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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.
AKA COMMUNITY TELEVISION 
EDUCATORS, INC.
Licensee of Noncommercial Educational 
Television Station KRMT(TV), Denver, 
Colorado
COMMUNITY TELEVISION 
EDUCATORS OF TEXAS, INC.
Licensee of Noncommercial Educational 
Television Station KLTJ(TV), Galveston, 
Texas
COMMUNITY TELEVISION 
EDUCATORS OF DFW, INC.
Licensee of Noncommercial Educational 
Television Station KDTN(TV), Denton, Texas
EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING 
CORPORATION 
Licensee of Noncommercial Educational 
Television Station KKAP(TV), Little Rock, 
Arkansas
EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV 
CORPORATION
Licensee of Noncommercial Educational 
Television Station WYDN(TV), Worcester, 
Massachusetts
COMMUNITY TELEVISION 
EDUCATORS, INC.
Licensee of Noncommercial Educational 
Television Station KDTP(TV), Holbrook, 
Arizona
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File Nos. EB-04-IH-0018
and EB-04-IH-0140
FRN 0001843697
Account No. 200932080016
Facility ID No. 20476
FRN 0008713059
Account No. 200932080016
Facility ID No. 24436
FRN 0009436411
Account No. 200932080016
Facility ID No. 49326
FRN 0008358970
Account No. 200932080016
Facility ID No. 58267
FRN 0008778565
Account No. 200932080016
Facility ID No. 18783
FRN 0008980682
Account No. 200932080016
Facility ID No. 83491
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HO’ONA’AUAO COMMUNITY TV, INC.
Licensee of Noncommercial Educational 
Television Station KWBN(TV), Honolulu, 
Hawaii
PUGET SOUND EDUCATIONAL TV, 
INC.
Licensee of Noncommercial Educational 
Television Station KWDK(TV), Tacoma, 
Washington
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FRN 0009659400
Account No. 200932080016
Facility ID No. 27425
FRN 0008778623
Account No. 200932080016
Facility ID No. 35419
CONSENT DECREE
1.  The Enforcement Bureau (“Bureau”) and Word of God Fellowship, Inc., also known as 
Community Television Educators, Inc.; Community Television Educators of Texas, Inc.; Community 
Television Educators of DFW, Inc.; Educational Broadcasting Corporation; Educational Public TV 
Corporation; Community Television Educators, Inc.; Ho’ona’auao Community TV, Inc.; and Puget 
Sound Educational TV, Inc. (each of which does business as Daystar Television Network) (collectively, 
“Daystar”), by their authorized representatives, hereby enter into this Consent Decree for the purpose of 
terminating the Enforcement Bureau’s investigation into whether Daystar violated Section 399B of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended,1 and Section 73.621(e) of the Commission’s Rules,2 in 
connection with the broadcast by Daystar of underwriting acknowledgments over its noncommercial 
educational Stations KLTJ(TV), Galveston, Texas; KDTN(TV), Denton, Texas; KRMT(TV), Denver, 
Colorado; KKAP(TV), Little Rock, Arkansas; WYDN(TV), Worcester, Massachusetts; KDTP(TV), 
Holbrook, Arizona; KWBN(TV), Honolulu, Hawaii; and KWDK(TV), Tacoma, Washington.
I.         DEFINITIONS
2. For the purposes of this Consent Decree, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Act” means the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 151 et seq.
(b) “Adopting Order” means an Order by the Bureau adopting the terms of this Consent 
Decree without change, addition, deletion, or modification.
(c) “Bureau” means the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission.
(d) “Commission” and “FCC” mean the Federal Communications Commission and all of its 
bureaus and offices.  
(e) “Complaint” means a third-party complaint alleging violations of the Commission’s 
Underwriting Laws, dated October 10 and December 18, 2003, that may have been 
received by, or is in the possession of, the Commission or Bureau.
(f) “Compliance Plan” means the program described in this Consent Decree at paragraph 9.
  
1 See 47 U.S.C. § 399b.
2 See 47 C.F.R. § 73.621 (e).
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(g) “Daystar” means Word of God Fellowship, Inc., also known as Community Television 
Educators, Inc.; Community Television Educators of Texas, Inc.; Community Television 
Educators of DFW, Inc.; Educational Broadcasting Corporation; Educational Public TV 
Corporation; Community Television Educators, Inc.; Ho’ona’auao Community TV, Inc.; 
and Puget Sound Educational TV, Inc. (each of which does business as Daystar 
Television Network) and its predecessors-in-interest and successors-in-interest. Daystar” 
means Word of God Fellowship, Inc., also known as Community Television Educators, 
Inc.; Community Television Educators of Texas, Inc.; Community Television Educators 
of DFW, Inc.; Educational Broadcasting Corporation; Educational Public TV 
Corporation; Community Television Educators, Inc.; Ho’ona’auao Community TV, Inc.; 
and Puget Sound Educational TV, Inc. (each of which does business as Daystar 
Television Network) and its predecessors-in-interest and successors-in-interest.
