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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KONG-TV, INC. |
Denise A. Branson, Sr. Paralegal TEGNA Inc. 8350 Broad Street, Suite 2000 Tysons, VA 22102 United States |
+1 (703) 873-6606 |
dbranson@tegna.com |
Company |
Contact Name | Address | Phone | Contact Type | |
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Michael Beder , Esq . Associate General Counsel TEGNA Inc. |
8350 Broad Street, Suite 2000 Tysons, VA 22102 United States |
+1 (703) 873-6902 |
mbeder@tegna.com |
Legal Representative |
Ryan C Wilhour Consulting Engineer Kessler and Gehman Associates, Inc. |
507 NW 60th ST STE D Gainesville, FL 32607 United States |
+1 (352) 332-3157 |
ryan@kesslerandgehman.com |
Technical Representative |
Section | Question | Response |
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Station Type | Station Type | Independent |
Affiliated network | ||
Nielsen DMA | Seattle-Tacoma | |
Web Home Page Address | www.king5.com |
Question | Response |
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Indicate which of the Core Programming safe harbor processing guidelines the station elected to utilize during the covered reporting period to demonstrate compliance with the Children's Television Act of 1990 (See 47 CFR Section 73.671(d)) | Category A, Option 1: Three-hours per week (as averaged over a six-month period) of Core Programming |
State the total number of hours of regularly scheduled weekly Core Programming broadcast per quarter by the station on its main program stream |
Q1: 39.0 Q2: 38.0 Q3: 38.5 Q4: 37.5 |
State the total number of hours of regularly scheduled weekly Core Programming broadcast per quarter by the station on a multicast stream |
Q1: 13.0 Q2: 13.0 Q3: 13.0 Q4: 14.0 |
Does the Licensee provide information identifying each Core Program aired on its station to publishers of program guides as required by 47 CFR Section 73.673? | Yes |
Digital Core Program (1 of 10) | Response |
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Title of Program | Teen Kids News (KONG 16.1) |
Did each broadcast of the program, including any rescheduled preemptions, occur between 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM? | Yes |
Does the program have serving the educational and informational needs of children ages 16 and under as a significant purpose? | Yes |
Type of Core Programming | Regularly scheduled weekly program |
Total Times Aired | 50 |
State the number of hours the program was aired on the station's main program stream and/or a multicast stream |
Main Program Stream Q1:6.5, Q2:6.0, Q3:6.5, Q4:6.0 Multicast Stream Q1:0.0, Q2:0.0, Q3:0.0, Q4:0.0 |
Were any regular scheduled weekly programs preempted | Yes |
Number of Preemptions | 2 |
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled | 0 |
Number of Preemptions for Breaking News or Non-Regularly Scheduled Locally Produced Live Programming | 0 |
Length of Program | 30 minutes |
Age Range of Target Child Audience | 13-16 |
For each broadcast of the program on a commercial or Class A station, did the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the E/I symbol? | Yes |
Questions | Response |
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Date Preempted | 05/22/2022 |
Preempted Program Originally Scheduled Air Time | 12:00 PM |
Preemption Reason | Other (e.g., syndicated or network public affairs, sports, general audience specials, etc.) |
Please Specify | Our master control center experienced an automation error. As a result, Teen Kids News aired a half hour earlier than scheduled. |
Was the preempted program rescheduled on the same program stream on which it was originally scheduled to air? | N |
List date preempted program was aired (must be seven days before or seven days after the preemption) | |
Did the station provide the required on-air notification of the schedule change? | N |
Questions | Response |
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Date Preempted | 12/18/2022 |
Preempted Program Originally Scheduled Air Time | 12:00 PM |
Preemption Reason | Other (e.g., syndicated or network public affairs, sports, general audience specials, etc.) |
Please Specify | A formatting error caused this episode to fail 24 minutes into the show. It did not return for the final 6 minutes. |
Was the preempted program rescheduled on the same program stream on which it was originally scheduled to air? | N |
List date preempted program was aired (must be seven days before or seven days after the preemption) | |
Did the station provide the required on-air notification of the schedule change? | N |
Digital Core Program (2 of 10) | Response |
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Title of Program | Science Nation (KONG 16.3) |
