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Stations switch to satellite network across public TV
Public television's three channel satellite system, funded by the Corp. for Public Broadcasting, now serves 153 non commercial stations across the lower 48 states plus Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It halves costs from land lines and allows simultaneous programs plus tape delays. Obstacles included methane gas at Harrisonburg and chicken manure at Penn State, with lawsuits over frightened poultry in Maine.
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Donald Sanders
Associated Press
Washington
Public Television
Yazoo
William D. Houser
The
Corp. For Public Broadcasting
Western Union Westar
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
At&t
Harrisonburg
University Park
Penn State University
Orono
Maine