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Encouraging
Carriage of HITN
Educational
Television Network
Resolution
Whereas, the
Hispanic Information
Telecommunications
Network (HITN) was
created in 1987 as
the first Hispanic
public television
network in the
United States;
Whereas, HITN-TV
is a non-profit,
public interest
television network
dedicated to the
education,
empowerment and
enrichment of the
Hispanic Community;
Whereas,
media concentration
continues to affect
the diversity of
voices available on
television;
Whereas,
Spanish language
news, information,
cultural events and
educational programs
are not widely
available on
traditional media;
Whereas,
Spanish speaking
households deserve
full access to
family-friendly
Spanish Language
educational
programming;
Whereas,
Spanish speaking
populations are
growing across the
United States;
Therefore be it
resolved, that the
National Caucus of
Hispanic State
Legislators,
supports efforts to
encourage the
nation’s cable and
satellite television
service providers to
include HITN, the
nation’s only non-profit,
educational public
interest television
network in their
basic service
offerings and
encourages Hispanic
organizations as
well as private and
public entities to
support and utilize
HITN as a means to
better communicate
with Hispanic
Americans.
Adopted this 18th
day of March 2004 at
the National
Hispanic Caucus of
State Legislators’
Executive Committee
Meeting held in
Atlanta, Georgia
Senator Leticia Van
de Putte, TX
NHCSL President |
