[Voterescue] Help Save Austin Public Access Community TV

[Karen Renick]

/This message is to inform you about the growing threats to the survival 
of Public Access Community TV (PACT) here in Austin, as well as, to 
other access channels across the country. Over the past few years PACT 
has provided VoteRescue with an effective means of getting our message 
out to our fellow citizens, so we can't just sit by and not help in some 
way. Please consider attending the Public Hearing TONIGHT (Wed.) at City 
Hall at 7:30 pm to show and tell about your support. Details about the 
hearing are in red below. And don't forget to tune in to KOOP Radio 
TODAY (Wed.) from noon to 1 pm to learn more about these threats. 
Thanks. ~Karen
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"Threats to ChannelAustin (Public Access Community TV)"_*
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Tune in to/ "A Neighborly Conversation",/ */12:00noon to 1:00pm Wed., 
March 12th, 2008, KOOP Radio, 91.7FM./*
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ChannelAustin (Public Access Community Television) is experiencing 
unprecedented threats to its future.  These threats have already 
negatively affected other Access TV channels across TX and may soon 
affect our Austin community.
 
ChannelAustin (Public Access Community Television), 
http://www.pactaustin.org/ <http://www.pactaustin.org/>, is a non-profit 
organization that manages Access TV channels 10, 11, and 16 
on Time-Warner and Grande Communications.  Austin's Access TV recently 
celebrated its 34th anniversary.  PACT is dedicated to building 
community through media by providing the technical avenues of self 
expression and promoting the principles of democracy.
 
Moderator, David Kobierowski, and special guest, Stefan Wray, Dir 
Communications ChannelAustin, will explain the role that Access TV plays 
in our community followed by the overall success of Access TV 
(originated over 34 years ago!).  We'll discuss in detail the threats to 
Access TV; including a recent 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision 
opening the door for a Texas cable industry lawsuit that could eliminate 
all remaining municipal franchise agreements, Time Warner Cable of 
Austin not paying nearly $1M dollars in capital equipment funds owed 
to the City of Austin for new equipment purchases, legislative threats 
from Senate Bill 5, recent threats from new FCC regulations, and 
numerous other threats to Independent Community Media.
 
Tune in to/ "A Neighborly Conversation",/ */12:00noon to 1:00pm Wed., 
March 12th, 2008, KOOP Radio, 91.7FM./*
 
*_Host:_  David Kobierowski*
 
*_Guest:_  Stefan Wray,* Dir Communications, Austin's Public Access 
Community TV.
 
*/You're also invited to join a *Public Hearing about Public Access TV*, 
_Wed., March 12th, 2008, 7:30pm_ with the Austin Community Technology 
and Telecommunications Commission at Austin's City Hall, 301 W. Second 
Street, in the Boards and Commissions room.  You may speak to the 
importance of Public Access TV and why the City of Austin must continue 
to support it./*
 
David Kobierowski
KOOP Radio
512-413-0286
CleanAir999 at Yahoo.com
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