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(REFERENCE COPY - Not for submission) Children's Television Programming Report

FRN:
0018282269
File Number:
CPR-135268
Submit Date:
10/10/2012
Call Sign:
WOHL-CD
Facility ID:
68549
City:
LIMA
State:
OH
Service:
Digital Class A
Purpose:
Children's TV Programming Report
Status:
Received
Status Date:
10/10/2012
Filing Status:
Active



Report reflects information for : Third Quarter of 2012

General Information

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

Applicant Information

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Children's Television Information

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Section Question Response
Station Type Station Type Network Affiliation
Affiliated network ABC
Nielsen DMA Lima
Web Home Page Address WWW.HOMETOWNSTATIONS.COM

Digital Core Programming

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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: 4.0
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(19)

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Digital Core Program (1 of 19) Response
Program Title OCEAN MYSTERIES
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 930AM (35.1)
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. HOSTED BY JEFF CORWIN, OCEAN MYSTERIES IS PRODUCED FOR AGES 13-16 AND BEYOND BY SHOWING HOW ANIMALS SHARE THE SAME BEHAVIORS, CHALLENGES AND TRIUMPHS THAT HUMANS DO. FROM EXCITING RESCUES OF ABANDONED ANIMALS TO UNEXPECTED CONFLICTS IN THE "FAMILY DYNAMICS" OF THE MINGLING SPECIES, VIEWERS WILL GET TO KNOW- AND CARE ABOUT THESE HEROES, AND ALL OF THE FASCINATING LIFE TEEMING IN OUR OCEANS.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (2 of 19) Response
Program Title WILD AMERICA
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 7AM (35.1)
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. EACH EPISODE OF WILD AMERICA WILL BE SPECIFIC TO A PARTICULAR ANIMAL. TOPICS WILL RANGE FROM BASIC FOOD GATHER, MATING, NATURAL ENEMIES AND RELATIONSHIPS TO OTHER ANIMALS, AND THE INTERACTION OF THE SPECIFIC ECOLOGY ON THE SURVIVAL OF THE SPECIES.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (3 of 19) Response
Program Title Busytown Mysteries II
Origination Network
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 8:30AM (35.2)
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 13
Total times aired 12
Number of Preemptions 0
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled 0
Length of Program 30 mins
Age of Target Child Audience 7 years to 12 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. INSPIRED BY THE BELOVED WORKS OF BEST SELLING CHILDREN'S AUTHOR RICHARD SCARRY, BUSYTOWN MYSTERIES BRINGS THE POPULAR ADVENTURES OF BUSYTOWN TO PRESCHOOLERS WITH AN EDUCATIONAL, PROBLEM SOLVING TWIST. CHILDREN CAN FOLLOW CLASSIC CHARACTERS SUCH AS HUCKLE, SALLY AND LOWLY AS THEY SCOUR BUSYTOWN ON FUN FILLED ADVENTURES LOOKING FOR ANSWERS TO LIFE'S SKILLS OG OBSERVATION TO COLLECT FACTS, DRAW INFERENCES FROM THOSE FACTS, AND ULTIMATELY REACH CONCLUSIONS. EACH EPISODE ALSO DEVELOPS VOCABULARY THROUGH WORDS AND CONCEPTS THAT ARE PART OF THE EPISODE'S OVERALL THEME. THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO FURTHER THE EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN, HAS EDUCATING AND INFORMING CHILDREN AS A SIGNIFICANT PURPOSE AND OTHERISE MEETS THE DEFINITION OF CORE PROGRAMMING AS SPECIFIED IN THE COMMISSION'S RULES.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (4 of 19) Response
Program Title HORSELAND
Origination Network
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 11:30AM (35.2) 7/7-9/15
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 11
Total times aired 11
Number of Preemptions 1
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled 0
Length of Program 30 mins
Age of Target Child Audience 3 years to 7 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. HORSELAND is an animated series about five girls and two boys who live in spectacular countryside that houses a farm called Horseland. Each of these main characters has a special horse whose personality is similar to its owner's. Horseland and its unique approach of integrating the personality of the main characters and animals serve to reinforce prosocial themes. Horseland is also a "coming of age" series in which viewers experience and learn from the social interactions, hopes, dreams, and even fears of this group of culturally diverse adolescents. From this background, the experiences of sharing, caring, compromise, friendship, respect, and competition emerge to provide the young viewers with social and emotional guidelines for better understanding many of the life-lessons they need to learn as they grow and develop. This program is specifically designed to further the educational and informational needs of children, has educating and informing children as a significant purpose, and otherwise meets the definition of Core Programming as specified in the Commission's rules.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Preemption Programs #1

