Montgomery Community Television
 

Montgomery Community Television (MCT) is the only independent, nonprofit organization providing access to the powerful medium of television directly to the residents of Montgomery County, Maryland.

MCT's stations, Cable 19 and Cable 21, offer a highly diversified program schedule reflecting the community it serves. Through its television production training, access to quality video production equipment and dedication to local programming, MCT has created a readily available resource for County residents to create programming of interest to their friends and neighbors.

MCT's Purpose
Montgomery Community Television’s purpose is to engage, educate and empower individuals and the community to express diverse viewpoints.

MCT's Vision
Montgomery Community Television envisions Montgomery County as a place where residents can gain access to and create community media that improves the quality of life.

MCT's Mission
Montgomery Community Television’s mission is to encourage and sponsor television programming and broadband media that meets community needs and offer forums for free expression.

MCT relies upon the dedicated commitment of volunteers to create the majority of the programming presented on Cable 19 and Cable 21. Get involved, get trained and volunteer as part of the most diverse and community based effort to create local television.

Access Montgomery is a service of Montgomery Television. In an effort to more effectively communicate our programmatic services, this branding approach speaks to how our residents use and relate to our services. Go to this website to get up to date information on our services.
www.accessmontgomery.tv

News and Announcements
 Enhancing the Volunteer Experience
FCC Rules Cutting Public Access
2007 Annual Dues Renewal

Enhancing the Volunteer Experience, Building a Positive Culture

A client/volunteer forum was held on January 9th as another step to engage all stakeholders in an on-going conversation on enhancing the volunteer experience and building a positive organizational culture. Incorporating a number of interactive exercises, organizational development consultants, Indiggo Associates faciliated the event. Click below to see more including the outputs from the forum. If you were not able to attend the meeting and would like to contribute your ideas on purpose and how we should go about enhancing the volunteer experience, please send your comments to forum@mct-tv.org.

Click here for more information

FCC Adopts MB 05-331 Harming PEG Access

The same large corporations who were influencing Congress have succeeded in influencing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reduce the obligations that protect the public interest and your voices. This rule-making is the bureaucratic version of the national telecom laws we helped to stall this past year. It appears the FCC has taken up creating policy, usurping the role of Congress.

3/5/07 Update
FCC Adopts Rules to Ensure Reasonable Franchising Process for New Video Market Entrants.
R&O & NPRM: Word | Acrobat

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Part of what is being proposed by the FCC:

  • All PEG, I-Net and other in-kind services would be counted against 5% franchise fees.  5% would be an absolute cap. In Montgomery County we receive approximately 8%. This would result in major cuts to the budget that supports public access.
  • Municipalities would have to approve new franchises for telephone companies within 90 days or allow them to operate without franchises.
  • There would be no build-out requirements allowed whatsoever meaning that only the more affluent and more dense sections of our county would wired.
  • We have heard of a possible Further Proposed Rule Making that would eliminate PEG channels on future competitive video franchises.

Click here for the full proposed rule making in draft form as it was presented prior to their meeting of December 20.

Click here to view the archived FCC meeting.

From the FCC web site documenting the decision.
12/20/06
FCC Adopts Rules to Ensure Reasonable Franchising Process for New Video Market Entrants.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
Tate Statement: Word | Acrobat
McDowell Statement: Word | Acrobat

updated 12/27/06

2007 Annual Dues Renewal Now On-line

Montgomery Community Television/Access Montgomery has sent out annual dues renewal notices. This year, we are pleased to offer two new annual user categories offering reduced rates for seniors and students at $30 and $15 respectively. You can now renew on-line. These new features on our website include a user/member profile, dues renewal payments, and more features in the months to come. This is all designed to make it more convenient and allow you access to more information. We must have your email address to send your username and password for you to access the members only section of our site.

Because of the delay in rolling out some new features, MCT is extending the deadline through September 30th to keep you as an active user. The new annual dues will entitle you to be an active certified user from August 1, 2006 through July 31, 2007.

(Click here for Annual Dues Renewal )
(2007 Volunteer/Member Directory/Questionnaire)

updated 2/20/07
  

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