Federal Communications Commission
Washington, DC = 20554=20
Approved by OMB
3060-0754
FCC 398
Children's Television Programming Report =

Report reflects information for the filing period = ending: 03/31/2010 Filed=20 on: 04/15/2010

Call Sign Channel Numbers Community of License
WBKB  (analog)
11 (digital)
 City State County ZIP Code
Alpena MI Alpena 49707
Licensee Name
Thunder Bay Broadcasting Corporation =
Network Affiliation Nielsen DMA Licensee World Wide Web Home Page = Address (if=20 applicable)
CBS Alpena www.wbkb11.com =
Facility ID Previous Call Sign (if applicable) License Renewal Expiration Date =
60748 2005-10-01 =
Analog Core Programming
2. State the average number of = hours of Core=20 Programming per week broadcast by the station. See 47 C.F.R. = =A773.671(c).=20  
3. (a) Does the Licensee provide = information=20 identifying each Core Program aired on its station, including an=20 indication of the target child audience, to publishers of program = guides=20 as required by 47 C.F.R. =A773.673?  
(b) Identify publishers = who were=20 sent information in 3(a).
4. Complete the = following for each=20 program that you aired during the past three months that meets the = definition of Core Programming. Complete chart below for each Core = Program.
[There are no=20 analog core program reports.] =
Non-Core Educational and Informational = Programming
5. Complete the = following for each=20 program that you aired during the past three months that is = specifically=20 designed to meet the educational and informational needs of = children ages=20 16 and under, but does not meet one or more elements of the = definition of=20 Core Programming. See 47 C.F.R. =A773.671. Complete chart below = for each=20 additional such educational and informational program.
[There are no=20 analog non-core program reports.] =
Sponsored Core Programming
6. List Core Programs, = if any,=20 aired by other analog stations that are sponsored by the Licensee = and that=20 meet the criteria set forth in 47 C.F.R. =A773.671. Also indicate = whether=20 the amount of total Core Programming broadcast by another station=20 increased.
[There are no=20 analog sponsored core program broadcast reports.]
[There are no analog sponsored core program = detail=20 reports.]
Digital Core Programming
7. (a) State the average number of = hours of Core=20 Programming per week broadcast by the station on its main program = stream.=20 3.00 hours
  (b) Did the Licensee broadcast on = its main=20 digital program stream the same Children's Core Programming = provided on=20 its analog channel? Y
  (c) If Yes to 7(b), the Licensee = certifies=20 that the representations and children's program information = provided with=20 respect to its analog channel apply equally with respect to its = main=20 digital program stream. Y
    If No to 7(c), submit as an = Exhibit a=20 Statement of Explanation. (None=20 Required)
8. (a) State the average number of = hours per=20 week of free over-the-air digital video programming broadcast by = the=20 station on other than its main program stream. 168.00 hours
  (b) State the average number of = hours per=20 week of Core Programming broadcast by the station on other than = its main=20 program stream. See 47 C.F.R. =A773.671. 3.00 hours
9. (a) Does the Licensee provide = information=20 identifying each Core Program aired on its station, including an=20 indication of the target child audience, to publishers of program = guides=20 as required by 47 C.F.R. =A773.673? Y
  (b) Identify publishers = who were=20 sent information in 9(a).
The CBS Television Network provides = information=20 identifying the core programs it supplies to stations affiliated = with the=20 Network, including an indication of the target child audience, to = the=20 following publishers of program guides: TV Guide, TV Data = Technologies,=20 Tribune Media Services, and Kidsnet Media Guide and News. =
10. Complete the = following for each=20 program that you aired during the past three months that meets the = definition of Core Programming. Complete chart below for each Core = Program.
   