(h) “Effective Date” means the date on which the Commission releases the Adopting Order.
(i) “Investigation” means the investigation commenced by the Bureau’s Letters of Inquiry 
dated February 20, 2004, May 28, 2004, July 16, 2008, September 14, 2004, and October 
8, 2004, regarding whether Daystar violated the Commission’s Underwriting Laws in 
connection with its operation of the Stations during the period May 2003 and August 
2003.3
(j) “Parties” mean Daystar and the Bureau.
(k) “Rules” mean the Commission’s regulations found in Title 47 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations.
(l) “Stations” mean Stations KLTJ(TV) Galveston, Texas (Facility ID No. 24436); 
KDTN(TV) Denton, Texas (Facility ID No. 49326); KRMT(TV), Denver, Colorado 
(Facility ID No. 20476); KKAP(TV), Little Rock, Arkansas (Facility ID No. 58267); 
WYDN(TV), Worcester, Massachusetts (Facility ID No.18783); KDTP(TV), Holbrook, 
Arizona (Facility ID No. 83491); KWBN(TV), Honolulu, Hawaii (Facility ID No. 
27425); and KWDK(TV), Tacoma, Washington (Facility ID No.35419). 
(m) “Underwriting Laws” mean Section 399B of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. 
§ 399b, and Section 73.621 (e) of the Commission’s Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 73.621 (e).
II. BACKGROUND
3. Pursuant to Section 399b(a) of the Act4 and Section 73.621(e) of the Commission’s 
Rules, advertisements are defined as program material broadcast “in exchange for any remuneration” and 
intended to “promote any service, facility, or product” of for-profit entities.5 Section 399b(b)(2) 
  
3 See Letter from William D. Freedman, Deputy Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, 
to EchoStar and Daystar, dated February 20, 2004 (“February 20th LOI”); Letter from William D. Freedman, 
Deputy Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, to Daystar, dated May 28, 2004 (“May 
28th LOI”); Letter from William D. Freedman, Deputy Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement 
Bureau, to Daystar, dated July 16, 2004 (“July 16 LOI”); Letter from William D. Freedman, Deputy Chief, 
Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, to Daystar, dated September 14, 2004 (“September 14th 
LOI”); Letter from William D. Freedman, Deputy Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement 
Bureau, to EchoStar and Daystar, dated October 8, 2004 (“Oct 8th LOI”).
4 See 47 U.S.C. § 399b.
5 See 47 U.S.C. § 399b(a).
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specifically provides that noncommercial educational stations may not broadcast advertisements.6  
Although contributors of funds to such stations may receive on-air acknowledgements, the Commission 
has held that such acknowledgements may be made for identification purposes only, and should not 
promote the contributors’ products, services, or businesses.7 The Commission has also limited the sale or 
promotion of program-related goods or services aired by noncommercial educational stations.8 The sale 
of program-related materials offered by the noncommercial educational station or by other not-for-profit 
entities is permissible, even if the station received consideration for the broadcast.9 However, the sale of 
program-related goods and services by for-profit program producers and suppliers is prohibited: “(1) 
where the cost [of the good or service is] more than nominal; or (2) where consideration has been 
received; and (3) where the offering was designed to further the economic interest of the offeror.”10 In 
short, this limitation is intended to ensure that announcements for program-related goods or services are 
made to benefit the public interest rather than to raise profit for the for-profit entity.11
4. On February 20, May 28, July 16, September 14, and October 8, 2004, the Bureau issued 
letters of inquiry (“LOI”) to Daystar.  These LOIs directed Daystar, among other things, to submit sworn 
written statements in response to questions relating to allegations that Daystar had aired announcements 
and engaged in the sale of products in violation of the Underwriting Laws.  Daystar responded on March 
17, March 22, June 28, August 12, and November 8, 2004.12 The announcements and sale of products 
appear to have violated the Underwriting Laws because they have the appearance of exceeding the 
bounds of what is permissible and within licensee discretion under the Act and pertinent Commission 
precedent.13  
III. TERMS OF AGREEMENT
5. Adopting Order.  The Parties agree that the provisions of this Consent Decree shall be 
subject to final approval by the Bureau by incorporation of such provisions by reference in the Adopting 
Order without change, addition, modification, or deletion.
6. Jurisdiction.  Daystar agrees that the Bureau has jurisdiction over it and the matters 
contained in this Consent Decree and has the authority to enter into and adopt this Consent Decree.
