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Alabama
Alabama Educational Television Commission

Birmingham, AL
01-02-N04110

A project to improve the production facilities of Alabama Public Television by purchasing studio cameras, pedestals, and teleprompters.

Contact: Mrs. Pauline Howland
Phone (205) 451-0126
Federal Amount $ 148,193
Total Project Cost $ 370,483

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Alaska
Koahnic Broadcast Corporation
KNBA
Anchorage, AK
02-01-N04094

A project to improve the production and interconnection facilities of the station by purchasing audio consoles, cabinets, CD players, audio router, CD recorder, telephone interconnect, automation system, microphones, minidisk recorder/players, spectrum analyzer, STL system, tower, and waveguide.

Contact: Ms. Jaclyn Sallee
Phone (907) 258-8880
Federal Amount $ 258,026
Total Project Cost $ 418,038

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Narrows Broadcasting Corporation
KFSK
Petersburg, AK
02-01-N04026

A project to replace and move the transmission facilities of the station by purchasing a tower, foundation, shelter, fencing, antenna, transmission line, satellite antenna mount, and associated equipment.

Contact: Mr. Tom Abbott
Phone (907) 772-3808
Federal Amount $ 140,607
Total Project Cost $ 187,476

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Arizona
Pascua Yaqui Tribe
Information Technology Department
Tucson, AZ
04-01-N04016

A project to activate an LPFM station operating on 100.3 MHz on the Pascua Yaqui Reservation by purchasing an antenna, transmitter, exciter, consoles, digital workstations, microphones, DAT player/recorders, CD players, and an EAS decoder.

Contact: Mr. Diaz Oei
Phone (520) 879-5830
Federal Amount $ 27,975
Total Project Cost $ 37,300

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Arkansas
Spring Hill School District

Hope, AR
05-04-N04117

A project to activate a distance learning service among five school district sites in a four-county area of southwest Arkansas by purchasing video cameras, microphones, DVD/VCR units, monitors, and codecs.

Contact: Mr. Donny Collins
Phone (870) 777-8236
Federal Amount $ 108,165
Total Project Cost $ 216,330

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California
California State University Fresno Foundation
KSFR
Fresno, CA
06-01-N04200

A project to improve the facilities used by the station to receive programming by purchasing a satellite receiver and antenna.

Contact: Mr. Joe Moore
Phone (559) 278-2598
Federal Amount $ 6,802
Total Project Cost $ 13,604

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Community Television of Southern California
KCET
Los Angeles, CA
06-02-N04115

A project to improve the station's interconnection with its translators and the cable television systems that carry its signal in the Bakersfield and Victorville areas by purchasing microwave transmitters/receivers, decoders, and sections of waveguide.

Contact: Ms. Deborah Hinton
Phone (323) 953-5204
Federal Amount $ 110,750
Total Project Cost $ 276,875

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Evergreen Valley College

San Jose, CA
06-04-N04041

A project to provide Interactive Television distance education services to Evergreen Valley College's student population by purchasing a server, codecs, and switchers.

Contact: Mrs. Adrienne Akinsete
Phone (408) 270-6450
Federal Amount $ 84,535
Total Project Cost $ 112,714

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Foundation for California Community Colleges

Sacramento, CA
06-03-N04169

A planning project to investigate the feasibility of providing an online video-on-demand distance learning service to increase the use of California Community Colleges' statewide distance education courses.

Contact: Ms. Catherine McKenzie
Phone (916) 322-0833
Federal Amount $ 103,882
Total Project Cost $ 163,440

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KTEH TV Foundation
KTEH
San Jose, CA
06-02-N04175

A project to continue the digital conversion of KCAH, Watsonville, CA, by purchasing microwave equipment to interconnect KTEH, the KCAH master control, and the KCAH transmitter.

Contact: Ms. Cathrene Glick
Phone (408) 795-5442
Federal Amount $ 89,162
Total Project Cost $ 222,904

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KVIE, Inc.
KVIE-TV
Sacramento, CA
06-02-N04075

A project to continue the digital conversion of the station by purchasing a video server, router expansion, and asset management storage and automation systems.

Contact: Mr. Michael Wall
Phone (916) 641-3570
Federal Amount $ 285,720
Total Project Cost $ 714,300

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Los Angeles Unified School District
KLCS
Los Angeles, CA
06-04-N04101

A project to activate a distance learning service by purchasing antennas and PC-based DTV receivers.

Contact: Dr. Janalyn Glymph
Phone (213) 241-4073
Federal Amount $ 124,000
Total Project Cost $ 310,000

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Monterey County Office of Education
Instructional Resources and Technology
Salinas, CA
06-04-N04104

A project to extend the Monterey Bay Distance Learning Network to a rural high school in northern Monterey County by purchasing a tower, microwave receivers/transmitters, a network switch, and a video server.

Contact: Mr. Michael Mellon
Phone (831) 755-0383
Federal Amount $ 149,865
Total Project Cost $ 299,732

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Pataphysical Broadcasting Foundation, Inc.
KUSP
Santa Cruz, CA
06-01-N04154

A project to improve the transmission and production facilities of the station by purchasing a microwave STL system and a digital audio storage system.

Contact: Mr. Terry Green
Phone (831) 476-2800
Federal Amount $ 70,590
Total Project Cost $ 94,125

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San Bernardino Community College District
KVCR
San Bernardino, CA
06-02-N04124

A project to continue the digital conversion of the station by purchasing an automation system, satellite digital receivers, decoders, and monitors.

Contact: Mr. Larry Ciecalone
Phone (909) 384-4326
Federal Amount $ 236,386
Total Project Cost $ 590,965

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Valley Public Television, Inc.
KVPT
Fresno, CA
06-02-N04163

A project to continue the digital conversion of the station by purchasing a switcher, router, encoder, and automation system.

Contact: Ms. Phyllis Brotherton
Phone (559) 266-1800
Federal Amount $ 146,804
Total Project Cost $ 367,010

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Colorado
Crested Butte Mountain Educational Radio, Inc.

Crested Butte, CO
08-01-N04204

An emergency application to replace the station automation system to enable KBUT-FM to continue to provide round-the-clock public radio service.

Contact: Ms. Kim Caroll Bosler
Phone (970) 349-5225
Federal Amount $ 8,323
Total Project Cost $ 16,646

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Equal Representation of Media Advocacy Corporation
KRZA
Alamosa, CO
08-01-N04076

A project to extend the service area of the station by activating translators to operate on 100.9 MHz in South Fork, CO, and on 95.3 MHz in Creede, CO; and by improving master control and production facilities. The project will purchase the translators and studio equipment, including CD players, cassette decks, speakers, and microphones. Approximately 24,000 people will receive first service from this project.

Contact: Ms. Karen Henderson
Phone (719) 589-8844
Federal Amount $ 51,769
Total Project Cost $ 69,026

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Front Range Educational Media Corporation
KBDI-DT
Denver, CO
08-02-N04066

A project to continue the digital conversion of the station by purchasing a switcher and fiber connections.

