Report reflects information for the filing period ending: 2002-06-30 00:00:00.0 Filed on: 2002-07-10 10:37:26.923

Call Sign	Channel Numbers	Community of License
WSAZ	3 (analog)	City	State	County	ZIP Code
		Huntington	WV	CABELL	25701

Licensee Name
EMMIS Television License Corporation
Network Affiliation		Nielsen DMA		Licensee World Wide Web Home Page Address (if applicable)
NBC		Charleston-Huntington		www.wsaz.com

Facility ID			Previous Call Sign (if applicable)	License Renewal Expiration Date
36912				2004-10-01 00:00:00.0

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).
		On behalf of its affiliates, NBC provides information identifying its core programs to publishers of the following program guides: TV Guide, TV Data, and Tribune Media Serives. In addition, WSAZ(TV) regularly distributes its programming schedules to publishers of the following program guides TV Guide, TV Data, and Tribune Media Services.
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 CITY GUYS A (4/6/02-6/29/02) NETWORK Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions Saturdays/9:00 a.m. 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 "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 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 1 1 Preemption #1 Date Preempted/Episode # If rescheduled, date and time reschedule Is the rescheduled date the second home? 4/20/02 4/20/02 10:00a.m. N 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 ALL ABOUT US (4/6/02-6/29/02) NETWORK Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions Saturdays/9:30 a.m. 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 "ALL ABOUT US" 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---BUT 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 1 1 Preemption #1 Date Preempted/Episode # If rescheduled, date and time reschedule Is the rescheduled date the second home? 4/20/02 4/20/02 10:30a.m. N 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 JUST DEAL (4/6/02-6/29/02) NETWORK Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions Saturdays/10:00 a.m. (2/9 aired at 8:30 a.m.) 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 "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, AND TOLERANCE. 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? 4/20/02 4/20/02 11:00a.m. N 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 #4 Origin CITY GUYS 2 (4/6/02-6/29/02) NETWORK Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions Saturdays/10:30 a.m. 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 "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 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 1 1 Preemption #1 Date Preempted/Episode # If rescheduled, date and time reschedule Is the rescheduled date the second home? 4/20/02 4/20/02 11:00a.m. N 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 #5 Origin SKATE(4/6/02-6/29/02) NETWORK Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions Saturdays/11:00 a.m. 10 3 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 Skate 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. Total Times Aired Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News Number of Preemptions Rescheduled 12 3 2 Preemption #1 Date Preempted/Episode # If rescheduled, date and time reschedule Is the rescheduled date the second home? 4/6/02 N/A N 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? 4//20/02 4/20/02 9:00a.m. N 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? 6/8/02 6/8/02 8:00a.m. N 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 INSIDE STUFF (4/6/02-6/29/02) NETWORK Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions Saturdays/11:30 am 10 3 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 ALSO INCLUDED IN THE TNBC LINEUP IS "NBA INSIDE STUFF," A HALF-HOUR NEWS MAGAZINE PROGRAM 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. 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 12 3 2 Preemption #1 Date Preempted/Episode # If rescheduled, date and time reschedule Is the rescheduled date the second home? 4/6/02 N/A N 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? 4/20/02 4/20/02 9:30a.m. N 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? 6/8/02 6/8/02 8:30a.m. N If rescheduled, were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? Y Reason for Preemption SPORTS

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.
		[There are no analog non-core program reports.]

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.]

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.

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.]

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.]

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 A (7/6/02-9/28/02) NETWORK Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired Saturdays/9:00a.m 12 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 "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 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 #2 Origin ALL ABOUT US (7/6/02-9/28/02) NETWORK Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired Saturdays/9:30a.m. 12 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 "ALL ABOUT US" 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---BUT 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. Title of Planned Core Program #3 Origin JUST DEAL (7/6/02-9/28/02) NETWORK Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired Saturdays/10:00a.m 12 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 "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, AND TOLERANCE. Title of Planned Core Program #4 Origin CITY GUYS B (7/6/02-9/28/02) NETWORK Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired Saturdays/10:30a.m. 12 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 "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 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 (7/6/02-9/28/02) NETWORK Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired Saturdays/11:00 a.m. 12 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 Skate 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 #6 Origin INSIDE STUFF (7/6/02-9/28/02) NETWORK Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired Saturdays/11:30 am 12 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 ALSO INCLUDED IN THE TNBC LINEUP IS "NBA INSIDE STUFF," A HALF-HOUR NEWS MAGAZINE PROGRAM 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. 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.
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 Lisa Perry 304-690-3010 Address E-mail Address 645 5th Avenue www.wsaz.com City State ZIP Code Huntington WV
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.
		Saturday, 4/6/02, 11-noon WSAZ sponsored/televised 67th Annual West Virginia Band Festival live from Huntington, WV. featuring over fifteen area high school bands.
		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 Emmis Television License Corporation Date 7/8/02