HomeMy WebLinkAbout87-305 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 87-305
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, EXPRESSING ITS STRONG
RECOMMENDATION TO THE CABLE OWNERS AND OPERATORS IN LOS
ANGELES AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO RETAIN KCET IN THE AREA
OF MOST FAVORABLE ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC
WHEREAS, KCET, Channel 28, is the only Public Television Station in
the top six national media markets that operates in the Ultra High Frequency
Band (UHF), and is therefore subject to the problems associated with UHF
broadcasting; and
WHEREAS, Public Television Station KCET, despite such disadvantages
has diligently and meritoriously served the City of Rancho Cucamonga and other
communities within the Southern California area for the past twenty-three
years; and
WHEREAS, KCET through excellence in programming and quality of service
has risen to the position of a major station and a true alternative to other
forms of broadcastings; and
WHEREAS, KCET in the process of such service has gained the goodwill
and dedicated support from the public, who has helped it become one of our
major cultural resources; and
WHEREAS, KCET is currently positioned in the lower-numbered channeled
tier (channel 3) along with the regions major networks and independent
stations, which has allowed KCET the visibility to continue its public service
and generate community support for its programming; and
WHEREAS, KCET requests that the City of Rancho Cucamonga join in
support of retaining the station's current channel position and oppose a
proposal to realign public television and cable stations which would relocate
KCET to the higher/numbered channel tier.
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Rancho Cucamonga City Council
does hereby express its strong recommendation to the Cable Owners and Operators
in Los Angeles and Southern California to retain KCET in the area of most
favorable access to the public, in close proximity to the major and independent
stations operating in the UHF band, as a gesture of goodwill and civic
cooperation towards one of the region's most valuable cultural resources.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 17th day of June, 1987.
Resolution No. 87-305
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AYES: Brown, Buquet, Stout, Wright
NOES: None
ABSENT: King
Dennis L. Stout, Mayor
ATTEST:
BeVerly A/Authelet, City Clerk
I, BEVERLY A. AUTHELET, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed,
approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 17th day of
June, 1987.
Executed this 17th day of June, 1987 at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
B~'verly/t. Authelet, City Clerk