Clark - Vancouver Television
Clark - Vancouver Television (CVTV) is a government access television service, administered by the City/County Cable Office, a joint venture of Clark County, Washington and the city of Vancouver, Washington. CVTV has been producing regular programming for the community since July 1983. Live telecasts began in April 1984.
CVTV was recognized for Overall Excellence in Government Programming with operating budgets between $250,000-500,000 by the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors in September 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999 & 2000, and has received numerous other national programming awards; including eight first place NATOA programming awards since 1993.
Programming
CVTV broadcasts two different channels, on Comcast channels 21 and 23. CVTV regularly tapes and airs county and city government meetings, community events, and community forums.
- Live Meetings - Regular gavel-to-gavel coverage of City Council; City Planning Commission; Telecommunications Commission meetings; Clark County Land Use and Animal Control Hearings; as well as special hearings and forums by Local, State, and Federal agencies. (All LIVE cablecasts are also videotaped and repeated several times.)
- City Minutes - A bi-monthly, 1/2-hour discussion program AbOUT city and community issues and activities.
- Clark County Focus - A monthly, 1/2-hour program which features a panel of local journalists interviewing County Commissioners on current topics.
- Clark County Close Up - A monthly 1/2-hour magazine program about county issues, programs, activities, and personalities.
- Capital Perspectives: A View from the Other Washington - A 1/2-hour program featuring in-depth InterViews with either our 3rd District U.S. Representative, one of our two U.S. Senators, the Governor, or other elected State officials, such as the Washington State Attorney General.
- Forums and Hearings - CVTV provides complete, taped coverage of Chamber of Commerce and Columbia River Economic Development Council forums, as well as other special community meetings, hearings and forums.
- Elections - In cooperation with the League of Women Voters and other community groups, CVTV provides complete coverage of candidates' debates and forums for every election cycle. CVTV also produces one-on-one primary and general election candidate interviews conducted by members of the local media. CVTV also provides live television coverage of primary and general election results in Clark County.
- Community Programming – Select concerts, children and special audience programming, parades and other events of special interest to the entire community.
- Special Projects - Community event documentaries, local government/department promotional pieces, videos for local government lobbying efforts at the state level, and in-depth coverage of local government issues as they arise - including gavel-to-gavel meeting coverage and interview/discussion programs - is provided.
- Text Messages - Character-generated printed messages about local government events and services appear on the channel whenever there is no video programming.
- Staff Training - Staff orientation videos, lectures, simulations, discussions, and case studies are produced for City or County agencies to aid in staff development and specialized training. These are frequently replayed on a discrete City/County training channel provided by Comcast.