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OFFICE OF THE <br />PRESIDENT <br />THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE <br />The Honorable Ken Macht <br />Commissioner, Indian River <br />1840 25th Street <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />Dear Commissioner Macht: <br />February 16, 1996 <br />_;,I? <br />1'1?`1 .--........._ OFFICE OF THE <br />Pi!g is ti?•'w%S SPEAKER <br />C�,n1r;:r 1y t � <br />Finai:ca <br />Emarg. Bray <br />frisk Ig% <br />0t,,ser ---- <br />BOOK �,:- I�h}r <br />489 C C a' `� <br />� <br />The Florida legislative session begins March -5 and the House and Senate have joined <br />together to bring for the first time coverage of floor sessions and other proceedings to many <br />television viewers throughout the state. <br />We urge you to support and assist us in this effort. In order to bring gavel -to -gavel <br />coverage of the Legislature to Florida citizens, WFSU public television will uplink video <br />coverage to a satellite transponder. The signal will be broadcast between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. with <br />taped and live programming. A daily program schedule will be broadcast each morning on what <br />we are now calling "The Florida Channel." In turn, cable companies and other entities with the <br />capacity to do so will be able to downlink the signal from the satellite. For example, you may <br />wish to tune in when a matter of interest to your county is under debate in the House or Senate. <br />The Florida Channel will make this possible. <br />If you wish to downlink the Florida Channel signal, it will be available beginning March <br />5 from these coordinates: <br />Satellite: Telstar 401 (KU band) <br />Transponder: 12 upper <br />Frequency: 12061 horizontal <br />Our goal is to make this gavel -to -gavel coverage of the Legislature's 60 -day session as <br />widely available to the citizens as possible. We expect that in this initial year coverage may be <br />broadcast on a variety of channels throughout the state, depending on space and programming <br />availability. If your local cable company franchise agreement includes an access channel, and if <br />there is programming space available on the channel, we would very much appreciate your . <br />cooperation in allowing this signal to be carried during the legislative session. You can contact <br />us or your local cable company to plan local coverage. <br />Further information on this new service is available from: Jill Chamberlin, House <br />Speaker's Office, (904) 488-1450; Karen Chandler, Senate President's Office, (904) 487-5229; <br />and Janice Caluda, vice-president, Florida Telecommunications Association, (904) 681-1990. <br />Thank you. <br />Si erely, <br />J m s. Scott <br />e dent <br />Sincerely, <br />eter R. Wallace <br />Speaker <br />SENATE 409 Capitol. Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1100 (904) 487-5229 <br />HOUSE 420 Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1300 (904) 488-1450 <br />65 <br />March 5, 1996 <br />