Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
Approved by OMB
3060-0084 (June 2002)
FCC 323-E
FOR FCC USE ONLY
 
Ownership Report For Noncommercial Educational Broadcast Station

Read INSTRUCTIONS Before Filling Out Form

FOR COMMISSION USE ONLY
FILE NO.

BOA - 20030314BDA
Section I - General
1. Legal Name of the Licensee/Permittee
NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONALTELEVISION ASSOCIATION
Mailing Address
100 WVIA WAY
City
PITTSTON
State or Country (if foreign address)
PA
ZIP Code
18640 - 6197
Telephone Number (include area code)
5708266144
E-Mail Address (if available) 
JOE_GLYNN@WVIA.PBS.ORG
FCC Registration Number:
0003263829
Call Sign 
WVYA
Facility ID Number 
92638
2. Contact Representative (if other than Licensee/Permittee)
MARGARET MILLER
Firm or Company Name
DOW, LOHNES & ALBERTSON, PLLC ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Mailing Address

City
State or Country (if foreign address)
ZIP Code
-
Telephone Number (include area code)
2027762000
E-Mail Address (if available)
MMILLER@DLALAW.COM
3. Name of entity, if other than licensee or permittee, for which report is filed

Mailing Address


City
State or Country (if foreign address)
ZIP Code
-
Telephone Number (include area code)
E-Mail Address (if available)
NA



Section II - Ownership Information

4.
All of the information furnished in this Report is accurate as of 03/12/2003 (Date must comply with 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3615(d), i.e., information must be current within 60 days of filing of this report, when 4(a) below is checked.)

This Report is filed for (check one)
a. Biennial b. Transfer of Control or Assignment of License/Permit c. Other
d. Amendment to pending application


for the following stations:

[Enter Station Information]


Station List


This Report is filed for the following stations:

Call Letters
Facility ID Number
Location (City/State)
Class of service
WVIA-TV 47929 SCRANTON PA TV

Call Letters
Facility ID Number
Location (City/State)
Class of service
WVIA-FM 49436 SCRANTON PA FM

Call Letters
Facility ID Number
Location (City/State)
Class of service
WVYA 92638 WILLIAMSPORT PA FM


5.
List all contracts and other instruments required to be filed by 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3613.   (Only licensees, permittees, or a reporting entity with a majority interest in or that otherwise exercises de facto control over the subject licensee or permittee shall respond.)

[Enter Contract/Instrument Information]


Contracts/Instruments Information


List all contracts and other instruments required to be filed by 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3613. (Only licensees, permittees, or a reporting entity with a majority interest in or that otherwise exercises de facto control over the subject shall respond.)

Description of Contract or Instrument Name of person or organization with whom contract is made Date of Execution (mm/dd/yyyy) Date of Expiration (mm/dd/yyyy)
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION(NEPETA) (BY LAWS) STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA 02/14/1963 12/31/2005

Description of Contract or Instrument Name of person or organization with whom contract is made Date of Execution (mm/dd/yyyy) Date of Expiration (mm/dd/yyyy)
NETA NATIONAL EDUCATION TELECONFERENCE ASSN. 07/09/1998 12/31/2005

Description of Contract or Instrument Name of person or organization with whom contract is made Date of Execution (mm/dd/yyyy) Date of Expiration (mm/dd/yyyy)
PBS USER AGREEMENT PUBLIC BROADCASTING SER. 08/23/1974 12/31/2005


6.
Is the governing board directly or indirectly under the control of another entity?
Yes No
If Yes, is a separate FCC Form 323-E submitted for such entity?
Yes No
 7.
List officers, members of governing board, and holders of 1% or more ownership interest, if any. Use one column for each individual or entity. Attach supplemental pages, if necessary.
[Enter Owner Information]

Owner Information
List officers, members of governing board, and holders of 1% or more ownership interest, if any. Use one column for each individual or entity. Attach supplemental pages if necessary.
(Read carefully - The numbered items below refer to line numbers in the following table.)
a. Name and address of officer, member of governing board, and holders of 1% or more ownership interest (if other than individual also show name, address and citizenship of natural person authorized to vote the interest). List officers first, then board members, and thereafter, holders of 1% or more ownership interest, if any.
b. Citizenship.
c. Office held.
d. Percent of interest held.
e. Principal profession or occupation.
f. By whom appointed or elected.
g. Existing interests in any other broadcast station, including the nature and size of such interests.
a. Name and Address. RAMONA ALLEY, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR ALLEY MEDICAL CENTER 301 W. THIRD ST. BERWICK, PA 18603
b. Citizenship. US

c. Office held.

SECRETARY

d. Percent of interest held.

0.00

e. Principal profession or occupation.

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

f. By whom appointed or elected.

