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Nebraska Public Media requests $850,000 to complete KUON transmitter upgrade and seeks operating increases
Summary
Stacy Decker, general manager of Nebraska Public Media, told the Appropriations Committee the organization needs additional biennial funding for utilities, maintenance and a capital project to replace KUON TV's VHF antenna with a UHF system and to prepare for the ATSC 3.0 broadcast transition.
Stacy Decker, general manager of Nebraska Public Media (also identified as the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission), asked the Appropriations Committee for funds to cover operating cost increases and to complete a capital construction project to transition KUON TV from VHF to UHF. Decker said the station’s approved 2023 capital allocation of $800,000 began the transmission replacement and the commission now requests an additional $850,000 in fiscal 2026 to finish the KUON transmitter and antenna work. “Your support is what enables us to tell…
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