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OETA reports Emmy wins and transmitter upgrades, requests $612,000 recurring to close pay gap
Summary
OETA executive director Polly Anderson told the committee the network replaced key transmitters, expanded livestreaming to four channels and won five regional Emmys; the agency said staff pay lags market and requested a recurring $612,000 appropriation to raise salaries and retain employees.
Polly Anderson, executive director of OETA, told the Appropriations Committee the state public television network has modernized transmission infrastructure, expanded streaming, increased educational reach and seeks recurring funding to reduce a measured staff pay gap.
Anderson said the agency replaced failing main transmitters and low‑power translators, negotiated tower use with the Department of Public Safety for one transmitter without rent, and noted that as a result all 18 transmitters in the network are less than five years old. She credited prior legislative funding for the replacements and said the upgrades strengthen…
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