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Late Night with David Letterman
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Late Night with David Letterman is an American late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman. It premiered on NBC on February 1, 1982, and concluded on June 25, 1993. Letterman began hosting Late Show with David Letterman on CBS in August 1993. The series has since been reformatted as Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers.
with David Letterman
|Also known as||Late Night (franchise brand)|
|Created by||David Letterman|
|Written by||Merrill Markoe|
(head writer: 1982)
(head writer: 1982–83)
(head writer: 1983–92)
(head writer: 1992–93)
|Presented by||David Letterman|
and The World's Most Dangerous Band
|Narrated by||Bill Wendell|
|No. of seasons||11|
|No. of episodes||1,819|
|Executive producer(s)||Jack Rollins (1982–92)|
Barry Sand (1982–88)
David Letterman (1987–93)
Robert Morton (1987–93)
Peter Lassally (1992–93)
|Production location(s)||Studio 6-A, NBC Studios|
New York, New York
|Running time||42–43 minutes|
|Production company(s)||Carson Productions|
Worldwide Pants Incorporated (1990–93)
Space Age Meats Productions (1982–90)
|Picture format||480i (4:3 SDTV)|
|Original release||February 1, 1982 –|
June 25, 1993
|Preceded by||Tomorrow Coast to Coast|
|Followed by||Late Night with Conan O'Brien|
|Related shows||The David Letterman Show|
Late Show with David Letterman
After his morning show on NBC was canceled in October 1980 after only 18 weeks on the air, David Letterman was still held in sufficient regard by the network brass (especially NBC president Fred Silverman) that upon hearing the 33-year-old comedian was being courted by a syndication company, NBC gave him a $20,000 per week ($1,000,000 for a year) deal to sit out a year and guest-host a few times on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show.
In 1981, NBC and Carson, after significant acrimony, reached an agreement on a new contract, which (among other concessions to Carson) granted the venerable host the rights to the time slot immediately following The Tonight Show. All throughout 1981, in addition to guest-hosting the Tonight Show as outlined in the terms of his NBC contract, Letterman also frequently appeared as guest on the highly-rated program as the network groomed the 34-year-old for a new project. Finally, on November 9, 1981, NBC and Carson's production company Carson Productions as well as Letterman's newly-established production company Space Age Meats Productions (a forerunner to today's Worldwide Pants Incorporated) announced the creation of Late Night with David Letterman, set to premiere in early 1982 in the 12:30 a.m. time slot Monday through Thursday, with occasional specials every few Fridays, all aimed at young men. The network wanted to capitalize on catering to young males, feeling that there was very little late-night programming for that demographic. The newly announced show thus displaced the Tomorrow Coast to Coast program hosted by Tom Snyder from the 12:30 slot. NBC initially offered Snyder to move his show back an hour, but Snyder, already unhappy with being forced to adopt changes to Tomorrow that he detested, refused and ended the show instead. The final first-run Tomorrow episode aired on December 17, 1981.
The staff responsible for preparing the launch of Late Night included Merrill Markoe in the head writing role, seasoned TV veteran Hal Gurnee as director, Letterman's manager Jack Rollins as executive producer, and a group of young writers — most of them in their early twenties, including the somewhat more experienced 29-year-old Jim Downey who had previously written for Saturday Night Live and 27-year-old Steve O'Donnell. Markoe stepped down as head writer after a few months, and was succeeded by Downey who was in turn succeeded by O'Donnell in 1983. O'Donnell would serve as the head writer through most of the rest of the show's run while Downey went back to Saturday Night Live in 1984. Also on board, initially as a production assistant in charge of the "Stupid Pet Tricks" segment, was 21-year-old Chris Elliott. Elliott would quickly be promoted to writer and a recurring featured player.
The plan from the start was to resurrect the spirit of Letterman's morning show for a late-night audience, one more likely to plug into his offbeat humor. The show also got a house band, hiring NBC staff musician Paul Shaffer to lead the group; after several years on the show without a formal name, the band was eventually given the moniker The World's Most Dangerous Band in 1988.
Realizing that NBC executives exhibited very little desire to micromanage various aspects of the show, the staff felt confident they would be allowed to push outside of the mainstream talk-show boundaries and thus set about putting together a quirky, absurdist, and odd program. Snyder's Tomorrow re-runs continued until Thursday, January 28, 1982 and four days later on Monday, February 1, 1982, Late Night premiered with a cold opening featuring Larry "Bud" Melman delivering lines as an homage to the prologue of Boris Karloff's Frankenstein, followed by Letterman coming out on stage to Tchaikovsky's "Piano Concerto No. 1" behind a group of female dancers — the peacock girls who had also opened the finale of The David Letterman Show. After a brief monologue, the very first comedy segment was a sarcastic tour of the studio. The first guest, 31-year-old comedian and actor Bill Murray, came out in confrontational fashion, throwing jibes and accusations at the host as part of a knowing put-on. He remained for two more similarly sardonic segments in which he first presented footage of a Chinese zoo baby panda as a supposed home video of his recently adopted pet, before expressing newfound love for aerobics and pulling a crew member onstage, making her do jumping jacks along with him to Olivia Newton-John's "Physical". The second comedy piece was a remote titled "The Shame of the City"; taking a general format of a local news action segment, it featured Letterman touring several New York locations pointing out various civic problems with righteous indignation. The second guest was Don Herbert, TV's "Mr. Wizard", and the show ended with a young comic named Steve Fessler reciting aloud the script of the obscure Bela Lugosi film Bowery at Midnight.
The reviews were mixed — Los Angeles Times wrote: "Much of Letterman's first week did not jell" — but more importantly, the show drew 1.5 million viewers, 30% more than had tuned in for Snyder's Tomorrow.
On the third night, after baseball great Hank Aaron finished his interview segment with Letterman, a camera followed him backstage, where TV sportscaster Al Albert conducted a post-interview chat with Aaron about how it had gone. Eccentric and awkward, the show immediately established a sensibility that was clearly different from The Tonight Show.
The show was produced by Johnny Carson's production company, as a result of a clause in Carson's contract with NBC that gave him control of what immediately followed The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Carson, for his part, wanted Late Night to have as little overlap with his show as possible. In fact, most ground rules and restrictions on what Letterman could do came not from the network but from the production company itself. Letterman could not have a sidekick like Ed McMahon, and Paul Shaffer's band could not include a horn section like Doc Severinsen's. Letterman was told he could not book old-school showbiz guests such as James Stewart, George Burns, or Buddy Hackett, who were fixtures on Johnny's show (the fact that Tonight had long moved to Hollywood and Late Night was taped in New York helped minimize guest overlap). Letterman was also specifically instructed not to replicate any of the signature pieces of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson like "Stump the Band" or "Carnac the Magnificent". Carson also wanted Letterman to minimize the number of topical jokes in his opening monologue.
Production and schedulingEdit
Late Night originated from NBC Studio 6A at the RCA (later GE) Building at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. The program ran four nights a week, Monday to Thursday, from the show's premiere on February 1, 1982 until June 4, 1987. Friday shows were added on June 12, 1987, although the show still only produced 4 new episodes a week—Monday's shows were re-runs. (NBC previously aired Friday Night Videos in the 12:30 a.m. slot on Saturday morning, with occasional Late Night specials and reruns.) Starting on September 2, 1991, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was pushed back from 11:30 p.m. to 11:35 p.m., with Letterman starting at 12:35 a.m., at the request of NBC affiliates who wanted more advertising time for their profitable late newscasts.
On September 30, 1991, A&E, a U.S. cable channel at the time partly owned by General Electric — the same corporate entity that owned NBC, began airing Late Night repeats in an effort of monetizing the show's vast accumulation of old episodes. The repeats aired less than a year, until July 24, 1992. The syndication deal was done without Letterman's blessing, and he frequently made his displeasure known on-air, feeling that having reruns air five nights a week, earlier in the evening on cable, diluted the value of the nightly first-run shows on NBC — fearing people would not be willing to stay up late for the first-run if they could watch the show at a more reasonable time. Because of Letterman's opposition, the syndication run was ended early and not attempted again until he had left NBC.
In mid-1993, E! Entertainment Television purchased syndication rights to Late Night with David Letterman. The network aired complete shows from various years five days per week from 1993 until 1996. Then, Trio: Popular Arts Television (owned by NBC/Vivendi Universal Entertainment) picked up reruns and showed them from 2002 until the channel went off the air in 2005.
A number of programs were sold by GoodTimes Entertainment in 1992–93. These episodes were stripped of the series theme, open and close. No DVD release is currently scheduled (GoodTimes went bankrupt in 2005; the company's assets are now owned by Gaiam, which does not typically distribute general-interest programming).
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Letterman, who had hoped to get the hosting job of The Tonight Show following Johnny Carson's retirement, moved to CBS in 1993 when the job was given to Jay Leno. This was done against the wishes of Carson, who had always seen Letterman as his rightful successor, according to CBS senior vice president Peter Lassally, a onetime producer for both men. On April 25, 1993, Lorne Michaels chose Conan O'Brien, who was a writer for The Simpsons at the time and a former writer for Michaels at Saturday Night Live, to fill Letterman's old seat directly after The Tonight Show. O'Brien began hosting a new show in Letterman's old timeslot, taking over the Late Night name on September 13, 1993.
When Letterman left, NBC asserted their intellectual property rights to several of the most popular Late Night segments. Letterman easily adapted to these restrictions for his CBS show: The "Viewer Mail" segment was continued under the name "CBS Mailbag," and Late Night fixture Larry "Bud" Melman continued his antics under his real name, Calvert DeForest. Similarly, the in-house band (now free to add horns) was unable to use the name "The World's Most Dangerous Band," so the name was changed to "Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra". The name "CBS Orchestra", approved by CBS (who retained rights to the name after Letterman retired in 2015), was Shaffer's idea. Notably, however, "Stupid Pet Tricks" originated on Letterman's 1980 early morning show The David Letterman Show, to which Letterman, not NBC, owned the rights. This meant "Stupid Pet Tricks" was able to cross over to the CBS show with its name and concept unchanged. With Carson retired, Letterman was also granted free use of some of Carson's sketches, and in due time, "Stump the Band" and "Carnac the Magnificent" (with Shaffer as Carnac) entered the Late Show rotation.
Both "Late Show" and "CBS Orchestra" are names from broadcasting's past. Beginning in 1951, The Late Show was the title under which some CBS affiliates, including network-owned stations in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, ran movies late at night. These films began after the late local news, generally at 10:30 p.m. or 11:30 p.m. local time. The Late Show would usually be followed by another film on The Late Late Show and, on a night when there was time to add a third feature to the schedule, The Late Late Show II. Movies were
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La Repubblica (Italian: [la reˈpubblika]; "the Republic") is an Italian daily general-interest newspaper with an average circulation of 151,309 copies in May 2023. It was founded in 1976 in Rome by Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso (now known as GEDI Gruppo Editoriale) and led by Eugenio Scalfari, Carlo Caracciolo, and Arnoldo Mondadori Editore as a leftist newspaper, which proclaimed itself a "newspaper-party" (giornale-partito). During the early years of la Repubblica, its political views and readership ranged from the reformist left to the extraparliamentary left. Into the 21st century, it is identified with centre-left politics, and was known for its anti-Berlusconism, and Silvio Berlusconi's personal scorn for the paper. Alongside Corriere della Sera, il Giornale, and La Stampa, it is one of the main national newspapers in Italy.
|Owner(s)||GEDI Gruppo Editoriale|
|Founded||14 January 1976|
|Circulation||301,565 (May 2014)|
|Sister newspapers||La Stampa (since 2017)|
In April 2020, the paper was acquired by the GEDI Gruppo Editoriale of John Elkann and the Agnelli family, who is also the founder and owner of La Stampa. Maurizio Molinari, the then editor of La Stampa, was appointed as la Repubblica's editor in place of Carlo Verdelli; this prompted the resignation of several journalists opposed to this change. Under Molinari, it took a moderate line, and tried to go beyond the political left and right, and against populism. At the same time, because "information is essential to support and animate a widespread laboratory of ideas on what economic justice means today", it was concerned about economic and social inequalities. Under Molinari, it equated work on paper to digital work and followed the digital first theory.
la Repubblica was founded by Eugenio Scalfari, previously director of the weekly magazine L'Espresso. The publisher Carlo Caracciolo and Mondadori had invested 2.3 billion lire (half each) and a break-even point was calculated at 150,000 copies. Scalfari invited a few trusted colleagues like Gianni Rocca, then Giorgio Bocca, Sandro Viola, Mario Pirani, Miriam Mafai, Barbara Spinelli, Natalia Aspesi, and Giuseppe Turani. The cartoons were the prerogative of Giorgio Forattini until 1999.
Early years edit
The newspaper first went on sale on 14 January 1976. It was presented as the first Italian tabloid, with some sections such as sports and business intentionally left out. When it was founded, it was intended to be a second newspaper, with only major news at the national level, to an audience that has already read a local newspaper. It was composed of 20 pages and was published from Tuesday to Sunday. The paper defined itself as a "newpsaper-party" (giornale-partito) in its initial stage.
During the first two years, it built up a core-audience identified as members of the centre-left and the Italian Communist Party (PCI). In 1977, Scalfari decided to cater to the university student movement, so la Repubblica began its expansion. The strength of the newspaper lay particularly in the editorial comments section, which was always incisive and thought-provoking. In the meantime, Giampaolo Pansa from Corriere della Sera became the deputy director, alongside Rocca and Pirani.
Rise to prominence edit
In early 1978, average sales amounted to 114,000 copies. During the 55 days of the Aldo Moro kidnapping, la Repubblica backed the policy of hardline non-negotiation while reporting on the pro-negotiation approach led by Bettino Craxi of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI). The paper's stance proved popular, and by the end of the year its daily sales reached 140,000 copies. In 1979, with an average print run of 180,000 copies, it achieved a break-even point. The size of the newspaper increased with page count growing from 20 to 24. The newspaper decided to cover sports for the first time and veteran reporter Gianni Brera was added. From 1979 to 1994, Glauco Benigni was the International Media Editor further reaffirming the expansion and popularity of the paper overseas, covering international Film Festivals and major events like U.S. Mission rocket launches.
In 1981, Corriere della Sera was hit by a scandal when chief editor Franco Di Bella was outed as a member of the secret masonic lodge Propaganda Due (P2). This allowed la Repubblica to win extra readers and recruit a number of prestigious commentators, such as Enzo Biagi and Alberto Ronchey from Corriere della Sera. Aiming to gain top circulation in Italy, chief editor Scalfari launched new reader-friendly initiatives. There were now 40 pages, including news sections, entertainment, and sport. The newspaper was pitched as an omnibus newspaper, namely a paper catering to all types of readers. Politically, while the paper kept backing the progressive left, its approach to governmental parties changed; its traditional opposition to Craxi's line was coupled with overtures to Ciriaco De Mita, one of the leading figures of the left wing of the Christian Democracy party. This seemed to pay off as in 1985 la Repubblica sold an average of 372,940 copies, about 150,000 more than in 1981.
1986 marked the newspaper's tenth birthday. A special issue was released in celebration, Dieci anni 1976/1985 ("Ten Years 1976/1985"), consisting of ten files in coated paper, one per each year, with the re-issuing of many original articles. The launch was backed by a successful advertising campaign featuring a young university student seen purchasing la Repubblica. Ten years later, the same student was pictured as an adult; he is holding the same newspaper but in the meantime he worked his way up to an important managerial position in a large company. The same year saw the launch of weekly financial supplement, Affari & finanza, edited by Giuseppe Turani. la Repubblica continued the game of catch up with Corriere della Sera, and in December 1986 managed to overtake their rivals.
In 1987, la Repubblica launched a prize competition called Portfolio, a type of stock market-based lottery. Readers were encouraged to buy the newspaper daily in order to check share value. The prize turned out to cost more than the supplements earned, the latter increasing sales for one or two days a week only. la Repubblica expanded by almost 200,000 copies within three months, stretching to a total daily average of nearly 700,000. At that point, la Repubblica became the best-selling Italian newspaper. The 1988 circulation of the paper was 730,000 copies, making it the most read newspaper in Italy. At the end of the 1980s, the paper reached a circulation of 800,000 copies; by 2015, the paper had the country's second highest circulation, after Corriere della Sera, at about 275,000 copies. Corriere della Sera hit back with a free Saturday magazine and la Repubblica reciprocated with their own magazine, Venerdì, launched on 16 October 1987, the same day as Affari & Finanza. The via Solferino publishing group did not reclaim the top spot for two years.
Guerra di Segrate ("Segrate War") edit
At the end of the 1980s, believing that a stronger financial support was needed for the growth of the group, Carlo Caracciolo and Eugenio Scalfari (main shareholders of the Espresso group) sold all their shares to Carlo De Benedetti. Already a major shareholder of Mondadori, Benedetti took the Espresso group together with the Milan publisher, with the goal of becoming the main shareholder, buying the stock of Arnoldo Mondadori's heirs. Silvio Berlusconi prevented it, starting the Segrate War (from the town of Segrate, near Milan, where the Mondadori main office is located. In 1991, after more than two years of legal and financial battles, the struggle was ended by the entrepreneur Giuseppe Ciarrapico on behalf of the prime minister of the time, Giulio Andreotti, who persuaded De Benedetti and Berlusconi to split the Grande Mondadori. De Benedetti received la Repubblica, L'Espresso, and some local newspapers, while Berlusconi received Mondadori minus the newspapers. The controversial operation was the main point of a lawsuit in which Berlusconi was charged with corruption of legal proceedings. This lawsuit became famous as the Lodo Mondadori ("Mondadori arbitration award"). A verdict on 3 October 2009 by the Causa Civile (Civil Court of Milan) pronounced that Berlusconi's Fininvest had to compensate the De Benedetti's CIR €750 million for financial losses due to perdita di chance ("lost opportunities") from the Lodo Mondadori decision.
In the following years, new publishing projects were added. la Repubblica, which up to then was not published on Monday, bought Lunedì di Repubblica for 50 million lire. This was a satirical magazine and the first real fake newspaper; it was published by Vincenzo Sparagna, author of Frigidaire. Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso at first sued Sparagna for plagiarism but lost when the court acknowledged Lunedì di Repubblica as an original masthead. The launch occurred on 10 January 1994; in this period, the newspaper had an average circulation of 660,000 copies. 1995, besides being the year of the introduction of the supplements Musica! Rock & altro and Salute, was the year of a graphical change as colour was introduced on the first page and in advertisements. In May 1996, after twenty years, Eugenio Scalfari resigned as editor-in-chief but remained an important contributor to the newspaper. He was succeeded by Ezio Mauro. That same year, the weekly women's supplement D – la Repubblica delle donne ("D – The Republic of Women") was launched.
After Eugenio Scalfari edit
On 5 April 1996, the paper launched its website as a collaborative effort with Digital and Interbusiness (a unit of Telecom Italia), as an online trial version of the newspaper, created for the 1996 Italian general election held on 21 April. In August 1996, Mauro began a project, Repubblica – lavori in corso ("Repubblica – Work in Progress"), with the objective of testing an on-line edition. The project was coordinated by Vittorio Zambardino, Gualtiero Pierce, and Ernesto Assante, with technical direction by Alessandro Canepa.
On 14 January 1997, the online version of the newspaper, Repubblica.it, was launched. In May 2007, the paper's website was listed 11th among the top 30 brands of the month in Italy, with almost 5 million unique visitors, and being the first daily newspaper ahead of Corriere della Sera; during the same month, the paper had sold about 566,000 copies compared to the circa 594,000 copies of Corriere della Sera. By October 2007, it had become the main Italian information website, with over 10.6 million visitors, and in 2010 was the tenth most visited website in the country, ahead of Google, Yahoo!, Facebook, YouTube, and MSN.
In 2004, through a gradual process, the newspaper introduced colour in every page. This decision forced the whole Italian newspaper market to adopt similar measures. On 19 October 2007, the newspaper's graphics and layout were renovated. la Repubblica split in two newspapers: one dedicated to the news and the other (called R2) to analysis of current events. On 20 November 2007, the newspaper revealed wiretapping transcripts between certain RAI and Mediaset directors, aimed at modifying some parts of the TV scheduling of 2005 regarding the death of Pope John Paul II and the 2005 Italian regional elections.
In August 2009, Berlusconi sued the newspaper, after it published ten questions addressed to him, which he refused to answer on the grounds that they were "rhetorical, defamatory, and discrediting". Asking for €1 million in damages, the lawsuit also cited a 6 August 2009 article in which the paper described him as blackmailable, and was not limited to Italy, as his lawyer sued British, French, and Spanish outlets for publishing news about his personal life. In turn, the then opposition led by the Democratic Party asked Berlusconi to sue all of them. Mauro, one of the authors of the contested articles, commented: "Unable to answer, except with a lie, Silvio Berlusconi has decided to bring the ten questions of [la] Repubblica to court, thus covering up – at least in Italy – the public shame of private behavior which is at the centre of an international scandal and persecutes him politically. It is the first time, in the memory of a free country, that a politician sues the questions that are addressed to him."
In September 2011, Rome's civil court rejected Berlusconi's damage claims on the grounds that the ten questions "constitute the legitimate exercise of the right to criticize and lawful manifestation of the freedom of thought and opinion guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution". Berlusconi had insulted the paper's journalists and invited
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KSQA Television Group
(Barbara Wade (51%)
Cooper-Fowler Media (49%)
|First air date||September 29, 2011|
|Former channel number(s)||Virtual:
22 (UHF, 2011–2013)
|Former affiliations||Independent (2011–2012)|
|Transmitter power||4.2 kW (digital)|
KSQA, virtual and VHF digital channel 12, is a The Country Network-affiliated television station located in Topeka, Kansas, United States. The station is owned by KSQA, LLC, a joint venture between Barbara Wade (who owns a controlling 51% interest) and Cooper-Fowler Media (which owns the remaining 49%). KSQA maintains offices and transmitter facilities located on Jackson Street in southwest Topeka.
The station first signed on the air on September 29, 2011, originally maintaining a non-commercial format featuring programming focusing on African American history. It was founded by Barbara Wade, Sheila Robertson and Gregory Talley (the latter of whom serves as the station's operations manager – with the latter two partners under their holding company, Cooper-Fowler Media, each owning 24.5% interests). The decision by the ownership group behind KSQA, LLC to broadcast the station on VHF channel 12 resulted in complaints by CBS affiliate WIBW-TV (channel 13) as after the station signed on, KSQA's over-the-air digital signal began to interfere with WIBW's Cox Communications analog cable slot on the provider's Topeka service area, which broadcast on the same frequency.
Immediately upon its sign-on, KSQA, LLC invoked an option to receive must-carry status to make it mandatorily available on Cox Communications. On June 13, 2012, the Wade/Robertson/Talley ownership group filed a complaint with the (FCC) to invoke a must-carry request for Cox to put the station on channel 12. Although it agreed it must add KSQA to its lineup, the cable provider had chosen to deny the station's channel placement request after the parties could not reach agreement on the ground that KSQA broadcast its PSIP channel on channel 22, and therefore was not entitled to be placed on cable channel 12; Cox also informed KSQA, LLC that it preferred not to move WIBW-TV off its existing channel slot to replace it with KSQA, with corporate attorneys overseeing the dispute stating that the station's owners ignored must-carry channel placement regulations and rulings that came about after the digital television transition.
On August 1, 2012, the station became a primary affiliate of country music video service The Country Network. On October 19, 2012, the FCC denied KSQA, LLC's complaint on the same basis that Cox Communications cited in its denial in the channel 12 placement request, stating that the agency's must-carry rules only apply to a station's PSIP virtual channel; for this reason, KSQA subsequently filed a request with the FCC to waive its use of channel 22 as its PSIP major channel and move it to channel 12 to match its physical VHF channel. Cox eventually moved WIBW-TV to channel 13 on March 14, 2013, following the FCC's granting of KSQA's major channel waiver, with KSQA taking over the channel 12 slot; the move effectively alleviated the station's interference issues with WIBW.
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
|12.1||480i||4:3||KSQA-DT||The Country Network|
- "APPLICATION FOR CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FOR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST STATION". February 17, 2011.
- Josh Mabry (October 27, 2011). "COX Cable Says Ch 12 Interference Will Continue In Topeka". WIBW-TV. Gray Television.
- Bill Blankenship (July 22, 2012). "Cox, new TV station at odds over Channel 12". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Morris Communications. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- John Eggerton (October 19, 2012). "FCC Denies KSQA Must-Carry Complaint Against Cox". Broadcasting & Cable. NewBay Media. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- "FCC denies KSQA-TV's must-carry complaint". Broadcast Engineering. NewBay Media. October 25, 2012.
- Shawn Wheat (March 6, 2013). "WIBW-TV Moves Channels On Cox Starting Thursday". WIBW (AM). Morris Communications. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- "RabbitEars TV Query for KSQA". RabbitEars.<|endoftext|>Encycolpedia
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February 21, 1988|
|Format||Top 40 (CHR)|
|Callsign meaning||Springfield's PoWer|
E.W. Scripps Company |
|Sister stations||KRVI, KSGF, KSGF-FM, KTTS-FM|
KSPW debuted on the air on February 21, 1988 as KJLR. By July 1988 it adopted an AC format as KLTO, which lasted until 1999 and changed calls to KMXH. In April 2001, KMXH flipped to Rhythmic Top 40 and adopted the KSPW calls. The station patterned the format after sister station KQCH/Omaha. And like KQCH, KSPW would evolve to Top 40/CHR by 2003 and has been in this direction since then.
Journal Communications and The E.W. Scripps Company announced on July 30, 2014 that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E.W. Scripps Company name that will own the two companies' broadcast properties, including KSPW. The transaction is slated to be completed in 2015, pending shareholder and regulatory approvals.
Known in the area as Power 96.5, KSPW is a favorite media destination for many around the Ozarks. With Fotsch and Sarah in the Morning and the Old School Lunch Hour with Scott On Power, Afternoons with the Ginge and Nights with Mason. The station has branded itself into a market that traditionally favors the country music genre. In addition, the station has recently branched out in the community giving back with Request-A-Thons that benefit the Children's Miracle Network.
Power 96.5 is home to Springfield's, Fotsch and Sarah in the Morning. On air for almost 2 years together, Fotsch and Sarah have become the metro area's alarm clock in the morning. Who now can be found on TV with Fox 5 (KRBK) every weekday morning from 7-8a. Power 96.5 is known for being the source of Pop culture in the Ozarks.
- Mornings: Fotsch and Sarah
- Middays: Scott on Power
- Afternoons: The Ginge
- Nights: Mason @ Night
- Saturday: Jules
- Sunday: Chelsea
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KSPR ABC 33 (general)
KSPR News (newscasts)
Ozarks CW (on DT2)
|Slogan||Covering Our Community|
|Channels||Digital: 19 (UHF)|
33.2 The CW
|Owner||Perkin Media, LLC
(operated through SSA by Schurz Communications)
|First air date||March 9, 1983|
|Call letters' meaning||SPRingfield|
|Sister station(s)||KYTV, K15CZ|
|Former channel number(s)||33 (UHF analog, 1983-2009)|
|Former affiliations||Independent (1983-1986)|
|Transmitter power||1,000 kW|
KSPR, virtual channel 33, is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Ozark Plateau area of Southwestern Missouri that is licensed to Springfield. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 19 from a transmitter in Fordland. Owned by Perkin Media, it is operated by Schurz Communications of South Bend, Indiana through a shared services agreement (SSA) as sister station to NBC affiliate KYTV and low-powered CW affiliate K15CZ. All three share studios on West Sunshine Street in Springfield.
|33.1||720p||16:9||KSPR-DT||Main KSPR programming / ABC|
|33.2||CW 15||Simulcast of K15CZ|
On June 12, 2009, KSPR abandoned its analog channel 33 and moved to channel 19 when the analog to digital conversion was completed.
KSPR originally was an AM radio station broadcasting on 1470 kHz from Casper, WY starting in 1930 (a). In 1957, KSPR began broadcasting TV signals on NTSC channel 6 from a tower along E 2nd Street in Casper (b). Within a few years, the ownership changed, and KSPR stopped broadcasting on 1470 kHz and channel 6. KSPR was replaced by KTWO on 1030 kHz and NTSC channel 2. Twenty years later, the call sign was assigned to a station in Springfield, MO.
KSPR originally signed on-the-air March 9, 1983 as Springfield's first independent station. However in 1986, ABC dropped its affiliation with KDEB-TV (now KOZL-TV) and gave it to KSPR. On September 21, 2006, Piedmont Television announced that it would sell KSPR to Perkin Media, LLC. Under the agreement, Schurz Communications took over KSPR's operations under a shared services agreement. It remained at its studios on East Saint Louis Street in Springfield. Perkin Media took over ownership of the station on August 28, 2007.
On September 9, the on-air branding was changed to "KSPR ABC". Prior to then, it was branded as "Springfield 33, Where Springfield Comes First" with weather coverage labeled "Where Your Forecast Comes First". For a short period of time, it was branded as "ABC 33". Notable former employees of the station include: Mark Steines (correspondent for Entertainment Tonight), John Brown (former anchor for The Daily Buzz), and Terry Kniess (later became known for perfect showcase bid on The Price is Right).
Ownership History: Current Owner Perkin Media. August 18, 2008 Station has a shared services agreement with Schurz Communications' KYTV Springfield, MO. Ceased analog operations: February 17, 2009. Sale to present owner by Piedmont Television Holdings LLC approved by FCC July 30, 2007. Merger of GOCOM Communications LLC with Grapevine Communications Inc. to form COGOM Holdings LLC (later renamed Piedmont Television Holdings LLC) approved by FCC November 1, 1999. Sale to GOCOM Communications LLC by Cottonwood Communications LLC approved by FCC September 18, 1997. Sale to Cottonwood Communications LLC by Davis Goldfarb Communications approved by FCC March 29, 1995. Sale to Davis Goldfarb Communications by Goltrin Communications Inc. approved by FCC December 1, 1988. Sale to Goltrin Communications Inc. by Lorimar-Telepictures approved by FCC February 12, 1988. Sale to Lorimar-Telepictures by Springfield TV Assoc. Ltd. approved by FCC December 12, 1984. Began analog operations: March 9, 1983.
Beginning on April 21, 1989 and ending the same year, KSPR produced and aired The Late Night Horror Show with Count Norlock. This show featured syndicated horror films along with new introductory and interstitial segments featuring a horror host character. Host segments were locally produced and featured local actor Jim Kellett in the role of "Count Norlock", a vampire reminiscent of Count Orlok from the 1922 F. W. Murnau film Nosferatu. Featuring films such as Magic and The Brides of Dracula, The Late Night Horror Show with Count Norlock only lasted one season.
From 1985 until 1990, Springfield area kids went home after school to watch Sammy's Place on KSPR, an afternoon show hosted by hobo clown "Sammy B. Good" (actor Wayne Milnes). The afternoon program featured cartoons such as He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, She-Ra, Voltron, Transformers, and G.I. Joe. Between cartoons, Sammy featured area kids as in-studio guests and entertained with a number of clown acts and skits. He famously excited the in-studio kids with screams of "Everybody go 'yeaaaa'!" which would be echoed in unison.
On November 1, 2009, KSPR moved into KYTV's newly renovated facilities and began airing its local broadcasts in high definition from a secondary set. The two stations maintain separate news departments. KSPR also added a gray and black "33" to its logo. Unlike most ABC affiliates in the Central Time Zone, it does not air local news weeknights at 5, but does air a late afternoon newscast at 4 p.m.
- Channel 33 News (1983–1986)
- 33 Eyewitness News (1986–1989)
- NewsTeam 33 (1989–1991 and 1993–1996)
- 33 Newstime (1991–1993)
- News 33 (1996–1997)
- ABC 33 News (1997–1998)
- Springfield 33 News (1998–2007)
- KSPR News (2007–present)
- "Just Watch Us Now!" (1996-1998)
- "Where Your Forecast Comes First." (1998–2002; weather slogan)
- "Where Springfield Comes First." (2002–2007; general slogan)
- "Covering Our Community" (2007–present)
- Jerry Jacob - weeknights at 4, 6 and 10 p.m.
- Leigh Moody - weeknights at 4, 6 and 10 p.m.
- Lauren Matter - weekday mornings
- Adam Hooper - weekday mornings
- Melody Pettit - weekend evenings; also weeknight reporter
- Kevin Lighty (AMS and NWA Seals of Approval) - chief meteorologist; Monday-Friday at 4, 6 and 10 p.m.
- Lindsey Slater - meteorologist; weekday mornings
- Bob Trihy - weekend evenings
KSPR/Ozone Sports team
- Mike Scott - sports director; now in off-air role.
- Hugh Keeton - sports anchor; weeknights 6 and 10pm.
- Joanna Small - general assignment reporter
- Mary Moloney - general assignment reporter
- Lauren Pozen - general assignment reporter
- Sheena Elzie - general assignment reporter
- Televison and Cable Factbook 2014
- Boggs, Jeffrey (Summer 2004), "Monster Memories of Dr. Dead and Count Norlock", Scary Monsters Yearbook 2004 (Monster Memories #12): 25–27
- KSPR.com - Official Website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KSPR
- (a) [IDX] - Casper KSPR
- (b) [IDX]<|endoftext|>Genre: journalism and media communication, public administration
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With Belgium Deputy Prime Minister
Chancellor Masrour Barzani received a joint delegation led by Belgium Deputy Prime Minister Alexander De Croo to review humanitarian efforts for the displaced community in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq. In the joint meeting with European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides and other European Union and Belgium representatives, both sides emphasized conditions must now be put in place for the displaced community to return home, with emphasis on security and the provision of basic services and jobs. Chancellor Barzani noted progress in talks with the Federal Government aimed at returning to the combined security mechanisms between Peshmerga Forces and Iraqi Security Forces in the disputed territory. On ISIL, they agreed that the territorial defeat of ISIL is only a first step and more efforts are needed to eradicate the common threat of this terrorist group. Turning to Syria, Chancellor Barzani, Deputy Prime Minister De Croo and Commissioner Stylianides underscored the need to avoid further conflict and displacement at all costs. They also discussed other issues of mutual importance.<|endoftext|>GCPF Statement: Peshmerga Forces Clear Nine Villages in East of Mosul, in Area Measuring Approximately 200 Square Kilometers
Statement by General Command of Peshmerga Forces of Kurdistan Region
As of 2000hrs on 17 October, Peshmerga forces in Khazir, East of Mosul, had achieved their key objectives: clear nine villages and extend control over the Erbil-Mosul road.
In less than 24 hours nine villages were cleared in an area measuring approximately 200 square kilometres. The villages include Baskhira, Tarjala, Kharbat Sultan, Karbirli, Bazgirtan, Shaquli, Badana Bchuk, Badana Gawre, Shekh Amir and a tile factory West of Hasan Shami.
Peshmerga forces also secured an additional significant stretch of the Erbil-Mosul road.
The operations in East and South Mosul are in coordination with Iraqi Security Forces in a shared effort to clear ISIL from Ninewa province.
Global Coalition warplanes attacked 17 ISIL positions in support of Peshmerga forces. At least four ISIL VBIEDs were destroyed. Counter-IED teams will continue to clear the heavily-mined area.
At least 60 local, regional and international media outlets were embedded.
Photos and additional information will be available on Twitter (@GCPFKurdistan) using #FreeMosul.<|endoftext|>GCPF Statement: Large-scale Ground Offensive Underway in Khazir, East of Mosul
Statement by General Command of Peshmerga Forces of Kurdistan Region
At approximately 0500hrs (TBC) on 17 October 2016 a large-scale, coordinated operation was launched by Peshmerga Forces in Khazir, East of Mosul, with Iraqi Security Forces from Gwer and Gayyara, both South of Mosul as a first stage to rid the Nineveh province from the terrorists of the Islamic State.
The operation in Khazir includes up to 4,000 Peshmerga in three fronts to clear nearby ISIL-occupied villages as part of the agreement between the Kurdistan Region and the Iraqi Federal Government. Global Coalition warplanes have pounded ISIL positions as of 1900hrs on 16 October (TBC) and will continue to provide close air support throughout the operation.
Local, regional and international media outlets have been embedded with Peshmerga Forces.
Operational updates will be issued every six to eight hours.
Photos will be available on Twitter (@GCPFKurdistan) using #FreeMosul (TBC)<|endoftext|>UN SRSG to Iraq, Mr. Jan Kubis
Chancellor Masrour Barzani received today Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq, Mr. Jan Kubis, to discuss political developments in Iraq following the independence referendum and mechanisms to de-escalate tensions.
During the meeting, both officials called for dialogue between Erbil and Baghdad based on an open agenda. Chancellor Barzani emphasized the people have practiced the right to self-determination as contained in the UN Charter. He said, ‘The international community, including the UN, must encourage Iraq to end its unconstitutional policies of collective punishment against the people of Kurdistan.’
‘We must settle our differences through dialogue. The door to talks remains open,’ he added, to achieve the aspirations of the people of Kurdistan.
The meeting also touched on potential mechanisms to begin dialogue. Mr. Kubis called for talks grounded in common interests and through peaceful means. He added that the UN continues encouraging Erbil and Baghdad to lessen tensions.<|endoftext|>UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General
Chancellor Masrour Barzani received today a delegation led by UN Special Representative of the Secretary General to Iraq, Mr. Jan Kubis, to discuss regional developments and the upcoming. referendum in the Kurdistan Region.
During the meeting the delegation expressed support for dialogue between Erbil and Baghdad before the referendum and to resolve broader differences through peaceful means after the vote.
Chancellor Barzani emphasized that the referendum is democratic means to determine how the people of the region want to shape their future. He said that Kurdistan will be a peaceful, stabilizing, factor for differences in the broader region. He also added that the referendum is inline with Iraq’s Constitution; the non-implementation of it by Baghdad gives the people an option to determine their future on their own terms. Kurdistan will continue a honest dialogue, he said, through peaceful means for a solution that recognizes the wishes and aspirations of the people.<|endoftext|>Russian Federation Ambassador to Iraq
Chancellor Masrour Barzani had a productive discussion today with Russian Federation Ambassador to Iraq Maksim Maksimov on issues of bilateral importance. During the meeting, they discussed at length ways to avoid renewed conflict in Syria and safeguard the rights of the Kurdish people. In that regard, Chancellor Barzani and Ambassador Maksimov agreed that an inclusive Kurdish front of political parties can help advance a political settlement. Both sides also stressed the need to prevent further displacement of innocent people. In the meeting, developments in Iraq were also reviewed. They agreed ISIS ideology remains a serious threat, and the importance of reversing conditions that led to the terrorist organization. While Chancellor Barzani noted progress in the relationship with the Federal Government, he emphasized the Iraqi Constitution should arbiter disputes. On Russia-Kurdistan Region relations, Chancellor Barzani and Ambassador Maksimov reaffirmed readiness to expand economic and trade cooperation.<|endoftext|>Outgoing French Ambassador to Iraq
Chancellor Masrour Barzani received today France’s outgoing Ambassador to Iraq, Dr. Marc Barety, to discuss historical bilateral relations and the anti-ISIL campaign.
During the meeting both officials reviewed the strong historical relations between the people of the Kurdistan Region and France. They also praised France’s contributions in 2014 encouraging an international response to calls by the Kurdistan Region against a humanitarian crisis and ISIL. Chancellor Barzani welcomed statements by President Emmanuel Macron reaffirming France’s commitment to defeating ISIL.
He said, ‘France demonstrated its commitment and friendship to the people of the Kurdistan’. Chancellor Barzani also praised former President Francois Hollande’s personal engagement and visits to Erbil, and called on France to continue its military aid to Peshmerga forces.
Both officials agreed on the need to continue and increase bilateral relations. Both reaffirmed their commitment to broad security cooperation to address threats against shared security interests. Ambassador Barety observed that the security cooperation with the Kurdistan Region is a ‘core’ component of the growing bilateral relationship. He also cited France’s ‘long-standing’ relationship with the Kurdish people.
The meeting also touched on regional developments and post-ISIL political challenges, including a permanent mechanism to shape Erbil-Baghdad relations.
The Consul General in Erbil, Mr. Dominique Mas,<|endoftext|>New UK Ambassador to Iraq, Mr. Jonathan Wilks
Chancellor Masrour Barzani received today the new British Ambassador to Iraq, Mr. Jonathan Wilks, as part of introductory calls in the Kurdistan Region.
Both officials reviewed the strong bilateral relationship between the Kurdistan Region and United Kingdom, rooted in the last three decades. They also discussed confidence-building measures for Erbil-Baghdad talks and the important role the United Kingdom can play to prevent further conflict and advance a political settlement.
Chancellor Barzani welcomed the Ambassador’s support for direct Erbil-Baghdad talks and a strong, prosperous Kurdistan Region based on the Iraqi Constitution. Speaking about the anti-ISIL campaign, he stressed the need to revisit conditions that led to the emergence of ISIL in Iraq and beyond, including deep-rooted political differences, and made clear that the Region remains an important member of the US-led Global Coalition.
The meeting also touched on efforts to advance bilateral relations, including in security and defence.<|endoftext|>India’s Minister of State for External Affairs
Chancellor Masrour Barzani received today Indian Minister of State for External Affairs, Dr. Vijay Kumar Singh, to discuss bilateral relations, the anti-ISIL campaign and Kurdistan’s referendum on 25 September.
During the meeting both officials reviewed at length political, economic and social conditions that led to the rise of ISIL in Iraq.
Speaking about the recent military victory in Mosul, Chancellor Barzani said: ‘ISIL will continue to adapt and threaten societies well beyond Iraq’s current borders.’ ‘Forced co-existence in Iraq has cost too much suffering for the Kurds,’ he added. The meeting also touched on the role of Kurdistan’s Peshmerga Forces in the campaign in Mosul and beyond. Mr. Singh recognised the ‘tremendous’ sacrifices, and the Kurds’ historic struggle against great challenges.
He reaffirmed India will review measures to give additional support. India’s Consul General in Erbil, Mr. Deepak Miglani,<|endoftext|>India’s Deputy Minister of External Affairs, Mr. Amar Sinha
Chancellor Masrour Barzani received today India’s Deputy Minister for External Affairs, Mr. Amar Sinha, to discuss bilateral relations and Iraq’s next chapter after the anti-ISIL campaign.
During the meeting both officials reviewed measures to increase political and economic relations. They also discussed India’s contributions to the Kurdistan Region, including treatment of wounded Peshmerga.
Chancellor Barzani said, ‘This war requires a multi-facet campaign covering military, political and economic conditions to address the root cause for the rise of extremism.’ Speaking about the global war on terror, Mr. Sinha congratulated the Kurdistan Region in the anti-ISIL campaign. He said, ‘You have really turned back the tide against the Islamic State.’ He added that India’s government will study measures to increase support through their diplomatic representation in Erbil.Both officials also discussed efforts to combat shared security threats and the need for the international community to support local forces fighting extremists.
They also touched on recent regional political and military developments in the Middle East.The meeting was also attended by India’s Ambassador to Iraq, Dr. Pradeep Singh, and the Consul General in Erbil, Mr. Deepak Miglani<|endoftext|>Germany’s Ambassador to Iraq, Mr. Cyrill Nunn
Chancellor Masrour Barzani received today a delegation led by Germany’s Ambassador to Iraq, Mr. Cyrill Nunn, to discuss political and military developments following the independence referendum.
During the meeting, both officials called for an immediate resumption of bilateral talks between Erbil and Baghdad. Both agreed that peaceful means and dialogue remain the only viable means to address ongoing differences. Chancellor Barzani said, ‘Violence will not address this issue. The international community must encourage Baghdad to return to unconditional talks based on an open agenda.’
He called for an end to unconstitutional measures amounting to collective punishment against the people of Kurdistan. He added that the international community’s position against the referendum emboldened Iraq and external forces and discouraged talks.
Ambassador Nunn expressed Germany’s readiness to bring both Erbil and Baghdad together to address ‘concrete issues’ based on shared interests. Chancellor Barzani said that the Kurdistan Region welcomes an international-backed initiative for a peaceful settlement.
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|Format||News / Talk / Sports|
|Power||1,000 watts (day)
86 watts (night)
|Affiliations||ABC News Radio|
(Townsquare Media Sedalia License, LLC)
|Sister stations||KSDL, KXKX|
KSIS broadcasts a blend of news, talk, and sports radio programming. The station derives some of its news programming from ABC News Radio. Notable syndicated talk programming on KSIS includes weekday shows hosted by Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Michael Medved. KSIS airs St. Louis Cardinals baseball games as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network.
Local real estate agent Angel Morales hosts a Saturday morning Spanish language talk program called "Sábados Latinos". The name translates to "Latino Saturdays" in English. The show is part of the station's outreach to mid-Missouri's growing Latino population.
KSIS first signed on at 1050 kHz as a 1,000 watt daytime-only station on February 18, 1954. The station was licensed to Yates Broadcasting Company, Inc., with Carl W. Yates, Jr., serving as president and general manager.
In November 1986, Yates Broadcasting Company, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Bick Broadcasting Company. The deal was approved by the FCC on December 9, 1986, and the transaction was consummated on December 30, 1986.
In April 2006, Bick Broadcasting Company reached an agreement to sell this station to Double O Radio subsidiary Double O Missouri Corporation. The deal was approved by the FCC on June 30, 2006, and the transaction was consummated on August 31, 2006. Double O Radio later merged with Townsquare Media.
Arbitron.
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- "Bick Completes Multi-Station Sale To Double O Radio". Radio Ink. September 1, 2006.<|endoftext|>Encycolpedia
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KHME: 2 (VHF)
KQME: 10 (VHF)
KHME: 23 (PSIP)
KQME: 5 (PSIP)
xx.2 Heroes & Icons
|Translators||18 (UHF) Rapid City|
(Legacy Broadcasting of Rapid City LLC)
|Founded||December 8, 1954|
|First air date||KHME: June 1, 1955
KQME: November 2, 1966
|Call letters' meaning||K Black Hills METV|
|Former callsigns||KHME: KOTA-TV (1955-2016)
KQME: KHSD-TV (1966-2016)
KHME 3 (VHF, 1955–2009)
KQME 11 (VHF, 1966-2009)
KHME 3 (PSIP, until 2016)
KQME 11 (PSIP, until 2016)
|Former affiliations||CBS (1955–1970; secondary, 1976–1981)
NBC (secondary 1955–1958; joint primary with ABC 1970–1976; primary 1976–1984)
ABC (secondary 1955–1965; primary 1984–2016)
Fox (secondary, 1994–1996)
|Transmitter power||KHME: 18.2 kW
KQME: 34.8 kW
|Height||KHME: 216 m (709 ft)
KQME: 576 m (1,890 ft)
|Facility ID||KHME: 17688
|Public license information:||/ KQME Profile
/ KQME CDBS
KHME, virtual channel 23 (VHF digital channel 2), is an MeTV-affiliated television station licensed to Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. The station is owned by Legacy Broadcasting. KHME's transmitter is located in Rapid City; its studios are located on St. Joseph Street in downtown Rapid City.
KHME also operates a full-power satellite in Lead, South Dakota, KQME, virtual channel 5 (VHF digital channel 10), which can also be seen over the air in Rapid City. KHME's transmitter is located near Spearfish, South Dakota.
KHME debuted on the air as KOTA-TV, with test operations on June 1, 1955, with regular programming beginning one month later on July 1. It was the second television station in South Dakota, and the first in the western part of the state. The station was owned by Rapid City businesswoman Helen Duhamel, and was a sister station to CBS Radio Network affiliate KOTA (1380 AM). Duhamel bought a minority stake in the radio station in 1943 and gradually expanded her holdings until she bought full control in 1954. Channel 3 originally carried programming from all three networks, though it was a primary CBS television affiliate. Helen's son William (Bill) Duhamel would become KOTA-TV's president and general manager in 1976.
When KRSD-TV, the original channel 7 in Rapid City, signed on in 1958, it took the NBC affiliation, sharing ABC with KOTA-TV. In 1965, channel 3 took on an unusual "joint primary" affiliation with CBS and ABC, slightly favoring CBS. It was certainly quite a struggle to fit as many network shows as possible onto the schedule, especially in the daytime, so KRSD-TV had to take up some of the slack. But channel 7 always had a painfully weak signal which, by 1966, had deteriorated to the point of unacceptability. For this reason, and at NBC's insistence, the two stations switched affiliations on September 13, 1970, making KOTA-TV a joint-primary affiliate of ABC and NBC. A year later, the (FCC) would yank KRSD-TV's license due to its inadequate technical quality; that station's owner would fight the decision, but finally gave up and ceased operations on February 29, 1976.
For the next several months, KOTA-TV had only PBS station KBHE-TV (channel 9) as a competitor. But when the new channel 7, KEVN-TV, opened on July 11, 1976, it took all ABC programming; KOTA-TV kept its NBC primary afiiliation and added a secondary affiliation with CBS. Meanwhile, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, KSTF, along with its parent station KYCU-TV (now KGWN-TV) in Cheyenne, Wyoming, both had to switch their primary affiliations to ABC to make up for the loss of ABC programming on KDUH.
Channel 3 lost CBS in 1981, after the FCC authorized K15AC (channel 15), a translator of KPLO-TV from Reliance (itself a satellite of KELO-TV, the CBS affiliate in Sioux Falls), over the objections of KOTA-TV (K15AC was supplanted in 1988 by KCLO-TV, a semi-satellite of KELO). KOTA-TV continued to carry NBC programming until 1984, when the network chose to part ways with the station. ABC then moved its programming to channel 3 from KEVN-TV, which took the NBC affiliation; this made KOTA-TV one of the few stations to be a primary affiliate of each of the Big Three television networks. KOTA added a secondary affiliation with Fox in 1994, primarily to carry the network's coverage of the National Football League; this ended in 1996, when KEVN switched from NBC to Fox as part of the U.S. television network affiliate switches of 1994.
After 58 years under family ownership, Bill Duhamel announced on October 31, 2013 that KOTA-TV and its satellites would be sold to Schurz Communications, pending FCC approval. The sale separated KOTA-TV from its longtime sister radio stations (which the Duhamels retained), as Schurz already owns a group of Black Hills radio stations under the New Rushmore Radio banner. The FCC granted the sale on March 31, 2014; and it was completed on April 28, 2014.
On September 14, 2015, Schurz announced that it would exit broadcasting and sell its television and radio stations, including KOTA-TV and its satellites, to Gray Television for $442.5 million. Gray already owns KEVN-TV in Rapid City, and intends to consolidate the two stations' operations. In its original filing with the FCC, Gray said that it would either sell or surrender the license for KOTA-TV, while retaining its three present satellite stations. KHSD-TV (channel 11) in Lead and KSGW-TV (channel 12) in Sheridan, Wyoming were proposed to become satellites of KEVN-LD (channel 23), a new low-power station in Rapid City owned by Gray, while KDUH-TV (channel 4) in Scottsbluff, Nebraska would be converted to a satellite of KNOP-TV, a Gray-owned NBC affiliate in North Platte. On October 1, Gray announced that the KOTA-TV license would be acquired by Legacy Broadcasting for $1; while Gray will retain the ABC affiliation and transfer it to KEVN-TV, most of the station's other assets, including its present subchannel affiliations with MeTV and This TV, will be transferred to Legacy as part of the deal. The KHSD license will also be acquired by Legacy. In a subsequent filing with the FCC, Gray disclosed that it now planned to convert KSGW-TV to a semi-satellite of NBC affiliate KCWY-DT in Casper, Wyoming, while KDUH-TV will change its call letters to KNEP following its conversion to a KNOP-TV satellite; Gray will also propose to change KDUH/KNEP's city of license to Sidney, Nebraska (which will move it from the Cheyenne-Scottsbluff market to the Denver market, eliminating an ownership conflict with KSTF in Scottsbluff). The FCC approved the Schurz sale on February 12, 2016, The sale was completed on February 16, 2016. The FCC approved the KDUH/KNEP city of license change on May 16.
On February 1, 2016, KOTA-TV changed their call letters to KHME. Northpine reported that this was done as Gray Television awaits FCC approval of its Black Hills TV merger. The KOTA-TV callsign was moved to KEVN, the area FOX affiliate on February 1, 2016, with virtual channel 3 and the ABC affiliation moving there by February 24. The KEVN callsign and virtual channel 7 continues on KEVN-LD, channel 23. KHME retained the MeTV and This TV subchannels from the previous KOTA.
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
|23.2||5.2||KHME-DT2||Heroes & Icons|
In 2009, KOTA-TV and its satellite stations added the Retro Television Network and This TV on their digital subchannels. In 2011, Retro Television was replaced by MeTV on KOTA-TV and its satellite stations.
As KOTA-TV, the station shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 3, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF channel 2. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 3.
KHME also operates a fill-in translator on channel 18 that serves the immediate part of the Rapid City area.
- Where To Watch - KHME
- "Tupelo, Rapid City TVs granted by Commission." Broadcasting - Telecasting, December 13, 1954, pg. 80.
- Where To Watch - KHME
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106.7 MHz (HD Radio)|
|First air date||November 1962 (as KPPC-FM)|
|Format||FM/HD1: Alternative rock|
HD2: New wave/Classic alternative "The ROQ of the 80s"
5,600 watts with beam tilt
|HAAT||423 meters (1,388 ft)|
|Call sign meaning||Sounds like "K-rock"|
|Former call signs||KPPC-FM (1962–1973)|
(Entercom License, LLC)
|Sister stations||KAMP-FM, KCBS-FM, KNX, KRTH, KTWV|
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KROQ-FM (106.7 FM, pronounced "kay-rock") is a radio station licensed to Pasadena, California serving the Greater Los Angeles Area. Owned by Entercom, it broadcasts an alternative format, branding itself as The World Famous KROQ.
The station has studios at the intersection of Venice Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in the Crestview neighborhood in West Los Angeles. The transmitter is based in the Verdugo Mountains. It was the flagship station of Kevin and Bean (revamped as "Kevin in the Mornings With Allie & Jensen" in 2019) and former show Loveline, hosted originally by Jim "The Poorman" Trenton with Dr. Drew Pinsky, then by "Psycho" Mike Catherwood with Pinsky. The station's main competitor is iHeartMedia's KYSR.
On April 23, 1962, KPPC-FM signed on the air. It was owned by the Pasadena Presbyterian Church as a companion to its KPPC, a limited-hours AM radio station that had broadcast since 1924. In 1967, the Pasadena Presbyterian Church sold KPPC-AM-FM to Crosby-Avery Broadcasting for $310,000. The church had been attempting to sell the radio stations for a year; station manager Edgar Pierce said the church found commercial radio incompatible with the noncommercial nature of its other efforts. Crosby-Avery was owned by Leon Crosby, a general manager of San Francisco's KMPX, a station that had just gone to a full-time freeform progressive rock format, and Lewis Avery, former partner in a national ad sales firm. With KMPX soaring to success but KPPC, with its middle-of-the-road format, ailing, Crosby and Avery brought in the architects of KMPX, Tom and Raechel Donahue, to turn around their new station in Southern California.
Hosts included B. Mitchel Reed, Steven Segal (a.k.a. "The Obscene Steven Clean;" not related to the similarly named actor), Susan Carter (a.k.a. "Outrageous Nevada"), Barbara Birdfeather, Jeff Gonzer (a.k.a. "Bonzo" Gonzer), Tom Donahue, Program Director (2014 Rock Radio Hall of Fame inductee) and DJ Les Carter, novelty music historian Dr. Demento, Charles Laquidara, Ted Alvy (a.k.a. "Cosmos Topper"), Elliot Mintz (whose late-night Sunday show played everything from Baba Ram Dass lectures to listener-created recordings), blues archivist Johnny Otis, Bernie Mitchell, "The Anonymous One", comedy troupes The Credibility Gap (featuring Harry Shearer, Richard Beebe, David L. Lander, Michael McKean), and The Firesign Theatre. Station promos were sung by a cappella singing group The Persuasions. Other staff members included: Don Hall, Larry Woodside, DJ and production wizard Zachary Zenor, Joe Rogers (a.k.a. Mississippi Fats), Sam Kopper, Steve Fasching (a.k.a. "Stereo Steve"), the Pierce Family, and Ron Johnson (a.k.a. Sound"). The following year, after a few bounced paychecks, dress code regulations, and other rules changes, The Donahues and the disc jockeys at both KMPX and KPPC walked out on the stations in what was called by some at the time as "The Great Hippie Strike." The former KMPX and KPPC staffers were later hired at Metromedia-owned KSAN in San Francisco and KMET in Los Angeles. KPPC hired new staffers and kept the freeform format, though the station floundered for several years following the strike.
In 1969, Crosby sold KPPC-AM-FM and KMPX to the National Science Network for $1.2 million. Crosby used the funds to buy a then-silent San Francisco television station, KEMO-TV. National Science Network's management of the KPPC stations was turbulent, capped by an October 1971 mass firing of the air staff, but the period also included technical upgrades. NSN moved the studios out of the church basement and to 99 Chester Street in Pasadena and the transmitter to Flint Peak, with a slight power increase to 25,700 watts.
KPPC-FM was the first station in Los Angeles to broadcast a stereo simulcast with a television station (a one-hour program with 'Leon Russell and Friends' in collaboration with PBS station KCET), and the first to broadcast with Sansui quadraphonic sound. It was also the first FM station in Los Angeles to use two transmitters simultaneously to produce sufficient power.
In 1971, Ludwig Wolfgang Frohlich, founder of the National Science Network and previous owner of an ad agency, died. On his death, control of the estate was transferred to Ingrid and Thomas Burns.
KROQ AM and KROQ-FM
Country music station KBBQ (1500 AM) in Burbank became KROQ in September 1972, changing its format to Top-40 and hiring established disc jockeys from other stations. The new KROQ called itself the "ROQ of Los Angeles". In 1973, with National Science Network's estate selling off its assets, KROQ's owners bought KPPC-AM-FM (immediately divesting the AM station to meet then-current ownership limits), changed the calls to KROQ-FM and hired Shadoe Stevens to create a new rock format described as high-energy "all-cutting-edge-rock-all-the-time" and began simulcasting as "The ROQs of L.A.: Mother Rock!" Meanwhile, KPPC on 1240 AM was sold to Universal Broadcasting, a religious broadcaster, and remained on the air with its limited-schedule of Wednesday evening and Sunday operation until subsequent owners took the station off the air permanently in 1996.
The two stations were wildly successful initially with the new format, but poor money management plagued the enterprise. When concert promoter Ken Roberts (1941–2014) booked Sly and the Family Stone for one KROQ-sponsored show at the Los Angeles Coliseum and the station found itself unable to cover expenses, Roberts agreed to pay for the band to play the show in exchange for a small ownership stake in the station. Roberts joined a sprawling ownership group which included a doctor, two dairymen, a political lobbyist, a secretary, and several other minor investors. Roberts with his background in the music industry made him a logical choice for president of the struggling company in the minds of the other shareholders, and he was elected such at the first meeting he attended in 1974.
Unfortunately, by 1974 the station's finances were already untenable following a year of commercial-free programming — a stunt implemented in an effort to gain market share. The stations' debt load reached $7 million; paychecks began to bounce and Shadoe Stevens and the bulk of the staff walked out, shutting the stations down. The closure would last for nearly two years.
1975 relaunch to 1999
In late 1975, the FCC ordered KROQ to return to the airwaves or surrender the stations' licenses. With barebones equipment, KROQ returned to the airwaves, broadcasting initially from the transmitter location, followed by a penthouse suite in the Pasadena Hilton Hotel, then across the street from the Hilton (117 S. Los Robles).
Ken Roberts returned to the reborn station in a more forceful ownership role, buying out his partners one by one until he remained the sole owner of the station. Shadoe Stevens was re-hired as a programming consultant and air personality with others like Los Angeles radio legends "The Obscene" Steven Clean and Frazer Smith.
KROQ's 1976 rebirth was perfectly timed with the emergence of punk rock in the late 1970s and new wave, and KROQ quickly became the voice of the burgeoning Los Angeles punk and new wave scene. When disc jockey Rodney Bingenheimer joined the station, he introduced many new bands on his massively influential shows such as The Ramones, Stray Cats and L.A.-based favorites The Runaways and The Go-Gos. As punk expanded its hold on the music scene during the mid to late 1970s, and KROQ steadily adding more of it to their freeform format, this cemented their place in the Los Angeles market. The station's proximity to Hollywood and the Los Angeles punk rock scene gave it a unique place in the development of this newer music and much later with the alternative rock genre. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, KROQ was quickly becoming one of the most influential radio stations in broadcast history.
In 1979, Shadoe Stevens once again left the station, with Rick Carroll taking over as program director, and took all of the new music and combined it in a Top 40 formatic structure. By 1980, the station had fully committed to a post-new wave modern rock orientation. KROQ became an even greater success as the "Rock of the 80s" evolved. During that decade, the station mixed punk rock, such as The Ramones, The Clash and X, with New Wave, such as U2, Oingo Boingo, Talking Heads, The Police, The Cars, Devo, The Weirdos, Sparks, Fear, Berlin, Duran Duran, Pet Shop Boys, Blondie, Ska and similar genres with artists such as English Beat, Fine Young Cannibals and 60s underground rocker Iggy Pop, and huge mainstream artists such as The Beach Boys and The Rolling Stones. It was also not uncommon for certain KROQ dee-jays to play current hip-hop and soul/funk artists such as Arrested Development, Prince and Parliament Funkadelic.
Carroll, as a consultant, took the "Rock of the 80s" format to other stations, including 91X in San Diego, KOEU in Palm Springs, California, KMGN FM in Bakersfield, California, The Quake in San Francisco and KYYX in Seattle, among a few on the US West Coast in the 1980s.
By the late 1980s, the station started dipping in the ratings. New wave declined in popularity and electronic dance bands, such as Depeche Mode and New Order, started getting more airplay on the station. Listeners, confused about the diminished amount of Punk and New Wave heard on the station, started turning away, many to its only competitor, AOR station KLOS, which did not play either Punk nor New Wave music.
Throughout the 1990s, the station experienced similar popularity to its early 1980s heyday by incorporating alternative rock, grunge, punk pop, and Britpop into their playlist, which included artists such as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Rage Against The Machine, Weezer, Green Day, The Offspring, Blink-182, Foo Fighters, Oasis, Blur, Gin Blossoms, Beck, Blind Melon, Everclear, 311 and others. Also continuing was the weekday morning Kevin & Bean Show. Sunday night featured "Rodney on the Roq," hosted by Rodney Bingenheimer, who often played very rare recordings and educated young listeners about Rock 'n Roll's origins and history. Following his show, very late at night, was the often controversial, Loveline, hosted by "The Poorman" Jim Trenton and Dr. Drew Pinsky. The show's purpose was to bring correct information regarding human sexuality and relationships to those 13 to 25 years of age. KROQ also hosted numerous concert events such as Weenie Roast and Almost Acoustic Christmas. All of these things combined helped the station surge back to #1 in the ratings, for which it remained until the mid-2000s, when it slipped to the middle-of-the-pack, ratings-wise, for Los Angeles area radio stations.
In 1997, KROQ/Infinity merged with CBS, later changing its name to CBS Radio. Trip Reeb, a veteran radio program director, was brought on board. He made major changes, including terminating many long time DJs, streamlining and changing the playlist, and bringing back more "guitar-based" rock music, including staples of KNAC in Long Beach, formerly a heavy metal/alternative rock radio station, featuring such artists as Guns N' Roses, Metallica, The Cult, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden. Gradually, the format switched from freeform album rock to alternative, which the station still follows today.
KROQ helped launch the careers of previously low-key Southern California bands, such as Suicidal Tendencies, The Offspring, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Oingo Boingo, Sublime, No Doubt, Rage Against the Machine, Tool, Blink-182, System of a Down, Bad Religion and Social Distortion. They pride themselves on being "world famous" for their continuing discovery of up-and-coming artists and were and are often the first US station to promote new rock bands before their large-scale success.
Originally located at 117 S. Los Robles Avenue in Pasadena, the station moved to 3500 W. Olive Avenue in Burbank in 1987 as part of the purchase agreement and to be closer to the music industry. In 2002, the station was moved to a facility at 5901 Venice Boulevard in the Crestview neighborhood in West Los Angeles.
Unlike most other (Class B, but with grandfathered greater than B facilities) FM stations in Los Angeles whose transmitters are atop Mount Wilson, KROQ's (Class B) transmitter is located on
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|First air date||1988 (as KKSR)|
|HAAT||138 m (453 ft)|
|Callsign meaning||K Z RiVer|
|Former callsigns||KKSR (1988-2007)|
|Owner||Townsquare Media |
(Townsquare Media Licensee of St. Cloud, Inc.)
|Sister stations||KLZZ, KMXK, WJON, WWJO, KXSS|
KZRV (96.7 FM, "96-7 The River") is a radio station in St. Cloud, Minnesota licensed to Sartell, Minnesota by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), airing a classic hits format. The station is owned by Townsquare Media. The station's studios, along with Townsquare's other St. Cloud stations, are located at 640 Lincoln Avenue SE, on St. Cloud's east side.
Star 96.7/KISS 96
The station aired a contemporary hit radio (Top 40) format as "Kiss 96" (KKSR) from July 2000 until September 2007, and a light AC (lite) format known as "Star 96.7" from its sign-on in 1988 to July 2000.
In 2007, KKSR changed to an Active Rock format known as "Rev 96-7" along with changing the call letters to KZRV to match the Rev branding.
96.7 The River (Current Format)
On June 27, 2017, at Midnight, KZRV flipped to classic hits, branded as "96.7 The River".
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KHAD (2005-2009)|
|Owner||Robert D. Breck, Jr.
(Breck Media Group Wyoming, Inc.)
|Sister stations||KMXW, KTED|
KZQL (105.5 FM, "KOOL 105") is a radio station licensed to serve Mills, Wyoming, United States. The station, which began licensed broadcasting in 2008, is owned by Robert D. Breck, Jr., through licensee Breck Media Group Wyoming, Inc.
On Sundays the station airs Casey Kasem's American Top 40: The '70s. The station also features WeatherBug weather forecasts, as well as ABC Radio newscasts throughout the day.
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on March 9, 2005. The new station was assigned the call letters KHAD by the FCC on April 7, 2005. KHAD received its license to cover from the FCC on April 18, 2008.
On February 23, 2009, KZQL was granted a new construction permit to increase its effective radiated power to 17,000 watts, lower the broadcast antenna's height above average terrain to 506 meters (1660 feet), and move the transmitter site slightly northeast to 42°44'30"N, 106°18'29"W. This permit expired on February 23, 2012.
Arbitron.
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October 18, 1963|
|Owner||Polynesian Broadcasting, Inc.|
KZOO (1210 AM) is a radio station catering to the Japanese community of Honolulu, Hawaii. The station offers a Japanese Variety and Pop music (a.k.a. J-Pop) format and is under ownership of Polynesian Broadcasting, Inc. KZOO also retransmits on Oceanic Time Warner Cable digital channel 888 for the entire state of Hawaii.
KZOO has been broadcasting continuously in Japanese since the station signed on October 18, 1963. It was not the first Japanese-language station in Honolulu (competitor KOHO/1170 signed on in 1959), but it is the only one still on the air today (KOHO changed in 1990).
The station has been owned by Polynesian Broadcasting since its beginning and managed by the Furuya family since 1967, when businessman Noboru Furuya took over KZOO's operations. Furuya's son David and his wife Robyn took over management of the station in the mid-1990s when Furuya's health began to decline. Noboru Furuya died in 2002 at the age of 82; David and Robyn Furuya (now the president and vice-president, respectively, of Polynesian Broadcasting) continue to run KZOO today.
Many of KZOO's current on-air staff have been with the station for decades, including Keiko Ura, host of an Okinawan language show on Sundays, who joined the station in early 1964; Maki Norris, one of the hosts of a popular daily talk show called "Moshi-Moshi Time," who has worked at KZOO since 1976; and Harumi "Danny" Oshita.
KZOO has a history of sponsoring Japanese speech (Nihongo Hanashikata Taikai, started by announcer Keiko Ura in 1965) and nodojiman and karaoke song contests in Honolulu, with winners going on to represent Hawaii at contests in Japan. The station's broadcast day also includes simulcasts of programs from Japan as well as local talk and advice shows on a variety of topics, from health to the law.
When KZOO was knocked off the air by the 2006 Hawaii earthquake, the station's assistant general manager, Kaoru Ekimoto, contacted English-language adult contemporary music station KSSK, who put her on the air with disaster relief information in Japanese; the station also set up a hotline to answer listener questions. The station has since added a backup power source for its transmitter.
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Frequency||102.5 MHz FM (also on HD Radio) 102.5 HD2 -"Deep Album Cuts"|
|First air date||December 1964 (as KTW-FM)|
|HAAT||698 meters (2,290 ft)|
|Former callsigns||KTW-FM (1964-1974)|
(Capstar TX, LLC)
|Sister stations||KBKS-FM, KFNQ, KHHO, KJAQ, KJR, KJR-FM, KUBE|
KZOK-FM (102.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station located in Seattle, Washington. It airs a classic rock radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. KZOK's transmitter is located near Issaquah, Washington, on Tiger Mountain, and operates from studios in Seattle in the Belltown neighborhood northwest of Downtown.
In December 1964, the station signed on as KTW-FM. It was owned by David Segal who called his company "The Wonderful Sound of Seattle." At first, it mostly simulcast co-owned AM 1250 KTW (now KKDZ).
The station's formats in its early years included Top 40 for nine months, then a country music format called "The Nashville Sound." That was followed by talk radio. In 1970, the station was acquired by Walter Webster, Jr., who ran a religious format from 1971 to 1974.
Switch to Rock
In 1974, KTW-FM stopped simulcasting and switched to progressive rock, a format that was becoming popular on FM radio stations around the country. The call sign was changed to KZOK-FM. The FM station was sold to the Sterling Recreation Organization with AM 1250 sold off to Don Dudley, owner of KYAC. SRO would then pair KZOK with AM 1590 KUUU, which aired an oldies format.
In August 1975, KZOK moved from its free-form progressive sound to a more mass-appeal and better–researched AOR format. With the success of KZOK's rock sound on FM, in 1982, the AM station switched to a different rock format, modern rock, allowing KZOK's advertisers to have two choices for their commercials aimed at Seattle's rock audience. The AM station was renamed KJET.
Move to Classic Rock
Adams Communications bought the stations in 1989. Adams would rename the AM station KZOK (AM), subscribing to the satellite-delivered syndicated "Z Rock Network." In November 1992, Adams Communications filed for bankruptcy, selling KZOK-AM-FM to CLG Media, a subsidiary of the Chrysler Capital Corporation.
In July 1994, CLG Media sold KZOK-FM to EZ Communications, while KZOK was sold to Salem Communications to carry its religious programming as KPOZ. In July 1997, EZ was bought out by American Radio Systems. ARS merged with Infinity Broadcasting in September of that year. Infinity would be renamed CBS Radio in December 2005. In 2011, KZOK-FM hired actor and radio personality Danny Bonaduce to host its morning show. Bonaduce had been a child actor, seen in the classic TV sitcom The Partridge Family in the 1970s.
Sale to iHeartMedia
On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom (which locally owns KHTP, KISW, KKWF, and KNDD). On October 10, CBS announced that as part of the process of obtaining regulatory approval of the merger, KZOK would be one of sixteen stations that would be divested by Entercom, along with sister stations KJAQ and KFNQ. (KMPS would be retained by Entercom.) On November 1, iHeartMedia announced that it will acquire KZOK-FM, KJAQ and KFNQ. To meet ownership limits set by the FCC, KFNY (formerly KFOO) and KTDD (formerly KUBE) were divested to the Ocean Stations Trust in order to be sold to a different owner. Until the completion of the divestment of KFNY and KTDD to the trust, CBS placed KZOK, KJAQ and KFNQ into the Entercom Divestiture Trust.
- Danny Bonaduce & Sarah Morning Show
- Steve Slaton
- Nate Conners
- Zach Jennings
- Amanda Jay
- Scott Vanderpool
- Connie Cole
- 102.5 KZOK
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Retrieved 2015-05-31. HD Radio Guide for Seattle-Tacoma
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- CBS Radio to Merge with Entercom
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|Broadcast area||Salt Lake City and surrounding areas|
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97.5 KZNS-FM4 (Salt Lake City)
97.5 KZNS-FM5 (Bountiful)
97.5 KZNS-FM6 (Ogden)
97.5 KZNS-FM7 (North Salt Lake City)
|First air date||August 10, 2005 (as KFMS)|
|HAAT||647 meters (2,123 ft)|
|Owner||Larry H. Miller Communications Corporation|
KZNS-FM (97.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Coalville, Utah, the station serves Salt Lake City and the surrounding areas. This station is owned by Larry H. Miller Communications Corporation and is branded as 97.5 The Zone.
Until July 2011, KZZQ was an active rock station called 97.5 The Blaze, previously located on 94.9 under the call sign KHTB, which was then branded as 94.9 Z-Rock and currently as Alt 94.9. The station changed call signs from KOAY to KZZQ on September 9, 2008. A tribute concert for the Blaze by local artists took place shortly after the station was taken off the air. It was one of three active rock radio stations in Salt Lake City, the others being Z-Rock and KBER 101 (KBER).
The station was assigned the call letters KTPM on June 11, 2003. On August 10, 2005, the station changed its call sign to KFMS and began carrying a talk radio format. On September 5, 2006, the station became KOAY and branded itself as "The Oasis", carrying mostly soft adult contemporary music.
On September 9, 2008 the station changed to active rock and became The Blaze, with the call letters becoming KZZQ. The Blaze had previously been located on 94.9 with the call sign KHTB, which subsequently became the call sign for a new active rock station called 94.9 Z-Rock. Reportedly, The Blaze had almost been shut down, but was able to continue using the Blaze moniker because Citadel failed to acquire the naming rights. However, on this date, due to poor ratings (possibly as a result of competition against Z-Rock), The Blaze changed to what they called a "Rockin' Hits" format. However, this new format was met with even poorer ratings and extremely negative response from the station's longtime listeners. However, on December 1, 2010, The Blaze's morning host, Roger "Big Rog" Orton, spent his shift protesting the station's new mainstream rock format by playing active rock songs. This protest was met with overwhelmingly positive response from listeners, and the station received thousands of supportive phone calls, song requests, e-mails, and Facebook messages. Several Facebook fan pages showing support for The Blaze also appeared and hundreds of listeners signed the radio station's van, which was spray-painted white to act as a petition for the station to return to the active rock format. The Blaze returned to playing active rock shortly afterwards.
On July 7, 2011 at 12 midnight KZZQ changed their format to sports, simulcasting KZNS 1280 AM "The Zone". On July 15, 2011 KZZQ changed their call letters to KZNS-FM.
Fox Sports Radio 97.5
On May 23, 2012 KZNS-FM relaunched as "Fox Sports Radio 97.5" with programming from Fox Sports Radio.
In 2013 KZNS-FM resumed simulcasting KZNS 1280 AM as "The Zone".
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|Channels||Digital: 24 (UHF)|
Arizona's Family News (simulcasts with KPHO)
|Slogan||general: Arizona's Family|
The Best Gets Better
News that Matters to You
Everywhere, Always There
|Owner||Meredith Corporation |
(KPHO Broadcasting Corporation)
First air date
|February 28, 1955|
Former channel number(s)
Call sign meaning
|KTVK - "Because TV will be our middle name"|
(quote by Ernest McFarland)
|HAAT||501 m (1,644 ft)|
Public license information
KTVK, virtual channel 3 (UHF digital channel 24), is an independent television station licensed to Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The station is owned by the Meredith Local Media subsidiary of Des Moines, Iowa-based Meredith Corporation, as part of a duopoly with CBS affiliate KPHO-TV (channel 5). The two stations share studios on North Seventh Avenue in Uptown Phoenix; KTVK's transmitter is located on South Mountain on the city's south side. The station's signal is relayed across northern Arizona on a network of translator stations.
As an ABC affiliate
Former U.S. Senator Ernest McFarland, author of the GI Bill, was awed by the new medium of television. With a few friends, he formed the Arizona Television Company and applied for a television station license with the (FCC). KTVK signed on the air as Phoenix's fourth television station on February 28, 1955—shortly after McFarland was elected governor of Arizona—immediately becoming an ABC affiliate. McFarland quoted that he chose the KTVK call letters "because TV will be our middle name."
KTVK cleared most of ABC's network schedule with the exception of some lower-rated daytime shows, as well as an occasional program during prime time hours. It soon built a translator network stretching across the entire state of Arizona, including Tucson. Occasionally, the station preempted ABC programming so as not to interfere with Tucson's local ABC affiliate, KGUN-TV. Despite the preemptions, ABC was generally satisfied with KTVK, as the station was one of the network's strongest affiliates. Even so, KTVK's news programming was a very distant second to longtime leader KOOL-TV (channel 10, now KSAZ-TV) for many years, even when KTAR-TV (channel 12)'s 1979 sale to the Gannett Company (and subsequent call sign change to KPNX) made KTVK the only locally owned network affiliate in the market. McFarland died in 1985. His daughter, Jewell McFarland Lewis, inherited the station, and ran it alongside her husband Delbert.
The station's fortunes began to improve significantly after several members of channel 10's (by now KTSP) news management staff defected to KTVK in 1986. An aggressive marketing campaign, a new brand (NewsChannel 3, one of the earliest uses of the "NewsChannel" brand that became popular with television stations in the 1990s), and a popular new anchor team finally helped make KTVK a truly competitive player in local news. By the late 1980s, KTVK was the top-rated television station in Arizona. The station slowly expanded its news programming during the late 1980s and early 1990s, eventually adding weekend morning newscasts with the launch of a two-hour program on Saturday mornings from 7 to 9 a.m. in 1993. KTVK's atmosphere was somewhat different from that of a typical major market Big Three network affiliate. McFarland ran his station as a "mom and pop" business, and had an open-door policy which the Lewises continued when they took over the station. Employee turnover was very low, and hugs were very common in the newsroom. This was an outgrowth of what would become the station's longtime slogan, "Arizona's Family" (still used today through KTVK's newscasts, its website and reporter sign-offs).
On May 23, 1994, New World Communications announced an affiliation deal with Fox in which twelve of its stations—including Phoenix's longtime CBS affiliate KSAZ-TV—would defect from their affiliations with ABC, CBS and NBC to join Fox. CBS approached KTVK for an affiliation, but the Lewises turned the offer down, expecting a renewed pact with ABC. Much to the Lewises' surprise though, the E. W. Scripps Company forced ABC to move its Phoenix area affiliation to the company's then-Fox affiliate KNXV-TV (channel 15) as a condition of retaining ABC on the company's two biggest stations, WEWS in Cleveland and WXYZ-TV in Detroit, which were both approached by CBS themselves to replace stations that also switched to Fox in the New World deal. KTVK then approached CBS in an effort to secure that network affiliation, but Meredith Corporation, owner of then-independent future-sister station KPHO-TV (channel 5), convinced CBS to move its affiliation there as a condition of keeping the CBS affiliation on its Kansas City station KCTV.
The Lewises appealed to the FCC on grounds that Scripps had "abused its license power for anti-competitive purposes", but their appeal was . KNXV would begin airing Good Morning America beginning that September.
On December 15, 1994, KTVK also dropped Mike and Maty (of which KTVK had aired for only 30 minutes daily), World News Now and Nightline, which were also picked up by KNXV. At that point, ABC's cartoons also moved to KNXV; KTVK then dropped its Saturday morning newscast and began running Fox Kids (which had been turned down by KSAZ) instead. By then, KTVK was only airing prime time programming, sports and popular soap operas from ABC. KTVK renewed its local syndication rights to Oprah and Inside Edition, and purchased all available syndicated shows distributed by King World such as Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! (which was not renewed by KSAZ, and later moved to KNXV; both game shows have since returned to KTVK), American Journal (which was not renewed by KPNX), Rolonda, Branded and The Little Rascals (the latter two were both selected to air on weekends).
As a WB affiliate
KNXV officially became Phoenix's ABC affiliate on January 9, 1995, after which KTVK transitioned to a news-intensive schedule that retained all existing newscasts, with a half-hour tacked onto its weekday 5:00 p.m. newscast. KTVK nominally became the market's WB affiliate when that network debuted two days later on January 11, but since The WB initially had only one night of programming each week, KTVK chose to tape delay the network's Wednesday prime time schedule to air on Saturday nights. The WB added a second night of programming on Sundays and the Kids' WB children's programming block that September, shortly before it dropped the network, which KTVK aired in pattern.
With The WB only occupying two nights of programming, KTVK was still essentially a de facto independent station. It also continued to broadcast Fox Kids programming on weekend mornings. A quirk of KTVK's scheduling of the Fox Kids lineup was that the station aired Animaniacs and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers on Sunday evenings, after the 5:00 p.m. news and before feature films at 7:00 p.m. The station aired Wheel, Jeopardy!, Star Trek: The Next Generation and several off-network sitcoms during prime time, and ran classic sitcoms and movies on weekends.
As an independent station
KTVK owned a substantial programming inventory, but did not have enough room on its schedule to air it all, even after dropping ABC. As such, KTVK entered into an agreement with the Brooks family to program the soon-to-launch KASW (channel 61) under a local marketing agreement, with KTVK leasing the new station's entire broadcast day. KASW signed on the air and took over the WB affiliation on September 22, 1995, officially rendering channel 3 as a true independent station; Fox Kids programming moved to channel 61 soon afterwards as KTVK reinstated newscasts on Saturday mornings, as a result of KASW airing not only Fox Kids' hit shows, but also airing the rival Kids' WB block & syndicated animated programs, KASW had the same extensive children's programming lineup as Cleveland's WB affiliate WBNX. When KASW debuted, the Arizona Television Company officially changed its name to MAC America Communications, after its founder's nickname, "Mac." By this time, the company had grown to include two FM radio stations and a magazine; on November 4, 1996, MAC America launched Arizona NewsChannel, a cable news channel operated as a joint venture with Phoenix's major cable provider Cox Communications. KTVK ran talk shows during the late morning and afternoon hours between newscasts during this period, along with a mix of news magazines, game shows, sitcoms and drama series during prime time, and a mix of classic sitcoms, classic movies and talk show reruns in late night. Weekends had a lesser amount of newscasts, along with a mix of movies and classic sitcoms. Most of the older shows also ran on KASW at different times.
In 1998, when the team was enfranchised by Major League Baseball's National League, KTVK became the original over-the-air broadcaster of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Television rights to the team's games remained with KTVK through the end of the 2007 season, when the team opted to move all of its English-language broadcasts (not counting national telecasts) to cable on regional sports network Fox Sports Arizona. In the fall of 1998, KTVK briefly aired The Howard Stern Radio Show; both KTVK (which aired the program after its 10 p.m. news) and Lubbock, Texas Fox affiliate KJTV-TV pulled the program from their schedules after two episodes.
Sale to Belo
After pressure trying to compete with the major giant corporate owned affiliates, MAC America decided to sell off most of its media assets, including KTVK, in 1999, but was very selective about a buyer. It wanted to sell to a company that would continue to keep a local presence at the station (particularly important to the Lewises, as KTVK was the last locally owned station in the market) and allow the station to continue its growth of the last decade. In the end, it sold KTVK, the LMA with KASW and its share of the Arizona NewsChannel to the Belo Corporation in 1999, ending 44 years of McFarland-Lewis ownership (Belo would buy KASW outright in 2001). In 2000, Belo and Cox partnered to create a new Spanish-language channel, ¡Más! Arizona, that launched on October 16 of that year. In recent years, KTVK has further expanded its newscasts, added more talk shows and completely moved away from older shows. KASW made similar gradual changes as well. In 2003, KTVK's airings of Oprah were ranked as the top-rated syndicated program in the market. That year, KTVK declined to renew its syndication rights to Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! (both shows then moved to KNXV, before returning to KTVK in September 2012).
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On July 27, 2007, KTVK's news helicopter "News Chopper 3" was involved in a mid-air collision when another news helicopter, belonging to KNXV-TV, struck it from behind. The collision occurred above Steele Indian School Park (near Third Street and Indian School Road), while both aircraft were covering a police pursuit in downtown Phoenix. All four people aboard both helicopters were killed, including KTVK pilot Scott Bowerbank and photographer Jim Cox. An investigation conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the accident was caused by both pilots' inability to see one another and avoid a collision with the other helicopter.
Sale to Meredith
On June 13, 2013, the Gannett Company, the owner of KPNX and the Arizona Republic, acquired Belo. As FCC rules restrict one company from owning more than two television stations in the same market, Gannett announced that it would spin off KTVK and KASW to Sander Media, LLC (operated by former Belo executive Jack Sander). While Gannett intended to provide services to the stations through a shared services agreement, KTVK and KASW's operations would have remained largely separate from KPNX and the Republic. Despite objections to the Gannett-Belo merger by anti-consolidation groups (such as the Free Press) and pay television providers (due to ownership conflicts involving television stations and newspapers both companies owned in other markets, the use of Sander as a third-party licensee to buy stations that would be operated by the owner of a same-market competitor, concerns over any future operational consolidation of the stations involved in the deal, and the Gannett and Sander stations colluding in retransmission consent negotiations), the FCC granted approval of the deal on December 20.
As the sale was completed on December 23, 2013, Sander/Gannett then sold KTVK to the Meredith Corporation, owner of CBS affiliate KPHO-TV. The license assets of KASW were sold to SagamoreHill Broadcasting, with Meredith to operate that station through a shared services agreement. However, as
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KUT (90.5 FM) is a listener-supported and corporate-sponsored public radio station based in Austin, Texas. KUT is owned and operated by faculty and staff of the University of Texas at Austin. It is the National Public Radio member station for central Texas. Its studio operations are located on campus at the Belo Center for New Media. KUT is one of three radio outlets based on UT campus alongside student-run KVRX 91.7 FM and KUTX 98.9 FM.
|Broadcast area||Austin metro area|
|Frequency||90.5 MHz (HD Radio)
90.5 HD-2 BBC World Service
|Owner||Moody College of Communication, The University of Texas at Austin|
First air date
|November 10, 1958|
Former call signs
Call sign meaning
|University of Texas|
|HAAT||389 meters (1,276 ft)|
|30°18′51″N 97°51′58″W / 30.3142°N 97.8661°W|
|Webcast||KUT Live Feed|
KUT's main transmitter broadcasts with an effective radiated power of 24,500 watts and is located 8 miles west of Downtown Austin at the University of Texas Bee Cave Research Center. KUT is licensed to broadcast in the digital hybrid HD format.
A second station, KUTX, serving San Angelo at 90.1 MHz, was sold to Texas Tech University in 2010 in part because Angelo State University had become part of the Texas Tech University System. The call letters were changed from KUTX to KNCH. The KUTX call letters were moved to KUT's repeater station in Somerville, broadcasting to the Bryan/College Station area on 88.1 FM. On August 23, 2012, the UT System Board of Regents voted to move forward to purchase KXBT-FM 98.9 FM (Leander/Austin) from Border Media Business Trust. On January 2, 2013, KXBT became KUTX, creating an Austin-based sister station for KUT. At that time, KUT adopted an all-news/talk format utilizing programming from NPR, the BBC, PRI and others. The music programming formerly heard on KUT was moved to KUTX to create a full-time music service, primarily an eclectic mix of alt pop/rock, folk, Americana, bluegrass, jazz, blues supplemented by specialty programs including Twine Time, Folkways, Across the Water (Celtic music), and Horizontes (Latin music).
- KUT HD1 is a digital version of the over-the-air analog signal.
- KUT HD2 is the BBC World Service.
Local productions include In Black America and Texas Standard (hosted by David Brown). Latino USA with Maria Hinojosa also originated at KUT but is now independently produced.
Former music shows that moved to KUTX include Eklektikos, hosted by John Aielli (with KUT since 1966); Left of the Dial; and shows hosted by Jay Trachtenberg, and Jody Denberg.
Like other public radio stations in the United States, KUT broadcasts on-air pledge drives in order to raise monetary contributions from listeners. Listener contributions and corporate sponsorship, termed "community support", account for roughly 80% of the station's budget. Sponsors are noted on-air in the form of abbreviated announcements called underwriting spots.
University of Texas' early radio activitiesEdit
The actual beginning date of radio transmissions on the UT-Austin campus has never been fully substantiated. There is an unofficial reference to an on-campus radio operation as early as 1912. But the most reliable information indicates that the first authorization was an experimental radio station license — bearing the call sign 5XU — that was issued to the University on March 22, 1921.
A year later, on March 22, 1922, a new AM band broadcasting station license was issued, bearing the randomly assigned call letters WCM. In its first years, the broadcasting station was used for a number of purposes, beginning as a demonstration project in the Physics Department, whose Professor Simpson L. Brown had persuaded the administration to let him build the station in the first place. Beginning in 1923, though, funding concerns prompted a transfer of operational control to the University's Extension Division for extension teaching. One of the stipulations of the transfer agreement was that funds would be provided for operations and maintenance to put the station in a "first-class" condition. The funds, however, did not materialize and broadcasting suffered until a state agriculture official needed a means to broadcast daily crop and weather reports.
A deal between the official and UT's Extension Division allowed agriculture broadcasts for one hour per day in exchange for equipment maintenance. At other times of the day, the University would broadcast items of interest from the campus, including a number of faculty lecture series. But by the end of 1924, the Physics Department decided it wanted the station back, and with the approval of the Board of Regents, the Physics Department regained control in the summer of 1925. They had a new license granted on October 30 and it bore, for the first time, the call letters KUT.
KUT history 1925-1929Edit
Professor Simpson L. Brown — in addition to his teaching and research work in the Physics Department — served simultaneously as general manager, technical director, and producer. Programs were aired 3 nights a week from 8 to 10 with no sponsors or commercials. There were concerts by the University Symphony and other Austin musical organizations as well as discussions, lectures, and speeches by faculty, state officials, and agriculture experts. Weekly services were broadcast from St. David's Episcopal Church and, during football season, fans could listen to play-by-play descriptions of the Longhorn games.
KUT's early years were ambitious but, by 1927, ambition had outrun the funding. The expense of operating and maintaining the station had simply become too great for the Physics Department to sustain. University President Harry Benedict appointed a committee to study the matter, and the committee recommended that the project be discontinued. In 1929 The station equipment was dismantled and returned to the Physics labs for experimentation, and KUT's license was sold and converted to a commercial station, which is now KTRH in Houston. The University of Texas would not return to the airwaves until thirty years later, this time on the FM band.
KUT chronology 1958 to presentEdit
1958 - Signed on as KUT-FM on November 10, licensed to the University of Texas as an Educational station broadcasting at 90.7 MHz from the School of Journalism (now Geography) building at Whitis Avenue & 24th Street, using a General Electric transmitter built in 1939: power (4,100 watts), antenna height (268 feet), total signal radius (15 miles).
1961 - Moved to newly refurbished quarters in the Radio/Television building on Speedway, a site now occupied by Robert A. Welch Hall.
1965 - Reformatted to an arts and information program schedule following the demise of Austin's commercial classical music station (KHFI), and began the first live Saturday afternoon airings in Austin of the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts.
1970 - Station was qualified by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to receive financial assistance provided to noncommercial radio stations for the first time ever by the federal government. Of the some 600 noncommercial radio stations that were licensed by the FCC at the time, only KUT and 69 others met the CPB qualification criteria.
1971 - Became a charter member of National Public Radio (NPR); contributed the first of, what would become in time, 14 of the station's employees to the NPR staff; and carried the first-ever NPR broadcast (All Things Considered) in May.
1974 - Moved to completely new, specially-designed quarters in the College of Communication complex at Guadalupe & 26th Street.
1975 - Hosted Bob Edwards, then co-anchoring All Things Considered, and the NPR news production team during dedication week for the new Communication complex. The national All Things Considered broadcasts were transmitted each evening that week from the new KUT studio facilities.
1979 - Carried the November inaugural broadcast of NPR's Morning Edition, with Bob Edwards as host; in doing so, KUT joined 106 others of NPR's 157 member-stations in launching what has become one of the best and most honored of public radio's national programs.
1980 - Installed its new public radio network satellite earth terminal and became NPR's southwestern regional uplink, one of only 17 network stations with the capability to transmit as well as receive satellite-delivered radio programs. Production of In Black America moved from Houston to KUT Austin. It is still hosted weekly by John L. Hanson Jr.
1982 - Call letters changed from KUT-FM to KUT. Began broadcasting in stereo at 90.5 MHz with 100,000 watts of power, antenna height at 1,595 feet, and a total signal radius of 97 miles—bringing to fruition the federal funding and extraordinarily lengthy regulatory application process that had been started in 1972.
1984 - Won the Texas Governor's Barbara Jordan Award for "excellence in the communication of the reality of disabled people" through the production of SoundSight, a weekly news-and-features program for blind and print-impaired listeners.
1986 - Won, jointly with the UT McDonald Observatory, The Ohio State University Award for production of the astronomy radio series Star Date. The series was cited for "excellence in educational, informational, and public affairs broadcasting."
1988 - Celebrated its 30th anniversary with a series of special events, capped by "An Evening with Bob Edwards", NPR's Morning Edition host.
1990 - Was recognized, for the 10th consecutive year, as the "Best Radio Station" in Austin by The Austin Chronicle's readers' poll.
1991 - Held a special one-day fundraiser to assist NPR in meeting emergency budget needs for news coverage of the Persian Gulf War. The $25,000 raised by KUT was the second highest amount raised among all of NPR's participating member-stations.
1992 - Presented the first of its continuing annual celebrations of the short story—Selected Shorts on Tour—a collaboration with New York City's Symphony Space, producer of NPR's weekly series Selected Shorts (now distributed by Public Radio International).
1993 - Celebrated its 35th anniversary and—in partnership with UT Austin's Center for Mexican American Studies and with major initial grants from The Ford Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting—launched the national radio series Latino USA at a "Cinco de Mayo" reception in Washington, D.C., with President Clinton in attendance along with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and cabinet secretaries Federico Peña and Henry Cisneros.
1994 - Completed the construction of a new on-air control room and library suite, using 50 percent federal matching funds to replace and upgrade the equipment in this control room and in the production control room; total project cost was in excess of $100,000.
1995 - Achieved a listenership benchmark according to Arbitron research: more than 100,000 people were listening to the station each week.
1996 - Completed the installation of its second station (KUTX 90.1 FM) using 75 percent federal matching funds and, delivering its signal via satellite, initiated a first public radio service for the 100,000 residents of San Angelo in the West Texas heartland; total project cost was upwards of $150,000.
2013 - KUTX, KUT's sister station, launched, providing 24/7 non-stop music focusing on bringing the local music scene to a national audience.
- ^ "Radio Station Information for KUT 90.5 MHz FM, Austin, TX". radio-locator.com. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ "KUT and KUTX Public Radio". University of Texas at Austin (utexas.edu). Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "KUT: How to Listen". (KUT.org). Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Station Search Details: KUT" (Digital Status) (FCC.gov)
- ^ "Stations".
- ^ "Buy a Domain Name - World's Best Domains For Sale".
- ^ "New Stations: Special Land Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, October 1, 1921, page 4. The "5" in the station's call sign indicated that the station was located in the fifth Radio Inspection district, while the "X" specified that it was operating under an "Experimental" license.
- ^ "New Stations: Commercial Land Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, April 1, 1922, page 2.
- ^ a b c d "University of Texas" entry, Education's Own Stations by S. E. Frost, Jr., 1937, pages 425-428.
- ^ "Alterations and Corrections: Broadcasting Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, February 28, 1929, page 12.
- ^ "John L. Hanson Jr".
- ^ "Call Sign History (KUT)" (FCC.gov)
- KUT.org website
- View KUT's Listening Area Coverage Map
- KUT in the FCC FM station database
- KUT on Radio-Locator
- KUT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- FCC History Cards for KUT (covering 1958-1981)
- KUT's In Black America audio collection at the American Archive of Public Broadcasting
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Governor Imelda “Angging” Quibranza-Dimaporo and 2nd District Representative, Congressman Abdullah “Bobby” Dimakuta Dimaporo lead the tree planting activity after giving recognition and appreciation to a number of partner government agencies, private companies and individual recipients. On this day, fifteen lovely candidates for Miss Lanao del Norte 2017 was formally introduced before proceeding to the peak of Mt. Torong-Torong for the tree planting program. The site is breathtaking as the scenic view of Panguil Bay will give you serenity perfect for religious retreat and family picnic.
YOUTH DAY was then celebrated on the second day. Activities were organized to give importance to the young generation of the province. Cheerdance and Hip Hop competition was held inside the Mindanao Civic Center (MCC) Gymnasium performing alternately in the same event. It makes you proud that at their young age these youth performed the cheerdance routines and gymnastic stunts like professionals. Congressman Bobby was so impressed that he encouraged these youth to continue what they are doing and maybe someday we can send our own delegates to compete in the national level. Lanao del Norte National Comprehensive High School-Wildcats won the cheerdance competition while 3D Movers of Tubod impressed the crowd and the judges to win the Hip-Hop dance competition.
On June 30, third day of the weeklong festivity, farmers and fishermen of the province were given time to be recognized for their significant contributions to the development and progress of Lanao del Norte. The economy of the province relies mostly in agriculture and fishing through this the Provincial Government created AGRI-AQUA, LIVESTOCK and OTOP Fair to showcase the farmers’ agricultural and livestock products, and the fishing products of the province. The two Congressional Districts of Lanao del Norte, 1st District Congressman Mohamad Khalid Quibranza-Dimaporo and 2nd District Congressman Abdullah “Bobby” Dimakuta Dimaporo in partnership with the Provincial Administration of Governor Imelda “Angging” Quibranza-Dimaporo provided 300 fiberglass fishing boats for the fishermen of the two district, from the municipality of Linamon down to Sultan Naga Dimaporo. Hard working Municipal Mayors was given farm equipments at no cost to support their local farmers. The Provincial head of the Agricultural Training Institute revealed that more and more training sites have been built in the province. 16 Municipalities filled their booths with agricultural products such as eggplants, bitter gourd, tomatoes, bell pepper, carrots, cucumbers, green beans, pumpkins and so many more. Engineer Christopher B. Morales, Chief Field Programs Planning Division of the Department of Agriculture was so amazed to see how abundant the Province of Lanao del Norte is with agricultural and fishing products. He promised that he will ask DA Secretary Emmanuel F. Piňol to visit the Province of Lanao del Norte. Governor Angging and the two District Congressmen are hopeful that the good DA Secretary will one day come and visit “The Land of Beauty and Bounty”.
In the afternoon of the same day, Drum and Lyre competition was scheduled in Mindanao Civic Center-Football Field. Parents, classmates, friends and spectators gathered on the grandstand and witnessed the students from various schools of the province execute their well choreograph performance. Lala National High School won the competition for high school category and the Pigcarangan Elementary School bagged the title for elementary category. There was also a painting contest held inside the Media Center where artists around the province displayed their artwork featuring the peaceful and united people of Lanao del Norte.
July 1 (Saturday-Sports Day) scheduled for Unity Run. This fun run activity was made to show solidarity of the Christians and Muslims of the province to the victims of Marawi conflict. The proceeds of the Unity Run will be given directly to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who are taking shelter in the peaceful Province of Lanao del Norte. This activity was organised by Ms. Sittie Aminah Quibranza-Dimaporo in her own little way can provide additional assistance to the victims’ current financial situations. Ms. Sittie Aminah, currently the Executive Assistant to the Office of the Provincial Governor, was so happy to see the overflowing support coming from the different sectors to her advocacy. This just to show how united the people of Lanao del Norte is, Muslims and Christians work together for a common cause. Zumbathon immediately followed after the fun run. All ages dance to the beat while imitating the dance moves of the instructors. Various sports activities were also scheduled on this day. The Municipality of Linamon won the 8th Governor’s Cup Lawn Tennis Tournament followed by the municipalities of Baroy, Tubod and Kolambugan as first, second and third runner-up respectively.
The two day invitational football tournament also started on this day where teams from Tangub, Iligan, Baroy and other areas registered to participate in the competition. Board Member Abdul Harris Ali took a time-off to show his athletic side by playing as goal keeper for the team “Ba-o Breakers”. Basketball Tournament and Volleyball (Men & Women) was also played in the front of the grandstand of MCC. Boxing Match was organized for the future boxers of the province. The entertainment part comes in when two gay boxers entered the ring and fought each other in a friendly match just to amuse the crowd.
The long-awaited Motocross competition brought the crowd to its feet as the riders make moves that defy gravity. This extreme sport of motocross racing makes your heart pounding like you can almost hear it. The people really enjoyed the race. Governor Angging thanked the participants of the motocross competition who have come from other regions just to join in the celebration of the 58th Araw ng Lanao del Norte. The lady Governor reveals her plan that an international motocross competition will be happening before the end of this year. Edol Sanes, event organizer expressed his gratitude to the Provincial Government for bringing back the sport in Lanao del Norte, the Motocross Capital of the Philippines.
It was also on this day that the dress rehearsal for Miss Lanao del Norte 2017 was conducted. The Provincial Tourism Office and the Office of the Information and Communications Technology worked together in preparation for the beauty pageant inside the MCC Gymnasium.
On July 2, the famous Sagayan Festival, War Dance of the Maranao people is celebrated yearly during TOURISM DAY of the Araw ng Lanao del Norte. The Province of Lanao del Norte is rich in culture and tradition due to its united inhabitants composed of Maranaos, Cebuanos, Chabacanos, Yakan, Tausugs and Sama-Bajau. Sagayan is only one of the various festivals that Lanao del Norte is celebrating. This year and in 2016 the province has won the Free Interpretation Category in Cebu Sinulog Festival and it also bagged the Best in Musicality.
