More CPB Money for Digital; April Deadline

The board for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has approved an allocation of $14 million to fund the Digital Radio Conversion fund for fiscal 2005.
The funding levels for individual grants are unchanged from the previous grant rounds. A CPB-qualified licensee may apply for a grant of up to $75,000 per transmitter converted, but the total grant may not exceed 70 percent of the total eligible digital conversion cost. Minority and level 5 rural stations may apply for a grant of up to $85,000 per transmitter converted, but the total grant may not exceed 80 percent of the total eligible digital conversion cost.
The deadline to apply is April 29. For a form: www.cpb.org/grants/digitalradioconversion/