public access

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.

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".

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

Have you searched WCCA TV on You Tube or facebook lately?

...and it is participatory !

I remember well those public hearings and countless cable advisory meetings where WCCA and our community supporters rallied around one of many important components of PUBLIC ACCESS value in our fight for continued, at least level funding. We tried are darnedest to convince the city why it would be important for WCCA TV to be distributed county wide and why it is so important to fund WCCA's COMMUNITY VISION News and other WCCA presented news and information programming. Today, although we recieve less than level funding compared to past decades of franchise support, thanks to community initiatives and dedicated coalition made up of staff and volunteers WCCA is distributed beyond Worcester.

This is serving a purpose that is exactly in tune with our public access mission, the intent of congressional law in support of public access cable franchising, and one that studies have shown in other areas, is well needed.

Today, our channel 13's Community Vision News, along with a number of other ethnic community news productions presented in Cambodian, Vietnamese, Arabic, Albanian, to name a few, in additional ot WCCA's community electronic bulletin board, provide our viewers with the best and most diverse and comprehensive coverage of local news and events.

The WCCA TV 13 and public access everywhere, plays an important role, in our media ecosystem that is not served anywhere else.Nowhere else do you find the level of encouragement and incentive for everyone to participate in sharing news, heritage, information, and fresh ideas. WCCA TV 13 is a charitable organization, and is an anchor institution that uniquely provides a comprehensive services to the general population with access to the needed media tools, the channels of distribution and the professional staff facilitation and educational component available to the general public, in one location, and making such access affordable.

No matter what your political point of view or opinion is you can participate int eh publci access process. Think about that. Look at the boundless diversity that exist on our channel activity, our website, or the daily activities going on at WCCA's studios on Main Street, and then ask yourself why not do more to support TV 13 public access programming.

The funding provided by cable franchises is not enough to support WCCA activities or the entire scope of it's mission, that is why we need your continued help and support. Consider making a financial or in-kind contribution to support all our fine programming and meet the challenges to maintain the local free flow of news and information. You can help keep this window into Worcester open to the world.
Feel free to contact me to see how you can help. 508-755-1880 ext. 11
Learn Create Connect WCCA TV 13, "The People's Channel"

Thank you for helping us build Worcester's community and helping to make our city a better place to live.
Mauro

The telecom industry expects to rake in over 250 BILLION dollars by 2014 from video services.

According to CONNECTED PLANET:
Video services market expected to top $250 billion in 2014
Campbell, CALIFORNIA, June 1, 2010—Market research firm Infonetics Research released the first edition of its 2010 biannual Video Services and Subscribers report, which tracks telco Internet Protocol television (IPTV), cable video, and satellite video services and subscribers.
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Our legislators need to ensure that these "video services" are subject ot franchise regulations to protect consumers as well as to provide provisions to support important valuable Public, Educational and Government channel and facility resources.

Meet the key founding father of Public Access.
Link
Look for part two.

It as it seems so to us. Okay maybe not really a "byline" in the literary sense, but perhaps using the paradigm, or a model of what public access has been, in large part, for decades. that is by providing a way for people to have their own show on TV.

OPRAH may have her own network. Guess what residents of Worcester? SO DO YOU. It's right here, WCCA TV 13, on cable and streaming on line, and seen around the world.

The People's Channel" is your network, in fact, it is more than JUST a network. It is a place where you can learn, create and connect. A community resource. You already have your own without OPRAH.

OPRAH is very wealthy, it is wonderful that she can put her pocket book into her shows and network and that is fantastic. At WCCA TV, however, you can too, as much as you like. If you don't have OPRAH bucks, it is still possible to have your own show or be on TV.

Thanks Chuck for forwarding this to us.

Manufacturers / Equipment List
Wireless Microphones

To see if your wireless microphone operates on the 700 MHz band, simply click on the name of the manufacturer and see if your model is listed.

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If your model is listed on the table, it is a 700 MHz wireless microphone and can not be used after June 12, 2010.
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If you can find your manufacturer’s name and your equipment is not listed, then you may continue using your wireless microphone because it does not operate in the 700 MHz Band.

If your manufacturer is not listed, please contact the FCC for additional assistance to determine if your wireless microphone operates on the 700 MHz Band.

You can also contact the FCC’s Consumer Center for more information about
wireless microphones or other communications issues by calling
1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322) voice

WCCA TV 13, "The People's Channel in Worcester, MA, will host an "Introduction to Lighting Techniques for Field and Studio" . This educational event will be presented by channel 13 in conjunction with Jonathan Lipsy of Barbizon Lighting.

This is a MUST ATTEND event for WCCA producing members and we invite all community and as well as our public access colleagues from surrounding towns to take advantage of this educational opportunity.

This will also be your chance to learn not only basic lighting techniques that can improve the look and quality of your video production, it is also an opportunity to get close up to some of the new lighting equipment WCCA TV intends to acquire before September.

Event: An Introduction to Lighting Techniques for Field and Studio Work
Start Time: Wednesday, June 2 at 6:30pm
End Time: Wednesday, June 2 at 8:30pm
Where: WCCA TV13 - 415 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608

FREE TO WCCA TV active members.
$10 Donation for non-members

Phone for further information : Mauro at 508-755-1880 ext. 11

LEARN CREATE CONNECT : WCCA TV 13

RSVP option recommended

Community Television is cool !