1987-12 State Funding for Public Radio_ KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 81-12-R
A RESOLUTION OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY ENDORSING
CONTINUED STATE FUNDING FOR PUBLIC RADIO AND PUBLIC RADIO STATION KMXT.
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of Alaska has recommended no
funding for public broadcasting in the state in fiscal year 1988, and
WHEREAS, public broadcasting radio stations are an important par: of
the communications system throughout rural Alaska, often sere ung as the only
local source of information. and
WHEREAS, the radio station KMXT has been in service to the Kodiak
community for the past eleven years, and
WHEREAS. KMXT has additionally provided its signal to all the
it villages on the island for the past four years via translators, and
WHEREAS, KMXT is the Federal Communications Commission designated
I! primary Emergency Broadcast station for the Kodiak area, includ ,ng the
it
villages, and
WHEREAS, all Kodiak Island Borough Assembly meetings as wail as the
meetings of the Kodiak Island Borough School Board and other ;pedal 3orough
meetings are broadcast live on KMXT, and
,,HEREAS. K,V,XT has the p:,ra.y iocal ;yews and pubic alfa, rs ;,r oyrac„
un gad— .o Kodiak, and
WHEREAS, it is not reasonable for a, impo�tanf puc'ic service pro;r,,I
on a statewide basis to take a 100 percent cut instead of a belt :,ii
similar to other statewide programs.
NOW. 'HEREFCRE, CE „ RECOL'J£0 that ,'.e ..,, ...an stand Bur ougf,
Assemoly urges the siatr.e and Guyer nor Cow Jar io .cstore fsnding :u tie
public broadcasting system in Alaska at as high a fondling 'Levo'. as
and similar in terms of percentage of the pr.or years budget to other state
programs.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 5 day of February
j� KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
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By dam-
Borcigh Mayor
By
Pre ding Officer
ATTEST:
By v4
8 d rough,