Circuit racing was held at Agora complex across Mindanao Civic Center in Sagadan, Tubod. Motorcycle enthusiasts crowded the area to see these adrenaline junkies battle their way towards the finish line by manoeuvring the steep corners neck and neck with each other. This sport is not for the faint hearted, it needs a lot of practice to master the different techniques of circuit racing.
The most anticipated beauty pageant every year for the Province of Lanao del Norte is the search for Miss Lanao del Norte. And this year, 15 lovely candidates flaunt not just only their beauty but as well their intelligence in answering questions thrown at them. The intricate gown design that these candidates are wearing representing the festival of their respective municipalities complements the natural beauty that they possess. This search is just a proof that indeed the Province of Lanao del Norte is “The Land of Beauty and Bounty”. Miss Bacolod, Faith Chariza C. Lapinig won the prestigious title as Miss Lanao del Norte 2017.
On PEOPLE’S DAY, hundreds of constituents gathered inside the MCC Gymnasium to avail the free services offered by the Provincial Government, National Government Agencies and Non-Government Organizations. “Lanao del Norte Serbisyo Segurado” is in tune with the programs of Governor Imelda “Angging” Quibranza-Dimaporo in Bringing the Government Closer to the People. Governor Angging continuously provides free basic services to the less fortunate brothers and sisters in Lanao del Norte through her program Especial Mass Based Program or EMBP. The Provincial Health Office provided free medical and dental check-up and also mass feeding program has been organized by the said office. Free medicines were then given by the PHO staff upon presenting the prescription scribed by the physician. Free Legal Services was also provided by the Provincial Legal Office such as Drafting of Affidavits, Drafting of Deed of Sale, Drafting of Special Power of Attorney, and other basic legal services. Other participating groups or organizations treated the children with ice creams, sweet fruit drinks and arroz caldo. Governor Angging and Congressman Bobby toured the place to see to it that the people are being served and treated well. This is the essence of People’s Day we from the government must always be of service to the people especially the less fortunate ones said the Governor in local dialect.
On CULMINATION DAY (July 4), the Governor along with 1st District Congressman Mohamad Khalid Quibranza-Dimaporo and 2nd District Congressman Abdullah Dimakuta Dimaporo expressed their gratitude to the people of Lanao del Norte who have come and joined in with the celebration in spite of the security threats from the terrorist group. The Governor pushed through with the celebration of the 58th Araw ng Lanao del Norte for she is confident that no terrorist group or any insurgents will prosper with their plans in disturbing the peaceful province of Lanao del Norte, this is because of the unity of the Muslims and Christians and the genuine support expressed by the Municipal Mayors to Governor Angging in her efforts in securing the province.
Congressman Abdullah repeatedly appeals to his relatives, friends and fellow Maranao to support the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police in the fight against this local terrorist group. The 2nd District Congressman also said that this local terrorist group are just using the peaceful religion of Islam for their own interest. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is doing his best to bring the lives of the Mindanaon better and prosperous. We have to support the President for he is true to his words and the only administration that is down to earth said Congressman Bobby in one of his speeches in the province.
1st District Representative, Congressman Mohamad Khalid Quibranza-Dimaporo said in his speech during the Agri-Aqua, Livestock & OTOP Fair, “I was happy that with the support of the Mayors, the Governor pushed through with the celebration of Araw ng Lanao del Norte because this is the time of the year where we show our pride that we are from Lanao del Norte, we show our pride that we progress better than our neighbours. This is where we show our difference why we will succeed where other provinces have failed. Terrorism will not thrive in Lanao del Norte because of the development we have here and the unity among the Muslims and Christians, We respect each other’s religion”.
The celebration of the 58th Araw ng Lanao del Norte was a huge success because of the unity of the people of the province. Muslims and Christians stand with one another in protecting Lanao del Norte from elements that brings only hatred and destruction. Terror groups will not flourish in Lanao del Norte for the people (Muslims and Christians) are living harmoniously with each other. The people of the province for years respected each others’ religion and culture that is one of the reasons why Lanao del Norte is continuously progressing.
The unity of the Christians and Muslims in the Province of Lanao del Norte is one of the essential legacies of the Quibranza-Dimaporo family which the people of the province deeply appreciate. PIO-LDN
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Mission duration||Failed to orbit|
|Start of mission|
|Launch date||April 5, 2009, 02:20:00UTC|
|Perigee altitude||490 kilometres (300 mi)|
|Apogee altitude||1,426 kilometres (886 mi)|
Prior to the launch, concern was raised by other nations, particularly the United States, South Korea and Japan, that the launch would test technology that could be used in the future to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile. The launch of the rocket was sharply condemned by the United States and the European Union, while the People's Republic of China and Russia urged restraint. On April 13, 2009, the United Nations Security Council issued a Presidential Statement condemning the launch as a violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718 (2006). One day after, on April 14, 2009, North Korea called the Presidential Statement an infringement on a country's right for space exploration embodied in the Outer Space Treaty and withdrew from Six Party Talks.
The name "Kwangmyŏngsŏng" is richly symbolic for North Korean nationalism and the Kim family cult. Even though the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il was born in the village of Vyatskoye near Khabarovsk in the Russian Far East, DPRK sources claim Kim was born on Mount Paektu, and on that day a bright lode star (kwangmyŏngsŏng) appeared in the sky, so everyone knew a new general had been born.
The launch was first publicly announced on February 24, 2009, when the Korean Central News Agency reported that they had been informed by the Korean Committee of Space Technology that preparations for a satellite launch were underway, and that the satellite would be launched from Musudan-ri in Hwadae. At about the same time, Kim Jong-il visited the province where the launch site is located, as he had immediately prior to the previous launch on July 4, 2006. In addition, on February 26, 2009, KCNA revealed that the KCST had a long-term plan of putting various types of satellites into orbit.
International response to the announcement
Prior to the official announcement that the launch would be of a satellite-carrying rocket, it was reported that North Korea was preparing to test a missile in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718. Following the announcement that it was a satellite launch attempt, the US government stated that it would consider intercepting the rocket if it did not appear to be an orbital launch, while Japan ordered the JSDF, on March 26, to intercept debris of the rocket in case the firing failed and fell in Japanese territory or territorial waters. North Korea responded that it would consider any attempt to intercept the launch to be an act of war, the spokesman of the DPRK force said "We will launch thunder and fire not only to projected JSDF interception forces but to important areas of Japan." South Korea, Japan, and the United States deployed their Aegis destroyers and cruisers in the Sea of Japan, destroyers which are equipped with BMD SM-3 missiles. Japan also moved its PAC-3 Patriot ground-based interceptor missiles to bases in Akita and Iwate. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said the U.S. didn't plan to intercept the launching or to shoot down the rocket in flight. Japan deployed their Aegis destroyers to the Sea of Japan, with an order to prepare to shoot down any debris that could fall on Japanese territory. South Korea also dispatched an Aegis-equipped destroyer off the east coast.
On March 12 North Korea announced that it had signed the Outer Space Treaty and the Registration Convention. It also informed the ICAO and IMO that it would conduct a satellite launch between April 4 and 8, during a launch window running from 02:00 to 07:00 UTC. It reported that the rocket's first stage was planned to fall about 650 kilometres (400 mi) east-north-east of South Korea's Donghae, the second stage would fall about 3,600 kilometres (2,200 mi) downrange, and the third stage would enter low Earth orbit with the satellite. The ICAO map showed danger zone one extending between longitudes 135 and 138 at latitude 40 North, and zone two between longitudes 164 and 172 at latitudes 29 to 34 North. North Korea designated the waters off Japan's Akita and Iwate prefectures as a risk zone for falling debris.
In addition, the SLV will be launched eastward at an angle of 90.5 degrees, meaning it will have a 0.5-degree westward tilt resulting in a longer flight path over Japan, thus avoiding the re-entry of the second stage into the Pacific Ocean off of Hawaii, in order to prevent further criticism from the US but at an increased escalation risk with Japan.
According to North Korean meteorological forecast, the launch site is expected to have either snow or rain in the afternoon on April 4, cloudy skies on April 5 and clear skies from April 6 to 10, as pictures of the assembled launch vehicle were publicly disclosed revealing a quite short third stage with a fairly large nosecone fairing, and a first stage taking up about two-thirds of the launcher. The long first stage has a clearly larger diameter than the shorter second stage. Fueling process was reported to have started on April 2, 2009. On April 4, 2009, KCNA reported that the KCST had completed all the preparations for launch and that lift-off would be imminent. KCST indicated that the weather was the most important factor determining the success of the satellite launch, and terrestrial wind speed should be less than 15 metres per second (49 ft/s). Korean weather forecast predicted that Saturday would be cloudy, with winds between 6 and 10 metres per second (20 and 33 ft/s), and Sunday would be very cloudy and windy early on, with clouds and wind starting to die down somewhat in the afternoon. Wind speed would settle to around 3 to 4 metres per second (9.8 to 13.1 ft/s) on Monday and there would be clear weather on Tuesday.
The Japanese government mistakenly announced that the KSCT fired a rocket on April 4, 2009, at about 12 pm. Tokyo time, sending nationwide emergency warnings, only to be retracted less than five minutes later, and announced the error was originated from the JSDF FPS-5 radar's faulty detection.
On April 5, 2009, North Korea announced that the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 satellite had been officially launched at 11:30:15 (0230 GMT plus 15 seconds); officials in South Korea, Russia and the United States reported that the rocket and its payload had fallen into the Pacific Ocean without having achieved orbit.
The launch proceeded in relatively clear weather conditions. The launch pad was at the Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground, in the North Korean province of North Hamgyong, near the northern tip of the East Korea Bay. The rocket flew over the Japanese islands, by when it was in outer space at an altitude of over 300 km. North Korea stated the first stage of the rocket would fall in the sea 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of Japan, and the second stage would fall into the Pacific Ocean. Japanese authorities stated no reports of damage or injury in Japan as a result of the launch, and that the rocket's first stage "landed in the water as had been expected". According to the United States Northern Command, the remaining stages along with the payload itself landed in the Pacific Ocean. Officials and analysts in Seoul said the rocket flew at least 2,000 miles (3,200 km), doubling the range of the one that carried Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1 in 1998. Later analysis suggested the rocket impacted 2,390 miles (3,850 km) from the launch site, and that second stage operated normally but the rocket's third stage failed to separate properly.
According to state news agency KCNA, which claimed the launch was successful, the satellite's orbital parameters consist of a 490 kilometres (300 mi) perigee and 1,426 kilometres (886 mi) apogee, with an orbital period of 104 minutes and 12 seconds and an orbital inclination of 40.6 degrees. The satellite was said to have entered orbit nine minutes and two seconds after launch and began transmitting data and the "Song of General Kim Il-sung" and "Song of General Kim Jong-il" on a frequency of 470 MHz. However, similar claims were made in 1998 for Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1, whose launch attempt is believed to have failed.
According to The Christian Science Monitor, South Korean experts asserted that the satellite was a dummy. Myung Noh-hoon, director of the Space Research Centre at KAIST was quoted as saying "They cannot have been shooting a real satellite. They did not build a satellite." However, in a conflicting statement, an unnamed South Korean official announced that the rocket appeared to have carried a satellite. A senior Russian military source on Monday confirmed U.S and South Korean reports that North Korea failed to place a satellite in orbit saying "Our space monitoring system did not establish the placing into orbit of the North Korean satellite. According to our information, it's just not there".
Accidents during the preparation of launch
On March 3, 2015, it was reported by KCNA and subsequently repeated by Chinese media, e.g. Sina, that Kim Jong-un had visited Unit 447 of the Korean People's Army's Air and Anti-Air Force and planted trees with fighter pilots of the unit in recognition of fourteen pilots, who lost their lives during the launch of Kwangmyongsong-2.[clarification needed] Kim Jong Un subsequently visited a monument erected to the memory of the fighters to recognize the heroic feats performed by the 14 fighter pilots in the operation to ensure the successful launch of the satellite. It was also reported that Kim Jong-un had accompanied the then leader Kim Jong-il in 2009 to observe the launch.
|No.||Date||Model||Area flown over||Advance notice||North Korean claim||Satellite name|
|1||August 31, 1998||Taepodong-1||Akita||No||Satellite launch||Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1|
|2||April 5, 2009||Unha-2||Akita, Iwate||Yes||Satellite launch||Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2|
|3||December 12, 2012||Unha-3||Okinawa||Yes||Satellite launch||Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3|
|4||February 7, 2016||Kwangmyŏngsŏng (Unha-3)||Okinawa||Yes||Satellite launch||Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4|
|5||August 29, 2017||Hwasong-12||Hokkaido||No||Missile launch||N/A|
|6||September 15, 2017||Hwasong-12||Hokkaido||No||Missile launch||N/A|
North Korean reaction and internal celebrations
The successful satellite launch symbolic of the leaping advance made in the nation's space science and technology was conducted against the background of the stirring period when a high-pitched drive for bringing about a fresh great revolutionary surge is under way throughout the country to open the gate to a great prosperous and powerful nation without fail by 2012, the centenary of birth of President Kim Il Sung, under the far-reaching plan of general secretary Kim Jong Il. This is powerfully encouraging the Korean people all out in the general advance.— "KCNA on DPRK's Successful Launch of Satellite Kwangmyongsong-2", in KCNA
In August 2009, postage stamps commemorating the launch were brought into circulation. The souvenir sheet says "Launch of Artificial Satellite 'Kwangmyongsong No. 2' in the DPRK".
International response to the launch
Members of the six-party talks
- Korea – Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan stated that "The North's launch is a provocative act that clearly violates United Nations Security Council [Resolution] 1718 that regardless of the North's claims threatens peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia."
- Japan – Prime Minister Tarō Asō stated that "the fact that North Korea went ahead with the launch despite repeated warnings from around the world, especially the United States, South Korea and Japan, was an extremely provocative act and one that Japan cannot let go unchallenged. So, cooperating with the international community, we want to respond (considering that) it was clearly a violation of the U.N. resolutions."
- China – Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu stated "We hope related parties stay calm and exercise restraint, appropriately deal with it and together maintain peace and stability in this region. The Chinese side is willing to continue to play a constructive role."
- Russia – A Foreign Ministry spokesman said, "We are checking whether this (launch) is not a violation of certain resolutions of the U.N. Security Council and call on all sides to refrain from actions that could lead to escalation of tensions on the Korean peninsula."
- United States – President Barack Obama stated "North Korea's development and proliferation of ballistic missile technology pose a threat to the northeast Asian region and to international peace and security. With this provocative act, North Korea has ignored its international obligations, rejected unequivocal calls for restraint, and further isolated itself from the community of nations." Barack Obama gave a speech
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|Owner||Nexstar Media Group |
(Tribune Broadcasting Company II LLC)
First air date
|August 10, 1953|
Former call signs
Former channel number(s)
Call sign meaning
(station originally licensed to Belleville, Illinois)
|HAAT||336 m (1,102 ft)|
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KTVI, virtual channel 2 (UHF digital channel 33), is a Fox-affiliated television station licensed to St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, it is part of a duopoly with CW affiliate KPLR-TV (channel 11). Both stations share studios on Ball Drive in Maryland Heights, while KTVI's transmitter is located in Sappington.
The station first signed on the air by Signal Hill Telecasting Corporation on August 10, 1953 as WTVI, broadcasting on UHF channel 54. It was originally licensed to Belleville, Illinois (across the Mississippi River from St. Louis) and was the second television station in the St. Louis market after KSD-TV (channel 5, now KSDK) on February 8, 1947. The station's first broadcast was a baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds, announced by Buddy Blattner, Bill Durney and Milo Hamilton. It operated as a primary CBS affiliate, and held secondary affiliations with ABC and DuMont. DuMont affiliation was agreed to in February 1953 to replace KSD-TV. The station was project to sign on May 15, 1953. The station originally operated from studios located in Alton, Illinois. The CBS affiliation moved to KWK-TV (channel 4, now KMOV) when it debuted on July 8, 1954; more or less by default, WTVI became a primary ABC affiliate.
The station moved to UHF channel 36, and relocated its city of license to St. Louis on April 9, 1955, keeping the base "TVI" letters as part of its callsign while flipping the first assigned letter from "W" to "K" with this switch of sides of the Mississippi River, thus changing to the current KTVI. It moved its operations to facilities located in the Clayton-Tamm/Dogtown neighborhood in west St. Louis (off present-day I-64/US 40 at the intersection of Berthold, Oakland, and Hampton Avenues). However, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had recently changed its regulations so that the station could have kept its license in Belleville even while moving its main studio to St. Louis. The WTVI calls are currently used by a PBS member station in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The station lost DuMont programming when the network ceased operations in 1956, making KTVI an exclusive ABC affiliate. As the FCC would not require television sets to include UHF tuners until 1961, on April 15, 1957, KTVI moved to VHF channel 2, something it had attempted to do soon after moving to St. Louis–the channel 2 allocation had been reassigned from Springfield, Illinois under pressure from the Truman Administration, originally done so as not to interfere with CBS-owned WBBM-TV in Chicago.
For many years, the station was owned by the Newhouse newspaper chain (now Advance Publications), owners of the now-defunct St. Louis Globe-Democrat. In 1980, Newhouse exited from broadcasting, and sold KTVI and its other television outlets to the Los Angeles-based Times Mirror Company. In March 1993, in order for the company to concentrate on its newspaper and cable television system franchises, Times Mirror sold KTVI and its three sister stations—fellow CBS affiliates KTBC in Austin and KDFW-TV in Dallas-Fort Worth and NBC affiliate WVTM-TV in Birmingham—to Argyle Television Holdings in a two-part deal for $335 million in cash and securities. Under the transaction's purchase option structure, WVTM and KTVI were the first two stations that Argyle sold to New World, which the latter purchased for a combined $80 million. (It would later respectively acquire KDFW and KTBC from the group for $335 million in cash and securities). The purchase of the entire group was completed in December of that year following securement of financing for the deal.
As a Fox station
New World Communications ownership
On May 23, 1994, as part of a $500-million overall deal in which network parent News Corporation also purchased a 20% equity interest in the group, New World signed a long-term affiliation agreement with Fox to switch thirteen television stations—five that New World had already owned and eight that the company was in the process of acquiring through separate deals with Great American Communications and Argyle Television Holdings (which New World purchased one week later in a purchase option-structured deal for $717 million), including KTVI—to the network. The stations involved in the agreement—all of which were affiliated with one of the three major broadcast networks (CBS, ABC and NBC)—would become Fox affiliates once individual affiliation contracts with each of the stations' existing network partners had expired. (WVTM did not switch as WBRC, which was placed in a blind trust, was later sold to Fox outright as New World could not keep both due to FCC rules at the time that forbade duopolies). The deal was motivated by the National Football League (NFL)'s awarding of the rights to the National Football Conference (NFC) television package to Fox on December 18, 1993, in which the conference's broadcast television rights moved to the network effective with the 1994 NFL season, ending a 38-year relationship with CBS.
ABC had a fourteen-month leeway to find a new affiliate in St. Louis, as its contract with KTVI did not expire until July 1, 1995; its affiliation contracts expired only one month after as CBS's agreement with KDFW and KTBC was scheduled to expire, giving the networks that were already affiliated with the three former Argyle stations slated to switch to Fox a longer grace period to find new affiliates than CBS, NBC and/or ABC were given in most of the other markets affected by the Fox-New World deal (ABC's affiliation contracts with WGHP and WBRC ended even later, respectively expiring in September 1995 and September 1996). Of ABC's options, four prospects were automatically eliminated: KSDK was in the middle of a long-term affiliation agreement between its owner at the time, Multimedia Broadcasting, and NBC; KMOV was under a long-term agreement between CBS and Paramount Stations Group (which was in the process of selling KMOV and its four other major network affiliates to focus on its Fox-affiliated and independent stations that were set to become charter affiliates of group parent Viacom's then-upstart United Paramount Network [UPN]); and KNLC (channel 24, now a MeTV owned-and-operated station) and WHSL (channel 46, now Ion Television O&O WRBU) were respectively owned by the locally based New Life Christian Church and the Home Shopping Network at the time, and both stations had inferior signals, making either unlikely choices as even last-ditch options. This left independent station KPLR-TV (channel 11, now a CW affiliate) and existing Fox station KDNL-TV (channel 30) as the only viable options with which ABC could reach an affiliation agreement. The network first approached KPLR about negotiating an affiliation deal, ultimately to be turned down by its then-owner Koplar Communications. On August 25, 1994, River City Broadcasting reached an agreement with ABC to shift the network's affiliation rights to KDNL.
KTVI switched to Fox on August 7, 1995, ending its relationship with ABC after 42 years; concurrently, ABC programming moved to KDNL-TV. The last ABC program to air on KTVI was an ABC Sunday Night Movie presentation of Survive the Savage Sea at 8:00 p.m. Central Time on August 6. As with most of the other New World-owned stations affected by the agreement with Fox, KTVI retained its longtime "Channel 2" branding upon the affiliation switch, with references to the Fox logo and name limited in most on-air imaging; it also retained the news branding it had been using before it joined the network—in its case, The 2 News Team, which the station adopted in November 1990 as an ABC affiliate. In addition to expanding its local news programming at the time it joined Fox, the station replaced ABC daytime and late-night programs that migrated to KDNL with an expanded slate of syndicated talk shows as well as some documentary-based reality series and off-network sitcoms, and also acquired some syndicated film packages and first-run and off-network syndicated drama series for broadcast in weekend afternoon timeslots on weeks when Fox did not provide sports programming.
News Corporation/Fox ownership
On July 17, 1996, News Corporation announced that it would acquire New World in an all-stock transaction worth $2.48 billion, with the latter company's ten Fox affiliates being folded into the former's Fox Television Stations subsidiary, making them all owned-and-operated stations of the network (the New World Communications name continued as a licensing purpose corporation for KTVI and its sister stations until 2007 under Fox, and from 2009 to 2011 under Local TV ownership); upon the completion of the merger on January 22, 1997, KTVI became the first network-owned station in the St. Louis market since CBS sold KMOX-TV (which became what is now KMOV concurrent to the sale) to Viacom in 1986. Under Fox ownership, programming began to change very slightly as KTVI (through Fox) began to add stronger first-run syndicated shows as well as stronger off-network sitcoms to the programming mix.
KTVI first launched its website on November 1, 1999, which featured a design similar to other sites belonging to Fox's owned-and-operated stations at the time and focused on promotional and programming content initially, but eventually incorporated news content. The website was migrated to the MyFox platform on September 14, 2006. On October 15, 2007, KTVI launched STLMoms.com, a website aimed at St. Louis area mothers, whose concept spun off from a popular blog featured on the station's main website. Subsequently, on June 2, 2008, KTVI launched GarageSaleSTL.com, a free website that primarily features a Google-based map of viewer-submitted garage sales (the site has since been discontinued).
Local TV and Tribune ownership
On December 22, 2007, Fox sold KTVI and seven other owned-and-operated stations—WDAF-TV in Kansas City, WBRC in Birmingham, WGHP in Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point, WJW in Cleveland, WITI in Milwaukee, KDVR in Denver and KSTU in Salt Lake City—to Local TV (a broadcast holding company operated by private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners that was formed on May 7 of that year to assume ownership of the broadcasting division of The New York Times Company) for $1.1 billion; the sale was finalized on July 14, 2008. On February 1, 2012, WJW redesigned its web site under the new WordPress-hosted design implemented months earlier by sister stations WDAF and WITI, replacing the site design previously used for the Local TV stations that was developed by Tribune Interactive (now Tribune Digital). On July 1, 2013, the Tribune Company (which in 2008, had formed a joint management agreement involving its Tribune Broadcasting subsidiary and Local TV to operate stations owned by both companies and provide web hosting, technical and engineering services to those run by the latter group) acquired the Local TV stations for $2.75 billion; the sale was completed on December 27.
On September 17, 2008, Local TV LLC entered into a local marketing agreement with Tribune Broadcasting, under which it assumed some operational responsibilities for CW affiliate KPLR-TV. The agreement, which took effect on October 1, allowed KTVI to provide advertising and promotional services as well as news operations for KPLR, while Tribune would retain responsibilities over channel 11's programming (although both stations would share certain syndicated programs), master control and production services. The LMA resulted from the formation of a "broadcast management company" that was created to provide management services to stations owned by both Tribune and Local TV. Although it was the senior partner in the agreement, KTVI vacated its longtime studios in the Clayton-Tamm/Dogtown neighborhood on St. Louis' west side and moved its operations to KPLR's facility in Maryland Heights (KPLR moved to that building, the larger of the two facilities, in 2003; whereas KTVI had been operating from the Berthold studios for nearly 50 years).
On July 1, 2013, Tribune acquired KTVI and Local TV's eighteen other television stations outright for $2.75 billion; the sale received FCC approval on December 20, and was completed on December 27, creating the first legal station duopoly in the St. Louis market between KTVI and KPLR. As FCC rules prohibit the common ownership of two of the four highest-rated television stations in the same market, Tribune's direct purchase of KTVI
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|Affiliations||Iowa State University|
|Owner||Community Media Broadcasting
(Community Media Broadcasting)
KURE (88.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Community Media Broadcasting in Ames, Iowa, USA. The station serves the Iowa State community, Ames, and surrounding areas. The broadcast license is currently owned by Community Media Broadcasting.
The station features a variety of programming, including most genres of music, talk shows, and coverage of ISU sporting events. Hip-hop, electronica, rock, americana, classical, and jazz are just a few of the music genres played by KURE's constantly rotating staff of student DJ's. Music played at KURE is selected from a list made by student music reviewers. Sections of non-primetime schedule that are not covered by a dedicated DJ are filled by an automated music system, which staff have nicknamed "Ottobot". The station also provides coverage of Iowa State University football, basketball, and wrestling. Additionally, this station provides occasional news and talk style programming.
KURE annually produces Kaleidoquiz, a 26-hour team competition that involves trivia questions read over the air every six minutes, scavenger hunts, traveling questions, and other contests interspersed throughout the 26 hours. Kaleidoquiz is conducted by KURE DJ's over the air waves and online. In recent years, the use of the internet has made this competition more accessible and the questions more difficult. In previous years, Kaleidoquiz has sent teams as far away as Toronto, Canada and required teams to do everything from pulling a bus to bringing "Your mom in a wedding dress" in as a scavenger hunt item.
KURE Sports, a key part to the station gives a whole different addition to KURE with Sports Talk Shows and live game broadcasts. Check out what KURE Sports has to offer at [IDX] or their own wiki page KURE Sports.
Previously using the call letters KMRA, KMRI, KISU, KPGY, and KUSR; KURE was established in the mid-1990s. In addition to being student-managed and student-produced, KURE is also funded by students at Iowa State University through the Student Government. KURE has always been staffed entirely by student volunteers.
According to the station's board of directors, KURE got its start as KMRA, broadcasting out of a Friley dorm room on 640 AM, on Oct. 17, 1949. Friley residents Cedric Curin, Chuck Hawley and Maurice Voland founded the station with two turntables, a small transmitter and a public address system.
Powered by one quarter of a watt, the signal was only able to provide Friley Hall with entertainment. A boost to 50 watts and implementation of the carrier current method allowed the station to use local power lines as its broadcast antennas and make its programming audible across all of campus.
In 1950, KMRA became KMRI. In 1961, KMRI became KISU. KISU applied for new call letters and in 1970 was given them—KPGY.
1969 brought the station to its current location in the basement of Friley, and the jump to the FM band was made in 1970. The initial frequency was 91.9 with a call of KPGY, "The Big Pig in the Sky". The FCC mandated a change to 91.5, 200 watts, and KUSR in the early 1980s to realign it to the non-commercial frequencies of the FM band. KUSR suspended broadcast operations Nov. 1, 1995, due to complications with its license.
The station now provides coverage to all of Ames as KURE 88.5 FM and has plans to expand its range further in the future.
- "KURE Facility Record".
- "KURE Station Information Profile". Arbitron.<|endoftext|>Informational Report:
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Kurdsat Broadcasting Corporation (Kurdish: کوردسات Kurdsat) is a Kurdish language satellite television station in Iraqi Kurdistan, broadcasting since 8 January 2000. It belonged to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and was based in Sulaymaniyah.
|Headquarters||Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan|
|Owner||Patriotic Union of Kurdistan|
|Launched||1 January 2000|
|UPC Switzerland (Switzerland)||Channel 665 (SD)|
|DVB-S2 QPSK 12667V 4240 5/6 (HD)|
|DVB-S QPSK 12594V 27500 / 2/3 (SD)|
|Hot Bird 13C|
|DVB-S QPSK 11296H 27500 5/6 (SD)|
|Eutelsat 8 West B|
Middle East/North Africa
|DVB-S2 8QPSK 11137H 27500 / 5/6 (HD)|
|DVB-S2 8QPSK 4185H 20709 5/6 (SD)|
The channel broadcast programs in Kurdish language. Other languages such as Persian, English and Arabic were also used in some programs with Kurdish subtitles. First established following the Gulf War, Kurdsat was among the Kurdish satellite stations in Kurdistan.
- "KURDSAT TV". web.archive.org. 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- Editorial Staff (2019-09-26). "Kurdsat stops broadcasting after 20 years, Iraqi Kurdistan". Kurd Net - Ekurd.net Daily News. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- "Guide: Iraq's Kurdish media". BBC. 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2015-11-09.<|endoftext|>### Wikipedia:
Heroes & Icons Albuquerque|
|Owner||Ramar Communications Inc.|
|KTEL-TV, KRTN-LD, KTEL-CD, KUPT-LD|
First air date
|January 21, 1987|
Former call signs
Former channel number(s)
29 (UHF, 1987–2009)
16 (UHF, until 2009)
Call sign meaning
|United Paramount Network Television|
|Translator(s)||KMYL-LP 14 Lubbock TX|
Public license information
In 1995, KUPT-LP began broadcasting with the advent of the United Paramount Network (UPN). KUPT's first broadcast featured a continuous marathon telecast of the original Star Trek television series. Following the marathon, the station broadcast a locally produced Texas Tech University football game from Albuquerque, New Mexico. The station also broadcast UPN network programming and syndicated programming, which included Star Trek: Voyager.
On February 9, 2001, KUPT-LP switched to channel 14 in Lubbock, Texas so that the full power KUPT could air on channel 22, and remained so until that channel became the WB affiliate on January 1, 2006 under the KWBZ callsign.
On September 5, 2006, the station began broadcasting as an affiliate of the new MyNetworkTV network.
On October 1, 2014, KUPT became an affiliate of Weigel's Movies! TV network. This marked the entry of KUPT into the Albuquerque TV market. KUPT's programming was previously seen on KMYL analog channel 14/digital channel 43-2 in Lubbock.
On February 1, 2015, KUPT became an affiliate of Weigel's Heroes & Icons TV network, with Movies! moving to 29.3 on KUPT.
The station broadcasts about 50 basketball games each year from American Sports Network. Starting with the 2011 football season, the station is also part of the Southland Conference Television Network.
This section needs to be updated.(January 2020)
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
|29.1||720p||16:9||H&I||Main KUPT programning / Heroes & Icons|
KUPT discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 29, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 16 to channel 29.
KUPT's transmitter is based in Hobbs, New Mexico, and is within the Albuquerque market. Also, the county that Hobbs is located in, Lea County, is divided between the Odessa–Midland and Albuquerque markets.
- RabbitEars TV Query for KUPT
- "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- KUPT in the FCC TV station database
- KMYL in the FCC TV station database
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|Call letters' meaning||Univision Permian Basin|
|Sister station(s)||KANG-LP, KEUS-LD|
18 (UHF, 2001–2009)
|Transmitter power||1000 kW|
|Height||281 m (922 ft)|
KUPB, virtual and UHF digital channel 18, is a Univision-affiliated television station licensed to Midland, Texas, United States, and serving the Permian Basin area. The station is owned by Entravision Communications. KUPB's studios are located on Younger Road in Midland, and its transmitter is located on University Boulevard in West Odessa.
The station commenced broadcasting on analog channel 18 on May 14, 2001. KUPB moved to digital broadcasting on June 12, 2009 at 9:00 a.m., "flash-cutting" to digital channel 18 after a temporary (3 minutes) signal outage. (KUPB was granted a construction permit after the Federal Communications Commission finalized the digital television allotment plan on April 21, 1997; as a result, the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station.) KUPB moved to high definition (1080i) at 10 a.m. on May 3, 2010.
In 2013, KUPB added a secondary station, KUPB-DT2, and began airing ZUUS Latino on 18.2. In 2014, it removed ZUUS Latino and replaced it with LATV.
In 2018 KUPB added two additional secondary stations that broadcast English programming.
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
|18.1||1080i||16:9||KUPB-DT||Main KUPB programming / Univision|
Noticias 18 was launched on November 5, 2007 to provide news for the viewers in the Permian Basin. KUPB had been airing two-minute newsbriefs since August 2003. On October 13, 2008, the name of the newscast was changed to Noticias Oeste de Texas. In 2015, Entravision transferred production of KUPB's newscasts to El Paso sister station KINT-TV.
- "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- RabbitEars TV Query for KUPB
- Villafañe, Veronica (November 3, 2015). "Entravision cancels KLUZ local newscast production, lays off staff". Media Moves. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
Earlier this year, Entravision also shipped production of its Univision Midland/Odessa newscast to El Paso.
- Official website
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- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KUPB-TV
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KUOC-LD, virtual channel 48 (UHF digital channel 33), is a low-powered Buzzr-affiliated television station serving Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States that is licensed to Enid. The station is owned by the DTV America Corporation. Its transmitter is located in Chandler Park in Tulsa.
|Channels||Digital: 33 (UHF)|
Virtual: 48 (PSIP)
|Owner||HC2 Holdings |
(DTV America Corporation)
|Founded||October 2, 2012|
First air date
Former call signs
Cozi TV (2014-2020)
|HAAT||31 ft (9.4 m)|
The station was granted a construction permit as K48OC-D in October 2012. The current callsign, KUOC-LD, was adopted on April 8, 2013. The station was still silent until its sign on in Summer 2014. The actual date of the sign on is unknown.
It first began broadcasting as a DrTV affiliate. In 2016, the station's transmitter was relocated to the Tulsa area, and launched a second subchannel to carry the Sonlife Broadcasting Network. In November 2016, KUOC became a Buzzr affiliate.
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
- KUOC in the FCC TV station database
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ESPN Radio 99.5|
|Repeater(s)||95.3 K237GR (Johnson, AR)|
|First air date||1984|
|Format||Sports (KAKS simulcast)|
|Power||5,000 watts day
31 watts night
|Callsign meaning||K University Of Arkansas|
|Owner||Hog Radio, Inc.|
For many years, the station was owned by John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. In 2005, the university sold the radio station to longtime Northwest Arkansas broadcaster Dewey Johnson. He would subsequently retire from the radio business because of health problems. The station was sold later that year to Galen O. Gilbert, a former JBU student who had owned radio stations in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Gilbert restored the radio station to serve the Siloam Springs community, playing a classic country format.
The station was sold in August 2008 to longtime Arkansas broadcaster Jay Bunyard, and became an all-sports radio station known as "The Hog". Paired with a brand new Fayetteville-licensed FM translator at 105.3 FM, the radio station went to live and local programming throughout the day, and focused mainly on Arkansas Razorback athletics.
In 2010, Bunyard would go on to purchase KAKS-FM, and The Hog was moved to the 25,000 watt signal on 99.5 FM.
On December 13, 2012, KUOA split from its simulcast with sports-formatted KAKS 99.5 FM and changed their format to talk, branded as "AM 1290 The Mouth".
On January 1, 2015, KUOA resumed simulcasting sports-formatted KAKS 99.5 FM.
KUOA rebroadcast on FM translator K249EV 97.7 FM licensed to Johnson, Arkansas. In November 2016, the translator moved frequencies to 95.3 FM, as K237GR.
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KUOA
- Radio-Locator Information on KUOA
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KUOA
- Query the FCC's FM station database for K237GR
- Radio-Locator information on K237GR
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Last Week Tonight segments about Donald Trump
Donald Trump, the President of the United States from 2017 to 2021, was the subject of segments featured in episodes of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver during Trump's Republican primary and general election campaigns and presidency, most of which were discussed in the show's opening news recap segment. The ones listed have received prominent coverage from other media, and feature Trump or his actions as part of the main segment.
Season 3 (2016)
Episode 3: "Donald Trump"
"Donald Trump" was the core part of the third season's third episode, during which time Trump was the frontrunner for the Republican Party's presidential nomination. Oliver discusses Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and his career in business, outlining his campaign rhetoric, varying political positions and failed business ventures. He also says the Trump family name was changed at one point from the ancestral name "Drumpf". The segment popularized the term "Donald Drumpf" – which as Oliver stated, was coined with the intent to uncouple the grandeur of the last name so Trump's supporters would be able to better acknowledge his political and entrepreneurial flaws, and started a campaign urging viewers to "Make Donald Drumpf Again" – a play on Trump's own campaign slogan, "Make America Great Again".
Episode 6: "Border Wall"
In much of a subsequent segment that aired on March 20, 2016, three weeks after the original episode aired, Oliver talked about Trump's proposed border wall between the United States and Mexico, although the description of the segment uploaded to the show's official YouTube channel mentioned "Donald Drumpf's" plan to build the wall. In that episode's main segment, titled "Border Wall", Oliver explained some details of his criticism of Trump's border wall idea, examines the inconsistent estimates of the proposed wall's construction cost, and criticizes Trump's proposal to have the Mexican government pay the cost of building the wall. Oliver estimated that the wall would cost $25 billion, not the $4 billion that Trump originally estimated it would cost, and that maintenance costs would exceed $25 billion within seven years of the wall's construction. He even offers a counterproposal of buying waffle irons for every American, which would be cheaper, "do nearly as much to keep out immigrants and drugs" and "won't harm our relationship with our third largest trading partner."
He also examines the feasibility of the wall due to a 1970 international treaty between the two countries that prohibits structures that may obstruct water flow from being built along the Rio Grande and Colorado River basins. Oliver cites the example of an existing border fence that had to be built several miles inland on the Texas side of the border—resulting in the fence having to cross onto the grounds of a Brownsville, Texas, golf course—because of the law, and legal implications stemming from the fence's construction. He also points to loopholes that may be used for migrants and drugs to enter the country illegally despite the wall's presence. At the end, Oliver shows research that dispute claims inferred by Trump that most migrants residing in the U.S. largely entered illegally from Mexico and that the rate of violent crimes committed by immigrants were higher than those by American citizens.
Episode 14: "Trump University"
In part of another subsequent segment on June 5, three months after "Donald Trump" first aired, Oliver talked about Trump's business tactics at Trump University. Oliver says that the 3,500 lawsuits that Trump has been involved in would exceed the combined number of episodes of most of the attorney-centered drama series that have been produced in the history of American television. He then comments on how Trump said that Gonzalo P. Curiel (the Indiana-born presiding judge for the lawsuit centering around Trump University) should recuse himself due to his Mexican heritage. Oliver then examines the Trump University lawsuit, and the issues that culminated in the lawsuit filing (including the tactics used in recruiting students for the real estate training program).
Episode 21: "Sarcastic Trump"
In part of another subsequent segment on August 14, Oliver examined remarks by Donald Trump, who during the previous week had made the suggestion that supporters of the Second Amendment could stop opposing Democratic Party presidential nominee Hillary Clinton from enforcing gun control policy proposals (an open-ended remark widely considered as suggesting violence against Clinton, but downplayed by Trump and many of his Republican surrogates to suggest his supporters should take political action against her) and claimed that President Barack Obama and Clinton were "the founder[s] of ISIS," citing in the latter that Obama's decision to reduce the number of U.S. ground troops in Iraq in 2013 created a governance vacuum that led to the radical Jihadist terror group's rise (although the U.S. military reduction did play a factor in its development, ISIS traces its origins to 2004, one year after the Iraq War began under the partial guidance of Obama's predecessor George W. Bush, as an Iraq-based arm of al-Qaeda). Oliver said that in response to criticism of Trump, Trump had replied, "Obviously I'm being sarcastic ... but not that sarcastic, to be honest with you."
In calling out that Trump's attempt to clarify the remark as sarcastic and Trump's repeated walking back of that justification days later, Oliver described Trump's statement as "bullshit" and a "douchebag's apology" and stated that trying to rationalize Trump's campaign is "like watching a circus seal fold laundry". Oliver also called Trump's sarcasm "absurd", and joked about Trump's claim that Clinton was a co-founder, saying by using the show's recurring social media gag, "Hashtag #Feminism, hashtag #IsisWithHer". He also criticizes Trump's suggestion that the election would have been rigged against him if Clinton won the electoral college and popular vote in Pennsylvania in the November 8 general election (prior to the 2016 presidential election, in which Trump carried the state in the Electoral College, no Republican presidential candidate had won Pennsylvania since 1988) and enlist his supporters to become observers to prevent electoral manipulation, arguing that it could set a dangerous precedent if his supporters question the validity of the votes and could result in intimidation tactics towards Democratic-leaning voters.
Episode 22: "Message to Donald Trump"
In part of his August 21, 2016 episode, Oliver discussed Trump's ranking in the polls for the preceding week and the changes in his campaign staff, including the installation of Kellyanne Conway as his campaign manager following the resignation of Paul Manafort upon the disclosure of his ties to the government of Russia. Oliver argued that these events were either "[signals that Trump's campaign was] hitting bottom from which he will rebound to victory" or "the beginning of the end".
Oliver then examined Trump's options: losing to Hillary Clinton, whom a majority of Americans did not find trustworthy in several opinion polls at percentages almost equal to Trump, and risk ruining his own brand's image of success and wealth in part because of his rhetoric and repeated controversies during the campaign cycle; or resetting his campaign and getting elected president. Oliver argued that the latter option would be even worse for Trump than losing the election, as then he would be burdened with the responsibilities and realities of the position and be miserable about it in large part because Trump would have had to make significant changes to his extravagant and hedonistic lifestyle. Oliver then devoted the remainder of the segment by speaking directly to Trump, restating how both of these outcomes would make Trump miserable. Oliver proposed a third option for Trump, which would be to drop out and demonstrate how his whole campaign was "a satire designed to expose the flaws in the system". Oliver then pointed out how Trump had exposed four particular flaws: campaign financing in American politics, sensationalism in the media, how prominent Republicans have stood by his controversial stances at the risk of their own political careers, and how voters have embraced him for said stances regardless of their opinion of his divisive remarks and policy proposals pertaining to immigrants and Muslims.
Oliver then said that were Trump to drop out, he would be a legend and there would be a federal holiday in Trump's honor named "Guy Who Decided Not to Be President's Day". To demonstrate how this would work out, Oliver cited the 1996 Dan Gutman children's book The Kid Who Ran For President. With the assistance of Will Arnett, Oliver demonstrated that many aspects of Trump's personality and campaign resemble those of the book's title character, Judson Moon. In particular, Oliver suggested that Trump plagiarize the resignation speech given by Moon after he is haphazardly elected President of the United States in dismay that voters took his joke candidacy seriously, which Oliver would argue is a "perfect Trumpian address" and "kind of a thing for [Trump's] campaign". Oliver then invited Trump to read that speech on his show.
Episode 25: "Trump's Lewd Remarks"
The election recap segment of the October 9 episode touches upon an outtake from a September 2005 Access Hollywood segment released by The Washington Post two days earlier, in which Trump inferred to then-host Billy Bush that his celebrity status gave Trump parlance to make inappropriate sexual advances with women (including grabbing their genitalia without permission). Recalling a comment he made in a segment from the previous week's episode about Trump's broadcast interview and social media attacks on Alicia Machado—whose claims of public fat-shaming by Trump after a weight gain that followed her 1996 crowning as Miss Universe was cited by Hillary Clinton as a key example of his negative views on women in the September 26 presidential debate—that if one were to look "above the clouds, [they would see] rock bottom," Oliver states that Trump's remarks in the Access tape had sunk the presidential campaign to the point of "breaking through the Earth's crust, where drowning in boiling magma will come a sweet, sweet relief". He also briefly blasts Bush for going along with Trump's remarks, as well as former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski's diversionary hypothesis in a CNN phone interview that Clinton may have expressed statements identical to those Trump made in the tape in her speeches to Wall Street banking institutions (excerpts of which were leaked in a broader stream of emails purported to have been hacked from the email accounts of Clinton's campaign staff that WikiLeaks began publishing on October 7, when the tape was released).
Oliver then excoriates members of the Republican Party who continued to support Trump as the party's presidential nominee despite his prior controversial statements and various remarks that offended racial and religious minorities during the course of the campaign to avoid jeopardizing their chances of re-election by alienating Trump's supporters, only for the remarks to force them to rescind endorsements or distance themselves from Trump because of the risk to their re-election by more moderate Republicans and other voters offended by the footage, saying that their outrage would only be justified if "[they] were cryogenically frozen until Friday afternoon, and that Access Hollywood tape was the first thing [they] saw upon being re-animated"; Oliver also questions the move of several male Republican Senate and House members to frame their outrage about the comments on behalf of their female relatives. After noting that it would be impossible for the Republican National Committee to drop Trump as the nominee so close to the November 8 general election, since early voting had already commenced in some states, he closes the segment equating the appropriateness of Trump (whom Oliver describes as "the human embodiment of every backwards, condescending Mad Men-esque boys' club attitude that has ever existed, rolled into one giant, salivating, dick size-referencing, pussy-grabbing warthog in a red power tie") being Clinton's political opponent—given his past remarks about women—to that of Trump serving as the final boss in a computer game that she must defeat to complete the goal of becoming the first female U.S. President.
Episode 30: "President-Elect Trump"
The November 13, 2016, finale for the third season served as a recap for the election results. During the episode, Oliver expressed disgust that the United States elected Donald Trump (who became President-elect by Electoral
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Larson: Americans Need Republican Leadership to Get Back to Work
Hartford, CT –Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the need for House Republican leadership to allow Congress to get back to work for the American people:
"The fast approaching fiscal cliff, now only five days away, has already created uncertainty for many and threatens to raise taxes and cut services for millions.
"In Connecticut, New York and New Jersey Americans and their families wait for the relief aide that will help them rebuild following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy.
"And after an unprecedented tragedy in Connecticut that shook the nation to its core and one of the worst acts of violence in our nation, Congress has a responsibility to act on legislation ready to help prevent future violence.
"I am prepared to do the job I was sent to Washington to do. It's my hope that House Republicans will answer the call of millions of Americans who more than ever need Congress to put partisanship aside, and get back to work."<|endoftext|>Larson Agrees with President Obama, Clinton on Finding Solution for Americans with Discontinued Health Plans
Washington – Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement today on comments from President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton that Americans whose individual market insurance plans have been discontinued deserve a solution:
“The Affordable Care Act has provided vital benefits to our youth, women, those with preexisting conditions and more in a crucial step towards fixing our health care system. Now, as with any act, we must continue our efforts to ensure an effective and positive roll-out.
“I agree with President Obama and former President Clinton for stating that we must develop a solution for those Americans recently finding their health plans discontinued. In the last week, my office has fielded calls and received letters from constituents who are worried about their own health plans, including Stephen Pelton who I met with in Hartford. With no political axes to grind, these individuals are simply looking out for the health and well-being of their families and are asking for relief from their government.
"Moving forward, I will be working with both sides of the aisle to help people like the Peltons as we continue efforts to strengthen our nation's healthcare."<|endoftext|>Larson on Additional Funding to Fight Opioid and Heroin Epidemic
Washington – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement regarding proposals from President Barack Obama and Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) to allocate an additional $1.1 billion and $600 million respectively to combat the growing heroin and opioid epidemic:
“Connecticut is already seeing the ravages of heroin and opioid abuse firsthand. In less than a week, New London witnessed nineteen overdoses, while Hartford police seized 1,300 bags of heroin on Sunday. Opioid and heroin abuse take a devastating toll on too many families in Connecticut and across the nation. We must do more to ensure men and women wrestling with addiction get the help they need.
“To that end, I commend President Obama for recognizing the toll this epidemic has taken on our communities. His proposal to expand access to treatment programs will allow countless more Americans to enter recovery. Everyone who wants treatment should have access to it.
“I am also proud to join my friend and colleague, Rep. Joe Courtney, by signing on to his proposal to improve existing treatment and prevention programs. We can and should take every step to make sure no one else loses their life or a loved one to this growing epidemic.”<|endoftext|>ICYMI: Larson Hosts Educational Forum on the Seattle Tunnel Experience
Hartford, CT – Yesterday, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) hosted a delegation from Seattle, WA for an Educational Forum about their recent experience in replacing an aging highway viaduct with a tunnel and the lessons that we can learn as Greater Hartford seeks to reconstruct our highway system and transform our region for the future. The forum was streamed on Facebook Live and can be viewed here.
“Just like Hartford, Seattle had an aging viaduct, a highway system that divided the city, it was walled off from its waterfront, and had a flood protection system in need of repair. Seattle seized the moment by putting their highway underground in a tunnel, transforming the city, opening up new park space, and spurring new economic development. This forum with leaders from the Seattle tunnel project was an opportunity for our region to learn from their success story. Currently, the I-84 and I-91 interchange is ranked as the 24th worst bottleneck in the country and the 2nd in New England. Our highways are in a state of disrepair, the North End of Hartford is cut off from the rest of the city, we’re blocked from the riverfront, and, most urgently, our levees are in danger of collapsing. We have a choice to make. We can either accept a 50-year-old mistake or think big and pursue a once-in-a-generation opportunity to restore and revitalize Greater Hartford around the Connecticut River,” said Larson.
“After a decade of debate and planning, a new, 2-mile-long tunnel will soon open in Seattle, replacing a noisy elevated expressway, the Alaskan Way Viaduct, that has walled downtown off from our beautiful waterfront for more than 60 years. A 20-acre park will be built over the tunnel, reconnecting the waterfront and downtown. This ‘once in a century opportunity’ will transform Seattle for generations. We think Hartford may have a similar opportunity along its riverfront, that’s why we shared our experience in Hartford,” said Bob Donegan, Tim Burgess & Candace Damon.
The Seattle Panel was made up of Bob Donegan, (local business owner/President of Ivar’s restaurants), David Sowers (WSDOT’s Deputy Program Administrator for Engineering and Program Management), Paula Hammond (Former Secretary WSDOT), Tim Burgess (Former Seattle Mayor/City Councilor), and Candace Damon (Vice Chairman of HR&A Advisors).
The Hartford Panel was made up of Chuck Sheehan (former CEO of the MDC), Carl Bard (former Deputy Commissioner of ConnDOT), David Fay (President/CEO of the Bushnell), Scott Jellison (CEO & COO of the MDC), Don Shubert (President of Connecticut Construction Industry Association), David Griggs (President & CEO of the MetroHartford Alliance) and Commissioner James Redeker of CTDOT).
More on the I-84/I-91 tunnel proposal<|endoftext|>ICYMI: Larson Fights for Immediate COVID Relief for Americans
Hartford, CT – During today’s House Ways and Means Committee mark-up of the American Rescue Plan, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) pushed back on Republicans on the Committee who said more relief wasn’t needed and highlighted the pleas of his own constituents to act now.
The American Rescue Plan would provide $1,400 in direct payments to Americans, extend unemployment benefits through August and include an extra $400 per week, and would cut childhood poverty in half by enhancing the Child Tax Credit.
Remarks as delivered:
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to join those as well who have thanked the Committee for all of its diligence and hard work in putting this package together. I am struck initially however in listening to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle that this is nothing more than fraud and abuse and that they haven’t been involved in the process. I am trying to think where people have been for the last year, and what they were focused on.
Mr. Chairman I want to thank you especially for the tireless work in putting this legislation together, as well as I want to make sure that we give President Biden the credit he richly deserves for having had the courage to understand the magnitude of this problem, and to weigh in on it as his top priority. And far from being rushed, there’s a sense of urgency. You heard Mike Thompson say it and Llyod as well. 465,000 Americans have died!
What does it take to wake up the people on the other side of the aisle? What has to be done in order for you to understand the magnitude of this? Do you not have the same kind of citizens that we do, that are suffering back in our district? Who not only fear for their lives but have lost their jobs and their livelihood?
You call what we’re trying to do here today fraud and [say] we haven’t targeted appropriately. We know you’re good at targeting because we’ve witnessed targeting in the past. When you passed your tax cut under the same process – and I hope people are listening in now all across the country to understand the difference between the two parties. When you targeted a population, you did so very skillfully, including when you passed your massive tax cut where there was no emergency whatsoever, no sense of urgency. 80% of that tax cut went to the nation’s wealthiest 1%.
By contrast, in dealing with a global pandemic, that here in America has taken over 465,000 lives of your fellow citizens, you sit there and still have not come forward with any plan whatsoever. But you want to limit the unemployment that people who have been out of work and suffering receive?! You’re not sure and were in denial for almost half the year as to whether or not this was even a serious disease! This is what I think confounds the American people.
I’m proud of this legislation and even prouder so that President Biden has indicated that this is a rescue plan for America. Chairman Neal has laid out what it does in terms of the benefits it will provide, and Chairman Powell I thought did a great job also from the Fed in recognizing that now is the time for us to go big. I’m glad that even with the torpedoes and the salvos and all the shots that are being fired at President Biden today, that he has said damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!
Let’s get the relief to the American people that they richly deserve. People in my district – and I’ll submit for the record countless letters that people have found themselves out of employment through no fault of their own. Caring for their children, wondering about how they’re going to educate them in college. Seniors who have only social security and wondering what they’re going to do to get by. And so this money that we’re extending and putting forward is necessary and needed and its urgent!
We get no plan from the other side, we just get platitudes and a lecture on what they think we’re doing wrong. How about you roll up your sleeves and do something on behalf of the American people and get them the relief that they need. And with that Mr. Chairman, I yield back my time.
Since the start of the pandemic, Rep. Larson has received thousands of messages asking for more help. Here are some of their stories:
TaMalon, from East Hartford, is a single mother who lost her job.
She says: “I've been out of work for over one year. As a single mother I am finding it very difficult to make ends meet. While Washington is playing politics with American lives hanging in the balance, we here are really dealing with the day to day struggle.”
Another constituent from East Hartford, Patience, who was laid off wrote in to say:
“I was laid off which has made it difficult to pay rent and health insurance payments... I have to pack my 3 children in the every morning to do grocery deliveries just to make ends meet.... It’s my responsibility to take care of my children even in this hardship time. I can’t give up. So with that said, we start our day at 5am- 3pm. I help my son with school work during my delivery and feed and change diapers as well... [We] are forced to do devastating things such as go to food banks and take your kids out in 20 degree weather to do deliveries just to pay your bills.”
Mark from Kensington, CT wrote of how he still has his job, he and his wife have faced a huge decrease in their take home pay which has resulted in them withdrawing from their 401k and paying for their daughter to start her first year of university.
“In talking to family and friends, there are many like me; never unemployed, but severely impacted financially as a result of COVID. So, of course I do not agree with Republicans that the $1,400 relief checks only go to the unemployed and/or the maximum qualifying income be reduced. As explained in my case my 2020 income is down 20% vs. 2019. Please remind your colleagues there are millions like my family; never unemployed, but severely negatively impacted financially.”
Collette from Hartland, CT is 73 years old and was laid off from her job. She writes:
“I have only Social Security as income and it does not cover my rent, utilities and bills, soon I will not be able to pay rent and utilities. My nerves are a wreck due to financial worries and the isolation of being alone. I need the stimulus payment and Unemployment benefits desperately.”<|endoftext|>[ journalism and media communication, law ]
Kuster Backs Bicameral Agreement to Improve Sexual Harassment Policies in Congress
(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), the founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Task Force to End Sexual Violence, announced her support for a bipartisan agreement on reforms to the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995. Following the resignations of more than a half-dozen members of Congress over sexual misconduct allegations, Rep. Kuster worked with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to help introduce legislation that establishes much-needed improvements to how sexual harassment is combatted on Capitol Hill. The final agreement will require lawmakers to reimburse the Treasury Department when they reach financial settlements or awards with those who accuse them of harassment or retaliation, and mandate that those settlements be made public so voters will be informed about the conduct of their elected officials. It also eliminates mandatory mediation and “cooling off” periods for accusers, expands access to telework and paid leave for those recovering from assault or harassment, and extends critical protections to unpaid staff such as interns and fellows.
“I am pleased that the House and Senate are able to come together and enact these long overdue reforms before the end of the year,” said Kuster. “In the #MeToo era, Democrats and Republicans alike are committed to advancing legislation that addresses the scourge of sexual violence and harassment across our nation. In order to do so effectively, we need to lead by example. The United States Congress must be an institution and a workplace where survivors’ allegations are taken seriously and promptly adjudicated. And American taxpayers must never again have to pay for the inappropriate behavior of lawmakers who settle harassment claims against them. This bill is an important first step but much more work remains. I look forward to continuing to tackle these issues head-on when the new Congress convenes in January.”
Congresswoman Kuster has long been a champion for survivors of sexual and domestic violence, sharing her own personal experiences involving sexual assault on the House floor and joining with 17 other Members of Congress to read Emily Doe’s open letter describing her attack and ensuing trial – which marked the first time a victim’s statement has been read in full in the House chambers. The Bipartisan Task Force to End Sexual Violence works to raise awareness and propose solutions to the challenges posed by sexual assault and released their first legislative agenda this summer. The Task Force’s areas of focus include: K-12 education, campus sexual violence, the rape kit backlog, military sexual trauma, improved data and collection, online harassment, and law enforcement training. The Senate passed the congressional anti-harassment legislation today and it is now awaiting action in the House. It will then be advanced to the President’s desk.<|endoftext|>Kuster-Backed Bill to Require Harassment Training By Members of Congress Passes House
(Washington, DC) – Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), the founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Task Force to End Sexual Violence, applauded passage of legislation that will require harassment training for all Members of Congress, staff members, interns, and fellows. Kuster co-sponsored the measure which passed unanimously. Earlier this month, Kuster helped introduced the Me Too Congress Act, which will require more transparency, overhaul the flawed harassment complaint process, and provide better support for victims and whistleblowers.
“While working as a staffer on the Hill nearly forty years ago, I was sexually assaulted by a guest of Congress,” said Congresswoman Kuster. “I had not received any sexual harassment training and did not know how to respond or what my rights were. Improving procedures of harassment training in Congress is long overdue and is part of a national conversation that is changing the culture of sexual harassment and assault. We need to address sexual harassment in all workplaces, on college campuses, in our military, and communities throughout the country and the halls of Congress can be no exception. Now we need to step up and pass the Me Too Congress Act so that perpetrators are not shielded and American taxpayers aren’t footing the bill for harassment claims paid by Members of Congress.”<|endoftext|>Kuster Backed Anti-Harassment Legislation Passes House
(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), the founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Task Force to End Sexual Violence, released the following statement on the passage of H.R. Res. 724. These pieces of legislation, co-sponsored by Kuster, create an office of employee advocacy to support victims, end mandatory cooling off and mediation periods, prevent taxpayer funded settlements for Members of Congress, and discloses Members who do settle these claims.
“This legislation is an important step in our efforts to combat sexual harassment on Capitol Hill and sends a strong message to women and men across the country that this type of behavior will not be tolerated,” said Congresswoman Kuster. “Importantly, our legislation will take taxpayers off the hook for Congressional harassment settlements. This bipartisan legislation shows that Republicans and Democrats can work together to address sexual harassment. The issue of sexual harassment goes well beyond the Halls of Congress and I will continue to advocate for policies that will improve conditions for employees in all workplaces.”<|endoftext|>Kuster Announces Corey Garry as New District Director
(Washington, DC) – Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced today that longtime staffer and current Deputy District Director Corey Garry will assume the role of District Director effective Saturday, October 14. Starting next week, current District Director Jake Berry will begin his new role as Vice President of Policy at New Futures.
“Jake has been an indispensable part of my team for more than four years, and I thank him for his steady leadership,” said Congresswoman Kuster. “He has helped me tackle big challenges, such as opening a new branch of River Valley Community College in Lebanon, protecting affordable housing in the Upper Valley, working to expand substance abuse treatment services in the North Country, and engaging constituents and community stakeholders in a series of town hall meetings, job fairs and public events across the Second District. He embodies the meaning of service, and while we’ll all miss him greatly, we are excited for him as he embarks on a new chapter.”
“I am thrilled that Corey Garry will be taking the reins of my district office,” continued Kuster. “Corey has been a tremendous part of our team for more than four years. He is compassionate, patient, professional, and committed to the Granite State, and I know he will keep our New Hampshire operations running smoothly and ensure we won’t miss a beat in the transition.”
Garry, who holds degrees from the University of New Hampshire and Catholic University, is a New Hampshire native who has worked in the Congresswoman’s office since her first term.<|endoftext|>Kuster Announces $400,000 Grant to Harbor Homes to Support Substance Disorder Housing Programs
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) will award Harbor Homes a grant of $400,000 to support transitional housing for individuals and families impacted by substance use disorder. Kuster is the founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Heroin and Opioid Task Force and has worked to strengthen treatment and recovery services in New Hampshire. The grant will support the expansion of housing that integrates behavioral health treatment and services for substance use disorder.
“We know that many individuals who suffer from substance use disorder are also dealing with a co-occurring, and often undiagnosed, mental health issue,” said Kuster. “Taking on the opioid epidemic and substance misuse requires a comprehensive response and this grant will allow Harbor Homes to expand housing programs that are crucial for people struggling with substance use disorder to access the services they need to recover and transition back into their community. I’ll continue to push for resources to support those on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic here in New Hampshire.”
"'We would like to thank SAMHSA for this generous grant to benefit homeless young adults and families in Southern New Hampshire. This critical funding will allow Harbor Homes to implement a comprehensive recovery and treatment program to individuals with a history of substance use disorders, and include permanent housing to further support a healthy transition to self-sufficiency and sustainability. We are grateful to SAMHSA for the opportunity to help over 150 individuals and families over the next five years,” stated Peter Kelleher, CEO of Harbor Homes/Partnership for Successful Living.
Congresswoman Kuster has pushed the Department of Health and Human Services and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to prioritize opioid funding to the hardest hit states. Last year, Kuster and Congressman Evan Jenkins (R-WV) introduced the Federal Opioid Response Fairness Act, which would make clear that per capita overdose deaths should be a part of the formula used to distribute Cures funding. Kuster pressed House leadership and senior appropriators to include increased funding to combat the opioid epidemic during this year’s budget negotiations. Kuster’s efforts have helped lead to New Hampshire receiving a substantial increase in funding to address the opioid epidemic with New Hampshire eligible for $22.9 million this year and next year.<|endoftext|>**Provisions from Kuster’s “Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act” included in final passage to eliminate junk health plans**
This week, the House passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act to increase access to affordable care, lower the cost of prescription drugs, and combat racial and ethnic disparities in our health care system. The final legislation included critical provisions from Rep.
**Provisions from Kuster’s Invest in American Railroads Act to help fund New Hampshire’s Capitol Corridor project were included in the Moving Forward Act, which passed the House today**
Today, the House passed H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, to improve America’s infrastructure. The final legislation included critical provisions from Rep.
**Watch Rep. Kuster’s line of questioning here.**
Hopkinton, NH – Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) participated in a virtual Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on legislative solutions to improve mental health during times of crisis. During the hearing titled, “High Anxiety and Stress: Legislation to Improve Mental Health During Crisis,” Kuster and her committee colleagues heard from Former Representative Patrick J.
Concord, NH – Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 in the case of June Medical Services v. Russo to overturn an unconstitutional Louisiana law restricting access to reproductive health care:
**The agenda includes bills that have been introduced in Congress to help address institutional racism, police brutality, health disparities, unequal economic opportunity, and voter suppression**
Concord, NH - Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) unveiled her “Opportunity and Justice for All” Agenda, which highlights legislation that she is supporting to address institutional racism and help create a more just society for all Americans.
**George Floyd Justice in Policing Act aims to hold police accountable, combat systemic racism, and save lives**
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement after voting for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act:
**As more than 120,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, Trump Administration files a brief asking the Supreme Court to strike down the entirety of crucial health care law**
**Trump lawsuit threatens access to coverage for more than 100,000 Granite Staters**
Concord, NH – Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Rural Broadband Task Force, joined House Majority Whip James E.
Rep. Kuster during the roundtable discussion. Watch the roundtable here.
Hopkinton, NH – On Tuesday, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) participated in a virtual Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the Trump Administration's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. During the hearing titled, “Oversight of the Trump Administration's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic,” Kuster and her committee colleagues heard from Dr.
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Reps. LaHood, Davis Announce Continued Investment for LaGrange Lock Improvements
Washington, DC - U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) and Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that the Trump administration will provide the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with $57.5 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 funding to continue major rehabilitation work at the LaGrange Lock and Dam (Versailles, IL) located on the Illinois River south of Beardstown, IL in Cass County. Earlier this year, LaHood and Davis announced the initial $10 million allocated for FY 2018 to begin this project.
“Our lock and dam systems on the Illinois River are critically important in getting our products to market and rehabilitation projects like this are much needed to ensure products can move effectively and efficiently around the world. Inland waterway systems are vital to our agriculture economy in central and west-central Illinois and I was pleased to work alongside my friend Rodney Davis to ensure the $57.5 million was included for the La Grange Lock in the FY 2019 Work plan,” stated Rep. LaHood.
“I am very pleased to see this administration continue to invest in critical navigation infrastructure like LaGrange," said Davis. "Frequent shutdowns at LaGrange continue to have a negative impact on our region’s economy and this investment will ensure farmers and other users of our waterways have access to this critical mode of transporting and exporting what they grow and produce.”
Background on LaGrange
The LaGrange Lock is the southernmost lock on the Illinois River and accommodates a heavy amount of barge traffic, the majority of which includes agricultural commodities. It was placed into service in 1939 and currently requires major rehabilitation of concrete, electrical, and mechanical systems. The lock last underwent major rehabilitation work in 1988. More than 60 percent of all U.S. grain exports move through locks on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers including LaGrange, but due to their age, reliability has become a significant issue in recent years.<|endoftext|>Rep. LaHood Votes to Send USMCA to the House Floor for Full Consideration
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Darin LaHood (R-IL) today voted in favor of the United States Mexico and Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA) during the House Ways and Means Committee’s full mark-up on the implementing legislation for the trade agreement. The trade pact passed unanimously out of the full Committee.
“Today is a significant step for Illinois farmers, manufacturers, and small businesses, and, after months of delay, I am pleased that USMCA will finally come to House floor for a vote,” said Rep. LaHood. “As a member of the Ways and Means Committee and USMCA Whip Team, I’ve been proud to work alongside President Donald Trump and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Ligthizer to modernize Illinois’ most important trading relationship. I look forward to delivering a win for Illinois and our country with passage of the USMCA by the full House of Representatives this week.”
Rep. LaHood’s comments during the full Committee mark-up<|endoftext|>Rep. LaHood Votes for First Step Towards Repealing & Replacing Obamacare
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Rep. Darin LaHood voted in support of the FY 2017 Budget Resolution, a measure that sets in motion the initial step to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
“It is undeniable that Obamacare is not working. It has broken promise after promise to the American people. Citizens of Illinois are watching their premiums skyrocket by an average of 50.3% and face deductibles so high that they try to get by without going to the doctor. We have a mandate from the American people to fix this broken system and to rescue our citizens from escalating healthcare costs. We are not pulling the rug out from underneath anyone. In fact, we are working on a stable transition to a market-driven, consumer-centered healthcare system that provides Americans with more choices, lower costs, and greater flexibility. Passing this legislation is one step towards fulfilling our promise to the American people, and I intend to fulfill that promise,” stated Rep. LaHood.
This resolution for fiscal year 2017 provides the tools necessary to begin the process to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act and begin rescuing the American people from a system that can’t support itself. The resolution includes instructions to committees to facilitate immediate action on repeal, with the intent of sending legislation to the new President’s desk as soon as possible. House Republicans have committed to replacing the Affordable Care Act with a plan that expands consumer choice through healthcare focused on their needs, a plan allows doctors to focus on providing care—not filing out paperwork, a plan that protects patients with pre-existing conditions, a plan that allows children 26 and under to stay on their parents’ plan, and a plan that spurs innovation in healthcare.
The resolution also provides reconciliation instructions to the authorizing committees to reduce the deficit by $1 billion over 10 years, and to report legislation to the Budget Committee by January 27, 2017. The legislation will be combined for consideration on the floors of the respective Chambers.<|endoftext|>Rep. LaHood Statement Following the Election of Kevin McCarthy as Minority Leader
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-18) released the following statement after the House Republican Conference elected Kevin McCarthy as the next Minority Leader.
“Kevin McCarthy has worked tirelessly over the past two years as our Majority Leader and we have seen tangible results from our common-sense, conservative agenda. We passed comprehensive tax reform for the first time in 30 years leading to record economic successes, we accomplished landmark legislation to combat the opioid crisis, and have rebuilt our military and eliminated ISIS. Although we have accomplished many goals over the past two years, there is still work to be done as we move forward into the next Congress,” stated Rep. LaHood. “No matter who holds the majority in the US House of Representatives, there are many issues that need bipartisan solutions, such as rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure, continuing to bring competition and affordability to the healthcare marketplace, and comprehensive immigration reform. I believe Kevin McCarthy is the right person to lead our Republican conference and my responsibilities remain grounded in serving my constituents in Illinois’ 18th District while working to move forward our conservative agenda forward.”<|endoftext|>Rep. LaHood Opposes Democrats’ Effort to Put Politics Over COVID-19 Relief
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Darin LaHood (R-IL) opposed the partisan legislation Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats brought to the floor this evening that prioritizes their political interests over COVID-19 relief. The $3 trillion bill was negotiated without the Republican Conference, is dead on arrival in the Senate, and has no chance of becoming law. Following the vote, Rep. LaHood released the below statement:
“COVID-19 is impacting every Illinoisan, putting a strain on our health care system and leaving thousands out of work. Congress has an obligation during this difficult time to provide relief, and we have taken critical steps in the CARES Act and three supplemental pieces of legislation to deliver almost $3 trillion in COVID-19 relief.
“I have serious concerns with the level of spending unrelated to COVID-19 that was crammed into this bill without any input from Republican members. As we work to recover from this virus, additional relief should focus on expanding testing, helping frontline health care workers, providing aid directly to local municipalities, and supporting small businesses suffering from state-mandated closures. It is deeply troubling that during the worst pandemic in our lifetime and in the middle of an economic crisis that House Democrats took an unserious approach that prioritizes their political agenda over COVID-19 relief.
“This pandemic calls for us to work together to deliver assistance to communities in need, as Congress did on the previous four pieces of legislation. I stand ready to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to deliver relief to Illinois and get our state back on a path to prosperity.”
Learn more on the legislative efforts to combat COVID—19 from the Ways and Means Republicans here<|endoftext|>Rep. LaHood Helps Secure Hand Sanitizer Production at Big River Resources’ Galva Ethanol Plant by Global Impact Innovation
PEORIA, IL – Congressman Darin LaHood (R-IL), Global Impact Innovation (GII), and Big River Resources in Galva, Illinois today announced that Global Impact Innovation will use portions of the Big River Resources plant in Galva to produce hand sanitizer from corn-based ethanol in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Re-purposing of corn ethanol from renewable fuels to hand sanitizer will expand the use of ethanol, help control the spread of COVID-19, and support communities dealing with hand sanitizer supply shortages.
“As our nation confronts the coronavirus pandemic, we are seeing Americans rise to the occasion to support our communities,” said Rep. LaHood. “I am grateful to Global Impact Innovation and Big River Resources for their willingness to step up and lend a helping hand during this time of need. Converting portions of the plant to produce hand sanitizer is a testament to midwestern ingenuity and could hold great potential for the ethanol industry into the future. I was happy to lend a hand to ensure they can begin production in the coming days.”
Big River Resources have long produced ethanol. Federal regulations, however, require waivers to convert plants that produce alcohol-based ethanol to other alcohol-based products. Through Rep. LaHood’s casework operation, he worked with the Trump Administration and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) under the Department of the Treasury to expedite and get their waivers approved in a matter of days.
“The Galva Plant was designed to produce Zein protein from corn to address global problems, such as pollution. However, when the Coronavirus pandemic hit our nation, it became clear that basic products such as testing kits, medicines, masks and sanitizers were needed across the country. True to our mission at GII, we decided to be part of the solution and do our part. We immediately decided to re-purpose the Galva Plant to produce ethanol-based sanitizers on a large scale so we can make it available across the United States at an affordable price. At that moment we reached out to U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood and State Senate Chuck Weaver. They quickly worked with the Trump Administration and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) under the Department of the Treasury to expedite our request and it was ultimately approved in a matter of days. This is a wonderful example of government moving quickly to help the private sector move forward with solutions to solving hand sanitizer supply shortages,” said Dr. Anil Oroskar, Dr. Asha Oroskar, and Mr. Paresh Ghelani, Founders of Global Impact Innovation LLC. “We thank the late Mr. Ray Defenbaugh, the founding member and chairman of Big River Resources, LLC., Mr. Jim Leiting, CEO of Big River Resources LLC and their entire team. We are grateful for their assistance and looking forward to doing our part, as we all are in it together in these tough times.”
“Big River Prairie Gold and Big River Resources are excited to partner with Global Impact Innovation LLC. at our Galva, Illinois ethanol facility to support their effort to produce and supply hand sanitizer in this time of national crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic. We thank our legislators and local Galva City Administration for their support in expediting the licensing and permitting process to allow this to happen in a timely manner. Big River Resources and Global Impact Innovation are proud to support our local communities with stable well-paid employment opportunities in rural America,” said Jim Leiting, Chief Executive Officer of Big River Resources.
Global Impact Innovation (GII) is a company founded by Mr. Paresh Ghelani, Dr. Asha Oroskar, and Dr. Anil Oroskar. GII's vision is to bring innovative products and solutions to address global problems such as environmental pollution, seawater desalination, biodegradable plastics etc. GII will begin hand sanitizer production at Big River Resources in Galva using ethanol produced at the Big River Resources facility in April. GII’s expected capacity will be around 100,000+ gallons per month and will be sold across the United States to hospitals, retailers and government institutions. This plant is expected to employ about 30 employees when fully operational<|endoftext|>Category - journalism and media communication, sociology
The iconic Nelson Mandela once said that: “Sport has the power to change the world...it has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than government in breaking down racial barriers.”
The Nigeria’s national team, the Super Eagles, is arguably the most unifying tool that offers Nigerians sense of common nationhood. Unlike political appointments, members of the national team are usually selected on merit rather than mundane considerations.
What’s more, besides being a unifying tool, sports have become a business concern that contributes to gross earnings of many countries. Globally, it has become a huge industry through which lots of youths have gotten fame and fortune. Thus, developing and investing in sports is one sure way of empowering the youths and other professionals (such as doctors, psychologists, physiotherapists, athlete managers etc) in the various sporting fields to become productively engaged.
In Nigeria, Lagos remains a veritable breeding ground for budding sporting talents. Most of the celebrated Nigerian sportsmen began their sporting tutelage from grass-root football tournaments in different part of the State, most notably Ajegunle and Agege. From struggling raw talents who used to on empty stomachs, no shoes and boots, many now have good story to tell. National soccer sensations like Odion Ighalo and three times African Women Footballer of the Year, Asisat Oshoala began their football career in Lagos. In fact since the early 1990s, Ajegunle area of Lagos has been churning out great football talents. Famous names such as Stephen Keshi, Samson Siasia, Taribo West, Victor Ikpeba, Sunday Oliseh, Obafemi Martins, Brown Ideye and Jonathan Akpoborie all started there.
After years of missing Stationary Stores of Lagos and decline in local league with attention of army of youth now on European leagues, it is encouraging that Lagos is resuscitating efforts at addressing societal disadvantage, marginalization, unemployment and other challenges which youths face today through sports development and support to private proprietors through creating of enabling environment.
This could be said to have informed the support of the State government for MFM FC. In keeping with the long history of the involvement of Christianity and association football, Mountain of Fire and Miracle has stepped out through MFM FC of Lagos to contribute to the future of Nigeria as a footballing nation. It could be recalled that several of England’s leading clubs, including Manchester City, Manchester United, Everton, and Southampton, were founded by churches.
Though owned and financed by the church, the Lagos State government recently hosted and rewarded members and coaching crew of MFM FC for their impressive showing in the Nigeria Professional Football League last season. This was to appreciate and honour the club for bringing Lagos State back to reckoning as it regards top flight football action. The Fidelis Ilechukwu led side, popularly called Olukoya Boys, came close to winning the title last season before eventually finishing second behind champions Plateau United. Congratulating the team for the feat, Governor Ambode particularly acknowledged the vision of MFM General Overseer, Dr. D.K. Olukoya, who founded the team 10 years ago, saying that the state government was proud to associate with his idea of meaningfully engaging the youths to contribute positively to the society.
What is more, in sync with his administration’s philosophy for sports development, Lagos is working on upgrading Agege stadium to make it ready for CAF champion’s league. Agege Township Stadium, the home ground of MFM F.C just like Onikan stadium in the time of old Stationary stores have been increasingly filling up every week to watch the new darling football club of Lagos origin. The upgrade of the sporting infrastructure is meant to create enabling environment for MFM FC and other sporting activities that the stadium usually host.
Without a doubt, the Lagos state government is living up to its plan to use tourism, hospitality, entertainment and arts as well as sports to inspire the youths to attain excellence. No doubt, we need to deploy sports as an instrument to build the economy of Lagos and also direct the energy of our younger ones to things that are very positive as exemplified by what is happening today. To keep the legacy of “from Football star’s rags-to-riches tale” going, some of the footballers are already giving back to the community with projects to nurture future talent. Akpoborie is helping to identify future football talents, while Ighalo is building an orphanage in the heart of the Ajegunle slum.
While nothing could be done to stop people from supporting and talking about foreign football leagues, we should be highlighting what we are doing with the Nigeria Professional League. Football fans should go out there to Agege Stadium to watch various soccer teams in the NPFL and talk about them, buy their jerseys, because such investment will flow back to the team and by extension, the community, such that soon we may develop our football league to the standard of such popular ones in the world.
So far, matches played at the Agege Stadium have been truly exciting, free of hooliganism with a level of fair officiating that gives some hope that morally upright officials still exist in this climate of perpetual struggle for economic survival. One tree definitely does not make a forest, but MFM FC have shown already that they can make a huge contribution to the fortunes of Nigerian football just as the signs are already in the air of Lagos State quest for using sport to achieve excellence.
Moreover, it was indeed the impressive record of the State in the production of numerous burgeoning soccer talents that informed the intention of the FC Barcelona of Spain of establishing its academy in Lagos. The academy will no doubt create a very good platform for sports development and empowerment in the state.
A recent political event in Liberia has really justified Mandela’s assertion that Sport can create hope where once there was only despair. George Weah, the only African footballer to have won FIFA World Player of the Year Award and the coveted Ballon D’Or in 1995 has just been sworn-in as elected President of the country. And, who knows, such might be replicated in Nigeria. Perhaps, in the nearest future<|endoftext|>Reposition the Lagos Central Business Districts to meet the Smart City Status of Lagos, a training programme has been organised to hone the skills of enforcement officers operating within the district.
Speaking at the event held at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa Ikeja, the outgoing Special Adviser, Mr. Agboola Dabiri said it is important that the Lagos CBD continually train and retrain its operatives to meet the growing challenges of the Lagos Island.
Dabiri noted that development programmes are being initiated within the district to attract investments opportunities to Lagos Island and emphasized the need for CBD operatives to adequately prepare for the challenges of the ever-increasing population visiting the Lagos Island Business District daily.
He expressed optimism that the regeneration and redevelopment plans introduced during his tenure as the Special Adviser will be sustained and improved upon.
While seeking the cooperation of the officers for his successor, he advised them to be diligent and dutiful as well as shun activities that could bring the name of the CBD to disrepute.
Dabiri was presented with a gift by the Commanders of the CBD Enforcement Unit in recognition of his contributions to the growth of CBD while awards were presented to five officers of the organisation for outstanding performance.<|endoftext|>Lagos State government’s commitment to quality and functional education across the State, Governor Akinwuni Ambode on Tuesday commissioned a newly constructed block of 20 classrooms at the Anglican Primary School in Isawo and the Girls Junior Model College, Agunfoye in Igbogbo both in Ikorodu.
Speaking at the Commissioning, the Governor stated that the present administration has continued to give top priority to education and invest heavily in the sector because of the need to make quality education available and accessible to every child of school age living in Lagos State.
Ambode, who was represented at the two events by the State Deputy Governor, Dr. Oluranti Adebule noted that government investment in the future of the children through strategic reforms and planning in the education sector is aimed at optimising the potentials of children in Lagos.
“We have invested in the future of our children through strategic reforms and planning in the education sector to ensure that the potentials of our children are fully developed and optimized so that they can compete favourably with their peers globally”, Ambode stated.
While welcoming pupils and students back to their schools after the break, the Governor stated that various rehabilitation and construction of new blocks of classrooms embarked upon by the present administration is geared towards providing the conducive atmosphere for teaching and learning in all public schools.
He assured that the projects would continue until the government is fully satisfied that all schools have become centres of academic excellence in line with the vision of the founding fathers of the State.
According to him, “This process will continue until we are satisfied that our schools have become centers of academic excellence comparable to those in other model-city states across the world. This commitment was aptly demonstrated in our 2018 appropriation Bill which has been christened (Budget of Progress and Development)”.
Ambode informed that the present administration would continue to invest in capacity development of public schools’ personnel, adding that the duty of ensuring the protection and maintenance of public infrastructure in the State is a shared responsibility between the government and all stakeholders.
He, therefore, called on teachers, various community leaders, traditional rulers and members of various Community Development Associations (CDAs), Community Development Councils (CDCs) and others to help government guide, protect and ensure that the two new schools are put to good use.
Earlier in her address, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mrs Adebunmi Adekanye commend the Governor’s passion and commitment to the provision of qualitative education, saying that the facilities and environment of the school are very conducive for the acquisition of knowledge.
She said, “I am confident that, anyone who feels for the masses would realize the need to provide a level playing ground for all children to pursue their dreams without being encumbered by their places and circumstances of birth and will be proud to associate with this new school”.
The event was attended by senior civil servants in the education sector, traditional rulers and community leaders among others,<|endoftext|>Appealed to members of the public to support its all-inclusive policy by shunning every act of stigmatization towards Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) empowered and trained to offer vocational services for their independent livelihood.
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola made the plea at the graduation ceremony of a student with hearing and talking impairment educated at a Community Based Rehabilitation and Training Centre, Majidun, Ikorodu.
Mr. Muri-Okunola, who was represented at the event by Director of Rehabilitation in the Ministry, Mr. Ajao Olabode said irrespective of efforts and investment that has gone into giving people with disabilities a sense of hope, stigmatization will not help the purpose for which the State Government had empowered them.
He added that the society can encourage and support them by patronizing their business and not compound their situation with stigmatization or untoward behaviour.
The Permanent Secretary noted that the stigmatization factor has always been of great concern but the government will not be deterred in its efforts to empower PWDs in partnership with external vocational and training centres through Community Based Rehabilitation.
He said the graduate, Habeeb Bala and other beneficiaries of empowerment of the State Government’s Disability Trust Fund will be monitored to ensure they practice acquired skills, impact others and establish their trades as intended to make PWDs become self-sustaining.
The Principal of the Centre, Eyiowuawi Sikiru thanked the Lagos State Government for its deep sense of concern towards empowering PWDs with skills and startup funds.
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Helping You Feel Good.
The Best Mix Of The '80s, '90s, and Today
|Frequency||103.5 MHz (also on HD Radio)|
|First air date||1957|
Christmas music (November-December)
HD2: KFI Talk Radio
|Audience share||5.2 (January 2017, Nielsen Audio)|
|HAAT||949 meters (3,114 ft)|
|Callsign meaning||KOaST (stands for COAST, as in West Coast)|
|Former callsigns||KGLA (1957-1966)
|Sister stations||KBIG, KFI, KRRL, KIIS-FM, KLAC (AM), KEIB, KYSR|
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KOST (103.5 MHz, KOST 103.5) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California. KOST is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and airs a Mainstream AC radio format. It is one of three Adult Contemporary-based formatted radio station in the Los Angeles/Orange County area, along with co-owned Hot AC KBIG and CBS Radio-owned Smooth AC/Urban AC KTWV. KOST broadcasts all-Christmas music from mid-November to December 25th each year. The station is one of the top rated radio stations in Los Angeles and one of the top revenue billing radio stations in the United States. KOST's website is among the most visited Adult Contemporary radio station websites in America. The KOST call sign is usually pronounced "Coast" on the air, as in "West Coast."
KOST has studios and offices, along with iHeart's other L.A. stations, on West Olive Avenue in Burbank. The transmitter is atop Mount Wilson alongside most L.A. based television and FM radio stations. Those FM stations, along with KOST, are considered "Superpower" grandfathered Class B FM radio stations, since their effective radiated power greatly exceeds the level the FCC sets for Class B FM stations at the height on Mount Wilson.
HD Programming and Translators
- HD 1 is a digital simulcast of KOST's analog signal.
- HD 2 is an HD simulcast of the talk radio format heard on co-owned 640 KFI.
From November 2013 until February 2015, KOST's HD 3 signal relayed the syndicated Christian Rock station Air 1. But in early February, the station's HD 3 signal went dark and the HD signal of Air 1 moved to a subchannel on co-owned 92.3 KHHT.
On October 9, 1956, the station first signed on as KGLA. Noted radio programmer Gordon McLendon bought KGLA in the 1960s, changing the call letters in November 1966 to KADS. McLendon, with permission from the Federal Communications Commission, experimented with an all-advertisement format and the call letters referred to "Ads." One of its features was that listeners could purchase their own commercials on KADS, not unlike classified advertising in a newspaper. FM radios were still not widely owned in the 1960s and the experimental format was not successful.
On March 1968, the station adopted the KOST-FM call sign, along with a substantially all-music format (i.e., no news bulletins), which was unusual if not unique given then-prevailing license obligations to broadcast at least some news. The station aired a mostly-instrumental beautiful music sound. In 1973, Cox Communications purchased KOST to pair with its newly-bought AM 640 KFI. KOST continued its easy listening sound through the 1970s, a popular format also heard on rivals 98.7 KJOI (now KYSR) and 104.3 KBIG. In the early 1980's, KOST gradually added more vocals, until November 15, 1982, when the station switched to a Soft Adult Contemporary format. Former Sacramento radio personality Bryan Simmons was KOST's first host when the station signed on with its new format.
On February 3, 1986, Mark Wallengren and Kim Amidon made their debut as KOST's new morning hosts. The "Mark and Kim" morning show was one of the longest running shows on Los Angeles radio, continuing more than 20 years, till 2007.
Sale to AMFM, Clear Channel
In 1999, Cox Communications sold KOST and sister station KFI to AMFM, Inc., which in 2000 was then purchased by Clear Channel Communications. (In 2014, the company's name was changed to IHeartMedia, Inc.) Over the years, the station has had solid ratings. Until recently there had been little turnover among the air staff. On November 29, 2007, morning show co-host Kim Amidon left, followed by KOST's original midday host Mike Sakellarides (now at 94.7 KTWV) and longtime traffic reporter Mike Nolan (who has since been rehired).
In October 2008, former San Diego radio personality Kristin Cruz joined Mark Wallengren as co-host of KOST's morning show. Cruz left the station in May 2014. In 2009, the midday shift was voice-tracked by former WLTW New York City personality Karen Carson. In February 2011, Karen Carson resigned to join CBS Radio-owned WWFS New York. Both Christine Martindale and Ted Ziegenbusch filled in on the midday show until August 2011, when former KBIG midday host Kari Steele took over. She currently serves as the host of KOST's Public Affair program "The Sunday Journal" broadcasting every Sunday after Animal Radio, providing interviews with community organizations.
On August 26, 2011, longtime KOST afternoon personality Bryan Simmons left the station. Simmons had been on the station since 1982, except between 2002 and 2004 when he hosted "Boogie Nights" at KBIG.
In December 2012, KOST radio personality Christine Martindale was among the layoffs of radio personalities on Clear Channel stations. On January 17, 2013, it was announced that Christine Martindale would join 105.9 KKGO. Christine Martindale started at KKGO on February 4, 2013.
Ellen K, a former co-host on the KIIS-FM morning show and On Air with Ryan Seacrest, took over the KOST morning show on October 19, 2015. Mark Wallengren, who had been part of the KOST morning show since 1986, switched to afternoons, replacing Bruce Scott who has been with the station since 2012.
KOST jingles were produced by JAM Creative Productions from 1985 until 2009 and had become an important part of KOST's identity. Jingles were provided by ReelWorld Productions from 2009 through 2010. In 2011, KOST returned to JAM Creative Productions for jingles along with the classic musical signature sound that JAM created for the station. KOST switched back to Reelworld once again on February 2015, using the package origiated for KVIL Dallas. A "KOST Christmas" Package was supplied by Reelword in November 2015, as the station switched to all-Christmas music. A "KOST 2016" package by Reelworld is currently heard.
- "Kost1035FM". Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- [IDX] HD Radio Guide for Los Angeles
- Gordon McLendon: The Maverick of Radio By Ronald Garay, , via Google Books.
- Horgan, Richard (January 17, 2013). Christine Martindale joined KKGO "Laid Off KOST-FM Personality Christine Martindale Goes Country" Check
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Radio and Records. 2008-09-28.
- KOST official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KOST
- Radio-Locator information on KOST
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KOST
- List of "Superpower" Grandfathered FM stations<|endoftext|>Wikipedia page:
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"Feel Good for the 80's, 90's, and Today" (General)
"Feel Good for the Holidays." (Nov. - Dec.)
|Frequency||103.5 MHz (also on HD Radio)|
|First air date||1957|
Christmas music (Nov. - Dec.)
HD2: KFI Talk Radio
|HAAT||949 meters (3,114 ft)|
|Callsign meaning||KOaST (play on the word COAST, as in West Coast)|
|Former callsigns||KGLA (1957-1966)
|Sister stations||KBIG, KFI, KRRL, KIIS, KLAC, KEIB, KYSR, WLTW (New York)|
KOST (103.5 FM, "KOST 103.5") is a radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, with a Mainstream AC musical format. It is one of three Adult Contemporary-based formatted radio station in the Los Angeles/Orange County area, the others being sister station KBIG (Hot AC) and CBS-owned Smooth/Urban AC KTWV. The station is one of the top rated radio stations in Los Angeles and one of the top revenue billing radio stations in the United States. According to the radio industry website, RadioStats.Net, KOST's site is the most visited Adult Contemporary radio station website in America. KOST also has translators at 103.9 FM in Thousand Oaks, CA and at 105.5 in Ridgecrest, CA.
Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications until September 2014), KOST has studios co-located with its sister radio partners in Burbank, and has a transmitter atop Mount Wilson alongside most L.A. based television and radio stations.
HD 2 KFI-AM
KOST was owned by radio icon Gordon McLendon in the 1960s, initially as KGLA, but later changed in November 1966 to KADS, when McLendon, with the blessing of the Federal Communications Commission, experimented with an all-advertisement format. One of its features was that listeners could purchase their own commercials on KADS, not unlike classified advertising in the newspaper. However, the format was not successful, and in March 1968, the station adopted the KOST-FM callsign, along with a music-based format with no news bulletins, which is unlike many stations of the day, in which they provided some news coverage. In 1973, Cox Communications purchased KOST and sister station KFI. KOST also aired a Beautiful Music format until November 15, 1982, when they switched to an all-hit Adult Contemporary format. Former Sacramento radio personality Bryan Simmons was KOST's first host when the station signed on with its new format.
On February 3, 1986, Mark Wallengren and Kim Amidon made their debut as KOST's new morning hosts. The "Mark and Kim" morning show was one of the longest running shows on Los Angeles radio.
In 1999, Cox Communications sold KOST and sister station KFI to AMFM, Inc., which was then purchased by Clear Channel Communications in 2000. Over the years, the station has had solid ratings. Until recently there had been little turnover among the airstaff. On November 29, 2007, morning show co-host Kim Amidon exited the station, followed by KOST's original midday host Mike Sakellarides and longtime traffic reporter Mike Nolan (who has since been rehired).
In October 2008, former San Diego radio personality Kristin Cruz joined Mark Wallengren as co-host of KOST's morning show. In 2009, the midday shift was voicetracked by former WLTW/New York personality Karen Carson. In February 2011, Karen Carson resigned and joined WWFS/New York. Both Christine Martindale and Ted Ziegenbusch filled in on the midday show until August 2011, when former KBIG midday host Kari Steele took over.
The radio station jingles were produced by JAM Creative Productions from 1985 until 2009 and had become an integrated element of KOST's stationality. They used jingles from Reelworld Productions, from 2009 through 2010. In 2011, KOST switched back to JAM Creative Productions for their jingles along with the classic musical signature sound that JAM created for the station.
On August 26, 2011, longtime KOST afternoon personality Bryan Simmons exited the station. Simmons had been on the station since 1982, with the exception of a two-year stint at KBIG from 2002 to 2004. The afternoon show is now hosted by Bruce Scott.
On December 2012, KOST radio personality Christine Martindale was among the layoffs of radio personalities in the Clear Channel Communications stations. On January 17, 2013, it was announced that Christine Martindale would join KKGO. Christine Martindale joined KKGO on February 4, 2013.
From November 2014 until February of 2015, KOST's HD 3 signal relayed the syndicated Christian Rock station Air 1. But in early February, the station's HD 3 signal went dark and the HD signal of Air 1 moved to a subchannel on 92.3 KHHT.
KOST's format features a variety of music from the late 1960s to the 2010s. KOST plays music from artists, including, Elton John, LeAnn Rimes, Phil Collins, Enrique Iglesias, Faith Hill, and Fleetwood Mac. It is also one of the oldest and softest leaning AC stations in the Clear Channel Portfolio.
KOST features "Love Songs" evenings from 7PM to midnight. The show is hosted by Karen Sharp Monday through Saturday. If Karen Sharp is not there, Ted Ziegenbusch fills in. Generally, Ted Ziegenbusch is the fill in host on all shifts during the vacation weeks and sick days. He also hosts two weekend shifts each week. Ted is the last remaining host from the original KOST on-air staff hired in 1982.
During the holiday season, the station switches to a Christmas music format, where it also operates its "Christmas Wish" program to help those less fortunate. The station usually begins playing holiday music from the week before Thanksgiving until December 26, when it resumes its regular format. Kari Steele acts as host of "Sunday Journal" every Sunday morning at 6:30 as part of KOST's Public Affairs programming.
In 2007, the station was nominated for the top 25 markets Adult Contemporary station of the year award by Radio & Records magazine. Other nominees included WMJX in Boston, WALK-FM in Long Island, New York, WLTW in New York City, WBEB in Philadelphia, and KEZK-FM in St. Louis.
- "Kost1035FM". Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- Gordon McLendon: The Maverick of Radio
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Conservative Excellence
It was an honor to accept the Award for Conservative Excellence from the American Conservative Union. They rated my voting at 96%, the highest in the Colorado delegation, for my work to protect the unborn, end Obamacare and sanctuary cities, and pass historic tax reform. It is a privilege to be recognized in this way because my vote is a vote in Congress on behalf of the people in Colorado's Fifth Congressional District
Recognition of the National Museum of World War II Aviation
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On March 23rd I had the privilege of presenting awards to the winners of the Congressional Art Competition here in the Fifth District. I've been amazed at the great artistic talents of the young people in the Colorado Fifth Congressional District over the years of judging the competition. This gives me the chance to meet the best and brightest young men and women of the District. This year we recognized the teachers of the students, as they're the primary shapers of our young people's artistic talent. The art competition provides us with a wonderful opportunity to showcase the abilities of our District's brilliant young artists to the rest of the nation. Once the winners have been selected by a local panel of professional artists, the Grand Prize winner's art displayed in the United States Capitol Building for one year. It's always a joy to walk by the artwork of our young students and admire their hard work and artistic ability I look forward to seeing the work of this year's winner displayed alongside that of other brilliant young artists from across America.
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Rally for Jack Phillips with Alliance Defending Freedom
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Detailed Report.
Domain: journalism and media communication, law
Human rights abuses
in Jammu and Kashmir
The Kunan Poshspora incident occurred on February 23, 1991, when unit(s) of the Indian army launched a search and interrogation operation in the twin villages of Kunan and Poshpora, located in Kashmir's remote Kupwara District. It is reported that at least 100 women were gang raped by soldiers that night. However, Human Rights organizations including Human Rights Watch have said that the number of raped women could be as high as 150.
Although the Indian government′s investigations into the incident rejected the allegations as "baseless," international human rights organizations have expressed serious doubts about the integrity of these investigations and the manner in which they were conducted, stating that the Indian government launched a "campaign to acquit the army of charges of human rights violations and discredit those who brought the charges."
Following the district magistrate's report, increased publicity about the incident led to strong denials from Indian military officials. On March 17, Mufti Baha-ud-Din Farooqi, Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, led a fact-finding mission to Kunan Poshpora. Over the course of his investigation, he interviewed fifty-three women who claimed to have been raped by the soldiers, and tried to determine why a police investigation into the incident had never taken place. According to his report, villagers claimed that a police investigation into the event had never commenced because the officer assigned to the case, Assistant Superintendent Dilbaugh Singh, was on leave. Farooqi later stated that in his 43 years on the bench he "had never seen a case in which normal investigative procedures were ignored as they were in this one." Just a few months later, in July, 1991, Dilbaugh Singh was transferred to another station without ever having started the investigation.
On March 18, divisional commissioner Wajahat Habibullah visited the village, and filed a confidential report, parts of which were later released to the public. He concluded:
"While the veracity of the complaint is highly doubtful, it still needs to be determined why such complaint was made at all. The people of the village are simple folk and by the Army’s own admission have been generally helpful and even careful of security of the Army’s officers... Unlike Brig. Sharma I found many of the village women genuinely angry ... It is recommended that the level of investigation be upgraded to that of a gazetted police officer."
In response to criticism of the government's handling of the investigation, the army requested the Press Council of India to investigate the incident. The investigative team visited Kunan Poshpora in June, more than three months after the alleged attacks. Upon interviewing a number of the alleged victims, the team claimed that contradictions in their testimony rendered their allegations of rape "baseless." The team interviewed hospital officials who stated that one of the women who had been pregnant at the time of the incident had given birth to a child with a fractured arm just 4 days afterwards. She claimed that she had been kicked during the rapes; a pediatrician who visited the village as part of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Basic Rights Committee, confirmed her story. The Press Council team claimed that the fetus had been injured during delivery. Medical examinations conducted on 32 of the women between March 15 and 21, nearly one month after the incident, confirmed that the women had wounds on their chests and abdomens, and that the hymens of three of the unmarried women had been torn. The team claimed that "such a delayed medical examination proves nothing" and that the medical findings were typical among villagers. Ultimately, the team concluded that the charges against the army were, "well-concocted bundle of fabricated lies" and "a massive hoax orchestrated by militant groups and their sympathizers and mentors in Kashmir and abroad...for reinscribing Kashmir on the international agenda as a human rights issue.
In stark contrast of the purported allegations of abuses, these investigations concluded the allegations themselves are "grossly exaggerated or invented".
"The Kunan rape story on close investigation turns out to be a massive hoax orchestrated by militant groups and their sympathizers and mentors in Kashmir and abroad as a part of sustained and cleverly contrived strategy of psychological warfare and as an entry point for reinscribing Kashmir on the International Agenda as a Human rights issue. The loose-ends and the contradictions in the story expose a tissue of lies by many persons at many levels".—Investigation Committee
The Press Council's dismissal of all the Kunan Poshpora allegation, and the manner in which it carried out its investigation were widely criticized. Human Rights Watch wrote:
While the results of the examinations by themselves could not prove the charges of rape, they raised serious questions about the army's actions in Kunan Poshpora. Under the circumstances, the committee's eagerness to dismiss any evidence that might contradict the government's version of events is deeply disturbing. In the end, the committee has revealed itself to be far more concerned about countering domestic and international criticism than about uncovering the truth.
Asia Watch, in its 1991 report, stated:
"The alacrity with which military and government authorities in Kashmir discredited the allegations of rape and their failure to follow through with procedures that would provide critical evidence for any prosecution – in particular prompt medical examinations of the alleged rape victims — raise serious concerns about the integrity of the investigation...Given evidence of a possible cover-up, both the official and the Press Council investigation fall far short of the measures necessary to establish the facts in the incident and determine culpability."
The United States Department of State, in its 1992 report on international human rights, rejected the Indian government's conclusion, and determined that there was "credible evidence to support charges that an elite army unit(s) engaged in mass rape in the Kashmiri village of Kunan Poshpora."
Following the release of the Press Council's report, Indian authorities dismissed all of the allegations of mass rape as groundless. No further investigations were conducted. In October 2011 The State Human Rights Commission asked the government to reinvestigate the mass rape case and compensate the victims. They also called for proceedings to be taken against the then Director Of Prosecutions who had sought closure of the mass rape case and not investigation. Meanwhile, social stigma generated out of this incident has resulted in women of this area facing difficulties in getting married even today.
The incident has had a devastating impact on the villages. A feature report published in The Indian Express on July 21, 2013 showed the victims and their families are being socially ostracised. Only two students have gone to university since the alleged massive rape; most choose to drop out after eight class than bear the "taunts and barbs directed at them when they go to the other villages" of Trehgam and Kupwara to continue their studies. The only government school in the two affected villages teaches up to standard eight.
