DA 02-2082

Released: August 26, 2002

**MEDIA BUREAU ANNOUNCES PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE EX PARTE STATUS FOR
TRANSFER OF CONTROL APPLICATIONS FILED BY HISPANIC BROADCASTING
CORPORATION AND UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS, INC.**

**MB DOCKET NO. 02-235**

On July 23, 2002, Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation (Hispanic
Broadcasting) and Univision Communications, Inc. (Univision) filed
applications seeking Commission consent to the transfer of control of
Hispanic Broadcasting's licenses and authorizations to Univision.
Hispanic Broadcasting and its subsidiaries currently own 57 full-service
AM and FM Spanish language broadcast radio stations, while Univision and
its subsidiaries currently own 32 full-service broadcast television
stations. On August 2, 2002, the Media Bureau issued a Broadcast Actions
Public Notice (*Broadcast Applications*, Report No. 25290) announcing
that the applications had been accepted for filing and establishing a
pleading cycle to permit interested parties an opportunity to comment on
the proposed transaction. The petition-to-deny period for these
applications ends at close of business on September 3, 2002. 47 C.F.R.
§73.3584(a).

Applications for consent to the transfer of control of broadcast
licenses and authorizations are subject, unless otherwise provided, to
treatment by the Commission as restricted proceedings for ex parte
purposes under Section 1.1208 of the Commission's rules. 47 C.F.R.
§1.1208. We have concluded, however, that classifying this proceeding as
permit-but-disclose would, in this case, serve the public interest.
Accordingly, by this Public Notice, and pursuant to Section 1.1200(a) of
the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §1.1200(a), we announce that the ex
parte procedures applicable to nonrestricted proceedings will govern our
consideration of the instant applications. See 47 C.F.R. §1.1206.

Permit-but-disclose ex parte procedures permit interested parties to
make ex parte presentations to the Commissioners and Commission
employees and require that these presentations be disclosed in the
record of the relevant proceeding. Persons making a written ex parte
presentation to the Commissioners or Commission employees must file the
written presentation with the Commission Secretary no later than the
next business day after the presentation. 47 C.F.R. §1.1206(b)(1).
Persons making oral ex parte presentations must file a summary of the
presentation no later than the next business day after the presentation.
47 C.F.R. §1.1206(b)(2). All ex parte filings must be clearly labeled as
such and must reference this Public Notice, DA 02-2082, as well as the
proceeding's docket number, MB Docket No. 02-235.

An original and one copy of all ex parte memoranda must be filed with
the Commission's Secretary, Marlene H. Dortch, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W.,
TW-A325, Washington, D.C. 20554, in accordance with Section 1.1206(b)(1)
of the Commission's rules. 47 C.F.R. §1.1206(b)(1). In addition, one
copy of each ex parte memoranda should be delivered to Qualex
International, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., Room CY-B402, Washington, D.C.
20554; and David Brown, Media Bureau, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., Room
2-C316, Washington, D.C. 20554.

Individuals can access copies of the application and related documents
online through the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System, or
through links contained in the web page maintained by the Office of
General Counsel's Transaction Team. Hard copies of the applications and
documents are also available for public inspection and copying during
normal business hours in the Commission's Reference Information Center
located at Room CY-A257, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.
20554.

For further information, contact David Brown, Media Bureau, at (202)
418-2600.

TTY: (202) 418-7172.

By: Chief, Media Bureau

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