From: "Mespelt, Julie"
Date: Mon Sep 22, 2003  5:07:26 PM US/Pacific
To: "Matt Haughey'"
Subject: RE: E-mail from KATU.com visitor

Dear Mr. Haughey,

I'm sorry we disappointed you yesterday.  A decision made in an effort to
support our loyal, local advertising community forced a compromise that has
understandably upset our sports fans.

When the soccer folks decided to move the women's finals from China to the
U.S., that in turn added to ABC's roster of events.  They divided those
games between their cable outlet - ESPN - and their broadcast entity, ABC
Television.  

This change came as an addition to their already announced weekend sports
schedule.  While we were able to make arrangements to carry two of the three
assigned games, KATU decided to honor yearlong commitments to our
advertisers - the businesses that support us all year 'round, especially
during these tough economic times.

Adding insult to injury was the fact that the listings in many places were
incorrect.  The game was never listed on our schedule, and the various
outlets are looking into the discrepancy.

For those who wish to record it, we will be airing the recorded game
tomorrow night, Tuesday, 9/23, 11:35P-2:05A.

Meantime, we again offer you our apologies for disrupting your viewing
plans, and assure you that all arrangements have been made to carry the
remaining two games live on KATU/ABC:

Sunday, September 28th, 12:30P
and
Sunday, October 12th, 9:30A

Thank you very much for taking the time to write.  We hope you'll give us
another chance.

Sincerely,

Julie Mespelt
KATU Program Administrator