES ARE ACHIEVED BY OFFERING THE AUDIENCE ENGAGING AND RELATABLE CHARACTERS WHO SHARE A COMMON PERSPECTIVE. THE STORYLINES ARE DRAWN FROM SPECIFIC CHALLENGES TEENS FACE TODAY DRINKING AND DRIVING, LEARNING DISABILITIES, EATING DISORDERS, GAMBLING, SMOKING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, RACIAL AND ETHNIC INTOLERANCE AND THE RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY TO VOTE. PERENNIAL THEMES, SUCH AS FRIENDSHIP, DEFINING ONE'S SELF, DEVELOPING SOCIAL SKILLS, MANAGING ONE'S LIFE AND BEING COMPETENT ARE ALSO COVERED BECAUSE THEY ARE CENTRAL TO ADOLESCENCE. ALL THE THEMES ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE SERIES IN VARYING DEGREES AND WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EMPHASIS. TO ENSURE THAT THE CONTENT OF THIS SHOW IS DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE FOR THE TARGET TEEN AUDIENCE, THE PRODUCERS AND WRITERS WORK CLOSELY WITH EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS. THESE EXPERTS IDENTIFY IMPORTANT THEMES AND DILEMMAS OF ADOLESCENCE THAT CAN FORM THE BASIS OF THE MESSAGES. THEY HELP INTEGRATE THE EDUCATIONAL THEME OF THIS SHOW INTO THE ACTION, SO THAT THE STORY NARRATIVE AND THE EDUCATION MESSAGE ARE INTERDEPENDENT. “One World” focuses on a family of six adopted and foster children who live with Dave and Karen Blake, a high school baseball coach and his wife. Each of the Blake kids has had a rough life; getting into trouble either at school, or with the law or getting bounced around to different foster families. Life with the Blakes is their chance at a stable future but each child’s background influences their perspective on how to handle family and life challenges. In addition to learning how to manage family relationships, the kids deal with other social and cognitive issues, from providing service to help others, to life planning and educational development. There is an emphasis on understanding multiple perspectives on any problem and giving every person a fair chance to prove their worth to others.
Total Times Aired Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News Number of Preemptions Rescheduled
13 1 1
Preemption #1
Date Preempted/Episode # If rescheduled, date and time reschedule Is the rescheduled date the second home?
07/07/01 / #63166 07/08/01 - 5:00 PM Y
If rescheduled, were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? Y
Reason for Preemption SPORTS
Title of Analog Core Program #6 Origin
CITY GUYS (2) NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
SA - 10:00 AM 12 1
Length of Program Age of Target Audience E/I Symbol Used As Required
30 minutes From To
13 years 16 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO SERVE THE EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL NEEDS OF TEENAGERS, SPECIFICALLY, 13-16 YEAR OLDS. THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW THE KNOWLEDGE OF ONE OR MORE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY MOVES FROM ONE LEVEL TO A MORE INFORMED OR HIGHER LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE BY THE END OF EACH EPISODE. THIS CHANGE IN KNOWLEDGE CONVEYS AN EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE TO THE AUDIENCE WHICH MAY FALL INTO ONE OR MORE CATEGORIES--INTELLECTUAL-COGNITIVE AND/OR SOCIO-EMOTIONAL. THE MESSAGE WILL ALWAYS BE INTEGRAL TO THE PLOT. CONTENT WHICH DEVELOPS THE MESSAGE WILL BE PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE SCRIPT. THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES ARE ACHIEVED BY OFFERING THE AUDIENCE ENGAGING AND RELATABLE CHARACTERS WHO SHARE A COMMON PERSPECTIVE. THE STORYLINES ARE DRAWN FROM SPECIFIC CHALLENGES TEENS FACE TODAY DRINKING AND DRIVING, LEARNING DISABILITIES, EATING DISORDERS, GAMBLING, SMOKING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, RACIAL AND ETHNIC INTOLERANCE AND THE RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY TO VOTE. PERENNIAL THEMES, SUCH AS FRIENDSHIP, DEFINING ONE'S SELF, DEVELOPING SOCIAL SKILLS, MANAGING ONE'S LIFE AND BEING COMPETENT ARE ALSO COVERED BECAUSE THEY ARE CENTRAL TO ADOLESCENCE. ALL THE