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Part IV

Department of Commerce

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP) and PEACESAT Program; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

[Docket Number: 960205021-A133-08]

RIN 0660-ZA01

Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP) and PEACESAT Program

AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of applications received.

SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) previously announced the solicitation of grant applications for two programs funded from the Public Broadcasting, Facilities, Planning and Construction Funds account. This notice announces the list of applications received and notifies any interested party that it may file comments with the Agency supporting or opposing an application.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Connors, Director, Public Telecommunications Facilities Program, telephone: (202) 482-5802; fax: (202) 482-2156. Information about the PTFP can also be obtained electronically via Internet (send inquiries to http:// www.ntia.doc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

By Federal Register notice dated January 5, 1998, the NTIA, within the Department of Commerce, announced that it was soliciting grant applications for the Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP). NTIA announced that the closing date for receipt of PTFP applications was 8 p.m. EST, February 12, 1998.

In all, the PTFP received 245 applications from 45 states. The total amount of funds requested by the applicants is $66.4 million.

By Federal Register notice dated March 19, 1998, the NTIA also announced that it was soliciting grant applications for the Pan-Pacific Education and Communications by Satellite (PEACESAT) Program. NTIA announced that the closing date for receipt of PEACESAT applications was close of business, April 20, 1998.

In all, the PEACESAT Program received one application. The total amount of funds requested is $445,745.

Notice is hereby given that the PTFP received applications from the following organizations. The list includes all applications received. Identification of any application only indicates its receipt. It does not indicate that it has been accepted for review, has been determined to be eligible for funding, or that an application will receive an award.

Any interested party may file comments with the Agency supporting or opposing an application and setting forth the grounds for support or opposition. PTFP will forward a copy of any opposing comments to the applicant. Comments must be sent to PTFP at the following address: NTIA/PTFP, Room 4625, 1401 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.

The Agency will incorporate all comments from the public and any replies from the applicant in the applicant's official file.

Public Telecommunications Facilities Program Applications

Alaska

File No. 98023CRB Alaska Public Radio Network, 810 East 9th Ave Anchorage, AK 99501. Contact: Ms. Tammy Gilstrap, Business Manager. Funds Requested: $32,250. Total Project Cost: $ 43,300. To replace satellite upconverter equipment for the Alaska Public Radio Network (APRN), Anchorage.

File No. 98010CTB Bethel Broadcasting, Inc., KYUK-TV 640 Radio Street Pouch 468 Bethel, AK 99559. Contact: Ms. Jude Andrews, General Manager. Funds Requested: $254,349. Total Project Cost: $339,133. To purchase a video server and master control support equipment.

File No. 98028PTB Capital Community Broadcasting, Inc., Station KTOO-TV 360 Egan Drive Juneau, AK 998011748. Contact: Mr. Bill Legere, President & General Manager. Funds Requested: $594,830. Total Project Cost: $594,830. To plan for the conversion of public television translators to digital technologies.

File No. 98027CRB CoastAlaska, Inc., 360 Egan Drive, Suite 216 Juneau, AK 99801. Contact: Mr. Jon Newstrom, System Coordinator. Funds Requested: $126,129. Total Project Cost: $168,172. To place digital storage equipment and standardize the air chains at five public radio stations, KTOO-FM, Juneau; KCAW-FM, Sitka; KSFK-FM, Petersburg; KSTK- FM, Wrangell; and KRBD-FM, Ketchikan which cooperate as CoastAlaska, Inc. The project would also replace KRBD's Black Mountain translator with two translators.

File No. 98159CRB 97205 Kotzebue Broadcasting Inc., Station KOTZ-AM 396 Lagoon Drive P.O. Box 78 Kotzebue, AK 99752. Contact: Mr. Pierre Lonewolf, General Manager/Chief Engineer. Funds Requested: $107,401. Total Project Cost: $147,401. To provide digital audio storage and editing equipment.

File No. 98019CRB Silakkuagvik Communications, Inc., Station KBRW- AM P.O. Box 109 1695 Okpik St. Barrow, AK 99723. Contact: Mr. Donovan Rinker, Vice President & Gen. Mgr. Funds Requested: $ 39,814. Total Project Cost: $53,085. To replace studio production and operations equipment.

File No. 98232CRB Unalaska Community Broadcasting, Station KIAL-AM, 5th and Broadway P.O. Box 181 Unalaska, AK 99685. Contact: Mrs. Joy Mendoza, Acting General Manager. Funds Requested: $ 57,757. Total Project Cost: $77,010. To purchase uninterruptible power equipment.

File No. 98135CTB University of Alaska/Fairbanks, Station KUAC-TV 201 Theatre Building 312 Tanana Drive Fairbanks, AK 99775-5620. Contact: Mr. Jerry Brigham, General Manager. Funds Requested: $ 62,832. Total Project Cost: $ 95,200. To purchase five video recorders.

Alabama

File No. 98043CTB Alabama Public Television, 2112 11th Avenue South Suite 400 Birmingham, AL 35205-2884. Contact: Mr. Philip Hutcheson, Deputy Director/CFO. Funds Requested: $610,597. Total Project Cost: $1,221,194. To improve network interconnection by replacing 60% of its microwave transmission equipment and strengthening four towers; to improve its program origination capability by replacing a character generator and video editing equipment; and acquire closed-captioning equipment.

Arkansas

File No. 98080CTB Arkansas ETV Commission (AETN), 350 S. Donaghey Conway, AR 72032. Contact: Ms. Susan Howarth, Executive Director. Funds Requested: $292,924. Total Project Cost: $585,849. To replace origination equipment including prompters, lighting system, editors and monitors.

File No. 98096CTB Arkansas ETV Commission (AETN), 350 S. Donaghey Conway, AR 72032. Contact: Ms. Susan Howarth, Executive Director. Funds Requested: $559,577. Total Project Cost: $1,119,154. To replace the analog microwave system with a digital system.

File No. 98176ICTNO City Of Little Rock, City Manager's Office City Hall, Room 203, 500 West Markham, Little Rock, AR 72201. Contact: Ms. Darlene Garrett, Neighborhood Resource Ctr Coor. Funds Requested: $288,056. Total Project Cost: $576,112. To establish a distance learning center by purchasing a satellite receive-only earth station, and two-way teleconferencing equipment.

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Arizona

File No. 98018CTB Arizona State University, KAET-TV, Box 871405, Tempe, AZ 85287-4505. Contact: Mr. Larry Fallis, Sponsored Projects Officer. Funds Requested: $295,000. Total Project Cost: $590,000. To replace studio and handheld cameras, monitoring and test equipment.

File No. 98105CTN City Of Bullhead City, CITY-TV, 1255 Marina Blvd., Bullhead City, AZ 86442. Contact: Mr. Pete Reeves, Economic Devel. Coordinator. Funds Requested: $18,750. Total Project Cost: $25,000. To activate a cable television access channel.

File No. 98055PTB Museum of Contemporary Art, 142 W. 20th St., Tucson, AZ 85701. Contact: Mr. Peter Grodach, Project Director. Funds Requested: $10,000. Total Project Cost: $10,000. To plan for the establishment of a Low Power Television Station.

File No. 98031CRB Northern Arizona University, KNAU-FM, Building 16, Room 219, Corner of Osborne and Tormey, Flagstaff, AZ 86011. Contact: Mr. John Stark, General Manager. Funds Requested: $75,873. Total Project Cost: $151,746. To replace transmitter, antenna and transmission line.

File No. 98034ICTN Northern Arizona University, Statewide Programs, Old Main, Bldg 10, Room 209, McMullen Circle, Flagstaff, AZ 86011. Contact: Mr. Edward Groenhout, Vice Provost. Funds Requested: $794,353. Total Project Cost: $1,059,138. To extend the Northern Arizona University Network (NAUNet) duplex microwave system distance learning network to the following: the Hualapai Family Resources Center in Peach Springs, the Whiteriver Unified School District on the White Mountain Apache Indian Reservation; and the Dine' College and the Ganado Unified School District both on the Navajo Indian Reservation.

File No. 98005CTB University of Arizona, KUAT-TV, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721. Contact: Mr. Ronald Stewart, Associate Director. Funds Requested: $254,000. Total Project Cost: $508,000. To replace cameras, video cassette recorders (VCR's) and the master control VCR with a video server.

File No. 98122CRB White Mountain Apache Tribe, KNNB, 88.1 FM, Apache Radio Executive Office Building, SR 73, Whiteriver, AZ 85941. Contact: Mr. Connor Murphy, Grant Writer. Funds Requested: $17,050. Total Project Cost: $34,100. To replace origination equipment.

California

File No. 98199PTB Alderwood Communications, 230 Fernwood Avenue, Oroville, CA 95966. Contact: Ms. Annette D'Brotherton, Executive Director. Funds Requested: $142,571. Total Project Cost: $142,571. To plan for a repeater radio station in Butte County, California.

File No. 98172ICTN Butte-Glenn Community College District, 3536 Butte Campus Drive, Oroville, CA 95965. Contact: Mr. Robert Ellworth, Media and DI Coordinator. Funds Requested: $25,708. Total Project Cost: $51,417. To replace transmitters for an ITFS system.

File No. 98061ICTN 97200 CSU-Fresno Foundation, Central Valley Technology Center, 4910 N. Chestnut Avenue, Fresno, CA 93726. Contact: Dr. Thomas McClanahan, Assoc VP/Grants & Res/CSU. Funds Requested: $690,943. Total Project Cost: $1,460,244. To activate a distance learning system consisting initially of 22 sites located throughout Fresno, Madera, Kings, and Tulare Counties.

File No. 98095CTB Coast Community College District, KOCE-TV, 15751 Gothard Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92647. Contact: Mr Mel Rogers, President. Funds Requested: $244,470. Total Project Cost: $488,940. To replace ten broadcast videotape machines with DVCPro format units.

File No. 98193CTB Community Television of Southern CA, 4401 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027. Contact: Mr. Donald Youpa, Executive Vice President & COO. Funds Requested: $76,229. Total Project Cost: $152,459. To support the conversion to digital of KCET-TV, Channel 28 in Los Angeles, CA, by replacing a manual on-air system with a new digital automation system.

File No. 98073CTB Community Television of Southern CA, 4401 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027. Contact: Mr. Donald Youpa, Executive Vice President & COO. Funds Requested: $1,440,685. Total Project Cost: $1,920,914. To complete the digital conversion of KCET-TV, Channel 59 (or Channel 32) in Los Angeles by installing a digital transmitter, encoders, antenna, transmission line, and STL.

File No. 98212CRB KQED Inc., 2601 Mariposa Street, San Francisco, CA 94110. Contact: Ms. Jo Anne Wallace, VP/KQED-FM General Manager. Funds Requested: $20,002. Total Project Cost: $40,005. To activate a translator that will serve Monterey, Carmel, Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach, California.

File No. 98104CTB KQED, Inc., 2601 Mariposa Street San Francisco, CA 94110. Contact: Ms. Jayme Burke, Development Associate. Funds Requested: $289,353. Total Project Cost: $578,706. To replace one-inch videotape machines, a video production switcher, and a audio console.

