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MacMedia
MacMedia is:
- a not-for-profit, 501(c)3, communication resource for the greater Holland area
- MacTV - community access television
- CARE - refurbished computer placement
MacTV is:
- Comcast 24/916, 25/917 & 26/918 in the City of Holland
- Charter 22 in City of Zeeland and Holland, Fillmore, Laketown, Park, and Zeeland Townships
- regional community access television
- supported by City of Holland cable franchise dollars and fees for services
Community Access Television is:
- programming produced by the public for the public
- the video equivalent of the speaker's soapbox or the printed leaflet
- provides groups and individuals with the opportunity to become sources of information through television for low or no cost
- permitted and governed by Cable Acts of 1984 and 1992
- a community resource for cable subscribers
- shows that are often more informational and educational than entertainment
- open to everyone in a community either as a viewer or as a provider of programming
- a local source of local information which is available at low or no cost to community members
- content produced by and for the local community
- freedom of speech arena
CARE is:
- computer refurbishing – PIII or above
- a resource for not-for-profit agencies to provide computers for their clients who have no computer and demonstrate an economic need
- a way for individuals and businesses to responsibly dispose of useable computers, along with providing someone with a computer who could otherwise not afford one, and qualifying for a tax deduction
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