[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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Part IV





Department of Commerce





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National Telecommunications and Information Administration



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

Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 101 / Wednesday, May 27, 1998 / 
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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.

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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 <a href="http://
www.ntia.doc.gov">http://
www.ntia.doc.gov</a>).

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 
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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 
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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 
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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. 
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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. 98-13983 Filed 5-26-98; 8:45 am]
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