File No. 98119CTB KQED, Inc., 2601 Mariposa Street San Francisco, CA 94110. Contact: Ms. Jayme Burke, Development Associate. Funds Requested: $1,209,495. Total Project Cost: $2,418,990. 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.

File No. 98224CTB 97101 KTEH Foundation, 1585 Schallenberger Road San Jose, CA 95131. Contact: Mr. Gary Martinez, Grants Associate. Funds Requested: $931,820. Total Project Cost: $1,242,427. To extend the station's signal by relocating the tower and replacing the transmitter, the antenna, the STL system and the transmission line.

File No. 98143ICTN Kern Educational T/C Consortium, 1300--17th Street, City Centre Bakersfield, CA 933014533. Contact: Dr. William Cochran, VP/Instruc/Porterville College. Funds Requested: $822,304. Total Project Cost: $1,823,838. To extend the microwave-based distance learning system to northern Kern County and southeastern Tulare County.

File No. 98240ICTN Monterey County Office of Education, Instructional Resources & Tech 910 Blanco Circle Salinas, CA 93901. Contact: Mr. Michael Mellon, Dir/Instr. Resources & Tech.. Funds Requested: $408,982. Total Project Cost: $968,842. To extend the ITFS- based distance learning system to San Benito and San Luis Obispo Counties and to expand the already-existing system in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties to presently-unserved audiences.

File No. 98162PRB Radio Bilingue, 5005 E. Belmont Avenue Fresno, CA 93727. Contact: Mr. Hugo Morales, Executive Director. Funds Requested: $48,900. Total Project Cost: $65,200. To plan for the distribution of Radio Bilingue's Spanish-language service in the top ten Hispanic markets in the United States.

File No. 98187PRB Radio Bilingue, 5005 E. Belmont Avenue Fresno, CA 93727. Contact: Mr. Hugo Morales, Executive Director. Funds Requested: $50,400. Total Project Cost: $67,200. To plan for the establishment of a public radio station serving the Spanish-speaking residents of southwestern Texas.

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File No. 98127PRB Round Valley Unified School Dist., Howard & High School District Covelo, CA 95428. Contact: Ms. Andrea Harris, Superintendent. Funds Requested: $10,745. Total Project Cost: $13,595. To plan for the activation of a public radio station in Round Valley, California.

File No. 98103CRB Rural California Broadcasting Corp., 5850 Labath Avenue Rohnert Park, CA 94928. Contact: Ms. Nancy Dobbs, President & CEO. Funds Requested: $ 11,715. Total Project Cost: $15,621. To expand the signal of KRCB-FM, operating on 91.1 MHz in Rohnert Park, California, by activating a translator in Santa Rosa, operating on 90.9 MHz.

File No. 98113CTB Rural California Broadcasting Corp., 5850 Labath Avenue Rohnert Park, CA 94928. Contact: Ms. Nancy Dobbs, President & CEO. Funds Requested: $78,015. Total Project Cost: $104,020. To improve the facilities of KRCB-TV, Channel 22 in Rohnert Park, California, by replacing VTRs in master control, production control and edit rooms with digital DVCPro units.

File No. 98116CTB San Diego State University Found., KPBS Television 5200 Campanile Drive San Diego, CA 92182. Contact: Ms. Susan Holloway, Director, Administrative Serv. Funds Requested: $687,400. Total Project Cost: $1,374,800. To construct a new tower and purchase a new antenna for the KPBS DTV assignment on UHF Channel 30. The project will also include replacement of the station's four studio cameras.

File No. 98156CRB Santa Monica Comm College District, 1900 Pico Boulevard Santa Monica, CA 90405. Contact: Ms. Ruth Seymour, General Manager. Funds Requested: $138,366. Total Project Cost: $184,488. To expand the signal of KCRW-FM by activating a repeater station in Mojave, KCRI-FM, 88.1 MHz.

File No. 98158IPTBN The Education Coalition, 2862 Millbridge Place San Ramon, CA 94583. Contact: Dr. Carla Lane, Executive Director. Funds Requested: $186,330. Total Project Cost: $365,930. To conduct a technology assessment of its affiliates in 17 states to determine how best to interconnect schools of education, K-12 districts, and other institutions involved in educational technology through existing and emerging technologies.

File No. 98223IPTN The National Hispanic University, 14271 Story Road San Jose, CA 95127. Contact: Dr. B. Roberto Cruz, President. Funds Requested: $98,500. Total Project Cost: $131,333. To design a Distance Learning Center focused on training teachers in bilingual education (Spanish/English) and to plan a delivery system that would disseminate its courses throughout California and nationally. The project involves San Jose State University, the Santa Clara Office of Education, and the Hispanic Educational Telecommunications System (HETS).

File No. 98090ICRTN Visible Light, Inc., The RAIN Network 1562 Cougar Ridge Road Buellton, CA 93427. Contact: Mr. Timothy Tyndall, Director. Funds Requested: $567,000. Total Project Cost: $756,000. To extend the services of the Regional Alliance for Information Networking (RAIN) system through the use of Internet and satellite technologies. The project will permit extension of service to 75 additional communities.

File No. 98091ICTN Visible Light, Inc., The RAIN Network 1562 Cougar Ridge Road Buellton, CA 93427. Contact: Mr. Timothy Tyndall, Director. Funds Requested: $319,500. Total Project Cost: $426,000. To extend the services of the Regional Alliance for Information Networking (RAIN) system through the use of Internet and satellite technologies. The project will permit extension of service to 250,000 additional people.

Colorado

File No. 98138CRB Colorado State Board of Agriculture, KDUR-FM 1000 Rim Drive Durango, CO 81301. Contact: Ms. Wynn Harris, Station Manager. Funds Requested: $15,872. Total Project Cost: $31,745. To replace transmission as well as production equipment.

File No. 98179CRB Denver Educ. Broadcasting, Inc., KUVO 2900 Welton Suite 200 Denver, CO 80205. Contact: Ms. Florence Hernandez-Ramos, President & CEO. Funds Requested: $47,342. Total Project Cost: $94,684. To replace transmitter, master control and production boards.

File No. 98152CTB Front Range Educational Media Corp., KBDI-TV 2900 Welton St., 1st Floor Denver, CO 80205. Contact: Mr. Theodore Krichels, General Manager. Funds Requested: $400,000. Total Project Cost: $800,000. To acquire a new automated master control system that will serve the needs of KBDI-TV and KRMA-TV, Ch. 6, in Denver. The equipment will be used under a joint operating agreement and will assist both stations as they begin their transition to digital technology by the year 2003.

File No. 98130CRB 97201 KUTE, Inc., KSUT-FM Public Radio P.O. Box 737 Ignacio, CO 81137. Contact: Mr. Carlos Sena, General Manager, KSUT- FM. Funds Requested: $55,989. Total Project Cost: $74,655. To acquire local origination equipment for a new studio to serve the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. In addition, project will acquire a studio-to-transmitter link (STL) to permit a new, second station, KUTE-FM on 90.1 MHz, located on Missionary Ridge to be programmed with a different public radio signal.

File No. 98216ICTN National Technological University, 700 Centre Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80526. Contact: Dr. Lionel Baldwin, President. Funds Requested: $201,960. Total Project Cost: $336,600. To purchase eight digital encoders and a disk storage system to permit the distribution via satellite of additional channels of instruction to home based PC's via the NTU Home Learner system.

File No. 98195CTB 97035 Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting, KRMA-TV 1089 Bannock Street Denver, CO 80204. Contact: Mr. James Morgese, President/General Manager. Funds Requested: $205,653. Total Project Cost: $616,960. To interconnect the facilities of public television stations KRMA-TV, Ch. 6, in Denver and KTSC-TV, Ch. 8, in Pueblo by installing a two-way microwave interconnection. KRMA-TV will also acquire computer automation equipment to provide a distinct program feed to Pueblo.

File No. 98114CTB Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting, KRMA-TV 1089 Bannock Street Denver, CO 80204. Contact: Mr. James Morgese, President/ General Manager. Funds Requested: $62,000. Total Project Cost: $124,000. To replace analog videotape machines with digital machines. The project will also benefit KRMJ-TV, Ch. 18, in Grand Junction.

File No. 98076IPTN San Juan Basin Technical School, P.O. Box 970 33057 Highway 160 Cortez, CO 81321. Contact: Mr. William Lewis, Executive Director. Funds Requested: $146,100. Total Project Cost: $196,100. To help the Four Corners Distance Learning Planning Committee, acting through the San Juan Basin Technical School, Cortez, CO, to plan how to establish a distance learning infrastructure throughout southwest Colorado and southeast Utah.

File No. 98203CRB San Miguel Educational Fund, KOTO-FM 207 N. Pine St. Telluride, CO 81435. Contact: Mr. Ben Kerr, General Manager. Funds Requested: $47,940. Total Project Cost: $63,920. To install a repeater/ satellite station on Gray Head.

File No. 98177CRB University of Northern Colorado, Radio KUNC, Greeley, CO 80639. Contact: Mr. Neil Best, Station Manager. Funds Requested: $61,350. Total Project Cost:

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$89,300. To activate a repeater station on 88.3 MHz in Leadville and a translator on 89.5 in Yampa. In addition, KUNC-FM will replace its exciter, processor and related dissemination equipment.

Connecticut

File No. 98233CTB Connecticut Public Broadcasting, 240 New Britain Avenue Hartford, CT 06106. Contact: Mr James Whitsett, VP Operations and Engineering. Funds Requested: $388,726. Total Project Cost: $777,453. To improve the facilities of WEDW-TV, Channel 49 in Bridgeport, CT, by replacing the transmitter, the microwave link and monitoring equipment.

Florida

File No. 98041CTB Barry Telecommunications, Inc., WXEL-TV 3401 S. Congress Avenue Boynton Beach, FL 33426. Contact: Mr. Philip Dicomo, VP of Development. Funds Requested: $280,366. Total Project Cost: $560,733. To replace basic origination equipment including tape machines, the editing system and a field recorder.

File No. 98040CTB Community Communications, Inc., 11510 East Colonial Drive Orlando, FL 32817. Contact: Mr. Jose Fajardo, Vice President For Programming. Funds Requested: $3,072,398. Total Project Cost: $4,096,531. To improve the facilities of WMFE-TV, Channel 24 in Orlando, FL, by replacing the tower, the antenna and the transmission line.

File No. 98032CTB Florida State University, WFSU-TV 1600 Red Barber Plaza Tallahassee, FL 32310. Contact: Mrs. Donna Landrum, Business Manager. Funds Requested: $82,068. Total Project Cost: $164,136. To replace master control switcher with analog/digital-ready switcher and purchase a digital video disc record and playback system.

File No. 98133CRB Florida State University, WFSQ 1600 Red Barber Plaza Tallahassee, FL 32310. Contact: Mr. Andrew Hanus, Chief Engineer. Funds Requested: $16,305. Total Project Cost: $32,610. To replace STL system, audio processor and transmitter modulation monitors.