Questions Response
Title of Program HORSELAND
List date and time rescheduled
Is the rescheduled date the second home? No
Were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? No
Date Preempted 2012-09-01
Episode #
Reason for Preemption Sports
Digital Core Program (5 of 19) Response
Program Title BORN TO EXPLORE
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 10AM (35.1)
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 AIMS TO INSPIRE VIEWERS TO DISCOVER THE WONDERS OF THE GREAT OUTDOORS. FORMER EXPLORER CLUB PRESIDENT, RICHARD WIESE, BRINGS US ON ADVENTURES TO DISCOVER THE MOST INTERESTING FACETS OF NATURE WHILE DISCOVERING EARTH'S HIDDEN TREASURES.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (6 of 19) Response
Program Title EVERYDAY HEALTH
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 1030AM (35.1)
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. IN EACH PROGRAM OUR HOSTS SCAN THE COUNTRY FINDING THOSE WHO "PAY IT FORWARD" TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS. VIEWERS WILL MEET "AGENTS OF CHANGE" FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE COUNTRY, SELFLESS AMERICANS WITH GOOD WILL AND NEW IDEAS TO TACKLE A WIDE VARIETY OF HEALTH ISSUES. THROUGH PHILANTHROPY AND A LITTLE HARD WORK, THE "AGENTS OF CHANGE" DEMONSTRATE HOW ONE PERSON CAN REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (7 of 19) Response
Program Title FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 11AM (35.1)
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. YOUNG, ENTHUSIASTIC AND PASSIONATE ABOUT FOOD, CLAIRE THOMAS IS THE 22 YR OLD HOST WHO OPENS VIEWER'S EYES TO HOW EVERYDAY LIFE CAN INSPIRE CULINARY CREATIONS. EACH WEEKLY HALF HOUR, PRODUCED FOR AGES 13-16, INFORMS AND EDUCATES TEENS ABOUT THE POWER OF FOOD AS A TOOL FOR EXPLORING NEW PLACES, MEETING NEW PEOPLE AND LEARNING ABOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (8 of 19) Response
Program Title ANIMAL ATLAS
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 6:30AM(35.1)
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 ATLAS CONTINUES ITS TRADITION AS A SERIES THAT BLENDS ANIMAL IMAGES WITH INFORMATION ON A WIDE RANGE OF LIFE ISSUES IN A MANNER THAT IS ENTERTAINING AND CLEVER. THE EPISODES FROM THIS SEASON AGAIN COMBINE FACTS, COMPARISONS, AND REFLECTIONS OF A BROAD CONCEPT WITH AN ENGAGING NARRATION.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (9 of 19) Response
Program Title MYSTERY HUNTERS
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 6AM (35.2)
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 13
Total times aired 12
Number of Preemptions 0
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled 0
Length of Program 30 mins
Age of Target Child Audience 8 years to 14 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. In Discovery Kids' MYSTERY HUNTERS, viewers are taken on a half-hour trip behind the scenes of the world's most thrilling paranormal riddles. The documentary-like show is hosted by teens Araya Mengesha and Christina Broccolini, who travel around the world interviewing experts and reenacting scenes in an attempt to solve years-old mysteries and ghost stories. Their sidekick, Doubting Dave (David Acer), is based in the Mystery Lab, where he conducts experiments that tie into each episode. Past travels have taken the group to the Oregon forest in search of Bigfoot (Dave makes a footprint cast out of plaster), to Toronto to visit a 1,000-year-old mummy, and to a spoon-bending workshop in San Francisco.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (10 of 19) Response
Program Title Doodlebops Rockin Road Show
Origination Network
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 7:30AM (35.2)
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 13
Total times aired 12
Number of Preemptions 0
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled 0
Length of Program 30 mins
Age of Target Child Audience 3 years to 8 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. EACH EPISODE OF THE SHOW FEATURES A REAL CHILD, WHO WRITES FOR HELP OR ADVICE WITH A PROBLEM TO THE DOODLES, THREE ANIMATED YOUNG MEMBERS OF A BADN. THE CHILD THEN ENTERS THE ANIMATED WORLD OF THE DODDLENET, AND SETS OUT ON AN ADVENTURE WITH THE BAND TO FIND THE RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, WITH IMPORTANT LIFE LESSONS IMPARTED IN THE PROCESS. EACH EPISODE REINFORCES THE LESSON THROUGH A MUSICAL INTERLUDE THAT ENCAPSULATES THE EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE. SPECIFIC EDUCAITONAL OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE ENCOURAGING VIEWERS TO DEVELOP POSITIVE PERSONAL QUALITIES SUCH AS HONESTY AND INITIATIVE, AND PROVIDING VIEWERS WITH A BASIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC. THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO FURTHER THE EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREM HAS EDUCATING AND INFORMING CHILDREN AS A SIGNIFICANT PURPOSE, AND OTHERWISE MEETS THE DEFINITION OF CORE PROGRAMMING AS SPECIFIED IN THE COMMISSION'S RULES.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (11 of 19) Response
Program Title Danger Rangers
Origination Network
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 11AM (35.2) 7/7-9/15
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 11
Total times aired 11
Number of Preemptions 1
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled 0
Length of Program 30 mins
Age of Target Child Audience 3 years to 7 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. When the Danger Rangers surprise children living at a local orphanage and show up to check their Emergency Preparedness skills, they run into a boy who tries to show off how cool he is by ignoring the Danger Rangers' safety rules. After a near disaster during a thunderstorm on the lake, the boy learns a lesson and becomes a big hero to all the younger kids at the orphanage.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Preemption Programs #1

