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Channel J
Manhattan Cable Television's Channel J was a Public-access television, public-access television channel broadcast from New York City from 1976 to 1990. It became famous and controversial for its lack of censorship and its depiction of marginalized communities and taboo themes. As a public access channel, every subscriber to cable television in Manhattan received the channel as part of basic cable service. Channel J distributed ''The Emerald City'', one of the first television series created by and for LGBTQ people. It also aired straight and gay pornography on shows such as ''Midnight Blue (TV series), Midnight Blue, The Robin Byrd Show, Men and Films,'' ''Blurbs,'' and ''Interludes After Midnight,'' a nude talk show. The channel's robust LGBTQ representation led to the saying "Gay on J." Other shows that aired on Channel J include ''The Big Giveaway'' (New York cable television's first game show), ''The Live! Show,'' and ''The Ugly George Hour of Truth, Sex, and Violence.'' Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public-access Television
Public-access television (sometimes called community-access television) is traditionally a form of non-commercial mass media where the general public can create content television programming which is Narrowcasting, narrowcast through cable television specialty channels. Public-access television was created in the United States between 1969 and 1971 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), under Chairman Dean Burch, based on pioneering work and advocacy of George C. Stoney, George Stoney, Red Burns (Alternate Media Center), and Sidney Dean (City Club of NY). Public-access television is often grouped with public, educational, and government access television channels, under the acronym PEG. Distinction from PBS In the United States, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) produces public television, offering an educational television broadcasting service of professionally produced, highly curated content. It is not public-access television, and has no connection with cable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