Contact: Ms. Kim Johnson
Phone (303) 296-1212
Federal Amount $ 148,371
Total Project Cost $ 221,450

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North Fork Valley Public Radio, Inc.
KVNF
Paonia, CO
08-01-N04176

A project to improve the studio facilities of the station and to upgrade four translator sites by purchasing consoles, microphones, telephone interfaces, a hard disk storage system, digital STL, and replacement translator transmitters and associated equipment.

Contact: Mr. Philip Hassinger
Phone (970) 527-4866
Federal Amount $ 124,512
Total Project Cost $ 166,016

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Public Broadcasting of Colorado, Inc.
Colorado Public Radio
Denver, CO
08-05-N03140

A project to build a shared tower for 3 Denver public broadcasters which must be co-located because of their broadcast frequencies: KRMA ch.6, KVOD-FM 90.1 MHz, and KUVO 89.3 MHz. A new tower on Mt. Morrison is required to accommodate KRMA's DTV service. The stations serve a population of 2,858,722 in the Denver/Front Range area.

(This project was awarded in March 2004.)

Contact: Ms. Jenny Gentry
Phone (303) 871-9191
Federal Amount $ 348,643
Total Project Cost $ 697,287

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Public Radio for the Front Range
KRFC
Fort Collins, CO
08-01-N04132

A project to improve the master control and production facilities of the station by purchasing consoles, telephone interface, CD players, digital cart system, and test equipment.

Contact: Ms. Beth Flowers
Phone (970) 221-5075
Federal Amount $ 68,218
Total Project Cost $ 90,958

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Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting Network, Inc.
KRMA-DT
Denver, CO
08-04-N04116

A project to activate a distance learning service using a portion of the DTV signals of KRMA (Denver), KTSC (Colorado Springs), KRMJ (Grand Junction), and KRMU (Durango) by purchasing a bandwidth allocation system and PC-based DTV receivers.

Contact: Mrs. Trudy Fowler
Phone (303) 620-5688
Federal Amount $ 50,840
Total Project Cost $ 127,100

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Connecticut
Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc.
Connecticut Public Television
Hartford, CT
09-02-N04166

A project to improve the operation of WEDH-TV, Hartford, and WEDN-TV, Norwich, by purchasing analog transmitters and test equipment.

Contact: Mr. Haig Papasian
Phone (860) 278-5310
Federal Amount $ 612,066
Total Project Cost $ 1,530,167

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District of Columbia
Howard University
WHUT-TV
Washington, DC
11-02-N04207

An emergency project to replace the transmission, antenna, and transmission line of WHUT-TV, Washington, DC.

Contact: Ms. Jennifer Lawson
Phone (202) 806-3010
Federal Amount $ 588,000
Total Project Cost $ 938,000

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Florida
Bascomb Memorial Broadcasting Foundation, Inc.
WDNA
Miami, FL
12-01-N04125

A project to improve the facilities of the station by purchasing a console, workstation, microphones, delay system, CD recorder/player, minidisc recorder/player, and limiters for a production studio.

Contact: Mrs. Margarita Pelleya
Phone (305) 662-8889
Federal Amount $ 20,508
Total Project Cost $ 41,016

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Community Communications, Inc.
WMFE-FM
Orlando, FL
12-01-N04208

An emergency project to purchase a back-up generator for the station's transmitter site.

Contact: Mr. Jose Fajardo
Phone (407) 273-2300
Federal Amount $ 24,000
Total Project Cost $ 32,000

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Florida State University
WFSU
Tallahassee, FL
12-01-N04055

A project to extend the service area of the station by purchasing a transmitter, antenna, and transmission line to activate a translator operating on 97.1 MHz in Carrabelle, FL, to bring additional service to 1,900 people.

Contact: Mr. Andrew Hanus
Phone (850) 487-3086
Federal Amount $ 9,854
Total Project Cost $ 19,709

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Florida West Coast Public Broadcasting, Inc.
WEDU
Tampa, FL
12-02-N04122

A project to convert the station's master control facilities to digital broadcasting by purchasing HD storage, automation, server upgrade, transcoder, MPEG converter, and associated equipment.

Contact: Ms. Leah Rickenbacker
Phone (813) 254-9338
Federal Amount $ 163,779
Total Project Cost $ 409,448

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The Florida State University
WFSU
Tallahassee, FL
12-02-N04182

A project to continue the digital conversion of the station's master control by purchasing HD storage, router expansion, frame synchronizers, distribution amplifiers, and monitoring equipment.

Contact: Ms. Denison Graham
Phone (850) 487-3170
Federal Amount $ 67,219
Total Project Cost $ 168,049

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University of Florida
WUFT
Gainesville, FL
12-01-N04004

A project to improve the transmission facilities of the station's repeater, WJUF, Inverness, FL, by purchasing a transmitter and associated items of equipment.

Contact: Mr. Henri Pensis
Phone (352) 392-5200
Federal Amount $ 48,893
Total Project Cost $ 97,786

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WJCT, Inc.
WJCT-FM
Jacksonville, FL
12-01-N04057

A project to convert the production and master control facilities of the station to digital broadcasting by purchasing control consoles, routing system, hard disk storage system, and editing workstation.

Contact: Mr. Tom Patton
Phone (904) 358-6382
Federal Amount $ 60,188
Total Project Cost $ 120,377

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WJCT, Inc.
WJCT-DT
Jacksonville, FL
12-02-N04058

A project to convert the station's production facilities to digital broadcasting by purchasing HD cameras, recorders, editing, control, and test equipment.

Contact: Mr. Michael Stuck
Phone (904) 358-6329
Federal Amount $ 136,094
Total Project Cost $ 340,235

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Hawaii
Hawaii Public Television Foundation

Honolulu, HI
15-02-N01026

A multi-phase project for the digital conversion of the applicant's two public television stations, KHET and KMEB. The final phase, funded by this award, purchases a routing switcher system for its master control.

Contact: Mr. Mike McCartney
Phone (808) 973-1070
Federal Amount $ 89,894
Total Project Cost $ 250,000

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Kekahu Foundation, Inc.
KKCR, Hanalei
Princeville, HI
15-01-N04196

A project to improve the transmission facilities of the station by purchasing a back-up generator for emergency use during power outages.

Contact: Ms. Gwen Squyres
Phone (808) 826-7774
Federal Amount $ 9,000
Total Project Cost $ 18,000

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Kekahu Foundation, Inc.
KAQA, Kilauea
Princeville, HI
15-01-N04197

A project to extend the service area of the station by activating a translator on 104.7 MHz at Mt. Ka'ala on Oahu by purchasing a receiver, transmitter, and coax cable. The translator will extend the station's service area to an additional 1,000 people.

