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                                                              EXHIBIT 10.147



                                PROMISSORY NOTE

$15,000,000  February 12, 1997

         ROBERTS BROADCASTING OF HARTFORD, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
company (the "Maker"), for value received, hereby promises to pay to the order
of PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW LONDON-26, INC., a Florida corporation
("Payee") or its designee, on the terms set forth herein, the principal amount
of $15,000,000, together with interest thereon as provided herein, on or before
February 12, 2004.

         1.      Repayment of Loan.  The principal amount of this Note shall be
payable in 84 consecutive equal monthly installments on the last day of each
calendar month, beginning on the first such date following the first
anniversary of execution of this Note, except that the entire unpaid principal
amount of this Note, together with all unpaid interest, shall become
immediately due and payable upon Maker's entering into an agreement to sell the
Station (as defined below).

         2.      Interest.  The principal amount outstanding under this Note
shall bear interest at a rate per annum of LIBOR plus 3.5%.  Interest shall be
calculated on the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days
elapsed during the period for which such interest is payable.  Interest shall
begin to accrue on the outstanding principal amount of this Note on the date
hereof and shall be payable monthly on the last day of each calendar month
beginning on the first such date following the execution of the Note.  If any
installment of principal or interest is not paid when due, that installment
shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the lower of the highest rate
permitted by law or 18% from the due date thereof until paid in full.

         3.      Prepayment.  The Maker may prepay this Note in whole at any
time, or from time to time in part, with accrued interest to the date of
prepayment on the amount prepaid, without penalty, provided that each payment,
other than for the full amount of the outstanding balance, shall be in the
amount of $10,000 or an integral multiple thereof.  Each prepayment on this
Note shall be applied to installments of principal payable on this Note in the
inverse order of maturity.

         4.      Payment on Non-Business Days.  Whenever any payment to be made
under this Note shall become due on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, such
payment may be made on the next succeeding business day, and such extension of
time in such case shall be included in the computation of interest under this
Note.

         5.      Security.  This Note is secured by a Security Agreement and a
Pledge Agreement which are dated as of February 12, 1997 (collectively, the
"Collateral Documents").


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         6.      Place and Manner of Payment.  All payments of principal and
interest on this Note shall be by credit in Federal Reserve or other
immediately available funds to such account as may be designated in writing by
the Payee, or if no such account has been designated, by check duly mailed to
601 Clearwater Park Road, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401.

         7.      Representations and Warranties of Maker.

         The Maker hereby represents and warrants as follows:

                 (a)      The Maker is a limited liability company duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware and is qualified to do business and in good standing under the laws of
Connecticut and has all requisite power and authority, corporate or otherwise,
to conduct its business, to own its properties and to execute, deliver and to
perform all of its obligations under this Note and the Collateral Documents.

                 (b)      The execution, delivery and performance by the Maker
of this Note and the Collateral Documents have been duly authorized by all
necessary limited liability company action and do not and will not (i) violate
(A) any provision of any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment,
injunction, decree, determination or award presently in effect having
applicability to the Maker or (B) any provision of the charter or by-laws of
the Maker; or (ii) result in a breach of or constitute a default under any
agreement or instrument to which the Maker is a party or by which its
properties may be affected; or (iii) result in the creation of a lien, charge
or encumbrance of any nature upon the Maker's properties or assets other than
as contemplated by the Collateral Documents.

                 (c)      No authorization, consent, approval, license,
exemption of or filing or registration with any court or governmental
department or agency, except for filing with the Federal Communications
Commission (the "FCC"), is or will be necessary to the valid execution,
delivery and performance by the Maker of this Note and the Collateral
Documents.

                 (d)      This Note and the Collateral Documents have been
executed and delivered by duly authorized officers of the Maker and the Members
(as defined below) and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Maker and the Members enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.

