Gr—The Daily Collegian Friday, April,ls, 1983
Cable reducing network quality, PBS head
says
By BEVERLY M. PAYTON
Collegian Staff Writer
Cable television is diminishing the quality of
network television programming, the president
of the Public broadcasting Service said.
Lawrence K. Grossman spoke at "Telecourse
'83," a _meeting of representatives in television
education, and through a telephone conference
with Penn State students.
The Federal Communications Commission is
expected to decide soon whether to allow some
of the frequencies now reserved for education
and cultural television programs to be used by
pay TV services, and Grossman said he is
concerned with the possibility.
More than half of the 28 microwave channels
on the Instructional Television Fixed Service
frequencies reserved for use by nonprofit orga
nizations may be transferred to commercial
operators for pay-television broadcasts, he
said. This would result in more outlets for
sports and movies, and less for educational
programming.
"Theoretically, you could have a religious
station sharing the same frequency with a
commercial outlet for R-rated movies," Gross-
man said
Lawrence P. Johnston, director of operations
at the University's WPSX-TV, said that this
would not affect the station because it does not
utilize any of the ITFS frequencies.
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same frequency with a commercial outlet for R-rated movies.'
—Lawrence K. Grossman, president, Public Broadcasting Service
Grossman said the problem is intensified by
federal funding cuts, which reduced the allot
ment for public television by more than a third
this year.
"The claim is made that since the educational
community cannot really afford to utilize these
valuable ITFS frequencies, they should be
turned over to the commercial marketplace,"
he said.
However, Grossman said he does not believe
that the national commitment to education has
diminished.
"In fact, I think the pendulum has swung in
the opposite direction," he said. Despite the
recession, viewer support has increased for
public television. More people are also attend
ing cultural events such as plays, operas and
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"I can't believe that the majority of people
are entertained by scenes of a hospital emer
gency room,". Rice said.
The networks, are not offering programs that
the majority of people are interested in, which
is why there is such a frequent program turn
over, he said. "It's been a while since there has
been any long time runners such as "Gun
smoke" and "MASH." Some of the new shows
weren't even wet behind the ears before they
were kicked off the air," Rice said.
Grossman added, "When there were 'only two
or three competing networks, they could afford
to put some money into higher quality shows
with less popular appeal."
However, he said, this does not mean a
greater percentage of people prefer inferior
programs, but rather that those who are the
heaviest viewers are watching television for
entertainment, not for education.
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are not as accessible to the networks because
they don't watch as much television," Gross
man said. Therefore, he said, the networks do
not attempt to attract them.
The telephone conference with Grossman was
hosted by Rithard Barton, associate profesor
of speech communications, and was conducted
by four telecommunications majors. It is part of
a series sponsored by the Radio, Television and
Film Committee of the College of The Liberal
Arts.
"There are no documentaries, dramas, chil
dren's, elderly or minority programs on cable
television," Grossman told the students.
This has had a negative effect on network
programming because the networks must now
compete with cable, as well as with each other
for viewer attention, he explained.
Quality shows, such as Captain Kangaroo,
Sunrise Semester, and Live from Studio H, had
to be sacrificed in favor of shows that could
draw a larger audience, , Grossman added.
Rice disagreed that cable television has no
documentaries or .children's shows. Nickelo
deon and the new Disney channel are geared
specifically for children, he said.
"We also suppqrt and transport . Pennarama
which is exclusively educational so we try to
do our part," he said.
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* OPEN TRYOUTS*
* for the 1983 Summer Season
* April 20-23, 7-9:30 p.m.
St. Andrews Church Life Center, 2nd Floor
*,* . South Fraser and West Foster
* Wednesday and Friday, April 20 and 22
* Auditions for Musicals
Brigadoon
June 1448, 21.25, 28. July 2
Silk Stockings Aug. 1841, 23.28
* Please prepare one short song of any kind. A pianist will be
* available to play music brought by singers.
* Thursd ay and Saturday, April 21 and 23
Auditions for plays
* . The Winslow Boy July 6.9,12.16
* • A Murder Is Announced July 20.23, 26.30
* California Suite • Aug. 3.6, 9.13
* Selections from the plays will be provided for the tryouts.
• With the exception of a major role for al4 year-old boy, there are no
* children's roles this summer. The minimum age of characters is around
* 18, however roles are available for both men and women through an age
* range from young to old.
Copies of the plays are on reserve at Schiow Library In State College
* and at the Centre County Library in Bellefonte. •
* *Anyone who has appeared in a Barn Production within the past
* five years must be a member of SCCT to try out,
*
S.C.C.T. Spring General meeting Sunday, April 17, 7:00 p.m.
* Friends Meeting House, 611 E. Prospect Ave. Everyone welcome.
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The State College Community Theatre
at the Boal Barn Playhouse
announces
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The Business Outlook
THURSDAY, APRIL 21
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Stab victim
improving
Stabbing victim Randolph
Baker (12th-accounting) was
moved out of the intensive care
unit of Centre Community Hos
pital yesterday. A hospital
spokeswoman Baker is continu
ing to improve.
Baker, 22, was stabbed in the
chest during a fight early Sun
day morning at Phi Kappa Tau
fraternity, 408 E. Fairmount
Ave., according to State College
Police Department reports.
No charges have been filed in
connection with the incident.
by Michael J. Vand
Flushing to begin
The State College Borough Water
Authority plans to flush water mains
on Monday. ,
The flushing will begin in the Shin
gletown area and continue for about
eight weeks.
Water may be slightly discolored
during the flushing operation, she
said.
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collegian notes
• The Caribbean Students' Asso- • The Ballroom Dance Club and
ciation will sponsor a Caribbean Din- Free University's Ballroom Dancing
ner and Dance at 6 Sunday night in Class will not meet tonight, but will
the HUB Ballroom. For information meet next week as usual. •
and tickets call 865-1580 or 234-2615.