Did each broadcast of the program, including any rescheduled preemptions, occur between 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM? | Yes |
Does the program have serving the educational and informational needs of children ages 16 and under as a significant purpose? | Yes |
Type of Core Programming | Regularly scheduled weekly program |
Total Times Aired | 53 |
State the number of hours the program was aired on the station's main program stream and/or a multicast stream |
Main Program Stream Q1:0.0, Q2:0.0, Q3:0.0, Q4:0.0 Multicast Stream Q1:6.5, Q2:6.5, Q3:6.5, Q4:7.0 |
Were any regular scheduled weekly programs preempted | No |
Length of Program | 30 minutes |
Age Range of Target Child Audience | 13-16 |
For each broadcast of the program on a commercial or Class A station, did the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the E/I symbol? | Yes |
Digital Core Program (3 of 10) | Response |
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Title of Program | Made In Hollywood: Teen Edition (KONG 16.1) |
Did each broadcast of the program, including any rescheduled preemptions, occur between 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM? | Yes |
Does the program have serving the educational and informational needs of children ages 16 and under as a significant purpose? | Yes |
Type of Core Programming | Regularly scheduled weekly program |
Total Times Aired | 51 |
State the number of hours the program was aired on the station's main program stream and/or a multicast stream |
Main Program Stream Q1:6.5, Q2:6.5, Q3:6.0, Q4:6.5 Multicast Stream Q1:0.0, Q2:0.0, Q3:0.0, Q4:0.0 |
Were any regular scheduled weekly programs preempted | Yes |
Number of Preemptions | 3 |
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled | 2 |
Number of Preemptions for Breaking News or Non-Regularly Scheduled Locally Produced Live Programming | 0 |
Length of Program | 30 minutes |
Age Range of Target Child Audience | 13-16 |
For each broadcast of the program on a commercial or Class A station, did the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the E/I symbol? | Yes |
Questions | Response |
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Date Preempted | 05/22/2022 |
Preempted Program Originally Scheduled Air Time | 01:00 PM |
Preemption Reason | Other (e.g., syndicated or network public affairs, sports, general audience specials, etc.) |
Please Specify | Our master control center experienced an automation error earlier in the day. As a result, this show aired at 12:30P instead of 1:00P. |
Was the preempted program rescheduled on the same program stream on which it was originally scheduled to air? | Y |
List date preempted program was aired (must be seven days before or seven days after the preemption) | 05/29/2022 |
Did the station provide the required on-air notification of the schedule change? | Y |
Questions | Response |
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Date Preempted | 08/07/2022 |
Preempted Program Originally Scheduled Air Time | 01:00 PM |
Preemption Reason | Other (e.g., syndicated or network public affairs, sports, general audience specials, etc.) |
Please Specify | 2022 Seafair Weekend Festival |
Was the preempted program rescheduled on the same program stream on which it was originally scheduled to air? | N |
List date preempted program was aired (must be seven days before or seven days after the preemption) | |
Did the station provide the required on-air notification of the schedule change? | Y |
Questions | Response |
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Date Preempted | 12/18/2022 |
Preempted Program Originally Scheduled Air Time | 01:00 PM |
Preemption Reason | Other (e.g., syndicated or network public affairs, sports, general audience specials, etc.) |
Please Specify | Our master control center experienced an automation error earlier in the day. As a result, this show began airing 5 minutes before it was scheduled to begin. |
Was the preempted program rescheduled on the same program stream on which it was originally scheduled to air? | Y |
List date preempted program was aired (must be seven days before or seven days after the preemption) | 12/25/2022 |
Did the station provide the required on-air notification of the schedule change? | Y |
Digital Core Program (4 of 10) | Response |
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Title of Program | Roots Less Traveled (KONG 16.1) |
Did each broadcast of the program, including any rescheduled preemptions, occur between 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM? | Yes |
Does the program have serving the educational and informational needs of children ages 16 and under as a significant purpose? | Yes |
