Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation & Univision Communications, Inc.

Docket Number:

MB Docket 02-235

Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation (Hispanic Broadcasting) and Univision Communications, Inc. have filed applications pursuant to Section 310(d) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, seeking Commission approval to transfer control of licenses and authorizations currently controlled by subsidiaries of Hispanic Broadcasting. This transfer of control would take place as the result of a proposed merger between Univision and Hispanic Broadcasting, after which Hispanic Broadcasting would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Univision.

Hispanic Broadcasting and its subsidiaries currently own 55 AM and FM Spanish-language broadcast radio stations, while Univision and its subsidiaries currently own 50 television stations, as well as the Spanish-language television broadcast network Univision Network, and the Spanish-language cable network Galavision.

These applications have been consolidated under MB Docket No. 02-235, and most of the record in the proceeding is accessible through the Electronic Comment Filing System. Hard copies of the documents in the record may be obtained for a fee from the FCCç?´ duplicating contractor Qualex International, or may be viewed and/or copied at the FCC Reference Center.

An electronic version of the application can be downloaded off the main CDBS Public Access Link contained in the Commission's website by searching under the lead call sign, KGBT.

Timeline

Day 258 - September 22, 2003

Record Documents

Below is a list of record documents in reverse chronological order.

9/22/03
Letter from Univision Communications Inc.

9/22/03
FCC Grants Conditioned Approval of Univision/HBC Merger.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Powell, Abernathy & Martin Joint Press Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Press Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Press Statement: Word | Acrobat
Order: Word | Acrobat
Copps & Adelstein Joint Statement: Word | Acrobat

9/6/03
Comment filed by M. Cary O'Neal

Short Letter Comments

09/22/03
Notice that transaction has been consummated filed by Univision Communications, Inc.

09/10/03
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Univision Communications, Inc.

09/08/03
Motion to Dismiss filed by National Hispanic Policy Institute

09/08/03
Letter and attached materials filed by Telemundo Communications Group, Inc.

09/08/03
Letter filed by Univision Communications Inc.

09/05/03
Letter filed by Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.

08/28/03
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Univision Communications, Inc. and Hispanic Broadcasting Corp.

08/27/03
Letter and additional materials filed by Univision Communications, Inc.

08/22/03
Letter, filed on behalf of Spanish Broadcasting Systems.

08/21/03
Letter filed by Telemundo Communications Group, Inc.

08/20/03
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Univision Communications, Inc.

08/19/03
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Telemundo Communications Group, Inc.

08/19/03
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.

08/18/03
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed on behalf of Iglesia Communidad Christiana La Roca Firme, et al.

08/15/03
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Philip L. Verveer, Esq.

08/15/03
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Telemundo Communications Group, Inc.

08/15/03
Letter and additional materials filed by Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.

08/12/03
Letter filed by the Hon. Ciro D. Rodriguez

08/12/03
Letter filed by Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.

08/8/03
Letter filed by the Hon. Jose E. Serrano

08/7/03
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.

08/7/03
Letter and additional material filed by Hispanic Broadcasting Corp.

08/07/03
Notice, filed on behalf of Spanish Broadcasting System.

08/07/03
Notice, filed on behalf of Media Access Project. Notice of Ex Parte Presentation.

08/07/03
Notice, filed on behalf of Spanish Broadcasting System.

08/06/03
Letter, filed on behalf of Spanish Broadcasting System.

08/05/03
Notice, filed on behalf of Spanish Broadcasting System

08/5/03
Comment filed by The Right Cause, Frank Cardenas and Associates

08/1/03
Letter filed by the Hon. Barbara Boxer

07/30/03
Notice, filed on behalf of Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.

07/30/03
Letter, filed on behalf of Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.

07/30/03
Letter filed by the Hon. Dianne Feinstein

07/28/03
Letter filed by the Hon. Ted Stevens

07/25/03
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Media Access Project

07/23/03
Letter, filed on behalf of Univision Communications Inc.

07/21/03
Letter, filed on behalf of the Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.

7/17/03
Letter and Additional Information filed by Spanish Broadcasting System

7/16/03
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Spanish Broadcasting System

7/16/03
Letter and Additional Information filed by Spanish Broadcasting System

7/14/03
Comment filed by Spanish Broadcasting System

7/11/03
Letter filed by Emmis Communications Corp.

07/10/03
Letter filed by the Hon. Orin G. Hatch

7/09/03
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Media Access Project

07/09/03
Notice, filed on behalf of the Media Access Project

7/03/03
Comment filed by Spanish Broadcasting System

06/26/03
Letter, filed on behalf of Professor Frederico Subervi, Ph.D.

