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Mon: 4PM-9PM
Tue: 11AM-9PM
Wed: 10AM-12PM
and 6:30PM-9PM
Thur: 4PM-9PM
Fri: 11AM-4PM
Sun: 11AM-2PM
Latest News from BCTV
YOU Can Host Your Own Television Show On BCTV!
Local community television stations such as Branford's own BCTV can offer you the chance to host/produce your very own television show. It's your chance to express your creative freedom and/or opinion. Whether its a talk show, art/music program, documentary or any other type of TV program, contact BCTV at 481-3232 to learn more about local community television, and how you can make a difference in your community!
Switch To Satellite.....
and lose your local
community
TV station!
Stick with Cable/IPTV and
Keep Branford Community TV
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Don't Got Local
Branford Community TV
BCTV, in conjunction with Branford High School and Walsh Intermediate School, now has a middle school and high school internship program. Students have the opportunity to participate, hands-on, in television program production. From studio camera operation, to graphics, video switcher, audio control and other facets of TV production, students will learn the in's and out's of producing a television program. In addition, BCTV is now accpeting college students to participate in our internship program. Currently, students from Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) are already intern program particpants at BCTV. For more information, call us at 203-481-3232.
Learn About BCTV's Intern Program
Non-Profits:
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Events on BCTV!
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to BCTV:
info@branfordtv.org
or call us at
481-3232
BCTV IS BRANFORD!
Canoe Brook Senior Center Is Always Looking For New Members!
Contact Canoe Brook at 203-481-3429 for more information.
Canoe Brook Center Is Located At 11 Cherry Hill Road in Branford.
The Town of Branford's Canoe Brook Senior Center is more active than ever. Recently, Canoe Brook started taping events and programs to air on BCTV. Some of the programs include a visit from Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz, who demonstrated the new optical scan voting machines. Also featured was "Veteran's Day: History of Flags." A newly-produced skit-comedy entitled "Sis Takes A Vacation" starring Judy Gleason and Tony Guarino is also scheduled to air on BCTV. The program, produced by Marc Schwartz, is just the beginning of the show business creativity that's growing at Canoe Brook. A new actors troupe has recently formed. "The Canoe Brook Players," which meets on Fridays, has many projects planned that people can attend to see in person, as well as on BCTV. For show airtimes, CLICK HERE.
To read about the Senior Center's activities, CLICK HERE.
Branford's Canoe Brook Senior Center Producing Programs
Airing On BCTV
Touring a TV Station is part of suggested activities
for Cub Scouts
and BCTV can help.
Call us today at 481-3232
to schedule a tour.
The "Eagle" Lands At BCTV!
The "Eagle" has landed at BCTV! A brand-new, issues-oriented local TV program focusing on topics affecting Branford residents has recently debuted on BCTV. The program, "The Branford Eagle," is based on the popular online Branford newspaper of the same name, and is hosted by veteran journalist Marcia Chambers. The first episode featured special guests Lonnie Reed, (D), candidate for State Representative (102nd District) and Edward Meyer, (D), State Senator (12th District). For scheduled airtimes, CLICK HERE.
Longtime Branford Resident Rhoda Loeb Honored For Her Years of Community Service To BCTV
At its monthly meeting on July 8, 2008, the Board of Directors of Branford Community TV, Inc. (BCTV), presented Rhoda Loeb with a Certificate of Appreciation honoring her fifteen years of service on the BCTV Board of Directors. As one of the longest continually serving Board members in BCTV’s history, Loeb has seen many changes in the local station’s operations, and has played a key role in BCTV’s growth and expanding services to the Branford community.
Above photo: Loeb, center, is congratulated by Margot Hardenbergh , Board President, and Walter Mann, BCTV Station Manager.
Now You Can Watch Branford Town
Government Online!
Through an agreement with the Town of Branford, you can view recent Board of Selectment, Board of Finance and RTM meetings online via the Town of Branford website!
To view the meetings presently available online. It's another service to you from the Town of Branford and BCTV!
Attention Cub Scout Leaders!
BCTV welcomes
Cub Scout tours!
Available On
and
TO LEARN HOW TO
FIND BCTV ON
CLICK ON THE FACEBOOK LOGO TO VISIT BCTV ON FACEBOOK
Spotlight On Jan Doyle's
"Classroom Connections"
(Branford, CT) March 3, 2009
She's been an elementary school teacher for over 34 years, and now she's a TV show host. Meet Jan Doyle, host of "Classroom Connections," a show produced at BCTV and aired throughout the region. Doyle, who has also taught photography at Gateway Community College, and is a past president of the New Haven Camera Club, has had many guests discussing educational issues. One of her more famous guests was Dr. Bernie Siegel, M.D., author of the book "Love, Medicine and Miracles." Doyle lives in Branford, CT with her cat Kodak. Don't miss "Classroom Connections" on BCTV.
