What is Northwest Community Television (NWCT)?
Northwest Community Television got its start in 1982. We're a nonprofit organization operating a public access television center for use by residents and organizations in nine of the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
What is public access?
Public access is a service that provides communities with "access" to cable television channel(s) for individual expression of ideas as protected by the First Amendment.
How much does it cost to produce a show at NWCT?
All classes, production equipment, and channel time are free to residents of our service area—the only thing that's not free is recordable media like tapes and DVDs. How is this possible? We’re funded by franchise fees paid by the cable company to Northwest Community Television and by a community television fee charged to cable subscribers on their monthly bills.
How many people will see my show?
There are approximately 75,000 Comcast subscribers.
Are you the cable company?
Although our public access programs are cablecast on the Comcast cable system, we are not the cable company. Their customer service number is 651.222.3333.
What's ahead for NWCT?
Technology has changed a lot over the years, but NWCT's mission remains unchanged—to provide area residents and organizations with the tools necessary to effectively communicate their ideas with their communities. As for what's ahead, we continue to incorporate new technologies, the latest being digital and HD recording formats.
Northwest Community Television Rules and Procedures Governing the Use of Equipment, Facilities and (Access) Community Television Channels by the Public | PUBLIC ACCESS STAFFExecutive Director
Greg Moore gmoore@nwct.org
Community TV Manager
Barb Nolan Clark
Studio Managers
Nikki Jackett
Roger Larson
Nate Piotrowski
Tamisha Touray
Access staff email info@nwct.org
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Thomas Burt
Golden Valley, City Manager
Jeffrey Dahl
Osseo, City Administrator
Marcia Glick
Robbinsdale, City Manager
Mike Holtz
Robbinsdale, Mayor
Scott Jameson
Volunteer Representative
boardmember@nwct.org
Helen LaFave
Plymouth, Communications Manager
Al Madsen
Maple Grove, City Administrator
Rex Newman
Brooklyn Center
Anne Norris
Crystal, City Manager
Dr. Duane Orn
Brooklyn Center
Joan Russell
Golden Valley
Jamie Verbrugge
Brooklyn Park, City Manager
Appointed by the Northwest Suburbs Cable Communications Commission (NWSCCC) |
