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HOLIDAY HOURS
Labor Day - Monday
September 6, 2010
Production will be open from 10:00AM - 6:30PM.
All other departments CLOSED.
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Learn about the benefits of membership in DCTV, including production training, and opportunities to telecast noncommercial programs to more than 300,000 homes in Washington, DC.
To begin or renew your Active DCTV membership, you must supply a valid ID & separate documentation of your home address, in addition to your membership application and fee. Click here to see the list of accepted documents.
You can also join as a Supporting Friend of DCTV (with voting privileges, but without active use of DCTV facilities & services).
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***PUBLIC TESTIMONY FORUM***
Calling all Viewers, Members, Supporters, Friends, Family,Producers & Crew, and DMV Community!
We need your voice to represent the value of DCTV in the community and how we'd all like to see DCTV in the near future (higher definition, being able to view the channel online, being able to see different shows through video on demand, more public access channels to show more content, higher quality signal, more access to the community).
We'd like everyone to voice their support and fill up the place with viewers and other members of the community to show how much support and impact we have in the community.
HEARING 1:
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Hattie Holmes Senior Wellness Center
324 Kennedy Street, NW
Washington, DC 20011
6:00pm to 8:00pm
HEARING 2:
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
McKinley Technology High School
151 T Street, NE
Amphitheatre, Room 150
Washington, DC 20002
6:00pm to 8:00pm
We need both days filled to capacity by YOU, our community.
As you know, DCTV is on the move! During the past year we have improved services and
upgraded our facilities. To better serve YOU, we developed an Operational and
Technology Plan designed to improve the performance and capabilities of DCTV.
The goal of the Plan is to integrate the operational and technological approaches throughout
the facility and the services we provide. This has resulted in reduced costs, greater
efficiency and expanded capabilities that we can provide to our members.
Highlights of Accomplishments as of June 2010:
Over the last year, DCTV has certified many new members.
Here are the certification numbers,
by area:
| 72 |
Producers |
| 23 |
Studio Technicians |
| 22 |
Field Technicians |
| 13 |
Editors |
Via our new Producer Class, we also produced six Student Exposure Programs. DCTV also
installed HD Technology and Re-designed our training curriculum with overwhelming success.
In an effort to continue to improve our services and quality of programming, DCTV will begin to implement Phase II of our technology upgrade and provide quarterly Member & Producer meetings.
Finally, to better serve your needs,
DCTV's operating hours,
by department, will be as follows:
Programming Dept.
(Submit Program Request & Encode Programs) |
Mon - Friday |
10:00am - 6:00pm |
Membership Dept.
(Submit Membership - New or Renewals)
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Mon - Friday |
12:30pm - 6:30pm |
Production Dept.
(Schedule Facilities/Equipment, Request Production Services, Submit Program Proposals and Encode Programs) |
Mon - Friday - Sat |
2:00pm - 10:00pm
10:00am - 6:00pm |
We look forward to the future and thank you for being a part of DCTV!
Bob Thomas
Director of Operations
DCTV now has 'video on-demand' capability, allowing people with high speed Internet access to view shows that air on DCTV.
Vimeo.com is a website that will store DCTV's episodes of youth and non-profit programming. Three channels online will carry some of our featured programming that appear on our TV channels: DCTV Youth, DCTV Focus for Nonprofits, and our DCTV Flagship.
Click HERE to see DCTV Video On Demand.
FOCUS PROGRAMMING ON COMCAST 96 / RCN 11 / Verizon FiOS 28:
| Tuesdays through Thursdays |
12PM - 4PM |
| Saturdays |
7AM - 11AM |
| Sundays |
7PM - 10PM |
DCTV has partnered with the organization to produce School's Out, a show that serves as a platform to discuss and feature the best in DC's after-school and summer programs, providing best practices, tips and more. School's Out airs on Vimeo.com and Comcast 96, RCN 11 & FiOS 28.
DC Children & Youth Investment Trust Corporation improves opportunities for children and youth during their time out of school. They support nonprofits working with young people by providing grants, training, and peer-to-peer learning.
About DCTV Focus: DCTV continues its programming blocks that are dedicated to youth and nonprofits. FOCUS features programming for and by non-profits and youth organizations, including profiles, features, and strategies to empower the community.
| Connections, now on DCTV's Vimeo page, creates dialogue and expert tips from some of the area's strongest nonprofits. Tune in! |
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 DCTV Focus Youth and Youth Training Institute (YTI) programming airs on Verizon FiOS 28, with various programs from organizations such as Wide Angle Youth Media, Martha's Table, Young America Works Public Charter Vocational High School, and episodes of YAP-TV, Drop TV, Most TV, Dancin' Teens, Kids in the Kitchen, and teen focused films such as U Street, 25 Strong: The Kevin Bashel Basketball Classic, and A Weigh With Words.
DC Youth programming airs Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays 3PM-7PM and repeat 7PM-11PM.
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DCTV and the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics are pleased to bring you information that keeps you "in the know" this election season. Please view the videos below for important 2010 election information.
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If you are certified in Studio and still need re-certification training, please contact Fred Kenner.
2010 Classes are filling quickly. Please register to become certified at DCTV. We will also be providing FREE training on our upgraded facilities.
Click Here
for the 2010 Training Schedule
**Now taking seats for October's Producer class**
Class: DCTV 101
Mandatory one-day orientation for new members.
An overview of the history of public access television, producer responsibilities,
and DCTV policies, procedures, and tour
Cost: FREE for members
Monday 9/16 and Wednesday 9/29
7PM-9PM
Class: PRODUCER
After DCTV 101, members must take this 8 week course as a prerequisite for Field, Studio and Editing Classes.
A. Due to the increased number of programs being aired, program submissions must be submitted no later than the 1st of each month for your program to air the following month.
B. For every program submitted, producers MUST include the episode name and/or episode number on the program submission forms and encoded files.
Programs without this information will not be scheduled to air.
Example:
Series: John's Place
#12 (Episode Number)
and
"Special Guest: Jane Doe" (Episode Name)
AMENDMENTS TO THE DCTV PRODUCER'S MANUAL: OPERATING RULES AND PROCEDURES as of 5/17/10:
Amend to add this new Section:
975.10 Members that are suspended as a result of a major or serious violation forfeit all member privileges and at DCTV's discretion, shall refrain from entering the facility during the suspension period. If this type of suspension applies, members are not allowed to serve as a guest on any program produced at DCTV nor can they access any "member" only section of the web site during the suspension period.
Amend to add this to Section:
975.6 Members that are charged with a major or serious violation that threatened the safety of staff and other members will be suspended immediately and will not be allowed to return to DCTV's premises during the suspension period.
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