Questions Response
Title of Program Danger Rangers
List date and time rescheduled
Is the rescheduled date the second home? No
Were promotional efforts made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? No
Date Preempted 2012-09-01
Episode #
Reason for Preemption Sports
Digital Core Program (12 of 19) Response
Program Title JACK HANNA'S WILD COUNTDOWN
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS 9AM (35.1)
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. Wildlife expert and animal ambassador, Jack Hanna, brings the viewer face to face with the best of the beasts. In this weekly half hour series that will engage viewers 13-16, as well as the whole family, Jack highlights his favorite animals and adventures from around the world. Presented in countdown style, Jack offers up a different "top ten" each week in a variety of categories.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (13 of 19) Response
Program Title ANIMAL ATLAS CLASSICS
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 6:30AM (35.2) 7/7-9/8
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 10
Total times aired 12
Number of Preemptions 0
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News
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. THIS NARRATIVE STYLE SHOW IS AN INFORMED BANTER, FACTS ARE BLENDED IN AND SUPPORTED BY VIEWER OBSERVATION. THE GENERAL TONE IS ONE THAT INFORMATION IS INTERESTING AND SUPRISING. IN WHAT IS A SYMBOL DATA FROM THE ANIMAL KINGDOM IS INTERMIXED WITH HISTORY, LITERATURE, AND OTHER GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT CURRENCY, FABLES AND LEGENDS.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (14 of 19) Response
Program Title LIBERTY KIDS II
Origination Network
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 1130AM 9/22-9/29 35.2
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 2
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 7 years to 14 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. Its purpose is to teach its audience of 7 to 14 year olds about the origins of the United States of America. Much like the CBS cartoon mini-series based on Peanuts; This is America, Charlie Brown years before, Liberty's Kids tells of young people in dramas surrounding the major events in the Revolutionary War days. Celebrity voices such as Walter Cronkite (as Benjamin Franklin), Sylvester Stallone (as Paul Revere), Ben Stiller (as Thomas Jefferson), Billy Crystal (as John Adams), Dustin Hoffman (as Benedict Arnold), Arnold Schwarzenegger (as Baron von Steuben), and Don Francisco (as Bernardo de Galvez) lend credence to characters critical to the forming of a free country, from the Boston Tea Party to the Constitutional Convention.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (15 of 19) Response
Program Title SEA RESCUE
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 1130AM (35.1)
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. Parents need to know that Sea Rescue is a fascinating look at ocean animals in distress and the professionals who help them, but the images of animals with injuries or in danger can be disturbing to young or sensitive viewers, though no gore or blood is shown. The ideas of conservation and taking care of animals is a strong theme, and the workers and volunteers who help the distressed animals are great role models. The show does serve as a backdoor commercial for SeaWorld, who produces the show, so kids might be inclined to ask for a visit after watching.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (16 of 19) Response
