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New local programming is being created and added here nearly every day! We’re always your source for the latest city and school meetings and events. But did you also know PCTV Sports frequently has new games available to watch? Our members produce great community-based shows of interest to many residents. WTBR’s Morning Drive is available every weekday as a simulcast on PCTV, and features fascinating interviews with guests. Educational programming from OLLI, and special shows for STEM Week are available to watch. In short, you’ll find so much to watch right here!
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Become a local content creator! Do you have an interest or passion you’d like to share with the community? Whether you enjoy being in front of or behind the camera, PCTV provides you the opportunity to create quality local television programming. We offer the equipment and facilities; the comprehensive training; the expert staff to help you succeed; and the air time for your program on cable and internet platforms. It can be a very rewarding experience to create your own program, while you meet and work with like-minded PCTV members along the way.
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Imagine yourself behind a camera during a live television production. Or being in charge of the audio on the show. Or creating the computer graphics needed for the show. Or, maybe you picture yourself in front of the video editing computer, finishing the program off for air. Or running a remote camera at a remote location for a special event. If that sounds like a lot of fun (spoiler alert: it is!), why don’t you join the crew here at PCTV? With our low membership rates, virtually anyone can participate in the many programs produced at PCTV. And as always, your training and equipment use is all included with your membership. Sign up for our crew call emails, and join us today!
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Thanks to our underwriters for their generous support of our mission. Sponsorship helps us keep our membership rates affordable; keep our equipment up to date; provide training for our members; and ensure we’ll be here for many years to provide programming to the whole community.
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Our PCTV Select App is a convenient way to watch PCTV programming. Do you have a Roku device? Amazon FireTV? AppleTV? You’re in luck! The PCTV Select App is a free download. Once you’ve got it loaded in, you’re able to watch all the programming we have available whenever you want to! And, it’s in full High-Definition quality. What’s not to like? When you’re on the go, you don’t have to miss anything with our mobile apps, available in the Apple App Store for iOS and on the Google Play Store for Android devices. That’s right– take PCTV Select with you on your smartphone or tablet! Click here for instructions to download the app.
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I called Spectrum when I wanted to watch the 4th of July parade. Channel 1301 was now showing Gardena CA as the public station. I spoke with someone who tried very hard to figure out what was going on. She put a ticket in to have it researched. A few days later a man called and I explained that in June it was Pittsfield and now CA. He called me back a week later to say he got nowhere with trying to resolve it and was told it was never an option but they would look into it. I use Xumo. It didn’t work on the Spectrum app either.
To the editor: Spectrum customers in Pittsfield and the Berkshires should be aware that the company refuses to offer some local television channels on their digital platforms. When customers try to watch Pittsfield Community Television programming on the Spectrum app or their new Xumo boxes, they will be disappointed to learn they are nowhere to be found, even though they are paying for these channels in their monthly bills. This is true for community channels throughout the county. Cable companies are mandated to carry public, education and government (PEG) access channels alongside the must-carry broadcast channels with every basic cable television subscription. This is detailed in the federal Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984. For some reason, Spectrum thinks they can sidestep this requirement by introducing new technology to their customers. To compound the problem, Spectrum is now only distributing the Xumo box to new subscribers, eliminating the standard cable set-top boxes. It is virtually useless to call Spectrum to have them correct the problem. You should first contact the licensing authority, your mayor’s office or your Select Board office and lodge a complaint. I would also recommend calling your state representative's and senator’s office and ask them to lean on the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable on your behalf. Paying cable subscribers in the Berkshires cannot afford to lose what little local information they have left, and the local PEG channels are a big part of that. Shawn Serre, Pittsfield The writer is the executive director of Pittsfield Community Television and a member of the Pittsfield Cable Advisory Committee. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email