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Alaska Public Radio Network (APRN) To stabilize and fortify an existing satellite dish platform and to replace obsolete satellite upconverter equipment for the Alaska Public Radio Network (APRN), Anchorage. By satellite delivery, APRN provides daily programming to its nearly 30 noncommercial radio member-stations located throughout the State.
CoastAlaska, Inc. CoastAlaska, Inc. comprises five public radio stations located in the southeast section of Alaska, called the "Alaskan Panhandle": KTOO (FM), Juneau; KCAW (FM), Sitka; KSFK (FM), Petersburg; KSTK (FM), Wrangell; and KRBD (FM), Ketchikan. The project would place a digital storage and retrieval system at KSTK (FM), Wrangell, and equip KSTK (FM) with a telephone hybrid system.
University of Alaska at Faribanks. To purchase five video recorders for public television station KUAC, which operates on channel 9 in Fairbanks, AK. The new equipment will replace worn-out, obsolete equipment. The project will also purchase a test monitor and a video monitor.
Kotzebue Broadcasting Inc. To improve the facilities of public radio station KOTZ (AM), operating on 720 kHz in Kotzebue, AK, by replacing obsolete production equipment. The project would provide digital audio storage and editing equipment, an audio console, digital cart machines, and audio processing, monitoring and test equipment. The station offers the sole public radio service to 8,500 residents of northwest Alaska.
Alabama Educational Television
Commission To improve the interconnection of Alabama Public Television, Birmingham, AL, by replacing 60% of its microwave transmission equipment with digital-ready equipment. Alabama Public Television serves about 4 million residents of Alabama.
Arizona Board of Regents in
behalf of Arizona State University To improve public television station, KAET-TV, Ch. 8, in Tempe by replacing worn-out, obsolete studio and handheld cameras, monitoring and test equipment. KAET-TV provides programming to about 75% of the state. Project will assist KAET-TV in its planned conversion to digital television.
Arizona Board of Regents in behalf of Northern
Arizona
Arizona Board of Regents in behalf of Northern
Arizona To extend the distance learning services of the Northern Arizona University Network (NAUNet) to the following: the Hualapai Family Resources Center, in Peach Springs; the Ganado Unified School District,in Ganado, which is on the Navajo Indian Reservation; and the Whiteriver Unified School District, in Whiteriver, which is on the White Mountain Apache Indian Reservation. All the receive sites are in Arizona.
White Mountain Apache Tribe To improve public radio station KNNB-FM, 88.1 MHz, in Whiteriver by replacing obsolete and worn out origination equipment that has been in use since the station began broadcasting in 1982. KNNB-FM broadcasts in the Apache language and covers about 22,000 people.
California State
University-Fresno Foundation To purchase teleconferencing and interconnection equipment so as to allow the Central Valley Technology Center to activate a distance learning system consisting of sites located throughout Fresno, Madera,Kings, and Tulare Counties. The project equipment will be placed in 13 academic institutions in that area. The Central Valley Technology Center is a joint effort of the California State University/Fresno, the Fresno County Office of Education, and the State Center Community College District.
Rural California Broadcasting Corporation
KQED, Inc. To improve the facilites of KQED-TV, Channel 9 in San Francisco by replacing 12- to 15-year-old one-inch machines with a digital videotape recorders and editors; replacing a 13-year-old video production switcher, and a 13-year-old audio console.
San Diego State University Foundation To improve the facilities of KPBS-TV, Channel 15 in San Diego by constructing a new tower and purchasing a new antenna for the KPBS DTV assignment on UHF Channel 30. The project will also include replacement of the station's four obsolete 13-year-old studio cameras.
KQED, Inc. To complete the digital conversion of KQED-TV, Channel 34 in San Francisco by replacing the transmitter, STL, the compression and multiplexing system and the master control switcher. The station will provide Standard Definition TV (SDTV) signals from its analog plant and multiple (four) SDTV channels via the DTV transmitter.
Round Valley Unified School District To plan for the activation of a public radio station in Round Valley, California, which will provide first public radio services to about 2,500 residents of the area.
