Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
April 4, 2007
DA 07-1589
Released:  April 4, 2007
CERTIFIED MAIL – RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
King Broadcasting Company
KREM-TV
400 South Record Street
Dallas, Texas 75202
Re:  King Broadcasting Company
KREM-TV, Spokane, Washington
Facility ID No. 34868
File No. BRCT-20061002BOI
Dear Licensee:
This refers to your license renewal application for station KREM-TV, Spokane, Washington.
Under the Commission’s rules implementing the Children’s Television Act of 1990 (CTA),1
each television broadcast station licensee has an obligation, during its license term, to air 
programming that serves the educational and informational needs of children through both the 
licensee’s overall programming and programming “specifically designed” to educate and inform 
children (core programming).2 The Commission’s rules require commercial licensees to provide 
information to the public about the shows they air to fulfill their obligation.  Subsection 
73.3526(e)(11)(iii) of the Commission’s Rules (Rules), 47 C.F.R. § 73.3526(e)(11)(iii), requires 
each commercial television broadcast station to prepare and place in its public inspection file a 
Children’s Television Programming Report (FCC Form 398) for each calendar quarter reflecting, 
inter alia, the efforts it has made during the quarter to serve the educational needs of children.  
As set forth in Subsection 73.3526(e)(11)(iii), licensees are also required to file the reports with 
the Commission and to publicize for the public the existence and location of the reports.
On October 2, 2006, you filed a renewal application (FCC Form 303-S) for station KREM-TV, 
Spokane, Washington (File No. BRCT-20061002BOI).  In Exhibit 24, you indicated that during 
preparation of the instant renewal application, you discovered that you failed to publicize the 
existence and location of station KREM-TV’s Children’s Television Programming Reports.  You 
stated that the contract providing for the scheduling of on-air announcements concerning these 
reports was inadvertently discontinued and that no such announcements were broadcast between 
  
1 Pub. L. No. 101-437, 104 Stat. 996-1000, codified at 47 U.S.C. Sections 303a, 303b and 394.
2 47 C.F.R. § 73.671.
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December 2004 and the middle of December 2005.  You asserted that when you discovered this 
omission in December 2005, you immediately took steps to resume announcements regarding the 
reports.
Although we do not rule out more severe sanctions for violations of this nature in the future, 
based on the record before us we have determined that an admonition is appropriate at this time.  
Therefore, based upon the facts and circumstances before us, we ADMONISH you for the 
admitted violation of Section 73.3526(e)(11)(iii) of the Rules described in station KREM-TV’s 
renewal application.    
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, a copy of this Letter shall be sent by First Class and 
Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested to King Broadcasting Company, at the address listed 
above, and to its counsel, Kathleen Kirby, Esquire, Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP, 1776 K Street, 
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.
Sincerely,
Barbara A. Kreisman
Chief, Video Division
Media Bureau