Spotlight: Press
Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
August 2005
Suzanne
St. John-Crane, Executive Director
408-846-4983 X6
saint@mycmap.org
www.mycmap.org
Three bills are being proposed right now in congress that
threaten community TV stations and the cities ability to maintain
local control of who uses their streets and airwaves to make
a buck. Senator Ensign (R-NV) is proposing one being dubbed
"The Ensign Bill," and the others are H.R. 3146
and S. 1349. Not only would these bills threaten community
TV station funding and channel space, but they eliminate the
ability for a city to sit down and negotiate for specific
needs with the cable company, or ANY video service provider
using city "rights of way."
Last year, CMAP produced coverage of 133 government meetings.
We produced thirty projects for local non-profit organizations.
We handed out 275 certifications in video productions to folks
like you, your neighbors and kids. We produced public service
announcements for free for fifteen non-profit organizations.
We worked with Gavilan to air dozens of telecourses, arts
programs, and presentations made by their administration.
We trained a class of forty students at Gilroy High School
how to use our three-camera TV studio at Gavilan College,
so that they could produce five live call-in programs on health
issues for teens. And we kept four channels filled with vibrant
programming, about your communities, 24/7. This is just the
beginning of what we stand to lose should recently proposed
legislation pass.
HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN DO:
Contact these folks, asking them to oppose S. 1504, H.R.
3146 and S. 1349. Tell them you want your city to maintain
control of the franchise process, NOT mega telecommunication
corporations. Tell them why you value community TV, how you
use it, and that it's a vital communications resource for
all community members.
(Gilroy)
The Honorable Michael Honda
1999 South Bascom Ave
Suite 815
Campbell, CA 95008
Phone: (408) 558-8085
Fax: (408) 558-8086
(Hollister / SJB)
Rep. Sam Farr
100 West Alisal Street
Salinas, CA 93901
831-424-2229
800-340-FARR
FAX 831-424-7099
Boxer, Barbara- (D - CA)
San Francisco
1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 240
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 403-0100
(415) 956-6701 fax
Diane Feinstein- (D - CA)
San Francisco
One Post Street,
Suite 2450
San Francisco CA 94104
(415) 393-0707
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