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Sun sets on Austin Music Network After tomorrow, Austin Music Network will be moving from its cu rrent location at 4209 Airport Blvd. due to a cut in fund ing fro m the city.

1994 April 1: Network prem ieres

Receives its own channel

24-hour programm ing begins

Originally left out of city's budget, but after plead ing from local musicians it is added back

Spring: Almost loses funding due to airing a sexua lly expl icit music video and a controversial political clip featuring Gov. Rick Perry and Mayor Will Wynn

Jennifer Jansons Dai ly Texan Staff

August: City Council votes unanimously to advance AMN its last check to keep it running until its contract expires

City Council is voting today to determine the local station's future By Melinda Merola

DailyTexan ~taff The Austin Music \ Network will no longer commercially exist after today, but its programming vvill be broadcast for the next three months. The City Council is expected to approve a contract today allowing Austin Music Partners, a group tIitat includes Time ~/

Warner Cable, to take control of Channel 15 and begin broadcasting its oWn gramming by the new year. During the interim, Austin Community Television, which operates three local public access channels, will run the station. "We lose our commercial status on Oct. 1, which means we can't do advertising anymore," said Louis Meyers, general

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manager of AMN and creative director of ACTV. "The city is letting us keep Chaimel 15 for three to six months, and ACTV gives us a roof over our heads, management services and staff support. We will be part of ACTV this Friday and will physically ~ove over there in the

September: City Council will vote to approve Austin Music Partners contract, which would take over Channel 15. Austin Music Network ceases to commercially exist

2005 January- February: AMP will begin broadcasting if cont ract is approved

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