Program Title LIBERTY KIDS I
Origination Network
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 11AM 9/22-9/29 35.2
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 2
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 7 years to 14 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. Its purpose is to teach its audience of 7 to 14 year olds about the origins of the United States of America. Much like the CBS cartoon mini-series based on Peanuts; This is America, Charlie Brown years before, Liberty's Kids tells of young people in dramas surrounding the major events in the Revolutionary War days. Celebrity voices such as Walter Cronkite (as Benjamin Franklin), Sylvester Stallone (as Paul Revere), Ben Stiller (as Thomas Jefferson), Billy Crystal (as John Adams), Dustin Hoffman (as Benedict Arnold), Arnold Schwarzenegger (as Baron von Steuben), and Don Francisco (as Bernardo de Galvez) lend credence to characters critical to the forming of a free country, from the Boston Tea Party to the Constitutional Convention.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (17 of 19) Response
Program Title WILD AMERICA
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 630AM (35.2)
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 3
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. EACH EPISODE OF WILD AMERICA WILL BE SPECIFIC TO A PARTICULAR ANIMAL. TOPICS WILL RANGE FROM BASIC FOOD GATHER, MATING, NATURAL ENEMIES AND RELATIONSHIPS TO OTHER ANIMALS, AND THE INTERACTION OF THE SPECIFIC ECOLOGY ON THE SURVIVAL OF THE SPECIES.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (18 of 19) Response
Program Title Doodlebops Rockin Road Show
Origination Network
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 7AM (35.2)
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 13
Total times aired 12
Number of Preemptions 0
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled 0
Length of Program 30 mins
Age of Target Child Audience 3 years to 8 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. EACH EPISODE OF THE SHOW FEATURES A REAL CHILD, WHO WRITES FOR HELP OR ADVICE WITH A PROBLEM TO THE DOODLES, THREE ANIMATED YOUNG MEMBERS OF A BADN. THE CHILD THEN ENTERS THE ANIMATED WORLD OF THE DODDLENET, AND SETS OUT ON AN ADVENTURE WITH THE BAND TO FIND THE RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, WITH IMPORTANT LIFE LESSONS IMPARTED IN THE PROCESS. EACH EPISODE REINFORCES THE LESSON THROUGH A MUSICAL INTERLUDE THAT ENCAPSULATES THE EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE. SPECIFIC EDUCAITONAL OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE ENCOURAGING VIEWERS TO DEVELOP POSITIVE PERSONAL QUALITIES SUCH AS HONESTY AND INITIATIVE, AND PROVIDING VIEWERS WITH A BASIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC. THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO FURTHER THE EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREM HAS EDUCATING AND INFORMING CHILDREN AS A SIGNIFICANT PURPOSE, AND OTHERWISE MEETS THE DEFINITION OF CORE PROGRAMMING AS SPECIFIED IN THE COMMISSION'S RULES.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes

