[SBE] DTV ed

[A9xw at cs.com]

INCREASE IN DTV EDUCATIONAL

ANNOUNCEMENTS NOVEMBER 1ST

Beginning November 1st, public broadcasters that have

chosen DTV Consumer Education Option Three (the APTS

plan) must air a minimum of 180 seconds per day of closedcaptioned

DTV transition-education PSAs, in variable timeslots,

including at least 22.5 minutes per month between 6:00 p.m.

and midnight. This requirement applies to each station’s analog

channel through shutoff and primary digital stream through

March 31, 2009 for any station that then serves its full

authorized service area. Any licensee that has requested or

been granted an extension to serve less than its full authorized

service area after March 31, 2009 must continue to broadcast

the PSAs until its request for extension has been withdrawn or

denied or until a granted extension has expired.

In addition, any station that has not aired at least one 30-

minute informational program on both its analog channel and

primary digital stream between 8:00 a.m. and 11:35 p.m. must

do so by February 17, 2009.
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