Alaska Administrative Code
Title 2 - Administration
Chapter 21 - Division of Information Services
2 AAC 21.100 - Allocation of Girdwood/Turnagain Arm and Kenai microwave television distribution systems
Current through February 27, 2024
(a) The Girdwood/Turnagain Arm microwave television distribution system, which provides service to Bird Creek, Indian, and Girdwood, and the Kenai Peninsula microwave television distribution system, which provides service to Soldotna, Kenai, Homer, and other communities on the western Kenai Peninsula, have four channels available for broadcasting television signals. The Department of Administration will allocate the four channels as follows:
(b) A qualified applicant under (a)(2) of this section is any licensed broadcaster in the Anchorage area who agrees to pay an annual maintenance fee determined under (c) of this section and who provides a broad range of programming of interest to the general public, such as a variety from among the following types of programs: entertainment; national and local news, sports, and weather; locally produced programming; documentaries; nature programs; and public service announcements.
(c) Before accepting applications the department will determine the annual maintenance fee to be paid by each applicant and will state the amount on the application forms. The annual maintenance fee will be based on
(d) If there are more qualified applicants then available channels, the department will determine the successful applicants by
(e) If there are fewer qualified applicants than available channels, the department will, in its discretion, offer use of the vacant channel(s) to the state university system for educational programming.
(f) The department will send to each applicant written notice of the department's determination under (a)(2) of this section.
(g) An applicant aggrieved by the department's determination under (a)(2) of this section may appeal the decision to the commissioner. An appeal under this subsection must be received by the department within 30 days after the date of the department's written notice of the determination.
Authority:AS 44.21.305
AS 44.21.310(b)