Title of Digital Core Program #1 = Origin
BUSYTOWN MYSTERIES - I NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled = Time Number of Pre-emptions
Saturday, 7-7:30am 13 0
Length of Program Age of Target Audience E/I Symbol Used As Required =
30 minutes From To Y
3 years 7 years
Describe the educational and = informational=20 objective of the program and how it meets the definition of = Core=20 Programming
Inspired by the beloved works of = best-selling children's author Richard Scarry, Busytown = Mysteries=20 brings the popular adventures of Busytown to preschoolers = with an=20 educational, problem-solving twist. Children can follow = classic=20 characters such as Huckle, Sally and Lowly as they scour = Busytown on=20 fun-filled adventures looking for answers to life's puzzles. = Each=20 episode focuses on fostering viewers' problem solving = abilities, as=20 the characters use their skills of observation to collect = facts,=20 draw inferences from those facts, and ultimately reach = conclusions.=20 Each episode also develops vocabulary through words and = concepts=20 that are part of the episode's overall theme. This program = is=20 specifically designed to further the educational and = informational=20 needs of children, has educating and informing children as a = significant purpose, and otherwise meets the definition of = Core=20 Programming as specified in the Commission's rules.=20

Title of Digital Core Program #2 = Origin
NOONBORY AND THE SUPER SEVEN - I = NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled = Time Number of Pre-emptions
Saturday, 7:30-8am 13 0
Length of Program Age of Target Audience E/I Symbol Used As Required =
30 minutes From To Y
3 years 6 years
Describe the educational and = informational=20 objective of the program and how it meets the definition of = Core=20 Programming
Noonbory and the Super Seven = follows the=20 adventures of a team of animated characters, who represent = dynamic=20 forms of the five senses, and their leader Noonbory, who = engages=20 them all to work together as a team. On an episode by = episode basis,=20 the borys highlight instances in which assistance, = cooperation and=20 leadership result in success, while a group of mischief = makers,=20 called Gurys, demonstrate how taking greedy, selfish and = deceptive=20 actions leads to problems. Major educational objectives of = the=20 program include: encouraging viewers to develop positive = personal=20 qualities and pro-social behaviors including helpfulness, = kindness,=20 generosity, initiative, compassion and leadership; teaching = viewers=20 to critically assess and value their own capabilities and = skills;=20 and aiding viewers to accept and appreciate the competencies = and=20 differences in others. This program is specifically designed = to=20 further the educational and informational needs of children, = has=20 educating and informing children as a significant purpose, = and=20 otherwise meets the definition of Core Programming as = specified in=20 the Commission's rules.

Title of Digital Core Program #3 = Origin
BUSYTOWN MYSTERIES - II NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled = Time Number of Pre-emptions
Saturday, 8-8:30am 13 0
Length of Program Age of Target Audience E/I Symbol Used As Required =
30 minutes From To Y
3 years 7 years
Describe the educational and = informational=20 objective of the program and how it meets the definition of = Core=20 Programming
Inspired by the beloved works of = best-selling children's author Richard Scarry, Busytown = Mysteries=20 brings the popular adventures of Busytown to preschoolers = with an=20 educational, problem-solving twist. Children can follow = classic=20 characters such as Huckle, Sally and Lowly as they scour = Busytown on=20 fun-filled adventures looking for answers to life's puzzles. = Each=20 episode focuses on fostering viewers' problem solving = abilities, as=20 the characters use their skills of observation to collect = facts,=20 draw inferences from those facts, and ultimately reach = conclusions.=20 Each episode also develops vocabulary through words and = concepts=20 that are part of the episode's overall theme. This program = is=20 specifically designed to further the educational and = informational=20 needs of children, has educating and informing children as a = significant purpose, and otherwise meets the definition of = Core=20 Programming as specified in the Commission's rules.=20

Title of Digital Core Program #4 = Origin
SABRINA: THE ANIMATED SERIES = NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled = Time Number of Pre-emptions
Saturday, 8:30-9am 13 0
Length of Program Age of Target Audience E/I Symbol Used As Required =
30 minutes From To Y
7 years 12 years
Describe the educational and = informational=20 objective of the program and how it meets the definition of = Core=20 Programming
The animated series, "Sabrina," = involves=20 the adventures of a modern, early adolescent girl who is = part human=20 and part witch. Sabrina has magical powers that must be kept = a=20 secret and also under control. While Sabrina is not your = typical=20 girl, the familial, social, peer-group, and school-related = issues=20 she experiences all serve as educational and instructional=20 life-lessons for viewers, as they reflect many of the same = learning=20 experiences and teenage challenges faced by children today. = This=20 program is specifically designed to further the educational = and=20 informational needs of children, has educating and informing = children as a significant purpose, and otherwise meets the=20 definition of Core Programming as specified in the = Commission's=20 rules.

