AGENDA #5c

 

MEMORANDUM

 

TO:                  Mayor and Town Council

 

FROM:            W. Calvin Horton, Town Manager

 

SUBJECT:       Follow-up on WCHL/The Peoples Channel Simultaneous Programming Petition

 

DATE:             April 28, 2003

 

INTRODUCTION

 

This memorandum responds to a request by The Peoples Channel that the Council consider a modification of its performance agreement ban on advertising to allow for simultaneous broadcasting with WCHL.  We have since learned that The Peoples Channel and WCHL have suspended discussions of this issue.  We believe no action is needed. 

 

BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION

 

The Council originally received the attached petition on September 23, 2002, and referred the petition to the Manager to consider (Attachment 1).  Over the subsequent months, representatives of The Peoples Channel and WCHL discussed the possibilities of simultaneous broadcasting, but we understand that they are no longer in discussion.

 

CONCLUSION

 

We believe that it is not necessary to further consider modification of the performance agreement with The Peoples Channel in light of the suspension of discussion.

 

ATTACHMENTS

 

1.   September 13, 2002 Letter from Robert Gwyn, The Peoples Channel (p. 2).