The franchisee shall consult the township regarding
any and all programming and service-related decisions. The franchisee
shall give at least 30 days' notice to subscribers as to any change
in programming decisions or channel realignment.
The franchisee shall install and thereafter
maintain for the use by the township an emergency alert system (EAS)
in accordance with the Emergency Alert System Procedures for the Philadelphia
Extended Operational Area, as approved by Chester County on December
2, 1997, and as subsequently amended.
A.
Upon request by the township, the franchisee shall
provide one activated access channel each for noncommercial governmental
access, noncommercial public access and noncommercial educational
access for use by the township, or its designee, without charge. Upon
request by the township, the franchisee shall provide additional access
channels to the township when all existing access channels simultaneously
carry nonduplicated, locally produced programming, none of which are
character generated, continuously during the hours of 5:00 a.m. until
10:00 a.m. for a period of 90 days.
B.
The franchisee shall also provide all necessary equipment
to enable all channels in the cable system to have the capability
of transmitting audio channels in stereo, in accordance with the standards
established by the FCC.
C.
The franchisee shall also transmit as many FM signals
and other stereo signals in the 88 to 108 mega-cycle band as possible,
the number of which shall be determined by practical engineering considerations.
If requested by the township and negotiated
between the township and franchisee, the franchisee shall provide
sufficient funds to the township for the purchase of audio/video and
telecommunications equipment as are reasonably necessary to allow
the township's use of the cable system, consistently with the requirements
of this ordinance. This equipment shall include, but not be limited
to, cameras, tripods, microphones, lights, recording decks, editing
equipment, monitors, character generators, computer hardware and software,
modems and similar equipment in such amounts as agreed to in the franchise
agreement.
B.
The franchisee shall make available the devices necessary
to accomplish upstream telecasts through any and all of the above
listed buildings and facilities.
C.
The franchisee shall make available at no cost the
equipment and devices necessary to accomplish two-way communications
from any such building or facility located within the franchise area.
