Additional Fresh Programming - Link TV

Here is another source of exceptional programs that well meet CMTV's mission and purpose.
http://betterspokane.blogspot.com/2010/09/additional-fresh-programming-link-tv.html

LinkTV - Television Without Borders
They have been around a good while and have lots of PEG channels using their programs. The list is quite something and a good way to see all the different logos PEG channels have:
http://www.linktv.org/reception#Pacific%20Time%20Zone

I've picked a few programs to test to see how the programs can be added into the fresh programming each week. All the programs have been aired on LinkTV and numerous PEG channels more than a few times, thus the broadcast quality should be quite good since any issues have been worked out long ago.

The shows are from PEGMedia.org. Downloads - an hour program took less than an hour using Comcast. A fast internet connection should be able to download hour long programs in minutes. One station I talked to, had a fairly fast connection and was downloading Democracy Now files in less than 10 minutes - much faster than the CMTV internet connection that was taking hours to download.

Their mission is certainly in line with CMTV's mission and they have plenty of big names that lend their support to ad free station, neither commercial or sponsor ads.

In December 1999, Link Media launched Link TV, the first nationwide television network dedicated to providing Americans with global perspectives on news, events and culture.

Every day Link broadcasts a 24-hour mix of uncompromising documentaries, international news analysis programs and diverse cultural programs to over 32 million U.S. homes. Link’s original programs are distributed to more than 174 cable stations, reaching an additional 20 million households. Audience research indicates that there are more than 5.8 million regular satellite viewers of Link TV, who watch an average of 2.5 hours each week. In addition, 57% of these regular viewers report they have taken action as a result of something they have experienced on Link TV.

Link Media, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. In 2009, Link Media, Inc. formed a partnership with YouthNoise, which has become the backbone of its Engagement division. YouthNoise has the aim of encouraging youth civic engagement and community service through the integration of television, web and mobile technologies.

Below is LinkTV's mission and commitments.

It is wonderful that LinkTV makes programs available to PEG stations.

If anyone knows other sources of free quality programs for PEG stations let me know and I'll add the sources to the list.

Take care,  Easy
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Link TV Mission

Link Media is an independent media organization whose mission is to engage, inform and inspire viewers to become involved in the world.
Link TV is committed to:

• Providing powerful stories and unseen perspectives.  Link’s programs encourage compassion and an imaginative empathy that reaches beyond the viewer’s own surroundings and extends beyond borders, real and perceived.

• Giving voice to people without a voice, from communities under-represented in conventional media. We connect viewers not only to the 'movers and shakers' but also to the 'moved and shaken’— people affected by the news.

• Linking local to global. The stories we present help people draw the connection between themselves and others, as well as how local issues have broader implications.

• Promoting dialogue across cultural and ideological divides through innovative media formats.

• Fostering collaboration through coalition building with partner organizations and grassroots organizations around specific issues that matter to all of us.