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: 2001-12-31 00:00:00.0 Filed on: 2002-01-07 16:14:37.433

Call Sign Channel Numbers Community of License
KAMR-TV (analog)
City State County ZIP Code
Amarillo TX POTTER 79101
Licensee Name
Quorum of Amarillo License, LLC
Network Affiliation Nielsen DMA Licensee World Wide Web Home Page Address (if applicable)
NBC Amarillo http://www.kamr.com/
Facility ID Previous Call Sign (if applicable) License Renewal Expiration Date
8523 2006-08-01 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). 4.00 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 IN PENN.; TV DATA; TRIBUNE MEDIA; AMARILLO GLOBE NEWS
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
CRITTER GITTERS SYNDICATED
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
Saturdays 7:30-8:00a.m. 13 0
Length of Program Age of Target Audience E/I Symbol Used As Required
30 minutes From To
9 years 14 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
Half-hour live action program designed around a group of neighborhood kids who join forces with a couple of veterinarians and an inventive professor to become a search and rescue unit, detective agency and a police force for animals. Team works with authorities to solve animal mysteries.
Total Times Aired Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News Number of Preemptions Rescheduled
13 0 0
Preemption #1
Date Preempted/Episode # If rescheduled, date and time reschedule Is the rescheduled date the second home?
N/A N/A N
If rescheduled, were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? N
Reason for Preemption SPORTS
Title of Analog Core Program #2 Origin
CITY GUYS A NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
Saturdays 8:30-9:00a.m. 13 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
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 act beyond the superficial. As they deal with the pressures 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 0 0
Preemption #1
Date Preempted/Episode # If rescheduled, date and time reschedule Is the rescheduled date the second home?
N/A N/A N
If rescheduled, were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? N
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
Saturdays 9:00-9:30 a.m. 13 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
Program is set in Chicago and follows four high school friends as they define their friendships with each other. The emphasis is inward as the girls learn from each other, whether the point is to respect a family's rules or to let your parents help you when your pride might get in the way. These girls are an interesting group--an athlete, a social crusader, a singer/composer and a rich diva. They are all smart and ambitious. They use their different talents, perspectives, and family experiences to illustrate alternative approaches to understanding and solving problems. The basketball player's approach to a big loss teaches the singer how to overcome her stage fright. When the African-American girl avidly works on the black students' fund-raiser, the others understand racial isolation for the first time. The girls come to appreciate that every person has unique gifts. It is their duty as friends to make sure they share their gifts with each other.
Total Times Aired Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News Number of Preemptions Rescheduled
13 0 0
Preemption #1
Date Preempted/Episode # If rescheduled, date and time reschedule Is the rescheduled date the second home?
N/A N/A N
If rescheduled, were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? N
Reason for Preemption SPORTS
Title of Analog Core Program #4 Origin
JUST DEAL NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
Saturdays 9:30-10:00 a.m. 13 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
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 over-arching 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 charification, a character will deal with a specific challenge. Topics will include, for example, racial identity, understanding and accepting loss, facing failure, effective commnication, conflict management, personal responsibility, service to others, trust and betrayal, academic achievement, life balance and tolerance.
Total Times Aired Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News Number of Preemptions Rescheduled
13 0 0
Preemption #1
Date Preempted/Episode # If rescheduled, date and time reschedule Is the rescheduled date the second home?
N/A N/A N
If rescheduled, were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? N
Reason for Preemption SPORTS
Title of Analog Core Program #5 Origin
CITY GUYS B (ON NOVEMBER 10, CITY GUYS B AND SKATE SWITCHED PLACES) NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
Saturdays 10:00-10:30 a.m. 13 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
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 act beyond the superficial. As they deal with the pressures 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 0 0
Preemption #1
Date Preempted/Episode # If rescheduled, date and time reschedule Is the rescheduled date the second home?
N/A N/A N
If rescheduled, were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? N
Reason for Preemption SPORTS
Title of Analog Core Program #6 Origin
SKATE (ON NOVEMBER 10, CITY GUYS B AND SKATE SWITCHED PLACES) SYNDICATED
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
Saturdays 10:30-11:00 a.m. 13 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 comes from the perspective of a "culture" based on a sport. The central character is a teen who is trying to break out of athletic mediocrity and become an explosive skater. Yet, he's got other obligations, like school, college and long term security, which totally conflict with embracing the skater lifestyle of bravado and risk. Balancing competing goals is the underlying struggle of our main character's life, which is spiked by specific situations that test his moral fiber and his decision-making ability. Through a strong relationship with his father and close friends, our kid learns how to establish priorities, become a professional and develop a good sense of judgement about people and situations.
Total Times Aired Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News Number of Preemptions Rescheduled
13 0 0
Preemption #1
Date Preempted/Episode # If rescheduled, date and time reschedule Is the rescheduled date the second home?
N/A N/A N
If rescheduled, were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? N
Reason for Preemption SPORTS
Title of Analog Core Program #7 Origin
INSIDE STUFF NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
Saturdays, 11:00-11:30 a.m. 13 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
A half-hour news magazine program directed at teens between the ages of 13 and 16. The program features the pro-social off-court activities of male and female basketball players, coaches, team personnel and teenage athleters. Other features highlight athletic skills, attitude and knowledge needed for successful athletic competition and participation. 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.
Total Times Aired Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News Number of Preemptions Rescheduled
13 0 0
Preemption #1
Date Preempted/Episode # If rescheduled, date and time reschedule Is the rescheduled date the second home?
N/A N/A N
If rescheduled, were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? N
Reason for Preemption SPORTS
Title of Analog Core Program #8 Origin
ANIMAL RESCUE SYNDICATED
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
Sundays 6:00-6:30 a.m. 13 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
Program showcases spectacular recues of all types of animals and focuses on the work of dedicated individuals who treat the various creatures of the animal kingdom. All stories are authentic and contain actual video of rescues. Series is "G" rated and is suitable for family viewing.
Total Times Aired Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News Number of Preemptions Rescheduled
13 0 0
Preemption #1
Date Preempted/Episode # If rescheduled, date and time reschedule Is the rescheduled date the second home?
N/A N/A N
If rescheduled, were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? N
Reason for Preemption OTHER

