Licensee/Permittee Information
1.	Legal Name of the Applicant MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.
	Mailing Address 333 EAST FRANKLIN STREET
	City RICHMOND		State or Country (if foreign address) VA	ZIP Code 23219 -
	Telephone Number (include area code) 8046496000		E-Mail Address (if available)
Station / Facility Information
2.	FCC Registration Number: 0002207520
	Call Sign  WBTW		Facility ID Number 66407
	Community of License: City FLORENCE		State SC
3.	Currently Assigned Channels:
	a. DTV Channel:    56      Not Applicable
	b. NTSC Channel: 13      Not Applicable
Contact Information (if different from licensee/permittee)
4.	Contact Representative (if other than Applicant) KEVIN P. LATEK		Firm or Company Name DOW, LOHNES & ALBERTSON, PLLC
	Mailing Address 1200 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE, NW SUITE 800
	City WASHINGTON		State or Country (if foreign address) DC	ZIP Code 20036 -
	Telephone Number (include area code) 2027762000		E-Mail Address (if available)
Purpose of Form:
5.	The purpose of this Pre-Election Certification Form is for licensees/permittees to provide and certify the technical information that will be used to evaluate elections made during the channel election process. Licensees/permittees make these certifications regarding database accuracy and intent to replicate/maximize to provide certainty with respect to their technical data for consideration by others participating in the channel election process. (SELECT ONE) a.   Certification b.    Amendment

Licensee/permittee should also be aware of the following replication and maximization deadlines that pertain to current DTV facilities and that affect the right to "carry over" interference protection to its post-transition channel. (Failure to meet the replication/maximization requirements will cause the licensee/permittee to lose interference protection to the unused portion of the associated area as of the applicable interference protection deadline. Furthermore, a licensee/permittee failing to meet these deadlines will lose the ability to "carry over" its interference protection to its unserved DTV service area on its post-transition channel.):

• July 1, 2005 -- Deadline for DTV licensees affiliated with the top-four networks (i.e., ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC) in markets 1-100. Those licensees that receive a tentative DTV channel designation in the channel election process on their current digital channel must construct full, authorized facilities. Those licensees that receive a tentative DTV channel designation on a channel that is not their current DTV channel must serve at least 100 percent of the number of viewers served by the 1997 facility on which their replication coverage was based. The number of viewers served by a station's 1997 facility on which its replication is based will be determined using population data from the year 2000 census.
  
• July 1, 2006 -- Deadline for all other commercial DTV licensees as well as noncommercial DTV licensees. Those licensees that receive a tentative DTV channel designation in the channel election process on their current digital channel must construct full, authorized DTV facilities. Those licensees that receive a tentative DTV channel designation on a channel that is not their current DTV channel must serve at least 80 percent of the number of viewers served by the 1997 facility on which their replication coverage was based. The number of viewers served by a station's 1997 facility on which its replication is based will be determined using population data from the year 2000 census.
  
  

1.	Replication/Maximization Certifications Licensees/permittees must indicate how their channel elections should be evaluated for purposes of interference protection analysis. (SELECT ONE):
	a.  Licensee/permittee hereby certifies that it will operate its post-transition DTV station at maximized facilities, as authorized by license or construction permit, FCC File No. Licensee/permittee must provide FCC File No. here.  -
	b.  Licensee/permittee hereby certifies that it will operate its post-transition DTV station pursuant to a pending DTV application for maximization facilities that has not been authorized because of a pending international coordination issue. Licensee/permittee must provide FCC File No. here.  -
	c.  Licensee/permittee hereby certifies that it will operate its post-transition DTV station based on its allotted replication facilities.
	d.  License/permittee hereby certifies that it does not have a DTV channel allotment, and will operate its post-transition DTV station based on its currently authorized NTSC license or construction permit, FCC File No. Licensee/permittee must provide FCC File No. here.  -
	e.  Licensee/permittee hereby certifies that it will neither replicate nor maximize, and will operate its post-transition DTV station pursuant to the following authorized DTV facilities: (SELECT ONE)  Licensee/permittee must provide FCC File No. here. BPCDT - 19991015ABP       i.    License                          ii.   Construction Permit       iii.  STA
2	Database Certification.
	Licensee/permittee hereby certifies that it has reviewed its database information on file with the Commission and that its technical information is accurate and complete, to the best of its knowledge. If no, licensee/permittee must attach an explanation, including appropriate engineering data, as an Exhibit to this form.	Yes No [Exhibit 1]

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