Title of Digital Core Program #5 = Origin
BUSYTOWN MYSTERIES - III NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled = Time Number of Pre-emptions
Saturday, 11-11:30am 12 0
Length of Program Age of Target Audience E/I Symbol Used As Required =
30 minutes From To Y
3 years 7 years
Describe the educational and = informational=20 objective of the program and how it meets the definition of = Core=20 Programming
Inspired by the beloved works of = best-selling children's author Richard Scarry, Busytown = Mysteries=20 brings the popular adventures of Busytown to preschoolers = with an=20 educational, problem-solving twist. Children can follow = classic=20 characters such as Huckle, Sally and Lowly as they scour = Busytown on=20 fun-filled adventures looking for answers to life's puzzles. = Each=20 episode focuses on fostering viewers' problem solving = abilities, as=20 the characters use their skills of observation to collect = facts,=20 draw inferences from those facts, and ultimately reach = conclusions.=20 Each episode also develops vocabulary through words and = concepts=20 that are part of the episode's overall theme. This program = is=20 specifically designed to further the educational and = informational=20 needs of children, has educating and informing children as a = significant purpose, and otherwise meets the definition of = Core=20 Programming as specified in the Commission's rules.=20

Title of Digital Core Program #6 = Origin
NOONBORY AND THE SUPER SEVEN - = II NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times Aired at Regularly Scheduled = Time Number of Pre-emptions
Saturday, 11:30am-12pm 12 1
Length of Program Age of Target Audience E/I Symbol Used As Required =
30 minutes From To Y
3 years 6 years
Describe the educational and = informational=20 objective of the program and how it meets the definition of = Core=20 Programming
Noonbory and the Super Seven = follows the=20 adventures of a team of animated characters, who represent = dynamic=20 forms of the five senses, and their leader Noonbory, who = engages=20 them all to work together as a team. On an episode by = episode basis,=20 the borys highlight instances in which assistance, = cooperation and=20 leadership result in success, while a group of mischief = makers,=20 called Gurys, demonstrate how taking greedy, selfish and = deceptive=20 actions leads to problems. Major educational objectives of = the=20 program include: encouraging viewers to develop positive = personal=20 qualities and pro-social behaviors including helpfulness, = kindness,=20 generosity, initiative, compassion and leadership; teaching = viewers=20 to critically assess and value their own capabilities and = skills;=20 and aiding viewers to accept and appreciate the competencies = and=20 differences in others. This program is specifically designed = to=20 further the educational and informational needs of children, = has=20 educating and informing children as a significant purpose, = and=20 otherwise meets the definition of Core Programming as = specified in=20 the Commission's rules.
Total Times Aired Number of Preemptions for other than = Breaking News=20 Number of Preemptions Rescheduled =
12 1 0
Preemption #1
Date Preempted/Episode # If rescheduled, date and time reschedule = Is the rescheduled date the second home? =
3/13/2010/4213R N
If rescheduled, were = promotional efforts=20 made to notify the public of rescheduled date and time? = N
Reason for Preemption SPORTS =