         8.      Affirmative Covenants.  So long as this Note shall remain
unpaid, the Maker hereby covenants and agrees that it will, unless the Payee
shall otherwise consent in writing:




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                 (a)      Payment of Obligations.  Pay punctually and discharge
when due: (i) all indebtedness heretofore or hereafter incurred; (ii) all
taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or its
income or profits, or upon any properties belonging to it; (iii) claims or
demands of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, landlords and other
like persons which, if unpaid might become a lien or charge upon the property
of the Maker; provided that this covenant shall not require the payment of any
of the matters set forth in (i), (ii) and (iii) above if the same shall be
contested in good faith and by proper proceedings diligently pursued and as to
which adequate reserves have been set aside on the books of the Maker in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

                 (b)      Preservation of Existence.  Preserve and maintain its
existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its
organization.

                 (c)      Maintenance of Properties.  Maintain and preserve all
of its properties necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business in
good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

                 (d)      Compliance with Laws.  Comply in all material
respects with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations and
orders of any governmental authority.

                 (e)      Maintenance of Insurance.  Maintain with responsible
and reputable insurance companies policies on all of its properties and
covering such risks, including public liability and workers' compensation, and
in such amounts as are usually carried by companies engaged in similar
businesses and owning similar properties as the Maker and promptly upon
execution thereof provide to the Payee copies of all such policies and any
riders or amendments thereto.  The policies of insurance required hereunder
shall name the Payee as additional loss payee or additional insured, as
applicable, and shall provide that the Payee shall receive at least thirty (30)
days' written notice prior to the cancellation, termination or alteration of
any such policy.

                 (f)      Operations in Ordinary Course.  Operate its business
in the ordinary course.

                 (g)      Perfection of Liens.  Do all things requested by the
Payee to preserve and perfect the liens and security interests of the Payee
arising pursuant to the Collateral Documents.

                 (h)      FCC Approval.  If counsel to the Payee reasonably
determines that the consent of the FCC is required in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance of this Note or any Collateral Document,
then the Maker, at its sole cost and expense, agrees to use its best efforts to
secure such consent and to cooperate with the Payee in any action commenced by
the Payee to secure such consent.





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                 9.       Negative Covenants.  So long as this Note shall
remain unpaid the Maker hereby covenants that it will not, without the Payee's
prior written approval:

                          (a)     Indebtedness.  Create or incur, assume or
suffer to exist any indebtedness, obligation or liability, whether matured or
unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, direct or contingent, joint or several,
except for:  (i) indebtedness evidenced by this Note; and (ii) indebtedness
(other than for borrowed money) incurred in the ordinary course of business not
to exceed $50,000 in the aggregate at any one time.

                          (b)     Liens.  Create, assume or suffer to exist,
directly or indirectly, any security interest, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge,
lien, charge or other encumbrance, of any nature whatsoever upon any of its
properties or assets, now owned or hereafter acquired, excluding, however, from
the operation of this covenant:

                                  (i)      any security interest or lien 
created pursuant to the Collateral Documents;

                                  (ii)     liens for taxes or assessments
either not delinquent or the validity of which are being contested in good
faith by appropriate legal or administrative proceedings and as to which
adequate reserves shall have been set aside on its books, in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles;

                                  (iii)  materialmen's, mechanics', carriers',
workmen's, repairmen's, warehousemen's or other like liens arising in the
ordinary course of business and either not yet due and payable or being
contested in good faith by appropriate legal proceedings and as to which
adequate reserves shall have been set aside on its books, in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles;

                                  (iv)   deposits or pledges to secure payment
of workers' compensation, unemployment insurance or other social security 
benefits or obligations; or

                                  (v)   any judgment lien, unless the judgment 
it secures shall not, within thirty (30) days after the entry thereof, have
been discharged, vacated, reversed, or execution thereof stayed pending appeal,
or shall not have been discharged, vacated or reversed within thirty (30) days
after the expiration of any such stay.

                          (c)      Disposition of Assets.  Sell, transfer, 
lease or otherwise dispose of any of its assets other than in the ordinary 
course of business and in exchange for collateral of like value in which the 
Payee shall have a security interest.




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                 (d)      Merger.  Enter into any consolidation or merger with,
or into any acquisition of all or substantially all of the properties or assets
of any person or entity.

                 (e)      Transfer or Issuance of Shares.  Permit the issuance
or transfer of any ownership interest of the Maker, or any options, warrants,
convertible securities or other rights to purchase ownership interests in the
Maker.  The preceding sentence shall not apply to (i) transfers to the Payee;
(ii) transfers resulting from the death of the Members; and (iii) transfers
effected by the Members with the prior written consent of the Payee (which
shall not be unreasonably withheld), solely for estate planning purposes of the
Members.