Kern Educational Telecommunications Consortium
(KETC) To extend the microwave-based distance learning system of the Kern Educational Telecommunications Consortium, the headquarters of which is Bakersfield, CA, to northern Kern County and southeastern Tulare County. The project would assist the Consortium in meeting the educational needs of rural residents throughout the service area of Porterville College.
Radio Bilingue To conduct planning activities for the establishment of a public radio station serving the Spanish-speaking residents of southwestern Texas. There is no public radio station currently serving this area.
National Hispanic University To help The National Hispanic University, San Jose, CA, to design a Distance Learning Center focused on training teachers in bilingual education (Spanish/English) and to plan a telecommunications delivery system that would disseminate its courses nationwide. The project would involve San Jose State University, the Santa Clara Office of Education, Stanford University, and the national satellite-delivery system of the Hispanic Educational Telecommunications System (HETS).
Front Range Educational Media
Corporation To improve public television station KBDI-TV, Ch. 11, in Broomfield/Denver by acquiring a new automated master control system that will serve the needs of KBDI-TV and KRMA-TV, Ch. 6, in Denver. This joint effort will assist both stations as they begin their transition to digital technology by the year 2003. The equipment will be used under a joint operating agreement. Local matching funds are being supplied by both stations. Stations serve about 3.9 million people.
Denver Educational Broadcasting, Inc To improve public radio station KUVO-FM, 89.3 MHz, in Denver, by replacing its 13 year old transmitter, master control and production boards. KUVO-FM, a Hispanic-controlled station, currently serves about 85,000 people.
Rocky Mountain Public Broadcating Network, Inc To interconnect the facilities of public television stations KRMA-TV, Ch. 6, in Denver and KTSC-TV, Ch. 8, in Pueblo by installing a digital/analog two-way microwave interconnection. Two stations cover the entire state of CO, approximately 3.9 million people.
Conneticut Public Broadcasting,
Inc. To improve the facilities of WEDW-TV, Channel 49 in Bridgeport, CT, by replacing the 30-year-old UHF transmitter with a digitally compatible transmitter, the microwave link and monitoring and test equipment.
The Board of Regent of Florida,
on behalf of Florida State University To improve the production facilities of WFSU-TV, Channel 11 in Tallahassee, FL, by replacing the 17-year-old master control switcher with a state-of-the-art analog/digital-ready switcher. The station will also purchase a digital video disc record and playback system.
District Board of Trustees for Pensacola Junior
College To improve the facilities of WSRE-TV, Channel 23 in Pensacola, FL, by replacing old and failing equipment including the studio audio board, digital audio cart machines and the production character generator. The project also includes the purchase of an audio analyzer.
Nathan B. Stubblefield Foundation To improve the facilities of WMNF-FM, operating on 88.5 MHz in Tampa, FL, by replacing obsolete consumer-grade master control and studio equipment with new equipment including CD and Minidisc players, digital audio cards, and digital console. The station will also replace the failing STL system.
WJCT, Inc. To improve the facilities of WJCT-FM, operating on 89.9 MHz in Jacksonville, FL, by replacing old and failing remote production and distribution equipment including the audio mixer, digital audio record and playback units, a digital remote program link and audio monitoring and microphone equipment. The station will also replace the 12-year-old STL with a digital multi-channel system.
Board of Regents of the State University System of
Florida To continue the conversion to digital and to improve the production facilities of WUFT-TV, Channel 5 in Gainesville, FL, by replacing worn out and obsolete origination and production equipment, including DVC-Pro videotape recorders and players.
The Board of Regents of Florida on behalf of
Florida State University To improve the broadcast services of WFSQ-FM, operating on 91.5 MHz in Tallahassee, FL, by replacing old and obsolete equipment with state-of-the-art digital equipment, including the STL system, the audio processor and transmitter modulation monitors.
Florida West Coast Public Broadcasting, Inc. To improve the facilities of WEDU-TV, Channel 3 in Tampa, FL, by replacing 14-year-old obsolete studio cameras with digitally capable units.