THEMES ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE SERIES IN VARYING DEGREES AND WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EMPHASIS. TO ENSURE THAT THE CONTENT OF THIS SHOW IS DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE FOR THE TARGET TEEN AUDIENCE, THE PRODUCERS AND WRITERS WORK CLOSELY WITH EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS. THESE EXPERTS IDENTIFY IMPORTANT THEMES AND DILEMMAS OF ADOLESCENCE THAT CAN FORM THE BASIS OF THE MESSAGES. THEY HELP INTEGRATE THE EDUCATIONAL THEME OF THIS SHOW INTO THE ACTION, SO THAT THE STORY NARRATIVE AND THE EDUCATION MESSAGE ARE INTERDEPENDENT. “City Guys” originates at a densely populated, multi-ethnic, public high school in the heart of Manhattan. Through its characters, the show demonstrates that what we see doesn’t begin to tell the story about who people really are and what life is really like. Two young men, who seem to be opposites in all the obvious ways- race, economic background, culture, clothes and music-are thrown into a friendship and working relationship by their wise and acerbic principal. The boys actually have a lot in common. They are both bright, they want to be more than the negative images they sometimes project, and they have never been motivated to really think, reflect, or of big city life. They learn that getting beyond the superficial and seriously dealing with a deeper reality is the critical path to attaining success.
Total Times Aired Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News Number of Preemptions Rescheduled
13 1 1
Preemption #1
Date Preempted/Episode # If rescheduled, date and time reschedule Is the rescheduled date the second home?
07/07/01 / #63116 07/08/01 - 6:30 PM Y
If rescheduled, were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? Y
Reason for Preemption SPORTS
Title of Analog Core Program #7 Origin
NBA INSIDE STUFF NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
SA - 10:30 AM 9 4
Length of Program Age of Target Audience E/I Symbol Used As Required
30 minutes From To
13 years 16 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
PROGRAM SEGMENTS ARE BASED ON A CURRICULUM INSPIRED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION’S GOALS 2000, WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON MESSAGES ENCOURAGING THE FOLLOWING VALUES: SCHOOL COMPLETION, COMMUNITY SERVICE, COOPERATION, TOLERANCE OF DIFFERENCES, HEALTHFUL PRACTICES AND ATHLETICS, PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND GLOBAL AWARENESS. THE PROGRAM’S HOST CONVEYS THESE EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL MESSAGES PRIMARILY THROUGH REAL LIFE EXAMPLES, INTERVIEWS AND COMMENTARY. WEEKLY FEATURES ON PLAYERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS ASSOCIATED WITH BASKETBALL HELP THE AUDIENCE SEE HOW THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE ABLE TO OVERCOME VARIOUS OBSTACLES IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. THIS HALF-HOUR NEWS MAGAZINE IS DIRECTED AT TEENS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13-16. THE PROGRAM FEATURES THE PRO-SOCIAL OFF-COURT ACTIVITIES OF MALE AND FEMALE BASKETBALL PLAYERS, COACHES, TEAM PERSONNEL AND TEENAGE ATHLETES. OTHER FEATURES HIGHLIGHT ATHLETIC SKILLS, ATTITUDE AND KNOWLEDGE NEEDED FOR SUCCESSFUL ALTHLETIC COMPETITION AND PARTICIPATION.
Total Times Aired Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News Number of Preemptions Rescheduled
12 4 3
Preemption #1
Date Preempted/Episode # If rescheduled, date and time reschedule Is the rescheduled date the second home?
07/07/01 / #1141 07/08/01 - 3:00 PM Y
If rescheduled, were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? Y
Reason for Preemption SPORTS
Preemption #2
Date Preempted/Episode # If rescheduled, date and time reschedule Is the rescheduled date the second home?
07/14/01 / #1142 07/15/01 - 3:00 PM Y
If rescheduled, were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? Y
Reason for Preemption SPORTS
Preemption #3
Date Preempted/Episode # If rescheduled, date and time reschedule Is the rescheduled date the second home?
