It is a noncommercial station owned and operated by the University of Evansville.

Officials said the tower would also help the noncommercial station to continue to reach its audience of 15,000, which it depends on for support.

Viewers are reminded that the best programs for children are, as ever, to be found on noncommercial stations.

The number of noncommercial stations with such programming has decreased somewhat, he said.

Until then no station, commercial or noncommercial, had run commercials during an airing of an episode.

"As a noncommercial station," she said, "he can be much more local, looking for lost dogs and all of that."

Religious broadcasters are snapping up most noncommercial stations when they come on the market.

In the first two quarters of 2002, there were 14 sales of noncommercial stations.

The tangible property was transferred for $1.00 and it became a noncommercial station.

It has operated since 1954 as a nonprofit and noncommercial station to train students.