File No. 98178CTB Florida West Coast Public Brdcstg, WEDU 1300 North Boulevard Tampa, FL 33607. Contact: Ms. Elsie Garner, Sr. Vice President & COO. Funds Requested: $342,407. Total Project Cost: $684,814. To replace studio cameras with digitally capable units.

File No. 98165CRB Indian River Community College, WQCS Radio Reading Service 3209 Virginia Avenue Indian River Community College Fort Pierce, FL 34981.Contact: Mr. H. James Holmes, Station Manager. Funds Requested: $22,500. Total Project Cost: $30,000. To make WQCS's Radio Reading Service more accessible to people in the community by distributing 300 SCA receivers.

File No. 98085CRB Nathan B. Stubblefield Foundation, WMNF-FM 1210 East Dr. Martin Luther King Tampa, FL 33603. Contact: Mr. Richard Eiswerth, Station Manager. Funds Requested: $24,125. Total Project Cost: $48,250. To replace master control and studio equipment.

File No. 98128ICTN Palm Beach County Commission, WPY38/channel 20 301 N. Olive Ave., Suite 104 West Palm Beach, FL 33401. Contact: Ms. Julie Brechbill, TV Station Manager. Funds Requested: $44,272. Total Project Cost: $88,545. To construct a satellite downlink to improve MDS television facility WPY38, to provide national and government programing. WPY38 is available on cable Ch. 20 on most cable systems in Palm Beach County.

File No. 98072CTB Pensacola Junior College, WSRE-TV 1000 College Boulevard Pensacola, FL 32504. Contact: Mr. Allan Pizzato, General Manager. Funds Requested: $71,000. Total Project Cost: $142,000. To replace the studio audio board, audio cart machines and the production character generator.

File No. 98225ICTN Santa Fe Community College, 3000 NW 83rd Street Gainesville, FL 32606. Contact: Mr. W. Harvey Sharron, Dean for Development. Funds Requested: $280,272. Total Project Cost: $430,272. To establish an Interactive Video Classroom Distance Learning Network with facilities in Archer, Alachua/High Springs, and Hawthorne.

File No. 98222CTB The School Board of Miami-Dade Co., WLRN-TV 172 N. E. 15 Street Miami, FL 33132. Contact: Mrs. Laurel Long, Director of Finance and Admin. Funds Requested: $1,423,379. Total Project Cost: $2,846,758. To complete the conversion of WLRN-TV, Channel 20 in Miami to a digital broadcast facility by construction of a 1019 feet tower, and installation of a circular polarized antenna system, a digital transmitter, and a digital microwave system. WLRN will also purchase a multi-channel digital encoder system.

File No. 98144ICTN University Of Central Florida, College Of Arts & Sciences Communications Bldg., Suite 190F 4000 Central Florida Blvd. Orlando, FL 32816-1990. Contact: Dr. Haven Sweet, Assoc Dean, Arts & Sciences. Funds Requested: $93,783. Total Project Cost: $187,566. To purchase CODECS and equipment for an additional video classroom on the University's main campus and video classrooms at Lake Sumpter Community College in Sumpter County and the University's South Orlando campus.

File No. 98020CRB University Of Florida, WUFT-FM 2208 Weimer Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611. Contact: Mr. Henri Pensis, Station Manager. Funds Requested: $26,185. Total Project Cost: $52,370. To replace audio console, recording machines and cart machines.

File No. 98106CTB University Of Florida, WUFT-TV Weimer Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611. Contact: Mr. Richard Lehner, General Manager. Funds Requested: $90,365. Total Project Cost: $180,730. To replace origination and production equipment through the purchase of DVC-Pro videotape recorders and players.

File No. 98208CRB University of Central Florida, WUCF-FM Radio Suite 162 Library Building 4000 Central Florida Boulevard Orlando, FL 32816. Contact: Ms. Kayonne Riley, Manager. Funds Requested: $146,720. Total Project Cost: $293,440. To construct a new tower and install a new antenna system. These improvements will alleviate radio frequency interference and will permit the station to comply with radiation standards required by the FCC.

File No. 98053CTB WJCT, Inc., 100 Festival Park Avenue Jacksonville, FL 32202. Contact: Mr. Rick Johnson, Senior Vice President, Broadcast. Funds Requested: $384,350. Total Project Cost: $768,701. To replace studio cameras, video switcher, audio console, dual channel digital character generator, stillstore, frame synchronizer and tape machines.

File No. 98098CRB WJCT, Inc., 100 Festival Park Avenue Jacksonville, FL 32202. Contact: Mr. Rick Johnson, Sr. Vice President, Broadcasting. Funds Requested: $34,895. Total Project Cost: $69,790. To replace remote production and distribution equipment including the audio mixer, digital audio record and playback units, and a digital remote program link. The station will also replace the STL with a digital multi-channel system.

Georgia

File No. 98173CRB Okefenokee Educational Foundation, 205 Rose Avenue Folkston, GA 31537. Contact: Mr. Jack Mays, President. Funds Requested: $34,295. Total Project Cost: $45,727. To construct a new noncommercial radio station to operate on 91.3 MHz in Folkston, GA.

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Hawaii

File No. 98062IPTBN Hawaii Department Of Education, Teleschool Branch 1112 Mapunapuna Street, Suite 20 Honolulu, HI 96819. Contact: Mrs. Geriann Hong, Director, Teleschool Branch. Funds Requested: $121,222. Total Project Cost: $189,122. To plan for the establishment of a broadcast television facility and evaluate alternative transmission technologies for distance learning services.

File No. 98066CRB Kauai Community Radio, 4520-D Hanaki Plantation Rd. Princeville, HI 96722. Contact: Mr. Jon Scott, General Manager. Funds Requested: $10,100. Total Project Cost: $13,470. To extend station KAQA(FM) operating on 91.9 MHz by constructing a booster station operating on 91.9 MHz to serve Kilauea Town.

File No. 98188IPRTN University of Hawaii, Social Science Research Institute, 2530 Dole St., Honolulu, HI 96822. Contact: Dr. Norman H. Okamura. Funds Requested: $428,213. Total Project Cost: $556,688. To enable the PEACESAT Program to support public service and development communications to the Pacific Islands including the expansion of new digital services and distance learning via satellite.

Iowa

File No. 98148CTB Iowa Public Broadcasting Board, Iowa Public Television 6450 Corporate Drive Johnston, IA 50131. Contact: Mr. Dennis Malloy, Director Community Relations. Funds Requested: $2,249,719. Total Project Cost: $2,999,626. To convert public television station KIIN, ch. 12, Iowa City, IA, to digital broadcasting on channel 45.

File No. 98184CRB Iowa Western Community College, KIWR (FM) 2700 College Road Council Bluffs, IA 51503. Contact: Ms. Vicki Ratliff, General Manager. Funds Requested: $187,921. Total Project Cost: $375,842. To replace the transmitter, transmission line, STL, audio consoles, digital work stations, and other audio equipment.

File No. 98050CRB University of Northern Iowa, KUNI (FM) 324 Communication Arts Center Cedar Falls, IA 50614. Contact: Ms Barbara Reid, Administrative Assistant. Funds Requested: $697,200. Total Project Cost: $1,743,000. To construct a transmitter tower to take the place of one the station must vacate because its owner requires the tower capacity for converting itself to DTV.

Idaho

File No. 98084CRB Boise State University, BSU Radio Network 1910 University Drive Boise, ID 83725. Contact: Dr. James Paluzzi, General Manager. Funds Requested: $46,024. Total Project Cost: $61,366. To replace the transmission antenna of KBSU-FM, 90.3 MHz, which was damaged by ice storms.

File No. 98016CTB Idaho Public Television, 1455 North Orchard Boise, ID 83706. Contact: Mr. Phillip Kottraba, Fiscal Officer. Funds Requested: $715,026. Total Project Cost: $953,368. To improve operation of the Idaho Public Television network by replacing microwave equipment.

File No. 98142PRB Mackay School District, 400 East Spruce P.O. Box 390 Mackay, ID 83251. Contact: Mrs. Colleen Cox, Economic Development Coord. Funds Requested: $33,392. Total Project Cost: $33,392. To plan for the activation of a public radio station in Mackay, ID.

File No. 98074ICTN North Idaho College, 1000 West Garden Avenue Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814. Contact: Ms. Janet Benoit, Grants Coordinator. Funds Requested: $100,000. Total Project Cost: $210,000. To extend distance learning system to Priest River High School, Lake City High School, and Timberlake High School, near Spirit Lake.

Illinois

File No. 98140CTB CONVOCOM, WSEC-TV c/o University of Illinois/ Springfield Shepherd Rd., Bldg. K, Rm. 64 Springfield, IL 62707. Contact: Mr. Terrance Kenny, Special Projects Coordinator. Funds Requested: $681,111. Total Project Cost: $1,047,863. To replace master control equipment, including video and routing switchers and associated equipment, video recording/playback equipment, a still store, digital/ analog converters, and test equipment. CONVOCOM operates public television stations WSEC-TV, WMEC-TV, and WQEC-TV.

File No. 98150PTB Illinois Valley Public TV, 1501 W. Bradley Avenue Peoria, IL 61625. Contact: Mr. Chester Tomczyk, President. Funds Requested: $135,000. Total Project Cost: $180,000. WTVP will examine-- on behalf of nine members of the Illinois Public Broadcasting Council-- operational, technical, and logistical issues related to the conversion to digital television (DTV) and its impact on the stations' ability to continue cooperative program services to the citizens of Illinois. In addition to WTVP, the members of the Council are WTTW, WYCC, WILL-TV, WEIU-TV, WQPT, WSIU-TV, WSEC and WUSI-TV.

File No. 98202CTB University of Illinois, WILL-TV 801 South Wright Street Champaign, IL 61820. Contact: Mr. J. J. Kamerer, Director-Grants & Contracts. Funds Requested: $111,000. Total Project Cost: $222,000. To replace an editing system, a character generator, video recorders, a still store, and audio cartridge recorders.

File No. 98186CTB Window to the World Communications, WTTW 5400 North St. Louis Ave. Chicago, IL 16062. Contact: Mr. Martin McLaughlin, V. President, Corporate Affairs. Funds Requested: $337,757. Total Project Cost: $675,514. To replace production equipment, including video recorders, a character generator, a still store, and a video server.

Indiana

File No. 98111CTB Ball State University, WIPB (TV) E. F. Ball Building 2000 University Avenue Muncie, IN 47306. Contact: Mr. Robert Smith, Station Manager. Funds Requested: $62,250. Total Project Cost: $124,500. To replace tape recorders and acquire a disk-based local insertion system.

File No. 98124CTB Indiana University, Radio & TV Services, WTIU P.O. Box 1847 Bloomington, IN 47402. Contact: Mr. Barrie Zimmerman, Operations & Dir, Engineering. Funds Requested: $110,258. Total Project Cost: $220,516. To replace a video tape editing system and three field cameras and associated equipment items.

