DCTV (TV station)
DCTV, also known as Public Access Corporation of the District of Columbia, is a Washington, DC's television station dedicated completely to local programming created by and for DC and metropolitan area communities.
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History
Mayor Marion Barry and Cable Commissioner William Lightfoot used funds from Public, educational, and government access and Corporation for Public Broadcasting to develop DCTV as a powerful tool for public benefit, giving DC residents the means to create television programming. It was launched in 1988 as a single cable channel streaming from a small cubicle in the basement of a DuPont Circle apartment building. The currently headquarters are located in the Brooks Mansion in Brookland, and transmit 7 channels on Comcast, RCN and Verizon FiOS.[1]
Other services
DCTV produce local and original content for and from it community, and benefits it communities in other ways:
- Offering of accelerated media training courses, meeting rooms and access to state-of-the-art equipment including HD cameras, editing suites, and studios. DCTV programs are also streamed live, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, accessed through DCTV.org.
- Listening and giving voice to diverse cultural groups and ideas, especially those that are under-represented in the media, empowering them to share their unique voices and to exercise their freedom of speech in an environment free of censorship or editorial control.[2]
- Three online channels (live): DCTV (Comcast 95, RCN 10 and Verizon 10), Enrichment (Comcast 96, RCN 11 and Verizon 11) and Focus (Verizon 28).[3]
See also
References
- "About Us". DCTV.org. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- "DC Charter School Alliance Announces New Series on History of Chartering in Washington, DC to Kick off National Charter Schools Week". Dccharters.org. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- "Local TV Channel Guide And Lineups In DC Metro | RCN". Rcn.com. Retrieved 9 November 2021.