Type of Core Programming | Regularly scheduled weekly program |
Total Times Aired | 12 |
State the number of hours the program was aired on the station's main program stream and/or a multicast stream |
Main Program Stream Q1:0.0, Q2:0.0, Q3:0.0, Q4:6.0 Multicast Stream Q1:0.0, Q2:0.0, Q3:0.0, Q4:0.0 |
Were any regular scheduled weekly programs preempted | Yes |
Number of Preemptions | 1 |
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled | 0 |
Number of Preemptions for Breaking News or Non-Regularly Scheduled Locally Produced Live Programming | 0 |
Length of Program | 30 minutes |
Age Range of Target Child Audience | 13-16 |
For each broadcast of the program on a commercial or Class A station, did the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the E/I symbol? | Yes |
Questions | Response |
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Date Preempted | 12/18/2022 |
Preempted Program Originally Scheduled Air Time | 02:30 PM |
Preemption Reason | Other (e.g., syndicated or network public affairs, sports, general audience specials, etc.) |
Please Specify | Master control experienced a Crispin automation error and we went to black on-air shortly after the show began. |
Was the preempted program rescheduled on the same program stream on which it was originally scheduled to air? | N |
List date preempted program was aired (must be seven days before or seven days after the preemption) | |
Did the station provide the required on-air notification of the schedule change? | N |
Digital Core Program (5 of 10) | Response |
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Title of Program | Vets Saving Pets (KONG 16.1) |
Did each broadcast of the program, including any rescheduled preemptions, occur between 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM? | Yes |
Does the program have serving the educational and informational needs of children ages 16 and under as a significant purpose? | Yes |
Type of Core Programming | Regularly scheduled weekly program |
Total Times Aired | 39 |
State the number of hours the program was aired on the station's main program stream and/or a multicast stream |
Main Program Stream Q1:6.5, Q2:6.5, Q3:6.5, Q4:0.0 Multicast Stream Q1:0.0, Q2:0.0, Q3:0.0, Q4:0.0 |
Were any regular scheduled weekly programs preempted | Yes |
Number of Preemptions | 1 |
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled | 1 |
Number of Preemptions for Breaking News or Non-Regularly Scheduled Locally Produced Live Programming | 0 |
Length of Program | 30 minutes |
Age Range of Target Child Audience | 13-16 |
For each broadcast of the program on a commercial or Class A station, did the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the E/I symbol? | Yes |
Questions | Response |
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Date Preempted | 08/07/2022 |
Preempted Program Originally Scheduled Air Time | 02:30 PM |
Preemption Reason | Other (e.g., syndicated or network public affairs, sports, general audience specials, etc.) |
Please Specify | 2022 Seafair Weekend Festival. |
Was the preempted program rescheduled on the same program stream on which it was originally scheduled to air? | Y |
List date preempted program was aired (must be seven days before or seven days after the preemption) | 08/14/2022 |
Did the station provide the required on-air notification of the schedule change? | Y |
Digital Core Program (6 of 10) | Response |
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Title of Program | Get Wild at the San Diego Zoo (KONG 16.3) |
Did each broadcast of the program, including any rescheduled preemptions, occur between 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM? | Yes |
Does the program have serving the educational and informational needs of children ages 16 and under as a significant purpose? | Yes |
Type of Core Programming | Regularly scheduled weekly program |
Total Times Aired | 53 |
State the number of hours the program was aired on the station's main program stream and/or a multicast stream |
Main Program Stream Q1:0.0, Q2:0.0, Q3:0.0, Q4:0.0 Multicast Stream Q1:6.5, Q2:6.5, Q3:6.5, Q4:7.0 |
Were any regular scheduled weekly programs preempted | No |
Length of Program | 30 minutes |
Age Range of Target Child Audience | 13-16 |
For each broadcast of the program on a commercial or Class A station, did the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the E/I symbol? | Yes |
Digital Core Program (7 of 10) | Response |
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Title of Program | The Voyager with Josh Garcia (KONG 16.1) |
Did each broadcast of the program, including any rescheduled preemptions, occur between 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM? | Yes |