File No. 98012CTB Michiana Public Broadcasting, WNIT 2300 Charger Boulevard Elkhart, IN 46514. Contact: Ms. Trina Cutter, President/ General Manager. Funds Requested: $84,687. Total Project Cost: $169,375. To replace character generators, an audio console, video and audio monitors, and distribution amplifiers.

File No. 98029CTB Tri-State Public Teleplex, WNIN-TV 405 Carpenter Street Evansville, IN 47708. Contact: Mr. David Dial, President & General Manager. Funds Requested: $64,346. Total Project Cost: $128,692. To replace a character generator, a video recorder, camera pedestals, and studio lighting instruments and by acquiring a non- linear editing system.

File No. 98241CRB Veedee Co., 807 E. Broadway, Kokomo, IN 46901. Contact: Ms. Vicky Tyler, President. Funds Requested: $82,000. Total Project Cost: $107,000. To construct a television facility.

Kansas

File No. 98025CTB Kansas Public Telecom. Serv., Inc., 320 West 21st Street North Wichita, KS 67203. Contact: Mr. David McClintock, Director of Engineering. Funds Requested: $64,931. Total Project Cost: $129,862. To replace the film system at KPTS-TV

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and to interconnect with a cable company in order to provide a second channel and a distance learning service to the area schools.

File No. 98083CRB Kanza Society, Inc., c/o: High Plains Public Radio 210 North 7th Street Garden City, KS 67846. Contact: Mr. Quentin Hope, President, Board of Directors. Funds Requested: $18,366. Total Project Cost: $36,733. To acquire a digital audio management and automation system for KANZ-FM.

File No. 98082CRB Kanza Society, Inc., c/o: High Plains Public Radio 210 North 7th Street Garden City, KS 67846. Contact: Mr. Quentin Hope, President, Board of Directors. Funds Requested: $359,034. Total Project Cost: $478,713. To construct two satellite/repeater FM stations in Vega, TX (91.5 MHz) and Pampa, TX (89.5 MHz).

File No. 98017CRB University of Kansas, KANU-FM Broadcasting Hall Lawrence, KS 66045. Contact: Mrs. Janet Campbell, Interim Director. Funds Requested: $27,736. Total Project Cost: $55,472. To replace transmitter and related transmission equipment and 50 SCA radio receivers.

File No. 98021CTB Washburn University of Topeka, KTWU-TV 1700 SW College Ave. Topeka, KS 66621. Contact: Mr. Robert Fidler, Director of Operations. Funds Requested: $27,320. Total Project Cost: $54,640. To replace \3/4\'' u-matic tape machines in master control.

Kentucky

File No. 98071CRB Appalshop, WMMT 306 Madison Street Whitesburg, KY 41858. Contact: Mr. R. Raymond Moore, Administrative Director. Funds Requested: $75,982. Total Project Cost: $101,310. To replace origination and interconnection equipment, including audio consoles, DAT recorders, microphones, CD players, telephone interface, STL, and remote control.

File No. 98117CTB Kentucky Educational Television, WKMU (TV) 600 Cooper Drive Lexington, KY 40502. Contact: Mrs. Virginia Fox, Executive Director. Funds Requested: $469,750. Total Project Cost: $939,500. To replace the transmitter at WKMU, ch. 51, Murray/Mayfield, KY.

File No. 98056CRB Kentucky Public Radio, d.b.a. Public Radio Partnership 301 York Street Louisville, KY 40203. Contact: Ms. Kathi Ellis, Grant Writer. Funds Requested: $200,435. Total Project Cost: $400,870. To augment the operational capability of Kentucky Public Radio, which operates WFPL 89.3 MHz, WUOL 90.5 MHz, and WFPK 91.8 MHz, in Louisville, KY, by acquiring equipment for its new building, including an STL interface, fiber satellite connection, audio consoles, a production console, CD equipment and 12 digital audio work stations.

File No. 98075IPTBN The Center For Rural Development, 2292 South Highway 27, Suite 30 Somerset, KY 42501. Contact: Ms. Hilda Legg, Executive Director & CEO. Funds Requested: $47,875. Total Project Cost: $191,309. To plan for a new video production facility to produce distance learning programming for statewide distribution.

Louisiana

File No. 98209CTB Greater New Orleans ETV Fdn., WYES-TV 916 Navarre Ave. New Orleans, LA 70124. Contact: Mr. Randall Feldman, President & Gen. Mgr. Funds Requested: $265,000. Total Project Cost: $530,000. To replace transmission line, video cassette recorders and acquire a digital video effects machine.

File No. 98045CTB LA Educational Television Authority, 7733 Perkins Road Baton Rouge, LA 70810. Contact: Ms. Cynthia Rougeou, CAO. Funds Requested: $107,187. Total Project Cost: $214,375. To replace transmission line at KLTL-TV, Ch. 18, in Lake Charles.

File No. 98154CTB LA Educational Television Authority, 7733 Perkins Road Baton Rouge, LA 70810. Contact: Ms. Cynthia Rougeou, CAO. Funds Requested: $150,000. Total Project Cost: $300,000. To replace the network's master control transports with a digital storage and retrieval system at public television station WLPB-TV, Ch. 27, in Baton Rouge.

File No. 98242CRB Louisiana State Univ. in Shreveport, Red River Public Radio Net--KBSA One University Place Shreveport, LA 71115. Contact: Ms. Catherine Fraser, General Manager. Funds Requested: $43,822. Total Project Cost: $58,430. 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.

File No. 98160ICTN NOETC, Inc., 2929 S. Carollton Avenue New Orleans, LA 70118. Contact: Dr. Gordon Mueller, Member, Exec. Committee. Funds Requested: $62,319. Total Project Cost: $124,638. To extend the ITFS distance learning system of the New Orleans Educational Telecommunications Consortium to the Lakefront Campus of the University of New Orleans and to the Stennis Space Center, Biloxi, MS. The project would also enable Nunez Community College in New Orleans to reach an unserved population in rural Plaquemine Parish.

File No. 98107ICTN New Orleans Public Schools, 3510 General DeGaulle Drive New Orleans, LA 70114. Contact: Dr. James Lloyd, Compliance Officer. Funds Requested: $92,440. Total Project Cost: $184,880. To establish an ITFS distance learning system in 95 schools. New Orleans Public Schools is conducting this project in cooperation with public television station WLAE-TV, New Orleans and the schools districts of six Parishes in greater New Orleans.

Massachusetts

File No. 98129CRB Emerson College, WERS-FM 100 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02116. Contact: Mr. Arthur Singer, GM Television, Film & Radio. Funds Requested: $198,375. Total Project Cost: $264,500. To replace the studio console and purchase a server-based digital audio network and a computerized traffic and billing system.

File No. 98046CTB WGBH Educational Foundation, Production Services Division 125 Western Avenue Boston, MA 02134. Contact: Mr. Andrew Griffiths, VP Finance and Administration. Funds Requested: $370,355. Total Project Cost: $740,710. To replace production equipment with six D-5 and four D-Beta VTRs.

Maryland

File No. 98092PTB Enchanted Communications, 3 Brookebury Drive # 2b Reistertown, MD 21136. Contact: Mr. Caleb Crump, CEO. Funds Requested: $150,000. Total Project Cost: $150,000. To improve the applicant's production capabilities by purchasing cameras, monitors, playback machines and lights, plus an editing system and a microphone system.

File No. 98126CTB Maryland Public Television, 11767 Owings Mills Boulevard Owings Mills, MD 21117. Contact: Mr. Robert Sestili, Senior Vice President/COO. Funds Requested: $430,000. Total Project Cost: $860,000. To replace 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.

File No. 98134CTN Telecommunications Access of Maryland, 301 West Preston Street, Suite 1, Baltimore, MD 21117. Contact: Mr. Gilbert L. Becker, Assistant Director. Funds Requested: $125,000. Total Project Cost: $250,000. To provide video conferencing equipment which would be used only to allow the hearing-impaired access to regular telephone service.

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File No. 98003ICTN University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, Department Of English Wilson Hall University Of Maryland Eastern S Princess Anne, MD 21853. Contact: Dr. Chester Hedgepeth, Assoc. Professor. Funds Requested: $92,201. Total Project Cost: $122,935. To construct a Ku-band analog satellite uplink to provide distance learning throughout the DELMARVA peninsula.

Michigan

File No. 98006CTB Grand Valley State University, d.b.a. West Michigan Pub Bdctng 301 West Fulton Street Grand Rapids, MI 49504. Contact: Mr. Robert Lumbert, Director of Engineering. Funds Requested: $516,085. Total Project Cost: $1,032,170. To replace video recorders, a video file server, monitors, and amplifiers.

File No. 98226ICTN Lansing Community College, Extension & Community Education 28 N. Capital Lansing, MI 48933. Contact: Ms. Jean Morciglio, Director/Ext. & Commun. Educ. Funds Requested: $320,000. Total Project Cost: $640,000. To extend distance learning by purchasing video classroom equipment for the College's campus and four area school districts.

File No. 98099CRTB Northern Michigan University, WNMU-TV & WNMU-FM Learning Resources Division Elizabeth Harden Drive Marquette, MI 49855. Contact: Mr. Scott Seaman, General Manager. Funds Requested: $65,150. Total Project Cost: $130,300. To replace production equipment for the applicant's television and radio facilities.

File No. 98047ICTN R.E.M.C. #10, Thumb Area Television (TATV) 4415 S. Seeger Street Cass City, MI 48726. Contact: Mr. Timothy von Hoff, Director. Funds Requested: $215,471. Total Project Cost: $391,756. To purchase a video bridge and to install video classrooms in two hospitals in rural areas of ``The Thumb'' section of eastern Michigan.

File No. 98149ICTN St. Clair County ISD, 499 Range Road P.O. Box 5001 Port Huron, MI 48061-5001. Contact: Ms. Cynthia Banach, Assistant Superintendent. Funds Requested: $438,340. Total Project Cost: $875,380. To establish a distance learning system via video classrooms in nine high schools and five additional sites.

File No. 98057CRB University of Michigan, WUOM (FM) 5000 LSA Building 500 South State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1382. Contact: Mr. Donovan Reynolds, Director of Broadcasting. Funds Requested: $206,136. Total Project Cost: $412,272. To replace production equipment, including mixers, digital work stations, and routing switchers

Minnesota

File No. 98146CRB Mankato State University, KMSU (FM) 1536 Warren Street MSU 153/P.O. Box 8400 Mankato, MN 56002. Contact: Ms. Marilee Rickard, Station Manager. Funds Requested: $27,170. Total Project Cost: $54,341. To replace the transmitter.

File No. 98227CRB Minnesota Public Radio, KCCM 45 East 7th Street Saint Paul, MN 55101. Contact: Mr. Ron Hall, Research Assistant. Funds Requested: $244,470. Total Project Cost: $488,940. To replace a transmitter at station KCCM, 91.1 MHz, Moorehead, MN, and replace production equipment at network headquarters, including production equipment used for national productions.

