What is a peg in TV?

Public, educational, and government access television (also PEG-TV, PEG channel, PEGA, local-access television) refers to three different cable television narrowcasting and specialty channels.

Where can I watch public access TV?

The best options to stream local ABC, NBC, Fox, and CBS are Hulu + Live TV and YouTube TV. They both offer a way to live stream major broadcast networks in nearly every market in the US. Other options to watch local channels are DIRECTV STREAM and FuboTV.

What happened to public access TV in Seattle?

NOTE: Contract funding for the Public Access Channel program ended June 30, 2020. With the contract expiration, Seattle Community Media ended all operations. On-demand Seattle Community Media producer content can still be located at www.archive.org/details/SeattleCommunityMedia .

When did public access television start?

1970s
Hundreds of public-access television production facilities were launched in the 1970s after the Federal Communications Commission issued its Third Report and Order in 1972, which required all cable systems in the top 100 U.S. television markets to offer three access-channels, one each for public, educational, and local …

Does public access TV still exist?

Since 1984, many public-access television centers have closed around the country as more municipalities take the opt-out provision.

What is public access television (peg)?

Public-access television is often grouped with public, educational, and government access television channels, under the acronym PEG. PEG channels are typically only available on cable television systems. In 2020, the Alliance for Community Media published a directory listing over 1600 organizations operating these channels in the United States.

What does peg stand for in cable?

Public, Educational, and Governmental Access Channels (“PEG Channels”) Pursuant to Section 611 of the Communications Act, local franchising authorities may require cable operators to set aside channels for public, educational, or governmental (“PEG”) use. Public access channels are available for use by the general public.

Who controls PEG channels?

In most jurisdictions, the local governments directly controls these channels. PEG channels are not mandated by federal law, rather they are a right given to the franchising authority, which it may choose to exercise. The decision whether to require the cable operator to carry PEG channels is up to the local franchising authority.

Is PBS a PEG channel?

It is not public-access television, and has no connection with cable-only PEG television channels. Although non-commercial educational television bears some resemblance to the E of PEG, PBS bears little resemblance to public-access television.