Section | Question | Response |
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Attachments | Are attachments (other than associated schedules) being filed with this application? | No |
Applicant | Address | Phone | Applicant Type | |
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FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, LLC |
Ann West Bobeck 400 N. CAPITOL STREET, NW SUITE 890 WASHINGTON, DC 20001 United States |
+1 (202) 824-6503 |
ann.bobeck@fox.com |
Company |
Contact Name | Address | Phone | Contact Type | |
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Ann West Bobeck VP, FCC Legal and Business Affairs Fox Corporation |
Ann West Bobeck 400 NORTH CAPITOL STREET, NW SUITE 890 WASHINGTON, DC 20001 United States |
+1 (202) 824-6503 |
ann.bobeck@fox.com |
Legal Representative |
Joseph Di Scipio SVP, Legal and Business Affairs and Assistant General Counsel Fox Corporation |
Joseph M. Di Scipio 400 NORTH CAPITOL STREET, NW SUITE 890 WASHINGTON, DC 20001 United States |
+1 (202) 824-6522 |
joe.discipio@fox.com |
Legal Representative |
Section | Question | Response |
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Station Type | Station Type | Network Affiliation |
Affiliated network | FOX | |
Nielsen DMA | Houston | |
Web Home Page Address | www.myfoxhouston.com |
Question | Response |
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State the average number of hours of Core Programming per week broadcast by the station on its main program stream | 3.0 |
State the average number of hours per week of free over-the-air digital video programming broadcast by the station on other than its main program stream | 168.0 |
State the average number of hours per week of Core Programming broadcast by the station on other than its main program stream. See 47 C.F.R. Section 73.671: | 3.5 |
Does the Licensee provide information identifying each Core Program aired on its station, including an indication of the target child audience, to publishers of program guides as required by 47 C.F.R. Section 73.673? | Yes |
Does the Licensee certify that at least 50% of the Core Programming counted toward meeting the additional programming guideline (applied to free video programming aired on other than the main Yes No program stream) did not consist of program episodes that had already aired within the previous seven days either on the station's main program stream or on another of the station's free digital program streams? | Yes |
Digital Core Program (1 of 7) | Response |
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Program Title | XPLORATION: DIY SCI (MAIN) 4/1-6/30 |
Origination | Syndicated |
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled | Sa 8am |
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time | 11 |
Total times aired | 13 |
Number of Preemptions | 2 |
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News | 0 |
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled | 2 |
Length of Program | 30 mins |
Age of Target Child Audience | 13 years to 16 years |
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. | XPLORATION DIY Sci will inspire and educate audiences of all ages. Steve Spangler, host, science educator, and leader in the field of professional educational training, encourages the discovery of scientific concepts through experiments viewers can do at home. With a fun, relaxed attitude, Steve will take viewers through step-by-step demonstrations of do-it-yourself experiments that amaze but which also relate back to solid principles of science. |
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? | Yes |
Questions | Response |
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Title of Program | XPLORATION DIY SCI |
List date and time rescheduled | 05/11/2019 11:00 AM |
Is the rescheduled date the second home? | Yes |
Were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? | Yes |
Date Preempted | 2019-05-11 |
Episode # | 136 |
Reason for Preemption | Sports |
Questions | Response |
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Title of Program | XPLORATION DIY SCI |
List date and time rescheduled | 05/18/2019 11:00 AM |
Is the rescheduled date the second home? | Yes |
Were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? | Yes |
Date Preempted | 2019-05-18 |
Episode # | 137 |
Reason for Preemption | Sports |
Digital Core Program (2 of 7) | Response |
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Program Title | BUSY WORLD OF RICHARD SCARRY (26.2) 4/1-6/30 |
Origination | Network |
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled | M-SU 730a |
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time | 91 |
Total times aired | 91 |
Number of Preemptions | 0 |
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News | 0 |
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled | 0 |
Length of Program | 30 mins |
Age of Target Child Audience | 2 years to 5 years |
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. | The Busy World of Richard Scarry is designed for two to five year olds. Like the Scarry books themselves the TV series uses themes that are congruent with the interests of preschool and early elementary school children. These include love of parents, mastery (of all the motor, language and social skills that they see in the world around them), power (who calls the shots), possession, personal routines, family living. The aim of the series is to make television a positive force in the lives of these children |
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? | Yes |
Digital Core Program (3 of 7) | Response |