Digital Core Program (19 of 19) Response
Program Title Busytown Mysteries I
Origination Network
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 8AM (35.2)
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 13
Total times aired 12
Number of Preemptions 0
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled 0
Length of Program 30 mins
Age of Target Child Audience 7 years to 12 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. INSPIRED BY THE BELOVED WORKS OF BEST SELLING CHILDREN'S AUTHOR RICHARD SCARRY, BUSYTOWN MYSTERIES BRINGS THE POPULAR ADVENTURES OF BUSYTOWN TO PRESCHOOLERS WITH AN EDUCATIONAL, PROBLEM SOLVING TWIST. CHILDREN CAN FOLLOW CLASSIC CHARACTERS SUCH AS HUCKLE, SALLY AND LOWLY AS THEY SCOUR BUSYTOWN ON FUN FILLED ADVENTURES LOOKING FOR ANSWERS TO LIFE'S SKILLS OG OBSERVATION TO COLLECT FACTS, DRAW INFERENCES FROM THOSE FACTS, AND ULTIMATELY REACH CONCLUSIONS. EACH EPISODE ALSO DEVELOPS VOCABULARY THROUGH WORDS AND CONCEPTS THAT ARE PART OF THE EPISODE'S OVERALL THEME. THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO FURTHER THE EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN, HAS EDUCATING AND INFORMING CHILDREN AS A SIGNIFICANT PURPOSE AND OTHERISE MEETS THE DEFINITION OF CORE PROGRAMMING AS SPECIFIED IN THE COMMISSION'S RULES.
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 KEVIN C CREAMER
Address 1425 RICE AVENUE
City LIMA
State OH
Zip 45805
Telephone Number 419-228-8835
Email Address KEVIN@WLIO.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. A 6PM AND 11PM NEWS IS SIMULCAST ON BOTH 35.1 AND 35.2 FROM OUR NBC STATION.

