WPAA-TV believes in uplifting the voices of our local producers. And we are not alone in thinking the programs produced for WPAA-TV are good stuff. Congrats to all the winners. The New England Alliance For Community Media judges chose 8 of our 10 submissions as finalists in the Nor’Easter Festival. Taking top honors was Mike Schleif for … Continue reading Celebration Of Voices
The Study | Question Four To All Participants
Provide and discuss recommendations regarding how to effectuate the consolidations of community access operations to ensure that any recommended increase to the remaining community access organizations’ operational and capital budgets is at minimum net neutral to the average funding collected from the applicable franchise area. PURA STUDY | NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ACCESS TELEVISION IN CT | … Continue reading The Study | Question Four To All Participants
The Study | Question Three To All Participants
Provide and discuss recommendations regarding the state-wide consolidation of community access operations, including any benefits or detriments, or both, associated with such recommendations; PURA STUDY | NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ACCESS TELEVISION IN CT | 3rd Question to all participants WPAA-TV’s governance team sees no community benefit to collapsing the corporate areas of Comcast into Comcast-CT. They … Continue reading The Study | Question Three To All Participants
The Study | Question Two To All Participants
Discuss whether any modifications to the operations and funding of companies and organizations responsible for community access programming are needed and, if so, provide detailed descriptions of the suggested modifications. PURA STUDY | NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ACCESS TELEVISION IN CT | 2nd Question to all participants Who are the responsible parties? Actually, since 1995 the State … Continue reading The Study | Question Two To All Participants
The Interogs Have Been Issued Question One
Describe and discuss the current funding structures for both community access organizations’ operational and capital needs, including the similarities and differences in the operations and funding structures of non-profit and for-profit community access provide? PURA STUDY | NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ACCESS TELEVISION IN CT |1st Question to all participants DISCUSSION OF ‘AS IS’ SCENARIO FOR OPERATION … Continue reading The Interogs Have Been Issued Question One
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What are we trying to solve? CT Community Media
What are we solving? A financial band-aide on an ineffective, broken system on behalf of the communities we serve is not a solution that serves all stakeholders… more dollars for CAPS does not directly address disparities in capacity, service, representation, competencies, complexity, accountability, or outdated language.
Youth Media Transforms to #TeenTigerTV
Who will join us on Sept. 21st in the WPAA-TV Community Room for pizza, kettle corn, and inspiration? Our local celebration is open to young people ages 11 to 25. No reservation is required.Starts at 6:30 | Ends at 8:30 pm, or until there is a consensus that it is time to go. Together we will … Continue reading Youth Media Transforms to #TeenTigerTV
Chuck Sherwood Leadership Award
Honestly, my reaction was “This is the wrong time.” The Chuck Sherwood Leadership Award is not a hyperlocal award… it is about moving the movement forward. I felt, that even with thirty-six years as a volunteer in several citizen media movement roles, I had not yet accomplished enough to win. But, upon hearing the news … Continue reading Chuck Sherwood Leadership Award
SPECIAL ACT 22-23 | The Wrong Study
The Transformation of SB278 into SA 22-23 | A Study Special Act 22-23 authorizes a community media study. The study proposal first appeared as a full replacement amendment1 of Senate Bill 2782 on the last day3 of a robust 2022 Connecticut Legislative Session. The amendment substitutes immediate action, modifying regulations, with a study. A study can … Continue reading SPECIAL ACT 22-23 | The Wrong Study