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In case you missed it this morning Summit County was enclosed in a low cloud cover.  However, our electronics site, on Bald Mountain in Breckenridge, was above the clouds.  Our webcam caught the moment.  If you’re not a regular viewer of the images posted by our webcam you can start following the beauty here:  http://www.summitpublicradio.org/site/netcam2.html

One of our Board members has informed us about an event that might interest you.  On November 9th there will be a lecture entitled, “The Future of Government Sponsored Public Radio” given by Max Wycisk, President of Colorado Public Radio.  He will share his experiences at KCFR and guide us through the current media frenzy and issues surrounding government sponsored radio. There will be a charge of $8 for non-members. The lecture will be from 12:15 to 1:15 pm.  Call 303-770-0786 for location or check www.AcademyLL.org

This week we introduced a new logo for Summit Public Radio & TV.  It was designed by a professional graphic designer along with new letterhead.  We’ll use these designs on all future publications and correspondence to achieve a consistent look and hopefully a recognizable branding.  The logo was based on a photograph of Bald Mountain in Breckenridge where our electronics site is located.  The photograph, as seen in the banner for this blog, will continue to be used for the blog, our website, and other publications where a photograph works better than a graphic.  The star on the logo, which is actually the “dot” over the “i” in Summit, represents the approximate position of our site on the...

Summit Public Radio & TV would like to inform folks residing, working and visiting Summit County that 3 FM radio and all 7 free, over-the-air TV stations will be periodically off-the-air this week. The stations in Summit County affected are: FM Radio - 89.3 KCME - 94.3 KBCO - 99.1 & 107.1 KQSE TV (Free, Over-The-Air Antenna) - 8 analog KCNC - 10.1 digital KMGH - 10.2 digital KCNC - 10.3 digital KUSA - 10.4 digital KRMA - 10.5 digital KCFR - 12 analog KUSA Periodic outages will be likely during the working hours of 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, July 25-29. These outages are due to critical power line maintenance being performed to improve the reliability of SPRTV’s FM and TV translator systems located on Bald Mountain overlooking...

SPRTV is happy to announce that our technical gremlins have recently been vanquished.  As a result, all our 10 FM and 7 TV stations are currently available over-the-air. We apologize again for any inconvenience to our loyal SPRTV listeners and viewers, and would like to thank everyone for their patience with various broadcasting issues over the last several months.