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MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1980
By KATHLEEN A. WAKEFIELD
Battalion Reporter
funding is no longer the problem it has been in the
(for Texas A&M University’s KAMU-TV since sup-
l(from the community has increased recently.
KAMU-TV signed on the air February 15, 1970 as a
11 montlisj; iJic broadcasting station and experienced a few years
a,ijij .financial hardships. The financial difficulties were
that cam tibuted to the station “changing priorities and es-
1 Bulletint (ting costs,” said Mel Chastain, general manager of
iMU-TV&FM. However, this past year, money has
v F. Bryant tbecn a problem for the television station, he said,
ion-wide -i Through funding, the community has played a major
pany,” win; e in helping the production of KAMU-TV’s projects,
in said. Last year the station raised from the
30,000 viewing households approximately
"IA, nioslrej
The main PBS (public broadcasting system) office,
ated in Washington D.C.,. determined that the
cm .m.
astain
,000-3(
10,000.
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Bryant i
10,000 amount is above the national average and
re ranks KAMU-TV as a local leader in terms of
ig support per television household, said Chas-
F
in South A, The station uses the methods of auctions, radio and
Sals to raise financial support, Chastain said. Auc-
incrican stltlj are very instrumental in the support, as well as
ee stationat® which alone brings in about $27,000-$30,000
legedly InmBlly
trl Bryant, | [Chastain said the other method of funding, festivals,
I .ake thefts !three separate one-week television drives which run
tin said, March, August and December. The festivals cover
t story,”sail(Brograms as the “Grand Ole Opry,” the “Metropo-
winti in Opera and broadway musicals.
Even though KAMU-TV gets most of its support fron
wen j community, the station is “opposed to constantly
erne ingon the air with its hand out,” said Chastain.
One way to keep from asking for so much community
idclpliia Ie pport, Chastain said, is to not offer such premiums as
e wid tlimf'bags and umbrellas on fund raising drives. The
pin, n | c jney to pay for these items comes out of the donations,
you want to donate to the station, every penny goes
a bind which can be expended only for pro-
rrdataliott Mining,” he said.
ilcneer si; Being a member of PBS entitles KAMU-TV to many
es.thei
ml Bar;
is with
jiefits, said Rodgers Lewis, program director for
wisiuti.
Asa member of PBS, the station receives free prog-
ns, the costs of which have been paid for by a grant
m a major corporation or governmental agency,
wis said.
Some of these corporations are Mobil Oil, which paid
the production costs of Masterpiece Theater, and
sFl
Cm a member of PBS, the station
mJyes free programs, the costs of
cl l (ihich have been paid for by a grant
i n _ C | m a major corporation or
1 1 ; mnimental agency, Lewis said.
described,^
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taco, which paid for the costs of “Live From the
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w as the (It Another benefit which stems from being a PBS mem-
Iarliinii St tis that for the first time in four years, Lewis said,
'> million iMU-TV has been able to take part in an universal
mars his mi; if; A universal buy is a special program for those
ltd! wedd lions who agree to buy all programs offered by PBS so
idedareadwBey will be entitled to receive a 15 percent cut rate
oi Thijoli pograms thay have purchased,
exhibit,al The universal buy is a part of a market place that PBS
Handels lloptes called The Station Program Cooperative, said
of "Alpha anil®
musical piffiB
Chastain. In the cooperative the more stations that pur
chase a particular program, the less the cost of that
program to each of the purchasers.
The problem in the past for KAMU-TV is that the
station has not had enough money to take part in the
universal buy, Chastain said. “However, the support
from the community was so gratifying last year that we
were able to participate,” he said.
The annual dues for PBS members is about $20,000
plus about $40,000 which is spent for satellite time,
Lewis said.
Not only does the financial support from the com
munity keep KAMU-TV on the air but the station’s
The first broadcasting sta tion was
located where Harrington
Complex stands nowin what was
once BagleyHall. It originally was
a closed circuit educational station,
producing educa tional materials
for about eight different
departments on campus.
part-time student employees and full-time employees
help by keeping the production costs at a minimum,
Lewis said. The students receive comparatively lower
pay and produce a great number of programs which are
used.
