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“It’s not right that we’re not involved in negotiations,” she said.

Many franchise agreements across the country do require the cable company to provide annual operating funds for public access, either as a flat fee or as a percentage of gross revenues, above and beyond the franchise fee. Baltimore, MD 21224 (410) 396-8548.

Council President Sheila Dixon received $4,500 in last year’s primary from Comcast entities.

“The Council hasn’t approved the agreement yet,” she said. Public Access Television Stations are allowed under Section 611 of the Communications Act.

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E-newsletters “Ideally we’d love [Comcast] to fund public access,” said Harris-Davis. Our commitment to quality, community generated television remains the same, and we look forward to working with you to become the most watched public access network in the region.

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PATV Channel 5 currently has no operator, no studio, and no funding. PATV proponents claim that the favorable contract terms the City proposes for Comcast—e.g., there is no provision for a share of Comcast’s revenues beyond the standard franchise fee—might have something to do with the thousands of dollars in contributions Comcast and its executives made to Mayor’s O’Malley’s BELIEVE campaign and his campaign for reelection.

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There is no requirement in the draft for either Comcast or the City to provide any funds for PATV stations.

Jim Horwood, an attorney with Spiegel & McDiarmid who specializes in PATV provisions in cable franchise renewals, said the law makes it “difficult to Re-released for Passport members.Gillian is reluctant to go through with the wedding, while Alan takes the first step toward forgiveness.

Michael Shea, a public access volunteer who provides tapes of local and national news talk shows for Channel 5, wondered, “Why didn't any of that [settlement] money go to public access?"

"This is between the Mayor's Office and Comcast," she said. For example, Washington, DC’s recent franchise negotiations with Comcast awarded DC public access channels 1 percent of local cable revenues per year (approximately $600,000) on top of the franchise fee, with an additional 1 percent for capital expenses to be divided among all PEG channels. Baltimore, MD 21213 (410) 396-0984. Coming September 13.

(Unlike phone companies, cable companies are not required to let competitors use their networks.) Public television also is available in Spanish on cable channels: Channel 440 (DirecTV) Channel 481 (Verizon) Channel 846 (DISH Latino) Channel 9414 (DISH Network) and without cable (though a digital receiver on your television is necessary to access them): Channel 22.3 Maryland Public Television, … NASA TV.

Its signal and programming are controlled from the MOCC.

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Both PATV advocacy groups and the City’s own cable needs assessment study agree that sustained funding is essential to making public access channels viable. Help us make this a complete list of Public Access Television Stations.

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The Time of Your Life. MPT invites you to day-camp from home this summer with cool crafts and activities from PBS KIDS. dynamic_sidebar('Right Sidebar Text Ad2'); ?> “Baltimore should have its own vehicle to put information out to the community, about the community, by the community,” said Marvin “Doc” Cheatham, a local radio and public access TV personality. Harris-Davis stressed that the contract terms are not final. On Monday, August 1, 2016, Channel 75, the public access channel in Baltimore City became Engage Network.

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Turn to PBS NewsHour for solid, reliable reporting that has made it one of the most trusted news programs on television. They might say that Comcast needs to give us more money, which would be a good thing.” In addition to the $8,250 Comcast and its executives gave to Mayor O’Malley’s reelection campaign and the $35,000 the company gives annually to his BELIEVE campaign, at least nine Council members have also received contributions from Comcast and its executives.

Friday at 8pm.Programs to be broadcast and for streaming, and resources that focus on the impact of race in America. Instead, the contract leaves it to the Mayor’s Office to decide how to apportion the capital funds between the government’s cable Channel 21, the local education Channel 7, and PATV Channel 5 (together known as “PEG” channels—i.e., PATV, education, and government).

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