Applicant InformationIowa Public TelevisionIowa Public Television
A three-phase application for the digital conversion of stations of Iowa Public Television, Johnston, IA. The estimated total project cost is $24,202,533, with a 25% Federal request of $6,050,633. For FY 2001, the application requests $1,544,662 to purchase a DTV transmitter, antenna, T-line conductors, tower, a fiber optic interconnect, and test equipment for KSIN, Ch. 27, Sioux City; a DTV transmitter, antenna, transmission line, fiber optic interconnect, studio-transmitter link, tower lease, and test equipment for KDIN, Ch. 11, Des Moines; and an encoder system for network headquarters, Johnston. For FY 2002, the application requests $1,658,339 to purchase a DTV transmitter, dual channel antenna, a tower study, fiber optic interconnect, and test equipment for KBIN, Ch. 32, Council Bluffs; a DTV transmitter, antenna, transmission line inners, combiner, fiber optic interconnect, and test equipment for KHIN, Ch. 36, Red Oak; and a DTV transmitter, antenna, tower modifications, fiber optic interconnect, and test equipment for KIIN, Ch, 12, Iowa City. For FY 2003, the application requests $2,847,632 to purchase a DTV transmitter, antenna, transmission line, tower, fiber optic interconnect, microwave ICR, and test equipment for KTIN, Ch. 21, Fort Dodge; a DTV transmitter, antenna, transmission line, tower, fiber optic interconnect, microwave ICR, and test equipment for KYIN, Ch. 24, Mason City; and a DTV transmitter, antenna, transmission line, tower, fiber optic interconnect, and test equipment for a new station in Davenport. Iowa Public Television serves a population of about 3,000,000.
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