Santa Fe Community College To expand the distance learning system of Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville, FL. The College, working in cooperation with the School Board of Alachua County, will establish an Interactive Video Classroom Distance Learning Network with facilities in Archer, Alachua/High Springs, and Hawthorne.
Kekahu Foundation To extend the service area of public radio station KAQA(FM) operating on 91.9 MHz serving the island of Kauai, by constructing an booster station to serve Kilauea Town. The booster will operate on 91.9 MHz and serve an additional 1,000 residents of the island of Kauai.
University of Hawaii To support continued operations of the network headquarters to operate the satellite and provide program service to the 22 Pacific Island nations/entities participating in the PEACESAT Project. The project would also secure use of the GOES-7 satellite to ensure continued satellite services for the next decade.
Idaho Public Television To improve operation of the statewide network operated by Idaho Public Television, Boise, ID, by replacing obsolete analog microwave equipment with digital equipment. The network serves about 1,133,034 residents of Idaho.
To improve the operation of public station KBSU-FM, 90.3 MHz, Boise, ID, by replacing its transmission antenna, which was damaged by ice storms. The station serves a population of about 409,100 persons.
West Central Illinois
Educational Telecommunications Corporation To improve the operation of CONVOCOM, Springfield, IL, by replacing worn out and obsolete master control equipment with a digital video switcher and associated equipment, videoserver and a still store. CONVOCOM operates public television stations WSEC-TV, ch. 14, Jacksonville/Springfield, WMEC-TV, ch. 22, Macomb, and WQEC-TV, ch. 27, Quincy, all Illinois. Together, the stations serve a population of about 258,842 persons.
Window to the World Communications, Inc To improve the operation of public television station WTTW, ch. 11, Chicago, IL, by repalcing worn out and obsolete production equipment with digital video recorders, a still store, and a video server. The station serves a population of about 10,500,000 persons.
Michiana Public Broadcasting
Corporation To improve the operational capability of public television station WNIT, ch. 34, Elkhart, IN, by replacing its worn out and obsolete character generator and video monitors. The station serves a population of about 889,200 people.
Tri-State Public Teleplex, Inc. To improve the production capability of public station WNIN-TV, ch. 9, Evansville, IN, by replacing various items of worn out and obsolete equipment, including a character generator, a video recorder, camera pedestals, and studio lighting instruments and by acquiring a non-linear editing system. The station serves a population of about 750,000 people.
Ball State University To improve the operational capabilty of public television station WIPB, ch. 49, Muncie, IN, by replacing worn out and obsolete video tape recorders and by acquiring a disk-based local insertion system. The station serves a population of about 980,000 people.
Indiana University To improve the operational capability of public television station WTIU, ch. 30, Bloomington, IN, by replacing worn out and obsolete equipment with a non-linear video tape editing system and three digital field cameras and associated equipment items. The station serves a population of about 490,000 people.
The University of Kansas
Kansas Public Telecommunications Services, Inc. To improve public television station KPTS-TV, Ch. 8, in Wichita by replacing its 1978 vintage film system with a video server. KPTS-TV serves about 590,000 people.
Center for Rural Development, Inc. To help the Center for Rural Development, Somerset, KY, to conduct comprehensive planning for its new video production facility, which will be producing training, educational, and economic development programming for statewide distribution.
Kentucky Authority for Educational Television To improve the signal of television station WKMU, ch. 51, Murray/Mayfield, KY, one of the broadcast repeaters of the Kentucky Educational Television system, by replacing its worn out and obsolete transmitter with a digitally compatible transmitter and by acquiring a package of test equipment. WKMU serves nearly 200,000 households.
Louisiana Educational Television
Authority To improve public television station KLTL-TV, Ch. 18, in Lake Charles, by replacing its 17-year old transmission line. KLTL-TV serves about 350,000 people in southwest LA and a part of TX.
