FCC Issues Tentative Approval to Transfer KOCE License to KOCE Foundation                 The Federal Communications commission (FCC) yesterday issued its consent order approving the sale of the KOCE broadcast license to the KOCE Foundation. The District has owned the license since the station’s debut 30 years ago. CONTACT: Erin Cohn District Director, Public Affairs (714) 438-4605 September 10, 2004 NEWS         At the same time, the District received notice that the FCC has dismissed a petition to deny the transfer of the license to the KOCE Foundation. That petition was filed by Community Television Educators of Orange County, Inc., affiliated with Daystar Television, an organization that also submitted a bid to purchase the KOCE license.         In denying Daystar’s petition to deny the license transfer, the FCC stated:         “We conclude that KOCE-TV Foundation is fully qualified to be the licensee for KOCE-TV, Huntington Beach, California. Additionally, we find that grant of the application will further the public interest, convenience and necessity. Accordingly, the petition to deny filed by Community Television Educators of Orange County, Inc. IS DENIED and the application to assign station KOCE-TV from the Board of Trustees, Coast Community College District to KOCE-TV Foundation IS GRANTED.”         The FCC will send out a public notice of the tentative approval on September 14, triggering a 30-day public comment period. Following the 30-day public comment period, the FCC will have 10 additional days in which to issue its final approval of the sale.         EDITORS: Copies of the documents received from the FCC are available by contacting the District Public Affairs Office at (714) 438-4606. ### The Coast Community College District is the seventh largest community college district in the nation in credit enrollment, serving 60,000 students each semester. The district is comprised of Coastline Community College headquartered in Fountain Valley, Golden West College in Huntington Beach, Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, and KOCE-TV, the district’s public broadcasting station.