Federal Communications Commission          FCC 22M-07 

                                  Before the 
                        Federal Communications Commission 
                             Washington, D.C. 20554 
 
In re Application of                    )    MB Docket No. 22-76 
                                        )    NAL/Acct. No. MB-202241410006 
The Marion Education Exchange           )    FRN:  0023109846 
                                        )     
For Renewal of License for              )    Facility ID No. 193826 
Station WWGH-LP                         )    File No. 0000115702 
Marion, Ohio                            ) 
 
 
                             INITIAL CASE ORDER 
                                        
 
Issued :  March 18, 2022                                 Released:  March 18, 2022 
 
 
      1.    On February 23, 2022, the FCC’s Media Bureau released a Hearing Designation Order, 
Notice of Opportunity for Hearing, and Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in the above-captioned 
matter.1  As directed by that order, and pursuant to section 1.221(c) of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR § 
1.221(c), counsel for the Marion Education Exchange filed an appearance in this hearing proceeding on 
March 14, 2022.2 
       
      2.    An initial status conference will be conducted virtually on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 
at 10:00 AM via an online platform accessible to all parties.3  On or before April 14, 2022, the parties 
shall submit the following information: 
       
         •  A proposed schedule for this case; 
         •  A description of the type of discovery anticipated, if any; and 
         •  A description of expected pre-hearing motions, if any. 
   
      3.    Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the initial status conference in this matter will be 
held virtually on April 20, 2022, commencing at 10:00 a.m., at which a hearing schedule shall be set.  
All subsequent oral conferences, if needed, shall be conducted in this same manner unless otherwise 
directed.   
       
      4.    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall submit the information required 
above on or before April 14, 2022.  All written submissions in this proceeding shall be filed using the 
Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the filing date.   
       


                         
1 Marion Education Exchange, Hearing Designation Order, Notice of Opportunity for Hearing, and Notice of 
Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, MB Docket No. 22-76, DA 22-187 (MB Feb. 23, 2022).   
2 Marion Education Exchange, Notice of Appearance, MB Docket No. 22-76 (filed March 14, 2022).   
3 Specific login instructions will be provided to the parties separately.  A transcript of the initial status conference 
will be included in the record of this proceeding as soon as it is available.    
 

                        Federal Communications Commission          FCC 22M-07 
 

      5.    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that that parties shall serve filings on each other via 
electronic mail whenever possible.4   
 
      6.    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all parties are put on notice that they are expected to 
be fully cognizant of Part 1 of the Commission's rules concerning Practice and Procedure, 47 CFR Part 1, 
Subparts A and B.  
 
 
                                    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
 
 
 
                                    Jane Hinckley Halprin 
                                    Administrative Law Judge 
                                     
 
 


                         
4 Courtesy copies of pleadings, motions, and other written submissions are to be e-mailed to the Office of 
Administrative Law Judges at Jane.Halprin@fcc.gov and JohnB.Adams@fcc.gov.  
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