• The Nature Center will sponsor South Africa and the Undergraduate
'an afternoon walk focusing on' the Student Government department of
forgotten Cowers on the trees in early minority affairs will sponsor a pot
,spring at 2 Sunday, ,afternoon at the luck dinner at 8 tonight at 808 W
, center. For more information, call • College Ave
238-5872
• Interlandia will meet from 7:30
• The Nature Center will sponsor a to 11:30 tonight in 301 HUB. Everyone
Bird Breakfast at 7 Sunday morning is welcome
at the• Center. A $3 fee for adults and
$2.50 for , children under 12
• The Sailing Club will sail at Weekend this Saturday and Sunday in
Stone Valley on Sunday afternoon. Gym 2of the Intramural Building.
Meet at 1 Sunday afternoon at the The Men's A-AA tournament will be
en's B Tournament will be held S_un
• The Student Nurses Association day at 10 a.m
will meet at 6:30 Sunday night in the
Living Center of Human Devel
opment Building
• The State College Bicycling Club
will sponsor a 40-mile Black Moshan- • The Astronomy Club will hold an
non Ride on Sunday. They will meet open house from 7:30 to 11 tonight on
at 10 Sunday morning at Central sixth floor Davey Laboratory. Cloud
Parklet on Fraser Street. ' date will be the same time tomorrow
The Brothers of Sigma Tau Gamma
Proudly announce their Spring,Pledge Class
Gerald Warhola
And Welcome their Newest Initiates
Jeff Aber
Ed D'Angelo
Tom Forrest
Jeff Henderson
Bob Jones
Ron .Toslin
Ed Minchin
Friday
Cartoon
OPEN NIGHTS UNTIL 8:30 M
VISA MC & AfV ERICAN EXPRESS
Stuart Kron Sheila Koombs Werner furinka
Kimberly Morselli Maureen Lewis
I WAY PIZZA
•& Saturday.
Fla
• The . Committee for Justice in
• The Volleyball Club will host an
Invitational Volleyball Tournament
held tomorrow at noon and the Wom-
• Bloodmobile registration will be
held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today on
the HUB ground floor.
Thomas O'Hara
Drew Morgart
Brian Moyer
Mike Newman
Tom Olds
Greg Powers
Mike Spence
Ken Warhola
Westerly Parkway
No Cover.
e The Outing Club will sponsor a
bike ride to Stone Valley Recre
ational Area at 9 tomorrow Morning.
Meet in the parking lot behind Gran
ge Building.
• Susan Warner, coordinating vol
unteer at the Stone Valley
. Nature
Center, will speak about feeding,
housing, cleaning and exercising ani
mals 10 tomorrow morning at the
center.
• Jerry Zolten will play the guitar
at 9:15 and Steve Shartel will play at
10:30 tomorrow night at the Jawbone
Coffeehouse, 415 E. Foster Ave. Uni
versity Lutheran Parish will sponsor
the performances.
• The Naiads Synchronized Swim
ming Club will perform at 8 tonight
and tomorrow night in McCoy Natato
rium.'Tickets are $2 at the door.
• The Officer's Christian
Fellowship will sponsor a lecture by
Lt. Col. Dave Jaquish, retired U.S. Air
Force officer, speaking about "Pro
fessionalism" at 7 tonight in 103 Wag
ner. •
Fraternity rolls keg for preschoolers
Members of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity will be
pushing along one of Penn State's infamous kegs this
weekend all the way to Lock Haven to raise funds
for handicapped preschool children.
The fraternity will roll the keg about 38 miles
tomorrow from the Tau Kappa Epsilon chapter in Lock
Haven to its State College counterpart at 346 E.
Prospect Ave. Chairman Frank Archarski estimates
that it will take about five hours for the members to
reach here.
Rather than canning or taking pledges from an area
already exhausted by many philanthropies, the frater
nity's male and female members will ask friends and
family to donate money to support the fraternity's first
time event, Archarski said.
. Through these contributions, Archarski said he hopes
police log
o Charles Ryan, a University er
gonomics lab supervisor, told Univer
sity Police Services on Wednesday
that an ion source was missing from 0 Michael West, 615 Mifflin, told
the Human Performance Laboratory. University police Wednesday that a
The ion source is valued at $6ll, textbook was missing from the Pol-
University police said. lock Halls area. The textbook is va
lued at $3O, police said.
• Dean Amick, manager of Cen
tral Milk Testing Laboratory, told
University police . Wednesday that
two milk testing signs were missing
from the Orchard Road entrance of
to raise at least $l,OOO for the Pre-School Center located
in the Cedar Building on campus.
Graduate students operate the center to prepare 2- to
5-year-old handicapped children for further schooling.
Money is needed for equipment and scholarships that
will enable the center to expand its enrollment from the
13 students now in the program, Archarski said.
"There's many more kids out there who do need the
help but can't get it," he said.
To get the keg to State College, two fraternity
members at a time will run with the keg, pushing it
with an attached metal bar. An escort van will follow to
provide reinforcements.
Archarski said the event will be "really simple we
didn't want to make it difficult."
the laboratory. The signs are valued Valley. The car was parked at 456 E.
at $lOO, University police said. Beaver Ave. State College police said
the battery is valued at $5O.
e The State College Police Depart
ment reported Wednesday that a bat
tery was missing from a car owned
by Gary Helsinger of Huntingdon
The Daily Collegian Friday, April 15, 1983-7
• State College police reported:
yesterday that unidentified people
threw a bottle through a window of
the Racquet. and Ski Shop, 112 S..
Fraser St. An estimate of damage
was not available, State College po
lice said.
—by Maria Nicolo
—by Michael J. Vand -