WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC
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Organizations Filed Purposes: WMHT USES MEDIA TO ENRICH OUR COMMUNITIES WITH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ADVANCE EDUCATION, CULTURE AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS, CELEBRATE OUR DIVERSITY, AND REVEAL WHAT WE HAVE IN COMMON.

1. TO PROVIDE EDUCATION THROUGH FOUR DISTINCT PUBLIC TELEVISION SERVICES WMHT 17.1, WMHT 17.2 (CREATE), WMHT 17.3 (PBS WORLD) AND WMHT 17.4 (PBS KIDS) WHICH REACH MORE THAN HALF A MILLION HOUSEHOLDS IN EASTERN NY AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND AND TWO PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS WITH DISTINCT MUSICAL FORMATS.

WMHT PROVIDES WEEKLY LOCAL AND REGIONAL PROGRAMMING ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, COOKING, HEALTH, ECONOMIC ISSUES AND ARTS IN NEW YORK'S CAPITAL REGION AND BEYOND.DURING THE PAST YEAR WE CONTINUED TO ENHANCE OUR WELL-EARNED REPUTATION AS THE COMMUNITY'S STORYTELLER WITH PROGRAMS LIKE THE SCENE, CREATIVE CAPITAL, TVFILM AND THE VOTE WHICH TELLS THE DRAMATIC CULMINATION STORY OF THE HARD-FOUGHT CAMPAIGN WAGED BY AMERICAN WOMEN FOR THE RIGHT TO VOTE. WE CONTINUED TO CELEBRATE THE REGION'S ARTS AND CULTURE WITH OUR WEEKLY PROGRAM AHA! ALONG WITH SHORT PIECES HIGHLIGHTING THE CREATIVE ECONOMY IN OUR REGION. WE CELEBRATED LOCAL MUSIC WITH SUCH SHOWS AS THE SCENE AND LENA: A LIFE IN FOLK. WE CONTINUE TO CRAFT A COMPELLING PROGRAM SCHEDULE ON ALL FOUR TELEVISION CHANNELS DESIGNED FOR OUR LOCAL AUDIENCE.AHA! A HOUSE FOR ARTS IS WMHT'S WEEKLY PROGRAM CELEBRATING THE REGION'S ARTISTS, MAKERS AND CREATIVE INSTITUTIONS. EACH WEEK AHA! TAKES A LOOK AT ONE THREAD OF THE CREATIVE FABRIC THAT MAKES OUR REGION AND EXCITING PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK. THROUGH A WEEKLY PRESENCE AHA! HAS NOT ONLY ESTABLISHED AN IMPORTANT PLACE IN THE VIEWING LIFE OF OUR AUDIENCES BUT PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN EMPHASIZING THE ROLE OF THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY IN THE LIFE OF OUR REGION AND BUILDING NEW AUDIENCES AND CONSUMERS FOR THAT COMMUNITY IN THE PROCESS. DURING THE LOCKDOWN, WE PRODUCED ARTS IN RESIDENCE, WHERE WE SPOKE WITH LEADERS OF ART INSTITUTIONS, CREATIVES, ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, FILMMAKERS, POETS, AND CRAFTERS ABOUT THEIR LIVES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND FUTURE PLANS. SOME OF THOSE WE INTERVIEWED VIRTUALLY IN ABOUT 20 DIFFERENT SEGMENTS INCLUDED: PHILIP MORRIS FROM PROCTORS THEATER, DAVID ALAN MILLER FROM THE ALBANY SYMPHONY, SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER'S ELIZABETH SOBOL, AND SARAH CRAIG FROM THE LEGENDARY FOLK VENUE CAFE LENA.DESPITE ITS CRITICAL IMPORTANCE, STATE GOVERNMENT IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED BY MEDIA AS THEY FOCUS ON NATIONAL OR PURELY LOCAL ISSUES. EACH WEEK, NEW YORK NOW BRINGS THIS IMPORTANT COVERAGE TO CITIZENS IN THE CAPITAL REGION AND ACROSS NEW YORK STATE, HELPING THE CITIZENS OF NEW YORK TO UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES THAT THEIR ELECTED AND APPOINTED ARE GRAPPLING WITH ON THEIR BEHALF. OUR WEEKLY PRESENCE IS COMPLEMENTED BY AN ONGOING SERIES OF SPECIALS ON TOPICS AS DIVERSE AS THE BUDGET AND EDUCATION AS WELL AS IN-DEPTH COVERAGE OF THE ELECTION PROCESS.

