Massachusetts casino industry regulators will be asked to help pay to build a new studio for Springfield’s public access cable television.
Three years after moving into a new $1 million downtown studio, Focus Springfield Community Television has been told to vacate the building by November so that it can become part of the MGM resort casino under construction.
Focus Springfield executive director John Abbott said money is being sought from the mitigation fund controlled by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.
"Our lease has been terminated," he said Tuesday. " That is certainly a factor that needs to be mitigated."
Relocating the production facilities to a new building is estimated to cost $900,000. MGM has offered to pay some of the expense.