Families unscathed by the incident even in the affected villages have banned all social contact with the victims' families. Parents say it is difficult to marry off their children. At least one family has confessed to marrying off their 16-year-old daughter to a 50-year-old divorcee and father of three because "none of the young men in the village came forward" and "a search for prospective grooms outside the village was never an option after the incident."
Environment of fear
The villagers from the two villages formed Kunanposhpora Coordination Committee (KCC) in 2007 to seek justice for the victims. The KCC head, a 70-year-old man Ghulam Ahmad Dar, told The Indian Express in July 2013, "If a reporter of a human rights group comes to our village, they are followed by policemen and Intelligence Bureau officials." The newspaper reported the villagers live in a constant wary because of policemen and intelligence officials' visits who often come in plain clothes and most of them see things outside the frame.
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- Manoj Joshi (January 1999). The lost rebellion. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-027846-0. "It also exposes hitherto unknown facets of the US position on Kashmir and investigates sensitive issues like the alleged mass rape at Kunan Poshpora, the infamous alley deaths and the abduction of four foreigners by the mysterious Al Faran militant outfit."
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- Bashaarat Masood; Rifat Mohidin (2013-07-21). "The Silence of a Night". The Indian Express. , 11.<|endoftext|>Detailed Report.
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The Kunan Poshspora incident was an alleged mass-rape that occurred on 23 February 1991 when unit(s) of the Indian security forces, after being fired upon by militants, launched a search operation in the twin villages of Kunan and Poshpora, located in Kashmir's remote Kupwara District. The residents of the neighbourhood stated that militants had fired on soldiers nearby, which prompted the operation. Some of the villagers claimed that many women were raped by soldiers that night. The First information report filed in the police station after a visit by the local magistrate reported the number of women alleging rape as 23. However, Human Rights Watch asserts that this number could be between 23 and 100. These allegations were denied by the army. The government determined that the evidence was not sufficient and issued a statement condemning the allegations as terrorist propaganda.
While the Government's investigations into the incident rejected the allegations as 'baseless', International human rights organizations have expressed serious doubts about the integrity of these investigations and the manner in which they were conducted, Human Rights Watch stated that the government had launched a "campaign to acquit the army of charges of human rights violations and discredit those who brought the charges."
The New York Times had quoted, the residents of the Kunan Poshpora neighbourhood stating that militants had fired on security forces nearby, which prompted the search operation by the forces. On 23 February 1991 The paramilitary troops of the Central Reserve Police Force and the Border Security Force cordoned off the twin villages of Kunan and Poshpora to<|endoftext|>Category - journalism and media communication, politics
KZN Legislature Portfolio Committee Chairpersons Condemn Torching of University Buildings
05 February 2020
Embargo: For Immediate Release
KZN LEGISLATURE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS CONDEMN TORCHING OF UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS
The meeting of the Committee of Chairpersons of the KZN Legislature, which sat in Pietermaritzburg today has noted with concern the ongoing developments at the university of KwaZulu-Natal including the torching of several buildings.
The meeting resolved to strongly condemn the destruction of property and called for student formations to isolate rogue elements that are destroying public property.
Chairpersons of committees believe that whilst some students’ grievances are genuine, there is however no justification of the destruction of property.
“The violent protests, including the torching of buildings at the University of KwaZulu-Natal are wholly unacceptable and provide no solution to students’ concerns,” said Chairperson of Committees in the provincial Legislature Themba Mthembu.
It has been reported that the UKZN SRC has been in negotiations with the university management over a number of issues, including students having to pay 15% towards their historic debt.
Student representatives have argued that poor students could not afford this, as it often ran into thousands of rand.
The university stood its ground against any further concessions, as it was already sitting with a student debt of R1.7billion.
Some students then went on the rampage torching buildings including a building housing the institution’s HIV and AIDS unit.
“There is no amount of anger which justifies this action. Our youth must be careful not to destroy their heritage. Universities must be protected and preserved as institutions of academic excellence for them and for generations to come,” said Mthembu.
He called on the university management to tighten up security and take any measures necessary to prevent any form of violence and destruction of property.<|endoftext|>KZN Legislature Pays Tribute To Isilo Samabandla King Goodwill Zwelithini KaBhekuzulu
24 March 2021
For Immediate Release
Attention: News/Assignment Editors, Political Reporters, Education Reporters.
KZN LEGISLATURE PAYS TRIBUTE TO ISILO SAMABANDLA KING GOODWILL ZWELITHINI KABHEKUZULU.
The KZN Legislature hereby gives notice of a Special Sitting to be held on the 26 March 2021 in honour of His Majesty King Goodwill Zwelithini. The Legislature further acknowledges the role played by the Zulu Monarch in bringing about democracy that the country enjoys today.
The departed King Goodwill Zwelithini continues to be considered by this institution as the voice of reason and the unifier of all people in the province. The Legislature acknowledges that His Majesty has remained an advocate for socio-economic development, including provision of infrastructure: roads, water and electricity for especially, people living in rural areas. In this regard the Legislature, staff and its Members value the involvement of the Monarch in its work, as He always encouraged effective oversight and strengthened service delivery to the people especially in the rural parts of our province.
Whilst King Goodwill Zwelithini has honoured without any failure his official address to the nation which precedes the State of the Province address every year, His wise words during these addresses will be missed by the institution on behalf of the people of KwaZulu Natal.
Media is invited to cover the Special Sitting to be held as follows:
Date: 26 March 2021
Venue: Legislature Chamber
For media enquiries and interviews please contact:
Media Liaison and PR
Media Liaison: Speaker’s Office
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DATE: 24 JUNE 2021
ATTENTION: REPORTERS, NEWS AND ASSIGNMENT EDITORS
KZN LEGISLATURE MULTIPARTY DELEGATION EMBARK ON OVERSIGHT VISITS IN UMKHANYAKUDE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES
A high powered multiparty delegation of Members of the Provincial Legislature will be deployed in all local municipalities in uMkhanyakude to hold meetings with various stakeholders with a view to understand their service delivery challenges. The visits start on Friday the 25th and end on Saturday the 26th June 2021.
On 25 June, various teams will start the programme by visiting various projects that have been implemented by local, provincial and national government to bring service delivery in uMkhanyakude District.
Due to the outbreak of the 3rd wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and the country’s move to Alert Level 3 Lockdown Regulations, public meetings, which will be held on Saturday the 26th June, will only be limited to 50 people in each venue. People are encouraged to participate in these meetings by raising service delivery challenges in their wards by using the Legislature’s social media pages, Twitter: @KznLegislature, Facebook: KZN legislature.
The media is invited to attend the meetings which will also be streamed live on our social media pages.
For more information contact:<|endoftext|>KZN Legislature Intensifies Voter Education Campaign In The Province
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KZN LEGISLATURE INTENSIFIES VOTER EDUCATION CAMPAIGN IN THE PROVINCE
Tomorrow, 1 September 2021, the Legislature will continue with its voter education campaign to encourage citizens to participate in the upcoming local government elections next year. The campaign is planned as follows:
Ilembe District Municipality
|KwaMaphumulo Local Municipality
|KwaDukuza Local Municipality
|Wards 11, 12 and 15
King Cetshwayo Local Municipality
|Umlalazi Local Municipality
|Eshowe Taxi Rank
|Umhlathuze Local Municipality
|Richards Bay Taxi Rank
There will be briefing meetings with political leadership of the Legislature and local municipalities before the voter education campaign kicks off in the two districts. The briefings will take place in municipal council chambers. Home Affairs and IEC will be present to assist citizens as they prepare for registration, ID applications and other services as provided by these institutions.
The Legislature is the custodian of democracy and with this programme, the institution aims to strengthen participatory democracy by ensuring that all eligible voters participate in the local government elections to elect their public representatives where they live.
Media is invited to cover the event.
For more information for, contact:
Media Liaison and PR<|endoftext|>Hundreds of needy learners benefit from KwaZulu-Natal Legislature’s back to school programme
More than 500 underprivileged learners will now go to school in full uniform thanks to a corporate social responsibility programme run by the Office of the Speaker in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature. The programme, which aims to lessen the burden among the neediest of communities, where the brunt of poverty is most severely felt, is currently being rolled out in different parts of the province. Education stakeholders, including parents and governing bodies have showered the programme with praise, saying that the provision of uniform packs to deserving children would foster a sense of pride and belonging among needier pupils, thus boosting their self-esteem.
The uniform packs (shoes, socks, trousers, shirts, jerseys and ties) were handed over to schools by the KZN Legislature Speaker, Hon Nontembeko Boyce and her Deputy, Hon Mluleki Ndobe.
“Our back to school programme which coincided with the start of the 2020 academic year has been a resounding success. When we conceptualized this programme we underestimated the impact, it would have on the recipients and their parents. We are overwhelmed by the positive feedback from parents and teachers of the beneficiaries. It is self-evident that our gesture has had a good bearing on learners’ performance. It is an established fact that absenteeism from school is often attributed to the lack of school uniforms,” said Hon Boyce.
Boyce also added that the provision of school uniforms to needy learners was also part of the legislature’s education programme of monitoring the functionality of schools. And that the legislature is working closely with the Department of Education to ensure that our schools have enough teachers, adequate infrastructure and are safe environment s for learning and teaching to take place
Schools that were visited:
- Umuziwabantu Local municipality: Hafuleni High school.
- Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality: Mkhandi Primary School
- Umzimkhulu Local Municipality: Ibisi Secondary School, Rietvlei Junior Secondary School, Izwelibanzi Junior Secondary School.
- Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality: Clairewood Secondary School, Durban South Primary School<|endoftext|>MPLs COVID-19 CAMPAIGN WARMLY WELCOMED IN ILEMBE DISTRICT
As part of its response to the outbreak of COVID-19, members of the provincial legislature embarked on an awareness campaign educating people on how to avoid contracting or spreading COVID-19, which is also known as Corona Virus.
The campaign targeted densely populated areas including taxi ranks, hawkers’ markets, private households and shopping centres.
The team which was deployed in the Ilembe district was led by Deputy Chairperson of Committees Honourable Makhosazane Zungu, who was accompanied by Honourable Ricardo Mthembu (Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Co-Operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), and the member of the National Council of Provinces Honourable Makhosi Ntuli and a former of Member of the Provincial Legislature Mr Dhlomo.
The three, Zungu, Ntuli and Mthembu later divided themselves and each respectively led a team to Mandeni, Maphumulo and Ndwedwe municipalities.
They were also joined by councilors from Ilembe district and other local municipalities. The team was warmly welcomed by taxi drivers and commuters. They distributed pamphlets prepared by the provincial department of health.
Honourable Zungu emphasized that people must wash their hands for about twenty seconds, keep social distance where possible, when coughing or sneezing to use elbow and refrain from handshaking.
The delegation also encouraged people to respect the National 21 Days Lockdown as declared by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday. The national lockdown begins tomorrow (Thursday).<|endoftext|>31 October 2022
As part of its Public Participation programme, KwaZulu-Natal Legislature, will engage the people of Harry Gwala District in a two-day sitting known as Taking Legislature to the People.
This programme is part of the institution’s efforts to facilitate participation of the public in the governance of the province.
The two-day sitting in the Greater Kokstad Municipality follows the multiparty visits by Members of the Legislature in July to all local municipalities under Harry Gwala District where they met with communities to listen to their service delivery issues which need government intervention.
The two-day sitting takes place as follows:
• Dates: 3 – 4 November 2022
• Venue: Bhongweni Youth Centre, Greater Kokstad Municipality, Harry Gwala District
• Time: 9h00
The media is invited to attend and cover the event or follow the proceedings on the KZN Legislature social media platforms.
Issued by KZN Legislature Communications Unit
For more information please contact Sina Nxumalo at 0829083532<|endoftext|>LEGISLATURE HOSTS A SUCCESSFUL SENIOR CITIZENS’ PARLIAMENT AMID LEVEL 1 LOCKDOWN
Legislature Hosts A Successful Senior Citizens’ Parliament Amid Level 1 Lockdown
The 2020 Senior Citizens Parliament had a resounding success despite the country still under Level 1 Lockdown due to the COVID-19 epidemic. On the 2nd October, the Legislature gathered delegates of senior citizens from all districts of KwaZulu-Natal, in their annual parliament that provides the elders with a platform to debate issues affecting them.
Amongst the important issues that were discussed included the issue of long queues at pension pay-points, the killing of elderly women by young boys for their pension monies, provision of housing for elders and those with physical challenges also top the agenda. Members of the Executive Council (MECs) from various departments also took to the podium to address the elders on the programs of their respective departments that seek to better the lives of the elders in this province.
The day ended with an address by the Speaker of the Legislature Hon. Nontembeko Boyce who promised that all resolutions that were adopted by the Senior Citizens will be followed upon by relevant portfolio committees of the Legislature to ensure swift implementation of those resolutions by provincial departments. She also appealed to the MEC for Community Safety to ensure maximum availability and visibility of SAPS at pension pay-points to guarantee the safety of the elders and that the crimes pertaining to elderly abuse, GBV be given a priority and should be dealt with as a matter of national crisis.
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And Palestine and are overtaking popularity in Israel over their American counterparts as Korean dramas tend to show how to preserve traditional culture while modernizing in a contemporary culture. As K-pop continues to seep through the Middle East, people absorbed in Korean music are often called "K-poptists" in Israel and the reported number of "K-poptists" is on a steep rise. Many "K-poptists" are mostly female and are known to have a willingness to spend their time and money sharing information on their favorite K-pop singers as well as using money to buy K-pop CDs and posters from Ebay. Due to the rising interest in K-Pop throughout Israel and Palestine, the Korean language as well has seen a surge in interest as well. In 2008, a Korean language course was launched at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem offering lectures on Korean history, politics, and culture.
K-pop is extremely popular in Kuwait.
Autumn in My Heart, one of the earliest Korean dramas brought over to the Middle East, was made available for viewing after the South Korean embassy successfully persuaded an Egyptian state-run broadcasting company to air Korean TV series following five months of "persistent negotiations". Shortly after the final episode ended, the embassy reported that it had received over 400 phone calls and love letters from fans from all over the country. According to Lee Ki-seok, secretary of the South Korean embassy in Cairo, South Korea's involvement in the Iraq War had significantly undermined its reputation among ordinary Egyptians but the Korean drama Autumn in My Heart proved "extremely effective" in reversing this trend.
In October 2012, the Tehran Times reported that several representatives from Iran's state broadcaster, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), have arrived in South Korea to visit the original filming locations of several Korean TV series including Jumong and Dong Yi, both of which have attained widespread popularity in Iran. These TV series were previously aired by IRIB TV3, one of Iran's state-run television channels. According to the IRIB World Service (the official external broadcasting network of Iran), the meeting was intended to strengthen the "cultural affinities" between the two countries and to seek avenues for further cooperation between the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) and the IRIB.
The main factor contributing to the IRIB's decision to air Korean TV series during prime time is often attributed to the lead protagonists' tendency to reinforce traditional Confucian values that are closely aligned with those of Islam, such as putting society before oneself and showing respect towards higher authorities. Consequently, Korean dramas are seen as a substitute for Western film productions, many of which do not satisfy the criteria set by Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance and are therefore censored by Iranian law enforcers.
According to Reuters, until recently audiences in Iran have had little choice but to watch what the state broadcaster deemed was suitable. As a result, Korean dramas aired by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting receive little competition from foreign film productions, and more often than not, attain higher viewership ratings in Iran than in South Korea. For example, some of the most popular episodes of Jumong attracted over 90% of all audiences in Iran (compared to 40% in South Korea), propelling the rise of its lead actor, Song Il-gook, to superstar status in Iran.
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|2006–07||Dae Jang Geum||Channel 2||54||86%|||
|2007–08||Emperor of the Sea||Channel 3||51|
|2008||Thank You||Channel 5||16|
|2009||Behind the White Tower||Channel 5||20|
|2010-11||The Kingdom of the Winds||Channel 3||36|
|2011||The Return of Iljimae||Channel 3||24|
|2012||Dong Yi||Channel 3||60|||
|2014||Kim Su-ro, The Iron King||Channel 3||32|
|2015||Moon Embracing the Sun||Channel 3||22|
|2015||Fermentation Family||Namasyesh TV||24|
|2015||Hong Gil-dong||Namasyesh TV||24|
|2015||Good Doctor||Channel 2||20|
In 2008, the National Museum of Korea organized an exhibition touted as "The Glory of Persia". In an interview with Iran's state-run media, Choe Kwang-shik (South Korea's former Minister of Culture) hailed the exhibition as one of the "most important cultural events" and expressed hope that it would "introduce the Iranian history, culture and civilization to the Korean people". According to Iran's state-run media, the exhibition was attended by over 350,000 people, and the number of South Korean tourists visiting Iran had quadrupled as a result of the exhibition.
More recently, researchers from both countries have been studying the cultural exchanges between Silla (one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea) and the Persian Empire (modern-day Iran). A journalist from The Korea Times quoted an Iranian scholar suggesting that the cultures of Silla and Persia may have "naturally blended each other 1,200 years ago.".
In 2012, the Korean drama Hur Jun was reported to have attained over 90% viewership ratings in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. According to South Korean media, its lead actor, Jun Kwang-ryul, was invited by the federal government of Iraq to visit the city of Sulaymaniyah in Kurdistan at the special request of the country's First Lady, Hero Ibrahim Ahmed.
Back in the early 2000s, Korean dramas were originally aired for South Korean troops stationed in northern Iraq as part of coalition forces led by the United States during the Iraq War. With the end of the war and the subsequent withdrawal of South Korean military personnel from the country, there were efforts made to expand the availability of K-dramas to the ordinary citizens of Iraq. According to the South Korean embassy in Baghdad, plans have been made for the K-dramas Dae Jang Geum and Winter Sonata to be aired by Iraq's state-owned Al Iraqiya television network following the Ramadan festival in the latter half of 2012.
In February 2012, Jaejoong (a band member of K-pop idol group JYJ) was invited by the South Korean Embassy in Ankara to hold an autograph signing session for hundreds of K-pop fans at Ankara University. Before departing for K-pop concerts in South America, Jaejoong also attended a state banquet with the presidents of South Korea (Lee Myung Bak) and Turkey (Abdullah Gül).
In March 2012, Australia's then Prime Minister Julia Gillard visited South Korea's Yonsei University, where she acknowledged that her country has "caught" the Korean Wave that is "reaching all the way to our shores."
In November 2012, New Zealand's Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Andrea Smith, delivered a key note address to South Korean diplomats at the University of Auckland, where she asserted that the Korean Wave is becoming "part of the Kiwi lifestyle" and added that "there is now a 4,000 strong association of K-Pop followers in New Zealand."
Marking the 20th anniversary of diplomatic ties between South Korea and Belarus, the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the National State Television and Radio Company will air a handful of Korean television programs from February 13 to 17 as part of its so-called "diplomatic broadcasting" with South Korea's Arirang TV. The ministry also added that extra attention will be given to K-pop concerts that are "becoming extremely popular all over the world."
According to a local daily newspaper, the first Korean drama was aired on Romanian Television in August 2009 and in the following month, it became the 3rd most popular television program in Romania. By 2010, many other Korean dramas were also aired on national television channels such as TVR1 and TVR2, with some of them attaining the highest TV Ratings among all prime time shows.
In November 2012, the British Minister of State for the Foreign Office, Hugo Swire, held a meeting with South Korean diplomats at the House of Lords, where he affirmed that Korean music has gone "global".
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During a bilateral meeting with South Korea's president Park Geun-Hye at the White House in May 2013, U.S. President Barack Obama cited Psy's "Gangnam Style" as an example of how people around the world are being "swept up by Korean culture – the Korean Wave." In August 2013, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry also affirmed that the Korean Wave "spreads Korean culture to countries near and far."
On October 30, 2012, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivered a speech in front of the National Assembly of South Korea where he noted how Korean culture and the Hallyu-wave is "making its mark on the world".
Social and Cultural
Hallyu has become the widespread cultural phenomenon in China initiated by the popularity of Korean drama and music. The apparel, household activities, and daily shopping that are shown in the K-drama and K-pop stimulate the desire for Korean products and cultures, including cellphones, apparel, cosmetic products, games, comics, cuisine, and even cosmetic surgery.
As Hallyu started sweeping across China in different media context, mainland networks simply bought the broadcasting rights and aired the shows on their channels. With different Korean TV formats being exported to China, Korean celebrities are becoming more and more popular in the Chinese market. Many talents as well as TV show formats are being exported and aired in China's broadcasting industry. Though importing foreign formats is not typically a new topic, Korean TV formats had never been largely practiced on Chinese TV before. The conditions that are required to produce a Korean reality program includes celebrities, suitable outdoor destinations, media organization's ability to manage a large mobile production team of over 100 people and enough economic support from sponsors and advertisers.
- K-Drama: In 1993, Jealousy is the first Korean Drama that CCTV tried to introduce in China. However, it is not until What is Love in 1997 that caused a great cultural fever in the Chinese society. Some films, such as Silmido (2003) and Taegukgi (2004), also received good reception.
- K-pop: As Korean dramas became popular in China, the theme songs such as I Believe from a K-drama My Sassy Girl also gained popularity. In February 2000, the popular band H.O.T. formed by S.M. Entertainment held a concert in Beijing and the tickets were completely sold out. This was the first time that K-pop held a concert outside of Korea.
- Korean Reality Show: In July 2010, Running Man, a South Korean reality show, was the first reality show that had major success across Asia. As of May 2014, SBS announced the making of a Chinese version being co-produced with Zhejiang Television called Hurry Up, Brother. Classified as an urban action variety, the show gains much of it success from its unique format and hilarious situations. This unfamiliar format has been a major hit with both Korean and international fans often showing the more competitive sides of famous stars. By early 2015, the localized version of Running Man had 11.3 billion visitors on their Weibo account page. This version was also created into a reality TV movie earning 3.5 million dollars over three days. The first year of the Chinese version consisted of fifteen episodes and replaced the record of the TV rating for the reality TV show in China with 4.2%, when most shows average around 1%. The show accumulated more than 23 billion viewership and over 150 million social media posts.
Gala Television Corporation (GTV) in Taiwan is the most important trendsetter for the Korean Wave in Taiwan. GTV started to broadcast Korean television dramas in the late 1990s and developed a special strategy for promoting the dramas. Since Korean television dramas were dubbed in to Mandarin or Taiwanese[disambiguation needed] and were not specially labelled as "foreign" or "Korean," Taiwanese audience often tend to find the compatibility and similarity between K-drama and locally produced drama. It is GTV’s de-labeling strategy that attracts Taiwanese audience to watch Korean television drama when K-drama first introduced in Taiwan.
According to GTV’s data, Dae Jang Geum is the most popular Korean television in Taiwan. Its highest ratings achieved 6.35%. The main actress, Lee Young-ae, attracted numerous fans in Taiwan. Some of her fans in Taiwan even tried to make themselves look like Lee through cosmetic surgery.
Dae Jang Geum caused a Korean trend in Zimbabwe. When Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), which broadcast Dae Jang Geum, held an essay writing competition, it attracted 1,600 essays for three prizes that consisted of autographed posters of Lee Young-ae, the main actress in Dae Jang Geum.
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Last Christmas is an upcoming British-American romantic comedy film directed by Paul Feig and written by Bryony Kimmings and Emma Thompson, who co-wrote the story with her husband, Greg Wise. It stars Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, and Michelle Yeoh. The film is scheduled to be released on 8 November 2019 in the United States and on 15 November 2019 in the United Kingdom by Universal Pictures.
A young woman named Kate, who has been continuously unlucky, accepts a job as a department store elf during the holidays. When Kate meets Tom on the job, her life takes a turn.
- Emilia Clarke as Kate, Adelia’s daughter
- Henry Golding as Tom
- Michelle Yeoh as Kate's boss
- Emma Thompson as Adelia, Kate's mother
- Rebecca Root as Dr. Addis
- Lydia Leonard as Marta
- Patti LuPone
- Ingrid Oliver
In September 2018, it was reported that Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding would star in a London-set romantic comedy taking place at Christmas. Paul Feig was announced to direct, with Emma Thompson co-writing the screenplay. In October it was announced that Thompson would be starring and that the film would feature the music of singer George Michael, including "Last Christmas" and previously unreleased tracks. In November 2018, Michelle Yeoh joined the cast of the film. Theodore Shapiro will compose the film's score.
On 31 October 2019, Thompson and Wise are scheduled to publish a collection of personal essays about the meaning of Christmas in a book also called Last Christmas. Contributors include Andy Serkis, Caitlin Moran, Olivia Colman and Emily Watson. The proceeds from the book will go to two charities, Crisis and The Refugee Council.
- Collis, Clark (9 May 2019). "Doctor Who star Ingrid Oliver talks The Hustle, Last Christmas, and why she's a Brexit 'Remainiac'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- Rebecca Ford (September 18, 2018). "Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding to Star in 'Last Christmas' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- Kroll, Justin (26 October 2018). "Paul Feig's 'Last Christmas' Dated, Will Feature Unreleased George Michael Music". Variety.
- Galuppo, Mia (28 November 2018). The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- "Theodore Shapiro to Score Jay Roach's Roger Ailes Movie & Paul Feig's 'Last Christmas'". FilmMusicReporter. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- Marc, Christopher (5 September 2018). "Emma Thompson/Paul Feig's Universal Holiday Comedy 'Last Christmas' Shoots November-February in London". Geeks Worldwide. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- Feig, Paul (14 February 2019). "It's a wrap! We have officially finished production on #lastchristmasthemovie! (It's not like we crawled over the finish line or anything.) Huge love to our entire cast and crew. See you this Christmas! 🎄 ❤️". Instagram. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- Chandler, Mark (12 March 2019). "Emma Thompson and Greg Wise's charity Christmas essays to Quercus". The Bookseller. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 19, 2019). "Emilia Clarke & Henry Golding Romantic Comedy 'Last Christmas' Gets Release Date Shift – Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- "Last Christmas Release Info". IMDb. September<|endoftext|>### Wikipedia:
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It was revealed in September 2018 that Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding would star in a London-set romantic comedy taking place at Christmas. Paul Feig was announced to direct, with Emma Thompson co-writing the screenplay. Thompson was announced as also starring in October, with the film featuring the music of singer George Michael, including “Last Christmas”, and previously unreleased tracks. In November 2018, Michelle Yeoh joined the cast of the film. Theodore Shapiro will compose the film's score.
Filming began on November 26, 2018, and will continue until February 2019.
The film is due for release on November 15, 2019.
- Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding to Star in 'Last Christmas' (Exclusive)
- Paul Feig's ‘Last Christmas’ Dated, Will Feature Unreleased George Michael Music
- Galuppo, Mia (November 28, 2018). "Michelle Yeoh Joins Henry Golding in Paul Feig's 'Last Christmas' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- "Theodore Shapiro to Score Jay Roach's Roger Ailes Movie & Paul Feig's 'Last Christmas'". FilmMusicReporter. December 14, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- Emma Thompson/Paul Feig'S Universal Holiday Comedy ‘Last Christmas’ Shoots November-February in London
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Last Christmas is a 2019 romantic comedy film directed by Paul Feig and written by Bryony Kimmings and Emma Thompson, who co-wrote the story with her husband, Greg Wise. Named after the 1984 song of the same name and inspired by the music of George Michael and Wham!, the film stars Emilia Clarke as a disillusioned Christmas store worker who forms a relationship with a mysterious man (Henry Golding) and begins to fall for him; Thompson and Michelle Yeoh also star.
Last Christmas was theatrically released in the United States on 8 November 2019 and in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2019 by Universal Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances and chemistry of Clarke and Golding, but criticised the screenplay. The film grossed $123 million worldwide.
Katarina "Kate" Andrich, a young aspiring singer, bounces around between her friends’ places, and works a dead-end job as an elf at a year-round Christmas shop in Central London, whose strict but good-hearted Chinese owner calls herself "Santa". While at work, she notices a man outside staring upward and talking to him, learning that his name is Tom Webster.
After an unsuccessful singing audition, Kate sees Tom again and they go for a walk, where he charms her with his unusual observations of London. Upon getting evicted by her oldest friend, Kate is forced to return home to her parents, both Yugoslavian immigrants. Her mother Petra suffers from depression, and her father Ivan, a former lawyer, works as a minicab driver as he cannot afford to retrain to practice law in the United Kingdom. Kate feels suffocated by her mother, who dotes on her while neglecting Kate's older sister, Marta, a successful lawyer who is a lesbian but hides her sexual orientation from their parents.
Kate begins spending more time with Tom, who makes deliveries on a bike and volunteers at a homeless shelter, which she initially mocks. Looking for Tom, who often disappears for days at a time and says he keeps his phone in a cupboard, she begins helping at the shelter in the hope of running into him, but finds that the staff has never met him.
While celebrating Marta's promotion, Kate spitefully outs Marta as a lesbian to their parents. Storming out, she then runs into Tom, who takes her back to his apartment. Kate reveals that, a year earlier, she was seriously ill and had to have a heart transplant. Kate says she feels half-dead and questions whether she has the talent to make it as a performer. After opening up to Tom, Kate tries to initiate sex, but he declines.
After spending the night with Tom, Kate begins taking small steps to improve her life; taking care of her body, setting up Santa with a Danish man who loves Christmas as much as she does, apologising to Marta and her girlfriend, and singing Christmas songs to busk for money for the shelter. After a few days she runs into Tom again, who says he has something important to tell her, but she preemptively asserts he is fearful of commitment, and walks away.
Kate continues to try to do good in her daily life. Finally, wanting to make amends with Tom, she returns to his apartment only to meet an estate agent who is holding viewings, who explains that the place has been vacant during the probate process. After some initial confusion about who owns the flat, he reveals that the previous owner was killed in a bicycle accident last Christmas, and Kate realises that Tom was the organ donor whose heart she received. Going to a small garden, which was Tom's favourite place, Kate encounters him again where he says his heart "was always going to be yours." The bench on which they sat during their first trip to the garden is revealed to be a memorial bench for Tom.
On Christmas Eve, Kate organises a show utilising the talents of the people at the shelter and invites all of her friends and family, including the newly coupled Santa and her Danish admirer, and the estate agent she met at Tom’s apartment. Kate delicately performs a solo of the Wham! song, "Last Christmas", intertwined with flashbacks of her time with Tom, and revelry ensues when the curtain rises and she is joined by the band of shelter performers. The next day, Kate and her family celebrate Christmas together, joined by Marta's girlfriend Alba for the first time.
The Christmas celebration transitions to summer, where a visibly healthier Kate is seen writing in her journal on Tom’s memorial bench in the garden to which he introduced her. Smiling and visibly happy, Kate looks up, as Tom always advised.
- Emilia Clarke as Kate Andrich
- Henry Golding as Tom Webster
- Emma Thompson as Petra Andrich
- Boris Isaković as Ivan Andrich
- Lydia Leonard as Marta Andrich
- Michelle Yeoh as Santa
- Ritu Arya as Jenna
- Fabien Frankel as Fabien
- Ansu Kabia as Rufus
- Jade Anouka as Alba
- Patti LuPone as Customer
- Sue Perkins as Ice Show Director
- Rob Delaney as Theatre Director
- Peter Serafinowicz as Theatre Producer
In September 2018, it was reported that Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding would star in a London-set romantic comedy taking place at Christmas, titled Last Christmas. Paul Feig was set to direct, with Emma Thompson co-writing the screenplay. In October, it was announced that Thompson would star as well, and that the film would feature the music of the late singer George Michael, including "Last Christmas", and previously unreleased tracks. In November 2018, Michelle Yeoh joined the cast of the film. In November 2021, it was revealed that Harry Styles had been approached for the role of Tom, but declined it stating that he felt he was "too young to take the role".
Last Christmas was filmed from 26 November 2018 to February 2019. Filming locations included Piccadilly Circus, the Strand, Regent Street, the Thames Embankment, Covent Garden (where the Christmas shop is located), West London Film Studios, St Mary's Bryanston Square Church, Marylebone and the Phoenix Garden. On 31 October 2019, Thompson and Wise published a collection of personal essays about the meaning of Christmas in a book also called Last Christmas. Contributors include Andy Serkis, Caitlin Moran, Olivia Colman and Emily Watson. The profits from the book went to two charities, Crisis and The Refugee Council.
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An official soundtrack album was released by Legacy Recordings on CD, two-disc vinyl, and digital formats on 8 November 2019. The album contains 14 Wham! and solo George Michael songs, as well as a previously unreleased song originally completed in 2015 titled "This Is How (We Want You to Get High)". The soundtrack album debuted at number one on the UK Official Soundtrack Albums Chart and at number 11 on the UK Albums Chart on 15 November 2019. It also entered the Australian Albums Chart at number seven, the Irish Albums Chart, where it debuted at number 32, climbing to number 26 the following week, and at number 55 on the US Billboard 200.
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|4.||"Praying for Time" (Remastered)||4:41|
|6.||"Waiting for That Day" (Remastered)||4:51|
|7.||"Heal the Pain" (Remastered)||4:45|
|8.||"One More Try" (Remastered)||5:50|
|9.||"Fastlove" (Part 1)||5:29|
|10.||"Everything She Wants" (Edit)||5:29|
|11.||"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (Edit)||3:52|
|13.||"Freedom! '90" (Remastered)||6:30|
|14.||"Praying for Time" (MTV Unplugged version)||5:15|
|15.||"This Is How" (We Want You to Get High)||4:01|
|16.||"Last Christmas (Pudding Mix)"||6:49|
Last Christmas grossed $35.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $86.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $121.6 million.
In the United States and Canada, Last Christmas was released alongside Doctor Sleep, Midway, and Playing with Fire, and was projected to gross $13–19 million from 3,448 theatres in its opening weekend. It made $4.1 million on its first day, including $575,000 from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $11.6 million, finishing fourth, behind its fellow newcomers. In its second weekend, the film grossed $6.7 million, finishing fifth. The film took in $3 million during its third weekend,
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Call letters' meaning||K TeleVision Fort Worth|
|Former callsigns||K65HA (1998–1999)
|Former affiliations||TBN Enlace USA (1998–2004)
Reino Unido Network (2004–2009)
Spanish Religious (2010-2014)
KVFW-LD is a low-powered television station licensed in Fort Worth, Texas to New York Spectrum Holding Company, LLC. It is currently airing an infomercial format. It is not available on either Charter Communications or Verizon FiOS because there is no legal requirement for a cable system to carry a low-power station or a station with insignificant numbers of viewers.
This station began its broadcast in 1998 as a TBN Enlace USA affiliate on channel 65 as K65HA, the KVFW call letters were later issued in late 1999. Then in 2003, they made plans to move to channel 38 for better frequency, making their original channel its repeater without authorization. After a complaint to the FCC, the newly illegal channel 65 transmission was shut down. That same year, its TBN Enlace USA affiliation was taken away and moved to KDTX-TV for one of its digital subchannels. During that time from 2004 to 2009, it was the flagship station for Reino Unido Network, a Spanish religious network operated by Templo Jesucristo Rey de Gloria. Their slogan was "Venga tu Reino y Hágase tu Voluntad (a section of the Our Father in Spanish)".
In June 2009, Reino Unido Network moved its Dallas broadcast to KATA-CD subchannel 50.2. KVFW-LP ceased its analog broadcast shortly thereafter. Since May 2010, KVFW has been affiliated with the Almavision network, making the network's third return to the Dallas/Fort Worth market. However, in September 2010, KVFW returned to its previous independent Spanish Religious programming.
Sometime in early 2014, Gerald Benavides (the station's original owner) sold KVFW-LD to CMMB America, with New York Spectrum Holding Company, LLC as its licensee. Around that same year, KVFW switched its programming to infomercials.
On September 21, 2009, KVFW-LP began testing its digital signal. KVFW began broadcasting programming on October 14. On June 29, 2010, the station changed its call sign to KVFW-LD, reflecting the transition to digital broadcasting.
The station's channel is multiplexed:
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KVFW-LD is rebroadcast on the following broadcast translators:
- KXVZ-LP 18 Plainview, Texas
- KZFB-LP 34 Pampa, Texas
- KTXU-LP 47 Austin, Texas
- KLAO-LD 3 Corpus Christi, Texas
- KLHO-LP 17 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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|Channels||Digital: 27 (UHF)|
Virtual: 42 (PSIP)
42.2 MeTV (via KXLY-DT2)
|Translators||K14HT Walla Walla|
|Owner||Morgan Murphy Media|
(Apple Valley Broadcasting, Inc.)
|First air date||October 1970|
|Call letters' meaning||K-ViEW|
42 (UHF, 1970–2009)
44 (UHF, 2009–2018)
|Transmitter power||160 kW|
|Height||405 m (1,329 ft)|
|Public license information|
(semi-satellite of KAPP,
Yakima, Washington) Profile
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KVEW, virtual channel 42 (UHF digital channel 27), is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Kennewick, Washington, United States and serving the Tri-Cities (Richland/Pasco/Kennewick) area. The station is owned by Morgan Murphy Media. KVEW's studios are located on North Edison Street in Kennewick, and its transmitter is located on Jump Off Joe Butte.
Though identifying as a station in its own right, KVEW operates as a semi-satellite of KAPP (channel 35) in Yakima. It repeats KAPP most of the day, though it airs separate legal identifications and commercial inserts and has its own website. Local newscasts are simulcast on both stations. Master control and most internal operations for KVEW and KAPP are based at the studios of sister station and fellow ABC affiliate KXLY-TV on West Boone Avenue in Spokane.
The station began serving the Tri-Cities region in October 1970, a month after sister station KAPP signed on. Before KVEW's existence, KEPR-TV (channel 19) had carried ABC as a secondary affiliation until 1959; KNBS-TV operated briefly in nearby Walla Walla, Washington as an ABC affiliate in 1960; KNDU (channel 25) signed on in 1961 and became the area's primary ABC affiliate until 1965, when it switched its primary affiliation to NBC. Both KEPR-TV and KNDU shared ABC programming from that point until KVEW signed on and all ABC programming moved to KVEW.
The station began airing Spokane's MeTV affiliate KXMN-LD on a digital subchannel in September 2006. KVEW was one of the remaining stations to sign-off every night, but that practice ended in 2012 when World News Now was added to the programming lineup.
On December 22, 2008, KVEW discontinued its 6 p.m. and weekend newscasts. The 11 p.m. newscast was reduced to a five-minute broadcast before Nightline, and post-January 2013, Jimmy Kimmel Live! In addition to this move, 17 employees from KVEW and KAPP were laid off.
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|42.2||480i||4:3||KVEW-DT||MeTV (via KXLY-DT2)|
KVEW is rebroadcast on one station-owned translator in Walla Walla, Washington, K14HT channel 14. KVEW has a construction permit on K34JV-D of which will be a digital translator for KVEW once the construction permit for K34JV-D is completed.
- The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says October 30, while the Television and Cable Factbook says October 29.
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|Slogan||See The Difference Every Day|
|Channels||Digital: 44 (UHF)
Virtual: 42 (PSIP)
|Translators||K14HT Walla Walla|
|Owner||Morgan Murphy Media
(Apple Valley Broadcasting, Inc.)
|First air date||October 1970|
|Call letters' meaning||K-ViEW|
|Former channel number(s)||42 (UHF analog, 1970–2009)|
|Transmitter power||160 kW|
KVEW, digital channel 44, is the ABC affiliate television station for the Tri-Cities area of Washington. Licensed to Kennewick, it is a semi-satellite of KAPP in Yakima, airing its own newscasts and commercials. The two stations are owned by Morgan Murphy Media, who also owns KXLY-TV in Spokane, Washington.
|42.1||720p||16:9||KVEW-HD||Main KVEW programming / ABC|
The station began serving the Tri-Cities region in October 1970, a month after sister station KAPP signed on. Before KVEW's existence, KEPR-TV had carried ABC as a secondary affiliation until 1959; KNBS-TV operated briefly in nearby Walla Walla, Washington as an ABC affiliate in 1960; KNDU signed on in 1961 and became the area's primary ABC affiliate until 1965, when it switched its primary affiliation to NBC. Both KEPR-TV and KNDU shared ABC programming from that point until KVEW signed on and all ABC programming moved to KVEW.
It began airing Spokane's MeTV affiliate KXMN-LD on a digital subchannel in September 2006. KVEW and sister station KAPP-TV were one of the remaining stations to sign-off every night, but that practice was discontinued in 2012 when KAPP and KVEW added ABC World News Now to the programming lineup.
Starting December 22, 2008, KVEW discontinued its 6 pm newscast in favor of a 6:30 broadcast. The 11pm newscast is 5 minutes long and weekend newscasts have been discontinued. In addition to this move, 17 employees from KVEW and KAPP were laid off.
KVEW is rebroadcast on one station-owned translator in Walla Walla, Washington, K14HT channel 14. KVEW has a construction permit on K34JV-D of which will be a digital translator for KVEW once the construction permit for K34JV-D is completed.
- KVEW ABC 42
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- The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says October 30, while the Television and Cable Factbook says October 29.
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|Translator(s)||103.1 K276EL (Austin, relays HD2)|
|First air date||October 25, 1990|
HD-2: Alternative/Indie rock/Adult Alternative "103.1 iHeart Austin"
|Callsign meaning||K VETerans|
|Former callsigns||KHFI-FM (1950-1990)|
|Former frequencies||98.3 MHz (1950-1990)|
(Capstar TX LLC)
|Sister stations||KASE, KHFI, KPEZ, KVET|
KVET-FM (98.1 K-VET) is an Austin, Texas radio station operating a country music format. It is licensed to Austin, Texas with an ERP of 49,800 watts from a transmitter site near West Lake Hills, TX, and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. (previously Clear Channel Communications). It shares studios with four other sister stations in the Penn Field complex in the South Congress district (or "SoCo") of south central Austin within walking distance of St. Edward's University.
Shortly after the end of World War II, a group of young men pooled their resources to start a radio station in Austin, Texas. All of them were veterans of the conflict, hence K-VET AM 1300 signed on October 1, 1946. These men included future Texas Governor John Connally, and future United States Representative Jake Pickle.
As was common in the 1940s and 1950s, KVET offered "full service" radio, block programming of music, news, talk, cooking shows, even soap operas. As was not common, KVET also included programming for Austin's minority community. Spanish language news and music on "Noche De Fiesta"; music and news for the African-American community on "The Elmer Akins Gospel Train".
In the 1950s, even more diversity was added to the lineup when Lavada Durst introduced Austin to R&B and "Jive Talk" on KVET's nighttime "Dr. Hepcat Show".
Noche de Fiesta and Dr. Hepcat were phased out in the 1960s, but Gospel Train is on the air on KVET to this day.
During most of the 1960s, KVET featured the popular music of the day, plus a strong emphasis on news and sports block programming. The music of Frank Sinatra, Perry Como and Dinah Shore, Paul Harvey commentary, the Joe Pyne show, and Houston Astros baseball were all part of the mix.
KVET switched formats on April 14, 1969 to country music, and the Country Giant was born. Popular celebrity DJs including Arleigh Duff, Penny Reeves, Jerry Gee and Sammy Allred quickly took KVET to the top of the local ratings during the 1970s.
In September 1990, KVET began broadcasting on 98.1 FM. With the new signal came the creation of the Sammy Allred and Bob Cole Morning Call-In Show. The show was a consistent ratings winner until Allred was fired in October 2007 for using profanity on the air.
In August 2008, KVET's evening show was modified into "The Roadhouse", a hybrid format consisting of Texas/Red Dirt, Classic Outlaw and Americana/Alt-Country, programmed and hosted by Chris Mosser.
98.3 MHz went on the air in 1950 under the call letters KHFI-FM, becoming Austin's second FM station. In the spring of 1990, KHFI moved from the weak class A 98.3 MHz facility to 98.1 MHz, as a class C1 100 kw facility. The top 40 format remained, with the imaging changed from "K98" to "K98.1." That fall, the owners of KVET and KASE reached an agreement with KHFI's owners to lease KHFI's signal to rebroadcast KVET. This was one of the earliest local marketing agreements (LMAs) set up to work around ownership caps. At the time, no owner could own more than 1 FM and 1 AM in a market. The owners of classic hits of KQFX 96.7 picked up the KHFI calls and intellectual property. In September 1990, KHFI's top 40 format was simulcast on both 98.1 and 96.7 to transition listeners to the new spot for KHFI, which became "K96.7." After that, KVET began simulcasting on on 98.1, becoming KVET-FM. The two simulcasted until KVET split off for separate programming, leaving the country format exclusively on 98.1. In 2000, the KVET/KVET-FM/KASE combo which by then included KFMK-FM and owned by AMFM/Capstar merged with Clear Channel Radio which already included 96.7 KHFI-FM and KPEZ-FM.
In May 2007, morning show host Sammy Allred was suspended after calling presidential candidate Barack Obama a "clean darky", in response to Sen. Joseph Biden's comments about Obama. He was fired on October 30, 2007, for apparently swearing on-air, calling a listener an "a-hole."
Allred's firing came just three days after afternoon host Janice Williams was terminated for budgetary reasons.
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'"Awards'" KVET-FM has been nominated for the CMA Large Market Station of the Year in 2011 and previous years.
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Events on commemorating the 26th anniversary of the Chornobyl tragedy, Ambassador of Ukraine to Latvia Mr. Anatoliy Oliynyk addressed the participants of the meeting near the memorial sign to Chornobyl victims in the Riga University clinics of P.Stradins.
In his statement the Ambassador stressed the scale of the tragedy on Chornobyl nuclear power station (NPS), told about the aftermaths of the disaster for Ukraine and the whole world. The Ambassador also told about key priorities for Ukraine and international community in overcoming the consequences of the tragedy and informed the audience about the achievements of our State on this path. In particular, the Ambassador told about the launching the construction of the ‘New Shelter’ confinement at the Chornobyl NPS, which took place on 26 April 2012 in presence of President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych.
Talking about the international assistance, Anatoliy Oliynyk praised Latvian contribution to minimizing the negative outcome of the disaster on the Chornobyl atomic station – more than 6 thousand people from Latvia took part in the liquidation of the consequences.
During the meeting the addresses from former President of the Republic of Latvia Valdis Zatlers, who took part in the liquidation as a doctor, and Chairman of the Riga City Council Nils Ushakovs were read out.
Representatives of the diplomatic corps, accredited to Latvia, members of the Latvian Union “Chornobyl”, who took part in the overcoming the aftermaths of the disaster, the members of Latvian Saeima, ministries and institutions of the Latvian society, leadership of the Riga University clinics of P.Stradins also took part in the meeting. The event attracted many Latvian mass-media representatives.<|endoftext|>To the Republic of Latvia Olexandr Mischenko met with Vice-Speaker of the Saeima of Latvia, Head of the Latvian delegation to PACE Inese Lībiņa-Egnere.
The Ukrainian Ambassador thanked for strong support of Ukraine within international organizations, including within PACE. The parties discussed the situation on the eve of the June session of PACE in detail and condemned the likely return of credentials of the Russian delegation before it fulfills its commitments, designed in response to the Russian aggression against Ukraine. The Ambassador especially noted the support of Latvia during the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers’ 129th session in Helsinki on 17 May 2019, when Latvia voted against the draft resolution enabling to return Russia’s credentials.
The Vice Speaker stressed that the position of the Republic of Latvia is in full solidarity with Ukraine and unconditional return of Russia without abiding to its obligations will have adverse consequences for this international organization.
The Ukrainian Ambassador familiarized the Vice-Speaker and other members of the Latvian delegation with the situation in Ukraine in the context of the ongoing violation by the occupying country of human rights, in particular the rights of Crimean Tatars in the occupied Crimea, as well as Russian failure to comply with the Minsk agreements with a view of normalization of situation in Donbas. The Ukrainian Ambassador commended the Saeima’s condemnation of deportation of Crimean Tatars and recognition this crime a genocide. As Mr Olexandr Mishchenko remarked, Latvia, as well as Ukraine, are well aware of the crimes of the Soviet totalitarian regime and condemn its manifestations in actions of the current leadership of Kremlin.
Photos provided by the press-service of Saeima<|endoftext|>On 5 June Ambassador of Ukraine to Latvia Olexandr Mischenko met with State Secretary of the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Latvia Andris Pelšs, thanking him for the support of Latvia in efforts to prevent unconditional return of the Russian delegation to PACE and focusing international attention to the need to release Ukrainian political prisoners and stop ongoing violation of rights of Crimean Tatars.
Given the start of the election process in the early parliamentary election in Ukraine and interestedness of Ukraine to hold free and democratic elections, the Ambassador proposed to send Latvian observers to the international ODIHR mission, as well as within parliamentary structures.
The State Secretary emphasized that the important priority of Latvia is the stable security situation in Europe and to this end Latvia is ready to stand for more resolute international efforts to return Russia within international rules-based order and its international commitments.
The parties discussed results of EP elections, the development of bilateral high-level dialogue and the resumption of the state-funded program of treatment of Ukrainian servicemen, wounded in the Anti-Terrorist Operation and the Joint Forces Operation.
Photos provided by the press-service of the Latvia MFA<|endoftext|>On 9 May Latvia celebrates Europe Day and on this day public institutions and European embassies in Riga hold Open Doors Day for all willing to get familiar with the work of the institutions.
Like in previous years the Embassy of Ukraine in Latvia joined the initiative of the European Commission Representation in Latvia and opened its doors to Latvian schoolchildren. Thus, schoolchildren of the Riga English Grammar School visited the Embassy and learned about Ukraine, its culture and traditions.
In his address to the children Ambassador of Ukraine to Latvia Olexandr Mischenko stressed on the European integration aspirations of Ukraine as a European country, democratic values, that our country sticks to, and told about commemoration in Ukraine the Remembrance and Reconciliation Day and Day of Victory over Nazism in the Second World War, as well as about the Ukrainian symbol of these dates – the poppy of memory.
The traditional partner of the Embassy in organization of Europe Day at the Embassy of Ukraine is the Riga Ukrainian Secondary School, whose representatives told the guests about basic facts about Ukraine and performed modern and folk Ukrainian songs.
The guests of the Embassy had an opportunity to taste traditional Ukrainian sweets.<|endoftext|>On 16 April Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Latvia Olexandr Mischenko presented letters of credence to President of the Republic of Latvia Raimonds Vējonis.
During the ceremony the Ambassador was accompanied by his spouse Ms Myroslava Mischenko and diplomats of the Embassy – First Secretary Alisa Podolyak, First Secretary Oleksandr Sirenko and Defence Attaché Oleksandr Koberskyi.
During the short meeting after the letters presenting ceremony Ambassador of Ukraine Oleksandr Mischenko thanked the Latvian Head of State Raimonds Vējonis for support of territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine under conditions of the military expansion of Russia, cooperation within international organizations and delivery of humanitarian aid to hit regions of Ukraine and servicemen, injured in fighting the Russian aggression.
The Ukrainian Ambassador conveyed the letter, collectively signed by relatives of captured Ukrainian sailors, who are illegally imprisoned in Russia, with the request to promote diplomatic efforts of the international community in the release of Ukrainian political prisoners.
The President of Latvia commended the active bilateral dialgue and stated the readiness of Latvia to further exert every effort to support the territorial integrity of Ukraine, release of political prisoners, as well as share its reform experience.<|endoftext|>In the presence of Prime Ministers of Ukraine and Latvia Mykola Azarov and Valdis Dombrovskis was signed a Program of Economic Cooperation between Ukraine and the Republic of Latvia for 2012-2013 years. On the part of Ukrainian side the document was signed by Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine Volodymyr Bandurov and on the part of Latvia - State secretary of the Ministry of Economy of Latvia Juris Puce.
"I am grateful to everyone who participated in the preparation of such a large document that defines our relationship for years" - Mykola Azarov said.
In turn, the Prime Minister of Latvia said that bilateral trade and economic relations are developing dynamically and have a high potential for their activation.
Mykola Azarov thanked Latvia for supporting Ukraine's European aspirations. He noted that the experience of rapid joining Latvia to the EU Ukraine is very useful: "We are interested in Latvia’s experience which quickly integrated into the EU".
During the visit of the Ukrainian delegation headed by the Head of Ukrainian Government to Latvia was signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the State Agency for Investment and management of national projects of Ukraine and the Latvian Investment and Development Agency. The document was signed on the part of Ukrainian side by deputy chairman of the State Agency for Investment and management of national projects in Ukraine Illya Shevlyak and on the part of Latvian side - Director of the Latvian Investment and Development Agency Andris Ozols.
In addition, the chairman of the State Agency for Science, Innovation and Informatization of Ukraine Volodymr Semynozhenko and Deputy State Secretary of Ministry of Education and Science Republic of Latvia Lauma Sika signed a cooperation program in science and technology between the State Agency for Science, Innovation and Informatization of Ukraine and Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia.
(text and photo - Department of Information and Communication of the Secretariat of the CMU)<|endoftext|>State Secretary of the Ministry of Information Policy Artem Bidenko arrived in Riga to participate in the discussion “Role of Writers in combating Propaganda and Promoting Freedom of Speech in Post-Truth Era”.
During his visit Artem Bidenko held meetings with Vice Speaker of the Saeima Dagmāra Beitnere-Le Galla, having discussed ways to ensure information needs of Ukrainians in Latvia.
At a meeting with Secretary of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia Inese Voika and Chairperson of the Latvian delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Inese Ikstena the particies commended the effective cooperation within OSCE, including in supporting resolutions on Ukraine, as well as the issues of well-balanced information campaigns during national elections.
Artem Bidenko also met with Acting Executive Director of the Baltic Center for Media Excellence Jānis Siksnis, with whom discussed joint training projects for Baltic and Ukrainian journalists.
The State Secretary took part in the discussion “Role of Writers in combating Propaganda and Promoting Freedom of Speech in Post-Truth Era”, having explained the tasks and activities of the Information Policy Ministry with a view of fighting Russian propaganda in the occupied territories and confronting information operations of Russia in Ukraine.
The discussion was attended by Ukrainian and Latvian writers, members of PEN Ukraine and Latvia – Andrii Kurkov, Yurii Vynnychuk, Ilmārs Šlāpins, Inga Gaile, member of the Saeima, Deputy Secretary Marija Golubeva. The event was organized by the Embassy of Ukraine in Latvia with the support of Ukrainian and Latvian PEN clubs and attended by foreign diplomats, accredited in Riga, journalists and civil society representatives.<|endoftext|>Paid an official visit to the Republic of Latvia at the invitation of Latvian Prime Minister Māris Kučinskis.
The Head of the Ukrainian Government held meetings with President of Latvia Raimonds Vējonis and Prime Minister Māris Kučinskis.
The Latvian side reiterated that Latvia strongly supports the sovereignty of Ukraine and its territorial integrity.
The two countries agreed to intensify political dialogue and increase economic cooperation in the context of mutual trade, as well as joint projects on the markets of third countries. The Heads of Government placed an emphasis on opportunities for investment and innovation cooperation, notably in agricultural sector and logistics as promising areas of economic partnerships.
During a meeting with the Latvian business circles, the attendees stressed that Ukraine and Latvia can significantly step up their cooperation, both at the bilateral level and in the international arena. «With Latvia we have growing mutual trade indicators – we are reaching a sum worth USD 500 million. But it can be more», the Head of the Ukrainian Government stated. The reform policy being pushed forward by the Government allows expanding Ukraine’s economic potential and leveraging investments in various sectors, Volodymyr Groysman said.
On the outcomes of the talks, two international documents – the Protocol of Intentions between the Ministries of Education and Science of Ukraine and Latvia on the work of Ukrainian school in Riga, as well as the Main Agreement on cooperation between Riga Technical University and the National Technical University of Ukraine «Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute» were signed.
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Korean Central Television
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Korean Central Television (KCTV; Chosŏn'gŭl: 조선중앙텔레비죤; Hancha: 朝鮮中央텔레비죤; RR: Joseon Jungang Tellebijyon; MR: Chosŏn Chungang T'ellebijyon) is a television service operated by the Korean Central Broadcasting Committee, a state-owned broadcaster in North Korea. It is the only official source of television news for North Koreans.
|Korean Central Television |
|Launched||3 March 1963|
|Owned by||Korean Central Broadcasting Committee|
16:9 (1080i, HDTV) Satellite
|Headquarters||Pyongyang, North Korea|
|Formerly called||Pyongyang Broadcasting Network|
(1 September 1953 – 1961)
Central Broadcasting Television System
(1961 – 3 January 1973)
|Analogue||Channel R12 (223.25 MHz in Pyongyang)|
|Digital||No official plans for a digital switchover|
|Thaicom 5 78,5°E||3696 H, SR 4167, FEC 3/5 DVB-S2 8PSK MPEG-4 HD|
|Intelsat 21 58°W||3840 V, SR 27690, FEC 7/8 DVB-S MPEG-4|
|Manbang (only for North Koreans)||Button 1|
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KCTV was established on 1 September 1953 as Pyongyang Broadcasting Network after the Korean War ended. Kim Il-sung personally envisioned that the time was ripe for television broadcasting in North Korea, but this was not yet to happen. Thus, the PBN began an 8-year period of preparation for commencement of television broadcasts, with the help of the national government.
PBN was renamed as Central Broadcasting Television System in 1961, and conducted on 1 September the same year its first test broadcasts.
Central Broadcasting Television System officially began operations on 3 March 1963 at 19:00 (7:00 pm) KST based in Pyongyang, broadcasting two hours between 19:00 (7:00 pm) until 21:00 (9:00 pm) KST on weekdays only, and then expanding to 4 and later 6 hours.
The network carried live the whole proceedings of the 5th Workers' Party of Korea Congress held on 1 October 1970.
The Central Broadcasting Television System would later be renamed Korean Central Television (KCTV) and was officially relaunched at 17:00 (5:00 pm) local time on 3 January 1973 (the first working day in 1973 in North Korea). The broadcasting hours were only on weekdays (workday in North Korea) and closed on weekends and national holidays.
KCTV officially began colour television broadcasts on 1 July 1974 and broadcast the first live colour telecast in preparation for the 7th Asian Games held in Tehran via satellite transmission on 1 September 1974, the first network to do so. KCTV was the first live colour television channel to broadcast the New Year's Eve in colour on 31 December 1974, and in 1975 began weekend broadcasts as well. KCTV started their full-time colour broadcasts on 1 September 1977.
KCTV started broadcasting on national holidays on 1 March 1981. On national holidays, the broadcasting time of each station is the same as weekends save for major ones.
The channel was the official host broadcaster of the 1989 13th World Festival of Youth and Students.
On 19 January 2015, KCTV started experimental high-definition television broadcasts via digital satellite as part of its modernization of the network. Although the broadcaster has been producing a growing number of shows in 16:9 format for several years, the station was still natively broadcasting in 4:3 format and widescreen programmes therefore had to be shown letterboxed. For satellite transmissions, this meant that the station's 4:3 output was broadcast with black bars on both sides, resulting in widescreen programmes getting windowboxed.
The station began natively broadcasting in 16:9 widescreen with stereophonic sound on 4 December 2017, one of the last state-run broadcasters to do so, albeit about 30 years after other developed nations' stereo broadcasts and 15 years for digital widescreen telecasts. To reflect this change, the station's graphics have been refreshed and its test card has been changed for the first time since 1980.
Programming and schedulesEdit
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Nowadays, the KCTV broadcasts only 8 hours each day from 14:30 until 22:40 PYT daily, and 14 hours from 08:30 to 22:40 PYT on Sundays and key national holidays. There is another exception, for the emergency events in North Korea at night or daytime, it starts up without any announcers or the Voice of Korea interval signal. The station is open until that event becomes normal. The station's output is dominated by propaganda programming focusing on the history and achievements of the ruling Korean Workers' Party, the Korean People's Army (KPA) and Kim Jong-un. News topics cover range from new construction projects to history lessons about the accomplishments and past of the "founding father" Kim Il-sung, as well as his son Kim Jong-il, and grandson and current leader Kim Jong-un and the Juche idea. Other program topics such as health and education are also aired. Locally produced feature films, children's programmes, and patriotic musical shows and filmed theatre shows are also shown on the networks. On national holidays, military parades, musical performances and movies, plus more special programs are shown on all three networks.
The following illustrates part of a typical day's broadcasting on KCTV on weekdays:
|Broadcast time||Broadcast programmes||Approximate broadcast durations|
|Welcome to KCTV at 14:30 or 2:30 PM Pyongyang Time (00:00 or 12:00 AM GMT)|
|14:30-15:00||Highly modified version of the Philips PM5544 (4:3), Philips PM5644 (16:9), Test Pattern with digital clock and multiple elements including colour bars, resolution grids and other markings (the audio is music – usually classical or patriotic – and clock ident with the 8-note chime of "Song of General Kim Il-sung" as time signal)||30 minutes|
|15:00-15:10||National anthem, introduction announcement, "Song of General Kim Il-sung" (instrumental version) & "Song of General Kim Jong-il" (instrumental version), television listings||10 minutes|
|15:10-16:20||Special events recap||70 minutes|
|16:20-17:00||Documentary specials||40 minutes|
|17:00-17:20||Afternoon News ("Report", 보도 –Bodo–)||20 minutes|
|17:20-17:25||Press Review (오늘호 중앙신문개관)||5 minutes|
|17:30-18:00||Children's Broadcast time (cartoons, anecdotes of Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il, etc.)||30 minutes|
|18:00-18:15||Law enforcement show||15 minutes|
|18:15-18:35||Military show (chorus, parade, exercises, etc.); also includes the military comedy show It's So Funny||20 minutes|
|19:10-19:25||The evening news ("Report", 보도 –Bodo–)||15 minutes|
|19:25-19:30||Weather forecast||5 minutes|
|19:30-20:00||Sitcom (usually revolutionary or daily life themed TV series)||30 minutes|
|20:00-20:40||Drama show||40 Minutes|
|20:50-22:20||Feature Film||90 minutes|
|22:20-22:25||The late night news ("Among the Report today", 오늘의 보도중에서 –Oneul'ui Bodojeung'eseo–)||5 minutes|
|22:25-22:30||Weather forecast||5 minutes|
|22:30-22:35||Music videos||5 minutes|
|22:35-22:40||TV listings for tomorrow, sign-off announcement, National Flag and music 《빛나는 조국》 ("Our Shining Country")||5 minutes|
|22:40-14:30||Off the air. 8-bar Test Pattern with 1 kHz tone (tone but still black screen starts about 1.5 minutes after black screen start and lasts about 10 seconds at which point RF signal is completely cut; RF transmission begins again 21 minutes later the content of this transmission is bars+tone; bars without tone starts 1.25 minutes before beginning of next programme cycle)||13 hours and 10 minutes|
Newsreaders wear the same outfit every day, though they may vary in color (black and blue for male newsreaders and green and pink for female), and have the same haircut for everyone of the same gender. Newscasters must strongly project their voices when on air. Newscasts start typically with a blank red or blue slide, followed by a slow fade to the anchor. The set has the background of Pyongyang with the Taedong river. Nowadays even Mt. Baekdu or another view of Pyongyang is used as the background for the newscasts; however, a newer studio was introduced in September 2012, including a background LCD panel (paid by CCTV of PRC) where live images (such as a revolving globe or the flag of North Korea) are shown. This technological advancement allows live reportages, though it has not been used for that purpose.
North Korean newscasts were long known for being melodramatic. Newsreaders use one of five tones—a lofty, wavering one for praising the nation's leaders, an explanatory one for weather forecasts, a conversational one for uncontroversial stories, one denouncing the West and a mournful tone for announcing the death of a North Korean official or leader. Many North Korean journalists who have defected to the South have noted the contrasts with the more conversational South Korean broadcasting style. Longtime chief newsreader Ri Chun-hee was well known for her melodramatic style.
From 2012 the news intro uses the Juche Tower and a revolving globe before the news logo appears, with the introduction from the song "Might of Korea" as background music. The late-night version uses slow instrumental music played on a traditional Korean instrument. The main 20:00 news and 22:30 late news programme intros were updated again in 2014, with the same musical background but with a new logo and graphics. The introduction begins with the map of the world, zooming into the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), then a wall of clips from the station's news programming including one of the country's mass parades, a rocket launch, scenes from farming and industries, and several sports. The introduction ends with the Earth wrapped around a band of the flag of North Korea and the Korean characters (보도) for "Report".
In 1980, North Korea started relay reception by a communication satellite television.
In March 2012 the news readers began presenting news items in front of a computer-generated background. A graphic to accompany the story appears above the right or left shoulder — a style almost universally used in other countries by that time. When the report begins the graphic moves forward to fill the screen.
In September 2012, China Central Television of PRC, pledged about US$800,000 of equipment to help improve its news broadcast. Since then news were shown with a screen panel that shows images and videos in movement.
Korean Central Television's used the Pyongyang TV Tower as transmission sites.
Official, government-sanctioned and -operated television stations are the only ones that citizens are allowed to watch. Any television sets acquired by citizens are altered by the government beforehand, to receive only the official channels. This includes a tamper-evident seal which will show if the television's owner has attempted to tamper with components of the television. This is seen as evidence of that person attempting to receive foreign television from Mainland China, South Korea, Japan or Taiwan, and if discovered, the owner is subject for harsh penalties including imprisonment in one of North Korea's many forced-labour concentration camps.
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Outside North KoreaEdit
KCTV was broadcast free-to-air on Thaicom 5 on 1 August 2010, so with the appropriate equipment can be picked up in Southeast Asia, Australasia, Middle East, Africa and Europe and on Intelsat 21 in America and Europe.
During the last 30 minutes of the broadcast of the tuning table, patriotic songs or classical musical works of the DPRK. There are minor test card changes from time-to-time.
- c.1980s – 3 December 2017: EBU Colour Bars and modified Philips PM5544 testcard with digital clock. Towards the top of the testcard Chosŏn'gŭl characters for "Pyongyang" are written on either side of a chollima emblazoned on a blue background.
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To sustain the peace and order in the Province, together with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Arm Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Provincial Government of Lanao del Norte spearheaded by Governor Imelda ‘Angging’ Quibranza Dimaporo, conducted a Convergence Conference for the Camp Bilal Transformation Joint Task Force through a blended platform.
The meeting was also joined by the two active Congressional offices, Congressman Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo of the 1st District and the father of peace and development, Congressman Abdullah D. Dimaporo of the 2nd District along with DILG-LDN Provincial Director Bruce Colao, Col. Rey Alemania, the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Mechanized Brigade and LtCol. Julius Librada, Commander of the 5th Mechanized Battalion at the Governor’s Conference Room, Governor Arsenio A.
As the key facilitator of the said conference, the DILG, through PD Bruce Colao, presented the Framework on the Harmonization and Convergence Approach on the MILF Camp Transformation and Community Development. In relation to this, Col. Alemania also provided updates regarding the status and other strategic processes to implement the said plan.
“This Framework is a good start to ensure the development of various Barangays within the area. With this, there is a need also for us to seek further support from other concerned national line agencies to make the integration more successful.” Congressman Khalid said.
Governor Angging also informs the group that currently, despite the risk posed by the COVID 19 pandemic, the Provincial Government and other agencies such as DOLE are making ways to extend programs and support to Camp Bilal gradually.
“These measures are crucial in maintaining peace and order in the Province. We must not give them funds, but we need to establish a source of food for them and train them how important capital is in developing a business,” said Congressman Abdullah.
The meeting became more significant for it was attended by the Ministry’s Deputy Minister on Public Works and Highways of BARMM Engr. Abdul Moamit Tomawis, Mayor Racma Andamama of Munai, Mayor Maminta S. Dimakuta of Tagoloan, Mayor Hadja Fatima M. Tomawis of Tangcal along with the representative from Pakigdait, Municipal Planning and Development Coordinators (MPDCs) & DILG Municipal Local Government Operations Officers (MLGOOs) of Tangcal, Munai and Tagoloan through an online platform.
This convergence conference is relative to the PPOC Resolution No.4, series of 2021 that seeks to harmonize the MILF Community with the Local Government Unit Development Plans. The Framework will be further endorsed to the Council to intensify and strengthen the processes needed to accomplish the said development plan to provide immediate help to all the communities in the<|endoftext|>Through the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office and the provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, the Provincial Government of Lanao del Norte visited the Municipality of Tangcal and conducted a relief operation for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by the armed conflicts in the municipality.
A total of 410 families received food (10 kilos of rice and 10 cans of sardines0 and non-food items (mats, blankets, mosquito nets, towels, and kitchen utensils) from the PSWDO.
The PSWDO and PDRRMO head, Ms. Annabelle Mendez and Ms. Abeliza Manzano spearheaded the distribution with Tangkal Municipal Mayor Hon. Fatima Mutia Tomawis and the MDRRMO.
Mayor Tomawis is thankful to Governor Imelda ‘Angging’ Quibranza-Dimaporo for the quick response to the need of the people. Despite the challenges faced by the province, the Provincial Government remained truthful in delivering quality service.
Governor Angging, although unable to personally go to the affected municipality, expressed her deepest sympathies to the affected families. She hoped that with the help of the National Government agencies and the cooperation of the people, conflicts like this would never happen again. PIO-LDN<|endoftext|>Requests of the inmates or Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) the District Jail of Lanao del Norte, and as a support for our very own Senator Manny Pacquiao, Governor Imelda “Angging” Quibranza Dimaporo sponsored the Pay-Per-View activity for the anticipated boxing fight of the year, the Pacquiao VS Yordenis Ugas clash.
The activity was set yesterday, August 22, 2021, at the Lanao del Norte District Jail, Lower Sagadan, Baroy. Printed on their faces are their excitement and enjoyment brought by the said activity. Everyone rooted for Senator Pacquiao; although he did not win the fight, everybody was still happy for the chance and opportunity to witness the match.
It is not just the inmates who were delighted for the said affair. The LDN Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) also expressed their gratitude to Governor Angging for granting their humble requests.
As the mother of the Province, Governor Angging will continue to support all the branches and agencies of the province to deliver adequate, equitable, and transparent service to everyone. Although Sen. Pacquiao failed in his fight against the Cuban fighter, Governor Angging extends her compliments to the legendary boxer as he brought a good fight to everyone and continues to showcase the Filipino’s fineness in the field of boxing. PIO-LDN<|endoftext|>Angging’ Quibranza-Dimaporo, warmly and formally welcomes the newly designated National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) Provincial Head, Ms. Princess Almerah D. Lucman, as she pays a courtesy call at the Governor’s Office, Governor Arsenio A.
Governor Angging also congratulated Ms. Lucman for the new position acquired and expressed her support to intensify their ties for the common goal. During the visit, Governor Angging and Ms. Princess Lucman discussed various programs, steps, and innovations to alleviate the lives of the Muslim constituents in the Province, most importantly during these challenging times brought by the pandemic.
The NCMF was created under the Republic Act No. 9997, commonly known as the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos Act of 2009, which is directed to preserve and develop our Muslim brothers and sisters’ culture, tradition, and well-being.
Along with Ms. Lucman are Board Member Achmad Taha and her family and friends, who also want to convey their heartfelt appreciation to Governor Angging.
Together with the two Congressional offices, Congressman Mohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo of the 1st District and the father of peace and development, Congressman Abdullah D. Dimaporo of the 2nd District Governor Angging, and the PGLDN will constantly deliver equitable service to every Christians and Muslim in the community. With our unity, we can attain development, sustainability, and peace for our beloved<|endoftext|>Norte, with the Provincial Interfaith Council composed of various religious leaders of the different churches and residents in the province, joined the Monthly Interfaith Meeting recently held at Pikalawag Beach Resort, SND, Lanao del Norte.
In the first part of the activity, the members of the council, headed by the Chairperson on the Committee on Culture, Arts & Interfaith Relations and Sangguniang Panlalawigan Board Member Honorable Marivic D. Ramos, conducted a Church/Mosque Visitation for the presentation of culture and beliefs and statement of faith of religious leaders.
The father of peace and development, 2nd District Representative Congressman Abdullah ‘Bobby’ Dimakuta Dimaporo, joined the meeting via an online platform and expressed his support to the religious leaders who have helped the Provincial Government in many ways to sustain the unity of the people in the Province of Lanao del Norte. Cong. Abdullah, in his speech, also highlighted the importance of respecting and understanding each other’s religious beliefs and gave pieces of advice to the council members in order to further strengthen and maintain a harmonious coexistence of the Muslim and Christian residents through the different projects of the Interfaith Council.
“In Lanao del Norte, Muslims and Christians should peacefully work together in building a better future for the children,” Cong. Abdullah said.
The council also discussed various topics such as the schedule for the courtesy call in every municipality and the Livelihood Program thru IGP. It was also decided that the meeting for next month will be held at Abaga, Lala.
Governor Angging fully supports activities that promote unity amongst Muslim and Christian residents through respect and understanding of each other’s religious beliefs. PIO-LDN<|endoftext|>National Vaccination Program, the Provincial Government of Lanao del Norte, through the Provincial Health Office (PHO), Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO), and Provincial Community Affairs Office (PCAO), went to visit the Municipality of Nunungan on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, for an information drive.
Present during the event to learn more and be enlightened about the vaccination program of the PGLDN were the Barangay Captains, Barangay Kagawads, RHU, and SB Members of the Municipality of Nunungan headed by Municipal Mayor Hon. Marcos Mamay.
Mr. Lyndon G. Calica, the Incident Commander, Provincial Information Officer (PIO), and also head of the Provincial Community Affairs Office, in his opening statement, encouraged the barangay and municipal officials to cut the existing doubts and uncertainty about the safety of the vaccine and get vaccinated to gain protection and also set as good examples to the constituents of Nunungan.
The Provincial Government, headed by Governor Imelda ‘Angging’ Quibranza-Dimaporo, aims to boost the information dissemination campaign on the national vaccination program to increase public confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine and promote the benefits of getting one.
Representatives from the PHO and PSWDO also discussed some updates on the still ongoing inoculation in the different municipalities in the province. Currently, a total of 22,787 1st doses and 9994 2nd doses were administered for A1 to A3 cluster groups, and the inoculation for the A4 has now begun.
Mayor Mamay thanked the Provincial Government for the time and support that is given to his municipality. He also helped urge his constituents to believe in the effectiveness of the vaccine in order for them to gain additional protection from the deadly virus.
Governor Angging sees the need to reach out to communities at the barangay level, particularly those sectors that are wary of getting vaccinated. She also encouraged everyone to only spread factual information rather than false rumors and negativities regarding the COVID-19 vaccine . PIO-LDN<|endoftext|>As vital partners for peace and development, Lanao del Norte Governor Imelda Angging Quibranza Dimaporo warmly welcomes the key officials from the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos through Director Malo Manonggiring, the Director of Bureau of Pilgrimage and Endowment, and Chief Abang Marohom Salic, the Chief Division of Endowment along with DMOIV Princess Almerah Lucman and DMOIV Al-jomer Ali, as they paid a courtesy call to the Chief Executive at Governor’s Conference Room, Governor Arsenio A. Quibranza Provincial Government Center, Pigcarangan, Tubod on July 6, 2021.
The Bureau of Pilgrimage and Endowment (BPE) of NCMF is primarily responsible for the administration of the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the formulation and implementation of programs, projects, and activities for the efficient and effective supervision of the conduct of pilgrimage activities amongst Filipinos. Accordingly, due to the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic, Hajj 2021 was postponed, and it’s only limited to residents and citizens within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
To extend service to those impoverished Muslim brothers and sisters in the province, the NCMF team presented a proposal to Governor Angging for a WAQF WATER REFILLING STATION. It is a sadaqah Jariah project to support and rehabilitate WAQF Mosque and give assistance to orphanage schools (TORIL).
Waqf is a form of charitable charity in Islam, which means holding assets and preserving them for certain benefits with specific terms and conditions. This project will not only provide safe water in the communities but also help them generate income for their sustainability. Through this project, the NCMF BPE team would like to promote the righteous way of Waqf in the Philippines, most notably to help address the problems and concerns of Muslim Filipino communities during this pandemic.
Governor Angging expressed her genuine appreciation for the initiative of NCMF BPE in helping the province mitigate inequality and extend efficient service to everyone. Additionally, Governor Angging gave her support to the NCMF BPE team for the said pilot project, given that this will help uplift the current situation of Waqf Mosque and every Muslim brother and sister in the province
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Keke Senior Grammar School, Agege, Lagos, has emerged the winner of the Y2020 Lagos State Schools Governor’s Quiz competition with 14 points, closely followed by Oriwu Senior Model College, Ikorodu with 12 points and Lagos State Senior Model College, Kankon, with 10 points for the second and third positions respectively.
Speaking at the grand finale of the competition held on Friday for Primary, Junior and Senior Secondary Schools in the State, the Honourable Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo revealed that this year’s competition held virtually is in line with the efforts of the government towards engaging the students intellectually while at home.
Adefisayo spoke on the need to conduct a periodic assessment for the children to determine what they have learnt in the past few months through the Radio, Television and on-line programmes initiated by the State Government due to the closure of schools.
In her words, “In any good educational system, you don’t only test knowledge by summative examinations, there are so many other means such as tests, quizzes, panel discussions and project work among others, which will develop the students for the task ahead”.
The Commissioner averred that the annual Governor’s Quiz competition became more important as a way of accessing the school children as well as ensure that they are on top of their studies in view of the lockdown, adding that the competition will give them a wider scope in their core subjects and general studies.
She reiterated that high priority is given the education sector by the current administration, expressing optimism that the children are now more confident towards operating technological devices from the comfort of their homes to access virtual academic programmes that will improve their knowledge and enhance their learning capacity.
While congratulating the winners of the quiz competition and wishing them the best in future endeavours, the Commissioner stated that the annual competition was done virtually this year in line with the State Government’s efforts to curb the spread of Coronavirus pandemic in Lagos.
Earlier in her address, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mrs. Abosede Adelaja said that the highly competitive Lagos State Schools Governor’s Quiz Competition is an annual event designed to develop the mind of the pupils by creating healthy rivalry among students and has over the years produced many brilliant children who have gone ahead to study various courses of choice in higher institutions of learning.
She noted that the State government is happy with the overt display of knowledge by the children in science and technology, art and crafts among others, stressing that the recent improvement recorded in external examinations and achievements in many competitions underscores the usefulness of such competitions in Lagos State.
While advising all school children in the State to devote more time to their academic pursuits in order to attain excellence as future leaders, Adelaja urged the students to see the competition as an avenue to upscale their knowledge and key into the technological vision of the Governor for a Greater Lagos.
“The high standard of questions that are posted to the pupils/students and the ease with which they answer them is a testimony to the quality of education that we provide in the public education system in Lagos State”, Adelaja said.
In the junior category of the quiz competition, Fagba Junior Grammar School, Ifako-Ijaiye; Lagos State Junior Model College, Kankon and Eva Adelaja Junior Secondary School, Bariga came First, Second and Third respectively while Ahmad Primary School, Agege; Oke Ishegun Primary School, Alimosho and Mafoluku Nur/Primary School, Oshodi-Isolo also came First, Second and Third respectively in the Primary School category of the competition.<|endoftext|>Protect the lives of students and teachers of Technical Colleges in the State, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Alpha Mead Group has donated facemasks to the Lagos State Technical and Vocational Education Board, LASTVEB.
Speaking, while receiving the donated items at LASTVEB office in Ikeja, on Thursday, the Executive Secretary of the Board, Ms. Moronke Azeez, said the donation could not have come at a better time, especially now that the State is getting ready to have the students back in school.
She said, “Everything is being done by the present administration to ensure that the fortunes of Technical Education in the State are greatly improved, as well as correcting the negative perception of Technical Education by some individuals’’.
According to her, “The ‘Facemask for Work’ campaign by the NGO is a welcome initiative. Also, the support of the NGO and others for the development of technical education in Lagos State, through the provision of internship programme for students of Technical Colleges will ensure a sustainable legacy for the sector”.
Azeez, therefore, called on other corporate organisations and individuals to emulate the kind gesture of the Group by heeding the call of the Lagos State government for necessary support in the battle against the ravaging Coronavirus pandemic in the State.
Earlier, the Head, Marketing and Corporate Communication of Alpha Mead Group, Mr. Sesan Ogunyooye, who presented the items on behalf of the Group, said the NGO donated the facemasks to the College as a demonstration of its support to the Lagos State Government in its determined efforts to curb the spread of the pandemic.
He expressed the readiness and willingness of the Group to build a lasting partnership with LASTVEB towards advancing the course of Technical Education in the State.
“Alpha Mead Group is working with various government agencies in Lagos in order to make technical education attractive, including the introduction of a high-level training programme for over 100 students at the Government Technical College, Agidingbi Centre”, Ogunyooye said.<|endoftext|>Ensure total compliance with the Lagos State Government’s directive on the partial closure of business to control the spread of Coronavirus, the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has engaged market leaders and traders.
According to the General Manager of the Agency, Mrs. Kemi Olugbode, the engagement became necessary in order to educate traders and consumers on the COVID-19 pandemic while also promoting and protecting consumer-rights to safety.
Speaking further, she said that during the engagement at the Balogun Market, one of the Market leaders who is also the APC Ward B3 Chairman for Lagos Island, Alhaji Babajide Ibrahim, promised that the market executives will ensure proper sensitisation of all traders within the market
He stated that the market leaders will take the enlightenment round the market today so as to ensure that all traders comply with directives on the partial closure of some markets.
The Chairman, Market Parking Board of Lagos Island, Mr. Ibrahim Dawodu, also promised that there will be total compliance with the directives of the State Government, adding that the Market Parking spaces will be under lock and key.
The Iyaloja of Owolowo, Alhaja Idayat Ali, promised that the executive members will work in tandem with the Market Taskforce to ensure all shops and retailers outlets along Nnamdi Azikwe, Agarawu, Olowogbowo and others comply with the directive, adding that any recalcitrant will be severely dealt with.
Also speaking during the advocacy campaign, the Iyaloja of Ojuwoye, Alhaja (Mrs.) Idiat Adebunmi explained that measures already put in place by the market include maintaining social distance, provision of hand gloves, tap- fitted hand-washing buckets and sanitisers.
Recall that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu directed that some markets, courts and parks in Lagos State should be shut for seven days starting Thursday, 26th March 2020, as part of efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 in the State.<|endoftext|>... Seeks Cooperation of Market Leaders
The Corp Marshal, Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), CP Gbemisola Akinpelu (Rtd) has declared the readiness of the Agency to ensure compliance with the directives of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the Corps Marshal, the Agency is part of the essential service providers and enforcement team of the Lagos State Government and has, thus, directed all operatives to remain at their duty posts to enforce compliance.
Akinpelu implored all operators of none food and non-medical stores and markets to close down their outlets as directed by the State Government from the 26th of March 2020, warning that the Agency, along with other enforcement and security personnel, will not tolerate violation of the directive.
She further admonished the market leaders to also scale up advocacy on environmental and personal hygiene among members and other market users while undertaking regular handwashing with soap and water, as well as regular use of hand sanitisers and nose masks.
She gave an assurance that LAGESC officers will continue regular monitoring and enforcement of social distancing, particularly the prevention of more than 25 people at any gathering within their communities.<|endoftext|>... Gives Traders One Week To Remove All Illegal Structures
Lagos State Government, on Thursday, restated its commitment to the regeneration of Lagos Island Central Business District, just as it gave a one-week ultimatum to all traders and business owners to remove illegal extensions on buildings within the Business District.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who handed down the directive at an inter-ministerial stakeholders meeting held at the Onikan Youth Centre, said this is necessary as the government intends to commence massive renewal of the Lagos Island CBD, arguably Nigeria’s foremost commercial nerve centre, before year-end.
Sanwo-Olu, who was represented at the meeting by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako said it is unacceptable that despite its centrality and importance to the nation’s economy, Lagos Island remains categorised as a slum area, due largely to the inordinate planning and other challenges arising from the attitudinal disposition of the people.
He said the stakeholders’ summit was organised to help find solutions to the rising cases of fire incidents, environmental degradation, street trading, traffic control and insecurity of the CBD.
In his words “The Lagos State government has an approved regeneration master plan for the entire Lagos Island CBD, and is determined to ensure strict compliance with the plan which is aimed at ensuring the development of a clean, safe and vibrant economy”.
While calling for continued partnership with the organised private sector in order to ensure the provision of facilities to sustain the huge economic size of the markets in the CBD, the Governor insisted that government cannot afford to have the CBD being described as the most unsafe and uncontrolled part of Lagos due to the activities of a few.
He, therefore, charged all residents of the Island CBD and land-owning families, especially property developers, to continue to comply with all physical development laws in order to move away from the culture of illegalities and awkwardness.
In her remarks, the Honourable Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on CBD, Mr. Mojisola Ali Macaulay submitted that the Lagos Island CBD requires serious attention and financial commitment from the public and private sector, saying that “We all must respect the State where we are domiciled, whether for business or otherwise and ensure strict compliance with its laws”.
“Disasters which occur as a result of non-compliance with laid down regulations are becoming too rampant and there is need for all stakeholders to join hands together and make the CBD work”, she added
Also speaking, the Special Adviser to the Governor on CBD, Mr. Olugbenga Oyerinde said the Governor is committed to making the CBD work.
“This government is committed to ensuring that the glory of the Lagos Island CBD is returned and people would see a new CBD in which they would be proud”, he stated.
Oyerinde said the CBD office decided to organise the inter-ministerial stakeholders’ engagement in response to the spate of fire incidents in the area as well as the increase in environmental degradation, street trading, and security challenges.
In his own contribution, Simon Gusah, the Team Lead, Future Cities Nigeria, a UK sponsored organisation partnering with Lagos State Urban Renewal Agency (LASURA), said the agency is working on how Lagosians can deploy technology to reduce stress and live smarter.
“We are asking the questions about whether we could develop the right app that could make people to buy goods from markets on the Island without having to physically come to the Island. If we can achieve this and reduce the five million population trying to trade in the market by half a million we may start witnessing a massive reduction in the stress level of residents”, Gusah asserted.<|endoftext|>Genre: journalism and media communication, sociology
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Latina Equal Pay Day Rally Kicks Off California Legislature’s New Unseen Latinas Initiative
SACRAMENTO – (Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020) – Today, the California Latino Legislative Caucus held a Latina Equal Pay Day rally with State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Los Angeles), First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and others to shine a spotlight on the crisis of inequities facing Latinas in California.
The event (a recording is available here) kicked off the Latino Caucus’ new two-year Unseen Latinas initiative, which aims to address disparities Latinas in California experience in economic outcomes, career and leadership opportunities, and education.
“As Chair of the CA Latino Legislative Caucus, I am proud to help spearhead the efforts to address existing inequities that disproportionately impact Latinas in California,” said Senator Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles), Chair of the Latino Caucus Chair. “Historically, Latinas have earned much lower wages than their white female and male counterparts and now, with the COVID-19 pandemic the disparities are even worse. Almost thirty percent have lost their jobs due to the pandemic and they have suffered casualties at equally alarmingly rates. We need to improve access to better paying jobs, education, career opportunities, and excellent healthcare. It is time for change.”
To formalize the Legislature’s commitment to solving this problem, Speaker Rendon recently appointed a new Assembly Select Committee on Latina Inequities that Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) will serve as Chair.
“The truth is, California is dead last when it comes to addressing Latina pay inequity. And it’s not just pay—Latina representation ranks at the bottom of every demographic group in a number of fields,” Assemblywoman Gonzalez said. “We know there are problems; we also know there has to be solutions out there. That’s why the Latino Caucus has announced the Unseen Latinas initiative and the Assembly Speaker has appointed a new Select Committee on Latina Inequities so that we can really examine this problem and find policy solutions to this crisis.”
For questions on the Unseen Latinas initiative, contact Sami Gallegos: [email protected]
To schedule an interview with a member of the Latino Caucus, contact Fredy Ceja: [email protected]<|endoftext|>Senator María Elena Durazo to Serve as Chair of the CA Latino Legislative Caucus, Assemblymember Robert Rivas Elected as Vice Chair
SACRAMENTO – The California Latino Legislative Caucus (CLLC) announced today that Senator María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) has been elected to serve as the caucus Chair for the 2021-22 legislative session. Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) was elected as Vice-Chair. Chairs are limited to one, two-year term. Comprised of 29 State Legislators (7 Senators and 22 Assemblymembers), including a record-high 16 Latinas, the CLLC serves as a forum to develop avenues to empower the Latino community throughout California.
“I first and foremost want to thank our outgoing Chair Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez for her steadfast leadership and vision for the California Latino Legislative Caucus. Under her leadership, 21 priority bills were signed into law and we raised $500,000 for scholarships to benefit students across California,” Senator Durazo said. “I also want to thank my colleagues for trusting me to continue the caucus’s work. During COVID-19, we will continue to focus on worker health and safety, the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on the Latino community, expanding the state’s safety net to include all Californians, and ensuring Latinos in California get equity education and economic opportunities they deserve, regardless of immigration status. I very much look forward to working with the Vice Chair Assemblymember Robert Rivas.”
Senator María Elena Durazo was elected as State Senator of the 24th District in 2018. She represents the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Boyle Heights, Echo Park, Silver Lake and East Los Angeles. Senator Durazo is the Assistant Majority Whip of the Senate and sits on the Senate Committees on Appropriations, Banking and Financial Institutions, Education, Judiciary, and Housing. Since assuming office, she has worked extensively on initiatives to expand Medi-Cal coverage to all Californians regardless of their immigration status. Senator Durazo has served as Vice Chair of the Latino Caucus since December 2018.
“I am grateful to my colleagues in the Latino Legislative Caucus for confidence in my leadership during this unprecedented time in California’s history,” Assemblymember Rivas said. “The current pandemic and economic recession have absolutely devastated Latino communities across the State. Latinos make up almost 50 percent of all COVID-19 deaths in California, and Latinas in particular have been hit the hardest by the economic recession, with 30 percent losing their jobs during the first few months of the pandemic. The next legislative session will be incredibly important for the Caucus and for the health and wellbeing of the State’s Latino plurality, and I look forward to working with Senator and Chair Durazo on these urgent issues.”
Assemblymember Robert Rivas was elected to represent the 30th Assembly District in 2018. His district encompasses the inland Monterey Bay Area and other parts of the northern Central Coast, as well as the outer San Jose suburb of Morgan Hill. The district is centered on the major agricultural areas of the Pajaro Valley and the Salinas Valley. This year, he successfully championed a farmworkers relief legislative package to support essential farmworkers during the coronavirus pandemic. Rivas serves as Chair of the Assembly Agriculture Committee.
“It has been an honor to serve as Chair of the Latino Caucus over these last two years,” Assemblywoman Gonzalez said. “When we use our collective power, the members of our Caucus are able to push forward substantial reforms that support our Latino community statewide. During this pandemic, we fought successfully to secure protections for essential Latino workers and financial relief for our undocumented community. I look forward to continue working with my colleagues and our new leadership in the Latino Caucus to continue uplifting our community.”
The outgoing Chair of the Latino Caucus, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), led several important initiatives during her leadership. Assemblywoman Gonzalez was integral in raising a record half-million dollars for the Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation to provide $5,000 scholarships to 102 California students in 2019 and 2020. She directed a campaign to put a national spotlight the 25th anniversary of Proposition 187 and the impact that 1994 initiative had on California’s Latino community for generations.
Under her leadership, the governor signed 21 Latino Caucus bill priorities, including legislation to expand Medi-Cal to all young adults in the state, regardless of immigration status. Amid the ongoing pandemic, Assemblywoman Gonzalez led the Latino Caucus in shoring up workplace safety protections for essential workers and expanding the California Earned Income Tax Credit to immigrant tax filers. She also launched the Unseen Latinas Initiative, a new two-year effort to address the crisis of inequities facing California Latinas in economic outcomes, career and leadership opportunities, and education in the state.
For questions or to schedule an interview with a member of the California Latino Legislative<|endoftext|>New Latino Caucus Initiative to Highlight Crisis of Inequities Facing California Latinas
SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Latino Legislative Caucus is announcing a new two-year initiative to address the continued and growing inequality that California Latinas experience in economic outcomes, career and leadership opportunities, and education in the state. Latino Caucus Chairwoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), Vice Chair María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles), Senator Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) and Assemblywoman Luz Rivas (D-Arelta) will coordinate this effort.
“Despite constituting nearly 20% of our population, Latinas are too often unseen in California. There have been historic disparities in our pay, leadership opportunities and outcomes that must be intentionally identified and addressed in this state,” said Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), Chair of the Latino Caucus. “Through this two-year initiative, the Latino Caucus plans to clearly identify these disparities and push forward an aggressive agenda that prioritizes the success of Latinas in California. If we want to finally level the economic playing field in this state, California has to take on the deep-rooted, systemic racism and misogyny that holds Latinas down.”
The Unseen Latinas Initiative will highlight what has become a growing problem in California. As women and communities of color have slowly made gains in this State, Latinas have fallen even farther behind. From the hotel housekeeper in San Diego, to the student in the Central Valley, to the executive in Silicon Valley, Latinas have been passed over and dismissed as other demographic groups continue to make gains. The Unseen Latinas Initiative will bring together educational and economic experts and Latinas working in a range of California industries to understand the problem that currently exists and eventually work toward intentional and targeted solutions. The Initiative will kick-off with a press conference and tweet-storm on National Latina Equal Pay Day, Thursday, October 29.
“As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment that guaranteed and protected women's constitutional right to vote, it is important to note that it took another 45 years for women of color to secure that same right. California’s legislative composition consists of 120 legislators, 38 of whom are women, and of those 16 are Latinas. Even though California is the most racially diverse state in the nation, nearly 78% of the women appointed to California public boards are white women. Only 3.3% of the women appointed to these boards are Latina,” Senator María Elena Durazo said. “We have a long way to go to reach parity with other women in California, which makes the ‘Unseen Latinas’ project that much more important.”
California has the country’s lowest gender wage gap, yet Latinas in the state suffer from the largest pay disparity in the United States—earning on average just 42 cents for every dollar earned by non-Hispanic white men. A new report released by the non-profit organization Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) shows that historic inequities facing California Latinas have worsened in the pandemic. In the first months of California’s economic shutdown, 30 percent of Latinas in the state lost their jobs.
“I am proud to help spearhead the efforts for the project Unseen Latinas that seeks to address the inequalities that impact Latinas,” Senator Gonzalez said. “Historically, Latinas have earned much lower wages than our white female and male counterparts and now, with the COVID-19 pandemic the numbers look even worse. Almost thirty percent have lost their jobs due to the pandemic, and we have suffered casualties at equally alarmingly rates. We need to do better. Latinas need more. More means access to better paying jobs, education, career opportunities, and excellent healthcare. It is time for change. Only then will we see how we can thrive as a community when Latinas live to our full potential.”
“I look forward to highlighting the inequities experienced by too many women of color by lending my support for project Unseen Latinas,” Assemblywoman Rivas said. “Our invisibility starts at a young age where our system fails to ensure that we have a roof over our heads and are connected with resources to help us succeed in school. Education is essential to ensure we provide pathways to well-paying jobs. We can’t expect success as adults if we set them up for failure as kids.”
Under-representation of Latinas exists across a range of professions and income levels in the state:
· Only about 1.8 percent of doctors are Latina.
· Only 3 percent of the licensed attorneys and 2 percent of the judges are Latina.
· A Latina has never been appointed to the California State Supreme Court.
· In elected office, Latinas account for just 7.3 percent of city council seats and 13.3 percent of seats in the State Legislature.
· A Latina has never been elected to statewide office in California.
· After a state law passed in 2018 to require more representation on publicly traded corporate boards, Latinas made up only 3.3 percent (or 17 of 511) of new seats filled.
Nearly 20% of all Californians are Latina, or 1 in 5 people. Within the last decade, Latino purchasing power rose to $453 billion (or 20 percent) of the total buying power in the state—a 70 percent increase since 2010. The economic success of the entire state depends on prioritizing the success of Latinas.
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The higher-rated of the two stations as well as one of The WB's highest-rated affiliates (having ranked as the network's most-watched WB station overall during the 2004-05 season). Incidentally, KAUT was erroneously mentioned as one of several former soon-to-be-former UPN affiliates owned by CBS Television Stations that would join The CW at its launch, a statement that was later retracted on account of Viacom having sold channel 43 to The New York Times Company on September 14, 2005, four months prior to the CW launch announcement. KAUT's status was left undetermined until August 22, when an email sent by station management confirmed that KAUT would become the market's affiliate of MyNetworkTV, a network co-founded by the Fox Television Stations and Twentieth Television subsidiaries of News Corporation that was created primarily to provide network programming to UPN and WB stations with which The CW decided against affiliating. Channel 34 officially remained a WB affiliate until the network ceased operations on September 17, 2006; it officially joined The CW upon that network's launch the following day on September 18, at which time the station changed its on-air branding to "The CW Oklahoma City". KAUT, meanwhile, had earlier converted into a MyNetworkTV affiliate upon that network's launch on September 5.
On August 28, 2007, a transmission line at KOCB's transmitter facility failed while the station was airing a Dallas Cowboys preseason game, leaving the station off the air for the better part of two weeks. KOCB's analog and digital signals remained dark until 3:00 p.m. on August 29, only for the transmitter to fail again that night around 12:00 a.m. The station's direct fiber optic studio feed that was fed to headends operated by Cox Communications was only interrupted for a short time. KOCB's over-the-air signal returned to the air about two weeks later in time for the start of The CW's Fall 2007 primetime schedule. On March 5, 2012, KOCB and KOKH became the last stations in the Oklahoma City market to carry syndicated programs, station promos and commercials in high definition (rebroadcasts of KOKH's newscasts continued to be broadcast in 4:3 standard definition until August 2013, when that station upgraded its newscast production to HD).
On May 8, 2017, Sinclair Broadcast Group entered into an agreement to acquire Tribune Media – which has owned NBC affiliate KFOR-TV and independent station KAUT-TV since December 2013 – for $3.9 billion, plus the assumption of $2.7 billion in debt held by Tribune, pending regulatory approval by the FCC and the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division. As broadcasters are not currently allowed to legally own more than two full-power television stations in a single market, and KOKH and KFOR rank among the four highest-rated stations in the Oklahoma City market in total day viewership, the companies may be required to sell either the KOKH/KOCB duopoly or the KFOR/KAUT duopoly to another station group in order to comply with FCC ownership rules preceding approval of the acquisition; however, a sale of either duopoly to an independent buyer is dependent on later decisions by the FCC regarding local ownership of broadcast television stations and future acts by Congress.
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
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KOCB originally launched a digital subchannel on virtual channel 34.2 on April 1, 2006, to serve as an affiliate of The Tube Music Network, through a groupwide agreement encompassing many of Sinclair's network-affiliated and independent stations; however, Sinclair dropped the network from KOCB and its sister stations elsewhere in the U.S. – and decommissioned the 34.2 subchannel – in December 2006, due to disagreements between Sinclair and network parent The Tube Media Corp. over compliance of newly enacted FCC requirements for digital subchannels (the network ceased operations eleven months later, on October 1, 2007).
KOCB relaunched its DT2 subchannel on October 4, 2010 as an affiliate of TheCoolTV; it would later be pulled from the station on August 31, 2012, after Sinclair decided to drop the music video network from 32 of its then-approximately 70 stations nationwide. Following a two-year sabbatical, KOCB-DT2 was brought back on-air on July 1, 2014, now as an affiliate of the classic movie network GetTV, through a channel lease agreement that involved 33 of Sinclair's stations. On February 28, 2017, KOCB-DT2 disaffiliated from GetTV to become a charter affiliate of the Sinclair-owned digital content network TBD.
On October 31, 2015, KOCB launched a digital subchannel on virtual channel 34.3, to serve as an affiliate of Comet, a science fiction-focused network owned by Sinclair in conjunction with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; the subchannel was subsequently added by Cox Communications on digital channel 217.
KOCB discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 34, on February 17, 2009, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television (which Congress had moved the previous month to June 12). The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 33, using PSIP to display KOCB's virtual channel as 34 on digital television receivers.
In addition to carrying the entire CW network schedule, syndicated programs featured on KOCB (as of September 2016[update]) include The Jerry Springer Show, The Steve Wilkos Show, Celebrity Name Game, Family Feud, The Simpsons and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. In November 2005, KOCB began simulcasting the Oklahoma Lottery's nightly Pick 3 and Cash 5 drawings, which were carried by KOKH through an agreement with the Oklahoma Lottery Commission; these were discontinued when the lottery ceased the live broadcasts and switched to drawing the numbers via a random number generator in July 2009 (Powerball drawings continued to air on both station until 2013, although neither carried Mega Millions after Oklahoma became a participant in that multi-state lottery in 2011; both drawings were carried in the market on cable and satellite through Chicago-based superstation WGN America until February 2014).
KOCB holds the local broadcast rights to NFL preseason games from the Dallas Cowboys, with three to five prime time game telecasts airing annually. From 1998 to 2014, the station also ran college basketball games from the Big 12 Conference through ESPN Plus, airing between ten and twelve regular season games each year as well as games from the first three rounds of the Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament. Most college basketball telecasts on the station aired on Saturday afternoons, with occasional prime time games on weeknights (the station rescheduled CW prime time shows to air on weekend evenings if a prime time game was scheduled, which it continues to do for some Dallas Cowboys preseason games, pre-empting movies usually aired on Saturday and Sunday evenings between 7:00 and 9:00 p.m., as The CW itself does not run network programming on those nights, and occasionally those usually aired in weekend afternoon timeslots).
