Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
October 5, 2007
DA 07-4165
Released: October 5, 2007
CERTIFIED MAIL – RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Paxson Chicago License, Inc.
WCPX(TV)
601 Clearwater Park Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33401-6233
Re:  Paxson Chicago License, Inc.
WCPX(TV), Chicago, IL
Facility ID No. 10981
File No. BRCT-20050729AGG
Dear Licensee:
This refers to your license renewal application for station WCPX(TV), Chicago, IL.
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  In Policies and Rules Concerning the Children’s Television 
Programming, Revision of Programming Policies for Television Broadcast Stations,3 the 
Commission adopted several public information initiatives to improve the information to the 
public regarding programming broadcasters air to fulfill their statutory obligation.  One of the 
public information initiatives requires licensees to provide to publishers of program guides, 
information identifying programming specifically designed to educate and inform children, 
including an indication of the age group for which the program is intended.4 In the Children’s 
Television Programming Order, the Commission stated its belief that “program guides are an 
effective means of providing parents with advance notice of scheduling of educational 
programs.”5 Moreover, the Commission indicated that this information would help parents to 
find appropriate programs for their children and others who want to monitor a station’s 
  
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(a).
3 11 FCC Rcd 10660 (1996) (Children’s Television Programming Order).
4 47 C.F.R. § 73.673.
5 Children’s Television Programming Order, 11 FCC Rcd at 10689.
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compliance with the CTA.6 The Commission acknowledged, however, that broadcasters cannot 
require program guide publishers to print this information.7 Nonetheless, the Commission 
concluded that the information is more likely to be included in program listings if broadcasters 
regularly provide it.
On July 29, 2005, you filed the above-referenced license renewal application for station 
WCPX(TV) (File No. BRCT-20050729AGG).  In Exhibit 23 to that application, you stated that a 
review of internal records revealed that program guide publishers had not been receiving each 
program’s target age-range on WCPX(TV)’s core programming schedule you provided to them.  
You indicated that although program guide publishers usually do not publish such information, 
you have revised your procedures and now include such data in your submissions to publishers 
of program guides.  
Based upon the record before us, we think that an admonition is warranted for the station’s 
failure to identify for publishers of program guides the age group for which its children’s 
programming is targeted.  Although we do not rule out more severe sanctions for violations of 
this nature in the future, 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 73.673 described in station WCPX(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 Paxson Chicago License, Inc. at the address listed 
above, and to its counsel, Anne M. Swanson, Esquire, Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, PLLC, 1200 
New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., Suite 800, Washington, D.C. 20036.
Sincerely,
Barbara A. Kreisman
Chief, Video Division
Media Bureau
  
6 Id.
7 Id.