Applicant Information

Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Broadcasting, Inc
    WFYI-TV

application number: 01196
funds requested: $313,935
total project cost: $1,255,739
contact: Mr. Lloyd Wright
address: 1401 N. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
phone: (317) 636-2020
e-mail: ddilling@wfyi.org

To continue the digital conversion of public station WFYI-TV, Ch. 20, Indianapolis, IN. The estimated total project cost is $1,255,739, with a 25% Federal request of $313,935 to purchase a multi-channel server, video switcher w/SDTV channels, and multi-channel automation system. This equipment will serve both WFYI-TV and WTBU, Ch. 69, Indianapolis, under a joint operating agreement, and assist WFYI-TV to provide multiple content streams to the other PBS stations in Indiana. The station serves a population of about 951,700.

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