SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
The Sacramento Metro Cable Television Commission, deciding to push back its decision to vote on funding cuts to December, would ultimately end funding to student media programs.
"We have to be real, this is black and white, numbers on the paper, we are just about out of money," said Chair of the commission, Ryan Brown, at today's meeting.
The Sacramento Metro Cable Television Commission, a joint powers agency constructed by county and city representatives, dealing with tough decisions as declining cable revenue has made it hard to continue funding public media channel licenses like the Sacramento Educational Cable Consortium (SECC), Access Sacramento, KVIE, and Metro 14.
Elk Grove's Franklin High School is among the many schools supported by the SECC and would face