Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code COM

16. Specific lobbying issues

Issues concerning broadcast localism.
Issues concerning the inclusion of FM receiver chips in mobile phones.
Issues relating to the reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization and Extension Act.
Issues relating to proposals which would allow cable and satellite television companies to offer out-of-market broadcast programming.
Issues relating to the implementation of Common Alerting Protocol

Issues relating to the Emergency Alert System

Issues relating to allocation of spectrum for broadcasting and other communications services.

H.R.927: Satellite Consumers Right to Local Channels Act, legislation to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes All provisions.

H.R.1084: The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, a bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany- All provisions.

H.R.1147: Local Community Radio Act of 2009 All provisions.

H.R.1860: Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, a bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive certain television broadcast stations- All provisions.

H.R.2994: A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes- All provisions.

H.R.3019: the Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2009 all provisions.

H.R.3101: Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009; provisions in relating to video programming (Title II).

H.R.3125, the Radio Spectrum Inventory Act all provisions.

H.R.3216: Local Television Freedom Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit the retransmission of signals of local TV broadcast stations in an adjacent market- All provisions.

H.R.3326: Department of Defense Appropriations, Division B

H.R.3570: Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009, to reauthorize satellite television legislation All provisions.

S.448: Free Flow of Information Act, a bill to protect the confidential sources of reporters- All provisions.

S.592: Local Community Radio Act of 2009 All provisions.

S.649: A bill to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission all provisions.

S.771: Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, a bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive certain television broadcast stations- All provisions.

S.1670: Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009, to reauthorize satellite television legislation- All provisions.

S.2764: Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act, a bill to reauthorize SHVERA- All provisions.

S.2847: A bill to regulate the volume of audio of commercials All provisions.
Before the Federal Emergency Management Agency:

Issues relating to the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System and next generation Emergency Alert System.

Before the Federal Trade Commission:

Issues relating to the effect of new technologies on traditional media, the provision of news content, and the FTCs journalism workshop.

Before the Federal Communications Commission:

Issues relating to allocation of spectrum for broadcasting and other communications services.

Issues concerning the inclusion of FM receiver chips in mobile phones.

In the Matter of 2002 Biennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, MB Docket No. 02-277

In the Matter of 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, MB Docket No 06-121

In the Matter of Amendment of Part 1 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Environmental Compliance Procedures for Processing Antenna Structure Registration Applications, WT Docket No. 08-61

In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 of the Commissions Rules to Establish Rules for Replacement of Digital Low Power Television Translator Stations, MB Docket No. 08-253.

In the Matter of Amendment of Section 307(b), RM-11565.

In the Matter of Broadcast Localism, MB Docket No. 04-233.

In the Matter of Broadcast Maximization Committees Emergency Request for Filing Freeze Commencement of Rural, First-Come, First-Served, Digital Licensing for Low Power Television and Television Translators Beginning August 25, 2009, DA No. 09-1487

In the Matter of Comment Sought on International Comparison and Consumer Survey Requirements in the Broadband Data Improvement Act, GN Docket No. 09-47.

In the Matter of Cross-Ownership of Broadcast Stations and Newspapers, MM Docket No. 01-235

In the Matter of Definition of Radio Markets, MM Docket No. 00-244

In the Matter of Development of a National Broadband Plan for Our Future, GN Docket No. 09-51

In the Matter of Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcasting Service; MM Docket No. 99-325

Before the Federal Communications Commission, con't:

In the Matter of Effects of Communications Towers on Migratory Birds, WT Docket No. 03-187

In the Matter of Fostering Innovation and Investment in the Wireless Communications Market, GN Docket No. 09-157

In the Matter of Fourteenth Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for the Delivery of Video Programming, MB Docket No. 07-269

In the Matter of Inquiry Concerning the Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All Americans in a Reasonable and Timely Fashion and Possible Steps to Accelerate Such Deployment Pursuant to Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act, GN Docket No. 09-137.

In the Matter of Mediacom Communications Corporation, Complainant v. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Defendant and Mediacom Petition for an Emergency Order Granting Interim Carriage Rights, CSR Nos. 8233-C, 8234-M

In the Matter of Policies to Promote Rural Radio Service and to Streamline Allotment and Assignment Procedures, MB Docket No. 09-52/RM-11528

In the Matter of Promoting Diversification of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services; MB Docket No. 07-294

In the Matter of Repeal Section 73.525 of the Commissions Rules, RM-11579.

In the Matter of Review of the Emergency Alert System, EB Docket No. 04-296

In the Matter of Rules and Policies Concerning Multiple Ownership of Radio Broadcast Stations in Local Markets, MM Docket No. 01-317

In the Matter of the Commercial Mobile Alert System, PS Docket No. 07-287.

In the Matter of the Media Bureau Announces Workshop Details and Seeks Comment in Its 2010 Media Ownership Review Proceeding, MB Docket No. 09-182.

In the Matter of Ways to Further Section 257 Mandate and To Build on Earlier Studies, MB Docket No. 04-228

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code ADV

16. Specific lobbying issues

Issues relating to direct-to-consumer advertising.
H.R. 3126: Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act, establishes the Consumer Financial Protection Agency as an independent executive agency to regulate the provision of consumer financial products or services - Provisions regarding advertising of consumer financial products and services.
H.R.3200: Americas Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes - Provisions relating to direct-to-consumer advertising.

H.R.3590: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a bill to ensure that all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care and will create the transformation within the health care system necessary to contain costs. - Provisions relating to direct-to-consumer advertising.

H.R.3962: The Affordable Health Care for America Act, a bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. - Provisions relating to direct-to-consumer advertising.

H.R.4053: The Healthy Kids Act: To establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the Office of Public Health and Science of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes. All Provisions.

H.R.4310: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect children's health by denying any deduction for advertising and marketing directed at children to promote the consumption of food at fast food restaurants or of food of poor nutritional quality. All provisions.

H.R.4173: To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes, provisions relating to establishing the Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Provisions pertaining to civil monetary penalties for media companies found to aid and abet false or deceptive advertising.

S.1763: Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals. All provisions.

S.1796: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, a bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending and for other purposes. Provisions relating to direct-to-consumer advertising.

S.2842: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for direct to consumer advertising expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals and to provide a deduction for fees paid for the participation of children in certain organizations which promote physical activity. Provisions relating to direct-to-consumer advertising.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code CPT

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.Con.Res.49: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act - All provisions.
H.R.848: The Performance Rights Act - All provisions.
S.379: The Performance Rights Act - All provisions.
S.Con.Res.14: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act - All provisions.
Before the US Patent and Trademark Office:
Issues concerning a broadcaster treaty, a treaty enhancing the rights of performers in audiovisual works, a treaty relating to access to copyrighted works by the visually impaired, and a treaty on limitations and exceptions pending at the World Intellectual Property Organization.

Before the United States Copyright Office:
Issues concerning a broadcaster treaty, a treaty enhancing the rights of performers in audiovisual works, a treaty relating to access to copyrighted works by the visually impaired, and a treaty on limitations and exceptions pending at the World Intellectual Property Organization.

Before the Copyright Royalty Board:
In the Matter of Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings and Ephemeral Recordings, RM 2009-1

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Library of Congress (LOC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), U.S. Copyright Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

FOREIGN ENTITIES

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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization