OPERATION SAFE SURF to launch on
October 11, 2006, at 9:30 a.m.
LIVE via a Web cast and satellite downlink

Join Attorney General Tom Corbett and hundreds of schools from across Pennsylvania for the official launch of Operation Safe Surf on October 11, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. Attorney General Corbett's presentation will be broadcast live that morning from Harrisburg High School in the city of Harrisburg as he talks with middle and high school students about the importance of staying safe online. He will explain to kids the tricks predators use to lure children online and how kids can best protect themselves while still enjoying use of the Internet. The program, which is intended for middle school and high students, should last for 40-45 minutes. This will be a great program both for individual viewing in a classroom or during an assembly.

Schools can view the live broadcast through three different options listed below. While the official live broadcast begins at 9:30 a.m., a test link for the satellite broadcast and Web cast will go live at 9:00 a.m. PCN will carry the broadcast live at 9:30 a.m.

1) Live Web Cast
To view the live Web cast, you need to have Windows Media Player. If you do not have this software, it can be downloaded for free at www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/en/download/. To access the Web cast, follow these links:

Low(56k): http://media.listenz.com/live/gov-low.asx

High(256k): http://media.listenz.com/live/gov-high.asx

2) Live Satellite Downlink

Many schools are set-up to receive satellite transmissions (distance learning). We have made the satellite link available through two different options: C-Band and KU-Band. Many schools have C-Band access, so please check with your technical people to see if you can watch the broadcast through that means. We've picked an easy satellite to hit (AMC 3 is in the middle of the arc at 87 degrees west). Here are the coordinates for both satellite downlinks:

C-Band
EVENT: PA Attorney General - Internet Safety
DATE: October 11, 2006
TIME:  (Eastern) 09:00a - 10:30a (30 minute approx. out)
SATELLITE:  AMC - 3 (C-Band - ANALOG)
TRANSPONDER: 3
CHANNEL: 3
DOWNLINK POL:  Horizontal
DOWNLINK FREQ:   3760 MHz
AUDIO: 6.2 / 6.8

KU-Band
EVENT: Attorney General
DATE: October 11, 2006
TIME: (Eastern) 09:00a to 10:30a (30 minute approx. out)
SATELLITE:  AMC - 5 (KU Band - ANALOG)
TRANSPONDER: 13
CHANNEL: 13
DOWNLINK POL:  Vertical
DOWNLINK FREQ:   12096 MHz
AUDIO: 6.2 / 6.8

3) Pennsylvania Cable Network
 
The Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) also will carry the broadcast live on television. To find out which channel airs PCN in your area, visit http://www.pcntv.com/affils.htm for a listing of local Pennsylvania cable companies.

If you have any technical questions, please call (717) 772-4282