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budget hearing on June 9 and wear purple. The city entirely cut funding for
Channel 20, known as Access Tucson, or for Channel 12, known as the City Channel, in the 2015 budget. In its place, the city issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a Community Media Center, which would bring both channels under one management contract. Access Tucson missed a June 23 deadline for city money for this new community center by 15 minutes; their packet was not accepted.
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