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1. What is Community Access Television? Community Access Television (CAT) is a non-profit organization contracted by the City of Fayetteville to provide all local residents with access to Fayetteville 's public access channel. 2. What kinds of access does CAT provide for local residents? CAT provides training, certification, and equipment for local residents to produce original programming. CAT provides a medium for local residents to air programs produced by others both in and outside the local area. CAT provides a Message board for use by local residents to make announcements. The only restrictions are that the announcements can't make direct appeals for funds; nor can they contain a call to action to purchase a product or service. Also, competitive product/service comparison's are not allowed. 3. What's the difference between public access television and regular television? "Public access television is carried on cable, not as a broadcast channel. What this means under the law is that the government cannot place as many restrictions on content as a broadcaster can. Why? Because, the Supreme Court has said, people 'ask for' cable. They invite it into their homes by calling the cable company to sign up, and they pay for it every month." - Katherine Shurlds, J.D. Read more distinctions on CAT Website  |
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