07/28/01 / #1144 07/29/01 - 3:00 PM Y
If rescheduled, were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? Y
Reason for Preemption SPORTS
Preemption #4
Date Preempted/Episode # If rescheduled, date and time reschedule Is the rescheduled date the second home?
09/15/01 / #1151 N/A N
If rescheduled, were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? N
Reason for Preemption BREAKING NEWS

Non-Core Educational and Informational Programming
5. Complete the following for each program that you aired during the past three months that is specifically designed to meet the educational and informational needs of children ages 16 and under, but does not meet one or more elements of the definition of Core Programming. See 47 C.F.R. §73.671. Complete chart below for each additional such educational and informational program.
Title of Analog Non-Core Program #1 Origin
MERLIN PARTS I & II NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
08/26/01 - 7:00 - 10:00 PM 1 0
Length of Program Age of Target Audience
180 minutes From To
13 years 16 years
Does the program have educating and informing children ages 16 and under as a significant purpose? Y
If Yes, does the Licensee identify each program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? N
Does the Licensee provide information regarding the program, including an indication of the target child audience, to publishers of program guides consistent with 47 C.F.R. §73.673? N
Description of Program
Merlin is a fanciful and dramatic retelling of the story of King Arthur, set in the mystical days of Camelot. Merlin is about King Arthur’s most trusted counselor - the last sorcerer - and Merlin’s love for the beautiful Nimue. The miniseries focuses on the legend of King Arthur and his glorious court and travels to a wider exploration of literature, legends, myths and the power of fantasy.
Date and Time Aired (if preempted and rescheduled)
 
Title of Analog Non-Core Program #2 Origin
NBC NEWS SPECIAL: REVENGE OF THE WHALE NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
09/07/01 - 8:00 - 10:00 PM 1 0
Length of Program Age of Target Audience
120 minutes From To
13 years 16 years
Does the program have educating and informing children ages 16 and under as a significant purpose? Y
If Yes, does the Licensee identify each program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? N
Does the Licensee provide information regarding the program, including an indication of the target child audience, to publishers of program guides consistent with 47 C.F.R. §73.673? N
Description of Program
"Revenge of the Whale," is a two-hour special production which tells the remarkable true story of the bizarre 1820 sinking of the whaleship Essex by an enormous whale and the ordeal suffered by a handful of whalers who were forced to make unthinkable decisions in order to survive. Driven to the brink of madness and forced to resort to cannibalism, the men endured three months adrift in the middle of the Pacific with no shelter, little food and less water. The historical documentary is based on the best-selling book, "In the Heart of the Sea" (winner of the 2000 National Book Award), by Nathaniel Philbrick, who served as a consultant on the project. This dramatic documentary combines the historical accuracy and rich detail of a traditional documentary with the dramatic narrative and visual style of a feature film.
Date and Time Aired (if preempted and rescheduled)
 

Sponsored Core Programming
6. List Core Programs, if any, aired by other analog stations that are sponsored by the Licensee and that meet the criteria set forth in 47 C.F.R. §73.671. Also indicate whether the amount of total Core Programming broadcast by another station increased.
[There are no analog sponsored core program broadcast reports.]
[There are no analog sponsored core program detail reports.]
Digital Core Programming
7. (a) State the average number of hours of Core Programming per week broadcast by the station on its main program stream.  
  (b) Did the Licensee broadcast on its main digital program stream the same Children's Core Programming provided on its analog channel?  
  (c) If Yes to 7(b), the Licensee certifies that the representations and children's program information provided with respect to its analog channel apply equally with respect to its main digital program stream.  
    If No to 7(c), submit as an Exhibit a Statement of Explanation.  
8. (a) State the average number of hours per week of free over-the-air digital video programming broadcast by the station on other than its main program stream.  
  (b) State the average number of hours per week of Core Programming broadcast by the station on other than its main program stream. See 47 C.F.R. §73.671.  
9. (a) Does the Licensee provide information identifying each Core Program aired on its station, including an indication of the target child audience, to publishers of program guides as required by 47 C.F.R. §73.673?  