File No. 98007CTB Northern Minnesota PTV, KAWE (TV) BSU, Box 9 1500 Birchmont Drive, N.E. Bemidji, MN 56601-2699. Contact: Mr. William Sanford, Director of Engineering. Funds Requested: $498,375. Total Project Cost: $664,500. To replace a transmitter and associated equipment items.

File No. 98131CTB Pioneer Public Television, 120 West Schlieman Appleton, MN 56208. Contact: Mr. Ansel Doll, General Manager. Funds Requested: $210,450. Total Project Cost: $420,900. To equip a remote production van at KWCM, ch. 10, Appleton, MN.

File No. 98008CRB Saint Cloud State University, KVSC Stewart Hall #27, 720 4th Ave. South St. Cloud, MN 56301. Contact: Mr. Richard Hill, General Manager. Funds Requested: $6,221. Total Project Cost: $12,443. To purchase a satellite downlink.

File No. 98054CTB Twin Cities Public Television, KTCA 172 East 4th Street Saint Paul, MN 55101. Contact: Mr. Daniel Thomas, VP Operations. Funds Requested: $1,439,600. Total Project Cost: $2,879,200. To convert public television station KTCA, ch. 2, St. Paul, MN, to digital broadcasting on channel 34.

File No. 98051CRB University of Minnesota-Duluth, KUMD (FM) 130 Humanities Building 10 University Drive Duluth, MN 55812. Contact: Mr. Paul Schmitz, Station Manager. Funds Requested: $31,773. Total Project Cost: $63,547. To replace and upgrade an audio hard disk and production equipment.

Mississippi

File No. 98001CTB Mississippi Authority For Educational Television, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS, 39211. Contact: Mrs. Willie Tucker, Grants Administrator. Funds Requested: $1,043,392. Total Project Cost: $2,086,785. To purchase a tall tower as well as an antenna, a transmission line, and emergency auxiliary transmission equipment for public television station WMPN, Ch. 29, Jackson, MS. These purchases were made necessary on an emergency basis by the October 23, 1997 collapse of the tower on which WMPN-TV's antenna was located.

Missouri

File No. 98183CRB Double Helix Corporation, KDHX (FM) 3504 Magnolia Ave. St. Louis, MO 63118. Contact: Ms. Beverly Hacker, Interim Station Manager. Funds Requested: $55,717. Total Project Cost: $74,290. To replace a transmitter.

File No. 98174CRB 97114 New Wave Corporation, KOPN (FM) 915 East Broadway Columbia, MO 65201. Contact: Mr. Steve Spencer, General Manager. Funds Requested: $65,686. Total Project Cost: $131,373. To replace the transmitter, STL, and production equipment.

File No. 98145CTB Public Television 19, Inc., KCPT 125 East 31st Street Kansas City, MO 64108. Contact: Ms. Brenda Williams, Grant Coordinator. Funds Requested: $271,225. Total Project Cost: $542,450. To replace master control equipment..

File No. 98220CRB Southeast Missouri State University, KRCU/ Southeast Public Radio One University Plaza Cape Girardeau, MO 63701. Contact: Mr. Greg Petrowich, General Manager. Funds Requested: $141,495. Total Project Cost: $188,661. To activate a repeater station on 88.7 MHz in Poplar Bluff, MO.

File No. 98219CRB Southeast Missouri State University, KRCU/ Southeast Public Radio One University Plaza Cape Girardeau, MO 63701- 4799. Contact: Mr. Greg Petrowich, General Manager. Funds Requested: $238,403. Total Project Cost: $317,871. To activate a repeater station on 88.9 MHz in Farmington, MO.

File No. 98064CRB University of Missouri-St. Louis, KWMU 8001 Natural Bridge Road St. Louis, MO 63121-4499. Contact: Ms. Patricia Bennett, Director & General Manager. Funds Requested: $31,640. Total Project Cost: $63,280. To replace production equipment in the station's news booth, including audio consoles, DAT recorders, cassette recorders, CD players, telephone hybrids, microphones, and appropriate cabinetry.

File No. 98181ICTN University of Missouri-St. Louis, Instructional Technology Center 113 Lucas Hall 8001 Natural Bridge St. Louis, MO 63121. Contact: Mrs. Jahna Kahrhoff, Asst. Dir/

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Instr. Tech. Center. Funds Requested: $89,985. Total Project Cost: $179,970. To interconnect the applicant's St. Louis EdNet distance learning network with the Mid-America Aquacenter, the St. Louis Science Center, and the St. Louis Symphony.

Montana

File No. 98015CTB Montana State University-Bozeman, College Of Arts & Architecture P.O. Box 173340 172 Visual Communications Building Bozeman, MT 59717. Contact: Mr. Jack Hyyppa, Station Manager. Funds Requested: $364,760. Total Project Cost: $729,520. To replace studio cameras, and other production equipment.

File No. 98204PRB Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Box 140 Lame Deer, MT 59043. Contact: Mr. John Grinsell, Tribal Council Member. Funds Requested: $48,282. Total Project Cost: $55,479. To plan for the first public radio station to serve the Northern Cheyenne Reservation.

North Carolina

File No. 98038CTB Charlotte-Mecklenburg Pub Brdctg, WTVI-TV 3242 Commonwealth Avenue Charlotte, NC 28205. Contact: Mr. Harold Bouton, President & CEO. Funds Requested: $52,846. Total Project Cost: $105,692. To purchase a digital video server to replace videotape machines.

File No. 98147CRB Friends Of Public Radio, Inc., WHQR-FM 254 North Front Street Wilmington, NC 28401. Contact: Mr. Daniel Campbell, Gen. Mgr. Funds Requested: $127,500. Total Project Cost: $170,000. To increase the station's power, increase the antenna height and use a directional antenna to provide first public radio service to about 69,000 people.

File No. 98139CTB 97164, 96231 University of North Carolina Ctr. for Public TV, 10 TW Alexander Drive Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Contact: Ms. Meg Lu, Director of Administration. Funds Requested: $1,574,523. Total Project Cost: $4,890,000. To replace transmission equipment and construct a taller tower at WUND-TV, Channel 2, in Columbia, thereby extending coverage area to the state's northeast region.

File No. 98231CRB University Of North Carolina, WUNC Radio CB#0915 Room 105 Swain Hall Cameron Avenue Chapel Hill, NC 27599-9015. Contact: Mr. Thomas Davis, General Manager. Funds Requested: $453,375. Total Project Cost: $604,500. To extend public radio service to the Outer Banks area of North Carolina by constructing an FM station with a local studio in Manteo, operating on 88.9 MHz; and translator stations in Buxton, operating on 91.1 MHz and in Waves, operating on 90.1 MHz.

North Dakota

File No. 98215CTB., Prairie Public Broadcasting, Inc., 207 North 5th Street P.O. Box 3240, Fargo, ND 58102. Contact: Ms. Kathleen Pavelko, President & CEO. Funds Requested: $1,126,619. Total Project Cost: $1,502,159. To construct a new digital public television station, Ch. 22, in Bismarck.

File No. 98214CTB Prairie Public Broadcasting, Inc., 207 North 5th Street, P.O. Box 3240, Fargo, ND 58102. Contact: Ms. Kathleen Pavelko, President & CEO. Funds Requested: $32,535. Total Project Cost: $43,380. To replace an audio-video switcher.

Nebraska

File No. 98093CTN ADEC Corporation, C218 Animal Science Building, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583. Contact: Dr. Janet Poley, President/CEO. Funds Requested: $278,800. Total Project Cost: $557,600. To expand services by purchasing a multi-channel digital encoder for A*DEC's satellite hub at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, CO and a single channel digital encoder for Penn State University's satellite uplink in State College, PA.

File No. 98087ICTN Little Priest Tribal College, Box 270, Winnebago, NE 68071. Contact: Mr. Ben Kitto, VP Academic Services. Funds Requested: $142,839. Total Project Cost: $192,310. To construct a VSAT satellite facility for distance learning services to the Winnebago Indian Reservation and to exchange programing with other tribal colleges affiliated with the American Indian Higher Education Consortium.

File No. 98230PTB Nebraska Educ. T/C Commission, 1800 N 33 Street, P.O. Box 83111, Lincoln, NE 68501-3111. Contact: Mr. Rod Bates, Secretary. Funds Requested: $150,000. Total Project Cost: $300,000. To plan the conversion of the state's public television network to digital television (DTV).

File No. 98210CRB Nebraska Educational T/C Commission, 1800 N 33 Street, P.O. Box 83001, Lincoln, NE 68501. Contact: Mr. Rod Bates, Secretary. Funds Requested: $62,728. Total Project Cost: $125,456. To replace transmission system, change frequency to 91.1 MHz and re-orient the antenna of KUCV-FM in Lincoln in order to improve coverage to about 70,000 people.

File No. 98221CTB Nebraska Educational T/C Commission, 1800 N. 33 Street, P.O. Box 83111, Lincoln, NE 685013111. Contact: Mr. Rod Bates, Secretary. Funds Requested: $714,122. Total Project Cost: $1,428,245. To replace the transmitter at KXNE-TV, Norfolk and acquire a Hard Disk Server System, a master control switcher, a non-linear edit system, four studio camera pedestals and studio lighting system for the Network Operations Center.

File No. 98011CRB Univ. of Nebraska at Omaha, KVNO, 60th & Dodge Street Engineering Bldg. #200, Omaha, NE 68182. Contact: Ms Debra Aliano, General Manager. Funds Requested: $40,000. Total Project Cost: $83,000. To replace transmitter, antenna, line and associated equipment.

File No. 98009CTB Univ. of Nebraska at Omaha, UNO, 60th & Dodge Street Engineering Bldg. #200, Omaha, NE 68182. Contact: Ms. Debra Aliano, General Manager. Funds Requested: $42,480. Total Project Cost: $88,500. To acquire a master control switching system for KYNE-TV.

New Hampshire

File No. 98002CTB University of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Public Television, 268 Mast Road Durham, NH 03824. Contact: Mr. Robert Ross, Director of Engineering. Funds Requested: $187,500. Total Project Cost: $375,000. To replace video tape recorders, ENG equipment and test equipment with digital units at WENH-TV, Durham.

New Jersey

File No. 98059CRB 97136 Burlington County College, County Route 530, Pemberton-Browns Mills Road, Pemberton, NJ 08068. Contact: Mr. Drew Jacobs, Program Operations Manager. Funds Requested: $29,753. Total Project Cost: $59,507. To extend the service of WBZC-FM, by activating two translators, one in Burlington/Beverly, operating on 95.1 MHz, and one in Palmyra/Riverton, operating on 107.5 MHz.

File No. 98136CRB New Jersey Public Broadcasting Auth, 25 South Stockton Street, P.O. Box 777, Trenton, NJ 08625. Contact: Mr. William Schnorbus, Assistant Director of Engineer. Funds Requested: $114,787. Total Project Cost: $153,050. To construct repeater FM transmitters WNJM(FM), 88.9 MHz, in Manahawkin and WNJZ(FM), 90.3 MHz.,in Cape May Courthouse.

