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MO: City to pay out $200,000 a year for CAT operating costs

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:46:54 -0500

City to pay out $200,000 a year for CAT operating costs
By EMILIE RUSCH
February 5, 2008 | 12:07 p.m. CST

COLUMBIA — Funding problems could finally be a thing of the past for Columbia Access Television after the City Council voted early Tuesday morning in favor of a five-year contract that would pay out $200,000 a year for operating costs starting next fiscal year.

MO: Columbia Access Television: Is the show over?

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:43:08 -0500

from: The Columbia Missourian

Columbia Access Television: Is the show over?
The public access station is at a crossroads
By EMILIE RUSCH

January 04, 2008

COLUMBIA — A canopy of studio lights from years gone by — still bearing the stenciled letters of the KTVI television station in St. Louis — hangs from the rafters of Studio A at the Stephens College Helis Communication Center.

MO: Gov. Blunt Honored as Technology Statesman of the Year

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 09:46:24 -0500

from: Branson Agent

Gov. Blunt Honored as Technology Statesman of the Year

Missouri Governor's Office Press Release

ST. LOUIS - Gov. Matt Blunt today was honored by the Missouri Enterprise Technology Association as the Technology Statesman of the Year.

"One of the commitments I made when I ran for governor was to create efficiencies in state government by putting Missouri on the cutting-edge of technology," Blunt said. "In health care, I want Missourians to benefit from the most technologically advanced systems of care. In communications, I want Missourians to benefit from the most robust competition possible, competition that includes video cable. In education, I want to provide our students with the tools they need to succeed in the Math, Engineering, Technology and Science based careers of the future."

MO: More Funding For CAT-3

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:07:34 -0500

from: KOMU

More Funding For CAT-3

COLUMBIA - Columbia Public Access Television (CAT-3) operates on a very small budget. However, a rise in cable franchise fee rates will give CAT-3 a boost.

Although Cable Access Television does not turn a high profit, those who work on it say it is still work all the time.

MO: More Funding For CAT-3

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:24:56 -0500

from: KOMU

More Funding For CAT-3

COLUMBIA - Columbia Public Access Television (CAT-3) operates on a very small budget. However, a rise in cable franchise fee rates will give CAT-3 a boost.

Although Cable Access Television does not turn a high profit, those who work on it say it is still work all the time.

MO: CAT may get temporary budget in December

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:13:20 -0500

from: Columbia Missourian

CAT may get temporary budget in December

By EMILIE RUSCH

November 5, 2007 | 10:29 p.m. CST

COLUMBIA — By January, Columbia Access Television could finally have more stable funding — for nine months.

But once the fiscal calendar page flips from 2008 to 2009, the public access channel’s funding could be less certain.

MO: Blunt Announces AT$T to Receive Tax Credits

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:48:05 -0400

Note: Absurd. At&T was given immense giveaways in the state franchise - in granting tax credits, Gov. Blunt is merely paying back the campaign donations he received from AT&T with tax-payer dollars. Meanwhile, PEG enters are closing down in parts of Missouri . . .

from: Branson Agent

MO: City seeking $1.3 million in unpaid franchise fees from Mediacom

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 18:40:04 -0400

Note: In states where state video franchises have passed or are pending, many cable companies have stalled or refused to honor existing local franchise agreements. This results in access centers losing anticipated operating revenue and having to resort to court battles, a reduction in services or closure.

from: Columbian Missourian

MO: CAT TV May Say Goodbye

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 22:11:11 -0400

from: KOMU TV

"CAT" May Say Goodbye

COLUMBIA - Imagine watching your favorite TV show and all of a sudden the screen goes black- off the air. That's just what may happen to Columbia's cable access channel.

The cameras and equipment are enough to give anyone a hunger for the limelight. At Stephens Hall, a room downstairs is starving for cash.

MO: Blunt touts cable bill at Columbia visit

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:20:56 -0400

from: Colombia Tribune

September 04, 2007

Blunt touts cable bill at Columbia visit

CenturyTel — a company known in the area for telephone and Internet service — will enter the Columbia television provider market at the end of the month, putting the agency on a collision course with Mediacom and satellite companies.

MO: Council to consider raising video franchise fee

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 09:18:32 -0400

from: Colombia Missourian

Council to consider raising video franchise fee

By Emilie Rusch

August 31, 2007 | 5:36 p.m. CST

COLUMBIA — A proposed ordinance to raise the fee Columbia charges cable television providers to use public right-of-way could inject much needed funding into Columbia’s beleaguered public access channel.

MO: TV station tour meant to raise awareness of funding woes

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:17:22 -0400

from: Columbia Missourian

TV station tour meant to raise awareness of funding woes

By REGAN McTARSNEY

August 28, 2007 | 9:25 p.m. CST

COLUMBIA — In order to plead their case for funding, Columbia Access Television volunteers gave Columbia City Council members Jerry Wade, Karl Skala and Barbara Hoppe a tour of their facility on Tuesday night. The council is set to vote next week on a drafted ordinance that may determine Columbia Access Television (CAT TV) funding.

MO: Struggling access channel makes plea for help

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:57:22 -0400

from: Columbia Trubune

Struggling access channel makes plea for help

By T.J. GREANEY of the Tribune’s staff
Published Wednesday, August 29, 2007

The clock is ticking on public access television in Columbia. Without help from city hall, televisions tuned to Columbia Access Television will go black in October.

MO: State Franchise Leaves Access Center in Funding Limbo

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:02:51 -0400

from: Columbian Missourian

Columbia Access Television needs funds to stay on air

By ADAM DANIELS

July 11, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CST

Columbia Access Television was launched in October 2004. But without a change in city policy, it will be off the air by the end of the year.

MO: Cable's future up for grabs in Cape

Tue, 15 May 2007 22:15:52 -0400

from: Southeast Missourian

Cable's future up for grabs in Cape
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
By TJ Greaney

Cable television in Southeast Missouri is about to change for good.

New legislation means competition is on the horizon for current monopoly-holder Charter Communications, while municipal oversight and funding for public access channels are both in jeopardy.