Local-access television
Encyclopedia
Local-access television can refer to:
Public, educational, and government access
television: (also PEG-TV, PEG channel) refers to three different cable television
specialty channel
s. Public-access television
was created in the United States
between 1969 and 1971 by the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) and has since been mandated under the Cable Communications Act of 1984, which is codified under 47 USC § 531.
Public, educational, and government access
Public, educational, and government access
Public, educational, and government access television, refers to three different cable television specialty channels...
television: (also PEG-TV, PEG channel) refers to three different 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...
specialty channel
Specialty channel
A specialty channel can be a commercial broadcasting or non-commercial television channel which consists of television programming focused on a single genre, subject or targeted television market at a specific demographic....
s. 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...
was created in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
between 1969 and 1971 by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) and has since been mandated under the Cable Communications Act of 1984, which is codified under 47 USC § 531.
- Public-access televisionPublic-access televisionPublic-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...
: is generally quite free of editorial control, a form of non-commercialNon-commercialNon-commercial refers to an activity or entity that does not in some sense involve commerce, at least relative to similar activities that do have a commercial objective or emphasis...
mass mediaMass mediaMass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...
where ordinary people can create television programTelevision programA television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
ming content which is cablecast through a cable TV systems. The channels are reserved for free or at a minimal cost. The local originationLocal originationIn broadcasting, local origination may refer to:*community radio*community television*local insertion*local programming*public-access television...
television content revolves primarily around community interest, developed by individuals and nonprofit organizations. - Educational-access television: Is Distance educationDistance educationDistance education or distance learning is a field of education that focuses on teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering teaching, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional educational setting such as a classroom...
, a curated form of Educational televisionEducational televisionEducational television is the use of television programs in the field of distance education. It may be in the form of individual television programs or dedicated specialty channels that is often associated with cable television in the United States as Public, educational, and government access ...
, it is a synchronous learningSynchronous learningSynchronous learning refers to a group of people learning the same things at the same time in the same place. This is the type of pedagogy practiced in most schools and undergraduate programs, but not in graduate programs...
Educational technologyEducational technologyEducational technology is the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using and managing appropriate technological processes and resources." The term educational technology is often associated with, and encompasses, instructional theory and...
unique to cable television systems and transmit Instructional televisionInstructional televisionInstructional television is the use of television programs in the field of distance education. Educational television programs on instructional television may be less than one half hour long to help their integration into the classroom setting...
programming within city limits. Educational-access channels are generally reserved for educational purposes and are not for or Government-access or Public-access television. - Government-access television: Is cable channel capacityChannel capacityIn electrical engineering, computer science and information theory, channel capacity is the tightest upper bound on the amount of information that can be reliably transmitted over a communications channel...
for the local government bodies and other legislative entities to access the cable systems to televise public affairsPublic affairs (broadcasting)Public affairs, a broadcasting industry term, refers to television programs which focuses on matters of politics and public policy. Among commercial broadcasters, such programs are often only to satisfy Federal Communications Commission regulatory expectations and are not scheduled in prime time...
meetings. Government channels are generally reserved for government purposes and not for Education-access or Public-access television. - Leased accessLeased accessLeased access is airtime that the Federal Communications Commission mandates must be provided by cable operators for use by independent cable programmers and producers who are not owned by the operators...
are cable television channels that are similar to commercial televisionCommercial TelevisionCommercial Television was the third free-to-air broadcast television station in Hong Kong. It first went on air in 1975, and ceased transmissions in 1978.-History:...
where a fee is paid-for-services of reserved channel time. - Municipal-access television: is ambiguous, and can refer to hybrid EG channels, with or without Public-access television.