Show Three Groups GiVe live Methods To Provide Better Setter Television Various plans for tor obtaining good television in Moab and its surrounding area have been announced announced an an- this week by three di different dif ferent terent groups or organizations in Moab Plans of ot the three groups include in- in include in clude elude bring micro wave ultra ultrahigh ultrahigh high frequency and booster tel each indicating they CC could ld ott offer r from one to four channels from television stations in Salt Sall Lake City and Los Angeles The three groups are the Moab television committee organized at a public meeting late in December Dec Dee ember the Town Television company com corn pany and Community Television First announcements were made by the television committee commit tee of which Connie Couette is chairman The committee which has been working toward obtaining obtaining ob ob- taming better television for tor Moab sin since it was organized announced announced an an- two possible plans Wed One of these plans would bring in three channels from tram Salt Lake City on an ultra high frequency fre tre quency system Item According to William Wil WU liam Jiam G. G Harding larding committee member three channels from Salt Lake City could be brought into Moab at a cost of approximately approximately This amount would have to be raised through public conscription at between 50 and 70 per set based on users There Ther would be no other tees fees or monthly charges as it is expected the county would take care of the maintenance main costs Since the picture would come to the users by y antenna antenna an an- tenna each user would have an approximate cost of 25 for tor antenna an tenna and from 10 to 35 for tor UHF connectors The second possibility announced ced cod by the committee would bring four tour channels from Los LoJ Angeles b by axial co-axial cable By this method the television would be house connected rather than received through antenna Although Al though the approximate cost of this thi system 1 is figured at no cash ash Is required in getting it tt installed the cost to be 8 amor amo amortized o tined over oyer a five year period through charges to the user which would be N between 6 and per month based bated on users After the five year period perio per per- io fed iod l the monthly costs would de de- crease to a point wt which ch would take care of ot maintenance only The committee is asking for opinions of ot the public as to which of these two methods the they might feel teel was the best Information Information mation oration on the two plans and a are ure found on page five of ot this issue or of the Ule Times Times- Independent With either plan there would be no connecting fee The systems terns would be public owned through profit non-profit organizations I and both would be FCC approved ed Community Television announced announced ced Thursday morning that the they were now in the process of establishing est est- a booster system which would bring to Moab Channel 2 Community Television will wUl offer of ot fer ter television to use users of ot this area through antennas asking a afee afee afee fee of ot 3 per month According to Howard Williams w who o is s heading the company their equipment has hIU been here tot for some time and efforts to obtain a a good picture are now being made Mr Williams stated that they had experienced difficulty Continued on P Page PS gt 5 q 1 TV Story Continued fro Page Pape Ono On One with feed back when using enough en ough power to obtain a strong signal A converter has now been ordered to take care of this difficulty and the company should be ready to be on the air all within with in a few days Community Television pla plato plans to provide only Channel 2 until June 30 or until It is definitely determined by FCC whether the boosters are to be permitted After that time they hope to tobe tobe tobe be able to bring three channels into Moab Mr Williams said Town Television which took over ever the tha television services from Moab Broadcasting and TelevisIon Television Television sion company early in January reported Thursday afternoon tHat they have scheduled a n microwave microwave microwave micro micro- wave relay system which will bring three channels to Moab Test date for the micro wave is I Iset set for February 21 with continuous continuous continuous con con- service to begin early I In March according to G. G U. U Foote who heads the television company Mr Foote stated that the ml- ml cro ero wave was being brought in through a new common c carrier er organization headed by John Gallivan of at the Salt Lake Tribune Tribune Tri Trl bune hune and station in Salt Lake City I This organization will supply the television to Town Television Television Television sion company Mr Foote said Mr Foote also reported that were being made to remedy remedy remedy re re- medy tl the e present television difficulties difficulties difficulties dif dif- of the company He stated stated stated stat stat- ed that the signal used by the company had been getting progressively progressively progressively pro pro- weaker probably due to weather conditions This loss of signal is causing the extremely extreme extreme- ly poor reception at the present time Mr Foote said they were now in process of relocating fa fa- facilities facilities duties to to obtain a stronger signal signal signal sig sig- nal and definite improvements should be had within a few days |