SELF-PERPETUATING BODY

g. Existing interests

NA

a. Name and Address. E. LEE BEARD, PRESIDENT, CEO, FIRST FEDERAL BANK, 12 EAST BROAD ST. HAZLETON, PA 18201
b. Citizenship. US

c. Office held.

BOARD MEMBER

d. Percent of interest held.

0.00

e. Principal profession or occupation.

BANKER

f. By whom appointed or elected.

SELF-PERPETUATING BODY

g. Existing interests

NA

a. Name and Address. WILLIAM BENDER, VICE-PRESIDENT, MERRILL LYNCH 600 BALTIMORE DRIVE WILKES BARRE, PA 18702
b. Citizenship. US

c. Office held.

BOARD MEMBER

d. Percent of interest held.

0.00

e. Principal profession or occupation.

FINANCIAL ADVISIOR

f. By whom appointed or elected.

SELF-PERPETUATING BODY

g. Existing interests

NA

a. Name and Address. HARMAR BRERETON, M.D. 746 JEFFERSON AVENUE SCRANTON, PA 18510
b. Citizenship. US

c. Office held.

BOARD MEMBER

d. Percent of interest held.

0.00

e. Principal profession or occupation.

PHYSICIAN

f. By whom appointed or elected.

SELF-PERPETUATING BODY

g. Existing interests

NA

a. Name and Address. DONALD BRODERICK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ASSOCITION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS 115 MEADOW AVENUE SCRANTON, PA 18505
b. Citizenship. US

c. Office held.

TREASURER

d. Percent of interest held.

0.00

e. Principal profession or occupation.

HUMAN SERVICE PROFESSIONAL

f. By whom appointed or elected.

SELF-PERPETUATING BODY

g. Existing interests

NA

a. Name and Address. JACK BURKE, PRESIDENT PENN MILLERS INSURANCE COMPANY 72 N. FRANKLIN ST. PO BOX P WILKES BARRE, PA 18773-0016
b. Citizenship. US

c. Office held.

BOARD MEMBER

d. Percent of interest held.

0.00

e. Principal profession or occupation.

INSURANCE

f. By whom appointed or elected.

SELF-PERPETUATING BODY

g. Existing interests

NA

a. Name and Address. DENISE S. CESARE, PRESIDENT AND CEO BLUE CROSS OF NORTHESTERN PENNSYLVANIA 19 NORTH MAIN ST. WILKES BARRE, PA 18711
b. Citizenship. US

c. Office held.

BOARD MEMBER

d. Percent of interest held.

0.00

e. Principal profession or occupation.

PRESIDENT AND CEO, BLUE CROSS OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

f. By whom appointed or elected.

SELF-PERPETUATING BODY

g. Existing interests

NA

a. Name and Address. AMES EVANS DOUTHAT, PH.D., PRESIDENT LYCOMING COLLEGE LONG HALL WILLIAMSPORT, PA 17701 (570-321-4043) (EMAIL DOUTHAT@LYCOMING.EDU
b. Citizenship. US

c. Office held.

BOARD MEMBER

d. Percent of interest held.

0.00

e. Principal profession or occupation.

COLLEGE PRESIDENT

f. By whom appointed or elected.

SELF-PERPETUATING BODY

g. Existing interests

DR. DOUTHAT IS PRESIDENT OF LYCOMING COLLEGE, WHICH OPERATES WRLC-FM, WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA

a. Name and Address. BART E. ECKER, JR., ESQUIRE LAPUTKA, BAYLESS, ECKER AND COHN SUITE 605 2 EAST BROAD STREET HAZLETON, PA 18201
b. Citizenship. US

c. Office held.

CHAIRMAN

d. Percent of interest held.

0.00

e. Principal profession or occupation.

ATTORNEY

f. By whom appointed or elected.

SELF-PERPETUATING BODY

g. Existing interests

NA

a. Name and Address. ALAN GRAF 520 OLD COLONY RD. CLARKS SUMMIT, PA 18411
b. Citizenship. US

c. Office held.

BOARD MEMBER

d. Percent of interest held.

0.00

e. Principal profession or occupation.

RETIRED EXECUTIVE

f. By whom appointed or elected.

SELF-PERPETUATING BODY

g. Existing interests

NA

a. Name and Address. JOE W. KLEINBAUER, J. KLEINBAUER, MARKET AT CHESTNUT, SELINSGROVE, PA ,17870
b. Citizenship. US

c. Office held.

BOARD MEMBER

d. Percent of interest held.

0.00

e. Principal profession or occupation.

RETAIL SALES BUSINESS OWNER

f. By whom appointed or elected.

SELF-PERPETUATING BODY

g. Existing interests

NA

a. Name and Address. RON KNOEBEL, CO-MANAGER KNOEBEL'S AMUSEMENT RESORT PO BOX 317 ELYSBURG, PA 17824-0317
b. Citizenship. US

c. Office held.

