The landscape of Cable TV is changing constantly. Entertainment services are piggybacking on the cable infrastructure. Consumers are cord‐cutting. There is a growing interest in video content and a vast … Continue reading Community Media Today, literally, Today?
#GiveGreat2019 Help | Thanks to 88 friends
UPD: $3,000 raised WPAA-TV Owns 28 So Orchard St — $38,000 in Building Debt remains The property title for 28 So Orchard St was released on March 7, 2019 to Wallingford … Continue reading #GiveGreat2019 Help | Thanks to 88 friends
Community TV Funding: at-risk
Regulatory changes that chip away at basic safeguards are part of the ethos. Community TV is not immune. However, with so many variations in service models both in Connecticut and … Continue reading Community TV Funding: at-risk
2017 Local Election Holds Potential
Post election update: The Mayor Wallingford had in 1993 is still Mayor for 2018-19. Mr. Sullivan no longer has the privilege to serve on the Town Council. New members of … Continue reading 2017 Local Election Holds Potential
CommunityTV, ACM and Public Policy
Community TV is regulated via public policy yet this does not mean it is the same from community to community. Your Town, Your Station for communities the size of Wallingford can … Continue reading CommunityTV, ACM and Public Policy
Gratitude Moments – #theGreatGive Thanks
WPAA-TV will not be participating in the #theGreatGive in 2018. We encourage you to support other local organizations this May. Thank you to all who participated in #TheGreatGive2017 on behalf … Continue reading Gratitude Moments – #theGreatGive Thanks
theGreatGive 2017
??? This is the first time in 24 years Wallingford Public Access (WPAA-TV and Community Media Center) is asking for direct $$$ contributions from the community. We are doing so through … Continue reading theGreatGive 2017
Vision: Community – More than TV
Early advocates of Community Media enthusiastically believed that exposure to stories in conversation could create a more informed and connected community. The effort required was tremendous in order to produce … Continue reading Vision: Community – More than TV
2015 Goals Report; Or last Year’s Resolutions and Outcomes: B I N G O
Expand youth program to all year with community service, interns, media clubs and more. Expand use of facility for non-television uses including arts programs: Support up to four organizations or … Continue reading 2015 Goals Report; Or last Year’s Resolutions and Outcomes: B I N G O
Can or should Community Access Television as we know it, be sustained?
Congress attempted to review what stays, goes or may be modified in the Telecom Act of 1996. In an Internet connected world, can or should Community Access Television as we … Continue reading Can or should Community Access Television as we know it, be sustained?