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Program Title | XPLORATION: WEIRD BUT TRUE (MAIN) 4/1-6/30 |
Origination | Syndicated |
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled | su 1030a |
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time | 11 |
Total times aired | 13 |
Number of Preemptions | 2 |
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News | |
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled | 2 |
Length of Program | 30 mins |
Age of Target Child Audience | 13 years to 16 years |
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. | XPLORATION Weird But True will inspire and educate audiences of all ages. This series, produced in partnership with National Geographic Kids, is hosted by the brother-sister team of Charlie and Kirby Engleman. Charlie is an Ecologist and Kirby is an Artist, and they are both National Geographic Junior Explorers. Together, they share a common curiosity to explore and understand the science behind the World and its wildlife. |
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? | Yes |
Questions | Response |
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Title of Program | XPLORATION WEIRD BUT TRUE |
List date and time rescheduled | 06/08/2019 09:00 AM |
Is the rescheduled date the second home? | Yes |
Were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? | Yes |
Date Preempted | 2019-06-09 |
Episode # | 140 |
Reason for Preemption | Sports |
Questions | Response |
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Title of Program | XPLORATION WEIRD BUT TRUE |
List date and time rescheduled | 06/15/2019 10:30 AM |
Is the rescheduled date the second home? | Yes |
Were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? | Yes |
Date Preempted | 2019-06-16 |
Episode # | 141 |
Reason for Preemption | Sports |
Digital Core Program (4 of 7) | Response |
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Program Title | XPLORATION: OUTER SPACE (MAIN) 4/1-6/30 |
Origination | Syndicated |
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled | Su 930a |
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time | 13 |
Total times aired | 13 |
Number of Preemptions | 0 |
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News | 0 |
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled | 0 |
Length of Program | 30 mins |
Age of Target Child Audience | 13 years to 16 years |
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. | Each week our host Emily Calandrelli will take viewers on incredible journeys through space that will both entertain and educate. Ever wonder what it would be like to live in space or on a different planet? Watch our host try to perform every day responsibilities while floating in zero gravity. Explore the challenges that come along with living on a different planet as our host lives like an astronaut in a Mars like habitat. We will have episodes on space robotics, commercial space tourism, asteroids, and our search for life, among many others. When appropriate, the host will highlight NASA related programs and internships for young students that are relevant to the content we have shown. |
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? | Yes |
Digital Core Program (5 of 7) | Response |
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Program Title | XPLORATION: AWESOME PLANET (MAIN) 4/1-6/30 |
Origination | Local |
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled | Su 9a |
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time | 13 |
Total times aired | 13 |
Number of Preemptions | 0 |
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News | 0 |
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled | 0 |
Length of Program | 30 mins |
Age of Target Child Audience | 13 years to 16 years |
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. | Xploration Awesome Planet will inspire and educate anyone interested in earth sciences. Our host, Philippe Cousteau, the grandson of legendary Jacques Cousteau, brings boundless energy to every location we visit. From magnificent mountains to violent volcanoes, this program takes an in-depth look at the unique and distinct features on planet Earth. We not only visit gigantic glaciers and behold their beauty but also discover why they formed, and how they shaped our landscape. Geological experts share their wisdom with Philippe, as we strive to understand places on the earth, inside the earth, and above the earth. |
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? | Yes |
Digital Core Program (6 of 7) | Response |
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Program Title | XPLORATION: NATURE KNOWS BEST (MAIN) 4/1-6/30 |
Origination | Syndicated |
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled | Sa 830am |
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time | 11 |
Total times aired | 13 |
Number of Preemptions | 2 |
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News | 0 |
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled | 2 |
Length of Program | 30 mins |
Age of Target Child Audience | 13 years to 16 years |
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. | Host and marine biologist, Danni Washington, exudes energy as she relates how technology all around us was inspired by nature and how modern innovators are continuing with this practice. We will also meet with biologists studying the behavior patterns of ants, architects who design living buildings, and roboticists who are making their designs bigger, stronger, and faster based on animals. This series will help kids to understand how getting outside and taking a look around can help them make the next great discovery. |
