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First come, non discriminatory Public Access (PA) scheduling

"First-come, nondiscriminatory" access to the medium of television is Public Access' mission. The Congressional intent of this mission was to increase the diversity of ideas. Diversity of ideas and the free expression of them are the foundation of a viable democracy. Assuming Public Access organizations have a desire to fulfill there mission, how might programs be scheduled on a "first-come, nondiscriminatory " basis?

How could a Public Access channel be scheduled on a first-come, nondiscriminatory basis?

Here is the CTPA proposed answer.

1. In the beginning there are 24 hours in a day.

2. A PA producer #1 submits a show, and

3. that show is broadcast 24 hours a day, until...

4. PA producer #2 submits a show, then...

5. Program #1 and #2 are broadcast 24 hours a day

6. and so on and so forth, each submitted program is added to the program lineup as it is submitted

What happens when the 24 hours are full, and a PA producer submits a program?

Using this formula;

1. Take the total time of the newly submitted program,

2. remove program #1, program #2, etc. until enough time to insert the newly submitted program is obtained.

3. Repeat step 1 whenever a new program is submitted

The above process is called a FIFO (First In First Out)

All this sound simple in theory, but how can it be done in practice?

Using digital technology, here is the process:

1. Submitted program is played back and digitized onto a 24 hour capacity digital video recorder.

2. Programs are digitize to the digital video recorder as they are submitted.

3. The channel is updated by swapping the digital video recorder with the broadcast digital video recorder as needed.

How much does all this cost?

Two digital video recorders cost about $1000.

Why isn't this being done?

Evidently the assumption (see paragraph 1) that "Public Access organizations have a desire to fulfill there mission" is incorrect.

First come, non discriminatory Public Access (PA) scheduling

"First come, non discriminatory access to the medium of television" is Public Access' mission. The Congressional intent of this mission was to increase the diversity of ideas. Diversity of ideas and the free expression of them are the foundation of a viable democracy. Assuming Public Access organizations have a desire to fulfill there mission, how might programs be scheduled on a "First come, non discriminatory" basis?

How could a Public Access channel be scheduled on a first come non-discriminatory basis?

Here is the CTPA proposed answer.

1. In the beginning there are 24 hours in a day.

2. A PA producer #1 submits a show, and

3. that show is broadcast 24 hours a day, until...

4. PA producer #2 submits a show, then...

5. Program #1 and #2 are broadcast 24 hours a day

6. and so on and so forth, each submitted program is added to the program lineup as it is submitted

What happens when the 24 hours are full, and a PA producer submits a program?

Using this formula;

1. Take the total time of the newly submitted program,

2. remove program #1, program #2, etc. until enough time to insert the newly submitted program is obtained.

3. Repeat step 1 whenever a new program is submitted

The above process is called a FIFO (First In First Out)

All this sound simple in theory, but how can it be done in practice?

Using digital technology, here is the process:

1. Submitted program is played back and digitized onto a 24 hour capacity digital video recorder.

2. Programs are digitize to the digital video recorder as they are submitted.

3. The channel is updated by swapping the digital video recorder with the broadcast digital video recorder as needed.

How much does all this cost?

Two digital video recorders cost about $1000.

Why isn't this being done?

Evidently the assumption (see paragraph 1) that "Public Access organizations have a desire to fulfill there mission" is incorrect.

First come, non discriminatory Public Access (PA) scheduling

"First come, non discriminatory access to the medium of television" is Public Access' mission. The Congressional intent of this mission was to increase the diversity of ideas. Diversity of ideas and the free expression of them are the foundation of a viable democracy. Assuming Public Access organizations have a desire to fulfill there mission, how might programs be scheduled on a "First come, non discriminatory" basis?

How could a Public Access channel be scheduled on a first come non-discriminatory basis?

Here is the CTPA proposed answer.

1. In the beginning there are 24 hours in a day.

2. A PA producer #1 submits a show, and

3. that show is broadcast 24 hours a day, until...

4. PA producer #2 submits a show, then...

5. Program #1 and #2 are broadcast 24 hours a day

6. and so on and so forth, each submitted program is added to the program lineup as it is submitted

What happens when the 24 hours are full, and a PA producer submits a program?