6/26/03
Comment filed by Spanish Broadcasting System

6/25/03
Supplemental Response to Request for Additional Information filed by Univision Communications

06/25/03
Letter filed by the Hon. Kay Bailey Hutchinson

6/23/03
Comment filed by Spanish Broadcasting System

6/20/03
Comment filed by Spanish Broadcasting System

06/20/03
Letter, filed on behalf of the Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.

06/19/03
Letter filed by the Hon. Rick Santorum

06/19/03
Letter filed by the Hon. Lee Terry, the Hon. Roy Blunt, the Hon. Nathan Deal, the Hon. Ed Whitfield, the Hon. Barbara Cubin, the Hon. John Shinkus, the Hon. Charles W. Pickering, the Hon. Joe Barton, the Hon. Steve Buyer, the Hon. George Radanovich, the Hon. Mary Bono, the Hon. Mike Ferguson, the Hon. Darrelle E. Issa, the Hon. C.L. Otter

06/18/03
Other, filed on behalf of the National Hispanic Policy Institute, Inc

06/18/03
Notice, filed on behalf of the Spanish Broadcasting Systems, Inc.

06/17/03
Letter, filed on behalf of Blair Levin

06/17/03
Notice, filed on behalf of the Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.

6/17/03
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Spanish Broadcasting System

6/16/03
Comment and Additional Information filed by Spanish Broadcasting System

6/13/03
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Spanish Broadcasting System

06/13/03
Letter filed by the Hon. Larry E. Craig

06/13/03
Notice, filed on behalf of Univision Communications, Inc.

06/11/03
Letter, filed on behalf of Univision Communications, Inc.

06/11/03
Comment, filed on behalf of Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.
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06/11/03
Letter filed by the Hon. Cliff Stearns

06/10/03
Letter filed by the Hon. Bill Frist

06/5/03
Letter filed by the Hon. Herb Kohl

6/03/03
Letter and Additional Information filed by Spanish Broadcasting System

6/02/03
Letter and Attached Letters of Others filed by Spanish Broadcasting System

05/29/03
Letter filed by the Hon. Lincoln D. Chafee

5/28/03
COMMENT, filed on behalf of Univision Communications, Inc..

5/27/03
LETTER, filed on behalf of Senator Johnson

5/27/03
COMMENT, filed on behalf of Yammilette Gutierrez.

05/27/03
Letter filed by the Hon. Christopher Cox

5/23/03
LETTER, filed on behalf of the Hispanic Broadcasting Corps..

5/23/03
Comments filed by Univision Communications and Hispanic Broadcasting Corp.

5/23/03
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Spanish Broadcasting System

05/20/03
Letter filed by the Hon. Martin Frost

5/19/03
Letter from The Honorable Tim Johnson

5/19/03
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Media Access Project

05/16/03
Letter filed by the Hon. Nancy Pelosi

5/15/03
Letter filed by The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy, The Honorable Richard J. Durbin, The Honorable John Conyers, Jr., The Honorable Robert C. Scott, The Honorable Mel Watt, The Honorable Maxine Waters, The Honorable William D. Delahunt, The Honorable Linda Sanchez

5/14/03
Comment filed by Univision Communications and Hispanic Broadcasting Corp.

5/12/03
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Spanish Broadcasting System

5/7/03
Letter filed by The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton

05/7/03
Letter filed by the Hon. Blanche L. Lincoln

5/6/03
Letter filed by The Honorable Tom Daschle

5/1/03
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Univision Communications and Hispanic Broadcasting Corp

4/15/03
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Univision Communications and Hispanic Broadcasting Corp

04/12/03
Letter filed by the Hon. Bob Graham

3/20/03
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by National Hispanic Policy Institute, Inc.

3/17/03
Response to Univision's March 11, 2003 Letter filed by National Hispanic Policy Institute, Inc.

3/12/03
Response to Request for Additional Information filed by Univision Communications Inc.

Letter filed by The Honorable Bob Graham, United States Senate

3/07/03
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by National Hispanic Policy Institute, Inc.

2/27/03
Certificate of Amendment filed by Hispanic Brodcasting Corporation

2/14/03
Certificate of Amendment filed by Hispanic Brodcasting Corporation

2/12/03
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by National Hispanic Policy Institute, Inc. and Hispanic Americans for Fairness in Media

2/10/03
Response to Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation's February 3, 2003 Letter filed by National Hispanic Policy Institute, Inc.

2/3/03
Letter informing Commission of Order Granting Defendants' Motion to Dismiss in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida filed by Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation

1/17/03
Letter requesting to meet with Chairman Michael K. Powell filed by National Hispanic Policy Institute, Inc.

