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henit attempted to get a permit for a new broadcast tow- received the permit only after promising 300 000for local news initiatives. That became part of the funding for the Akron news operation. Bu ti nMarch it looked as if axson was going to killthe news again when it ended the joint sales agreement. hursday was the last dayof the agreement, and the last local newscasts on WVPX will airt o- night axson company behind the Pax TV network, todaywill begin a transition from Pa xt oa new network called A lthough programming on ax stations will be essentially the same at first, the company said in a statement Tuesday that its long term goal oprovide an independent broadcast platform for producers and syndica- tors who desire to reach a national In other words, locally originated programs like the newscast are no longeri m- portant A fter a transitiont that is expected to take ax- like lineup will move to a secondary digital transmissionon axson ownedstations axson has digital capability on 45 of the 60 stations it owns but does not yet have it on WVPX.) A sfor the cable newscast, while Time Warner will make the newscast available to abouta dozen counties, moving to cable will make the newscast available to fewer homes. imeW arnerC ablespokes man Bill Jasso said thecompany is available to about 80percent of the homes inS ummitand tarkcounties and that about 70 percent of the homes in those counties get Time arner oth those numbers are ex- pected to increase by next year, when Time Warner takeso more local cable operationsas part of the purchase of Adelphia ommunicationsb yTime arner and omcast WKYC General Manager rookeS pectorskysaid the station exploredover the airo p- tions a continued arrangement with WVPX, but could not make a deal that involved along termcommitment Th eT imeW arner deal does, although no one is saying for exactly how long.

till imeW arnerspokes man Bill Jasso noted that the agreement satisfies thecompa old desire to have a local or regional newscast ofits own A ndS pectorsky hoped the deal will allow theAk n-Ca n- ton news to expand toweekend telecasts and possibly a morning program ut a more immediatechal lenge is letting viewers know where to find thenews and creating a newsy environment for i t. A spart of the latter effort, imeW arner will carry WKYC sdigital eather lus programming for 30 minutesb e- fore and after the A kron anton news hannel 3 andT ime arner also hope the scheduling of the late newsa t9p.m. will help since it will not be against other local newscasts airing at 10 and 11 p.m. R.D. Heldenfels writes about television for the eaconJ ournal ontact him at 330 996 3582 or rheldenfels thebeaconjournal com A8 Akron Beacon Journal riday uly1, 2005 www.Oh i o.c Community Calendar in Community Extra.

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