  
6 See 47 U.S.C. § 399b(b)(2).
7 See Commission Policy Concerning the Noncommercial Nature of Educational Broadcasting Stations, Public 
Notice (1986), republished, 7 FCC Rcd 827 (1992) (“Public Notice”).  
8 See Commission Policy Concerning the Noncommercial Nature of Educational Broadcast Stations, Report and 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 69 FCC 2d 200 (1978) (“First Report”).
9 See Commission Policy Concerning the Noncommercial Nature of Educational Broadcasting Stations, 
Memorandum Opinion and Order, 90 FCC 2d 895, 906 ¶ 20 (1982) (“1982 Policy Statement”).
10 Id.; see also First Report, 69 FCC 2d at 210-11 ¶ 22 n.12.
11 See 1982 Policy Statement, 90 FCC 2d at 912 ¶ 28.
12 See Letters of Daystar to William D. Freedman, Deputy Chief, Investigations and Hearings, Division, 
Enforcement Bureau, dated March 17 and 22, 2004 (“Daystar’s March 17th Response and Daystar’s March 22nd 
Response”); Letter of Daystar to Kenneth M. Scheibel, Jr., Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement 
Bureau, dated June 28, 2004 (“Daystar’s June 28th Response”); Letter of Daystar to Kenneth M. Scheibel, Jr., 
Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, dated August 12, 2004 (“Daystar’s August 12th 
Response”); Letter of Daysar to Kenneth M. Scheibel, Jr., Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement 
Bureau, dated November 8, 2004 (“Daystar’s November 8th Response”). 
13 See Xavier University, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 5 FCC Rcd 4920 (1990).  
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7. Effective Date; Violations.  The Parties agree that this Consent Decree shall become 
effective on the date on which the FCC releases the Adopting Order.  Upon release, the Adopting Order 
and this Consent Decree shall have the same force and effect as any other Order of the Bureau. Any 
violation of the Adopting Order or of the terms of this Consent Decree shall constitute a separate violation 
of a Bureau Order, entitling the Bureau to exercise any rights and remedies attendant to the enforcement 
of a Commission Order.
8. Termination of Investigation.  In express reliance on the covenants and representations in 
this Consent Decree and to avoid further expenditure of public resources, the Bureau agrees to terminate 
its Investigation and dismiss the Complaint.  In consideration for the termination of said Investigation and 
dismissal of the Complaint, Daystar agrees to the terms, conditions, and procedures contained herein.  
The Bureau further agrees that, in the absence of new material evidence, the Bureau will not use the facts 
developed in this Investigation through the Effective Date of the Consent Decree, or the existence of this 
Consent Decree, to institute, on its own motion, any new proceeding, formal or informal, or take any 
action on its own motion against Daystar concerning the matters that were the subject of the Investigation.  
The Bureau also agrees that it will not use the facts developed in this Investigation through the Effective 
Date of this Consent Decree, or the existence of this Consent Decree, to institute on its own motion any 
proceeding, formal or informal, or take any action on its own motion against Daystar with respect to 
Daystar’s basic qualifications, including its character qualifications, to be a Commission licensee or to 
hold Commission authorizations.  
9. Compliance Plan.  For purposes of settling the matters set forth herein, Daystar agrees to 
maintain a Compliance Plan related to future compliance with the Act, the Commission’s Rules, and the 
Commission’s Orders.  The Plan will include, at a minimum, the following components: 
a. Daystar will continue to utilize a multi-level review procedure for underwriting 
content to be aired on the Stations.  In working with prospective underwriters, the Daystar staff 
will continue to brief potential donors on the Underwriting Laws, provide them with the current 
Daystar Copy Guidelines, and work with them to fashion acceptable language.  
b. Daystar will continue to train employees on acceptable underwriting content, 
including but not limited to, the Commission’s rules regarding the sale or promotion of program-
related goods or services14 that complies with the Underwriting Laws.
c.  Daystar will make good faith efforts, with respect to nationally distributed 
programming aired on the Stations, to obtain from the distributors of such programming the copy 
for underwriting announcements contained in such programming in advance of such 
programming’s broadcast, for the purposes of independently reviewing such copy for compliance 
with the Underwriting Laws.
d. Termination Date.  Unless stated otherwise, the requirements of the Compliance 
Plan will expire three (3) years after the Effective Date.
10.   Compliance Reports.  Daystar will file compliance reports with the Commission ninety 
days after the Effective Date, twelve months after the Effective Date, twenty-four months after the 
Effective Date, and upon expiration of this Consent Decree, three years after the Effective Date.  Each 
compliance report shall include a compliance certificate from an officer, as an agent of Daystar, stating 
that the officer has personal knowledge that Daystar has established and maintained on an ongoing basis 
operating procedures intended to ensure compliance with this Consent Decree, together with an 
accompanying statement explaining the basis for the officer’s compliance certification.  Each compliance 
  
14 See First Report, supra note 8.
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report will describe any significant difficulties the Licensee has encountered during the reporting period 
in ensuring compliance with the Underwriting Laws, what steps it has taken to resolve those difficulties, 
and the success of those steps in doing so.  All compliance reports shall be submitted to the Chief, 
Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 445 
12th Street, S.W., Room 4-C330, Washington, D.C. 20554.