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? | Yes |
Questions | Response |
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Title of Program | XPLORATION NATURE KNOWS BEST |
List date and time rescheduled | 05/18/2019 11:30 AM |
Is the rescheduled date the second home? | Yes |
Were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? | Yes |
Date Preempted | 2019-05-18 |
Episode # | 137 |
Reason for Preemption | Sports |
Questions | Response |
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Title of Program | XPLORATION NATURE KNOWS BEST |
List date and time rescheduled | 05/11/2019 11:30 AM |
Is the rescheduled date the second home? | Yes |
Were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? | Yes |
Date Preempted | 2019-05-11 |
Episode # | 136 |
Reason for Preemption | Sports |
Digital Core Program (7 of 7) | Response |
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Program Title | XPLORATION: EARTH 2050 (MAIN) 4/1-6/30 |
Origination | Syndicated |
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled | Su 10am |
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time | 13 |
Total times aired | 13 |
Number of Preemptions | 0 |
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News | 0 |
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled | 0 |
Length of Program | 30 mins |
Age of Target Child Audience | 13 years to 16 years |
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. | What will the world look like in 2050? Where will advancements in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics lead us? Xploration Earth 2050 strives to answer these questions and more with scientists, inventors, doctors, science fiction writers, and creative thinkers. This half hour weekly series, produced primarily for the 13-16 year old target audience will appeal to the whole family. Viewers will be taken on an educational adventure as the show tackles future challenges in everything from transportation to health care to the environment. |
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? | Yes |
Non-Core Educational and Informational Programming (1 of 2) | Response |
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Program Title | COUNTRY MOUSE, CITY MOUSE (26.2) 4/1-6/30 |
Origination | Network |
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled: | MON-SUN 630AM |
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time: | 91 |
Number of Preemptions | 0 |
Length of Program | 30 mins |
Age of Target Child Audience | 4 years to 9 years |
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. | The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures employs the fun and fascinating world-wide jaunts of a pair of adorable mice to present a body of important new learning. As Emily, the practical Country Mouse, and her sophisticated City Mouse cousin, Alexander, visit friends and family around the globe, they encounter non-stop delight along with non stop problems, complications and mysteries. By stepping in, helping out and dealing with the situations with which they are confronted, they teach youngsters valuable learning to learn skills, centering on discovery, investigation and analysis; associated personal-character and pro-social attitudes; and intriguing core-knowledge learning focused on world history, geography and language. |
Does the program have educating and informing children ages 16 and under as a significant purpose? | Yes |
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? | Yes |
Does the Licensee provide information regarding the program, including an indication of the target child audience, to publishers of program guides consistent with 47 C.F.R. Section 73.673? | Yes |
Questions | Response |
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Non-Core Educational and Informational Programming (2 of 2) | Response |
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Program Title | WIMZIE'S HOUSE (26.2) 4/1-6/30 |
Origination | Network |
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled: | MON-SUN 6AM |
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time: | 91 |
Number of Preemptions | 0 |
Length of Program | 30 mins |
Age of Target Child Audience | 2 years to 5 years |
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. | Wimzies House is targeted at three to five year old children and designed to contribute to the developmental and educational needs of children. It helps support the child in the development of his or her identity, urges the child to communicate and create bonds with people around him or her. Wimzie is a little girl monster who encounters problems and the program seeks to explore problem solving. |
Does the program have educating and informing children ages 16 and under as a significant purpose? | Yes |
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? | Yes |
Does the Licensee provide information regarding the program, including an indication of the target child audience, to publishers of program guides consistent with 47 C.F.R. Section 73.673? | Yes |
Questions | Response |
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Question | Response |
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Does the Licensee publicize the existence and location of the station's Children's Television Programming Reports (FCC 398) as required by 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3526(e)(11)(iii)? | Yes |
Name of children's programming liaison | Steve Ellis |
Address | 4261 Southwest Freeway |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Zip | 77027 |
Telephone Number | (713) 479-2637 |
Email Address | steve.ellis@foxtv.com |
