public access TV
Local cable programming
Public access TV refers to television channels set aside for community use, typically required as part of cable franchise agreements.
Anyone can produce and air programming, leading to famously unpolished content—amateur talk shows, local government meetings, religious broadcasts, and eccentric passion projects.
Wayne's World began as a parody of public access shows.
The format peaked in the 1980s and 90s before internet video offered easier alternatives.
- communityCollective of connected people
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- localOf this area
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- Wayne's WorldAmateur cable access program
camcorder · amateur · talking heads · free speech · open mic · channel · grassroots · nonprofit · studio · home studio · airwaves · homemade · quirky · low-budget · call-in · call-in show · telethon · basement
- local medialocal newspaper, local newspapers, city news, local news, regional TV
- local newscommunity news, local reporter, local politics, local events, city council
- alternative mediaalternative media, alternative weekly, underground press, citizen journalism, zine
- advocacy mediaadvocacy journalism, grassroots media, independent media, community radio, alternative press
- analog horrorVHS aesthetic, static, emergency broadcast, test patterns, alternates
- indie mediaindie music, indie films, indie games, indie bands, indie rock
public access TVpremium cable
network television · HBO · pay-per-view · broadcast networks · Netflix
public, access, publicly, publicize, publicized, publicizing, publication, publicity, republic