                 (f)      Change of Business.  Change, in any material respect,
the nature or character of its business as intended, or engage in any activity
not reasonably related to such business.

                 (g)      Remove Assets.  Remove any of its assets to a
jurisdiction in which no financing statement on Form UCC-1 has been filed by
the Payee with respect to such assets.

                 (h)      Distributions or Dividends.  Declare or make,
directly or indirectly, any payment, dividend or distribution on, or incur any
liability for the purchase, acquisition, redemption or retirement of, any
ownership of the Maker (other than any dividend or similar distribution payable
only in ownership of the Maker), except that the Maker may declare one annual
dividend per year with the prior written consent of the Payee.

                 (i)      Transactions with Affiliates.  Enter into any
transaction or agreement with any Member or other affiliate of the Maker.

                 (j)      Contracts.  Enter into any contract or commitment
except for contracts involving aggregate payments of more than Twenty Five
Thousand Dollars ($25,000) and contracts which can be terminated without
penalty on thirty (30) days' notice or less, or amend or terminate any material
contract (or waive any substantial right thereunder).

                 (k)      Adverse Change.  Suffer any material adverse change
in the business, assets, properties, prospects or condition (financial or
otherwise) of the Maker or Television Station WTWS(TV), New London, Connecticut
(the "Station"), or any damage, destruction or loss affecting any assets used
or useful in the conduct of the business of the Maker.

                 (l)      Employee Compensation.  Suffer any material increase
in excess of the reasonable range in the broadcast industry in the same or
similar markets in compensation payable or to become payable to any employees,
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made or promised to any employee, or any material change in personnel policies,
insurance benefits or other compensation arrangements affecting any employees,
provided that nothing in this clause shall be construed to limit or restrict
the commission compensation of employees who may be selling brokered time for
the Maker.

                 (m)      Cancellation of Debts.  Cancel any debts owed or
claims held by the Maker.

                 (n)      Write-Down.  Suffer any significant write-down of the
value of any assets or any significant write-off as uncollectible of any
accounts receivable except as required by generally accepted accounting
principles to present accurate financial information on the Maker.

         10.     Reporting Requirements.  So long as this Note shall remain
unpaid the Maker shall, unless the Payee shall otherwise consent in writing,
furnish to the Payee:

                 (a)      Default Certificate. As soon as possible and in any
event within five (5) business days after the occurrence of each Event of
Default (as defined in Paragraph 11) of which the Maker has knowledge, the
statement of the President of the Maker setting forth details of such Event of
Default and the action which the Maker proposes to take with respect thereto.

                 (b)      Financial Statements.  Quarterly financial statements
within thirty (30) days after the end of each fiscal quarter in form acceptable
to the Payee; and within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of
the Maker, a copy of the audited financial statements for such year for the
Maker, including therein a balance sheet of the Maker as of the end of such
fiscal year, statements of income and expense of the Maker for such fiscal
year, and a statement of cash flow of the Maker for such fiscal year, in each
case prepared by an independent public accountant of recognized standing
acceptable to the Payee, except that the Payee may waive the audit requirement
and accept a review of the Maker's financial records.

                 (c)      Notice of Litigation.  Promptly give written notice
of all actions, suits and proceedings before any court or governmental agency,
domestic or foreign, which may be commenced or threatened against the Maker in
which the claim involved is $5,000 or more.

                 (d)      Budget.  An annual budget within thirty (30) days of
the beginning of each fiscal year of the Maker.  Such budget shall be
satisfactory in form to the Payee.

                 (e)      Other Information.  Such other information respecting
the business, properties, operations or the condition, financial or otherwise,
of the Maker or the Station as the Payee may from time to time reasonably
request.




