The Hidden Screen: Low Power Television in America: Low Power Television in America

This text explores the industry of low-power television (LPTV) in America. It covers what LPTV is and how it got started, who the broadcasters are and their viewers, LPTV's significance in contemporary society and culture, and the challenges it faces in the late 1990s and the millennium. A New Medium: The Nature And Purpose Of Low Power Television -- Fcc Rules And Regulations Pertaining To Lptv -- The Screen Over The Fence: The Evolution Of Neighborhood Television In America -- See Lptv Run: Its Organization And Structure -- Application For Renewal Of License For Am, Fm, Tv, Translator, Or Lptv Station -- And Now The News: Programming For The 'hood -- Localism And Low Power Public Television / Frank H. Tyro -- On Being A Neighbor / David A. Tucker -- The Bottoming Line: Subsidizing The Hidden Screen -- An Lptv Studio Equipment List -- A Profile Of Bayou Country Lptv -- Maintaining The Image: Technical Considerations, Other Micros, And The Future -- The Future Of Lptv: A View / Mark Banks -- Public Notices -- Cba Factsletter Concerning Lptv Displacement Applications And Primary Service Rulemaking Process -- Studies And Briefs: A Comparative Assessment And Civil Action On Behalf Of Lptv -- The Alaska Lptv Network / Michael Havice -- Fact Sheet On Lptv -- Cba Petition For Rulemaking To Fcc. Robert L. Hilliard And Michael C. Keith. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. By any standards, the most eclectic form of broadcasting in the U.S. today is called low-power television (LPTV). Not an insignificant blip in the industry, LPTV offers true local and community programming to tens of thousands of U.S. viewers. Because it can go where the cable industry doesn't go, LPTV tends to serve either outlying rural communities or disenfranchised communities such as gangs and new immigrant groups who have no other way to stay connected. One trend Keith notes is the proliferation of stations in the Northwest owned by right-wing, militia, or Christian fundamentalist groups that broadcast to their select audience of like-minded fringe groups.This is the first book available that tells the complete story of this unique and powerful movement from its inception to the formidable challenges it faces today. Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Chapter 1 A New Medium: The Nature and Purpose of Low Power Television -- Appendix 1A. FCC Rules and Regulations Pertaining to LPTV -- Chapter 2 The Screen Over the Fence: The Evolution of Neighborhood Television in America -- Chapter 3 See LPTV Run: Its Organization and Structure -- Appendix 3A. Application for Renewal of License for AM, FM, TV, Translator, or LPTV Station -- Chapter 4 And Now the News: Programming for the 'Hood -- Appendix 4A. Localism and Low Power Public Television