PAC 14

PAC 14, Inc.
Founded 1998
Type Non-Profit
27-1169839
Location
Area served
Wicomico County, Maryland
Key people

Michael Scott, Ph.D.
Chairman
Faye Wilson, Ed.D
Vice Chair
Angie Jones
Secretary
George Whitehead, Ph.D.
Treasurer

Creig Twilley
Executive Director
Website www.pac14.org
Formerly called
 Access 26

PAC 14 is the community Public, educational, and government access (PEG) cable TV channel for Wicomico County, Maryland. It airs on channel 14 throughout the county on Comcast Cable. Its studios and office are located on the campus of Salisbury University.

PAC 14 started broadcasting in November 1998 as Access 26. The original partners were Salisbury University, Wicomico County, and the City of Salisbury.[1]

Wicomico County residents are permitted to check out equipment and produce their own shows for airing on PAC 14 at no cost.[2] Workshops are held to train producers on how to use the camera, microphones, and editing software.

Programming

PAC 14 provides live coverage Salisbury City Council and Wicomico County Council Meetings.[3]

Free Friday is a service for Wicomico County non-profit organizations, allowing them to record a 15 or 30 minute video program. PAC 14 staff record and edit the program for the non-profit.[4]

Many non-profit and government agencies have become producers, such as the Wicomico County Board of Education with their monthly program titled Working Together for Children[5] and the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore with their monthly program titled Community Foundation Spotlight.[6]

Certain programming series, such as Working together for children, Community Foundation spotlight, Public health spotlight, and Digitizing Delmarva heritage and traditions Reeling in the past. are also available at the Wicomico County Public Library.

References

  1. ↑ PAC 14. "Founding Partners". PAC 14. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  2. ↑ PAC 14. "PAC 14 FAQ". PAC 14. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  3. ↑ PAC 14. "PAC 14 Government Programming". PAC 14. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  4. ↑ PAC 14. "Free Friday". PAC 14. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  5. ↑ Wicomico County Public Schools (2010-03-16). "New Edition of Working Together for Children Airing on PAC 14". Retrieved 2010-10-18.
  6. ↑ Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. "Community Foundation Videos". Retrieved 2010-08-04.
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