Board of Supervisors, LA State University
Agricultural & Mechanical College To return public radio station KBSA-FM, 90.9 MHz, in El Dorado, AR to full service after its antenna and transmission line were destroyed when the tower collapsed during a severe storm on 2/10/98. Project would also replace the damaged microwave interconnection between KBSA-FM and the network signal at KDAQ-FM, Shreveport, with satellite interconnection. KBSA-FM provides the only public radio signal to about 121,000 people.To improve the operation of public station KBSU-FM, 90.3 MHz, Boise, ID, by replacing its transmission antenna, which was damaged by ice storms. The station serves a population of about 409,100 persons.
Maryland Public Broadcasting
Commision To improve the facilities of the Maryland Public Television Network by replacing master control equipment with digital state-of-the-art units, including the routing switcher and tape machines. The project also includes an automation system and a digital audio/video server system. These items are part of the Network's digital conversion plan.
Regional Educational Media Center
#10 To purchase a video bridge and to install video classrooms in two hospitals in rural areas of "The Thumb" section of eastern Michigan. The equipment will allow the Regional Educational Media Center #10 (R.E.M.C. #10), which has its headquarters in Cass City, to provide instructional programming in health care to Hills & Dales Hospital, in Cass City (Tuscola County) and to Scheurer Hospital, in Pigeon (Huron County).
University of Michigan
Northern Michigan University To improve the operation of WNMU-TV, ch. 13, and WNMU-FM, 90.1 MHz, Marquette, MI, by replacing items of worn out and obsolete production equipment, including -- for television -- a character generator, transmitter remote control, video playback machine, and digital audio recorders and an editor; and -- for radio -- a master control console, routing switcher, and audio recorders and editors. The stations serve a population of about 250,000 persons.
St. Clair County Intermediate School District To establish a distance learning system for the St. Clair County Independent School District, the headquarters of which is located in Port Huron, MI. The project would purchase the equipment for video classrooms in nine high schools, two alternative schools, a vocational education center, an administrative training center, and a community college.
Northern Minnesota Public Television,
Inc. To improve the signal of public television station KAWE, ch. 9, Bemidji, MN, by replacing its worn out and obsolete transmitter and associated equipment items with a digitally compatible transmitter and to refurbish its antenna. The station serves a population of about 300,000.
Minnesota Public Radio To improve the operation of Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul, MN, by replacing the worn out and obsolete transmitter at station KCCM, 91.1 MHz, Fargo/Moorhead, MN, and by replacing a worn out and obsolete audio mixing console at network headquarters used for such national productions as "A Prairie Home Companion" and "Saint Paul Sunday". Minnesota Public Radio's owned and operated stations serve a population of about 4,894,800.
Public Television 19 , Inc. To improve the operation of public television stations KCPT, ch. 19, Kansas City, MO, by replacing worn out and obsolete master control equipment, including a hard disk video system, a character generator, cart machine, a Betacam editing system, and a package of test equipment. The station serves a population of about 1,800,000.
Double Helix Corporation To improve the service of public radio station KDHX, 88.1 MHz, St. Louis, MO, by replacing its worn-out transmitter. The station serves a population of about 2,500,000.
Mississippi Authority for
Educational Television To purchase and install a tall tower for the Mississippi Authority for Educational Television's Jackson public television station, WMPN, Ch. 29. The project will also purchase a replacement antenna and transmission line for WMPN-TV. These purchases were made necessary when the commercial tower on which WMPN-TV's antenna was located collapsed on October 23, 1997. In addition, the project will help defray the cost of the auxiliary transmission equipment that was required to keep Authority's signal on-air during the emergency period.
Montana State University - Bozeman To improve the facilities of public television station KUSM-TV, operating on Ch. 9 in Bozeman MT by replacing obsolete program origination equipment, most of which is over 16 years old. The project would provide three studio cameras, 8 digital VTR's and related test equipment. The project would ensure continued service to 180,000 residents of Montana and assist in the station's conversion plans to digital television broadcasting.
Northern Cheyenne Tribe To plan for the first public radio station to serve the Northern Cheyenne Reservation, based in Lame Dear, MT. The proposed station would serve 10,000 people.
