Applicant Information

Public Broadcasting Fnd. of NW Ohio
    Station WGTE-TV

application number: 01087
funds requested: $375,250
total project cost: $1,501,000
contact: Mr. Geoffrey A Schutt
address: 136 Huron Street
Toledo, Ohio 43697
phone: (419) 243-3091
e-mail: geoff_schutt@wgte.pbs.org

A single-phase application project for the digital conversion of public television station WGTE, Toledo, OH. The estimated total project cost is $1,501,000, with a 25% Federal request of $375,250. The project would purchase a DTV transmitter, a digital STL, an RF combiner, a media server, a master control switching system, a data MUX system, digital VTRs, an encoder, and diverse test and monitoring equipment. Station WGTE-TV operates on ch. 30 for its analog service and will operate on ch. 29 for its digital service. The station's signal reaches a viewing audience of over 1.6 million.

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