1/08/03
Notice of Ex Parte Presentations filed by Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. Acrobat | Acrobat | Acrobat | Acrobat | Acrobat

12/26/02
Notice of Ex Parte Presentations filed by Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. Acrobat | Acrobat

12/18/02
Comment filed by Barbara and Tom Semple

12/16/02
Response filed by National Hispanic Policy Institute, Inc.

12/09/02
Response to Request for Supplemental Information filed by Univision Communications Inc.

Hart Scott Rodino Waiver Letter filed by Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation

11/06/02
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Univision Communications Inc. and Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation Inc.

10/30/02
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Univision Communications Inc. and Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation

10/28/02
Comment filed by The Hon. Robert Menendez, The Hon. Silvestre Reyes, and the Hon. Xavier Becerra.

10/25/02
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.

Notice of Ex Parte Presentations filed by Spanish Broadcasting Systems, Inc.

10/16/02
Notice of Ex Parte Presentations filed by Spanish Broadcasting Systems, Inc. ">Acrobat | Acrobat

10/08/02
Response to September 30 Ex Parte Filing by Spanish Broadcasting Broadcasting System, Inc. filed by Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

9/30/02
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.

Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.

9/27/02
Comment filed by The Hon. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, The Hon. Henry Bonilla, and the Hon. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

9/25/02
Consolicated Reply to Oppositions filed by National Hispanic Policy Institute, Inc.
Acrobat | Acrobat | Acrobat

9/20/02
Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Spanish Broadcasting Systems, Inc.

Opposition To Petition To Deny And Informal Objection filed by Univision Communications Inc.

Consolidated Opposition To Petitions To Deny filed by Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation Acrobat | Acrobat | Acrobat

09/03/02
PETITION, Filed on Behalf of Elgin FM Limited Partnership.

9/3/02
PETITION, Filed on behalf of National Hispanic Policy NHPI, Incorporated, Shareholders of Hispanic broadcasting corp..
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Letter/Petition Expressing Opposition filed by Elgin FM Limited Partnership

Public Notices and Orders

7/1/03
Letter From W. Kenneth Ferree, Chief, Media Bureau to Applicants, Restarting the Clock.

3/10/03
FCC Media Bureau Request for Additional Information from Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation Inc. and Univision Communications Inc.

1/24/03
Letter from W. Kenneth Ferree Stopping the 180-Day Clock

11/29/02
FCC Media Bureau request for additional information from Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation, Inc. and Univision Communications Inc.

11/21/02
ORDER by Media Bureau, adopting Protective Order.

8/26/02
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 (DA 02-2082). Text | Word | Acrobat

8/16/02
Media Bureau Announces Assignment of Docket No. 02-235 to Proceeding Involving Applications Filed by Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation and Univision Communications, Inc. for Consent to Transfer of Control of Licenses and Subsidiaries. (DA No. 02-2026). Text | Word | Acrobat

8/2/02
Applications for Transfer of Control Accepted for Filing (Excerpt from Broadcast Applications Report No. 25290)

Applications

02/27/03
AMENDMENT, filed on behalf of Univision Communications.

02/14/03
AMENDMENT, filed on behalf of Hispanic Broadcasting Corp.

8/30/02
AMENDMENT, Filed on Behalf of: Univision Communications INC.

08/30/02
AMENDMENT, Filed on Behalf of Tichenor License Corporation.
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8/29/02
AMENDMENT, filed on behalf of Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation.

7/23/02
APPLICATION, filed on behalf of Tichenor License Corporation. Application for consent to transfer control of entity holding broadcast station construction permit or license.
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Clock History

Day 1 was on: 8/2/02
This information was last updated on: 9/22/03

Clock Stopped		Clock Restarted	Days Stopped	Related Documents
Day	Date	Clock Restarted	Days Stopped	Related Documents
176	1/24/03	7/1/03	158	Letter from W. Kenneth Ferree Stopping the 180-Day Clock Letter From W. Kenneth Ferree, Chief, Media Bureau to Applicants, Restarting the Clock
258	9/22/03			FCC Grants Conditioned Approval of Univision/HBC Merger. News Release: Word \| Acrobat Powell, Abernathy & Martin Joint Press Statement: Word \| Acrobat Copps Press Statement: Word \| Acrobat Adelstein Press Statement: Word \| Acrobat Order: Word \| Acrobat Copps & Adelstein Joint Statement: Word \| Acrobat

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Contacts

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Media Bureau

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General Information

This page contains an indexed unofficial listing of and electronic links to most materials in this docket. The applications and any associated documents are also available for public inspection and copying during normal reference room hours at the FCC Reference Center. Copies of the applications and any subsequently-filed documents in this matter also may be obtained through the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System. 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 & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).