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University Book Stores NORTHGATE • OPEN 8 A.M. CULPEPPER PLAZA 409 UNIVERSITY DR. l*te pm NEXT TO 3C-BBQ Open ’til 8 p.m. through Finals 12, the executive director for Global Village, John Reilly said Thu rsday. Global Village is best noted lor its series and individual pro- grams produced for public tele vision, PBS. Reilly said the station plans to offer the community some al ternatives to programming al ready offered in the area. *‘We have yet to decide the exact mix of programming,” Reilly said, “but we plan to take a survey of the community to find out what type of program ming is already serving the community. “The fancy word in broadcast is ascertainment which means we go in and do research (in the community) to find out what it is that people want to watch.” Reilly said there are two gen eral prinicipals behind the LPTV stations: to give a sense of local identity by committing to a set number of broadcast hours and to examine the schedules of other stations in the community before deter mining what type of program ming to committee to. Reilly said the LPTV pro grams span a wide range of choices and that these choices determine the look of the sta tion, either a local style or a net work finish. Reilly said the range also includes music pro gramming and that Channel 12 could take on music television format similar to MTV but with a local flavor specializing in lo cal concerts. “I’d like to stress one point and that is to give the station a local identity,” Reily said. “That would be the one overriding consideration — to give people what it is they want to watch. “Alternative programming is programming that’s different from what is being offered right now,” Reilly said. “And what we plan is tp be willing to take more chances in terms of new formats and new ideas.” There is a possibility that Channel 12 could become a net work affiliate with either ABC or NBC, Reilly said, although no definite steps have been taken to make the station a local affiliate. Reilly speculated that perhaps in three or four years, it might become a network af- fliate. Unlike traditional television stations, LPTV stations offer a limited transmitting power and as a result reaches a smaller au dience but a much lower cost. LPTV station signals can cover areas of 10 to 25 miles, depending upon the area’s ter rain. And an LPTV station costs about $100,000 to put on the air, rather than the $1 million or more it would cost a tradi tional station. An LPTV staff ranges be tween 10 and 15 people, Reilly said. The position of station ill manager will probably be filled by someone from Global Vil lage, Reilly said, but it is possi ble that station manager could be hired from Bryan or College Station. Reilly said he wants fill the staff by hiring local broadcast professionals and students. Reilly said anyone interested in applying for positions at Chan nel 12, should send their re sumes to: John Reilly, Global Village, 454 Broome st., N.Y., N.Y., 10013. Harry Gillam, general man ager for KBTX-TV (Channel 3), said he thinks the scope of coverage available to Channel 12 will be limited because LPTV stations have limited access. Gillam said he thinks the Bryan-College Station-area will present a real challenge to the new station because the area is so heavily cableized. “There’s the challenge these low-power stations is to to WOULD IN THE VOU LIKE TO BE A STAFF MEMBER CONSERVATIVE VOUTH MOVEMENT AT THE 1984 REPUBLICAN CONVENTION? I|S been find an area of progi. , na the Cla: not already covered, (U ihe Clas said, “...maybe somethJ 0 Lnig on ii as opera, medicine,orihkmembers sics.” n the gift fi> “It’s finding a need •■Hm Allen, filling it — that’s gomgioLf, says n challenge facing them." Bi workin The general ni.n ul | a decisi KAMU-TV, Mel ChastaitfeLr than i he doesn’t think the Allen says will cause any overcroJass gift v concerning local coveijonths after cause of the vast chanigins. field of broadcasting id %iine is ri rently undergoing. Bn says. “\ Because the LPTV sBl someth! plans to broadcast on ClBhe goal 12, it could present prtffl the clas for KAMU-TV, whichisfe.oOO, says casted on Channel 15buiBnnan of tually located at Ch. 12Jiiijee. dial. Chastain, however, J Allen say thinks it’s premature tn ffiylarship f late on the confusioneMe|new lorn over the conflict of the tong—have b lions’ channel frequenq, noLgh they “Obviously, it’s goingu|r|led, the i ale some problems for uifere input i t that's what we’re gohv |“V'e have most concerned about tut we are h lain said, “....but since jllin says, been on that (Channell!|B^ err ‘ n gt< quency for 14 years, weVeitr I from V\ ably got a built-in audiei liahelle Wei “We don’t see our staiBmajor li e competing with otherssiiiapilointed las like to think we offeralte: dfjeers to h programs.” Chastain said he LPTV station is going tol the community be beterstij “Obviously, the commuiui going to he better servedB there are more stationstoH//^V f serve them.” |K / Reilly, who is alsothehcB the National Institute forll Power TV, predicts thattfl United Pr five years, the ,uin| bero[Lm, • a nm/V n gr °T t 0 " 1 i get read Redly isatd there tiB ., (lult se LP iy statiom in Tettas. |J jvei si( st , These (LPTV) stations*), ( proven quite successful H( l|lh Serx right markets Retlh tl be the k Markets like (College S K ual relali not too small, where there j i .. nft ... tential for growth, where |L rackno , tsnt an over-saturation oiK^,. com nous >n the area. ff ie d it. a . 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McLauglin waf First Brigade Scholastic S( gent for 1984-85 The main purpose wasn a list so everyone knew who! what books, McLaughlin s that way the cadets can then: them to each other or in them. “I’ve got a big list,” McLanj lin said, “it took me a long® to tvpe it up. Basically wh did was go to all the outM the First Brigade and get list what books the students t available.” There are four battalion! the First Brigade and each^ talion has three or four otih There was really a lot of w involved, McLaughlin said. As of now, the exchange® involves the First Brig* Maybe next year the exchat will expand and lists available from the endreCot| “This is really tire first l we have done anything this,” McLaughlin said, “kim a trial year type thing. It til look like it has a lot of pole® though.” something for everyone in the Battalion Classifieds Call 845-2611 A if