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FURTHER READING Blumler, J. The Role of Public Policy in the New Television Marketplace. Washington, D.C.: Benton Foundation, 1989. Cabinet Committee on Communications. Cable: Report to the President. Washington, D.C., 1974. Fowler, M., and D. Brenner. "A Marketplace Approach to Broadcast Regulation." Texas Law Review (Austin, Texas), 1982. Garay, Ronald. Cable Television: A Reference Guide to Information. New York: Greenwood, 1988. Horwitz, Robert. The Irony of Regulatory Reform. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. Le Duc, Don. Cable Television and the FCC; A Crisis in Media Control. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Temple University Press, 1973. _______________. Beyond Broadcasting: Patterns in Policy and Law. New York: Longman, 1987. Owen, B., and S. Wildman. Video Economics. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1992. Sloan Commission on Cable Communications. On The Cable. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971. Smith, R. L. The Wired Nation: The Electronic Communication Highway. New York: Harper and Row, 1972. Streeter, T. "The Cable Fable Revisited: Discourse, Policy and the Making of Cable Television." Critical Studies in Mass Communication (Annandale, Virginia), 1987. Waterman, D. "The Failure of Cultural Programming on Cable TV: An Economic Interpretation." Journal of Communication (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 1986. Whiteside, T. "Cable I, II, III." The New Yorker (New York), 20, 27 May, 3 June 1985. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunication Information Agency. Video Program Distribution and Cable Television: Current Policy Issues and Recommendations. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, (NTIA Report 88-233), 1988. COURT CASES, LEGISLATION AND FCC ACTIONS Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984. Pub. L. No. 98-549, 98 Stat. 2779 (codified as amended at 47 U.S.C. section 521). Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992. Pub. L. No. 102-385, 106 Stat. 1460 (codified at 47 U.S.C. section 533). Cable Television Report and Order, 36 FCC 2d 143 (1972). Carter Mountain Transmission Corporation, 32 FCC 459 (1962), affirmed 321 F. 2d 359 (D.C. Circuit), cert. denied 375 U.S. 951 (1963). Home Box Office v. Federal Communication Commission, 567 F. 2d (D.C. Cir. 1977). Cert. denied, 434 U.S. 829 (1977). Quincy Cable TV v. FCC, 768 F. 2d 1434 (D.C. Cir. 1985), cert. denied, 106 S. Ct. 2889 (1986). Telecommunications Act of 1996. Public L. No. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56 (1996). United States v. Midwest Video Corp., 440 U.S. 689 (1979). (Midwest Video Case II). United States v. Midwest Video Corp., 406 U.S. 649 (1972). (Midwest Video Case I).
See also Association of Independent Television Stations; Cable Networks; Cable News Network; Canadian Cable Television Association; Distant Signal; Dolan, Charles F.; Financial Interest and Syndication Rules; Home Box Office; Malone, John; Narrowcasting; National Cable Television Association; Microwave; Midwest Video Case; Pay Cable; Pay-Per-View Cable; Pay Television; Public Access Television; Reruns and Repeats; Satellites; Superstation; Syndication; Telcos; U.S. Policy: Telecommunication Act of 1996; Televison Technology; Translator; Turner Broadcasting Systems; Turner, Ted |
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Selected publications of Monroe E. PriceFor biographical information on Prof. Price, see his entry on PGCS's People page.
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September
7 The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) hits the air. Sportscasters George Grande and Lee Leonard introduce the network to viewers. Also present at the debut are Getty Oil executives - Getty has an 85 percent interest in the company - and NCAA officials. The cable network plans to televise 12-14 hours of sports weekdays and 19 hours on weekends. In a few months, ESPN plans to go 24 hours, seven days a week. Twenty-four hour sports programming is the brainstorm of ESPN president William Rasmussen, who got the idea for an all-sports network format while stuck in a traffic jam. At first, he planned on a regional network, but when he learned that his satellite fee would be the same if the telecast went to the entire country, he went nationwide. "What we're creating here," says Scott Rasmussen, Bill's son and ESPN vice-president, "is a network for sports junkies."
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Cable Television in the Cities: Community Control, Public Access, and Minority Ownership by Urban Institute (1971, Book, Illustrated)This report is aimed at urban groups, particularly minority groups, who
want to participate in cable television (CATV) planning and ownership in
their communities. The first section of the report describes the growth of
CATV and the potential of CATV to help or hurt minority communities. Part
two states "although this chapter focuses on participation by blacks
much of the discussion is applicable to Puerto Rican, Indian and Chicano
communities", and describes CATV technology, its possible urban
applications and its financial viability. The next section describes the
equipment needed to set up and operate a production studio and estimates
the capital and operating costs. Part four highlights some typical
municipal regulations of CATV and shows a model 13-page franchise
agreement described as "an example of the type minority groups might
seek". Part five describes minority business opportunities in CATV,
and the final part of the report summarizes Federal Communications
Commission regulations regarding CATV, lists groups concerned with
promoting CATV, and describes major CATV research projects in the U.S.
