2006 PTFP Television Awards
Alabama
Alabama Educational Television Commission
Alabama Public Television
Birmingham, AL
01-02-N06116
A project to purchase an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and fuel tank for WEIQ-TV, Mobile, AL, which lost commercial power during Hurricane Katrina. This grant was awarded in June 2006.
| Contact: |
Mrs. Pauline Howland |
| Phone |
(205) 451-0126 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 64,000 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 128,000 |
Alaska
Alaska Public Telecommunications, Inc.
KAKM-TV, KAKM-DTV, KSKA-FM, APRN
Anchorage, AK
02-02-N06050
A project to purchase stand-by generator equipment for KAKM-TV/DT, KSKA-FM, and the Alaska Public Radio Network (APRN), Anchorage, AK.
| Contact: |
Mr. Jeffrey Ramirez |
| Phone |
(907) 273-9456 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 48,712 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 64,950 |
Alaska Public Telecommunications, Inc.
KAKM-TV, KAKM-DTV, KSKA-FM, APRN
Anchorage, AK
02-02-N06046
A project to continue the digital conversion of Alaska Public Telecommunications Inc.'s television station KAKM and improve the digital interface with KSKA-FM and the Alaska Public Radio Network by purchasing HD downconverters, HD upconverters, a RF Router, multichannel audio systems, wireless microphone transmitters, and distribution amplifiers.
| Contact: |
Mr. Jeffrey Ramirez |
| Phone |
(907) 273-9456 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 84,952 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 113,270 |
Colorado
Colorado Public Television, Inc.
KBDI-TV/Channel 12
Denver, CO
08-02-N06061
A project to continue the digital conversion of KBDI-TV by purchasing a studio-to-transmitter link, an antenna, a remote control system, server expansion, a video storage and archive system, and monitors.
| Contact: |
Ms. Kim Johnson |
| Phone |
(303) 296-1212 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 171,125 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 342,250 |
Florida
Chipola College
Distance Learning Department
Marianna, FL
12-03-N06149
A planning project to explore the feasibility of potential technologies for establishing a distance learning system among Chipola College and universities, colleges, and school systems in a five-county area of the Florida panhandle.
| Contact: |
Mr. Steve Young |
| Phone |
(850) 718-2203 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 67,455 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 93,428 |
The School Board of Broward County Florida
WPPB / BECON
Fort Lauderdale, FL
12-02-N06125
A project for the digital conversion of the master control and production equipment of WPPB-TV.
| Contact: |
Ms. Anne O'Connell |
| Phone |
(754) 321-1000 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 256,725 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 513,450 |
Idaho
Idaho Public Television
State of Idaho Public Television Network
Boise, ID
16-02-N06041
A project to continue the digital conversion of the Idaho Public Television network by purchasing two digital translators, nine digital-ready analog translators, and a digital microwave system for connectivity to three translator sites.
| Contact: |
Mr. Phillip Kottraba |
| Phone |
(208) 373-7220 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 449,430 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 599,241 |
Indiana
Tri-State Public Teleplex, Inc.
WNIN-TV
Evansville, IN
18-02-N06062
A project to replace TV production equipment at WNIN-TV critically damaged by a lighting strike.
| Contact: |
Mr. David Dial |
| Phone |
(812) 423-2973 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 243,261 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 324,348 |
Trustees of Indiana University
WTIU
Bloomington, IN
18-02-N06114
A project to acquire three basic HD camera systems plus fluorescent lighting instruments at WTIU-TV.
| Contact: |
Mr. Bradley Howard |
| Phone |
(812) 855-3177 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 228,840 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 457,680 |
Iowa
Iowa Public Broadcasting Board
Iowa Public Television
Johnston, IA
19-02-N06113
A project to replace the displaced translator that serves the Fort Madison area. As part of this project, IPTV has also increased the licensed power of this facility to provide service to unserved Iowans in Van Buran, Henry and Des Moines counties. The translator will initially operate in analog and be flash cut to digital when appropriate.
| Contact: |
Mr. Daniel Miller |
| Phone |
(515) 242-3100 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 117,150 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 234,300 |
Kansas
Kansas Public Telecommunications Service, Inc.
Broadcast Operations
Wichita, KS
20-02-N06045
A project to replace the KPTS-TV, Wichita, KS,analog studio production switcher and character generator with digital equipment
| Contact: |
Mr. Michael McWilliams |
| Phone |
(316) 838-3090 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 210,000 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 420,000 |
Washburn University of Topeka
KTWU-TV
Topeka, KS
20-02-N06122
A project to replace the existing K30AL transmitter (translator) in Moran, KS. and flash convert to Digital.
| Contact: |
Mr. Eugene Williams |
| Phone |
(785) 670-1111 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 55,262 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 110,525 |
Kentucky
Kentucky Authority for Educational Television
Lexington, KY
21-02-N06082
A project to acquire UPS systems for Kentucky Educational Television's 16 television transmitters and to continue its digital conversion by acquiring master control and HD production equipment.
| Contact: |
Mr. Malcolm Wall |
| Phone |
(859) 258-7100 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 409,574 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 819,148 |
Louisiana
Educational Broadcasting Foundation, Inc.
