MIAMI VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL
Now available exclusively on Miami Valley Communications Council Channel 991, The MVCC Podcast is the new conversational series where viewers will hear the stories of who and how local television is being made. What’s on the channel, technology news, and interviews with content creators and staff are just some of the topics presented in this half-hour program. Information on how to get started on TV, have a podcast, or how to make a difference in your community by volunteering are also regular features.
For more information, contact Richard Diaz, MVCC Government Producer, at ten.ccvm@zaidr
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.