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For Immediate Release:	November 13, 1998
Contact: Cheryl Ernst, (808) 956-5941

NOVEMBER SUMMARY UH Regents Approve KTUH Power Boost, Pass Budget Radio station KTUH is one step closer to a boost in power. The University of Hawai'i Board of Regents today authorized the UH Mo(a,)noa student-run radio station to apply to the Federal Communications Commission for an increase in transmitting power. The FM station currently broadcasts at 100 watts, which limits the listener area to the UHM campus. An increase to 3,000 watts is requested to improve reception in areas already covered and extend KTUH's reach to more of the student population whose fees fund the station. KTUH began in 1966 as a closed circuit AM carrier serving UHM dormitories. It became a 10-watt FM station in 1969 and increased power to 100 watts in 1985. Broadcasting a variety of musical and educational programming around the clock. the station has won awards and served as a training ground for communications professionals including ESPN's Larry Beal and KITV anchor Tina Shelton and KQMQ's Erika Engle. Regents approved budget requests for the coming biennium. The University is requesting $309.7 million for 1999­2000 operations and $306.9 million the following year-more than the $277 million per year ceiling specified in Department of Budget and Finance instructions, but well within the range established by Act 115. The request includes $15 million for physical infrastructure, including utilities, equipment replacement and repair and maintenance; nearly $4 million for academic infrastructure; close to $3 million for student services infrastructure, including support of University Centers and a new student information system; and about $3 million for new program development. The capital improvements program budget request includes 30 projects totaling $183.8 million. Focus is on projects relating to health, safety and code requirements; facility renewal projects; completion of ongoing projects and some urgently needed new projects. The board named two new buildings at Maui Community College. In keeping with the college's practice of naming buildings for Hawaiian cultural values, the Office of Continuing Education and Training and the UH Center, Maui, will be housed in Laulima, which translates as "many hands" and connotes working together. Student Services and the Business Office and Fashion Technology Program will be located in Ho'okipa, which means to treat people hospitably. Regents also approved the UH Center at West Hawai'i long range development plan.

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