GREENWICH COMMUNITY TV
LOCAL CONTROL
A state agency called PURA — the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority— is considering a proposal that could fundamentally change how Greenwich residents watch our government meetings on cable TV: Channel 79 on Cablevision/Altice and Channel 24 on Verizon. PURA might eliminate that local model and fold Greenwich Community Television (GCTV) into a regional cable channel shared with many other towns, run by a private, out-of-area company. Greenwich meetings would be harder to find as programming from multiple towns would be mixed together. GCTV would lose control of our channels to a third-party and funding would be reduced if not eliminated. Once local control is lost, it is very difficult to recover.
For decades, GCTV has provided gavel-to-gavel coverage of government meetings, budget workshops, Planning & Zoning hearings, RTM sessions, and more. Every year they broadcast our own LWV Greenwich election debates. It is important for residents to see government processes in real time, especially if they can’t attend in person. Everyone — school families, senior citizens, taxpayers, civic volunteers, voters — relies on this coverage to stay informed, which is the only responsible way to participate.
Please read LWV Greenwich's letter opposing this proposal:
Letter to PURA re: GCTV