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: 2005-03-31 00:00:00.0 Filed on: 2005-04-03 10:22:36.846

Call Sign Channel Numbers Community of License
WAVY-TV 10 (analog)
City State County ZIP Code
PORTSMOUTH VA USA 23704
Licensee Name
WAVY BROADCASTING, LLC
Network Affiliation Nielsen DMA Licensee World Wide Web Home Page Address (if applicable)
NBC Norfolk-Ports-Newport News WWW.WAVY.COM
Facility ID Previous Call Sign (if applicable) License Renewal Expiration Date
71127 2012-10-01 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 GUIDE ON LINE, TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICE, TITAN TV
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
JACK HANNA'S ANIMAL ADVENTURES SYNDICATED
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
SUNDAY/11:30 AM 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
THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION HAS ENDORSED THIS SERIES, EACH WEEK, "ANIMAL ADVENTURES" CRISS-CROSSES THE GLOBE BRINGING TO YOUNG VIEWERS JACK'S ADVENTURES TO REMOTE JUNGLES, RAIN FORESTS, SEACOASTS AND NATIONAL PARKS. THROUGH THESE TRAVELS VIEWERS, YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE, LEARN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF INSECTS, BIRDS, MAMMALS AND REPTILES TO OUR ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM AND PRESENTS POSITIVE ROLE MODELS AND PRO-SOCIAL VALUES WITHIN AN ENVIRONMENTALLT RESPONSIBLE UNIVERSE. SOME OF THE TOPICS COVERED IN THIS QUARTER WERE TURTLES, DESERTS, DOGS & CATS, WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES, AFRICAN WILDLIFE AND SURVIVAL IN THE WILD.
Title of Analog Core Program #2 Origin
BATTLE OF THE BRAINS LOCAL
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
SATURDAY/10 AM 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
SPONSORED BY AND DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, BATTLE OF THE BRAINS FEATURES STUDENTS FROM TWO STATE HIGH SCHOOLS BATTLING IT OUT TO SEE WHICH TEAM IS THE BRAINIEST. THE TEAMS WILL DEMONSTRATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF MANY SUBJECTS AND THEIR OVERALL ACADEMIC SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY ANSWERING QUESTIONS IN A QUIZ SHOW FORMAT, IN HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPETITION.
Title of Analog Core Program #3 Origin
KID TALK LOCAL
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
SATURDAY/11:30 AM 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 IS A LOCALLY PRODUCED (BY THE STATION) TALK SHOW FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE HAMPTON ROADS VIEWING AREA. IT IS A SOLUTION-BASED SERIES THAT FEATURES LOCAL CHILDREN AND TEENS DISCUSSING EVERY DAY PROBLEMS AND SITUATIONS THAT THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH. SUPPORTED BY EXPERTS, THE PARTICIPATING YOUNG PEOPLE PEOPLE COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS TO THE ISSUES RAISED.
Title of Analog Core Program #4 Origin
TUTENSTEIN NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
SATURDAY/10:30 AM 13 0
Length of Program Age of Target Audience E/I Symbol Used As Required
30 minutes From To
8 years 12 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
MUMMY MADNESS BEGINS WHEN A 3,000 YEAR-OLD MUMMY AWAKENS FROM THE DEAD IN THE PRESENT DAY. THROUGHOUT THIS HALF-HOUR ANIMATED SERIES, FUNNY AND SOMETIMES SCARY ADVENTURES WILL INCORPORATE REAL EGYPTIAN CONTENT, HISTORY, MYTHOLOGY, BELIEF SYSTEMS AND ARCHAEOLOGY AND "TUT" LEARNS ABOUT LIFE, LEADERSHIP AND FRIIENDSHIP AS HE IS EXPOSED TO THE MODERN WORLD.
Title of Analog Core Program #5 Origin
TRADING SPACES: BOYS VS GIRLS NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
SATURDAY/11 AM 13 0
Length of Program Age of Target Audience E/I Symbol Used As Required
30 minutes From To
8 years 12 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
BOYS AND GIRLS GET TO SHOW HOW WELL THEY KNOW EACH OTHER; HOW EFFECTIVELY THEY CAN MANAGE A BUDGET; AND HOW SKILLFULLY THEY CAN EXECUTE A DESIGN PLAN. EACH WEEK A BOY OR GIRL WILL BE GIVEN TWO DAYS AND SOME MONEY TO COMPLETE A RENOVATION OF THEIR PARTNER'S "ROOM". THE DESIGNER HAS TO SHOW HIS/HER KNOWLEDGE OF THE OTHER'S PREFERENCES, HOBBIES AND LIFESTYLE TO COME UP WITH A GOOD DESIGN. THE CHALLENGE OF BALANCING A BUDGET AND FIGURING OUT THE RENOVATION PROCESS THEN BEGINS. PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN MEASUREMENT, SPATIAL REASONING AND THE PRINCIPALS OF AESTHETIC DESIGN AS THEY GO THROUGH THE EXPERIENCE.
Title of Analog Core Program #6 Origin
DARCY'S WILD LIFE NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
SUNDAY/11 AM 13 0
Length of Program Age of Target Audience E/I Symbol Used As Required
30 minutes From To
8 years 12 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
THIS SHOW FOLLOWS THE LIFE OF DARCY FIELDS, A PAMPERED 15-YEAR OLD WHO IS PLUCKED OUT OF HER LIFE OF LUXURY AND STYLE IN HOLLYWOOD TO A "NO-FRILLS" LIFE IN RURAL IDAHO. DARCY HAS TO LEARN TO ADJUST TO HER NEW LIFE; MAKE NEW FRIENDS; HANDLE SITUATIONS THAT SHE HAS NEVER FACED BEFORE AND MANY INTERESTING JOBS AROUND AND ABOUT FARM LIFE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AS HER NEW LIFE UNFOLDS BEFORE HER.