WMHT HAS 2 RADIO SERVICES WEXT (97.7) A AAA-FORMAT, AND WMHT-FM A CLASSICAL MUSIC STATION. WMHT-FM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CLASICAL MUSIC PROGRAMMING, COMBINING ORIGINAL PRODUCTION, DISTINCTIVE SPECIALITY PROGRAMS, LIVE CONCERT PRESENTATIONS AND THE TALENTS OF LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED HOSTS. THE CLASSICAL MUSIC STATION WMHT-FM IS LOCATED AT 89.1 IN NEW YORK'S CAPITAL REGION AND ON WRHV-FM 88.7 IN THE POUGHKEEPSIE AREA (AND ALSO AVAILABLE VIA HD RADIO), WMHT HELPS KEEP THE ARTS THRIVING IN OUR COMMUNITY BY MAKING WONDERFUL CLASSICAL MUSIC ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. WMHT AND WRHV AIRS RENOWNED PROGRAMS SUCH AS "BACH'S LUNCH, "PERFORMANCE TODAY", "SYMPHONYCAST AND "WMHT LIVE", "COMPOSER'S NOTEBOOK" ALONG WITH NPR NEWS UPDATES. WMHT-FM ALSO CELEBRATES STUDENT MUSICIANS WITH THE MONTHLY FEATURE " CLASSICAL STUDENT MUSICIAN OF THE MONTH." WITH THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, WMHT HAS WORKED TO ASSIST THE LOCAL MUSIC ORGANIZATIONS WITH THEIR PRESENTATION OF LIVE MUSIC, AND FOR WAYS TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR WORK. PARTNERS INCLUDED THE ALBANY SYMPHONY, ALBANY PRO MUSICA, MUSICIANS OF MA'ALWYCK, HUDSON VALLEY PHILHARMONIC, MAVERICK CONCERT SERIES, FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC, TROY CHROMATIC CONCERTS, GLIMMERGLASS OPERA, TANGLEWOOD, SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, TROY SAVINGS BANK MUSIC HALL, AND CAPITAL REGION CLASSICAL, AND MORE.WMHT ALSO OPERATES RISE WHICH IS A 24 HOUR RADIO INFORMATION SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND PRINT DISABLED IN NEW YORK'S CAPITAL REGION AND HUDSON VALLEY. BESIDES WMHT/WRHV AND RISE, WMHT ALSO OPERATES 97.7 AND 106.1 WEXT WHOSE FOCUS IS ON EMERGING ARTISTS, CLASSIC SONGS THAT REGULAR RADIO HAS FORGOTTEN, ESPECIALLY MUSIC BY LOCAL MUSICIANS IN OUR REGION (THE LOCAL 518).

