ABOUT US

We’re All About Community Media!

Catamount Access Television Corporation (CAT-TV) provides public, educational, and governmental television access services to the towns and villages of Bennington, North Bennington, Woodford, Pownal and Shaftsbury, Vermont on Comcast Cable Channels 1075, 1085 and 1095.  We are primarily funded by Comcast, based on regulations enacted by the Vermont Public Service Board.

We promote access to multimedia services that foster free speech and public dialogue.  We provide a venue for citizens to engage in local government, education, arts and other areas of interest.  Under the First Amendment, we remain “content neutral” and support the Free Speech rights of our members by not restricting the content or message of any program presented on our channels.  

Our Goals

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•  Keeping it Local:  CAT-TV provided 800 hours of original, local programming this year.  We remain committed to delivering content that is both hyper-local and relevant to our community.  We are Bennington’s source for everything local.

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• Quality Content:  CAT-TV strives to present high-quality programming through our in-house and volunteer-produced programs.  We support this commitment by  investing in state-of-the-art production and master control equipment.

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• Engage Citizens:  CAT-TV generates conversations about local issues, provides public participation in local affairs and broadens perspectives through diverse sources of information.  We strengthen our democratic society through civic engagement.