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<NAME> KDSM, INC.
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
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<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000
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200,000
0
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<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
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<INCOME-TAX> 0
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<EPS-BASIC> 35,493 <F1>
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<FN>
<F1> This information has been prepared in accordance with SFAS No.128,
Earnings Per Share. The basic and diluted EPS calculations have been
entered in place of primary and diluted, respectively.
</FN>
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