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1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY LUNDBY
1 3 (COMPANION TO LSB 6937HH BY RAECKER)
1 4 A Concurrent Resolution recognizing the 35th anniversary
1 5 of Iowa Public Television.
1 6 WHEREAS, 2004 marks the 35th anniversary of Iowa
1 7 Public Television, Iowa's only statewide,
1 8 noncommercial resource for quality television
1 9 programming; and
1 10 WHEREAS, in 1969, the state of Iowa agreed to
1 11 purchase channel 11, known then as KDPS-TV, and all of
1 12 the station's equipment from the Des Moines School
1 13 Board, changed the call letters to KDIN-TV, and
1 14 created Iowa Public Television; and
1 15 WHEREAS, Iowa Public Television is committed to its
1 16 mission to educate, inform, enrich, and inspire
1 17 Iowans; and
1 18 WHEREAS, today, nearly one million viewers a week
1 19 from all 99 counties and parts of all the neighboring
1 20 states rely on Iowa Public Television to provide a
1 21 safe place for children's television viewing and
1 22 learning, to provide quality programming concerning
1 23 Iowa issues, and to provide unique, interesting, and
1 24 important programming for all Iowans, regardless of
1 25 where they live or what they can afford; and
1 26 WHEREAS, Iowa Public Television is the only
1 27 television network in Iowa committed to serving the
1 28 entire state with programming that specifically
1 29 reflects Iowa's interests and responds to Iowa's
1 30 needs; and
2 1 WHEREAS, Iowans will receive enhanced service
2 2 through Iowa Public Television's digital television
2 3 offerings, allowing Iowans to learn more, be more
2 4 informed, be more entertained, and be more inspired
2 5 through high-definition, multicasting, and datacasting
2 6 services; and
2 7 WHEREAS, the services Iowa Public Television
2 8 provides to Iowans are needed now more than ever in
2 9 the current television broadcasting environment; NOW
2 10 THEREFORE,
2 11 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF
2 12 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the Iowa General
2 13 Assembly recognizes the significant contributions made
2 14 by Iowa Public Television to the people of Iowa over
2 15 the past 35 years; and
2 16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Iowa General
2 17 Assembly expresses the grateful appreciation of the
2 18 state of Iowa for the many ways Iowa Public Television
2 19 educates, informs, enriches, and inspires Iowans of
2 20 all ages, all incomes, and all communities; and
2 21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon passage of this
2 22 Resolution, the Secretary of the Senate shall cause an
2 23 official copy of this Resolution to be provided to
2 24 Iowa Public Television.
2 25 LSB 6937SS 80
2 26 kh/pj/5
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