Using this formula;

1. Take the total time of the newly submitted program,

2. remove program #1, program #2, etc. until enough time to insert the newly submitted program is obtained.

3. Repeat step 1 whenever a new program is submitted

The above process is called a FIFO (First In First Out)

All this sound simple in theory, but how can it be done in practice?

Using digital technology, here is the process:

1. Submitted program is played back and digitized onto a 24 hour capacity digital video recorder.

2. Programs are digitize to the digital video recorder as they are submitted.

3. The channel is updated by swapping the digital video recorder with the broadcast digital video recorder as needed.

How much does all this cost?

Two digital video recorders cost about $1000.

Why isn't this being done?

Evidently the assumption (see paragraph 1) that "Public Access organizations have a desire to fulfill there mission" is incorrect.

First come, non discriminatory Public Access (PA) scheduling

"First come, non-discriminatory access to the medium of television" is Public Access' mission. The Congressional intent of this mission was to increase the diversity of ideas. Diversity of ideas and the free expression of them are the foundation of a viable democracy. Assuming Public Access organizations have a desire to fulfill there mission, how might programs be scheduled on a "First come, non discriminatory" basis?

How could a Public Access channel be scheduled on a first come non-discriminatory basis?

Here is the CTPA proposed answer.

1. In the beginning there are 24 hours in a day.

2. A PA producer #1 submits a show, and

3. that show is broadcast 24 hours a day, until...

4. PA producer #2 submits a show, then...

5. Program #1 and #2 are broadcast 24 hours a day

6. and so on and so forth, each submitted program is added to the program lineup as it is submitted

What happens when the 24 hours are full, and a PA producer submits a program?

Using this formula;

1. Take the total time of the newly submitted program,

2. remove program #1, program #2, etc. until enough time to insert the newly submitted program is obtained.

3. Repeat step 1 whenever a new program is submitted

The above process is called a FIFO (First In First Out)

All this sound simple in theory, but how can it be done in practice?

Using digital technology, here is the process:

1. Submitted program is played back and digitized onto a 24 hour capacity digital video recorder.

2. Programs are digitize to the digital video recorder as they are submitted.

3. The channel is updated by swapping the digital video recorder with the broadcast digital video recorder as needed.

How much does all this cost?

Two digital video recorders cost about $1000.

Why isn't this being done?

Evidently the assumption (see paragraph 1) that "Public Access organizations have a desire to fulfill there mission" is incorrect.

First come, non discriminatory Public Access (PA) scheduling

"First come, non discriminatory access to the medium of television" is Public Access' mission. The Congressional intent of this mission was to increase the diversity of ideas. Diversity of ideas and the free expression of them are the foundation of a viable democracy. Assuming Public Access organizations have a desire to fulfill there mission, how might programs be scheduled on a "First come, non discriminatory" basis?

How could a Public Access channel be scheduled on a first come non-discriminatory basis?

Here is the CTPA proposed answer.

1. In the beginning there are 24 hours in a day.

2. A PA producer #1 submits a show, and

3. that show is broadcast 24 hours a day, until...

4. PA producer #2 submits a show, then...

5. Program #1 and #2 are broadcast 24 hours a day

6. and so on and so forth, each submitted program is added to the program lineup as it is submitted

What happens when the 24 hours are full, and a PA producer submits a program?

Using this formula;

1. Take the total time of the newly submitted program,

2. remove program #1, program #2, etc. until enough time to insert the newly submitted program is obtained.

3. Repeat step 1 whenever a new program is submitted

The above process is called a FIFO (First In First Out)

All this sound simple in theory, but how can it be done in practice?

Using digital technology, here is the process:

1. Submitted program is played back and digitized onto a 24 hour capacity digital video recorder.

2. Programs are digitize to the digital video recorder as they are submitted.

3. The channel is updated by swapping the digital video recorder with the broadcast digital video recorder as needed.

How much does all this cost?

Two digital video recorders cost about $1000.

Why isn't this being done?

Evidently the assumption (see paragraph 1) that "Public Access organizations have a desire to fulfill there mission" is incorrect.

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