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Title

Community Access Television: A Social Service Resource.

Authors

Katz, David

Abstract

The article discusses the benefit of community access to television in the provision of social services. Cable television is a multichannel technology that distributes television programs and other electronic signals to receivers in a particular service area. A wire, or coaxial cable, carries programs from the cable system's origination point to the subscriber's television set. Systems with the most modern technology can carry upwards of channels of simultaneous programming. The current rate of cable subscription is approximately 33 percent of all households with a television and it is expected to rise to over 50 percent by the next decade. With the recent emergence of cable television as a popular broadband communications medium, a new and relatively low-cost means has been found to deliver audiovisual information to the home. Cable systems operate within specified boundaries in accordance with franchise ordinances granted by local governmental bodies such as municipalities or counties. To initiate cable service, a local government requests proposals from cable companies regarding the services they are willing to offer in exchange for an exclusive franchise to operate within a locality.

Subjects

CABLE television; TELEVISION broadcasting; SUBSCRIPTION television; RETAIL franchises; SOCIAL services; COAXIAL cables; HOUSEHOLDS; LOCAL government

Publication

Social Work, 1985, Vol 30, Issue 3, p267

ISSN

0037-8046

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1093/sw/30.3.267