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PEG TV board reports rising revenues, new contracts and equipment purchases to Clear Lake council
Summary
Supervisor Sabatier told the council PEG TV's revenues have increased, the station is hiring videographers under new contracts and the board bought equipment and a mobile AV unit; the city's in-kind contribution was recalibrated.
Supervisor Sabatier presented the Lake County PEG TV annual report to the Clear Lake City Council in May 2025, saying the public education and government channel has increased its revenues and is expanding services through new contracts and equipment purchases.
Sabatier told council members revenues were estimated at about $52,000 for the current year and that the board expects the figure may reach roughly $60,000 because PEG is contracting for services with county and local organizations. "Our operating budget is solely based on our services that we sell and the contributions from the jurisdictions," Sabatier said.
Sabatier outlined the station's finances and operations: the operating budget covers staff (station manager and assistant), with expenses about $43,000 this year; the capital budget comes from a 1% Mediacom pass-through franchise fee that funds equipment purchases. He told the council the board spent roughly $32,000 on capital equipment recently and purchased a mobile audio-visual unit for about $10,000 to support new videography work for municipal advisory councils.
The presentation noted new staff and volunteers: Thomas DeWalt as station manager, Cheyenne Blue as assistant station manager, and additional videographers such as Alan Combs. Sabatier said PEG TV has secured contracts for work with the county and other organizations, is negotiating a podcast-room partnership in Lakeport, and is exploring a monthly video news show funded partly by local business partnerships.
Council members asked a few questions. City Manager Alan Flora noted the city contributed $15,000 toward a new sound system installed in the last year. Sabatier said the station hopes to expand online streaming and to restore direct PEG streaming for Lakeport, which he said is currently not streaming directly through PEG due to changes at Mediacom.
The presentation closed with a request for continued municipal support as PEG pursues partnerships, school outreach, and emergency-broadcast integrations with local radio and podcast partners.