  (b) Identify publishers who were sent information in 9(a).
 
10. Complete the following for each program that you aired during the past three months that meets the definition of Core Programming. Complete chart below for each Core Program.
    [There are no digital core program reports.]
11. (a) Does the Licensee certify that at least 50% of the Core Programming counted toward meeting the additional programming guideline (applied to free video programming aired on other than the main program stream) did not consist of program episodes that had already aired within the previous seven days either on the station's main program stream or on another of the station's free digital program streams?  
  (b) If No, submit as an Exhibit a Statement of Explanation setting forth the number of repeats in excess of the repeat limit and the times and dates the episodes involved were aired.  
Non-Core Educational and Informational Programming
12. Complete the following for each program that you aired during the past three months that is specifically designed to meet the educational and informational needs of children ages 16 and under, but does not meet one or more elements of the definition of Core Programming. See 47 C.F.R. §73.671. Complete chart below for each additional such educational and information program.
[There are no digital non-core program reports.]
Sponsored Core Programming
13. List Core Programs, if any, aired by other stations that are sponsored by the Licensee and that meet the criteria set forth in 47 C.F.R. §73.671. Also indicate whether the amount of total Core Programming broadcast by another station increased.
[There are no digital sponsored core program broadcast reports.]
[There are no digital sponsored core program detail reports.]
Other Matters
14. Complete the following for each analog and digital program that you plan to air for the next quarter that meets the definition of Core Programming. Complete chart below for each Core Program, identifying whether it is to be broadcast on the station's analog or digital channel or both channels.
Title of Planned Core Program #1 Origin
CITY GUYS (1) NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired
SA - 8:00 AM 13
Length of Program Age of Target Audience
30 minutes From To
13 years 16 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO SERVE THE EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL NEEDS OF TEENAGERS, SPECIFICALLY, 13-16 YEAR OLDS. THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW THE KNOWLEDGE OF ONE OR MORE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY MOVES FROM ONE LEVEL TO A MORE INFORMED OR HIGHER LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE BY THE END OF EACH EPISODE. THIS CHANGE IN KNOWLEDGE CONVEYS AN EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE TO THE AUDIENCE WHICH MAY FALL INTO ONE OR MORE CATEGORIES--INTELLECTUAL-COGNITIVE AND/OR SOCIO-EMOTIONAL. THE MESSAGE WILL ALWAYS BE INTEGRAL TO THE PLOT. CONTENT WHICH DEVELOPS THE MESSAGE WILL BE PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE SCRIPT. THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES ARE ACHIEVED BY OFFERING THE AUDIENCE ENGAGING AND RELATABLE CHARACTERS WHO SHARE A COMMON PERSPECTIVE. THE STORYLINES ARE DRAWN FROM SPECIFIC CHALLENGES TEENS FACE TODAY DRINKING AND DRIVING, LEARNING DISABILITIES, EATING DISORDERS, GAMBLING, SMOKING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, RACIAL AND ETHNIC INTOLERANCE AND THE RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY TO VOTE. PERENNIAL THEMES, SUCH AS FRIENDSHIP, DEFINING ONE'S SELF, DEVELOPING SOCIAL SKILLS, MANAGING ONE'S LIFE AND BEING COMPETENT ARE ALSO COVERED BECAUSE THEY ARE CENTRAL TO ADOLESCENCE. ALL THE THEMES ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE SERIES IN VARYING DEGREES AND WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EMPHASIS. TO ENSURE THAT THE CONTENT OF THIS SHOW IS DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE FOR THE TARGET TEEN AUDIENCE, THE PRODUCERS AND WRITERS WORK CLOSELY WITH EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS. THESE EXPERTS IDENTIFY IMPORTANT THEMES AND DILEMMAS OF ADOLESCENCE THAT CAN FORM THE BASIS OF THE MESSAGES. THEY HELP INTEGRATE THE EDUCATIONAL THEME OF THIS SHOW INTO THE ACTION, SO THAT THE STORY NARRATIVE AND THE EDUCATION MESSAGE ARE INTERDEPENDENT. “City Guys” originates at a densely populated, multi-ethnic, public high school in the heart of Manhattan. Through its characters, the show demonstrates that what we see doesn’t begin to tell the story about who people really are and what life is really like. Two young men, who seem to be opposites in all the obvious ways- race, economic background, culture, clothes and music-are thrown into a friendship and working relationship by their wise and acerbic principal. The boys actually have a lot in common. They are both bright, they want to be more than the negative images they sometimes project, and they have never been motivated to really think, reflect, or of big city life. They learn that getting beyond the superficial and seriously dealing with a deeper reality is the critical path to attaining success.
