Waltham Public Channel....

So, I was curious about Waltham Public Community Access and I found out:

that Waltham Community Access Corporation (WCAC-TV) was incorporated as an independent nonprofit corporation on December 13, 1985. WCAC-TV was designed to server the entire Waltham community . WCAC-TV is funded by a percentage of the gross revenues from Comcast and RCN cable. Grants, sponsorships and contributions from local businesses subsidize our income. All revenue is used to provide the community with cutting-edge equipment housed in a comfortable, accessible facility. WCAC-TV's primary responsibility is to assist in the development of educational, cultural, and informational programming for the city of Waltham. WCAC-TV is also responsible for reflecting the interests of Waltham residents by receiving and airing diverse programming. .

It is conveniently located at 400 Main Street in Waltham. I had NO clue that it was virtually down the street from where I live! I don't recall ever seeing that at all for the entire two years I have been here in Waltham. So, I was interested in what they have and come to find out that WCAC-TV offers informative training courses and opens the facility and air-time to residents, businesses, city departments, and organizations.

Best part? WCAC-TV takes an active role in providing the best training possible for our volunteers. They offer courses to members of the Waltham community that cover all of the basics of video production.

The training workshops provided by WCAC-TV are free for all Waltham residents, city departments, and city organizations. There is a $50.00 equipment rental fee that is return once a student has completed 10 hours of volunteering on WCAC productions. Training courses are scheduled every month. There are 4 classes available, orientation (mandatory), camera class, editing class and studio class.