Friends Of Public Radio, Inc. To extend the signal of public radio station WHQR-FM, 91.3 MHz, in Wilmington by increasing the station's power, increasing the antenna height and using a directional antenna. WHQR-FM will add first public radio service to about 69,000 people.
The Board Of Trustees Of The University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill To extend public radio service to the Outer Banks area of North Carolina by constructing FM translators in three communities: Manteo, operating on 90.9 MHZ; Buxton, operating on 91.1 MHZ ; and Waves, operating on 90.1 MHZ. The facilities will provide the first public radio service to 12,983 people. The three new translators will rebroadcast the statewide service of public radio station WUNC(FM), Chapel Hill, through a satellite interconnection.
Prairie Public Broadcasting,
Inc. To improve the facilities of public television station KFME-TV, Ch. 13, and the state's public television network by replacing a 15-year old audio-video switcher with a digitally compatible unit. The network serves about 961,367 people in ND, northwest MN and northeast MT.
Board of Regents of the Univ. of Nebraska/Univ.
of Nebraska at Omaha T To improve public television station KYNE-TV, Ch. 26, in Omaha by acquiring a master control switching system. KYNE-TV provides the only public television service to about 696,000 people.
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska/Univ. of
Nebraska at Omaha To improve public radio station KVNO-FM, 90.7 MHz, in Omaha by replacing its 25-year old transmitter, antenna, line and associated equipment. KVNO-FM provides service to about 607,292 people.
Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission To improve public television station KXNE-TV, Ch. 19, Norfolk by replacing its 1981 vintage transmitter with a digitally compatible transmitter. This equipment will assist the state network in its eventual conversion to digital television. Network provides service to about 1.7 million people.
University of New Hampshire To improve the production facilities of WENH-TV, channel 11 in Durham, NH, by replacing obstolete and worn out video tape recorders, ENG equipment and test equipment with digital units.
New Jersey Public Broadcasting
Authority To construct a repeater FM transmitter which will extend public radio service to an additional community in New Jersey. WNJM(FM), operating on 88.9 MHz in Manahawkin will provide first public radio service to 35,512 people.
Regents of New Mexico State
University To improve public television station KRWG-TV, Ch. 22, in Las Cruces by replacing five old TV translators in Cliff/Gilla, Ch. 2 (1978); Hillsboro, Ch. 13 (1980); Lordsboro, Ch. 2 (1981); Hatch, Ch. 65 (1980) and Truth or Consequences, Ch. 59 (1982). In addition, KRWG-TV seeks to replace its studio-to-transmitter link, and obsolete production, master control and test equipment. Equipment to be acquired includes digital VCR's, monitors, production switcher, graphics system, studio lights, non-linear edit system, weather system, and test equipment. Some of equipment being replaced is 30 years old. KRWG-TV serves about 865,000 people.
Regents of Univ. of New Mexico and Board of Education of
City of Albuquerque To improve public television station KNME-TV, Ch. 5, Albuquerque by replacing 8 old TV translators at the following sites: Sunetha, CO (K68BI); Pagosa Springs, CO (K62AP); Mora, NM (K31EO); Carrizozo, NM (K62BC); Capulin/Des Moines, NM (K54BN); Eagle Nest, NM (K63AX); Gallina, NM (K63BU); and Noolan/Wooton, NM (K58AZ). Project would also acquire an additional antenna for TV translator K65BQ in Las Vegas, NM and construct a TV microwave translator relay on Peralta Ridge Electronic Site to feed TV translator K60AA.
Regents of Univ. of New Mexico and Board of Education of
City of Albuquerque To improve public television station KNME-TV, Ch. 5, in Albuquerque
by replacing its obsolete record playback videotape system with a video file server.
Nevada Public Radio Corporation To extend the signal of public radio station KNPR-FM, 89.5 MHz, in Las Vegas by constructing a new station in Lund, 88.7 MHz, and an FM translator in Ely, 89.5 MHz. The Lund station will repeat KNPR-FM but will have local origination capacity located at the Lund High School. The two new facilities will provide first public radio service to about 7,000 people.