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         11.     Events of Default.  Under this Note, an Event of Default shall
be any of the following:

                 (a)      The Maker shall fail to pay any installment of
principal or interest on this Note, or any other obligation to the Payee when
due whether at the due date thereof or by acceleration or otherwise, and such
default shall remain unremedied for a period of five (5) days after notice
thereof shall have been given to the Maker; or

                 (b)      The security interest or lien of the Payee in any
material portion of the collateral covered by the Collateral Documents shall at
any time not constitute a legal, valid and enforceable security interest or
lien; or

                 (c)      Any representation or warranty made by the Maker
herein or in the Collateral Documents or by the Members in the Pledge Agreement
shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made; or

                 (d)      The Maker shall fail to perform or observe any other
term, covenant or agreement contained in this Note or in any Collateral
Document or the Members shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or
agreement contained in the Pledge Agreement, and any such failure remains
unremedied for thirty (30) days after written notice thereof shall have been
given to the Maker by the Payee; or

                 (e)      The Maker or the Members shall fail to pay any
indebtedness for borrowed money owing by the Maker or the Members or any
interest or premium thereon, when due, whether such indebtedness shall become
due by scheduled maturity, by required prepayment, by acceleration, by demand
or otherwise, or the Maker or the Members shall fail to perform any term,
covenant or agreement under any agreement or instrument evidencing or securing
or relating to any such indebtedness owing by the Maker or the Members if the
effect of such failure is to accelerate, or to permit the holder of such
indebtedness to accelerate the maturity of such indebtedness; or

                 (f)      (i) The Maker or the Members shall fail to pay its or
his debts as they mature in the ordinary course of business; (ii) the Maker or
the Members shall file a petition commencing a voluntary case concerning it or
him under any Chapter of Title 7 or 11 of the United States Code; (iii) the
Maker or the Members shall apply for or consent to the appointment of any
receiver, trustee, custodian or similar officer for it or him or for all or any
substantial part of its or his property; (iv) such receiver, trustee, custodian
or similar officer shall be appointed without the application or consent of the
Maker or the Members and such appointment shall continue undischarged for a
period of thirty (30) days; (v) an involuntary case is commenced against the
Maker or the Members under any Chapter of the aforementioned Title 7 or 11 and
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or the petition commencing the case is controverted but is not dismissed within
thirty (30) days after the commencement of the case; (vi) the Maker or the
Members shall institute (by petition, application, answer, consent or
otherwise) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement,
readjustment of debt, dissolution, liquidation or similar proceeding relating
to it or him under the laws of any jurisdiction; (vii) any such proceeding
shall be instituted against the Maker or the Members and shall remain
undismissed for a period of thirty (30) days; or (viii) the Maker or the
Members shall take any action for the purpose of effectuating the foregoing; or

                 (g)      Any court, government, or government agency shall
condemn, seize or otherwise appropriate or take custody or control of all or a
substantial portion of the property or assets of the Maker or the Members; or

                 (h)      There shall be an irrevocable and unappealable denial
or revocation of the construction permit or the broadcast license for the
Station.

         12.     Effect of Event of Default.  Should any Event of Default
occur, the Payee may at its option by written notice to the Maker declare the
entire unpaid principal amount of this Note, together with all unpaid interest
and all other amounts payable under this Note and every other obligation of the
Maker to the Payee, immediately due and payable, whereupon this Note and all
such obligations shall become and be forthwith due and payable, without
presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are
hereby expressly waived by the Maker, anything contained in this Note or in
such other note or evidence of indebtedness to the contrary notwithstanding;
provided, however, that in case of an Event of Default under paragraph 11(f),
all the obligations of the Maker under this Note shall become immediately due
and payable as of the date of any such Event of Default regardless of the cause
of such Event of Default and without any notice to the Maker required from the
Payee.  The Payee shall have, in addition to all other rights and remedies
allowed by law, the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Florida and, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the rights and remedies provided for in the
Collateral Documents, which provisions are hereby incorporated by reference.

         13.     Miscellaneous

                 (a)      No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.  No failure or delay
on the part of the Payee in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder
shall operate as a waiver, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such
right, power or remedy hereunder.  The remedies herein provided are cumulative
and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

                 (b)      Amendments.  No amendment, modification, termination
or waiver of any provision of this Note or any Collateral Document nor consent
to any departure by the Maker therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless
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signed by the Payee and then only in the specific instance and for the specific
purpose for which given.  No notice to or demand on the Maker in any case shall
entitle it to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other
circumstances.

