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Approved by OMB 3060-0928
January 2015
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(REFERENCE COPY - Not for submission) Children's Television Programming Report

FRN:
0009961889
File Number:
CPR-152528
Submit Date:
04/07/2014
Call Sign:
KARD
Facility ID:
3658
City:
WEST MONROE
State:
LA
Service:
Full Service Television
Purpose:
Children's TV Programming Report
Status:
Received
Status Date:
04/07/2014
Filing Status:
Active



Report reflects information for : First Quarter of 2014

General Information

Section Question Response
Attachments Are attachments (other than associated schedules) being filed with this application?

Applicant Information

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Applicant Name, Type, and Contact Information

Applicant Address Phone Email Applicant Type

Contact Representatives (0)

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Contact Name Address Phone Email Contact Type

Children's Television Information

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Section Question Response
Station Type Station Type Network Affiliation
Affiliated network FOX
Nielsen DMA Monroe LA-El Dorado AK
Web Home Page Address www.myarklamiss.com

Digital Core Programming

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Question Response
State the average number of hours of Core Programming per week broadcast by the station on its main program stream 5.0
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: 3.0
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 Programs(11)

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Digital Core Program (1 of 11) Response
Program Title Jack Hanna Annimal Adventure
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 9:00 am 1/1-3/31 2014
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 64
Total times aired
Number of Preemptions 0
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled
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. Jack Hanna Animal Adventure is a half hour live action television program designed to meet the educational and informational needs of children. The purpose of this letter is to provide television stations with certified documentation that the producers of the Jack Hanna Animal Adventures design the program to educate and inform children 13-16 years of age. Jack talk with people that are knowledgeable about each animal and habitat, teaching as he goes.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (2 of 11) Response
Program Title Dog Tales
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturday 8:30a-9am 1/1-3/29/2014
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 13
Total times aired
Number of Preemptions 0
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled
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. Dog Tales showcases dogs and dog lovers of all types providing valuable information about canine health, training, grooming and overall dog care; series E/I rated and is suitable for family viewing. Dog Tales serves the educational and informational needs of children 13-16 years of age with its program content, including dog safety and care tips, as well as lessons on the responsibility of owning a dog.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (3 of 11) Response
Program Title Teen Kids News (KARD-D2)
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Sunday 9a-9:30am 1/5-3/30/2014
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 13
Total times aired
Number of Preemptions 0
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled
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. Teen Kids News is a national 1/2 hour weekly program that is informative, educational and entertaining!Teen Kids News (TKN) highlights positive stories about kids doing amazing things and helping to make the world a better place. In addition, the TKN reporters on the show (who are, of course, all kids!) report on everything that is fun or interesting or important about our world. These stories range from kids who fly planes to how to deal with bullying to the best way to throw a baseball for power, to tips on getting into college to making friends to behind the scenes with entertainers.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (4 of 11) Response
Program Title Animal Atlas (KARD-D2)
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturdays 10a-10:30am 1/4-3/29/2014
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 13
Total times aired
Number of Preemptions 0
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled
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. The combination of the first seasons of Animal Atlas Classics series has pulled the best instructional elements from the series without sacrificing the entertainment value from the 13-16 year-old market. The content and range of knowlege delivered by the pictures is enough to communicate the diversity of engaging the curiosity of the target age range without pandering and without filtering informaiton. The editing, music, and content would hold the eye and ear while the mind is engaged.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (5 of 11) Response
Program Title Teen Kids News (KARD-D2)
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Sunday 930a-10a 1/5-3/30/2014
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 13
Total times aired
Number of Preemptions 0
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled
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. Teen Kids News is a national 1/2 hour weekly program that is informative, educational and entertaining!Teen Kids News (TKN) highlights positive stories about kids doing amazing things and helping to make the world a better place. In addition, the TKN reporters on the show (who are, of course, all kids!) report on everything that is fun or interesting or important about our world. These stories range from kids who fly planes to how to deal with bullying to the best way to throw a baseball for power, to tips on getting into college to making friends to behind the scenes with entertainers.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (6 of 11) Response
Program Title Animal Atlas (KARD-D2)
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturdays 9:30a-10am 1/4-3/29/2014
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 13
Total times aired
Number of Preemptions 0
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled
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. The combination of the first seasons of Animal Atlas Classics series has pulled the best instructional elements from the series without sacrificing the entertainment value from the 13-16 year-old market. The content and range of knowlege delivered by the pictures is enough to communicate the diversity of engaging the curiosity of the target age range without pandering and without filtering informaiton. The editing, music, and content would hold the eye and ear while the mind is engaged.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (7 of 11) Response
Program Title Jack Hanna Into the Wild
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturday 7am - 7:30am 1/4-3/29/2014
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 13
Total times aired
Number of Preemptions 0
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled
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. This series will prove that the live-action, thirty minute Jack Hanna's Into the Wild television series has designed the series to educate and inform children 13-16 years of age although Jack strives to make this show education and fun viewing for all audiences. This series is based around Jack traveling the world with his friends and family, taking the viewers to his favorite destinations and introducing them to new and amazing creatures each week.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (8 of 11) Response
Program Title Animal Rescue
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturday 8a-830a 1/1-3/29/2014
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 13
Total times aired
Number of Preemptions 0
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled
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. Animal Rescue showcases spectacular rescues of all type of animals and focus on the work of dedicated individuals who treat the various creatures of the animal kingdom. All stories are authentic and contain actual video of rescues. Animal Rescue serves the educational and informational needs of children 13-16 years of age with its program content, including safety tips and information about various animals and their habitats.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (9 of 11) Response
Program Title Safari Tracks (KARD-D2)
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturdays 10:30a-11:00am 1/4-3/29/2014
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 13
Total times aired
Number of Preemptions 0
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled
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. Safari Tracks is a program with content grounded in the natural world and delivered using an approach that, while entertaining to a young audiance highlights the informational and educational aspects of the animal kingdom in the given environment of Africa. The program consists of an engaging host, appropriately African, who offers an easy going, natural look at animals that are exotic outside of the African continent. The refences, tone, and presentation all hold true to a line that serves its categorization as educational.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (10 of 11) Response
Program Title Culture Click (KARD-D2)
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturdays 9a-930am 1/4-3/29/2014
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 13
Total times aired
Number of Preemptions 0
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled
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. Culture Click is a design program to educate and inform children 13-16 years of age. This series exlpores the genesis and reasons behind culture events that permeate our everyday lives. This live action,half hour television program is designed to meet the educational and informational needs of children. Culture Click is a highly interactive journey that evokes curosity about our world.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (11 of 11) Response
Program Title Pets TV
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturday 7:30a-8am 1/4-3/29/2014
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 13
Total times aired
Number of Preemptions 0
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled
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. Pets TV celebrates the pets we love and the people who love them. Pets News, Pet Care, Pet Health, Pet Lifestyle. Pets TV is a weekly half hour program for an audience of 13-16 year old children. The purpose of this progrma is to provide a safe learning environment for our viewers to become more informed about animals and pets in a positive and pro-social atmosphere.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Non-Core Educational and Informational Programming (0)