Contact: Ms. Gwen Squyres
Phone (808) 826-7774
Federal Amount $ 4,900
Total Project Cost $ 9,800

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Kekahu Foundation, Inc.
KKCR, Hanalei
Princeville, HI
15-01-N04198

A project to extend the service area of the station by activating a translator on 92.7 MHz at Moloa on Kauai by purchasing a receiver, transmitter, and coax cable. The translator will extend the station's service area to an additional 5,500 people.

Contact: Ms. Gwen Squyres
Phone (808) 826-7774
Federal Amount $ 6,050
Total Project Cost $ 12,100

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Kekahu Foundation, Inc.

Princeville, HI
15-01-N04181

A project to improve the production facilities of KKCR, Hanalei, Kauai, by purchasing an audio console, CD players, a DAT player, and microphones.

Contact: Ms. Gwen Squyres
Phone (808) 826-7774
Federal Amount $ 6,125
Total Project Cost $ 12,250

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University of Hawaii at Manoa
Social Science Research Institute
Honolulu, HI
15-03-N04202

A project for the continued operations of the headquarters and network operations center of PEACESAT for its satellite interconnection system through the GOES-7 satellite for educational and medical services to the 22 Pacific Island nations/entities participating in the project.

Contact: Mr. Norman Okamura
Phone (808) 956-2909
Federal Amount $ 493,130
Total Project Cost $ 556,210

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Idaho
Boise Community Radio Project, Inc.
Boise Community Radio Project
Boise, ID
16-03-N04158

A project to plan for a new FM station in Boise.

Contact: Mr. Jeffrey Abrams
Phone (208) 426-0450
Federal Amount $ 33,488
Total Project Cost $ 44,650

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Idaho Public Television
State of Idaho Public Television Network
Boise, ID
16-02-N04206

An emergency project to replace the studio switcher for Idaho Public Television, Boise, ID. The previous switcher suffered catatrophic failure in June 2004 due to a power surge caused by a powerful electrical storm. IDPTV provides service to 1,300,000 people thoughout the state of Idaho.

Contact: Mr. Phillip Kottraba
Phone (208) 373-7220
Federal Amount $ 158,745
Total Project Cost $ 211,660

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Illinois
West Central Illinois Educational Telecommunications Corporation
CONVOCOM
Chatham, IL
17-02-N04179

A project to complete the digital conversion of the recipient's remote control facilities and its master control by purchasing power generators, test equipment, DVD recorders, closed caption encoder/decoder, and logo inserter.

Contact: Dr. Jerold Gruebel
Phone (217) 483-7887
Federal Amount $ 119,799
Total Project Cost $ 299,497

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Window to the World Communications, Inc.
WTTW
Chicago, IL
17-02-N04040

A project to complete the digital conversion of the station's main production control room by purchasing a switcher, video jackfields, distribution amplifiers, and monitoring and test equipment.

Contact: Mr. Martin McLaughlin
Phone (773) 509-5433
Federal Amount $ 128,218
Total Project Cost $ 512,872

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Indiana
Indiana University
Radio & Television Services
Bloomington, IN
18-01-N04079

A project to improve the dissemination and production facilities of WFIU by purchasing an STL, console with housing, speakers, CD players, router, DAT and minidisc decks, phase monitor, audio analyzer, and interconnect blocks.

Contact: Mr. Barrie Zimmerman
Phone (812) 855-2898
Federal Amount $ 25,681
Total Project Cost $ 51,362

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Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Broadcasting
WFYI-TV
Indianapolis, IN
18-02-N04120

A project to improve the production facilities of the station by purchasing field cameras with related equipment and a non-linear editing system.

Contact: Ms. Kristina Uland
Phone (317) 715-2074
Federal Amount $ 63,063
Total Project Cost $ 157,657

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Tri-State Public Teleplex, Inc.
WNIN-FM
Evansville, IN
18-01-N04078

A project to improve the production facilities of the station by purchasing a console, an automation server with workstations, CD players, and DAT cassette machines.

Contact: Mr. David Dial
Phone (812) 423-2973
Federal Amount $ 36,973
Total Project Cost $ 73,946

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Iowa
Hawkeye Community College
Distance Learning
Waterloo, IA
19-04-N04128

A project to activate an interactive videoconferencing system among Hawkeye Community College and eleven Long Term Care provider sites in northeast Iowa for distance education services by purchasing interactive videoconferencing units, ITFS interconnection receivers/transmitters and antennas, encoders, and fiber optic strand connections.

Contact: Mr. Robert Chittenden
Phone (319) 296-4237
Federal Amount $ 332,135
Total Project Cost $ 664,270

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Iowa State University of Science & Technology
WOI
Ames, IA
19-01-N04152

A project to extend the service area of the station by purchasing a tower, transmitter, transmission line, antenna, shelter, HVAC, remote control, STL, TSL, power upgrade, interconnection, audiovault workstation, and test and monitoring equipment for a repeater operating on 97.9 MHz at Lamoni, IA, that will provide first public radio service to 43,914 people.

Contact: Mr. William McGinley
Phone (515) 294-9478
Federal Amount $ 216,658
Total Project Cost $ 288,878

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Western Iowa Tech Community College
KWIT
Sioux City, IA
19-01-N04073

A project to improve the interconnection facilities of the station by purchasing a digital STL.

Contact: Ms. Gretchen Gondek
Phone (712) 274-6406
Federal Amount $ 7,312
Total Project Cost $ 14,625

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Kansas
Hutchinson Community College
Radio Kansas
Hutchinson, KS
20-01-N04006

A project to improve the remote control and interconnection facilities of KHCC (Hutchinson-Wichita), KHCD (Salina-Manhatten), and KHCT (Great Bend-Hays) by purchasing a remote control system, computer, microwave radios, antennas, and associated equipment.

Contact: Mr. David Horning
Phone (620) 662-6646
Federal Amount $ 59,228
Total Project Cost $ 118,456

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Kansas Public Telecommunications Service, Inc.
KPTS
Wichita, KS
20-02-N04036

A project to improve the production facilities of the station by purchasing three cameras, two monitors, and a teleprompter monitor.

Contact: Ms. Candy Russell
Phone (316) 838-3090
Federal Amount $ 57,040
Total Project Cost $ 142,600

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KANZA Society, Inc.
High Plains Public Radio
Garden City, KS
20-01-N04011

A project to improve the transmission facilities of KZNA, Hill City, KS, by purchasing a transmitter, processor, shelter, and HVAC.

Contact: Mr. Quentin Hope
Phone (620) 275-7444
Federal Amount $ 55,238
Total Project Cost $ 110,477

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Pittsburg State University
KRPS
Pittsburg, KS
20-01-N04010

A project to improve the production facilities of the station by purchasing an audio console.

Contact: Ms. Missi Kelly
Phone (620) 235-4288
Federal Amount $ 10,997
Total Project Cost $ 21,995

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Wichita State University
KMUW
Wichita, KS
20-01-N04048

A project to improve the transmission and production facilities of the station by purchasing transmission line, STL system, digital audio control room software, production room software, newsroom software, workstation, monitors, and associated equipment.

