CCTV Celebrates 31 Years of Community Access and Advocacy
June 03, 2015Join the CCTV crew, media activists, the civic minded and supporters of local democracy for a great evening by the shore of Lake Champlain. Celebrate 31 years of community media advocacy. Swing to the tunes of UnDun and eat some cake. "I love those parties because there is food and cake." - Solomon Zeitlyn, Teen Volunteer on being invited to attend.
Join us Friday, June 12, 2015 from 5-8 p.m. at the St John's club in Burlington VT. Rsvp at http://bit.ly/CCTVSUMMER15
Update From Our Friends at Free Press About the Comcast Merger
April 28, 2015More than a million people spoke out against the deal, and many in Washington listened. As was true in the Net Neutrality debate, the people-powered movement for Internet freedom has become a force to be reckoned with. The Department of Justice and Federal Communications Commission, which are charged with reviewing the deal, should be commended for listening to the people, reviewing the facts and standing up against Comcast’s multi-million dollar lobbying machine.
FCC Commissioner Copps Speaks Out Against Comcast/Time Warner Merger
April 23, 2015It’s now a two-front people’s crusade to prevent gatekeepers from wresting control of our nation’s communications ecosystem. One front is preserving and protecting the Federal Communications Commission’s historic passage of real net neutrality rules two months ago. The other is stopping the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger in its tracks.
Channel 17 Welcomes New Trustee for Winooski, Michele Palardy
March 23, 2015It would be great to get more people involved in voting. I’ve stood at the senior center on voting day and I wish voter turnout was bigger. Maybe the media could help spur that on more? Community media could be used for getting important topics out there to the people of Winooski. A lot of things that people don’t know - They don’t know there is a community center, that there is a group against the F35s, general information about the city. Until the F35 issue came up, I paid my taxes, loved Winooski, but wasn’t involved. Now that I’ve gotten involved, I’ve met people and I have made real connections.
This Week on TV and Online
March 10, 2015Videos from our current schedule and online archive ready for you to view, learn about your community and what makes it work.
Senator William Doyle's, Town Meeting Day 2015 Survey - Results
March 04, 2015Results from our copy of the Senator Bill Doyle Poll.
Senator William Doyle, Town Meeting Day 2015 Survey - Take it online.
March 03, 2015Take a few minutes to answer these questions from Sen. Bill Doyle, (R/Washington) on the future of Vermont today. Tune in on Tuesday, March 4 at 7 for Channel 17/Town Meeting TV's Live Election results program. Watch on TV or Watch Live Online!
Historic FCC Vote Casts a Wide Net: People Power Prevails--For Now
March 01, 2015Hopefully, by now you’ve heard of the historic decision by the FCC to reclassify the Internet as a “common carrier”-- requiring Internet Service Providers (ISP) to offer service to the public and their competitors as if they were a utility. Our friends in the public interest community call the ruling a triumph of the “public interest over big money”. Others see it as “Obamacare for the Internet”.
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Applications Now Open for the Spring 2025 Cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship Program
Town Meeting TV is excited to announce that applications are now open for the Spring 2025 cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship program. Join up to 8 other youth to engage in interesting media making projects! This paid media internship opportunity is designed for youth aged 16-20 who are eager to gain professional experience in the audio-visual field and develop a deeper understanding of their local community. The group will meet under the leadership of Town Meeting TV's Travis Washington from the end of January 2025 to the beginning of June 2025, on a schedule agreed upon by the whole cohort. Click here to apply!