WLAE-TV
Metairie, LA
22-02-N06157
An emergency award to replace the WLAE-TV analog transmitter and test and monitoring equipment destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. This grant was awarded in May 2006.
| Contact: |
Mr. Mark Coudrain |
| Phone |
(504) 830-3720 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 312,270 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 416,360 |
Michigan
Board of Control of Northern Michigan University
WNMU-TV
Marquette, MI
26-02-N06179
A project to convert the WNMU-TV analog master control system to digital.
| Contact: |
Mr. Eric Smith |
| Phone |
(906) 227-1314 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 759,256 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 1,265,427 |
Montana
Salish Kootenai College
KSKC-CA
Pablo, MT
30-02-N06144
A project to begin the digital conversion of KSKC-TV by purchasing servers, video and audio converters, HD and SD encoders, an upconverter, satellite IRDs, STL system, switchers, camcorders, video recorders/players, hard-drive recording systems, and monitors.
| Contact: |
Dr. Joseph McDonald |
| Phone |
(406) 275-4959 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 298,462 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 397,950 |
Nevada
Channel 5 Public Broadcasting, Inc
KNPB-TV
Reno, NV
32-02-N06085
A project to continue the digital conversion of KNPB-TV by purchasing a HD field camera, microphones, HD nonlinear editing system, HD video recorder/player, and monitors.
| Contact: |
Mr. Kliff Kuehl |
| Phone |
(775) 784-4555 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 123,551 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 247,103 |
Clark County School District
KLVX-TV Channel 10
Las Vegas, NV
32-02-N06101
A project to continue the digital conversion of KLVX-TV by purchasing an archive system, digital studio cameras, a switcher, character generator, an editing system, video recorders/players, monitors, and a solar-powered electrical system for a remote transmitter site.
| Contact: |
Mr. Thomas Axtell |
| Phone |
(702) 799-1010 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 658,169 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 1,316,339 |
New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire
WENH
Durham, NH
33-02-N06049
A project to continue the digital conversion of New Hampshire Public Television by purchasing a digital audio mixer, HD field camcorder package, HD editing units, and a hard-drive archive and storage system.
| Contact: |
Ms. Jahnay Pickett |
| Phone |
(603) 862-1992 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 275,250 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 550,500 |
New Mexico
Eastern New Mexico University
KENW-TV
Portales, NM
35-02-N06025
A project to continue the digital conversion of KENW-TV by purchasing HD cameras, a production switcher, a character generator, an audio console, a studio lighting system, speakers, and monitors.
| Contact: |
Mr. Duane Ryan |
| Phone |
(505) 562-2112 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 499,150 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 998,300 |
New York
Mountain Lake Public Telecommunications Council
WCFE
Plattsburgh, NY
36-02-N06036
A project to replace analog production and editing equipment at WCFE-TV with digital equipment.
| Contact: |
Mrs. Alice Recore |
| Phone |
(518) 563-9770 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 170,539 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 341,078 |
WSKG Public Telecommuncations Council
WSKG-TV
Vestal, NY
36-02-N06033
A project to replace analog studio, production and master control equipment at WSKG-TV with HD digital equipment.
| Contact: |
Ms. Nancy Christensen |
| Phone |
(607) 729-0100 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 777,449 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 1,554,898 |
North Dakota
Prairie Public Broadcasting, Inc.
KFME
Fargo, ND
38-02-N06102
A project to purchase and install a VHF digital transmitter and antenna equipment for Prairie Public Broadcasting. Equipment which will allow final DTV operation and analog coverage replication on Channel 13 for station KFME-TV, Fargo, North Dakota.
| Contact: |
Mr. John Harris III |
| Phone |
(701) 239-7569 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 613,275 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 817,700 |
Ohio
Bowling Green State University
WBGU-TV
Bowling Green, OH
39-02-N06032
A project to replace a production switcher and related video monitoring equipment for WBGU-TV.
| Contact: |
Mr. Patrick Fitzgerald |
| Phone |
(419) 372-7000 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 129,000 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 258,000 |
Greater Dayton Public Television, INC.
Dayton, OH
39-02-N06142
A project to acquire a closed-captioning encoder, non-linear digital editing system, and digital field production capability for WPTD-TV.
| Contact: |
Mr. David Fogarty |
| Phone |
(937) 220-1611 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 140,753 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 281,507 |
Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio, Inc.