Contact: Mr. Mark McCain
Phone (316) 978-7191
Federal Amount $ 55,119
Total Project Cost $ 110,238

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Kentucky
Kentucky Authority for Educational Television

Lexington, KY
21-02-N04137

A project to continue the digital conversion of Kentucky Educational Television by purchasing digital transmission systems for three stations, router equipment, an automation system, switchers, and monitoring equipment.

Contact: Mr. Malcolm Wall
Phone (859) 258-7100
Federal Amount $ 573,836
Total Project Cost $ 1,997,751

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Louisiana
Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Baton Rouge, LA
22-02-N04156

A project to continue the digital conversion of Louisiana Public Broadcasting by purchasing HD cameras, lenses, and associated equipment.

Contact: Ms. Beth Courtney
Phone (225) 767-4200
Federal Amount $ 358,658
Total Project Cost $ 896,645

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Massachusetts
Berkshire Community Radio Alliance, Inc.
WBCR-LP
Great Barrington, MA
25-01-N04108

A project to activate a low-power FM station on 97.7 MHz to serve about 18,500 people.

Contact: Mr. Benjamin Shalles
Phone (413) 528-4365
Federal Amount $ 25,818
Total Project Cost $ 34,425

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Boston University
WBUR
Boston, MA
25-01-N04155

A project to extend the service area of the station by purchasing a custom-built directional array antenna. The new antenna pattern will provide additional service to about 270,000 people.

Contact: Ms. Maureen Rodgers
Phone (617) 353-4365
Federal Amount $ 22,266
Total Project Cost $ 44,533

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Lower Cape Communications, Inc.
WOMR
Provincetown, MA
25-01-N04053

A project to improve the facilities of the station by purchasing an STL, satellite receive system, audio consoles, CD players, cart machines, turntables, cassettes, speakers, and microphones.

Contact: Mr. Robert Seay
Phone (508) 487-2619
Federal Amount $ 57,945
Total Project Cost $ 115,891

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Springfield Technical Community College
WTCC
Springfield, MA
25-01-N04070

A project to improve the operation of the station by purchasing a transmitter, antenna, transmission line, HVAC, production console, digital storage system, cassette decks, CD recorder, CD player, microphones, turntables, and test and monitoring equipment.

Contact: Mr. Michael Suzor
Phone (413) 755-4044
Federal Amount $ 109,270
Total Project Cost $ 218,541

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University of Massachusetts
WUMB
Boston, MA
25-01-N04100

A project to improve the interconnection system of the station by purchasing a satellite uplink/distribution system.

Contact: Ms. Patricia Monteith
Phone (617) 287-6905
Federal Amount $ 50,251
Total Project Cost $ 100,502

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University of Massachusetts
WUMB
Boston, MA
25-01-N04096

A project to improve the operation of the station by purchasing an audio engine system, an audio network router, control surfaces, CD players, DAT recorders, microphones, boom stands, and speakers.

Contact: Ms. Patricia Monteith
Phone (617) 287-6905
Federal Amount $ 62,590
Total Project Cost $ 125,181

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University of Massachusetts
WUMB
Boston, MA
25-01-N04080

A project to improve the dissemination facilities of the station's repeater, WFPB, Orleans, MA, by purchasing a transmitter.

Contact: Ms. Patricia Monteith
Phone (617) 287-6905
Federal Amount $ 15,798
Total Project Cost $ 31,596

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WGBH Educational Foundation dba WGBY
WGBY
Springfield, MA
25-02-N04113

A project to improve the operation of the station by purchasing studio and field cameras.

Contact: Mr. Russell Peotter
Phone (413) 781-2801
Federal Amount $ 335,754
Total Project Cost $ 839,387

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Michigan
Central Michigan University
WCMU
Mt Pleasant, MI
26-01-N04129

A project to improve the transmission and production facilities of the station and its repeaters (WCML, Atlanta; WCMZ, Sault Ste. Marie; WUCX, Bay City; and WWCM, Sterling) by purchasing an antenna, remote control, FM processors, consoles, audio storage and work stations, CD and minidisc players, cabinetry, and test and monitoring equipment.

Contact: Mr. Randall Kapenga
Phone (989) 774-3105
Federal Amount $ 135,328
Total Project Cost $ 270,657

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Central Michigan University
WCMU-TV
Mt. Pleasant, MI
26-02-N01198

A multi-phase project for the digital conversion of the university's public television stations. The final phase, funded by this award, will purchase various items of dissemination equipment, including stand-by generators, equipment racks with power strips, a monitoring console, and a control console.

Contact: Dr. Edward Grant
Phone (989) 774-3105
Federal Amount $ 48,757
Total Project Cost $ 121,892

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Grand Valley State University
WGVU-DT
Grand Rapids, MI
26-02-N04068

A project to continue the digital conversion of WGVK, Kalamazoo, by purchasing a digital STL to connect it to the main station in Grand Rapids.

Contact: Mr. Stephen Chappell
Phone (616) 331-6505
Federal Amount $ 88,055
Total Project Cost $ 220,139

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Intermediate School District of St. Clair County
St. Clair County ISD
Port Huron, MI
26-04-N04119

A project to extend the interactive videoconferencing infrastructure of the St. Clair County Intermediate School District to its Pine River Nature Center by purchasing cameras, microphones, monitors, a tower, wireless transmitters/receivers, a codec, and fiber strand connections.

Contact: Ms. Cynthia Banach
Phone (810) 364-8990
Federal Amount $ 78,048
Total Project Cost $ 156,096

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University of Michigan
WUOM
Ann Arbor, MI
26-01-N04118

A project to improve the facilities of the station's repeater, WVGR, Grand Rapids, MI, by purchasing a transmitter, antenna, transmission line, and tower.

Contact: Ms. Jennifer Howard
Phone (734) 764-9210
Federal Amount $ 231,578
Total Project Cost $ 463,156

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Minnesota
Duluth-Superior Area Educational Television Corporation
WDSE
Duluth, MN
27-02-N04172

A project to extend the service area of the station through WRPT-DT, Hibbing, MN, by purchasing a tower. The station will bring first public television service to about 53,200 people.

Contact: Mr. Allen Harmon
Phone (218) 724-8567
Federal Amount $ 225,000
Total Project Cost $ 300,000

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Minnesota Public Radio
MPR National Production Facility
St Paul, MN
27-01-N04089

A project to improve the production facilities of Minnesota Public Radio by purchasing a 36 channel multi-track audio console.

Contact: Mr. Ron Hall
Phone (651) 290-1163
Federal Amount $ 207,387
Total Project Cost $ 414,774

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St. Olaf College
WCAL
Northfield, MN
27-01-N04092

A project to improve the origination system of the station by purchasing a digital console, audio router, CD player, production console, audio server, and sound cards.

Contact: Mr. John Gaddo
Phone (612) 798-8610
Federal Amount $ 72,880
Total Project Cost $ 145,760

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Twin Cities Public Television, Inc.
KTCA
St. Paul, MN
27-02-N04033

A project to continue the digital conversion of the station by purchasing a production switcher, studio and field cameras, VTR, monitor, and router.

