Information For Media Credentials And Satellite Coordinates For 2011-2012 Budget Address

ALBANY, NY (01/31/2011)(readMedia)-- All members of the media wishing to attend Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's Budget Address are required to have proper credentials, which can be requested via email at press.office@exec.ny.gov. Please include the name of your media outlet, reporter, videographer and/or photographer. PLEASE RESPOND BY 5 P.M. TODAY - MONDAY JANUARY 31ST.

WHEN: Tuesday, February 1, 2011

TIME: 1:00 P.M.

WHERE: Hart Theatre, Egg Center for Performing Arts, Albany, NY 12224

TV Stations wishing to park satellite trucks on the Empire State Plaza must call OGS at 518-474- 5987 or email Heather.Groll@ogs.state.ny.us before 4:30 PM TODAY, Monday, January 31, 2011. Those wishing to park in East Capitol Park may call or email Heather by 9:00 AM tomorrow, Tuesday, February 1, 2011. Required information: Station/affiliation, license plate number of truck, truck operator's and reporter's names, driver's license numbers, cell-phones, e-mail addresses, estimated arrival and departure times.

A live satellite feed and webcast will also be provided. The webcast info and satellite transponder times and coordinates are as follows:

Program Times: Test Time 12:30:00 P.M. [ET]

Program Start 1:00:00 P.M. [ET](satellite feeds closed captioned)

Program End 2:30:00 P.M. [ET] with 30 min approx. out

Ku-band Analog Satellite window: Full Mixed Feed 4x3

Satellite: AMC 15

Location: 105 degrees west longitude

Transponder: 01

Receive frequency: 11720 MHz

Audio: 6.2 or 6.8 MHz [mono]

Polarity: Vertical

Ku-Band DIGITAL SCPC MPEG-2 – Full Mixed Feed 4x3 (with SAP Spanish Translation Available)

Satellite: AMC 15

Location: 105 degrees west longitude

Transponder: 02 CH-OU (6.0 MHz)

Receive frequency: 11727 MHz

Symbol Rate: 3.9787

FEC(Forward Error Correction): 3/4

Polarity: Horizontal

Audio: AES 1 English (channels Left and Right)

AES 2 Spanish (channels 3 and 4)

Downlink stations that wish to receive the Spanish audio will have to tune their digital receiver to the secondary audio ( PID 67).

Ku-band DIGITAL satellite window: Head-on Camera for News (with SAP Spanish Translation Available)

Satellite: AMC 15

Location: 105 degrees west longitude

Transponder: 017 CH-C (6.0 MHz)

Receive frequency: 12037 MHz

Symbol Rate: 3.9787

FEC(Forward Error Correction): 3/4

Polarity: Vertical

Audio: AES 1 English (channels 1 and 2)

AES 2 Spanish (channels 3 and 4)

Downlink stations that wish to receive the Spanish audio will have to tune their digital receiver to the secondary audio ( PID 67).

Satellite Coordinates are also available at: www.ny.gov/governor/bma

WEBCAST INFO:

There will also be an English and Spanish language live web streams of the budget presentation. If you wish to view online, click the link at www.governor.ny.gov after 12:30 on February 1, 2011 (prior to that time you will not see any video).

There will also be an English Language and Spanish Language translation web stream of the Budget Address available. If you wish to view the Budget Address via the web click on the link appropriate link below after 12:30 on February 1, 2011 (prior to that time you will not see any video from these web links).

For answers to questions concerning the technical parameters, contact David Poplawski at the New York Network - 518-443-5333.

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