Programm Types For Additional Fresh Programming - To Nurture Spokane Community

Chris has brought up some ideas for additional fresh programs on CMTV.

With the available satellite feeds from KSPS more programming can be used by CMTV. Dish Network and other Satellite feeds from KSPS can be broadcast live - simple for KSPS to do - and programs can also be saved to KSPS's program file server for broadcast at later times - requires additional steps for CMTV and KSPS to do.

In addition to the satellite feeds available to CMTV there are various websites and DVDs that provide programming for PEG channel use. In the time it takes to make one half hour program with a CMTV Apple workstation using Final Cut Pro - hundreds if not thousands of hours of good quality programs can be downloaded from the web for broadcast by CMTV. This is what other small PEG channels do to have more fresh programming available for their viewers. Larger PEG channels also use satellite feeds they make use of for even more fresh programming.

CMTV has access to both satellite feeds and internet downloads. Fresh programs from these sources can be used to significantly increase fresh programming each week.

What types of weekly diverse fresh programming would be worth considering if it was available from satellite or download?
It would be good if each board member choose a program series that they would create an introduction (wrapper) for so it could be broadcast on CMTV. I'll do some of the Link TV programs. Any one else?

Ian, I believe, suggested at the last meeting that gardening shows should be considered to be made locally. Great idea - I've made several programs on various aspects of permaculture gardening. As with all local programming there simply are not enough programmers and workstations to cover the 720 hours per month - 168 hours each week that are being broadcast. Keeping local progamming at top priority this leaves hundreds of hours per month available for good quality fresh programming from satellite feed and internet downloads which can be done simply and quickly by CMTV in a short amount of time each week.

Here is the start of a list of possible quality fresh program types that CMTV could download each week to reduce the 90+% repeat programming. These include Ian's idea for gardening, ideas from Chris and the various programming types from CMTV's mission.

Please send ideas for programs and program types and I'll add them to the list.
 
Current & Possible Quality Program Types 
CMTV Produced, Locally Produced And From Satellite Feeds And Internet Downloads & DVDs

Currently fresh programming from local and non-local sources is a bit less than 8 hrs/ week - 30 hrs month maximum the yearly average is less. Which is about 4% of the programming hours available - more than 96% repeat programs. Note, the 4% fresh programming is not all local programming.

With the addition of Democracy Now - 5 hrs/wk - 20 hrs/ month this will almost double (50 hours/month) CMTV's fresh programming to almost 7% with 93% repeat.

Adding the 8 hrs/wk of Classic Arts Showcase available from live satellite plus 5 hours/wk from Link TV downloads (102 hours/month) would more than triple the current fresh programming - bringing fresh programming up to 15% with repeat programming at 85%. This has always been doable. KSPS already has a live feed from Classic Arts Showcase they can turn on at anytime(s) CMTV would like. The Link TV downloads would take a few minutes to set up and the downloads should be complete in a few hours which could be done over night.

More regular weekly programming of satellite feeds and internet downloads can greatly increase the percent of fresh programming and reduce the large number of repeat programs.

Categories From CMTV Mission - Purpose
Strengthening Community
Diverse Communities
>Local Programming? or DVD?
The Real Powwow Trail (1 hr)
Northwest Indian News (.5 hr/mo)
Unserved - Underserved Groups
Non-corporate
Neglected perspectives
>Satellite Feed Live
Democracy Now! (5hrs/wk)
>Local Programming
- Better Spokane Interviews (10hrs/yr)
>Internet Download, DVDs
- Meet America (DVD's 10? hrs/yr)
Local Issues
National Issues
Global Issues
>Internet Download, DVDs
- Link TV (downloads - at least 5 hours per wk can be downloaded)
Peace
Social Justice
Economic Justice
Environmental Justice
>Internet Download, DVDs
- Bioneers (DVDs - 20? hours per year)
Human Rights
Democracy
Multiculturalism
Freedom of Expression
Social Change
Arts
>Local Programming
- CMTV Artist Showcase (12/hours a day - 80hrs/week - how much of this is repeats???)
Culture
Music
>Satellite Feed Live
Classic Arts Show Case (8hrs/wk)
Wide Spectrum of Expression
Traditional
Experimental
Diverse Cultures

Additional Categories - Suggested And With Current Programming
Programs from local schools and colleges
Local news
Music from around the world
>Internet Download, DVDs
- Link TV (downloads - at least 5 hours per wk can be downloaded)
Dramas
Classical
Weird Variety Stuff
Teenagers making cool stuff
Gardening
>Local Programming
Nature
>Local Programming
Wellness - Body Mind Spirit
>Local Programming
- Jazzercise (?hr/wk)
Religious
>Local Programming (Sunday 4hrs + others throughout the week)
Food
>Local Programming
- P.E.A.C.H. Classes
Travel - Adventure
>Local Programming
- Right to Risk Grand Canyon Movie (1 hr)
Read-throughs of plays - especially inspiring plays
Monologues or short scenes of play - especially inspiring works

Note. Some shows, actually belong in multiple categories. It would be great to put the shows in a database with tags for all appropriate categories to make a more comprehensive list. This would be very useful to see which categories are being neglected and which may be getting excessive amounts of air time.