                 (c)      Conflicts.  In the event of any conflict or
inconsistency between any provision of this Note and any provision of any
Collateral Document, the provisions of this Note shall control.

                 (d)      Address for Notices.  All notices and other
communications under this Note shall be in writing and shall be served by
personal service or by mailing a copy thereof by reputable overnight courier or
by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the applicable
party at the addresses indicated below:

                 If to the Maker:

                          Roberts Broadcasting of Hartford, L.L.C.
                          1408 N. Kingshighway Blvd.
                          St. Louis, Missouri 63113

                 If to the Payee:

                          Paxson Communications of New London-26, Inc.
                          601 Clearwater Park Road
                          West Palm Beach, FL 33401

or at such other address as may be designated by either party in a written
notice to the other complying as to delivery with the terms of this Section.
All such notices and other communications shall be effective when deposited in
the mails.

                 (e)      Expenses.  The Maker agrees to pay on demand all
costs and expenses incurred by the Payee in the enforcement of this Note or any
Collateral Document, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and
expenses of any attorney to whom this Note is referred for collection (whether
or not litigation is commenced) or for representation in proceedings under any
bankruptcy or insolvency law.  In addition, the Maker shall pay any and all
taxes and fees payable or determined to be payable in connection with the
execution, delivery and recordation of any instruments and documents to be
delivered hereunder or under any Collateral Document.


                 (f)      Binding Effect; Assignment.  This Note shall become
effective when executed and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the Maker, the Payee and their respective successors and assigns,
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shall not have the right to assign any rights or obligations hereunder without
the prior written consent of the Payee.

                 (g)      Governing Law.  This Note and the Collateral
Documents shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of
the State of Florida with the exception of its conflicts of laws provisions;
provided that the effect of any recordation shall be determined by the State
thereof.  The parties agree to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the
state and federal district courts for the district including West Palm Beach,
Florida.

                 (h)      Severability of Provisions.  Any provision of this
Note and the Collateral Documents that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions or affecting the validity or enforceability of any provisions in any
other jurisdiction.

                 (i)      Headings.  Article and Section headings in this Note
are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part
of this Note for any other purpose.

                 (j)      Rights Affected by Extensions.  The rights of the
Payee and its assigns shall not be impaired by any indulgence, release,
renewal, extension or modification which the Payee may grant with respect to
the indebtedness or any part thereof, or with respect to the collateral or with
respect to any endorser, guarantor, or surety without notice or consent of the
Maker or any endorser, guarantee, or surety.

                 (k)      Survival of Representations and Warranties.  All
representations and warranties made in this Note and in any documents or
certificates delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall survive the execution
and delivery of this Note and continue in full force and effect, as of the
respective dates as of which they were made, until all of the obligations of
the Maker to the Payee hereunder have been paid in full.

                 (l)      Attorneys' Fees. If any litigation arises between the
parties in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Note, the
prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees in
addition to all other damages and remedies.

                 (m)      Further Assurances.  From time to time, the Maker
shall execute and deliver to the Payee such additional documents as the Payee
may reasonably require to carry out the purposes of this Agreement or any of
the documents entered into in connection herewith, or to preserve and protect
the rights of the Payee hereunder or thereunder.




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                 (n)      Indemnification.  The Maker hereby indemnifies and
holds harmless the Payee and its directors, officers, shareholders, employees,
agents, counsel, subsidiaries and affiliates (the "Indemnified Persons") from
and against any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, damages, penalties,
actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or
nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any
Indemnified Person in any way relating to or arising out of this Note, the
documents entered into in connection herewith, or any of them or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby; provided, however, that the Maker
shall not be liable to any Indemnified Person, if there is a judicial
determination that such losses, liabilities, obligations, damages, penalties,
actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulted  solely
from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person.

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                 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Maker has executed this Note as of the
date first above written.

               
WITNESS:                                ROBERTS BROADCASTING OF
                                          HARTFORD, L.L.C.


  /s/  Michael V. Roberts               By:  /s/  Steven C. Roberts
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                                           Steven C. Roberts
                                           Member



PAY TO THE ORDER OF BEARER.

PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW LONDON-26, INC.



By:  /s/  William L. Watson
   -------------------------------
          Secretary