Include any other comments or information you want the Commission to consider in evaluating your compliance with the Children's Television Act (or use this space for supplemental explanations). This may include information on any other noncore educational and informational programming that you aired this quarter or plan to air during the next quarter, or any existing or proposed non-broadcast efforts that will enhance the educational and informational value of such programming to children. See 47 C.F.R. Section 73.671, NOTES 2 and 3. |
Other Matters (1 of 9) | Response |
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Program Title | XPLORATION: DIY SCI (MAIN) |
Origination | Syndicated |
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled | SAT 8A |
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time | 13 |
Length of Program | 30 mins |
Age of Target Child Audience from | 13 years to 16 years |
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. | XPLORATION DIY Sci will inspire and educate audiences of all ages. Steve Spangler, host, science educator, and leader in the field of professional educational training, encourages the discovery of scientific concepts through experiments viewers can do at home. With a fun, relaxed attitude, Steve will take viewers through step-by-step demonstrations of do-it-yourself experiments that amaze but which also relate back to solid principles of science. |
Other Matters (2 of 9) | Response |
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Program Title | XPLORATION: OUTER SPACE (MAIN) |
Origination | Syndicated |
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled | Su 930a |
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time | 12 |
Length of Program | 30 mins |
Age of Target Child Audience from | 13 years to 16 years |
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. | Each week our host Emily Calandrelli will take viewers on incredible journeys through space that will both entertain and educate. Ever wonder what it would be like to live in space or on a different planet? Watch our host try to perform every day responsibilities while floating in zero gravity. Explore the challenges that come along with living on a different planet as our host lives like an astronaut in a Mars like habitat. We will have episodes on space robotics, commercial space tourism, asteroids, and our search for life, among many others. When appropriate, the host will highlight NASA related programs and internships for young students that are relevant to the content we have shown. |
Other Matters (3 of 9) | Response |
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Program Title | BUSY WORLD OF RICHARD SCARRY (26.2) |
Origination | Network |
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled | MON-SUN 730A |
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time | 91 |
Length of Program | 30 mins |
Age of Target Child Audience from | 2 years to 5 years |
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. | The Busy World of Richard Scarry is designed for two to five year olds. Like the Scarry books themselves the TV series uses themes that are congruent with the interests of preschool and early elementary school children. These include love of parents, mastery (of all the motor, language and social skills that they see in the world around them), power (who calls the shots), possession, personal routines, family living. The aim of the series is to make television a positive force in the lives of these children |
Other Matters (4 of 9) | Response |
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Program Title | XPLORATION: NATURE (MAIN) |
Origination | Syndicated |
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled | SA 830A |
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time | 13 |
Length of Program | 30 mins |
Age of Target Child Audience from | 13 years to 16 years |
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. | Host and marine biologist, Danni Washington, exudes energy as she relates how technology all around us was inspired by nature and how modern innovators are continuing with this practice. We will also meet with biologists studying the behavior patterns of ants, architects who design living buildings, and roboticists who are making their designs bigger, stronger, and faster based on animals. This series will help kids to understand how getting outside and taking a look around can help them make the next great discovery. |
Other Matters (5 of 9) | Response |
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Program Title | XPLORATION: EARTH 2050 (MAIN) (7/1-9/1) |
Origination | Syndicated |
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled | Su 10a |
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time | 8 |
Length of Program | 30 mins |
Age of Target Child Audience from | 13 years to 16 years |
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. | What will the world look like in 2050? Where will advancements in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics lead us? Xploration Earth 2050 strives to answer these questions and more with scientists, inventors, doctors, science fiction writers, and creative thinkers. This half hour weekly series, produced primarily for the 13-16 year old target audience will appeal to the whole family. Viewers will be taken on an educational adventure as the show tackles future challenges in everything from transportation to health care to the environment. |
Other Matters (6 of 9) | Response |
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Program Title | XPLORATION: WEIRD (MAIN) (7/1-9/1) |
Origination | Syndicated |