Title of Planned Core Program #2 Origin
ALL ABOUT US NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired
SA - 8:30 AM 13
Length of Program Age of Target Audience
30 minutes From To
13 years 16 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO SERVE THE EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL NEEDS OF TEENAGERS, SPECIFICALLY, 13-16 YEAR OLDS. THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW THE KNOWLEDGE OF ONE OR MORE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY MOVES FROM ONE LEVEL TO A MORE INFORMED OR HIGHER LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE BY THE END OF EACH EPISODE. THIS CHANGE IN KNOWLEDGE CONVEYS AN EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE TO THE AUDIENCE WHICH MAY FALL INTO ONE OR MORE CATEGORIES--INTELLECTUAL-COGNITIVE AND/OR SOCIO-EMOTIONAL. THE MESSAGE WILL ALWAYS BE INTEGRAL TO THE PLOT. CONTENT WHICH DEVELOPS THE MESSAGE WILL BE PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE SCRIPT. THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES ARE ACHIEVED BY OFFERING THE AUDIENCE ENGAGING AND RELATABLE CHARACTERS WHO SHARE A COMMON PERSPECTIVE. THE STORYLINES ARE DRAWN FROM SPECIFIC CHALLENGES TEENS FACE TODAY DRINKING AND DRIVING, LEARNING DISABILITIES, EATING DISORDERS, GAMBLING, SMOKING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, RACIAL AND ETHNIC INTOLERANCE AND THE RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY TO VOTE. PERENNIAL THEMES, SUCH AS FRIENDSHIP, DEFINING ONE'S SELF, DEVELOPING SOCIAL SKILLS, MANAGING ONE'S LIFE AND BEING COMPETENT ARE ALSO COVERED BECAUSE THEY ARE CENTRAL TO ADOLESCENCE. ALL THE THEMES ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE SERIES IN VARYING DEGREES AND WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EMPHASIS. TO ENSURE THAT THE CONTENT OF THIS SHOW IS DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE FOR THE TARGET TEEN AUDIENCE, THE PRODUCERS AND WRITERS WORK CLOSELY WITH EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS. THESE EXPERTS IDENTIFY IMPORTANT THEMES AND DILEMMAS OF ADOLESCENCE THAT CAN FORM THE BASIS OF THE MESSAGES. THEY HELP INTEGRATE THE EDUCATIONAL THEME OF THIS SHOW INTO THE ACTION, SO THAT THE STORY NARRATIVE AND THE EDUCATION MESSAGE ARE INTERDEPENDENT. This series focuses on the development of four teen girls who live and attend high school in Chicago. They come from very different family backgrounds, and have different strengths, but share a bond of friendship. Their different talents, perspectives, and family experiences become the platform for illustrating alternative approaches to understanding and solving problems. The overarching goal of the series is to model a learning experience for the audience, where the primary character goes from one state of knowledge to another higher state of knowledge by the end of the episode. Each week, embedded in the story narrative, a lesson is presented to the audience that relates specifically to teen concerns. Topics include inter-racial understanding, using compromise to avoid negative conflict, effective communication with parents, the hazards of risk-taking, saying “No” to peer pressure, and using logic to solve your problems.
