Programming would include documentaries and history specials specific to the region, as well as programs produced in collaboration with hospitals, arts councils, employment agencies, and chambers of commerce. These partnerships would yield shows focusing on health care, arts performances, employment opportunities and highlights of tourist attractions. As these examples indicate, the capabilities of broadcast technology finally are catching up with the mission. The tremendous potential of the digital environment as a means of enhancing the delivery of educational services to our nation s communities is a crucial part of the plans of many in the public television industry. Beyond education, multicasting will enable more services to be delivered, more partnerships formed, and more programming made available.
Public television wants to deliver additional services and programming.
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