Chicago Access Network Television
Encyclopedia
Chicago Access Network Television (CAN-TV) is a Public, educational, and government access
(PEG) cable television
service in the Chicago metropolitan area
. CAN-TV operates five separate channels for various themed programs:
Public, educational, and government access
Public, educational, and government access television, refers to three different cable television specialty channels...
(PEG) cable television
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
service in the Chicago metropolitan area
Metropolitan area
The term metropolitan area refers to a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing. A metropolitan area usually encompasses multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships,...
. CAN-TV operates five separate channels for various themed programs:
- CAN-TV.19 (Public Affairs, entertainment, documentary and arts)
- CAN-TV.21 (Live, call-in HotlineHotlineIn telecommunication, a hotline is a point-to-point communications link in which a call is automatically directed to the preselected destination without any additional action by the user when the end instrument goes off-hook...
shows, community events, coverage, Chicago Public SchoolsChicago Public SchoolsChicago Public Schools, commonly abbreviated as CPS by local residents and politicians and officially classified as City of Chicago School District #299 for funding and districting reasons, is a large school district that manages over 600 public elementary and high schools in Chicago, Illinois...
programs) - CAN-TV.27 (Video magazine)
- CAN-TV.36 (religiousReligionReligion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
programming) - CAN-TV.42 (InteractiveInteractive televisionInteractive television describes a number of techniques that allow viewers to interact with television content as they view it.- Definitions :...
Community bulletin boardCommunity bulletin boardA Community bulletin board is a digital signage system that Public, educational, and government access cable television providers use as a Barker channel to keep communities up to date of events listings, weather and other news that can be delivered by using digital on-screen graphic s. The...
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