The Cable Television Advisory Committee has the special privilege of operating Ragged Mountain Community Access Television on Channel 8 for our broadcast area of Andover, southern Danbury, and fringes of Wilmot and Salisbury.
Our priority is Andover news and events, including town government, history, school events, community events, regional programming, and more - and In addition we present programming hard to find elsewhere. Even with a satellite link for your other viewing, you can enjoy Comcast's "Basic Analog Cable" plan (which includes Channel 8 as well as regional network affiliates, independents, and two PBS stations) for a fairly modest monthly price.
Andover's cable carrier is Comcast. In 2007 the Town concluded a ten-year franchise extension with Comcast recently on a "non-exclusive" basis, meaning that any competitor can come into the Andover market at any time.
In 2007 we continued to work at upgrading all of our broadcast and editing equipment to take advantage of the on-going industry-wide move to digital video and now and virtually all of our editing of local programs is done digitally. We plan to make all of our local programming, including the Bulletin Board, available via the Web. With a fast Internet connection you and your friends and family elsewhere be able to see any of our local programs from anywhere in the world whenever you want.
Please stop by for a tour of the station. We're there most Thursday mornings, or contact us through the Town Office or station@andovercabletv.com to arrange a tour for yourself or for your group at your convenience. We hope you'll find the station so interesting that you'll want to volunteer! We learn as we go - no experience is necessary. Working with a public access station like ours is a very interesting, very rewarding experience. And more volunteer power means so many more interesting programs and exciting projects we'll be able to offer.
