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ENMU Orders Equipment For Eduoational StationCAMDEN, N. J. (Special) some schools, so well be pro* Eastern New Mexico University* viding a missing element in the Port ales, has ordered a com* educational program,” Ryanttaplete RCA transmitting system for KENW * TV, the area's first educational TV station, scheduled to go on the air this summer, it was announced today.The all - color station equipment includes a 25 - kilowatt VHP transmitter and broadcast antenna, a TK - 28 film originating system and a TR-81 video tape recorder, according to Neil Vander Dussen, Division Vice President, RCA Broadcast Systems.KENW-TV will provide educational TV service on Channel 3 to eastern New Mexico and western Texas. Duane Ryan, director of broadcasting for thesaid.The station also plans to broadcast courses which can be taken for college credit by home viewers. Students will study at home and take tests at one of the University's branch campus-CS*”*A portion of KENW-TV*s broadcast schedule will be devoted to Spanish * language programming, to include educational shows and evening entertainment programs.In addition to its broadcasting service, the new station will be used to train University students in the communications arts. “The TV equipment will be aPioiizAttIIbdbdettuniversity, said the station will ; hands - on’ training ground forserve approximated 300,000 people living in an area that is mostly rural.“Well be airing children’s educational programs in the early morning and late afternoon, and adult programming in the evenings,” Ryan said. Special programs of interest to farmers and ranchers, as well as regions’ and community news broad*I1casts, are planned for the daytime schedule.The station also will schedule in - school programming for elementary and high school levels during school hours. Ryan said broadcasts of such subjects as science and chemistry are expected to be especially useful for students in rural areas,“Sophisticated chemistry laboratories just aren't available Inour advanced students studying communication*, Ryan said. “They will gain practical experience in all aspects of the operation of a TV station from operating a camera or tape recorder to directing production under the supervision of a professional staff. Our staff will be small, and will depend on the students to provide much of our: workforce.” jThe university currently is constructing two new on * cam-, pus studios to house the equip-j ment. A black - and«white stu- j dio using existing equipment! will be used to train students and to produce instructional programs to feed the campus clos-i ed - circuit TV network. The color studio will originate programs for KENW-TV.1
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Clovis News Journal
Clovis, New Mexico, US
Wed, Feb 27, 1974
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