NEWS Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th Street, S.W. Washington, D. C. 20554 This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974). News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: July 31, 2013 Janice Wise (202) 418-8165 Email: janice.wise@fcc.gov MEDIA BUREAU ANNOUNCES FILING OF APPLICATIONS TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF LOCAL TV HOLDINGS, LLC TO TRIBUNE BROADCASTING COMPANY II, LLC Washington, D.C. - On July 15, 2013, Local TV Holdings, LLC, and its subsidiaries (“Local TV”), Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC (“Tribune”), and Dreamcatcher Broadcasting, LLC (“Dreamcatcher”) filed transfer of control applications to facilitate the acquisition of Local TV by Tribune. The stations and application file numbers are listed in the Appendix to this Press Release. The Parties are seeking the Commission’s consent to implement the Securities Purchase Agreement, as Amended, between Oak Hill Capital Partners II, L.P. (“Oak Hill”), as the Seller Representative, Local TV, Tribune, and the Tribune Company. In two markets, because of the Commission’s cross-ownership Rule, 1 the newly merged company would not be allowed to hold both the TV station licenses that are currently held by Local TV and the local daily newspapers that are currently owned by Tribune. In those markets, the parties propose to transfer the TV licenses to Dreamcatcher pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement between Tribune, Dreamcatcher, and Oak Hill. Tribune also proposes to enter into a combination of agreements with Dreamcatcher that will include an Option Contract and a Shared Services Agreement regarding the stations that Dreamcatcher would acquire. Finally, Tribune seeks a continuing failing station waiver in Eureka Springs, Arkansas and a continuing satellite television waiver in Ft. Collins, Colorado. The applications for transfer were placed on public notice July 19, 2013 and are available in the Commission’s Consolidated Database System (“CDBS”). The proceeding has been assigned to MB Docket No. 13-190. All filings in this proceeding must be clearly labeled as such and must reference MB Docket No. 13-190. Petitions to deny in this proceeding are due no later than August 19, 2013. 2 The petitions will be available through the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (“ECFS”). Oppositions to the petitions to deny are due no later than September 4, 2013. 3 Replies to the oppositions are due no later than September 16, 2013. 4 Persons and entities that file comments or petitions to deny become parties to the proceeding. They may participate fully in the proceeding, including seeking access to any confidential and/or highly confidential information that may be filed under a protective order. Persons and entities that do not file petitions to 1 47 C.F.R. § 73.3555(d). 2 47 C.F.R. § 73.3584. 3 Id. at §§73.3584(b), 1.45(b), 1.4. 4 Id. at §§73.3584(b), 1.45(c), 1.4. deny, including those who file comments, may not seek reconsideration of the Commission’s decision regarding the transfers of control at issue, nor appeal a final decision to the courts. All filings concerning matters referenced in this Press Release should refer to MB Docket No. 13-190, and if they pertain only to specific applications or matters, to the specific file numbers of the individual applications or matters as well. Submissions in this matter may be filed electronically (i.e., through ECFS) or by filing paper copies. ? Electronic Filers: Documents may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. ? Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and four copies of each filing. Filings may be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. o All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission’s Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 12th Street, S.W., Room TW-A325, Washington, D.C. 20554. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building. o Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, Maryland 20743. o U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail must be addressed to 445 12 th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. In addition, one copy of each submission must be sent, either electronically or via paper, to the following: ? The Commission’s duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 20554, telephone 1-800-378-3160, e-mail fcc@bcpiweb.com; ? David Roberts, Video Division, Media Bureau, Room 2-A728, e-mail david.roberts@fcc.gov . Any submission that is e-mailed to Best Copy and Printing and David Roberts should include in the subject line of the e-mail: (1) MB Docket No. 13-190; (2) the name of the submitting party; (3) a brief description or title identifying the type of document being submitted (e.g., MB Docket No. 13-190, Tribune-Local TV Petition to Deny). People with Disabilities. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY). Availability of Documents. Documents in this proceeding will be available for public inspection and copying during business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-A257, Washington, D.C. 20554. The documents may also be purchased from BCPI, telephone (202) 488-5300, facsimile (202) 488-5563, TTY (202) 488-5562, e-mail fcc@bcpiweb.com. The applications are also available electronically through the Commission’s ECFS, which can be accessed on the Commission’s Internet website at http://www.fcc.gov. For further information, contact David Roberts at (202) 418-1618. For Press inquiries, contact Janice Wise at (202) 418-8165. By: Chief, Media Bureau APPENDIX STATION ID NO. COMMUNITY TRANSFEROR TRANSFEREE FILE NO. KDVR(TV) 126 Denver, CO Community Television of Colorado, LLC Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC BTCCDT- 20130715AER KFCT(TV) 125 Ft. Collins, CO Community Television of Colorado, LLC Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC BTCCDT- 20130715AES WJW(TV) 73150 Cleveland, OH Community Television of Ohio, LLC Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC BTCCDT- 20130715AGA KTVI(TV) 35693 St. Louis, MO Community Television of Missouri, LLC Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC BTCCDT- 20130715AFA WDAF-TV 11291 Kansas City, MO WDAF License, Inc. Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC BTCCDT- 20130715AGC KTSU(TV) 22215 Salt Lake City, UT Community Television of Utah, LLC Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC BTCCDT- 20130715AGD WITI(TV) 73107 Milwaukee, WI Community Television of Wisconsin, LLC Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC BTCCDT- 20130715AGO KFOR-TV 66222 Oklahoma City, OK Local TV Oklahoma License, LLC Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC BTCCDT- 20130715AFF KAUT-TV 50182 Oklahoma City, OK Local TV Oklahoma License, LLC Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC BTCCDT- 20130715AFG WTKR(TV) 47401 Norfolk, VA Local TV Virginia License, LLC Dreamcatcher Broadcasting, LLC BTCCDT- 20130715AGP WGNT(TV) 9762 Portsmouth, VA Local TV Virginia License, LLC Dreamcatcher Broadcasting, LLC BTCCDT- 20130715AGQ WGHP(TV) 72106 High Point, NC Community Television of North Carolina License, LLC Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC BTCCDT- 20130715AFE WREG-TV 66174 Memphis, TN Local TV Tennessee License, LLC Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC BTCCDT- 20130715AGB WNEP-TV 73318 Scranton, PA Local TV Pennsylvania License, LLC Dreamcatcher Broadcasting, LLC BTCCDT- 20130715AGR WTVR-TV 57832 Richmond, VA Community Television of Virginia License, LLC Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC BTCCDT- 20130715AGN WHO-DT 66221 Des Moines, IA Local TV Iowa License, LLC Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC BTCCDT- 20130715AFD WHNT-TV 48693 Huntsville, AL Local TV Alabama License, LLC Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC BTCCDT- 20130715AEN WQAD-TV 73319 Moline, IL Local TV Illinois License, LLC Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC BTCCDT- 20130715AEZ KFSM-TV 66469 Ft. Smith, AR Local TV Arkansas License, LLC Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC BTCCDT- 20130715AEU KXNW(TV) 81593 Eureka Springs, AR Local TV Arkansas License, LLC Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC BTCCDT- 20130715AEV -FCC- For news and information about the FCC, please visit: www.fcc.gov