In August 2014, KOCB became a charter outlet of the American Sports Network (ASN), a Sinclair-owned ad hoc syndication service that mainly carries college sports events (this effectively relegated local broadcasts of Big 12 basketball games, including those involving the Oklahoma Sooners and Oklahoma State Cowboys, to Fox Sports Oklahoma and select national cable sports networks such as ESPN). KOCB mainly carries college football and basketball games as well as auto races carried by the service on its main channel; prior to KOCB-DT2's conversion into a TBD affiliate, that subchannel served as an alternate feed of the service, carrying college basketball games not carried on the main channel 34.1 and college baseball games (most of these ancillary events are now carried by Enid-based KBZC-LD (channel 42), which carries ASN's 24-hour network feed on its main channel).
KOCB did not broadcast its any local news programming for much of its history, and was the only general entertainment commercial station in the Oklahoma City market to have never regularly run local newscasts exclusive to the station. In 2005, Fox-affiliated sister station KOKH began to broadcast live half-hour editions of that station's 9:00 p.m. newscast on KOCB on certain weeknights in which a Fox Sports telecast (usually Major League Baseball All-Star, playoff and World Series games) is scheduled to air past 9:00 p.m. on channel 25. On August 9, 2010, KOCB began to air rebroadcasts of KOKH-TV's 9:00 p.m. newscast at 12:00 a.m. weeknights.
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Latta Statement on D.C. Circuit Court’s Net Neutrality Ruling
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), Republican Leader on the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, released the following statement on today’s D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on net neutrality.
“The decision by the D.C. Circuit Court to uphold the FCC’s light-touch regulation and transparency rule is undoubtedly the right one. Reversing the Obama-era FCC’s top-down utility-style approach has led to increased investment that ultimately benefits consumers. That being said, the uncertainty that continues to plague this issue needs to come to an end. Congress should pass bipartisan legislation that protects a free and open Internet while providing regulatory stability to providers.
“Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee have shown our willingness to come to the table by introducing three bills that had traditionally enjoyed Democratic support. Unfortunately, the majority chose to go it alone earlier this year, and we’ve seen very little progress since.
“I’m hopeful that today’s ruling provides the impetus to bring both sides together to find a legislative solution that provides a permanent fix to this issue,<|endoftext|>The Toledo Blade’s Editorial Board shared their perspective on the work Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) and his colleagues are doing to combat illegal robocalls.
The Toledo Blade: End robocall pollution
It has been a long time coming for the nation’s phone companies to take action against individuals and others that abuse the telecommunications system to harass and even attempt to defraud the public.
Twelve of the country’s largest phone firms last week vowed to implement new technology to spot and block robocalls.
The companies aren’t doing this for altruism. They’re under an agreement brokered between the industry and all 50 states’ attorneys general to combat the rising torrent of unwanted telecom solicitation.
There was also legislation advancing in Congress that requires the phone providers to end the annoying and in some cases fraudulent phone calls that people receive. Americans were illegally spammed by unwanted phone callers 4.7 billion times in July alone.
The 12 carriers have agreed to implement call-blocking technology, make free anti-robocall tools available to consumers, and deploy a system that would label calls as real or spam. The program is aimed at spoofing, which is when an incoming call from a spammer looks like a local phone number because it has the user’s area code, often tricking the victim to answer and getting the victim to give up personal information.
Carriers who signed the pledge include AT&T, Comcast, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon, which had promised robocall protection, along with Bandwidth, CenturyLink, Charter, Consolidated, Frontier, U.S. Cellular, and Windstream.
A bill co-authored by U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R., Bowling Green), the STOP Robocalls Act, was incorporated into the new Stopping Bad Robocalls Act that the House approved in July. It awaits action in the Senate. The original Latta bill, co-authored with Pittsburgh-area Rep. Mike Doyle, a Democrat, required telecom companies to make the default position that consumers opted-in to call-blocking, rather than requiring them to opt-out, which many failed to do. The rule was then adopted by the Federal Communications Commission.
The new bill requires telecom carriers to adopt a call-authentication tool and blocking service free of charge. It also extends the time in which the FCC has to catch illegal callers and allows the government to fine first-time offenders.
The industry is responding but Congress must keep up the pressure to end the pollution of the telecom spectrum by con artists. Spam calls need to end soon. Phone carriers should have automatic blocking systems, and consumers should be given the ability to block calls. And strong enforcement and stiff penalties should be put in place to discourage this telecom blight.<|endoftext|>Energy and Commerce Committee approves Latta efforts on stopping robocalls, improving grid security
Washington, July 17, 2019 | Mikayla Hall (202-225-6405)
“Americans deserve peace of mind knowing that the phones that connect us to the world are being used for good, not scams.”
Today, the Energy and Commerce Committee passed three bills that Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) has been working on: the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act, the Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act, and the Cyber Sense Act of 2019. These bills will help stop unwanted robocalls and improve grid security.
Key Quotes from Congressman Latta’s Remarks:
“[The Stopping Bad Robocalls Act] would allow consumers to know which calls are being blocked – similar to the spam filter in email – and create a pathway to stop wanted calls from being blocked...[and] would ensure that we are preserving consumers’ access to desirable, and at times, life-saving calls and text messages while also protecting them from bad actors who fraudulently spoof caller ID information to make illegal robocalls. Americans deserve peace of mind knowing that the phones that connect us to the world are being used for good, not scams.”
“These bills will foster a collaborative relationship between DOE and the utilities to ensure our grid becomes increasingly resilient in the face of cyberattacks. Grid security is national security, and it’s important that we act.”
Additional Background on the Legislation:
H.R. 3375, the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act, combats the growing scourge of illegal robocalls. Latta, the Republican Leader on the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, introduced the Support Tools to Obliterate Pesky (STOP) Robocalls Act earlier this year with Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA). Their legislation is a major component of this bipartisan package.
H.R. 359, the Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act, directs DOE to facilitate and encourage public-private partnerships in order to improve cybersecurity of electric utilities. The legislation will improve sharing of best practices and data collection, along with providing training and technical assistance to electric utilities in order to address and mitigate cybersecurity risks.
H.R. 360, the Cyber Sense Act of 2019, creates a voluntary Cyber Sense program to test the cybersecurity of products and technologies intended for use in the bulk-power system. The Secretary of Energy will be required to keep a related database on these products to assist electric utilities in their evaluation of products and their potential to cause harm to the electric grid.<|endoftext|>Latta’s STOP Robocalls Act is major component of bipartisan robocalls package
Washington, June 20, 2019 | Mikayla Hall (202-225-6405)
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) released the following statement after the Energy and Commerce Committee unveiled bipartisan legislation, the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act, to combat the growing scourge of illegal robocalls. Latta, the Republican Leader on the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, introduced the Support Tools to Obliterate Pesky (STOP) Robocalls Act earlier this year with Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA). Their legislation is a major component of this bipartisan package.
Latta’s language in the package builds on the FCC’s recent announcement that it would allow carriers to provide robocall blocking technologies to customers on an informed opt-out basis. Currently, you have to opt-in. His language also would increase communication between the FCC and phone companies, and study the benefits of having better tracking systems.
“At minimum, illegal robocalls and others like them are a disruptive nuisance,” said Latta. “At worst, vulnerable people fall prey to scams. As I crisscross the Fifth Congressional District, I hear the same feedback: they’re unwelcome and annoying, and it’s time for them to stop. Unfortunately, simply being on the Do Not Call Registry is not enough. There needs to be a multi-faceted approach, combining efforts from Congress, the FCC, and tech companies. This bipartisan package is one such example. I’m pleased my STOP Robocalls Act was included in this legislation, and look forward to working with my colleagues to get it across the finish line.”
Combating the scourge of robocalls is a top priority for Congressman Latta. Last month, Latta hosted a Stopping Senior Scams Workshop with representatives from the FTC and IRS Taxpayer Advocates to raise awareness of common scams, including robocalls, that target seniors. Click here for a recap of that event.<|endoftext|>Mikayla Hall (202-225-6405)
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) will host a “Stopping Senior Scams Workshop” on Thursday, May 30 at 10:00 AM in the Penta Career Center in Perrysburg, Ohio. The event will consist of speakers from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the IRS Taxpayer Advocate to raise awareness of common scams that target seniors and offer tips on how to avoid becoming a victim of fraud.
Media is invited to attend the workshop.
Please RSVP with Mikayla Hall in Congressman Latta’s office at [email protected] if you plan to attend.
Illegal robocalls are on the rise - Ohioans received 1.7 billion in 2018. These calls are costly, with 22 million Americans losing a total of $9.5 billion in robocall scams in 2016 alone. Congressman Latta is the Republican Leader on the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, and has been leading efforts to address consumer scams, particularly robocalls. His legislation, the STOP Robocalls Act (H.R.2386), would help prevent bad actors from fraudulently calling consumers by giving oversight agencies and private companies additional tools to block calls.
Stopping Senior Scams Workshop
Who: Congressman Bob Latta, representatives from the FTC and the Taxpayer Advocate Service
What: Workshop for seniors to raise awareness of common scams, offer tips to avoid becoming a victim
When: Thursday, May 30, 2019 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Media is invited to attend.
Auditorium, Penta Career Center
9301 Buck Road
Perrysburg, OH 43551<|endoftext|>House Democrats Block Latta’s Pro-Life Amendment, Call to Protect Abortion Survivors
WASHINGTON, May 16, 2019 | Mikayla Hall (202-225-6405)
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) offered a pro-life amendment today to the Marketing and Outreach Restoration to Empower Health Education Act of 2019 (H.R. 987) and called for a vote on the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. House Democrats blocked both of these efforts.
Latta Calls for Vote on Born Alive Protections
“I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - blocking this legislation is shameful,” says Latta. “There is no difference between an ‘abortion survivor’ and a newborn. Both are infants, born alive and separate from their mothers’ bodies. And both deserve proper medical treatment. It’s astounding to me that Democrats deny this personhood. My fellow members of the pro-life caucus and I will not stop until this legislation passes and is signed into law.”
The Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act does exactly what the name suggests: ensures any infant born alive after an abortion receives the same protection under the law as any other newborn. This means that medical care is mandated, and any doctors who allow these infants to die or who intentionally kills them will face penalties.
Earlier this year, Congressman Latta penned an op-ed about Democrats’ continued blocking of this legislation in the House and Senate. In April, House Republicans filed a discharge petition with bipartisan support to force a vote on the House floor to end infanticide. The petition broke a record after receiving more than 190 signatures on the first day -- the highest number any petition has received in a single day in 22 years.
Latta Introduces Pro-Life Amendment
Congressman Latta’s amendment to H.R. 987 would require that individuals or organizations trained to help consumers and businesses look for health care coverage options through the Obamacare Marketplace disclose that the plan they are considering covers abortion services and what the monthly surcharge is for the coverage. Under current Obama-era regulation, many consumers who sign up for coverage on the exchanges end up paying a hidden abortion surcharge as part of their monthly premium. This amendment failed to pass the Rules Committee.
Latta Co-Sponsors Abortion is Not Health Care Act
Congressman Latta joined several members of Congress and leaders of pro-life organizations in supporting the Abortion is Not Health Care Act. This legislation would end the Internal Revenue Service’s treatment of out-of-pocket abortion costs as a medical expense.
“The ending of a human life should not be part of a taxpayer's money-saving strategy when they file their taxes each April,” said Latta. “I'm proud to support legislation to remove financial incentives for abortions, and will continue to work with the Pro-Life Caucus to end all federal funding streams for them.”
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Category - journalism and media communication, movie
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Koch Brothers Exposed is a 2012 U.S. documentary, compiled by liberal political activist and filmmaker Robert Greenwald from a viral video campaign produced by Brave New Films, about the alleged political activities of the Koch brothers.
“Corrupt corporate forces are trying to buy our democracy, with disastrous consequences, Koch Brothers Exposed helps shed a light on how.”
Robert Greenwald is an American filmmaker, who in the early 2000s turned toward making issues-oriented documentary films and founded Brave New Films, a liberal media company which publishes viral documentary campaigns, including the one from which this film was compiled. The 60-minute Koch Brothers Exposed documentary began as a series of 13 two- to twelve-minute viral videos intended to portray David and Charles Koch’s negative impact on a variety of aspects of American life. The billionaire Koch Brothers have been described as “the poster boys of the 1 percent.” Their conglomerate, Koch Industries, is one of the largest private firms in the nation, with estimated annual revenues in the range of $100 billion. Critics argue that the extraordinary wealth and overwhelming political influence of the Koch brothers harms the environment, education, campaign finance, and labor rights.
An opening introductory profile on the Koch brothers claims that their inherited wealth was built by their father Fred Koch, a founder of the John Birch Society, by working for Joseph Stalin, and has been used to “wage a systematic attack on American values” and “defining the lives of ordinary American under the radar for over 50 years.”
In a campaign video, US Senator Bernie Sanders asserts that the Koch brothers fund think tank position papers, media pundits and politicians to promote three distorted perceptions: the need to raise the age of retirement, the notion that the social security system is going bankrupt, and the idea that social security should be privatized. Members of the general public compare and contrast their own lifestyles, supported by social security, with those of the Koch brothers. Subsequently, they and others attempt to question the brothers about policies they are alleged to support, such as home foreclosures, pollution and union busting,
Journalist Adele Stan describes Americans for Prosperity as a "front group" which acts as "the boots on the ground for enforcing the agenda put forward by David Koch". People involved in the Wake County Public School System, in a section from campaign video, allege that AFP backed school board candidates sought to re-segregate schools by opposing forced bussing and supporting neighbourhood schools with the aim of destroying the public school system. The Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel and others, in a section from campaign video, assert that Koch Foundation Grants with over 115 colleges and universities are drawn up to allow the brothers to have excessive control over recruitment, syllabus design, publishing and research with the aim of exposing students exclusively to their ideology and point of view.
Law Professor Lawrence Lessig says the Koch brothers are "buying our democracy . . . getting Republicans elected and buying their votes on public policy issues cheap, preventing environmental rules from being set and other damaging results contrary to government “by the people.” He joins investigative blogger Lee Fang and others alleging that Koch brothers use financial influence over politician such as Representative Fred Upton and Governor Scott Walker to kill environmental regulation and bust trade unions. NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous and others, in a section from campaign video further allege that the Koch supported American Legislative Exchange Council’s Voter ID Bill, being adopted at state level across the nation, is actually intended to disenfranchise African American, Latino, elderly, young and disabled voters. Environmentalists Bill McKibben and Van Jones return to the environment, with particular reference to the Keystone Pipeline as the reason for this alleged distortion of democracy. Residents of the Penn Rd neighbourhood in Crossett, Arkansas, in a section from campaign video, propose that the high incidence of cancer in their community is the result of environmental pollution from the nearby Koch Industries owned Georgia-Pacific plant.
A brief epilogue featuring news footage from anti-Koch protests around the country calls for unity in exposing the Koch brothers. As in previous Brave New Films documentaries footage over the closing credit shows members of the production team unsuccessfully attempting to contact the Koch Brothers for comment on the film and the issues raised.[unreliable source]
- Alleged efforts to gut Social Security. Spending more than $28 million, the Kochs have funded hundreds of reports, commentaries and books asserting that Social Security is on the brink of collapse.
- Alleged attempts at re-segregation. The film alleges Koch-funded efforts to remake a North Carolina school district’s diversity policy, which some see as effectively re-segregating the schools.
- Alleged voter suppression. Koch money has supported voter ID laws in 38 states. These laws are billed as a way to avoid voter fraud, but the film argues that they are actually intended to make it more difficult for Democrats to vote.
- Keystone XL. The Kochs use their influence to attempt to sway legislation regarding the Keystone XL pipeline. Koch Industries has a significant financial interest in this oil and gas project.
- Cancer in Crosset. It has been alleged that a Koch paper plant pollutes the air and water of a community in Arkansas. The film explores a link with a cancer cluster in the small African-American community.
- Higher Education. The Kochs give millions of dollars to universities, which the film alleges are given with the stipulation that the schools must hire Koch-sympathetic professors.
The film had a limited theatrical release in 2012. It was subsequently made available via cable and satellite to 50 million homes. Brave New Films also partnered with 40 other liberal organizations to sponsor screenings in homes, churches and community groups throughout the country.
On May 20, 2014 Brave New Films re-released Koch Brothers Exposed with new features, interviews and additional footage.
Rolling Stone called the Koch Brothers Exposed “scrappy and low-budget, but effective all the same.” On the website TopDocumentaryFilms.com, it earned 7.86 stars out of 10 from 96 viewers. Progressive media embraced it, saying it is “a muckraking tour de force that takes no prisoners,” and “an illuminating and very timely film- and it rocks.”
Koch Industry response
The Kochs take issue with the film's portrayal of their activities. On KochFacts.com, their website launched to counter critical media allegations, they call Robert Greenwald “maliciously false and misleading.” Even before the release of the film, they stated, “we are certain his video about Koch will contain outright lies, distortions of our true record, and misstatements of fact.“ Later, they issued a statement rebutting four of the film’s claims and said the film is ”a desperate attempt by an obscure video maker to make money off of the orchestrated partisan political attacks against Koch.”
The statement by Koch published ahead of the film's release in March 2012 correctly predicted that the film would include allegations "that Koch is behind various voter ID laws passed by state legislatures...and that Koch was the impetus for some Wake County, North Carolina school board decisions [on racial resegregation]..." The statement refuted both of these claims, citing two separate earlier statements from 2011 which called these claims made in Greenwald's other films and viral videos "flatly untrue" and an "ugly and baseless racial charge", respectively.
Regarding the voter ID laws, the statement claims "The reality is that, for many years, Koch has created initiatives to increase voter registration, supported a long list of civic organizations that do the same, worked with a wide variety of minority groups to build civic engagement and foster entrepreneurship, and held an unwavering belief that all citizens should exercise the right to vote and hold government accountable", later continuing "...Koch has no formal position and has undertaken no advocacy or lobbying on the voter ID issue."
Citing articles in Newsweek and The Washington Post which it says "debunk", the repeated allegations of Koch's involvement with the Wake County school board issue, the second statement asserted "No candidate in the Wake County School Board election received funds or support from any Koch family member or the company’s political action committee, KochPAC". Quoting community activist Joey Stansbury, Newsweek offered the explanation that “What’s being portrayed in the larger media is erroneous. It was disaffected, disillusioned parents in the community”, who sought to rectify the "logistical problems and inequities caused by the busing program", and that outside groups only played a minor role in the process.
Responding to the claims that high incidence of cancer in Crossett is attributable to the waste products generated and dispersed by the Georgia-Pacific mill operating nearby, a third statement by Koch expresses sympathy for the sufferers, while rejecting all claims that the mill's operation is connected to their plight. The statement points out, among several other criticisms of the film's coverage of the topic, that the primary source's claims against the company "were rejected as part of a class-action" before being "voluntarily withdrawn" in 2011, adding, "There is simply no basis, factual or legal, for his assertions." The statement reiterates in various ways that the mills's "emissions are approved and monitored based on both state and federal regulatory permits." The later statement issued by Koch after the film's release alleged further that "...the individuals in Mr. Greenwald’s video have undisclosed, ulterior financial or other motives in attacking us; and that the allegations about us have been reviewed and dismissed by the regulators in the past."
On May 20, 2014 Robert Greenwald and Brave New Films re-released Koch Brothers Exposed. The film continues where the original film left off, by looking into how the Koch Brothers sponsored the decision in Citizens United v. FEC, and how they have used it to broaden their hold on American politics.
The new edition features interviews with Senator Harry Reid, who has been increasingly concerned about the Kochs and their excessive influence on Congress.
The film also looks at how Koch money has funded efforts to reduce the minimum wage in 25 states. To put this in context, the film contains the story of Erica Johnson, a working single mother from Los Angeles trying to get by on minimum wage—often scraping by with nickels earned from collecting recycling. The film also asserts that David H. Koch and Charles Koch are worth an estimated $82 billion in 2014 and believe that the minimum wage creates a culture of dependency.
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- vanden Heuvel, Katrina (April 23, 2012). Koch Brothers Exposed. The Nation. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
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- Mayer, Jane (August 30, 2010). Covert Operations: the billionaire brothers who are waging a war against Obama. The New Yorker. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
- "Lawrence Lessig on How the Koch Brothers Buy Democracy". locustfork.net.
- Adele M. Stan and Elizabeth Hines. "NAACP's Ben Jealous: The Koch brothers did us a favor". salon.com.
- "Don't Koch Block the Debate". The Huffington Post.
- Finke, Nikki (4 April 2012). "'Koch Brothers Exposed' Documentary By Robert Greenwald Starts Streaming May 8".
- Pelzer, Tim (7 January 2013). ""Koch Brothers Exposed": must-see DVD hits hard".
- Demelle, Brendan (10 November 2011). "Koch Brothers Exposed: Cancer Risk In Crossett Arkansas Blamed On Georgia Pacific".
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- Holden, Mark (30 March 2012). "Statement regarding Robert Greenwald".
- "Fringe Video Maker Upset That Koch Defends Itself by Revealing the Serial Dishonesty in his Latest Attacks on the Company". 2 April 2012.
- KochFacts (2 December 2011). "Responding to the NAACP". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- KochFacts (19 August 2011). "Koch Sets the Record Straight on Wake County Falsehoods". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- "Brave New Foundation - KochFacts.com". [IDX]<|endoftext|>### Wikipedia:
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25.3 25 Weather Now
|Translators||KRHD-CD 40 Bryan–College Station|
(KXXV License Subsidiary, LLC)
|First air date||March 22, 1985|
|Call letters' meaning||XXV = Roman numeral 25|
25 (UHF, 1985–2009)
|Former affiliations||NBC (March–September 1985)|
|Transmitter power||1000 kW|
|Height||561.4 m (1,842 ft)|
KXXV is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Waco, Texas, United States and serving Central Texas, including Waco, Temple and Killeen. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 26 (or virtual channel 25 via PSIP) from a transmitter near Moody, Texas. Owned by Raycom Media, KXXV maintains studios on South New Road in Waco.
KXXV signed on for the first time on March 22, 1985 as an NBC affiliate. The station was originally owned by Central Texas Broadcasting Company, Ltd. Waco was one of the last markets in the nation to gain full service from all three of the traditional broadcast networks. It switched to ABC in September, with KCEN returning to NBC. Central Texas Broadcasting sold KXXV to Shamrock Broadcasting in 1987. Drewry Communications purchased the station from Shamrock in 1994.
KRHD-CD's call letters are based on the name of Robert H. Drewry, an Oklahoma native and founder of the Drewry Communications Group.
A planned late 2008 sale of the Drewry stations to London Broadcasting fell through due to the late 2000s credit crisis. [dead link] London Broadcasting subsequently purchased local NBC affiliate KCEN-TV, channel 6 (that station is now owned by Tegna Media). On August 10, 2015, Raycom Media announced that it would purchase Drewry Communications for $160 million. The sale was completed on December 1.
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
|25.1||720p||16:9||KXXV-HD||Main KXXV-TV programming / ABC|
|25.3||480i||4:3||WX Now||First Alert 25 Weather Now|
Until November 14, 2017, the Telemundo subchannel was simulcast on KSCM-LP (channel 18) in Bryan.
In Waco/Killeen/Temple, KXXV broadcasts on cable channel 5, while in Bryan/College Station, KRHD-CD broadcasts on cable channel 9. In Waco, cable operator Grande Communications carries both KXXV and Dallas ABC affiliate WFAA (channel 8). Only WFAA's local news and some syndicated programming can be seen on cable channel 8. During ABC network programming, a message appears informing viewers to tune to KXXV for network shows.
KXXV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 25, on February 17, 2009, the original target date in which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 26. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 25.
Syndicated programs broadcast by KXXV include Judge Judy, The Insider, The Doctors, Steve Harvey and Hot Bench. As part of a tradition with other former Drewry stations, KXXV airs an annual telethon, benefiting the West Texas Rehabilitation Center in Abilene.
KXXV currently broadcasts 29 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with five hours on weekdays, and two hours each on Saturday and Sunday). The station maintains a news bureau in Killeen to serve the western portion of the area, including Fort Hood. KRHD also has a small studio and offices in Bryan.
KXXV simulcasts its morning newscast, Good Morning Texas and its 11 a.m. newscast, The Texas Report Midday on KRHD. Both programs feature stories from the main focus area of Waco/Temple/Killeen but also include some stories from Bryan–College Station and the Brazos Valley.
Until January 5, 2015, KXXV produced a taped 30 minute newscast for KRHD, called The ABC40 Nighbeat, that aired at 10 p.m. weekdays. The newscast incorporated stories produced by reporters stationed at the Bryan facility. Outside of the morning news simulcasts, KRHD no longer airs local programming.
- Brian Collins, best remembered as the sports anchor on Ball State's college news program fumbling highlights only to conclude with the catch phrase Boom goes the dynamite.
- E.D. Hill (1986-1987) KXXV-TV, Waco, TX - reporter/anchor, best known as Fox & Friends Morning Anchor 1998–2006
- Gus Johnson - Fox Sports commentator
- Jessell, Harry A. (August 10, 2015). TVNewsCheck. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- Raycom Media Completes $160 Million Acquisition of Drewry Communications Broadcasting & Cable, Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- RabbitEars TV Query for KXXV
- "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- "Brian Collins' Career Finally Gets A Boom". Deadspin. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- "Collins Bio". KXXV. Archived from the original on 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- KXXV.com - KXXV-TV official website
- ABC40.com - KRHD-TV official website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KXXV
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KRHD-CD
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KXXV-TV<|endoftext|>Detailed Report.
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|Callsign meaning||X X (1010) Talk (format as a progressive talk outlet)|
|Former callsigns||KCAC (1961-1971)
|Owner||Salem Media Group
(Common Ground Broadcasting, Inc.)
|Sister stations||960 KKNT, 1360 KPXQ|
KXXT (1010 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian talk and instructional format. Licensed to Tolleson, Arizona, United States, the station serves the Phoenix area. KXXT uses the slogan "Family Values Radio" and is owned by Salem Media Group (under the licensee Common Ground Broadcasting, Inc.),
KXXT is co-owned with Talk radio KKNT 960 AM Phoenix and KPXQ 1360 AM in Glendale, which also broadcasts a Christian radio format. KXXT operates with 15,000 watts by day, and can be heard as far south as Tucson and as far north as Cottonwood. But, because 1010 kHz is a Canadian and Cuban clear channel frequency, KXXT must reduce its power to 250 watts at night to not interfere with other radio stations also operating on 1010 kHz. (AM radio waves travel farther at night.) After sunset, it may be hard to hear KXXT much beyond Phoenix and its close-in suburbs due to its reduced power.
The station went on the air in 1961 as daytime-only KCAC, Phoenix's first radio station aimed at an African-American audience. In the mid-'60s, KCAC switched to a Spanish-language format for a few years then became an "underground" free-form station. KCAC's owners declared bankruptcy in October 1970 and switched formats to religious, as KHCS, the following year.
KXEG became news-talk KXEM on July 11, 2001 (on the same day, sister station KTKP retained the Christian format and KXEG call letters). On September 7, 2004, the station changed its call sign to the current KXXT, which was accompanied by a format change to Air America progressive talk radio under the name 1010 Talk. In October 2005, owner James Crystal Enterprises sold three stations, including KXXT and KXEG, to Communicom, which mostly owned stations with religious formats. The format change occurred on February 1, 2006; Air America programs would move to KPHX 1480 AM by the end of March.
In January 2011, after the attempted assassination of Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords (see 2011 Tucson shooting ), KXXT National Talk Show Host Steve Sanchez of The Steve Sanchez Show offered 30 minutes of airtime to Westboro Baptist Church in exchange for the Church agreeing not to protest at the funeral of 9 year old Christina Green who was killed during the assassination attempt.
In June 2014, Salem Communications, a national radio broadcaster focusing on Christian and conservative values programming, purchased KXXT in a bankruptcy auction for $575,000. Salem took full control of the station on October 1.
- "KXXT Facility Record".
- "Radio station sale forces Air America to seek new home".
- "Obama: 'The hopes of a nation are here tonight'". CNN January<|endoftext|>### Wikipedia:
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|Owner||Bonten Media Group
(California Broadcasting, Inc.)
|Founded||July 26, 2002|
|First air date||2006|
|Former callsigns||K17HF (2005)
17 (UHF, 2006–2016)
|Former affiliations||Telemundo (2006–2014)|
|Transmitter power||40 kW|
KXVU-LD is a low-power television station in Chico, California, broadcasting locally on channel 17 as an affiliate of the Antenna TV network. The station is owned by Bonten Media Group, owners of KRCR-TV in Redding, KRVU-LD and KUCO-LD in Chico and KECA-LD in Eureka.
The station commenced broadcasting in 2006. It was founded by Chester Smith of Sainte Partners II, L.P., joining sister station KUCO-LD (their Univision affiliate) as the only two Spanish-language stations in the North Valley until they also founded KKTF-LD (the UniMás affiliate). After the sale of Sainte's assets to Bonten Media Group (owners of ABC affiliates KRCR-TV in Redding and KAEF-TV in Eureka) in 2014, the new owners sold the rights of Telemundo to K4 Media Holdings and moved the station from KXVU to KNVN-DT2 channel 24.2, which is now owned by Heartland Media.
- "Sinclair Buying Bonten Stations For $240M". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- RabbitEars TV Query for KXVU
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|Owner||Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas|
Decades ago, the University of Arkansas had a student radio station known as KUAF, broadcasting at 91.3FM. However, in 1986 KUAF changed their format to National Public Radio, gaining a wide following but at a loss of student input. After three years of listening to talk radio, a group of students decided to form a new student radio station, named KRFA, which would be based on the college radio format. The "broadcasting" was done via cable and carrier current, rather than FM or AM, which was available to on-campus facilities only. In the spring of 1994 KRFA disbanded.
In the fall of 1994, KRZR was formed as student organization at the University of Arkansas with the goal of creating an FM station to serve the University and the Northwest Arkansas region. A consulting engineer was hired to do a frequency check and complete the technical portion for a 500 watt station at 90.1FM.
In the Spring of 1996, a communications lawyer was hired to complete the non-technical portion of the FCC application for 90.1FM and it was filed with the FCC. The American Family Association (AFA), a Christian radio organization, also filed for 90.1FM. Subsequently, KRZR filed for 88.3FM; so did the AFA. After several months, the AFA and the University of Arkansas came to a settlement and the student radio station was given 88.3FM
In the spring of 1999, the University of Arkansas Media Board accepted the student radio station as a part of their organization, among the ranks of the Arkansas Traveler (the student newspaper), the Razorback Yearbook, the AuxArc Review (a literary magazine), and UATV. KXUA began its first broadcast on April 1, 2000. In the spirit of April Fools' Day, the first listeners were led to believe that the station wasn't allowed to play music—a stunt upheld by the DJs playing nothing but political speeches. Soon enough the prank was dismissed, and listeners got their first taste of real programming. For the ten year anniversary, the station promoted a switch in formatting to education programming, and broadcast lectures, quantum physics texts, and audio versions of esoteric Wikipedia articles. Listeners called in and complained all day long filling up the answer machine, and then calling other offices on campus. The joke was revealed at the end of the day during a special retrospective show in the evening, during which many former DJs called int and talked about their experiences with the station.
KXUA's format is totally non commercial. KXUA, in principle, does not play any music that has appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 in the last 50 years, however, for functional reasons the rule typically forbids the top 40 from the past 40 years. Eclectic music, mainly the newest arrivals, plays all day long and genre-specific shows air evenings and weekends including some talk shows, spoken word shows, and old time radio broadcasts. Freeform shows, meaning anything and everything, air mainly after midnight. They also sponsor local events, and strive to have frequent in studio performances from local and traveling musicians. Most genre shows are recorded and made available through the KXUA website and individual DJs websites and on iTunes for free.
All DJs are directly affiliated with the University, either as students or employees, and are volunteers. The executive board controls the station and is made up entirely of students that and are elected each year. They are the only paid members of the station.
KXUA is unique for the Northwest Arkansas region, though somewhat similar to several college stations across the nation. They pride themselves in not only providing an opportunity for students to learn broadcasting experience, but as a major source for music education in the campus and community.
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Latta to Host FCC Commissioner Pai in Northwest Ohio
Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH), Vice-Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee, will host FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai in Northwest Ohio on Thursday, August 14. During his visit, Congressman Latta and Commissioner Pai will hold a roundtable discussion with local telecommunications business owners and tour Toledo’s Buckeye Telesystem.
“Commissioner Pai has been a leading advocate for rural areas when it comes to building robust communications networks and delivering next-generation services to these communities,” said Latta. “His visit provides the opportunity to demonstrate how policies in Washington, D.C., directly affect Americans across the country and why continued investment in our rural areas is critical to the future growth and prosperity of our nation’s economy.”
Media is invited to attend the second half of the roundtable and a press conference following the tour, but must RSVP to Sarah Criser. Details for the events are listed below.
Rural Communications Roundtable
Who: Congressman Latta, Commissioner Pai and local telecommunications business owners
What: Roundtable Discussion on Rural Communications Issues
When: Thursday, August 14, 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Where: American Legion, 230 East Street McClure, OH 43534
Buckeye Telesystem Press Conference
Who: Congressman Latta, Commissioner Pai and Buckeye Telesystem
What: Buckeye Telesystem Press Conference
When: Thursday, August 14, 3 p.m.
Where: 4818 Angola Road Toledo, OH 43615<|endoftext|>Latta Supports Legislation to Help Veterans Receive Timely Access to Medical Care
Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) today released the following statement regarding the U.S. House of Representatives’ unanimous passage of H.R. 4810, the Veterans Access to Care Act. The legislation comes as reports regarding unacceptable delays, an inability to schedule appointments and even veterans’ deaths while waiting for care at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) continue to surface.
“One of the most disconcerting aspects of the VA crisis is that these issues could have been prevented if the Department had used its authority to offer veterans health care services outside the VA,” said Latta. “As I continue to hear from veterans throughout my district, it is clear that the issues within the VA are systemic and that there is still much to be done to ensure these conditions do not continue. The Veterans Access to Care Act is an important step to rectifying these issues by helping tens of thousands of veterans receive timely access to medical care, and I urge my Senate colleagues to act swiftly on this legislation, so we can get these heroes the care and treatment they have both earned and deserve.”
Two weeks ago, Congressman Latta held a series of listening sessions with veterans throughout Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District to hear about their experiences with the VA. At the events, which were held in Perrysburg, Findlay and Defiance, Ohio veterans detailed stories about the current lengthy wait times, inadequate care and the lack of communication between various offices at the VA, among other issues.
An internal audit of the VA released yesterday also revealed that more than 57,000 newly enrolled veterans currently face a minimum 90-day wait for medical care. In addition, nearly 64,000 veterans who enrolled over the past decade have requested an appointment that has never happened. Of the 731 VA Medical Facilities reviewed in the audit, the facilities in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Ann Arbor and Indianapolis were also cited for further review of scheduling and access management practices.
The Veterans Access to Care Act would require the VA to offer non-VA care at the Department’s expense to any enrolled veteran who cannot get an appointment within VA wait time goals or who lives more than 40 miles from a VA medical facility. The legislation also bans bonuses for all VA employees from Fiscal Year 2014 through Fiscal Year 2016. In addition, the bill requires an independent assessment of Veterans Health Administration performance, including recommendations for improving the VA’s current and projected health care capabilities and resources. Finally, the bill would require the VA to report to both the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees regarding this assessment’s findings and provide timelines for full implementation of the audit’s recommendations.<|endoftext|>Latta Applauds House Armed Services Committee’s Decision to Question Secretary Hagel Regarding Bergdahl Deal
Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) today issued the following statement regarding the House Armed Services Committee’s invitation to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to testify before the Committee regarding the deal the Obama Administration negotiated to return Sergeant Bergdahl in exchange for five senior Taliban detainees. The hearing will be held Wednesday, June 11.
“Since the Obama Administration has provided little information regarding the release of five senior Taliban detainees for the safe return of Sergeant Bergdahl, I applaud Chairman McKeon and the House Armed Services Committee for calling Secretary Hagel to testify before the Committee in an effort to get to the bottom of this exchange,” said Latta. “It is a long-standing policy of our country to not negotiate with terrorist groups, and in the release of these five individuals who clearly want to cause us harm, it is our duty to ensure that our troops, as well as all Americans, are not put in harm’s way and that national security laws were not breached in these detainees’ transfer.”<|endoftext|>Latta Leads Letter to DOT Requesting Another Hours of Service Extension for Propane Delivery
Washington, March 18, 2014 | Sarah Criser (202-225-6405)
On Friday, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) led a letter with Speaker Boehner and the Republican members of the Ohio Congressional Delegation to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Anthony Foxx, again requesting the agency extend the hours of service emergency exemption, which expired Saturday. This is the second letter Latta has led regarding the issue. A week after the first letter was sent, DOT granted the initial extension, which provided regulatory relief for commercial motor vehicles delivering propane to affected areas and consumers in Ohio and throughout the Midwest.
"We’ve experienced extremely cold temperatures this winter – the effects of which continue to jeopardize the lives and livelihoods of Ohioans,” said Latta. “My colleagues and I have already taken action to address this issue through legislation that passed both the House and Senate, but we must do everything we can to get our constituents the supplies they need to heat their homes and farming operations while the bill awaits action by the President. An extension of the emergency exemption will continue to allow propane to be delivered to those most in need as quickly as possible, and I urge the President to take swift action."
The letter notes that the U.S. House and Senate have passed H.R. 4076, the Home Heating Emergency Assistance Through Transportation (HHEATT) Act, which would remedy a lapse in the exemption until May. However, since the President could take a number of days or weeks to sign the legislation, the letter requests an interim hours-of-service exemption to provide certainty for suppliers and distributors transporting emergency loads of propane. Finally, the letter notes that the hours-of-service exemption has also proved beneficial and that the Republican members of Ohio’s Congressional Delegation stand ready to assist in any way needed to remedy the situation.
In addition to the two letters he led to DOT, Latta also led a bipartisan letter with Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and 33 other Members of Congress, to President Obama on February 17. The letter requested that the President declare a state of emergency for parts of the Midwest that are currently experiencing ongoing propane supply shortages, ultimately lifting weight limitations for vehicles carrying emergency propane supplies to these areas and allowing more propane to be delivered faster to those in need.<|endoftext|>Latta Cosponsors Legislation to Allow Americans to Keep Their Health Care Plans
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) has signed on as an original cosponsor to the Keep Your Health Plan Act (H.R. 3350), a bill to allow insurance plans offered currently in the individual market to exist through 2014 and ensure that Americans who maintain their health care plan will not face a penalty under Obamacare.
“We heard time and time again the President say, ‘if you like your health care plan, you can keep it,’ but now we know that just is not true. People in Ohio and throughout the U.S. are faced with letters from their insurance companies canceling their health care plans as a result of Obamacare. The Keep Your Health Plan Act is about providing fairness to hardworking American families and granting them the choice to keep their current health care plan,” Latta said.
As previously reported by multiple news outlets, millions of Americans have been notified by their insurance companies that they are no longer able to keep their existing insurance policies.
H.R. 3350 has been referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. Read the “Keep Your Health Plan Act” bill text HERE.<|endoftext|>Latta Questions HHS Secretary on Obamacare Site Failures
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today questioned Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the Obamacare website failures and whether or not the Administration properly tested the website prior to its launch. Congressman Latta released the following statement after the hearing:
“Last week we heard the contractors who built the site say they warned the Administration of complications and that the final, end-to-end testing of the Obamacare website was the Administration’s responsibility; however at today’s hearing with Secretary Sebelius we saw more finger pointing than concrete answers. Broken promises and the lack of transparency and accountability continue to be running themes with the botched rollout of Obamacare. Many hardworking taxpayers in my district have shared their questions and concerns with both Obamacare and the webite, and until the Administration can relieve those concerns, it is only fair that the enrollment and penalties as required by Obamacare be delayed.”
To view a clip from today’s hearing, click HERE.<|endoftext|>Ohio farmers meet with lawmakers in Washington
As appeared in the Dayton Daily News
Lima, OH, March 9, 2013
Ohio farmers and agriculture leaders from the state sent a clear message to Congress on their annual lobbying trip to Washington: They want to see a farm bill approved soon.
About 100 Ohio Farm Bureau members took part in the meetings this past week with members of Ohio’s delegation that included a session with U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, who told the group that he wants the House to get a farm bill done this year.
The Lima News reports that Boehner wouldn’t give any hints about what would be included in the legislation that sets policy for farm subsidies, rural development and food stamps. Food stamps, now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, make up roughly 80 percent of the legislation’s cost.
“The really big fight will be over how big of changes we’re going to make on the SNAP program,” said Boehner, a Republican from southwestern Ohio.
Last year, the Senate and the House Agriculture Committee passed farm bills, but the legislation died at the end of last year’s congressional session after Republican House leadership said they did not have the votes to pass it. The farm law expired in September and was extended until September 2013.
Farmers are eager for it to move to ahead so they can have an idea what safety net needs such as crop insurance will be included.
“We need to save whatever we can of the risk management through crop insurance,” said Rick Tangeman, president of the Auglaize County Farm Bureau.
Ohio Farm Bureau spokesman Joe Cornely said farmers need to be able to plan ahead and the lack of a farm bill is getting in the way of that.
“They won’t invest until they know the rules of the game,” he said. “Farmers are smart people. They can figure out how to operate within the rules.”
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta, a Republican who represents northwestern Ohio, said Congress must now start over on the new farm bill. “That’s not real good news, but that’s where it’s at,” he told the group.
Among other topics brought up during the meetings were water quality regulations and the agricultural guest worker program that’s part of the debate over immigration reform,
“Migrant workers are important to farming across the nation,” said Troy Ernest, Allen County Farm Bureau president. “We need to protect our borders, but we also need a legal method to bring seasonal workers in and out of our state.”<|endoftext|>Wikipedia Article:
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|Former callsigns||KBAB (1963-1984)|
|Affiliations||Yahoo! Sports Radio
|Owner||62 and Even II
(The Rasmussen Group)
KXLQ (1490 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Indianola, Iowa. The station is owned by 62 And Even II, a division of The Rasmussen Group. The station had been silent; however, it returned to the air on April 21, 2010. As of January 18, 2013, it was carrying a sports radio format, featuring programming from Yahoo! Sports Radio and ESPN Radio.
In July 2004, KXLQ Insight Sports LLC, which had been operating the station under a time brokerage agreement since March 26, 2004, made an agreement to buy the station from Warren Broadcasting for $360,000. This deal ultimately collapsed and the station was put back on the market.
In September 2005, Davidson Media Group (Peter Davidson, president) reached an agreement to buy KXLQ from Warren Broadcasting Inc. (Dwaine F. Meyer, president) for a reported sale of $425,000.
In March 2007, Birach Broadcasting Corporation, headed by President Sima Birach, reached an agreement to acquire KXLQ from Davidson Media Group as part of a two-station deal worth a reported $800,000.
In 2012, it began broadcasting Yahoo! Sports Radio and simulasting local host Mary Tirrell's program from KBGG. In early 2013, it added ESPN Radio programming. It also serves as an affiliate for the New York Yankees, Chicago Bears, and Notre Dame Fighting Irish football and Nebraska Cornhuskers football.
On January 8, 2016, Radio Insight reported that 62 And Even II is acquiring KXLQ from Birach Broadcasting for $300,000. The buyers are made up of the owners and management team of Iowa-based construction company The Rasmussen Group.
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- Birach Broadcasting Corporation
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- Radio-Locator Information on KXLQ
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Sunrise Manor, Nevada (KXLI-FM1)|
|First air date||December 13, 2006|
|Callsign meaning||K X JelLI (previous format)|
|Former callsigns||KMOA (12/13/06-5/06/08)
|Owner||Radio Activo Broadcasting, LLC
(Radio Activo Broadcasting License, LLC)
KXLI (94.5 FM) is a radio station serving the Moapa Valley, St. George, Utah and Las Vegas areas, but focused on Las Vegas as a rimshot station. Licensed to Moapa, Nevada, the station operates at 94.5 MHz with an ERP of 93 kW and broadcasts from a transmitter site near the Arizona border south of Bunkerville. The station also operates a co-channel booster, KXLI-FM1 in Sunrise Manor, Nevada, closer to Las Vegas.
This station is currently (as of October 2008) operating without live disc jockeys. KXLI had been broadcasting a Dance format as "Vibe 94.5" until June 2011, when the station launched a new interactive rock radio format known as Jelli until July 1, 2012, when it flipped to Spanish Top 40 and adopted the EXA brand from Mexican radio company MVS Radio.
94.5 signed on as KMOA under the branding Rehab Radio on May 2, 2008. Rehab Radio was a stunt format that aired while the station was testing the transmitter, playing Dance music. The call letters changed to KVBE on May 6, 2008 and the identity as 94.5 The Vibe was born on May 8, 2008. The launch was co-consulted by Dance radio veterans Trevor Simpson from the now defunct KNGY-Energy 92.7 in San Francisco, California, Joel Salkowitz from the now defunct WNYZ-Pulse 87.7 in New York City, New York, and Mark "Tic Tak" Allen of KUPL-98.7 FM in Portland, Oregon. The Vibe was programmed by industry veteran Rob Walker as a Dance Hits format, with imaging done by Mitch Craig. In November 2009, KVBE's signal repeater added crucial coverage within the Las Vegas area, since the primary coverage area does not clearly reach the city of Las Vegas in most places.
In March 2010, the station's operations were taken over by D2 Media, LLC and began reimaging itself on air (with Mitch Craig being phased out, replaced by St. John), launched a new website (with vibevegas.com being phased out, replaced by 945thevibe.com), and a new logo was unveiled. More mixshows and some of the world's top talent would be featured including: John Digweed, Carl Cox, Roger Sanchez, Manufactured Superstars, Eddie Halliwell, Markus Schulz, Armin Van Buuren, Jordan Stevens, Paul Oakenfold, DJ Vegas Vibe, DJ Maze, Matt Darey, Dave Onex, and Beaux Tech.
As of July 2010, while still claiming itself as a Dance station, KVBE's playlist format was refocused to a Rhythmic Top 40 which played Dance remixes of Top 40 tracks with barely any Dance tracks in rotation, but over time The Vibe began incorporating more Dance Hits into the format. The new format was under guidance by Michael Oaks (Mike O.), owner of Energy 98 and 2004 - 2005 program director of now defunct KNRJ-Energy 92.7 & 101.1 in Phoenix, Arizona and Mark "Tic Tak" Allen of KUPL-98.7 in Portland, OR. The station imaging by St. John was phased out, and Rich Van Slyke became the new voice of The Vibe until mid-April 2011 when Emma Clarke, the same person who voiced Pulse 87 in New York City, became the new voice of The Vibe.
On May 5, 2011, it was announced that 94.5 The Vibe will cease broadcasting in June due to financial difficulties, and would be replaced by a new format called Jelli. KVBE's parent company, Aurora Media, had signed a multi-year agreement in which the Jelli format will be on full-time. KYLI (then KHIJ), which operates from the same tower as KVBE, would also be part of the deal. KVBE would become the rock formatted version, while KYLI would be the pop format. On June 23, 2011 KVBE changed their call letters to KXLI, and launched the Jelli branded rock format on June 30, 2011. The Vibe continues to broadcast online at myvibelv.com. Five days before the Jelli platform ceased operations on June 29, 2014, KYLI would later rebrand as "Pulse 96.7" and adopted the Pulse 87 Dance platform, which is being programmed by Pulse 87 owner and former KVBE consultant Salkowitz with former KVBE voice over imager Clarke handling the same duties.
The station was placed on sale on eBay during January 2012; the "Buy It Now" price for the station was $8,950,000, but when the auction closed on January 29, 2012, the winning bid was $305,100, a fraction of the asking price. The owner of Aurora Media, Scott Mahalick, acquired the station for $22 million, but due to the economic crisis, estimated the station's current worth at $10 million. Mahalick claims that this was the first time a radio station was sold on eBay; however, at least one other station, a 6000-watt AM station in Texas, was put for auction in 2009. Also, in 2007, another broadcasting property, television station WMKG-CA in Muskegon, Michigan, was auctioned on eBay.
On July 1, 2012 as a result of the sale, KXLI changed their format to Spanish CHR using the Exa FM format from MVS Radio of Mexico, branded as "94.5 Exa FM". Aurora Media would soon sell the station to Radio Activo Broadcasting on August 2, 2012, at a purchase price of $3 million; it is unknown if the eBay sale is related to the transaction.
- "We can hear you now! Dance music on 94.5 FM" from Las Vegas Weekly (December 7, 2009)
- "Two Vegas Stations To Go Jelli" from Kurt Hanson.com
- eBay: FM Radio station 100,000 watt commercial radio station Moapa/Las Vegas NV
- Vegas, Inc.: "For sale on eBay: Las Vegas-area radio station", January 20, 2012.
- Radio-Info: "For Sale: A Texas radio station – on eBay!", October 30, 2009. The eBay entry for this station has since been long-deleted.<|endoftext|>Encycolpedia
First air date||1975|
|Format||Soft Adult Contemporary|
|HAAT||167 meters (548 feet)|
|Former callsigns||KURO (1981-1991)
|Owner||TMRG Broadcasting, LLC
(TMRG Broadcasting, LLC)
|Webcast||KXLG web stream|
KXLG (99.1 FM) is a radio station serving the Watertown, South Dakota area (licensed to serve Milbank, South Dakota). The station is owned by TMRG Broadcasting, LLC. It airs soft adult contemporary music to fill time between local business advertising features. The advertising features often include live on-site broadcasts or telephone "interviews" with local business operators.
In December 2003, Dakota Communications Ltd. (Duane Butt, president) reached an agreement to acquire this station and KIJV from Three Eagles Communications as part of a two-station deal for a reported $400,000. Dakota Communications has operated Huron's other two licensed radio stations, KOKK and KORN-FM, since 1975.
A group of long-time Watertown area radio veterans acquired this license to form a new station in 2009. The station was assigned the KXLG call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on April 14 of that year. In September 2009, the station was moved to Watertown, South Dakota (licensed to Milbank) and flipped to the current adult contemporary/local advertising feature format. From 2009 to 2014, KXLG broadcast from the Old Post Office, a historic building in Watertown. On April 1, 2012 the license was transferred to TMRG Broadcasting, LLC. Comedian Timmy Williams joined KXLG as an announcer in 2015.<|endoftext|>Detailed Report.
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Digital: Sister Station KXKW-LD 32.1 Stadium, 32.2 AntTV (UHF)
Virtual: 32 (PSIP)
|Owner||Delta Media Corporation|
|First air date||1991|
|Sister station(s)||KXKW-LD, KSLO-FM, KSLO, KLWB-FM, KOGM, KYMK-FM, KFXZ, KFXZ-FM, KVOL, KDCG-CD, KLWB|
|Former call signs||K21DM (1990–1995)|
|Former channel number(s)||21|
|Former affiliations||The Box (1991–1999)|
Pax, via KDCG-LP (1999–2004)
The Sportsman Channel (2006–2009), ThisTV (2011–2016), SSN (2013–14)
|Transmitter power||3000 watts|
|Height||284 m (932 ft)|
KXKW-LP is a low-powered television station serving the Lafayette, Louisiana area. The station is locally owned. The station's primary content is the audio programming on the aural carrier of 87.74 MHz and using a 19 kHz stereo pilot carrier with 75 kHz deviation. This can be received on many FM broadcast receivers, and as a result KXKW-LP markets itself as an FM radio broadcast station. The station is airing a Regional Mexican format under the brand "El Sabor 87-7/105-3." To meet the legal requirements for visual content, the station runs a feed of the local National Weather Service radar.
KXKW-LP's studios are located on Evangeline Thruway in Carencro, and its transmitter is located northeast of Lafayette.
KXKW-LP signed on in 1991 as K21DN from Sunset. At the time, it was one of many low-powered affiliates of the now-defunct Video Jukebox Network, which later became known simply as "The Box." K21DN changed its calls to KLFT-LP in 1995, and moved from Sunset to Lafayette shortly thereafter.
In 1999, KLFT-LP dropped its music video format when programming time was leased to KDCG-LP which used the station to simulcast its Pax programming. After not having a strong enough signal to warrant must-carry status on the Lafayette cable system, KDCG ended the LMA in 2004. Without any programming to air, the station aired nothing but a webcam image of its transmitting equipment with a posterboard reading "KLFT-LP LAFAYETTE" attached, intended to keep the station from losing its license for not properly identifying itself or being off the air for a long period of time. In October 2004, KLFT began airing programming from the Urban America Television network. After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the station ran community service information 24 hours a day. UATV suspended operations in May 2006, upon which The Sportsman Channel replaced its feed.
On October 1, 2007, programming was changed at the station, including old sitcoms like The Andy Griffith Show and a showcase for old horror movies called Boogeyman Theater. On April 2, 2009, the station changed the call sign to KXKW-CA. The -CA denotes the station is a class A low-power television station, giving it protection to its signal area (which normal low power stations do not have).
Upon the Digital TV transition on June 12, 2009, Delta Media simultaneously moved the visual programming of KXKW-CA to KXKW-LD (which, despite sharing call letters, does not simulcast KXKW-CA's programming), moved KXKW-CA from channel 21 to channel 6, and launched the station as a simulcast of KSLO-FM radio. Two months later, the station gave up its class A classification and became KXKW-LP.
On December 26, 2012, the current "Mustang 87.7" format launched on KXKW-LP, simulcasting KOGM 107.1
In 2011 KXKW-LD would go from Independent to This TV, when KLWB signed on with Weigel's MeTV. On July 1, 2015 AntTV moved to 32.2 when Delta Media Corporation launched H&I on KDCG-CD and a year later (July 1, 2016) ThisTV was dropped on 32.1 being replaced by Sinclair Broadcasting Group's ASN.
Digital Channels on sister station KXKW-LD below.
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
|Channel||Video||Aspect||PSIP Short Name||Programming||Notes|
|32.1||720p||16:9||KXKW-LD||Stadium
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The Lagos State Commissioner for Establishment, Training and Pension, Dr. Akintola Benson has called on Lagosians to rally round and give necessary support to the state government in transforming and improving the tourism, art and culture sectors in the State.
Speaking on Tuesday at the Bar Beach in Victoria Island, one of the designated Centres of the ongoing “One Lagos Fiesta” (OLF), Dr Benson described the State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode as a genius whose policies and programmes is positively impacting the socio-economic development of Lagos.
According to him, the idea to decentralize and celebrate the OLF simultaneously at designated centres in all the Five Divisions of the State by the Governor is a move in line with his policy of inclusiveness as well as an avenue to promote the peaceful coexistence of different ethnic groups living in Lagos.
While noting that the large turnout of Lagosians for the fiesta at the various venues is a demonstration of its acceptance by the people, he implored all residents to cooperate and support the present administration in its implementation of other laudable policies in other areas such as education, health, housing, works and infrastructural development.
The Commissioner stated that Lagosians should brace up for a better Lagos as this administration is poised to improve every aspect of the lives of Lagosians.
Meanwhile, many Lagosians are still trooping to the various designated centres of the “One Lagos Fiesta” at Lagos Island, Agege, Ikorodu, Epe and Badagry to have a fulfilled and enjoyable entertainment from top rated Musicians and Artistes.<|endoftext|>Ahead of the planned “Lagos Street Party” scheduled to hold on the 3rd and 4th December, 2016, the Lagos State Government has announced alternative routes for motorists.
Speaking at a media briefing, the Acting Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Anofiu Elegushi said traffic would be diverted at the Bishop Oluwole end of Ahmadu Bello Way and at Kuramo Fall end.
He said those participating at the event will have the opportunity to park their vehicles at the Eko Atlantic City while all other motorists will use alternative routes.
He also stated that Tiamiyu Savage, Akin Adesola and Bishop Oluwole will be cordoned-off from emptying traffic into Ahmadu Bello Way.
In addition, motorists approaching Ahmadu Bello Way are to connect Karimu Kotun Street and move further to Olosa Street with the journey terminating at the Ocean view end by Eko Hotels.
Those coming from Ligali Ayorinde and Ajose Adeogun would terminate their journey at Eko Hotels while same thing goes for traffic from the Civic Centre and Ozumba Mbadiwe and for motorists exiting Eko Hotels, they would travel through the Roundabout to connect Sanusi Fafunwa through Akin Adesola.
Those going to Falomo would use Akin Adesola to connect Falomo Bridge through Saka Tinubu through Karimu Kotun and Olosa Street.
Elegushi also reiterated that adequate plans have been made for personnel and transport management strategies to ensure a hitch free event, adding that there is the need to ensure that people obey traffic rules and regulations.
While appealing to the people who would be affected to support Government’s plans by avoiding the restricted areas, the Commissioner noted that plans are afoot to ensure that no business activities will be disrupted by the diversion.
Also present at the event were the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, Acting Commissioner for Tourism, Mrs. Adebimpe Akinsola, Special Adviser on Central Business District, Mr. Agboola Dabiri and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Mr. Oluseyi Whenu.<|endoftext|>The Director, Lagos State Fire Service, Mr. Rasak Fadipe has been bestowed an Excellence Award by the Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria (CRAN), in recognition of his contribution to the safety of lives and property in the State.
The ceremony themed “Solving Security Challenges through Intelligence” was in commemoration of the 23rd Anniversary of the association and put together to encourage uniformed personnel to strive for excellence in the execution of their duties.
Fadipe thanked the association for the award and attributed his success at the Lagos State Fire Service to the dedication and commitment of the fire fighters and most importantly the support of the good people of the State.
He reaffirmed his resolve not to rest on his oars towards the prevention and fighting of fire outbreaks while also ensuring the safety of lives and property of the inhabitants of the State.
The fire chief dedicated the award to all diligent firefighters who he says work round the clock to ensure the safety of all.
The ceremony according to the organisers was to appreciate deserving personalities in various security and safety formations for their positive contributions towards creating a better society, particularly in areas of promoting peace, security, safety and development within the society.<|endoftext|>The Commissioner for Housing in Lagos State, Hon. Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, has called on management and staff of the Ministry to rededicate themselves to duty and support the current administration to actualise the THEME Plus agenda of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Administration.
Addressing the staff at a meeting held today, Akinderu–Fatai said though, the housing sector has witnessed great success in housing delivery in the State, more zeal is required to ensure that the transformational journey of providing adequate housing for all, is achieved.
He pointed out that the present administration is committed to changing the narrative of housing deficit and inadequate decent shelter through diverse strategies which include the utilisation of innovative building designs such as vertical construction of more homes as well as greater collaboration with private investors.
He urged the staff to be ready to make sacrifices by putting in their best to actualise the ideas and innovations which would promote and deliver more homes to Lagosians.
Akinderu-Fatai also called on the staff to align with the spirit of the new administration by embracing the virtues of hard work, honesty, and selflessness.
He also advised the technical staff to bring to the attention of the State Government any contractor found using inferior or low-quality building materials for State housing projects, saying “It is the responsibility of every worker to ensure the safety and durability of every house delivered to the people”.
In his remarks, the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Kamar Olowoshago said all hands must be on deck to increase the housing stock in the State.
He also cautioned all staff against the violation of established rules and regulations while wishing the Honourable Commissioner giant strides and a successful tenure, as he leads the team towards achieving the goals of more decent homes for all Lagosians.<|endoftext|>Lagos Procurement Agency Deploys E-Procurement Solution Modules In 7 Additional MDAs
The General Manager, Lagos State Public Procurement Agency, Mr. Fatai Idowu Onafowote, has revealed that following the success achieved with the deployment of e-Procurement Solution Modules in the procurement processes of three MDAs of the State in September last year, the Agency has deployed five e-Procurement Solution Modules to the procurement processes of seven additional MDAs of the State.
In a chat with media correspondents in his office, Mr. Onafowote stated further that five e-Procurement Solution Modules: e- Publishing/e-Notification, e- Tendering, e- Bidding, e-Evaluation and e-Notice of Award were, this week, successfully deployed to the procurement processes of the Ministries of Agriculture, Housing, Transportation, Waterfront Infrastructure Development as well as the Office of Drainage Services, Office of Environment Services and the Lagos State Primary Healthcare Board.
The General Manager pointed out that the deployment of the Modules to the procurement processes of the seven additional MDAs of the State by the Agency is in keeping with one of the key pillars of the T.H.E.M.E.S. Agenda of the Babajide Sanwo-Olu Administration in the State which is aimed at “Making Lagos a 21st Century Economy”.
According to him, with the deployment of the e-Procurement Solution Modules to the MDAs, the procurement processes of the affected MDAs would henceforth be on a fast track, thereby driving innovation and development across different sectors in the State in line with the objectives of the present Administration in the State.
The General Manager added that authorities of the affected MDAs are, therefore, expected to cut-over all their manual-based procurement activities unto the electronic platform, stressing that all requests for approval instruments and module-related activities initiated from the MDAs would henceforth be done through the Platform.
Mr. Onafowote also stated that the deployment of e- Procurement Solution to the procurement processes of the MDAs coupled with a workflow process that leads to the generation of Approval Instruments, including Certificate of Compliance, Letter of No Objection, among others was designed to reduce to the barest minimum the need for physical interaction between the staff of the Agency and those of the affected MDAs, noting that Contractors, Suppliers and Service Providers could also easily transact business with the State Government online from the comfort of their homes or offices, thereby enhancing the ease of doing business policy of the State Government.
He also disclosed that prior to the deployment of the e-Procurement Solution Modules to the procurement processes of the seven MDAs, Procurement Officers of the affected MDAs had been given the necessary training by the Agency to enable them efficiently and effectively operate the new system.
It would be recalled that the e-Procurement Modules were deployed to three pilot Ministries – Education, Health and Works and Infrastructure – in 2019 for their procurement processes. Following this development, the Agency and indeed, the State Government have been commended by Stakeholders, including a team of the World Bank Procurement Specialists, who visited the State twice last year for an assessment of its procurement processes, particularly the implementation of the e-Procurement System.
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The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu on Thursday 30th May, 2019 signed his first executive order, directing the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority to run at least two shift and work till 11pm.
Sanwo – Olu also asked the Lagos State Public works Corporation (PWC) to commence patching and rehabilitation of bad roads to address the perennial problem of traffic in the State.
He said the order would also ensure the attainment of zero tolerance for environmental abuse, including illegal and indiscriminate dumping of refuse and construction of structures on drainage points and setbacks.
While signing the order, the governor said, ‘’I think we have to make some points about issues that happen around transportation, potholes on our roads, blockages and the rest of it. I think it’s something we need to tackle immediately’’.
Sanwo – Olu who signed the Order in the presence of Security Chiefs and heads of relevant agencies in the State, Said the support and cooperation of Military Personnel could not be over emphasised in the implementation of the Order.
‘’Lagosians are not going to wait for us any longer to maintain orderliness on our roads, hence, I have invited all the Security Chiefs to witness the signing of the executive order so that they can hear us and support us in this regard.
‘’We want to ensure that we control traffic until everybody gets home Safely, LASTMA should, therefore, extend its working hours and ensure traffic control till 11pm’’ he said.
Sanwo – Olu also charged LASTMA to effectively carry out their functions by ensuring strict compliance with all extant traffic rules and regulations as prescribed in the enabling law, address the issue of one – way driving on Lagos roads.
He directed the Office of Drainage Service in the Ministry of the Environment to commence aggressive clearing of all secondary and tertiary drainage systems across the State to ensure the free flow of rain water during the rainy season.
According to the governor, the State Environmental Sanitation Corps has been directed to address environmental issues in the executive order by not necessarily arrest the people but engaging them in effective communication on the need to ensure compliance with environmental laws.
‘’Environmental Offenders are not meant to be arrested, but communicate with them; the one that need to reprimand, let us reprimand, the ones we need to advise let us advise. The people that need to be reformed, reform them,’’ he said.
Sanwo – Olu directed the Vehicle Inspection Service to be more communicative and advisory on issues of bad Vehicle wipers, spare tyres and non-provision of Jacks in Vehicles, among others.<|endoftext|>Celibashi met with the Ministry of Interior of Greece, Mr. Makis Vordis to discuss election mechanisms that guarantee the vote of Albanian residents abroad.
During the meeting held in the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Greece with the highest election official of the neighboring country, the Commissioner was introduced to the voting model of the Greek Diaspora in the framework of efforts to determine the best model of voting of Albanians residing abroad. Minister Voridis presented a detailed outline of the benefits and disadvantages of the voting model of the Greek Diaspora, which is in effect since 2019.
They also discussed on the support the Interior Minister of Greece has provided and continues to provide for the Albanian community living in Greece and regarding potential coordination of voting process for Albanians living in Greece, who choose to vote there, for the future Albanian parliamentary elections of 2025.
Mr. Voridis stated that he had been twice an observer of election in Albania as part of OSCE/ODIHR missions and congratulated the Albanian election administration bodies on the huge progress that he noted in April 25, 2021 parliamentary elections. Celibashi guaranteed the Interior Minister of Greece that the bridges of communication will be open and he also invited him in Tirana to continue the exchange of professional experience.
During the study visit, Celibashi also visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece, where he met with the Secretary General for the Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy, Ioannis Chrysoulakis, who presented a broad picture of the election profile of their Diaspora, their expectations and technical aspects of their engagement in voting from abroad.The respective legislations were compared , as well as profiles of different generations of voters abroad and international practices and solutions.
A meeting focused on the issues of election administration and logistics was also held with the General Director of the Ministry of Interior of Greece, Mr. Theodore Economou.
An well-known election expert, Dr.Economou explained in detail election administration stages in Greece, solutions and logistic aspects of the election process and exchanged the election experiences with Mr. Celibashi. Another topic of the meeting was also voting from abroad and the best solutions to facilitate as much as possible the experience of voting in the country and from abroad.
At the end of the two-day visit in Athens, Mr. Celibashi expressed his gratitude to the Ambassador of the Republic of Greece in Tirana, Mrs. Sophia Philippidou and the entire staff, for the excellent organisation of meetings, with high level officials and for the significant contribution given to the CEC.
Celibashi also expressed his gratitude to the Albanian Ambassador to Greece, Mrs. Luela Hajdaraga, who, in a very professional and kind manner supported him during the official institutional exchanges with the Greek election officials.<|endoftext|>The Central Election Commission (CEC) started today, in Korça, a two-day workshop to review their performance in organizing and managing the 2021 elections, and identify lessons learned to benefit future electoral processes. The event, supported by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Office of the Council of Europe in Tirana, brought together for the first time the new structures of the CEC – the State Election Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner, the Regulatory Commission and the Complaints and Sanctions Commissions – and the CEC administration for a total of around 70 participants.
Opening the event, State Election Commissioner Ilirjan Celibashi said that during these six months since the 25 April elections, the staff and leading structures of the CEC have had enough time to reflect on how the CEC fulfilled their duties and responsibilities. He said that despite being a very difficult process from the technical aspect, and despite the short time available, the CEC carried out their duties in the best way possible. “This is thanks to the engagement, seriousness and professionalism of the CEC staff, mainly, but also of all the other stakeholders and players engaged in this process, including our international partners and friends”, Celibashi said. He thanked the Head of Presence, Ambassador Vincenzo Del Monaco, and Head of the CoE Office, Jutta Gützkow, for their support and presence in the event.
“After an election it is always before another election”, Ambassador Del Monaco said in his speech, adding that it is fundamental to start preparing future electoral processes without being in a rush, and by going through the OSCE/ODIHR recommendations. He said that there is a very conducive context for the work of the CEC in the preparation of the next elections, the first reason for being the favourable political momentum. “I can only commend the consensual approach which I read in the news: the opposition and the ruling party agreeing on the idea of giving birth to a parliamentary committee on elections. This is an extraordinary development, consensual, as it should be when we discuss about the rules of the game”, Del Monaco said. He also pointed the professional work of the CEC in the latest elections, as recognized in the OSCE/ODIHR report.
Gützkow said she was confident that during the workshop the CEC would identify the steps to be taken to consolidate the capacities and outreach of the CEC, in view of the continuing electoral reform and run-up to the next elections. She thanked the OSCE Presence for the regular gathering of the International Election Working Group, a platform where international officials in Albania get first-hand information, meet key players, and co-ordinate actions on election-related matters.<|endoftext|>“I hope that you will disseminate this knowledge you gained during this program to your relatives and friends you have outside school. I would encourage you again to exercise this right and opportunity you have been offered to decide about your future” he stated. The Commissioner thanked the Council of Europe, the Academy of Political Studies and the Ministry of Education Youth and Sports for making possible this program of information of matura students who vote for the first time, even under the situation of pandemics.
The Head of CoE Office in Tirana, Mrs. Jutta Gutzkow, encouraged young people to be always engaged in elections processes and be active citizens in order to ensure the right level of functional democracy.
Information on “Awareness of First Time Voters ” program 2021 107,024 young people will be eligible to vote for the first time in April 25th elections – a very important right, on which many young people are not informed.
For this reason, the Academy of Political Studies in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth, the Central Election Commission, with the support of the Council of Europe, have been implementing during the last 2 months “Awareness of the first time voters” program. This program is built on the positive experience gained from previous campaigns implemented since 2011, ahead of elections.
During this period, 385 teachers were trained in this program throughout the country, which aimed to extend to all the public high schools in the country (356 schools). These teachers have taught two informative classes on democracy, electoral systems and the importance of voting with about 35 thousand last year students, who vote for the first time.
The program is finalized during this week, the last week ahead the elections, through a voting exercise, a simulation of the voting center, where the students take the roles of the commissioner or observers and two or three candidates selected by among their school mates are voted.
The aim of this exercise is to train young voters about the process and inform them about the problems such as family voting or vote buying and selling, which damage electoral standards. Students are also encouraged to share these awareness messages with their family members.<|endoftext|>Celibashi participated in the National Conference “Democracy Costs II; Money in politics and Electoral Integrity”, organized by the Coalition for Reforms, Integration and Consolidated Institutions (KRIIK). Below the full speech of the Commissioner.
Mrs.Yuri KIM, US Ambassador to Albania, Mr.Duncan NORMAN, British Ambassador and representatives of institutions, political parties and civil society attended the conference.
The goal of the conference was to bring again to the attention and addressing the shortcomings and the issues related to the transparency and effective supervision of the finances of the parties and the election campaign, as one of the most important aspects, with the greatest impact on the election integrity.
In his speech, Mr. Celibashi stated that “It is clear that the issue of the relation of money with politics is always at the focus of debate of politics, media and civil society.
The debate regarding the role of money in politics and their relation is important, because there is a huge concern on part of the citizens and the public opinion in this regard, and this huge concern is a legitimate concern. It is legitimate because the relation between money and politics can make the politicians more accountable towards their financial contributers and supporters rather than the voters”.
The Commissioner mentioned the role of the civil society and the media in monitoring of the way how money circulates within and outside the political system, especially in the cases when money comes from criminal activities that sponsor the politics.
Celibashi appealed to the civil society, media and responsible institutions, to actively engaged in an awareness campaign, to make the voters aware of the consequences of vote buying.<|endoftext|>The State Election Commissioner, Mr. Ilirjan Celibashi and Deputy Commissioner Mrs. Lealba Pelinku received in a meeting the Head of OSCE Presence, Ambassador Vincenzo Del Monaco, who was accompanied by the Electoral Reform Advisor, Mr. Florian Hobdari.
Commissioner Celibashi informed the Ambassador regarding April 25, 2021 elections, highlighting two priority issues, such as the implementation of technology in elections and voting from abroad of citizens living outside the territory of the Republic of Albania. According to Celibashi “ they are complicated processes and we do not have such experiences in Albania. Currently we have finalized the detailed technical criteria for technological projects, whereas regarding the immigrant voting, the Working Group is finalizing the detailed report to assess the options and methods of voting from abroad”.
Mr. Celibashi stated that these are issues which are complicated from the technical point of view, but what is more important is the trust of citizens and the stakeholders in the process. The Commissioner guaranteed that in order to provide full transparency, there will be a broad consultation with all the actors involved in the election process, not only regarding the implementation of technology and immigrant voting, but on every activity of the CEC.
The Head of OSCE Presence in Tirana, Ambassador Vincenzo Del Monaco stated that “Transparency is very important in order for an accurate perception by citizens and for the legitimacy of elections. I appreciate your maximal commitment to implement the technology in elections because it is a high risk process, which I believe you will handle successfully, but I must underline the importance of testing the equipment. The time available is not very promising”.
Both sides shared ideas regarding concrete proposals where the cooperation between the CEC and OSCE will focus, such as : the training of election administration, voters’ education, people with disabilities, marginalized groups, studies and research of other countries on the voting held during the pandemics and other issues.<|endoftext|>State Election Commissioner, Mr. Ilirjan Celibashi meets the Director of the National Democratic Institute for Albania, Mrs. Ana Kovacevic.
The focus of the meeting was the assistance provided by NDI to the CEC, with the support of the British Embassy in Tirana, regarding the funding of political parties during the election campaign and outside it.
Mr. Celibashi expressed his gratitude for the so-far support of NDI and the British Embassy so far. He stated that the financing of political parties is an issue which will have the proper attention of the CEC, especially with the increase of powers, due to the recent amendments to the Electoral Code, in the control and supervision of the finances of political parties. The Commissioner pointed out that the financial control and supervision of political parties will have a more significant role within the institution.
Ms. Kovacevic expressed the will of the National Democratic Institute to continue the partnership with the CEC, assisting with its international expertise, based on the best practices of other countries that have consolidated systems of control and verification of finances during election campaigns.
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The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has attributed the ongoing strike by the Nigeria Association of Residents Doctors (NARD) which has entered its 58th day to the uncooperative attitude of the immediate past leadership of NARD.
The President of the NMA, Professor Innocent Uja made the assertion while leading the newly elected leadership of the association to a familiarization meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, today in Abuja.
“I’m here with the newly elected officers of NARD. They came to me and we had a meeting, very cordial, meaningful interaction. And after that , I told them that I had secured appointment to introduce them to you which I thought should be private but even if it goes on CNN , it means we have opened a new chapter, very positive chapter because a chapter can be bad.
“We cannot pretend that all is well. We had to look at some of the things that have unraveled since 2nd August. As you know, I’m a man of peace and my leadership is for peace. And we really want to resolve this once and for all, so we can move on. Nigerians are suffering and we can’t allow it to continue.
“ I, as the President of the NMA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with every other persons here in my belief, in my considered opinion that we are working on the same platform, that we truly believe in what we signed and I have no doubt that what I signed was not in error . I signed with full understanding of the content of what we were signing. We believe that what is holding us from going back to work can be resolved. And we are not asking for everything now because there are twelve point agenda. Some can go for a while and others can be resolved today or would have been resolved yesterday.”
Assuring that the new leadership of NARD has a better understanding of the issues in contention and have a better approach to resolve them with the cooperation of the Federal government, Uja said.
“This new leadership of NARD was only elected last Friday, they came to me and we had robust discussion and today, we are in your office. That will show you the seriousness of the new leadership of NARD. In the past, NARD elected officers and they never came to me, never came to the NMA. But here we are with you together, because we are all one.
“So, with these young boys I came with, I’m sure we can do a lot to ensure we normalize what is happening. We also know that at no time did the NMA back out from its support for NARD but if you know the insult I have been getting. But I’m not worried because it is a leader that gets insult. If our President can be insulted, then who is Uja? The most important thing is that we are focused on resolving these issues, so that people will go back to work.
In his remark, Senator Ngige said it was unbelievable the former leadership of NARD took Doctors to four different strikes in twelve calendar month, describing it as strange and a bastardization of the medical profession.
According to Ngige, “that leadership was a bad example to the practice of medicine anywhere. Worst is that all their actions came against manifest efforts and commitment of the Federal Government to meet up with their demands. We all hope the new EXCO will be different. Let all of us as Doctors say never again shall we allow our noble profession be dragged through this ignoble path.
“What do you say of a NARD leadership that gave me an award of honour less than a year ago? The leadership that in April this year, described me as a Medical elder with contributions to the medicine practice, commending me for the swift resolution of each matter they bring forth.
“The same NARD that in July said Nigeria would be a better place with public servants like Ngige. It is the same NARD leadership in a strange swing of character, uncharacteristic of doctors, rebuffed the appeal by the President, the intervention by the National Assembly and all critical stakeholders, walked out on a well-thought out Memorandum of Understanding signed by all the parties after two days of negotiation. An MOU that has all the elements intended to solve the lingering problems in the health sector once and for all. What kind of leadership is that?
The Minister noted that the most strange and an all-time low was the attempt by the former leadership of NARD to justify its strike with comparison to that of university lecturers.
“ASUU, each time it goes on strike, comes back during agreement with a pledge to cover all lost hours and they do. But we doctors, how do we bring back those who have died in the hospitals because of strike, because there was no doctor to treat them?
Ngige who narrated the trajectory of the strike, added that he had to transmit the matter to the National Industrial Court when it became clear that NARD was not interested in the resolution of the dispute. He expressed optimism that with the new steps by the NMA, leading the new NARD leadership, a silver lining was in space.
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire joined the meeting after Ngige’s remark and the session is ongoing.<|endoftext|>Said that the nation’s policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis were tailored to the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) four-pillar policy framework for tackling the socio-economic impact of the pandemic.
Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, stated this while delivering Nigeria’s response to the Report of the Director-General of ILO and Chairperson of the Governing Body, Guy Ryder, at the 109th Session (virtual) of the International Labour Conference, holding in Geneva, Switzerland.
Ngige noted that it was in line with those four pillars, as was reported during the ILO Global Summit mid-last year, that the Federal Government directed the establishment of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) “to coordinate with the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Subnational Governments to implement the COVID-19 protocols nationwide.”
The Federal Government also established the “Presidential Economic Sustainability Committee (PESC) to develop a credible plan to reposition the Nigerian economy post COVID-19 crisis.”
According to Ngige, the PESC, of which the Labour Minister is a member, put in place several policy frameworks to tackle emerging issues of the time.
He added that those policy frameworks include COVID-19 Recovery Programme for the country, which cut across various sectors as Health, Industry, Trade and Investment, Finance, Humanitarian and Disaster Control.
Ngige listed the Recovery programmes to include N50 billion targeted credit facility to support Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs); N260 Billion MSMEs Survival Fund to sustain at least 500,000 jobs in 50,000 MSMEs, and Entrepreur Support Programme to support MSMEs.
The programmes also include, but not limited to, the National Youth Investment Fund (NYIF), the N-Power programme, an ad-hoc youth empowerment scheme, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) loan and grants to farmers, as well as palliatives and various short-term and medium term schemes for the vulnerable groups.
He stated that Government has upgraded and established health facilities, and has been in discussions with workers in the Health sector to increase their hazard allowance and extend their retirement age, among other programmes.
The Minister also pledged the support of Nigeria to the call by “the WTO for waiver on intellectual property right to enable mass production of the (COVID-19) vaccine for our greater good, as no one is safe until everybody is safe.”
He disclosed that as at May 2021, “a total of 1,927.141 Nigerians had got their first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine and the number is on a daily increase, as more awareness are created and fallacies debunked.”
The Minister stated that Nigeria welcomed the Report of the Director-General on the theme: “Work in the Time of COVID”.<|endoftext|>Labour and Employment, William Alo, says Nigeria needs assistance from the U.S in tackling the unemployment challenges bedeviling the country.
He spoke in Abuja when he received in audience a delegation from the U.S. Department of Labor, led by Kurt A. Petermeyer, the Regional Administrator, Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
The Minister stated that assistance from the U. S. to upgrade the skill acquisition centres in the country would be of immense benefit to Nigeria, as it would enhance job creation.
Listing such crimes as child labour, forced labour and other ills as fallouts of unemployment, he believed that the repositioning of the Skills Acquisition Centres in the country would create more employment opportunities for the unemployed youths and others.
The Permanent Secretary acknowledged the U. S. as a long-standing dependable partner to Nigeria, and felt assured that U.S’ intervention would help to reduce the crime rate among the youths, as many of them would get off the crime track when employed.
He noted that the visit was a follow-up to an earlier visit where Nigeria had sought assistance from the U.S. on the upgrading of the country’s Skill Acquisition Centres and on other areas that would help in reducing unemployment in the country.
Speaking earlier, the Regional Administrator, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Kurt A. Petermeyer, said the group was on skills and facilities assessment visit to determine areas of possible assistance to Nigeria.<|endoftext|>Nigeria is putting in place stronger measures to address gender-based violence (GBV) in the country’s world of work.
These measures include ILO Convention No. 190 on Violence and Harassment (2019) which Nigeria is poised to ratify.
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr Yerima Peter Tarfa, stated this in his address at the national symposium on Eliminating Gender-Based Violence from the World of Work, held in commemoration of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence against Women and Girls.
He stated that Federal Government still maintained zero tolerance to all forms of violence and harassment in the World of Work, while retaining its total commitment to curbing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in its world of work.
These measures, including national and workplace, would address violence and harassment against women and men at work through standard legislation, workplace policies, and initiatives on safety and health at work as well as wellbeing at work.
He noted that for Nigeria to control GBV in the world of work, it needed to have “strong gender-perspective measures to address the growth of non-standard forms of work and its consequences, a strong legal framework, measures to tackle the causes of violence at work, including third party violence against workers, and awareness raising to increase the understanding and visibility of violence against women and men in the world of work.”
Tarfa noted that “the devastating impact of violence and harassment against women and men in the world of work, the vulnerabilities faced by women workers in non-standard forms of employment and informal work, and workers who are affected by discrimination and lack of decent work, and who are at the risk of exploitation and trafficking cannot be overemphasized.”
According to him, “addressing violence and harassment is imperative, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic where frontline workers such as health workers and workers in the informal economy are facing various kinds of violence and harassment, and losing their sources of livelihood.”
On the ratification of Convention No. 190 on Violence and Harassment (2019), Tarfa recalled that following the approval from the National Labour Advisory Council (NLAC) to ratify the Convention, Nigeria had commenced preliminary activities towards achieving a seamless ratification.
The Permanent Secretary stated Nigeria’s strong support to the campaign of this year’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence against Women and Girls, adding that the support also consolidated government’s zero tolerance to all forms of violence and harassment in the World of Work.
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence against Women and Girls, an annual international campaign, is used as an organizing strategy around the world to call for the prevention and Elimination of violence against women and girls.
The Activism runs from 25th November, which is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10th December, which is the Human Rights Day.
Country Director of the ILO Office for Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone, Vanessa Lerato Phala, stated that the society needed to believe survivors of Gender-Based Violence, adding that law enforcement agencies should create an enabling environment to encourage women to report violence against them.
According to her, if the incidents of GBV were not reported, the extent of the challenges, and how to address them would not be understood.
Other measures she listed for preventing GBV include adopting comprehensive approaches to addressing the root causes, transforming harmful societal norms, and empowering women and girls to make meaningful contributions to the society and economy
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Among other institutions Seidlin received his education at Hunter College.
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As judge during the Anna Nicole Smith body custody hearing, Judge Seidlin made one-liners and other attempts at humor which some who know him said was normal for him, but led to speculation that his actions and comments were for the cameras in the courtroom and were made as an attempt to secure a courtroom television show similar to Judge Judy's. The judgment was given in what some have viewed as an overly theatrical style, with the Judge weeping and fumbling his words, though others close to him have said that his courtroom conduct was genuine.
However, South Florida lawyers advise that Seidlin has always been a bit of a comical judge. His courtroom antics serve to relax the participants in the process. Known locally as "lightning Larry," Seidlin is known to get through a morning docket in under 15 minutes. A trial takes 5 minutes or less. In juvenile cases, he has been known to give "stern warnings" where appropriate. Seidlin has come under fire for giving his friends all public appointments for which they get several hundred dollars apiece. However, this is commonplace among Broward County attorneys. Currently the law has changed and there is a wheel system wherein judges have no discretion to appoint attorneys of their choice.
Seidlin came under criticism in the legal community for his handling of the Smith case, and more recently came under fire for other behavior. In February 2007, WSVN-TV Channel 7 reported Seidlin took three-hour lunch breaks on the four days in April that he was tailed by the station's investigative team. WSVN also showed that he was at a tennis club by 4 p.m. on three of the four days he was watched. He declined to comment for the TV report.
Seidlin was dubbed the "crybaby Judge" and "Larry the Cable Judge" because of his courtroom tears, jokes and unsolicited commentary. The underlying motives for his emotional displays remain unclear.
Resignation and rumored television show ambitions
Seidlin retired from the bench in Summer 2007. His alleged intentions to star in a courtroom TV show were reported by the celebrity gossip website TMZ.com, citing "unidentified sources" as early as Feb 20th 2007. In a letter to Florida Governor Charlie Crist in June, 2007, Seidlin wrote:
"It is now time for me to devote more of my daily life to my own young family and to pursue the many opportunities that have been offered to me outside the judicial system and I have disregarded until now...While these opportunities are varied, they all share in common a further commitment to helping my fellow citizens through roles in the educational system, the media and nonprofit organizations."
Seidlin has not given specifics on his plans after his resignation, but according to Broadcast and Cable Magazine, Seidlin had allegedly cut a deal with CBS Television Distribution to develop a court show in Fall 2008, but no official confirmation has been made from either party. CBS Paramount will allegedly produce Seidlin's pilot for CTD; they also handle Judy Sheindlin's "Judge Judy" show.
Seidlin was criminally investigated for "allegedly asking a lawyer for gifts and financially exploiting an elderly woman". Former Florida lawyer Jack Thompson (who is permanently disbarred as of September 25, 2008) had filed a formal complaint against Seidlin for "violating almost every judicial canon". The complaint was based on an investigative report in a local weekly newspaper that reported that the judge had received questionable gifts and large sums of money from Barbara Kasler, an elderly neighbor in his Fort Lauderdale condo building. After an investigation by the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office, Seidlin was cleared of any wrongdoing in January 2009.
In March 2009 the niece and caretaker of the same elderly woman filed another complaint with the Elder Abuse Hotline in Florida, reiterating their belief that Seidlin has manipulated the woman into giving him money and has failed to adequately care for her.
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- "Exclusive: Judge's Wife: People Say He Should Have His Own TV Show". 2007-02-24.
- 31 Nova L. Rev. 645. Phyllis Williams Kotey, "The Real Costs of Judicial Misconduct: Florida taking a set ahead in the regulation of judicial speech and conduct to ensure independence, integrity, and impartiality" "Circuit Court Judge Larry Seidlin made news across the courtry for his antics from the bench for his "witty"one liners and emotional and tearful delivery of his edicts. n28 Judge Seidlin was a presiding judge in some of the custody and legal proceedings that ensued after the death of Anna Nicole Smith. n29 His dramatic behavior led to perception that his speech and conduct were intended to attract offers for a courtroom television show."
- "Report:Judge in Anna Nicole Case Resigns -- and TV May Be Next".
- "All Rise!!! Judge Seidlin Says He's Ready for TV". TMZ. 2007-02-20.
- Donaldson-Evans, Catherine (2007-06-20). "Larry Seidlin, judge in the Anna Nicole Smith hearing, will leave bench July 31". Sun Sentinel.
- Sedensky, Matt (2007-06-29). "Wisecracking Florida Judge Larry Seidlin, who presided over Anna Nicole Smith case, to resign". Augusta Chronicle.
- "CTD Snags Anna Nicole Judge Seidlin". 2007-06-19.
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William Lawrence Rohter, Jr. (born February 3, 1950), known as Larry Rohter, is an American journalist who was a South American bureau chief (based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) for The New York Times from 1999 to 2007. Previously, he was Caribbean and Latin American correspondent of the Times from 1994 to 1999. He now writes about cultural topics.
William Lawrence Rohter, Jr.
Larry Rohter at U.S. Embassy Montevideo in 2006.
|Born||February 3, 1950 (age 69)|
Oak Park, Illinois, United States
|Alma mater||Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Columbia University|
|Organization||The New York Times; Newsweek|
|Awards||Maria Moors Cabot Prize, Brazilian Embratel Prize|
In 1998, Rohter was awarded the Maria Moors Cabot Prize at Columbia University. He was also awarded the Brazilian Embratel prize, as the "Melhor correspondente estrangeiro" (best foreign correspondent).
Rohter is married to Clotilde Rohter. They have 2 children. He lives today in Hoboken, New Jersey".
Rohter published an article titled "Brazilian Leader's Tippling Becomes National Concern", insinuating the Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had a drinking problem that affected his presidency, citing Mr. da Silva's former running mate Leonel Brizola, among others. The article caused consternation in the Brazilian press. Rohter's visa was temporarily revoked (and quickly reinstated) by Brazil's government, an event which overshadowed much criticism of Rohter's reporting.
- Rohter, Larry (2007). Deu no New York Times: o Brasil segundo a ótica de um repórter do jornal mais influente do mundo. Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Objetiva. ISBN 978-8573029277.
- Rohter, Larry (2012). Brazil on the Rise: The Story of a Country Transformed (1st Palgrave Macmillan pbk. ed.). ISBN 978-0230120730.
- "Columbia's Cabot Prizes Honor Four Journalists Who Cover Latin America". Columbia University Record. 1998-09-11. :2. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- Rohter, L (2008). Deu no New York Times: o Brasil segundo a ótica de um repórter do jornal mais influente do mundo (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Objetiva.Translation by Otacílio Nunes...et al
- Rohter, L (2004-05-04). "Brazilian Leader's Tippling Becomes National Concern". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- Azêdo, M. (June 2004). "O repórter Larry Rohter fez bom jornalismo?" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Journal of the Brazilian Press Association. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- Herscovitz, H. (2007). "Lula vs. Larry Rohter: Misconceptions in International Coverage" (pdf). Brazilian Journalism Resear
- Reese, D. (2004-07-10). "Un periodista yanqui mete la pata" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- Chetwynd, G. (2004-05-13). "Brazil expels New York Times reporter for offensive story". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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Larry Namer, Studio city, California on March 8, 2013
After several years as a technician, he became the Vice Chairman of the Cable TV division of the Electrical Workers Union. By age 25, he became the Director of Operations at Manhattan Cable and a year later was given sales and marketing. In 1979, he became Director of Corporate Development and was charged with building businesses derived from non-entertainment uses of the cable TV systems.
He became VP/General Manager of Valley Cable TV in Los Angeles. He became involved in the program department.
Namer and his friend Alan Mruvka created a plan for a TV network named Movietime, that would eventually become E! Entertainment Television. Namer and Mruvka eventually sold their stake in the company.
In 1989, he was awarded the President's Award from the National Cable Television Association.
Namer has played a significant part in launching several other TV networks around the world and interactive television, serving as a consultant to Microsoft. After E!, Namer created and launched several companies in the United States and overseas, including Steeplechase Media, Comspan Communications, Comspan Russia, and, with Martin Pompadur and Jean Zhang, Metan Development Group.
In September 2011, Namer was named as the first recipient of the “Aaron Spelling Award” at 4th Annual Investment Seminar & Global Independence in Beverly Hills
In October 2011, Namer joined the Advisory Board of SuperBox Inc.
Today, Namer is recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on new technology and how it is fundamentally altering the business of international media and entertainment. Among the companies that have enlisted his expertise are Microsoft, Paul Allen’s Digeo, World Digital Media Group (a joint venture of Radio Shack), EchoStar and Sirius Radio network.
Mr. Namer currently serves as President/CEO, Metan. Metan’s flagship series is Hello! Hollywood!, a weekly entertainment news series tailored to Chinese audiences, offering up the latest in celebrity, pop culture and lifestyle news. Since its launch in summer 2009, the series is now available on over 40 television stations in China and six in North America reaching over one billion Mandarin speaking viewers. Hello! Hollywood’s premier content is also available on 10 of China’s top online portals, reaching more than four million viewers weekly.
Metan is currently adapting popular Western TV formats for localized versions, including 'Go Dance!' from Ukraine and 'Elite Model Search.' The company has also developed the original sitcom 'Return to Da Foo Tsun' and the Web series Planet Homebuddies, that has garnered an online audience of over seven million only one month since its launch. 'Return to Da Foo Tsun' has the distinction of being the first Chinese comedy to receive a nomination for the prestigious Television Asia Awards in 2013. Metan was instrumental in joining together top China production houses Mei Tian and H&R Century TV with Warner Brothers International Television Production and the creators of 'Gossip Girl' to develop a groundbreaking new teen drama series for China, to which Metan is also a consultant.
He is also a co-founder of Chinese brand management company Mingyian. Under Namer's direction, Metan and a coalition of North America’s top TV and film writers, recently joined forces to launch Metan Wen Zhi Ku, a joint venture linking Western writing talent with transmedia projects for the China market.
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Translator(s)||99.1 K256AC (The Dalles)
100.5 K263BT (The Dalles)
|First air date||October 1940 (at 1230)|
|Power||5,000 watts (day)
1,000 watts (night)
|Former callsigns||KODL (1940-1973)
|Former frequencies||1230 kHz (1940-1955)|
|Affiliations||Westwood One, CBS News|
KODL broadcasts an adult standards music format featuring the "America's Best Music" satellite-fed programming service from Westwood One. In addition to its usual music programming, KODL airs hourly newscasts from CBS News, a one-hour block of news each weekday morning, a daily tradio program called "The KODL Trading Post", Dave Ramsey's Daily Money Makeover, the "KODL Coffee Break" daily talk show, a one-hour noon newscast, the Northwest Regional edition of The Lars Larson Show, and one hour of news each weekday evening with a mix of local and national programming.
Western Radio Corporation's KODL began broadcasting in October 1940, although sources differ on whether these broadcasts began on October 12, October 19, or October 20th. The station originally broadcast on a frequency of 1230 kHz with 250 watts of power during the day and 100 watts at night. KODL originally aired a mix of recorded and live popular music, including a number of local musical talents. The station changed broadcast frequencies to 1440 kHz and was allowed to increase its signal strength to 1,000 watts, day and night, beginning in 1955.
KODL's founder and Western Radio Corporation owner, V. Barney Kenworthy, sold the station to the Sterling Recreation Organization in September 1967. The Seattle-based SRO immediately flipped KODL's format to rock music. In late 1973, Sterling owner Fredric A. Danz had the station's call sign changed to KGLX and flipped the format to a "contemporary gold" music mix.
The station was acquired by Larson-Wynn, Inc., on September 1, 1974. The new owners immediately restored the historic KODL call sign and began broadcasting a mix of rock and middle of the road music. In the late 1970s, KODL received permission from the FCC to increase its daytime signal strength to 5,000 watts while maintaining its 1,000 watt signal at night. By 1979, KODL would be playing a pure MOR format but in 1982, in the wake of Urban Cowboy and the sudden growth in country music, KODL switched to a country music format.
From 1940 to 1999, KODL broadcast from a studio building and tower located on west Scenic Drive. Since 1999, KODL's studios have been located in downtown The Dalles. In 2000, KODL switched musical formats to a satellite-delivered adult standards and nostalgia format branded as "America's Best Music".
Former on-air staff
Paul E. Walden worked at KODL for 27 years, more than 20 of them as station manager, and served as the president of the Oregon Association of Broadcasters from 1954 to 1956. He later purchased KIHR in Hood River, Oregon, and establish KCGB-FM, during his 48-year career in broadcasting as an announcer, manager, and engineer. Walden also served three terms as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives in the 1970s.
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RadioFreshing KODL. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
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RadioFreshing KODL. Archived from the original on June 27, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
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- Nichols, Rodger (December 6, 2006). "Bye, bye Q: FM radio station to end local operation; Buyer to relocate station to lucrative Seattle area market". The Dalles Chronicle.
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Administered by the Nannambra panchayat, the village came to international attention for the unusually large number of multiple births in the region. The village is noted for having a high twinning rate although India has one of the lowest twinning rates in the world. The first association of twins in the country, The Twins and Kins Association, was also founded in the village.
The village is situated around 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Calicut and 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Malappuram, the district headquarters. The village is surrounded by backwaters on all sides but one, which connects it to the town of Tirurangadi.
Culture and demographics
The village entered the international spotlight when a survey done by locals found an unusually large number of twin births in the region. Though initial estimates put the instance of multiple births at 100 pairs, follow-up surveys found the figure to be closer to 204 pairs (408 individuals) of twins, and two sets of triplets. Despite several studies being conducted, the exact cause of this phenomenon is yet to be ascertained. Women from Kodinhi married off to far away places are also known to give birth to twins. According to doctors, they said, this phenomenon is due to chemicals present in water in the Kodinhi area. According to locals, the oldest known twin pair in the village was born in 1949. The number of twin births in Kodinhi has been increasing over the years, with surveys showing over 79 pairs of twins within the age group of 0–10 years.
This phenomenon of a large number of twin births is not unique to Kodinhi, and has also been observed in the town of Igbo-Ora in Nigeria. In Igbo-Ora, research has suggested that the multiple births could be related to the eating habits of the women in the region. Though no direct correlation between dietary intake and twin births has been observed, a research study carried out at the University of Lagos Teaching Hospital has suggested that a chemical found in the Igbo-Ora women and the peelings of a widely consumed tuber could account for the high level of multiple births. In the case of Kodinhi, however, no such relationship has been observed, as the residents' dietary patterns are not known to be significantly different from the rest of Kerala.
Similar phenomenon of a large number of twin births within a small isolated community has been observed in Cândido Godói, Brazil.
In 2008, around 30 pairs of twins from Kodinhi, along with their parents, got together to form the The Twins and Kins Association, the first such association of twins in India. The forum, according to its founders, aims to bring to wider attention problems peculiar to people of multiple births, such as those concerning their education and health.
- "Malappuram village under national genetic scanner". The Hindu. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- Laurance, Jeremy (12 May 2009). "Seeing double: the village in deepest Kerala where twins have taken over". The Independent (London). Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- "Indian village with 250 sets of twins". Daily Telegraph (London). 11 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- "Twin town: The Indian village where there are 220 sets of twins has doctors baffled". Daily Mail (London). 11 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- Press Trust of India (2008-11-30). "Kerala village floats first forum of twins". AOL News. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- Press Trust of India (2008-11-25). "Babies come in twos in this Kerala village". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- "`Twin tale ' of Kodinji to cross the seas". Mathrubhumi. 2008-11-24. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- "The Land Of Twins". BBC World Service. 2001-06-07. Retrieved 2009-01-08.<|endoftext|>Wikipedia Article:
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Administered by the Nannambra panchayat, the village came to international attention for the unusually large number of multiple births in the region, especially twins although India has one of the lowest twinning rates in the world. The first association of twins in the country, The Twins and Kins Association, was also founded in the village.
The village is situated around 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Calicut and 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Malappuram, the district headquarters. The village is surrounded by backwaters on all sides but one, which connects it to the town of Tirurangadi.
Culture and demographicsEdit
As of November 2008, the population of the village was estimated at 2,000 families. A majority of the residents are Sunni Muslim, and follow the Shafi school of thought. A significant Salafi Muslim and Hindu minorities also resides here.
The village entered the international spotlight when a survey done by locals found an unusually large number of twin births in the region. A report by The New Indian Express Staff Correspondent Mithosh Joseph from Malappuram had brought the attention of several people outside India to the attraction of the spot. His report had featured well the ongoing researches in the area, the total number of twins, the peculiarities of parents and a few other comments by doctors who studied the strange phenomenon. Though initial estimates put the instance of multiple births at 100 pairs, follow-up surveys found the figure to be closer to 204 pairs (408 individuals) of twins, and two sets of triplets. Despite several studies being conducted, the exact cause of this phenomenon is yet to be ascertained. Women from Kodinhi married off to far away places are also known to give birth to twins. According to doctors[who?] this phenomenon is due to chemicals present in water in the Kodinhi area. According to locals, the oldest known twin pair in the village was born in 1949. The number of twin births in Kodinhi has been increasing over the years, with surveys showing over 79 pairs of twins within the age group of 0–10 years.
This phenomenon of a large number of twin births is not unique to Kodinhi, and has also been observed in the town of Igbo-Ora in Nigeria. In Igbo-Ora, research has suggested that the multiple births could be related to the eating habits of the women in the region. Though no direct correlation between dietary intake and twin births has been observed, a research study carried out at the University of Lagos Teaching Hospital has suggested that a chemical found in the Igbo-Ora women and the peelings of a widely consumed tuber could account for the high level of multiple births. In the case of Kodinhi, however, no such relationship has been observed, as the residents' dietary patterns are not known to be significantly different from the rest of Kerala.
A similar phenomenon of a large number of twin births within a small isolated community has been observed in Cândido Godói, Brazil.
In 2008, around 30 pairs of twins from Kodinhi, along with their parents, got together to form The Twins and Kins Association, the first such association of twins in India. The forum, according to its founders, aims to bring to wider attention problems peculiar to people of multiple births, such as those concerning their education and health.
Kodinhi village connects to other parts of India through Parappanangadi town. National highway No.66 passes through Ramanattukara and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. State Highway No.28 starts from Nilambur Ooty, Mysore and Bangalore through Highways.12,29 and 181. The nearest airport is at Kozhikode. The nearest major railway station are Parappanangadi, Tanur and Tirur.
- "Malappuram village under national genetic scanner". The Hindu. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- Laurance, Jeremy (12 May 2009). "Seeing double: the village in deepest Kerala where twins have taken over". The Independent (London). Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- "Indian village with 250 sets of twins". Daily Telegraph (London). 11 May 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- Press Trust of India (30 November 2008). "Kerala village floats first forum of twins". AOL News. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- Press Trust of India (25 November 2008). "Babies come in twos in this Kerala village". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
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- "The Land of Twins". BBC World Service. 7 June<|endoftext|>By Kristen Sample from opendemocracy.net
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Thirty years after the start of the third wave of democracy in Latin America, the region’s policy-makers and civil society have the “final frontier” of this historic process in sight: to ensure that democracy works for all citizens in equal measure, regardless of gender.
