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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1981)
Public TV plan airs City looks at public access channels Cable is making TV accessible to more and more people. In Eugene, community access has become an issue, and soon may be a reality. By HARRY ESTEVE oukemmm Cable television programming in Eugene may mean a big step forward for ttie city 's non-profit organizations if an idea for four "public-access” channels wins city council's approval A report published by the public access sub committee of the Metropolitan Cable Television Commission reveals plans for a "community television corporation” that would oversee local public programming The report named several non-profit organizations — including the University — as potential members of the cor poration At the heart of the corporation would be a fully-equipped television studio, capable of producing professional shows According to the report, qualified non-profit agencies could use the studio for free to produce shows about their services Lane County Commissioner Jerry Rust, who chairs the subcommittee says once a show has been produced, an agency would only need to pay the cost of putting its show on the air The subcomittee currently is asking non-profit agencies how much they could afford to pay for air time A seven-member board of directors, made of representatives from non-profit groups, would be responsible for running the studio and keep ing the channels on the air. while a 21-member advisory committee would make recommenda tions on programming Teleprompter of Oregon currently owns the sole cable television franchise in the city, but according to the subcommittee's report, the profit-oriented company “has not encouraged public access " "Teleprompter has generally not seen this as a financial plus tor them." the report says So Rust says Teleprompter will be asked to foot the initial bill for the proposed studio He estimates it will cost more than $200,000 ““We re not out of line on this,” Rust says "The way we see it, we re letting (Teleprompter) in this town What they have is essentially a monopoly" Rust says the Teleprompter corporation spent $750,000 in Dubuque. Iowa on a similar protect "It s good for their public image," he says Continued funding for public programming would come from fees charged for air time and from "leased access" programs Under the "leased access" clause, indepen dent or commercial film and video makers "who are recognized as legitimate artists" could buy air time Kent Gorham, technical advisor to the Me tropolitan Commission, says filling all four channels with public programs will not be a problem as the public becomes more aware of the abilities of the system " He says public air time will be in big demand "I don't see it devoured, but I do see a rush on it." Gorham estimates the project will require at last 3.000 hours of volunteer work to build and staff the studio, train users and inform the community of the new service Plans call for the studio to operate 18 hours per day, seven days a week 667 E 13th MEXICAN FOOD The Cactus Patch Money Saving Specials each week Mexican & Domestic Beers Opfn til 3 A M Fn & -Sat 11 AM to 1 A M MonThurs APPETIZERS CHIPS REG 65 • LG 1-25 CHIPS & GUACAMOLE • REG 1 50 • LG 2 50 CHIPS & BEAN DIP • 2 50 CHILE CON OUESO • 2 50 NACHOS • REG 1 75 • LG 2 75 ENTREES TACOS - burritos - TOSTADAS - QUESADILLAS - TACO SALADS - ENCHILADAS - TAQUITOS - FRUOLES - RICE - BEAN 1 00 MEAT 1 35 BEAN 1 30 MEAT 1 65 COMBO 1 85 VEGC COMBO 1 85 BREAKFAST BURR1TO 1 50 WITH CHORiZO 2 00 BEAN 1 15 COMBO 2 00 CHEESE 1 65 CHEESE & MEAT 2 00 CHEESE « GREEN CHILES 2 00 MAN 2 00 MEAT 2 25 COMBO 2 50 CHEESE OR MEAT 2 25 1 50 1 00 1 00 EXTRAS SOUR CREAM 25 GUACAMOLE 50 CHEESE 35 GREEN CHILES 35 CHORIZO -50 HOT TORTILLA 15 DRINKS PEPSf-DIET PEPSt-OR PEPPER-7 UP-ICE TEA 30 45- 65 MILK 45 HOT TEA 35 COFFEE 35 REFILL 30 APPLE JUICE-HOT OR COLD- 65 HOT CHOCOLATE 50 BEER BUOWEISER 80 MICHELOB 90 CARTA BLANCA ' 25 NAT