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
AMERICAN ATHLETE SYNDICATED
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled Time Number of Pre-emptions
SATURDAY/5 AM 13 0
Length of Program Age of Target Audience
30 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
IN THIS INTERVIEW FORMAT SHOW, SPORTS STARS OF HIGH REPUTE ARE TAKEN THROUGH THEIR LIVES FROM CHILDHOOD THROUGH THEIR SUCCESS. AS THESE ATHLETES SHARE THEIR LIFE STORIES, CHILDREN 13 AND UP CAN PARTICULARY RELATE TO THESE LIFE EXPERIENCES. THE ATHLETE'S ANSWERS WILL INSTILL SELF-CONFIDENCE, PERSERVERANCE AND THE NEED TO ACHIEVE SIMILAR GOALS IN THE YOUNG VIEWERS' LIVES.
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
BATTLE OF THE BRAINS LOCAL
Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired
SATURDAY/10 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
SPONSORED BY AND DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, BATTLE OF THE BRAINS FEATURES TEAMS OF STUDENTS FROM AREA HIGH SCHOOLS BATTLING IT OUT TO SEE WHICH TEAM IS THE BRAINIEST. THE TEAMS WILL DEMONSTRATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF MANY SUBJECTS AND THEIR OVERALL ACADEMIC SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENTS BY ANSWERING QUESTIONS IN A QUIZ SHOW FORMAT IN HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPETITION. FOR THIS SHOW, AS WELL AS THE OTHER SHOWS MENTIONED IN SECTION SEVEN, PRE-EMPTIONS MAY OCCUR IN THE FORTH-COMING QUARTER.
Title of Planned Core Program #2 Origin
SCOUT'S SAFARI NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired
SATURDAY/11 AM 13
Length of Program Age of Target Audience
30 minutes From To
8 years 12 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
THIS SHOW FOLLOWS THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCOUT LAUER, A 13-YEAR OLD GIRL WHO MOVES FROM THE CONCRETE CANYONS OF NEW YORK CITY TO A GAME RESERVE IN SOUTH AFRICA. IN ADJUSTING TO A COMPLETELY NEW LIFE AND LIFESTYLE, SCOUT HAS TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS, BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND DIFFERENT RELIGIONS AND CULTURAL SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS MAKE NEW FRIENDS. THIS SERIES IS ACTUALLY FILMED ON LOCATION IN A SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMAL RESERVE.
Title of Planned Core Program #3 Origin
DARCY'S WILDLIFE NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired
SUNDAY/11 AM 13
Length of Program Age of Target Audience
30 minutes From To
8 years 12 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
THIS SHOW FOLLOWS THE LIFE OF DARCY FIELDS, A PAMPERED 15-YEAR OLD WHO IS PLUCKED OUT OF HER LIFE OF LUXURY & STYLE IN HOLLYWOOD TO A "NO FRILLS" LIFE IN RURAL IDAHO. DARCY HAS TO LEARN TO ADJUST TO HER NEW LIFE; MAKE NEW FRIENDS; HANDLE SITUATIONS THAT SHE HAS NEVER FACED BEFORE AND HANDLE MANY INTERESTING JOBS IN FARM LIFE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AS HER NEW LIFE UNFOLDS BEFORE HER.
Title of Planned Core Program #4 Origin
JACK HANNA'S ANIMAL ADVENTURES SYNDICATED
Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired
SUNDAY/11:30 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
THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION HAS ENDORSED THIS SERIES. EACH WEEK "ANIMAL ADVENTURES" CRISS-CROSSES THE GLOBE BRINGING TO VIEWERS JACK'S ADVENTURES TO REMOTE JUNGLES, RAIN FORESTS, SEACOASTS AND NATIONAL PARKS WHERE THEY WILL LEARN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF INSECTS, BIRDS, MAMMALS AND REPTILES TO OUR ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM AND PROSOCIAL VALUES WITHIN AN ENVIRONMENTALLYY RESPONSIBLE UNIVERSE.

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
JOE WELLER (757) 673-5303
Address E-mail Address
300 WAVY ST JOE.WELLER@WAVY.COM
City State ZIP Code
PORTSMOUTH VA

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.

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
WAVY BROADCASTING
Date
04-03-2005
FCC Form 398
March 2006