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PBS netwoiK, KTSOplan m join forcesListen lip, boys and girls.Today’s teseon ie about PBS— you know, the wonderful public-supported Television network tliat brings you lots of great shows, such as the home rf the Moppets, Seasune Street.Mciat of the PBS stations in Colorado are owrod by the Rocky Mountain l*ublic Broadcasting Network — the Big Bird of the region’s PBS stations.Rig.Big) wants to be ft tends with KT^^Channels 8 15 (think Elmo). Atiually- he wants to be more lhan 'rfends.If Big Birr) ran waxtdie tlirough the necessary red tape, lie’ll enter inlo a joint-operating jigreenienl- with Elmo by the fall, in effect.. Big Bird will be ninning Elmo by remote control.”It’ll still look like Channel 8— only belter,” James Morgcse. president and general manager of I5ig Bird, snlrl during a recent luncheon at the Antlers Double-Iree Hotel.Morgese. a soft-spoken man with al) t.ho modesty of Kermct, is giving lots of luncheons and (neelings Ltiis sunuuer to make sure everyone likes Big Bird and to convince them that this Elmo deal is a good thing.He assures viewers In Colorado Springs that we won’t be short-changed by I lie new agreement.He knows that Colorado Springs is in a strange position. Mosi cities our si/lt;e have their mvu.PUj5 Siat^01\.,BiK when frequencies and broadcasting rights Were handed out. we came home empiy-handed. (Pueblo ottered better broadcast coverage because li was farther from Denver.)The good news is that, when we pick up our remote controls, wr ean get three stations from outside our city: KTSC froni Pueblo. KRMA/Channels 6 fi8 from Denver and KBDl/Channel jfi from Bioomfidd. We’Ll continue to get all three Tor at least another year, and KTSC will continue to serve Pueblo and Colorado Springs.We customize programming service to a city. Mnigesc stud-We'll represent you through them (remoto-coiiuol Elmo) but with the greater resources of RMPBS (Big Bird).”Big Bird has bad his eye on Elmo for about II) years. But nothing much happened until broadcasters and government leaders started lalking about HDTV', rhis tiling that's going to make our televisions sharper and more rectangular.Changing to HDTV will cost, more than Elmo can afford. So Big Bird has offered to “help out.” By consolidating nmch of the efforts, Big Bird has promised to saw about $500,00(1 per year.Hul some Pueblo viewers have worried that Elmo wouldn't he able to be Elmo if he were owned by (Jig Bird.They have protest'd the merger. So Elmo and Big Bird put off Hie ownetship deal for about a year anti instead agreed to enter into tills joint-operating business.Will this really be good for PUS viewers in Pueblo and Colorado Springs? Lei’s all stay rimed. t':CrtOET MURQER CASE: Court TV. vgjgtch never inbscs a chariesho exploit, a juicy muraps will air a documentary on tfiejease invoking former Air Force ^cademylt;y»det David Graham .’aiily Devotion: 'Hie Diane 2amditt!Trial,’ airs at fl p.m. today aa part of Court TV’s 'Ixivft and Murder- week._ . Epstein covers radio, TV and film fqThc Gazette. Hi* column appears Tuesdays and Thursdays. He cbo be reached by phone at 630275 or by f-mail et wepsteiiv«igaz6lt.e.ccK-n.
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Colorado Springs Gazette
Colorado Springs, Colorado, US
Tue, Jun 02, 1998
Page 8
Full Page
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Sammi B.
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