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
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: PEARL HARBOR: LEGACY OF AN ATTACK NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
December 7, 2001 1 0
Length of Program Age of Target Audience
60 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? Y
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? Y
Description of Program
Sixty years after fire and death rained from the skies as Japanese warplanes attacked American forces, National Geographic takes a contemporary look at the surprise raid that signaled America's entry into World War II. Famed underwater explorer Robert Ballard (discoverer of Titanic) combs the waters off Pearl Harbor for the remains of a secret Japanese midget submarine that could have changed history. Pearl Harbor survivors share their painful and poignant stories and renowned historian Stephen Ambrose adds powerful historical perspective. National Geographic and the National Park Service also capture the first-ever images from inside the sunken battleship U.S.S. Arizona and examine the ecological risk presented by the sunken ship and the half million gallons of oil that may still be contained inside it.
Date and Time Aired (if preempted and rescheduled)
 
Title of Analog Non-Core Program #2 Origin
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: SUPER CROC NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
December 9, 2001 1 0
Length of Program Age of Target Audience
60 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? Y
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? Y
Description of Program
Amidst the parched sands of the Sahara, paleontologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, Dr. Paul Sereno unearths the remains of a 110 million-year-old SuperCroc (Sarcosuchus Imperator). Measuring forty feet in length, it was one of the largest crocodiles ever to walk to planet. The documentary takes viewers to remote locations as Sereno and Dr. Brady Barr, an expert on the modern crocodilian species, use strength, courage and quick reflexes to capture, study and release various species of crocs. They search for pieces to this prehistoric puzzle, studying the largest and most voracious living crocodiles to better understand the SuperCroc.
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
CRITTER GITTERS SYNDICATED
Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired
Saturdays, 7:30-8:00 a.m. 13
Length of Program Age of Target Audience
30 minutes From To
9 years 14 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
Half-hour live action program designed around a group of neighborhood kids who join forces with a couple of veterinarians and an inventive professor to become a search and rescue unit, detective agency and a police force for animals. Team works with authorities to solve animal mysteries.
Title of Planned Core Program #2 Origin
ALL ABOUT US NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired
Saturdays, 8:30-9:00 a.m. 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
MCA recording artist Alecia Elliott, plays the central character, Alecia Alcott, who is adjusting to her new environment and trying to keep alive her dreams of becoming a singer. With her three friends,these four girls navigate their typical and not-so-typical teenage dilemmas on a weekly basis...boys...parents...what to get from the vending maching. Their commitment to each other and their individual friendships are true and strong, and their moments of hilarity always result in moments of truth. In short, each week the girls experience what it means to be a teenager, what it means to be a girl and what it means to help each other realize who they really are...and who they are becoming. Set against the backdrop of an urban Chicago high school, where music, clothes and the occasional four-way-cell-phone-call keeps the girls connected, ALL ABOUT US is an entertaining, hilarious and touching journey.
Title of Planned Core Program #3 Origin
JUST DEAL NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired
Saturdays, 9:00-9:30 a.m. 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
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 over-arching 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 charification, a character will deal with a specific challenge. Topics will include, for example, racial identity, understanding and accepting loss, facing failure, effective commnication, conflict management, personal responsibility, service to others, trust and betrayal, academic achievement, life balance and tolerance.
Title of Planned Core Program #4 Origin
CITY GUYS B NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired
Saturdays 10:00-10:30 a.m. 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
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 act beyond the superficial. As they deal with the pressures 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 #5 Origin
SKATE NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired
Saturdays 10:30-11:00 a.m. 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 comes from the perspective of a "culture" based on a sport. The central character is a teen who is trying to break out of athletic mediocrity and become an explosive skater. Yet, he's got other obligations, like school, college and long term security, which totally conflict with embracing the skater lifestyle of bravado and risk. Balancing competing goals is the underlying struggle of our main character's life, which is spiked by specific situations that test his moral fiber and his decision-making ability. Through a strong relationship with his father and close friends, our kid learns how to establish priorities, become a professional and develop a good sense of judgement about people and situations.
Title of Planned Core Program #6 Origin
INSIDE STUFF NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired
Saturdays, 11:00-11:30 a.m. 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
A half-hour news magazine program directed at teens between the ages of 13 and 16. The program features the pro-social off-court activities of male and female basketball players, coaches, team personnel and teenage athleters. Other features highlight athletic skills, attitude and knowledge needed for successful athletic competition and participation. 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.
Title of Planned Core Program #7 Origin
ANIMAL RESCUE SYNDICATED
Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired
Sundays 6:00-6:30 a.m. 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
Program showcases spectacular recues of all types of animals and focuses on the work of dedicated individuals who treat the various creatures of the animal kingdom. All stories are authentic and contain actual video of rescues. Series is "G" rated and is suitable for family viewing.

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
Dale R. Woods 806 383-3321
Address E-mail Address
1015 S. Fillmore
City State ZIP Code
Amarillo TX

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.
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 list of the campaign's most recent accolades. NBC has a Teen website (www.tnbconlinel.com) specifically dedicated to teens. Features of the Website include information on the upcoming episodes of each of the TNBC shows, as well as information about the shows and their cast members.

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
Quorum of Amarillo License, LLC
Date
January 7, 2002
FCC Form 398
March 2006