Common use of Community Programming Clause in Contracts

Community Programming. (a) The Licensee shall provide one (1) community channel for non-commercial use by residents of the Town, the educational authorities, organizations serving the Town and local government officials. A second community programming channel shall be made available when the existing channel is used to cablecast first-run, locally produced, non-commercial programming at least eighty percent (80%) of the weekdays (Monday through Friday) for eighty percent (80%) of the time during any consecutive six-hour period for six (6) consecutive weeks. If there is channel space available at the time of the Issuing Authority’s request for a second channel under this Section, the Licensee shall make a channel available as soon as possible. If there is not channel space available, the Licensee shall have six (6) months following a request by the Issuing Authority in which to make such new channel available. (b) The Licensee shall not charge residents of the Town, educational authorities, organizations serving the Town or local or any other regional governmental entities for non-commercial use of the community programming channel(s). (c) Rules shall be established by the Licensee in cooperation with the Issuing Authority or its designee regarding community programming, priority of use of the community programming channel(s), the prohibition of lottery information and obscene or indecent matter (modeled after prohibitions found in other FCC rules and regulations), and permitting public inspection of a complete record of names and addressees of all persons or groups requesting time on the community programming channel(s). (d) The Licensee shall provide the Town, at a minimum, the same type and the same number or hours of public, educational and governmental access programming as provided by the Licensee in towns of similar size to Sterling in the vicinity.

Community Programming. (a) The Licensee shall provide one (1) community channel for non-commercial use by residents of the Town, the educational authorities, organizations serving the Town and local government officials. A second community programming channel shall be made available when the existing channel is used to cablecast first-run, locally produced, non-commercial programming at least eighty percent (80%) of the weekdays (Monday through Friday) for eighty percent (80%) of the time during any consecutive six-hour period for six (6) consecutive weeks. If there is channel space available at the time of the Issuing Authority’s request for a second channel under this Section, the Licensee shall make a channel available as soon as possible. If there is not channel space available, the Licensee shall have six (6) months following a request by the Issuing Authority in which to make such new channel available. (b) The Licensee shall not charge residents of the Town, educational authorities, organizations serving the Town or local or any other regional governmental entities for non-commercial use of the community programming channel(s). (c) Rules shall be established by the Licensee in cooperation with the Issuing Authority or its designee regarding community programming, priority of use of the community programming channel(s), the prohibition of lottery information and obscene or indecent matter (modeled after prohibitions found in other FCC rules and regulations), and permitting public inspection of a complete record of names and addressees of all persons or groups requesting time on the community programming channel(s). (d) The Licensee shall provide the Town, at a minimum, the same type and the same number or hours of public, educational and governmental access programming as provided by the Licensee in towns of similar size to Sterling Lancaster in the vicinity.