Other Matters (17)

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Other Matters (1 of 17) Response
Program Title WILD AMERICA
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 7AM (35.1)
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. EACH EPISODE OF WILD AMERICA WILL BE SPECIFIC TO A PARTICULAR ANIMAL. TOPICS WILL RANGE FROM BASIC FOOD GATHER, MATING, NATURAL ENEMIES AND RELATIONSHIPS TO OTHER ANIMALS, AND THE INTERACTION OF THE SPECIFIC ECOLOGY ON THE SURVIVAL OF THE SPECIES.
Other Matters (2 of 17) Response
Program Title FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturdays/11:30 AM-12 noon ET (35.1)
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. YOUNG, ENTHUSIASTIC AND PASSIONATE ABOUT FOOD, CLAIRE THOMAS IS THE 22 YR OLD HOST WHO OPENS VIEWER'S EYES TO HOW EVERYDAY LIFE CAN INSPIRE CULINARY CREATIONS. EACH WEEKLY HALF HOUR, PRODUCED FOR AGES 13-16, INFORMS AND EDUCATES TEENS ABOUT THE POWER OF FOOD AS A TOOL FOR EXPLORING NEW PLACES, MEETING NEW PEOPLE AND LEARNING ABOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES.
Other Matters (3 of 17) Response
Program Title Doodlebops Rockin Road Show
Origination Network
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 7AM (35.2)
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 13
Length of Program 30 mins
Age of Target Child Audience from 3 years to 7 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. EACH EPISODE OF THE SHOW FEATURES A REAL CHILD, WHO WRITES FOR HELP OR ADVICE WITH A PROBLEM TO THE DOODLES, THREE ANIMATED YOUNG MEMBERS OF A BADN. THE CHILD THEN ENTERS THE ANIMATED WORLD OF THE DODDLENET, AND SETS OUT ON AN ADVENTURE WITH THE BAND TO FIND THE RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, WITH IMPORTANT LIFE LESSONS IMPARTED IN THE PROCESS. EACH EPISODE REINFORCES THE LESSON THROUGH A MUSICAL INTERLUDE THAT ENCAPSULATES THE EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE. SPECIFIC EDUCAITONAL OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE ENCOURAGING VIEWERS TO DEVELOP POSITIVE PERSONAL QUALITIES SUCH AS HONESTY AND INITIATIVE, AND PROVIDING VIEWERS WITH A BASIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC. THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO FURTHER THE EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREM HAS EDUCATING AND INFORMING CHILDREN AS A SIGNIFICANT PURPOSE, AND OTHERWISE MEETS THE DEFINITION OF CORE PROGRAMMING AS SPECIFIED IN THE COMMISSION'S RULES.
Other Matters (4 of 17) Response
Program Title MYSTERY HUNTERS
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 6AM (35.2)
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 13
Length of Program 30 mins
Age of Target Child Audience from 8 years to 14 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. In Discovery Kids' MYSTERY HUNTERS, viewers are taken on a half-hour trip behind the scenes of the world's most thrilling paranormal riddles. The documentary-like show is hosted by teens Araya Mengesha and Christina Broccolini, who travel around the world interviewing experts and reenacting scenes in an attempt to solve years-old mysteries and ghost stories. Their sidekick, Doubting Dave (David Acer), is based in the Mystery Lab, where he conducts experiments that tie into each episode. Past travels have taken the group to the Oregon forest in search of Bigfoot (Dave makes a footprint cast out of plaster), to Toronto to visit a 1,000-year-old mummy, and to a spoon-bending workshop in San Francisco.
Other Matters (5 of 17) Response
Program Title PETS TV
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 7AM (35.1)
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 13
Length of Program 30 mins
Age of Target Child Audience from 9 years to 14 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, AND PET LIFESTYLES. PRODUCED BY EMMY AWARD WINNING PRODUCER LISA RENEE REMIREZ, PETS TV NOT ONLY FEATURES THE USUAL DOMESTIC HOUSEHOLD PETS BUT THE UNUSUAL EXOTIC PETS PEOPLE LOVE.
Other Matters (6 of 17) Response
Program Title Busytown Mysteries I
Origination Network
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 830AM (35.2)
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 13
Length of Program 30 mins
Age of Target Child Audience from 3 years to 12 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. Inspired by the beloved works of best-selling children's author Richard Scarry, Busytown Mysteries brings the popular adventures of Busytown to preschoolers with an educational, problem-solving twist. Children can follow classic characters such as Huckle, Sally and Lowly as they scour Busytown on fun-filled adventures looking for answers to life's puzzles. Each episode focuses on fostering viewers' problem solving abilities, as the characters use their skills of observation to collect facts, draw inferences from those facts, and ultimately reach conclusions. Each episode also develops vocabulary through words and concepts that are part of the episode's overall theme. This program is specifically designed to further the educational and informational needs of children, has educating and informing children as a significant purpose, and otherwise meets the definition of Core Programming as specified in the Commission's rules.