11. (a) Does the Licensee certify that = at least=20 50% of the Core Programming counted toward meeting the additional=20 programming guideline (applied to free video programming aired on = other=20 than the main program stream) did not consist of program episodes = that had=20 already aired within the previous seven days either on the = station's main=20 program stream or on another of the station's free digital program = streams? Y
  (b) If No, submit as an Exhibit a = Statement=20 of Explanation setting forth the number of repeats in excess of = the repeat=20 limit and the times and dates the episodes involved were aired. = (None=20 Required)
Non-Core Educational and Informational = Programming
12. Complete the = following for each=20 program that you aired during the past three months that is = specifically=20 designed to meet the educational and informational needs of = children ages=20 16 and under, but does not meet one or more elements of the = definition of=20 Core Programming. See 47 C.F.R. =A773.671. Complete chart below = for each=20 additional such educational and information program.
[There are no=20 digital non-core program reports.] =
Sponsored Core Programming
13. List Core Programs, = if any,=20 aired by other stations that are sponsored by the Licensee and = that meet=20 the criteria set forth in 47 C.F.R. =A773.671. Also indicate = whether the=20 amount of total Core Programming broadcast by another station = increased.=20
[There are no=20 digital sponsored core program broadcast reports.]
[There are no digital sponsored core = program detail=20 reports.]
Other Matters
14. Complete the = following for each=20 analog and digital program that you plan to air for the next = quarter that=20 meets the definition of Core Programming. Complete chart below for = each=20 Core Program, identifying whether it is to be broadcast on the = station's=20 analog or digital channel or both channels.
Title of Planned Core Program #1 = Origin
NOONBORY AND THE SUPER SEVEN = NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired
Saturday, 7-7:30am 13
Length of Program Age of Target Audience =
30 minutes From To
3 years 6 years
Describe the educational and = informational=20 objective of the program and how it meets the definition of = Core=20 Programming
Noonbory and the Super Seven = follows the=20 adventures of a team of animated characters, who represent = dynamic=20 forms of the five senses, and their leader Noonbory, who = engages=20 them all to work together as a team. On an episode by = episode basis,=20 the borys highlight instances in which assistance, = cooperation and=20 leadership result in success, while a group of mischief = makers,=20 called Gurys, demonstrate how taking greedy, selfish and = deceptive=20 actions leads to problems. Major educational objectives of = the=20 program include: encouraging viewers to develop positive = personal=20 qualities and pro-social behaviors including helpfulness, = kindness,=20 generosity, initiative, compassion and leadership; teaching = viewers=20 to critically assess and value their own capabilities and = skills;=20 and aiding viewers to accept and appreciate the competencies = and=20 differences in others. This program is specifically designed = to=20 further the educational and informational needs of children, = has=20 educating and informing children as a significant purpose, = and=20 otherwise meets the definition of Core Programming as = specified in=20 the Commission's rules.
Title of Planned Core Program #2 = Origin
BUSYTOWN MYSTERIES NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired
Saturday, 7:30-8am 13
Length of Program Age of Target Audience =
30 minutes From To
3 years 7 years
Describe the educational and = informational=20 objective of the program and how it meets the definition of = Core=20 Programming
Inspired by the beloved works of = best-selling children's author Richard Scarry, Busytown = Mysteries=20 brings the popular adventures of Busytown to preschoolers = with an=20 educational, problem-solving twist. Children can follow = classic=20 characters such as Huckle, Sally and Lowly as they scour = Busytown on=20 fun-filled adventures looking for answers to life's puzzles. = Each=20 episode focuses on fostering viewers' problem solving = abilities, as=20 the characters use their skills of observation to collect = facts,=20 draw inferences from those facts, and ultimately reach = conclusions.=20 Each episode also develops vocabulary through words and = concepts=20 that are part of the episode's overall theme. This program = is=20 specifically designed to further the educational and = informational=20 needs of children, has educating and informing children as a = significant purpose, and otherwise meets the definition of = Core=20 Programming as specified in the Commission's rules.=20
Title of Planned Core Program #3 = Origin
DOODLEBOPS ROCKIN' ROAD SHOW = NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired
Saturday, 8-8:30am 13
Length of Program Age of Target Audience =
30 minutes From To
3 years 8 years
Describe the educational and = informational=20 objective of the program and how it meets the definition of = Core=20 Programming
Each episode of the show = features a real=20 child, who writes for help or advice with a problem to the = Doodles,=20 three animated young members of a band. The child then = enters the=20 animated world of the Doodlenet, and sets out on an = adventure with=20 the band to find a resolution to the problem, with important = life=20 lessons imparted in the process. Each episode reinforces the = lesson=20 through a musical interlude that encapsulates the = educational=20 message. Specific educational objectives of the program = include=20 encouraging viewers to develop positive personal qualities = such as=20 honesty and initiative, and providing viewers with a basic=20 understanding and appreciation of music. This program is=20 specifically designed to further the educational and = informational=20 needs of children, has educating and informing children as a = significant purpose, and otherwise meets the definition of = Core=20 Programming as specified in the Commission=EF=BF=BDs rules.=20
Title of Planned Core Program #4 = Origin
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired
Saturday, 8:30-9am 13
Length of Program Age of Target Audience =
30 minutes From To
3 years 6 years
Describe the educational and = informational=20 objective of the program and how it meets the definition of = Core=20 Programming
In this series, Strawberry = Shortcake, a=20 curious, self-confident leader, narrates stories of her and = her=20 friends' adventures in the richly-imagined world of = Strawberry Land.=20 Using her many positive qualities, Strawberry helps her = friends, who=20 share her values but not necessarily her ability to take a = broader=20 view, to see beyond their own self-interest. The themes of = the=20 stories are designed to have particular relevance for young = viewers,=20 focusing on such issues as friendship, fear, = self-confidence,=20 sportsmanship, trust and shyness. The pro-social messages = flow=20 naturally from the narrative, as the characters experience = concrete=20 (positive and negative) consequences of their actions. This = program=20 is specifically designed to further the educational and=20 informational needs of children, has educating and informing = children as a significant purpose, and otherwise meets the=20 definition of Core Programming as specified in the = Commission's=20 rules.
Title of Planned Core Program #5 = Origin
SABRINA: THE ANIMATED SERIES - I = NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired
Saturday, 11-11:30am 13
Length of Program Age of Target Audience =
30 minutes From To
7 years 12 years
Describe the educational and = informational=20 objective of the program and how it meets the definition of = Core=20 Programming
The animated series, "Sabrina," = involves=20 the adventures of a modern, early adolescent girl who is = part human=20 and part witch. Sabrina has magical powers that must be kept = a=20 secret and also under control. While Sabrina is not your = typical=20 girl, the familial, social, peer-group, and school-related = issues=20 she experiences all serve as educational and instructional=20 life-lessons for viewers, as they reflect many of the same = learning=20 experiences and teenage challenges faced by children today. = This=20 program is specifically designed to further the educational = and=20 informational needs of children, has educating and informing = children as a significant purpose, and otherwise meets the=20 definition of Core Programming as specified in the = Commission's=20 rules.
Title of Planned Core Program #6 = Origin
SABRINA: THE ANIMATED SERIES - = II NETWORK
Regular Schedule Total Times to be Aired
Saturday, 11:30am-12pm 12
Length of Program Age of Target Audience =
30 minutes From To
7 years 12 years
Describe the educational and = informational=20 objective of the program and how it meets the definition of = Core=20 Programming
The animated series, "Sabrina," = involves=20 the adventures of a modern, early adolescent girl who is = part human=20 and part witch. Sabrina has magical powers that must be kept = a=20 secret and also under control. While Sabrina is not your = typical=20 girl, the familial, social, peer-group, and school-related = issues=20 she experiences all serve as educational and instructional=20 life-lessons for viewers, as they reflect many of the same = learning=20 experiences and teenage challenges faced by children today. = This=20 program is specifically designed to further the educational = and=20 informational needs of children, has educating and informing = children as a significant purpose, and otherwise meets the=20 definition of Core Programming as specified in the = Commission's=20 rules.

