DEPARTMENT: Center City Development & Operations Department
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Lori Houston
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 1
SUBJECT:
Amendments Renewing the Tower of the Americas' Master Antenna Lease with Tower FM Consortium, LLC and the Radio Broadcaster Leases with iHeart Media + Entertainment, Inc. and Alpha Media
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes a first amendment to the Master Antenna Agreement with Tower FM Consortium, LLC (Consortium) to continue management of the master antenna on top of the Tower of the Americas. This ordinance also authorizes second amendments to the Broadcaster Leases with iHeart Media + Entertainment, Inc. (iHeart Media) and Alpha Media for continued use of the Tower of the Americas as a transmission site for KZEP, KQXT, and KJXK.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Ordinance 2006-08-31-0976 passed on August 31, 2006 authorized an agreement with the Consortium for installation and management of a master antenna on top of the Tower of the Americas. The master antenna was installed to reduce the number of broadcaster antennas physically located on the Tower's mast while improving signal strength and reducing radiation levels. The agreement, which expires on June 30, 2015, provides for two five-year renewal periods subject to City Council approval. The members of the Consortium are iHeart Media and Alpha Media.
Ordinance 2006-08-64-0974 passed on August 31, 2006 authorized first amendments to the Broadcaster Leases with iHeart Media and Alpha Media. The amendments authorized the first of three renewal terms and updated certain agreement provisions resulting from Willie G's Post Oak, Inc. d/b/a Landry's becoming the operator of the Tower of the Americas. iHeart Media's agreements are for transmission of KZEP and KQXT and Alpha Media's agreement is for transmission of KJXK.
This ordinance authorizes a first amendment to the Master Antenna Agreement for the Consortium's continued management of the master ...
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