TVMT
Encyclopedia
TVMT is a full-time television channel
available on Montana
cable systems, along with the DT5 digital subchannel
on the member stations of the Montana PBS state network
; service commenced January 2007. TVMT covers both houses of the Montana State Legislature
, as well as other hearings staged in the Montana State Capitol
at Helena
.
TVMT is available to 350,000 cable TV customers across Montana. http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6402580.html?display=Breaking+News
The channel does not have edited content.
The service was first introduced in 2001 as a part-time service, offering only Legislature coverage on local Government-access television (GATV) cable channels in Montana.
Television channel
A television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and...
available on Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
cable systems, along with the DT5 digital subchannel
Digital subchannel
In broadcasting, digital subchannels are a means to transmit more than one independent program at the same time from the same digital radio or digital television station on the same radio frequency channel. This is done by using data compression techniques to reduce the size of each individual...
on the member stations of the Montana PBS state network
State network
A State Network in the United States broadcasting industry is a term which refers to a miniature television network serving an entire state or multiple states...
; service commenced January 2007. TVMT covers both houses of the Montana State Legislature
Montana State Legislature
The Montana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Montana. It is composed of the 100-member Montana House of Representatives and the 50-member Montana Senate....
, as well as other hearings staged in the Montana State Capitol
Montana State Capitol
The Montana State Capitol is the state capitol of the U.S. state of Montana. It houses the Montana State Legislature and is located in the state capital of Helena at 1301 East Sixth Avenue. The building was constructed between 1896 and 1902 with wing-annexes added between 1909 and 1912.-History:A...
at Helena
Helena, Montana
Helena is the capital city of the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. The 2010 census put the population at 28,180. The local daily newspaper is the Independent Record. The Helena Brewers minor league baseball and Helena Bighorns minor league hockey team call the...
.
TVMT is available to 350,000 cable TV customers across Montana. http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6402580.html?display=Breaking+News
The channel does not have edited content.
The service was first introduced in 2001 as a part-time service, offering only Legislature coverage on local Government-access television (GATV) cable channels in Montana.