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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM AAC
TO Donald Warshaw DATE : January 13, 19
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FROM :
Tomas Regala
Commissioner
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ENCLOSURES:
Please place an item on the agenda of the City Commission meeting to be held on
January 26, 1999. This item is in reference to discussion about NET 9 programming,
operations, and future.
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CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Tomas Reg ado
Commissioner
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City Manager
DATE: January 22, 1999
SUBJECT: Discussion Item
NET 9 Programming
REFERENCES: C.M. Tickler # 2058
ENCLOSURES:
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Please be advised that a discussion on the February 09, item regarding NET 9 programming has been placed
1999 City Commission Agenda as requested.
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Elvi G. Alonso, Agenda Coordinator
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Commission DATEFebruary 23, 1999
FILE
SUBJECT: Discussion Item (02/23/99)
G� Programming of NET 9
FROM : ma S Regalad0
Commissioner REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURES:
As we all know the members of the City Commission have expressed interest in the
public need to improve the programming of NET 9 in order to make it an effective
informational tool for the residents of Miami. This proposal to the City Commission for
your approval is a drastic change of programming that can be implemented within the
next sixty days, utilizing technical facilities that currently exist without any impact on the
budget.
As of today, NET 9 programming is one of the few television stations within the T.C.I.
cable system that is supposedly on the air: 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Each
month, NET 9 has around 700 hours of air time of which less than 100 hours are utilized
for programming that could be of interest to people who are either interested in the affairs
of the City of Miami or channel surfing.
As we all know, NET 9 has an excellent position on the dial. In order to watch the 4
channels that broadcast in English and 2 channels that broadcast in Spanish, the viewer
must go from channel 3 (Channel 23-Spanish) to channel 4 CBS, channel 5 NBC,
channel 7 FOX, channel 10 ABC, and channel 51 (which is 13 on the dial). It has been
established by the marketing industry that almost half of television viewers channel surf
and remain on one channel if they observe a program of interest (currently, the majority
of programming on NET 9 is not).
Regular Programming:
As part of the proposal, the regular programming which is the basis for the existence of
NET 9 will remain.
1) City of Miami Commission Meetings (Regular & Special meetings)
2) Building & Zoning Hearings
3) Code Enforcement Hearings
4) Planning Advisory Board Hearings
5) Civil Service Board Hearings
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The proposal of this programming will not only consist of regular City of Miami
activities, but will also include the following new programs.
1) What to do 0
2) Parks of Miami
3) A Report from your Commissioner
4) A Report from your Mayor
5) The People from our Neighborhoods
What to do if?
This is a series of programs produced by various City of Miami departments (Police, Fire,
Solid Waste, Building & Zoning).
Parks of Miami
This is a half hour program that will prove very attractive and easy to produce.
A Report from your Commissioner
Each City Commissioner will tape a message for their district.
A Report from your Mayor
The Mayor will report to the people.
The People from our Neighborhoods
Various neighborhoods associatio 71
residents, etc.
If this
proposal is endorsed, in concept, within the next 60 days I will provide details as to
the implementation without an impact on the budget.
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