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WITN 22 station manager presents programming lineup and a $1.08 million FY27 budget
Summary
At the April 24 Wilmington Cable, Video and Telecommunications Commission meeting, WITN 22 station manager Wanda Ralston described the channel’s programming and partnerships and a staff member reported a proposed FY27 budget of $1,077,851, a 5% increase that would use a $257,000 draw from CVT funds to balance the year.
At the Wilmington Cable, Video and Telecommunications Commission meeting on April 24, WITN 22 station manager Wanda Ralston reviewed the government-access channel’s programming, partnerships and operations and a commission staff member outlined a proposed FY27 budget.
"Our primary charge is the airing of various city council meetings, whether it's our regular bimonthly council meetings, committee meetings, commissions such as the CBT," Ralston said, describing WITN’s role in broadcasting local government and community events. She walked commissioners through original programming such as the two-minute drill, an Inside the District series produced with the council communications office, a forthcoming podcast called City Council Connect hosted by Yesenia Tavares, and recurring features including 22 News on the Scene and Sights and Sounds.
Ralston told commissioners the channel supplements its budget with a contract to provide production services for New Castle County Council that currently generates about $35,000 annually, and highlighted partnerships with the Wilmington Library, local school districts and state and federal content providers.
When asked for a budget overview, a commission staff member said the proposed WITN FY27 budget totals $1,077,851, a 5% increase from the prior year (about $51,658). The staff member said roughly $26,000 of the increase reflects debt-service for bond principal payments and that the proposal includes a scheduled draw of $257,000 from CVT funds to balance the budget.
Ralston also described WITN’s staffing: five full-time employees supplemented by a pool of eight active freelancers. Commissioners did not take a vote on the FY27 budget at the meeting and raised no substantive objections during the presentation. Chair Trippie Congo thanked the presenters and moved on to the next agenda item.
The commission did not adopt any formal changes to WITN’s operations or budget during the session; next steps were not specified.