Students are paid minimum wage at KAMU-TV, and
those who work there longer than a year are entitled to
pay increases, said Chastain. The wages increase on
wage scale steps from one to four, and employees are
paid accordingly.
The station has 21 full-time employees and 18 part-
time employees. The students are involved in virtually
every department, said Chastain. Students work in the
news departnent, production, programming and prom
otion, graphics and engineering.
Lewis said students do everything from writing
scripts and lighting the stage to camera work. In a senior
level course, Journalism 412, the students are responsi
ble for producing stories which are to be used on the
news at night.
Local shows produced by students and full-time em
ployees account for about 15 percent of air time, Lewis
said.
Over the last year a problem has arisen at KAMU-TV,
Lewis said. There are more local jobs available for
broadcast majors and no students willing to take those
jobs. Students need to realize that when applying for a
job it is the experience they get at school that is neces
sary. he said.
Wayne Nelson, a recent graduate of Texas A&M,
now the producer of 5 o’clock news at KDFW-TV in
Dallas, said “working at KAMU-TV has proved to be
invaluable for my career.” Texas A&M is one of the few
univerisities that gives “hands on” experience, he said.
KAMU-TV received its Federal Communications
Commision license in August of 1969. The first broad
casting station was located where Harrington Complex
stands now in what was once Bagley Hall, Chastain said.
In 1964 it originally was a closed circuit educational
station which operated with a small studio and video
tape machine on the second floor. It produced educa
tional and instrumental materials for about eight diffe
rent departments on campus, he said.
KAMU-TV is located on Channel 15 on the UHF dial
and on cable in Brenham, Bryan-College Station, Cald
well, Hearne, Lyons, Madisonville and Somerville.
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Holiday concert,
program tonight
By JANE G. BRUST
j Battalion Staff
long-time fid f ^ s beginning to look a lot like Christmas on the Texas A&M Univer
sity campus with two holiday programs scheduled for tonight.
The vocal music department’s four choral groups will perform in
jncert at 8 p. m. in Rudder Auditorium, and then the MSC Christmas
igram will take place in the main lounge at 9 p.m.
Admission to the MSC program is free. Concert tickets can be
irehased at the door for $1.
!i( )l ,sands of«■ The concert will feature the Reveillers, the Century Singers, the
experience ti® 0men ' s Chorus and the Singing Cadets performing holiday music.
| iere ” I Included in the program will be the Singing Cadets’ rendition of
Veils al\v»'fr was fhe Night Before Christmas,” as well as the “Hallelujah Chor-
challenges us finale, from Handel’s “Messiah, ” sung by over 200 voices in all four
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Notices for
spring grads
on sale now
Texas A&M University students
who plan to graduate in May can get
a jump on one of their final semester
deadlines by ordering their com
mencement announcements now.
Orders may be placed at the
Memorial Student Center Finance
Center, located in Room 217, be
tween 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday
through Friday. Students must pay
for the notices when ordering.
The last day for ordering gradua
tion announcements is Feb. 6.
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ith great tali’i The annual MSC Christmas program, a project of the MSC Council,
endergreal w ’^ begin with a reception for people to mingle, Committee Chairman
, so f or 20 jM ar ey Macha said. Members of the MSC Hospitality Committee will
serve refreshments.
nissed aiuecMlhe program includes piano entertainment by Scott Zesch, a junior
Board ma J or » ar *d carols by the Women’s Chorus. Acting President
when theTl®' Charles Samson and MSC Council President Ernen Haby will
$42 millio ® er tbeir comments, and members of Squadron 15 will perform their
is $409 rail l ers ' on °f The Twelve Days of Christmas.”
ced about 111 The MSC Christmas program is funded by profits from the Lost and
ing the yeai T ounc ^ auc fion held in October.
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