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Cable Television: Citizen Participation in Planningwww.rand.org/pubs/reports/2006/R1136.pdf
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Irene Starr I've had an eclectic "voyage" that combines family, career, and community involvement. Norton and I have been "sailing together" for almost 27 years, We have a capable "crew" of two sons who, at almost 17 and 20, are preparing to set their own sails. They attend Deerfield Academy and Union College. My early career involved graduate work in physics and then teaching part-time at Wellesley and Mt. Holyoke. Eight years ago, I took a beginning Work shop in video production because it sounded interesting, That was the first step to a new career in video, public access cable and educational media, It's a fascinating field that offers working with people and participation in a community affairs. I worked as coordinator of the Union Video Center at U Mass and as a consultant. I have also received several grants to produce a storytelling program for the local channel. Several of my productions placed in local competitions and one was a finalist in a national competition. Through video I have expanded my interests into several other fields and just become a member of the Amherst Arts Council which awards grants to local artists. I finished a M.Ed. in educational media an will probably continue for a doctorate while working part time in the media office of the Amherst College library There are a number organizations and educational institutions which I have been an officer, board member, or active volunteer. I particularly enjoy the development of new programs and directions. My longest affiliation has been with the skating club of Amherst since figure skating is my favorite sport and my children became excellent at it. In addition, I have been on the board of the center for Community Access Television since 1979 and have also served as coordinator for several years prior to it being a full time position. I continually feel fortunate with the meanderings of my life but wish that the opportunities that I have had were available to all.
* Reunion theme was "sailing ahead." I’ve attached the bio of me written in 1986. I found a great position at UMass in 1989 so I didn’t finish the doctorate that is mentioned. Take care, Irene
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Special Collections and Archives
W.E.B. Du Bois Library
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Center for Community Access Television (CCATV) Records, 1973-1989
Manuscript Number
293
Compiled by
Mike Milewski
1990
W.E.B. Du Bois Library
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: (413) 545-2780
Fax: (413) 577-1399
Email Reference Form: http://www.library.umass.edu/spcoll/askarch.html
URL: http://www.library.umass.edu/spcoll/spec.html
© 2003 University of Massachusetts Amherst. All rights reserved.
Collection Overview |
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Center for Community Access Television (CCATV) Records, 1973-1989 | |
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English. | |
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Special Collections and Archives W.E.B. Du Bois Library University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA |
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Group comprised of students from the University of Massachusetts and community members who sought to develop and promote cultural, literary, charitable, educational and public affairs television programming. Records include by-laws, articles of organization, organizational histories, annual reports, meeting minutes, correspondence, program schedules, subject files, brochures, handbills, news clippings, and materials relating to a proposed merger with University of Massachusetts Cable Vision. In 1989, CCATV was renamed Amherst Community Television (ACT). | |
Historical Note
The Center for Community Access Television (CCATV) was established in 1976 as an outgrowth of meetings initiated one year earlier by the town's Cable Advisory Committee, a group comprised of students from the University of Massachusetts and community members. In 1977, CCATV opened its studio in downtown Amherst, Massachusetts after the town and local cable company agreed to a joint approach to public access. CCATV volunteers operated facilities for equipment access, training, production, and cablecasting while the cable company provided basic equipment and a small stipend.
Guided by its mission to develop and promote cultural, literary, charitable, educational and public affairs programming, CCATV began teaching formal workshops on video production to interested community members. Limited special programming was shown on a shared channel before 1978 with continuous programming initiated on March 12, 1978 on Channel 3. Programs aired weekday evenings, with the Community Calendar and Job Board, funded by local businesses, broadcast at all other times.
In 1982 and 1985, negotiations with the cable company and refranchising resulted in the hiring of a professional director and paid staff as well as the acquisition of operating funds and additional equipment.
In 1989, CCATV was renamed Amherst Community Television (ACT).
Scope and Contents of the Collection
By-laws, articles of organization, organizational histories, annual reports, meeting minutes, correspondence, program schedules, subject files, brochures, handbills, news clippings, and materials relating to a proposed merger with University of Massachusetts Cable Vision. Subject files include handbills and newsletters from other public access television organizations, conference materials, and news clippings.
Organization of the Collection
This collection is organized into two series:
Contents List
Information on Use
Terms of Access and Use
Literary rights in the unpublished writings in these papers have not been dedicated to the public.
Preferred Citation
Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:
Amherst, Massachusetts. Special Collections and Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Center for Community Access Television (CCATV) Records, 1973-1989. MS 293.
History of the Collection
Acquired from: Irene Starr in January 1990.
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Terms
The following terms represent persons, organizations, and topics documented in this collection. To find additional materials use these headings to search this web site, the Five College Library Catalog, or other library catalogs and databases. The catalog is divided into two parts: Four Colleges and UMASS and must be searched separately.
- Center for Community Access Television (Amherst, Mass.)--Archives.
- Public-access television--Massachusetts--Amherst--History--Sources.
- Cable television--Massachusetts--Amherst--History--Sources.
- Television programs--Massachusetts--Amherst--History--Sources.
- Amherst (Mass.)--Intellectual life--20th century.
- Handbills.
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