Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdahl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!pesnta!amdcad!amdahl!dwl10 From: dwl10@amdahl.UUCP (Dave Lowrey) Newsgroups: net.video Subject: Re: Public Access T.V. Message-ID: <1552@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Wed, 22-May-85 08:26:14 EDT Article-I.D.: amdahl.1552 Posted: Wed May 22 08:26:14 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 24-May-85 01:32:45 EDT References: <619@cadovax.UUCP> Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Columbia MD Lines: 36 > What's the story on Public Access channels on cable? I recently got > the impression that cable companies, by law, have to provide a public > access channel. Is this true? All companies or just certain ones? > And, is anything interesting going on on these channels? > Keith Doyle I believe that the "public access" channels are regulated by local regulations. Since almost all cable franchises are delt out by city or county governments, our law makers saw fit to give us our own 15 min. of glory on cable TV. Actually, the local access on our cable system has two types of shows. There are the locally produced exercise and talk shows, and then there are the "special interest shows" The locally produced shows are of poor quality, and are usually of little interest, but the "special interest shows" can be very interesting. These consist of anyone who can put a tape together that isn't obscene or libalous (sp?). There are alot of religous shows, that are produced by the church's headquarters, then an ad is tacked on to the front and end for the local congregation. There are other locally produced special interest shows that are very funny, altho they were never intended to be humerous. The cable company will provide equiptment and editing facilities for any "bonifide" group wishing to produce a show. The local access channel is a good place to turn to while waiting for the comercials on another station. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Lowrey "To vacillate or not to vacillate, that is the question.... ....or is it?" ...!( be those of the author and not necessarily those of his most eminent employer. ]