DEATH OF PUBLIC ACCESS TV CHANNELS?

Los Angeles, CA In a nine minute Video News Blog, the Full Disclosure Network reveals the eminent demise of “public access” cable television channels in the heart of the media world in the City of Los Angeles.

This video features clips from testimony of Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl, a former Carter White House operative, who served as a Western Regional cable executive and public affairs television show host for Century Cable, Adelphia and Time Warner Cable companies in the Southern California area for over 20 years. Mr. Rosendahl emphatically laments the City’s move to shut down the public access cable channels.

Also appearing in the video is David Hernandez, long time civic activist and currently Executive Director of the San Fernando Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Hernandez describes how legislation sponsored by Southern Californians, State Assembly Leader Fabian Nunez and Lloyd Levine in 2007, sparked the move to shut down public access cable channels.

According to Hernandez, the Nunez/Lloyd legislation provided that cable companies could opt out of providing studio facilities by paying local governments a 2% cable franchise fee, instituting a “State Franchise Agreement” that is overseen by the California Public Utilities Commission. In 1984 the Federal Communications Act, was enacted as bi-partisan legislation that mandated public access to cable channels to counter balance the dominance of government-funded cable channels.

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joebanana so. cal	Posted: 07:10 am [PST] on August 12 2009
If government derives all it's power from the people, the people need to remove that power. We need a public oversight committee to keep government in check, they've become too self centered. We pay tax's for service, not for those in office to do what benefits their agenda, the people are their agenda, anything else is misrepresentation. RECALL, is what we need to implement,even if we have to do it every week, we need control over our government, not the other way around. Let's wake it up people.

Jasmine Santa Barbara	Posted: 10:07 am [PST] on February 23 2009
Please keep our community informed. Don't cut the connection! We need these public access channels.

Karien Zachery Ontario California	Posted: 11:06 am [PST] on February 18 2009
Hi, I'm a new artist looking to relocate to Los Angeles. I'm also looking for a forum to advertisement my product. I am laid off and would really benefit from a free media service. Given these economic times this service it vital to entreprenuers like myself. Please save public access for those of us who really need it. Thank you, Karien Zachery

KK producer Northridge	Posted: 03:43 pm [PST] on January 27 2009
I watched cable public access first. And then became a show producer that covered neighborhood events, groups & churches, and important community problems. I am a activist on this now. The airwaves are mine by govt laws, I also STILL pay for non-exhistant public access channels in my cable TV bill. This is so unfair. I have tried to televised my 6 years of shows on city36, but they reserve the right to allow my shows on. That's a govt monopoly with tons of red tape to restrict show content and time slots. LA36 is Gestapo now?

Carol Knapp 1817 Micheltorena Street L.A. 90026	Posted: 04:57 pm [PST] on January 26 2009
Once again the LA City Council has made one more step toward totalitarianism. Don't believe their lies: the City Council has discretion to continue to provide public access.

frankie moreno pasadena	Posted: 04:54 pm [PST] on January 07 2009
Please keep public access. Me and my family view this type of programming benificial to ourself as well as our children. Thank you.

JUAN USA	Posted: 12:36 pm [PST] on January 07 2009
NATING

Shraddha Redondo Beach CA	Posted: 11:03 am [PST] on January 05 2009
This is another chilling effect of far leftists shutting down free speech and public communication - is there a petition or anything ?

KaRi (TPSradio via LBCTelevision) Long Beach, CA	Posted: 11:39 pm [PST] on December 17 2008
It would be wise for cable companies across America to provide channels for cable access TV content so they (the producers) don't find and PROMOTE another "host." For instance, if Charter in Long Beach broadcasted www.stickam.com/theprimespotcom I myself could provide at least 4hours of fresh new LOCAL content daily even though we only need 8 hours.. THIS CAN BE DONE AT ZERO OPERATING COST. It has already - my internet radio show on kbeach.org ("The Prime Spot") started broadcasting over LB's cable access TV Channels 65, 69 and 95 since 2001. All it takes is a computer hookup! I'd attach a stipulation though - that every producer be a WALKING BILLBOARD FOR ie. charter communications AND subscribe to the service themselves (NOT a requirement to be a producer). Heck, why not make a good business decision and encourage the producers to attract other subscribers?! All of these show cancellations are so negative and anti-community = LOSS of business ("down with cable!"

maria fisk granada hills	Posted: 07:05 am [PST] on December 16 2008
Public Access TV Channels must not be controlled by political officials. I urge you to support a clear separation between governmental control and true public access free from censorship.