15 Facts About Public-access television

Public-access television is traditionally a form of non-commercial mass media where the general public can create content television programming which is narrowcast through cable television specialty channels.

Public-access television was created in the United States between 1969 and 1971 by the Federal Communications Commission, under Chairman Dean Burch, based on pioneering work and advocacy of George Stoney, Red Burns, and Sidney Dean.

Public-access television is often grouped with public, educational, and government access television channels, under the acronym PEG.

Public, educational, and government access Public-access television refers to three different cable Public-access television narrowcasting and specialty channels.

Public-access television was created in the United States between 1969 and 1971 by the Federal Communications Commission and has since been mandated under the Cable Communications Act of 1984, which is codified under 47 USC § 531.

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However the public-access television requirement did not survive legal scrutiny seven years later.

Since 1984, many public-access television centers have closed around the country as more municipalities take the opt-out provision.

Services available at public-access television organizations are often low cost or free of charge, with an inclusive, content neutral, first-come, first-served, free speech ideology.

Many public-access television channels try to favor locally produced programs while others carry regionally or nationally distributed programming.

Educational-access Public-access television is the institution set aside for fulfilling the needs of the educational departments and organizations within the municipality.

Government-access Public-access television is a resource of the city to address local municipal programming needs.

PEG Public-access television has come under fire from many sources including cable TV providers, local governments and officials, producers, viewers and even corporate litigation from potential copyright infringements.

PEG Public-access television has been challenged by cable TV operators and telephone companies, who are now expanding into the cable TV business.

However, they do not regulate PEG Public-access television, which remains the purview of the various city and county governments.

In most countries public-access television channels are broadcast on cable but in Australia, Denmark and Norway Terrestrial television transmission is common.