Media Information
THE TEXAS DEBATES: RACE FOR GOVERNOR
MEDIA ALERT
CONTACT:
Meg Fullwood
214-740-9377
mfullwood@kera.org
WHAT:
The Texas Debates: Race for Governor with leading Democratic primary candidates, former Houston Mayor Bill White and Texas businessman Farouk Shami.
WHEN:
The debate will be fed live Monday, February 8 at 7:00 p.m.
WHERE:
The CBS 11/TXA 21 Studios, 5233 Bridge Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76103-1399. click for map/directions
STANDARD SATELLITE:
GALAXY 16 (KU-BAND) Located at 99 degrees west
Window opens at 6:30 p.m. and closes at 8:10 p.m. CDT
Data Rate: 5.500000
Symbol Rate: 3.978723
FEC: ¾
DOWNLINK:
G-16 / 6-G Downlink Freq 11835.625V
FEEDS:
Self-contained feeds with graphics will be delivered in 4 x 3 standard format.
PROMOS:
Television and radio promos are available online.
Server: mnsconnect.com
File: DemDebates
User Name: tpribyl
Password: pass
HIGH DEFINITION SATELLITE:
Window opens at 6:30 p.m. and closes at 8:10 p.m. CDT
Self-contained feeds with graphics will be delivered in 16 x 9 format.
Ku/HD transmission
18MHz
SR=13.333
Data rate 21.502730 Mbps
FEC=7/8
Galaxy 16 K06 slots B,C,D,E
Galaxy 16 is located at 99 degrees west
UPLINK:
Frequency 14117.25H
DOWNLINK:
Frequency 11817.25V
PBS AFFILIATE STATIONS:
The PBS feed will be on AMC 21
SD 01 and HD 04.
AUDIO/SAP:
English - Channels 1 and 2
Spanish – Channels 3 and 4
SET UP:
Clean feeds are not available. All feeds to the trucks and media will be 16:9 format with graphics. Mult-box available for on-site reporters and should be reserved in advance.
WEB LINKS:
Live streamed video of the debates will be available at www.texasdebates.org. Please link to this site. English version only.
ONLINE PRODUCTION:
Only anamorphic 16 x 9 feeds will be available on-site. Online reporters should bring their own XLR audio and BNC video cables.
INTERNET ACCESS:
Internet access will not be provided. Reporters must supply their own satellite cards.
PUBLIC RADIO:
Radio coverage of the debates is available via the Public Radio Satellite System. Please refer to Content Depot for channel assignments.
TSN AFFILIATES:
Please contact Dan Bell with TSN for channel assignments at (214) 525-7311 or by email at
drbell@cbs.com.
COMMERCIAL RADIO:
Non-TSN affiliates wanting to carry the debate live should contact Michael Schneider with (TAB) at 512-322-9944 or by email at michael@tab.org
POOL PHOTOGRAPHY:
The Associated Press will serve as pool photographer. Non-subscribers, please contact Meg Fullwood to receive images.
SITE SURVEY:
Please make arrangements in advance by contacting Billy Sexton at the number below.
MEDIA CREDENTIALS:
Media credentials are required. Reservations should be made in advance no later than 12:00 noon, Friday, February 5, 2010. Doors open at 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 8, 2010. All media should be in place by 6:00 p.m. Media access to the event is on a first-come first-served basis. Priority will be given to media with reservations and affiliated with organizations that regularly produce news.
MEDIA ENTRANCE:
Media check-in is through the loading dock on the west side of the building.
NEWS CONFERENCE:
The candidates will conduct a post-debate question and answer period with the media.
PARKING:
Satellite truck and microwave van parking will be in the lot behind the CBS 11/TXA 21 facilities on the west side of the building. For further information contact Billy Sexton.
TECHNICAL CONTACTS:
PBS TELEVISION- KERA:
Bob Butler – 972-896-3984 / Darrell Henke – 214-417-9094
COMMERCIAL TELEVISION – KTVT:
Billy Sexton – 817-307-4627
DALLAS/FORT WORTH – The leading Democratic primary candidates in the race for Texas governor will convene in Fort Worth for the live broadcast of The Texas Debates: Race for Governor on Monday, February 8, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.The one-hour debate featuring former Houston Mayor Bill White and Texas businessman Farouk Shami will originate from the CBS 11/TXA 21 studios, 5233 Bridge Street in Fort Worth, Texas. The program will be made available at no cost to public and commercial radio and televisions statewide as a public service courtesy of the Texas Association of Broadcasters (TAB). The debate will air live with no breaks.
The Texas Debates is produced by KERA in partnership with CBS 11 (KTVT-TV) and TXA 21 (KTXA-TV), Star-Telegram, KUVN Univisión 23, The Texas Association of Broadcasters (TAB), Texas State Network and the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas.
Stations have the option of taking the broadcast live or delaying it. The broadcast will be available in English and Spanish and will be closed captioned. The broadcast can be heard in Spanish on the SAP channel of the debate feed. Real-time translation and closed captioning are also provided by TAB, a service it has contributed for broadcast debates of statewide candidates since 1998. More information about the The Texas Debates is available at texasdebates.org.
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