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Because of the location of our new Media Center, we will be in a prime position for working with several local schools. The convenience of the facility location wiIl assist us greatly in attracting student groups to utilize our resources. Program Production There are two separate statistics that we keep track of, regarding programs submitted for playback at the Media Center. Programs produced by the general public utilizing our equipment and facilities, and those submitted by outside sources. First, we'I1 consider programs produced by the general public utilizing Media Center equipment. The numbers are improved over the previous year. 300 250 200 150 100 50 o II Programs prodUced by the public w~h Media Center equipment. 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 The second statistic that we track, the number of programs submitted for playback that were produced using somebody else's equipment also increased. Many local churches, schools, other area access centers, and even cities submit programs produced in this manner. They are still local programs of interest to the area. They simply weren't produced at our facility. When combining the two numbers, along with staff productions, there was an increase in new, local programs submitted from 713 in 2002 to 1,101 in 2003. That's a lot of original programming! 600 500 400 300 200 100 o II Programs produced with other equipment 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 I I I While the numbers probably won't be affected much by the new facility in 2004, we are optimistic that there will be renewed interest in the facility by both educational 6