Upstream TV: The oars are in the water
by Karen Kimbrough
Come to have fun while supporting local public access television!
This Saturday , June 20, Brigid’s Cross in Bemidji will provide the venue for hours of fun activities for the family. Later in the evening, local band “Uncle Shurley” will begin performing at 9 pm. All the fuss is about celebrating the creation of “Upstream TV,” Bemidji’s soon to be public access television channel.
This fundraising event will help pay the fees for starting a business, but it is mostly our introduction to the community. You have been paying PEG fees every time you pay your cable bill. Currently, the City of Bemidji has channels 2 on both local cable stations for the government portion of PEG, and both Bemidji State University and Bemidji High School utilize the education portion. It’s about time we catch up with our neighbors and include a public access channel.
Public Access was created to provide a free-speech forum, open to all on a first-come, first-served basis without discrimination or favoritism based on content. It should be noted that the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is not public access television and has no official connection with PEG. Public access television is one type of PEG access, short for Public, Educational, and Governmental, the three traditional structures of access within a municipality.
What does public access mean? A public access center is the facility responsible for administering the public access TV services in an area. This center will usually offer the public training in making television programs. This may include the operation of television studios or cameras for "on-location" productions, as well as training in editing and other skills. The public access center will probably also have a "play back" facility where the programs are actually aired from, a tape library where programs waiting to be aired are kept, and the technicians and support staff necessary to keep things running smoothly. Public access centers are usually not-for-profit organizations, and are independent of the cable television providers in the area. They usually do not assert editorial control over the programs that go on the air. Public Access is the production of videos by the community to be shown to the community. Public access television channels may be run by public grassroots groups or individuals, private non-profits or government organizations and policies and regulations are subject to their own ordinances and community standards. It is the availability of a Television Station to the general public. What is available are all things connected to a Television Station. This includes the studio, the equipment, and the staff.
Beginning at 2 PM on Sat. June 20th with a science show from the Headwaters Science Center, we’ll show you some ideas for our channel. The schedule includes musician Dennis Montgomery at 3 PM, a cooking show with Reed from Wild Hare at 4 PM, an improv show at 5 PM, musician Alex Narveson at 7:15 PM, and a presentation about Upstream TV at 8:30 PM. In between all acts/shows we will have a live auction of items donated by local businesses. For the after 9 PM attendees, enjoy the live music of “Uncle Shurley.”
If you’re interested to learn more about public access television, you have programming ideas, or you’re just looking for something fun to do; come and join us!
For more information, contact Mike Bredon at the office of 7 Visions at 333-3773.
Come to have fun while supporting local public access television!
This Saturday , June 20, Brigid’s Cross in Bemidji will provide the venue for hours of fun activities for the family. Later in the evening, local band “Uncle Shurley” will begin performing at 9 pm. All the fuss is about celebrating the creation of “Upstream TV,” Bemidji’s soon to be public access television channel.
This fundraising event will help pay the fees for starting a business, but it is mostly our introduction to the community. You have been paying PEG fees every time you pay your cable bill. Currently, the City of Bemidji has channels 2 on both local cable stations for the government portion of PEG, and both Bemidji State University and Bemidji High School utilize the education portion. It’s about time we catch up with our neighbors and include a public access channel.
Public Access was created to provide a free-speech forum, open to all on a first-come, first-served basis without discrimination or favoritism based on content. It should be noted that the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is not public access television and has no official connection with PEG. Public access television is one type of PEG access, short for Public, Educational, and Governmental, the three traditional structures of access within a municipality.
What does public access mean? A public access center is the facility responsible for administering the public access TV services in an area. This center will usually offer the public training in making television programs. This may include the operation of television studios or cameras for "on-location" productions, as well as training in editing and other skills. The public access center will probably also have a "play back" facility where the programs are actually aired from, a tape library where programs waiting to be aired are kept, and the technicians and support staff necessary to keep things running smoothly. Public access centers are usually not-for-profit organizations, and are independent of the cable television providers in the area. They usually do not assert editorial control over the programs that go on the air. Public Access is the production of videos by the community to be shown to the community. Public access television channels may be run by public grassroots groups or individuals, private non-profits or government organizations and policies and regulations are subject to their own ordinances and community standards. It is the availability of a Television Station to the general public. What is available are all things connected to a Television Station. This includes the studio, the equipment, and the staff.
Beginning at 2 PM on Sat. June 20th with a science show from the Headwaters Science Center, we’ll show you some ideas for our channel. The schedule includes musician Dennis Montgomery at 3 PM, a cooking show with Reed from Wild Hare at 4 PM, an improv show at 5 PM, musician Alex Narveson at 7:15 PM, and a presentation about Upstream TV at 8:30 PM. In between all acts/shows we will have a live auction of items donated by local businesses. For the after 9 PM attendees, enjoy the live music of “Uncle Shurley.”
If you’re interested to learn more about public access television, you have programming ideas, or you’re just looking for something fun to do; come and join us!
For more information, contact Mike Bredon at the office of 7 Visions at 333-3773.
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