In Latin America there has in recent years been an increase in both the number and percentage of women in politics – embodied by the rise to power of two female presidents, Michelle Bachelet
in Chile and Cristina Fernández
in Argentina. Their election has, in turn, generated a renewed debate on the state of women in politics today in the region. The reality, perhaps surprising, is that the progress of women
in assuming elected office in Latin America varies considerably: between and even within countries, nationally and sub-nationally (see Table 1).
Table 1 The percentage of women represented in elected office:
(Legislature = unicameral or lower house; Venezuela does not include results of November 2008 municipal elections)
Show me the code, I’ll predict your gap
If you’re curious as to why some Latin American legislatures approach 40% female representation, whereas others are stalled at around 10%, it may surprise you to know that the fields of anthropology, sociology and economics have less to tell us than the little-known – and highly wonky – subset of political science known as “electoral engineering
“. In short, electoral-system design is both an art and a science, and one which is not gender-neutral. The choice of electoral system
has an enormous impact – perhaps more than any other single factor – on the number of women elected to public office.
For instance, one basic ground-rule: “list” systems – in which electors select from lists of candidates – are far better at facilitating the election of women (and minority-groups) than first-past-the-post system
systems (as found in the United States, Britain and Canada) as they encourage parties to develop comparatively more balanced candidate lists. When a party has to bet on one candidate for a legislative seat – as in the case of a first-past-the-post system – the slot generally goes to a man. When the party presents a list of candidates to represent a legislative district, however, it is more apt to balance the list by assigning selected slots to women. That’s why of the ten countries with the highest percentage of women legislators
, nine have some variation of the list system.
The generally severe imbalance in political representation between men and women mean that some list-systems mandate parties to include minimum levels, or quotas
, of women in their candidate-lists. (The day political parties voluntarily and regularly include women in their lists, quotas will become obsolete.) For instance, in Chile – where quotas have not been approved despite the best efforts of President Bachelet
– researcher Marcela Ríos
has found that less than 10% of candidates presented by parties between 1989 and 2005 were women. In contrast, Ecuador has adopted a parity-based quota system which requires that women and men be equally represented in the candidate lists.
Two specific examples demonstrate the importance of the design of the electoral system to more
* Why does Argentina have 40% women legislators, while neighbouring Brazil has only 8%? Both countries have list systems with gender-quotas, but they’re only effective in Argentina where parties run “closed” lists and are required to alternate men and women in “electable” positions higher up the list. Brazil, on the other hand, allows parties to present a number of candidates equivalent to as much as 150% of the number of seats being contested and there is no sanction for non-compliance with the quota. Additionally, Brazil’s candidate-centred “open” list-system makes success more dependent on access to campaign funding, an area in which women face greater disadvantages.
* Why do women account for nearly one in three legislators in Peru, but only one in thirty mayors? There are at least two reasons for this. First, representatives in collective bodies (legislatures, town councils) in Peru are elected from “list positions” while executives (president, departmental president and mayor) are chosen from a first-past-the-post system. Second, a 30% quota applies
to the legislature and local councils, but not to mayors or other executive positions.
The quota fix
First, the good news: we know what we have to do, and we have both the technology and the capability to build a more equal political system! A reform of the electoral system can catapult women through the political glass-ceiling of their local parliament or town council. In Ecuador, the percentage of women legislators jumped from 3% to 17% in just one election-cycle after quotas were adopted. In that sense, electoral engineering and quotas are the ultimate low-hanging fruit!
Except when they’re not.
After an initial wave of quota legislation
in Latin America (eleven countries between 1991 and 2000), the region seems to have hit a dry spell. There are a number of countries – Colombia, Chile, and Uruguay – where quota legislation has been under debate, but with no clear victory in sight. Equally important, countries with ineffective quota legislation (Brazil being a clear case in point) show little progress toward eliminating the loopholes and technicalities that continue
to hinder the election of women.
What quotas can’t do
So as much as one would like to live off the low-hanging fruit, the truth is that a more balanced diet is in order. Even if quotas were passed throughout Latin America, it’s important to recognise that they can’t do a number of things:
* Quotas can’t guarantee more women presidents, governors or mayors. The Argentinean expert Alejandra Massolo
estimates that women hold only 5.5% of the mayoral posts in Latin America. At the regional level, only two of ten countries reach double-digits in terms of women governors. Since quotas cannot be applied to single member posts, they are inapplicable to these offices.
* Quotas can’t keep women in politics. With the increasing numbers of women in political office in some countries, it’s become clear that getting there is not everything. Women can only make a difference in politics to the extent that they are able to consolidate their political career and capital through re-election and posts with increasing responsibility. Though data is scarce, recent IDEA research in Peru
is worrisome: it shows that only 16% of women-elected authorities sought re-election in 2006, compared with 34% of men.
* Quotas can’t make women effective politicians. Though the numbers of women elected officials may be on the rise in some
countries, there is no guarantee that they will perform well in political life (just as there’s been no such guarantee for male political leaders during the last twenty-five centuries, give or take). Their inclusion is important in principle as well as through ensuring the representation of women’s interests and perspectives
; but ultimately it’s up to individual women to maximise their impact on the political process. One strategy widely promoted by the Inter-Parliamentary Union
is: “Know the rules, use the rules, change the rules.” Often this can be done more effectively, if women are willing to work join together across party lines to mobilise through women’s caucuses or other networks.
The routes of change
The fact that electoral engineering and quotas
can only do so much means that change also depends on a series of long-term strategies that involve institutions and civil societies
As recently as the late 1990s, the Nordic countries were seen as the only examples of gender “nirvana” where women were on the verge of reaching gender-parity with men. Today, Latin American feminists frequently point to Spain as an example of how comprehensive government commitment can help close the gender-gap. Spain’s prime minister José-Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
, a self-proclaimed “feminist”, is doing more than talking the talk. Under his leadership, Spain has promoted parity in the cabinet
(nine women to eight men at the time of writing), electoral lists and corporate boards. Just as important, the Zapatero government has moved beyond
these legislative measures to affect cultural norms and mores, as evidenced by the public-service announcements aimed at ending domestic violence and at reminding men of their responsibility to do an equal share of housework.
Parties are the ultimate political gatekeepers in that they define candidate-lists. Although women account for almost half of party membership in Latin America, it is all too common to hear parties lament around election-time that no hay mujeres
(there are no women). This discourse
reveals parties’ longstanding inability either to turn their current members into leaders or to pro-actively identify and recruit women members with political potential.
In addition, parties need to democratise their leadership structures and reform their financing mechanisms to ensure increased participation by women. It is not just that these changes are the “right” thing to do, they are also in the long-term interests of leaders sincerely interested in party renewal. Success in recruiting and promoting women’s leadership may also point the way for engagement of other under-represented sectors in social-change processes.
Women party members
Change in political parties will require commitment from the top and pressure from below. Unfortunately, leadership of a party’s “women’s wing” is rarely seen as a desirable position in the party hierarchy, perhaps because it’s been too often charged with tasks like preparing the holiday-party or the annual charity-drive. Women party-members cannot rely on quotas to bring real change to their political organisation. Rather, they will need to mobilise and organise for change from within
, through alliances that may include fellow party-members, women from other
parties and feminist civil-society groups.
The media are no longer mere intermediaries between leaders and voters, but rather often set the agenda around which politicians design their strategies and citizens form their opinions. But this media-driven agenda often extends beyond the thematic; it also defines the main actors on the political stage, and media coverage
can determine which politicians and platforms get public exposure.
Research in Latin America has usually pointed to gender-differences in both quantitative and qualitative terms. Women candidates tend to receive less coverage than men, and media reports are often sexist in nature – highlighting a woman’s appearance, for example, or questioning how she balances her career and family life. In short, the media are part of the gender-imbalance problem. In order for them to be part of the solution, it’s necessary that they desist from chauvinistic views of politics and give female political leaders
Feminist organisations have been crucial in the fight for political equality in Latin America. In recent years, however, it appears that the links between feminist organisations
and feminist politicians are weakening, mirroring a broader disconnect between civil society and political parties. For women politicians, this distance is particularly devastating.
In the context of the resistance they face from their parties, women politicians need support from feminist groups – and indeed civil society in general – for votes, volunteers, ideas, institutional support, pressure and funding. The impact of Emily’s List
(a United States political-action committee) as a vehicle for candidate fundraising is particularly telling. There is too the example of the campaign Mas mujeres, mas política
in Colombia – made up of local NGOs and international agencies – which quantified, ranked and widely publicised the degree to which parties fell short on the gender-equity agenda.
In short, real advances
have been made under the third wave
of democratisation in guaranteeing the fuller participation of women in political life. Still, progress has been uneven. While electoral engineering and quotas have helped to address how parties and candidates are elected, significant deficiencies remain, both between and within individual countries. The good news is that complementary strategies – working intensively with governments, political parties, the media, civil society and with the candidates themselves – have been tried and tested. With their application comes the hope that full and equitable participation of women as representatives at all levels of government will not take a further thirty years.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. –
The 123rd Airlift Wing dedicated an $8.9 million building here Friday to house units that respond to contingencies and disasters around the world.
The two-story, 28,000-square-foot Response Forces Facility, located on the grounds of the Kentucky Air National Guard Base, will serve as the new home of the 123rd Security Forces Squadron, the 123rd Contingency Response Group, a Fatality Search and Recovery Team, and a medical detachment for the state’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package.
All four units are leaving extremely cramped quarters that will be repurposed to expand work space for the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron and to enlarge the base dining hall, said Col. David Mounkes, commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing.
“This beautiful new building is not just nice to have,” Mounkes told a crowd of Airmen and officials gathered for the dedication. “It is absolutely critical for our military forces here on this installation and the 123rd Airlift Wing to perform their mission and provide the level of capability our country expects. It is a great return on investment, and it’s going to help us remain the best military in the world.”
The building has been in the planning stages for 14 years, shortly after the wing stood up the only operational Contingency Response group in the Air National Guard without any additional facilities to house the resource-intensive unit. Despite extreme space constraints over the years, the 123rd Contingency Response Group has been among the most active such units in the United States Air Force, regularly mobilizing around the world to respond to war-time taskings, earthquakes, hurricanes and the 2014 Ebola crisis in West Africa.
Now, with purpose-built facilities, Mounkes expects the CRG to enhance its global capabilities even more. The unit’s mission is to deploy to austere or non-functional airfields and quickly establish airlift operations. Its self-sustaining Airmen arrive with everything needed to open an air hub, from aircraft mechanics, security forces and civil engineers to all-terrain forklifts, power generation and satellite communications.
“The 123rd CRG is projected to grow significantly in the next few years,” Mounkes said. “This is a modernized facility, and I know we will get every ounce of bang for the buck spent on this building, not only for overseas contingencies in defense of our homeland, but also for domestic disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes.”
Brig. Gen. Hal Lamberton, adjutant general of the Kentucky National Guard, agreed, adding that the new facility is a credit to the men and women of the 123rd Airlift Wing and the 123rd Contingency Response Group.
“This CRG is already noted at the Air National Guard level as not just one of the most proficient units, but (one that’s) called upon to assist with other states,” Lamberton said to the audience. “As a matter of fact, in the training schedule right now, you're a crucial piece to standing up the new Puerto Rican CRG. And I've received phone calls in particular from both three- and four-star generals, just to make sure that we stay engaged with that — it has that level of visibility, and it's that crucial to the future force structure for the Air National Guard.
“I'm proud to be in the Guard with each one of you,” Lamberton continued. “I'm proud that we're able to continue to work with the expansion of the 123rd. And I'm proud that we've got a credible force, not just in the Kentucky National Guard, but in the total military.”<|endoftext|>Use HTTPS
By Lt. Col. Stephen Martin
At the request of Gov. Andy Beshear and the Louisville Metro Police Department the Kentucky National Guard will continue to provide support in and around Louisville to help provide safety and protection to residents.
“Last night, our Guardsmen partnered with LMPD to help bring a sense of security to the local population,” said Brig. Gen. Rob Larkin, joint task force commander for the Kentucky National Guard. “We are thankful that we were able to support citizens in their right to protest and help protect those who are most vulnerable. With units based inside the city limits, many of our Army and Air Guardsmen call Louisville home, so many felt like we were supporting our own.”
As of last night, The Kentucky National Guard increased its presence to more than 400 service members in support of the LMPD’s mission to protect the population. That number is expected to remain the same through tonight.
The Kentucky Guard will provide support as necessary to civil authorities as long as directed in order to ensure the safety of people and property.<|endoftext|>Use HTTPS
By Maj. Stephen Martin
Kentucky National Guard Public Affairs Office
The Kentucky Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion exceeded the state’s assigned end strength goal for this last fiscal year.
“Recruiting for the military has had its challenges across the nation this year, but I’m proud to say our Kentucky Army National Guard not only met our recruiting numbers, but we exceeded them,” said Brig. Gen. Hal Lamberton, Kentucky’s Adjutant General.
Within the National Guard, only 14 of the 54 states and territories made their enlisted mission. The Active Duty Army fell short of their enlistment goal.
“This is a testament to Kentucky’s patriotism and perseverance,” said Lamberton.
“Central Kentucky, to include Lexington, had the highest number of enlistments, meeting 120% of their mission. This is a record number out of that area,” according to Lt. Col. Darin Bussabarger, Kentucky Army Guard Recruiting and Retention commander. “We saw excellent recruiting across the entire Commonwealth and are pleased with the response our recruiters are getting.
“Our goal is to both complete our mission and serve our Kentucky communities.”
Kentucky’s recruiters diligently exceeded the recruiting mission during an unprecedented year. Throughout 2020, the Kentucky National Guard served the Commonwealth and the Nation amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, election cycle, and deployments both stateside and overseas.
Along with 1,200 Airmen of the Kentucky Air National Guard, Kentucky has more than 6,500 Soldiers stationed at approximately 50 different locations across the Commonwealth.
The Army National Guard has up to $20,000 bonuses for a variety of jobs, and offers education assistance, affordable healthcare options for service members among other benefits. To learn more about joining the Kentucky Army National Guard team, please visit: [IDX] You can also text “KYGUARD” to 95577.<|endoftext|>Use HTTPS
By Capt. Desiree Dillehay
Kentucky National Guard Public Affairs Office
The 149th Military Engagement Team and the 207th Horizontal Construction Company hosted senior leaders from the Kentucky National Guard Mar. 3-4 at Camp Arifjan.
Brig. Gen. Benjamin Adams III, Kentucky’s Director of the Joint Staff, and State Command Sgt. Maj. David Munden took the opportunity to visit with Soldiers in each unit, and they received a first-hand glimpse into each unit’s mission overseas.
“It’s just a continuous show of how much support we have back in the state for them while they are over here,” said Adams, noting that his favorite part of these trips is seeing the Soldiers and letting them know that they and their families are in good hands.
“And (we get) to see the good things that the organization continues to do for the deployments and for the active units, and how we are one big team,” he added.
Adams and Munden spent the first day of their trip with the 149th MET, and the second day with the 207th. The two were in their natural element as they greeted Soldiers and talked with them about their wellbeing.
“I like that our higher command wants to see what we are doing on a face-to-face basis,” said Staff Sgt. Dana Stringer, 149th MET human resources sergeant. “It means a lot that (Brig. Gen. Adams) talked to multiple people about their future plans and gave them advice on pursuing those plans.”
Key themes of the visit included professional development, mentorship, resiliency, mission progress and the stellar reputation of the Kentucky National Guard Soldiers.
On day one, the MET offered valuable insight into their unique mission as the engagement team for U.S. Army Central. The team used a private lunch hour with their guests to ask questions about career progression and the future of the Kentucky National Guard.
On day two, Adams and Munden had the opportunity to view the 207th's motor pool, three project sites at Camp Arifjan, and the dig site, which is a training area for the engineer Soldiers.
During their lunch with Soldiers from the 207th, Adams and Munden discussed safety, answered questions, and gave advice on professional and personal self-development.
“Come home better than what you are now,” Munden said.
“It’s incumbent upon each and every one of you to respect each other, take care of each other, and come back safely. And that’s what we want to see and that’s what we want to hear,” Adams added.
Both Adams and Munden coined several Soldiers in each unit as a token of appreciation for the hard work and the contributions they have so far made to the missions.
The 149th MET deployed in late December and the 207th deployed in February. Each unit is well into their daily routine and charging ahead in their respective missions.
“On behalf of Gen. Hogan, thank you for everything you are doing. On behalf of myself and Sgt. Maj. Munden, thank you for the opportunity of letting us come out and see you guys,” Adams said.<|endoftext|>FRANKFORT, Ky. –
If there’s ever any question whether agriculture is a passion for Kentuckians, just ask the members of the three Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Teams.
For the second year in a row, the teams are the beneficiaries of an immense donation program conducted by the members of Kentucky’s Future Farmers of America. As packages continue to arrive in Afghanistan for KYADT2, soldiers and airmen assigned to KYADT3 got a little taste of the FFA’s generosity during a presentation of Kentucky-grown products Jan. 27 at the Boone National Guard Center, Frankfort.
“We really enjoy helping the Kentucky Guard,” said Logan Goggin, Kentucky FFA state president.
“It’s a pleasure to be able to help people from other countries enjoy the same luxuries we do.
We as Americans have some of the lowest food prices in the world,” he said. “That’s due to the advances in technology and training in agriculture. To be able to share that is really a privilege.”
The care package items included Kentucky-produced country hams, Laughing Cow Cheese, Ruth Hunt bourbon balls and 50,000 pieces of penny candy. The care packages also included winter coats, gloves and other clothing for distribution to Afghan children.
“Our troops are extremely humbled by all the support we’ve been getting from so many of our fellow Kentuckians,” said Col. Neil Mullaney, KYADT 3 commander. “We’re especially appreciative of the young people from the Future Farmers of America.”
Mullaney said the FFA inspired his team to start up its own chapter when the soldiers and airmen arrive in Afghanistan later this year.
“We intend to establish the Future Farmers of Afghanistan,” he said. “We have to invest in the future of Afghanistan and we appreciate the inspiration the FFA here has provided us. We will take that same spirit with us when we deploy.”
Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini, adjutant general for Kentucky, visited KYADT2 last year and expressed admiration for all they’ve accomplished.
“The work these soldiers and airmen are doing is simply amazing,” said Tonini. “It’s not at all like what you see in the media. They’re providing veterinary training and agricultural marketing and beekeeping and helping women provide for their families. They’ve been embraced by the towns and the tribal leaders because of the assistance they’ve provided.”
Steve Meredith assisted the FFA members in organizing the drive.
“I was standing in line at the post office filling out custom forms and mailing packages when someone asked if I had a son in Afghanistan,” said Meredith. “I said, ‘No, ma’am. I’m doing this because I do not have a son in Afghanistan.’”
“It’s thanks to these Guardsmen that these young people can go to college and I can run my farm. We owe them so much,” he said. “It’s hard to repay them.”
Two thirds of the funding for the donations for the KYADTs came from FFA members. Meredith said the Oneida Baptist Institute as the number one contributor in the endeavor.
“The FFA has really stood up for the second year in a row,” said Meredith. “I can’t say enough good things about what they’ve done.”
KYADTs are composed of Army and Air National Guardsmen with backgrounds and expertise in various sectors of the agribusiness and engineering fields and are formed to provide training and advice to Afghan universities, provincial ministries and local farmers. Teams have also implemented a successful women's empowerment program, training Afghan women how to earn money and support their families through beekeeping and chicken farming.
Ten states currently take part in the agribusiness mission in Afghanistan.<|endoftext|>Informational Report:
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(PSIP)
K34JK-D Elk City
K22IC-D Strong City
|Affiliations||.1: The CW
(possible resale to another owner to be determined if Sinclair's acquisition of Tribune Media is approved)
(KOCB Licensee, LLC)
|First air date||November 28, 1979|
|Call letters' meaning||Oklahoma City Broadcasting (former licensee)
Oklahoma City's Best
(reference to former slogan)
|Former callsigns||KGMC (1979–1990)|
34 (UHF, 1979–2009)
The WB (1998–2006)
The Tube (2006–2007)
|Transmitter power||900 kW|
|Height||457.6 m (1,501 ft)|
KOCB, virtual channel 34 (UHF digital channel 33), is a CW-affiliated television station located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. The station is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, as part of a duopoly with Fox affiliate KOKH-TV (channel 25). The two stations share studio and transmitter facilities located on East Wilshire Boulevard on the city's northeast side (situated to the adjacent east of the respective studio facilities of CBS affiliate KWTV-DT (channel 9) and the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority PBS member network).
- 1 History
- 2 Digital television
- 3 Programming
- 4 Newscasts
- 5 References
- 6 External links
As an independent station
The station first signed on the air on November 28, 1979 as KGMC-TV. Originally operating as an independent station, it was founded by General Media Corporation. Channel 34 was the first television station to sign on in the Oklahoma City market in 25 years – but missed being the first commercial station to sign on since that timeframe as Blair Broadcasting had converted KOKH-TV (channel 25, now a Fox affiliate) from an educational to a commercial independent seven weeks before – and the second independent station in both Oklahoma City and the state of Oklahoma. Its programming format featured a mix of cartoons, classic sitcoms, westerns, dramas, religious programs and some older movies. The station's original studio facilities were located at 1501 Northeast 85th Street, south of Oklahoma City's Britton section.
KGMC was purchased by Seraphim Media in 1983. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, KGMC adopted a very sophisticated on-air look for an independent station in a mid-sized market, using CGI graphics of near network-quality. Ted Baze, the station's general manager and owner of station licensee Oklahoma City Broadcasting, Inc., frequently appeared in on-air promotions on the station.
Financial troubles and stability
With basically three independent stations in operation, Oklahoma City – despite just barely ranking as a top-40 Nielsen market at the time – did not have enough households that owned at least one television set in the 34-county designated market area to support that many; the supply of first-run and acquired programming on the syndication market was also insufficient to completely fill the schedules of KGMC, KOKH and KAUT (channel 43, now an independent station). Channel 34, in particular, was suffering financially, rarely turning a profit and incurring debt on programming and operational expenses. This led KGMC management to become involved in a complicated deal in the summer of 1988, when Visalia, California-based Pappas Telecasting announced that it would purchase KOKH from Busse Broadcast Holdings (a trust company created for the children of broadcasting executive George N. Gillett Jr., that operated independently of his company, Gillett Holdings) for $3.6 million. Pappas proposed a complex $30-million asset transfer that would make KOKH the dominant independent in the market. Under the plan, Heritage Media would donate KAUT's license and transmitter facilities to the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA) for $1 million, and convert channel 43 into a PBS member station; Pappas Telecasting would enter into a 25-year lease that would grant OETA permission to operate the KAUT transmitter facility for $1 per year, and contribute an additional $1 million to the purchase price on the pretense that the acquisition was successfully completed.
Pappas would also purchase the programming inventories of KGMC and KAUT and integrate their respective syndicated programs, as well as channel 43's Fox affiliation, onto channel 25's schedule. Seraphim, meanwhile, would sell KGMC to a religious broadcaster, which would transition channel 34's daily schedule to include fifteen to eighteen hours of programming from the Home Shopping Network (KGMC carried HSN's broadcast service, the Home Shopping Spree, during the time of the proposal as overnight filler programming) and six hours of religious programs, along with some children's programming and barter-syndicated entertainment programs. In August 1988, OETA restructured its involvement in the plan, filing an application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to purchase KGMC from Seraphim Media as a contingency measure, a move that would have resulted in Heritage selling KAUT to a religious entity.
However, Governor Henry Bellmon disapproved of OETA's involvement in the transaction, as he perceived that purchasing a second station would result in the authority constantly requesting additional state funding, as it had previously stated that it did not have enough funding to adequately operate the state network. The Oklahoma Legislature incorporated stipulations into OETA's funding appropriation bill for FY1990 that prohibited the authority from using state funds "for any operational or capital expense of the proposed second educational television channel in Oklahoma City" – thereby, hamstringing its attempt to acquire KAUT or KGMC – and from proposing that additional state funding be appropriated to finance the acquisition of its secondary station (which it planned to brand as "The Literacy Channel") if it did not obtain sufficient private funding to complete the transaction. Bellmon also planned to initiate a state audit of the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority to address allegations from an unnamed former employee that OETA management had misused public donations, and that station employees were required to attend foundation-related meetings and worked for the foundation's pledge drive on state and additional uncompensated time. In the winter of late 1988, General Media sold KGMC to Cleveland, Ohio-based Maddox Broadcasting.
Although the deal would receive FCC approval, Busse management denied a request by Pappas Telecasting to extend the deadline to complete the purchase past its January 31, 1989 deadline. The deal fully collapsed on February 3, 1989, when – in a major blow in Seraphim's attempt to seek financial relief for KGMC – Busse Broadcast Holdings formally terminated its purchase agreement with Pappas. KOKH, KAUT and KGMC continued to compete against each other as general entertainment independents for two more years until August 1991, when Heritage – implementing a heavily reworked version of the aborted Pappas proposal – took over the operations of KOKH, which acquired most of KAUT's programming lineup and the Fox affiliation; KAUT was donated to OETA, which converted it into a secondary PBS outlet.
While KOKH remained relatively profitable and KAUT had been experiencing a modest uptick in its ratings in the years since it became a Fox affiliate, KGMC struggled mightily. KGMC's financial problems would lead Seraphim Media-owned licensee Oklahoma City Broadcasting, Inc., controlled by the family of stock speculator Ivan Boesky (who was sentenced to a three-year prison term in December 1987 for his involvement in an insider trading scandal) to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the station on February 9, 1989, reporting a total debt amount of $9,168,916. That May, Ted Baze attempted to gain full ownership of Oklahoma City Broadcasting.
In September 1990, the station changed its call letters to KOCB, named after the licensee (the KGMC call letters are now used by an Estrella TV-affiliated television station in Clovis, California). In 1991, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma approved a reorganization plan in which Oklahoma City Broadcasting, Inc. would pay most of its creditors in full with interest within 21 months. On September 18, 1993, Oklahoma City Broadcasting, Inc. sold KOCB to Pittsburgh-based Superior Communications Group. That fall, the station also began airing programming from the Prime Time Entertainment Network syndication service.
As a UPN affiliate
On January 16, 1995, KOCB became a charter affiliate of the United Paramount Network (UPN), which was created as a partnership between Paramount Television and Chris-Craft/United Television. Outside of UPN prime time programming, the station otherwise continued to maintain a general entertainment programming format. Alongside UPN prime time programming and a blend of cartoons and a few live-action children's shows acquired via the syndication market and supplied by The Disney Afternoon syndication block, KOCB initially carried some recent off-network sitcoms and drama series, movies in late-night and on weekends, and some first-run syndicated shows. At that time, KOCB dropped most of the programming it carried from PTEN, which was founded by Chris-Craft/United in conjunction with Time Warner.
As it did for most of its tenure as an independent station, KOCB – which also retained the "TV-34" branding that the station used as an independent, but adopted a logo at that time based on the design used from 1993 to 1995 by KTVT in Dallas-Fort Worth – continued to fill the 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. time slot with feature films and some first-run syndicated programs as, at the time of its launch on that date, UPN had only maintained a lineup of prime time programs on Monday and Tuesday nights; this would become less of an issue as UPN launched a supplemental weekend film package in September 1995 – the UPN Movie Trailer, which was eventually replaced by a block of same-week repeats of UPN's drama and reality series – and programming on Wednesday nights in September 1996 (UPN would later expand its prime time programming to five nights a week, with the addition of Thursday and Friday night lineups in September 1998). The station's inventory of children's programming expanded when UPN launched a competitor to Fox Kids, UPN Kids, in September 1995; the station carried UPN Kids' Sunday morning block, and eventually its weekday morning edition when that block launched in September 1997. On March 6, 1996, Hunt Valley, Maryland-based Sinclair Broadcast Group acquired KOCB and Fox affiliate WDKY-TV in Lexington, Kentucky from Superior Communications for $63 million.
As a WB affiliate
On July 21, 1997, Sinclair and Time Warner announced the signing of a contractual agreement to switch the affiliations of KOCB, four other UPN-affiliated stations – WPTT-TV (now MyNetworkTV affiliate WPNT) in Pittsburgh, WNUV (now a CW affiliate) in Baltimore, WSTR-TV (now a MyNetworkTV affiliate) in Cincinnati, and KRRT (now CW affiliate KMYS) in San Antonio – that the company either owned directly or operated through local marketing agreements with Glencairn, Ltd., to The WB; the $84-million contract – which also extended contracts with existing WB affiliates in Milwaukee and Birmingham, and added independent station WBSC-TV (now MyNetworkTV affiliate WMYA-TV) in Greenville, South Carolina as an affiliate – would run for ten years until the fall of 2007. UPN filed lawsuits in district courts in Baltimore (near Sinclair's headquarters in the nearby suburb of Hunt Valley) and Los Angeles to attempt to block Sinclair's affiliation pact with The WB on grounds that Sinclair had struck the deal without giving UPN the required written notice that it would terminate the affiliations on the affected stations; a summary judgment issued by the Baltimore City Circuit Court on December 8, 1997, ruled in favor of Sinclair, allowing the stations to begin switching to The WB starting on January 15, 1998.
KOCB's planned switch to The WB caused complaints from vocal Star Trek fans who would lose the ability to watch Star Trek: Voyager as UPN did not have a replacement affiliate lined up. Many area residents had to resort to attempting to receive UPN affiliates from Tulsa or Sulphur on an outdoor antenna, subscribe to satellite providers Dish Network or PrimeStar (which carried New York City owned-and-operated station WWOR-TV as a default UPN feed), or acquire episodes of Voyager and other UPN shows through tape trading during the second half of the 1997–98 season. The switch, though, would have the reverse effect of allowing viewers who did not have a cable or satellite subscription to watch WB network programs: from the network's January 1995 launch until the switch, The WB had been available in the market exclusively through the superstation feed of Chicago affiliate WGN-TV, which was carried on Cox Communications, Multimedia Cablevision, and other cable and satellite providers in the area. Two weeks prior to the WB affiliation switch, on January 8, 1998, UPN co-parent Viacom – through its Paramount Stations Group subsidiary – reached an agreement to purchase KTLC from OETA for $23.5 million; OETA used the proceeds from the sale to fund the construction
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Hon. Regional Minister cuts sod for Construction of new Assembly Complex
Hon. Seth Kwame Acheampong, the Eastern Regional Minister, and Hon. Yaw Owusu Addo, the Muncipal Chief Executive of the Kwahu West Municipal Assembly, have cut the sod to signal the start of construction on the Assembly’s new structure.
Atibie-Kwahu Hene, Barima Asante Bteani, and Mr. Paa Kofi Ansong, a state representative for the Eastern Regional Council, provided the event’s finale and accompaniment on Friday, August 19.
In his speech, the MCE mentioned the new Assembly building as a significant development for the Kwahu West Municipality.
“Today, we are witnessing a major achievement in the Kwahu West Municipality since President Kuffour gave us the freedom in 2004. Assemblies that came few years and even last year have an Assembly complex and it’s been more than 18 years, but today, with the help of the Regional Minister and the Council of State Member, we are going to have an Assembly.
The building the Assembly is currently occupying belongs to the Public Works Department (P.W.D) and with the support of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the Assembly is going to have its complex”, the MCE said.
According to the MCE, the Assembly now leases the majority of its municipally located offices, and occasionally legal disputes over who should get the rent proceeds result from family-related disputes.
Hon. Yaw Owusu Addo praised Nana Atibie-Kwahu Hene for giving the Assembly such a sizable piece of land for the project.
Hon. Seth Kwame Acheampong, the Regional Minister, urged the populace to support the Akufo-Addo administration in order to give the good people of Ghana the best possible governance.
He promised to keep an eye on the development of the new Assembly block to make sure it materializes.
The Minister also said that Hon. Amoako Atta, the Roads Minister, is discussing the construction of additional auxiliary roads that will lead to the new Assembly block in order to facilitate traffic.
“As we have started, I’m pledging on behalf of the government that this is not going to be like what we used to hear. If God permits us life, just like the contractor said, the government will support him and make sure that this project becomes a reality. I was discussing with authorities that we are going to talk to the Roads Minister to help us construct the roads that will lead to the Assembly to make it more efficient and accessible for everyone to visit the Assembly. My last advice is that, if this project is completed, we should all be able to protect the facility and ensure that it brings us benefits”, he said<|endoftext|>The kwadaso Municipal Office of National Service Scheme(NSS) has organized an orientation program on 14th December, 2022 at the Presbyterian church, kwadaso for the 2022/2023 National Service Personnel.
The aim of the one-day program was to sensitize the service personnel on work ethics and the importance of doing national service.
The Municipal Coordinating Director, Emmanuel Ntoso, officially welcomed them and urged them to be of good behavior and work effectively at their various department.
He entreated them to be punctual and ensure strict adherence to the laid down rules and regulations of the institutions they found themselves.
He cautioned the personnel to be moderate in their spending and advised them to save towards their education. He also cautioned them about dressing and warned them not to dress anyhow to their place of work.
On his part, the Presiding Member of the Kwadaso Assembly, Honorable Samuel Kwaku Gyasi also advised the service personnel to be punctual at work and avoid absenteeism.
He entreated them to exhibit professionalism in the discharge of their duties at their work places.
Honorable Ernest Frimpong, the Assembly Member for Kwadaso, also added his voice to the clarion call on the service personnel to be punctual at their place of service and advised them to seek permission when need be.
He pleaded with personnel to submit to their superior so as to learn and tap from their experience.
The Municipal Director of NSS, Mr. Anthony Marfo took the personnel through a brief history about the National Service Scheme and highlighted the advantage the personnel will derive from doing the service.
He educated the personnel on how to access their monthly evaluation form and to print it out and warned them that, payment of their monthly allowance would be based on submission of their evaluation forms.
Some of the dignitaries who graced the occasion include, Mr. Emmanuel Ntoso, Kwadaso Municipal Coordinating Director, Honorable Samuel Kwaku Gyesi, Presiding Member, Honorable Ernest Frimpong, Kwadaso Assembly Member, and Mr. Anthony Marfo, Kwadaso NSS Director.
Others include Mr. Collins Benson, Atwima Nwabiegya NSS Director, Mr. Charles Boamah, and Mr. Kofi Owusu, Regional Director for Rural Banks.
The program ended with an open forum where the service personnel were given an opportunity to ask questions related to their service and the Municipal Director of NSS took time to address them.<|endoftext|>On Monday 24th October, 2022 held a Durbar to welcome a six-member sister-city delegation from Neu-Isenburg in Germany.
The five-day visit is a follow up to an agreement signed in 2019 in Germany between Neu-Isenburg Assembly and the Kwadaso Municipal Assembly to exchange programmes of mutual interest.
The aim of the partnership was to mitigate the harmful effects of climate change in the Kwadaso Municipality and its environs.
With this, Neu-Isenburg Assembly will provide assistance to Kwadaso Assembly to go into tree planting, building solar energy for schools and public organizations, waste management and export of Local product to Neu-Isenburg.
The delegation led by the Mayor of Neu-Isenburg Mr. Hagelstein Gene was accompanied by Mr. Kirk Reineke, Municipality Utility Director, Mrs. Isolde Wolting Civil Society, Mr. Dirk Wolting, Department of Climate Action, Mr. Bjorn Kessler, Civil Society and Mr. Albert Osei-Wusu, German Ghanaian Friendship Association.
Nana Nkansah Ababio, Edwenase Wiawsohene, Nana Achiaa Tiwaa, Nana Oppong Gyamfi, Nana Oppong Agyemang, Nana Kwasi Duku, The Municipal Coordinating Director, Hon. Assembly Members, and Staff of the Assembly were all there to grace the occasion.
The MCE, Hon. Richmond Agyenim-Boateng in his address said, the objective of the partnership was to improve the vegetation cover to mitigate the harmful effects of climate change in the Municipality and its environs. He highlighted the positive impacts the partnership has brought to the Municipality.
The MCE said as part of the project, over Ten Thousand trees have been planted with five thousand more to be planted before the end of 2022.
He informed the general public that, 3No. Solar powered boreholes have been constructed at Edwenase Rehabilitation Centre, Denkyemuoso Community and Methodist Technical Institute at Kwadaso under the support project.
He also disclosed that, about 700 foot pressed hand washing facilities has been supplied and installed in basic schools, Health and other institutions in the Municipality.
The MCE again hinted that, in 2023 under the support project, solar panels would be supplied and installed in public schools and other public institutions to reduce the cost of electricity tariffs and also reduce the load on the national grid.
Under waste management, the MCE disclosed that, sheds would be constructed at Apire, Kwadaso, Apatrapa New Site and Takyiman as sorting centres where waste will be separated to facilitate recycling and correct onward disposal.
He expressed his gratitude to Neu-Iswenburg Assembly for their support and urged all stakeholders to support the partnership to achieve its intended purpose.
The coordinator of the Climate Partnership Programme, Mr. Kofi Karikari in his presentation reiterated that, the partners from Neu-Isenburg in Germany since the inception of the agreement had already constructed four boreholes with solar panel for the Methodist Technical Institute in Kwadaso, Edwenase Rehabilitation Centre and the Denkyemuoso community.
He said the partners also provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) for Health Centres in the Municipality and foot pressed hand washing facilities for schools in the Municipality.
The Mayor of Neu-Isenburg, Mr. Hagelstein Gene, indicated that Neu-Isenburg is delighted to be part of the success story of Kwadaso Municipality and would continue to work together for the mutual benefit of both parties.
Mr. Hagelstein expressed appreciation to the MCE and his team for the warm reception and was optimistic the partnership would be beneficial to both parties.
On his part, Nana Nkansah Ababio, Edwenase Wiawso Hene who chaired the event thanked Neu-Isenburg on behalf of the people of Kwadaso and appealed for more support and collaboration.
He also praised the MCE and other Members of the Assembly for the laudable initiative and expressed hope that the project would help address the harmful effects of climate change in the Municipality.
The MCE and the delegation from Neu-Isenburg later visited some of the newly constructed borehole facilities and the trees which had been planted since the partnership started.<|endoftext|>The Kwadaso Constituency, Hon. Prof. Kingsley Nyarko on Wednesday 24th May 2023, cut sod for work to begin on the construction of the 1No.2 unit offices with a shed for Reproductive and Child Health Block at the Nwamase Health centre.
The project when completed would provide residents access to quality primary healthcare making it possible for nurses to take good care of mothers and babies.
The facility will have a female ward, labour ward, offices, washroom and a dressing room. Addressing residents during the sod-cutting ceremony, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwadaso Constituency, Hon. Prof. Kingsley Nyarko, reiterated his commitment to make healthcare delivery more accessible to his constituents hence the continuous investment in the health sector.
He said it has become necessary to expand the health facility in the area so that residents will not travel far to seek for health care.
The Member of Parliament (MP) urged the community to provide the needed assistance to the contractor to complete the project on time.
The Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Richmond Agyenim Boateng who was present at the event commended the Member of Parliament (MP) for the swift intervention and promised to monitor the project and offer the needed support to ensure the project is completed successfully.
On her part, the Municipal health director, Mrs. Grace Billi Kampifib, expressed her appreciation to the Member of Parliament for the project and said it will help them take good care of mothers and babies. She appealed to the contractor to keep to the project specifications and produce a qualify work that can stand the test of time.
The Assembly member for Nwamase electoral area, Hon. Frank Baffour Awuah, thanked the (MP) for the swift response when he appealed to him for the expansion of the health facility. The Assembly member also thanked Nananom for donating the land for the project and charged the community to help the contractor build the facility.
A representative of Nwamasehene, Nana Agyei Sikapa, thanked the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) and the Member of Parliament (MP) for selecting the community for the project and appealed to them for the rehabilitation of the Nwamase road and renovation of the Nwamase school building.
Present at the ceremony were the Member of Parliament for Kwadaso, Hon. Prof. Kingsley Nyanrko, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) Hon. Richmond Agyenim- Boateng, Representative of Nwamasehene, Nana Agyei Sikapa, Municipal Health Director, Mrs. Grace Billi Kampifib, the Assembly Member for Nwamase electoral area, Hon. Frank Baffour Awuah, Nananom and some residents of the area.<|endoftext|>The Kwadaso Municipal Assembly on Tuesday 21st February 2023, embarked on a decongestion exercise along the principal streets in the municipality to ward off traders who have occupied the walkways and disrupting pedestrians and other road users.
The exercise was aimed at ensuring that all unauthorized structures and other illegal activities on the shoulders of the roads were removed to allow for free human movements.
The Municipal Chief Executive, Honorable Richmond Agyenim Boateng who led the exercise said, the unlawful trading activities on the pavements of the roads along the high streets in the municipality is becoming unbearable, as a result the Assembly is embarking on the decongestion exercise to clear all those recalcitrant occupiers.
He said, the exercise will continue until the principal streets in the municipality become clear and safe for road users.
The affected areas included, Kwadaso township, Sofoline, Onion market, Siloam junction, IPT, Apatrapa junction and Tanoso.
The Municipal Chief Executive was accompanied by the Municipal Coordinating Director, Mr. Emmanuel Ntoso, the Assembly’s Task force, the Municipal Engineer, the NADMO Coordinator, some staff of the work’s Department and Staff of NADMO.
The exercise was very peaceful and successful as no one proved difficult.<|endoftext|>[ journalism and media communication, politics ]
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Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) called again for a reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), community health center funding, and other crucial public health priorities after voting NO on H.J. Res. 123, a short term continuing resolution.
December 6, 2017 Press Release
Today, the House voted on HR 38, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, a bill that infringes upon the rights of states like Connecticut, by requiring them to honor other states’ concealed-permits – including the 12 states that do not require a permit to carry a concealed firearm. Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) condemned the vote and released the following statement.
December 5, 2017 Press Release
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), released the following statement after Aetna CEO, Mark Bertolini said that he will step down and join the CVS Board of Directors, after Aetna merges with CVS in an interview with CNBC.
Today, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John Larson (D-CT) and Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) introduced the Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2017 (H.R. 4547), bipartisan legislation to improve and strengthen the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) representative payee program.
Stanley Black & Decker announced today that they are planning on opening an Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Hartford.
December 2, 2017 Press Release
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the Republican tax plan in a partisan, 51-49 vote.
November 29, 2017 Press Release
Today, H.Res. 630 passed the House in a unanimous voice vote. This Resolution requires each Member, officer, and employee of the House of Representatives to complete a program of training in workplace rights and responsibilities each session of each Congress.
November 28, 2017 Press Release
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after he gave the keynote address at a Brookings Institution panel discussion event titled: Can Tax Reform Include A Carbon Tax?.
November 22, 2017 Press Release
Congressman John Larson (CT-1) and Joe Courtney (CT-2) announced approval of new federal tax relief for homeowners dealing with crumbling foundations today.
November 20, 2017 Press Release
U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Jim Himes (CT-4), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5), and U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), applauded the nearly $1.3 million in federal Long Island Sound Futures Fund grants to protect Long Island Sound and the waterways that feed it.
March 13, 2017 Photo Gallery
Rep. Larson held a Town Hall on the GOP ACA Repeal Bill.<|endoftext|>Transportation Chairman: Intends to Include Projects Like I-84/I-91 Tunnel Proposal in Transportation Bill
East Hartford, CT – Today, Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Peter DeFazio (OR-04) joined Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) in East Hartford, CT to discuss the future of the Hartford region’s infrastructure.
“The I-84 and I-91 interchange is a great example of a project where we can fix the mistakes of the past and build in the resilience we will need in the future. This is not just a Hartford problem, or a Connecticut problem, or a New England problem, this is a national issue. There are many places like this around the country that need this investment. Communities can’t do it on their own, the federal government has to be a partner. The Federal partner has been absent for way too long in Washington, D.C. That’s going to change, this is doable. The key thing here is that both of the highways that run through Hartford have an ‘I’ in front of them, they’re interstate highways. This is the 14th most congested bottleneck in the country, the second in New England, and the first in Connecticut. This is a project of national significance, and I fully intend when I write the policy and we do the bill, that we are going include projects of national and regional significance in that bill. We’re going to fund them and we’re going to make those investments that are long overdue,” said Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Peter DeFazio (OR-04).
“For too long the Hartford region has had to live with the mistakes of the past. I am proud to host Chairman DeFazio today in East Hartford to discuss the I-84 and I-91 tunnel proposal that will transform the Hartford region. The tunnel proposal addresses some of Greater Hartford’s most complex infrastructure challenges, including the I-84/I-91 interchange. The plan also would allow Hartford to recapture its riverfront, reconnect the North End of the city to downtown, allow for more intermodal transportation options, and repair the levees along the Connecticut River. This is an opportunity to transform the region and we will make this happen,” said Rep. John Larson.<|endoftext|>Social Security Inspector General Releases Larson-Reed Requested Report on Telephone Service During COVID-19 Pandemic
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) and Republican Leader Tom Reed (NY-23) released the following statements after the Social Security Administration (SSA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report they requested on SSA’s telephone customer service during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The OIG found that in FY 2020, SSA received over 150 million calls, more than any other federal agency surveyed, and handled over half of those calls. Calls to field offices increased dramatically, from an average of 4.6 million calls per month leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic to an average of 7.5 million calls per month from April to September 2020. The report can be viewed here.
“I thank the OIG for conducting this review and welcome its findings. This report highlights that SSA’s telephone services are vital to the American public. While I applaud the hard work of SSA employees, especially during the pandemic, the report also highlights actions that SSA is taking to reduce telephone wait times, handle more calls, and improve caller experience. I am glad that Acting Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi is working to ensure these services are better, but she can’t do it alone. SSA will need more funding to do so and that is why I’m supporting House Appropriations and Chair DeLauro’s proposal to give SSA an additional $1.1 billion in FY 2022,” said Larson.
“This report provides clear evidence that with determined agency leadership and the hard work of dedicated staff, the SSA was able to respond to the largest management crisis in its history. With the almost sixty-five percent increase in phone calls during the pandemic the report also demonstrates the public’s clear and continued demand for access to the SSA’s vital services. I look forward to working with Chairman Larson and SSA’s leadership to improve the public’s experience and ability to access both in-person and remote services,” said Reed.<|endoftext|>Reps. Larson, Israel Announce Legislation to Move Election Day to Weekend
Washington — Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Steve Israel (D-NY) announced legislation to move Election Day from the first Tuesday in November to the first full weekend, thereby making it more convenient for voters and increasing voter turnout. In 2014, two-thirds of non-voters didn’t vote because it was inconvenient, didn’t have enough time, or conflicted with their work or school schedule.
Rep. Israel said, “Voting should be easy and accessible. This is why, in 1845, Congress decided that voting on a Tuesday made sense because it was the easiest day for farmers in our agrarian society to get to the polls. But times have changed – last year a majority of non-voters said that work, school or their busy schedules prevented them from voting. It’s clear that voting on Tuesday doesn’t make sense anymore. By moving Election Day to the weekend we are encouraging, and giving more working Americans the opportunity to participate. Our democracy is best served when everyone has a voice and when our leaders are elected by as many Americans as possible.”
Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn said, “Weekend voting would empower working people, students and seniors and add value to the major cornerstone of our democracy.”
“Our nation is stronger when more Americans have the opportunity to vote," said Rep. Larson. "Unfortunately, many aspects of our electoral system have been handed down from previous generations and no longer make sense for our modern society. One simple change that would make a big difference for Americans from all walks of life would be to move away from scheduling elections on a Tuesday, or any day during the work week. Enabling voters to cast their ballots on weekends would make it far easier for our students and workforce to cast a ballot and make their voices heard. I commend Rep. Steve Israel for his dedication to a fair election process.”
“Having Election Day on a Tuesday is an outdated requirement that simply does not comport with the schedules of modern Americans,” said Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY). “Instituting weekend voting would make it easier and more convenient for Americans to exercise their right to vote, and would help reduce lines at the polls and increase voter turnout.”
“Democracy works best when we make it easier for eligible voters to participate,” said Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA). “Moving elections from one Tuesday to a full weekend will improve the voter turnout that a healthy democracy depends on.”
“Equal access to the polls is a fundamental American value. We need to make it easier for men and women in this country to vote, and establishing weekend voting would enfranchise millions of Americans. I am pleased to co-sponsor this legislation, which will allow people across this country to be heard,” said Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL).
The Weekend Voting Act would allow for national polls to be open from 10 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Saturday to 6 p.m. (ET) on Sunday in the 48 contiguous states. Election officials would be permitted to close polls during the overnight hours if they determine it would be inefficient to keep them open. Co-sponsors include Representatives James Clyburn (SC-06), John Larson (CT-01), John Garamendi (CA-03), Alcee Hastings (FL-20), and Louise Slaughter (NY-25).
The long-standing tradition of holding federal elections on the first Tuesday of November began with an act of Congress in 1845. Tuesday was selected for its comparative convenience because it was a designated “court day” and the day in which land-owners would typically be in town to conduct business. The tradition was based on the then-agrarian American society.
Currently, most polls are open only 12 hours (from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.) for one day. According to polling conducted after the 2014 midterm elections, only 36 percent of the voting population cast a ballot in 2014, and 69 percent of the voting population that did not vote cited scheduling conflicts or busy schedules as the reason preventing them from getting to the polls. Voter turnout in the United States has long lagged behind similar democracies around the world.<|endoftext|>New Study Shows Social Security Reduces Inequality for Working-Age Americans
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on a new study that shows how Social Security reduces inequality for working-age Americans:
“This study underscores the importance of Social Security in so many ways, especially for working-age adults and people of color. It demonstrates that all generations, even today’s young workers, have a stake in Social Security because it reduces the burden on working-age adults to support their retired parents, and allows them to begin building wealth. This is critical for Black females and lower-income families.
“In short, this study reaffirms that Social Security is the foundation of economic security for Americans of all ages and backgrounds. This makes it both an intergenerational issue and a civil rights issue – something that John Lewis pointed out. I will keep fighting the President’s plan to defund Social Security, and will continue working to strengthen and expand it through the Social Security 2100 Act,” said Larson.
The study, The Impact of Social Security Eligibility on Transfers to Elderly Parents and Wealth-building among Adult Children, was authored by Howard University researcher Andria Smythe and published by the Center for Financial Security at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It was funded with a grant from the Social Security Administration. A summary of the key findings from Boston College’s Center for Retirement Research can be found here.
Smythe found that “[b]y reducing poverty among the elderly, and thus reducing elderly parents’ reliance on adult children, Social Security may be able to interrupt the cycle of poverty between generations” and “may contribute to wealth-building among the adult children generation.” While these conclusions held across demographic groups, they were especially pronounced for Black, female, and lower-income families.
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Callsign meaning||NU (New) Radio Venture|
|Owner||Amigo Multimedia, Inc.|
KNUV (1190 AM) is a Spanish-language station broadcasting from studios located in midtown Phoenix; the station is licensed to Tolleson, Arizona, where it maintains its transmitter facilities. It is owned by Denver-based Amigo Multimedia, Inc.
The station was originally signed on by E. O. Smith as KZON, before trying a Spanish format and becoming KRDS by the 1960s. The station operated as "Cards Country" with a moderately popular country music format prior to adopting a news/talk format in the early 1970s. It changed to a Christian talk and music format in 1975.
In 1997, the station changed call letters to KMYL. KMYL aired the Music of Your Life format, and later changed to "NBC 1190", as a variety talk station (later an infomercial and brokered talk station) which ran NBC Radio News at the top of the hour.
La Buena Onda
The format was changed in August 2005 when the station was acquired by a startup group, New Radio Venture, which brought a Spanish-language news/talk format targeting the large Spanish-speaking immigrant population in the Phoenix area. At the same time, NRV bought a Denver station, which it christened KNRV, and gave it an identical format. The newly renamed KNUV became known as "La Buena Onda" (The Good Wave). At the peak of the first Buena Onda era, KNUV had 45 reporters and was the English-language radio home of the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA.
On November 9, 2007, KNUV protested the police description of the “Chandler Rapist” as a “Hispanic,” claiming it amounts to racial profiling. The man, believed to be responsible for six attacks on teenage girls starting in June 2006 was described as Hispanic, 28 to 40 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall, muscular, with a mustache and black hair. Radio station 1190AM refused to use the word “Hispanic” when it broadcast the description.
KNUV and KNRV signed off on July 31, 2008. The station was shut down due to "a faltering economy, ongoing crackdowns on undocumented immigrants and a tough market for Spanish talk radio".
Progressive talk format
After being silent for two months, KNUV began simulcasting crosstown station KPHX on October 9, 2008. KPHX's progressive talk radio programming, consisting of programming from Nova M Radio and Air America Radio, was moved to KNUV in January 2009 as Nova M's licensing agreement with KPHX came to an end. KNUV assumed the flagship station designation for Nova M, which later became On Second Thought before ceasing operations entirely by the spring of 2009. KPHX adopted The Lounge Sound music radio format at that time, which itself lasted only until July 2009, when KPHX returned to the progressive talk format, with significant involvement from Dr. Mike Newcomb, a key player in that format on each of the stations on which it has been broadcast in the Phoenix market dating back to 2004.
Spanish radio returns
According to the Phoenix New Times paper KNUV's doors were padlocked shut on March 2, 2009. On the morning of March 5, 2009, KNUV stopped broadcasting progressive talk and switched back to a Spanish-language format later that afternoon.
In April 2009, the station went off the air due to station owner New Radio Venture's bankruptcy.
On July 13, 2009, the station returned to the air again, airing paid programming in Spanish and news programming from Mexico at other times.
KNUV currently airs a limited selection of local programming during the daytime and Radio Fórmula programs from Mexico at night.
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mid-1999 (as KCNM)
July 14, 2010 (as KNUT)
February 15, 2012 (as Fun 101)
October 10, 2016 (as Star 101)
|Former callsigns||KBLB (1999)
|Owner||Choice Broadcasting Company|
|Sister stations||Boss 104.3|
KNUT, (101.1 FM) operated as Star 101 FM is a radio station broadcasting as a Top 40 format, and it is now located in Tamuning, Guam area. The station is currently owned by Choice Broadcasting Company.
KBLB and KCNM-FM (1999–2010)
The station was launched in 1999 as KBLB in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands and operated under that name through most of the year. The FM station was assigned the KCNM-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on October 7, 1999, and changed them to the current KNUT on July 14, 2010 for the Island music.
Fun 101 FM (2012–2016)
As of February 15, 2012 KNUT was transfer from Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands to Tamuning, Guam and became as "Fun 101 FM" for the Original Pilipino Music, Top 40, and K-pop for the Filipino station.
On October 10, 2016, KNUT flipped to Top 40/CHR as "Star 101," giving Guam its fourth Top 40.
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Berger is a columnist for Crosscut.com, writing under the name "Mossback". He is also Editor-at-Large and a columnist for Seattle magazine, author of Pugetopolis, and former longtime editor of the Seattle Weekly.
His writing focuses on Pacific Northwest subjects including heritage, culture, politics and historic preservation.
Berger writes frequently about World's Fairs, seven of which he has attended, including the Century 21 Exposition in his hometown of Seattle. In 2011, Berger was named "Writer in Residence" at the landmark of the 1962 Century 21 Expo, the Space Needle, in anticipation of the Expo's Fiftieth Anniversary. Commissioned by the owners of the Space Needle, he penned its official history for the anniversary in Space Needle: The Spirit of Seattle, published in 2012.
As part of the partnership between sister organizations Crosscut and KCTS-TV, Berger began hosting a short television series entitled "Mossback's Northwest" in 2018. In the series, he discusses a part of the Northwest's cultural history.
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- Space Needle: The Spirit of Seattle. Documentary Media LLC. 2012. ISBN 978-1-933245-25-6.
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In 1998, CP-Tel Network Services, a local Internet services provider, acquired a former Italian restaurant to convert it into studios for the station. KNTS-LP went on the air in June and was affiliated with America One and FamilyNet; the studios were completed later, at which time the station was added to local cable systems. Weekday newscasts, originally at 6 p.m. and eventually also at 10 p.m., were added beginning in March 1999; the station also produced shows covering Northwestern State University and high school sports.
KNTS-LP ceased local operations and news production on March 31, 2001. CP-Tel president Richard Gill cited insufficient advertising revenue, rising costs, and the failure to secure a network affiliation. The station was then sold to Sanphyl Broadcasting Network; it continued to air local sports and church services. It moved from channel 17 to channel 19 in 2012.
Despite its broadcast in analog, KNTS-LP had a digital translator, KNYS-LD (channel 27). Sanphyl Broadcast Network surrendered the licenses for KNTS-LP and KNYS-LD to the Federal Communications Commission on February 15, 2021; the FCC cancelled both licenses the same day.
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- "Small television stations struggling with digital conversion". The Times. May 26, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.<|endoftext|>Wikipedia Article:
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Translator(s)||103.3 K277BS (St. Cloud)|
|First air date||1920s (as WFAM)|
|Power||1,000 watts day and night|
|Callsign meaning||K News Sports Information|
|Sister stations||KCLD-FM, KCML, KZPK|
KNSI has a variety of news and talk programming dealing with news, current events, politics, sports, and more. Its signature live and local show is Ox In The Afternoon which airs weekday afternoons from 2-5 PM. KNSI also airs many syndicated talk show hosts such as Rush Limbaugh and Dave Ramsey.
In the summer of 2006 it was announced that KNSI would become the broadcast station of SCSU football and men's and women's basketball while continuing the broadcasting of men's hockey beginning with the 2006-2007 seasons. In 2014, the station announced that Husky Hockey coverage would move to sister station KCML for the 2014-15 season while KNSI broadcasts men's and women's basketball.
The station carried the KCLD call sign from 1975 to 1990. The station is rebroadcast on translator K277BS (103.3 FM).
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Cloud State Athletics Radio Coverage Changes for 2014-15". scsuhuskies.com. August 8, 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
- "KFAM-FM Is Launched; Duplicates KFAM Shows" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 8, 1948. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- Lindblad, Sister Owen (October 1987). "On the Air: The 'Voice of Central Minnesota'" (PDF). Escape to the Minnesota Good Times. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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|Broadcast area||Denver, Colorado|
|Power||10,000 Watts (day)
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|Callsign meaning||New Radio Venture (former owners)|
|Owner||Amigo Multimedia, Inc.|
KNRV (1150 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish News/Talk format. Licensed to Englewood, Colorado in the United States, KNRV mainly serves the Denver metropolitan area, but it has decent reception from Colorado Springs to Fort Collins. The station is currently owned by Amigo Multimedia Inc.
KNRV began on 1220 kHz as KEGW. Before signing on, the station became KGMC, the calls it used when it signed on in 1952. The next year, the station moved to 1150 kHz. Grady Maples sold KGMC to MacLee Radio in 1958, and MacLee sold the station to Western Broadcasting Corporation, owned by Corky Cartwright and Marvin Davis, in 1975. Western changed the calls to KWBZ. During this time, Alan Berg hosted a talk show on the station; he was fired when the station flipped to country music, though returned when the station returned to a talk format.
In 1982, the station became KRZN after another sale. The station would change calls multiple times, becoming KFRR in 1989 and KCUV in 1992, Radio Unica Communications bought the station in 1999 from Den-Mex LLC for $2.8 million. More changes followed, with 1150 AM becoming KNRC in March 2003 (KCUV, in turn, would move to 1510 AM). The station went dark on July 27, 2004, due to the failure of KNRC's talk format. The station returned to the air in 2005 as KNRV, upon its acquisition by New Radio Venture.
As of 2012, KNRV hosts a variety of local news, talk, and musical programs. KNRV’s clarification needed] is sold on a per hour basis. Local programing starts at 6:00 AM and generally ends by 7:00 PM. Nighttime programming consists of live, international Spanish content from Radio Fórmula. KNRV is also the radio home for Colorado Rockies baseball games in Spanish.[
New Radio Venture, including its Spanish talk radio stations in Denver and Phoenix, was sold out of bankruptcy to Amigo Multimedia in 2011. Amigo is headquartered in Denver.
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The Sirigu Women’s Organisation for Pottery and Art (SWOPA) has been lauded for playing a critical role in the promotion of peace and stability in wake of the land disputes in Doba and Kandiga in the Upper East Region.
Since 2019, residents of Doba in the Kassena-Nankana Municipal and Kandiga in the Kassena-Nankana West District had been involved in violent communal land dispute, leading to the loss of lives and properties.
The situation also led to disruption in economic activities, access to education and agriculture and prevented residents, especially women and children from accessing social amenities, including from neighboring markets.
SWOPA, a non-governmental organisation with funding from Canada Fund for Local Initiatives began the implementation of a peace project dubbed, “leveraging community connections to build sustainable peace and conflict resolution: the role of Poyaasi and Isi” in six communities in Kassena-Nankana Municipal and Kassena-Nankana West District.
The project, among other things, empowered women groups in the communities to play critical roles to resolving conflicts and maintaining peace in their communities of marriage and their paternal communities.
“Poyaasi” in Gurune language refers to women married to a particular community while “Isi” refers to their children (both boys and girls) born in the marriage therefore “Poyaasi” and “Isi” concept is to build inter-community crosscutting ties for sustainable peace.
As part of the activities of the “Poyaasi” and “Isi” groups, a food festival characterised by cultural performances was organised by the Mirigu Poyaasi and Isi in Kandiga and supported by SWOPA.
For the first time since the start of Doba and Kandiga conflict, Doba women and their children were able to move to Kandiga to attend the festival.
Speaking to Ghana News Agency on the sidelines of the celebration, Madam Margaret Ayelwaa Ayaba, leader of the Doba Women, expressed joy about the gradual normalization of ties between Doba and Kandiga following a resolve by themselves to live in peace with each other.
She further expressed her gratitude to all the stakeholders, particularly SWOPA, for contributing to the peace they were enjoying currently.
Apart from loss of lives and properties, she said, the conflict brought untold hardships to vulnerable women and children, truncated the education of their children and prevented the women from engaging in economic activities such as farming and trading.
“For many months there has been relative peace and we know that is a result of the work of SWOPA and our traditional authorities, so we are appealing to the neighbouring chiefs to continue to engage the two chiefs (Doba and Kandiga) to smoke the peace pipe and completely resolve the land dispute so that we can return to how we used to be, living in peace and working together.”
Madam Akaabisa Azamo, leader of Kandiga women’s group, said women and children were the most affected during the conflict and noted that it was imperative for stakeholders, including traditional authorities, to detect and resolve small differences early to prevent them from escalating into conflicts.
“It is our hope that the peace efforts by SWOPA and the traditional leaders, particularly Naba Atogumdeya Roland Akwara III, the Paramount Chief of Sirigu, will not witness any setbacks but will completely resolve the issue forever. We need peace, and absolute peace of course,” she added.
Naba Henry Abawine Amenga-Etego II, Chief of Kandiga, noted that the dispute was an unfortunate incident that should not be repeated in the future and reiterated his commitment to the peace process and efforts to ensure the two communities lived in peace.
Ms Bridget Adongo Akasise, Manageress of SWOPA, said women were peace makers by nature and added that the project intended to employ the influence of women to promote and maintain peace in their homes and paternal communities for sustained development.<|endoftext|>The roofs of two classroom blocks belonging to the Boania D/A Primary and Junior high school (JHS) in the Kassena Nankana West District have been destroyed by rainstorm.
The storm, which hit the community some weeks ago, peeled off the roof of the upper primary block containing classes 4, 5 and 6, and damaged other auxiliary parts such as thee staff common room and storeroom.
The storm also completely ripped off the roof of a mud classroom structure built by the community for use by the junior high school, books and other teaching and learning materials also been partly destroyed in the disaster.
Aside the ripped-off roofs, the two school buildings are in very bad shape. The classroom floors are broken and loose whereas the walls have been weakened by deep, wide cracks.
The damages have affected academic activities at both the primary and JHS.
Whereas authorities at the primary have temporally merged pupils from the damaged classrooms with those in the remaining ones for the continuation of academic work, teaching and learning activities at the JHS have completed halted.
Ghana web’s Senyalah Castro, who has visited the school says the situation has affected attendance as most of the pupils have chosen to stay home due to the unavailability of sitting spaces.
Teachers on the combined classes. He reports, are also having a tough time controlling the few pupils who come to school and that too is slowing academic work.
Head teacher of the primary school, Rebecca Alugivala, in an interview lamented that the situation has greatly affected teaching as teachers now have to teach one after the other in the combined classes.
She said the combined classes is a development that is not familiar with pupils and is affecting their understanding of lessons during contact hours.
“It has affected the school greatly that teaching and learning cannot go on well because some of the pupils have no places to sit [due to destruction]. So now we have merged the classes to manage for teaching and learning to go on. The pupils too don’t understand the teaching properly because they are different classes put together.”
She stated that the school has informed the appropriate higher authorities but was yet to receive any help event though members of the district assembly led by the DCE have visited to assess the extent of damage.
Frederick Wugaa Awuviri, the assemblyman for the area, who described the situation of the school as dire, revealed that an alternative place at the community’s Catholic Church which could have been converted to classrooms for the pupils has also been destroyed by the storm.
He said the community has been left as both student and pupils continue to roam in the community when they should be in the classrooms. He mentioned the abandonment of a 3-unit project being undertaken by the northern development authority (NDA) for the school and appealed to authorities to swiftly complete it to address the challenge.
“As for JHS, we are a bit fortunate that the Northern Development Authority (NDA) came to start a project last year that has been left at roofing level up to date. So we are appealing to government and any private individual who could help us complete it and put the students back in school”.
The District Chief Executive, Gerard Ataogye, when contacted confirmed that the attention of the district assembly has been drawn to the plight of the school.
He said the assembly has visited the school and a report was being put together to seek help in putting the school back in shape.
The DCE said the assembly has observed thee dilapidated nature of the school building and there was the need to take time to adequately deal with the challenge instead of hastening to put the roof back on.
He said whilst the assembly was looking at quickly completing NDA’s 3-unit classroom project, it was also considering other ways to safely rebuild the older structures for the pupils.<|endoftext|>The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has called on the security services in Ghana especially the Ghana Police Service to protect the identity of informants to effectively combat crime and maintain peace.
Mr Robert Dampare, the Kassena-Nankana West District Director of the Commission, made the call at a youth engagement forum at Paga in the Upper East Region, organized by the Commission.
He said security was a shared responsibility and urged the Police Service to be professional in their dealings to allow the public to assist them to combat crime.
The engagement dubbed, “Preventing Electoral Violence and Providing Security to the Northern Border Regions of Ghana (NORPREVSEC)” and sponsored by the European Union (EU), sought to create awareness among the youth to enable them identify early warning signals of violence extremism and radicalism.
The goal of the project is to provide the youth with the necessary information on violent extremism and terrorism to empower them to resist being recruited into violent extremists’ groups to cause destruction to human lives and destabilize the country.
It would also help to fight transnational organized crimes and prevent the likelihood of democratic relapse as a result of tension.
The District Director indicated that the Ghana Police Service and other security agencies needed to restore public trust in the service and be fair and just in their dealing with the citizenry.
“Many are not ready to report cases because of bring prove or evidence, coupled with the fear of exposing their identities to criminals thereby putting their lives in danger.
It is therefore my fervent call on the security agencies to safeguard informants’ identity and try erasing the fear from civilians that they often use uniform to bully civilians unfairly and or extorting money from the people, making them unwilling to volunteer information to aid them to prevent crime, keep the peace, law and order in the country,” Mr Dampare added.
He said security concerns in the neighbouring countries was a worrying phenomenon for Ghana and urged the youth to resist every temptation to be recruited to cause mayhem and destabilize the country.
Mr Adogmah admonished Ghanaians to endeavour to imbibe in themselves the spirit of tolerance as it was key to preserving the peace and development of the country.
Mr Dominic Ziekueree, Assistant Revenue Officer, Paga Customs Border of the Ghana Revenue Authority, urged members of the public to play watch dog roles in their respective communities and report any suspicious characters to the security agencies.
By Anthony Apubeo(GNA)<|endoftext|>The Kassena-Nankana West District Chief Executive [DCE], Hon. Gerard Ataogye this Wednesday afternoon, handed over site to a contractor for the construction of some landscaping works at the Pikworo Slave Camp in the Paga-Nania community of the district.
In his statement at a brief handing over meeting at the Camp, Hon. Ataogye noted that, his district is the most endowed when one takes a careful look at tourism across the Upper East Region and “if we want to boost the local economy, we need to develop our tourist sites and this is dear to the heart of Government”, he emphasized. He recalled for instance that, recently in July when the Slave Camp hosted the 2023 PANAFEST and Emancipation Day commemorative event, a lot of indigenes and other citizens from across the region came through selling food, locally produced drinks and handicrafts amongst others.
The DCE mentioned the Sirigu Pottery centre, the famous Paga Crocodile ponds, the Kukula Shrine in the Chiana area and others and called on tourism enthusiasts in Ghana and around the world to list the Kassena-Nankana West District as their priority destination on any day. He charged the elders of the area to ensure that the contractor received the needed support to execute the project on time while also keeping an eye on him to safeguard against shoddy work.
He revealed that the Assembly had already put up an oval office at the Camp to help streamline things administratively and improve how guests are received at the Camp. Additionally, he disclosed that a 5-seater water closet toilet was also under construction and urged the contractor to double-up his efforts on that project as it is essential to promoting a healthy environment within the Camp.
Upper East Regional Director of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Mr. Wisdom Ahadzi in his remarks said his office was glad to have played an instrumental role in getting the project approved and called for the maximum cooperation and support of the Nania community to the contractor. He said his outfit doesn’t doubt the capabilities of the contractor because other jobs have already been executed excellently under his name.
According to contract documents the contractor, Lubie Construction Works openly displayed to stakeholders at the gathering, he has up to four (4) months to deliver the project and he gave the assurance that, the period given him, was a reasonable one.
Meanwhile, the contractor had already started the molding of about some 30 thousand pieces of pavement blocks and concrete keibs for the landscaping works. The Assemblyman for the Nania electoral area, guides at the Pikworo Slave Camp and some technical officers from the Assembly were all on hand to witness the formal handing over.
BY PETER ATOGEWE WEDAM
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Larsen Supports Ban on Russian Oil and Gas to Further Isolate Russian Economy, Outlines Actions to Relieve Pressure of Putin’s Price Hike on Consumers
Washington, D.C., March 9, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) voiced his support for the U.S. ban on imports of Russian oil, gas and other energy products. In 2021, Russian oil accounted for 8.2% of U.S. imports and 3.5% of U.S. consumption.
“I support a ban on imports of Russian oil and gas to continue to increase economic pressure on Russia’s autocratic regime,” said Larsen. “At the same time, my House colleagues and I are working on legislation to further isolate Russia from the global economy. The United States will continue to use all the tools at its disposal to respond to Putin’s unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine.”
Larsen also outlined steps the U.S. is taking to alleviate the burden of rising gas prices on Northwest Washington consumers. Since the start of Putin’s war on Ukraine, the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline rose by 53 cents in the Seattle-Bellevue-Everett and Anacortes-Mount Vernon metro areas and by 50 cents in the Bellingham metro area.
“I understand my constituents are feeling Putin’s price hike at the pump. I will continue to support meaningful actions to relieve the financial burden on consumers and, in the long term, push to reduce U.S. reliance on international and domestic oil production and invest in affordable clean energy alternatives.”
Larsen outlined several steps the U.S. is taking to ease the financial burden on consumers, as well as efforts he supports to boost domestic investments in clean energy:
Larsen is a strong supporter of U.S. actions and the efforts of allies and partners to impose financial sanctions to hold Putin accountable for his war on Ukraine. Last week, Larsen released a statement in support of continued efforts to hold Putin accountable, including the Biden administration’s announcement to block Russian aircraft from U.S. airspace. He recently stood in solidarity with members of Washington’s Ukrainian community and hundreds of supporters at Seattle Center.<|endoftext|>POLITICO Pro Q&A: Rep. Rick Larsen, chair of the House Transportation Aviation Subcommittee
Washington, D.C., December 30, 2021
Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) chairs the House Aviation Subcommittee but has set his sights on chairing the full Transportation Committee — a post that will open up next year with the retirement of Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.). Larsen has competition — Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) is also running for the top job. She is more senior, and Democrats usually honor seniority though they don’t have to. POLITICO sat down with Larsen to talk about his candidacy, his plans and priorities for the committee and his thoughts on the biggest issues in transportation.
Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) chairs the House Aviation Subcommittee but has set his sights on chairing the full Transportation Committee — a post that will open up next year with the retirement of Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.).
Larsen has competition — Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) is also running for the top job. She is more senior, and Democrats usually honor seniority though they don’t have to.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Let’s start with how you'd like to change the committee and what priorities and goals you would want to bring as chair.
Over the next five years, we'll be implementing the bipartisan infrastructure bill, H.R. 3684 (117). The first thing we need to do is ensure that the administration understands Congress' intent on the various provisions of the bill and hold the administration accountable to those ideas. The second is that there's high expectations for this infrastructure bill and that the administration gets dollars out the door efficiently and expeditiously, so that members of Congress can show the work that's getting done.
My approach will be member-driven, it will focus on ensuring that we continue this movement to a cleaner and greener transportation system moving from the 1950s foundation to thinking about the 2050s.
Would you also try to move forward with member-directed spending?
Absolutely. Every member who proposed projects should spend time with the administration helping them to understand why these projects were particularly important. It's not the same as earmarks, but members of Congress do need to have the ability to promote these projects and to get the agencies to think clearly about supporting them.
How do you think your approach — in your priorities, your interests, your skills, your style — are similar to and different from what we've had with Peter DeFazio in the last few years?
I don't think this race is about how I'm different from Pete or how I’m different from Eleanor [Holmes Norton]. I've had two decades-plus experience in the committee, experience getting my legislation [included] in broader pieces of legislation that become law. I couldn't have done that without mentors and leaders like [former Minnesota Democrat] Jim Oberstar and Pete DeFazio, and I'm ready to be that next leader for Democrats on the committee.
What have your efforts been like to lobby support for your chairmanship?
Twenty-four hours after Pete announced he wasn't running — that Friday at 1 o'clock or so in the afternoon through that next Monday night — I had called, emailed, texted or talked to every member we identified who is running again. A little over 200 calls, texts, emails or actually talking to people. The response has been enough for me to continue pushing.
What's the case you make that Democrats should not follow seniority in this case?
Seniority is something that I respect and all members should respect. The case I'm making is: two decades of service, experience legislating, getting items into bills that move and become law, and being mentored by successful leaders in committee and learning and being ready to do that for members in the future. Seniority is going to be a factor, but it is clear to me that it is not the factor in this particular race.
What is your approach to working with Republicans on future legislation on infrastructure, especially climate provisions?
I'm going to try to work with any member who wants to help move the committee's agenda forward. And I would like to continue to make that case to my Republican colleagues, as well, that working together does not necessarily mean a consensus at the end.
With the next FAA reauthorization coming up, we have green initiatives from the aviation sector, passenger growth, drone proliferation — what is your priority when it comes to crafting the next bill?
It continues to be safety. That will include looking at the certification reform bill that we passed and how far the FAA has come to implement those provisions. We’re looking at new entrants in the airspace and Advanced Air Mobility.
We need to start thinking about where electric propulsion and perhaps hydrogen-based propulsion is going to be in the next 10 years. We need to start thinking about that now and figure out if there needs to be something in the next bill to plan for the 2028 bill, where we'll have to do a lot more in terms of grant infrastructure investment and airport support for these new propulsion systems.
Also next year we'll be looking at the Air Carrier Access Amendments Act, H.R. 1696 (117), to see what kind of changes we'll need to incorporate to ensure the passenger experience for everybody is as close to the same as possible. We'll take a close look at these air rage incidents and determine if we need to up our game even further than we did in the 2018 bill in protecting flight crew.
Is there more of a role Congress can have in the lingering 5G issue regarding wireless and its interference with aircraft? Is the Jan. 5 rollout too soon?
We're running into an interagency jurisdictional issue, where the FCC has the authority on 5G allocation and the FAA has the authority on air safety, and those are conflicting. The FCC says there's no problem; the FAA says there is a problem, and everybody who flies airplanes says there is a problem. So I think that Congress is likely to have to get involved to adjudicate this. But then we have our own jurisdictional issues in Congress as well, so we'll have to do some educating of our colleagues on other committees.
We have to be ironclad comfortable with the FCC’s decision, and a lot of folks aren't there yet. I’m not there yet.
So the Jan. 5 date is too soon?
Yeah, it is too soon. The FCC will either do something or they won't do something and we'll have to respond.
In the FAA reorganization of the planning board, the Research and Development team seems to be taking a lot under its wing, no pun intended. UAS is obviously going in there, also other advanced technologies, electrical propulsion, flying cars. Is that the right way to approach this?
It's not obvious that UAS is going to R&D. Where we are with unmanned aerial systems is beyond R&D and it should not, therefore, be in R&D. Second, the lessons we learned from UAS over the last seven to eight years ought to be enough to apply to how Advanced Air Mobility can be integrated and therefore should not be in R&D as well. It needs to be in a place where we're moving forward. So, the committee staff — all of us, both sides of the aisle, and the Appropriations Committee — are working with the FAA to bring them suggestions about how they can change their approach.
Should Air Mobility and UAS be elevated and have their own offices in that chart?
I don't know, but I know that it shouldn't be buried in R&D.
Republicans have been using supply chain issues as a cudgel. Democrats are saying this is largely a private sector issue. Even whether or not there's a truck driver shortage is very politicized. Where do you see the pain points? And what can the government do about it? What can T&I do about it?
There is a shortage in our workforce, and this existed before the pandemic. So to use the pandemic as the excuse for some of this is really weak tea. But the pandemic has exposed the sensitivity of our supply chain system, both in terms of how much we have off-shored and how much we rely on just-in-time delivery. So I'll be pushing back on anyone who is saying that this is somehow the fault of this administration — or the last one, or the next one.
There are some kind of mundane and wonky solutions, including data sharing. When people work and when they don't is also an issue. This is not a blame issue, it’s just that warehousing work isn't 24-hours-a-day work — but you can have offloading of ships be 24-hours-a-day work. So you ship to warehouses that are full.
Yes, there are members who are trying to use this as a cudgel against other members. They aren’t helping us with solutions. And I think part of my focus as a leader on the committee will be to try to at least create some guardrails for the debate, where everyone can take credit for helping find solutions.
One potential solution to the truck driver shortage is automation. T&I has mostly left that issue to Energy and Commerce. Would you like to see T&I take a bigger role, especially when it comes to automated trucking?
Safety has to be first. I'm not saying it is unsafe but I can tell you that just because we can have automated trucking doesn't mean we ought to. And besides that, it's not just a matter of having trucks that can drive by themselves. There's a whole infrastructure that needs to be in place to make that happen.
Norton mentioned democratization as a top goal for the committee, having less of a top-down leadership structure. Is that something that you are thinking about?
I've been on the committee — it'll be 22 years at the end of next year. And every two years, there's a discussion about how much top-down control the chair or the ranking member should have over the agenda. And there's always the attempt that it'll be democratized or it'll be driven by the subcommittee chairs, and then it hardly ever is. I think there's a balance between top-down only and subcommittee chairs driving individual agendas, because we as Democrats have to show a clear consensus on the broad goals on the committee.
I tried to do that with the aviation subcommittee, where our goals have been around safety and new entrants in the aerospace, the passenger experience, the important role that aviation plays in our economy and in the international economy. And the first thing to do is to establish a broad consensus about what are the things we're trying to achieve as Democrats on the committee: an emphasis on safety in travel, an emphasis on moving from a 1950s foundation to something that's ready for the the 2050s, an emphasis on member support and members’ districts. I'm learning about the country one infrastructure project at a time. I think you start there and then you talk about what that means for where the subcommittees are going.
Before I start making decisions about how we're going to organize, I need to, one, have support from over 100 Democratic members of Congress, and second, I think we need to be sure we coalesce around the broader goals of the committee so that those goals drive the the work of Democrats on the Transportation Committee.Link to article: [IDX]<|endoftext|>Genre: journalism and media communication, politics
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Larsen and Sensenbrenner Reintroduce Arctic Ambassador Legislation
Washington, DC, March 24, 2015
Congressmen Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) and Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) today reintroduced legislation to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish a United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs. Currently, 20 government agencies are handling Arctic policy. Under this legislation, an Ambassador would be charged with all coordination and serve as Chair of the Arctic Council when the U.S. assumes Chairmanship of the Arctic Council in April.
Congressman Larsen: “Our country faces a steep opportunity curve when it comes to the Arctic as we prepare to take over the chairmanship of the Arctic Council. We have a lot of work ahead of us, from protecting the unique Arctic environment and the people and animals who live there, to improving our emergency response ability when ships get into trouble. Coordinating the many federal stakeholders working on Arctic issues is imperative to our success as an Arctic nation. That is why I support an ambassador-level position to better manage our many interests in the Arctic and to signal our country’s commitment to international cooperation on Arctic policy.”
Congressman Sensenbrenner: “An ambassador-level position is necessary to show the U.S. is serious about being an Arctic nation. Russia continues to make claims and China is increasing its Arctic presence. The U.S. should coordinate its Arctic policy to protect our commercial interests and domestic energy supply at the highest level.”
The GAO reported last year that the U.S. needs a better strategy to coordinate and prioritize its policies related to the Arctic region.
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Washington, DC, September 23, 2014
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, released the following statement today regarding the BNSF announcement that by early October more than 600 first responders in Washington state will get training about how to handle hazardous materials, including crude oil, that travel by rail. Larsen helped connect first responders in Northwest Washington to these free trainings.
“First responders are the last line of defense should an accident happen, which means they need to be well trained and equipped to protect communities and themselves. I am pleased BNSF is offering free training to first responders across Washington state, and I will continue to be in contact with local officials planning other training events across Northwest Washington later this year,” Larsen said.
Larsen also underscored his commitment to ensuring crude oil shipped by rail is transported as safely as possible. Larsen, a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is working to hold railroads and shippers accountable for higher standards to keep communities near rail lines safe.
“The accidents involving trains carrying crude oil last year were a wakeup call that Congress needed to move quickly to make these trains safer. Crude by rail traffic through the Pacific Northwest has increased exponentially in the last couple of years, which makes better safety measures all the more imperative. And constituents have told me they are concerned about the safety of their neighborhoods, a concern that I share. The more I learn about crude by rail, the more I understand the changes we can make to keep cargo moving forward safely and efficiently.
“This is why I am not waiting around hoping the next big crude oil accident does not happen here in the Pacific Northwest. I have been engaging with local, state and federal officials, as well as industry experts and first responders to learn more about how we can transport crude by rail as safely as possible by putting in place stronger standards for tank cars, making sure rail lines are well maintained, and ensuring first responders know how to handle a potential accident.
“Getting the most dangerous tank cars off the rails is important, and I have pushed the U.S. Department of Transportation to raise the standard on the cars that carry crude. Secretary Foxx has assured me he recognizes the critical importance of putting in place new standards. I will continue to work with my colleagues on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to make sure new rules are rigorous and effective.
“Another safety priority is ensuring tank cars, tracks and loading facilities get inspected carefully and regularly. I asked my colleagues on the House Appropriations committee to provide more money for these inspections. I also examined BNSF’s inspection processes in Everett earlier this year to understand them better.
“I am pleased that safe transport of crude by rail is getting more attention in the Pacific Northwest and across the country and that my colleagues also see this issue as a priority. One of my main jobs is to stay ahead of critical issues my constituents share as issues, and crude by rail is a prime example of how I can push for progress to keep our communities safe. The work over the next several months is to translate rules on paper into safety on the rails,” Larsen said.
Larsen has met with local leaders, state legislators, Washington Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson, and Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission Executive Director Steve King to discuss ways to work together. He also has visited the Shell, Phillips 66, Tesoro and BP refineries to better understand the construction of their crude by rail unloading facilities in Northwest Washington.
Larsen also has met with several federal officials, including Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Administrator Cynthia Quarterman to discuss his concerns about the safe transport of crude through the 2nd District and to be briefed on the actions PHMSA is taking. He has talked with Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to push for strong safety standards. And he has also spoken to former NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman, who shared her agency’s perspective about how to improve safety.<|endoftext|>Larsen: Republican Message to Young Immigrants: Talk to the Hand
Washington, DC, August 2, 2014
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, voted against a bill (H.R. 5272) today that would end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protects DREAMers—young undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children and have lived by the law while here—from deportation.
“My vote against this bill is a vote in favor of the real solution: comprehensive immigration reform. Immigration is a complex problem that requires a comprehensive solution.
“Republicans’ message today to young immigrants is talk to the hand: you are not welcome to contribute your talents and ideas here. This proposal derails the lives young immigrants are building here, turning the American Dream into the American nightmare.
“This bill shuns young immigrants and wipes out gains our country has made for immigrants claiming protection under the Violence Against Women Act. No longer would immigrant women trying to escape abuse be allowed to get jobs while their cases are in process.
“I have long supported helping DREAMers succeed in our country. Young people who are pursuing higher education or military service are contributing to our economy and our society and should be allowed to stay. In light of the House of Representatives’ inaction on this issue, I also asked the President earlier this year to consider expanding immigration enforcement guidelines to consider whether undocumented immigrants have close family members in the U.S. who are citizens, legal permanent residents, or DREAMers. I support steps within the confines of the law that focus resources on those who pose a threat to public safety, not separating families.
“We are a nation of immigrants, and no matter where in the world we got our start, we all are looking for similar things: a good education, a safe place for our families, opportunity and work. The future of our economy depends on a pro-growth, efficient and fair immigration system. Now is the time to allow a vote on comprehensive immigration reform to create clear, legal pathways to legal residency for those who wish to come here and contribute to our nation,” Larsen said.<|endoftext|>VA Policy Fix Moves Forward After Constituent Letter to Larsen
Washington, DC, July 3, 2014
A veterans health care issue that an Island County service member asked Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, for help changing last year is moving forward in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
The VA announced it will update the Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) based on current medical standards, with rules set to be finalized by the fall of 2016. Larsen successfully included language in the FY2014 VA funding bill that directs the VA to revise the VASRD according to up-to-date, medically accurate standards.
Larsen pushed for the change after a constituent wrote to him in March 2013 to share the discrepancy between the disability rating she received for her fibromyalgia and current medical assessments.
“Constituents play a critical role in helping me understand how well government is—or isn’t—working for the people of Northwest Washington. Thanks to this letter, veterans health care benefits will be consistent with the best medical information, as should be the case. This is a perfect example of how constituent voices guide my actions,” Larsen said.<|endoftext|>The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act makes a significant down payment on a system that works for all people, but it is not a “set-it-and-forget-it” investment. As the law’s implementation proceeds, I will continue to work closely with local, state and Tribal leaders to ensure all people and the economy continue moving in the right direction. Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) chairs the House Aviation Subcommittee but has set his sights on chairing the full Transportation Committee — a post that will open up next year with the retirement of Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.). Larsen has competition — Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) is also running for the top job. She is more senior, and Democrats usually honor seniority though they don’t have to. POLITICO sat down with Larsen to talk about his candidacy, his plans and priorities for the committee and his thoughts on the biggest issues in transportation. Read more »
It is long past time to make Juneteenth a national holiday. Designating June 19 a national holiday would clearly and powerfully proclaim the United States is finally ready to grapple with the legacy of slavery.
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Washington Post: House Committee approves spinoff of 30,000 workers from federal payroll
Ashley Halsey III
The House Transportation Committee on Tuesday approved legislation that would remove more than 30,000 air traffic controllers and aviation-modernization workers from the federal payroll, spinning them off into a private, nonprofit corporation.
The proposal comes with the... Read more »
Aero News Network: Transportation Committee Democrats Oppose ATC Privatization
Controversial Plan Derails Bipartisan FAA Reauthorization
In Tuesday's markup of the FAA Reauthorization bill in the House Transportation Committee, Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA), the senior Democrat on the Aviation subcommittee, called on his Republican and Democratic colleagues to focus on areas of bipartisan... Read more »
Natural Resource Report: NW Congressional members seek preservation of local ecosystem
Members of Congress from Oregon, Washington, and Idaho sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke requesting assistance to combat the spread of an invasive species of mussels that threatens the Columbia River system, fisheries, and hydropower infrastructure.
In a bipartisan effort, U.S.... Read more »
The New Yorker: Trade with China is a Two-Way Street
Congressman Rick Larsen has been working for years on trade issues involving China. After the collapse of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, he laments the lost business opportunities.
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Seattle Times: State officials, suppliers seek prospects at Paris Air Show
By Dominic Gates
A Washington state delegation slogged through intense heat this week to speed-date potential clients in a rapid-fire series of business meetings at the Paris Air Show and a preshow visit to Airbus in Toulouse.
Aside from gathering intelligence on industry trends, the hope is that this effort... Read more »
My Everett News: More Help For Homeless Veterans In And Around Everett
Good news from the folks at Workforce Snohomish in south Everett as word is they have received a grant of a quarter million dollars to continue and expand programs for homeless veterans in our area. Here’s the information...
Workforce Snohomish has received $277,511 to provide homeless Snohomish County... Read more »
Stanwood Camano News: Larsen to lead state air show delegation
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Brian Bonlender, director of the state’s Department of Commerce, are leading Washington state’s largest-ever delegation to the International Paris Air Show – June 17-23.
Larsen is the top-ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Aviation and is leading the delegation at... Read more »
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Today in the Republican public reception party "Nur Otan", Vice-Minister of labor and social protection of population of Kazakhstan Birzhan Nurymbetov held a public reception.
As the analysis of the received requests, a lot of questions for obtaining disability for health reasons, labor disputes between employer and employee, employment, pensions etc. they were All carefully considered by the Ministry of labor and social protection of RK, each of them were given appropriate explanations.
"The majority of complaints, as a rule, connected with violation of labor laws. Violations, unfortunately, are many. It often happens that the Kazakhs do not know their rights, do not immediately turn to the labor Inspectorate", - stated Vice-Minister.
For example,among addressed to the public reception - a mother who got a job through the employment center, and is now afraid of losing the place because of claims the employer to the state of her healthcare. "Inspectors will monitor compliance with labor rights and compliance actions of the employer, the legislation of Kazakhstan. The situation is taken under control", - said B. Nurymbetov.
Following the meeting, the Vice-Minister assured that all the petitions, adopted today, will be given detailed explanations and provided required assistance in their solution.<|endoftext|>In the Republic started the first (regional) stage of the Republican competition "the Best social projects implemented in Kazakhstan". In all regions, Astana and Almaty commenced the work of the Commission for accepting applications and selecting the winners, which included the governors of advisers on disability issues, representatives of non-governmental organizations (hereinafter - NGO), regional branches of the party "Nur Otan", regional chambers of entrepreneurs and other stakeholders. There was already registered 13 participants.
The competition aims to attract the attention of civil society to the solution of problems of citizens who find themselves in difficult life situations, providing them with equal opportunities for life and development of their creative potential.
To compete for the title of winners can NGO, public associations, organizations of persons with disabilities, individuals, and other institutions and agencies, whose activities are aimed at development of the system of social protection of the population.
Acceptance of documents for participation in the contest is until June 30 of the current year. All projects have won first place in the regions will be considered by the national Commission under the MLSP RK, which will determine the winners.
Presentation of the best social projects and the awarding ceremony will be held in September 2017 in Astana.
"This competition is held in Kazakhstan for the fifth consecutive year. Its main objective is assistance to persons with disabilities, the elderly, large families and other socially vulnerable segments of the population. Thanks to the implementation of social projects provided support and assistance to more than 250 thousand citizens who find themselves in difficult situations, including over 100 thousand of persons in need of real help.
It was noted that over the years, among the participants were our citizens being in difficult life situation, not complaining about fate, managed not only to obtain a profession, but also to open their own business and have become to help others. Their dedication, desire to self-actualize and contribute to society is a worthy example for all of us. So lend a hand, support in the best of their ability, is our duty. I urge our fellow citizens to take an active part in the Republican competition "the Best social projects implemented in Kazakhstan", - said the Minister of labor and social protection of population of Kazakhstan Tamara Duissenova.
In 2016 the winner of the competition was Sergey Makhashev of Almaty, with the project "Service online sign language". Through this project persons with disabilities with disorders of speech and (or) hearing can get the services of sign language (sign language interpreters) in real time via the Internet. Only in 2016, four managers sign language interpreters working in the service, served more than 300 people.
Second place went to Vasily Shimansky from Kokshetau social project "Organization of palliative care center at home for disabled of the 1st group, disabled children up to 18 years who have difficulties in movement, living in the city of Kokshetau and Krasnyi Yar". The goal of the project is supporting the rehabilitation of people with impaired musculoskeletal system through active socialization in the society. Last year the center for consultation asked 50 patients, in their treatment there is a positive trend.
Third place was awarded to the author of the social project "the Provision of special social services to victims of trafficking" Anna Ryl from Astana. The project operates a crisis centre providing for rehabilitation of the victims of trafficking and provide them with a full spectrum of social care. In 2016, the center has hosted more than 60 people and around 200 people received advice and assistance.
We will remind, the exhibition "the Best social projects implemented in Kazakhstan" has been held since 2013. Over the years the competition was attended by 495 social projects, of which 94 named winners of the regional stages. Out of a total of 17 winners of the social projects are financed by own funds, 38 funded with the support of sponsors and raised funds, 39 are being implemented under the state social order.<|endoftext|>About it today at the enlarged meeting of the Collegium of the MLSP RK at the end of 2016 and plans for 2017, held with the participation of representatives of the presidential Administration, Prime Minister's Office, Central state bodies, deputies of the RK Parliament and Deputy governors of regions, said Minister of labor and social protection of population of Kazakhstan Tamara Duissenova.
The Minister recalled that since the beginning of this year in Kazakhstan, there are new approaches for hiring foreign workers. Now for each of the specialist employers pay fees the amount of which differentialsa by industry and skill level of workers. Foreign qualified personnel the opportunity to arrive in Kazakhstan to find a job in the profession included in the list of popular professions in priority sectors of the economy.
"Local Executive bodies and employers will need to comply with the law, as the issuance of permits to foreign professionals, and giving them jobs and setting salaries.
We need a balanced migration policy, focused primarily on the attraction of skilled personnel. Currently, we have prepared a draft Concept of migration policy of ensuring national security in the context of the threats associated with migration; the optimal resettlement of citizens and migrants in the country; ensuring the needs of the economy in the necessary labor force," - said Tamara Duissenova.<|endoftext|>In the ranking of the world economic forum's index of Global competitiveness index "HIV Prevalence among population aged 15-49 years" of Kazakhstan, with a figure of 0.18% is in the group of countries occupying the first place. This was stated by Vice-Minister of health and social development of Kazakhstan, Elzhan Birtanov, speaking at the first National conference, "HIV: yesterday, today, tomorrow" held in Almaty.
"Thanks to systematic work on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection, held in Kazakhstan over the years of independence, the Republic managed to keep the spread of HIV at the concentrated stage, i.e. among vulnerable groups of the population. This has enabled Kazakhstan over the last two years in the ranking of GCI the world economic forum on the indicator "HIV Prevalence among population aged 15-49 years" to join the group of countries where the prevalence of the disease is not more than 0.2%," said Elzhan Birtanov.
He stressed that Kazakhstan is the only country among the Central Asian republics, providing antiretroviral treatment (ARVs) to HIV patients free of charge (financed from the state budget).
The event was organized by the Republican center for prevention and control of AIDS of the MHSD of the ROK, with the support of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria was attended by the deputies of the Mazhilis of the Kazakh Parliament, heads of Central and local Executive bodies, the special envoy of the UN Secretary General on HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Michel Kazatchkin, Director of the UNAIDS regional support team for Eastern Europe and Central Asia UNAIDS Patrick Saldana, regional Manager of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Nicolya Canto as well as the heads of departments of health regions, cities of Astana and Almaty, regional AIDS centers and NGOs.
The conference discussed issues of efficiency of measures of counteraction to HIV infection, implemented in Kazakhstan.
In connection with the transition of Kazakhstan in the category of countries with incomes above average, significantly reduced donor aid, and many preventive measures are supported by the state at the expense of budgetary funds. As a result of ongoing work in the country achieved success in the treatment of HIV infection. Significantly improved the coverage of people living with HIV (hereinafter PLHIV) antiretroviral therapy - from 43% in 2005 to 79% in 2015. As a result of increasing availability of ARV therapy, there is a trend reduction in mortality of PLHIV AIDS, thereby increasing the duration and improving their quality of life.
The availability of testing for HIV infection for the population of Kazakhstan is universal. For detection of HIV infection is tested annually more than 2 million people.
HIV-infected women and children born from them, receive preventive treatment in accordance with who recommendations, at the expense of the Republican budget.
On the day of completion of the conference October 13, a Resolution will be adopted with solutions aimed at achieving the sustainable development Goals adopted in September 2015 by the UN General Assembly "to end the epidemic of HIV/AIDS by 2030.<|endoftext|>Today, the third meeting of senior officials of Almaty process on refugee protection and international migration with the participation of Vice-Minister of Health and Social Development of Kazakhstan Svetlana Jakupova, regional coordinator of the International Organization for Migration in Central Asia Dejan Keserovich, regional coordinator of the Office of the UN High Commissioner the protection of refugees in Central Asia Bernard Doyle, Deputy Permanent representative of UNDP in Kazakhstan Munkhtuya Altangerel, representatives of state bodies of Kazakhstan and Central Asian countries in the field of migration policy, international and non-governmental organizations took place in Astana .
The purpose of the meeting – the exchange of experience, analysis of emerging trends, identifies gaps in the migration legislation and the development of joint recommendations to the countries of Central Asia in the region of labor migration
The event was also addressed issues of population mobility, the implementation of the rights of migrants and refugees and the prospects for regional cooperation in this sphere, taking into account the world experience.
According to international organizations, every seventh person in the world is a migrant. By 2040, it is predicted to increase the number of international migrants to 400 million people.
In her speech, Svetlana Zhakupova noted that due to the economic crisis of mobility of the population in the Central Asian region would only increase.
In Kazakhstan, the main country of origin of migrant workers in this year were China (11 thousand. 641 people), Turkey (3 thousand. 558), Uzbekistan (3 thousand. 285), United Kingdom (1 thousand. 505) and India (1 thousand. 334).
“For 8 months of 2016, 12 thousand 963 people (in 2015, 16 thousand 349.) came in Kazakhstan with the purpose of employment . From the participating countries, EEU, are citizens of Russia – 9 thousand 388 people (in 2015 – 12 thousand. 529), Kyrgyzstan – 1 thousand 496 people (in 2015 – 1 thousand 138), Belarus – 394 people (in 2015 – 608), and Armenia –1 thousand 685 people (in 2015 – 2 thousand 074)”, – informed Svetlana Zhakupova.
In addition, this year 210 thousand people received permission from the internal affairs agencies to work in the households of the republic (in 2015 worked in households 141 thousand foreign workers).
In conclusion, the participants agreed to continue the multilateral regional cooperation aimed at solving the problems of irregular migration in the framework of the EEU, human trafficking and the protection of migrants' rights in Central Asia.
We will remind, Almaty process - it is a constant dialogue platform initiated by Kazakhstan in 2011. Its purpose is to solve the problems of refugees and international migration in a regional format, and in a global perspective. Kazakhstan was elected the first chairman of the Almaty process. Permanent participants of the Almaty process, in addition to our Republic are Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Iran and Pakistan.
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Lady Blue (TV series)
Lady Blue is an American detective and action-adventure television series. Produced by David Gerber, it originally aired for one season on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) network from September 15, 1985, to January 25, 1986. It was picked up by ABC after its pilot aired as a television film on April 15, 1985. The show revolves around Chicago detective Katy Mahoney (Jamie Rose) and her violent methods of handling cases. The supporting cast includes Danny Aiello, Ron Dean, Diane Dorsey, Bruce A. Young, Nan Woods, and Ricardo Gutierrez. Johnny Depp also guest-starred on the series in one of his earliest roles. With cinematography by Jack Priestley, the episodes were filmed on location in Chicago. Television critics noted Lady Blue's emphasis on violence, calling Mahoney "Dirty Harriet" (after Clint Eastwood's character Dirty Harry). Rose said she joined the project after being drawn to its genre. She prepared for the role by watching Eastwood's films, received advice from Eastwood on how to handle a gun, and practiced at a shooting range.
|Opening theme||"Back to the Blue" by Arnetia Walker|
|No. of seasons||1|
|No. of episodes||14 (list of episodes)|
|Executive producer(s)||David Gerber|
|Running time||60 min. (including commercials)|
|Original release||April 15, 1985 –|
January 25, 1986
After the pilot aired, Lady Blue was criticized by several watchdog organizations (particularly the National Coalition on Television Violence) as the most violent show on television. ABC moved the series from Thursdays to Saturdays before cancelling it in early 1986, partially due to the complaints about excessive violence. Critical reception to the series was primarily negative during its run, but television studies author Cary O'Dell questions whether that stemmed from contemporary sexism. Lady Blue has not been released on DVD, Blu-ray, or an online streaming service. The series' rights are owned by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, but there are no plans for future home releases.
Premise and charactersEdit
A detective and action-adventure television series, Lady Blue revolves around Chicago investigator Katy Mahoney (Jamie Rose), her violent means of dealing with criminals and tension with her co-workers. She works in the Violent Crimes Division of the Chicago Police Department. The New York Observer's Bryan Reesman described Mahoney as "the fiery red head" with a "trigger happy" personality and "violent excesses". She frequently uses a .357 Magnum (which John J. O'Connor of The New York Times called "a grotesque extension of her right arm"), and was introduced as capable of "read[ing] a crime in progress like most guys read the sports page".
