Government-access television

Members of the Seattle City Council interviewed on "Civic Cocktail" on the government-access television Seattle Channel, March 30, 2015.

In the United States, government-access television (GATV) is a type of specialty television channel created by government entities (generally local governments) and broadcast over cable TV systems or, in some cases, over-the-air broadcast television stations. GATV programming generally deals with public affairs, board meetings (i.e. municipal council, county commission, and school board), explanation of government services, and other public-service related programming such as public service announcements and longer public information films.

In the United States, laws regarding GATV are contained in the US Code, title 47, section 531,[1] and are enforced by the Federal Communications Commission. Since cable systems are privately owned entities (unlike broadcast television), the must-carry requirement for GATV channels is often drawn out in local franchising agreements for the municipality or county it operates in.

GATV is often associated with public-access television, such as with the term PEG channels.

## Statewide government access channels

Caption text  U.S. state | Network

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California | The California Channel
Connecticut | Connecticut Network
Florida | The Florida Channel
Illinois | Illinois Channel
Michigan | Michigan Government Television
Montana | TVMT
New York | NY-SCAN (defunct)
Ohio | The Ohio Channel
Oregon | The Oregon Channel (defunct)
Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Cable Network
Washington | TVW (Washington)
Wisconsin | WisconsinEye

## See also

* C-SPAN
* Public, educational, and government access (PEG)

## References

1. ↑ (47 U.S.C. § 531).

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