Ashburnham Westminster Community Access Television
Corporation is an independent non-profit
501(c)(3) organization. The AWCA-TV operates the PEG (Public,
Educational and Governmental)
access channels on the cable television system for the Towns of
Ashburnham and Westminster, MA.
1. Training and technical assistance in the use of
television production equipment.
2. Access to production resources, and
3. Cable broadcasting times on the public access, educational and
governmental access channels.
“To provide equipment, training, and channel time to members of the
Ashburnham Westminster community
for the purposes of building
community, empowering the individual, and ensuring First Amendment
expression through the utilization of television technology.”
To
this end AWCA-TV will:
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Provide the community with a modern facility and access thereto.
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Aid and educate community members to achieve their programming
goals.
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Encourage producers to continually develop their technical and
aesthetic skills.
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Maintain a strong community presence.
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Continue community outreach to encourage a diversity of programming
expressing unique
perspectives; advocate programs which support free exchange of ideas
and encourage public discourse.
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Maintain an environment which encourages community cooperation and
collaboration.
These resources are available for the production and presentation of
programming of interest
to the Ashburnham and Westminster
communities and shall be used for non-commercial purposes.