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Community Access TV / Multimedia

The City's Community Access department oversees Rifle Community TV (a community access style — cable channel, web player, & streaming app), and RifleNOW.org (a community access website).

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Community Access Overview
- Our Three Content Categories
- Additional Info
Rifle Community TV (the brand)
RifleNOW (the brand)
- Our Collaborative Online Services
- Additional Info

Community Access TV / Multimedia overview:

The City of Rifle's Community Access department (and our brands' Rifle Community TV and RifleNOW) has the unique assignment & mission of collaborating with Rifle organizations & individuals in an effort to produce, distribute, & archive media/multimedia that is, in the nature of its creation & use, impartial, hyper-local, & non-commercial with a focus on three media content categories.

Our Media Categories / Priorities:

Governmental Decision-Making: media that advances Government Transparency, provides User Accessibility, & promotes Civic Contribution.
Community-Based Programming: media that Showcases the Community in order to promote a Sense of Community Connection, Inspiration, & most of all, Ownership.
Public Information/Affairs: media that assist in circulating Essential Public Information regarding Affairs & Issues of Local Public Interest.

Additional Info regarding: Community Access Multimedia

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⬇︎ Content Guidelines
⬇︎ Dept. History
⬇︎ The Fine Print

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⬇︎ Content Guidelines

Desirable Content

showing deliberations of elected or appointed bodies
coverage of selected public issues forums
that provides information about local government or issues of local interest
produced or provided in cooperation with other organizations or individuals that is informative or entertaining
that exhibits the arts, culture, or individual artists, or that is artistic focused in its nature
that is informative or educational centered/focused in its nature
that is historical centered/focused in its nature

Restricted Content

fundamentally commercial, for-profit, or any advertisements for the sale of goods or services
promotions of religious beliefs or religious philosophies
events that are primarily partisan in nature including supporting or opposing a political candidate or ballot measure

⬇︎ Dept. History

Department History:

Our department was founded as a cable channel in the late 1990’s in order to start broadcasting City’s Council meetings on the local channel, along with a community bulletin board. It was established as a “government access channel” through a franchise agreement between the cable provider and the City. Later the Rifle City Council adopted a government access channel policy to guid the departments operations and growth. This guiding policy named the channel Rifle Community Television (RCTV), and establishing the departments foundational objectives and programming categories (mentioned above). In 2014 a community access website called RifleNOW.org was also started. This started the department’s transition to be know as Community Access Multimedia (CAM). CAM/RCTV has grown to produce an average of 175-185 unique video programs a year, along with now making all its programming available online and on downloadable video streaming OTT & iOS apps (see links below).

⬇︎ The Fine Print

Non-public forum - Disclaimer:

As a government channel/website/media outlet, CAM/RCTV is not required by law to offer access to anyone other than the City of Rifle and is a non-public forum. CAM/RCTV may, within its sole editorial discretion, accept content from other sources. Governmental access channels, websites, and other media outlets are used for transmission by local government, and the City of Rifle has complete editorial control of all content, media, and programming

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Rifle Community TV (the brand)
"Showcasing Rifle’s story, one moment at a time..."

Rifle Community TV (RCTV) is a government access channel as provided for in the Telecommunications Policy Act of 1984.

Our Purpose: Rifle Community TV provides Community Access Television for the citizens of Rifle, Colorado.

Our Mission: “Promote a local culture of awareness, participation & ownership among citizens & community leaders.”

Our Video-Streaming Platforms:

view/download our RifleTV+ streaming app at these locations:

RifleTV+ (digital & online channel)
- Websites: www.RifleTV.plus
- OTT Apps: Roku, AppleTV, & FireTV
- Mobile App: iOS/iPhone
Local cable channel: Channel 10 on Xfinity
Social Media: Facebook (@RifleCommunityTV)

Additional Info regarding: Rifle Community TV

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⬇︎ Objectives
⬇︎ Services / Expertise
⬇︎ The Fine Print

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⬇︎ Objectives

Core Objectives:

To provide live and taped gavel-to-gavel coverage of the City’s, and other local government meetings
The documentation and showcase meant/display of community events that CAM/RCTV deems to be in the public interest.
To provide programs from other government, educational, or community organizations, and individuals that CAM/RCTV deems to be in the public interest.
To serve as an information source during local emergencies.
To provide programming that is non-commercial in nature.
To teach TV production skills so individuals and organizations can produce their own programs.

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⬇︎ Services / Expertise

Video Services Provided:

Live broadcast
Video-on-demand
Scheduled playback
Historical archives/documentation

Expertise / Native Areas of Work:

Comprehensive multi-source & multi-layered live-event coverage
Effective & resource-efficient onsite event documentation
Prompt, high-quality, & cost-effective post-production returns
High-end, user-friendly, & informative post-production presentations

⬇︎ The Fine Print

Non-public forum - Disclaimer:

As stated above, Rifle Community TV (RCTV) is an established government access channel on Comcast’s Xfinity channel 10, as provided for in the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, as amended. As a government channel, RCTV is not required by law to offer access to anyone other than the City of Rifle and is a non-public forum—not a public access channel. RCTV may, within its sole editorial discretion, accept programming from other sources. Governmental access channels are used for programming by local government, and the City of Rifle has complete editorial control of all content and programming.

RCTV - Government Access Channel Policy:

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RifleNOW (the brand)

"a Collaborative Community Communications Project"

Our Collaborative Online Services:

Community Calendars (link)
Community Flyers/Bulletin Board (link)
Community Navigator (link)
Community Videos - by RCTV (link)
Community Highlights - Vlog (future development)
Community Kiosk/Digital Signage (future development)

Additional Info regarding: RifleNOW

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⬇︎ Our Mission

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⬇︎ Our Mission

Our Mission:

At RifleNOW we believe in a strong, interwoven community.

One where citizens know about upcoming events, and are involved in the area's diverse cultural, artistic and recreational opportunities.
One where people of all ages have opportunities to stay active & healthy, caring about themselves & their environment.
One where local community leaders are within your reach & approachable, and interact one-on-one with citizens.
One where important information is easily within the citizens reach, and the media is about the local community & people.
One where all social groups are welcomed and supported by embracing diversity through traditions, heritage, values & ideals.
And most of all, one where citizens take accountability to be deeply involved in their community. Volunteering their time, sharing ideas, staying informed on important local topics, and helping keep the community safe & flourishing.

So, that's what we believe in at RifleNOW, and we'd like to think that's what the Rifle Community is about too.

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Contact Us

Michael Churchill

Community Access TV / Multimedia - Manager

Email

Phone: (970) 665-6410
Office Location
Rifle City Hall
Level 2 - Technology suite

Normal Office Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00am - 3:30pm

Mailing Address
202 Railroad Ave
Rifle, CO 81650

Rifle Community TV

Community Access Overview
1. Our Three Content Categories
2. Additional Info
Rifle Community TV (the brand)
RifleNOW (the brand)
1. Our Collaborative Online Services
2. Additional Info

Community Access TV / Multimedia

➤ Page Index:

Community Access TV / Multimedia overview:

Our Media Categories / Priorities:

Additional Info regarding: Community Access Multimedia

Desirable Content

Restricted Content

Department History:

Non-public forum - Disclaimer:

Our Video-Streaming Platforms:

view/download our RifleTV+ streaming app at these locations:

Additional Info regarding: Rifle Community TV

Core Objectives:

Video Services Provided:

Expertise / Native Areas of Work:

Non-public forum - Disclaimer:

RCTV - Government Access Channel Policy:

Our Collaborative Online Services:

Additional Info regarding: RifleNOW

Our Mission:

Contact Us

Michael Churchill

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