Citizens Television, Inc.
                   Comcast Channels 26, 27, 96
                                                                New Haven, Hamden, West Haven (CT)

Who may submit programs to CTV for airing?

Producers are residents who have completed the CTV video production course(s) and become certified to use CTV equipment and facilities to produce programs for CTV. They are entitled to submit programs for airing on CTV.

Also, any other resident of New Haven, Hamden or West Haven may submit a program to CTV for airing, but may not use CTV equipment and facilities to create that program.  Non-residents also may submit programs, but are required to obtain a "sponsor" in order to do so. A sponsor is any resident of New Haven, Hamden or West Haven. Only one sponsor per program is allowed.

Residents (and producers), and sponsors are entitled to submit only one program per week, which may air for an hour each week for up to four weeks. The program may be a single issue or may be part of a series that airs in 13-week reserved time-slots. The producer may keep that time slot indefinitely if no other producer requests it. A new program must be submitted every four weeks. A time slot will be lost if a new program is not submitted after four consecutive showings of the last program submitted. (A half hour program is entitled to two airings per week to make up the hour each producer/sponsor is entitled to. However, the four-week rule still applies, whether or not the program has aired eight times.)

CTV will act as temporary sponsor to introduce a program to the community, but will only continue that program if a sponsor can be enlisted.

TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR DVD SUBMISSION

Citizens Television provides airtime to community producers of programs on an equitable basis and strives to protect and enhance the public’s First Amendment rights. While Citizens Television can exert no editorial control over content of productions submitted, we reserve the right to determine if a program may be aired when it fails  to meet technical quality
 standards and submission specifications.

Any producer or sponsor submitting a program for cable-play at CTV
must observe the following technical guidelines: 

DVD - One program per DVD until further notice.

·        DVD's must be of standard size and in any format  (-R, +R, etc. Not Blu-Ray),

·       No bumper (no color bars or tone, no other information) before program content.

·       2 seconds of black at the beginning of the DVD.  5 seconds (or more) of black
at the end of the DVD.

       Do not include the  black that is before or after your program in the TRT
(Total Running Time) of your program. See below.

·        All DVD's must have a continuous video signal with proper audio and video signal levels. 
CTV reserves the right to prevent or suspend playing of any program with poor audio or video signals.

 RUNNING TIME OF DVD's

The maximum lengths for regular programs is  28:30 minutes or 58:30 minutes. There is no minimum length for
your program, except a program in an hour slot should be at least 31 minutes long.

Shows which exceed these times run the risk of being cut off before they conclude. (Permission to run longer programs and odd-timed programs can be obtained from the Program Manager, Tim Dagradi.)

 LABELING OF DVD's

1. Only a regular full-covering DVD label or no label at all may be on the DVD. DO NOT USE
CTV LABELS ON THE DVD ITSELF. OTHERWISE, THE DVD WILL BE UNPLAYABLE.

2.  You may write on the back of the DVD itself with a permanent felt marker (not a pen).  The information must include
the Title of the series, the name of the specific episode, the producer or sponsor, the air date, and the
 TRT (Total Running time) of the program.  If there is video or audio content on the DVD before your program
begins, write :CUE:" on the DVD and then write in minute/second format (00:00) how long that content runs
before we see the first frame of your program. This is called "cue time."  Do not include the cue time, nor the black at
the beginning or end of your program, in your TRT.

3. Please submit  your DVD in a jewel case. We are not responsible for damage to disks that are
submitted in paper cases or cases that are damaged.

4. The case must be labeled with the exact same information that is written on the DVD itself: Use the CTV label to
write the Title of the series, the name of the specific episode, the producer or sponsor, the air date, and the
 TRT (Total Running time) of the program. Also write separately the cue time on the label.  

DVD's that are not correctly labeled and timed will not be played.             

WHEN TO SUBMIT DVD'S

DVD's must be submitted by noon one week before the day your program is scheduled to run. Programs running
on Friday, Saturday or Sunday must be submitted by noon 2 Thursdays before your program is scheduled to run.

DVD's submitted after the specified period will not play until the next scheduled play date. An archived DVD
will be used in its place if there is one available.  However, CTV reserves the right to play an entirely different program in that time slot

Standard Program Disclaimers On Your DVD

(Standard disclaimer -  to appear at the beginning of programs
cablecast at Citizens Television)

“The following program does not necessarily reflect
the views, opinions or expressions of
Citizens Television, Inc. or those
of its employees, advisory council, or Comcast.”

“Citizens Television may not and does not
 exercise any editorial control over any production
 on its channels except those specifically produced by CTV.”

Programs cablecast on Citizens Television which contain excessively violent material, excessive adult language, nudity or sexually explicit material shall carry the following disclaimer at the beginning and near the middle of the program:

 “This program contains material that may not be
suitable for all viewers. Parental discretion is advised.”

 FAILURE TO INCLUDE DISCLAIMERS MAY RESULT IN A PRODUCTION
 BEING REMOVED FROM THE PLAYLIST.

(Please refer to the Citizens Television Rules and procedures section VII. PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNELS for more information.)