Cheshire TV
Cheshire TV is a public access television channel in Keene, New Hampshire, seen locally on Time Warner Cable. The studios are located at 76 Winter Street, in downtown Keene.
The station mainly consists of volunteers, with paid management.
History
Cheshire TV was the combined idea of citizens of Keene, and Lee Perkins, the current Director of Operations. They wanted to provide low-cost, local television to cable users in the area. Time Warner, along with the City of Keene and the towns of Swanzey and Marlborough, all helped in the creation of the station by Providing the necessary funding and studio space.
Unfiltered with Rick Blood
Unfiltered with Rick Blood, or simply, Unfiltered'', is one of Cheshire TV's longest-running shows. Though the show had a slow start, it eventually became very popular and was a ratings power-house for Cheshire TV. The show is presented in talk show-like format. The host of the show is Rick Blood, a forty-something ex-hippie who is politically incorrect and proud of it. When the show first aired, its central theme was focused on Rick's political incorrectness and, above all, his bizaare points-of-view on society. The show wasn't very well-known, but, by word of mouth, it soon became very popular. By episode ten, Rick was a local celebrity who even had several Myspaces made for him. However,Unfiltered'' was also a call-in show and, due to Rick's success, prank-callers started to invade the phone lines. Typically, AbOUT 90% of an episode's calls would be pranks. Rick would usually ignore the calls and pretend like they never happened, but there were a few that made him lose his anger. One episode in particular a caller phoned in and made a comment about his daughter, sexually. This made Rick go on a verbal rampage claiming that the show was not for the viewers, but instead for him (which contradicts the entire idea of public access really). Rick decided to shut down the phone lines. This lasted for only a few episodes, he soon brought them back. Once he brought back the phone lines, the pranks were much more tame and less offensive. Though fewer pranks were being made, the phone lines were constantly running off the hook. Since so many people were calling in, he decided to extend the show from one hour to an hour and a half. However, the pranks came back, and this time they were much more vicious and offensive. Rick eventually got rid of the phone lines for good, though ratings dropped significantly hinting that over 50% of the viewers were either "pranksters" or people just watching to see the pranks. The show continues to air every Thursday at 7 P.M.
The Weekly Revue with Dr. Gibson
Much like Volkswurst, The Weekly Revue with Dr. Gibson is one of Cheshire TV's most beloved programs (airing every Thursday night at 10 for an hour). Unlike what The Title might suggest, the show has absolutley nothing to do with weekly news events. Instead, it's a show that features a teenage High School dropout (though he claims to have his G.E.D.) that goes by the professional name, Dr. Gibson (Gibson Chase-Pinkney). Dr. Gibson isn't your typical teenager, in fact, he hates pretty much all of them, particularly the "Degenerate 14-year-olds" who constantly prank call his show. The average episode consists of Dr. Gibson talking about folk music and blues while also playing many of these types of songs on his guitar.
Current board members
- Peter Heed (President)
- Luca Paris (Secretary)
- Lynn Rust (Treasurer)
- George Preston
- Brad Ryder
- Bill Hamlin
Current Shows
- Culinary Journey
- Keene No Spin
- Unfiltered
- What's It Worth
- Free Minds TV
- Community Health!
- Saturday Fright Special
- The Weekly Revue
- Volkswurst
- The weekly review with Dr. Gibson