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UF00083610_00048_pdf.txt

Same letter to: .

The Honorable Roael Hyde, Chairman
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D. c. (12 copies)

Septeeher 27. 195

liee irieda Bannock, cceeieeicner
ledeeel con-unioaticne Gee-iaeion
c e Dereheeter Heuee

hington, D. c.
near Kine Rennoek:

The 1953 Plcrida State Legielature node an
appropriation of $20,000.00 for the purpoee
of having inveatigated the potentiality or
educational televiaion in Florida, and to
eeoure reeoeaendationa for the 1955 Legisla-
ture ae to what extent, it at all, euch a
prograa ehould receive State financial

support.

Thie etudy wae undertaken by the Legislative
Council. or which.I an a neuter ex orricio
ae Speaker 0! the Florida Houee. we have
been engaged in research and etudy on thia
problee for can: loathe, and although the
ccnittee hae not yet agreed on ite recon-
uendatione, I believe that our ultimate
propceal will be for at leaat partial aub-

eidiaation of educational television by the
State.

Should the State undertake ouch eubeidiaation
it eculd be neoeeearily he baeed on the eiee
of the potential viewing audience, as well an
upon the percentage of the total population
falling within the laxilue range of the

etatione which ea: be erected on the alloted
ehannela.

Reporte have recently reached no that there

in a poeaibility or channel three, which has
heretofore been allocated in the Taupe-8t.

Petereburg area to educational televieion,
being alloted to eoenercial televiaion, with
poeeibly ecee channel or interior range allcted

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to educational television. I

It in ey sincere hope that no ouch action will-

be taken at this tine, if at all, for the reaeon
that the progress which has been Iede in the
Tampa-8t. Petereburg area tanned: institution or
educational television. as well no the possibility

of partial State eubeidization, would be eeriously
endangered. '

Respectfully yours,



Farris Bryant, Speaker
House of Representatives

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to educational television. It is my sincere nope that no sueL action will se taken at tr.is time, if at all, for tr.e reason Enat the progress which ass been made in the 'lampa-St. Petersburg area towards institution of educatiolial television, as well as the possi-0111t; of part 011 State eu'esidization, would be seriously; endangered, Rospectfully yours, Farris Bryant, Speaker House of R.apresentatives