WISH LIST can YOU help? WCCA upgrades and revnovations wish list

WCCA TV is a non-profit charitable organization. Some may have read that WCCA is in the middle of facility renovations. WCCA has always been mission intensive.
I have visited other TV stations and found such centers somewhat sterile. Although they may have "looked" impressive" have nothing close in comparison to WCCA in terms of community programming, classes, community activity, partnerships, youth activity, diversity, cable and online presence, and heart.There is a lot more to it all than one might think. It may look easy to be on TV, but there is lot of work behind even the simplest of shows. Out main focus, again has an will remain to be to
provide the tools, channel, facility, training and to help you, members of our community, if you want to use this resource as a creative communication or outreach tool.

Our priority, in terms of budget, has always been centered upon our ability to carry our main mission and that is to provide access to our channels, pre and post studios, training, and maintaining the best staffing possible to facilitate, teach and encourage community members to participate and make and or present community television in Worcester. I guess it is fair to say WCCA is more mission substance over flash. That is not to say we can do better or that we aren't concerned with our current downtown look. It is where our priority stands that matters most. That said, we do need to address what some may consider some shallow cosmetics.

We are down and dirty a living breathing community center, no posturing , just facilitating community media. We are currently completing updating our edit suites, and main studio control room. We are now moving on to new lighting and cameras and accessories. There is more planned as well. We do not relay on government tax money. Outside of cable franchise provisions, which are made possible through an act of congress to be paid by cable providers if required by a city or town, we rely on fund-raising and donations to meet the needs of this large and prolific community to continue to expand the platform for Worcester residence and students to share in a free flow of news and information or share educational, cultural or ethnic perspectives on cable on on our live stream or , in some case, on demand via our website.

So yes, we need to doll up our lobby, clean the windows more often, we also need to expand our computer lab, which offers free on line access to community, we would love to change the facade of our building too.

If you agree, please consider giving WCCA a hand. Donations are always most welcome checks payable to WCCA TV. We also have an ongoing in-kind contribution wish list as well.

You can donate or sponsor the following please do, it may feel good and it certainly can help us make downtown look better. We have a get way to exchange our gratitude. Talk with for details: Click read more for the list and please note it is ongoing:

Facts about Net Neutrality

This chart below was published on line by On line MBA

We are happy there is advocacy for this, and there should be. It is most important that the people, particularly those who are disenfranchised, have access to participate on both sides of the spectrum ( up and down ) and are not solely exploited to generate user content to ultimately benefit phone, cable or companies such as Google, YouTube, etc..

WCCA TV looks for a public access component to ensure people have access to channels of communication, tools to enable real participation, and education to facilitate and help meet all community media needs whether on line, or anything yet to be invented.

The chart does have some helpful resources.

Online MBA Programs

Music Video Playlist for Video Jam Premiering August 27, 2010

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 Video Jam, a music video show produced and hosted locally by Tracy Foley, will feature new music from Sam Adams (pictured), Black Mountain, The Chemical Brothers, Interpol, Mystery Jets, Efterklang, and PVT this weekend on Friday, August 27 at 9pm and Saturday, August 28 at 7pm.

 

 

 

Candidates Interested in TV time

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If you are a candidate for a local office and wish to gain some TV coverage, have you thought about appearing on a public access show to discuss various issues or to share your perspective? It may be just the insight voters will need as they consider and make an informed decision on who to vote for.

If you are interested in reaching over 50,000 homes as well as many more on line via WCCA TV 13, give Mauro DePasquale a call at 508-755-1880 ext 11

Ask about our candidate open mic night which is scheduled for Wednesday, September 29th.

Google and Verizon: Be afraid. Be Very Afraid. Is Google playing in bed wtih Verizion ?

We hope this won't happen, but in a places like the corporate world and government where it many times seems like greed is god it could be possible. We received the following which plays out like a sleezy porno movie complete with wha wha guitar chinking away in the background, from Chuck Sherwood this morning on the Alliance list serve, written by Bruce Kushnick and forwarded to tleletruth dot org.

Teletruth News Analysis, August 16th, 2010

link on the web

Google and Verizon: Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Verizon and Google recently created an "understanding" over the Internet and
net neutrality titled: "Verizon-Google Legislative Framework Proposal"
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The details don't really matter at this point. What matters is --- Google is
not going to be a force that will protect the public interest from the
controllers of the wires, who are now engaged in serious anti-trust games.
Comcast, AT&T and Verizon are now lobbying, funding astroturf groups, (fake
consumer groups), a horde of paid-off minority groups, not to mention
corporate-funded think tanks, state and federal Congressmen and Senators
--- all to make sure that the wires are private property for their use, with
walled-in ghettos of influence and control. Read more

Music Video Playlist for Video Jam Premiering August 20, 2010

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This weekend on Video Jam, a music video show hosted locally by Tracy Foley at WCCA TV 13, will feature new music from Leela James, Macy Gray, Willie Nelson, Crowded House,
She and Him and the  Gorillaz (pictured)  on Friday, August 20th at 9pm and Saturday, August 21st at 7pm.

Video Jam Music Video Playlist for Aug. 13, 2010

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Video Jam, a music video show produced and hosted at WCCA TV 13 by
Tracy Foley, will feature the music of Italian Japanese, AdamandEvil, Liars, Nelly Furtado, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings and Moby on Friday,
August 13th at 9pm and Saturday, August 14th at 7pm.

 

 

 

Letter from RTA Transit Services

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WCCA TV 13  received this letter by fax from John F. Carney, General Manager of RTA. "This morning, Monday, August 9th, 22 of 84 of Local 22 ATU bus operators who provide the Worcester Regional Transit Authorities WRTA's bus service called in sick. While there was a union meeting held on Sunday, Aug. 8th, the Union Business Agent, Chris Bruce, early this morning disavowed any knowledge of this apparent work action by the union's membership. Out of the 22 members calling in sick, 3 are members of the union's elected executive board including Union President Ken Kephart.  On behalf of the WRTA's Administrator, Steve O'Neil, and RTA Transit Services, we want to apologize to the riding public who will obviously be inconvenienced by this work action. During the business day today we will work with Union leadership to stop this illegal work action and, if necessary, seek legal remedies through the federal court."   - John F. Carney, General Manager 

Video Jam Music Video Playlist for Friday, August 27, 2010

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Video Jam, a music video show produced and hosted at WCCA TV 13 by Tracy Foley, will feature the music of Sam Adams, Black Mountain, The Chemical Bros., Mystery Jets, Efterklang (pictured), Interpol and PVT on Friday, August 27th at 9pm and Saturday, August 28th at 7pm.

 

Enclosure of the Internet

This was shared on the ACM listserve. I think it is well worth your reading it:
Enclosure of the internet . You can also read this interesting time line by clicking on the following read more

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