Contact: Mr. Bruce Jacobs
Phone (651) 229-1244
Federal Amount $ 240,000
Total Project Cost $ 600,000

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Mississippi
Jackson State University
WJSU
Jackson, MS
28-01-N04105

A project to convert the station's operation to digital broadcasting by purchasing an automation system, audio console, CD players, speakers, microphones, turntables, equipment racks, minidisc recorder/players, and distribution amplifiers.

Contact: Mr. Larry McAdoo
Phone (601) 979-8673
Federal Amount $ 39,038
Total Project Cost $ 78,076

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Missouri
Public Television 19, Inc.
KCPT
Kansas City, MO
29-02-N04014

A project to improve the master control facilities of the station by purchasing a master control switcher, router, and character generator.

Contact: Ms. Amy Long
Phone (816) 756-3580
Federal Amount $ 182,720
Total Project Cost $ 456,800

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University of Missouri
KBIA
Columbia, MO
29-01-N04012

A projecct to convert the station to digital broadcasting by purchasing an STL, FM & HD audio processor, codec, digital processor for secondary audio channels, encapsulator, and automation workstation.

Contact: Dr. Michael Dunn
Phone (573) 882-3431
Federal Amount $ 30,623
Total Project Cost $ 61,247

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University of Missouri
KWMU
St. Louis, MO
29-01-N04139

A project to convert the station to digital broadcasting by purchasing audio consoles, routers, software, and associated equipment.

Contact: Ms. Patricia Wente
Phone (314) 516-5968
Federal Amount $ 71,000
Total Project Cost $ 142,000

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Montana
Fort Belknap College
KGVA
Harlem, MT
30-01-N04046

A project to improve the production and master control facilities of the station by purchasing CD players, DAT players, microphones, and associated equipment.

Contact: Mr. Will Gray
Phone (406) 353-4534
Federal Amount $ 14,175
Total Project Cost $ 28,350

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Nebraska
Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission

Lincoln, NE
31-02-N04133

A project to improve the operation of KMNE, Bassett, NE, by purchasing an NTSC transmitter.

Contact: Ms. Nancy Wehrbein
Phone (402) 472-9333
Federal Amount $ 210,520
Total Project Cost $ 526,301

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Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission

Lincoln, NE
31-02-N04159

A project to improve the transmission facilities of Nebraska Educational Television Network by purchasing five analog translators and antennas.

Contact: Ms. Nancy Wehrbein
Phone (402) 472-9333
Federal Amount $ 61,920
Total Project Cost $ 154,800

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Nevada
Channel 5 Public Broadcasting, Inc.
KNPB-DT
Reno, NV
32-02-N04091

A project to continue the digital conversion of the station by purchasing an automation system.

Contact: Mr. Ron Smith
Phone (775) 784-4555
Federal Amount $ 36,720
Total Project Cost $ 91,800

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New Hampshire
New Hampshire Public Radio, Inc.
WEVO
Concord, NH
33-01-N04043

A project to extend the service area of the station by activating a repeater in Nashua on 88.3 MHz. The new facility will provide first service to about 113,000 people and added service to almost 150,000 people.

Contact: Mr. Scott McPherson
Phone (603) 223-2425
Federal Amount $ 90,996
Total Project Cost $ 121,329

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New Jersey
Burlington County College
WBZC
Pemberton, NJ
34-01-N04035

A project to improve the operation of the station by purchasing a tower, transmitter, antenna, and STL.

Contact: Mr. Richard Pokrass
Phone (609) 894-9311
Federal Amount $ 82,693
Total Project Cost $ 165,387

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New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority

Trenton, NJ
34-02-N04185

A project to complete the digital conversion of WNJN-DT, Montclair, NJ, by purchasing a dual channel antenna, transmission line, and two-station combiner for full-power operation.

Contact: Mr. William Schnorbus
Phone (609) 777-5163
Federal Amount $ 311,790
Total Project Cost $ 779,450

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New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority

Trenton, NJ
34-02-N04186

A project to continue the digital conversion of the network's master control facility by purchasing a switcher, digital VTRs, terminal and test equipment, and upgrading to full power the DTV transmitters at WNJS-DT, Camden, and WNJB-DT, New Brunswick.

Contact: Mr. William Schnorbus
Phone (609) 777-5163
Federal Amount $ 547,938
Total Project Cost $ 1,369,845

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New Mexico
University of New Mexico
KNME-TV
Albuquerque, NM
35-02-N00058

A multi-phase project for a cooperative digital television conversion project for the three New Mexico public television stations. This final phase of the award will purchase, in partnership with State of New Mexico, the microwave distribution system for the stations and translators of KNME-TV/DT, Albuquerque; KENW-TV/DT, Portales; and KRWG-TV/DT, Las Cruces. The project includes test equipment and backbone master control equipment for the three stations.

Contact: Mr. Theodore Garcia
Phone (505) 277-2121
Federal Amount $ 1,853,701
Total Project Cost $ 3,497,550

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New York
Arts Council for Chautauqua County
WRFA-LP
Jamestown, NY
36-01-N04173

A project to activate a low-power FM station operating on 107.9 MHz to provide additional service to about 40,000 people.

Contact: Mr. David Schein
Phone (716) 664-2465
Federal Amount $ 16,933
Total Project Cost $ 33,866

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Columbia University
WKCR
New York, NY
36-01-N02005

An emergency project to replace the transmission equipment of WKCR, 89.9 MHz, New York, NY, that was destroyed by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. The next phase of the project, funded by this award, includes transmitter, antenna, STL, processing, test and monitoring equipment for a temporary transmission facility located at 4 Times Square that will provide service to about 80% of the pre-9/11 listenership. WKRC serves a population of about 8.9 million people.

(This project was awarded earlier in the year. Funds for the award are from a special FY 2002 supplemental appropriation.)

Contact: Mr. Steven Schwab
Phone (212) 854-1691
Federal Amount $ 205,281
Total Project Cost $ 0

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Educational Broadcasting Corporation, Inc.
Thirteen/WNET
New York, NY
36-02-N02004

An emergency project to replace the transmission equipment of WNET-TV. Channel 13, in New York, NY, that was destroyed by the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. The funds provided by this final cost amendment will cover expenses incurred in completing the full power analog facility that replicated the one serving the city of New York prior to the terrorist attack. WNET provides public television programming to a population of about 18 million people in New York, New Jesey, and Connecticut.

(This project was awarded earlier in the year. Funds for the award are from a special FY 2002 supplemental appropriation.)

Contact: Mr. Thomas Conway
Phone (212) 560-2780
Federal Amount $ 2,023,600
Total Project Cost $ 2,023,600

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Fordham University
WFUV
Bronx, NY
36-01-N04134

A project to improve the operation of the station by purchasing an audio patch system, audio vault system, editing system, audio consoles, router, switcher, microphones, speakers, CD players, DAT recorders, and test and monitoring equipment.

