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2666 State St
- Hamden, CT.,
- 06517-2232
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ph:
203-562-2288
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fax:
203-562-0864
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Hours of Operation
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Monday -
Thursday
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10:30am-9:30pm
- Saturday
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10:00am - 6pm
- Sunday
- 12pm - 6pm
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CTV is closed
Every Friday!
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The Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control
regulates cable television services, which includes Comcast, the Cable
Television Advisory Council and Citizens Television, Inc. To learn more
about this agency and how to contact them, visit their website at:
www.state.ct.us/dpuc/
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Note:
CTV Video production classes have
concluded for 2007.
On and after December 15th, you may call CTV
to put your name on the ist for
orientation and classes that will resume in January, 2008.
If
you signed up for a class in 2007 and did not attend or cancel,
please do not call until one year from the date you
were supposed to attend in 2007.
Video
Production Course information.
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 Citizens
Television offers video training classes in both field
production (remote videotaping)
and studio production throughout the year. These classes are available
FREE to residents and
students living in the New Haven, West Haven and Hamden CT area.
Persons, who work
or volunteer at non-profit organizations (including religious
institutions) in the three towns, may,
regardless of where they live, also take classes and produce
programs exclusively for that
organization.
The classes, the use of the
field equipment, the studio, and the editing facilities are all
offered free of charge. Our equipment
is designed to be clear and easy to operate.
The CTV staff will
continue to be available with ongoing technical help and further
training from the beginning of
your project to the completed program. When your show is
completed, CTV will provide free air
time for telecasting your show (no commercial content
or promotion, please!).
All
students must take and pass the Field Production class before
they can sign up for the Studio Production class.
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Sign Up For Classes:
For more information on the FREE Citizens Television
Studio and Field Production Classes please call
(203) 562-2288.
You will be given an appointment to
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Orientation:
At orientation you will be given
information about CTV, public access, what you can
expect from CTV staff and what will be expected of
you. You will also receive a copy of the CTV Rules and
Procedures and a tour of the studio.
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Class Schedules:
We now provide classes on an
intensified basis in order to speed up the certification
process. Both of the field classes (Field Cameras and
Editing) are taught in a single day over a seven (7)
hour period. Studio production is taught either in a
four
consecutive days format (2pm-6pm), evenings (6pm-10pm)
in four hour classes, or in 4 consecutive weeks, one
day or evening in each week. If you fail to show up
for an initial class or to call with an acceptable
excuse, you will not be permitted to sign up again for
one year.
How to get
Your Own Show!
Our Program Manager is available to discuss your
ideas, your work in progress, and to schedule air dates
for a show. To initiate a production, you will fill out
a Program Proposal and talk to the Program Manager, Tim Dagradi, about your plans and the technical
requirements. Each time you book equipment, studio, or
editing time, you should give the staff the name of your
production as it is listed on the Program Proposal.
Contact Information
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Telephone
- 203-562-2288
- FAX
- 203-562-0864
- Postal address
- 2666 State Street, Hamden, CT
- 06517-2232
- Electronic mail
- General Information:
info@citizenstv.net
Staff members: Click here for
listing
- Webmaster:
jlschofield@citizenstv.net
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During the weeks you are in production, you should keep
in touch with the Program Manager about the progress of
your work so that we can help with any problems that
arise and so that your show can be completed in a
reasonable time. (See the Program Proposal form for
details.) We will provide you
with ideas for promoting your show, and help you to
network with other producers or technical crew who can
offer helpful suggestions.
Each completed tape must be accompanied by a
Cablecast Form
which lists the rules for programming, content, and
CTV's use of the tape. It is basically an agreement
between you and CTV about the use of your work.
We cablecast on three channels
seven days a week. We are programmed
for 24 hours a day, including our
Community Bulletin Board and
satellite programs.
There are a limited number of time slots available to producers on
a first come, first served basis. We
can currently guarantee every
producer one hour of air-time each
week and we seek a wide
diversity of programming representing all the segments
of our communities.
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