OMB No.: 0660-0017
Expiration Date: December 31, 2003

National Telecommunications And Information Administration
Minority Telecommunications Development Program
MINORITY COMMERCIAL BROADCAST OWNERSHIP SURVEY
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2001 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2002

DATE________________INTERVIEWEE'S TELEPHONE NO._________________________

NAME AND POSITION OF OWNER OR SENIOR MANAGER INTERVIEWED

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1. OWNERSHIP


Identify the one type of ownership structure from the list below that best describes the structure for this business:
• Individual Proprietorship
• General Partnership
• Limited Partnership
• Corporation
• Other - Specify_____________________________________________________



2. ETHNICITY




Are any of the owner(s)/majority stockholder(s)/partner(s) in this business of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin?

• YES -Identify their origins from the list below.
• Cuban
• Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano
• Puerto Rican
• Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino - Specify (Please print) __________________________



• NO



3. RACE

Please provide the percent of ownership of this business by race of the owner(s)/majority stockholder(s)/partner(s). Each owner/majority stockholder/ partner should identify the race he/she considers himself/herself to be.

____% African American/Black/Negro ____% American Indian or Alaska Native


____% Asian American ____% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander


____% White ____% Other - Specify _________________________




4. BROADCAST AND OTHER MEDIA PROPERTIES




Please identify by call letter and service (i.e., AM radio, FM radio, full power TV, low power TV) all of the broadcast stations that this business owns, as well as any other media properties (including print media) by title and location. (Interviewer to complete attached chart).




5. ADVERTISING REVENUE




A. Has the broadcast advertising revenue of this business changed for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2002 compared to the prior 12- month period (ending June 30, 2001)?

____INCREASED ____DECREASED ____NO CHANGE

B. Has the broadcast advertising revenue of this business changed since the 12-month period ending June 30, 2002? ____INCREASED ____DECREASED ____NO CHANGE




6. STATION PURCHASES AND SALES

A. Has this business BOUGHT _____ OR SOLD_____ any broadcast stations between July 1, 2001 and June 30, 2002?

• NOT APPLICABLE



B. If yes, were any of the other parties to the transactions minority-owned businesses?

____ YES ____NO ____DON'T KNOW

7. BUSINESS DIFFICULTIES




Has this business experienced any of the following difficulties between July 1, 2001 and June 30, 2002? Please identify all that apply:

• Accessing capital
• Increasing price of broadcast stations
• Obtaining broadcast license(s)
• Renewing license(s)
• License revocation
• Building new station(s)
• Obtaining advertising
• Losing personnel to competitors
• Willing to buy, but unaware of stations available for sale
• Regulatory barriers

Other_________________________________________________________________________

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• NOT APPLICABLE


8. GOVERNMENT POLICIES



A. Did this business use tax certificate(s) to acquire any station(s) it now owns or has owned in the past? _____YES _____NO




B. If yes, please identify by call letters the station(s) for which this business used tax certificates. If the business no longer owns a listed station, please state the year in which its ownership ceased.




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9. NEW TECHNOLOGIES


• INTERNET STREAMING



i. Do any of the stations owned by this business currently stream programming over the Internet? _____YES _____NO

ii. If yes, please identify what benefits, if any, did any of the stations owned by this business derive from streaming programming over the Internet:

• Increased audience
• Increased advertising revenues
• More promotional opportunities
• Other-Specifiy_____________________________________________________
• No benefits derived from Internet streaming

iii. If no, did any of the stations owned by this business formerly stream programming over the Internet but discontinue such operations? _____YES _____NO

iv. If yes, please identify all the reasons that apply to the discontinuation of this business' Internet streaming:

• Copyright royalty fees too expensive
• Additional royalty payments to artists
• Technical difficulties
• Expense of streaming programming
• Lack of listener interest
• Other - Specify______________________________________________




v. Do any of the stations owned by this business plan to begin streaming programming over the Internet within the next 12 months? _____YES _____NO _____DON'T KNOW





vi. If any of the stations owned by this business do not stream programming over the Internet or do not plan to do so within the next 12 months, please identify all the applicable reasons why not:

• Copyright royalty fees
• Technical difficulties
• Too expensive
• Lack of listener interest
• Need more information
• Not interested
• Lack necessary capital
• Station maintains website but does not use it to stream programming
• Plan to begin streaming more than a year into future
• Other - Specify______________________________________________



• DIGITAL AUDIO BROADCASTING



i. The FCC recently authorized hybrid AM and FM "in-band, on-channel" (IBOC) systems for digital audio broadcasting for terrestrial radio service in the interim until it adopts final IBOC standards. Based on your understanding of IBOC, would you consider adopting this new technology for any of the stations this business owns? _____YES _____NO ______DON'T KNOW

ii. If yes, please provide all of the applicable reasons why you would consider adopting IBOC technology:

• Improved audio fidelity
• More robust transmission systems
• Possibility of new auxiliary services
• Competitive advantage in local market
• Other -Specify_____________________________________________________




iii. If no, please identify all of the applicable reasons why you would not consider adopting IBOC technology:

• Uncertain of the technology's benefits
• Lack necessary capital
• Awaiting FCC adoption of final standards
• Need more information
• Not interested
• Other - Specify ____________________________________________________


• DIGITAL TELEVISION CONVERSION




i. Have each of the television stations owned by this business converted to digital broadcast operations? _____YES _____NO ______CONVERSION UNDERWAY

ii. If no, please identify the reasons why any television station owned by this business has not converted to digital broadcast operations:

• Lack capital for necessary equipment
• Necessary equipment unavailable
• Necessary technical expertise unavailable
• Extension request pending at FCC
• Other - Specify____________________________________________________




iii. Once this business has converted its television station(s) to digital broadcast operations, does it plan to offer any auxiliary services, such as high-speed Internet access, for example?

_____YES ____NO _____DON'T KNOW




iv. If no, please identify the reasons why this business has not planned to offer any auxiliary services once it has converted its television station(s) to digital broadcast operations:

• Lack necessary capital
• Lack necessary technical expertise
• Unaware of auxiliary services and their capability
• Auxiliary services inconsistent with current business model
• Auxiliary services inconsistent with future business model
• Other - Specify ____________________________________________________

Additional respondent comments:_________________________________________________________

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MEDIA PROPERTIES




Station Call Letters (or Media Property Name if not a broadcast station)	Media Property Type Broadcast Service (e.g. AM, FM, full power TV, or LPTV); Cable System or Programming Service, Newspaper, or other Publication	Year Acquired

Please return to Maureen Lewis by fax at (202)482-6173 or contact her at (202)482-1892 or by e-mail at mlewis@ntia.doc.gov if you have questions. Thank you for your participation.