Contact: Dr. Ralph Jennings
Phone (718) 817-4555
Federal Amount $ 146,984
Total Project Cost $ 293,969

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InTouch Networks, Inc.
InTouch Networks, Inc.
New York, NY
36-01-N04030

A project to improve a radio reading service by purchasing studio equipment.

Contact: Ms. Myra Addington
Phone (212) 769-6271
Federal Amount $ 80,707
Total Project Cost $ 161,414

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Manhattan School of Music
Recording and Distance Learning Department
New York, NY
36-04-N04144

A project to extend a distance learning service to libraries and schools in the New York City area and St. Clair County, Michigan, through interconnection to the fiber optic backbone of Columbia University by purchasing a router, codec, switches, and fiber optic strand connections.

Contact: Ms. Susan Blumstein
Phone (212) 749-2802
Federal Amount $ 82,026
Total Project Cost $ 164,053

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Mountain Lake Public Telecommunications Council
WCFE-TV
Plattsburgh, NY
36-02-N04020

A project to improve the operation of the station by purchasing a master control switcher.

Contact: Ms. Alice Recore
Phone (518) 563-9770
Federal Amount $ 48,918
Total Project Cost $ 81,530

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Mountain Lake Public Telecommunications Council
WCFE-TV
Plattsburgh, NY
36-02-N04019

A project to improve the station's service to rural and remote areas by purchasing translator replacements for Addison, Willsboro, Tupper Lake, and Monkton.

Contact: Ms. Alice Recore
Phone (518) 563-9770
Federal Amount $ 44,400
Total Project Cost $ 74,000

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Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES

New Hartford, NY
36-03-N04085

A planning project to explore the options for establishing an interactive distance learning network among twelve component school districts in the Mohawk Valley in northcentral New York.

Contact: Mr. Kenneth Ford
Phone (315) 793-8502
Federal Amount $ 86,079
Total Project Cost $ 114,773

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St. Lawrence University
North Country Public Radio
Canton, NY
36-01-N04174

A project to extend the service area of North Country Public Radio by activating 10 translators and an STL system to connect them. The new translators will provide first service to about 47,000 people and additional service to more than 58,000 residents of the Adirondack North Country area of the State.

Contact: Ms. Ellen Rocco
Phone (315) 229-5356
Federal Amount $ 142,992
Total Project Cost $ 193,232

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WNYC Radio

New York, NY
36-01-N02003

Continuation of the emergency grant for the replacement of the transmission equipment of WNYC-FM, 93.9 MHz, New York, NY, that was destroyed by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. WNYC-FM serves a population of about 15 million people.

(This project was awarded earlier in the year. Funds for the award are from a special FY 2002 supplemental appropriation.)

Contact: Ms. Kathy St John
Phone (212) 669-7353
Federal Amount $ 108,036
Total Project Cost $ 108,036

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WXXI Public Broadcasting Council
WXXI-FM
Rochester, NY
36-01-N04095

A project to improved the facilities of the station by purchasing audio consoles, router system, editing system, control surfaces, and STL.

Contact: Ms. Susan Rogers
Phone (585) 258-0213
Federal Amount $ 147,307
Total Project Cost $ 294,615

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North Carolina
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
WUNC Radio
Chapel Hill, NC
37-01-N04001

A project to improve the facilities of repeater station WRQM, Rocky Mount, by purchasing a transmitter.

Contact: Ms. Joan Rose
Phone (919) 962-9150
Federal Amount $ 44,298
Total Project Cost $ 59,064

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University of North Carolina
University of NC Center for Public Television
Research Triangle Park, NC
37-02-N04032

A project to improve the operation of WUNL-DT, Winston Salem, by purchasing a tower.

Contact: Ms. Pat LaBarbera
Phone (919) 549-7154
Federal Amount $ 395,200
Total Project Cost $ 988,000

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University of North Carolina
WFSS
Fayetteville, NC
37-01-N04044

A project to improve the operation of the station by purchasing a transmitter, STL, and studio equipment.

Contact: Mr. Joseph Ross
Phone (910) 672-2030
Federal Amount $ 96,105
Total Project Cost $ 192,210

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
WUNC Radio
Chapel Hill, NC
37-01-N04109

A project to improve the satellite distribution system serving WRQM, Rocky Mount, WUND and WURI, Manteo, and WBUX, Buxton, by purchasing storage and forwarding equipment.

Contact: Ms. Joan Rose
Phone (919) 966-5454
Federal Amount $ 12,130
Total Project Cost $ 24,260

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
WUNC Radio
Chapel Hill, NC
37-01-N04098

A project to improve the operation of WRQM, Rocky Mount, by purchasing an emergency power generator.

Contact: Ms. Joan Rose
Phone (919) 966-5454
Federal Amount $ 11,000
Total Project Cost $ 22,000

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North Dakota
North Dakota State Library
Disability Services
Bismarck, ND
38-01-N04009

A project to enhance and expand the radio reading service of the North Dakota State Library by purchasing SCA receivers.

Contact: Ms. Stella Cone
Phone (701) 328-2185
Federal Amount $ 13,659
Total Project Cost $ 27,318

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Prairie Public Broadcasting, Inc.
KFME
Fargo, ND
38-02-N04203

An emergency project to replace the dissemination system of repeater station KGFE-TV, Grand Forks, with a new DTV station at Devils Lake, by purchasing an antenna, tower, transmission line, and four-hop STL.

Contact: Mr. Mark Lande
Phone (701) 239-7568
Federal Amount $ 900,167
Total Project Cost $ 1,343,533

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Prairie Public Broadcasting, Inc.
KFME
Fargo, ND
38-02-N04025

A project to improve the interconnection of repeater station KGFE, Grand Forks, by purchasing microwave terminals, repeater radios, tower, microwave dishes, radomes, wave guides, batteries, and test and associated equipment.

Contact: Mr. Mark Lande
Phone (701) 239-7568
Federal Amount $ 219,272
Total Project Cost $ 327,272

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Ohio
Cleveland Society for the Blind dba Cleveland Sight Center
Cleveland Radio Reading Service
Cleveland, OH
39-01-N04180

A project to improve the master control facilities of this radio reading service by purchasing a console, cassette recorder, CD players, work stations, cabinetry, sound cards, and distribution amplifiers.

Contact: Mrs. Lynn Brewer
Phone (216) 791-8118
Federal Amount $ 21,934
Total Project Cost $ 43,868

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ideastream
WCPN
Cleveland, OH
39-01-N04131

A project to convert the station's master control and production facilities to digital broadcasting by purchasing a router, digital/analog converters, workstations, audio storage, servers, CD players/recorders, and monitoring equipment.

Contact: Mr. Jerrold Wareham
Phone (216) 739-3850
Federal Amount $ 135,623
Total Project Cost $ 271,247

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ideastream
WVIZ
Cleveland, OH
39-02-N04149

A project to continue the digital conversion of the station by purchasing a server, archive system, router, switcher with ID inserter, automation system, satellite receive antenna, and test and monitoring equipment.