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled | Su 1030a |
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time | 8 |
Length of Program | 30 mins |
Age of Target Child Audience from | 13 years to 16 years |
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. | XPLORATION Weird But True will inspire and educate audiences of all ages. This series, produced in partnership with National Geographic Kids, is hosted by the brother-sister team of Charlie and Kirby Engleman. Charlie is an Ecologist and Kirby is an Artist, and they are both National Geographic Junior Explorers. Together, they share a common curiosity to explore and understand the science behind the World and its wildlife. |
Other Matters (7 of 9) | Response |
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Program Title | XPLORATION: AWESOME PLANET (MAIN) |
Origination | Syndicated |
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled | Su 9a |
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time | 12 |
Length of Program | 30 mins |
Age of Target Child Audience from | 13 years to 16 years |
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. | Xploration Awesome Planet will inspire and educate anyone interested in earth sciences. Our host, Philippe Cousteau, the grandson of legendary Jacques Cousteau, brings boundless energy to every location we visit. From magnificent mountains to violent volcanoes, this program takes an in-depth look at the unique and distinct features on planet Earth. We not only visit gigantic glaciers and behold their beauty but also discover why they formed, and how they shaped our landscape. Geological experts share their wisdom with Philippe, as we strive to understand places on the earth, inside the earth, and above the earth. |
Other Matters (8 of 9) | Response |
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Program Title | X-PLORATION WEIRD BUT TRUE (MAIN) (9/7-9/28) |
Origination | Syndicated |
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled | Sa 930a |
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time | 4 |
Length of Program | 30 mins |
Age of Target Child Audience from | 13 years to 16 years |
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. | XPLORATION Weird But True will inspire and educate audiences of all ages. This series, produced in partnership with National Geographic Kids, is hosted by the brother-sister team of Charlie and Kirby Engleman. Charlie is an Ecologist and Kirby is an Artist, and they are both National Geographic Junior Explorers. Together, they share a common curiosity to explore and understand the science behind the World and its wildlife. |
Other Matters (9 of 9) | Response |
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Program Title | X-PLORATION EARTH 2050 (MAIN) (9/7-9/28) |
Origination | Syndicated |
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled | Sa 9am |
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time | 4 |
Length of Program | 30 mins |
Age of Target Child Audience from | 13 years to 16 years |
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. | What will the world look like in 2050? Where will advancements in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics lead us? Xploration Earth 2050 strives to answer these questions and more with scientists, inventors, doctors, science fiction writers, and creative thinkers. This half hour weekly series, produced primarily for the 13-16 year old target audience will appeal to the whole family. Viewers will be taken on an educational adventure as the show tackles future challenges in everything from transportation to health care to the environment. |
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The undersigned certifies that he or she is (a) the party filing the Children's Television Programming, or an officer, director, member, partner, trustee, authorized employee, or other individual or duly elected or appointed official who is authorized to sign on behalf of the party filing the Children's Television Programming; or (b) an attorney qualified to practice before the Commission under 47 C.F.R. Section 1.23(a), who is authorized to represent the party filing the Children's Television Programming, and who further certifies that he or she has read the document; that to the best of his or her knowledge, information,and belief there is good ground to support it; and that it is not interposed for delay. FAILURE TO SIGN THIS APPLICATION MAY RESULT IN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION AND FORFEITURE OF ANY FEES PAID Upon grant of this application, the Authorization Holder may be subject to certain construction or coverage requirements. Failure to meet the construction or coverage requirements will result in automatic cancellation of the Authorization. Consult appropriate FCC regulations to determine the construction or coverage requirements that apply to the type of Authorization requested in this application. WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM OR ANY ATTACHMENTS ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND/OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. Code, Title 18, §1001) AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Title 47, §312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, §503). |
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I certify that this application includes all required and relevant attachments. | Yes |
I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I am an authorized representative of the above-named applicant for the Authorization(s) specified above. |
John Steven Ellis Programming Administrator 07/02/2019 |