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ID-79-42 1 (1979-06-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaazka0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 9th \0UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE D WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 INTUMIIONAI. DIVISIGH B-168178 JUN 20 1q79 The Honorable Vic Fazio House of Representatives Dear Mr. Fazio: On June 6, 1979, your office told us that you were inter- ested in our summarizing for you the results of our inquiries concerning the Voice of America (VOA) decision to close the Dixon Relay Station, one of the two Voice of America relay stations in California. This subject has also been a matter of concern to Mr. Edward P. Berman, a technician and union shop steward at the Dixon Relay Station. The issue results from the VOA choosing to provide satel- lite service to the Pacific rather than transmitting the signal via the Dixon and Delano Relay Stations. In 1977, a Technology Study Group composed of senior VGA officials decided to maintain the Delano station as a backup to the satellite service and place the Dixon station in a caretaker status. This change is to become effective on or about September 2, 1979. Mr. Barman suggested that if one relay station needed to be closed, it should be the Delano station, not Dixon. Mr. Berman questions the wisdom of closing the Dixon station rather than the Delano station because historically operating costs have been lower at the Dixcn station, pri- marily because of lower el.ctric power costs. The VOA does not dispute the fact that the Dixon stntion is less expensive to operate because of power costs. VOA estimates that the operating cost savings by retaining the Dixon station rather than the Delano station would be about $157,300 per year. The VOA position is that tho Delano station was selected to back up the satellite system primarily on what the VvA characterizes as a significantly superior antenna complement. The VOA informed us that the present Dixon station facilities could not support VOA's broadcast requirements and estimated that it would cost about $1.7 million to bring the facili- ties up to acceptable standards. Mr. Berman cuestions the VOA estimated cost figure. ID-79-42

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