Dr. Bernie Siegel, M.D. (left) and Jan Doyle,
host of "Classroom Connections" on BCTV.
Photo Courtesy: Marcia Chambers
Above: (left to right): Lonnie Reed, "Unk" DaRos, Rosa DeLauro, Ed Meyer at a recent event. Reed, DaRos and Meyer have all been guests on "The Branford Eagle" TV show on BCTV.
The
Branford Eagle
The Television Show
with Marcia Chambers
BCTV Installs New
Broadcast Pix Computerized Studio Control Room Switcher
Above: The Broadcast Pix' "virtual" monitor set-up as displayed on BCTV's new 47" 16x9 monitor.
Above: the special keyboard and touch-screen monitor that both control BCTV's new Broadcast Pix studio switcher.
(Branford, CT) March 31, 2009
BCTV recently installed a new, computer-based Broadcast Pix studio control room switcher. The new switcher is operated by either a touch-screen monitor or keyboard and mouse. Features include the ability to load pre-recorded segments (also known as "B-roll") onto the actual switcher for insertion during the taping of a program. The switcher also has a self-contained Inscriber Character generator built-in to the unit itself. Another unique feature is the "virtual monitor" set-up. Instead of using multiple, heat-generating individual monitors, the Broadcast Pix generates "virtual" monitors and displays them on BCTV's new 47" flat-panel wide-screen monitor. Those "virtual" monitors may be resized and moved anywhere on the 47" screen.
Stop by and see the new Broadcast Pix at BCTV soon!
BCTV Visits Branford
High School's Career Day
(Branford, CT) BCTV, Branford's TV station, recently participated in "Career Day 2009" at Branford High School. Margaret Kirby, Allan Fitz and Jeff Clark, members of the BCTV Board of Directors, were on hand to discuss careers in the television broadcast and film industry. Students were encouraged to participate in the internship program at BCTV, where students have the opportunity (at no cost) to be involved "hands-on" in the production of local community television programs. Interns learn control room operations, studio set-up, directing, lighting, graphics, editing and more. If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about BCTV's intern program, call BCTV at 203-481-3232.
BCTV Board Members Margaret Kirby and Allan Fitz at the BCTV booth at the recent career day at Branford High School.
Photo Courtesy: Jeff Clark
We've Built
A Better BCTV !
Proud of Branford
Branford Town Hall
BCTV has relocated to a brand-new studio facility
at 40 Kirkham Street, to serve you better.
We look forward
to seeing you
at the "new" BCTV !
A Look Back:
BCTV's Election Live
(Branford, CT) BCTV viewers were kept informed on election night with LIVE election coverage from the BCTV studios. Jim Masters (center) anchored BCTV's live election coverage of the race for First Selectman between Anthony "Unk" DaRos (D), left and John Opie (R), right, Tuesday, Nov. 3rd.
Jim Masters
John Opie
"Unk" DaRos
BCTV Honored For Best Community Access Station
(West Hartford, CT) BCTV was recently honored at the ACM Northeast Video Festival Awards held in West Hartford. The award was for Best P.E.G. (Public,
Educational and Government) Access TV Station in the Northeast with an annual budget of under $100k.
The award specifically recognizes overall station achievement by a local community access TV station that provides training and facilities for production of community access programming. In addition to the many producers who utilize BCTV's facilities, BCTV also produces live local election night coverage and runs a successfull high school and college internship program focusing on the electronic media.
For more information on the Alliance for Community Media, CLICK HERE to visit their website.
BCTV Radio
Launches!
Hear news and info about Branford, plus great music!
Tune in during the BCTV Community Bulletin Board Announcements to hear BCTV Radio!
On BCTV Cable 18 & 20
BCTV Debuts New
Production Equipment
For Taping of Televised Town Meetings
(Branford, CT) There's a noticeable improvement in the technical quality of televised Town of Branford meetings held at Canoe Brook Center. That's due to a grant from the State of Connecticut that enabled BCTV to purchase a new switcher, robotic cameras and other equipment for use in taping of Town meetings. Improved video quality is the result of two new, wall-mounted robotic cameras, which provide a "two-camera" production of the meetings. Additionally, the new Tricaster switcher has helped improve the quality and contributed to enabling meetings to be uploaded for viewing to the Town website the morning after the meeting. Meetings can be viewed online by CLICKING HERE or by watching BCTV Government TV Cable 20 on Comcast or 99 on AT&T U-Verse.
Above: The on-screen switcher interface on the Tricaster system. From here, camera shots can be switched and graphics can be added.
Right: One of the two new, wall-mounted robotic cameras capable of tilt, pan and zoom, which provide stellar shots of the gavel-to-gavel coverage of Branford town meetings.