WNEO/WEAO
Kent, OH
39-02-N06078
A project to purchase stand-by generators and associated switching equipment for the transmitter sites of WNEO-TV and its repeater, WEAO-TV, Akron.
| Contact: |
Mr. William O'Neil Jr |
| Phone |
(330) 677-4549 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 95,250 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 190,500 |
The Ohio State University
WOSU Stations
Columbus, OH
39-02-N06164
A project to puchase HD origination equipment to be used in or controlled from a new, all-digital studio control room in WOSU-TV's new digital media center at the COSI children's science museum in downtown Columbus.
| Contact: |
Mr. David Carwile |
| Phone |
(614) 292-9678 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 420,380 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 840,761 |
The Public Broadcasting Foundation of Northwest Ohio
WGTE-TV
Toledo, OH
39-02-N06170
A project to replace analog portable video production equipment, including an HD camera, an SD camera, SD/HD ingest/record VTRs, and associated field production support equipment at WGTE-TV, with digital equipment.
| Contact: |
Mr. Daniel Niedzwiecki |
| Phone |
(419) 380-4600 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 105,000 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 210,000 |
Oklahoma
Cherokee Nation
Tahlequah, OK
40-03-N06169
A planning project for the development of two low power TV stations and Broadband public access in rural NE Oklahoma.
| Contact: |
Ms. Sammy Rusco |
| Phone |
(918) 453-5779 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 34,470 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 56,026 |
Oklahoma Educational Television Authority
KETA-TV
Oklahoma City, OK
40-02-N06038
A project to complete the digital conversion of The Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA) Network, by purchasing studio cameras, production switchers, video recorders and various monitoring equipment.
| Contact: |
Mr. John McCarroll |
| Phone |
(405) 841-9250 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 665,812 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 1,331,625 |
Pennsylvania
WITF, Inc.
WITF (TV)
Harrisburg, PA
42-02-N06066
A project to replace the WITF-TV studio cameras, a video switcher and related production equipment in conjunction with a digital upgrade.
| Contact: |
Mr. Gregory Poland |
| Phone |
(717) 221-2995 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 560,150 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 1,120,300 |
WITF, Inc.
WITF (TV)
Harrisburg, PA
42-02-N06058
A project to replace the WITF-TV television editing system.
| Contact: |
Mr. Gregory Poland |
| Phone |
(717) 221-2995 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 61,345 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 122,690 |
South Dakota
South Dakota Board of Directors for Educational Telecommunications
South Dakota Public Television
Vermillion, SD
46-02-N06001
A project for the emergency replacement of the failed transmission line for KPSD-TV and KPSD-DT, Faith, SD, to restore the stations to full power. This grant was awarded in March 2006.
| Contact: |
Mr. Don Forseth |
| Phone |
(605) 677-5240 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 117,100 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 195,168 |
Tennessee
Upper Cumberland Broadcast Council
WCTE-TV
Cookeville, TN
47-02-N06158
A project to convert the master control of WCTE-TV to digital.
| Contact: |
Ms. Becky Magura |
| Phone |
(931) 528-2222 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 508,301 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 677,735 |
West Tennessee Public Television Council, Inc.
WLJT-TV/DT
Martin, TN
47-02-N06020
A project to replace analog production equipment and complete the digital conversion of WLJT-TV's production facility, a mobile unit which serves as a control room for its studio.
| Contact: |
Mr. David Hinman |
| Phone |
(731) 881-7561 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 748,397 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 1,496,795 |
Texas
Capital of Texas Public Telecommunications Council
KLRU
Austin, TX
48-02-N06017
A project to purchase digital broadcast and production equipment to complete the next stage of KLRU-TV's digital conversion
| Contact: |
Mrs. Pat Wertz |
| Phone |
(512) 475-9011 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 342,953 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 685,907 |
University of Houston
KUHT-TV
Houston, TX
48-02-N06079
A project for the replacement of KUHT-TV's 15 year old analog studio cameras and production switcher and to complete the next phase of our digital facility conversion.
| Contact: |
Ms. Patricia DeHoop |
| Phone |
(713) 743-9239 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 311,978 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 623,957 |
Utah
University of Utah Office of Sponsored Projects
KUED
Salt Lake City, UT
49-02-N06023
A project to continue the digital conversion of KUED-TV by purchasing a master control switcher, router expansion system, character generator, video storage, analog to digital converters, HD camera, HD portable camera, HD video recorder/player, and monitors.
| Contact: |
Ms. Rebecca Davis |
| Phone |
(801) 581-4348 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 593,302 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 1,186,605 |
Virginia
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, Inc
WETA-TV
Arlington, VA
51-02-N06162
A project to continue the digital conversion of WETA-TV by purchasing HD cameras, a production switcher, a digital graphics system, and a digital audio mixer.
| Contact: |
Ms. Polly Heath |
| Phone |
(703) 998-2778 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 1,000,000 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 2,000,000 |
Washington
Spokane School District #81 / KSPS-TV
KSPS-TV
Spokane, WA
53-02-N06037
A project to continue the digital conversion of KSPS-TV by purchasing a routing switcher, server, HD encoder/decoder and converters, HD field camera, nonlinear editing system, digital media recorder/player, hard-drive storage system, and monitors.
| Contact: |
Mr. Claude Kistler |
| Phone |
(509) 354-7734 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 301,390 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 602,780 |
Washington State University
Educational Telecommunications & Technology
Pullman, WA
53-02-N06087
A project to continue the digital conversion of KWSU-TV by purchasing HD studio cameras, videotape recorders/players, a character generator, a video storage system, a digital converter/upconverter, microphones and monitors.
| Contact: |
Ms. Kathryn Dahmen |
| Phone |
(509) 335-6536 |
| Federal Amount |
$ 508,187 |
| Total Project Cost |
$ 1,016,375 |