Mahoney's reliance on violence is emphasized in the opening scene of the pilot; she sees a bank robbery while she is in a beauty parlor, shoots and kills three of the perpetrators, and returns to the salon for a pedicure. Television critics and the show's promotional materials called Mahoney "Dirty Harriet" and "Dirty Harriette", comparing her aggressive behavior to Clint Eastwood's character Dirty Harry, and Jon Anderson of the Chicago Tribune described her as "somewhat like Quick Draw McGraw with touches of John Wayne and Clint Eastwood". According to Rose, Mahoney was inspired by Dirty Harry, Wayne, and Rambo. Mahoney and other characters refer to the number of excessive-force complaints filed against her during the series, and she often has difficulties with Internal Affairs.
Although Mahoney was portrayed at odds with most of her superiors, her boss Lt. Terry McNichols (Danny Aiello) is more sympathetic and understanding towards her. McNichols is portrayed as fond of chili dogs and appreciative of Mahoney's more unorthodox methods of handling criminals, although he still criticizes her reliance on violence. Rose described McNichols as similar to a character in the crime drama The Sopranos. Describing Aiello's performance, O'Connor wrote that McNichols "offer[ed] an uncanny impersonation of the punch-drunk Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom in a 1940's movie".
Mahoney's father, brother, and married lover were killed in the line of duty before the series begins, and O'Connor connected these events to the character's "toughness and determination to survive". Other characters include detective Gino Gianelli (Ron Dean) and his wife Rose (Diane Dorsey), Officer Cassidy (Bruce A. Young), McNichols' niece Willow (Nan Woods), and Mahoney's informant Harvey (Ricardo Gutierrez). In one of his earliest roles, American actor Johnny Depp guest-starred in an episode as the brother of a serial killer. Mexican actress Katy Jurado appeared in the pilot as cocaine kingpin Dona Maria Theresa, and American actors Ajay Naidu and Jim Brown portrayed "worldly-wise waif" Paquito and a "South Side drug czar", respectively. Aiello's best friend was an extra in the series, the cast and crew calling his character "Detective Joe Background". Tom Shales of The Washington Post described the show's tone as "baldly campy [and] ultra-violent".
The executive producer of Lady Blue was David Gerber. Directors Guy Magar and Gary Nelson worked on the series, while Jack Priestley was the cinematographer. Produced by MGM Television and David Gerber Productions, its musical score was composed by John Cacavas. Actress Arnetia Walker performed the show's theme song, "Back to the Blue". Lady Blue was filmed on location in various areas of Chicago, including the Cabrini–Green Homes. Rose recalled having a difficult time in Cabrini Green since the residents threatened the cast and crew and threw bottles at them during filming.
Mahoney was Rose's first role after playing Vickie Gioberti in the soap opera Falcon Crest; Reesman wrote that the decision to cast Rose in Lady Blue was a surprise, since she was primarily known for appearing as a child with Bugs Bunny in a Kool-Aid commercial. According to Reesman, Mahoney's "steely nerve and conservative stance on crime" contrasted with Rose's "more upbeat, fun-loving, liberal persona". Rose said that she was drawn to the show's genre: "Action shows are so fun because I got to be strapped to things, hoisted over things, shoot the gun, and jump on moving cars. It was like doing a western." According to the Orange County Register, Mahoney is one of the actress' best-known roles.
To prepare for Lady Blue, Rose watched Clint Eastwood films (including the Dirty Harry franchise) and practiced steadying her gun hand. She had worked with Eastwood in the 1984 film Tightrope and a portion of the anthology series Amazing Stories, and received advice on how to mimic using a gun from Eastwood. In addition to Eastwood's assistance, Rose practiced gun-handling at a Chicago shooting range. Although Rose described her role as "physically demanding", she said she was not attempting method acting and relied on stunt doubles during filming. Rose resisted comparisons to Dirty Harry, and said: "It's still going to be a lot different because I'm a woman and I can show lots more emotions than Mr. Eastwood."
According to Jamie Rose, Lady Blue had a similar concept as the crime dramas Police Woman and Get Christie Love!; Reesman stated that the latter was not as violent as Lady Blue. John J. O'Connor compared the series' violence to Eastwood's work, and saw it as a combination of Wonder Woman and Dick Tracy comic strips. In the 2011 book Triumph of the Walking Dead: Robert Kirkman's Zombie Epic on Page and Screen, horror fiction writer Vince A. Liaguno described Lady Blue and NYPD Blue as part of a movement towards "grittier depictions of violence". In a 2017 interview, Rose said that Lady Blue was the most violent series of its time and there had been little public exposure to a character as "bloodthirsty" as Mahoney; however, she said that the series was less graphic than future television programs.
|1||"Pilot"||Gary Nelson||Robert Vincent O'Neil||April 15, 1985|
|Homicide detective Katy Mahoney is transferred to the "Matron Squad" of the Chicago Police Department after several charges of excessive force are filed against her. While investigating a shoplifting case and the murders of two women and their children, she discovers that they are all related to cocaine trafficking.|
|2||"Death Valley Day"||Virgil Vogel||Nancy Audley and Howard Chesley||September 26, 1985|
|Mahoney investigates a murder at a housing project and discovers that the area is terrorized by Alvin Banger and his gang. When she learns that Banger forces children to steal from stores and homes, she decides to bring down the gang.|
|3||"Romeo and Juliet"||Robert Vincent O'Neil||Mark Rodgers||October 3, 1985|
|During a war between two rival street gangs, a man and a woman from the opposing sides develop feelings for one another and Mahoney tries to help them find a future together.|
|4||"Beasts of Prey"||Guy Magar||Nancy Lawrence||October 10, 1985|
|Mahoney tracks a serial killer while investigating a string of South Side murders.|
|5||"The Widow-Maker"||Mike Vejar||Allison Hock||October 17, 1985|
|Mahoney searches for a Vietnamese assassin who is programmed to kill former soldiers and refugees who have moved to America.|
|6||"The Hunter"||Christian I. Nyby II||Robert Vincent O'Neil||November 16, 1985|
|Mahoney investigates a series of murders committed with unconventional weapons and poisons.|
|7||"Portrait of Death"||Mike Vejar||Anthony Lawrence and Nancy Lawrence||November 23, 1985|
|An imprisoned criminal mastermind hires hitmen to kill everyone responsible for his conviction, starting with Mahoney and her former lover. Mahoney discovers that her ex-partner is a lawyer with questionable connections.|
|8||"Terror"||John Florea||Bill Driskill||November 30, 1985|
|While infiltrating a terrorist organization, Mahoney discovers that their main objective is to dismantle Chicago's political system.|
|9||"Designer White"||Arnold Laven||Michael Ahnemann||December 7, 1985|
|Mahoney is injected with a hallucinogen during an encounter with a drug dealer, and wanders around the city having strange visions.|
|10||"Death Grip"||Guy Magar||Mark Rodgers||December 21, 1985|
|While tracking down a hitman who kills local drug kingpins, Mahoney discovers that he is part of a larger plot to establish an international narcotics operation.|
|11||"Scorpio's Sting"||John Hancock||Robert Vincent O'Neill||January 11, 1986|
|Mahoney is tasked to find a former Green Beret and his gang, who are killing people for thrills.|
|12||"Sylvie"||Mike Vejar||Michael Ahemann||January 18, 1986|
|During an investigation, Mahoney discovers that a policewoman was murdered to cover up a scandal involving politicians, pornographers, and bankers.|
|13||"Maximum Force"||Jerry Jameson||Mark Rodgers||January 25, 1986|
|Mahoney and detective Gino Gianelli are kidnapped by a group seeking vengeance for an arrest.|
|14||"Willow's Cowboy"||Jerry Jameson||Mark Rodgers||1986|
|While searching for Terry McNichols' missing niece, Mahoney becomes involved with a group of cowboys trying to steal a shipment of bull semen.|
Thirteen episodes of Lady Blue were broadcast on ABC between September 15, 1985 and January 25, 1986. The pilot episode was aired as a television film on April 15, 1985, before it was aired as part of the series in September of that year. According to Lee Margulies of the Los Angeles Times, the pilot film received high ratings. When the series began, its emphasis on violence was criticized and it was included on watchdog organization lists. 18 characters were killed in the pilot, and producers had promised future episodes would feature more deaths. The National Coalition on Television Violence called it the "most violent program" on television during the series' run. In response to the criticism, Rose said that Lady Blue was set in "more of the heroic fantasy world" and compared Mahoney to a superhero; she explained that series was not intended to be a realistic representation of the police.
Lady Blue was initially broadcast on Thursday nights at 8 pm EST; the series ranked third in its time slot, behind the half-hour sitcoms Cheers and Night Court and the detective series Simon & Simon. After seven episodes aired, it was moved to Thursday nights at 9 pm EST to accommodate The Colbys. ABC announced that it ordered a limited number of episodes of Lady Blue in its new time, but the series would be moved to another day "without interrupting the weekly flow" if it was successful. The series was later moved to Saturday nights at 9 pm EST, when it aired against The Golden Girls and continued to receive complaints of excessive violence.
ABC cancelled Lady Blue in 1986. Reesman also attributed the decision to low ratings. After the end of the series, Rose said: "It was still a great experience. You don't get much opportunity to star in your own series, especially if you're a woman." Lady Blue was rebroadcast on Lifetime, following the network's tradition of airing shows depicting female characters in traditionally-male occupations; other examples include female private detectives in Veronica Clare and Partners in Crime and a female physician in Kay O'Brien. The series has not been released on DVD, Blu-ray or an online-streaming service. Metro-Goldwyn Mayer owns the rights to Lady Blue, but a studio spokesperson said
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The Acting Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Abdulrahim Ajibola Ibrahim has affirmed that industrial peace and harmony in workplace will enhance productivity in every sphere of the economy.
The Director overseeing the office of the Permanent Secretary stated this recently in Abuja while declaring open a sensitization seminar/interactive session organized by the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria Ministry of Labour Unit, with the theme “the impact of workplace conflict on productivity.”
According to him, “we must realize the importance of productivity in every sphere of our economy, hence the need to ensure industrial peace and harmony in our workplace”
Speaking further, Ibrahim added that the management is not resting in ensuring that matters affecting staff welfare are addressed as promotion arrears has been paid while frantic efforts is been made to settle outstanding 28 days in lieu of hotel accommodation, adding that newly recruited officers in the ministry have been captured in the integrated payroll personnel information system (IPPIS) and they have started earning salary despite the paucity of funds that has hampered the smooth running of programs and activities of the ministry.
In his words, “we are not resting in ensuring that staff welfare matters are addressed. Permit me to state that so far the ministry has tried in ensure that outstanding claims of the workers are paid. You are aware that the outstanding promotion arrears have been paid while we are making frantic efforts to settle the outstanding 28 days in lieu of hotel accommodation. The issue of repatriation claims and burial expenses of members of staff who retired or died have been fully settled, this is a clear departure from the past”.
Earlier in his remarks, the Chairman of the Association Comrade Tommy Etim Okon said, it is the desire of the association to ensure that members are educated through workshops, seminars, conferences, meetings and training programs to enrich their mental capacity and capability. He called on members to utilize the opportunity to enrich themselves and also improve their performance.
Comrade Tommy, however commended the management especially the immediate past Permanent Secretary, Bolaji Adebiyi for ensuring that the ministry and its state offices wear a new look and prompt payment of staff claims as well as training of officers which was not the case in the past.
He thanked the management for the cordial relationship they enjoyed through social dialogue and collective bargaining to press home their demands without mortgaging the rights and privileges of members.<|endoftext|>The newly appointed International Labour Organization (ILO) Assistant Director General/Regional Director for Africa, Nigerian born Ms Cynthia Samuel Olonjuwon has reiterated the commitment of ILO to strengthen its collaboration with the Federal Government of Nigeria in its efforts at promoting inclusive and sustainable growth.
The Regional Director made this assertion today when she paid a maiden visit to the Office of the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige in Abuja.
According to her “For us, at ILO, we considered Nigeria very important. We would continue to be a key developmental partner to Nigeria in its efforts to promote inclusive and sustainable development anchored on the provision of decent work for its men and women particularly the youths. We have started this journey with you over time, we would reboot so as to strengthen our collaboration with Nigeria to address its key challenges”
Speaking further, Ms. Olonjuwon emphasized that Nigeria is a very strategic partner to the ILO been the country to host the first International Labour Organization (ILO) office in Africa and one of the few countries that have tripartite representation in the Governing Body of ILO. She observed that there is a very close alignment between the priority in Nigeria Decent Country Work Programme and the priority that are articulated and adopted by Head of States within the ambit of WAGA plus 10, notably in the area of provision of employment for young people, extension and enhancement of existing social protection coverage to the vulnerable as well as enhancing labour relations through the strengthening of dialogue and institution of dialogue.
“We are going to strongly continue to support you in translating the priority that you have articulated in the Decent Work Country Programme into impact through implementation, we will like to reiterate the importance of working with tripartite institutions that you have established as effective means of addressing decent work issues in a very sustainable and strategic manner. The ILO is ready and willing to support you in this regard.
“For us at the level of the Regional Office and also at the Level of the Director General we are looking forward to Nigeria playing a very strategic and crucial role in ensuring that ILO Governing structures are effectively addressing and responding to the Decent Work challenges in Africa. We are looking forward to Nigeria to provide the leadership and effective engagement in this regards.” She emphasized.
Furthermore, she disclosed that the Director General of ILO Mr, Guy Rider has made a commitment to be the first Director General of ILO to visit Nigeria as part of activities marking the celebration of ILO 100 years (centenary of the ILO. )
In his remarks, the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige affirmed that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, through huge investment in the agriculture and mining sector is confronting the challenges of youth unemployment in Nigeria .
“We are addressing the challenges of youth unemployment through massive investment in the agricultural and mining sector. The Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari does not only rely on foreign support but has decided to frontally combat the menace of unemployment by launching a massive agricultural scheme to ensure that we are self-sufficient in food production and create jobs. We have through the agricultural sector created about 8 million jobs down the Agricultural chain as evident in the Central Bank of Nigeria report.”
He added that, Nigeria occupied a very peculiar position on the ILO Governing Board and realizes the enormous responsibilities this placed on her in Africa and the world at large and requested the ILO to provide technical support to some African Countries that are new on the Governing Board of ILO for them to effectively discharge the responsibilities that come with being a member of the board, as representative of Africa.
The Minister requested ILO to fashion out a way of ensuring that the issues of youth unemployment, implementation of social protection and irregular migration which are major challenges for most African countries saying that once the triad is addressed it will guarantee the successful implementation of social protection and prosperity across the developing countries.
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She made the call when the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr. William Alo, and his delegation paid her a courtesy visit in her Office at the Palaise des Nation, Geneva, Switzerland, during the 2019 International Labour Conference (ILC).
The Regional Director congratulated Nigeria for being one of the five countries in the world that is a member of the Global Youth Initiative which brings together about twenty United Nations Agencies to support the Global Youth Employment Agenda.
“I used Nigeria to encourage other African countries to be part of this initiative. It is not surprising because Nigeria being the first country where ILO physical presence was established. It is the only country in Africa that is part of the Global Youth Initiative and not surprising that Nigeria is hosting the Global Youth Employment Forum in August, 2019.We appreciate the commitment of the President and People of Nigeria to the hosting right and wish the country a successful event”, she stated.
Samuel-Olonjuwon disclosed that the Director-General, International Labour Organisation, Guy Ryder, would be physically present to declare open the Forum and equally pay a state visit to Nigeria. She said Nigeria, as a member of the Global Youth Initiative, would strategically use the opportunity as a country and as Africa in general.
Earlier, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr. William Alo, in his remarks said Nigeria is fully ready to host the Global Youth Employment Forum. “The President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari has approved the hosting of the event by Nigeria. An Inter-ministerial Committee has been set up involving all relevant government Agencies and series of meetings and planning are ongoing towards the success of the event”, he added.
Alo expressed Nigeria’s request for more collaboration with the ILO for the country to perform and deliver more on labour issues.
He further stated Nigeria’s renewed request for the upgrading of the ILO Office in Abuja and demand for the employment of more Nigerian professionals into the Office in order to bridge the under-representation of Nigeria in the ILO workforce bearing in mind Nigeria’s status and contributions to the organisation.
Alo also made the request for the ILO to correct the international arrangements of reserving permanent seats for Countries of Chief Industrial Importance as ILO prepares to adopt a new Centenary Declaration based on social justice and inclusiveness<|endoftext|>Labour and Employment, Mr. William Alo, has said that the International Labour Organisation (ILO) is a dependable partner of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment.
Alo stated this when he received in audience the ILO Country Director, Dr. Dennis Zulu and his team in his office, in Abuja.
“ILO and the Ministry have had a long, robust and smooth relationship spanning a period of 60 years. The Ministry has benefitted from the relationship in many ways and that has made the country maintain her pride of place in the Comity of Nations on Labour issues. This has also gained the country the position of a member of the Governing Board of ILO, which is a testimony that Nigeria has paid its dues in respect of Labour issues”, Alo said.
Speaking further, the Permanent Secretary said Nigeria, as a pathfinder, has introduced innovations to decent work environment and maintained a harmonious relationship with its workers through responsive legislations in line with global best practices.
According to him, “We preach peace as well as good relationship to our workers which are key to increased productivity as no economy succeeds without enabling and peaceful environment for its employees”.
He then solicited the continued support and cooperation of ILO in the provision of decent work for Nigerians, and congratulated it on the forthcoming Centenary celebration of its existence and 60th anniversary of ILO in Nigeria.
Earlier, in his remarks, the ILO Country Director, Dr. Dennis Zulu, said that the essence of his visit was to familiarise himself with the newly-posted Permanent Secretary and to intimate him of the existing programmes of ILO in collaboration with the Ministry.
He acknowledged that Nigeria is currently facing the challenge of unemployment, like other countries, and assured that ILO remained committed to supporting the Ministry in implementing the National Employment Policy aimed at reducing the number of unemployed youths in the country.
Zulu said ILO has been an important partner of the Ministry and pledged more collaboration with the Ministry towards achieving its mandate, “ILO has been working very closely with the Ministry since 1959 when the first ILO Office was opened on the continent in Lagos Nigeria. This year is very important to us because ILO is not only commemorating 100 years globally but also celebrating 60years of ILO in Africa and Nigeria in particular”.
“ILO is working with member states on Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP), a document that is prepared in collaboration with the Ministry, with the workers represented by Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), and employers represented by the Nigerian Employers Consultative Association (NECA). DWCP states the priorities of collaborating for a fixed period of four years and we implement our support through this document. The programme that we had came to an end in 2018, and we will be expecting the Ministry to lead the process with our support of working on a new programme for the coming four years” he added.
He disclosed that ILO would also be hosting a Global Youth Employment Forum, scheduled for August, 2019; a very important event with participants drawn from across the world, and for the first time the Director General of ILO would be coming to Nigeria to participate in the forum.
Zulu said efforts are ongoing to put in place the logistics needed for the events and requested for more collaboration with the Ministry for the success of the forth coming programmes
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Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr Yerima Tarfa, has said that proper implementation and reporting of International Labour standards would aid in maintaining an effective Labour administration in the country.
Tarfa stated this at the commencement of a five-day Workshop on Report Rendition on the Application of Ratified Conventions and Recommendations of the International Labour Organization (ILO), for officers of the Ministry and other stakeholders in the Labour sector.
The workshop is aimed at developing and strengthening the capacity of focal persons within the Ministry, Departments and Agencies, and Social Partners to effectively report on ILO Ratified Conventions.
The Permanent Secretary said the workshop was convened because of “Nigeria’s commitment to fulfilling its obligations as a Member State of the ILO and ensuring best practice to Labour Administration in line with international standards.”
He stated that the workshop was in fulfillment of Article 22 of the ILO Constitution which provides that “each of the Member State agrees to make an annual Report to the International Labour Office on the measures taken to give effect to the provisions of Conventions to which it is a party.”
Tarfa added that member States are also obliged to submit biennial reports detailing steps taken, in law and practice, to apply any of the eight Fundamental and four Priority Conventions they may have ratified. “In the case of all other conventions, reports must be submitted every five years, except for conventions that have been ‘shelved’.”
He restated Government’s commitment to promoting healthy working conditions for Nigerian workers in line with International Labour Standards.
Tarfa noted that Government appreciates the critical role played by a stable and harmonious industrial relations, as well as decent work for all, in the realization of “the goals and targets of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).”
He urged the participants to render their report using the Report Form provided by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office, as the Report Form had been drawn up in such a manner as to facilitate the supply of the required information on “the peculiarities and difficulties experienced in the application and implementation of Conventions and Recommendations.”
The Permanent Secretary said that the participants would also be required to provide detailed information to bridge the various gaps which the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) has observed on previous submitted reports, among other tasks.
Tarfa urged the participants to be diligent in the task ahead, as the responses they would compile would go a long way in charting the way forward with regards to current and emergent trends in the world of work occasioned by COVID-19, as well as globalisation.
He disclosed that in 2018, 2019 and early 2020, Nigeria was able to clear up the backlog of reports on Ratified and Unratified Conventions within the specified time, but on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, it could not submit “this Report on Ratified Conventions which was due for submission between 1st June and 1st September 2020.”
Earlier, Director, Productivity Measurement and Labour Standards, Daniel Neburagho, said “the Report generated from the ratified and unratified Conventions and Recommendations will enable CEACR to prepare a General Survey that will reveal the gap in national laws and practices.”
According to him, the survey would also “provide information that will serve as a basis for technical cooperation and assistance in bridging identified gaps and challenges, and thereby improving our Labour Administration system and enhancing decent work in the country.”
He said that at the end of the workshop, participants would have acquired a general knowledge of the ILO ratified and unratified Conventions and Recommendations, as well as a solid grasp of the technicalities required for ILO Report Writing.<|endoftext|>Expressed hope that courts and state assemblies will re-open next week, following the resolution of the nationwide industrial dispute of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) and Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) over the non-implementation of autonomy for State judiciary and legislature by the governors.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige stated this in his office after a short meeting between the Government side and unions to smoothen the grey areas in the Memorandum of Action (MOA) reached on May 20, 2021.
Briefing journalists on the outcome of the meeting, Ngige, said the 36 Governors led by the Chairman of the Governors Forum, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and his Deputy, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, have put their pen on paper on behalf of their colleagues on the historic agreement which they reached on May 20th.
According to the Minister, with what they achieved at the meeting, it is expected that the courts and state assemblies would re-open next week, since all the grey areas have been smoothened.
“So today we met with the unions in a small dialogue to dot the i’s and cross the t’s in the agreement which we agreed will take effect from 20th of May.
“Right now, we expect the unions to go back to their members and give them final briefing on what we have achieved today.
“And with this achievement of today, we are hopeful that by next week, the chambers of our courts and the doors of the state assemblies will be open for business activities to begin.”
Ngige said they were not oblivious that this situation has posed serious challenges to the nation, especially as the courts are closed and the law enforcement agencies have no place to take arrested criminals.
He therefore thanked the unions for all the efforts put in place in this final round of the dialogue in which the modalities that were not very clear the last time they met had been sorted to the satisfaction of both sides.
The Deputy President of JUSUN, Comrade Emmanuel Abisoye thanked Ngige for his efforts in resolving the dispute, saying that he expects all the parties to fulfill their own part of the agreement.
Abisoye assured that JUSUN will play its own part and expressed hope that the Governors will do the needful to ensure that industrial harmony returns to the courts.
The President of PASAN, Comrade Mohammed Usman expressed hope that all stakeholders would do the needful within the shortest possible period to see that the workers in the state legislatures return to work.
In the same vein, the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba thanked all the parties for reaching the milestone.
“It is necessary to ensure that industrial harmony strives in this sector of our economy. It is important that this issue is put behind us,” Wabba said.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and Secretary of the Implementation Committee for Judicial/Legislative Autonomy, Senator Ita Enang thanked Mr. President and the Labour Minister for their efforts thus far to attain autonomy for the state legislature and judiciary.
He said the country cannot afford further closure of the courts and state assemblies having arrived at this stage, adding that the latest development would heal the security, human rights and political temperature of the country.<|endoftext|>The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has challenged the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to take the battle for the upliftment of the national healthcare system to the thirty-six states of the Federation where Governors have completely abdicated their responsibilities, likening the Federal Government to a willing horse that must not be ridden to death.
“The State Governments have abdicated their responsibilities and nobody is talking to them, nobody is doing anything. Everything is now Federal. Federal Government will provide tertiary healthcare, secondary and even primary healthcare as well as provide a place for residency programme. How can we? How? The Federal Government is in fact a willing horse but if a horse is willing, you don’t ride it to death”, Ngige said while receiving the leadership of the Nigerian Medical Association(NMA) in Abuja.
“Health is on the concurrent list and nothing stops the state governments from doing the primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare. In fact, when as a young doctor I did my housemanship, we had a hybrid of secondary and tertiary. That is why I left the teaching hospital and did mine at the Onitsha General Hospital while some of my colleagues had theirs at Enugu-Ukwu General Hospital and Parklane Hospital in Enugu. But today, the State Governments have run away from even primary healthcare. The secondary – most of their general hospitals are glorified residents for rodents and reptiles.”
Hence, the Minister called on the NMA to mobilize and sensitize its state chapters to take up the issue of the unfortunate abandonment of the responsibilities in healthcare delivery by the State Governments.
He further charged them, “Your state branches should live up to expectation. Their job is not just to come to the general assembly to vote for strike and go back to their people and report. They should fight to protect the state health system. It is an incongruous situation that you go to a teaching hospital and see people on out-patient care for malaria, gastroenteritis etc. It mounts pressure on those teaching hospitals, making them unable to deliver on the major jobs they are supposed to do.”
Sen. Ngige further advised the NMA to put on their thinking caps as it was becoming impossible for the Federal Government to fund the health system, in line with the Abuja declaration, as a result of dwindling resources, saying the effective use of resources was now mandatory.
“Let us use whatever we have effectively and efficiently. Let’s plug leakages and wastes. There is a lot of waste in the system. Some doctors don’t take call duties but are paid call duty allowance. Why do you take call duty allowance when you are not on call? Some doctors also are not exposed to hazards but take hazard allowances. Why?
Providing insight on the just concluded Consequential Adjustment of the National Minimum Wage, he regretted that a heavy chunk of the Federal Government budget was being used to fund the current expenditure, thus limiting dangerously, the capacity of government to deliver on physical infrastructures. The need to think out of the box, he said, was overriding.
“How do we reconcile the fact that we are doing a budget of N10.3 trillion in 2020 and out of that, personnel cost alone is N3.88 trillion, amounting to one third of the total? And when you add the running cost to it, it comes to N4 trillion. How do you explain that? It means we have no money left to even fund health, education and other infrastructures. We are abandoning all to pay just salaries. It is frightening and worrisome. That’s why we have to put on our thinking caps.”
He however commended the NMA for being appreciative of government’s commitment to the welfare of workers, saying that the Consolidated Medical Salary Scale was in the category B of the Public Service remuneration grade already well protected and remunerated before the Consequential Adjustment. The Minister also said Nigeria had done very well in remuneration and investment in the health sector, citing the one percent of the Consolidated Revenue of the Federation which accrues to the sector on account of the Health Act. “ That one percent in the 2019 budget for instance amounted to N49 billion and N56.7billion in 2020 budget.This is apart from the statutory budget to the sector in the Federal Ministry of Health Annual Budget ,” he asserted .
The Minister similarly explained that the NMA was not involved in the negotiation for the Consequential Adjustment of the Minimum Wage contrary to its request because the association was not a registered trade union to qualify for the membership of the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council. He therefore seized the opportunity to request the NMA and the National Association of Resident Doctors(NARD) to come together and register as a union since the Trade Union Act has made it difficult to register them as two separate unions which they aspire to, knowing that they perform the same job.
He further charged doctors in the private practice to pool resources together and form combines to enable them beat the challenges of inadequate funding and increase their capacity to access international aides.
Earlier, in his address, the President of the NMA, Dr. Francis Adedayo Faduyile, urged the Federal Government to declare emergency on the health sector and set up national healthcare fund, in the same manner government intervened in the entertainment industry.
He also asked for the re-negotiation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) entered into with the Federal Government in 2009 which ought to be renewed every three years, arguing that some of its terms such as the N5,000 hazard allowance was out of place in today’s realities.
He congratulated the Minister for the swift and patriotic resolution of the Minimum Wage impasse, and further invited him to the National Health Summit, taking place in Abuja next week.
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Offering compassion to those facing pregnancy decisions
For 45 years, tens of thousands have gathered in the nation's capital around the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision to express support for the pre-born and their mothers. The March for Life can be a sober reminder of a broken world where many women and men believe their only option in the face of an unexpected pregnancy is abortion.
However, at last year's march, Vice President Mike Pence told those who gathered that, "compassion is overcoming convenience and hope is defeating despair." The theme of this year's march, "Love Saves Lives," rings true. The march is gaining momentum with the support of our nation's leaders. And it's attracting more young people than ever before. The pro-life movement, with its diversity of people, religious backgrounds, socioeconomic status and age, is experiencing a renewed sense of optimism.
With today's technological advances, even most abortion advocates can't deny the humanity of the pre-born. A generation ago, a pre-born baby was often considered just a blob of tissue. Today, technology clearly shows the tiny baby's heartbeat, fingers and toes, and mounting evidence of the ability to feel pain. As a result, millennials poll higher in terms of supporting pro-life values than do their parents.
A conservative government is working to protect the rights of pre-born babies and their mothers, through preventing painful abortions after 20 weeks, barring U.S. funds for overseas abortion providers, and doubling the child tax credit to help ease financial burdens facing parents.
When a woman is faced with a pregnancy decision, the choice to proceed with an abortion is almost always a difficult one. Many women feel pressured into abortion either by someone close to them or by overwhelming personal circumstances. Empowering women to choose life, by committing to support them and their new baby, is the best way to prevent abortions.
Innovative local pregnancy care centers provide parenting education for expectant mothers, mentoring, and long-term support while also assisting with material needs. Pregnancy centers in Colorado Springs celebrate the important roles fathers play by equipping unprepared men and pairing them with a trained life coach.
In contrast, you won't find support for parents at Planned Parenthood, the nation's abortion giant. There is no baby boutique where new moms can pick out free baby clothes, cribs, and car seats for their little ones. Its latest annual report reveals that Planned Parenthood provides no mammograms and minimal prenatal care, but performed 321,384 abortions with just 3,889 adoption referrals. Mothers facing unexpected pregnancies have to go to private pregnancy centers for support and real choices.
While 89 percent of abortion-vulnerable women who visited a local pregnancy care center chose to parent their baby last year, Planned Parenthood's annual report data shows a much grimmer story. In stark contrast to the 321,384 abortions, Planned Parenthood offered prenatal services to only 7,762 mothers. For an organization claiming to be pro-choice, the near universal choice being offered is the choice to terminate a pregnancy. Meanwhile, the growing consensus among Americans is that abortion is a decision our country needs to rethink and restrict.
Choosing to abort a baby is a decision that has significant, lasting consequences. What abortion providers don't share is that women and men who have experienced an abortion often remain burdened by that decision years, even decades later. Pregnancy care centers across Colorado and the nation, know this and provide programs offering hope and healing to women and men who have chosen abortion.
Pregnancy care centers exist to serve women and men facing pregnancy decisions through education, counseling, and care. There are people right here in our community who stand ready to help.
It is true that Love Saves Lives. While tens of thousands will march in remembrance of the millions aborted, may we all consider our roles in offering love and compassion to those facing pregnancy decisions.
Doug Lamborn is a member of the House of Representatives representing Colorado's Fifth Congressional District and the author of fetal tissue protection laws in the Colorado State Senate and the U.S. Congress. Rich Bennett is the CEO of Life Network and has held numerous local nonprofit leadership positions, advocating for strong families and protection for the pre-born.<|endoftext|>New trade deal threatens American sovereignty
For the first time in a free trade agreement, sexual orientation and gender identity language (SOGI) is contained within President Trump's U.S.-Mexico-Canada-Agreement (USMCA). At Canada's insistence, Article 23 of the agreement redefines the word "sex" to include "sexual orientation and gender identity." Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is calling it a "win" for the LGBT community. But it is a loss for American sovereignty.
The inclusion of this language may come as a surprise, given the fact that the Trump administration is currently working to create consistent policies regarding SOGI. In October 2017, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo to U.S. attorneys clarifying that sex discrimination does not encompass gender identity, including transgender status.
A leaked memo from Department of Health and Human Services stated that government agencies should adopt a definition of gender "on a biological basis that is clear, grounded in science, objective and administrable." Under this definition, sex would be defined as male or female and determined at birth.
It is troubling that the USMCA is pushing language contradictory to this administration's policies. Earlier this month I sent a letter to President Trump, along with 45 co-signers from the U.S. House of Representatives, urging him to remove the SOGI language before signing the agreement with President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico and Trudeau on Nov. 30.
There are several reasons that the SOGI aspect of the trade language should raise alarms not only for the federal government but for the American people as well.
First, as a sovereign nation, the United States has the right to decide when, whether, and how to tackle issues of civil rights, protected classes and workplace rights. This is not an argument regarding the merits of sexual orientation and gender identity protections. Rather, our contention is simply that decisions related to SOGI policies belong to Congress – not to Canada, and not to the U.S. trade representative. It undermines our nation's sovereignty to needlessly submit to foreign social policy, and further, it unnecessarily politicizes a multilateral trade agreement.
Second, we are concerned that this sets a precedent for activist courts to cite as congressional support for SOGI language once we pass the USMCA.
I am confident that we as a country are dedicated to protecting First Amendment rights for all Americans while respecting dignity for all. SOGI laws and court decisions have too many times been a blunt instrument to protect some at the expense of others. These SOGI laws and court precedents have prevented citizens' right to run their local schools, charities and businesses in ways consistent with traditional values. The trade agreement's language does not advance this important debate in a way that allows the elected representatives of the American people to take part.
Finally, the SOGI language in the trade agreement is vague and undefined. "Gender identity" and "sexual orientation" need clear definitions, but who gets to define those terms? This leads to unintended consequences. We've seen this time and time again in recent years. Codifying purposefully vague language on such an important issue will only lead to further confusion and division in our society.
The United States should protect its sovereignty over the interests of other countries. A trade agreement is no place for the adoption of social policy.
Lamborn represents Colorado's 5th District.<|endoftext|>Has seen a major escalation of violence in the Middle East. The terrorist organization Hamas has launched over a thousand rockets at civilian population centers in Israel. Hamas is closely linked to the Iranian regime, receiving weapons and funding as one of their proxies.
Washington, D.C.- The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste ("CCAGW"), one of America's leading grassroots groups for financially responsible government, named Congressman Doug Lamborn a 2020 "Taxpayer Super Hero." For the 2020 scorecard, Congressman Lamborn earned a score of 100 percent and has a lifetime rating of 95 percent since being elected to Congress in 20
Washington, D.C. – Today is the National Day of Prayer. This year marks 70 years since Reverend Billy Graham stood on the capitol steps in February 1952 and called for Congress and the president to establish a day of prayer. By April of that year, President Truman signed the legislation into law.
Washington, D.C. – The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF) released its 50th Annual Federal Rating of Congress.
Washington, D.C. – When House Democrats first introduced the Green New Deal in the 116th Congress, Congressman Lamborn introduced language in the FY20 National Defense Authorization Act requiring the Department of Defense to produce a report on the costs and impact of the Green New Deal on national security.
Washington, D.C.- This evening, President Joe Biden, whose first 100-days in office have been nothing more than broken promises, radical policy, and empty rhetoric, delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress.
Congressman Lamborn issued the following statement:
Washington, D.C. – Today, the United States House of Representatives voted on H.R. 1333, the “NO Ban Act”. This legislation strips the President’s authority to deny entry to aliens if their entry would be detrimental to national interests.
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COLORADO SPRINGS — Congressman Doug Lamborn announced that 50 students from Colorado’s Fifth Congressional District would receive a nomination from his office to one of the U.S. Service Academies on Saturday.<|endoftext|>Colorado Springs, CO- This week, Congressman Doug Lamborn honored the life and legacy of Retired Col. Victor "Vic" Fernandez. A 30-year Army veteran and community leader, Vic was a Founding Member of the Pikes Peak Cemetery Committee. During memorial services held at St.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the United States House of Representatives passed the Abortion on Demand Until Birth Act. This legislation allows abortion until birth, removes all federal and state pro-life laws, and even prevents future pro-life legislation. This bill also codifies Roe v. Wade into law.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R.4350, the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, with the support of Congressman Doug Lamborn. The bill will fund the Department of Defense with a topline of $778 billion (including nuclear activities at the Department of Energy) throughout FY22.
Washington, D.C.- Yesterday, Democrats removed funding for the Iron Dome out of a continuing resolution to fund the government through December 3rd.
Colorado Springs, Colorado - Congressman Lamborn issued the following statement on the twentieth anniversary of the tragic events that occurred on September 11th:
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Genre: journalism and media communication, sociology<|endoftext|>Larson: Partisanship and Politics Fail Students
Washington – Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement today on the student loan rate increase. Interest rates on new federally subsidized student loans have now doubled from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent:
"All Americans understand the importance of keeping higher education affordable. Students should be given the opportunity to learn and improve their careers without taking on insurmountable debt that will take years for their families to overcome. Despite this reality, partisanship and politics in Congress have failed our people once again, and this time our students may be forced to deal with the consequences."
"Nearly 200 of my colleagues and I have joined in signing a discharge petition to bring this issue to the floor, and yet leaders of the House still refuse our students a vote. It is unimaginable how Members of Congress could be sent home with a crisis of this nature looming over American families. In our recovering economy, it is more than unfair to place additional burdens on students and those helping them through school. All Members must work together now to undo this rate increase and keep the costs of education down."<|endoftext|>Larson: Pandemic Reinforces Career Long Fight for Family Leave
Washington, D.C. – Last week, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Appropriations Committee Chairman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) in introducing the FAMILY Act. The FAMILY Act would create a national paid family and medical leave program.
“Since leading the effort to pass the nation’s first Family and Medical Leave as the President of the Connecticut State Senate, I have been fighting to ensure that all Americans have access to paid time off to care for themselves and their families. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed how imperative it is that we enact national paid leave once and for all. Had the FAMILY Act been in place when the pandemic began, our workers and families would have had more support to weather this storm,” said Larson. “I am proud that Connecticut continues to lead on this issue, from Senator Chris Dodd who led the national Family Medical Leave Act effort, to Chairwoman DeLauro who continues to be one of the greatest champions for American families. The state has already enacted Paid Family Leave, it’s time for the rest of the country to follow its lead. I look forward to working with my colleagues and the Biden Administration to make the FAMILY Act a reality.”<|endoftext|>Larson Opposes Trump’s Move to Defund Social Security
Hartford, CT – House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after President Trump said he wanted to permanently cut payroll taxes.
“Trump’s plan to defund Social Security is the latest salvo in Republicans’ decades long goal to cut Social Security. They have tried to privatize it and they’ve tried to cut it through commissions.
“Since I’ve been the Chair of the Committee, the Republicans have been talked the talk but haven’t walked the walk. They say they want to protect the program but they won’t work to ensure it is there for every American who has contributed whether they are 18 or 85 years old. Now they are using the pandemic to speed up the process and deliver a death blow!
“The payroll tax proposal is the single worst way to get relief to beleaguered Americans - it is stealing from their retirement to make up for the administration’s failure to contain the virus and save our economy. Americans need help but not this way. 200+ House Democrats and I have a solution to safe-guard Social Security and make it sustainable for future generations with the Social Security 2100 Act. Republicans on the other hand want us to do nothing. Doing nothing would result in a 20 percent benefit cut and weaken the program.
“Now, they’re sounding the death knell. President Trump is pushing forward with pay roll tax deferral, with the promise of a permanent cut down the line. This not only defunds Social Security and weakens it, but it also opens the door for permanent cuts down the road. It also leaves working Americans with a huge tax bill come April. It’s time for Republicans to stop beating around the bush and be honest with what they’re trying to do: defund Social Security!”
A fact sheet can be found here.
Talking Points<|endoftext|>Larson, Murphy, Blumenthal, Bronin Announce Department of Justice Grant to Help Hartford Youth Reintegration
John B. Larson (CT-01), U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin announced that the Housing Authority of the City of Hartford will receive a $100,000 federal grant through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Juvenile Reentry Assistance Program to help young people involved in the juvenile justice system find employment, secure affordable housing, and reintegrate back into the community. The $100,000 grant with $25,000 matching contribution for the Housing Authority received priority consideration as a result of North Hartford’s Promise Zone designation, and will build on the city’s Promise Zone initiative. Connecticut is one of just 13 states nationwide to receive the funding.
“Each day, young men and women return from the justice system without the resources they need to find a job or a place to live. They face stigmas and barriers that put them at risk of returning to crime and falling into a dangerous, downward spiral,” said Larson, Murphy, and Blumenthal. “It’s time that we reorient the way in which we deal with kids in the court system, and actually give them the help they need to be successful, law-abiding members of our community. Programs like this help bring life-changing opportunities to young people across the city, helping them get back on track.”
“Helping young people who’ve made mistakes and paid for those mistakes get a real second chance is a critical part of making our city safer and stronger,” said Mayor Bronin. “The Juvenile Reentry Assistance Program grant will help us give young people the support they need to rebuild their lives and reintegrate into our community. This is an example of smart, far-sighted policies that recognize that giving people a second chance is far better for our communities than permanent punishment. I¹m grateful to Senator Blumenthal, Senator Murphy, Congressman Larson, and all of our partners at the federal level for their support and advocacy for Hartford."
“We are grateful for this grant. The funds will assist in helping justice-involved youth in the City’s North Hartford Promise Zone to overcome the barriers they face when pursuing higher education, gainful employment and decent and safe housing,” said Annette Sanderson, Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the City of Hartford.
Nearly 55,000 individuals under age 21 are currently in juvenile justice facilities across the nation. Having a juvenile or a criminal record can severely limit an individual’s ability to seek higher education, find good employment, or secure affordable housing, creating unnecessary barriers to economic opportunity and productivity.
To help alleviate consequences associated with a juvenile or criminal record, the Juvenile Reentry Assistance Program assists young people up to age 24 residing in public housing, or who would be residing in public housing but for their record, by:
- Expunging, Sealing, and/or Correcting Juvenile or Adult Records; as permitted by State law;
- Assisting targeted youth in mitigating/preventing collateral consequences such as, reinstating revoked or suspended drivers’ licenses;
- Counseling regarding legal rights and obligations in searching for employment;
- Providing guidance for readmission to school; and
- Creating or modifying child support orders and other family law services, and more.<|endoftext|>Larson Moves to Block Trump’s Plan to Defund Social Security
Hartford, CT – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01), announced he will introduce legislation to overturn President Trump’s executive action to “defer” the payroll tax as well as work with Senate colleagues to initiate a Congressional Review Act resolution to expedite the vote.
“Americans are relying on Social Security more than ever during the pandemic. They need to know that Social Security is secure and will be there for them. That is why I am introducing legislation to block the President’s executive order to defer payroll taxes and am working with Senate colleagues to introduce a Congressional Review Act resolution. Americans contribute to their retirement, disability and survivors’ benefits through payroll deductions. This order is reckless, unworkable, and gives new meaning to the term “surprise billing.” Early next year Americans will be required by Trump to pay double to make up for this pointless charade!
Trump has said he will “terminate” payroll taxes completely if he wins a second term, defunding Social Security. Eliminating these payments is the first step towards a long-time conservative dream to end Social Security as we know it. This is a direct attack on our country’s most popular program that must be stopped,” said Larson.
Larson also noted, “I will continue to support far better ways to put money in the pockets of all Americans such as the Heroes Act during these difficult times.”<|endoftext|>Larson on Merrick Garland's Selection as SCOTUS Nominee
Washington – Today, President Barack Obama announced Merrick Garland as his candidate to replace the late Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. Rep. John B.
“Judge Garland has served our country honorably both on the bench and as a federal prosecutor,” said Larson. “Congress has already demonstrated clear respect for his record and credentials during Judge Garland’s 1997 confirmation. It is now time for the Senate to uphold its responsibilities and hold a vote. If Congress fails to confirm a nominee, it is likely that the Supreme Court will go two terms—and more than a year—with a vacancy. That is unacceptable. The American public deserve a government that functions in regular order and a justice system that operates the way the Constitution intended. As an institutionalist himself, I can hardly imagine Justice Scalia would appreciate this obstructionism from his fellow conservatives.”
Judge Garland serves as the Chief Judge on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, the same court where the late Judge Scalia once served. He was confirmed 76-23 in 1997.<|endoftext|>LARSON MEETS WITH RESIDENT COMMISSIONER JENNIFFER GONZÁLEZ-COLÓN OF PUERTO RICO
Washington D.C. – Yesterday, Rep. John Larson had a productive meeting with Resident Commissioner Jennifer Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico on the recovery efforts happening in Puerto Rico and the path forward. Rep. Larson has previously called on additional support outside of the supplemental emergency assistance that was passed in the recent budget. He is calling on Congress to ensure a sustainable and efficient recovery for our fellow Americans on the islands.
“The Islands of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands remain in critical condition. As it stands, 70% of Puerto Rico remains without electricity in addition to lacking sufficient potable water. After a constructive conversation with my Republican colleague, Commissioner Gonzalez Colon, we discussed opportunities to join effort from both the public and private sectors, and agreed that we can work with one another from across the aisle and find the best path forward for Puerto Rico. The path to recovery will certainly be a joint effort and I pledged my full support to do whatever is need to help those who have been so severely affected by Hurricane Maria.” Congressman Larson said.<|endoftext|>Larson Meets with Community Leaders to Discuss Puerto Rico Debt Crisis
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) met with community leaders within the First District to discuss the impact of Puerto Rico’s ongoing debt crisis.
“Connecticut has the greatest concentration of Puerto Ricans of any state in the nation, and keenly feels the impact of this problem,” said Larson. “I commend Speaker Ryan for committing to a firm deadline to address this crisis, but time is running out. I am proud to join my friends and colleagues Rep. Pedro Pierluisi and Sen. Richard Blumenthal in supporting the Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015 (HR 870). Puerto Rico must be allowed to handle this issue just as any other state or municipality would in this situation. If we keep kicking the can down the road, it will cost Connecticut and the United States billions and inflict untold pain and suffering on Puerto Ricans—especially children and veterans.”
Rep. Larson talks with community leaders at his District Office.
The leaders Larson met with included:
- Julio Mendoza, Executive Director, Spanish American Merchant Association (SAMA)
- Yanil Terón, Executive Director, Center for Latino Progress
- Ingrid Alvarez-DiMarzo, State Director, Hispanic Federation
- Werner Oyanadel, Executive Director, Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission (LPRAC)
- Julio Casiano, Deputy District Director, Connecticut SBA District Office
- Candida Flores, Executive Director, Family Life Education
Larson is a cosponsor on the Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015 (HR 870).
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KTWO-TV, virtual channel 2 (UHF digital channel 17), is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Casper, Wyoming, United States. The station is owned by Silverton Broadcasting. KTWO-TV's studios are located on Skyview Drive in Casper, and its transmitter is located atop Casper Mountain.
|Slogan||Wyoming's News Leader|
|Channels||Digital: 17 (UHF)|
Virtual: 2 (PSIP)
|Affiliations||ABC (1978–1984, 2004–present; secondary, 1957–1978)|
|Owner||Silverton Broadcasting Company, LLC|
(sale to Vision Alaska pending)
|First air date||March 1, 1957|
|Call letters' meaning||Channel TWO|
2 (VHF, 1957–2009)
|Former affiliations||CBS (1957–1980; secondary from 1978)|
NBC (1957–2003; secondary until 1984)
The WB (secondary, 1995–1998)
Pax TV (secondary, 2003–2004)
|Transmitter power||52.9 kW|
|Height||560 m (1,837 ft)|
KTWO-TV is also available on channel 6 on Charter Spectrum cable in Casper, as well as on the digital subcarrier of Cheyenne-based Fox affiliate KLWY (channel 27) and a network of UHF and VHF translators across the state. Under previous owner Equity Broadcasting, it had also been available on a free-to-air satellite uplink (as with all of Equity's stations, hubbed out of Little Rock, Arkansas and sent to the transmitter via FTA satellite) until Equity went bankrupt and the satellite was sold.
KTWO signed on the air on March 1, 1957 as Wyoming's second television station. It was owned by Harriscope Broadcasting with Wyoming's oldest radio station, KTWO (1030 AM). As the only station in Casper, it aired programming from all three major networks, but was a primary CBS affiliate owing to its radio sister's long affiliation with CBS Radio. In 1978, KTWO-TV became a primary ABC affiliate; this was around the same time that ABC became the nation's highest rated network. In 1980, the CBS affiliation went to KGWC-TV (channel 14), and KTWO became an ABC affiliate with a secondary NBC affiliation. In 1984, KFNB (channel 20) began carrying ABC, leaving KTWO with NBC. Harriscope Broadcasting sold KTWO along with sister station KULR-TV in Billings, Montana to Dix Communications in 1986. On August 28, 1987, KKTU signed on channel 33 as KTWO's satellite station in Cheyenne. In 1994, Dix sold KTWO and KAAL-TV in Austin, Minnesota to Eastern Broadcasting. For a time starting in 1995, KTWO and KKTU had a secondary affiliation with The WB. Eastern sold KTWO along with two of its stations (KAAL-TV in Austin, Minnesota and KODE-TV in Joplin, Missouri) to Grapevine Communications in 1997. Equity Broadcasting bought the station in March 2001.
From inception, KTWO's programming originated from a studio on East Second Street in Casper. Its lone presence on the east side of Casper continued for many years until major retail development occurred in the early 1980s. Its present location shares operations with KFNB, KWYF, and KGWC on Skyview Drive.
Affiliation transition from NBC to ABCEdit
On September 1, 2003, NBC moved its affiliation from KTWO to KCWY. KTWO was planning on becoming an ABC affiliate before a change of ownership, but it had to wait until ABC's affiliation with KFNB expired in June 2004. During the interim period, KTWO operated as an independent station, but carried programming from Pax TV (now Ion Television).
KKTU, the Cheyenne satellite of KTWO, immediately switched from NBC to ABC and began branding itself as "ABC 8", after its position on the Cheyenne cable system. After reaching an agreement with KTWO, KFNB agreed to end its ABC affiliation early. In March 2004, KTWO officially became an ABC affiliate, KFNB obtained the Fox affiliation from K26ES (now MyNetworkTV affiliate KWYF-LD, channel 27) and K26ES became an affiliate of UPN. KKTU changed its call sign to KDEV in 2005.
On May 31, 2006, Equity Broadcasting sold KTWO to Silverton Media, headed by Barry Silverton. Equity retained ownership of KDEV and allowed KTWO to continue to operate it.
KTWO later moved its ABC programming in Cheyenne to a low-powered repeater, KKTU-LP channel 40, after KDEV dropped ABC in favor of programming from RTN. On June 24, 2008, KKTU-LP changed its call letters to KDEV-LP, after KDEV changed its call sign to KQCK.
In September 2009, KDEV dropped all ABC programming, and KTWO-TV signed on a new low-powered satellite in Cheyenne, KKTQ-LD, in September 2010. Its programming airs on KLWY's digital subcarrier. However, it airs separate identifications and commercials.
In July 2005, KTWO was added to the Dish Network line up of channels for customers in the Casper/Riverton designated market area. On January 1, 2012, KTWO, KFNB (by then a Fox affiliate and satellite of Cheyenne's KLWY) and KGWC were dropped from Dish Network after failing to come to an agreement on a new contract. KCWY and Wyoming PBS flagship KCWC-TV were unaffected by this dispute. The signals were restored by Dish Network on May 1, 2012.
Silverton Broadcasting agreed to sell KTWO-TV to Legacy Broadcasting on February 8, 2018. The deal would have created a duopoly with KFNB, which Legacy would have concurrently acquired from Wyomedia Corporation; in its filing with the (FCC), Legacy stated that the duopoly was permissible because KFNB is the fifth-ranked station in the Casper–Riverton market. The sale was canceled in October 2018.
On October 8, 2019, Silverton announced that it would sell KTWO to a joint venture of Coastal Media LLC (which is run by Bill Fielder) and Vision Alaska LLC (an Alaska-based company which is run by Stephen Brissette). Upon completion of the deal, which is expected to occur in early 2020, KLWY, KFNB, and KTWO will become sister stations to Vision Alaska LLC's existing stations in Juneau and Fairbanks.
- Jessell, Harry A. (October 8, 2019). "Fielder, Brissette Buy Network Affils". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheckMedia. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says March 1, while the Television and Cable Factbook says March 8.
- Smith, Doug (November 1995). "TV News" (PDF). VHF-UHF Digest. , 13. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
- "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- "Notification of Non-consummation". CDBS Public Access. October<|endoftext|>### Wikipedia:
KTV may refer to:
- Karaoke television, a form of interactive musical entertainment
- Karaoke box, a karaoke entertainment establishment (the name KTV is particularly used in China, Cambodia and Singapore)
- Either of two quite different measures of dialysis adequacy, whose values cannot be compared:
- Kansai Telecasting Corporation, Japan
- Kent Television, a student-led television station in Canterbury, Kent, UK
- Kohavision, an Albanian-language station in Kosovo
- KTV Ltd., Falkland Islands
- K-TV, a Catholic television station based in Opfenbach, Germany
- Kurdistan TV, a Kurdish-language station based in Iraq
- Kuwait TV, Kuwait's official television station based in Kuwait city
- KTV (India), a Tamil-language movie channel owned by Sun TV Network, India
- KTV (Indonesia) PT Kmedia televisi Gramedia, Jakarta
- KTV Riga Latvia Riga.
- Kids & Teens TV, based in Florida, USA
- Karaoke Television, a Great Belize Television musical show
- Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt, a neighbourhood (previously a suburb) in Rostock, Germany
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|Owner||E. W. Scripps Company |
First air date
|November 9, 1953|
Former call signs
Former channel number(s)
2 (VHF, 1953–2009)
NBC (secondary, 1953–1958, 1968–1980)
ABC (secondary, 1953–1968)
NTA (secondary, 1958–1959)
PBS (per program, 1970–1984)
Call sign meaning
|HAAT||180 m (591 ft)|
|Translator(s)||see table below|
Public license information
KTVQ, virtual channel 2 (VHF digital channel 10), is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Billings, Montana, United States. The station is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company, and is part of the Montana Television Network, a statewide network of CBS-affiliated stations. KTVQ's studios are located on Third Avenue North in Billings, and its transmitter is located on Sacrifice Cliff southeast of downtown. On cable, the station is available on Charter Spectrum channel 5 in both standard and high definition.
The station began broadcasting on November 9, 1953, as KOOK-TV, Montana's second television station; Butte's KXLF-TV had begun in August. It was owned by Montana broadcasting pioneer Joe Sample and his Garryowen Corporation along with KOOK radio (AM 970, now KBUL). The station carried programming from all four major networks of the time—CBS, NBC, ABC and DuMont Television Network—but has always been a primary CBS affiliate. It lost DuMont when that network shut down in 1956 and lost NBC when KGHL-TV (channel 8, now KULR-TV) began in 1958; between 1956 and 1961, when it closed, the station was also a NTA Film Network affiliate. The station changed its callsign to KTVQ on September 5, 1972.
In 1968, channel 2 picked up a secondary affiliation with NBC after KULR opted to take a primary affiliation with ABC. This was very unusual for a two-station market, especially one as small as Billings. It shared NBC with KULR until KOUS (channel 4, now KHMT) began in 1980.
In 1970, channel 2 picked up a secondary affiliation with PBS, mainly for Sesame Street. It was standard practice at the time for PBS to offer its programming to any interested commercial outlet in areas where no PBS station was available. Channel 2's secondary PBS affiliation lasted until Montana PBS finally started in 1984.
Sample owned the station until 1984, when he sold it to SJL Broadcasting. Evening Post Industries (through its Cordillera Communications subsidiary) bought it in 1994. The station remains the only Billings television station that has not changed its affiliation.
KTVQ-DT2 is the CW+-affiliated second digital subchannel of KTVQ, broadcasting in 720p high definition on VHF channel 10.2 (or virtual channel 2.2 via PSIP). On cable, the subchannel is available on Spectrum channel 11 in both standard and high definition.
KTVQ-DT2's origin began in September 2006 after The WB and UPN merged to form The CW. KTVQ launched this second digital subchannel to be Billings' affiliate of the network. Prior to the consolidation, The WB could only be seen in the market through cable-only station "KWBM". The use of the call letters was done in a fictional manner as cable-only affiliates of broadcast networks are not required to operate under an FCC station license. On September 18, 2006, KWBM shut down and re-launched as a CW affiliate on KTVQ's second subchannel.
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
|2.1||1080i||16:9||KTVQ-DT||Main KTVQ programming / CBS|
|2.2||720p||CW NET||Billings CW|
In February 2009, KULR, KTVQ and two other stations in the Billings market were refused Federal Communications Commission permission to end analog broadcasts and operate as digital-only effective on the originally-scheduled February 17, 2009 date.
|Ashland||K16MY-D||16||1.04 kW||244 m (801 ft)||53157|
|Big Timber, etc.||K17JP-D||17||0.132 kW||383 m (1,257 ft)||35702|
|Boyes & Hammond||K09VL-D||9||0.245 kW||190 m (623 ft)||53162|
|Bridger, etc.||K28LG-D||28||1.1 kW||91 m (299 ft)||168739|
|Broadus||K08JV-D||8||0.162 kW||93 m (305 ft)||53160|
|Castle Rock, etc.||K28ON-D||28||9.4 kW||353 m (1,158 ft)||168263|
|Colstrip||K12RA-D||12||0.021 kW||−4 m (−13 ft)||12389|
|Columbus||K26GL-D||26||5 kW||−124 m (−407 ft)||130833|
|Emigrant||K10AH-D||10||0.16 kW||−227 m (−745 ft)||51548|
|Forsyth||K16NE-D||16||0.15 kW||63 m (207 ft)||187567|
|Forsyth||K22NN-D||22||0.352 kW||18 m (59 ft)||189997|
|Hardin||K24GD-D||24||0.322 kW||65 m (213 ft)||35698|
|Harlowton||K09YO-D||9||0.031 kW||109 m (358 ft)||26140|
|Harlowton||K19JO-D||19||0.2 kW||392 m (1,286 ft)||40415|
|Howard||K36PJ-D||36||0.25 kW||68 m (223 ft)||187566|
|Hysham||K08OW-D||8||0.021 kW||107 m (351 ft)||67607|
|Judith Gap||K06QN-D||6||0.043 kW||−6 m (−20 ft)||198515|
|Livingston, etc.||K34PL-D||34||0.55 kW||287 m (942 ft)||190144|
|Miles City||K10GF-D||10||0.2 kW||30 m (98 ft)||35700|
|Red Lodge||K15LB-D||15||0.076 kW||84 m (276 ft)||130816|
|Rosebud, etc.||K08PP-D||8||0.029 kW||32 m (105 ft)||190610|
|White Sulphur Springs||K09MH-D||9||0.09 kW||82 m (269 ft)||21712|
|Cody, WY||K14RF-D||14||0.733 kW||475 m (1,558 ft)||51609|
|Diamond Basin, WY||K20LT-D||20||1.26 kW||575 m (1,886 ft)||190501|
|Meeteetse, WY||K21JU-D||21||1.34 kW||67 m (220 ft)||51599|
|Sheridan, WY||K09XK-D||9||2.29 kW||383 m (1,257 ft)||35697|
National news comes from several sources; CBS News and AP give their nationwide and international news to the station for its local newscasts. The Montana Ag Network (owned by MTN) provides farm and ranch reports during Montana This Morning and The Noon News.
- "A DuMont transmitter definitely will be operating over Channel 2 in Billings this fall tune in KOOK-TV Channel 2", Billings Gazette, , 1953-06-01
- RabbitEars TV Query for KTVQ
Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2009-02-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- KTVQ.com - Official KTVQ-TV website
- CWBillings.com - Official CW Billings website
- Antenna Information
- KTVQ in the FCC's TV station database
- Rabbitears.info query - KTVQ
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KTVQ-TV
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Category - journalism and media communication, aerospace<|endoftext|>Washington, D.C.– Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced bipartisan legislation in the House today to ensure that the Drug Enforcement Administration has the authority to carry out needed enforcement actions for drug diversion control investigations.
Congresswoman Kuster Addressing Sexual Violence. A high resolution version of the photo is available here.
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen announced today with Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the town of Littleton has been awarded $250,000 in funding from the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) in partnership with the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA).
(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) joined colleagues Rep. Steven Horsford (NV-04) and Rep. Deb Haaland (NM-01) to lead a panel and policy discussion on veteran suicide prevention to explore solutions for improved access to mental health services for veterans.
Watch Congresswoman Kuster speak at the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee here.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement on the House launching a formal impeachment inquiry.
Watch Congresswoman Kuster speak on the House floor here.
(Washington, DC) – Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), Bipartisan PFAS Task Force member, spoke on the House floor today to urge Congress to address PFAS proliferation in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 (NDAA).
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s efforts to unlawfully block Congress from reviewing a whistleblower complaint deemed of “urgent concern and credible.”
**Legislation would increase availability of treatment for substance use disorder**
**The Turn the Tide Act would provide $63 billion in funding over ten years**
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U .S. Reps. Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas each went out on a limb on Friday.
Actually, they went out on a rope, as they took part in the United Way’s Over the Edge fundraiser at the Brady Sullivan Tower.
What more could the federal government do to help Cheshire County fight the opioid epidemic and meet local health care needs? That was the topic Monday, as Congresswoman Ann M. Kuster stopped by the county jail and nursing home to meet with county leaders.
MANCHESTER, N.H. —
The four members of New Hampshire’s all-Democratic congressional delegation expressed deep concern over President Donald Trump’s comments that he would not rule out accepting damaging information about his 2020 rivals from a foreign government.
For Rep. Annie Kuster, traveling to France to attend the 75th-anniversary ceremonies commemorating D-Day hit close to home.
Her late father, Malcolm McLane, was on patrol during D-Day and received a Purple Heart for his service in World War II.
I will never forget running outside into the cold dark night. I was a freshman college student at a dance with friends. It was a wonderful party until a young man assaulted me in a crude and insulting way. I felt scared and alone.
U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster, D-N.H., highlighted the issue of toxic chemicals in New Hampshire’s drinking water in Washington on Wednesday.
Kuster spoke at a hearing about the impact contamination from the chemicals is having on communities near some industrial plants and military bases.
People in New Hampshire and across the country have made it clear – they are tired of the partisan attacks on their healthcare. They want Democrats and Republicans to work together to improve access to affordable healthcare and protect those with preexisting conditions.
WASHINGTON – Chemicals from Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics caused problems for the Merrimack water supply, so New Hampshire officials hope new legislation will help limit their future output.
WASHINGTON — Returning to a central issue of the 2018 campaign, House Democrats on Thursday passed legislation to reverse Trump administration rules that allow expansion of health care plans that do not have to comply with the Affordable Care Act’s mandated coverage of pre-existing medical conditions.
FRANKLIN — At the April 19 Meet Your Representative event at Franklin VNA & Hospice, Congresswoman Annie Kuster dove immediately into the specifics of each bill she was asked about, and it was clear that Kuster is versed in the healthcare needs of her constituents and the challenges they face to access care.<|endoftext|>(Washington, DC) – U.S.
(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced that she is joining the new Task Force on Rural Broadband. The bipartisan Task Force will work to allocate federal funding for rural broadband and ensure every American has affordable internet access by 2025. Approximately 25 million Americans in rural communities don’t have access to high-speed internet.
(Washington, DC) – This evening, the House of Representatives passed H.R. Congresswoman Kuster is an original co-sponsor of the legislation, which would expand veterans benefits for 90,000 Navy veterans who served in the coastal waters of Vietnam and are impacted by toxic exposure as a result of their service.
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced $2.7 million in federal funding for construction projects at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease and Claremont Municipal Airport.
Speaking on the House Floor about my legislation.
(Washington, DC) – Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation that would safeguard individuals with preexisting conditions from efforts by the Trump Administration to undermine their access to care.
(Washington, DC) – Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), both members of the Bipartisan PFAS Task Force, have introduced the Protecting Communities from New PFAS Act. This legislation would prevent new PFAS chemicals from being approved through the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) pre-manufacture notice system.
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Ranking Member on the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations subcommittee, and U.S.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) joined Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL), Susan W. Brooks (R-IN), and Elise Stefanik (R-NY) to introduce the Opioid Workforce Act of 2019 (H.R. 2439), bipartisan legislation to train more doctors equipped to combat the opioid epidemic.
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The wide-ranging public lands bill signed into law by President Donald Trump has provisions that protect some New Hampshire waterways and redesignates Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site as a “National Historical Park.”
The Northern Border Regional Commission is an important partnership between New Hampshire and the federal government. The NBRC provides opportunities to Granite State startups, projects and programs, helping economically distressed areas of New Hampshire that otherwise wouldn’t have access to the investments they need.
New Hampshire’s congressional delegation is asking President Donald Trump to continue to prioritize funding for states hardest hit by the opioid crisis as he prepares a budget proposal for fiscal 2020.
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed the Natural Resources Management Act, which would designate portions of the Nashua, Squannacook and Nissitissit Rivers in New Hampshire and Massachusetts as scenic rivers under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Vicky Cornell is working to turn her tragedy into change.
CORNISH — The U.S. House on Tuesday approved a measure to rename the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site as a national historical park, which backers said could help boost tourism.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Monday, a congressional task force met on Capitol Hill to discuss ways to curb that number.
Task force co-founder Rep. Annie Kuster says their biggest goal this year will be to focus on treatment.
NASHUA – “You are worthy of all of the things that you strive for exactly as you are, so don’t buy into the myth that only kids who talk or dress or act a certain way are worthy of respect, worthy of an education or worthy of a chance at success.
U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster announced Feb. 13 that her office is seeking the stories of Granite State veterans for the Veterans History Project.
New Hampshire Congresswoman Annie Kuster went viral earlier this month, raising the roof during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address (pictured above.) Representative Kuster is back in Washington this term along with a historic number of women serving in Congress.<|endoftext|>Hopkinton, NH – On Tuesday, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) participated in a virtual Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the Trump Administration's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. During the hearing titled, “Oversight of the Trump Administration's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic,” Kuster and her committee colleagues heard from Dr.
This week I am thinking about what it means to be an American and to strive for “the pursuit of happiness, with liberty and justice for all.”
Washington, DC. – Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, joined Congressman Anthony G.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) helped introduce The Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed to Survive (RESTAURANTS) Act with a bipartisan coalition of nine of her House colleagues.
Concord, NH – Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 to block President Trump’s efforts to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Greg Walden (R-OR) introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide relief to small private rural water utilities and prevent increases in housing costs in rural communities where affordable housing is already a challenge. An identical bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH).
Manchester, N.H.- Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02), Kendra Horn (OK-05), and Gil Cisneros (CA-39) sent a letter today to the Small Business Administrator, Jovita Carranza, to express their concern about the impact that the U.S. Postal Service’s grave financial state may have on struggling small businesses across America.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas today called on House and Senate leaders to include significant support for non-profit organizations in upcoming COVID-19 response legislation.
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A proposed new federal rail-funding initiative has been announced by U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas, D-1st. Dist., and U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster, D-2nd Dist., that is aimed at allowing states to secure low-interest loans for rail projects.
MANCHESTER, N.H. —
Today, President Donald Trump urged the nation to remain calm in the face of the coronavirus outbreak.
NASHUA – With some 35,000 commuters jamming Greater Nashua roads and turnpikes each business day, finding a way to expand passenger rail service into New Hampshire has become a top priority, the head of the Nashua Regional Planning Commission said Monday.
Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan, and Reps. Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas, all D-N.H., have nominated New Hampshire students to attend the U.S. military academies — the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy — as part of the Class of 2024.
Kuster discusses strategy in Nashua
NASHUA – “There’s no silver bullet – it’s a silver buckshot approach, but we need to decarbonize our economy and protect our planet for generations to come.”
Substance abuse. Suicide. Mental illness. Childhood trauma.
On Tuesday, four individuals who have been on the front lines of New Hampshire’s addiction and mental health challenges will be in the House gallery when President Donald J. Trump delivers his State of the Union address to Congress.
Last week, I was proud to help pass bipartisan legislation in the House to stop Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos from implementing a new policy – set to apply at the end of June – that would weaken protections for students targeted by predatory for-profit colleges.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. House has passed legislation aimed at protecting Americans from PFAS contamination.
The PFAS Action Act of 2019 would require the EPA to publish a maximum contaminant level goal for the toxic family of chemicals and establish national drinking water safeguards.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire's two House members, both of them Democrats, voted with the majority to approve a resolution asserting that President Donald Trump must seek approval from Congress before engaging in further military action against Iran.
Members of New Hampshire’s congressional delegation have proposed legislation that would absolve online retailers from having to collect taxes for jurisdictions outside the state following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling requiring such collections.
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Committed to ending modern slavery worldwide. We remain steadfast in declaring that there is no excuse for human trafficking and that governments must take bold action in order to bring necessary reforms.
The U.S. Department of State annually publishes the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, our government’s principal diplomatic tool to engage foreign governments on human trafficking. Countries are placed into one of four lists (or tiers) based on their respective governments’ level of effort and effectiveness in combatting human trafficking.
The Government of Kazakhstan has begun enacting reforms and takes the situation seriously, as President Tokayev noted in his Address to the Nation on September 1, 2020. However, I believe it is important to acknowledge Kazakhstan remains a destination, transit, and origin country for trafficking, and much work remains to be done.
In 2019, Kazakhstan’s ranking in the TIP Report fell to the Tier 2-Watch List. Two consecutive years on the Tier 2 Watch List triggers a mandatory drop to Tier 3. In addition to the moral reasons for protecting the vulnerable, a Tier 3 ranking triggers restrictions on types of engagement from the United States, including forms of financial assistance.
I want to stress – no tier ranking is permanent, and I am pleased the Government of Kazakhstan is making efforts to combat trafficking in persons within its sovereign borders; however, further action is needed and the United States stands ready to support these ongoing efforts.
1. Mr. Meyer, every year the U.S. Department of State publishes its TIP report. If we look at the 2019 report, Kazakhstan has been added to Tier 2 Watchlist. In 2018, Kazakhstan was at Tier 2. The report reads “The Government of Kazakhstan does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so.” The recently published 2020 TIP Report unveiled that Kazakhstan remained in the Tier 2 Watchlist. How would you evaluate Kazakhstan’s response to recommendations based on the 2019 Report?
The TIP report evaluates year to year progress in key areas to counter human trafficking. In Kazakhstan’s case, human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Kazakhstan, and traffickers exploit victims from Kazakhstan abroad.
Kazakhstan made efforts over the years to recognize and counter what is essentially modern day slavery – such as by the government funding trafficking shelters – but there are some important gaps that have emerged as labor migration evolves in the Central Asia region.
Foreign labor migration to Kazakhstan increased, creating opportunities for criminals to exploit people seeking work. COVID-19, the associated visa restrictions, and border closures have only exacerbated the vulnerabilities of foreign labor migrants. The recommendations in the report address the need to identify and help foreign victims and victims of labor exploitation and to prosecute more trafficking crimes.
The United States stands ready to help Kazakhstan meet these challenges. For example, through our International Narcotics and Law Enforcement program, the United States launched a new project with the International Organization for Migration to support Kazakhstan’s own work on countering trafficking. The USG’s Safe Migration in Central Asia project strengthens the mutual accountability and effectiveness of governments, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector to prevent trafficking-in-persons, protect survivors, and promote safe migration. In response to the 2019 report recommendations, Kazakhstan made progress in a number of areas, including providing specialized training to labor inspectors to improve identification of labor and foreign victims; developing guidelines for diplomatic personnel on victim identification; and changes to the Criminal Code.
2. Since January 1, 2020 some amendments of Criminal Code have entered into force. Some amendments were made as a result of President Tokayev’s September 2019 address when he stated that “Punishment for such crimes as gender based violence, pedophilia, drugs traffic, trafficking in persons, domestic violence against women and other heavy crimes, especially affecting children, should be toughened.” In fact, punishment for Articles 128 and 135 have been toughened. Which other amendments would you suggest to eliminate trafficking in persons?
Yes, in response to the 2019 report recommendations, Kazakhstan made progress in a number of areas. Having the right legislation in place is crucial to eliminating trafficking – the right legal tools need to be in place to stop it. The amendments that entered into force on January 1 were an important step – rescinding the ability for traffickers to “reconcile” to avoid criminal trial (Article 68); and increasing the punishment for trafficking (Article 128 and 135) and rape/sexual assault (Articles 120 and 121).
There are additional changes that could be beneficial to helping Kazakhstan combat human trafficking. The recommendations in the report address the need to identify and help foreign victims and victims of labor exploitation and to prosecute more trafficking crimes. I would highlight three particularly important recommendations: amendments to the Special Social Services Law to expand shelter assistance to foreign victims; introduction of a reflection period to allow foreign victims to take an informed decision as whether or not to report a crime; and an amendment to the definition of human trafficking under articles 128 and 135, to include force, fraud or coercion as an essential element of the crime instead of an aggravating circumstance.
3. Trafficking in persons is a crime that is not only internal, it is a crime that has an international, transnational nature. That is why it should be addressed not only at a scale of national borders but also from a regional point of view. According to the TIP report, the legislation in Central Asian countries cannot protect the victims of trafficking in persons. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are in Tier 2 Watchlist, while Turkmenistan is still in Tier 3. Tajikistan managed to move up to Tier 2. Before becoming Consul General in Almaty, you served as Special Assistant and Senior Advisor in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs. In your opinion, which common gaps in countering TIP are specific for Central Asian countries?
Central Asia governments increasingly acknowledge that they must take primary responsibility for countering human trafficking both domestically and internationally and further improve regional cooperation.
While significant efforts have been made in Central Asia, challenges continue in implementing legislation, and in allocating adequate financial and human resources to sustain and effectively combat trafficking in persons (TIP). With USG support, regional networks are working to strengthen coordination on TIP cases and to exchange information. While there are a significant number of civil society organizations providing protection and prevention services, overall capacity is underfunded and can be strengthened further. There continues to be a need for safe migration information and ways to verify employment opportunities as most migrants leave their country with the help of family and diaspora networks who are seen as more trustworthy than formal institutions.
Because Kazakhstan is a country of destination, the main challenge for Kazakhstan is to ensure that legal employment opportunities are in place for labor migrants to work in a safe environment and avoid risks of being exploited. At the same time, all countries in the region, whether source, transit, or destination have common problems in fighting human trafficking, such as weak regulatory framework and implementing mechanisms.
4. Central Asian citizens go to Russia for jobs. How does this impact countering and eliminating TIP and protecting TIP victims in the Central Asian region?
Russia remains the largest destination country for labor migration from Central Asian countries. This creates challenges for Kazakhstan. As a transit country, Kazakhstan shares responsibility for safe migration with both country of source (for example, Uzbekistan) and country of destination (Russia). Russia’s implementation of a re-entry ban for some Central Asians harmed the migrant labor environment in Central Asia. Some migrants returned home, but many, if not all, sought employment in Kazakhstan. The increased flow of labor migrants to Kazakhstan created risks for human trafficking, and a need for increased victim protection. While impressive efforts have been undertaken by Kazakhstan to protect Kazakhstani victims, assistance to foreign victims remains a challenge.
5. What kind of negative impact will the fact that Kazakhstan dropped to Tier 2 Watchlist have on the country’s international reputation, investment climate, and tourism development?
Protecting human rights and human dignity are internationally recognized core values. Beyond the moral reasons for combating TIP, taking actions to counter human trafficking can improve Kazakhstan’s international reputation, its investment climate, and tourism development.
Again, I think it is important that we speak frankly about the potential for severe consequences if Kazakhstan were not to improve its ranking for the third year in a row. As mentioned, any country that has been ranked Tier 2 Watch List for two consecutive years will instead drop to Tier 3. Tier 3 ranking can trigger severe restrictions on foreign assistance.
But I want to again stress, no tier ranking is permanent. I am pleased the Government of Kazakhstan is making efforts to combat trafficking in persons within its sovereign borders; however, further action is needed and the United States stands ready to support these ongoing efforts.
6. Shymkent and Turkistan oblast share a common border with Uzbekistan. Are there common activities that aim to counter trafficking in persons, and to establish economic and political security in the region?
The Shymkent Platform is an annual regional event, hosted in Shymkent, that brings together law enforcement officials from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, together with experts from around the world, to coordinate anti-trafficking activities in the region. In addition, both the U.S. government and the Government of Kazakhstan support the NGO Sana Sezim, based in Shymkent, which coordinates with shelters across Kazakhstan to support victims of trafficking. Sana Sezim also works on trafficking prevention and anti-trafficking education along the Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan border. Speaking about the border, one of the most important things Kazakhstan could do right now to enhance its counter trafficking efforts would be to post signs with its hotline number and information about trafficking at all border crossings, airports, bus stations, and train stations, and provide border officials with ‘Indicator Cards’ to help them identify victims.
7. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many jobs have been suppressed, unemployment rates are increasing in the world. The UN forecasts that it will lead to a rise of human labor exploitation, forced labor, and migration. One of the examples are thousands of Uzbek and Tajik citizens stuck at Kazakh-Uzbek border. Which actions should countries take in future to prevent this from happening and to stop the increase of TIP?
Yes, the urgency to effectively address human trafficking has only grown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In April of this year, Kazakhstan ratified an agreement with Uzbekistan to protect the rights of migrant workers. The document strengthens regulation of migration flows and efforts to prevent illegal labor, and guarantees free medical care when migrants are physically injured while performing work duties, contract occupational diseases, or are subject to any health problems as a result of their work activities. The agreement also stipulates that employees will be paid compensation for physical damage caused. In addition, the agreement provides for the recognition of documents confirming the educational qualifications of migrant workers engaged in pedagogical, medical, and pharmaceutical activities. This agreement is very general and is hopefully just the beginning of the process. Ensuring that this agreement is implemented fully, would help reduce forced labor migration.
Immediate action to increase victims’ access to help could greatly reduce the risk of exploitation. As I mentioned, posting signs with Kazakhstan’s hotline number and information about trafficking at all border crossings, airports, bus stations, and train stations, and providing border officials with ‘Indicator Cards’ to help them identify victims could help the increasing number of people at risk of exploitation now while this crisis is still ongoing.
I would again highlight three particularly important actions Kazakhstan can take: amend the Special Social Services Law to expand shelter assistance to foreign victims; introduce a reflection period to allow foreign victims to take an informed decision as whether or not to report a crime; and an amend the definition of human trafficking under articles 128 and 135, to include force, fraud or coercion as an essential element of the crime instead of an aggravating circumstance.
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Recognition of the National Museum of World War II Aviation
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ETHOS Issue 24, August 2022
The scientific consensus is that global climate change resulting
from the emission of greenhouse gases in the modern industrial
era has had far-ranging environmental and health consequences
worldwide.1 Although Singapore is not a major greenhouse gas
producer, contributing only 0.1% of global carbon emissions, we
nevertheless are making significant domestic efforts towards net
zero emissions by or around the middle of the century, which align
with our international obligations, such as the Paris Agreement, to
help limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
With transport being Singapore’s third largest CO2-equivalent emitter,
at about 16% of total emissions,2 aggressive efforts are being made
under the SG Green Plan 20303 to (a) ‘green’ public transport fleets,
(b) increase public transport peak-period modal share, (c) encourage
active mobility modes, and (d) promote cleaner vehicles, culminating
in a recently announced pledge to cut 80% of peak land transport
emissions by or around middle of the century.4
Travelling by an electric car (EV), electric bus or train cuts carbon emissions by 50%, 70%, and
90% respectively, compared to driving an internal combustion engine (ICE) car.
Travelling by an electric car (EV), electric bus or train cuts carbon emissions by 50%, 70%, and
90% respectively, compared to driving an internal combustion engine (ICE) car.1 Additionally, the carbon
footprint for active modes (e.g., walking or cycling) is practically zero. To make significant cuts in the
land transport carbon footprint, Singapore needs to strongly promote the use of active mobility (AM)
and public transport (PT) even as we continue to green our land transport fleets and infrastructure.
To encourage active commutes, the Government is investing heavily in the nation’s AM infrastructure.
For example, the Islandwide Cycling Network programme plans to increase our cycling network
to more than 1300 km by 2030. Efforts are also well underway to repurpose existing road space
that enhance safety and connectivity for walking and cycling.
To complement existing AM infrastructure, the Government is also ensuring that PT remains a green
and attractive choice. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has committed to having all public bus fleets
run on cleaner energy by 2040, with half of these buses to be electric by 2030. Energy saving features
are also being progressively introduced into PT infrastructure. LTA intends to expand the country’s
rail network from 230 km to 360 km over the next 15 years to increase its accessibility, reducing the
need for private transport.2 The ambition is that by 2040, 9 in 10 peak period trips will be made on
‘Walk, Cycle, Ride’ modes, with most of these trips made via active modes or PT.
While private vehicles are generally not as green
as PT, their carbon footprint can still be reduced if
ICEs are replaced with EVs that have zero tailpipe
emissions. Hence, encouraging EV adoption is another
important strategy, underlined by recently announced
initiatives such as (a) upgrading existing electrical
infrastructure to support wider usage of residential
charging networks, (b) installing EV chargers in public
housing carparks over the next few years, and (c)
continuously reviewing new policies and regulations
to ensure the safety and reliability of EV charging.
These initiatives complement existing policies that
regulate vehicle ownership and usage by further
lowering the baseline rate of road vehicle emissions.
"Before" and "After" artist impressions of the road repurposing of Woodlands Ring Road conducted in August 2021
Source: Land Transport Authority Singapore
- Ministry of Transport, “Speech by Minister for Transport,
Mr S Iswaran at the Committee of Supply Joint Segment on
Singapore Green Plan 2030”, accessed May 3, 2022, [IDX] Land Transport Authority, “Growing Singapore’s Land Transport Network”, accessed accessed May 3, 2022, [IDX] Need Singaporeans on Board
Even as LTA introduces bold initiatives to reduce the carbon footprint of our land transport system, we cannot achieve our vision without public support and buy-in. Hence, as we push on with this
sustainable journey, we need to know what Singaporeans think about these efforts and whether they are supportive of the Government’s new policies.
Crucially, we also need to understand the different profiles of aspirations and needs in our population and how we might cater to them.
Three recent studies we have worked on offer glimpses into how our citizens think and feel about greener transport, highlighting the opportunities and pitfalls that policymakers should keep in mind
when planning for effective change.
PUBLIC WILLINGNESS TO EMBRACE GREENER TRANSPORT OPTIONS
The first study, the Sustainable Behaviours and Perceptions Survey (SBPS), was
carried out with some 600 car owners and non-owners, in collaboration with the National University of Singapore (NUS) in December 2021.5 SBPS aimed to compare car owners against non-car owners along several self-reported dimensions pertaining to the adoption and prioritisation of carbon-saving activities across various domains such as transport, food and energy.
Our second study, titled Green Commuting among Youths (GCY), was a nationally representative survey conducted by LTA in March 2022 using OPPi, an online AI-powered opinion crowdsourcing and engagement tool. Respondents were shown various opinion statements about environmental views
and car ownership aspirations where they could respond with either “Yes”, “No”, or “Undecided”. We sampled around 600 youths between the ages of 18 and 31.
Finally, the EV Adoption Study (EVAS) was a survey conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Communications and Information in January 2022 to understand receptivity towards EVs, including EV purchase intentions. The survey received around 1,000 responses from vehicle owners and prospective
vehicle buyers in Singapore.
Both car and non-car owners equally acknowledge that reducing car use should be a key priority.
1. SBPS: CAR OWNERS VERSUS NON-CAR OWNERS
As we push towards a greener future
for Singapore, the SBPS suggests that
both car and non-car owners equally
acknowledge that reducing car use
should be a key priority.
In the survey, both car and non-car
owners are asked to rank nine different
environmental behaviours (see Figure
1)—with varying levels of carbon-saving
impact, to be promoted in Singapore to
mitigate climate change—from 1 (lowest
priority) to 10 (highest priority). They
also report their level of adoption for
each of these behaviours in their dayto-
day life on a scale of 1 (not at the
moment) to 7 (always).
Figure 1. Adoption Levels against Perceived Priority of Environmental Actions
Among these surveyed behaviours, “Take PT, walk or cycle, rather than drive” (Xdrive) rank the highest overall in terms of perceived priority level for both groups. The carbon savings from not driving the
car add up very quickly compared to the other eight behaviours, and thus we may also infer that Singaporeans have correctly identified the top environmental behaviour to prioritise.
This heartening result suggests that both car and non-car owners recognise the vital importance of LTA’s car-lite vision in realising a more sustainable future for Singapore, and we can leverage this
unifying theme of mitigating climate change to rally more people to adopt car-lite lifestyles.
Loyalty to Cars
Unsurprisingly, car owners have a fairly low adoption level of Xdrive as shown in
Figure 1, but even so, there is significant heterogeneity in the intention of car owners to switch to non-car alternatives. Not every car owner is captive to their car.
We reach this conclusion by analysing how car owners classify themselves into five different stages of reducing car use (see Figure 2).6 The stages range from having no reason or intention to reduce
car use (stage 1) to having taken some action towards reducing car use (stage 5).
Encouragingly, 59% of car owners report being in stages 3 to 5: meaning that minimally, they had some intention to reduce car use and did not write it off as impossible. However, we find a
sizeable proportion (40%) of car owners classifying themselves into stages 3 and 4. These car owners are experiencing an intention-action gap whereby they want to reduce car use but have not yet acted on their intentions.
Figure 2. Stages of Adoption of Non-Car Modes among Car Owners
Loyalty to Public Transport
On the other hand, how worried should we be about non-car owners switching towards car dependency? We extend the five-stage model originally designed for car owners to assess how non-car
owners classify themselves into different stages of private transport adoption (see Figure 3).
The encouraging news is that in contrast to car owners, non-car owners are more homogeneous in their intentions to stick with their current mode, with a majority (66%) who report being "contented
PT users" (stage 1), in contrast to just 21% of car owners who say they are “contented car users”.
One group that bears closer monitoring are the 18% of non-car owners who are "grudging captives" (stage 2). Like stages 3 to 5, they aspire to own cars but unlike them, they feel trapped by circumstances
to use PT. While there are a myriad of reasons why cars remain more desirable than PT, policymakers can find ways to cushion unmet expectations, shift preferences and transform grudging PT users into contented, voluntary users of public transport.
Figure 3. Stages of Adoption of Private Transport among Non-Car Owners
Policymakers can find ways to cushion unmet expectations, shift preferences and
transform grudging users into contented, voluntary users of public transport.
2. GCY: ASPIRATIONS OF YOUNG NON-VEHICLE OWNERS
Among the non-car owners of today, it is important to take the pulse of what youths think of car ownership and relatedly, their environmental attitudes, as some of them will desire cars in the future as
they form families and progress in their careers. A study such as the GCY will help address this question.
Declining Car Ownership Aspirations and Rates among Youths
From the GCY study, half of the respondents (47%) say that they plan to own a car before they turn 35 years old (see Figure 4). While cars have attractive instrumental benefits (e.g., privacy, ease of travelling), most agreed that alternatives such as ride sharing services are adequate substitutes for instances when PT does not meet their travel needs. These findings corroborate with SBPS findings that most non-car
owners are happily captive to PT.
It is further significant that youth opinion is mixed on the symbolic value of car ownership, since this cultural attitude contributes to the inelastic demand of cars in a way that is difficult for public policy to resolve.
Figure 4. Car Ownership Aspirations among Youths from GCY Survey
This result corroborates with the survey conducted by The Straits Times which
also finds that around 50% of today’s youths aspire to own a car. Although
an analogous GCY study from previous years is not available, we may reference
another finding from The Straits Times survey that car ownership aspirations
among youths have been declining between 2016 and 2022. This insight syncs with an internal LTA study in 2020 which finds a falling trend in car ownership rates among young adults (see Figure 5), despite the car population remaining relatively stable in the same period.
What might explain this diminishing desire for car ownership? From the GCY study, we find that most youths see cars as a nice-to-have, but not a must-have (see Figure 6). Although the
instrumental benefits of cars (e.g., privacy, ease of travelling) are readily apparent, most also agree that alternatives such as ride-sharing services are adequate substitutes for instances when PT does
not meet their travel needs and that they would be able to live the life they want even without a car. These findings corroborate with SBPS findings that many non-car owners are contented PT users, suggesting that efforts to invest in and promote PT are bearing fruit.
We further find that youth opinion is mixed on the symbolic value of car ownership (see Figure 6). Likewise, The Straits Times study also picks up a decline in the status symbol of a car. This is significant since this cultural attitude contributes to the inelastic demand of cars in a way that is difficult for public
policy to influence.
Figure 5. Car Ownership Rates among Singapore Youths
While we remain optimistic about current trends, we note that youths are not outright rejecting car ownership. Around half still plan to own a car and in response to another question in the GCY, some 70% indicate they would buy a car if they could afford one in the next 10 to 15 years. This serves to remind us
that we must always persist in efforts to ensure the availability of good carlite transport alternatives to the car, so that we continue to keep more of our PT users in the “contented” category.
We must persist in efforts to ensure the availability of good car-lite transport alternatives to the car.
Environmental Attitudes towards Private and Public Transport
What about environmental attitudes among youths? There is consensus about the environmental harms of driving, but interestingly, not everyone perceives the same degree of environmental impact<|endoftext|>Larsen: Domestic Violence Does Not Discriminate and Neither Should Domestic Violence Protection
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today cheered the passage of the comprehensive version of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. The House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Senate bill which expands protections for immigrant, LGBT and Native American communities after defeating an amendment that would have stripped those expansions.
“Domestic violence does not discriminate, and with this bill, domestic violence protection will no longer discriminate,” Larsen said. “The expanded protections for immigrants, the LGBT community and Native Americans will give law enforcement officers more resources to go after perpetrators of domestic violence, and help prevent more women from becoming victims.
“Over nearly two decades the Violence Against Women Act has saved the lives of thousands of women and has made sure that domestic abusers meet justice,” Larsen said. “Over the last year I met with dozens of advocates for domestic violence victims in Tulalip, Oak Harbor, Mount Vernon, Lynnwood and Bellingham. They told me in clear terms that women across Northwest Washington need this bill to get the protections they deserve.”
Larsen was an original cosponsor of the House version of the comprehensive Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. A fact sheet on the bill is available here.
Larsen urged his colleagues to support the bill in a floor speech today:
Thank you Madam Speaker.
I rise today in support of the bipartisan Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act that we vote on today.
We wouldn’t be here today without the courage of victims from all of our communities—women and men, rich and poor, immigrant, Native American, folks from the LGBT community, all of those who spoke out about their experiences.
Domestic violence does not discriminate. And with this bill, domestic violence protection will no longer discriminate.
This bill improves protections for immigrants, for Native Americans, and for members of the LGBT community.
In my district, Tulalip Tribes Vice Chair Deborah Parker, has explained why these protections are so critical. She told me, “For far too long Native American women have lacked serious protections on our reservations.”
This bill will make it easier for them to seek justice, and it also includes important amendments to improve enforcement of the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act, a law that I sponsored in 2006.
Those amendments strengthen protections Congress put in place for immigrant women like Anastasia King, who was murdered in my district by her husband in 2000.
So I urge my colleagues to oppose the House VAWA substitute, and to pass S.47.<|endoftext|>Today urged his colleagues to strengthen the Violence Against Women Act. The House of Representatives today voted on a Republican bill to extend the Act, which was opposed by women’s advocacy groups, religious leaders, civic organizations and the White House because it weakens certain protections of current law and fails to extend protections to LGBT and tribal populations. Larsen, who voted against the bill, spoke on the House floor urging his colleagues to strengthen the bill.
“The Violence Against Women Act has saved thousands of women’s lives and has made sure that domestic abusers meet justice,” Larsen said. “We have an opportunity to strengthen that law now, extending protections to vulnerable tribal, LGBT, and other marginalized communities. We must strengthen protections for victims, not strengthen abusers’ hands. Unlike the bipartisan Senate version, the bill the House considered today fails to make the improvements we need.
“It is a shame that something as important as protecting victims of domestic violence has fallen into a partisan dispute. Passage of the Violence Against Women Act has always been bipartisan. We must set aside this partisan bill and move forward together to strengthen the Violence Against Women Act in a bipartisan manner.”
In his floor statement, Larsen spoke about the importance of the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act provisions of the bill which he and Sen. Maria Cantwell successfully included in the 2006 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.
Larsen’s floor statement follows:
Rep. Rick Larsen Floor Statement on the Violence Against Women Act
In 2006, I along with Senator Cantwell made sure that the “International Marriage Broker Regulation Act” (IMBRA) was enacted as part of the last reauthorization of VAWA. IMBRA put regulations in place to protect foreign women brought here through the “mail order bride” industry, to keep them from falling prey to serial abusers. This law also made changes to the visa system to protect all immigrating fiancées and spouses from potential abusers, making sure they had critical information about whether their American visa sponsor had a violent history, and knew how to get help if they were abused.
Pushing this legislation forward six years ago was important to me because a young woman named Anastasia King was found dead in my District. She had been strangled to death and buried in a shallow grave in 2000. Her husband had a domestic violence protection order issued against him from a previous wife. Indle King killed Anastasia because he wanted to get a new bride and didn’t want to pay for a divorce.
The VAWA bill being considered in the House does not go far enough to strengthen the IMBRA protections that we established in 2006. It leaves out important amendments to IMBRA that passed in the bipartisan Senate bill, like putting penalties in place to keep a man like Indle King from simply lying about his violent history so as to lure yet another woman here to be abused and then discarded.
The VAWA bill being considered in the House also undermines other protections in current law for abuse victims. We must use this reauthorization process to strengthen protections against abusers, not strengthen abusers’ upper hand. We must use this reauthorization process to reaffirm that VAWA’s protections are for all victims, including tribal women and LGBT individuals.
So as we move ahead, I urge my colleagues not to let us fall back. We need to do more to protect victims, and we certainly cannot roll back protections in current law— that is unacceptable. We must speak for all of the silent voices of abuse. On their behalf, I urge you to oppose HR 4970.<|endoftext|>Aerospace Manufacturing, Certification Reform Take Center Stage at First of Five Hearings on FAA Reauthorization
Washington, DC, February 15, 2017
Congressman: ‘certification reform, improved grant and safety programs, rules of the road for drones and consumer protection are not back burner aviation issues – the next FAA reauthorization should be a long-term, comprehensive bill’
In a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Aviation titled “Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: State of American Aviation Manufacturing,” newly re-appointed Ranking Member Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today highlighted the need to reform aircraft certification as part of the forthcoming Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization.
Today’s hearing – which focused on the economic impacts certification has on U.S. aerospace manufacturers – was the first of five hearings focused on reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration. The agency’s authority will expire in September 2017.
“According to the state of Washington, in 2014 the aerospace industry generated over $85 billion in economic activity throughout the state. More than 1,300 aerospace businesses support more than 260,000 jobs – companies ranging from Boeing to the many small businesses that are a critical part of the aviation supply chain. There is some discussion going on in Lynnwood, Washington, today at the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance conference on these very issues. Manufacturing and certification are critical to my home state, and the predictable and timely certification of aircraft and aircraft components is critical for domestic manufacturers to get their products to market. I look forward to hearing what challenges manufacturers face and what the Subcommittee and the FAA can do to make the FAA’s certification more consistent and efficient while ensuring the highest level of safety,” said Larsen.
Larsen asked Boeing Vice President of Engineering John Hamilton, who was a witness at today’s hearing, how the certification process can be expedited. “We deliver a third of our Boeing 737 airplanes to China...[expediting these deliveries] requires a strong relationship between the FAA and their counterparts overseas,” Hamilton said.
A second witness, Michael Thacker, Senior Vice President for Certification of Textron Aviation, suggested that the aerospace industry be empowered to certify more established and commonplace technologies that would better allow the FAA to focus on certifying newer technologies.
Larsen also made it clear that certification and other critical reforms should be included in the next FAA reauthorization bill. “Last year, the Committee had been moving forward to pass a long-term FAA reauthorization. Bipartisan compromise and significant industry input produced an entire certification reform title that would have brought long-overdue changes to the FAA certification process,” Larsen said. “Certification, improved grant and safety programs, rules of the road for drones and boosted consumer protection are not back burner aviation issues – they are front burner aviation issues. And the next FAA reauthorization should be a long-term bill, comprehensive bill and address the issues on today’s agenda.”
Larsen has pushed for a long-term FAA re-authorization and called for reforms to streamline the FAA certification process that will help U.S. manufacturers become more competitive and create jobs by saving time, making products safer and transporting them to market more quickly. Additionally, Larsen has led Democratic opposition to plans calling for privatization of the Federal Air Traffic Control system, consistently raising concerns about challenges and unanswered questions.<|endoftext|>Upton and Larsen Re-Introduce Legislation to Prevent DXM Abuse
Washington, DC, February 15, 2007
U.S. Representatives Fred Upton (R-MI) and Rick Larsen (D-WA) have re-introduced legislation to crack down on the bulk sale of dextromethorphan (DXM). The Dextromethorphan Distribution Act of 2007 (H.R. 970) makes it illegal to distribute unfinished DXM to a person or company not registered with the FDA and will help prevent the abuse of this drug, which has resulted in deaths across the country. This bipartisan legislation passed the House in 2006.
“As a parent of two teenagers, I am alarmed by the number of teens abusing cough syrup and pure DXM to get a high,” said Upton. “Kids are under the false impression that getting high off of DXM is harmless because it is an ingredient in cough syrup. Nothing can be further from the truth. Our kids are playing a game of Russian roulette each time they get high off of DXM. Sooner or later, someone dies – enough is enough. As it stands, DXM is only a click of a mouse away from arriving on our kids’ doorsteps. This common sense piece of legislation will put an end to the bulk sale of DXM over the Internet, and keep our kids safe from the dangers of this type of drug abuse.”
DXM is a non-narcotic cough suppressant used in many over-the-counter cough and cold medicines. While medicines containing DXM are used safely by millions of Americans each year, taken in extremely large quantities DXM produces a hallucinogenic high and can cause brain damage, seizures and death.
Studies have shown that teenagers are obtaining unfinished DXM to get high by consuming large amounts of the powder or mixing it with alcohol. Recent research indicates that abuse of DXM has increased sharply in recent years. According to the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, 1 in 11 teenagers have used cough medicines to get high.
“The only people who should be buying unfinished DXM are those who manufacture cough and cold medications,” said Larsen. “This commonsense bill will protect our children from a new breed of drug dealer selling dangerous substances over the Internet.”
In April of 2005, two teenagers from Whatcom County, Washington overdosed on DXM they had purchased online. The investigation of their deaths showed the teenagers had ordered the drug over the Internet from two men in Indiana who were selling pure DXM after obtaining it from sources in India. Three other children from Florida and Virginia also died from overdosing on DXM they had purchased from the same two men.
“Our laws are lacking when children can order shipments of dextromethorphan over the Internet,” said Sheriff Bill Elfo, who investigated the DXM overdoses in Whatcom County. “The illicit distribution of this drug has caused the deaths of two young people in our community and others across the nation. Illicit purveyors of this product need to be held accountable. This legislation will go a long way towards combating this problem on a national level.”
The Dextromethorphan Distribution Act of 2007 is endorsed by the American Pharmacists Association, Consumer Healthcare Products Association, Food Marketing Institute, National Association of Chain Drug Stores and The Partnership for a Drug Free America.
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|City||Mission, Kansas (studio)|
KCTV 5 News (KCTV-produced newscasts)
|Slogan||Kansas City Plays Here|
|Channels||Digital: 47 (UHF)
Virtual: 62 (PSIP)
|First air date||September 12, 1983|
|Call letters' meaning||KansaS and MissOuri (state postal abbreviations)|
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|Transmitter power||1,000 kW|
KSMO-TV, virtual channel 62 (UHF digital channel 47), is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station serving Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas, United States. The station is owned by the Meredith Corporation, as part of a duopoly with CBS affiliate KCTV (channel 5). The two stations share studio facilities located on Shawnee Mission Parkway (U.S. 56/U.S. 169) in Fairway, Kansas; KSMO maintains transmitter facilities located in Independence, Missouri. On cable, KSMO is available on Comcast, Time Warner Cable and SureWest channel 10, and AT&T U-verse channel 62.
The station first signed on the air on September 12, 1983 as KEKR-TV, its call letters coming from a congressman[who?] who had helped the station obtain a broadcast license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). It was the second general entertainment independent station in Kansas City, after KBMA-TV (channel 41, now KSHB-TV), and the third overall after KCIT-TV (channel 50, now Ion Television owned-and-operated station KPXE-TV), which operated from 1969 to 1971. Locally owned,[according to whom?] it was a typical independent running cartoons, drama series, classic movies, religious shows, westerns and sitcoms. The new station branded as "Super 62", but the launch was anything but that. It aired only three local commercials on its first day of operation: two for record releases from Candelite Music, an LP collection of Elvis Presley songs and a collection of country songs, and an ad for a modeling school. These commercials ran in nearly every break if the station was not showing a station identification slide of its logo. The picture was substandard with a mysterious black bar that was visible at the top of most programs and commercials.
