Chipola TV looks to broadcast

Feb 02, 2011 (Jackson County Floridan - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Chipola College Television is looking to expand by setting up its own low-powered broadcast TV station.

The goal is for everyone in Jackson County to be able to access programming 24 hours a day through the airwaves, according to Chipola College Director of Television and Video Production Royce Reagan.

Chipola TV currently shows theater productions, college and high school sports, concerts and other local events on the public access channel on cable.

Reagan started producing television programs at Chipola about 13 years ago. At first, the airtime consisted of five minutes a day, three days a week.

Years later, CCTV operates 10 hours a day on the public access channel through Comcast. There are also programs running 24-hours a day online at www.Chipola.edu/TV.

In an interview Tuesday, Reagan said the five-county region that Jackson County is in is the only region in the state without its own major TV station or university. He hopes to change this with some help from the Jackson County School Board.

Reagan approached the school board at January's workshop and presented the idea of the school board buying a digital transmitter to enable Chipola TV to broadcast. The estimated cost for the transmitter is about $25,000. Reagan is currently working on getting the college a license from the FCC to broadcast.

Reagan said the station would be a way to give back to the community. If CCTV is able to broadcast, it means people with DISH Network, Direct TV or cable could watch CCTV programs 24 hours a day on their TV.

"It's just a way to get the college, high school and community activities on the air," Reagan said.

No decision was made and no formal recommendation was presented to the board in January. A formal recommendation will have to go before the board for approval.

The school board recently entered into an agreement with Main Street Broadband, a wireless broadband service provider from Georgia, to lease frequencies on the school district's tower until 2041. The school district owned broadcast frequencies that weren't being used.

Reagan suggested the funds generated from the lease agreement could be used to purchase the transmitter.

In January, Reagan also asked the school board to encourage school principals to record more events at their schools. Reagan said he would go to schools and teach students how to record things for TV.

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