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Sponsored Core Programming (0)

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Liaison Contact

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Question Response
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 Jerry Jones
Address 200 Pavilion Road
City West Monroe
State LA
Zip 71292
Telephone Number 318-323-1972
Email Address jjones@nbc10news.net
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. KARD weathercasters and news anchors visit area schools to talk with students.

Other Matters (11)

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Other Matters (1 of 11) Response
Program Title Animal Atlas (KARD-D2)
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturdays 9:30a-10am
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. The combination of the first seasons of Animal Atlas Classics series has pulled the best instructional elements from the series without sacrificing the entertainment value from the 13-16 year-old market. The content and range of knowlege delivered by the pictures is enough to communicate the diversity of engaging the curiosity of the target age range without pandering and without filtering informaiton. The editing, music, and content would hold the eye and ear while the mind is engaged.
Other Matters (2 of 11) Response
Program Title Jack Hanna's Into the Wild
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturdays 7a-730a
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. This series will prove that the live-action, thirty minute Jack Hanna's Into the Wild television series has designed the series to educate and inform children 13-16 years of age although Jack strives to make this show education and fun viewing for all audiences. This series is based around Jack traveling the world with his friends and family, taking the viewers to his favorite destinations and introducing them to new and amazing creatures each week.
Other Matters (3 of 11) Response
Program Title Teen Kids News (KARD D-2)
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Sunday 9a-9:30am
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. Teen Kids News is a national 1/2 hour weekly program that is informative, educational and entertaining!Teen Kids News (TKN) highlights positive stories about kids doing amazing things and helping to make the world a better place. In addition, the TKN reporters on the show (who are, of course, all kids!) report on everything that is fun or interesting or important about our world. These stories range from kids who fly planes to how to deal with bullying to the best way to throw a baseball for power, to tips on getting into college to making friends to behind the scenes with entertainers.
Other Matters (4 of 11) Response
Program Title Dog Tales
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturdays 830a-9am
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. Dog Tales showcases dogs and dog lovers of all types providing valuable information about canine health, training, grooming and overall dog care; series E/I rated and is suitable for family viewing. Dog Tales serves the educational and informational needs of children 13-16 years of age with its program content, including dog safety and care tips, as well as lessons on the responsibility of owning a dog.
Other Matters (5 of 11) Response
Program Title Safari Tracks (KARD D-2)
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturday 10:30a-11am
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. Safari Tracks is a program with content grounded in the natural world and delivered using an approach that, while entertaining to a young audiance highlights the informational and educational aspects of the animal kingdom in the given environment of Africa. The program consists of an engaging host, appropriately African, who offers an easy going, natural look at animals that are exotic outside of the African continent. The refences, tone, and presentation all hold true to a line that serves its categorization as educational.
Other Matters (6 of 11) Response
Program Title Animal Rescue
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturdays 8a-830am
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. Animal Rescue showcases spectacular rescues of all type of animals and focus on the work of dedicated individuals who treat the various creatures of the animal kingdom. All stories are authentic and contain actual video of rescues. Animal Rescue serves the educational and informational needs of children 13-16 years of age with its program content, including safety tips and information about various animals and their habitats.
Other Matters (7 of 11) Response
Program Title Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Monday-Friday 8:30am-9:00am
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 66
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. Jack Hanna Animal Adventure is a half hour live action television program designed to meet the educational and informational needs of children. The purpose of this letter is to provide television stations with certified documentation that the producers of the Jack Hanna Animal Adventures design the program to eduacate and inform children 13-16 years of age. Jack talk with people that are knowledgable about each animal and habitat, teaching as he goes.
Other Matters (8 of 11) Response
Program Title Pets TV
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturdays 730a-8am
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. Pets TV celebrates the pets we love and the people who love them. Pets News, Pet Care, Pet Health, Pet Lifestyle. Pets TV is a weekly half hour program for an audience of 13-16 year old children. The purpose of this progrma is to provide a safe learning environment for our viewers to become more informed about animals and pets in a positive and pro-social atmosphere.
Other Matters (9 of 11) Response
Program Title Animal Atlas (KARD-D2)
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturday 10a-10:30am
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. The combination of the first seasons of Animal Atlas Classics series has pulled the best instructional elements from the series without sacrificing the entertainment value from the 13-16 year-old market. The content and range of knowlege delivered by the pictures is enough to communicate the diversity of engaging the curiosity of the target age range without pandering and without filtering informaiton. The editing, music, and content would hold the eye and ear while the mind is engaged.
Other Matters (10 of 11) Response
Program Title Teen Kids News (KARD D-2)
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Sundays 9:30a-10am
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. Teen Kids News is a national 1/2 hour weekly program that is informative, educational and entertaining!Teen Kids News (TKN) highlights positive stories about kids doing amazing things and helping to make the world a better place. In addition, the TKN reporters on the show (who are, of course, all kids!) report on everything that is fun or interesting or important about our world. These stories range from kids who fly planes to how to deal with bullying to the best way to throw a baseball for power, to tips on getting into college to making friends to behind the scenes with entertainers.
Other Matters (11 of 11) Response
Program Title Cultural Click (KARD-D2)
Origination Network
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturdays 9am-930am
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. This series explores the genesis and reasons behind cultural events that permeate our everyday lives. Host Nzinga Blake opens each week with a list of what's trending on the web that week which serves as a jumping-off point for a deep dive into the culture that shapes us. Culture Click is a highly interactive journey that evokes curiosity about our world. Culture Click designed the program to meet the educational and informational needs of children ages 13-16. This program is 30 minutes in length and meet the children's educational and television needs.

Certification

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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).

I certify that this application includes all required and relevant attachments.
I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I am an authorized representative of the above-named applicant for the Authorization(s) specified above.

NEXSTAR BROADCASTING, INC.


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