LIGHT 80 DOS EQUIS-LIGHT OR DARK 1 25 SUPERIOR 1 25 KlnctM DINNERS "THE PLATTER' 2 00 INCLUDES-BEANS-RICE-HOT TORTILLA OR CHOOSE ANY ENTREE AT REG PRICE ANO THE PLATTER IS ONLY 1 50 "POLLO LORENZO" 3.50 A BONELESS CHICKEN BREAST DEEP FRIED AND COVERED WITH SALSA LORENZO BEANS-RICE-HOT TORTILLA ■HUEVOS LORENZO" 3 00 3 EGGS COOKED YOUR WAY ANO COVERED WITH SALSA LORENZO BEANS-RICE HOT TORTILLA •HUEVOS CON CHORIZO” 3.50 3 EGGS SCRAMBLED WITH CHORIZO A SPICY MEXICAN SAUSAGE AND COVERED WITH SALSA LORENZO BEANS-RICE HOT TORTILLA DESSERTS CINNAMON CHIPS 75 APPLE CRISP 1 25 LATE NIGHT SPECIAL AFTER 10 00 PM ONLY CHILE CON QUESO-OUACAMOLE-BEAN DIP ANO LOTS Of CHIPS 4 00 O CALL AHEAD FOR ORDERS TO GO 3*3-6701 OR EAT IT HERE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE IMh Slrmt Sacrw) 4 A DIFFERENT MONEY SAVING SPECIAL EACH WEEK B ■■■■ BSPECIALS SB OH B 100 off any taco salad *VITh THIS COUPON 1 hHU <i iO a | _ apt f Conttnuad from Pago 17B Cable TV prompter's "superbasic" pack age is ESPN, a network that shows nothing but sports, 24 hours a day In the same package is Ted Turner's "superstation' from Atlanta that boasts television's largest library ot movies, from Bogart to Travolta Available in another package is the "USA network" that airs all the events in Madison Square Gardens, including animal shows, rock concerts and professional sports Teleprompter sells its sub scriptions in various blocks of channels for various prices After the initial hook-up tee — S20 for houses that never had cable services and $10 tor the ones that had discontinued ser vice — the cost for "basic ser vice" is $6 95 per month Basic service includes the two locally broadcast stations but guarantees better recep tion It then adds nine other channels, including OEPBS — the Oregon Educational Public Broadcasting Service — and an independent Portland station that carries Trailblazer basket ball games and Oregon State University basketball and foot ball games For another $2 per month. Teleprompter adds on "super basic" service and another eight channels Among these are a station from Canada that Sullivan says "shows a different perspective on things," an educational channel that fea tures "telecourses" from Lane Community College and a 24-hour religious channel Three other channels — in cluding the "USA network," a cable news network, and "Nickelodeon," a commercial free arts and instructional channel — are available for $1 65 per month for any one channel and 65 cents per month extra tor either of the next two Perhaps the most popular ca ble services offered by Tele prompter are "Showtime" and “Home Box Office" two com mercial-free channels that specialize in unedited and unin terrupted movies Each month a new series of movies is fea tured. usually including at least one recent box-office hit These channels are priced at $9 95 per month for one or $16 SO for both Teieprompter representatives will be stationed outside the University Bookstore during class registration Thursday and Friday handing out $5 hook-up discounts to students who sign up for cable subscriptions ‘Tonight Show’ musician performs at ‘superpops’ Trumpeter and late-night jokester Doc Severmsen — of Tonight Show fame — will take the stage with the Eugene Sym phony Orchestra Oct 3 at 8pm Severinsen will be the first guest performer in the orches tra s 1981-82 superpops ser ies Tickets for the cabaret-style performance currently are available at the Eugene Sym phony box office 1231 Olive St Prices are $24 $12 and $8 Student and senior citizen prices are S20 50. $10 25 and $7 Severinsen, whose music is described by symphony repre sentatives as a unique blend of jazz and pop will play at the Lane County Fairgrounds in the exhibition hall His hits include arrangements of "McArthur Park and Malaguena He will also play original tunes includ ing Stop and Smell the Roses " What do you want out of your college experience? Take a look at what sororities have to offer YOU. . . NEW STUDENT WEEK September 22nd Forum Room-EMU I 00-2 00