Other Matters (7 of 17) Response
Program Title Animal Atlas
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturdays @ 630am 35.1
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 ATLAS CONTINUES ITS TRADITION AS A SERIES THAT BLENDS ANIMAL IMAGES WITH INFORMATION ON A WIDE RANGE OF LIFE ISSUES IN A MANNER THAT IS ENTERTAINING AND CLEVER. THE EPISODES FROM THIS SEASON AGAIN COMBINE FACTS, COMPARISONS, AND REFLECTIONS OF A BROAD CONCEPT WITH AN ENGAGING NARRATION.
Other Matters (8 of 17) Response
Program Title LIBERTY KIDS II
Origination Network
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 8AM (35.2)
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 13
Length of Program 30 mins
Age of Target Child Audience from 7 years to 14 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. Its purpose is to teach its audience of 7 to 14 year olds about the origins of the United States of America. Much like the CBS cartoon mini-series based on Peanuts; This is America, Charlie Brown years before, Liberty's Kids tells of young people in dramas surrounding the major events in the Revolutionary War days. Celebrity voices such as Walter Cronkite (as Benjamin Franklin), Sylvester Stallone (as Paul Revere), Ben Stiller (as Thomas Jefferson), Billy Crystal (as John Adams), Dustin Hoffman (as Benedict Arnold), Arnold Schwarzenegger (as Baron von Steuben), and Don Francisco (as Bernardo de Galvez) lend credence to characters critical to the forming of a free country, from the Boston Tea Party to the Constitutional Convention.
Other Matters (9 of 17) Response
Program Title Doodlebops Rockin Road Show
Origination Network
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 7:30AM (35.2)
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 13
Length of Program 30 mins
Age of Target Child Audience from 3 years to 7 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. EACH EPISODE OF THE SHOW FEATURES A REAL CHILD, WHO WRITES FOR HELP OR ADVICE WITH A PROBLEM TO THE DOODLES, THREE ANIMATED YOUNG MEMBERS OF A BADN. THE CHILD THEN ENTERS THE ANIMATED WORLD OF THE DODDLENET, AND SETS OUT ON AN ADVENTURE WITH THE BAND TO FIND THE RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, WITH IMPORTANT LIFE LESSONS IMPARTED IN THE PROCESS. EACH EPISODE REINFORCES THE LESSON THROUGH A MUSICAL INTERLUDE THAT ENCAPSULATES THE EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE. SPECIFIC EDUCAITONAL OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE ENCOURAGING VIEWERS TO DEVELOP POSITIVE PERSONAL QUALITIES SUCH AS HONESTY AND INITIATIVE, AND PROVIDING VIEWERS WITH A BASIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC. THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO FURTHER THE EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREM HAS EDUCATING AND INFORMING CHILDREN AS A SIGNIFICANT PURPOSE, AND OTHERWISE MEETS THE DEFINITION OF CORE PROGRAMMING AS SPECIFIED IN THE COMMISSION'S RULES.
Other Matters (10 of 17) Response
Program Title OCEAN MYSTERIES
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturdays/9:30-10:00 AM ET (35.1)
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. HOSTED BY JEFF CORWIN, OCEAN MYSTERIES IS PRODUCED FOR AGES 13-16 AND BEYOND BY SHOWING HOW ANIMALS SHARE THE SAME BEHAVIORS, CHALLENGES AND TRIUMPHS THAT HUMANS DO. FROM EXCITING RESCUES OF ABANDONED ANIMALS TO UNEXPECTED CONFLICTS IN THE "FAMILY DYNAMICS" OF THE MINGLING SPECIES, VIEWERS WILL GET TO KNOW- AND CARE ABOUT THESE HEROES, AND ALL OF THE FASCINATING LIFE TEEMING IN OUR OCEANS.
Other Matters (11 of 17) Response
Program Title WILD AMERICA
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 6:30AM (35.2)
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. Parents need to know that Sea Rescue is a fascinating look at ocean animals in distress and the professionals who help them, but the images of animals with injuries or in danger can be disturbing to young or sensitive viewers, though no gore or blood is shown. The ideas of conservation and taking care of animals is a strong theme, and the workers and volunteers who help the distressed animals are great role models. The show does serve as a backdoor commercial for SeaWorld, who produces the show, so kids might be inclined to ask for a visit after watching.
Other Matters (12 of 17) Response