Niagara Frontier Radio Reading
Service, Inc. To improve the program production capabilities of Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service, which serves the print-handicapped residents of Western New York. The project will replace worn-out and failure-prone studio equipment, including a control console, tape decks and CD players.
St. Lawrence Valley Educational Television Council, Inc. To improve the studio facilities serving public television stations WNPE, which operates on Ch. 16 in Watertown, and WNPI, which operates on Ch. 18 in Norwood; both communities are in northern New York State. The project will replace four obsolete 1-inch video tape recorders with a like number of digital units.
WAMC
Pacifica Foundation To improve the facilities of WBAI-FM, operating on 99.5 MHz in New
York City, by replacing equipment in its on-air studio which has been in constant use for
over 20 years. The equipment items include a mixing console, digital cart system, DAT
recorders, router/switcher, CD players and a digital audio work
WXXI Public Broadcasting Council To improve the facilities of WXXI-TV, channel 21 in Rochester, NY by replacing obsolete and unreliable master control equipment including a digital routing switcher, a video server and a transmitter remote control system.
WNYC Radio To replace aging and unreliable analog cart machines with a hard-drive based digital audio system that will enable WNYC-FM, 93.9 MHz, in New York City to produce radio programming for national distribution.
WMHT Educational Telecommunications To replace outdated and poorly functioning audio record/play
equipment used by public radio station
Mountain Lake Public Telecommunications Council To replace an obsolete transmitter remote control system and ten-year-old and failing videotape machines with digital units at public television station WCFE, which operates on Ch. 57 in Plattsburgh, NY. The new digital machines will support WCFE-TV's eventual conversion to digital television broadcasting.
Ohio University To improve the program origination capability of public station WOUB-TV, ch. 20, Athens, OH, by replacing worn out and obsolete items of equipment with digital video recorders and a video server and by acquiring a package of test equipment. The station serves a population of about 950,000.
Educational Television Association of Metropolitan
Cleveland To improve the production capability of public television station WVIZ, ch. 25, Cleveland, OH, by replacing worn out and obsolete studio and field cameras and an off-line editing system with digital cameras and a digital editing system. The station serves a population of about 3,700,000.
Public Broadcasting Foundation of Northwest Ohio To extend the signal of public radio station WGTE-FM, 91.3 MHz, Toledo, OH, by activating a repeater on 91.9 MHz in Defiance, OH. The new station will bring the first public radio service to about 66,962 persons. WGTE-FM presently serves a population of about 1,040,500.
Public Broadcasting Foundation of Northwest Ohio To improve the operation and service of public station WGTE-TV, ch. 30, Toledo, OH, by replacing its obsolete, 40-year-old studio lighting system. The project also replaces the worn out microwave relay system that connects its satellite receiving dish in Curtice, OH, with its downtown Toledo studio facilities with a digitally compatible unit. The station serves a population of about 1,387,770.
Miami University To improve the operation of public radio station WMUB, 88.5 MHz, Oxford, OH, by replacing its worn out and obsolete STL and selected items of production equipment, including a networked hard disc audio recording and editing system, an audio console, CD players, and microphone processors. The station serves a population of about 312,302.
Bowling Green State University To improve the production capability of public television station WBGU, ch. 27, Bowling Green, OH by purchasing three digital cameras and associated equipment. The station serves a population of about 1,300,000.
Greater Dayton Public Television, Inc To improve the production capability of public television station WPTD, ch. 16, Dayton, OH, by replacing various items of worn out and obsolete studio equipment, including a character generator, a hard disk video server system, video monitors, and an audio server. The station serves a population of about 2,632,738.
To improve the broadcast signal of public television station WEAO, ch. 49, Akron, OH, by replacing its worn out and obsolete transmitter with a digitally compatible transmsitter, remote control, and monitoring equipment. The station serves a population of about 1,846,758.
