Denver Open Media is celebrating its fourth anniversary tonight. It’s a unique organization in that their public access TV station does not get much of anything from the city of Denver. The government ...

In December the Atlanta City Council did something increasingly rare among local governments: It reinvested in public access television. By approving nearly $1.6 million in funding over three years to ...

Picture this: You’re a 16-year-old in New Haven. It’s midnight on a Friday. You’re flipping through the channels on the TV in your grandma’s basement. 26, 27, 28 … wait, what? You flip back to channel ...

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An early morning fire in Tacoma on Sunday damaged a fiber optic connection, which is vital for several public-access TV channels and government networks. The fire occurred in the 1200 block of Martin ...

Public-access TV channels, including TV Tacoma and Pierce County TV, are unavailable to subscribers after a fire at a city facility in Hilltop on damaged equipment. The fire took place in the early ...

Authenticity may be "dangerous and expensive," per Tina Fey, for those itching to bask in the harsh spotlight of mainstream celebrity. But it's still precious currency to creators determined to find ...

In some ways, Aug. 15 was a business-as-usual day at East Hampton Town’s public access TV station, LTV Studios. On the to-do list: broadcasting a government meeting and filming a TV talk show. But in ...

Director David Shadrack Smith poses with a television at the premiere of his documentary "Public Access." The documentary showcased the controversy that came with the unprecedented media landscape ...

From porn to LGBTQ visibility and various other empowered marginalized voices, David Shadrack Smith's Sundance entry covers a tumultuous chapter of media. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic In ...