Applicant Information

WMHT Educational Telecommunications
    WMHT

application number: 01133
funds requested: $704,378
total project cost: $2,817,512
contact: Elizabeth M Hood
address: P.O. Box 17
Schenectady, New York 12301
phone: (518) 357-1700
e-mail: lhood@wmht.org

A two-phase project for the digital conversion of WMHT in Schenectady, New York. The total cost of the project is $2,817,512 and the 25% Federal request is $704,378. The FY 2001 request of $152,285 will support the station's share of the construction of a community tower to be shared with five local commercial stations. During this phase, the project will also purchase and intall the antenna and the transmission line. The $552,093 requested for FY 2002 will fund the digital transmitter, the STL, the DTV satellite receiver, master control and test equipment. The station serves a population of approximately 1.3 million people.

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