Cable Programming and Transmission
CCBC-TV
Channel 71
The primary function of the CCBC-Television channel is to assist the
college in furthering its student Learning goals and objectives and to
address the special educational needs of residents of Baltimore County
that are otherwise unmet by other TV operations in the area. The station
can be seen on Comcast's Cable channel 71 as part of its basic cable
service in Baltimore County, Maryland with a potential viewing audience
of over 350,000 households. The college has sole responsibility for the
selection of programs aired on the channel and for any decisions related
to its use.
Several of the programs aired on CCBC-TV are
produced in-house at the station's production center. Other
programming is acquired from external sources including, other
educational institutions, local independent producers, local government
agencies, and overnight satellite services. Channel 71 airs 24 hours a
day, seven days a week year round. CCBC-TV programming cycle mirrors the
college's academic calendar, and rotates with Fall, Winter, Spring and
Summer semesters. The station reverts to Sunday programming and
transmission schedule on legal holidays and semester breaks including
Labor day, Thanksgiving, Winter recess, Martin Luther King's Birthday,
Spring recess, Memorial day and Independence day.
The channel also showcases the college's Bulletin Board which
contains valuable information about a variety of college programs and
services including contact numbers. It also highlights a calendar of
events and activities open to students and the community at large.
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Programming Objectives
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Provide a distance education delivery/distribution system for credit
and non-credit courses
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Promote courses, services and programs provided by CCBC in order to
encourage community participation
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Enhance and reinforce the image of CCBC through quality local
production and other programming from contracted services
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Provide educational/informational programming from other educational
institutions and government agencies that will facilitate positive
human development
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Provide informational and cultural programming (including those that
serve the needs of "special population") that is directly related to
the College's mission and goals and that is not provided by other
television operators in the area
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Promote CCBC-Television programming, and other related services to
Baltimore County cable television subscribers through locally produced
public service announcements
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Generate revenue through leased airtime to independent producers,
businesses, and industry provided that such programming is consistent
with the College's mission and goals
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Programming Categories
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CCBC-TV programming is a blend of the following broad subject matters
within the curriculum and principles of CCBC as a Vanguard
Learning-centered institution:
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Arts and Literature - which includes literary, performing and
visual arts
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Business and Economics - contains series highlighting
successful business practices
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CCBC Origination - ranging from news, CCBC Bulletin Board,
lectures and documentaries, to talk shows, music and drama
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College of the Air - television courses for credit on a variety
of academic disciplines in the CCBC curriculum. Other non-credit
courses are transmitted for continuing education and for the
educational enrichment of the community at large
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Cultural Diversity - including documentaries and magazine
programs on different countries and cultures and in different
languages including French, German and Spanish.
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Health - containing series addressing individual and public
health issues
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History & Political Science - touching on national,
international and local history, and foreign affairs
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Language & Communication - including series in the
comprehension and use of the English language, writing, writers, and
their writing styles
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Public Affairs and Government - highlighting local and regional
governmental services, public information, and reports from elected
local representatives in congress
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Science and Technology - including series on astronomy and the
environment
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Sociology and Social Issues - highlighting life choices, morality,
family and social interactions
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Evaluation Criteria for Programming Selection
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CCBC-TV Programming and program selection policies are designed to serve
the College's mission and enhance its image and visibility in the
Baltimore County community. As such, changes in programming policies
will be driven by changes in the college's own strategic directions at
any given time. Therefore, all programs suggested for airing, regardless
of their source, will be reviewed by the CCBC-TV Team to determine their
appropriateness to the college's mission according to the following
criteria:
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How does the program fit the current objectives of the college?
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How does it enhance the college's interests in the community?
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What educational value does it have for the citizens of Baltimore
County?
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What need, demand or known audience would the program serve?
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How relevant is the program content to the programming categories
described above? Does the station have cable rights to air the
program? Are there restrictions on such rights?
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Does the technical quality of the program meet the technical standard
of the station?
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Does the production aesthetics meet the standards established by the
station?
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Does the program content reflect the non-profit, non-commercial status
of the college? (The station will not accept any program that promotes
the sale of a product, an establishment or a service)
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Is a pilot or demo DVD available that would establish the "flavor" of
the content and technical quality of the program?
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Does the program have the potential to generate income for the station?
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If it is not income generating, does the station have enough funds in
its budget to cover cable right and other fees associated with the
program or, does the requester have the funds to support distribution?
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Is airtime available to accommodate the program?
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Transmission Proposal and Program Acceptance
Process
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All video transmission requests must be made to the Director of Cable
Television on a Programming/Transmission Request form
(Request Form). Requests for promotion of academic programs, events
or service should be requested on a Bulletin Board Promo form
(Request Form). Completed forms will be evaluated on the criteria listed
above and the decision to accept or reject the program will be
communicated verbally via telephone and confirmed in writing either
through e-mail, memo or formal correspondence through the U.S. Mail.
Once a program is accepted for airing, the Director of Cable Television
will prepare a Programming/Transmission Agreement form
(Request Form) clarifying commitments for both CCBC-TV and the
client. Additionally, the following contingencies apply:
1. Programming agreements will be reviewed for renewal upon contract
termination date. It should not be assumed that a program would
automatically be renewed. A new cablecasting agreement form will be
issued to confirm contract renewal
2. The station reserves the right to terminate transmission agreement if
the technical or aesthetic standard of the program deteriorates any time
during the duration of the agreement.
3. Programs for transmission must be received by CCBC-TV no later than
72 hours prior to the scheduled airtime in order to review them for
adherence to technical and aesthetic standards.
4. Programs can be pre-empted or removed from air at the discretion of
the CCBC-TV team if its content or technical quality deviates in any way
from terms listed above. The team's decisions are final.
5. CCBC-TV is not responsible for problems with the delivery of a
program caused by equipment failure, technical problems from Comcast, or
the program source (tape, satellite etc.) CCBC-TV will not offer refunds
for programs not aired unless the failure was caused by a programming
error.
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Transmission/Programming Request Forms
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For copies of forms, contact Cable
Channel Programming and Operations
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Programming/Transmission Request Form
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Bulletin Board Pomotional Request Form
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Programming/Transmission Agreement Form
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CCBC Television Program Schedules
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CCBC-TV Channel 71 Program Guides
Local Program Descriptions
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CCBC Television Contact Information
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The CCBC Television facilities are located in the E
Building on the Essex Campus of The Community College of Baltimore
County.
For additional information contact CCBC Television .
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CCBC Television
Cable Programming & Operations
CCBC Essex
E-Building
7201 Rossville Blvd.
Baltimore MD
21237
410-780-6566
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