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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  04-  3689 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  Re  Application  of 
 MEDIA  GENERAL  BROADCASTING  OF  SOUTH  CAROLINA  HOLDINGS,  INC. 


 For  Renewal  of  License  for  Station  WBTW(  TV),  Florence,  SC 


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 File  No.  BRCT-  20040802BIK  Facility  ID  No.  66407 


 ORDER  GRANTING  EXTENSION  OF  TIME 
 Adopted:  November  23,  2004  Released:  November  24,  2004 
 By  the  Chief,  Video  Division,  Media  Bureau: 
 1.  The  Chief,  Video  Division,  Media  Bureau,  acting  pursuant  to  delegated  authority,  hereby  considers  the  request  of  Media  General  Broadcasting  of  South  Carolina  Holdings,  Inc.  (“  Media  General”), 


 licensee  of  WBTW(  TV),  Florence,  South  Carolina,  for  an  extension  of  time  to  file  an  opposition  to  a  “Petition  To  Deny”  the  above-  captioned  renewal  application  filed  by  Common  Cause  South  Carolina  and 
 Free  Press  on  November  1,  2004.  Media  General’s  opposition  pleading  is  currently  due  to  be  filed  by  December  1,  2004. 


 2.  By  the  instant  request,  Media  General  seeks  an  extension  of  time  until  December  15,  2004  to  file  its  opposition  pleading.  It  represents  that  the  requested  extension  is  necessary  to 
 accommodate  both  its  and  its  attorneys’  schedules.  In  this  regard,  it  reports  that  Media  General  and  its  parent  corporation  are  preparing  renewal  applications  due  December  1,  2004  for  six  of  its  other  stations. 
 In  addition,  the  licensee  is  fully  engaged  in  reviewing  and  preparing  its  26  television  stations’  compliance  with  the  new  DTV  rules  and  policies  recently  adopted  by  the  Commission.  Media  General  also  states  that 
 the  brief  extension  will  also  accommodate  its  attorneys  scheduling  for  these  and  other  matters  pending  before  the  Commission  and  the  courts  involving  Media  General  and  other  clients.  Finally,  Media  General 
 maintains  that  the  requested  brief  extension  will  not  unduly  delay  the  resolution  of  this  proceeding. 
 3.  For  good  cause  shown,  we  will  grant  the  requested  extension  of  time.  We  believe  that  a  brief  extension  of  time  will  not  unduly  delay  the  resolution  of  this  proceeding  and  will  allow  for  the 


 submission  of  a  more  thorough  response  to  the  matters  raised. 
 4.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  That  Media  General’s  request  for  an  extension  of  time  until  December  15,  2004  to  respond  to  the  “Petition  to  Deny”  IS  GRANTED. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 
 Barbara  A.  Kreisman  Chief,  Video  Division 
 Media  Bureau 
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