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SOPTV is proud to announce a special pre-broadcast screening of OREGON EXPERIENCE: The Modoc War. OPB and the Klamath County Museum are co-presenters of this special pre-screening event on Thursday, October 27 at 7 p.m. at the Ross Ragland Theater and Cultural Center, 218 North 7th Street in Klamath Falls. A panel discussion will follow. The screening is free and open to the public. Please join SOPTV at the event to celebrate this production about our local area.

COUNTRY MUSIC IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE, originally scheduled for October 16 at 8 p.m., has been postponed due to scheduling complications that arose unexpectedly. The producers of the program are seeking to find an alternate taping date at the White House for this much anticipated concert event and hope to still air the show sometime this fall.

During the summer months of 2011, SOPTV will be working on completing its transition to digital transmission. This will manifest itself with the conversion of our TV translator systems to digital. Viewers will need to have DTV sets or DTV set top boxes for older analog TV sets to continue to receive SOPTV in these areas.

SOPTV continues to celebrate Earth Day with numerous resources that encourage awareness and appreciation for Mother Earth, environmental issues, and ways you can live a healthy, green, sustainable lifestyle.

National Survey Finds 69 Percent of Voters Oppose Congressional Elimination of Government Funding for Public Broadcasting. Americans across the Political Spectrum See PBS and Public Television Stations as Highly Trusted and an Excellent Taxpayer Value.

Beyond deficit reduction measures, Congress will vote on a bill to completely eliminate all federal support for public broadcasting as early as next week. The complete loss of federal funding threatens SOPTV’s ability to serve you and our entire region with the news, information and entertainment you rely on. The programs you care about are threatened. Your elected Representatives need to hear from you now. Please call your Representative today. Greg Walden, Oregon 2nd (202.225.6730) Peter DeFazio, Oregon 4th (202.225.6416) It’s critical that you make your voice heard. You can make a difference.

A FILM ABOUT THE KLAMATH-SISKIYOU ECO-REGION. Filmed in more than a dozen wilderness areas and national monuments, A WILD AMERICAN FOREST, showcases the Klamath-Siskiyou’s natural splendor and vividly illustrates why this area is recognized as a globally significant bioregion. See the film, then meet the filmmakers Doug Prose and Diane LaMacchia.

Congratulations! Winston & Cynthia Lora of Medford. Cirque Du Soleil in Las Vegas VIP Package Winners. And a SPECIAL THANKS to all 418 viewers who called in with their support of Southern Oregon Public Television during our Winter Membership Drive! Thank you for watching and supporting Southern Oregon Public Television.

On Tuesday night, November 2, 2010, PBS NEWSHOUR will offer special midterm election coverage. In a one-hour special live at 8:00pm just as polls are closing on the West Coast, PBS NEWSHOUR SPECIAL REPORT: ELECTION NIGHT 2010 will provide current returns and analysis on a night that promises a great deal of political drama in House, Senate, and Gubernatorial races.