In 1985, the station was sold to Media Central; its call letters were changed to KZKC on January 27 of that year (the callsign was later used in fictional form on the Kansas City-set UPN sitcom Malcolm & Eddie as the fictional radio station where Malcolm-Jamal Warner's character Malcolm McGee worked during the series' first two seasons; ironically when the series debuted in 1996, channel 62, then the market's UPN affiliate, had stopped using the KZKC calls five years earlier). The station added more sitcoms and movies to its schedule, and decreased the amount of religious programs it aired. It experimented with airing movies that were not edited for inappropriate content. That policy led to trouble for channel 62 when the station aired Private Lessons, a film known for its frontal nudity and a plot involving a relationship between a high school student and a maid. KZKC was fined by the FCC after a viewer filed a complaint about the film's content and nudity. The violation made TV Guide's annual J. Fred Muggs awards (a list of those in television who "made monkeys of themselves"). The station sought an affiliation with the upstart Fox network in 1986, which instead went to KSHB-TV.
Channel 62 remained unprofitable until it was sold to Abry Communications in 1990; the station subsequently changed its call letters to KSMO-TV on April 22, 1991. The new owners put ballots in the local television listings guides asking for programming advice from the public (this lent itself to the new logo that KSMO introduced at this time, featuring a check mark within the "O" in the callsign). Under Abry, the station began to turn a profit, and held its own with a lineup of syndicated cartoons, sitcoms, a few talk and reality shows, and movies. In March 1993, KSMO announced that it had entered into a three-year, $11 million contract to become the exclusive local broadcaster of Kansas City Royals baseball games; two months later, ABC and NBC announced the formation of The Baseball Network. In June 1994, the station sued the Royals for breach of contract arguing that NBC affiliate WDAF-TV (channel 4) and ABC affiliate KMBC-TV (channel 9) would each carry at least five primetime Royals telecasts in July and August, compared with only one or two national Royals games carried previously and that the Royals were obligated to renegotiate their local deal per a clause in the contract.
KSMO picked up some of KSHB's programming, including the Fox Kids children's block in September 1994, after KSHB swapped affiliations with WDAF and became an NBC affiliate. WDAF, like certain other Fox stations owned by New World Communications, opted to fill the Saturday morning timeslot with a locally produced newscast rather than run the Fox Kids lineup. That year, Abry Communications merged with the Sinclair Broadcast Group.
KSMO became the Kansas City affiliate of the United Paramount Network (UPN) when the network launched on January 16, 1995. However, it still essentially programmed as an independent station, since UPN only provided primetime programming on Monday and Tuesday evenings at its launch (and would not carry five nights a week of programming until September 1998). On July 21, 1997, Sinclair signed an affiliation agreement with The WB to switch KSMO-TV, the company's four other UPN affiliates and its independent stations to the network. KSMO joined The WB on January 21, 1998; the market's original affiliate of that network, KCWB (channel 29, now KCWE), stopped carrying The WB's primetime programming and affiliated with UPN on that date. However until June 1998, Fox Kids programming remained on KSMO, while the Kids' WB programming block remained on KCWB. That month, KSMO added Kids' WB programming to its schedule, while Fox Kids moved to KCWB.
As time went on, reruns of classic sitcoms (such as Happy Days and Family Ties), and most of the cartoons (such as The Wacky World of Tex Avery, Pokémon, and Beast Wars: Transformers) that KSMO carried would be replaced with more talk, reality and court shows. The Meredith Corporation, longtime owners of KCTV (channel 5), bought KSMO in November 2004 and immediately took over the station's operations through a joint sales agreement until the transaction's closure; the sale was finalized in late September 2005, creating a duopoly with KCTV. In January 2006, The WB discontinued the Kids' WB weekday afternoon block nationally; KSMO had been the last station in the market to run weekday cartoons until that point.
unit of Time Warner and CBS Corporation announced that the two companies would shut down The WB and UPN and combine the networks' respective programming to create a new "fifth" network called The CW. On February 22, News Corporation announced the launch of MyNetworkTV, another new network operated by Fox Television Stations and its sister syndication unit Twentieth Television.
KCWE was confirmed as Kansas City's CW affiliate on March 7, 2006, in a joint announcement by the network and its owner Hearst-Argyle Television. Two days later, KSMO was announced as Kansas City's MyNetworkTV affiliate and rebranded as "My KSMO TV". The station stopped carrying The WB's primetime programming on September 4 with KSMO joining MyNetworkTV the following day, however it continued to air The WB's daytime block until September 15. KCWE officially affiliated with The CW on September 18. In April 2011, KSMO removed the "My" portion of the station's branding as many of MyNetworkTV's affiliates began dropping network references due to its transition into a primetime programming service. KSMO retained the "blue TV" component of the network's logo until October 2011, when it debuted a new wordmark logo.
On September 8, 2015, Media General announced it would buy Meredith and take the name "Meredith Media General". However, on January 27, 2016, Nexstar Broadcasting Group announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire Media General and that Meredith agreed to termination of its merger agreement with Media General.
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
|62.1||1080i||16:9||KSMO-TV||Main KSMO-TV programming / MyNetworkTV|
KSMO-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 62, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 47. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 62, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition.
Syndicated programs broadcast on KSMO include Judge Mathis, Friends, Rules of Engagement, Everybody Loves Raymond and Better. Since MyNetworkTV does not air programming on weekend evenings, KSMO normally airs movies from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. It also takes on the responsibility of airing CBS programming whenever KCTV is not able to do so such as during long-form breaking news and severe weather coverage. The station became the broadcast home for Kansas Jayhawks college basketball games starting in late 2009. In June 2011, KSMO announced that it would broadcast high school football games from Kansas City area schools starting that fall. KSMO also serves as the flagship station for the NCAA Division II Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) college football game of the week.
KCTV produces seven hours of locally produced newscasts each week for KSMO (with one hour each on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays). In October 2005, KCTV began producing a half-hour primetime newscast at 9:00 that competes against WDAF's in-house hour-long news broadcast, and would later gain additional competition when KMBC began producing a half-hour newscast for sister station KCWE on September 14, 2010; the program currently airs seven nights a week. KCTV began broadcasting its newscasts in high definition on October 20, 2008, with the KSMO broadcasts being included in the upgrade. At some point in time,[when?] KSMO began simulcasting KCTV's weekday noon newscast.
In 2006, KSMO also began to run an hour-long extension of KCTV's morning newscast at 7:00 a.m. weekdays, and eventually, as a simulcast of that station's 10:00 p.m. newscast on Saturday nightsas well. The 7:00 a.m. newscast was dropped after the December 30, 2011 broadcast. In February 2013, the noon and Saturday night 10:00 p.m. news simulcasts were also dropped. KCTV also produced a weekly public affairs program called Your Kansas City, which was discontinued in September 2012. On August 4, 2014, KCTV began producing a half-hour newscast at 6:30 p.m. for KSMO.
- Station sues Royals over overexposure, Broadcasting & Cable (via HighBeam Research), June 27, 1994.
- Driver's seat, Broadcasting & Cable (via HighBeam Research), July 24, 1995.
- WB woos and wins Sinclair, Broadcasting & Cable, July 21, 1997.
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- "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- Engle, Tim (August 1, 2014). "KCTV-5 to launch 6:30 p.m. newscast on KSMO". Kansas City Star.<|endoftext|>### Wikipedia:
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Format||contemporary hit radio|
|Former frequencies||102.1 (1969-02/15/86), 106.1 (1986-1998), 97.1 (1998-2007)|
|Owner||Cliff Shank |
(Ad Astra Per Aspera Broadcasting, Inc.)
|Sister stations||KXKU, KNZS, KWHK|
KSKU (94.7 FM, "Hit Radio 94.7") is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to Sterling, Kansas, United States, the station serves the Hutchinson, Kansas area. The station is currently owned by Ad Astra Per Aspera Broadcasting, Inc. The KSKU call letters have been moved to 5 different frequencies across the FM band in central Kansas since 1985. KSKU has previously broadcast on these frequencies in this order 102.1, 106.1(sister station KXKU now broadcasts on 106.1), and 97.1. As well as music, the station broadcasts several high school football and basketball games from area schools. KSKU is a member of the Jayhawk Radio Network and regularly broadcasts the Kansas Jayhawks football and men's basketball games.
On September 2, 2011, around 2:20 AM, a fire destroyed the studios of Ad Astra Per Aspera Broadcasting, which included KSKU, as well as KWHK, KNZS, and KXKU. As a result, all four stations were off the air for nearly a month until temporary studios were set up in a nearby building. KSKU 94.7 and KNZS 100.3 returned to the air at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, September 28, 2011. The first song after the relaunch was "Meet Me Halfway" by the Black Eyed Peas. Rather than rebuilding after the fire, Ad Astra per Aspera Broadcasting permanently relocated to a preexisting building.
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Domain: journalism and media communication, geography<|endoftext|>LOUISVILLE, Ky. –
Military aircraft began arriving at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base last night in advance of this weekend’s Thunder Over Louisville air show.
The U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II Demonstration Team was first in with America’s newest, fifth-generation fighter plane, said Lt. Col. Josh Ketterer, air show coordinator. More than 20 other aircraft will continue to arrive over the next two days.
“This year’s air show promises to be one the best ever,” said Ketterer, a C-130J Hercules pilot with the Kentucky Air Guard. “We have a tremendous variety of current and historic aircraft, from the most modern fighters to legendary warbirds like the P-51 Mustang and F-86 Sabre. This is a great opportunity for the public to see the capabilities of their current military aircraft and enjoy the legacy of past aviators.”
The show, which kicks off Saturday at 3 p.m. along the banks of the Ohio River, will feature performances by the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy F-35 Lightning II Demonstration Teams, the Ohio Air National Guard’s F-16 Vipers, the U.S. Army’s UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and Golden Knights Parachute Team, and the Kentucky Air National Guard’s new C-130J Super Hercules aircraft.
Other events include a parachute insertion into the Ohio River by members of the Kentucky Air Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron and aerial demonstrations from tankers, close-air support aircraft, UPS Airlines, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Air Force.
The Kentucky Air Guard is once again serving as the base of operations for Thunder’s military aircraft and aircrews, a task that requires hundreds of hours of planning and support each year.
“It’s a great honor and privilege to help host this air show for the city and region,” Ketterer said.
Saturday’s show concludes at sunset, to be followed by the largest annual fireworks display in North America.<|endoftext|>LOUISVILLE, Ky. –
For the 34th year in a row, Kentucky National Guard Soldiers and Airmen were called on to help ensure the success of the Bluegrass's largest one-day festival known as Thunder Over Louisville, April 22, 2023.
The mission of the Kentucky National Guard was very clear: supplement Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) to provide additional security and traffic control and man the cannons on the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge.
"This is my fourteenth year working Thunder with the Kentucky National Guard," said Lt. Col. Curtis Persinger, commander of the 198th Military Police Battalion. "My favorite part of working this event is coming home with everyone safe and accounted for. It’s also great to be able to serve our community in such a public way.”
Many who attended the event thanked Soldiers and police up and down the busy river walk. One Soldier recounted his experiences while working Thunder.
“I have worked at Derby and River Fest, but this is my first time working at Thunder as a military police officer,” said Staff Sgt. Joseph Collin of the 617th Military Police Company. “We just want to make sure people feel safe and comfortable so that they can enjoy the show.”
Thunder over Louisville is a historical event that brings people together from all walks of life. The military provides an air show and the city of Louisville provides one of the largest fireworks shows in North America. The weather was not perfect this year but that did not stop thousands of spectators who came to celebrate.
Capt. James Swanson, liaison officer in command of the 138th Field Artillery Brigade, said, “The show that we put on represents the strength that the armed forces have and seeing the kids’ faces light up with excitement when they hear the loud booms make it all worth it.”
All in all, this event had 183 Soldiers and Airmen. Military police from the 617th sent 59 Soldiers who supported the LMPD with both security patrols and traffic control points. The 138th Field Artillery Brigade also sent 20 Soldiers to bring the "thunder" from the bridge with transporting and firing four 105mm howitzer cannons used to initiate the start of Thunder and again throughout the fireworks display.
“Louisville has been going through a lot lately and this event can lift people’s spirits,” said 2nd Lt. Sasha Soto of the 138th Field Artillery Brigade. “Thunder shows that we are an important part of the community and it’s been a great way to spend a drill weekend.”<|endoftext|>FRANKFORT, Ky. –
The National Guard’s senior enlisted advisor visited the University of Kentucky (UK) and Kentucky State University (KSU) Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets at their respective campuses in Lexington and Frankfort, Ky. on Dec. 5, 2022.
Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, SEA to the chief, National Guard Bureau, visited both universities to talk to cadets on the importance of building strong relationships and communication between the officer and enlisted corps early in their careers and how essential their leadership training is to the future of the force.
KSU Army ROTC is a partnership program with the University of Kentucky. Along with Centre College and Asbury University, they make up the more than 200 Air and Army officer cadets of the Wildcat Battalion.
While at UK, Whitehead participated in their morning physical training, consisting of friendly but competitive rounds of dodgeball between the Air and Army cadets.
After the competition, Whitehead spoke on open communication between officers and enlisted noncommissioned officers and its importance.
“I think it is important for future officers to understand the value of the relationship they’re going to have with the enlisted corps,” said Whitehead. “It is not something that needs to be introduced to you the day you become part of the force, you need to learn that it is part of what you learn in the development phase of your education.”
Whitehead recognized Air Force cadet Addison Utterback and Army cadet Hayden Roshong for their accomplishments in the program by presenting them with a challenge coin. He concluded his presentation by saying, “we have amazing leaders in our armed forces that do things by leading by example,” and reinforced that leaders are out front.
“Leaders don’t just tell people what to do.” Whitehead said. “They are right there with them doing it.”
After physical fitness training, Whitehead received a tour of Buell Armory from Air Force Cadets Andrew Nord and James Young, both members of the Kentucky Air National Guard.
Buell Armory has a rich history dating back to 1917 when UK Army ROTC was established. As a land-grant university under the Morrill Act, military training was a requirement. The University of Kentucky has commissioned officer who have fought in every war since WWI.
Whitehead then headed to Frankfort to meet with KSU Army ROTC cadets for a tour of the Kentucky State University campus and lunch with cadets, cadre, and alumni.
Kentucky State University is also a land-grant university and is the second largest land-grant university in Kentucky after the University of Kentucky. However, KSU received its land-grant as a Historical Black College and University (HBCU) as part of the second Morrill Act, which focused on creating universities and colleges in southern states that did not allow African American students into state schools.
Kentucky State University has partnered with the University of Kentucky throughout its history to commission Army officers through its satellite ROTC program. KSU has a smaller student population and to supplement their program, KSU partners with the UK Army ROTC program for their students to participate in military science labs and training, to include physical training testing.
KSU cadets were excited to have Whitehead visit their campus.
“I think this is a huge step in advocating for KSU ROTC’s program,” said Cadet Hidejuha Kennedy, a cadet with KSU Army ROTC. “It will help get us the awareness we need to increase the numbers in our ROTC program. There are a lot of National Guardsmen on our campus that are not maximizing their benefits while at the school.”
“Our number one goal is to recruit more people, to recruit more people to be our future leaders,” said Kennedy.
While touring the campus, Whitehead was approached by a student who recognized his Air Force uniform and told him he was thinking about joining the Air Force after he finished his degree.
Darryl D. Thompson, a government relations administrator KSU witnessed the interaction commented about the importance of representation.
“Just seeing you and your team here in the cafeteria sparks interest and questions about the program and the benefits that are available to all students here on campus,” said Thompson.
While at KSU, Whitehead also recognized cadets for their academic and athletic achievements, to include Army ROTC Cadet Roderic Walls, who not only is on a track scholarship but has scored a 600 on the Army Combat Fitness Test while maintaining a 4.0 GPA.
Army ROTC Cadet Ellis Jackson was also recognized for maintaining a 4.0 GPA during his tenure at KSU while outperforming his peers.
Both universities’ cadets and cadre remarked on the significance of a senior military leader visiting their campuses.
“UK Army ROTC promotes leadership for the total Army, components one, two, and three. Guard and Reserve Soldiers demand superior leadership for second lieutenants just as much as the active component. We fight as a total Army, and having the senior enlisted advisor visit UK only amplifies our messages that the Wildcat Battalion produces those leaders for the total Army,” said Lt. Col. Alan Overmyer, professor of military science UK Army ROTC.<|endoftext|>GREENVILLE, Ky. –
Twenty-four Soldiers representing each brigade in the commonwealth went head-to-head to determine who would come out at this year’s top Soldier, Non-Commissioned Officer and Senior Non-Commissioned Officer at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center Nov. 9-12.
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This year’s format included some of the new technology that was implemented this year. Moving targets were used during the weapons skills portion and night vision goggles were implemented for a portion of the competition.
“We did throw in a couple new additional events this year,” said State Command Sgt. Maj Jesse Withers. “The stress shoot was a little bit different with the implementation of the robotic target tree as well as implementing night vision goggles into our competition. As we look forward to future competitions, we're going to take a look at how we can continue to innovate.”
Marathon Targets provided targets that moved laterally on a set of wheels to raise the level of difficulty for the Soldiers stress shoot portion of the competition.
The night vision was incorporated as a special Army Warrior Task where the competitors were required to navigate a completely dark room, locate their fully disassembled M4 rifle, then reassemble it using only NVGs.
For three and a half days, the Soldiers were graded off on a total of 16 events that included an Army Combat Fitness test, an obstacle course, movement and grenade tactics, weapons breakdown and a grueling 12-mile ruck march.
The ruck march is the one event that tests the limits of the Solders mental and physical toughness.
21-year old Spc. Garner Offutt from Bravo Battery, 1-623rd Field Artillery, who was selected as the Solider of the year, admitted that the ruck march was the hardest of the events for him.
“The ruck was the most mentally challenging,” said Offutt. “I've done a lot of rucks, but with the hills here, it was it was definitely pushing my body to the limit. I'm glad that I had Pvt. Stevens and Sgt. Lee with me rucking, helping to keep me on pace.”
He added that the toughest physical event was the night land navigation due to the terrain and plants with thorns snagging and scraping his arms and legs.
To put on the yearly event, it takes a lot of planning and preparation but the Soldiers of the 238th Regional Training Institute do so flawlessly.
“This week has been very busy,” said 1st Sgt. Will Sewell, operations non-commissioned officer for the 238th. “There are a lot of pieces moving to make it all it all come together. It really takes all the brigades coming together as a one team to make sure it’s synchronized to pull off the competition for these troops.”
Each of the Soldiers pushed themselves as well as each other during each of the events. Even when the weather changed from warm to cold and the snow stated falling on the last day.
“They were giving it their all,” said Sewell. “They're pushed to their limits and kept their spirits high. I mean, even though sometimes they might have been miserable and wanted to give up, they never did. They continued to push through. We have some great Kentucky National Guard Soldiers and NCOs here.”
Overall the week was a success and with this year’s competition over, Withers has one piece of advice for the next round of Soldiers who will be chosen to represent their brigades come next year.
“Be prepared” he said.
The winners were: Soldier of the Year: Spc. Garner Offutt with the Bravo Battery, 1-623rd Field Artillery, 138th Field Artillery Brigade; Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year: Staff Sgt. Jared Zerhusen from the 617th Military Police Company, 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade; Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year: Sgt. 1st. Class Jonathan Senters from Charlie Company, 1-149th Infantry Battalion.
These warriors will move on to the regional competition next year at Fort Stewart, Ga.
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Slogan||All Sports, All the Time|
|First air date||1922 (as WRR)|
|Audience share||2.9 (February 2017, Nielsen Audio)|
|Power||25,000 watts (day)
5,000 watts (night)
|Callsign meaning||K The Ticket|
|Former callsigns||WRR (1920-1978)
|Affiliations||Dallas Stars (NHL)
NBC Sports Radio
SB Nation Radio
|Owner||Cumulus Media Inc.
(Radio License Holding SRC LLC)
|Sister stations||KLIF, KLIF-FM, KPLX, KSCS, KTCK-FM, WBAP|
KTCK (1310 AM; "SportsRadio 1310 The Ticket"), is a sports talk radio station based in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The station, currently owned by Cumulus Media, has been made popular by the incorporation of humor alongside the sports talk. It rebroadcasts on 96.7 FM. The station's studios are located in the Victory Park district in Dallas just north of downtown, and the transmitter site is in Coppell.
The sometimes controversial station has posted strong ratings in the Dallas radio market, especially its Arbitron top-rated shows The Hardline and the Dunham and Miller Show, which have been the anchors of the station's success throughout its existence.
The 1310 kHz frequency has its origins as WRR, which was licensed in 1922 and became the first broadcast radio station in the state of Texas, and the second in the United States. In 1948, WRR launched an FM station; the AM station played popular music while the FM station carried classical music until 1975 when WRR 1310 became the first station in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to have an all-news format until its 1978 sale to Bonneville International. 1310 was split from WRR-FM in 1978 and became the first of several incarnations of KAAM when it was owned by the same company that owned KAFM (92.5 MHz) until gaining its current call sign in 1994.
The Ticket's original lineup consisted of Skip Bayless, Curt Menefee, Mike Rhyner and Greg Williams, Chuck Cooperstein, and George Dunham and Craig Miller. Skip Bayless was the first host to inaugurate the station's sports format.
On March 6, 2006, the station announced that it would be the flagship affiliate of the Dallas Cowboys radio network. This success was followed up by Arbitron ratings which showed a 60% increase in listeners. However, on January 23, 2009, KTCK and the Dallas Cowboys ended their three-year partnership.
On August 7, 2013, it was announced that Cumulus Media would take over operations of rival station ESPN 103.3 through a long term local marketing agreement (LMA) with Disney. Programming on both stations would remain the same. The deal would take effect once Cumulus closed on the spin-off of repeater KTDK 104.1 in Sanger to Whitley Media. Cumulus surrendered the license for KTDK 104.1 to the FCC, as it was necessary to divest one of its FM frequencies due to the LMA with KESN-FM.
On October 7, 2013, it was announced that The Ticket would begin simulcasting on 96.7 FM, which displaced the simulcast of WBAP News/Talk 820 AM (WBAP is now on The Ticket's former simulcast spot KPLX 99.5 HD2). Dan Bennett, the vice president/market manager of Cumulus Broadcasting in Dallas confirmed this move. The format flips took effect on October 21. However, the station logo on The Ticket's official website had not yet been updated as it still had the 104.1 FM frequency until hours later.
Notable former hosts
- Skip Bayless – Host of The Skip Bayless Show. When the ownership decided to accept a lucrative offer to sell the station, the new owners bought out Bayless' contract. He is currently hosting on Fox Sports 1's Skip and Shannon: Undisputed.
- Chuck Cooperstein – Host of The Chuck Cooperstein Show, now on KESN. Cooperstein is also the radio play-by-play announcer for the Dallas Mavericks Radio Network (also on KESN).
- Timm "IndyCarTim" Hamm – Co-Host of Motorsports Weekly with NASCAR Dennis and IndyCarTim, Wednesday nights 8-10. The show later moved to KRLD-FM 105.3 The Fan in Dallas for a period of time.
- Chris Arnold – Host of The Chris Arnold Show. Arnold is the former sports director and morning show host at KKDA-FM. He now hosts G-Bag Nation with Gavin Dawson on KRLD-FM. At one point Arnold, worked at The Ticket, K-104, WFAA-TV, and the Dallas Mavericks TV broadcasts simultaneously. Arnold is also the game night emcee for the Mavericks inside the American Airlines Center.
- Mark Followill – Former Ticket Ticker (news update) announcer for The Hardline and current television play-by-play announcer for the Dallas Mavericks on Fox Sports Southwest and on KTXA 21. Also serves as an occasional "plus one" on The Hardline as well as KTCK's Mavericks post-game show.
- Dale Hansen – Dale Hansen Show, often controversial DFW sports journalist and WFAA-TV sports anchor.
- Richard "Big Dick" Hunter – Host of The P-1 Wild Ass Circus, broadcast evenings on Live 105.3 as The Wild Ass Circus. Also hosted The Richard Hunter Show on 1360 KXYZ.
- Curt Menefee – Curt Menefee Show, current host of Fox NFL Sunday
- John Rhadigan – former co-host of the original Ticket weekend show, The Press Box. Briefly the play-by-play announcer for the Texas Rangers in 2011, currently on Fox Sports Southwest as host for pre and post-game shows for DFW area teams.
- Ben Rogers and Jeff “Skin” Wade – hosted the Ben & Skin Show noon-2 pm Saturdays and hosted the Dallas Mavericks post-game show. Former hosts on 103.3 KESN-FM, 9 a.m.-noon. Currently on KRLD-FM 105.3 hosting the afternoon drive show.
- Kevin Scott – former Ticker announcer for The Hardline; former co-host of The Throwdown; former co-host of The Beatdown on KZNX in Austin, Texas; former co-host on NewsRadio 1080 (KRLD) with Greg Hill.
- Greg Williams – former co-host of The Hardline.
- Rocco Pendola – former mid-day host, dismissed after a confrontation with Gordon Keith.
- Mike Bacsik – former major-league pitcher for several teams, served as producer of The Norm Hitzges Show. Dismissed after tweeting a comment about "dirty Mexicans".
SportsRadio 1310 The Ticket has won many awards over the years, including the 2007 Marconi Award for "Best Sports Station in America" at the National Association of Broadcasters' annual conference on September 27, 2007. The station and various shows have been Marconi nominees in the past, but this was The Ticket's first win. The Ticket was again recognized as "Sports Station of the Year," winning a second Marconi Award in 2013.
In popular culture
The FX drama Justified made frequent use of the names of "Ticket" personalities for supporting characters as writer/producer VJ Boyd is a former Dallas resident and an active fan of KTCK. Boyd continued this practice in his scripts for NBC's The Player.
- "Dallas Morning News article in which comparative ratings are summarized.".
- "Dallas Cowboys on Radio". DallasCowboys.com.
- Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Arts & Entertainment
- Cumulus Media Inc. Completes Formation of Cumulus Media Partners and Acquisition of Susquehanna Radio
- Cumulus to LMA ESPN 103.3 Dallas - [IDX] Radio Insight] (released August 7, 2013)
- Sportsradio 1310 The Ticket to operate ESPN Radio in Dallas - The Dallas Morning News (released August 7, 2013)
- ‘SportsRadio 1310 the Ticket’ to also air on 96.7 FM - DFW.com (released October 7, 2013, updated October 8, 2013)
- Horn, Barry (2006-04-17). "Hansen headed to ESPN Radio". Dallas Morning News.
- "2007 NAB Marconi Radio Award Winners Announced". Retrieved November 13, 2008.
- "2013 Marconi Award Winners Announced." Retrieved September 19, 2013.
- Martindale, David (March 1, 2015). "'Justified' characters sound familiar? They're shout-outs to The Ticket". The Dallas Morning News.<|endoftext|>Detailed Report.
Trinity Broadcasting Network |
(Trinity Broadcasting of Washington)
First air date
|March 30, 1984|
Former call signs
Former channel number(s)
20 (UHF, 1984–2009)
14 (UHF, until 2019)
Call sign meaning
|HAAT||473 m (1,552 ft)|
Public license information
KTBW-TV, virtual channel 20 (UHF digital channel 21), is a TBN owned-and-operated television station serving Seattle, Washington, United States that is licensed to Tacoma. The station is owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. KTBW's studios are located on South 341st Place in Federal Way, and its transmitter is located on Gold Mountain near Bremerton.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2017)
KTBW originally signed on the air with the call sign KQFB on March 30, 1984. As KQFB, the station was originally locally owned by Family Broadcasting based in University Place, Washington. Family Broadcasting originally was going to broadcast Christian programming from several sources. Before the station went on the air, a minority interest in KQFB was acquired by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. When TBN acquired Family Broadcasting in full, the call letters were changed to KTBW on December 18, 1984.
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
|20.1||720p||16:9||TBN HD||Main TBN programming|
- KTBW in the FCC TV station database
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20.1 - TBN
20.2 - Hillsong Channel
20.3 - JUCE TV/Smile
20.4 - Enlace
20.5 - TBN Salsa
|Affiliations||TBN (O&O; 1986–present)|
|Owner||Trinity Broadcasting Network, Inc.
(Trinity Broadcasting of Washington)
|First air date||March 30, 1984|
|Call letters' meaning||Trinity
|Former callsigns||KQFB (1984)|
20 (UHF, 1984–2009)
|Former affiliations||Independent (1984–1986)|
|Transmitter power||90 kW
107 kW (CP)
|Height||473 m (1,552 ft)|
KTBW-TV, virtual channel 20 (UHF digital channel 14), is a TBN owned-and-operated television station serving Seattle, Washington, United States that is licensed to Tacoma. The station is owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. KTBW's studios are located on South 341st Place in Federal Way, and its transmitter is located on Gold Mountain near Bremerton.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2017)
KTBW originally signed on the air with the call sign KQFB on March 30, 1984. As KQFB, the station was originally locally owned by Family Broadcasting based in University Place, Washington. Family Broadcasting originally was going to broadcast Christian programming from several sources. Before the station went on the air, a minority interest in KQFB was acquired by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. When TBN acquired all the interest in Family Broadcasting, the call letters changed from KQFB to KTBW on December 18, 1984.
This station's digital signal, like most other full-service TBN owned-and-operated stations, carries five different TBN-run networks.
|20.1||480i||4:3||TBN||Main TBN programming|
KTBW-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 20, on that date. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 14, using PSIP to display KTBW-TV's virtual channel as 20 on digital television receivers.
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KTBW
- Query TV Fool's coverage map for KTBW
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KTBW-TV
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Public Television 19, Inc.|
KTBG (90.9 FM) is a listener supported radio station in Warrensburg, Missouri; serving the Kansas City, Missouri market. The station is currently owned by Public Television 19, Inc., the holding company for the area's PBS member television station, KCPT. Known as "The Bridge," it airs an adult album alternative format. The sale of KTBG to PT19 was announced in April 2013, and after FCC approval, the actual transfer occurred Tuesday, December 17, 2013 immediately after KTBG’s 7pm broadcast of “All Things Considered.”
KTBG signed on in the early 1980s as KCMW, airing National Public Radio and jazz programming under the ownership of the University of Central Missouri. In August 2001, the station adopted its current call letters and switched to the current format. The first song after NPR's Morning Edition was "Some Bridges" by Jackson Browne.
On April 18, 2013 the University of Central Missouri Board of Governors signed a letter of intent to transfer ownership of KTBG to Public Television 19, owner of KCPT. Kliff Kuehl, CEO and President of KCPT, indicated that while some changes will take place to KTBG once the transfer is approved by the FCC the station will still maintain its current music format.
After the transfer to KCPT, the KTBG broadcast studios were moved to the KCPT building in Kansas City, and KTBG's transmitter was moved to a new tower 20 miles closer to Kansas City, improving reception in the Kansas City metro. The reported sale price for the station was $1.1 million cash, plus an additional $550,000 in "in kind" services.
KTBG airs several music programs, including "World Cafe", "Eclectic Cafe", and "Blues Quest". The station focuses on newer music. For a long time, KTBG also aired Morning Edition, Weekend Edition and All Things Considered because the area's main NPR station, KCUR, only provides rimshot coverage of the eastern portion of the market. Unusual for an NPR station, it aired football and basketball games of the University of Central Missouri Mules. When KCPT took over the station, all NPR programming (except World Cafe), as well as UCM sports programming, were dropped from the schedule.
- "Why is KCPT buyng the 90.9 FM frequency?" (PDF). KCPT website. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- "Intention to transfer ownership of UMC's KTBG to KCPT announced today" (PDF). 19 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- Mook, Ben (19 April 2013). "Kansas City pubTV buys Triple A music station". Current.org website.
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Meaning
|Lone Star State (reference to the official state nickname of Texas)|
K-Star (station's former branding)
|HAAT||517 m (1,696 ft)|
Public license information
KSTR-DT (channel 49) is a television station licensed to Irving, Texas, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language UniMás network to the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is owned and operated by TelevisaUnivision alongside Garland-licensed Univision owned-and-operated station KUVN-DT (channel 23). Both stations share studios on Bryan Street in downtown Dallas, while KSTR-DT's transmitter is located in Cedar Hill, Texas.
The station first signed on the air on April 17, 1984 as KLTJ-TV (the call letters stood for "Keep Looking to Jesus"). Founded by Eldred Thomas, owner of radio station KVTT-FM (91.7, now KKXT), it originally maintained a religious programming format as an affiliate of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). In early 1986, Thomas sold the station to Silver King Broadcasting, the broadcasting arm of the Home Shopping Network (HSN). As a result of the sale, the station became an affiliate of HSN in September of that year; this left TBN without an outlet in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex for the next five months, until it launched owned-and-operated station KDTX-TV (channel 58) in February 1987. On June 1, 1987, the station changed its call letters to KHSX (standing for "Home Shopping in Texas").
On November 27, 1995, veteran television executive Barry Diller announced that he would acquire the Home Shopping Network and Silver King Communications, which owned HSN-affiliated stations in several other larger media markets. The purchase was finalized on December 19, 1996, ten months after the transaction received approval by the (FCC) on March 11. Two years later in 1997, HSN purchased the USA Network, and renamed its broadcast television subsidiary as USA Broadcasting, as part of a corporate rebranding borrowing from the identity of its new cable channel property. That year, KHSX began carrying a one-hour block of programming from business news channel Bloomberg Information Television (now simply Bloomberg Television) at 6:00 a.m. daily and added a block of classic children's programs on Sunday mornings.
As an independent station
In June 1998, USA Broadcasting launched a customized independent station format, "CityVision", which infused syndicated programming—including a few produced by sister production unit Studios USA that also aired nationally on USA Network—with a limited amount of local entertainment and magazine programs (reminiscent of the format used by CITY-TV in Toronto and more prominently, that station's sister broadcast television properties that became charter stations of Citytv, when CHUM Limited expanded the format to other Canadian markets as a television system in 2002).
On October 15, 1999, the station changed its call letters to KSTR-TV (which were used as part of the station's branding, phonetically pronounced as "K-Star"). Channel 49 adopted the "CityVision" format first adopted the previous fall by Miami sister station WAMI-TV on that date, converting into a general entertainment independent station; HSN programming remained part of the schedule, however it was relegated to two separate blocks, running nightly from 2:00 to 5:30 a.m.
KSTR's initial lineup under the "CityVision" format began to primarily feature a mix of reality shows (such as America's Funniest Home Videos and Real TV), sitcoms (such as Sister, Sister, The Three Stooges, The Andy Griffith Show and NewsRadio) and talk shows during the daytime and prime time hours, as well as drama series (Knight Rider and The A-Team) on weekend evenings, and movies—under the Star Time Movies banner—during prime time on weekends and on Sunday late afternoons. It also aired USA's original programs (such as Tens—rebroadcast from its Miami sister station WAMI-TV—and Strip Poker), along with the regionally syndicated newscast The News of Texas. It also carried a decent lineup of children's programming on Saturday mornings, including those sourced from the BKN syndication block (such as Highlander: The Animated Series, Mighty Max, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Underground, Jumanji, Pocket Dragon Adventures, Beakman's World and Extreme Dinosaurs).
During this period, KSTR served as the official station for the Dallas Mavericks NBA franchise. KSTR also broadcast select Fort Worth Brahmas games from the defunct Western Professional Hockey League. The station also used the "City Vision" ("Your City is Our Studio") bumper cards common with USA-owned stations that had converted to general entertainment independents during this time. The local programming-infused format that was adopted by KSTR-DT and its sister stations in Atlanta and Miami, was originally planned to be expanded to the remainder of USA Broadcasting's stations, with some (such as WHOT-TV (now WUVG-DT) in Atlanta and WHUB-TV (now WUTF-DT) in Boston) having either already adopted or eventually switching to the format.
Due to financial problems, in September 2000, USA eliminated half of KSTR's entertainment programming inventory, filling the newly opened time periods with an expanded block of infomercials during the morning hours and an additional block of HSN programming on weekday mornings from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (later reduced to a three-hour block from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. by September 2001). The station also reduced its children's programs inventory to a daily half-hour of educational programming (consisting of the reality-documentary series Animal Rescue).
Sale to Univision
In the summer of 2000, USA Networks announced that it would sell off its television station group, in order to focus on its cable network and television production properties. Among the prospective buyers for the USA Broadcasting unit was The Walt Disney Company—the corporate parent of ABC, the network affiliated locally with WFAA (channel 8)—which was the original frontrunner to purchase the thirteen-station group. However, Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications beat out Disney and the competing bidders in a close race, securing a deal to purchase the USA Broadcasting stations for $1.1 billion on December 7, 2000. When the sale was finalized on May 21, 2001, KSTR became part of a duopoly with Univision owned-and-operated station KUVN (channel 23).
The week prior to the sale's completion, on May 15, 2001, Univision Communications announced during its upfront presentation that it would launch a secondary television network—later announced to be named TeleFutura (now UniMás) on July 31—that would compete with Univision, Telemundo and the then-recently launched Azteca América. Univision would utilize the former USA Broadcasting stations to serve as charter outlets of the network, which would cater to bilingual Latinos and young adult males between the ages 18 and 34 that seldom watch Spanish language television other than sporting events.
Univision, however, continued to maintain English language programming formats on the ten HSN affiliates (including WUTF-DT, which reaffiliated with HSN in January 2001) and three independent stations it acquired from USA Networks for fourteen months following the completion of the purchase. Despite this, the station utilized its ties to Univision on September 11, 2001, when KSTR simulcast live coverage of the terror attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, as well as the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, from KUVN for several days afterward, before resuming what was left of its regular English language schedule on September 18. On September 2, 2001, Channel 49 began incorporating daily, two-hour-long mini-marathons of The Andy Griffith Show and movies to fill part of its schedule for its final months as an English language station.
KSTR officially converted into a Spanish language station on January 14, 2002, when it became an owned-and-operated station of TeleFutura, which initially launched on that date on 18 Univision-owned stations (including eleven of KSTR's large-market sister stations under USA Broadcasting ownership). The meager programming inventory that had occupied KSTR's schedule prior to the switch was subsequently acquired by KFWD (channel 52, now a ShopHQ affiliate), which itself converted into an English language independent station days earlier on January 1, after losing its Telemundo affiliation to KXTX-TV (channel 39) as a result of NBC/Telemundo's acquisition of that station; the local over-the-air television rights to the Mavericks were concurrently transferred to then-UPN affiliate KTXA (channel 21, now an independent station).
ATSC 3.0 experimental broadcast
In January 2018, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Nexstar Media Group, and Univision Communications announced that they reached an agreement with American Tower Corporation to construct an ATSC 3.0 single-frequency network in Dallas. It was decided that Univision-owned KSTR-DT would become the test station, with Univision owned-and-operated sister station KUVN-DT, and Sinclair-operated station KTXD-TV, providing ATSC 1.0 simulcasts of KSTR-DT's programming during the tests.
In November 2018, KSTR-DT submitted an experimental special temporary authority (STA) to the FCC, to test ATSC 3.0 distributed transmission system (DTS) broadcasting. The FCC granted the STA in February 2019, with testing beginning in March 2019. KSTR-DT's ATSC 3.0 DTS test consisted of four transmitters located throughout the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, all broadcasting on UHF channel 48: Cedar Hill (main transmitter), Garland, Fort Worth, and Denton.
In July 2019, KSTR-DT shut down its channel 48 transmitters as part of the broadcast frequency repacking process following the 2016-2017 FCC incentive auction, and began broadcasting from an auxiliary transmitter on its assigned displacement channel 34. DTS testing resumed after all transmitters were broadcasting on channel 34.
Due to ATSC 3.0-capable tuners not being widely available, KSTR-DT began simulcasting its programming on KUVN-DT (49.1 UniMás & 49.3 Grit) and KTXD-TV (49.2 getTV) in February 2019.
|Channel||Res.||Aspect||Short name||Programming||ATSC 1.0 host|
|49.1||720p||16:9||KSTR-DT||Main KSTR-DT programming / UniMás||KUVN-DT|
These subchannels are also rebroadcast on KUVN-CD in Fort Worth, which repeats the entire KUVN multiplex, with different minor channel numbers (49.11 and 49.13, respectively).
|4.1||1080p||16:9||KDFW*NX||ATSC 3.0 simulcast of KDFW / Fox|
|23.1||KUVN*NX||ATSC 3.0 simulcast of KUVN-DT / Univision|
|33.1||KDAF*NX||ATSC 3.0 simulcast of KDAF / The CW|
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That preparations are all set for the visit of Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak to the country as he undertakes an Official Visit on October 15 on the occasion of the signing of the Framework Agreement between the Philippine Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
"The Philippine Government and the Filipino people are eagerly awaiting to welcome Prime Minister Najib as he arrives at our shores to witness the signing of the Framework Agreement. His visit is expected to further scale up Philippines-Malaysia relations, which is experiencing a renaissance these days. We are ready to show him and his delegation the world-famous warm Filipino hospitality," said Philippine Ambassador to Malaysia J. Eduardo Malaya said. Ambassador Malaya is already in Manila since Thursday to assist in the preparations for the visit.
Upon the invitation of President Benigno S. Aquino III, Prime Minister Najib will be present during the signing ceremony on Monday at the Malacanan presidential complex. This is (Dato' Sri Najib's) first visit to the Philippines as Prime Minister.
Malaysia has served as facilitator of the peace talks since 2001.
Other international dignitaries are expected to attend the signing ceremonies, including the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
'The successful talks herald a bright, new dawn for all Filipinos - Muslims, Lumad indigenous people, Christians and all others who comprise the Filipino nation. There is a celebratory mood in the entire country, notably in Mindanao,' Ambassador Malaya said.
During his Official Visit, Prime Minister Najib is expected to have a bilateral meeting with President Aquino and also interact with leading Philippine CEOs under the auspices of the Philippines-Malaysia Business Council and the Makati Business Club.
Expected to join the Prime Minister and his wife, Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor, during their visit to the Philippines are Malaysian government officials and a business delegation led by AlloyMTD Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dato Azmil Khalid, who is the pro-tempore chair of the Kuala-Lumpur based Malaysia-Philippines Business Council (MPBC).
"The Prime Minister's visit will allow us to reciprocate the warm welcome that the Malaysian Government and people accorded to Vice President Jejomar Binay, when he visited Malaysia last May. We hope that the gains from these visits would further grow and deepen our two countries' partnership,' Ambassador Malaya added.
Vice President Binay was in Kuala Lumpur for the Philippines-Malaysia Investment Partnership Forum, where he was guest of honor and keynote speaker. During that visit, he had talks with Prime Minister Najib, former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato' Sri Anifah bin Haji Aman and Malaysian International Trade and Industry Minister Dato Mustapa bin Mohamed.
He was also hosted for lunch by the newly-revived MPBC, which held its first meeting during the said event, as well as had interactions with the Scouts Association of Malaysia and the members of the Filipino community.
The Philippines and Malaysia are experiencing a renaissance in bilateral relations, including in the economic and cultural spheres
In 2011, Malaysia was the Philippines' ninth largest trading partner, with total trade amounting to US$3.7 billion; it is the Philippines' 11th largest export market, valued at US$1.098 billion; and the eight largest import market valued at US$2.635 billion. Malaysia is the Philippines' 11th major tourist market, with 91,752 Malaysian tourists visiting the Philippines in 2011; on the other hand, 362,101 Filipinos visited Malaysia in the same year. Malaysian investments in the Philippines reached US$203.03 million over the last six years (2005 to 2010).
In August 2011, Petron Corporation, a leading Philippine energy company, bought Exxon Mobil Corporation's 65 percent stake in Esso Malaysia Berhad for US$610 million, which includes an oil refinery and some 558 gasoline stations.
On the other hand, Malaysia is one of the Philippines' sources of foreign direct investments (FDI). FDI from Malaysia is spread into construction, finance, real estate, manufacturing, mining, private services, trade, and transportation. The more prominent Malaysian companies operating in the Philippines are Resorts World Hotel, Shangri-La Hotels, the Malayan Banking Corporation (Maybank), and AlloyMTD Bhd, which upgraded the South Luzon Expressway. In 2010, Malaysian investments amounted to US$16.71 million (Php 753.8 million). Most recently, CIMB purchased a 60-percent stake in the Philippine Bank of Commerce, worth around RM1 billion (P196 billion).
Malaysia has also recently seen for itself the immense talent and virtuosity of Filipino choral groups. In July, the Philippine Madrigal Singers graced Kuala Lumpur in a two-night concert and a command performance at the Embassy, where Malaysian Tourism Minister Dato Sri' Dr. Ng Yen Yen was Guest of Honor.
This October and in a 'celebration of peace', the Embassy brings to Malaysia the world-renowned, multi-awarded University of the Philippines Concert Chorus. They will perform in by-invitations events at the Panggung Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur Cultural Center) on October 23 in partnership with the Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (Office of the Kuala Lumpur City Mayor), and at the Universiti Malaya's Experimental Theatre on October 24, in partnership with the University's Cultural Center.
The group will then proceed to Kuching, Sarawak for a performance on October 25, in cooperation with the Rotary Club of Kuching and the Filipino community there. END<|endoftext|>29 March 2012--The Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur said today that the two Philippine consular mobile offices in Sabah and the Embassy are aware of the attempted submission of spurious birth certificates by some passport applicants who are abetted by a few placement agencies, and have earlier on undertaken corrective measures.
"The consular mobile team in Kota Kinabalu recently confiscated 11 forged birth certificates, while the team in Tawau rejected 12 birth certificates. Our consular mobile teams have been vigilant in protecting the integrity of the Philippine passport," the Embassy said.
It made the clarification in view of media reports that some applicants have resorted to procuring falsified documents in order to beat the April 10 deadline for the Sabah 5P amnesty program.
The consular teams and the Embassy have likewise placed a placement agency that is said to have abetted the forgeries under investigation, and in the interim will not entertain passport applications coursed through that agency.
The Embassy also clarified that the said agency offers its services to facilitate the documentation requirements of Filipino workers in Sabah and process their work permits, and generally does not recruit workers in the Philippines for Sabah's vast plantation estates.
It likewise called for adherence to strict standards of professionalism and ethics by placement agencies in Sabah, some of which are Filipino-run.
"Let us not exploit for financial gains the difficulties experienced by many of our compatriots who would like to regularize their status," the Embassy urged.
The Embassy also welcomed the call for a joint probe by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the National Statistics Office (NSO) on the matter.
"There are some local civil registrars in Mindanao who are in cahoots with these agencies. Some policing in their ranks are also needed," it said.
"A long-term solution to the often lack of birth certificates and other identity documents by Filipinos here, including those born in the Philippines as well as in Sabah, is for the NSO to conduct sustained civil registration drives in Sabah. Most of our Filipino compatriots in Sabah have been here for years, and they have difficulties in going back home and securing documents. This civil registration drive is a much-needed measure which has been vigorously recommended and long-sought by the Embassy and the DFA," the Embassy stated.<|endoftext|>The Department of Foreign Affairs that Ambassador J. Eduardo Malaya paid a courtesy call on Malaysia's Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat (Malaysian Parliament's Lower House) Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Pandikar Amin Mulia at the Parlimen (Parliament) Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on April 18.
Accompanying Ambassador Malaya during the call were Second Secretary Gonaranao Musor and Embassy Political Attache Atty. Norren Joy Calip.
Speaker Pandikar is scheduled to go on a working visit to the Philippines on April 24 to 27, which includes a confirmed meeting with Vice President Jejomar C. Binay on April 24.
The Ambassador informed the Speaker that the Vice President will likewise go on an official visit to Malaysia on May 27 to 29, which will be highlighted by his participation as Guest Speaker and Keynote Speaker during the Philippines-Malaysia Investment Partnership Forum on May 29.
Ambassador Malaya invited Speaker Pandikar to attend the forum, especially on the break-out session on Mindanao and related business interests which will be held at the afternoon of the forum.
Speaker Pandikar is specifically interested in palm oil investments in Mindanao, which he considers as a second home.
"This in an opportune time to further boost economic and business relations betweem the Philippines and Malaysia, as recent developments, including CIMB buying a 60 percent equity in the Bank of Commerce, Petron's acquisition of Esso Bhd. Malaysia and Maybank's reported interest in bidding for the Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines, show a surging interest from companies in both countries to engage with each other," Ambassador Malaya told Speaker Pandikar.
The Speaker, meanwhile, added the need to maximize the role of the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) is developing not just the sub-region but bilateral economic relations as well as between the Philippines and Malaysia, which could be used to further economic relations between the two countries.
Before his current position, Speaker Pandikar was previously a Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, and had previously served as the Speaker of the Sabah State Assembly<|endoftext|>That the Royal Malaysia Police, through its Criminal Investigation Division (CID)-Anti-Human Trafficking Section and the Embassy, rescued four Filipina victims of human trafficking on April 18.
The four were locked up and forced to work in a night club in Johor Baru, some 220 kilometers away from Kuala Lumpur and is near the Malaysian border with Singapore.
The Embassy lauded the quick action undertaken by the Malaysian police.
"We appreciate the swift action of the Malaysian police in rescuing our nationals. This is proof of the commitment and partnership of our two countries against human trafficking. Coming right after the conviction of Alfred Lim, this latest rescue is another clear indicator of the commitment and partnership of our two countries against human trafficking," Ambassador J. Eduardo Malaya said.
On March 30, Mr. Lim, a Singaporean national, was convicted by the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur for two counts of human trafficking, and sentenced him to three-year imprisonment for each count. This was after two Filipinas who fled his placement agency filed complaints against him in July 2009, after enduring prolonged periods of abuse and maltreatment.
The victims, all residents of Metropolitan Manila, were allegedly recruited and escorted by a certain Ramil Garcia from Manila to Zamboanga and then Sandakan in Sabah, with the promise of high-paying jobs in Malaysia.
Upon arrival in Sandakan, Mr. Garcia turned them over to a certain Norminda Buko Whigan for "sale" to night club owners as customer service workers. The Filipinas were informed of their real work only upon their arrival in Sandakan.
After a two-week stay in Sandakan and no offers from club owners there, the four Filipinas were transported by plane to Johor Bahru in West Malaysia on March 29 and offered to a certain club owner Emy Wong.
The ladies were locked up at the Wong residence, and made to work at the club the following day.
The four ladies, with ages between 27 to 36 years old, eventually were able to ask for help from the Blas F. Ople Policy Center and others, which alerted the Embassy.
In the evening of April 18, Malaysian CID agents, accompanied by two Embassy officials, proceeded to Johor Bahru in West Malaysia and raided the club.
The club owner had left the club, together with the Filipinas, minutes before the police arrived.
The team then proceeded the Wong residence, where the Filipinas were locked up, and rescued the four Filipinas. The police also arrested Mrs. Wong's husband, who was in the house. Mrs. Wong is now being pursued by authorities.
The Filipinas were then brought before a local judge, who issued an interim protection order, and are now in a shelter run by Malaysian police and welfare authorities. They will later be turned over to the Embassy for repatriation to Manila.
The Embassy reminded Filipinos to be aware of the modus operandi of trafficking syndicates, so as to protect themselves from becoming victims.
"Our Filipinos should already beware anytime they are made to exit through the 'back door' in the Tawi-Tawi area without proper documentations. In most likelihood, they are being trafficked already," the Embassy said.
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Bloomberg: Covid-19 Relief for Undocumented Would Boost the Economy for All
Depriving workers of $1,200 checks caused a $10 billion loss in economic activity.
By: Lorena Gonzalez and Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda
Among the many policy failures of our national Covid-19 response, the exclusion of 18.1 million people, including 4.9 million U.S. citizens, from federal stimulus packages will go down as one of the most economically devastating self-inflicted wounds.
These are neighbors who shop at local stores, pay rent and fuel the economy through their workforce participation to the tune of a $1.6 trillion contribution to the nation’s gross domestic product. According to research conducted by the University of California, Los Angeles, leaving undocumented immigrants out of the $1,200 tax rebate approved by Congress in March resulted in a $10 billion loss in economic activity — which is almost $3.4 billion more than what it would have cost to include them. (One of us, Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda, is a co-author of the study.)
The important role that documented and undocumented immigrants play in the national economy has been shown repeatedly in studies by the National Immigration Forum, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the Brookings Institution and others.
With Congress negotiating a new coronavirus stimulus package, relief for undocumented workers must be a priority.
In California, undocumented immigrants make up more than 9% of the workforce and fuel the world’s fifth-largest economy. It is both a moral and an economic imperative to be sure they survive the pandemic. In April, Governor Gavin Newsom announced an emergency $125 million financial assistance program that would extend benefits to undocumented Californians. Cities including Los Angeles and San Francisco also have public and private programs to provide a safety net for immigrants who otherwise have nowhere to turn. But without an infusion of federal support, many undocumented families will fall off a financial cliff and take their local economies with them.
There are many communities outside of California that have not stepped in to fill the federal void even when undocumented immigrants and their families are hurting. The national unemployment rate for undocumented workers reached 29% in May, much higher than the rate for any other demographic group. The overconcentration of undocumented residents in construction and service jobs that have seen drastic cuts amid Covid-19 has resulted in a 25% reduction in wages for those workers.
The UCLA report found that undocumented workers and families are key contributors to the U.S. economy: About 78% of undocumented workers are employed in essential sectors. Undocumented workers and their families earn lower wages compared with their U.S.-born counterparts. Even before Covid-19, immigrant families struggled to make ends meet, yet their contributions keep local economies running. The failure to address their needs will only deepen the pandemic’s economic recession.
The shortsightedness of the federal policy also hurts U.S. citizens of all races and backgrounds. The UCLA report found undocumented immigrants contribute more than $190 billion in taxes. The American-born children of undocumented immigrants are facing hunger, potential homelessness and financial stress. The Donald Trump administration even made a decision to deny the $1,200 stimulus check to families in which one parent was undocumented, even if the other was a U.S. citizen.
The pandemic has exposed not only health and social inequalities, but also how our local and federal responses can lead to greater economic decline and deeper racial inequality. This vicious cycle of systemic discriminatory policies can be reversed with new policy ideas in a future federal stimulus package. Despite facing high unemployment rates, undocumented workers and their families are critical to meeting consumer demand for the national, state and local economic recovery.<|endoftext|>UCLA LATINO POLICY AND POLITICS INITIATIVE UNVEILS A LATINO POLICY AGENDA THAT URGES IMMEDIATE ACTION TO SPUR THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
The policy document was built in collaboration with 80 Latinx leaders from across California and serves as a national call to action amid the devastating impacts Latinos face amid COVID-19.
The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative today unveiled an ambitious policy agenda with an urgent call to action for local, state and federal leaders on reforms that are needed to improve outcomes for U.S. Latinos amid the economic devastation caused by COVID-19.
The document, titled “Shaping a 21st Century Latino Agenda,” is a blueprint for policy reforms on criminal justice, public health, economic opportunity, education, voting rights, housing, climate change and immigrant rights, that can address systemic racial injustices and chart a path forward for the nation’s largest minority group and all Americans. The policy proposals offer a national vision from leading Latinx leaders that will be shared with governors, the two presidential campaigns, the national political committees and leaders in sectors such as philanthropy, education and the economy.
“Latinos are serving as frontline, essential workers. They pick our harvest, cook our meals, staff our grocery stores, all while suffering high rates of coronavirus infections and economic degradation for keeping this country safe,” said Sonja Diaz, founding director of UCLA LPPI. “Reopening the economy must be paired with a fair opportunity to survive and thrive for people of color and anything less will stifle progress and put America further behind.”
The Latino agenda was developed as part of a convening of multigenerational Latinx leaders on July 15. The convening’s chairs include California State Senator Maria Elena Durazo, Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez, AltaMed President and CEO Castulo de la Rocha, California Primary Care Association President and CEO Carmela Castellano-Garcia and MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) President Thomas A. Saenz.
“This pandemic and recent protests around police brutality have exposed a number of our nation’s weaknesses, including how easily communities of color are disproportionately devastated,“ said de la Rocha. “They have highlighted the intersection among our justice, education, economic, environmental, and immigration systems, as well as their collective impact on health. We must include and prioritize Latinos in the discussion around health policy in order to ensure a diverse health care workforce and reduce disparities in access to affordable, high-quality care for both rural and urban underserved areas.”
“Latinos have been disproportionately devastated in this crisis, and systematically left out of relief efforts. The state and federal government cannot continue to leave behind the essential workers and taxpayers that serve as the backbone of our economy,” said Assemblymember Gonzalez. “California cannot recover from the effects of this pandemic if we fail to address the challenges that Latinos are facing. We must move forward an agenda for recovery that centers racial and economic justice for our community.”
Policy recommendations include:
Institutionalize voter mobilization and voter education as a government function.
Increase access to capital to unleash Latinos’ entrepreneurial potential for business and job creation.
Establish universal health coverage and access for all.
Equitably respond to the COVID-19 pandemic through testing, contact tracing, and treatment.
Create a pipeline for Latinos and other underserved workers for the jobs of the future in clean energy and the green economy.
Make safe and clean water a priority for communities of color across the nation.
End state-sanctioned police violence and systematically reduce funding of police forces at every level of government
Guarantee universal access to quality preschool for every child.
Pass a just and humane immigration reform policy that provides a pathway to citizenship and safeguards family unity as a cornerstone of the immigration system.
Enact an immediate and indefinite moratorium on all deportations.
“Latinos have a lot at stake this critical election cycle and will be looking toward leaders to address their top concerns regarding equity, jobs, healthcare access and fair immigration reform,” said Senator Durazo. “In 2020, we can no longer have a conversation about the future of this country that does not include all Latinos in a meaningful way. California must lead the way by fighting for an agenda that addresses our diverse needs.”
“Latinos comprise over a quarter of California registered voters and 55 percent of public school students in California, so this Latino policy agenda is very much a California policy prescription for today and the future,” said Saenz. “It is also very much an agenda that promotes equal opportunity and the chance to thrive for all Californians, Latino and non-Latino alike. Our state’s ongoing success can be found in these pages.”
A full copy of the report and recommendations is available here.
About the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative
The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative addresses the most critical domestic policy challenges facing communities of color in states and localities across the United States by fostering innovative research, leveraging policy-relevant expertise, driving civic engagement and nurturing a leadership pipeline that propels viable policy reforms to expand opportunity for all Americans.<|endoftext|>Sac Bee: It’s not just immigration. How Latino leaders want to participate in pandemic recovery
By: Kim Bojorquez
The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative released on Thursday a set of policy recommendations aimed at policymakers and political leaders to improve opportunities for Latino communities and push them towards a road to an “equitable recovery” in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 38-page agenda, titled the 21st Century Latino Agenda, focuses on climate change, voting rights, health, immigrant rights, education, housing, criminal justice and economic opportunity.
“We offer a blueprint to meaningfully include Latinos in recovery efforts that recognizes the unique challenges they face and their importance in the success of our state and our country,” said Sonja Diaz, the founding executive director of the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative, during a virtual press conference announcing the agenda’s release.
The agenda was put together after the Latino policy initiative convened 80 prominent Latino leaders on July 15 to discuss the biggest issues facing U.S. Latinos amid the coronavirus crisis.
While immigration continues to be a key issue for Latino communities, Diaz emphasized it is not the only one Latinos prioritize.
“The fact is, every issue is a Latino issue,” said Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, who chairs the California Latino Legislative Caucus. “A lot of times people don’t talk about the Latino agenda and think about climate change. We took that on.”
Gonzalez said she, along with Sen. Maria Elena Durazo, is using the policy recommendations to look at future legislation in California.
One of the first issues the agenda addressed was climate change, environment and public health. The report says 60% of U.S. Latinos reside in four states that experience extreme climate events, referring to wildfires and droughts in California, rising sea levels and floods in Florida and New York and hurricanes in Texas.
“The climate crisis and pollution from fossil fuel combustion are a public health emergency, and the impacts disproportionately affect people of color,” according to the agenda.
Durazo, D-Los Angeles, who oversees one of the most Latino-populated districts in the state, said it was important to release the agenda ahead of the presidential election. The agenda will be shared with presidential candidates, as well as national, state and local leaders.
When it comes to voting rights and political representation, the agenda recommends improving access to voter participation for what could be the “largest non-White electorate in 2020.”
The agenda calls for the end of voter suppression in the U.S. by increasing ballot access and institutionalizing voter education as a government function, especially as the pandemic curtails the traditional voting system. It also advocates that all voters, particularly voters of color, be able to cast a ballot during the pandemic without risking infection to themselves or poll workers.
“A likely inaccurate decennial census count and the upcoming 2021 redistricting cycle make voting rights and political representation a paramount concern for Latinos,” the report says.
The agenda also includes solidarity with the Black solidarity amid nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man who died in police custody in Minnesota.
Cástulo de la Rocha, president and CEO of AltaMed Health Services, said there is still work to be done to unite Black and Latino communities and hopes the agenda serves as a step to demonstrate the Latino community’s support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
“Both Black and Latino communities are subject to significant disparities in many areas, particularly in health outcomes,” he said. “All of us must demand equity and break down the systematic racial barriers that stand in our way of our opportunities, social mobility, and our very existence.”
Contact the Reporter: Kim Bojorquez
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KYVT (88.5 FM) is a radio station in Yakima, Washington. The station is owned by the Yakima School District. On August 14, 2012, the station began carrying the NPR News Service of Northwest Public Radio, via a partnership between the Yakima School District, the Yakima Valley Technical Skills Center, and Washington State University, which also includes educational opportunities for students interested in broadcasting careers. Previously, station programming originated at the high school, and was an alternative rock format. The original programming format is now carried on HD Radio via KNWY
The station went on the air as KYSC on 1980-09-08. On 2000-02-04, the station changed its call sign to the current KYVT.
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- "The NPR News service is now on in Yakima on KYVT 88.5 FM". Retrieved 27 August 2012.
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Virtual: 35 (PSIP)
|Subchannels||35.1 The CW
35.3 Comet TV
|Translators||KBOI-TV 2.2 Boise|
(via The CW Plus; 2011–present)
(Sinclair Boise Licensee, LLC)
|First air date||November 10, 1993|
|Former callsigns||K66EV (1993–2000)
|Former channel number(s)||66 (UHF, 1993–2000)|
|Former affiliations||Telefutura (2006–2008)
CBS (as KBOI repeater, 2008–2009)
|Transmitter power||8.8 kW
360 kW (KBOI-DT2)
858 m (KBOI-DT2)
KYUU-LD is the CW-affiliated television station for Idaho's Treasure Valley. It broadcasts a low-powered high definition digital signal on UHF channel 28 from a transmitter at the Bogus Basin ski area summit in unincorporated Boise County. The station can also be seen on Cable One channels 5 and 485. Owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, KYUU is sister to CBS affiliate KBOI-TV and the two outlets share studios on North 16th Street in downtown Boise. It is branded as The CW 2.2, in reference to its carriage on KBOI-TV's second digital subchannel. KYUU airs two weekday newscasts produced by KBOI, one at 7AM & one at 9PM. The prime time newscast airs against a broadcast airing on KNIN.
The station signed-on November 10, 1993 with the call sign K66EV and airing a signal on UHF channel 66. Until mid-December 2008, it was affiliated with the Spanish network Telefutura as KUNB-LP and broadcasting on channel 35. The station then began to simulcast sister station KBCI-TV (now KBOI-TV) until July 1, 2009, when it joined the Retro Television Network; the KYUU-LP call letters were assigned on June 10. At one point in time, the station was listed as a Univision affiliate but has never been affiliated with that network.
On September 12, 2011, KYUU-LP became Boise's CW affiliate, with RTV programming moving to a subchannel on KIVI-TV. At some point in 2012, KYUU-LP shut down its analog signal and started broadcasting in digital on digital channel 28, using 35.1 for its PSIP. On April 11, 2013, Fisher Communications announced that it would sell its properties, including KYUU-LD, to the Sinclair Broadcast Group.
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Your Alaska Link News (News Hub-produced newscasts)
13.2: The CW Plus
|Owner||Vision Alaska LLC |
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|Operator||Coastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC|
|KTBY, KATN, KJUD|
First air date
|October 31, 1967|
Former call signs
Former channel number(s)
13 (VHF, 1967–2009)
Call sign meaning
|"Your Alaska Link"|
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Public license information
KYUR, virtual channel 13 (VHF digital channel 12), is a dual ABC/The CW Plus-affiliated television station licensed to Anchorage, Alaska, United States. The station is owned by Vision Alaska LLC; Coastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC, which owns Fox affiliate KTBY (channel 4), operates KYUR under joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA). The two stations share studios on East Tudor Road in Anchorage; KYUR's transmitter is located in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Some of KYUR's programming is broadcast to rural communities via low-power translators through the Alaska Rural Communications Service (ARCS).
KYUR signed on the air on October 31, 1967, as KHAR-TV. It was the third television station in Anchorage, after KTVA (channel 11) and KENI-TV (channel 2, now KTUU-TV). The station was launched by Sourdough Broadcasters, a company headed by Willis R. "Bill" Harpel, one of Alaska's broadcasting pioneers. Harpel began his broadcasting career in the early 1940s at Anchorage radio station KFQD, and was previously the owner of radio stations in Ellensburg and Mercer Island, Washington. Prior to the launch of the television station, he started Anchorage radio stations KHAR-AM in 1961 and KHAR-FM (now KBRJ) in 1966. A short time after the television station signed on the air, on January 13, 1968, Harpel died in a snowmobile accident near Girdwood, south of Anchorage. He was 46 years old. His widow, Patricia, took over the reins at a time when the station's future was uncertain.
For its first three-plus years on the air, KHAR was unable to obtain a network affiliation, forcing it to operate as an independent station. Finally, in 1970, it took the NBC affiliation from KENI. Patricia Harpel became sole owner of Sourdough Broadcasters at around the same time. KHAR swapped affiliations with KENI a year later and joined ABC; that same year, it changed its call letters to KIMO.
In 1972, KIMO opened its own taping facility in Seattle so it could tape ABC shows directly off the network feed of Seattle's KOMO-TV. The station brought Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and some other PBS programs to Anchorage in the early 1970s, before KAKM signed on in 1975. The station had the top local newscasts in Anchorage from 1977 until 1986, when it was surpassed by KTUU.
In 1995, owner Smith Media bought KJUD in Juneau. Having bought Fairbanks' KATN a decade earlier, Smith merged all three of Alaska's ABC affiliates into the "Alaska's Superstation" network, with KIMO as the flagship station.
Smith sold KIMO and the remainder of the "ABC Alaska's Superstation" system to Vision Alaska LLC in 2010. When the sale was completed, on May 13, 2010, Coastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC (which owns Fox affiliate KTBY) entered into joint sales and shared services agreements with Vision Alaska to operate KYUR. On January 1, 2011, KIMO changed its call letters to KYUR and all of the stations were co-branded as "Your Alaska Link".
In April 2020, as a result of impending economic concerns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, KYUR and KTBY announced plans to outsource its news production to the national NewsNet service, which began operations one year earlier. All of the stations' newscasts outside of prime time, including Good Day Alaska, were canceled, and the majority of the local staff were laid off. By the end of the month, KYUR's news output had been reduced to a 30-minute newscast at 10 p.m. and KTBY was reduced to an hour-long newscast at 9 p.m. Both of these newscasts were temporarily branded as NewsNet Alaska, featuring a brief local news segment produced in Anchorage, with the rest of the broadcast utilizing the NewsNet national feed produced out of Cadillac, Michigan. Despite the reduction in local news, KYUR and KTBY have opted to use the NewsNet national branding "More News. More Often." in their broadcasts.
KYUR and its sister stations are affiliated with the television network of the NFL's Green Bay Packers. The station carries the network's preseason games and surrounding in-season programming (including its Tuesday night game recap and Wednesday night coach's show) originating from Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Notable former on-air staff
- John Seibel, sports director (1997–2000), later worked at ESPN Radio for nearly a decade
- Kathy Tebow Sharp, weather anchor (1980s), Miss Alaska in 1976
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
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|13.2||KYUR CW||The CW Plus|
|13.3||480i||KYURFOX||Simulcast of KTBY / Fox|
KYUR shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 13, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF channel 12. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 13.
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- Time Brokerage Fees - Federal Communications Commission
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- "Alaska TV group sold". Television Business Report. January 15, 2010. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
- Consummation Notice - Federal Communications Commission
- "MI News 26 Founder Starting National News Network". TVNewsTalk.net. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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Kyun Tum Say Itna Pyar Hai is a Pakistani Urdu film starring Arbaaz Khan Veena Malik, Babrak Shah, Ajab Gul, and Sana Nawaz. The makers of this movie are professional people who have made their mark from their previous project Khoey Ho Tum Kahan in the film industry both within Pakistan and abroad. This film is directed by Ajab Gul who has a long affiliation with TV, stage and film industry in Pakistan. The technical aspect of this film is also very different from previous Lollywood movies.
The film starts as a clash between good and evil, a landscape that marks cinema across the world. The pursuits are represented in the film by two individuals who are deeply committed to their way of life. The characters are brilliantly rendered by versatile artists Nadeem and Talat Hussain, with quiet assertiveness by the former and boisterousness and exuberance by the latter.
The families of the two, a former judge (Nadeem) and ex-chief minister (Talat Hussain) are interlinked by nuptials, but do not serve as bonds. Talat is a power-hungry politician who stops at nothing — bribery, killings, abductions — to achieve his goals. He is under investigation and the man in charge of the case is Nadeem’s character, the traditional upstanding citizen and an upholder of values and justice.
The only blemish in Nadeem’s life is two wives, one being Ajab Gul’s mother with whom he has a strained relationship. Police officer Babrak Shah by the other wife is acknowledged as his son and so the stepbrothers have a strong dislike for each other. They also share the love of the same girl (Talat’s daughter played by Veena Malik) whose marriage to Babrak deepens the enmity and a sense of deprivation in Gul.
The first half comprises well-knit, absorbing sequences that keep viewers on the edge of their seats, not only because of twists and turns in the narrative but also by forceful portrayals of characters by the two veteran actors. Talat Hussain adds another laurel to his credentials by effectively casting off the image of being a single dimension artist with pragmatically delivered ruthless villainy.
In a manner of speaking, the two consummate artists make a negative contribution to the film because other than Gul, most players look wanting in comparison. The saving grace in the acting department is the bit roles by some known television and film actors such as Tahira Wasti and Nighat Chaudhry. Gul makes a tremendous and successful effort to match their histrionic talent but it is Babrak Shah, good looking with the right build to play the lead in our films, who has an extremely difficult time. Gul could also have done better by eschewing the Khal Nayak image and at times, gestures.
The second-half of the film is almost pure action, fast-moving and lethal, but in the absence of major progression in the narrative, some footage tends to drag. Fortunately, the director, also the writer, tightens his hold in the end with a highly dramatic climax.
The action and chase sequences have been expertly handled by cinematographer Waqar Bokhari, but could have been more slickly edited. The music has been composed by the writer, director and actor and one wishes he had hired a professional. The dances are well choreographed, but Sana who makes a special appearance could have been given a more sensational wardrobe for her number. Kyun Tum Se Itna Pyar Hai, however, is an action movie, a thriller extraordinary with which conventional entertainment does not gel well.
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Category - journalism and media communication, communication engineering. Informative info such as Wikipedia.<|endoftext|>The celebration of Araw ng Lanao del Norte will never be complete without the Sagayan Festival. In this year of the 59th Founding Anniversary, contingents from Kapatagan National High School, Magsaysay National High School, Masibay National High School of Nunungan, Teofila Quibranza National High School, of Tubod, Lala National High School, Maigo National High School, and Geronima Cabrera National High School of Kolambugan showcased their interpretation of the WAR DANCE, a fight between the good and the evil at the Mindanao Civic Center Sports Complex Grandstand on July 3, 2018.
The Provincial Government of Lanao del Norte adopted the Sagayan in its through Resolution No. 140, Series of 1994. Sagayan narrates the exploits, mysterious powers and remarkable character of Datu Bantugan.
Datu Bantugan is legendary hero of the “Darangen”, a Maranao epic. His name connotes Brilliance, fame and Honor, one who makes history, the pride of Bumbaran, Maramanay and Simban among the several names attributed to Bantugan, which means, “Crown of the Ayunan”.
Thousands of residents, young and old filled the grandstand to see and capture the remarkable performances of the students in colourful costumes depicting the early warriors of Lanao carrying shields and noisemakers and a prop resembling double bladed swords while trying to outmanoeuvre each other synchronizing their movements to the tunes of the kulintang and every beat of the drums.
In the competition, Magsaysay National High School took the 1st Place, Lala National High School grabbed the 2nd, while Maigo National High School received 3rd Place.
Provincial Governor Imelda “Angging’ Quibranza-Dimaporo is proud to have the Sagayan Festival being incorporated every Araw ng Lanao del Norte, as one of the major activities in the celebration.
Congressman Zajid ‘Dong’ Mangudadatu, 2nd District Representative of Maguindanao received a warm welcome by the constituents of the province in witnessing the festivity PIO-LDN<|endoftext|>59th Araw ng Lanao del Norte, the Provincial Government organized People’s Day for the constituents of the province to avail of the frontline services of the National Government Agencies, Non Government Organizations, and the Provincial Government of Lanao del Norte.
Bringing the Government Closer to the People is the mantra of the Provincial Government of Lanao del Norte. Provincial Governor Imelda “Angging” Quibranza-Dimaporo ingeniously designed the various services and programs which provides assistance to the people of the province especially the less fortunate. People’s Day is created to reciprocate the significant contributions of the people in the continuous progress that the province is experiencing. The unity among the Muslims and Christians constantly drives the province with the leadership of the Provincial Governor, 1st District Representative, Congressman Mohamad Khalid Quibranza-Dimaporo and 2nd District Representative, Congressman Abdullah “Bobby” Dimakuta Dimaporo together with the Municipal Mayors to move forward towards development and prosperity.
Thousands of people have gathered inside the Gymnasium of Mindanao Civic Center Sports Complex in Sagadan, Municipality of Tubod on July 3, 2018 to avail of the services that were provided for free such as Medical & Dental Check-up, Legal Services, Mass Feeding, and Job Fair. The Department of Foreign Affairs of Region 10, National Bureau of Investigation, Pag-Ibig, Philhealth, Social Security Service, Philippine Statistic Authority, Department of Labor and Employment, Philippine Science High School, to name a few of the government institution and agencies.
This activity was spearheaded by the Provincial Human Resource Management and Development Office headed by Eugenie P. Pusing.
People’s Day is the initiative of Quibranza-Dimaporo family in giving thanks to the people of the province for their commitment of providing efficient, quality and effective public service for the constituents<|endoftext|>Norte through the Sangguniang Panlalawigan organized a Friendship Games with the Philippine Army, Philippine National Police and the Bureau of Fire Protection to strengthen the camaraderie and relationship of the government organizations to better serve the people of the province on July 2, 2018.
The day’s activity began with a parade of all participants including the Drum & Bugle Corps of Lanao del Norte National Comprehensive High School. Provincial Vice Governor Maria Cristina N. Atay welcomed the players representing their respective agencies before Honorable Sangguniang Panlalawigan Board Member, Cesar Q. Yap, Jr. led the Oath of Sportsmanship / Declaration of the Friendship Games Open to all players at the Grandstand of Mindanao Civic Center Sports Complex, Sagadan, Municipality of Tubod.
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan prepared various games like Larong Pinoy that includes TUG OF WAR, Sack Race, Suot Lusot, Inverted Marathon and Tire Relay. Basketball, Volleyball and Lawn Tennis was played at the MCC Grandstand.
Later in the evening, a Search for Mr. & Ms. Friendship Games 2018 was also held at the same venue where the games were played. Personnel from the four (4) participating government organizations in the province was there to witness and cheer for their representatives.
Provincial Governor Imelda ‘Angging’ Quibranza-Dimaporo strongly supports the activity that gives opportunity to all public servants to bond and build relationship with each other as one unit in providing efficient and effective services to the residents of Lanao del Norte, “The Land of Beauty and Bounty.”
At the end of the day, the Provincial Government of Lanao del Norte declared as the Over-all Champion trailed by the Philippine National Police by only a point short followed by the men and women from the Bureau of Fire Protection and then the Armed Forces of the Philippines got the lowest ranking. PIO-LDN<|endoftext|>In its drive to sincerely serve the people, the Provincial Government of Lanao del Norte continuously partners with National Government Agencies, Non-Government Organizations, Municipal and Barangay Local Government Units, and other private individuals or group in order to deliver projects and programs that are sustainable and efficient as well as significant to the lives of the residents in the community.
Early morning of June 6, 2018, Executive Assistant to the Office of the Provincial Governor, Ms. Sittie Aminah Quibranza Dimaporo was proud to represent the Provincial Government on behalf of Governor Imelda ‘Angging’ Quibranza-Dimaporo for the Blessing & Turn-Over Ceremony of 0.3 Kilometer Concreted Farm to Market Road in Barangay Sto. Niño, Municipality of Tubod.
In her message, Ms. Sittie Aminah acknowledged the effort of the volunteers who have rendered their time and energy for free in order to make the project a success. In addition, the close relationship and unity of the leaders from Congress to the Provincial Government, to Municipalities down to the Barangays for the good of the people has been recognized by the national government that brought more projects in the province.
The correct implementation of projects by the leaders and the transparency in its operation are enough to gain the trust and confidence of the national leaders, and the private sectors including the NGOs.
“It is very nice and proud to see that you implement the project very successfully, because this is something that we can brag that here in Lanao del Norte, we are transparent in implementing the programs and projects of the national government and to show that we are united as one people working together towards prosperity and development,” cites Ms. Sittie Aminah.
Vice Governor Maria Cristina N. Atay was also present in the ceremony and encouraged the residents to actively participate and voice out their concerns especially on projects that are beneficial to them. “Before it is the government that will decide on what projects are implemented in your community, but today, you are given the privilege to choose the project you think is best for your community. Let your Barangay Chairman and the Council hear your voice and help them implement it.”
The Vice Governor as well reminded all to keep the Spirit of Volunteerism burning in our hearts and continue to work together for the future of the children of Lanao del Norte, as what Governor Angging, 1st District Representative, Congressman Mohamad Khalid Quibranza Dimaporo and 2nd District Representative, Congressman Abdullah ‘Bobby’ Dimakuta Dimaporo are doing, leading the Province of Lanao del Norte to a brighter tomorrow.
In the afternoon, the same event took place in Barangay Tubaran in Tubod Municipality, also a 0.3 Kilometer Concreted FMR in Purok 6. Both of these FMR were implemented through the combined effort of DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS-National Community Driven Development Program, the Provincial Government of Lanao del Norte, the Municipal Government of Tubod, Barangay Councils of Sto. Niño & Tubaran, and World Bank. PIO-LDN<|endoftext|>On behalf of Provincial Governor Imelda ‘Angging’ Quibranza-Dimaporo, Executive Assistant to the Office of Provincial Governor, Ms. Sittie Aminah Quibranza Dimaporo on June 4, 2018, personally handed over cash assistance to less fortunate but deserving students whose parents are not members of 4Ps and has an average grade of 85% and above for the last school year.
Students accompanied by their parents happily accepted the cash assistance witnessed by teachers and School Principal who were proud to see their students rewarded for their great effort in sustaining the average score of 85%.
45, 65 and 69 Junior & Senior High students from Dalama National High School, Arsenio A. Qubranza National High School and Teofila C. Quibranza National High School, respectively, received cash intended for School uniform, P.E. uniform, School supplies, Shoes and other needed items for them to continue their education.
Governor Angging sees the need to help these students who has the potential to excel but cannot continue due to poverty. Instead spending for their children’s education parents tend to spend it for their day to day existence which makes education lesser priority.
This is the reason why the Provincial Chief Executive is eager to help these less fortunate students and giving them a chance to change their future by doing well in their studies and maintaining the average grade. Ms. Sittie Aminah encouraged the beneficiary students to continue making good grades and hopes that by next year more students can avail of the cash assistance program of the Provincial Government of Lanao del Norte as part of the Quibranza Dimaporo Initiative.
Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer, Annabelle S. Mendez spearheads the day’s activity in coordination with the School Principals. More students in Lanao del Norte are expected in the coming days to receive the same cash assistance to ease their school expenses. PIO-LDN<|endoftext|>Magsaysay Municipal Mayor Azisah Omar expressed her sincerest gratitude to Provincial Governor Imelda ‘Angging’ Quibranza-Dimaporo for the continuous support received by the Municipality during her speech in the opening ceremony of the 22nd Araw ng Magsaysay’s Niyogan Festival & its 53rd Founding Anniversary.
The Provincial Government through Executive Assistant to the Office of the Provincial Governor, Ms. Sittie Aminah Quibranza Dimaporo actively supports Municipal Festivities, one way to promote tourism in the Province of Lanao del Norte “The Land of Beauty and Bounty.”
The essence of Niyogan Festival are: To promote the potentiality of Magsaysay in Coconut production; To promote and develop the coconut industry for tourism; Establish its identity from other municipalities in and out of the province, and To promote peace and unity in spite of cultural differences.
Niyogan Festival was first celebrated way back in the year 1997 on the 23rd of May through the efforts of the Sangguniang Bayan of Magsaysay by virtue of Resolution no. 36.s. 1997 and honored to be the tourist attraction of the town inviting tourists to witness the lively people of Magsaysay united under one common goal of peace and development.
One of the awaited events in the Niyogan Festival is the Street Dancing Competition. This year, Magsaysay National High School bagged 1st place and proclaimed Champion followed by Tambacon Elementary School as 2nd placer, while Sergio P. Cerujales Jr. National High school grabbed the 3rd spot.
The performers of the Street Dancing showcase the multiuse of the ‘Niyog’ (Coconut) through their costumes and props. The coconut tree is called the tree of life because it can be a source of numerous products generated from the tree. From its roots up to its leaves it can be a source of food, one can make a shelter from it, can be processed as fuel, can be use as decorations, and even medicines.
The Provincial Government through the initiative of Governor Imelda ‘Angging’ Quibranza-Dimaporo along with 1st District Representative, Congressman Mohamad Khalid Quibranza-Dimaporo and 2nd District Representative, Congressman Abdullah ‘Bobby’ Dimakuta Dimaporo supports the Municipalities of the province in promoting their festivals in preserving their culture and fostering unity among the residents. Local tourists and even foreigners are amazed to this unique relationship between this culturally diverse people of the province, Muslims, Christians and Lumads living harmoniously together towards prosperity by sustaining peace and unity. PIO-LDN
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Although the Labour Department has not been overwhelmed with reports of sexual harassment, the Acting Chief Labour Officer, Victor Felix, is urging all victims to come forward and make a report.
He made this appeal recently while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Labour Department’s final Labour Management Relations Seminar in the Warrens Office Complex.
The top labour official noted that with the Sexual Harassment Legislation, the Department had been receiving requests from employers seeking assistance in completing their workplace policies and requests for more information on the legislation.
“There are ample provisions in the Act as well as other supporting legislation to say to people that they can be reassured that if they have an issue in the workplace, that they should feel free to come forward and have it addressed. The good thing about the legislation is that persons must keep the information confidential so the issue of spreading a person’s name in the workplace cannot be tolerated under the legislation,” Mr. Felix underlined.
He continued: “If you have an issue, it will be addressed and both the Chief Labour Officer and the Employment Rights Tribunal are open to a range of remedies. Maybe sometimes a simple apology might be helpful or sometimes you may have to approach it from a greater level of discipline and persons should feel that their matter will be appropriately addressed.”
He described the workshops hosted by the Department as a proactive way in seeking to put information in the public domain so that persons are in a better position to make decisions and informed judgements.<|endoftext|>United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator for Barbados and the OECS, Didier Trebucq, has described Government’s Employability Project, launched on Wednesday via Zoom, as both timely and relevant.
Noting that it ‘is exactly what is needed now’, he congratulated the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Ministry of Labour and Social Partnership Relations on the initiative that he also regarded as “important” and “impactful”, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“As a response, we have to prepare and I believe this is what is being done today because despite the negative effects of COVID-19, we must take advantage of the crisis and seize the opportunities that it can bring.
“In this respect, Barbados is demonstrating a great deal of responsibility, responsiveness and innovation in its measures to alleviate the impact of COVID-19 on families, the economy and workers, including to protect the most vulnerable, and this is probably what matters a lot as well in this project,” he stated.
Recalling that in last week’s ILO Global Summit, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley had highlighted the importance of training, retraining and retooling of human resources, the UN official remarked: “I think this is indeed paramount, as countries try to find ways to expand opportunities for employment in this new context.”
While noting that COVID-19 was projected to put some 1.5 million jobs at risk in the Caribbean, he said it had also highlighted gaps with respect to inequalities and the digital world, and it was therefore essential to find alternative solutions and to innovate to ensure workers are able to be reinserted in the job market.
Mr. Trebucq also acknowledged that the Employability Project, with its emphasis on three online courses (Core/soft skills, Occupational Safety and Health, and Entrepreneurship), addressed the specific objectives of the broader UN Response Plan.
He said it had the potential to set the foundation for the development of a larger scale programme that could include additional training for more people than its initial target of 3,000.
The Employability Project is a free online programme, which is available on the platform of the National Training Initiative.<|endoftext|>Barbadians will be given the opportunity to share their views on COVID-19 vaccinations and testing when Government hosts four town hall meetings this month.
The town hall meetings, which follow a decision taken at the last Social Partnership meeting on July 27, will be attended by Acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw; Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan; Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams, and Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic.
Additionally, the technical teams from the Ministries of Health and Wellness and Labour, as well as representatives from the unions and the private sector will be in attendance at each meeting.
Chairman of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health, Brian Reece, will moderate the sessions.
The first town hall meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 9, at the Alexandra School, Queen’s Street, Speightstown, St. Peter, while the second will be on Wednesday, August 11, at the Princess Margaret Secondary School, Six Roads, St. Philip.
On Monday, August 16, the town hall meeting will be convened at the Deighton Griffith Secondary School, Kingsland, Christ Church, and on Wednesday, August 18, the final meeting will be hosted at Combermere School, Waterford, St. Michael.
All meetings will run from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m., and will be held face-to-face and via Zoom. However, due to the COVID-19 restrictions, a maximum of 80 persons will be allowed at each venue.
Interested persons are therefore invited to register for the face-to-face meetings by calling 535-1400, while those who prefer the Zoom format should register for the sessions as follows:
Princess Margaret School
Deighton Griffith School<|endoftext|>The facts about human resources (HR) in the Caribbean was the issue of note this morning, with the Presentation of Survey Results for An Inquiry into the State of the Human Resources Profession in the Caribbean at the Cave Hill School of Business, University of the West Indies.
A collaboration between the School of Business and Queen’s University in Canada, the survey revealed much about the state of HR, with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour, Andrew Cox, acknowledging that development of human capital was the cornerstone for Barbados and other nations in the region.
While observing that Government continued to place emphasis in human capital development through education and training, Mr. Cox acknowledged that this training, however, needed to be guided by a particular vision. He observed that “For too long we have been training and educating people at our educational institutions in areas that are not specifically required by industry. We have heard the concerns raised by employers that workers do not possess all of the necessary skills to support their operations...To address the concerns raised by employers we have developed the Barbados Human Resource Development Strategy.”
This strategy, he said, featured five pillars which included the development of an internationally recognised national qualifications framework and the development of a demand driven professional development and training services. By extension, Mr. Cox said, there was also a need to “constantly question whether the graduates from our educational institutions are finding employment in their areas of training, whether they are satisfying their employer’s needs and whether they are skilled enough to build successful businesses.”
Citing a recent Barbados Vocational Training Board tracer study of construction students who graduated in 2011, statistics demonstrated that 48 per cent of the trainees were employed, with 39 per cent of those employed in their area of study. “While this information only represents one industry, it does indicate the need for increased research and greater consultation between training institutions and industry to ensure that our training programmes are relevant and delighted to development goals,” he stressed.
With the need for a demand-driven training system becoming more evident, the Permanent Secretary maintained that flexibility in curricula development would be key, including the combination of traditional face-to-face instruction with using technology for teaching. He added that these developments have been addressed in the recently approved Barbados Human Resource Development Strategy, prepared by the Labour and Education ministries; and the TVET Council’s National Training Plan.
The need for guided plans where HR development was concerned was also demonstrated in the presentation from Director of the Queen’s University Industrial Relations Centre, Paul Juniper.
According to Mr. Juniper, the survey of regional HR practitioners revealed that while their responsibility and workloads have increased overtime, major challenges included lack of respect for the HR function and profession; transforming the HR role from administrative to strategic; and lacking necessary skills and networking for the job, with the Queen’s Director encouraging HR professionals to join the Human Resource Management Association of Barbados as a means of support within their jobs.
The survey also featured 81 per cent female respondents and 19 per cent female, with 61 per cent operating in departments with less than five people. 41 per cent of respondents indicated that there was a budget for training and development and 70 per cent of respondents optimistic about the future of HR in the region.
The largest percentile of participants – 40 per cent – was drawn from Barbados, with other participating countries including Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Cayman Islands and the Bahamas.<|endoftext|>Matters that many may consider personal – such as sexual conduct and use, or abuse, of drugs – do, in fact concern and affect the workplace.
This was the overarching theme delivered by Industrial Relations Officer with the Barbados Employers Confederation, Sean Daniel, yesterday, as he addressed participants at the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Week seminar series, held at Accra Beach Hotel.
Mr. Daniel asserted that the root causes of Barbados ‘human resource challenges, from absenteeism to extended periods of sick leave, were not as obvious as one may assume.
“Drug abuse or substance abuse is a coping mechanism and it is on the rise. We have encountered situations where persons, when confronted with a positive toxicology report, say to the employer ‘I don’t use [drugs] at the workplace...that is none of your business’.
“But then these people have to drive a vehicle, [or] handle chemicals or make decisions that can affect persons and businesses if they don’t do their job correctly – how do you deal with that? ...and if [the employers] have systems in place where they do become aware of a substance abuse issue and they do not treat to it, does that make them liable if that employee then has an accident?” he said.
An even more taboo subject, one’s personal sexual practices, also had relevance in the discussion on safety and health in the workplace, as Mr. Daniel explained that poor sexual health practices affected the workforce, “whether it is for economic gain or it is as a coping mechanism or as a result of coping mechanisms such as drinking...
“Poor sexual health practices increase the risk of HIV and AIDS...which primarily affects the working population. Going back to productivity [and] absenteeism, you can’t be as productive as you could be if you’re dealing with a life threatening illness,” he stressed, adding that this also applied to persons with cancer, diabetes or similar diseases.
Poor diet and exercise, which often lead to Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases, also had to be factored in, Mr. Daniel remarked, while mental illness, stress and clinical depression was on the rise, “with persons having to take time off from work, not because they’re physically ill, but they’re mentally not able to cope with the stress at the workplace,” the Industrial Relations Officer said.
The solution, the BEC Officer stressed, was to understand the challenges faced by employees and conduct research which would provide data to represent the country’s current state. This, he said, would assist in creating a fully functional and productive workforce.
“Safety and health systems can be costly but they’re necessary,” Mr. Daniels said. “The long term goal that we have as employers and [that] we should have as a nation, is that any safety and health management system should eliminate work related fatalities, injuries and illnesses...
“...there are still too many companies that do not share information, that do not collect information... sometimes getting information from companies is like pulling teeth...we need to collect safety and health statistics [on] accidents, injuries, illnesses, on a routine basis, and be able to share. That’s the only way we can have measurable statistics and have measurable improvements.”
Speaking to BEC’s efforts to facilitate positive change, Mr. Daniel noted that, in addition to their existing risk assessment service, they are also in the process of collating statistics relevant to this issue and he encouraged businesses that were contacted to assist in this regard.
The ultimate goal, he said, was to create a nation of employees that performed at an optimum instead of the absenteeism and burgeoning sick leave culture which seemed to now prevail.
“When we speak to persons who have come to Barbados from overseas to set up businesses here, it something that we always speak to – why is it so high? Why is it so generous? ...So it’s something that we have to look at, we are in global village.”<|endoftext|>Wikipedia Article:
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KSNF, virtual channel 16 (UHF digital channel 17), is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Joplin, Missouri, United States, and also serving Pittsburg, Kansas. The station is owned by Irving, Texas–based Nexstar Media Group, which also operates ABC affiliate KODE-TV (channel 12, also licensed to Joplin) under joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA) with owner Mission Broadcasting. The two stations share studios on South Cleveland Avenue in Joplin, where KSNF's transmitter is also located.
The station first signed on as KUHI-TV (for "Ultra High Frequency") on January 4, 1968, as a CBS affiliate. KUHI was the first station in the Joplin–Pittsburg market to broadcast on the UHF band.
It was originally owned by Marvin Caldwell & Associates. Mid-America Broadcasting sold the station to the owners of the Kansas State Network in 1975. The station changed its call letters to KTVJ ("Television for Joplin") in 1975. On August 23, 1982, the station then changed its call letters to KSNF, and almost two weeks later on September 5, swapped affiliations with KOAM-TV (channel 7) to become an NBC affiliate. The station did limited simulcasting with Wichita NBC affiliate KSNW. KSN then sold KSNF to Price Communications in 1986, but the station continued the partial simulcast with KSNW. It stopped simulcasting KSNW completely after George Lilly (SJL Communications) acquired the KSN stations and, in a cost-cutting effort, cut the microwave links to KSNT and KSNF.
The "KSN" brand had become solidified in the market and continued to be used even though KSNF was no longer a part of the Kansas State Network nor made any references to it, although the KSN stations and KSNF were reunited under the same ownership in 2017 when Nexstar acquired the Kansas State Network stations.
On August 23, 1995, Price sold KSNF and fellow NBC affiliates KJAC-TV in Beaumont, Texas, and KFDX-TV in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Wakefield, Rhode Island-based upstart USA Broadcast Group for $42 million, retaining ABC affiliate WHTM-TV in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as its sole television property (USA soon renamed itself to U.S. Broadcast Group after USA Network filed a copyright infringement complaint against the broadcasting company).
In 2002, it was announced KSNF and ABC affiliate KODE would merge, with building expansion planned at the KSN studios. Although some departments did in fact move to KSNF, by 2009 the process was not yet completed, leaving the Joplin market as the only one of the several Nexstar-owned duopolies to have failed to completely merge. In June 2008, KSNF began broadcasting NBC high definition programming to digital cable and satellite customers in the Joplin market. At the time, only NBC programming was provided in high definition, while local news and syndicated programs were still in standard definition, pending the upgrade of KSN's production systems and equipment to accommodate high definition content for non-network programming.
KSNF's tower was destroyed (falling on the studio and nearby homes) and the studio was heavily damaged. KSNF could not broadcast due to this tower collapse, so viewers could only receive NBC programming from stations airing on the fringes of the viewing area (KSNW, KJRH in Tulsa, and KYTV in Springfield, Missouri). However, several five- to ten-minute news updates were aired on fourstateshomepage.com each day until broadcasting resumed. The station returned to the air on June 17, 2009, as a subchannel of sister station KODE-TV on channel 43.2 (12.2 via PSIP). It constructed a news set inside of the KODE-TV studios where it was temporarily housed. It was made public in February 2010 that both KSNF and KODE would be moving to the remodeled KSNF studios at 1502 Cleveland, just down the road from the current KODE building.
On June 15, 2016, Nexstar announced that it has entered into an affiliation agreement with Katz Broadcasting for the Escape, Laff, Grit, and Bounce TV networks (the last one of which is owned by Bounce Media LLC, whose COO Jonathan Katz is president/CEO of Katz Broadcasting), bringing the four networks to 81 stations owned and/or operated by Nexstar, including KSNF and KODE-TV.
KSNF currently broadcasts the majority of the NBC schedule, although the station currently does not clear NBC's overnight rerun and lifestyle lineups, preferring to carry some syndicated programming in the designated time period (particularly on early Tuesday through Friday mornings, while early Saturday mornings bring movies). The station does not clear the Sunday edition of Today. Syndicated programs broadcast by KSNF include Maury, The Real, Rachael Ray, AgDay (which also airs on KFJX), and Jeopardy! (which also airs on sister station KODE). Wheel of Fortune airs on CBS affiliate KOAM-TV, making Joplin–Pittsburg one of only a few markets where the programs are carried on separate stations (normally, both shows air on the same channel back-to-back). Unlike most NBC affiliates, KSNF is one of a few NBC affiliates to carry paid programming on weekdays.
KSNF presently broadcasts 21½ hours of local newscasts each week (with 4½ hours each weekday and 30 minutes each on Saturdays and Sundays).
While in its role as airing partial simulcasts of KSNW programming, it used the "Hello News" music package until 1990. In November 2005, a graphics and music change took place. As part of the update (and with upcoming digital changes) the "16" was removed from KSN's logo, opens, and all other images, including station vehicles. In the fall of 2010, KSNF debuted the Four State area's first and only hour-long 6 p.m. newscast. newscast in favor of a new, hour-long 4 p.m. lifestyle program called Living Well making that the area's first and only 4 p.m. newscast. (The channel chose to air new episodes of Jeopardy! in its 5 p.m. slot as a lead-in to NBC Nightly News.) On December 19, 2012, KSNF launched its local newscasts in 1080i high definition - and for the first time since the late 90s, re-branded itself as KSN Local News dropping Your Hometown News after 15 years.
Notable former on-air staff
- T. J. Holmes - anchor/reporter; later at CNN; and then with BET Networks and now with ABC's Good Morning America
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
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- "Price Communications". The New York Times. August 23, 1995. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- "What's in a name? USA Broadcast Group now U.S. Broadcast Group". Broadcasting & Cable. Cahners Business Information. October 9, 1995. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2017. (subscription required)
- "Survivors clean up after killer Midwest storms - Weather | NBC News". NBC News. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
- "KSNF TOWER". May 8, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-05-14.
- "KSN Progress Update". June 1, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-06-13.
- [dead link]
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- "T.J. Holmes bio". Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- "Digital TV Market Listing for KSNF". RabbitEars.Info. Archived from<|endoftext|>Encycolpedia
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|Owner||Nexstar Media Group
(Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.)
|First air date||January 4, 1968|
|Call letters' meaning||Kansas State Network Four-States
(reflecting former status as semi-satellite of KSNW)
|Former callsigns||KUHI-TV (1968–1974)
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|Former affiliations||CBS (1968–1982)|
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110 kW (CP)
|Height||322.2 m (1,057 ft)
320.2 m (1,051 ft) (CP)
KSNF, virtual channel 16 (UHF digital channel 46), is the NBC-affiliated television station for the Four State Area region of Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri in the United States, licensed to Joplin, Missouri and also serving Pittsburg, Kansas. The station is owned by Nexstar Media Group; Nexstar also operates ABC affiliate KODE-TV, channel 12 (owned by Mission Broadcasting) under a shared services agreement. The two stations share studios and transmitter facilities located on South Cleveland Avenue in Joplin.
The station first signed on as KUHI-TV (for K Ultra HIgh Frequency) on January 4, 1968 as a CBS affiliate. KSNF was the first station in the Joplin-Pittsburg market to broadcast on the UHF band.
It was originally owned by Marvin Caldwell & Associates. Mid-America Broadcasting sold the station to the owners of the Kansas State Network in 1975. The station changed its call letters to KTVJ (TeleVision of Joplin) in 1976. On August 23, 1982, the station then changed its call letters to KSNF, and almost two weeks later on September 5, swapped affiliations with KOAM-TV (channel 7) to become an NBC affiliate. The station did limited simulcasting with Wichita NBC affiliate KSNW. KSN then sold KSNF to Price Communications in 1986, but the station continued the partial simulcast with KSNW. It stopped simulcasting KSNW completely after George Lilly (SJL Communications) acquired the KSN stations and in a cost cutting effort, cut the microwave links to KSNT and KSNF.
The "KSN" brand had become solidified in the market and continued to be used even though KSNF was no longer a part of the Kansas State Network and nor made any references to it.
Nexstar acquired the station from the U.S. Broadcast Group in 1998, with its digital signal on channel 46 signing on in 2003.
In 2002, it was announced KSNF and ABC affiliate KODE would merge, with building expansion planned at the KSN studios. Although some departments did in fact move to KSNF, by 2009 the process was not yet completed, leaving the Joplin market as the only one of the several Nexstar-owned duopolies to have failed to completely merge. In June 2008, KSNF began broadcasting NBC high definition programming to digital cable and satellite customers in the Joplin market. At the time, only NBC programming was provided in high definition, while local news and syndicated programs were still in standard definition, pending the upgrade of KSN's production systems and equipment to accommodate high definition content for non-network programming.
On May 8, 2009, severe thunderstorms affected the Joplin area. KSNF's tower was destroyed (falling on the studio and nearby homes) and the studio was heavily damaged. KSNF could not broadcast due to this tower collapse, so viewers could only receive NBC programming from stations airing on the fringes of the viewing area (KSNW in Wichita, KJRH in Tulsa, and KYTV in Springfield, Missouri). However, several five- to ten-minute news updates were aired on fourstateshomepage.com each day until broadcasting resumed. The station returned to the air on June 17, 2009. It constructed a news set inside of the studios of its sister station KODE-TV where it was temporarily housed. It was made public in February 2010 that both KSNF and KODE would be moving to the remodeled KSNF studios at 1502 Cleveland, just down the road from the current KODE building.
On June 15, 2016, Nexstar announced that it has entered into an affiliation agreement with Katz Broadcasting for the Escape, Laff, Grit, and Bounce TV networks (the last one of which is owned by Bounce Media LLC, whose COO Jonathan Katz is president/CEO of Katz Broadcasting), bringing the four networks to 81 stations owned and/or operated by Nexstar, including KSNF and KODE-TV.
|16.1||1080i||16:9||KSNF-DT||Main KSNF programming / NBC|
KSNF currently broadcasts the majority of the NBC schedule, although the station currently does not clear NBC's overnight rerun and lifestyle lineups, preferring to carry some syndicated programming in the designated time period (particularly on Monday through Thursday nights, while Friday nights bring movies). The station broadcasts Last Call with Carson Daly 3½ hours later, but does not broadcast on early Saturdays. The station also does not clear the Sunday edition of Today. Syndicated programs broadcast by KSNF include Jeopardy!, Maury, The Real, and Rachael Ray.