The Ohio State University To improve the operations of public radio station WOSU-AM, 820 KHz, Columbus, OH, by replacing two worn out and obsolete audio consoles and associated equipment and the remote control and antenna monitor for the station's nighttime signal. The station serves a population of about 1,010,000.
Oklahoma State University To install a video bridge and video server on the main campus of Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. The new equipment would allow the University to offer, via compressed video and Internet, courses in health care management, telecommunications management, Myskoke (Creek and Seminole) language and culture, and Native American employability skills training.
Oklahoma Educational Television Authority To improve the facilities of the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority's statewide broadcasting system by replacing microwave interconnection with a digital Ku-band satellite delivery system. The interconnection system will provide dual channel service to the 4 full-power stations in the state system which provide public television service to the state of Oklahoma.
The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma To plan for a new public radio station which will provide first service to western Oklahoma.
Tillicum Foundation To improve the facilities of public radio station KMUN(FM), operating on 91.9 MHz in Astoria, OR. Replacement of the station's transmitter, antenna, studio-transmitter link, audio consoles, routing switcher and related equipment will ensure continued service to 75,000 residents of northwest Oregon and southwest Washington state.
WQED Pittsburgh To improve the facilities of public television station WQED-TV, operating on Ch. 13 in Pittsburgh, PA, by replacing 1" videotape recorders with digital recorders. The project will ensure continued service to 3 million people in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia and will assist in the station's conversion to digital broadcasting.
The Pennsylvania State University To improve the facilities of public television station WPSX(TV), operating on Ch. 3 in University Park, PA by replacing four 1" videotape recorders with digital recorders. The project will assist in the station's conversion to digital broadcasting and ensure continued service to 1.3 million people in central Pennsylvania.
Montrose School District 43-2 To establish a distance learning system interconnecting 10 high schools in extremely rural areas of eastern South Dakota. The Earth Resources Observations Systems, a unit of the U. S. Geological Survey located in Sioux Falls, SD, will also be part of the new network. In addition, the system will interconnect with the Sanborn Interactive Video Network, which is the hub of South Dakota's statewide Rural Development Telecommunications Network.
Mid-South Public Communications
Foundation To improve the facilities of public television station WKNO-TV, operating on Ch. 10 in Memphis, TN by replacing three studio cameras with digital cameras capable of switching between the 16:9 and 4:3 formats. The project will ensure continued public television services to 1.6 million residents of western Tennessee, and surrounding areas of Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri. The project also will assist in the station's conversion to digital broadcasting.
The University Of Tennessee At Chattanooga To improve the facilities of public radio station WUTC-FM, operating on 88.1 MHz, in Chattanooga, TN by purchasing a propane backup electric generator. The project will ensure continued public radio services to over 1 million residents of eastern Tennessee and adjacent areas of North Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.
Capital of Texas Public
Telecommunications Council To improve public television station KLRU-TV, Ch. 18, Austin by replacing old, obsolete original quipment with new equipment that will be compatible with its conversion to digital television. KLRU-TV will acquire a digital video routing/master control switcher and associated equipment and two digital portable/studio cameras. KLRU-TV serves about 1.2 million people in addition to those receiving its nationally distributed productions.
Alamo Public Telecommunications Council To improve public television station KLRN-TV, Ch. 8, in San Antonio by replacing worn-out, obsolete video monitors and field production equipment. New equipment includes both color and black/white monitors, two digital field/studio cameras and accessories. KLRN-TV serves about 2 million people.
University of Houston System To improve public radio station KUHF-FM, 88.7 MHz, in Houston by relocating to a different tower. KUHF-FM is being displaced from its current tower due to the digital television conversion by the commercial licensee who owns the existing tower. Project will acquire a new transmitter, remote control, dummy load, rigid transmission line and related dissemination equipment. KUHF-FM serves about 3.7 million people.
University of Houston To improve public television station KUHT-TV, Ch. 8, in Houston by replacing its aging studio-to-transmitter microwave link and old, obsolete on-air master control switcher, cameras and test equipment. New equipment will be digital fiber link, digital master control switcher and encoding equipment, 3 digital camera packages, and digital test equipment. New equipment will be used in conjunction with planned move to new facilities and KUHT-TV's conversion to digital television. Station serves about 4.3 million people.