Contact: Mr. Jerrold Wareham
Phone (216) 739-3850
Federal Amount $ 451,600
Total Project Cost $ 1,129,000

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Ohio State University
WOSU
Columbus, OH
39-01-N04187

A project to improve the nighttime transmission facilities of the station by purchasing a hybrid digital-ready analog transmitter, STL, and test equipment.

Contact: Mr. David Carwile
Phone (614) 292-9678
Federal Amount $ 26,600
Total Project Cost $ 53,201

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Ohio State University
WOSU-TV
Columbus, OH
39-02-N04188

A project to improve the production and master control facilities of the station by purchasing three camera systems, switcher, distribution amplifiers, and test and monitoring equipment.

Contact: Mr. Thomas Rieland
Phone (614) 292-9678
Federal Amount $ 270,146
Total Project Cost $ 675,365

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Oklahoma
Langston University
Extension-Outreach
Oklahoma City, OK
40-04-N04112

A project to activate a distance learning service among Langston University's three campuses, the OneNet interactive distance learning network in Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority's DTV stations by purchasing cameras, microphones, audio processors, DVD/VCR units, monitors, and codecs.

Contact: Ms. M. Wachtstetter
Phone (405) 962-1679
Federal Amount $ 78,666
Total Project Cost $ 157,333

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Oklahoma Educational Television Authority
KETA
Oklahoma City, OK
40-02-N01120

An additional phase to this multi-year grant. The Oklahoma Network proposes to purchase router expansion for the conversion of the digital network.

Contact: Mr. John McCarroll
Phone (405) 848-8501
Federal Amount $ 25,000
Total Project Cost $ 100,000

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Oregon
Oregon Public Broadcasting
KOPB
Portland, OR
41-01-N04106

A project to improve the transmission facilities of the station by purchasing a transmitter and exciter.

Contact: Mr. John Galmiche
Phone (503) 293-1987
Federal Amount $ 32,650
Total Project Cost $ 65,300

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Southwestern Oregon Community College

Coos Bay, OR
41-03-N04171

A planning project to develop potential strategies for establishing an interactive distance learning infrastructure among educational institutions at all levels in Coos, Curry, and western Douglas counties.

Contact: Mr. Mike Gaudette
Phone (541) 888-7210
Federal Amount $ 49,198
Total Project Cost $ 69,306

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Pennsylvania
Duquesne University
WDUQ
Pittsburgh, PA
42-01-N04143

A project to extend the service area of the station by activating translators in Johnstown, Somerset, New Baltimore, and Ligonier to add service to more than 66,000 residents of southwestern Pennsylvania.

Contact: Mr. Scott Hanley
Phone (412) 396-6030
Federal Amount $ 29,587
Total Project Cost $ 59,174

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Northeastern Pennsylvania Educational Television Association
WVIA-FM
Pittston, PA
42-01-N04069

A project to improve the master control facilities of the station by purchasing a master switcher.

Contact: Mr. A. William Kelly
Phone (570) 602-1120
Federal Amount $ 36,498
Total Project Cost $ 72,996

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Spanish American Civic Association
WLCH
Lancaster, PA
42-01-N04049

A project to improve the facilities of the station by purchasing audio consoles, cassette recorders, hard disk storage system, CD players, and DAT recorder.

Contact: Ms. Catherine Calkins
Phone (717) 509-1012
Federal Amount $ 78,461
Total Project Cost $ 156,922

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Spanish American Civic Association
Centro TV
Lancaster, PA
42-04-N04021

A project to activate a cable television Latino distance learning channel in Lancaster, PA, by purchasing a switcher, cameras, microphones, monitors, and a satellite receive-only antenna.

Contact: Ms. Catherine Calkins
Phone (717) 509-1012
Federal Amount $ 15,617
Total Project Cost $ 31,235

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WHYY Inc.
WHYY-TV
Philadelphia, PA
42-02-N04183

A project to continue the digital conversion of the station by purchasing studio and field cameras and a videotape recorder.

Contact: Mr. John Doran
Phone (215) 351-1271
Federal Amount $ 218,754
Total Project Cost $ 546,885

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WITF, Inc.
WITF-FM
Harrisburg, PA
42-01-N04050

A project to improve the facilities of the station by purchasing a transmitter, processor, remote control system, monitoring system, and HVAC.

Contact: Mr. Gregory Poland
Phone (717) 221-2995
Federal Amount $ 56,423
Total Project Cost $ 112,847

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WITF, Inc.
WITF
Harrisburg, PA
42-02-N04064

A project to improve the station's remote control system.

Contact: Mr. Gregory Poland
Phone (717) 221-2995
Federal Amount $ 22,000
Total Project Cost $ 55,000

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WITF, Inc.
WITF & WITF-FM
Harrisburg, PA
42-02-N04072

A project to improve the transmission facilities of the stations by purchasing an emergency generator/UPS for their main transmission site.

Contact: Mr. Gregory Poland
Phone (717) 221-2995
Federal Amount $ 110,000
Total Project Cost $ 275,000

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WITF, Inc.
WITF-DT
Harrisburg, PA
42-02-N04045

A project to continue the digital conversion of the station by purchasing a satellite antenna, dual STL system, video server, router, ATSC encoder, VTRs, archive system, automation system, terminal gear, and test and monitoring equipment.

Contact: Mr. Gregory Poland
Phone (717) 221-2995
Federal Amount $ 651,450
Total Project Cost $ 1,630,350

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WQED Multimedia
WQED-FM
Pittsburgh, PA
42-01-N04114

A project to improve the transmission facilities of the station by purchasing a transmitter.

Contact: Mr. Jeffrey Rutkowski
Phone (412) 622-1312
Federal Amount $ 96,895
Total Project Cost $ 193,790

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South Carolina
South Carolina Educational Television Commission
South Carolina Educational Radio
Columbia, SC
45-01-N04071

A project to improve the facilities of WNSC, Rock Hill, by purchasing a transmitter, antenna, and related equipment.

Contact: Mr. Paul Zweimiller
Phone (803) 737-3409
Federal Amount $ 123,010
Total Project Cost $ 246,021

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South Dakota
South Dakota Board of Directors for Educational Telecommunications
South Dakota Public Broadcasting Network
Vermillion, SD
46-02-N04190

A project to improve the NTSC transmission facilities of KZSD-TV, Martin, SD, by purchasing a convertible NTSC transmitter, transmission line, stereo/SAP generator, and test and monitoring equipment.

Contact: Mr. Donald Forseth
Phone (605) 677-5240
Federal Amount $ 375,000
Total Project Cost $ 625,000

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Tennessee
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
WUTC
Chattanooga, TN
47-01-N04003

A project to improve the production facilities of the station by purchasing an audio console.

