There is some good news for those who are still fans of cable-access television. City Council has apparently approved a one-year extension of funding for People TV, which is cable channel 24 within the city limits. More specifically, Kwanza Hall (my Councilperson until next year's redistricting), Natalyn Archibong and C.T. Martin have previously introduced ordinances to further fund People TV.
I find one inherent asset immediately obvious in public access television; the programming, though entirely user driven and unregulated for the most part, is brought directly to the viewer without having to be sought out and evaluated based on the appearance of a hyperlink, front page or DVD cover. It is presented to the channel-surfer immediately, in full force, and whether that potential viewer stops there or moves on is based on his or her perception of the program itself. Weird, unpopular ideas have at least as much of a chance on terrestrial television, in my judgment, as in the ever more widely encompassing internet.
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