North Texas Public Broadcasting, Inc. To improve public television station KERA-TV, Ch. 13, in Dallas by replacing its 28-year old VHF antenna, line and related dissemination equipment. In order to remain on its present tower, KERA-TV must also share the cost of a new digital television (DTV) antenna that it will share with a commercial broadcaster. The cost of the antennas and installation will be shared by KERA-TV and the commercial broadcaster. This will allow KERA-TV to remain on its existing tower and assist it in its own conversion to DTV. KERA-TV serves about 5.2 million people.
Utah State University of Agriculture
and Applied Science To extend the signal of public radio station KUSU-FM, 91.5 MHz, in Logan by activating a new translator on 91.5 MHz in Vernal/Uintah. Project would provide first service to about 15,470 people.
Greater Washington
Educational Telecommunications Association To expand the service area of WETA-FM, 90.9 MHz in Washington, DC, by activating a repeater station in Leonardtown, Maryland, operating on 91.7 MHz. The new facility will provide first public radio services to over 100,000 residents of St. Mary's county, Maryland.
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications
Association To purchase a digital encoder for public television station WETA, which operates on Ch. 26 in greater Washington, D.C. The encoder will be used to conduct diverse tests and planning -- both technical and programmatic -- in the use of multicasted digital signals. The station has an agreement with a local school system to conduct educational planning associated with the multicasted signals.
Vermont Public Radio To relocate and replace the transmitter, antenna and STL of WVPS-FM, operating on 107.9 MHz in Colchester, Vermont. The project is considered to be of an emergency nature, because WVPS-FM must complete its relocation by August 1999. On its present tower, the station cannot meet the new FCC Radio Frequency Radiation guidelines. Attempts to resolve the radiation situation by alternative means have not been successful, thus necessitating the equipment relocation.
Northwest Communities Education
Center To improve the facilities of KDNA-FM, operaing on 91.9 MHz in Yakima, WA, by replacing the obsolete and failure-prone 18-year-old transmitter.
KSER Foundation To improve and extend the broadcast signal of public radio station KSER-FM, operaging on 90.7 MHz in Snohomish County, WA, by relocating the transmitter and antenna and increasing the power from 1000 to 5750 watts. KSER will also install microwave equipment to link the transmission site to the radio station.
KCTS Television KCTS will convert its existing microwave path to digital to carry both the NTSC and DTV feeds to the transmitter. It will replace the antenna and the transmission line and purchase a combiner and splitter with digital capability and encoders for both SDTV and HDTV. The project also includes a new DTV single IOT UHF transmitter. At the completion of this project, the station will have the capability to receive a multichannel SDTV signal and a HDTV pre-encoded digital signal from the PBS satellite.
Confederated Tribes & Bands Of The Yakama Indian
Nation To plan for the construction of a radio station serving about
13,600 people in and around the Yakama
University of Wisconsin To improve the production facilities of WHA/Green Bay, by replacing VHS editing equipment with digital workstations. The project will ensure continued programming for the six Wisconsin Public Television stations and will assist in their conversion to digital television.
Back Porch Radio Broadcasting, Inc. To improve the facilities of WORT(FM), operating on 89.9 MHz in Madison by replacing a 5 year old analog STL system with a digital system. The project will ensure continued service to 390,000 residents of the Madison area.
Wisconsin Educational Communications Board To assist the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board to plan how best to deliver instructional video programs and segments of programs to classrooms on demand. The programming would be sent to teachers and to students in schools ranging from pre-kindergarten level to 12th grade. The Communications Board's headquarters is located in Madison.
Wisconsin Educational Communications Board
Bluefield State College To purchase video classroom equipment and CODECs to allow Bluefield State College, Bluefield, WV, to extend its distance learning system to McDowell County Vocational Technical Center, in Welsh, WV, and to Pocahontas County High School, Dunmore, WV.
This page was last updated on 10/01/98.
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