Rochester Community TV

To operate public access cable television channels for residents of the City of Rochester, and to provide for citizen participation in and of the electronic medium operating in the local community.Accomplishments during the year included:1. Members provide creative and financial support to Rochester Community TV.2. Adult students participated in RCTV classes and workshops to learn media production skills. Topics included, beginning and intermediate video editing, studio-based production, basics of animation, intro to Adobe After Effects, acting and podcasting and game building3. RCTV was the site for youth programs including financial literacy training, making healthy choices and game building in collaboration with community partners.4. RCTV staff and volunteer producers create about several programs each year, and most programs are series; this amounts to many hours of original programming each year.5. RCTV maintains and regularly updates a website, and social media platforms to share info about new classes and workshops, new programs, and new RCTV / WXIR projects.6. RCTV supports an LPFM station to serve the community of Rochester. The station broadcasts on the frequency of 100.9 FM and offers diverse programming, engaging youth and adults. 50 volunteer DJs and radio personalities regularly produce programs for WXIR. The station broadcasts diverse urban global music genres. Talk shows include financial topics, LGBTQ issues, empowerment and motivational subjects, marriage and family relationships and more.