Public stations search for new DTV funds
By Bill McConnell -- Broadcasting & Cable, 10/23/2002 9:55:00 AM
At least two-thirds and perhaps three-quarters of public television stations will meet their May 2003 deadline for launching digital broadcasts, said John Lawson, president of America's Public Television Stations, Tuesday.
The biggest issue for public stations is cost, Lawson said, especially as budget problems enmesh state legislatures, he told MSTV (The Association for Maximum Service Television).
Lawson said the Departments of Education and Agriculture may become new sources of federal funding.
Already, the feds have kicked in $140 million of the $1.7 billion conversion cost.
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