An apparatus, system, and method are described for multi-carrier communication using adaptive tone-pruning. The direct access application periodically queries the database with which it is associated. Embodiments may further determine a maximum allowable runtime for the query. When the media program is scheduled to play, the media player requests a media broadcasting device to receive the media program; to digitize, transcode, andor transrate the media program, if necessary; and to transmit the media program to the media player. This invention relates to the maize variety X8M165, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X8M165.