NAC TV (''Neepawa Access Community Television'') is a
community channel based in
Neepawa, Manitoba
Neepawa () is a town in Manitoba, Canada, on the Yellowhead Highway at the intersection with Highway 5.
its population was 5,685. Neepawa was incorporated as a town in 1883. Located in western Manitoba, it is bordered by the Municipality of N ...
. It is available on local cable provider Westman Cable channel 117,
broadcasts over the air on MTS channel 30/1030 and also on
Bell ExpressVu channel 592.
History
NAC TV became available across Manitoba on
MTS TV in October 2012. NAC is on Channel 30 on the MTS lineup. NAC TV is also carried by
Bell Satellite TV
Bell Satellite TV (; formerly known as Bell ExpressVu, Dish Network Canada and ExpressVu Dish Network and not to be confused with Bell's IPTV Bell Fibe TV, Fibe TV service) is the division of BCE Inc. that provides satellite television service a ...
, channel 592, since late 2012.
In addition to airing local town council meetings, the station also airs live bingo, local news and public affairs shows,
curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide #Curling stone, stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area that is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take t ...
(currently absent from being shown) and
hockey
''Hockey'' is a family of List of stick sports, stick sports where two opposing teams use hockey sticks to propel a ball or disk into a goal. There are many types of hockey, and the individual sports vary in rules, numbers of players, apparel, ...
matches, plus ethnic, religious, children's cartoons, and special interest programs, totaling 55 hours per week of local programming. Scheduled programming runs from 10a.m. to 10p.m. each day. In 2022, it was decided to run 24 hour scheduled programming
Schedule example
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See also
* Community channel (Canada)
Community television in Canada is a form of media that carries programming of local community interest produced by a cable television company and by independent community groups and distributed by a local cable company.
A community channel is a f ...
* Public access
References
External links
CRTC Decision 2005-293 - 2005-2012 License Renewal
Neepawa
Canadian community channels
Television stations in Manitoba
Television channels and stations established in 1978
1978 establishments in Manitoba
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