File No. 98068CTB Thomas Edison State College, NJ Library For The Blind, 2300 Stuyvesant Avenue Trenton, NJ 08618. Contact: Ms. Donna Bensen, Director, Audiovision. Funds Requested: $53,750. Total Project Cost:

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$135,020. To expand the Audiovision reading service for the visually impaired and the illiterate. The project will fund satellite receive and production equipment and will provide for the purchase of 500 SAP receivers. The reading service will be carried on the audio channels of NJ Public Broadcasting Authority's WNJT, Trenton and WNJS, Camden.

New Mexico

File No. 98243CRB Eastern New Mexico University, KENW-FM Station 52 Portales, NM 88130. Contact: Mr. Duane Ryan, Director of Broadcasting. Funds Requested: $22,175. Total Project Cost: $32,900. To construct new translators at Fort Sumner (91.7 MHz) and Conchas Lake (88.3 MHz).

File No. 98052CTB Eastern New Mexico University, KENW-TV Station 52 Portales, NM 88130. Contact: Mr. Duane Ryan, Director of Broadcasting. Funds Requested: $178,500. Total Project Cost: $357,000. To replace three studio cameras and related equipment.

File No. 98101CTB New Mexico State University, KRWG-TV, Room 100 Milton Hall Jordan Street, NMSU Las Cruces, NM 88003. Contact: Mr. Ronald Salak, General Manager. Funds Requested: $474,430. Total Project Cost: $948,860. To replace five TV translators in Cliff/Gilla, Ch.2, Hillsboro, Ch. 13, Lordsboro, Ch. 2, Hatch, Ch. 65, and Truth or Consequences, Ch. 59. The project will also replace a studio-to- transmitter link, and obsolete production, master control and test equipment.

File No. 98236CRB Self Reliance Foundation, 121 Sandoval Street, 3rd Floor, Santa Fe, NM 87501. Contact: Mr. Roberto Salazar, Chief of Staff. Funds Requested: $398,000. Total Project Cost: $798,600. To equip fifty affiliated Spanish-language stations in the United States with satellite downlinks.

File No. 98132CTB University of New Mexico, KNME-TV, 1130 University Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102. Contact: Mr. Jon Cooper, General Manager. Funds Requested: $150,000. Total Project Cost: $300,000. To replace record playback videotape system with a video file server.

File No. 98110CTB University of New Mexico, KNME-TV, 1130 University Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102. Contact: Mr. Jon Cooper, General Manager. Funds Requested: $102,375. Total Project Cost: $188,800. To replace 8 TV translators at Sunetha, CO, Pagosa Springs, CO, Mora, NM, Carrizozo, NM, Capulin/Des Moines, NM, Eagle Nest, NM, Gallina, NM, and Noolan/Wooton, NM.

File No. 98206PTB University of New Mexico, KNME-TV, 1130 University Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102. Contact: Mr. Jon Cooper, General Manager. Funds Requested: $130,000. Total Project Cost: $237,868. To plan for the conversion to digital broadcasting of KNME- TV, Albuquerque; KENW-TV, Portales and KRWG-TV, Las Cruces.

Nevada

File No. 98063ICTBN Clark County School District, Station KLVX-TV, 4210 Channel 10 Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89119. Contact: Mr. Thomas Axtell, General Manager. Funds Requested: $432,500. Total Project Cost: $666,028. To add four channels to its present eight-channel ITFS system. The project would also replace camera pedestals, heads, and color monitors for the station's broadcast operation.

File No. 98237CRB Nevada Public Radio Corporation, KNPR-FM, 5151 Boulder Highway, Las Vegas, NV 89122. Contact: Mr. Lamar Marchese, Pres./Gen. Mgr. Funds Requested: $157,188. Total Project Cost: $209,585. To construct a new station in Lund, 88.7 MHz, which will repeat KNPR-FM but will have local origination capacity and an FM translator in Ely, 89.5 MHz.

File No. 98194CRB Shoshone-Paiute Tribes/Duck Valley, P.O. Box 219, Idaho/Nevada, Highway #51, Owyhee, NV 89832. Contact: Mr. Herman Atkins, Tribal Administrator. Funds Requested: $311,426. Total Project Cost: $415,235. To activate a new noncommercial FM radio station on 88.3 MHz, in Owyhee. The station will carry the signal of KNBA-FM, Anchorage, Alaska (provided by satellite) and will have 4 hours/day of local programming.

File No. 98013CRB University of Nevada, Reno, Mail Stop 294, Reno, NV 89557. Contact: Ms. Mary Husemoller, Director of Sponsored Projects. Funds Requested: $72,339. Total Project Cost: $96,452. To construct FM translators operating on 90.7 MHz in Ely, NV, 88.3 MHz, in Lund, NV, 88.3 MHz in Cedarville, CA, and 89.5 MHz in Quincy, CA and relocate existing FM translator K210AK from Incline Village, NV to Tahoe City, CA. The translators will rebroadcast programming from KUNR(FM).

New York

File No. 98022CTB Long Island Educational TV Council, WLIW-21, Channel 21 Drive, Plainview, NY 11803. Contact: Mr. Terrel Cass, President & General Manager. Funds Requested: $415,127. Total Project Cost: $830,255. To replace the transmitter and associated testing equipment.

File No. 98201CTB Mountain Lake Public T/C Council, One Sesame Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901. Contact: Mr. Howard Lowe, President and General Manager. Funds Requested: $142,188. Total Project Cost: $189,585. To replace a transmitter remote control system, and 10 videotape machines with digital units.

File No. 98042CRB Niagara Frontier Radio Readg Servic, 15 Industrial Parkway, Cheektowaga, NY 14227. Contact: Mr. Robert Sikorski, President. Funds Requested: $50,032. Total Project Cost: $100,065. To replace studio equipment, including a control console, tape decks and CD players and purchase 350 SCA and TV SAP radio reading receivers.

File No. 98100CRB Northeast Public Radio, WAMC, 318 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 122062522. Contact: Mr. David Galletly, Assistant Executive Director. Funds Requested: $94,852. Total Project Cost: $189,705. To replace production and master control equipment, including a digital hard-drive system, cassette decks, cart machines and a work station.

File No. 98118ICTN Oswego County BOCES, 179 County Route 64, Mexico, NY 13114. Contact: Mr. Frank House, Ex. Dir./ Instr Support Srvs. Funds Requested: $513,900. Total Project Cost: $685,200. To install video classrooms at 12 sites located throughout Oswego and Fulton Counties.

File No. 98026CTB Pub Bdcstg Council of Central NY, 506 Old Liverpool Road P.O. Box 2400, Syracuse, NY 13220. Contact: Mr. John Duffy, Chief Engineer. Funds Requested: $75,000. Total Project Cost: $150,000. To replace a video server.

File No. 98079CTB St. Lawrence Valley, Ed. TV Council, 1056 Arsenal Street, Watertown, NY 13601. Contact: Mr. Thomas Hanley, President and General Manager. Funds Requested: $54,950. Total Project Cost: $109,900. To replace four 1-inch VTR's with digital units.

File No. 98112CRB The Pacifica Foundation, WBAI Radio, 505 Eighth Avenue 19th Floor, New York City, NY 10018. Contact: Ms. Valerie van Isler, Station Manager. Funds Requested: $71,975. Total Project Cost: $143,949. To replace a mixing console, digital cart system, DAT recorders, router/switcher, CD players and a digital audio work station.

File No. 98190CTB WMHT Educational Telecommunications, P.O Box 17 17 Fern Avenue Schenectady, NY 12301. Contact: Ms. Elizabeth Hood, Director of Administration. Funds Requested: $381,600. Total Project Cost:

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$763,200. To construct a Ku-band digital satellite uplink.

File No. 98189CRB WMHT Educational Telecommunications, P.O. Box 17, 17 Fern Avenue Schenectady, NY 12301. Contact: Ms. Elizabeth Hood, Director of Administration. Funds Requested: $53,875. Total Project Cost: $107,750. To replace audio record/play equipment with an audio server system to be used by WMHT-FM and by RISE, the station's radio reading service.

File No. 98155CRB WNYC Radio, WNYC AM 820 and 93.9 FM, One Centre Street, 24th Floor New York, NY 10007. Contact: Mr. Ken Dinitz, Manager For External Relations. Funds Requested: $75,349. Total Project Cost: $150,698. To replace analog cart machines with a hard-drive based digital audio system.

File No. 98153CTB WXXI Public Broadcasting Council, WXXI-TV 280 State Street Rochester, NY 14614. Contact: Mr. Norm Silverstein, President & CEO. Funds Requested: $200,000. Total Project Cost: $400,000. To replace master control equipment by purchasing a digital routing switcher, a video server and a transmitter remote control system.

Ohio

File No. 98123CTB Bowling Green State University, WBGU-TV 245 Troup St. Bowling Green, OH 43403. Contact: Mr. Patrick Fitzgerald, General Manager. Funds Requested: $243,446. Total Project Cost: $486,893. To replace three cameras and associated equipment.

File No. 98037CRB Cincinnati Classical Public Radio, 1223 Central Parkway Cincinnati, OH 45214. Contact: Ms. Cathy Beltz-Williams, Business Manager. Funds Requested: $10,480. Total Project Cost: $20,960. To replace the stations fiber optic STL with a wireless system.

File No. 98036CRB Cincinnati Classical Public Radio, 1223 Central Parkway Cincinnati, OH 45214-2889. Contact: Ms. Cathy Beltz-Williams, Business Manager. Funds Requested: $13,050. Total Project Cost: $26,100. To replace selected items of master control equipment, including patchbays and an audio routing system.

File No. 98035CRB Cincinnati Classical Public Radio, WGUC (FM) 1223 Central Parkway Cincinnati, OH 45214-2889. Contact: Ms. Cathy Beltz- Williams, Business Manager. Funds Requested: $35,981. Total Project Cost: $71,963. To replace a transmitter and support equipment.

File No. 98163CTN Columbus Community Cable Access, Inc. 394 Oak Street, Columbus, OH 43215. Contact: Ms. Patricia N. Williamsen, Executive Director. Funds Requested: $51,180. Total Project Cost: $102,360. To replace cameras at a cable access facility.

File No. 98069CTB ETV Assn of Metropolitan Cleveland, WVIZ 4300 Brookpark Rd., Cleveland, OH 44134. Contact: Mr. Jerry Wareham, President/CEO. Funds Requested: $477,280. Total Project Cost: $1,193,200. To replace studio and field cameras and an off-line editing system.

File No. 98182CTB Greater Dayton Public Television, WPTD 110 South Jefferson Street Dayton, OH 45402-2415. Contact: Mr. David Fogarty, President and General Manager. Funds Requested: $358,363. Total Project Cost: $716,727. To replace three camera systems, a routing switcher, a character generator, and a hard disk video server system.

File No. 98115CRB Miami University, WMUB Williams Hall-- Second Floor, Spring and Oak Streets Oxford, OH 45056. Contact: Dr. Cleve Callison, General Manager. Funds Requested: $51,800. Total Project Cost: $103,600. To replace an STL and purchase a networked hard disc audio recording and editing system, an audio console, CD players, and microphone processors.

