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DCTV (TV station)

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DCTV, also known as Public Access Corporation of the District of Columbia, is a Washington, DC's television station dedicated completely to local programming created by and for DC and metropolitan area communities.

DCTV Station

History edit

Mayor Marion Barry and Cable Commissioner William Lightfoot used funds from Public, educational, and government access and Corporation for Public Broadcasting to develop DCTV as a powerful tool for public benefit, giving DC residents the means to create television programming. It was launched in 1988 as a single cable channel streaming from a small cubicle in the basement of a DuPont Circle apartment building. The currently headquarters are located in the Brooks Mansion in Brookland, and transmit 7 channels on Comcast, RCN and Verizon FiOS.[1]

Other services edit

DCTV produce local and original content for and from it community, and benefits it communities in other ways:

  • Offering of accelerated media training courses, meeting rooms and access to state-of-the-art equipment including HD cameras, editing suites, and studios. DCTV programs are also streamed live, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, accessed through DCTV.org.
  • Listening and giving voice to diverse cultural groups and ideas, especially those that are under-represented in the media, empowering them to share their unique voices and to exercise their freedom of speech in an environment free of censorship or editorial control.[2]
  • Three online channels (live): DCTV (Comcast 95, RCN 10 and Verizon 10), Enrichment (Comcast 96, RCN 11 and Verizon 11) and Focus (Verizon 28).[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "About Us". DCTV.org. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  2. ^ "DC Charter School Alliance Announces New Series on History of Chartering in Washington, DC to Kick off National Charter Schools Week". Dccharters.org. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Local TV Channel Guide And Lineups In DC Metro | RCN". Rcn.com. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • DCTV (Comcast 95, RCN 10 and Verizon 10)
  • Enrichment (Comcast 96, RCN 11 and Verizon 11)
  • Focus (Verizon 28).