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- UG-TV
- The crowd grows anxious...The chant is already starting...
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- “I want my UG-TV!”, “I want my UG-TV!” “I want my UG-TV!”
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- Presenting
- The first LIVE UG-TV simulcast scheduled for Wednesday evening, September 25,
- 1991, 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time, 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
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- What is UG-TV?
- It is the first nationwide User Group TV broadcast, “live” via satellite with
- hundreds of User Groups and Professional Associations from around the U.S. and
- Canada actively participating.
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- What is the broadcast about?
- The 90-minute telecast will feature a mix of topics, including news of interest
- to all User Groups and Associations, as well as segments specifically devoted
- to the Apple II and Macintosh product families. Apple Product Managers and
- Product Engineers will give on-air presentations as well as participate in a
- live, interactive Q&A session with remote User Group and Association sites.
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- Can I just watch this at home on TV?
- If you have a satellite dish, yes! But you won’t be picking this up on NBC,
- ABC, CBS, or PBS. You need to designate a broadcast coordinator from your
- group to find an appropriate downlink site with an “aimable” satellite dish
- that can receive the C-band or Ku-band.
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- Where would I find this kind of “downlink site”?
- All kinds of places. Your broadcast coordinator should contact colleges,
- sports bars, pizza parlors, convention centers, hotels, large businesses,
- libraries, community centers, local Apple dealer, local Apple office, or even
- someone who has a large living room and a satellite dish!
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- What is this C-band and Ku-band stuff?
- These are the two common frequencies for broadcasting. To reduce confusion and
- to increase your ability to find the right one, we will be simulcasting a
- non-scrambled signal on both frequencies.
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- This seems like something for bigger User Groups and Associations to do.
- Actually, this broadcast is a lot easier for the smaller groups and shouldn’t
- be very much work to coordinate. The tough part can be handled by phone;
- finding a meeting space large enough for your group that has a satellite dish.
- If your meetings are around 50 people or less, your have it the easiest. The
- bigger groups that need to handle 500 or more will have to find a large hall
- with a satellite dish. There are plenty out there, but they will have a
- smaller selection.
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- Why should I do this?
- In addition to being an exciting way to use the technology and bring User
- Groups together, the telecast can be a great opportunity to generate User Group
- interest on the local level. You can use the event as a way to “kick off” the
- Fall season, encouraging new members to join and veterans to return. Or you
- may want to design a membership campaign with the telecast as the key event.
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- How much will this cost?
- It all depends on your meeting site and whether or not you pool your resources.
- Physically receiving the signal from the satellite is free, your only expense
- should be renting a room and other incidentals such as food. When selecting
- your space, keep in mind attendance size and other possible needs, such as food
- and beverages. If your group is of modest size, you could strike a deal for
- free room rental from a restaurant in exchange for your patronage (e.g., 20
- pizzas and soda/beer in exchange for the room). Other ideas to defray the
- costs is to join together with other regional User Groups to share the costs,
- or your local dealer or developer may want to sponsor your event. They may be
- interested in covering the room rental in exchange for a targeted, enthusiastic
- audience of potential customers to demonstrate their products to. You would
- not only have your expenses covered but you would also have an event wrapped
- around the UG-TV broadcast too.
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- How do I contact a dealer or developer about this?
- You could probably just walk into your local dealer and present your plans to
- the owner or manager. Just remember to position this as, “what’s in it for
- him”. Same for a developer but you may not know how to get a hold of a
- developer. Don Rittner of MNS News Service is organizing a speakers bureau and
- can help you line up a developer. You can contact him on America Online at AFL
- DonR, AppleLink at UG0194, or send him a letter at 1726 Lenox Rd., Schenectady,
- NY, 12308, (518) 374-1088.
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- Who do I contact with more questions?
- Your connection for details on the broadcast is via AppleLink or America
- Online. As we continue to define the broadcast and receive your questions, we
- will post this information on both services in the User Group areas.
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- Last but not least - We need some information from you!
- Besides sending in your questions, we also need you to communicate your details
- to Apple. Send an AppleLink (USER.GROUPS) or AOL (Apple UGC) message with the
- name of your broadcast coordinator and technical details (site location, which
- band reception, etc.) to the User Group Connection by September 1. The Apple
- TV Group will be reviewing this information to avert any potential problems
- before the broadcast, so send us the details of your particular downlink site.
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- Regards,
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- Rye Livingston
- User Group Connection
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