File No. 98211CTB NE Educational Television of Ohio, WNEO/WEAO 1750 Campus Center Drive Kent, OH 44240. Contact: Mr. William Glaeser, President and General Mgr. Funds Requested: $435,549. Total Project Cost: $871,099. To replace a transmitter, remote control, and monitoring equipment.

File No. 98213CTB Ohio State University, WOSU Stations 2400 Olentangy River Road Columbus, OH 43210. Contact: Mr. Thomas Lahr, Engineering Manager. Funds Requested: $68,073. Total Project Cost: $136,146. To replace a video switcher and video tape machines and acquire a small automation system.

File No. 98229CRB Ohio State University, WOSU Stations 2400 Olentangy River Road Columbus, OH 43210. Contact: Mr. Sam Eiler, Radio Station Manager. Funds Requested: $37,950. Total Project Cost: $75,900. To replace an audio console and associated equipment and the remote control and antenna monitor to improve WOSU-AM's nighttime signal.

File No. 98014CTB Ohio University, WOUB-TV Telecommunication Center 9 South College Street Athens, OH 45701. Contact: Mr. Paul Witkowski, Associate Director. Funds Requested: $257,400. Total Project Cost: $514,800. To replace video recording, playback, and storage systems, and acquire test equipment.

File No. 98089CTB Public Bdcstng Fndn of NW Ohio, WGTE-TV 136 Huron Street Toledo, OH 43604. Contact: Mr. Daniel Niedzwiecki, Director Of Engineering. Funds Requested: $90,000. Total Project Cost: $180,000. To replace a studio lighting system and microwave relay system that connects the station's satellite receiving dish with its studio facilities.

File No. 98088CRB Public Bdcstng Fndn of NW Ohio, WGTE-FM 136 Huron Street Toledo, OH 43604. Contact: Mr. Daniel Niedzwiecki, Director of Engineering. Funds Requested: $85,000. Total Project Cost: $170,000. To activate a repeater on 91.9 MHz in Defiance, OH.

File No. 98039CRB Xavier University, WVXU 3800 Victory Parkway Cincinnati, OH 45207. Contact: Dr. James King, Executive Director/GM. Funds Requested: $99,555. Total Project Cost: $132,740. To replace the tower, antenna, and transmission line of WMLQ, 96.7 MHz, Rogers City, MI, which is licensed to WVXU and repeats is programming.

Oklahoma

File No. 98121CTB Oklahoma Educational TV Authority, 7403 North Kelley Avenue Post Office Box 14190 Oklahoma City, OK 73113. Contact: Mr. Malcolm Wall, Assoc. Executive Director. Funds Requested: $452,833. Total Project Cost: $905,666. To replace 700 miles of microwave interconnection with a digital Ku-band satellite delivery system to provide dual channel service to the 4 full-power stations and 15 translator stations in the state system.

File No. 98081ICTN Oklahoma State University, Educational Television Services 100 Telecommunications Center, Stillwater, OK 74078. Contact: Dr. Glade Presnal, Senior Project Manager. Funds Requested: $234,481. Total Project Cost: $468,962. To install a video bridge and video server on the main campus of Oklahoma State University, Stillwater to support additional course offerings via compressed video and the Internet.

File No. 98157PRB University of Oklahoma, KGOU Radio 780 Van Vleet Oval Norman, OK 73019. Contact: Ms. Karen Holp, General Manager. Funds Requested: $9,800. Total Project Cost: $13,291. To plan for a new public radio station which will provide first service to western Oklahoma.

Oregon

File No. 98185PTN Oregon ED-NET, 6720 SW Macadam Ave., Suite 290 Portland, OR 97219. Contact: Ms. Andrea LaFayette, Client Communications. Funds Requested: $74,870. Total Project Cost: $251,559. To digitize an uplink at Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, OR, purchase 56

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digital receivers, and fund network control equipment in Portland which will extend ED-NET services to eastern Oregon.

File No. 98207CTB Oregon Public Broadcasting, 7140 SW Macadam Avenue Portland, OR 97219. Contact: Ms. Deborah Hinton, Sr. Vice President. Funds Requested: $499,750. Total Project Cost: $999,500. To improve the facilities of KOPB-TV, Portland, by purchasing a video server, digital routing switcher, 4 channel SDTV encoder and automation system.

File No. 98102CTB Southern Oregon Public Television, 34 South Fir Street Medford, OR 97501. Contact: Mr. William Campbell, President/CEO. Funds Requested: $313,755. Total Project Cost: $627,510. To upgrade master control through the installation of an automation/video server system and new character generator.

File No. 98044CRB Tillicum Foundation, KMUN-FM P.O. Box 269 1445 Exchange Astoria, OR 97103. Contact: Mr. Charles Sweet, Station Manager. Funds Requested: $84,918. Total Project Cost: $113,224. To replace the station's transmitter, antenna, studio-transmitter link, audio consoles, and routing switcher.

Pennsylvania

File No. 98086ICTN Crawford Co. Development Corp., 18257 Industrial Drive Meadville, PA 16335. Contact: Mrs. Maryann Martin, Director, Grant Administration. Funds Requested: $200,000. Total Project Cost: $423,339. To establish a distance learning system.

File No. 98108CRB Duquesne University, WDUQ (FM) Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA 15282. Contact: Mr. Scott Hanley, Director/ General Manager. Funds Requested: $105,292. Total Project Cost: $215,292. To replace the station's transmitter.

File No. 98067CTB Independence Public Media, WYBE-TV 6070 Ridge Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19128. Contact: Ms. Sherri Culver, General Manager. Funds Requested: $467,400. Total Project Cost: $623,200. To replace videotape recorders, video switchers and a character generator.

File No. 98049CTB Penn State, WPSX (TV) 102 Wagner Building University Park, PA 168023899. Contact: Mr. Mark Erstling, General Manager. Funds Requested: $44,111. Total Project Cost: $88,223. To replace four 1'' videotape recorders with digital recorders.

File No. 98197CTB WITF, Inc., Station WITF-TV 1982 Locust Lane P.O. Box 2954 Harrisburg, PA 17105. Contact: Mr. Gregory Poland, Sr. VP & CFO. Funds Requested: $1,235,992. Total Project Cost: $1,647,990. To purchase transmission, studio, local insertion, and test equipment that would allow the station to commence digital television operations.

File No. 98048CTB WQED Pittsburgh, WQED-TV 4802 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Contact: Mr. Jeffrey Rutkowski, Director of Administration. Funds Requested: $105,998. Total Project Cost: $211,997. To replace 1'' videotape recorders with digital recorders, as well as purchase digital camcorders and field audio and lighting packages.

South Dakota

File No. 98151IPTN Black Hills State University, Office of Extended Services 1200 University Spearfish, SD 57799. Contact: Ms. Amy Jennings, Instruct'l Technology Support. Funds Requested: $88,983. Total Project Cost: $127,828. To plan the establishment of a telecommunications infrastructure for the delivery of higher education instruction and services.

File No. 98030ICTN Montrose School District 43-2, 112 Church Street Montrose, SD 57048. Contact: Ms. Connie Colwill, Chief Executive Officer. Funds Requested: $663,295. Total Project Cost: $1,149,745. To purchase a Multipoint Control Unit and a CODEC to interconnect 10 high schools in eastern South Dakota and the Earth Resources Observations Systems, a unit of the U.S. Geological Survey, Sioux Falls.

File No. 98200CRB Sisseton Wahpeton Community College, Agency Village, Box 689 Sisseton, SD 57262-0689. Contact: Mr. Elden Lawrence, President. Funds Requested: $57,112. Total Project Cost: $76,150. To locate a tower on a higher, more advantageous site.

Tennessee

File No. 98094CTB East Tennessee Public Communications, WSJK-TV 1611 E. Magnolia Ave. Knoxville, TN 37917. Contact: Mr. Jim Tindell, President/CEO. Funds Requested: $54,734. Total Project Cost: $109,468. To replace a transmitter remote control system, parallel transmitter exciter system and a power amplifier refurbishment kit.

File No. 98164PRB Fisk University, WFSK/Humanities And Fine Arts 1000 17th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37208. Contact: Mrs. Delores London, Director, Budgets & Grants. Funds Requested: $20,973. Total Project Cost: $26,198. To plan for the use of commercial quality high technology and more efficient methods of programming and marketing.

File No. 98235ICTN Memphis City Schools, 2597 Avery Avenue, Room 208 Memphis, TN 38112. Contact: Ms. Mary Korff, Interim Grant Writer. Funds Requested: $600,000. Total Project Cost: $1,353,356. To establish a distance learning system for the City of Memphis, TN, by interconnecting seven elementary schools. The system would use ATM/AMX technology.

File No. 98169CRB 97072, 96120 Memphis/Shelby Cty Public Library, WYPL-FM 1850 Peabody Avenue Memphis, TN 38104. Contact: Mr. Steven Terry, General Manager/CE. Funds Requested: $160,717. Total Project Cost: $401,792. To extend the signal of public radio station WYPL-FM, by relocating the transmitter and increasing the station's power.

File No. 98137CTB Mid-South Pub. Comm. Fdtn., WKNO-TV 900 Getwell Road Memphis, TN 38111. Contact: Mr. Michael LaBonia, President & CEO. Funds Requested: $301,880. Total Project Cost: $603,760. To replace three studio cameras with digital cameras.

File No. 98168CRB University of Tennessee/Chattanooga, WUTC-FM 104 Cadek Hall 615 McCallie Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37343. Contact: Dr. John McCormack, Director. Funds Requested: $14,342. Total Project Cost: $28,685. To purchase a propane backup electric generator.

Texas

File No. 98033CTB Alamo Public T/C Council, KLRN 501 Broadway San Antonio, TX 78215. Contact: Mr. Charles Vaughn, Sr. VP Telecommunications. Funds Requested: $88,555. Total Project Cost: $177,111. To replace video monitors and two field production cameras and related equipment.

File No. 98004CTB Capital of Texas Public T/C Council, KLRU-TV 2504-B Whitis Street Austin, TX 78705. Contact: Mr. Bill Arhos, President. Funds Requested: $397,567. Total Project Cost: $795,135. To replace origination equipment with a digital video routing/master control switcher and associated equipment and two digital portable/ studio cameras.

File No. 98170CTB Central Texas College, 6200 W. Central Texas Expressway Killeen, TX 76542. Contact: Mr. L. Max Rudolph, General Manager. Funds Requested: $476,250. Total Project Cost: $635,000. To replace analog video tape machines and tube-type studio cameras at KNCT with 3 digital cameras, triax cable, digital video recording equipment and other related origination equipment.

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Boulevard Dallas, TX 75201. Contact: Ms. Cheryl Craigie, President & CEO. Funds Requested: $497,333. Total Project Cost: $994,666. To permit KETA-TV to remain on its existing tower through the sharing of the cost of a new digital television (DTV) antenna with a commercial broadcaster.

