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The major components of the SITE 1 system

Religious Program Specialist 3 & 2, Module 01-Personnel Support
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made   available   by   the   program   director   to area  chaplains  through  programming  which  is prepared,  produced,  and  supervised  locally  at the  command’s  AFRTS  outlet. Chaplains may also be asked to provide short inspirational   messages   for   the   local   AFRTS outlet to be used at the station sign-on and sign- off.  In  addition  to  local  programming  featuring the  chaplain,  religious  programming  for  AFRTS is   provided   by   AFRTS   Los   Angeles   and   by AFRTS   Washington. Religious  broadcast  material  is  selected  for AFRTS  use  by  the  Armed  Forces  Chaplains Board  for  distribution  and  broadcast.  Religious programming   selected   by   the   Armed   Forces Chaplains  Board  is  representative  of  all  faith groups   which   supply   chaplains   to   the   Armed Forces of the United States. A religious program series  may  be  presented  weekly,  or  it  may  be shipped  in  alternate  13-week  cycles  with  other religious  series,  or  it  may  be  given  time  in  the weekly   omnibus   series   called   “Banners   of Faith.” Religious  music  is  also  programmed  with other  types  of  music  for  broadcast  by  AFRTS stations.  Questions  concerning  religious  pro- grams  and  programming  should  be  sent  to  the Navy   Broadcasting   Service   for   coordination with  the  Armed  Forces  Chaplains  Board.   Shipboard  Information,  Training,  and Entertainment Closed Circuit Television (SITE-CCTV) System At  sea,  the  Navy  SITE-CCTV  System  (see figure 6-9) provides shipboard chaplains with an extremely  flexible  communication  tool  to  assist them in fulfilling their responsibilities. The  first  SITE  (Shipboard  Information, Training,   and   Entertainment)   closed   circuit television system was installed on USS Josephus Daniels  in January 1973. At that time, SITE TV systems  were  basic,  austere,  standardized,  com- patible  CCTV  systems  designed  for  ships  with crews  of  more  than  350  personnel  (less  aircraft carriers) that could provide cable TV throughout a  ship  from  one  of  four  programming  sources— live   camera,   16mm   film,   35mm   slides,   and 1-inch  videotape.  By  mid-1977,  139  more  ships had  been  equipped  with  SITE. By 1979, a smaller TV system for ships with crew sizes of less than 350, called Mini-SITE (see figure  6-10),  had  been  successfully  tested  and was being installed in the smaller surface ships. Mini-SITE  was  followed  by  Sub-SITE,  a  CCTV system specifically designed for submarines. The first production model Sub-SITE system was in- stalled   in   1980.   Mini-SITEs   and   Sub-SITEs utilize   1/2-inch   videotape,   and   all   SITE-1 systems  were  converted  to  1/2-inch  videotape. They  were  later  replaced  by  the  newer  state-of- the-art SITE-2 systems. By 1984 all deploying ships and submarines will have a SITE family CCTV system. All ships with a SITE system are American Forces Televi- sion  (AFTV)  outlets. Religious  programming  is  normally  a  part  of each  SITE  system’s  regular  broadcast  schedule. Short sermons or religious instructions are often used for weekend viewing in fringe or nonprime time  slots.  Public  affairs  personnel  normally manage  the  SITE  systems  aboard  ships  where chaplains and RPs are assigned and may ask the chaplain  for  ideas  or  suggestions  concerning local  programming  dealing  with  religious  sub- jects.  A  copy  of  the  SITE  BROADCASTERS HANDBOOK  may  be  obtained  from: Director Navy  Broadcasting  Service  (OP-007C) Office   of   Information Department  of  the  Navy Washington,  DC  20350 RELIGIOUS  PROGRAM FACILITIES The chapel with its related religious program facilities  comprise  the  physical  center  for  the Command  Religious  Program.  It  serves  as  the center  for  divine  services  and  other  devotional and   religious   activities   in   the   command.   The chapel  and  its  related  facilities  should  be  kept clean and in good order at all times. Chapel sur- roundings  should  be  conducive  to  the  religious activities   and   events   which   occur   there. 6-25







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