Go Behind the Scenes at Local Cable

Grafton Community Television will host an open house and tour of the town’s cable public access TV facilities from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Grafton Community Television studios, 296 Providence Road in South Grafton.

The open house also serves as an introduction to the spring 2011 video production class, which begins March 7.

According to Kris McMullin, Grafton Community Television Public Access Coordinator, “The GCTV staff are always happy to welcome the public to our studio to give them a better understanding of  how Cable Access TV works in Grafton. In addition, residents can learn about our free GCTV Video Production Course, starting March 7th, which will teach them how to make their own access TV shows.”

The Spring 2011 GCTV video production class runs for eight weeks. The class lets participants get comfortable with using a video camera, editing their own programs and learning the basics of behind the scenes directing. The class is made available at no charge to Grafton residents, town employees and local business owners who are 18 years of age or older, regardless of whether or not they are cable television subscribers.

Completion of the class certifies the participant as a GCTV producer and allows him or her to produce their own television shows on Grafton Community Television.

For more information, call Kris McMullin, Public Access Coordinator for Grafton at (508) 839-2983 or email at GCTV11@charter.net

Grafton Community Television provides programming on three distinct public access channels in the Town of Grafton over the Charter Communications and the Verizon cable systems. Monthly schedules for Grafton Community Television Channels can be found at www.GraftonTV.org.

Charter Channel 11/Verizon Channel 34 provides general interest programming, Charter Channel 12/Verizon Channel 33 broadcasts town government programming, and Charter Channel 13 /Verizon Channel 32 features school programming and high school sports events.

The Grafton Community Television studios and offices are located at 296 Providence Road in South Grafton.