Title of Planned Core Program #3 Origin
JUST DEAL NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired
SA - 9:00 AM 13
Length of Program Age of Target Audience
30 minutes From To
13 years 16 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO SERVE THE EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL NEEDS OF TEENAGERS, SPECIFICALLY, 13-16 YEAR OLDS. THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW THE KNOWLEDGE OF ONE OR MORE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY MOVES FROM ONE LEVEL TO A MORE INFORMED OR HIGHER LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE BY THE END OF EACH EPISODE. THIS CHANGE IN KNOWLEDGE CONVEYS AN EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE TO THE AUDIENCE WHICH MAY FALL INTO ONE OR MORE CATEGORIES--INTELLECTUAL-COGNITIVE AND/OR SOCIO-EMOTIONAL. THE MESSAGE WILL ALWAYS BE INTEGRAL TO THE PLOT. CONTENT WHICH DEVELOPS THE MESSAGE WILL BE PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE SCRIPT. THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES ARE ACHIEVED BY OFFERING THE AUDIENCE ENGAGING AND RELATABLE CHARACTERS WHO SHARE A COMMON PERSPECTIVE. THE STORYLINES ARE DRAWN FROM SPECIFIC CHALLENGES TEENS FACE TODAY DRINKING AND DRIVING, LEARNING DISABILITIES, EATING DISORDERS, GAMBLING, SMOKING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, RACIAL AND ETHNIC INTOLERANCE AND THE RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY TO VOTE. PERENNIAL THEMES, SUCH AS FRIENDSHIP, DEFINING ONE'S SELF, DEVELOPING SOCIAL SKILLS, MANAGING ONE'S LIFE AND BEING COMPETENT ARE ALSO COVERED BECAUSE THEY ARE CENTRAL TO ADOLESCENCE. ALL THE THEMES ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE SERIES IN VARYING DEGREES AND WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EMPHASIS. TO ENSURE THAT THE CONTENT OF THIS SHOW IS DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE FOR THE TARGET TEEN AUDIENCE, THE PRODUCERS AND WRITERS WORK CLOSELY WITH EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS. THESE EXPERTS IDENTIFY IMPORTANT THEMES AND DILEMMAS OF ADOLESCENCE THAT CAN FORM THE BASIS OF THE MESSAGES. THEY HELP INTEGRATE THE EDUCATIONAL THEME OF THIS SHOW INTO THE ACTION, SO THAT THE STORY NARRATIVE AND THE EDUCATION MESSAGE ARE INTERDEPENDENT. “Just Deal” focuses on the development of three teens who are uniquely different from one another yet forge deep bonds of friendship through their shared interests and problems. As these three navigate their way through high school, they will deal with all the important issues of adolescence, modeling their problem-solving and decision-making for the teen audience. The overarching goal of this series is to take the viewer from one level of knowledge to a more informed or higher level of knowledge within each episode. This is achieved through the storylines, where one or more of the three main characters will demonstrate active problem-solving and decision-making related to a specific topic. Each week, embedded in an evolving, continuous process of friendship and values clarification, a character will deal with a specific challenge. Topics will include, for example, racial identity, understanding and accepting loss, facing failure, effective communication, conflict management, personal responsibility, service to others, trust and betrayal, academic achievement, life balance, an tolerance.
Title of Planned Core Program #4 Origin
SKATE NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired
SA - 9:30 AM 13
Length of Program Age of Target Audience
30 minutes From To
13 years 16 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO SERVE THE EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL NEEDS OF TEENAGERS, SPECIFICALLY, 13-16 YEAR OLDS. THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW THE KNOWLEDGE OF ONE OR MORE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY MOVES FROM ONE LEVEL TO A MORE INFORMED OR HIGHER LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE BY THE END OF EACH EPISODE. THIS CHANGE IN KNOWLEDGE CONVEYS AN EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE TO THE AUDIENCE WHICH MAY FALL INTO ONE OR MORE CATEGORIES--INTELLECTUAL-COGNITIVE AND/OR SOCIO-EMOTIONAL. THE MESSAGE WILL ALWAYS BE INTEGRAL TO THE PLOT. CONTENT WHICH DEVELOPS THE MESSAGE WILL BE PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE SCRIPT. THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES ARE ACHIEVED BY OFFERING THE AUDIENCE ENGAGING AND RELATABLE CHARACTERS WHO SHARE A COMMON PERSPECTIVE. THE STORYLINES ARE DRAWN FROM SPECIFIC CHALLENGES TEENS FACE TODAY DRINKING AND DRIVING, LEARNING DISABILITIES, EATING DISORDERS, GAMBLING, SMOKING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, RACIAL AND ETHNIC INTOLERANCE AND THE RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY TO VOTE. PERENNIAL THEMES, SUCH