EDUCATIONAL SERVICESWHAT DISTINGUISHES WMHT AND PBS FROM OTHER BROADCASTER IS OUR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING LIFELONG LEARNING. THIS COMMITMENT IS REFLECTED IN OUR ON-AIR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, OUR ONLINE SERVICES AND THE WORK WE DO WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. AN ESTABLISHED PBS AFFILIATE SERVING EASTERN NYS AND AREAS OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND, WMHT-TV OFFERS A RICH ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL CHILDREN'S TELEVISION PROGRAMS FROM SESAME STREET TO CURIOUS GEORGE. WE ALSO HAVE A DEDICATED CHILDREN'S CHANNEL- PBS KIDS WHICH IS A 24/7 CHANNEL. FY 20 EDUCATION/ LOCAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOCUSED ON UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED AUDIENCES THROUGH A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDING:FAMILIES LEARNING TOGETHERCOMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT WE BRING TO CHILDREN ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER WITH COVID-19, AS YOUNG KIDS CONTINUE TO NEED ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. WHILE IN-PERSON EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN ON OUR CALENDAR SINCE THE SPRING OF 2020, WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH A MYRIAD OF PARTNERS INCLUDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS, LIBRARIES, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB SITES, AND YMCA BRANCHES.THIS YEAR, 84 FAMILY PROGRAMS SERVED 4,960 PARENTS AND CHILDREN. WMHT'S STRONG PARTNERSHIPS AND DEDICATION TO EDUCATION SECURED THIS CONTINUATION IN PROGRAMMING EVEN WITH MANY OF OUR USUAL PROGRAMS CANCELLED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.PRE-COVID, IN THE SUMMER AND FALL OF 2019, STORIES AND ART IN THE PARK WAS HELD FOUR TIMES WITH PARTNERS CITY OF ALBANY PARKS AND RECREATION, THE ALBANY PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND THE ALBANY BARN. THESE EVENTS INCLUDED STORYTELLING SESSIONS IN THE PARK FOLLOWED BY CRAFTS. ON AVERAGE, EACH EVENT HAD ABOUT 25 KIDS. THE ALBANY INSTITUTE OF HISTORY AND ART HELD FREE SCREENINGS OF PBSKIDS'S NEW SHOW XAVIER RIDDLE AND THE NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM HAD A CURIOUS GEORGE EVENT AND TWO SESAME STREET EVENTS.WMHT'S STRONG LONG-TIME PARTNERSHIPS CONTINUED WITH THE CITY OF ALBANY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE CAPITAL REGION. BEFORE THE PANDEMIC HIT, WE WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE TEN PARENT & CHILD WORKSHOPS SERVING 195 PARENTS AND CHILDREN, AND AN ADDITIONAL 12 TEACHER & CHILD WORKSHOPS SERVING 195 STAFF AND CHILDREN.IN OCTOBER 2019, BOO FEST WAS HELD AT COLONIE CENTER WITH A CURIOUS GEORGE CHARACTER AND HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN. ALSO, THE ANNUAL CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG BIRTHDAY PARTIES TOOK PLACE IN FEBRUARY 2020 RIGHT BEFORE LOCKDOWN. LIBRARY PARTNERS IN FY20 INCLUDED: ALBANY PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCHES, SCHENECTADY COUNTY LIBRARY BRANCHES, GUILDERLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY, EAST GREENBUSH COMMUNITY LIBRARY, JOHNSTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY AND NORTH BENNINGTON LIBRARY IN VERMONT. .COMMUNITY SCREENINGS AND EVENTSWMHT CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH ITVS TO HOST A SUITE OF FREE SCREENINGS AND DISCUSSIONS OFINDEPENDENTLY-PRODUCED FILMS TO THE COMMUNITY. FEATURING DOCUMENTARIES SEEN ON THE PBS SERIES INDEPENDENT LENS, INDIE LENS POP-UP DRAWS RESIDENTS, LEADERS, AND ORGANIZATIONS TOGETHER TO DISCUSS WHAT MATTERS MOST, FROM NEWSWORTHY TOPICS TO FAMILY AND RELATIONSHIPS. SCREENINGS OF INDIE LENS POP-UP SEASON INCLUDED FIRST RAINBOW COALITION AND, ALWAYS IN SEASON AND WERE WELL ATTENDED THROUGHOUT THE REGION.DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, VIRTUAL SCREENINGS WERE HELD THROUGH THE ITVS STREAMING PLATFORM OVEE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON. EATING UP EASTER AND BEDLAM WERE FILMS SCREENED VIRTUALLY.HOME CLASSROOMIN MARCH 2020, WMHT HOME CLASSROOM, A NEW PROGRAMMING BLOCK IN COORDINATION WITH CAPITAL REGION BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (BOCES), WAS INTRODUCED TO SUPPORT IN-HOME LEARNING FOR GRADES 4-12 WHILE AREA SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED. THE PROGRAMMING COVERS A RANGE OF SUBJECTS INCLUDING MATH, SOCIAL STUDIES, HISTORY, AND LITERATURE. A ROBUST SUITE OF CONTEXTUALIZED, STANDARDS-ALIGNED LESSON PLANS AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR FREE FROM PBS AND PBS LEARNINGMEDIA COMPLEMENTED THE ADDITIONAL BLOCK OF PROGRAMMING WHICH BROADCAST FOR TWELVE HOURS, MONDAY-FRIDAY.

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