BOARD MEMBER

d. Percent of interest held.

0.00

e. Principal profession or occupation.

CO-MANAGER, AMUSEMENT RESORT

f. By whom appointed or elected.

SELF-PERPETUATING BODY

g. Existing interests

NA

a. Name and Address. WILLIAM R. LYNETT, THE TIMES-TRIBUNE, 149 PENN AVENUE, SCRANTON, PA, 18503
b. Citizenship. US

c. Office held.

VICE-CHAIRMAN

d. Percent of interest held.

0.00

e. Principal profession or occupation.

PUBLISHER

f. By whom appointed or elected.

SELF-PERPETUATING BODY

g. Existing interests

SCRANTON, PA: WEJL, WEZX WILKES-BARRE, PA: WBAX NANTICOKE, PA: WQFM FOREST CITY, PA: WQFN POCONO PINES, PA: WPZX WEST MINSTER, MD: WTTR, WZBA MILEWAUKEE, WI: WJZI, WLUM LAMPASAS, TX: KHHL OKUMLEGEE, OK: KCFM PRYOR, OK: KMYZ GREENFIELD, WI: WMCS

a. Name and Address. ANN MARIE PHILLIPS PHILLIPS SUPPLY HOUSE 10 E. FOURTH ST. WILLIAMSPORT, PA 17701
b. Citizenship. US

c. Office held.

BOARD MEMBER

d. Percent of interest held.

0.00

e. Principal profession or occupation.

OWNER, PHILLIPS SUPPLY HOUSE

f. By whom appointed or elected.

SELF-PERPETUATING BODY

g. Existing interests

NA

a. Name and Address. ANDREW J. SORDONI, III, CHAIRMAN, SORDONI CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC. 45 OWEN ST. FORTY FORT, PA 18704
b. Citizenship. US

c. Office held.

BOARD MEMBER

d. Percent of interest held.

0.00

e. Principal profession or occupation.

CAPITALIST AND BUSINESSMAN

f. By whom appointed or elected.

SELF-PERPETUATING BODY

g. Existing interests

NA

a. Name and Address. LISA STEELE, 1397 SMOKETOWN ROAD, LEWISBURG, PA, 17837
b. Citizenship. US

c. Office held.

BOARD MEMBER

d. Percent of interest held.

0.00

e. Principal profession or occupation.

HOMEMAKER

f. By whom appointed or elected.

SELF-PERPETUATING BODY

g. Existing interests

NA

a. Name and Address. ATTORNEY MURRAY UFBERG, MANAGING PARTNER ROSENN, JENKINS & GREENWALD, L.L.P., 15 SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET, WILKES-BARRE, PA,
b. Citizenship. US

c. Office held.

BOARD MEMBER

d. Percent of interest held.

0.00

e. Principal profession or occupation.

ATTORNEY

f. By whom appointed or elected.

SELF-PERPETUATING BODY

g. Existing interests

NA

a. Name and Address. H. W. WIEDER, JR. SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT DEVELOPMENT GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM 100 NORTH ACADEMY AVE. DANVILLE, PA 17822-4000
b. Citizenship. US

c. Office held.

2ND VICE-CHAIRMAN

d. Percent of interest held.

0.00

e. Principal profession or occupation.

HOSPITAL ADVANCEMENT PROFESSIONAL

f. By whom appointed or elected.

SELF-PERPETUATING BODY

g. Existing interests

NA

a. Name and Address. A. WILLIAM KELLY, PRESIDENT AND CEO WVIA TV/FM 100 WVIA WAY PITTSTON, PA 18640-6197
b. Citizenship. US

c. Office held.

PRESIDENT AND CEO

d. Percent of interest held.

0.00

e. Principal profession or occupation.

PRESIDENT AND CEO, WIVIA

f. By whom appointed or elected.

SELF-PERPETUATING BODY

g. Existing interests

NA

a. Name and Address. MARGARET KLINITSKI, 100 WVIA WAY, PITTSTION, PA, 18640-6197
b. Citizenship. US

c. Office held.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY

d. Percent of interest held.

e. Principal profession or occupation.

ACCOUNTANT

f. By whom appointed or elected.

SELF-PERPETUATING BODY

g. Existing interests




SECTION III - CERTIFICATION


I certify that I am PRESIDENT AND CEO

(Official Title)


of NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION

(Exact legal title or name of respondent)


and that I have examined this Report and that to the best of my knowledge and belief, all statements in this Report are true, correct and complete.

(Date of certification must be within 60 days of the date shown in Question 4, Section II and in no event prior to that date.)

Signature
A. WILLIAM KELLY
Date
03/03/2003
Telephone Number of Respondent (Include area code) 5706021120


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



Exhibits