Does the program have serving the educational and informational needs of children ages 16 and under as a significant purpose? | Yes |
Type of Core Programming | Regularly scheduled weekly program |
Total Times Aired | 52 |
State the number of hours the program was aired on the station's main program stream and/or a multicast stream |
Main Program Stream Q1:6.5, Q2:6.5, Q3:6.5, Q4:6.5 Multicast Stream Q1:0.0, Q2:0.0, Q3:0.0, Q4:0.0 |
Were any regular scheduled weekly programs preempted | Yes |
Number of Preemptions | 2 |
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled | 2 |
Number of Preemptions for Breaking News or Non-Regularly Scheduled Locally Produced Live Programming | 0 |
Length of Program | 30 minutes |
Age Range of Target Child Audience | 13-16 |
For each broadcast of the program on a commercial or Class A station, did the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the E/I symbol? | Yes |
Questions | Response |
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Date Preempted | 08/07/2022 |
Preempted Program Originally Scheduled Air Time | 02:00 PM |
Preemption Reason | Other (e.g., syndicated or network public affairs, sports, general audience specials, etc.) |
Please Specify | 2022 Seafair Sunday Festival. |
Was the preempted program rescheduled on the same program stream on which it was originally scheduled to air? | Y |
List date preempted program was aired (must be seven days before or seven days after the preemption) | 08/06/2022 |
Did the station provide the required on-air notification of the schedule change? | Y |
Questions | Response |
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Date Preempted | 05/22/2022 |
Preempted Program Originally Scheduled Air Time | 02:00 PM |
Preemption Reason | Other (e.g., syndicated or network public affairs, sports, general audience specials, etc.) |
Please Specify | Our master control center experienced an automation error earlier in the day. As a result, this show aired at 1:30P instead of 2:00P. |
Was the preempted program rescheduled on the same program stream on which it was originally scheduled to air? | Y |
List date preempted program was aired (must be seven days before or seven days after the preemption) | 05/29/2022 |
Did the station provide the required on-air notification of the schedule change? | Y |
Digital Core Program (8 of 10) | Response |
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Title of Program | Ocean Mysteries (KONG 16.1) |
Did each broadcast of the program, including any rescheduled preemptions, occur between 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM? | Yes |
Does the program have serving the educational and informational needs of children ages 16 and under as a significant purpose? | |
Type of Core Programming | Regularly scheduled weekly program |
Total Times Aired | 52 |
State the number of hours the program was aired on the station's main program stream and/or a multicast stream |
Main Program Stream Q1:6.5, Q2:6.5, Q3:6.5, Q4:6.5 Multicast Stream Q1:0.0, Q2:0.0, Q3:0.0, Q4:0.0 |
Were any regular scheduled weekly programs preempted | Yes |
Number of Preemptions | 2 |
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled | 2 |
Number of Preemptions for Breaking News or Non-Regularly Scheduled Locally Produced Live Programming | 0 |
Length of Program | 30 minutes |
Age Range of Target Child Audience | 13-16 |
For each broadcast of the program on a commercial or Class A station, did the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the E/I symbol? | Yes |
Questions | Response |
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Date Preempted | 08/07/2022 |
Preempted Program Originally Scheduled Air Time | 01:30 PM |
Preemption Reason | Other (e.g., syndicated or network public affairs, sports, general audience specials, etc.) |
Please Specify | 2022 Seafair Weekend Festival |
Was the preempted program rescheduled on the same program stream on which it was originally scheduled to air? | Y |
List date preempted program was aired (must be seven days before or seven days after the preemption) | 08/06/2022 |
Did the station provide the required on-air notification of the schedule change? | Y |
Questions | Response |
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Date Preempted | 05/22/2022 |
Preempted Program Originally Scheduled Air Time | 01:30 PM |
Preemption Reason | Other (e.g., syndicated or network public affairs, sports, general audience specials, etc.) |
Please Specify | Our master control center experienced an automation error earlier in the day. As a result, this show aired at 1:00P instead of 1:30P. |
Was the preempted program rescheduled on the same program stream on which it was originally scheduled to air? | Y |
List date preempted program was aired (must be seven days before or seven days after the preemption) | 05/29/2022 |
Did the station provide the required on-air notification of the schedule change? | Y |
Digital Core Program (9 of 10) | Response |
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Title of Program | Think Big (KONG 16.1) |
Did each broadcast of the program, including any rescheduled preemptions, occur between 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM? | Yes |
Does the program have serving the educational and informational needs of children ages 16 and under as a significant purpose? | Yes |
Type of Core Programming | Regularly scheduled weekly program |
Total Times Aired | 50 |
State the number of hours the program was aired on the station's main program stream and/or a multicast stream |
Main Program Stream Q1:6.5, Q2:6.0, Q3:6.5, Q4:6.0 Multicast Stream Q1:0.0, Q2:0.0, Q3:0.0, Q4:0.0 |
Were any regular scheduled weekly programs preempted | Yes |
Number of Preemptions | 2 |
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled | 0 |
Number of Preemptions for Breaking News or Non-Regularly Scheduled Locally Produced Live Programming | 0 |
Length of Program | 30 minutes |
Age Range of Target Child Audience | 13-16 |
For each broadcast of the program on a commercial or Class A station, did the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the E/I symbol? | Yes |
Questions | Response |
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Date Preempted | 12/18/2022 |
Preempted Program Originally Scheduled Air Time | 12:30 PM |
Preemption Reason | Other (e.g., syndicated or network public affairs, sports, general audience specials, etc.) |
Please Specify | A formatting error caused this episode to start airing 5 minutes before it was scheduled to air. |
Was the preempted program rescheduled on the same program stream on which it was originally scheduled to air? | N |
List date preempted program was aired (must be seven days before or seven days after the preemption) | |
Did the station provide the required on-air notification of the schedule change? | N |
Questions | Response |
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Date Preempted | 05/22/2022 |
Preempted Program Originally Scheduled Air Time | 12:30 PM |
Preemption Reason | Other (e.g., syndicated or network public affairs, sports, general audience specials, etc.) |
Please Specify | Our master control center experienced an automation error. As a result, 'Think Big' aired a half hour earlier than scheduled. |
Was the preempted program rescheduled on the same program stream on which it was originally scheduled to air? | N |
List date preempted program was aired (must be seven days before or seven days after the preemption) | |
Did the station provide the required on-air notification of the schedule change? | N |
Digital Core Program (10 of 10) | Response |
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Title of Program | 2022 Seafair Weekend Festival (KONG 16.1) |
Did each broadcast of the program, including any rescheduled preemptions, occur between 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM? | Yes |
Does the program have serving the educational and informational needs of children ages 16 and under as a significant purpose? | No |
Type of Core Programming | Program that is not regularly scheduled on a weekly basis, such as regularly scheduled non-weekly program or educational special at least 30 minutes in length |
Total Times Aired | 1 |
State the number of hours the program was aired on the station's main program stream and/or a multicast stream |
Main Program Stream Q1:0.0, Q2:0.0, Q3:4.0, Q4:0.0 Multicast Stream Q1:0.0, Q2:0.0, Q3:0.0, Q4:0.0 |
Length of Program | 250 minutes |
Age Range of Target Child Audience | 13-16 |
For each broadcast of the program on a commercial or Class A station, did the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the E/I symbol? | No |
Question | Response |
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Name of children's programming liaison | Michael Loranger |
Address | 1501 - 1st Avenue South, Suite 300 |
City | Seattle |
State | WA |
Zip | 98134 |
Telephone Number | (206) 448-5555 |
Email Address | Mloranger@king5.com |
Question | Response |
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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. |
Marc S Sher , Esq . Secretary 02/21/2023 |
File Name | Uploaded By | Attachment Type | Description | Upload Status |
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KONG 2022 CTV - Seafair Weekend Festival.pdf | Applicant | All Purpose | Seafair Weekend Festival | Done with Virus Scan and/or Conversion |
KONG 2022 Preemption Exhibit.pdf | Applicant | All Purpose | Preemptions | Done with Virus Scan and/or Conversion |