Dublin Community Television
Country | Ireland |
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Broadcast area | Dublin |
Ownership | |
Owner | Members of DCTV |
History | |
Launched | 16 July 2008 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Saorview | Not available |
Cable | |
Virgin Media Ireland (Analogue) | 256MHz (Dublin); varies elsewhere |
Virgin Media Ireland (Digital) | Channel 802 |
Satellite | |
Not available | Not available |
Dublin Community Television (DCTV) is a not-for-profit co-operative television station in Ireland, broadcasting from the country's capital, Dublin.[1] The channel launched on 16 July 2008, and is currently available to over 200,000 households across Dublin, Limerick, Cork, Galway and Waterford.[citation needed]
Programming[]
Programmes for DCTV are created and produced by a variety of sources:
- Not-for-profit TV production companies, such as in Coolock
- Other DCTV member organisations, such as AONTAS (adult education), Cultivate (sustainable living), Project (arts); NALA (adult literacy)
- Individual members of DCTV
The station also shows international material such as Democracy Now! which has been broadcast nightly since 2010.
Background[]
DCTV is Ireland's only democratically controlled TV channel. Its logo asserts that it encourages diversity, empowerment, and participation in its programming and activities. All content is Creative Commons/Non-commercial according to[2] in the spirit of non-commercial community benefit.
Dublin Community Television (DCTV) is a new Irish TV broadcaster, which secured a 10-year Community Licence from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI). It is also Ireland's only TV station run by a members' cooperative and Dublin's only community TV station. With offices in the Digital Hub, DCTV has plans to base small-scale production facilities around the city, making video and television production and transmission as accessible as possible. Using new, low-cost, all-digital technology, DCTV is part of a global growth in alternative, community-focused media. The organisation itself is a members' cooperative, with schedules, programme commissioning and all other decisions being taken by members of the cooperative. There is no standard advertising: instead the channel has a number of innovative revenue models supporting the very low-cost operation of the station.
Special Schemes are initiatives which fall outside the regular funding rounds and have a distinct focus on partnerships and the fostering of industry development. While content will deal with the core themes of BCI Sound & Vision, the Special Scheme takes a holistic view of the programme making process, from development to production according to the BCI.[3]
Co-operative Information[]
DCTV is a member's co-operative, with schedules, programme commissioning and all other decisions being taken by members of the cooperative. There is no standard advertising: instead the channel has a number of innovative revenue models supporting the very low-cost operation of the station.
DCTV is funded by membership fees and a variety of other sources: Dublin City Council, other Dublin councils and the . Many of the programmes made for DCTV are funded by the BCI's Sound and Vision fund, which is generated from the Irish TV licence fee.
Membership costs €25 a year (€15 for unwaged), giving the member a say in running the station and choosing programming and gives you access to the means to make programmes for DCTV.[1]
Purpose[]
DCTV provides members with affordable access to transmission, training, basic production equipment and facilities for a broad range of individuals, community groups and activists broadcasting a wealth of innovative, creative, educational and entertaining programmes that focus on real people and communities in all their diversity.
Launch[]
Dublin Community Television was launched on 16 July 2008 by Minister Eamon Ryan, Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources.[citation needed]
The channel airs:
- Features and shorts (both documentary and drama) selected from independent/non-profit film festivals around the world;
- Cookery programmes;
- Programmes for the deaf;
- Programming from community TV channels in other countries;
- Adult literacy programmes;
- Activist films;
- College films;
- Community Notice-board;
- Films by young/emerging film-makers.
- Studio shows (Autumn 2008);
- Live programmes, incl. news (2009);
- Music programming;
- Sports, with an emphasis on minority sports (e.g. cricket, basketball).
Creative Commons
DCTV promotes the widest possible distribution and use of programmes for non-profit use. Its own productions will be produced under
a Creative Commons license that allows non-profit use, subject to recognition of source (see www.creativecomnmons.org). DCTV also
promotes sharing with other community channels.[2]
References[]
- ^ "About". www.dctv.ie. Dublin Community Television. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- Television stations in Ireland
- Mass media companies of Ireland
- Television channels and stations established in 2008