Duluth-Superior Public Access Community Television Inc.

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Submitted by Duluth Public A... on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 09:56
Contact Information
Individual Applicant Name: 
Gerard Moscatelli
About the Center
1. Does your organization currently have a public computer center?: 
Yes
2. What is the goal of your public computer center? If it currently is not set up do you have organizational capacity for one?: 
Currently we do not a public computer center due to the size of our offices and access to the City of Duluth City Hall where we are located. There are open areas in the building where we could dedicate such a center.
3. What percentage of content submitted to your station is posted online?: 
0
4. Will your organization's public computer center be available to all members of the general public or a specific population?: 
We now have 7 mac systems available for editing programs for our access channels.We provide training to the public and after they become members and have completed training they are allowed to edit in our facility. We would like to allow the general public the ability to have access to an expanded facility with longer hours with easier access perhaps in a offsite building.
5. Do you charge membership dues or other fees to the population you are proposing to serve?: 
Yes
6. What is the disabilities status for members in your area? Check all that apply.: 
Blindness, Deafness or a severe vision or hearing impairment.
A condition that substantially limits one or more basic physical activities such as walking, climbing stairs, reaching, lifting or carrying.
A physical, mental or emotional condition lasting 6 months or more.
Center Capacity
7. For the following questions regarding your center's capacity, are the values current or proposed?: 
Proposed
Public computer center name and type.: 
City of Duluth-Pact TV Computer Center
How many broadband-related equipment units (e.g. computers, wireless devices) have you/do you intend to purchase overall?: 
8
Center's Broadband Connection Speed (MBps): 
80
Number of Persons served per 120-hour business week?: 
200
Number of Persons served per 48-hour weekend?: 
50
Center Demographic Information
8. What is the estimated population size of your service area?: 
80000
9. What is your service area identifier?: 
City of Duluth MN. 8th Congressional District.
10. What age distribution(s) will your center serve?: 
5 to 19 years
20 to 29 years
29 to 39 years
40 to 49 years
50 to 59 years
60 to 69 years
70 and above
11. What ethnicity(s) will your center serve?: 
Hispanic
Non-Hispanic White
Non-Hispanic Black
Non-Hispanic American Indian
Non-Hispanic Asian
Non-Hispanic Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
Non-Hispanic Other
12. What gender(s) will your center serve?: 
Male
Female
13. What is the median household income for the population your center will serve?: 
Less than $9,000
$10,000 - $14,999
$15,000 - $24,999
$25,000 - $34,999
$35,000 - $44,999
$50,000 - $74,999
$75,000 - $99,999
14. What education levels will your center serve?: 
Elementary - Kindergarten to Grade 5
Middle - Grade 6 to Grade 8
Secondary - Grade 8 to Grade 12
College
Masters
Doctorate/Post-Doctorate
15. What is the unemployment rate for your service area?: 
9
16. What describes the language preference of your service area?: 
English - Primary
17. Please describe your center's outreach strategy and how can you reach communities lacking broadband access. : 
We would approach local community centers through direct mail,posters,newsletters,and public information meetings.We also would place announcements on our access channel and our website,
18. If you provide a computer checkout or giveaway program, how many users do you expect to provide equipment or computers?: 
Currently we do not check out computer. But we envision E-book checkouts to approximately 10 to 20 members per week.
19. How will you measure the program's impact in reaching disconnected communities and increase broadband adoption?: 
We could do this through surveys, word of mouth, class attendance and member feedback.
20. Please describe your primary training and educational programs, including curricula, student certification programs, etc.: 
We now have monthly classes for camcorder,studio,analog and digital editing.We have been serving the Duluth Superior area for nearly 20 years. We have trained thousands of people from all walks of life.
20a. How many hours of training do you/expect to provide per person on average through training programs(s)?: 
5 hours of training per person
20b. How many full-time instructors/facilitators do you/will you employ for broadband and digital literacy training purposes?: 
Four (4) Instructors.
Other Information
21. Is there evidence that less than 40% of your service population has broadband web access?: 
No
22. How will your center provide a $10,000 match of funds?: 
Through cash reserves and foundation grants.
23. Does your center currently have an online component or plans for an online component?: 
Yes
24. How do you plan to maintain a public computer center?: 
By seeking matching funds from foundations for operating staff to expand hours.
25. How do you plan maintain a website for your station or for the public computer center?: 
We will redo our website with existing staff.
26. Are you interested in enabling your community to directly schedule any portion of your programming schedule?: 
Yes
27. Are you interested in sharing content with other public access TV stations?: 
Yes
28. How many total new home subscribers (households) to broadband do you expect to generate over the entirety of the program?: 
175
29. How many total new business and/or institutional subscribers to broadband do you expect to generate?: 
75