(A) Vacant and under-utilized channels. Any vacant channels or under-utilized channels shall be programmed with available non-duplicated audio-video satellite programming selected at the sole discretion of grantee. For the purpose of this division, under-utilized channels means those channels without programming for 18 or more hours a day, seven days a week, other than public, educational or governmental access channels. One-half of these channels shall be programmed with available non- duplicated audio-video satellite programming on or before the effective date of this chapter. The remaining channels shall be filled with non-duplicated audio-video programming at the time of acceptance of this chapter.
(B) Local origination. The grantee shall cablecast a minimum of 40 hours per week of programming, of which at least 20 hours per week shall be produced locally. The grantee shall provide two full-time staff members for its local origination effort, and will provide a two-camera color studio with editing facility, and a master control facility. All facilities will be available for access at times determined in the operating rules to be developed by grantee and the city or its designate.
(C) Stereo on channels. On or before July 1, 1991, grantee will commence the introduction of MTS stereo service on those video services capable of stereo transmission to the subscribers' T.V. sets for those subscribers' T.V. sets capable of receiving such service. On or before July 1, 1993, grantee shall provide MTS stereo service on all such services capable of transmitting in stereo.
(D) Automatic audio volume control. Grantee will commence the provision of automatic audio control of all video program channels on or before December 1, 1991.
('77 Code, § 11.106) (Am. Ord. 982, passed 11-9-81; Am. Ord. 1125, passed 5-27-86; Am. Ord. 1202, passed 6-25-90)