15. Does the Licensee publicize the = existence=20 and location of the station's Children's Television Programming = Reports=20 (FCC 398) as required by 47 C.F.R. =A773.3526(e)(11)(iii)? Y
16. Identify the = licensee's=20 children's programming liaison.
Name Telephone Number
Cher Allen 989-356-3434
Address E-mail Address
1390 North Bagley cher@wbkb11.com
City State ZIP Code
Alpena MI 49707 =

17. Include any other = comments or=20 information you want the Commission to consider in evaluating your = compliance with the Children's Television Act (or use this space = for=20 supplemental explanations). This may include information on any = other=20 non-core educational and informational programming that you aired = this=20 quarter or plan to air during the next quarter, or any existing or = proposed non-broadcast efforts that will enhance the educational = and=20 informational value of such programming to children. See 47 C.F.R. = =A773.671, NOTES 2 and 3.

WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM = ARE=20 PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND/OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 18, = SECTION=20 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION LICENSE OR CONSTRUCTION = PERMIT=20 (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. = CODE,=20 TITLE 47, SECTION 503).

I certify that the statements in = this=20 application are true, complete, and correct to the best of my = knowledge=20 and belief, and are made in good faith.

Name of Licensee Signature
Thunder Bay Broadcasting Corporation
Date
04/15/2004
FCC Form 398
March=20 2006






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