Trempealeau County Prepares Rural Cable System
Trempealeau County plans rural cable TV for about 6000 homes and all public schools with fall construction possible. Bids on tower and microwave gear came in. none for cable and trunk lines. The co op extended the bid deadline to Aug 1 as manufacturers seek equipment details. If funded, service could begin by fall 1978 with 6 channels plus educational and local options for residents and schools.
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Whitehall Man Directs Wisconsin Cable TV Project
Rod Moon, 39, a Whitehall native and former Navy officer, directs a $510,710 Kellogg Foundation funded cable TV project in Trempealeau County. The effort, channeled through West Central Wisconsin Consortium with Stout as fiscal agent, aims to develop curriculum for the new hook-up in the region. Moon, with USC cinema and Indiana journalism degrees, chose western Wisconsin over the Pacific Northwest.
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