KUVO's headquarters were located in a predominantly African American area north of downtown Denver in the Five Points Media Center, a newly refurbished building owned by the Piton Foundation. The mayor's office of economic development, TCI, and the Boetteher Foundation had contributed over $2.6 million for renovations. The building was occupied by three public media concerns: KUVO, KBDI Channel 12 television (a Corporation for Public Broadcasting affiliate), and Denver Community Access Television, a cable studio where community members could produce shows for public broadcast. All three organizations provided internship programs to university students. The center's executive director, Jeff Hirota, explained that the center's mis¬sion was to use media "as a means of positive social change . . . where we [can] help women and minorities get jobs in the (medial industry . . . Our contribution is lo give them hands-on experience in broadcast media.