July 4th was filled with red, white, and blue, and video too! Now viewers can enjoy the Independence Day festivities
once more with programming on MVCC Channel 5.
The Centerville and Washington Township Parade can be seen on MVCC’s YouTube channel here:
Centerville & Washington Township Americana Parade 2024 (youtube.com)
South Main Street was packed with people enjoying the nearly 200 vendors present. Did the MVCC drone see you on the street?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axx4c3Leh-E
Our volunteer photographer was on the street capturing the highlights of the parade as well. Here’s a photo reel:
Centerville Americana Memories (youtube.com)
Interested in helping the live television event for 2025? Here’s a video highlighting the efforts of the awesome MVCC volunteers and information on how to help!
Volunteer for the Americana Parade in 2025! (youtube.com)
History
Miami Valley Communications Council is a municipal communications and technology organization representing the eight member cities of Centerville, Germantown, Kettering, Miamisburg, Moraine, Oakwood, Springboro and West Carrollton. The council also has affiliate agreements with other Miami Valley cities. MVCC was formed in 1975 as a council of governments to monitor, regulate, and administer common cable television franchise agreements, manage the operation of the council's cable access television channels, and develop and implement intergovernmental projects designed to strengthen communications between member cities and their citizens. A policy-making body consisting of delegates representing member cities governs the council.
Funding
MVCC is funded through franchise fees paid by the cable service provider. Franchise fees are rent that the cable company pays for placing its wires over or under the public rights-of-way (streets.) MVCC uses these franchise fees to support its community access television activities, cooperative intergovernmental projects, and to explore new and changing technologies that will benefit member communities. The council, in turn, provides many services to our communities at little or no cost.