About FCTV

Fremont Community Television (FCTV) Channels 22 and 8; which serves Comcast subscribers in Fremont; is on the air.  Fremont resident and volunteer Bruce White began in the summer of 2014 with a community bulletin board. He then added local programs by recording concerts, parades, and other events during the Town's 250th Anniversary celebration.  Recently he has recorded the Budget Committee Public Hearing and both the Town and School Deliberative Sessions.  All were played on Ch. 22 and Ch. 8 up through recent elections.

With the support of Fremont Town Administrator Heidi Carlson and some technical help from Raymond Community Television Coordinator Kevin Woods, White approached the Fremont Selectmen with a plan to re-organize the community cable access channel.  They approved a plan to use funds in the Cable TV Revolving Fund to upgrade the master control playback system, provide the Town with a digital camera/recorder and purchase equipment to allow live and recorded meetings from the Town Hall basement meeting room.

On Thursday night February 12, 2015 FCTV broadcast its first Board of Selectmen's meeting live. With three robotically controlled cameras and four microphones everyone could be seen and heard clearly.  According to Town Administrator Heidi Carlson, "This is the first step in bringing town government out to the residents of Fremont.  It will provide a way for voters to be more aware of what is happening in their town".  White has submitted a draft of a FCTV Policy Manual to the Selectmen. Woods says, "Having a formal set of policies that are approved by the Board of Selectmen gives the station structure. It defines it as a Public, Education, and Government Access channel and establishes procedures for the operation of the station."  In early March, live broadcast also began of Planning Board meetings, and there is more to come.

The heart of any community activity is its volunteers.  Millios and Carlson are looking for residents who would be interested in creating bulletin board slides, helping with government meetings, and recording local events or programs of their own. "Access television is the soapbox of this millennium" says Woods, "It is a way for residents to show off the great things happening in their community and schools, express their opinions, and see what their government officials are discussing".  

Those interested in learning more about or volunteering for FCTV can contact Millios or Carlson via email at fremontctv@gmail.com or by phone at (603) 895-2226 Ext. 301.