AS FRIENDSHIP, DEFINING ONE'S SELF, DEVELOPING SOCIAL SKILLS, MANAGING ONE'S LIFE AND BEING COMPETENT ARE ALSO COVERED BECAUSE THEY ARE CENTRAL TO ADOLESCENCE. ALL THE THEMES ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE SERIES IN VARYING DEGREES AND WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EMPHASIS. TO ENSURE THAT THE CONTENT OF THIS SHOW IS DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE FOR THE TARGET TEEN AUDIENCE, THE PRODUCERS AND WRITERS WORK CLOSELY WITH EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS. THESE EXPERTS IDENTIFY IMPORTANT THEMES AND DILEMMAS OF ADOLESCENCE THAT CAN FORM THE BASIS OF THE MESSAGES. THEY HELP INTEGRATE THE EDUCATIONAL THEME OF THIS SHOW INTO THE ACTION, SO THAT THE STORY NARRATIVE AND THE EDUCATION MESSAGE ARE INTERDEPENDENT. This show focuses on the overarching challenge of teens -- accepting the reality that they must develop a sense of personal responsibility and life purpose even though they will always be tested to embrace a culture of bravado and risk. The main character in this show is academically gifted but he is also trying to become accepted as a radical skater. With his friends, his father, and a variety of other characters who have some impact on his life, our lead shows us how hard it is to be successful in more than one way. The characters come from diverse family situations. Our main character and his father model a trusting and communicative relationship even through very difficult situations. Each week, the story takes the audience from one level of knowledge to another as the main character and his friends learn how to establish priorities, become professional about their work, and develop a good sense of judgment about people and situations.
Title of Planned Core Program #5 Origin
CITY GUYS (2) NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired
SA - 10:00 AM 13
Length of Program Age of Target Audience
30 minutes From To
13 years 16 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO SERVE THE EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL NEEDS OF TEENAGERS, SPECIFICALLY, 13-16 YEAR OLDS. THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW THE KNOWLEDGE OF ONE OR MORE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY MOVES FROM ONE LEVEL TO A MORE INFORMED OR HIGHER LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE BY THE END OF EACH EPISODE. THIS CHANGE IN KNOWLEDGE CONVEYS AN EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE TO THE AUDIENCE WHICH MAY FALL INTO ONE OR MORE CATEGORIES--INTELLECTUAL-COGNITIVE AND/OR SOCIO-EMOTIONAL. THE MESSAGE WILL ALWAYS BE INTEGRAL TO THE PLOT. CONTENT WHICH DEVELOPS THE MESSAGE WILL BE PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE SCRIPT. THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES ARE ACHIEVED BY OFFERING THE AUDIENCE ENGAGING AND RELATABLE CHARACTERS WHO SHARE A COMMON PERSPECTIVE. THE STORYLINES ARE DRAWN FROM SPECIFIC CHALLENGES TEENS FACE TODAY DRINKING AND DRIVING, LEARNING DISABILITIES, EATING DISORDERS, GAMBLING, SMOKING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, RACIAL AND ETHNIC INTOLERANCE AND THE RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY TO VOTE. PERENNIAL THEMES, SUCH AS FRIENDSHIP, DEFINING ONE'S SELF, DEVELOPING SOCIAL SKILLS, MANAGING ONE'S LIFE AND BEING COMPETENT ARE ALSO COVERED BECAUSE THEY ARE CENTRAL TO ADOLESCENCE. ALL THE THEMES ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE SERIES IN VARYING DEGREES AND WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EMPHASIS. TO ENSURE THAT THE CONTENT OF THIS SHOW IS DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE FOR THE TARGET TEEN AUDIENCE, THE PRODUCERS AND WRITERS WORK CLOSELY WITH EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS. THESE EXPERTS IDENTIFY IMPORTANT THEMES AND DILEMMAS OF ADOLESCENCE THAT CAN FORM THE BASIS OF THE MESSAGES. THEY HELP INTEGRATE THE EDUCATIONAL THEME OF THIS SHOW INTO THE ACTION, SO THAT THE STORY NARRATIVE AND THE EDUCATION MESSAGE ARE INTERDEPENDENT. “City Guys” originates at a densely populated, multi-ethnic, public high school in the heart of Manhattan. Through its characters, the show demonstrates that what we see doesn’t begin to tell the story about who people really are and what life is really like. Two young men, who seem to be opposites in all the obvious ways- race, economic background, culture, clothes and music-are thrown into a friendship and working relationship by their wise and acerbic principal. The boys actually have a lot in common. They are both bright, they want to be more than the negative images they sometimes project, and they have never been motivated to really think, reflect, or of big city life. They learn that getting beyond the superficial and seriously dealing with a deeper reality is the critical path to attaining success.
