HOM-TV 21
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HOM-TV 21 is the Meridian Township
Government-access television (GATV) station located in Okemos, Michigan
. It cable-casts its analog signal on Comcast
cable TV channel 21, and its digital signal on Comcast digital cable channel 915.
s. Channel 21 and other Public-access television
channels are a service provided through the Township's franchise agreement with Comcast cable. The call letters HOM-TV are derived from Haslett and Okemos, the two major communities comprising Meridian Township
. It is pronounced like the word "home," to emphasize the station's focus on locally produced award-winning programming.
1978--The first cable franchise agreement was signed with National Cable Company and Cable TV service became available to Township residents. This franchise agreement provided for a channel to be used by Meridian Township government.
1980--The first township meetings were televised using Township Staff as volunteer crew members. In 1981, the Township hired the first part-time Cable TV Coordinator and interns began working at the station.
1984--The Cable TV Coordinator position changed to full-time status. In addition to meeting coverage, the station began airing a weekly news magazine program "Meridian Magazine". The next year, the Township hired the first production assistants to aid in the station's daily operation.
1987--The cable TV operation adopted the call letters HOM-TV for the township's Government-access television station. The second non-exclusive franchise agreement was signed with United Cable Company in 1988.
1993--HOM-TV moved into its current facility as part of the Municipal Building renovation project. And in 1994, the new HOM-TV studio was named after Erling Jorgensen, who served as Chair of the Cable Communications Commission for 20 years.
1994--HOM-TV has continued to expand its operation and win awards for community programming, with 1998 marking HOM-TV's tenth consecutive year with at least one national first place award.
2000--HOM-TV celebrates its twentieth anniversary. The station carries on its tradition of excellence in community programming, and continues to expand and improve its internship program. Among the station's accomplishments, the Alliance for Community Media awarded HOM-TV with a national first place award for Overall Excellence in Government Access.
Coach Mike
Brandie Hansen
Jo Anne Paul
D'Destin Kaufmann
Jo Anne Paul
Brandie Hansen
Brian Dumont
Deborah Guthrie
Lawton Lunce
Amanda Harper
Brent Stanton
Erica Williams
Meridian Charter Township, Michigan
Meridian Charter Township is a charter township of Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census the township had a population of 39,688. Meridian Township is the local government unit that includes the unincorporated communities and census-designated places of Okemos and...
Government-access television (GATV) station located in Okemos, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. It cable-casts its analog signal on Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
cable TV channel 21, and its digital signal on Comcast digital cable channel 915.
Background
HOM-TV is Meridian Township's award-winning Government-access television (GATV) station located in the Meridian Township Municipal Building. They broadcast exclusive gavel to gavel coverage of township meetings and community news on Comcast Cable Channel 21 and also stream live on the Internet. HOM-TV is funded through Cable television franchise feeCable television franchise fee
A cable television franchise fee in the United States, the stems from a community's basic right to charge for use of the property it owns. The cable television franchise fees represent part of the compensation a community receives in exchange for the cable operator's occupation and the right-of-way...
s. Channel 21 and other Public-access television
Public-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
channels are a service provided through the Township's franchise agreement with Comcast cable. The call letters HOM-TV are derived from Haslett and Okemos, the two major communities comprising Meridian Township
Meridian Charter Township, Michigan
Meridian Charter Township is a charter township of Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census the township had a population of 39,688. Meridian Township is the local government unit that includes the unincorporated communities and census-designated places of Okemos and...
. It is pronounced like the word "home," to emphasize the station's focus on locally produced award-winning programming.
1978--The first cable franchise agreement was signed with National Cable Company and Cable TV service became available to Township residents. This franchise agreement provided for a channel to be used by Meridian Township government.
1980--The first township meetings were televised using Township Staff as volunteer crew members. In 1981, the Township hired the first part-time Cable TV Coordinator and interns began working at the station.
1984--The Cable TV Coordinator position changed to full-time status. In addition to meeting coverage, the station began airing a weekly news magazine program "Meridian Magazine". The next year, the Township hired the first production assistants to aid in the station's daily operation.
1987--The cable TV operation adopted the call letters HOM-TV for the township's Government-access television station. The second non-exclusive franchise agreement was signed with United Cable Company in 1988.
1993--HOM-TV moved into its current facility as part of the Municipal Building renovation project. And in 1994, the new HOM-TV studio was named after Erling Jorgensen, who served as Chair of the Cable Communications Commission for 20 years.
1994--HOM-TV has continued to expand its operation and win awards for community programming, with 1998 marking HOM-TV's tenth consecutive year with at least one national first place award.
2000--HOM-TV celebrates its twentieth anniversary. The station carries on its tradition of excellence in community programming, and continues to expand and improve its internship program. Among the station's accomplishments, the Alliance for Community Media awarded HOM-TV with a national first place award for Overall Excellence in Government Access.
Current HOM-TV Productions and their respective Hosts
- Beyond the Badge
- Fun Factory
Coach Mike
- Meridian LIVE
- Meridian Magazine
Brandie Hansen
- On the Agenda
Jo Anne Paul
D'Destin Kaufmann
- Open Line w/ Jo Anne Paul
Jo Anne Paul
- Senior Living
Brandie Hansen
- Office Morning Chatter
Brian Dumont
Deborah Guthrie
Previous HOM-TV Productions
- All Access
Lawton Lunce
Amanda Harper
- Community Connection
- Minor Complications
Brent Stanton
- The Entertainment Show (now HOM Entertainment)
Erica Williams