**DA 07-3145**

**Released: July 13, 2007**

**MEDIA BUREAU ANNOUNCES PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE EX PARTE STATUS FOR
APPLICATIONS SEEKING CONSENT TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF BROADCAST TELEVISION
LICENSES OWNED BY SUBSIDIARIES OF ION MEDIA NETWORKS, INC.**

On May 14, 2007, applications were filed seeking Commission consent to
transfer control of licensee subsidiaries of Ion Media Networks, Inc.,
holders of 57 full-power broadcast television licenses, from Paxson
Management Corporation and Lowell W. Paxson to CIG Media LLC, an entity
managed by Citadel Limited Partnership. On May 18, 2007, the Media
Bureau issued a Broadcast Actions Public Notice (*Broadcast
Applications*, Report No. 26489) 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 ended at
close of business on June 18, 2007. 47 C.F.R. §73.3584(a).

Applications for consent to transfer 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, permit broader public
participation and thereby 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 07-3145.

An original and one copy of all ex parte written presentations and
memoranda must be filed with the Commission's Secretary. Copies sent by
First Class Mail, Express Mail and Priority Mail, must be sent to:
Federal Communications Commission, Office of the Secretary, 445 12th
Street, S.W., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. Hand-delivered or
messenger-delivered copies must be sent to: Federal Communications
Commission, Office of the Secretary c/o Natek, Inc., 236 Massachusetts
Avenue, N.E., Suite 110, Washington, DC 20002. Other messenger-delivered
documents, including documents sent by overnight mail (other than United
States Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to:
Federal Communications Commission, Office of the Secretary, 9300 East
Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. All filings must be made 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 written
presentation and memoranda should be delivered to Best Copy and
Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th St. S.W., Room CY-B402, Washington
D.C.; and David Brown, Media Bureau, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., Room
2-C828, Washington, D.C. 20554.

Individuals can access copies of the application and related documents
online through the Commission's Broadcast Radio and Television
Electronic Filing System (CDBS) at <http://www.fcc.gov/mb/cdbs.html>.
Copies of the applications and other filings in this proceeding will be
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. Persons with
disabilities who need assistance in the FCC Reference Center may contact
Bill Cline at (202) 418-0267 (voice), (202) 418-7365 (TTY), or
<bill.cline@fcc.gov>.

Copies of applications and subsequently filed documents may be obtained
from Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street, S.W.,
Room CY-B402, Washington, D.C., 20554; they can also be reached by
telephone, at (202) 488-5300 or (800) 378-3160; by e-mail at
[fcc@bcpiweb.com]{.underline}; or via their website at
[http://www.bcpiweb.com]{.underline}. 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 and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice),
(202) 418-0432 (TTY).

For further information, contact David Brown, Media Bureau, at (202)
418-1645.

By: Chief, Media Bureau

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