Title of Planned Core Program #6 Origin
NBA INSIDE STUFF NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired
SA - 10:30 AM 13
Length of Program Age of Target Audience
30 minutes From To
13 years 16 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
TO ENSURE THAT THE CONTENT OF THIS SHOW IS DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE FOR THE TARGET TEEN AUDIENCE, THE PRODUCERS AND WRITERS WORK CLOSELY WITH EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS. THESE EXPERTS IDENTIFY IMPORTANT THEMES AND DILEMMAS OF ADOLESCENCE THAT CAN FORM THE BASIS OF THE MESSAGES. This program is a 30 minute news magazine about the players and programs of the NBA. The show features players and coaches in a variety of short segments that communicate a point of view or reveal new information to the audience. The information might be about the game of basketball or it might show another side of the players' lives. Every week the audience sees examples of individual players and the NBA organization in civic endeavors. In some segments specific questions from the audience on topics ranging from developing specific athletic skills to dealing with personal problems are answered by a player. Each episode of the program offers content stressing the value of practice, hard work, and professionalism as a way to achieve one's goals.

15. Does the Licensee publicize the existence and location of the station's Children's Television Programming Reports (FCC 398) as required by 47 C.F.R. §73.3526(e)(11)(iii)? Y
16. Identify the licensee's children's programming liaison.
Name Telephone Number
George Hillis 559 454-2424
Address E-mail Address
5035 E. McKinley Avenue georgeh3@ksee.com
City State ZIP Code
Fresno CA

17. Include any other comments or information you want the Commission to consider in evaluating your compliance with the Children's Television Act (or use this space for supplemental explanations). This may include information on any other non-core educational and informational programming that you aired this quarter or plan to air during the next quarter, or any existing or proposed non-broadcast efforts that will enhance the educational and informational value of such programming to children. See 47 C.F.R. §73.671, NOTES 2 and 3.
KSEE24 airs PSAs targeted to children 16 and under with The More You Know campaign. Topics of these PSAs include: stay in school, substance abuse, anti-drugs, teacher tribute, drunk driving and teen encouragement. This campaign also encourages parents to become even more involved with their kids and offers specific suggestions, such as taking time to talk with them or spend more time together. This part of the campaign was developed in response to studies which conclude that children who have strong emotional attachments to their parents are less likely to use drugs and alcohol, engage in violence or become sexually active at an early age. These PSAs air approximately 40 - 50 times per month. The More You Know’s website (www.nbc.com/tmyk) features scripts from the award-winning public service announcements, referral information for the organizations referenced in the PSAs, a general campaign overview, and educational materials produced in connection with NBC programming. The site also includes a “feature of the month” page which addresses select TMYK topics, and a list of the campaign’s most recent accolades. KSEE24 maintains a Homework Home Page for school age children 10 to 16 years of age on KSEE24's World Wide Web Site. The Homework Home Page serves as a tool in helping children as a supplemental reference source when doing school or extracurricular projects.

WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND/OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 18, SECTION 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION LICENSE OR CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 503).

I certify that the statements in this application are true, complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, and are made in good faith.

Name of Licensee Signature
KSEE, Licensee, Inc.
Date
10/08/2001
FCC Form 398
March 2006