Program Title SEA RESCUE
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturdays/10:30-11:00 AM ET (35.1)
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. Parents need to know that Sea Rescue is a fascinating look at ocean animals in distress and the professionals who help them, but the images of animals with injuries or in danger can be disturbing to young or sensitive viewers, though no gore or blood is shown. The ideas of conservation and taking care of animals is a strong theme, and the workers and volunteers who help the distressed animals are great role models. The show does serve as a backdoor commercial for SeaWorld, who produces the show, so kids might be inclined to ask for a visit after watching.
Other Matters (13 of 17) Response
Program Title EVERYDAY HEALTH
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturdays/11-11:30 AM ET (35.1)
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. IN EACH PROGRAM OUR HOSTS SCAN THE COUNTRY FINDING THOSE WHO "PAY IT FORWARD" TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS. VIEWERS WILL MEET "AGENTS OF CHANGE" FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE COUNTRY, SELFLESS AMERICANS WITH GOOD WILL AND NEW IDEAS TO TACKLE A WIDE VARIETY OF HEALTH ISSUES. THROUGH PHILANTHROPY AND A LITTLE HARD WORK, THE "AGENTS OF CHANGE" DEMONSTRATE HOW ONE PERSON CA
Other Matters (14 of 17) Response
Program Title LIBERTY KIDS I
Origination Network
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 1130AM (35.2)
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 13
Length of Program 30 mins
Age of Target Child Audience from 7 years to 14 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. Its purpose is to teach its audience of 7 to 14 year olds about the origins of the United States of America. Much like the CBS cartoon mini-series based on Peanuts; This is America, Charlie Brown years before, Liberty's Kids tells of young people in dramas surrounding the major events in the Revolutionary War days. Celebrity voices such as Walter Cronkite (as Benjamin Franklin), Sylvester Stallone (as Paul Revere), Ben Stiller (as Thomas Jefferson), Billy Crystal (as John Adams), Dustin Hoffman (as Benedict Arnold), Arnold Schwarzenegger (as Baron von Steuben), and Don Francisco (as Bernardo de Galvez) lend credence to characters critical to the forming of a free country, from the Boston Tea Party to the Constitutional Convention.
Other Matters (15 of 17) Response
Program Title BORN TO EXPLORE
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturdays/10:00-10:30 AM ET (35.1)
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 AIMS TO INSPIRE VIEWERS TO DISCOVER THE WONDERS OF THE GREAT OUTDOORS. FORMER EXPLORER CLUB PRESIDENT, RICHARD WIESE, BRINGS US ON ADVENTURES TO DISCOVER THE MOST INTERESTING FACETS OF NATURE WHILE DISCOVERING EARTH'S HIDDEN TREASURES.
Other Matters (16 of 17) Response
Program Title Busytown Mysteries II
Origination Network
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled SATURDAYS @ 11AM (35.2)
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 13
Length of Program 30 mins
Age of Target Child Audience from 9 years to 11 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. Inspired by the beloved works of best-selling children's author Richard Scarry, Busytown Mysteries brings the popular adventures of Busytown to preschoolers with an educational, problem-solving twist. Children can follow classic characters such as Huckle, Sally and Lowly as they scour Busytown on fun-filled adventures looking for answers to life's puzzles. Each episode focuses on fostering viewers' problem solving abilities, as the characters use their skills of observation to collect facts, draw inferences from those facts, and ultimately reach conclusions. Each episode also develops vocabulary through words and concepts that are part of the episode's overall theme. This program is specifically designed to further the educational and informational needs of children, has educating and informing children as a significant purpose, and otherwise meets the definition of Core Programming as specified in the Commission's rules.
Other Matters (17 of 17) Response
Program Title JACK HANNA'S WILD COUNTDOWN
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturdays/9-9:30 AM ET (35.1)
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. Wildlife expert and animal ambassador, Jack Hanna, brings the viewer face to face with the best of the beasts. In this weekly half hour series that will engage viewers 13-16, as well as the whole family, Jack highlights his favorite animals and adventures from around the world. Presented in countdown style, Jack offers up a different "top ten" each week in a variety of categories.

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