Lansing will be making community television a reality once again when a
new community media center opens in July. "The city has formed an
Office of Community Media," says Dominic Cochran, the office's director.
The center will move into a 4,000 sq. ft. space in the former
Holmes
Street Elementary School. Space will be allocated for edit suites,
classrooms and a 1,000 sq. ft. space for green screen usage.
The building will feature environmentally friendly geothermal heating and LED lighting.
"This isn't going to look like public access," says Cochran.
The new
media center will feature state-of-the-art production equipment, and will be funded 100% by PEG (Public,
Educational and Governmental) money from
Comcast. PEG money is a fee each Comcast user pays as part
of their bill each month. "[The funds] can only be spent on community
media," says Cochran. "They can't be used on the city's budget."
The goal is to bring public access production back to Lansing. Comcast
closed its public access studios in recent years.
Source: Dominic Cochran
Writer:
Daniel J. Hogan
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