11. Voluntary Contribution.   Daystar agrees that it will make a voluntary contribution to the 
United States Treasury in the amount of seventeen thousand five hundred dollars ($17,500.00).  The 
payment in full will be made within five (5) calendar days after the Effective Date of the Adopting Order.  
The payment must be made by check or similar instrument, payable to the order of the Federal 
Communications Commission.  The payment must include the NAL/Account Number and FRN Number 
referenced in the caption to the Adopting Order.  Payment by check or money order may be mailed to 
Federal Communications Commission, P.O. Box 979088, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000.  Payment by 
overnight mail may be sent to U.S. Bank – Government Lockbox #979088, SL-MO-C2-GL, 1005 
Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63101.  Payment by wire transfer may be made to ABA Number 
021030004, receiving bank TREAS/NYC, and account number 27000001.  For payment by credit card, 
an FCC Form 159 (Remittance Advice) must be submitted. When completing the FCC Form 159, enter 
the NAL/Account number in block number 23A (call sign/other ID), and enter the letters “FORF” in 
block number 24A (payment type code).  Daystar will also send electronic notification on the date said 
payment is made to Hillary.DeNigro@fcc.gov, Ben.Bartolome@fcc.gov, Kenneth.Scheibel@fcc.gov, and 
Anita.Patankar-Stoll@fcc.gov.
12.  Waivers.   Daystar waives any and all rights it may have to seek administrative or judicial 
reconsideration, review, appeal or stay, or to otherwise challenge or contest the validity of this Consent 
Decree and the Order adopting this Consent Decree, provided the Commission issues an Order adopting 
the Consent Decree without change, addition, modification, or deletion.  Daystar shall retain the right to 
challenge Commission interpretation of the Consent Decree or any terms contained herein.  If either Party 
(or the United States on behalf of the Commission) brings a judicial action to enforce the terms of the 
Adopting Order, neither Daystar nor the Commission shall contest the validity of the Consent Decree or 
the Adopting Order, and Daystar shall waive any statutory right to a trial de novo.  Daystar hereby agrees 
to waive any claims it may otherwise have under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 5 U.S.C. § 504 and 47 
C.F.R. § 1.1501 et seq., relating to the matters addressed in this Consent Decree.
13.  Subsequent Rule or Order.  The Parties agree that if any provision of the Consent Decree 
conflicts with any subsequent rule or Order adopted by the Commission (except an Order specifically 
intended to revise the terms of this Consent Decree to which Daystar does not expressly consent) that 
provision will be superseded by such Commission rule or Order.
14.  Successors and Assigns.  Daystar agrees that the provisions of this Consent Decree shall 
be binding on its successors, assigns, and transferees.  
15. Final Settlement.  The Parties agree and acknowledge that this Consent Decree shall 
constitute a final settlement between the Parties. The Parties further agree that this Consent Decree does 
not constitute either an adjudication on the merits or a factual or legal finding or determination regarding 
any compliance or noncompliance with the requirements of the Act or the Commission’s Rules and 
Orders.  The Parties agree that this Consent Decree is for settlement purposes only and that by agreeing to 
this Consent Decree, Daystar does not admit or deny noncompliance, violation or liability for violating 
the Act, the Commission’s Rules or Orders in connection with the matters that are the subject of this 
Consent Decree.   
16.  Modifications.  This Consent Decree cannot be modified without the advance written 
consent of both Parties.
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17.  Paragraph Headings.  The headings of the Paragraphs in this Consent Decree are inserted 
for convenience only and are not intended to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Consent Decree.
18.  Authorized Representative.  Each party represents and warrants to the other that it has 
full power and authority to enter into this Consent Decree.
19.  Counterparts.  This Consent Decree may be signed in any number of counterparts 
(including by facsimile), each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be an original, and all of 
which counterparts together shall constitute one and the same fully executed instrument.
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Kris Anne Monteith
Chief
Enforcement Bureau 
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Marcus D. Lamb
President 
Word of God Fellowship, Inc., aka Community 
Television Educators, Inc.; Community Television 
Educators of Texas, Inc.; Community Television 
Educators of DFW, Inc.; Educational Broadcasting 
Corporation; Educational Public TV Corporation; 
Community Television Educators, Inc.; 
Ho’ona’auao Community TV, Inc.; and Puget 
Sound Educational TV, Inc.
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