While in its role as airing partial simulcasts of KSNW programming, it used the Hello News music package until 1990. In November 2005, a graphics and music change took place. As part of the update (and with upcoming digital changes) the "16" was removed from KSN's logo, opens, and all other images, including station vehicles. In the fall of 2010, KSNF debuted the Four State area's first and only hour-long 6 p.m. newscast. In August 2011, KSNF dropped its 5 p.m. newscast in favor of a new, hour-long 4 p.m. lifestyle program called Living Well making that the area's first and only 4 p.m. newscast. (The channel chose to air new episodes of Jeopardy! in its 5 p.m. slot as a lead-in to NBC Nightly News.) On December 19, 2012, KSNF launched its local newscasts in 1080i high definition - and for the first time since the late 90s, re-branded itself as KSN Local News dropping Your Hometown News after 15 years.
Notable former on-air staff
- TJ Holmes - anchor/reporter; later at CNN; and then with BET Networks and now with ABC's Good Morning America
- "Survivors clean up after killer Midwest storms - Weather | MSNBC. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
- [IDX] Archived from the original on 2009-05-14. Missing or empty
- [IDX] Archived from the original on 2009-06-13. Missing or empty
- [dead link]
Broadcasting & Cable. June 15, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- "T.J. Holmes bio".
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Rep. LaMalfa Responds to GAO Report Confirming EPA Deceit in WOTUS Rulemaking Process
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman LaMalfa released the following statement after the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) violated a federal law in promoting the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) regulation by engaging in covert propaganda and grassroots lobbying to support the rule:
“It’s no surprise that the Government Accountability Office found that the EPA violated federal laws and engaged in a propaganda campaign. In fact, this is the status quo for the EPA. From the start, agency officials showed little hesitancy in pushing their Waters of the U.S proposal to give unelected bureaucrats control of nearly every body of water in the country. Instead of adhering to the formal rulemaking process and taking into account public opposition, serious stakeholder concerns, and considerable questions of legality, EPA used illegal propaganda to promote extreme partisan priorities. Using taxpayer funds to deceive the American public is completely unacceptable, which is why I will continue using every tool available to block funding for EPA’s WOTUS overreach and uphold our rule of law.”
The full text of the GAO report can be found by CLICKING here.
A video of Rep. LaMalfa speaking in opposition to EPA’s WOTUS rule on the House floor can be found by CLICKING here.
Congressman Doug<|endoftext|>Rep. LaMalfa Participates in Hamilton City J-Levee Groundbreaking
Hamilton City, CA – Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) today participated in the groundbreaking of the Hamilton City J-Levee project, which will replace 6.8 miles of 110-year old levee to protect Hamilton City's 2,000 residents from flooding. The project has received over $30 million in Federal funding and is slated to receive an additional $8.5 million in the 2017 federal budget. Following passage of the 2017 federal budget, the project will have 90% of required funding on hand.
"It's really exciting that after years of work, the people of Hamilton City will no longer have the threat of flooding hanging over their heads," said LaMalfa. "This community has sacrificed to contribute its own funding toward the project, and without their efforts we could never have secured federal support. As construction begins, I'll continue working to ensure that the project crosses the finish line and these 6.8 miles of levee are brought to modern standards."
Hamilton City's 2,000 residents have been evacuated six times over in the last 20 years. The existing levee, constructed in 1904, provides just 10-year flood protection and any significant storm threatens to overtop it. The replacement project will bring the community to modern safety standards to protect residents and keep the vital Highway 32 connection between Interstate 5 and Highway 99 open.
Congressman Doug<|endoftext|>Rep. LaMalfa Opposes $1.1 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill
Washington, DC – Rep. LaMalfa today released the following statement regarding his vote against the $1.1 trillion spending package to fund the government through September 2016.
“We knew going in that Speaker Ryan was working to make the best of the bad hand he was dealt when he was chosen to lead the House. However, I could not support the final product of negotiations.
“This bill contains some very positive components. It increases pay for our troops, closes loopholes in our Visa Waiver Program so we know who is entering our country, and funds health benefits for 9/11 first responders. It accelerates approval of Sites Reservoir, completing the decades-long study of a project that Californians so clearly need. The measure also frees up millions in federal funds provided to North State transportation projects that were never built, allowing more highway and road improvements without spending new funds.
“However, the bill increases spending at a time when the federal debt has reached astounding levels and leaves a number of issues on the table. The administration’s Waters of the United States power grab, already rejected by two federal courts, remains in place, as does the President’s immigration plan.
“Ultimately, the growing deficit and the likelihood of interest rate increases indicate that debt service will be an increasingly larger responsibility for Congress, a problem this bill makes worse.
“In order to truly reform the government, we must look beyond the third of federal spending in this bill and address the autopilot programs that run the nation farther into the red every year. I am committed to working with the Speaker to put our nation back on sound footing by simplifying our tax code, reforming autopilot spending, and replacing Obamacare.”
Congressman Doug<|endoftext|>Rep. LaMalfa Joins Effort to Force Vote on Bill to Protect Newborns
Apr 2, 2019
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after signing a discharge petition to force a vote on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
LaMalfa said: “In 2002, Congress recognized the simple fact that an infant who survives an abortion is, indeed, a person. Why then is there still no legal protection for those newborns who have made it alive through an abortion attempt? Any newborn baby, regardless of whether that baby survived an abortion or not, deserves a fighting chance at life. We rigorously protect against the destruction of animal wildlife but simultaneously allow for the murder of live newborn infants? Three abortion survivors joined us today to tell the press of their horrific but miraculous stories. The obstruction of this bill by Democrat leadership is shameful. As evidenced by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s recent promotion of infanticide, it seems many in their party have thrown morality aside in favor of a political agenda. The House must vote to protect the sanctity of newborn life and pass the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.”
Rep. LaMalfa speaks on the House floor after signing the discharge petition to consider the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. [YouTube]
Background on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act:
Requires that health care practitioners who are present at the live birth exercise skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of the child—the same degree of care that would be offered to any other child born prematurely the same gestational age. After those efforts, the health care workers must transport and admit the child to a hospital.
Requires health care practitioners and hospital employees to report violations to law enforcement authorities, reducing the number of born-alive abortions that go unreported.
Penalizes the intentional killing of a born-alive child through fines or up to 5 years imprisonment.
Gives the mother of the abortion survivor a civil cause of action and protection from prosecution, recognizing that women are the second victims of abortion and promoting the dignity of motherhood.
Congressman Doug<|endoftext|>Rep. LaMalfa Introduces Legislation to Streamline Recreation Permitting Process
Washington, DC – Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) announced that he has introduced the Guides and Outfitters Act (GO Act), H.R. 5129. The GO Act will continue to make recreation services available to the public and renew the authorization for outfitter and guide permits while eliminating bureaucratic red tape. The measure also caps permit fees, prevents federal agencies from imposing fees outside of federal lands, and provides categorical exclusions for previously studied uses to eliminate duplicative studies that delay permits.
“I’m proud to introduce the GO Act, making it easier for guides and outfitters to help Americans enjoy their public lands,” said LaMalfa. “Guides and outfitters should not have to navigate arbitrary rules, inconsistent practices, and unresponsive federal agencies. The current process is just too expensive and too complicated.
“Streamlining the recreation permitting process with the GO Act will lead to more recreation opportunities for the public,” LaMalfa added. “The GO Act is consistent with my commitment to increasing public access to public lands, ensuring federal agencies are responsive to the communities in which they operate, and removing unnecessary bureaucratic red tape.”
Don Amador, Western Representative for the BlueRibbon Coalition, which champions the responsible use of public lands and waters for all recreationists, released the following statement:
“Congressman LaMalfa should be commended for his efforts to streamline the process for special recreation permits. Over the years, a growing avalanche of complex rules, regulations, and court decisions have driven up the costs and fees charged by federal agencies to local OHV clubs, outfitters and guides, and other recreation groups for special use permits. This important legislation will help ensure that public lands remain available for various recreational group activities.”
Congressman Doug<|endoftext|>Rep. LaMalfa Honors North State’s Service at Opening of Redding Veterans’ Home
Washington, DC – Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) on Friday welcomed North State veterans to the opening of the Redding Veterans Home, which is now accepting residents and will eventually be home to at least 150 veterans. Built with federal funds, the community and its lawmakers worked for years to secure operational funds from the state. Rep. LaMalfa advocated for the home’s opening during his time as a member of the state Senate’s Budget Committee and as a member of the state Assembly.
“This home is the product of years of work by the community to ensure that the our veterans receive the services they have earned,” said Rep. LaMalfa. “Not only is it a symbol of the North State’s respect for the sacrifices that our veterans have made, it is a recognition of the fact that our region is home to a disproportionate number of men and women who have served our nation. Fulfilling our promises to them is the least that we can do.”
Residential applications for eligible veterans aged 55 and older may be found at the following link: [IDX] applications may be found<|endoftext|>Rep. LaMalfa Demands Answers on Klamath Dam Removal “Shell Corporation"
“We’re seeing an administration that claims to be the most transparent in history engaged in closed meetings, neck-deep in a shell corporation, and requiring stakeholders to sign nondisclosure agreements just to learn how they’ll be affected,” said LaMalfa. “This seems like a front company in a process designed to avoid public scrutiny and avoid open government laws. The administration is moving forward with its goal of dam removal while ignoring the water supply issues that impact thousands of residents.”
Deputy Secretary Connor refused to answer whether the non-federal entity would be required to comply with the Freedom of Information Act and other open government laws. While Connor claimed that Interior had no involvement with the non-federal entity, he later admitted that federal employees were working on the project.
LaMalfa also referred to recent meetings held between Interior, California, Oregon and PacifiCorp officials and a hand-picked group of stakeholders, at which all attendees were required to sign nondisclosure agreements in order to participate. Deputy Secretary Connor admitted that such agreements, which prohibit participants from speaking publicly about the meetings, had been required.
“It is entirely inappropriate for public employees to participate in secret meetings and force those who lives could be impacted to sign nondisclosure agreements,” LaMalfa added. “For the record, I want you to know that I’ll be submitting a Freedom of Information Act request to your office for documents related to these meetings.”
Video of LaMalfa’s exchange with Secretary Jewell and Deputy Secretary Connor may be found at the following link:
Part 2: [IDX] Doug<|endoftext|>Supreme Court’s Rejection of WOTUS Designations
Washington, DC – Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) today released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in United States Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes, affirming that landowners have the right to seek judicial review of government designations of private property as Waters of the United States (WOTUS). The Obama administration has proposed regulating virtually every body of water in the nation under WOTUS rules, vastly expanding the authority of the government to interfere in local land use decisions.
“Today’s ruling rightly rejects the Obama administration’s attempt to exempt government decisions limiting property rights from judicial challenges, reaffirming one of Americans’ most fundamental rights. The Waters of the United States regulation will have devastating impacts on rural economies and property rights and I’ll continue working to roll back this misguided proposal. The administration’s claim that WOTUS designations should be exempt from judicial review is ridiculous on its face and I am pleased that the Court rejected it.”
LaMalfa has repeatedly fought expansions of WOTUS, sponsoring an amendment (H.Amdt. 209,114th Congress) signed into law defunding federal regulation of farming and ranching activities exempted from the Clean Water Act. He also cosponsored H.J.Res.59, rejecting the Obama administration’s Waters of the United States regulation, and worked with the Chairmen of the Agriculture and Transportation & Infrastructure Committees to roll back the regulation.
Video of LaMalfa’s previous comments on the Obama administration’s WOTUS proposal<|endoftext|>[ journalism and media communication, public administration ]
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As the Chairperson of the four councils, Governor Imelda ‘Angging’ Quibranza Dimaporo leads the joint meetings of the Provincial Development Council (PDC), Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC), Provincial Anti-Illegal Drug Abuse Council (PADAC), and Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) held virtually on November 23, 2021.
The Provincial Chief Executive commends the efforts and hard work of all members of the four councils in sustaining peace and order in the province. “After years of considerable hardships and tremendous effort, we can say that we have successfully maintained the peace and order of our province and performed our respective duties. However, there are some tasks that we have committed ourselves addressing that will take more time to complete. ” Governor Dimaporo said.
Congressman Abdullah ‘Bobby’ Dimakuta Dimaporo took the opportunity to convey his thanks to all who greeted him on his birthday. In his message Cong. Dimaporo also reminded everyone of the importance of having such a gathering to emphasize the importance of Vision 2040. “With this, we should create innovative plans on alleviating poverty within our constituents,” Cong. Dimaporo added.
The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade, led by Col. Rey Alemania Jr., deliberated the security updates in the province and cited different assessments from their field operation. Various groups and names were mentioned, which lay in some hinterland municipalities in the area, and stated, “We will continue to conduct Focus Military operation at the hinterland of the province to prevent the encroachment of DI-MG in the AOR.”
As to the report of the PNP – LDN through its Operation Officer, PLtCol Rodolfo Dongiapon, the crime incidents in the province remained very low, which can be manifested in the group’s campaign against illegal drugs. Mr. Davidson Aranton of PDEA also presented the increasing number of drug-free barangays in the barangays. As of October 25, out of 461 barangays, there are 77.02% were declared cleared.
“We are thankful for the support of every LGUs and the Provincial Government; we have assessed and declared many newly drug-free barangays in the province. ” Mr. Aranton answered.
The meeting also paved the way to discuss further the devolution transition plan for implementing the Mandanas-Garcia ruling next year to foster the alignment of priorities and complementation of resources. In line with this, the breakdown of Investment of Fund source (35% External, 65% General) and the investment of every sector for CY 2022, which is 48% Economic services, 27% General Services, and 25% for Social Services.
The council also had the opportunity to discuss the issue regarding the illegal sale of petroleum to communities.
“This issue mostly concerns the DOE, with the LPCC, they have also authorized the Municipal Treasurer for this. But, with the PENRO, we will also conduct an investigation on our part to address the issue”. Ms. Maria Lourdes Tiongco of DTI stated.
To address the issue concerning the Liangan-Lipatan River Mangrove Swamp Forest Reserve (LLRMSFR) issue, the newly appointed PENRO, Mr. Samer Ambola, discusses the salient features and importance of the LLRMSFR.PENRO’s presentation also involves different ideas on preserving and protecting the said river’s marine life, which can be a strong potential for another tourism spot in the<|endoftext|>As we continue to adapt to what we call the new normal today, the Department of Health, together with the Provincial Government of Lanao del Norte led by Governor Imelda ‘Angging’ Quibranza Dimaporo, continues to work on ways to provide services to all especially in the development of our healthcare services in the province. The Department of Health (DOH) Region X, led by Dr. Jose R. Llacuna Jr, recently turned over the new Provincial Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility (TTMF) and a service vehicle intended for Kapatagan Provincial Hospital last November 17, 2021, at KPH Anenex Maranding, Kapatagan.
“Today, I declare that the Kapatagan Provincial Hospital is an epitome of the strategy of DOH to meet the challenge of COVIF 19 following the PDITR (Prevent-Detect-Isolate-Treat-Reintegrate) scheme towards new normal”, Dr. Llacuna said.
Under Memorandum 2020-0186 of the DOH states that all LGUs shall be encouraged to establish and operate TTMFs to cater to contact/possible, suspect, probable, and confirmed COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms. This TTMF can occupy up to 23 patients with electric fans, tables, and chairs.
Rd Llacuna expressed his appreciation for the dynamic and active support of the Provincial Government of Lanao del Norte, led by Governor Dimaporo, to fulfill various health care programs for the people.
“For the longest time since devolution, the LGUs like the Provincial Government of this province, are our most able and reliable partner in implementing healthcare strategies. Thank you for always being there to help us, especially for your cooperation and coordination.” RD Llacuna added.
As she shared her COVID 19 experience, Vice Governor Maria Cristina Atay asserted in her message the importance of having a conducive isolation facility.
“We had a good stay in our isolation facility, from the amenities to the services provided by our health workers. If the treatment and experienced is the same for all patients, I am delighted and proud for our province”, Vice Governor Atay said.
Governor Dimaporo expressed her sincere gratitude to the Department of Health through RD Llacuna for the constant support given to the province of Lanao del Norte.
“This project is very timely, especially now that we have closed our MCC isolation facility because we have very few positive cases. But I’m hoping that the number of positive cases in the province will no longer increase, especially I’ve seen many people are already coming out with their children”, Governor Dimaporo said.
Governor Dimaporo appeals to everybody to be still more mindful in practicing standard health protocols such as wearing face masks and observing proper hygiene. In her message, the Provincial Chief Executive stated that DOH would also give another 10M worth of allocation for a Super Health Center intended for the Municipalities of Munai, Sapad, and Tagoloan.
“As we continue our lives in this new norm, I am hoping that everyone can be vaccinated. This is not a cure. It will only serve as our additional protection not to be severely affected when we test positive for the virus. Let us protect each other by being vaccinated and through sharing the factual, right information,” Governor Angging added.
During the turn-over ceremony, RD Llacuna also gladly shared with everyone the news that the Senate had already approved the budget for the DOH.
“We commit to continue our efforts to collaborate with LGUs to serve our people,” RD Llacuna added.
Dr. Remedios Fernandez, the Chief of Hospital of Kapatagan, assured the DOH and Governor Dimaporo for their consistent service to their clients and to take care of the facility entrusted to them.
SP Board Member Harris U. Ali, the Committee Chair on health and Sanitation, Dr. Marujeta Isabel L. Open, the PHO Acting Head, and Dr. Jovette Guinal, PDOHO -Region X, were also present to witness the remarkable event. PIO-LDN<|endoftext|>Director Antonio B. Sugarol, the new Regional Director of the Office of Civil Defense – X recently paid a courtesy visit to Governor Imelda ‘Angging’ Quibranza Dimaporo at her office, Provincial. Government Center Pigcarangan, Tubod, November 11.
With the improvement of the COVID 19 situation in the region and as one of the provinces that will have a pilot opening for face-to-face classes this November 15, Director Sugarol was here in the province to visit the six (6) pilot schools and to give additional help for the smooth implementation of face-to-face classes. Pilot schools approved in the province were Dalama Central Elementary School of Baroy, Babalaya Elementary School of Bacolod, Napo Elementary School in Linamon, Masibay Integrated School of Nunungan, Tambacon Integrated School of Magsaysay and Marcela T. Mabanta National High School of Kauswagan.
On the opening of classes, Governor Dimaporo emphasized the significance of ensuring that all teachers and non-teaching personnel must be fully vaccinated to keep them and the students protected.
Both sides expressed strong interest and importance to intensify the strategies of the Local Government Units in the region towards campaign for global immunization.
“Diri sa probinsya wala kami ning undang og panghimagno sa mga katawhan na makigduyog na sa kampanya sa pagbakuna. Nag align kami og budget aron lang makapang-ingganyo sa ila na magpabakuna na ug likayan ang pagtotoo sa mga fake news.” (Here in the province, we have not stopped encouraging the constituents to join us in the vaccination campaign. We even align budget just to pursue to get vaccinated and avoid believing fake news.) Governor Dimaporo said.
Meanwhile, Director Sugarol mentioned that,” Ang tinood nga sekreto naga-depende sa mga stratehiyang ginahimo sa LGU. Ug sa among pagbisita sa ubang eskwelahan karon adlawa, halos tanang personnel bakunado na”. (The secret lies within the strategies of the LGU. And as we visit other schools today, almost all personnel are already vaccinated.)
The newly appointed Regional Director and his staff were accompanied by Ms. Abeliza Manzano, the head of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office. During the meeting, Director Sugarol gave a Plaque of Commendation to the Provincial Chief Executive for having a beyond compliant rating in the recently conducted Local Disaster Risk Reduction and management Council/Offices (LDRRMC/O) Assessment 2021 which generally adheres to the standards for the establishment and functionality of the (LDRMMC/O).
“Disaster Risk Reduction Management is something that we are continuously introducing to the rest of the population for its important role they are taking to the community”, Director Sugarol added. PIO-LDN<|endoftext|>MCC, Tubod – To fasten and intensify the vaccination campaign, the Provincial Government of Lanao del Norte conducted another rollout activity for vaccination at Mindanao Civic Center, Tubod last November 6, 2021. The said activity was participated by different Provincial Volunteer Health Workers (PVHW) from the municipalities of Baroy, Lala, and Kapatagan.
Apart from themselves, each PVHW brought their respective acquaintances (family members, neighbors, etc) to be vaccinated. The participants were able to choose what vaccine they want.
Ms. Hazel Domanico, a PVHW and a bonafide resident of Baroy, said that “We prompt and brought them here so that they can also be vaccinated and be protected from COVID 19”. (Nagdani ug gedala namo sila dri, aron usab sila mabakunahan og mamahimong protektado laban aning maong COVID 19).
As a reinforcement, PGLDN through the initiative of Governor Imelda ‘Angging’ Quibranza Dimaporo, gave incentives and conducted raffle draws with rice, rice cookers, electric kettles, and a refrigerator as prizes for those vaccinated PVHW.
“I am very grateful to Gov. Angging and Cong. Khalid. Not only was I vaccinated, I even received a new refrigerator”(Dako ang akong pasalamat kay Gov. Angging og Cong. Khalid. Wala lang ako nabakunahi, nakadawat pa ako ug bag-ong ref), Maria Cleofe Arcillas,70, a PVHW from Maranding said.
353 individuals got inoculated during the activity. The event went smoothly through the collective effort and support of the Department of Health, Provincial Health Office, Provincial Community Affairs Office, Lanao del Norte Incident Management Team, and the Provincial Security Unit. PIO-LDN<|endoftext|>Highlighting the different proposed programs and activities for the next fiscal year, the Provincial Government of Lanao del Norte, spearheaded by Governor Imelda ‘Angging’ Quibranza Dimaporo, has finally completed and finished the conduct of the 2022 budget hearing. The session lasted for almost two weeks in which all the 46 departments/offices were given a scheduled day to present their budget proposals and objectives from October 12 – October 27, 2021, held at the Governor’s Conference Room, Gov. Arsenio A.
Governor Angging sees the need to establish more rehabilitation and recovery programs to help the province regain from the recessions brought by the COVID 19 pandemic.
“Since everything about the virus is uncertain, we need to establish a stronger defense and allot our budget in line with our priorities to avoid other circumstances in the future,” said Governor Angging.
During the deliberations and discussion, Governor Angging also appealed to all the employees through the Department Heads for their understanding and constant support, especially that there will be transitions and changes that will be made next year in the implementation of the Mandanas-Garcia ruling. With these alterations, it is projected that the IRA of the province will decrease though the full devolution will be completed in 2024; in its execution next year, some functions will be devolved in certain offices like the PSWDO, PHO, PAO, and PENRO.
Aside from Governor Angging, the Provincial Board Committee on Budget and Appropriations members, Ms. Chirelyn Leopoldo of PBO, Ms. Eugenie Pusing of PHRMDO, Ms. Mildred Hinco of PTO, Mr. Kyne Mabugnon of the Provincial Accounting Office, and Engr. Anecita Lendio of PPDO was also present at every discussion to help the Chief Executive thoroughly evaluate and assess the proposals of each office in PGLDN. PIO-LDN
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KWAME NKRUMAH WINS BEST FARMER
Fifty-two-year old Michael Kwame Nkrumah has been adjudged the 2020 overall best farmer at the 36th Farmer’s Day Celebration held at Nkawkaw Trado in the Municipality.
He took home a brand new royal tricycle, 1 wheelbarrow, 3 shovels, 1 Wellington boot, 2 machetes and a plaque as his award.
The event, which was held under the theme: “Agribusiness Development under COVID-19 – Opportunity and Challenges.” brought together farmers from various agricultural fields to be celebrated for their hard work.
Hon. Yaw Owusu Addo, the Municipal Chief Executive said Ghana’s agriculture has shifted from small scale and primary production to farming-related commercial activities because the sector had created jobs, market expansion, and competition of goods and services.
He said the foodstuffs displayed at the celebration showed that farmers in the country took good advantage of the rains and sunshine throughout the year to plant their crops to feed the nation.
The District Best Famer, on behalf of the awardees, thanked the government and the assembly for their effort in improving agriculture in the Municipality and urged the youth to take advantage of the government’s pro-agriculture initiatives to create employment for themselves and others.[source: ghanadistricts.com]<|endoftext|>Kwahu West Municipality Joins Hands to Launch Green Ghana Day 2023
The Kwahu West Municipal National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) Secretariat, in collaboration with the Kwahu West Municipal Assembly, Forestry Commission Division of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Agricultural Department, and other stakeholders, officially launched the 2023 edition of The Green Ghana Day. The launch took place on June 9, 2023, at Jamasi No. 2, a community in the Kwahu West Municipality, under the theme “Our Forest, Our Health.”
The launch event witnessed the presence of several dignitaries, including local community leaders, government officials, and representatives from various organizations. Notably, esteemed guests included Nana Tenkorang Kopreso II, Chief of Jamasi Kese, along with his entourage. Hon. Yaw Owusu Addo, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), and other key officials from the Kwahu West Municipal Assembly were also in attendance. Representatives from the Forestry Commission, Agricultural Department, and NADMO were present to show their support for the initiative.
The program was aptly chaired by Nana Tenkorang Kopreso II, Chief of Jamasi No. 2. Heads of departments took turns addressing the gathering, emphasizing the importance of trees for life and the environment. Municipal Chief Executive Hon. Yaw Owusu Addo delivered the keynote address, urging the attendees, particularly the schoolchildren, to take ownership of the trees and ensure their survival. On behalf of the President of Ghana, he officially launched the project for the Kwahu West Municipality.
To commence the event, Nana Tenkorang Kopreso II planted the first seedling, symbolically inaugurating the Green Ghana Day. This act was followed by Hon. Yaw Owusu Addo, MCE, who also planted a seedling. Subsequently, other dignitaries present actively participated by planting various species of trees such as Cedrella, Cassia, and Bamboo in the Jamasi community.
The Green Ghana Day launch marked a significant step toward the conservation and restoration of Ghana’s forests. With the collective effort of the Kwahu West Municipality and its stakeholders, this initiative promises a greener and healthier future for the entire region.<|endoftext|>Kwahu West Municipality Commemorates 66th National Independence Day Celebration
Under the leadership of Lawyer Yaw Owusu Addo, the Kwahu West Municipality celebrated Ghana’s 66th National Independence Day. The event commemorated the country’s independence on 6th March 1957 under Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the first Prime Minister and subsequent ceremonial President. Themed “Our Unity, Our Strength, and Our Purpose,” the celebration emphasized the importance of unity and peace for Ghana’s continued progress.
During the 6th March parade, Hon. Lawyer Yaw Owusu Addo, the Municipal Chief Executive for Kwahu West, highlighted the significance of national unity.
“What we need as a nation at this point is unity. As it is said, we are only as strong as we are united and as weak as we are divided. Unity doesn’t mean we won’t have differences, but differences are beneficial as they make us unique individuals,” he stated.
Lawyer Yaw Owusu Addo further explained that as a nation, the collective goal is to build a better Ghana for present and future generations.
“We can only achieve our common goal if we unite and become stronger. When our goals, interests, and purposes align, we can create a better Ghana,” he added.
He took the opportunity to urge traditional authorities in the Kwahu region to unite and contribute to the development of Kwahu land and Ghana as a whole.
“I would like to use this opportunity to encourage our traditional authorities in Kwahu to unite and actively contribute to the growth and development of Kwahu land,” he emphasized.
Additionally, he announced that the municipality has implemented measures to enhance economic development. These include the introduction of an on-street parking project to manage traffic congestion, improve street lighting, and ensure the safety of all road users in Nkawkaw.
He also highlighted the plan to improve infrastructure within the central business district of Nkawkaw. This involves installing street lights to enhance security, erecting road signs for better direction, designating strategic areas as bus stops, and reconstructing the Nkawkaw central market.
“I urge you all to provide your utmost cooperation to ensure the smooth implementation of these policies when they are rolled out,” he urged.
Concluding his address, Lawyer Owusu Addo stressed the importance of sanitation and called on everyone to maintain cleanliness in their environment, as it is often said that cleanliness is next to godliness.<|endoftext|>Orients zonal council members
The organised a one-day orientation and training program for members of the various zonal councils on decentralisation concepts.
Hon. Yaw Owusu Addo, the Municipal Chief Executive, as a speaker at the event which was held at the Ebenezer Methodist Church, told the councillors to make regular contacts with the the chiefs and queens of their areas because they play critical roles in the development process. Hon. Yaw Addo said the reason why they had to do so was to identify and address the development needs of their communities.
The MCE noted that to reduce rumor mongering among members of the communities that seem to thwart development efforts, the councillors have to be transparent in their decision making.
He further told them to be united and cooperate with opinion leaders, burying their differences and swallowing their prides to facilitate development in their localities.
Mr. Joseph Krampah, the Municipal Environmental Health Officer, said during his presentation that every community shall be responsible for establishing communication norms and ensuring that individual and households comply with these norms to live healthy lives.
He added that communities will also be responsible for monitoring its sanitation progress.
In his closing remarks, the MCE expressed gratitude to the people and the Assembly for the confidence they have put in the zonal councillors and prayed that with their support, they would be able to work towards addressing the exigent development needs of their communities.<|endoftext|>KWAHU WEST ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH UNIT CONFISCATES UNWHOLESOME FOOD PRODUCTS
A taskforce led by the Municipal Environmental Health Officer, Mr. Krampah Joseph, carried out inspections in a number of stores to ascertain the wholesomeness of food items sold to the general public to curb food poisoning. During the operation, the team inspected the medical certificates of food vendors and instructed those without to go for their medical screening.
The health officers confiscated expired, dented, bloated and rusted food products deemed to be unfit for human consumption worth an amount of Two Thousand, Two Hundred and Twenty Sex Ghana Cedis (GHC 2,226.00).
Legal action was taken against the culprits at the magistrate court and an order was given for the destruction of the expired, dented, bloated and rusted food products.
The stakeholders invited to witness the destruction of the confiscated food products were: all six (6) radio stations in the Municipality, Police, Food and Drugs Authority, Environmental Protection Agency, culprits and the Registrar of the Magistrate Court.
The confiscated products were all emptied into a deep pit dug at the back of the Environmental Health Office and were burnt into ashes.<|endoftext|>Hon. MCE engages the chiefs and people of the Ensonyame Community
As part of its mandate to promote and implement government policies at the local level, deliver quality public services, and improve social inclusion, the Municipal Chief Executive for Kwahu West Municipal Assembly, Hon. Yaw Owusu Addo and his entourage made up of key staff of the Assembly visited and organized a one-day community engagement programme on December 2, 2020 for people living in and around Ensonyameye and Kwadua communities.
The purpose of the programme was:
Interact with the chiefs and people to get firsthand information on the challenges they face and how best the Assembly can address them.
To sensitize the community members on women’s right in order to highlight the need to lease out land to women for farming making women economically sound
To check on the activities of the WATSAN for effective and efficient management of Water and Sanitation in the community
A total of 41 people participated in the programme and they included chiefs and elders, religious leaders, opinion leaders, the staff of the Kwahu West Municipal Assembly, and community members.
In a brief address, Hon. Odei Isaac, a Unit Committee Member for Ensonyameye welcomed everyone and thanked the Hon. MCE and the team for taking time off their busy schedules and commitments to honour them with such a programme. He admonished all participants to pay rapt attention and be doers of what they will learn and carry the good messages to their families and friends who for one reason or the other could not make it to the programme.
Hon. Yaw Owusu Addo, the Municipal Chief Executive for Kwahu West Municipal Assembly thanked the Chiefs and people of Ensonyameye and Kwadua communities for their warm reception. He highlighted the activities of the Assembly as well as the development plans for the respective communities and the entire municipality. He also talked about “women’s right” which he explained as the appropriation for a condition, purpose, occasion under which women can strive and attain an appreciable status in society. He again outlined the factors hindering the rights of women in our society;
i)Violence against woman; women all over the world face widespread violence, sexual harassment and abuse in many of the spaces that they find themselves ie. homes, workplaces, on the streets and on the public transport.
ii) Economic rights; community development advocates for decent jobs for women, fair taxes to reduce inequalities and to see a fairer division of unpaid care work.
iii) Women’s control over their bodies; women and girls are forced many times to endure harmful practices that cause them great suffering ie. stop female genital mutilation, early or forced marriage etc.
iv)Women having less access to Land; women have less access to land as a means to enable them to be engaged in farming activities. This will go a long way to help women farmers to become more successful and support the family financially after they have sold the proceeds of the farm.
Concluding his address he urged everyone to continue paying their taxes and join in communal labour whenever they are called upon to do so.
Mr. Sarpong Maxwell oriented the participants on the uses and management of Water and Sanitation as well as the importance of the Water and Sanitation (WATSAN) Committee. He called on the WATSAN Chairman and his team to render an account of their dealing with the bore-hole in the community. After going through their account books, Mr. Sarpong realized a few discrepancies in their books. He went ahead to advise the caretakers and the WATSAN committee members to do proper accounts so that their bore-hole can be fixed whenever it breaks down.
In an open forum, the Chiefs and people of the communities said their major challenges were lack of portable drinking water, poor sanitation and the illegal sand winning.
Madam Tiwaa called on the men and the elders in the community to release to women for farming.
In his Closing remarks, Hon. MCE said had noted their concerns with grave interest and assured them that the Management of the Assembly will take the necessary steps to ensure their challenges are addressed.
Mr. Maxwell Sarpong informed the participants that the programme was organized under the auspices of the Kwahu West Municipal Assembly led by the Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Yaw Owusu Addo. He added that the Assembly is working very hard to bring needed development that would improve their living conditions. Thus, he called for their full support for Assembly’s on-going programmes and projects. Finally, he thanked the participant for coming in their numbers and their comportment and said the office of the community development is always open for future correspondence.<|endoftext|>Wikipedia page:
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L'Italiano is published from Tuesday to Saturdays in Argentina, with 12 pages in tabloid format. It is distributed in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, where more than 400.000 currently live. L’Italiano can also be read on PC, tablets and smartphones and in 2013 became the first Italian newspaper abroad to have an own app at the iOS App Store.
L'Italiano sponsored the creation of “Italia nel mondo”, a collection of historical and social research about global Italian emigration with the aim of giving ample space to these types of studies. The first publications of these collection are: "L'Altra Italia" by Stefano Pelaggi (historical emigration and juvenile mobility compared) - "Il divario" by Luca Marfé, Emanuele Schibotto (Globalization, Emigration and South). - "Italiani in movimento. Ripensare l’emigrazione italiana in Argentina" di Elena Ambrosetti e Donatella Strangio. - "Il colonialismo popolare, L'emigrazione e la tentazione espansionistica italiana in America latina" di Stefano Pelaggi.
L'Italiano Awards to Italian Excellence Abroad
On December 18, 2013 the first edition of the "L'Italiano Awards to Italian Excellence Abroad" took place at the Italian Institute of Culture in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The prize is awarded to all those Italian descendants with extraordinary achievements on their respective fields. The selection committee for the first edition or the awards was composed by: Gian Luigi Ferretti, founder and global director of the newspaper, Tullio Zembo and Marcelo Bomrad-Casanova, Director and Editorial Director respectively and Arturo Curatola, VP of the Italian Chamber of Commerce of Buenos Aires. The first prize was awarded to Pope Francis, Argentine of piedmonts’ descendant and the prize was received by the Vatican’s Ambassador to Argentina Mons. Emil Paul Tscherrig. Other celebrities awarded were in alphabetical order: Francesca Ambrogetti, author of the book The Jesuit a biography of Pope Francis; Fabio Bartucci, a highly celebrated ophthalmologist in Argentina; Nicolás Catena Zapata, founder and CEO of Catena Zapata one of the most important wineries worldwide; Eduardo Costantini, important businessman and philanthropist; Mariano Cuneo Libarona, the best penal lawyer in Argentina; Carlota D’Adamo, executive with Emirates Airlines Argentina; Ricardo Echegaray, head of AFIP (local IRS); Pedro Ferraina, best gastric surgeon and university professor; Gustavo Marangoni, CEO of the Banco Provincia de Buenos Aires; Oscar Marvasio, president and CEO of Radio Catena Eco, Luigi Pallaro, businessman and president of the Camera di Commercio Italiana; Eduardo Serenellini, famous TV journalist; Cristiano Rattazzi, president and CEO Fiat Argentina; Eduardo Santarelli and Juan Santarelli, CEO and COO of Arcano Pharmaceuticals; Pietro Sorba, celebrated gourmet journalist and writer; Marcelo Tinelli, TV showman and VP of soccer team San Lorenzo. BairesUno a local signal related to RAI has transmitted the entire ceremony.
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L'Express (French pronunciation: [lɛkspʁɛs]) is a French weekly news magazine headquartered in Paris. The weekly stands at the political centre-right in the French media landscape and has a lifestyle supplement, L'Express Styles, and a job supplement, Réussir. Founded in 1953 by Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber and Françoise Giroud, L'Express would be considered France's first American-style news weekly. L'Express is one of the three major French news weeklies alongside L'Obs and Le Point.
History and profile
L'Express was co-founded in 1953 by Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, future president of the Radical Party, and Françoise Giroud, who had earlier edited Elle and went on to become France's first minister of women's affairs in 1974 and minister of culture in 1976.
L'Express' first issue was released on Saturday 16 May 1953, at the corner of the end of the Indochina War and the Algerian War which was about to break out. It was founded as a weekly supplement to the newspaper Les Échos.
The magazine was supportive of the policies of Pierre Mendès-France in Indochina and, in general, had a left-of-centre orientation. The magazine opposed the Algerian War, and especially the use of torture. In March 1958, as a result of an article of Jean-Paul Sartre reviewing the book La Question by Henri Alleg, the magazine was prevented from being published by the French Government. In order to resume publication, L'Express had to print a new issue without the incriminated article. François Mauriac was a regular contributor with his Bloc-Notes column but left L'Express when Charles De Gaulle returned to power.
In 1964, a number of journalists, including Jean Daniel and André Gorz, quit L'Express to found Le Nouvel Observateur. Servan-Schreiber turned L'Express into a less politically engaged publication, and the circulation rose from 150,000 to 500,000 copies in three years.
In 1971, as a result of Servan-Schreiber's political activities as a deputy of the Radical Party, nine journalists of L'Express, including Claude Imbert, left the magazine and created Le Point to counter what they perceived as the "current breed of French intellectuals in the press and elsewhere, with their leftist dogmas and complacent nihilism".
In 1987, L'Express had a circulation of 555,000 copies and 554,000 copies in 1988. The same year the magazine was sold to C. G. E. Yann de l'Ecotais became the new director and served in the post until 1994, when he was replaced by Christine Ockrent. In 1995, L'Express was sold to CEP communications, a filial of Havas. Then Denis Jeambar became the new director.
Barbier was the editorial director from 2006 to 2016.
After buying 51% of the capital (the rest remaining in the hands of Altice), Alain Weill revitalized L'Express in 2020 by emulating the approach of The Economist. Weill refocused the magazine on four themes: international, economics, politics, and ideas. New columnists were hired, such as Marion Van Renterghem (renowned reporter and specialized in the European field), Jean-Laurent Cassely (writer and journalist discussing sociological and urban issues), Jean-Marc Jancovici (engineer, pro-nuclear, and "pioneer of the climate cause"), Robin Rivaton (liberal essayist, close to Bruno Le Maire and Valérie Pécresse), and Emmanuelle Mignon (ex-director of Nicolas Sarkozy's cabinet at the Élysée Palace). Slowly relaunching the magazine, Weill decided to drop the entertainment news section and focus on an audience of lawyers, business executives, physicians, pharmacists, teachers, and students.
In 2021, between 65 and 67 journalists worked for L'Express out of a total of 120 employees.
L'Express is published weekly.
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CHILDREN’S DAY CELEBRATION: DSVA LAUNCHES CHILD-FRIENDLY BOOKLET
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) on Wednesday launched a child-friendly booklet, titled: “My Passport of Rights” as part of activities commemorating the 2023 Children’s Day.
Executive Secretary of DSVA, Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, who launched the booklet at the Lagos City Model College, Sabo, Yaba, said the booklet aims to bring awareness to the prevalence of child abuse, as well as provide useful information and resources for survivors.
She explained that the innovative booklet was designed to infuse knowledge into children on their rights in the State, saying “It is a must-read for anyone who cares about the welfare of children and wants to make a difference in their lives as it is expected to inspire actions”.
Vivour-Adeniyi encouraged the over 300 students who attended the launch from various schools across the State to get copies and acquaint themselves with all the details pertaining to children’s rights in the booklet.
While emphasising that the “My Passport of Rights” booklet is available at the Agency free of charge for interested persons, especially students, she wished them a Happy Children’s Day celebration in advance.
Hassan Abiodun, Principal of Lagos City College and Taiwo Salako, District Counsellor for Education District IV, commended the State Government for the initiative, saying the booklet is an ideal resource tool to educate children on their rights.<|endoftext|>LAGOS, BENIN HOLD BILATERAL TALKS ON TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
The Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Pharm (Mrs.) Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, recently, paid a courtesy visit to the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Arts, Republic of Benin, Mr. Babalola Jean-Michelle Abimbola in Cotonou towards strengthening bilateral relationships between both governments and breaking all seeming barriers impeding tourism.
In her remarks, the Commissioner stated that cooperation between Lagos and Benin is important and has become imperative in the area of tourism because of the proximity of the Lagos Tourism sites to the Beninoise Country and the need to explore ways of removing all impediments that prevent tourists from the Benin Republic visiting the attraction sites in Lagos
Akinbile-Yusuf also used the opportunity to inform her host of the numerous achievements of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Administration in Tourism, Arts and Culture that have changed the narrative of Tourism in Lagos and positioned the State as one of the most preferred tourists destinations in Africa, from the Vlekete Slave Market Museum to the John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History amongst others
While welcoming the delegation, the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Arts of Benin Republic, Mr. Babalola Jean-Michelle Abimbola stated that the time has come to deepen Tourism and Cultural relationships between the two countries and Lagos has a huge role to play in bringing this to reality.
The Minister promised the support and collaboration of Benin while encouraging the seamless patronage of tourists from the country to tourism sites in Lagos, especially Badagry considering its close proximity.
The visit is in continuation of the quest to sell Lagos Tourism sites to different stakeholders and remove impediments that can hinder tourists from visiting its various attraction sites which started with a round table conference that the Commissioner had with Consuls-General of some countries last year.
The Consul-General of Benin Republic in Nigeria, Mr. Thomas Ajani Adeyanju was also present during the meeting among other stakeholders.<|endoftext|>NUJ LAGOS INFORMATION CHAPEL SET TO HOLD Y2023 RAMADAN LECTURE
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos Information Chapel, annual Ramadan Lecture with the theme, “Home as the Bedrock of a Better Society”, will hold on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 (14th Ramadan) at the Adeyemi-Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja,
The Chairman of the Planning Committee, Mr. Taofeek Lawal, who disclosed this today, added that the 17th edition of the NUJ Ramadan Lecture will feature Dr. Isa AbdulMujeeb, the Medical Director of Our Friend Hospital, Ogba and Dr. Ganiu Bamgbose of the Lagos State University (LASU) Ojo as guest speakers. The programme will commence at 10 am prompt.
According to him, the two erudite scholars will deliver lectures on “Islamic Perspectives as a Panacea to Insecurity in the Nation” and “Inordinate Greed for Wealth: Expected Role of Parents in Modelling Children towards an Effective Nation Building”, respectively.
While pointing out that the diversity of speakers will bring different perspectives, and enriches and deepens the conversation, Lawal explained that the annual lecture was initiated about two decades ago and that the theme of this year’s edition was carefully chosen given the generally acknowledged role of the family as the bedrock of a better society.
His words, “As basic and essential building blocks of societies, the family has a crucial role to play in social development and instilling values of citizenship and belonging in the society as well as effecting positive change in a nation confronted with a myriad of social and political malady”.
Lawal, who is the Director of Public Affairs, Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, stated that the NUJ annual Ramadan Lecture of the Lagos Information Chapel has gained prominence because of its focus on issues of national importance, hence, the quality and diversity of the speakers and the general organisation of the programme.
While appreciating the Chairman of the Chapel, Comrade Debo Adeniji and his executive committee for finding members of the 2023 Ramadan Committee worthy of the assignment, the Committee Chairman enjoined all members of NUJ as well as the general public to find time to attend the lecture, saying that they would benefit immensely for doing so.<|endoftext|>LASG HOLDS STAKEHOLDERS MEETING ON Y2023/24 HARMONISED ACADEMIC CALENDAR
The Lagos State Government, in preparation for the Y2023/24 academic calendar, has assured stakeholders of prioritising harmonised and standardised instructional days of learning for all schools to ensure children have the minimum standard of learning days and hours.
The Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), Mrs. Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Adeyemi-Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja, on Thursday. She noted that it is important for stakeholders to deliberate, harmonise and standardise the school calendar of both public and private schools in the State.
She maintained that the engagement would ensure that a fit-for-purpose academic calendar is developed whereby students would spend productive instructional hours in the classrooms and also serve as a pre-emptive measure in planning for unforeseen events and circumstances.
The Director-General said, “In as much as the calendar may seem like a very minute detail when it comes to larger issues we have within the education space, the calendar is very important’’.
“Since the inception of the present administration in Lagos, the OEQA has been able to collaborate with our stakeholders to ensure that the calendar is enforced, that there is a greater understanding and that at the end of the day, everything concerning the calendar is to support things that occur within schools. This is to ensure that children have the minimum standard of learning days as well as hours and most importantly standardisation across the board not just in public schools but private schools as well”, she added.
Seriki-Ayeni further noted that the mandate of the OEQA through the harmonised academic calendar is to ensure that the best interest of all children in the state is well protected while the calendar would ensure that schools are held accountable to the same standards. In addition, it would entrench the flexibility that schools may need, when they have some circumstances beyond their control, to ensure the safety of students, teachers, and schools as well as provide the best learning outcomes for the pupils.
She commended the stakeholders for their compliance with the Y2022/23 academic calendar, noting that it has been the most compliant year with improved communication between OEQA and the schools.
The Director, Planning, Research and Statistics of OEQA, Mr. Remi Abdul expressed gratitude for the high turnout of participants. He noted that the stakeholders’ engagement has become a yearly event to chart the course of progress for educational activities in both public and private schools.
Appreciating the stakeholders’ commitment and resourcefulness in advancing the education sector, the Director sought the understanding and commitment of the participants in actualising the mandate of OEQA which is creating a safe environment for pupils to learn and develop.
In his remarks, the Chairman, Lagos State Universal Basic Education (SUBEB), Mr. Wahab Alawiye-King, represented by a Director in the Agency, Mrs. Yetunde Kolade, stated that the harmonised calendar would ensure that everyone is working on the same page, urging participants, especially those from the private sector, not to see it as a state affair but as a step in the overall development of the educational sector in the State.
The State Officer, National Examination Council (NECO), Mr. Adebayo Ayinde, commended the State government through OEQA for organising a highly productive and important stakeholders’ engagement on the harmonised school calendar, adding that it shows how futuristic and important the Lagos State Government is.
He, therefore, advised Ministries of education across the country to emulate this laudable initiative.<|endoftext|>HEAD OF SERVICE LAUNCHES TOLL-FREE LINE FOR EDUCATION DISTRICT II, COMMISSIONS OTHER PROJECTS
Lagos State Education District II has launched the education toll-free line to assist students’ academic performance, provide Guidance and Counselling and also for feedback from members of the public about the state of schools within the Districts.
The line which was launched by the Lagos State Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, was part of several other projects delivered by the District, including Yoruba and English compilation of Spelling Bee booklets among others.
Speaking during the official unveiling of the projects, the Lagos State Head of Service, acknowledged the giant strides made by Education District II to stand out among other districts in the State, revealing that the launch of several projects at once, shows that the District is audacious and visionary.
Muri-Okunola expressed conviction that the toll-free line (08001235553) and other educational materials that made the 10-in-1 projects delivered by the District would put the District on a pedestal that would be difficult to match within a short time.
He counselled the students to make use of the toll-free lines to interact with their teachers for improved academic performance just as he also urged parents and members of the public to engage the management of Education District II on how to improve the general state of schools within the District, using the dedicated toll-free line.
The Head of Service also called on the management of the District to create an enabling environment for those in the Guidance and Counselling Unit so that they can continue to strengthen and nurture school children on the path to success.
He commended the Tutor-General/Permanent Secretary (TG/PS) of District II, Mrs. Anike Adekanye, describing her as an administrator that can bring something out of nothing, adding that the numerous feats recorded by the District under her leadership attest to the fact.
“There is a general saying that when you give a big office to a myopic person, the big office will become small within a short time, but when you give a small office to a visionary and audacious administrator, the small office will be turned to a big and enviable office and this is exactly what Mrs. Anike Adekanye has done here in this District”, Muri-Okunola stated.
In a similar vein, the Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo implored both the teaching and non-teaching staff of the District to be mindful of how they relate with the students.
She stated that the students’ future can either be made or marred by the teachers and other staff through the way they treat and interact with them.
Earlier, the TG/PS of Education District II, Mrs. Anike Adekanye, also alluded to the importance of having toll-free lines for the use of the school in addition to other lofty innovations introduced by the District.
Adekanye said that she was proud to showcase Arowolo Boluwatife Iseoluwa, of Elepe Community Junior Secondary School, Elepe, whose two books were unveiled as part of the projects launched at the event by the Head of Service.
She listed the 10-in-1 projects to include commissioning the newly renovated Immaculate Heart Comprehensive High School Hall with three Cubicle Toilets and a Generator House, Launching of Spelling Bee Manual (Yoruba and English Languages) Special Edition, and Launching of dedicated toll-free line.
Others are the distribution of office equipment to the EMIS Unit, the distribution of 400 uniforms to schools, the graduation ceremony for 50 Coding Students, the graduation ceremony for 50 Vice Principals – ICT Trainees, the celebration of outstanding achievements in WASSCE and BECE 2022, the Launch of books by JSS3 student, Arowolo Boluwatife Iseoluwa, of Elepe Community Junior Secondary School, Elepe and Appreciating Officers of Education District II.<|endoftext|>Wikipedia Article:
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Branding||KOB 4 (general)|
KOB Eyewitness News 4 (newscasts)
KOB Eyewitness News (secondary)
|Slogan||KOB stands 4 New Mexico.|
4.2: This TV
|Owner||Hubbard Broadcasting |
First air date
|November 29, 1948|
Former call signs
Former channel number(s)
4 (VHF, 1948–2009)
ABC (1948–September 1953)
CBS (1948–October 1953)
Call sign meaning
|From former sister stations KOB-AM/FM|
|HAAT||1,277 m (4,190 ft)|
Public license information
KOB, virtual channel 4 (UHF digital channel 26), is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States and also serving the state capital of Santa Fe. The station is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, whose sister cable channel Reelz is also based in Albuquerque (KOB and Reelz, however, maintain separate operations and facilities). KOB's studios are located on Broadcast Plaza just west of downtown (across the street from dual CBS/Fox affiliate KRQE, channel 13), and its transmitter is located on Sandia Crest, east of Albuquerque.
KOB-TV started operations on November 29, 1948, after Albuquerque Journal owner and publisher Tom Pepperday won a television license on his second try. Pepperday, who also owned KOB radio (770 AM), had previously applied for one in 1943. It was the first television station in New Mexico, as well as the third television station between the Mississippi River and the West Coast (behind WBAP-TV (now KXAS-TV) in Fort Worth, and KDYL-TV (now KTVX) in Salt Lake City). Initially, channel 4 ran programming from all four networks—NBC, ABC, CBS and DuMont. However, it has always been a primary NBC affiliate owing to its radio sister's long affiliation with NBC radio.
Later, in May 1952, the KOB stations were purchased by magazine publisher Time-Life (later Time Inc.) and former (FCC) chairman Wayne Coy. It was Time-Life's first television asset. In 1953, two new TV stations signed on within a week—KGGM-TV (channel 13, now KRQE), which affiliated with CBS, followed by KOAT, which took ABC; DuMont shut down in 1956.
Stanley E. Hubbard, founder of Hubbard Broadcasting, bought KOB-AM-TV from Time-Life in 1957, and his heirs have owned the station since. KOB's radio cousins were sold off in 1986 and are now known as KKOB and KOBQ. Despite the change, many people still confuse the television and radio stations today. In 2005, KOB-TV entered into a news partnership with KKOB.
Although the KOB radio stations had long amended their callsigns, KOB-TV did not drop the "-TV" suffix until June 13, 2009, when the FCC allowed a limited opportunity for stations to change their suffixes (adding "-TV" or "-DT") or drop them in the wake of the digital transition that was completed the previous day.
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
|4.1||1080i||16:9||KOB-DT||Main KOB-TV programming / NBC|
In September 2006, KOB-TV began broadcasting NBC WeatherPlus on digital subchannel 4.2, at first inserting its Doppler weather radar during time reserved for local segments. In December 2008, WeatherPlus was replaced with KOB's own locally programmed weather station. Weekly E/I programming required of broadcast television stations by the FCC came from NASA TV on weekend mornings.
On February 7, 2011, the subchannel began to carry programming from This TV. On June 30, 2016, Comet TV was added as a third digital channel, airing science fiction programs. Both Comet and This TV are partially owned by MGM Television. On April 30, 2021, Decades was added as a fourth digital channel, airing decades on shows.
KOB-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 4, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 26. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 4.
As part of the SAFER Act, KOB-TV kept its analog signal on the air until June 30 to inform viewers of the digital television transition through a loop of public service announcements from the National Association of Broadcasters.
Satellite stations and translators
Two stations rebroadcast KOB's signal and insert local content for other parts of the media market:
|Station||City of license||Channels||First air date||Former callsigns||ERP||HAAT||Facility ID||Transmitter coordinates||Public license information|
|October 20, 1972||KIVA-TV (1972–1983)||30 kW||125 m (410 ft)||35321||Profile|
|June 24, 1953||KSWS-TV (1953–1985)||40 kW||533 m (1,749 ft)||62272||Profile|
KOBF went on air in 1972 as KIVA-TV. It operated at about half of the class maximum (158 of 316 kW) from an antenna 410 feet (125 m) above average terrain. The station had always been an NBC affiliate.
Up until March 2007, KOBF had broadcast a fifteen-minute Four Corners news, weather and sports segment, Eyewitness News 12, during KOB news broadcasts every weekday at 6 and 10 p.m. KOBF also produced four 5-minute news cut-ins every weekday morning during the Today show from 7–9 a.m. with local news and weather information, as well as a local high school sports program called Four Corners Gameday every Friday night during the academic year. Communities throughout the Four Corners region came to rely and depend on KOBF for local news, weather and sports information complementing the statewide coverage from KOB in Albuquerque.
On March 1, 2007, most of the extra news and all of the extra sports content was ended for viewers of KOBF. KOB management fired three of the four members of the news department, in addition to two technical directors and the news director, Scott Michlin, who had been with KOBF for 17 years. A similar practice of providing local newscasts had been done at KOBR, but to a much smaller extent. Those local broadcasts also ceased on March 1, 2007. KOBF and KOBR now serve as bureaus feeding a story or two each day for the statewide newscasts on KOB from Albuquerque. Each is staffed by one news reporter/photographer.
KOBR has been a KOB satellite since 1983, after previously operating as a free-standing local station with a primary NBC affiliation and later as a satellite of NBC affiliate KCBD-TV in Lubbock, Texas. A separate article about KOBR includes more extensive details about the history of the Roswell station.
KOB formerly operated a third satellite station, KOBG-TV channel 6 in Silver City, which signed on in 2000. Its transmitter was located at . KOBG had a permit to construct a digital station on channel 8, but these facilities were never built. After the digital transition on June 12, 2009, KOBG began operating with facilities on channel 12 identical to that of low-power translator stations under special temporary authority, and was formally replaced with a translator (K12QW-D) on April 26, 2011, though its license was not canceled until August 3.
The last letter of the satellite station callsigns stands for the city or county where the station is located. KOBG was in Grant County.
In addition to KOB and its two satellite stations, there are dozens of low-powered repeaters that carry KOB's programming throughout New Mexico, as well as a handful in Colorado and Arizona, which include:
- 1: Translator of KOBR.
- 2: Translator of KOBF.
In February 2019, Las Cruces-based K42DJ, which was owned by the News-Press & Gazette Company and rebroadcast the Azteca América subchannel of El Paso, Texas-based KVIA-TV, was transferred to Hubbard and began to rebroadcast KOB instead as K22NM-D. This provided Las Cruces over-the-air access to an in-state NBC affiliate in addition to the main NBC affiliate serving Las Cruces, Nexstar's KTSM-TV.
KOB broadcasts 32½ hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 5½ hours each weekday, three hours on Saturdays, and two hours on Sundays). During the school year, KOB broadcasts a weekly 15-minute sportscast, New Mexico Gameday, dedicated to high school sports.
When KOAT's top anchorman, Dick Knipfing, was fired on June 4, 1979, KOB hired him to anchor their newscasts. Although KOAT sued to keep Knipfing off the air until the following year, an opinion from the United States District Court allowed the anchorman to proceed with his plans to begin anchoring channel 4 on August 1, creating the first big-dollar anchor in Albuquerque, and allowing him to stand out in the industry as the "anchorman wars" moved to smaller markets. Knipfing's salary at that time was approximately $90,000. However, channel 4 was never able to overtake KOAT in the news ratings.
KOB produced an hour-long nightly newscast for Albuquerque's then-Fox affiliate, KASA, from September 2000 through September 14, 2006, called Fox 2 News at Nine. The next day, KRQE took over production of that newscast as that station's parent company, LIN TV, began taking over KASA's operations as it purchased the station.
On September 26, 2010, KOB began producing and broadcasting its newscasts in 16:9 widescreen standard definition, and debuted new on-air graphics and a new station logo (the logo used for its newscasts is very similar to that used by Swedish television channel TV4 for its programming) on that date as well.
On February 13, 2020, the 10 p.m. newscast was renamed KOB 4 NightBeat, switching the newscast from its former Eyewitness News format to a looser talk-based news format. It is believed that it will be only for the late newscast, but could expand depending on viewer input.
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Kobe Luminarie (神戸ルミナリエ) is a light festival held in Kobe, Japan, every December since 1995 to commemorate the Great Hanshin earthquake of that year. The lights were donated by the Italian Government and the installation itself is produced by Valerio Festi and Hirokazu Imaoka. Over 200,000 individually hand painted lights are lit each year with electricity generated from biomass in order to stay environmentally friendly.
Lights are kept up for about two weeks and turned on for a few hours each evening. Major streets in the vicinity are closed to auto traffic during these hours to allow pedestrians to fill the streets and enjoy the lights. It is viewed by about three to five million people each year.
When the Great Hanshin earthquake struck Kobe on January 17, 1995, it left more than 6,000 dead and caused $100 billon in damages. Since many had to live in darkness due to supply cuts in electricity, gas, and water, the idea of putting up lights acted as a symbol of hope, recovery, and renovation. Though it was only supposed to take place once, strong popularity and demand from citizens encouraged the continuation of luminarie to become an annual event.
Silent prayers to victims of the earthquake takes place in the opening ceremony, and a memorial naming those who were killed is posted during the night.
In the 2011 luminarie, the same year as the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, a special exhibition was held to raise money for its victims. In the 2012 luminarie, drawings by children from that region were used to make lanterns displayed at the event.
The Hanshin earthquake left Kobe at a slump with tourist attractions for obvious reasons. One of the factors that brought tourism back to Kobe was the sincerity of the luminarie event in honoring the victims of the earthquake.
The event attracts around 4 million people to Kobe every year and raises $1.3 million in donations and $6.1 million in sponsorship and merchandise sales.
The table below indicates the number of people attending the luminarie event each year since 2004.
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The luminarie also has numerous sponsors. The following are just few of the tens of dozens of sponsors for 2012;
- West JR
- Hankyu Corporation
- Nestle Group Japan
- Hanshin Electric Railway Co
- TOA (shares)
- Kadokawa Magazine Ltd.
- Sysmex Ltd
- Official Site (Japanese)
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- Osaka Hikari Renaissance (English)—another light festival which takes place in December and January around Nakanoshima in central Osaka
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The Lagos State Civil Service Commission has disclosed that over 4,700 officers from different Ministries, Departments and Agencies will take part in the Year 2019 promotion exercise.
The Chairman of the Commission, Mrs. Adeyinka Taiwo Oyemade made this known during a briefing session ahead of the promotion exercise while addressing eligible officers at the Adeyemi-Bero Auditorium in Alausa Ikeja,
Oyemade, who was represented at the briefing by the Commissioner representing Badagry Division at the Civil Service Commission, Pastor Israel Alagbe, informed participants that the promotion exercise for qualified officers would seek to identify officers who have distinguished themselves, among other factors, and met all the necessary requirements for elevation as stipulated in the Public Service Rules.
She said that the excellent service culture of the State must be sustained through efforts of knowledgable staff who are passionate about the vision of the State government.
The Chairman described the decision to replace written examinations with Structured Training for civil servants as a good decision in the interest of the State government, the citizenry as well as the civil servants.
“As you all know that some years back, civil servants usually sat for written examinations before they could be promoted but under this present administration, the State government realised that the written examination was not the best way to assess the competence of the workers and this necessitated the idea of structured training,” Oyemade stated.
While wishing the eligible officers success in the promotion exercise, the Chairman reminded them of the need to justify their promotion by showing more commitment to their duties and by positively affecting the lives of residents of the State.
The Permanent Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, Mr. Adeyemi Fashola remarked that this year’s promotion exercise is the second in the series of structured training programmes embraced by the State government.
He stated that last year’s assessment exercise showed that the government made a very informed-decision by abolishing written examinations as it saved the government some resources and also allayed examination fears among civil servants.
Fashola advised all civil servants to be more dedicated and dutiful at work to justify the increase in their remuneration after promotion saying, ‘to whom much is given, much is also expected’.
In his presentation at the event, the Director-General of Lagos State Public Service Staff Development Centre, PSSDC, Dr. Senuko Olufunmi Ajose-Harrison explained that the Structured Training is premised on cadre knowledge, skills and attitude, knowledge acquisition and mandatory career progression for government workers.
He reiterated that the appraisal for promotion would be done through the structured training exercise for eligible officers, on-the-job performance appraisal (SPADEV) and Job Specific Interview.
The Structured Training exercise has been scheduled to take place at four different centres simultaneously namely: Adeyemi-Bero Auditorium Alausa, Ikeja; Folarin Coker Staff Clinic, Alausa Ikeja, State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB Office, Maryland, and Local Government Service Commission Hall, Old Secretariat, Ikeja for six days starting from Monday, March 25th, 2019.<|endoftext|>Auditors in the Public Service, on Thursday, held their Audit Service Structured Training Programme at the Public Service Staff Development Centre (PSSDC) Magodo to mark the commencement of their promotion exercise.
Speaking at the training, the Chairman, Lagos State Audit Service Commission, Mr. Waliu Onibon explained that both the Commission and PSSDC will ensure that the training goes smoothly as envisioned.
The Chairman, who was represented by Mr. Abiodun Oladapo Akhigbe, the Commissioner II of Audit Service Commission appreciated Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for introducing the “Structural Training” for Public Servants in order to have a general knowledge of their various offices in the Public Sector.
Addressing participants, Mr. Kasali Adediran, one of the facilitators at the programme, stated that qualities such as Skills, Attitude, Reactiveness and Punctuality are sought in each participant, adding that scores for each trait identified will be compiled with the marks obtained at the oral interview conducted by the Personnel Management Board to arrive at the final score for the promotion exercise.
Participants of the training programme were grouped into classes according to their Grade Levels; GL01-06 officers were lectured on Performance Improvement Course 1 while GL07-09 and GL 10-12 took Performance Improvement courses. Similarly, Senior Management officers of GL 13-14 and GL 15-16 were lectured on Career Enhancement 1 and 2 courses respectively.<|endoftext|>Lagos State government today commemorated the World Glaucoma Day with a call on various stakeholders in the health sector to intensify sensitisation campaigns that will stem the scourge of the ailment which ranks second among diseases that cause blindness worldwide.
The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dr. Titilayo Goncalves, while delivering a public lecture to commemorate the event, noted that the stakeholders – government, donor agencies, eye care institutions and professionals, patients as well as the entire public – have a role to play in tackling the disease.
She said, “if we can provide the needed quality care, join the advocacy task force, subsidise funds for glaucoma patients and if one cannot undertake any of the tasks, one can pray for the much needed scientific breakthrough in discovering a cure for glaucoma”.
Noting that the State Government remains committed to meeting needs of the ophthalmology sector in the Health Ministry, Goncalves revealed that due to the need for increased awareness and knowledge on glaucoma, the government is partnering with eye care professionals to sensitise patients as well as personnel in health institutions about the ailment.
“This year, against all odds, the Lagos State Ministry of Health partnering with Eye care professionals deemed it fit to create public awareness on glaucoma during this global event”, she said.
Dr. Goncalves described glaucoma as “the silent stealer of sight” saying the theme of this year’s event – “Beat Invisible Glaucoma” is designed to intensify the campaign against glaucoma which World Health Organisation statistics reveal accounts for 15% of cases of blindness in Africa.
Speaking in the same vein, Dr. Funmilayo Shokunbi, Director of Medical Administration, Training and Programmes in the Ministry of Health, said the Glaucoma Day public lecture was focussed on keeping the public abreast of current trends in glaucoma treatment and management.
Buttressing her point, she asserted that “With growing globalisation, especially in healthcare, it is imperative that all medical professionals regardless of their cadre are up-to-date with the current knowledge of clinical practice so that patients are given the quality care that they deserve”.
She encouraged citizens, especially those above 40years, to get their eyes examined annually for early detection of glaucoma, assuring that the Ministry of Health will intensify its blindness intervention and prevention programmes.
Present at the event were the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Health Service Commission, Mr. Segun Adeniji, Medical Directors from State General Hospitals as well as representatives of various associations including of General Medical Practitioners of Nigeria, Optometrist Association of Nigeria and Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria among others.<|endoftext|>Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the sum of N10 million as government’s donation towards the rehabilitation of Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) building inside the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos
The Executive Chairman of Lagos State Sports Commission, Dr. Kweku Tandoh made the disclosure during a courtesy visit of a delegation of theCommission to the NOC premises.
Dr. Tandoh informed the Secretary General of the NOC, Mr. Olabanji Oladapo that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the donation of a sum of N10 million for the renovation in line with the commitment of the present administration to develop sports in the State.
He also thanked the Secretary-General for his great support towards the Table Tennis ITTF Nigeria Open and other events, appealing that he should leverage on his wealth of experience to improve the status of the Nigeria Olympic movement in Nigeria.
“The NOC must regain its rightful position in the realm of sporting affairs in the country”, Tandoh said.
He requested that coaches and other personnel should be considered for training in Olympic strategic courses to develop their skills in talent identification, grooming as well as sports administration.
In his response, Mr. Oladapo thanked Governor Ambode for his gesture to the NOC and appreciated the Lagos State Sports Commission for the visit and itscontinued support.
He assured the delegation that the Olympic family will do all that is necessary to assist every State in the country to develop sports.<|endoftext|>Lagos State Library Board, in collaboration with iRead Mobile Network, on Thursday organised a workshop to commemorate the Y2019 World Book Day for stakeholders and students in a bid to improve literacy and enhance reading culture among residents.
The event themed “The World We Want: Sustainable Development Goals” was geared towards sensitising readers on the tremendous impact of reading in influencing and shaping the minds of readers.
The gathering at the Adeyemi-Bero Auditorium, Alausa Ikeja was witnessed by over 800 participants with more than 35 schools in attendance.
In his remarks at the event, the Special Adviser on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh emphasised that the Nigerian populace more than ever before needs to embrace reading culture as part of efforts to improve the literacy level in the country.
Bank-Olemoh, represented by the Director of Lagos State Library Board, Mr. Asimiyu Amoo Oyadipe, also commended iRead Mobile Networkfor the collaboration with the State Library Board, noting that the State government is committed to advancing education standards in the State.
Also speaking at the event, Rotarian Kola Sodipo, who represented the Rotary Governor-Designate, District 9110, Rotarian Remi Bello, reiterated the need for growth in the reading culture of students which, according to him, is a major factor in influencing perception and ideologies of the next generation.
While admonishing authors to keep shaping the ideologies of readers to aid the achievement of the sustainable development goals, the Rotary Governor-Designate maintained that authors have the ability to influence and direct the perception of people through their works, hence the need for them to deliberately aid the process of creating an ideal world through their works.
Prof. Olajide Asobele, a former Chairman of Lagos State Library Board and presently a lecturer in the University of Lagos, commended the State government for its consistency at increasing the literacy level of residents of the State.
He also echoed the need to ensure that a child’s first exposure to life must be to books, as this was what triggered his academic journey to seek knowledge until he attained professorship.<|endoftext|>Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Opeyemi Oke has reiterated the need for Nigeria to join developed countries that have embraced the culture of plea bargaining in their judicial system.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of a Plea Bargaining training programme for Magistrates of the Lagos State Judiciary organised by the Rule of Law & Anti-Corruption in Nigeria (ROLAC) on Monday, the Chief Judge said that in the United States where it is deeply entrenched, its culture has greatly advanced the judicial sector of the country.
“In the United States where plea bargaining is deeply entrenched, the Columbia Law Review reports that about 90% of the criminal defendants convicted in State and Federal Courts plead guilty rather than exercise their right to stand trial before a Court or Jury”, Justice Oke stated.
She said that though plea bargain system is gradually gaining ground in Nigeria, the system, since its inception has proven to be a useful tool in aiding criminal justice administration and has also curtailed undue delays in the dispensation of criminal justice.
According to her, “A considerable number of high profile cases prosecuted by anti-graft agencies have been concluded using the plea bargaining tool which is a form of criminal justice package on its own”.
Justice Oke added that in Lagos State, the Administration of Criminal Justice Law has supported the push towards the adoption of the concept of plea bargaining as an accepted procedure in criminal proceedings.
She asserted that “Sections 76 and 77 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State has firmly entrenched Plea Bargaining into our Criminal Justice system. Plea Bargain saves precious judicial time and resources, reduces the trauma to the victim, helps with prison decongestion, case management for the courts and reduces the awaiting trial inmates in our prisons”.
While thanking ROLAC, for partnering with the Lagos State Judiciary to train its magistrates and for the efforts of the organisation towards improving the administration of justice, the Chief Judge expressed the belief that the Magistrates will benefit immensely from the training considering the calibre of resource persons that would facilitate different sessions of the training.<|endoftext|>Category - journalism and media communication, topicality
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“Our COVID-19 response also depended critically on Singaporeans working together and giving the government their trust and support. They understood the need for tough and painful measures, and complied with them. Many Singaporeans’ lives have been severely affected, but they have borne the difficulties calmly and stoically. They had confidence that the government would see them through the crisis and beyond.”
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Public Trust Matters to Public Policy
Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has tested the ability of public institutions to respond effectively in a crisis and to keep citizens safe. In a pandemic, how quickly public institutions develop and implement their strategies to contain and isolate the virus has implications on public health.
However, citizen support is just as important in ensuring that public measures work as intended. For instance, for safe distancing measures to be effective, citizens need to be aware of guidelines, accept that they are for their own and others’ protection, and adhere to them even if they are inconvenient. When there is trust in institutions, citizens comply more readily with regulations and there is less need for enforcement.
Ultimately, trust in public institutions has an impact on the efficacy of policies. As senior advisor to the Centre for Strategic Futures and former Head of Civil Service Peter Ho notes: “Particularly in times of crisis... public trust empowers the government to act decisively. Bitter medicine is more easily swallowed when there is public trust.”2
Public trust is dynamic. It is influenced by citizens’ expectations and their perceptions of how the government is doing—both of which can shift over time.3 In an age where people are often bombarded with information from multiple sources, public institutions have to compete for citizens’ mindshare. In volatile, uncertain circumstances, citizens must be able to rely on clear and timely information from trusted sources. Misinformation, or a lack of information, can foster confusion, diminish confidence in public institutions, and discourage desired behaviours.4
Public Communications amid a Crisis
In Singapore, public communications and citizen engagement have been pivotal in engendering public trust amid the pandemic. Through a multi-pronged approach,5 the Government has ensured that citizens are kept abreast of latest developments in COVID-19 cases, and the various safe management practices and measures adopted to limit the spread of COVID-19. Beyond the public communications drive, the Government has also worked hand in hand with citizens to identify and address pressing public needs in the pandemic.
Singapore’s approach is consistent with the World Health Organization's Strategic Communications Framework, which outlines key principles to building public trust in the context of health issues: accessibility, credibility and timeliness.6
Key Principle 1: Information must be accessible
Everyone in society must be able to easily access important health-related information, through traditional media and social media, in ways that they can understand and relate to.
For the COVID-19 pandemic, Singapore’s Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) has adopted a multi-platform, multi-language and multi-format approach to ensure that vital information reaches different segments of society.7
In the digital sphere, updates are pushed out across the official Gov.sg website, as well as official social media and messaging accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp and Telegram, providing the public with accurate, bite-sized updates on the go. Complementing digital platforms are traditional channels such as print media, radio and free-to-air (FTA) TV,8 and physical posters and digital display panels in HDB estates.
Image credit: Gov.sg
MCI has also customised communications to engage different audience segments about COVID-19 developments. Messages encouraging good hygiene practices and socially responsible behaviour were aired in English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil. MCI commissioned vernacular programmes, broadcast across FTA TV and radio channels, featuring home-based activities and exercise segments to encourage seniors to keep active and healthy.9
MCI also engaged local content creators and artistes to create short-form content in different languages, combining important health messages with humour. The “Comedians Get Serious” video series featured four well- known local comedians encouraging the public to practice good personal hygiene in a light-hearted and entertaining way.10 A RySense study found 70% of Singaporeans polled agreed that employing humour in public campaigns was good “as these helped keep spirits up during a pandemic”.11
Image credit: Gov.sg
Key Principle 2: Information must be credible
Good public communications are credible and transparent. This means that any information presented must be clear, accurate and backed up by data or science. The messenger is as important as the message. How, when and what information is presented also affects audience perceptions—whether the information is trustworthy and worth complying with.
Misinformation had been a growing concern even before the pandemic struck. However, COVID-19 has underscored how dangerous misinformation can be if left unchecked. According to a 2020 study published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, at least 800 people may have died globally, and over 5,800 people hospitalised, as a result of misinformation that consuming concentrated methanol would cure COVID-19.12 This “infodemic”—the spread of COVID-19-specific misinformation—has become a common challenge around the world, undermining public trust and government efforts to curb the spread of the pandemic.13
One way to tackle this infodemic is to establish the credibility of information sources. Singapore’s Multi-Ministry Taskforce (MTF), set up to manage the pandemic, has worked closely with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and medical experts so that decision- making is informed by the best available medical data.14 The Director of Medical Services at MOH, Associate Professor Kenneth Mak, has been a regular figure at the MTF virtual press conferences, providing inputs and clarifications on health advisories and COVID-19 developments. The MTF has also aligned and updated their advisories based on guidelines from international institutions such as the World Health Organization.15 Communications based on technical expertise lends credibility to the information provided.
Public trust, communications and engagement operate in a virtuous cycle, where one feeds into and builds upon the other.
Establishing credibility is challenging in a “post-truth” world. For public institutions, the pervasiveness of social media and online messaging platforms can be both a boon and bane. While they can be used to push out information quickly to a wide audience domestically and globally, these same channels allow for misinformation to propagate just as rapidly.
To combat this, the Government has tapped on social media and popular messaging platforms such as Telegram and WhatsApp to dispel false claims. Citizens can access verified information on their preferred communication channels, which can help counter the false information they might receive there.16 But this approach is predicated on the underlying trust citizens have in public institutions. Public trust, communications and engagement operate in a virtuous cycle, where one feeds into and builds upon the other.
With countries now rolling out vaccination programmes, misinformation and scepticism over the effects and efficacy of the new COVID-19 vaccines have also been on the rise. According to survey findings in late-2020 by the Nanyang Technological University, close to 25% of individuals polled in Singapore believed that COVID-19 vaccines altered DNA, which is untrue.17
Misinformation could lead to greater vaccine hesitation. If governments do not understand ground concerns and do not swiftly educate the public on the true mechanisms, benefits and risks of the new vaccines, public trust could wane and affect vaccine take- up. Extra efforts may have to be taken to address these misconceptions. In Singapore, volunteers from the People’s Association and Silver Generation Ambassadors are conducting house visits to specifically address the concerns of seniors, who may be more vulnerable to misinformation.18
Governments may also take legislative action against misinformation, as part of a broader spectrum of responses. The Singapore Government has used the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) to correct falsehoods circulated during the pandemic. The challenge for governments is to strike a balance between deterring misinformation and not being perceived as unduly harsh.
However, vaccine hesitation is a complex issue, for which misinformation is only one factor. The decision to take up the vaccine can be influenced by other considerations, such as individual experiences and personal risk assessments. Singapore’s ability to contain COVID-19 has ironically led some to wait to take up the vaccine, because of the perceived low risk of community exposure and low fatality rate in the city-state.19 Public communication and education efforts must take into account such nuances when considering how to foster public trust in vaccines and other health measures.
Consistency can be a challenge, especially in a pandemic when the situation is constantly evolving. Changes have to be communicated clearly, in a manner that builds trust.
To Mask or not to Mask?
Early in the pandemic, when there was no official evidence that wearing masks could prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Singapore Government stipulated that masks were to be worn only when ill. In early April 2020, alongside the implementation of a nation-wide Circuit Breaker, the Government updated its advisory on mask-wearing. People were no longer discouraged from wearing masks even if they were well.1 There was some public backlash as the Government was perceived to be inconsistent.
The Multi-Ministry Taskforce stepped in to explain the rationale for updating the mask-wearing advisory through a virtual press conference.2 It explained that the decision was guided by new scientific evidence that asymptomatic patients could transmit COVID-19, and concerns about undetected community cases at the time.3 By mid-April 2020, the Government made it mandatory to wear masks in public spaces.4
The incident illustrated the importance of credible information, clear explanation of changes, and updated messaging in fostering public trust.
- Gov.sg, “PM Lee: The COVID-19 Situation in Singapore (3 Apr)”, April 3, 2020, accessed February 5, 2021.
- “Why Has Singapore Changed Its Advice on Wearing Masks amid the COVID-19 Outbreak?” CAN, April 3, 2020, accessed February 5, 2021.
- “COVID-19: Why Singapore Changed Its Guidance on Masks and Made It Mandatory”, CNA, April 14, 2020, accessed October 19, 2020, [IDX] Ang Hwee Min and Rachel Phua, “COVID-19: Compulsory to Wear Mask when Leaving the House, says Lawrence Wong”, CAN, April 14, 2020, accessed February 5, 2021.
Key Principle 3: Information must be timely and relevant
Critical information should be disseminated in a timely a n d relevant way. If information is delayed and citizens are made aware of developments through other sources, authorities may be seen to be withholding information.20 The absence of updated news could also lead to speculation and unnecessary fear. Messages should also be framed in a way that is relevant to the target audience. This means governments should have an ear to the ground in framing messages that elicit the desired actions.
In a time of great uncertainty, routine updates and timely information can give reassurance to the public. Since the outbreak of the pandemic in Singapore, daily case updates and press conferences held by the MTF have become the “new norm” for information on COVID-19. Information from these daily updates are swiftly disseminated through multiple channels. Since citizens may face a deluge of information about the pandemic, updates pushed out through social media and messaging platforms are kept short and easily understood. The daily case updates follow a familiar template and timing. Summarised safe management “Dos and Don’ts” provide bite-sized, actionable items that the audience can follow up on.
The importance of transparent and relevant information was underlined by the controversy surrounding Singapore’s TraceTogether (TT) programme,21 which facilitates the speedy contact tracing deemed vital to managing the pandemic’s spread. While the public was originally told that TT data would only be used for contact tracing purposes,22 it was subsequently revealed in Parliament that the police could access TT data for criminal investigations under the Criminal Procedure Code.
This belated announcement resurfaced concerns over data privacy and public trust, with real consequences: some 350 users opted to have their TT data deleted in January 2021.23,24
Effective communications must strike the right balance in tone, both in terms of its content as well as how it is conveyed.
Striking the Right Tone
In Singapore, the Virus Vanguard webcomic campaign, launched on Gov.sg in mid-April, was intended to be a light-hearted way to spread awareness of safe management measures. But netizens took issue with the comic’s characters and their backstories, and cited similarities to characters by other artists. The comic was also considered ill-timed as daily case numbers were high at the time
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Rep. LaHood Announces Over $10.2 Million in Funding for Greater Peoria Mass Transit District
PEORIA, IL — Congressman Darin LaHood (R-IL) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $10,259,898 in funding to Greater Peoria Mass Transit (GPMTD). The funding was authorized in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act through the Urbanized Area Formula funds.
“COVID—19 has placed an incredible strain on public transportation, decreasing revenues and ridership in Peoria and across central Illinois,” said Rep. LaHood. “Congress and the federal government took important steps to provide relief to mass transit districts and local governments during this pandemic in the CARES Act. It’s important that residents have access to safe public transportation, and this funding will ensure the Greater Peoria Mass Transit District can get through this challenging time.”
The funding will be used for operating expenses and protective equipment in order to respond to and recover from COVID—19.
Learn more about grant funding from the FTA HERE.<|endoftext|>Rep. LaHood and the Ways and Means Committee Approve Tax Reform 2.0, Furthering their Commitment to the American Taxpayer
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-18) and the House Ways and Means Committee advanced three bills, known as Tax Reform 2.0, through Committee, furthering efforts to provide tax relief to hard-working Americans. Specifically, the three pieces of legislation will provide certainty to individual taxpayers, by making the lowered tax rates in the Tax Cut and Jobs Act permanent for individuals and families; expanding retirement savings for individuals and families, and spurring innovation for small businesses looking to expand. Congressman LaHood is a cosponsor of all three pieces of legislation.
“Last year, Republicans’ reformed our nation’s tax code for the first time in more than 30 years, streamlining the filing process, allowing individuals to keep more of their hard-earned money, and empowering American business to be more competitive around the globe. Today, I was proud to work with Chairman Brady and the Ways and Means Committee to build upon our tax reform successes by advancing legislation that would provide certainty to taxpayers, expand retirement savings for individuals and families, and unleash America’s innovative spirit,” said Rep. LaHood. “This is another step in making certain taxpayers continue to have a tax code that works for them. With take-home pay up 4.9%, wages rising at a rate not seen in nine years, small business optimism at record highs, job creation regularly beating expectations, and even Peoria County leading the nation in average weekly wages, I look forward to working to get Tax Reform 2.0 passed in the House and to President Trump’s desk, so individuals and families across central and west-central Illinois can continue to see more money in their pockets and our local small businesses can further innovate to stay competitive in a growing global economy.”
Next step: The House Ways and Means Committee will report the three bills to the House floor to be voted upon by the entire House of Representatives.
Tax Reform 2.0 Legislation
H.R. 6760, the Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 will make the historic tax cuts, passed in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, permanent. This will ensure that the individuals are guaranteed the near doubling of the standard deduction and lower rates across the board; and protect the pass-through deduction provided to small businesses across the country.
H.R. 6757, the Family Savings Act of 2018 will make it easier for businesses to provide retirement plans to individuals, so families can start saving earlier for retirement, giving families financial stability in their ever-changing lives.
H.R. 6756, the American Innovation Act of 2018 will provide expanded opportunity to startup companies looking to expand, encouraging innovation in businesses of all sizes.
Evidence of a Strong Economy:<|endoftext|>Rep. Darin LaHood Votes to Hold The IRS Accountable
This week, Rep. LaHood voted for common sense legislation that the House passed to bring needed reforms to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
“The IRS is failing at doing its job. While 84% of Americans who need tax assistance can’t get their phone calls answered, the IRS is awarding bonuses and hiring employees who themselves are delinquent on their taxes. The IRS even sent out $46 million in potentially fraudulent tax refunds due to a computer program error,” stated Rep. LaHood. “Today I voted for measures requiring the IRS to fix these problems. Those who collect others taxes should be required to pay their own. Those who manage our nation’s tax revenue should spend those taxpayer dollars wisely. Those who work for the government are not above the law, or the Constitution.”
According to testimony from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, the IRS answered only 15.6 percent of customer service calls during the 2016 tax-filing season. U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit rebuked the IRS for political targeting. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found that the IRS erroneously released over $46 million in tax refunds in 2013 that were flagged as potentially fraudulent. Despite these lamentable actions, information received under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that the IRS gave nearly $6 million in bonuses to employees over the past five years.
Summaries of the five bills passed out of the House are as follows:
- H.R. 3724, the Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act, prohibits IRS employees who were fired for misconduct from being rehired by the IRS. This measure passed on a 345-78 vote.
- H.R. 4890, the IRS Bonuses Tied to Measurable Metrics Act, ends bonuses to IRS employees until the agency starts to fix its terrible customer service record. This measure passed on a 260 - 158 vote.
- H.R. 4885, the IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending Act of 2016, would get rid of the unaccountable IRS slush fund and reassert Congressional Article I powers over the fees the IRS collects. This measure passed on a 245-170 vote.
- H.R. 1206, the No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act, would stop the IRS from hiring any new employees until it can certify that no employees are delinquent on their own taxes. This measure passed on a 254-170 vote.
- H.R. 4903 would prohibit the use of funds by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. This measure passed out of the House with unanimous support.<|endoftext|>Rep. Darin LaHood Question IRS Commissioner on Cybersecurity Threats to Taxpayer Information
Washington, DC—Today during a Science, Space and Technology Committee hearing, Rep. Darin LaHood questioned IRS Commissioner John Koskinen regarding what is being done to protect the sensitive information of American taxpayers from mounting cybersecurity threats. From 2014-2015 alone, over 700,000 American taxpayers’ personal information was compromised due to criminal cybersecurity breaches. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report in March 2016 providing 43 recommendations for the IRS to increase security, but instead of taking immediate action, the IRS responded that it would consider the recommendations over a 60 day time period.
“If the Federal government requires Americans to provide sensitive and personal information, its agencies must be able to protect that data from cyber criminals,” stated Rep. LaHood. “The IRS remains highly vulnerable to hackers and cyberattacks, and yet the Commissioner failed to sufficiently answer our committee’s questions on why the GAO’s recommendations have not been implemented. During the hearing today, the IRS Commissioner confidently cited a high rate of prevented breaches last year. But we aren’t talking about a grade on a test where a certain percentage merits a passing score, we are talking about the lives of hard working Americans. Until each taxpayer’s information is 100% secure, the IRS has no reason to be so confident. Americans need a better reason to feel confident in the IRS, and they still don’t have one.”
Despite claims that the IRS does not have enough resources to implement cyber security measures, from 2011 to 2014, Congress increased the budget of the IRS by 9% to combat these attacks, and yet the IRS instead cut their cybersecurity staff 11% over those four years.
To view Rep. LaHood questioning the IRS Commissioner, CLICK Here.
To view Rep. LaHood discuss the IRS security deficiencies, CLICK Here.<|endoftext|>Rep. Darin LaHood Partners With Local Initiatives Combating Opioid/Heroin Epidemic, Hosts Round Table Forum in Quincy
Quincy, IL— Today, Rep. Darin LaHood hosted a community round table forum with local law enforcement officers, medical professionals, treatment providers, and local government officials to discuss the growing problem of heroin and synthetic opioid addiction and overdose. Hosted at the Oakley-Lindsay Civic Center, those in attendance included Quincy Mayor Kyle Moore, Illinois State Representative Randy Frese, Chris Parker of the Cornerstone Foundations for Family, Sergeant Patrick Frazier of the West Central Illinois Task Force, and many other spokespersons fighting locally to combat this sweeping epidemic.
“This epidemic transcends socio-economic status, it transcends educational levels, it transcends racial differences, and it transcends specific age groups. As a former state and federal prosecutor for over a decade, I am familiar with drug addiction and overdose. Today, I wanted to hear from those handling this crisis on the frontlines, from all angles, to learn how I can bolster these local efforts at the federal level in Congress,” stated Rep. LaHood. “The takeaway is that there are phenomenal efforts underway, but there is still much that can be done to address addiction.”
Every day, seventy-eight Americans die from an opioid overdose. This problem is a national one. Since 1999, the rate of overdose deaths involving opioids has quadrupled and is now the leading cause of injury death in the United States. It is also, tragically, a local problem. Over the summer of 2015, Adams County EMS saw four times more cases of heroin overdoses than they expected. Crews had to double their stock of Narcan, an overdose antidote.
Sergeant Patrick Frazier of the West Central Illinois Task Force share the perspective of law enforcement: “I really appreciate Congressman LaHood coming to town to discuss this problem with us. This is an issue for our community. Many of us remember that last summer we had quite a problem with heroin overdoses. This is a new problem for our community, but, sadly, it is nationwide. It needs attention at the federal level, so we are thankful to the Congressman for coming today.”
Quincy Mayor Kyle Moore shared, “I want to thank the Congressman for his proactive approach in bringing us together to talk about this issue. We have seen a rise in heroin abuse, which led to unfortunate and untimely deaths from abuse in the community. It will take a hands-on approach by all levels of government, not only locally but also in the state and federal governments—and alongside our partners—to address it. Today is a good first step, but it is not the only step we will take. I look forward to continuing the discussion.”
Illinois State Representative Randy Frese stated, “I am thankful to be included in this discussion and to speak with those who are engaged with this daily. Today we spoke about the unique concerns in the Tri-State area, where individuals cross borders to accumulate these substances. There will need to be some new action taken to respond to this, and I am thankful to the Congressman for facilitating this collaboration.”
“The House of Representatives will consider legislation as early as next week to address this issue at the federal level, and I plan to take back the concerns and ideas that were discussed today and translate them into action at the federal level to support efforts here in Central and West Central Illinois,” Rep. LaHood stated in closing.
So far, over a dozen measures have been introduced in various committees to target the heroin and opioid addiction and overdose epidemic.<|endoftext|>Rep. Darin LaHood Commends Scotus Decision Barring Unilateral Executive Action On Immigration Reform
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Rep. LaHood released the following statement applauding the Supreme Court ruling in U.S. v. Texas, which upheld a Texas federal district court’s decision prohibiting the Obama Administration from using executive action to implement the Deferred Action for Parent of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents program.
“This ruling is a win for our Constitution. Today the Supreme Court blocked executive overreach and reminded the Obama Administration that only the Legislative branch can write our nation’s laws—the Executive branch cannot unilaterally issue decrees. As a former prosecutor who litigated immigration cases, I recognize that our immigration system must be improved. We need to secure our border, we need to enforce the existing immigration laws already on the books, and we need to fix our immigration process so that hard-working, well-intentioned individuals who play by the rules have a fair shot at legally becoming U.S. citizens and entering our country. However, these necessary reforms must also happen through the legislative branch, and I look forward to working towards reform through constitutional means.”<|endoftext|>Wikipedia Article:
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Quality Duluth-Superior|
|Former callsigns||KAOH (1963–1980)
|Affiliations||NBC Sports Radio|
|Owner||Red River Broadcasting
(Red Rock Radio)
|Sister stations||KQDS-TV, WWAX, KZIO|
KQDS (1490 kHz, "KFAN 1490") is a commercial AM radio station in Duluth, Minnesota. Established in 1963 as KAOH, the station is owned by Red River Broadcasting of Fargo, North Dakota and airs a sports radio format featuring programming from NBC Sports Radio. The studios are located at Grandma's Marketplace, 501 Lake Ave South in Canal Park, Duluth. The transmitter is located off Maryland Avenue in Superior, Wisconsin.
KQDS previously aired a progressive talk radio format with programming from Air America Radio along with The Ed Schultz Show until February 2007, when it began airing an oldies format with Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel from ABC Radio.
On January 5, 2009, KQDS became the Duluth-Superior media market home of the FAN Radio Network, based at KFXN-FM in Minneapolis. On March 2, 2015, its sister station, 92.1 WWAX began carrying FAN Radio Network programming while KQDS became a full-time network affiliate of the NBC Sports Radio Network.
On April 19, 2017, Red Rock Radio announced that it would sell KQDS and WWAX to Twin Ports Radio for $200,000; through a time brokerage agreement, Twin Ports will assume control of the stations on May 1. Twin Ports' owner, Dan Hatfield, also runs Christian radio station WJRF; following the sale, WWAX and KQDS will move their studios to WJRF's facilities, but will retain their sports formats. The terms of the sale require KQDS to change its call letters.
1999. p. D-234. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
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- "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
- FAN Radio Network
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KQDS
- Radio-Locator Information on KQDS
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KQDS
- FCC History Cards for KQDS<|endoftext|>Wikipedia page:
Callsign meaning||JOQ = "Jock"|
|Former callsigns||KAOH (1963–1980)|
|Affiliations||NBC Sports Radio|
|Owner||Daniel and Alana Hatfield |
(Twin Ports Radio, LLC)
KJOQ (1490 AM, "The Jock 1490") is a commercial AM radio station in Duluth, Minnesota. Established in 1963 as KAOH, the station is owned by Daniel and Alana Hatfield, through licensee Twin Ports Radio, LLC, and airs a sports format featuring programming from NBC Sports Radio. The studios are located in Duluth's Central Hillside at 806 East 4th street in Duluth. The AM transmitter is located off Maryland Avenue in Superior, Wisconsin and the 100.9 FM translator is co-located with sister station WWAX 92.1 FM in the Duluth antenna farm.
The then-KQDS previously aired a progressive talk radio format with programming from Air America Radio along with The Ed Schultz Show until February 2007, when it began airing an oldies format with Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel from ABC Radio.
On January 5, 2009, KQDS became the Duluth-Superior media market home of the FAN Radio Network, based at KFXN-FM in Minneapolis. On March 2, 2015, its sister station, 92.1 WWAX began carrying FAN Radio Network programming while KQDS became a full-time network affiliate of the NBC Sports Radio Network.
On April 19, 2017, Red Rock Radio announced that it would sell KQDS and WWAX to Twin Ports Radio for $200,000; through a time brokerage agreement, Twin Ports assumed control of the stations on May 1. Twin Ports' owner, Dan Hatfield, also runs Christian radio station WJRF; following the sale, WWAX and KQDS were to move their studios to WJRF's facilities, but would retain their sports formats. The terms of the sale required KQDS to change its call letters. Upon consummation of the sale on June 30, 2017, KQDS changed their call letters to KJOQ and rebranded as "The Jock 1490".
1999. p. D-234. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
- "Predicted Nighttime Coverage Area for KJOQ 1490 AM, Duluth, MN". radio-locator.com. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
- "Duluth 1490 Programming Schedule". radioredzone.com. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- Venta, Lance (April 19, 2017). "Red Rock Radio Sells Last Two Duluth Stations". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
- "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
- FAN Radio Network
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KJOQ
- Radio-Locator Information on KJOQ
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KJOQ<|endoftext|>### Wikipedia:
KQJZ)|
1,000 watts (day)|
670 watts (night)
|Owner||Anderson Radio Broadcasting, Inc.|
|Sister stations||KERR, KIBG, KKMT, KQRK|
|Website||Wild 97.9 Online|
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on January 26, 2006. The new station was assigned the call letters KQJZ by the FCC on April 26, 2006.
In November 2006, permit holder Advance Acquisition, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this still-under construction station to Anderson Radio Broadcasting, Inc., for a reported sale price of $200,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on January 12, 2007, and after a series of extensions the transaction was consummated on February 29, 2008. KQJZ received its license to cover from the FCC on December 4, 2008.
On July 1, 2016, KQJZ changed their format from adult standards to urban contemporary, branded as "Heat 97.9" (simulcast on FM translator K258BW 97.9 FM Evergreen).
On July 25, 2016, KQJZ changed their call letters to KLYW. The station changed its call sign again on August 12, 2016 to KYWL. On February 1, 2017, the station changed its call sign to KQDE.
|City of license||ERP
Arbitron.
- "Application Search Details (BNP-20040128AFT)". FCC Media Bureau. January 26, 2006.
- "Deals - 2007-01-27". Broadcasting & Cable. January 28, 2007.
- "Application Search Details (BAP-20061128AKJ)". FCC Media Bureau. February 29, 2008.
- "Application Search Details (BL-20081107AEU)". FCC Media Bureau. December 4, 2008.<|endoftext|>Informational Report:
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|Channels||Digital: 11 (VHF)
Virtual: 33 (PSIP)
|Translators||KQDK-CD 39 Denver|
|Owner||Casa Media Partners, LLC
(Casa en Denver, Inc.)
|Operator||Christian Television Network
(full acquisition pending)
|First air date||August 28, 1987|
|Call letters' meaning||K EQuity Cheyenne K
(referring to former owner)
|Former channel number(s)||
|Transmitter power||16 kW|
KQCK, virtual channel 33 (VHF digital channel 11), is a Christian Television Network-affiliated television station located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States, which also serves Denver, Colorado. The station is owned by Casa Media Partners, LLC. KQCK maintains studio facilities on East Lincoln Way (near U.S. 30) in southeastern Cheyenne, and its transmitter is located on Horsetooth Mountain, just outside Fort Collins. The station's signal is relayed on low-power translator station KQDK-CD (channel 39) in Aurora, Colorado.
The station was originally assigned the call letters KDBJ when the station was first licensed by the on August 14, 1985. The station first signed on the air on August 28, 1987 as KKTU. It originally operated as a satellite station of NBC affiliate KTWO-TV (channel 2, now an ABC affiliate) in Casper. As a result of KKTU's sign-on, Cheyenne became one of the last markets in the United States to receive full-time affiliations from the three major broadcast networks. Prior to 1987, NBC programming had been relegated to off-hours clearances on KGWN-TV (channel 5), although the network's Denver affiliate KCNC-TV (channel 4) had been available in the area on cable television for decades. For a time starting in 1995, KKTU (along with KTWO) had a secondary affiliation with The WB.
On September 1, 2003, the NBC affiliation in Casper moved from KTWO to KCWY (channel 13). Although KTWO temporarily became an independent station at that time until it could acquire the ABC affiliation from KFNB (channel 20), KKTU was able to immediately switch to ABC; it began branding itself as "ABC 8," in reference to its channel placement on Cheyenne area cable systems. This made Cheyenne one of the last markets in the country to have an ABC affiliate. Before the switch, ABC programming had been piped into Cheyenne via cable from out-of-market stations – first via KUSA-TV (channel 9), then from KMGH-TV (channel 7) following a three-way network affiliation switch that occurred on September 10, 1995. KMGH had actually operated a translator in Cheyenne since the late 1990s. On May 31, 2005, the station changed its call letters to KDEV, with plans on expanding its signal into the nearby Denver market. Indeed, it built the tower for its digital transmitter in Fort Collins, in the Denver market.
On May 31, 2006, the Equity Broadcasting Corporation sold KTWO to Silverton Media. Equity retained ownership of KDEV, but entered into a local marketing agreement with Silverton to operate it as a satellite of KTWO. Equity later moved the ABC affiliation in Cheyenne to a low-powered repeater, KKTU-LP (channel 40), and switched KDEV's affiliation to its in-house classic television network, the Retro Television Network. On June 8, 2008, KDEV began simulcasting KKTU-LP's ABC programming over its analog signal (restoring the "ABC 8" branding), and on its second digital subchannel. Nine days later on June 17, 2008, the station changed its call sign to KQCK.
On January 4, 2009, a contract conflict between Equity and Luken Communications (which had acquired RTN in June 2008) resulted in many RTN affiliates losing the network's programming. As a result, Luken moved RTN's operations to its headquarters in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and dropped its programming from all Equity-owned affiliates, including KQCK, effective immediately. RTN would eventually sign a deal to affiliate with Sterling-based KCDO-TV (channel 3) that May. KQCK subsequently switched to AMGTV, and then later to @SportsTV.
On April 16, 2009, KQCK, along with two other television stations, were purchased at auction by Valley Bank for $7 million. Valley Bank, in turn, filed to sell KQCK and Aurora, Colorado repeater KQDK-CA to an ownership group connected to Fusion Communications on September 9. ABC programming remained on KQCK-DT2 and channel 40, by then renamed KDEV-LP, until 2009, when KTWO began simulcasting its programming over the second digital subchannel of KLWY (channel 27). KQCK and KDEV-LP eventually parted ways; the latter station eventually switched to MyNetworkTV and then Me-TV before shutting down in 2012.
In January 2010, KQCK joined the Spanish language network VasalloVision. KQCK was acquired by Casa Media Partners in April 2012. The station subsequently switched its affiliation to MundoFox on August 13, 2012; in late 2014, KQCK dropped MundoFox for the Christian Television Network. Casa Media Partners filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 14, 2015. On January 9, 2017, CTN's parent company, the Christian Television Corporation, agreed to purchase KQCK outright.
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
|33.1||1080i||16:9||KQCK TV||Main KQCK programming / CTN|
|33.2||480i||4:3||CTNi||CTNi (Christian programming in Spanish)|
|33.3||CTN||CTN national feed|
|33.4||Lifesty||LifeStyle Family TV (Christian-based family entertainment)|
KQCK shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 33, on June 27, 2008, as a result of an equipment failure that forced the station to shut down the analog signal; however, it continued to transmit its programming over its digital signal and on cable via a direct-to-studio transmission link. Due to the cost of repairing the analog facilities, and the proximity of the end of the digital television transition, KQCK requested to permanently shut down its analog transmissions. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF channel 11. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 33.
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- "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". FCC CDBS database. June
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