Contact: Dr. John McCormack
Phone (423) 425-4756
Federal Amount $ 10,120
Total Project Cost $ 22,001

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Texas
Frank Phillips College
Office of Distance Education
Borger, TX
48-04-N04102

A project to activate a distance learning service among Frank Phillips College and school districts in a three-county area of the northern Texas panhandle by purchasing cameras, microphones, monitors, codecs, and a multipoint conferencing unit.

Contact: Dr. Herbert Swender Sr.
Phone (806) 271-5311
Federal Amount $ 134,362
Total Project Cost $ 268,725

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Texarkana College
KTXK
Texarkana, TX
48-01-N04153

A project to improve the transmission facilities of the station by purchasing a remote control, audio processor, STL, and modulation monitor.

Contact: Mr. Frank Coleman
Phone (903) 838-4541
Federal Amount $ 11,580
Total Project Cost $ 23,160

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Texas Public Radio
KPAC
San Antonio, TX
48-01-N04061

A project to improve the interconnection facilities of the station by purchasing two audio processors with compressor/limiters, two STL systems, and related equipment.

Contact: Mr. Joe Gwathmey
Phone (210) 614-8977
Federal Amount $ 25,299
Total Project Cost $ 50,598

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Utah
The University of Utah
KULC-TV
Salt Lake City, UT
49-04-N04023

A project to extend the State of Utah's fully-interactive two-way video and audio distance learning network services to three high schools in Salt Lake City by purchasing a videoconferencing control unit, cameras, microphones, and codecs.

Contact: Ms. Sheralyn Stevens
Phone (801) 581-7207
Federal Amount $ 111,416
Total Project Cost $ 222,832

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Utah State University of Agriculture and Applied Science
KUSU
Logan, UT
49-01-N04039

A project to improve the production facilities of the station by purchasing a digital audio delivery and storage system.

Contact: Mr. Bryan Earl
Phone (435) 797-3107
Federal Amount $ 23,258
Total Project Cost $ 46,516

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Virginia
Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association, Inc.
WHRO-TV
Norfolk, VA
51-02-N04177

A project to continue the digital conversion of the station by purchasing a digital automation system, HD and SD encoders, test equipment, switcher, router, and terminal equipment.

Contact: Mrs. Bonnie Rennick
Phone (757) 889-9316
Federal Amount $ 250,000
Total Project Cost $ 1,001,169

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Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.
WVTF
Roanoke, VA
51-01-N04170

A project to improve the microwave link from the station's Roanoke studios to its transmitter site in Wise, VA.

Contact: Mr. Glen Gleixner
Phone (540) 989-8900
Federal Amount $ 8,542
Total Project Cost $ 17,084

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Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.
WVTF
Roanoke, VA
51-01-N04178

A project to extend the service area of the station's repeater, WFFC, Ferrum, VA, by purchasing a transmitter. The expanded coverage area will provide additional service to about 6,200 people.

Contact: Mr. Glen Gleixmer
Phone (540) 989-8900
Federal Amount $ 24,605
Total Project Cost $ 49,210

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Washington
Washington Public Affairs Network, dba TVW
KWGV
Olympia, WA
53-01-N04037

A project to activate a public radio station on 90.1 MHz in Olympia, WA, by purchasing a transmitter, antenna, tower, audio processor, console, microphones, CD players, DAT recorders, and associated equipment.

Contact: Ms. Caryl Zenker
Phone (360) 586-5555
Federal Amount $ 71,766
Total Project Cost $ 143,533

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Washington State University
Educational Telecommunications & Technology
Pullman, WA
53-02-N04013

A project to improve the production facilities of KWSU-TV by purchasing a studio lighting package, an analog production switcher, camera pedestals, and mounting heads.

Contact: Ms. Kathryn Dahmen
Phone (509) 335-6536
Federal Amount $ 172,608
Total Project Cost $ 431,520

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Washington State University
Educational Telecommunications & Technology
Pullman, WA
53-01-N04005

A project to activate a translator operating on 92.3 MHz in Forks, WA, by purchasing a tranmitter, antenna, and related equipment. Approximately 11,127 people will receive first public radio service from this project.

Contact: Ms. Kathryn Dahmen
Phone (509) 335-6536
Federal Amount $ 32,212
Total Project Cost $ 42,950

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Washington State University
Educational Telecommunications $ Technology
Pullman, WA
53-02-N04205

An emergency project to replace a failing analog transmitter in the Tri- Cities area of Washington State, including Pasco, Richland, Kennewick, and Yakima. The project will provide the only public television service for most of the 219,409 people in the area.

Contact: Ms. Kathryn Dahmen
Phone (509) 335-6536
Federal Amount $ 76,795
Total Project Cost $ 153,590

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Whidbey Island Center for the Arts
KWPA-LP
Langley, WA
53-01-N04140

A project to activate an LPFM station operating on 103.1 MHz by purchasing a tower, antenna, transmitter, STL, and test equipment.

Contact: Ms. Diana Lindsay
Phone (360) 221-4101
Federal Amount $ 26,959
Total Project Cost $ 53,919

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Wisconsin
Milwaukee Area Technical College District Board
WMVS / WMVT
Milwaukee, WI
55-03-N04082

A planning project to study the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of using digital multicast ITFS channels in the Milwaukee area for interactive distance learning services.

Contact: Mr. Ellis Bromberg
Phone (414) 297-7661
Federal Amount $ 109,530
Total Project Cost $ 146,040

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University of Wisconsin
WHA-TV
Madison, WI
55-02-N04052

A project to continue the digital conversion of the station by purchasing an HD camcorder system, nonlinear editing system, and monitoring equipment.

Contact: Mr. Malcolm Brett
Phone (608) 263-9598
Federal Amount $ 74,251
Total Project Cost $ 297,007

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Wisconsin Educational Communications Board
Wisconsin Public Radio
Madison, WI
55-01-N04084

A project to convert the master control of the state radio network to digital broadcasting by purchasing a server system, software, controllers, remote link processors, UPS systems, and analog/digital converters.

Contact: Ms. Wendy Wink
Phone (608) 264-9676
Federal Amount $ 54,760
Total Project Cost $ 109,520

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Wisconsin Educational Communications Board
Wisconsin Public Television
Madison, WI
55-02-N04097

A project to continue the digital conversion of the state television network by purchasing server systems, network management software, ethernet switches, remote link processors and controllers, analog/digital converters, and UPS systems.

Contact: Ms. Wendy Wink
Phone (608) 264-9676
Federal Amount $ 98,613
Total Project Cost $ 394,452

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Wyoming
Central Wyoming College
KCWC-DT
Riverton, WY
56-02-N04160

A project to increase the station's operation to the full 60 KW licensed for it and to continue the digital coversion of the station by purchasing a transmitter, antenna, tower modification, remote control, STL, switcher, digital editing system, digital encoder, video server, digital master control system, production equipment, and test package.

Contact: Mr. Daniel Schiedel
Phone (307) 856-6944
Federal Amount $ 1,028,136
Total Project Cost $ 3,070,847

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This page was last updated on 09/20/04.