File No. 98161CRB Texas Southern University, KTSU-FM 3100 Cleburne Avenue Houston, TX 77004. Contact: Mr. George Thomas, Station Manager. Funds Requested: $25,107. Total Project Cost: $33,476. To replace the station's antenna, coax line and associated equipment.

File No. 98239ICTN United Star Dist. Learn. Consortium, 3305 N. 3rd., #307 Abilene, TX 79603. Contact: Ms. Glenda Mathis, Executive Director. Funds Requested: $509,929. Total Project Cost: $2,039,717. To expand the StarNet distance learning network via purchase of: digital satellite downlinks for 671 schools in over 40 states; a satellite uplink for Education Service Center Region 20 in San Antonio, TX; digital encoders for Western Illinois University in Macomb, IL, and the Agency for Public Telecommunications in Raleigh, NC.

File No. 98060CRB University of Houston, KUHF-FM Radio 3801 Cullen Blvd. Communications Bldg. Room 101 Houston, TX 77004. Contact: Mr. John Proffitt, General Manager & CEO. Funds Requested: $221,193. Total Project Cost: $442,387. To relocate the station to a different tower because it is being displaced due to the digital television conversion by the commercial licensee who owns the existing tower. Project will acquire a new transmitter, remote control, and related dissemination equipment.

File No. 98192CTB University of Houston, Houston Public Television 4513 Cullen Blvd. Houston, TX 77004. Contact: Mr. Jeff Clarke, CEO & General Manager. Funds Requested: $421,238. Total Project Cost: $1,053,094. To purchase a digital fiber link, digital master control switcher and encoding equipment, 3 digital camera packages, and digital test equipment.

File No. 98196CRB University of Texas at Austin, KUT Radio Communication Building B Austin, TX 78712. Contact: Mr. Dana Whitehair, Manager-Technical Operations. Funds Requested: $38,435. Total Project Cost: $76,870. To purchase an on-air phone system, master clock system, CD players, DAT recorders, desktop digital audio editors, digital audio recorders and other similar origination equipment as well as digital ready unit STL unit.

Utah

File No. 98238CRB Listeners Community Radio of Utah, KRCL-FM 208 West 800 South Salt Lake City, UT 84101. Contact: Mr. John Bortel, Pres. & General Manager. Funds Requested: $203,406. Total Project Cost: $271,209. To replace the station's transmitter, studio-to-transmitter link, a variety of origination equipment and acquire a new satellite dish and a spectrum analyzer.

File No. 98120CRB Utah State University, Utah Public Radio/KUSU-FM 8505 University Blvd. Logan, UT 84322. Contact: Mr. Bryan Earl, Director of Development. Funds Requested: $11,512. Total Project Cost: $15,350. To activate a new translator on 91.5 MHz in Vernal/Uintah.

Virginia

File No. 98065ICTN Franklin County Public Schools, 25 Bernard Road, Rocky Mount, VA 24151. Contact: Dr. Tammy McGraw, Coord. of Instr'l. Technology. Funds Requested: $167,325. Total Project Cost: $223,100. To construct an video classroom to be linked via ATM with Net.Work.Virginia, which links 200 educational institutions across Virginia.

File No. 98191CRB Greater Washington Ed. T/C Assoc., Station WETA- FM 2775 S. Quincy Street Arlington, VA 22206. Contact: Mr. John Hoehn, Chief Engineer. Funds Requested: $359,999. Total Project Cost: $479,999. To activate a repeater station in Leonardtown, Maryland, operating on 91.7 MHz.

File No. 98228CTB Greater Washington Ed. T/C Assoc., Station WETA- TV 2775 S. Quincy Street Arlington, VA 22206. Contact: Mr Lewis Zager, Director, Technical Services. Funds Requested: $468,750. Total Project Cost: $625,000. To purchase two digital encoders, one for the applicant station and one for public television station KCTS, Seattle, WA to conduct diverse tests and planning in the use of multicasted digital signals.

File No. 98218ICTN Old Dominion University, Academic Television Services Room 228 Education Building Norfolk, VA 23529. Contact: Dr. Anne Savage, Assoc. VP for Academic Affairs. Funds Requested: $464,486. Total Project Cost: $928,972. To expand the applicant's distance learning system using ATM and MPEG2 technology to three additional sites in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan area.

Vermont

File No. 98058CTB Vermont ETV, Inc., 88 Ethan Allen Avenue Colchester, VT 05446. Contact: Mr. Wayne Rosberg, Vice President. Funds Requested: $698,886. Total Project Cost: $1,397,774. To replace a statewide microwave system.

File No. 98245CRB Vermont Public Radio, 20 Troy Avenue Colchester, VT 05446. Contact: Ms. Cindy Shuman, Vice-President. Funds Requested: $215,723. Total Project Cost: $431,447. To relocate and replace the transmitter, antenna and STL of WVPS-FM, 107.9 MHz in Colchester. On its present tower, the station cannot meet new FCC Radio Frequency Radiation guidelines.

Washington

File No. 98234CTB 97056 Bates Technical College, 1101 Yakima Avenue South Tacoma, WA 98405. Contact: Ms. Debbie Emond, General Manager. Funds Requested: $437,829. Total Project Cost: $583,773. To activate a full power satellite station of KBTC-TV in Tacoma, in Bellingham, operating on Channel 34.

File No. 98141ICTN City of Tacoma, Communications Division 747 Market Street Tacoma, WA 98402. Contact: Ms. Leslie Rowen, General Services Director. Funds Requested: $1,906,101. Total Project Cost: $3,491,482. To assist the City of Takoma in constructing a fiber-optic infrastructure needed to develop a city-wide Institutional Network (I- Net).

File No. 98078CTB KCTS Television, Channel 9/Channel 41 401 Mercer Street Seattle, WA 98101. Contact: Mr. Burnill Clark, President & CEO. Funds Requested: $1,354,295. Total Project Cost: $2,083,530. To convert KCTS to digital broadcasts by purchasing a DTV transmitter, converting its existing microwave path to digital to carry both the NTSC and DTV feeds to the transmitter; replacing the antenna and the transmission line; purchasing a combiner and splitter with digital capability and purchasing encoders for both SDTV and HDTV.

File No. 98077CRB KSER Foundation, 14920 Highway 99, #150 Lynnwood, WA 98037. Contact: Mr. Edward Bremer, Station Manager. Funds Requested: $52,992. Total Project Cost: $70,657. To relocate the station transmitter and antenna, install an STL, and increase station power from 1000 to 5750 watts.

File No. 98070CRB Northwest Communities' Ed. Center, 121 Sunnyside Avenue P.O. Box 800 Granger, WA 98932. Contact: Mr. Ricardo Garcia, Executive Director. Funds Requested: $38,194. Total Project Cost: $50,925. To replace the station transmitter.

File No. 98180IPTN Northwest Indian College, 2522 Kwina Road Bellingham, WA 98226. Contact: Dr. Robert Lorence,

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President. Funds Requested: $74,568. Total Project Cost: $94,132. To conduct a programming and equipment needs analysis centered on the delivery of post-secondary educational services to all interested American Indian Reservations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Southeast Alaska.

File No. 98024CRB, 97073 Washington State University, Educational T/C & Technology 382 Murrow Center PO Box 642530 Pullman, WA 991642530. Contact: Mr. Dennis Haarsager, Associate VP & General Manager. Funds Requested: $119,280. Total Project Cost: $159,040. To activate two repeater stations one in Chehalis, operating on 88.9 MHz and one in Mt. Vernon, operating on 91.7 MHz.

File No. 98205PRB Yakama Indian Nation, Economic Development 401 Fort Road Toppenish, WA 98948. Contact: Mr. Lawrence SpottedBird, Economic Development Director. Funds Requested: $60,280. Total Project Cost: $72,669. To plan for the construction of a radio station.

Wisconsin

File No. 98166CRB Backporch Radio Broadcasting, WORT (FM) 118 South Bedford Street Madison, WI 53703. Contact: Ms. Cindy Fesemyer, Business & Fdn. Development. Funds Requested: $25,000. Total Project Cost: $50,759. To replace an analog STL system with a digital system and a remote pick up unit with new equipment.

File No. 98217CRB Educational Communications Board, 3319 West Beltline Highway Madison, WI 53713-4296. Contact: Mr. Thomas Fletemeyer, Executive Director. Funds Requested: $204,188. Total Project Cost: $272,251. To extend Wisconsin Public Radio to Ashland by constructing translators operating on 102.9 MHz and 104.7 MHz. One facility will broadcast programming from the Wisconsin Ideas Network, the other from the NPR News and Classical Music Network. The applicant intends to upgrade both translators to Class A stations in the future.

File No. 98125CTB Milwaukee Area Technical College, WMVS/WMVT 1036 North 8th Street Milwaukee, WI 53233. Contact: Mr. W. Bryce Combs, General Manager. Funds Requested: $788,894. Total Project Cost: $1,577,788. To replace the transmitter, antenna and transmission line.

File No. 98097CTB University of Wisconsin, WHA Television--Green Bay 821 University Avenue Madison, WI 53706. Contact: Mr. Larry Dickerson, Director, Comm & Info Technolo. Funds Requested: $40,450. Total Project Cost: $80,900. To replace VHS editing equipment with digital workstations.

File No. 98175IPTN Wisconsin Educ. Comm. Board, 3319 West Beltline Highway Madison, WI 53713-4296. Contact: Mr. Thomas Fletemeyer, Executive Director. Funds Requested: $55,452. Total Project Cost: $81,366. To plan how best to deliver instructional video programs and segments of programs to classrooms on demand.

West Virginia

File No. 98171ICTN 97047 Bluefield State College, 219 Rock Street Bluefield, WV 24701. Contact: Ms Annette Osborne, Dir./ Instit. Advanc. & Plng. Funds Requested: $153,768. Total Project Cost: $205,025. To purchase video classroom equipment and CODECs to allow the applicant to extend its distance learning system.

File No. 98167CRB Clay County Communications, Ltd., 15 Falling Rock Road Clendenin, WV 25045. Contact: Mr. Delbert Davis, President. Funds Requested: $139,432. Total Project Cost: $185,910. To activate a community radio station in Clendenin, operating on 89.3 MHz.

File No. 98109CTB WV Ed Broadcasting Authority, Station WPBY-TV 600 Capitol Street Charleston, WV 25301. Contact: Mr. Bill Acker, General Manager. Funds Requested: $518,327. Total Project Cost: $1,036,654. To replace a studio lighting system, two production switchers, production character generators, video servers and nonlinear editors at studios in Nitro, Morgantown, Beckley and Huntington.

Pan-Pacific Education and Communications Experiments by Satellite (PEACESAT) applications.

File No. 98244 University of Hawaii, Social Science Research Institute, 2530 Dole St., Honolulu, HI 96822. Contact: Dr. Norman H. Okamura. Funds Requested: $445,745. Total Project Cost: $574,220. To support continued operations of the PEACESAT 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. Bernadette McGuire-Rivera, Associate Administrator, Office of Telecommunications and Information Applications.

[FR Doc. 98-13983Filed5-26-98; 8:45 am]

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