The Community Access Television Center has been established by the village of Paw Paw and Michigan Avenue Academy to provide production equipment and support services necessary for the creation of locally produced television programs, and to provide programming for Channel 12, Community Access Television. The Village of Lawton is a participating member of the Access Center.
Our Mission Statement
The Mission
of the Community Access Television Center is to invite, encourage, and enable
members to exercise their First Amendment rights through the medium of cable
access television.
Access Center
Membership
Under
agreements between the Access Center and the Village of Paw Paw. Membership in
the Access Center is available to residents living within the boundaries of the
Village of Paw Paw. Membership will be made available to residents living
within the boundaries of other governmental entities which enter into Access
Agreements with the Access Center.
Channel 12 can been seen in Paw Paw and surrounding areas served by Comcast cable. For program
information 24 hours a day call:
(269)657-7812
Audio for the
TV-12 bulletin board is provided by WMUK, National Public Radio, Western
Michigan University.
Public Service Announcements (PSA's) are
accepted for cable cast on an alpha numeric bulletin board. PSA's are accepted
from any member, and anyone living within the school districts' boundaries of
the membership area, and must be of a non-profit nature. PSA forms are
available in the Michigan Avenue Academy Office, and Paw Paw Village Hall.
Forms must be submitted to the Michigan Avenue Academy Office at least one week
prior to cablecast.
Upon Request from Paw Paw, the Access Center
will make available a block of time to tape comments from candidates running for
positions on the village council or the school board. All candidates must
adhere to time limits and appear at a scheduled time. Comments are cable cast
unedited.
While the Access Center encourages non-profit
organizations to have members seek certification to assist them in producing
videotapes, the difficulty of finding sufficient volunteers is recognized. Low
cost videotaping services are available to non-profit organizations upon
request. Rate sheets are available in the Michigan Avenue Academy Office
(269)657-8831
Anyone who lives in the village of Paw Paw may be certified to produce programming for Channel
12. To become certified a member must
go through a training and certification
course offered through Michigan Avenue
Academy. For information on classes,
equipment, and other T.V. 12 information call Michigan Avenue Academy at
(269)657-8831
