CTN Mission
Community Television Network is committed to providing multimedia resources and programming to serve diverse public interests and strengthen the fabric of the Ann Arbor community.
CTN salutes the many volunteer producers who utilize our community media resources to produce the programs you watch on CTN's Public Access Ch. 17. These include Ann Arbor residents and representatives of Ann Arbor non-profit organizations, who last year produced and crewed on 324 programs.
2010 Producer of the Year
Tammi Williams - Things of Interest; Pastor Calvin Jones
The individual or team that produced the most new programs.
2010 Volunteer of the Year
Jim Priore - Access Ann Arbor
The individual that volunteered the most on projects other than their own.
2010 New Producer of the Year
Nancy & Harvey Kaplan - Other Perspectives
The individual or team that produced the most programs in their first year.
2010 Community Spirit Award
Pat McLaughlin - National Alliance on Mental Illness
The individual or team that best exemplifies the
spirit of community access through their programming.
2010 Lifetime Achievement Award
Barbara Clarke - Community Producer since 1989
Dave Chappell - Community Producer since 1990
Congratulations also to CTN Producers Dana Denha and Tim Nagae for each winning a Hometown International Video Festival Award. Dana received top honors in the news division for "FYI: Ann Arbor's News Magazine",
while Tim won for his public access production in the Visual Arts division,
"Charles McGee - Nature."
Take Action to Save
Public-Education-Government PEG TV NOW!
We need you to ask your Representatives in Washington to step-up and support and/or co-sponsor HB3745, the Community Access Preservation (CAP) Act of 2009. We need this bill to protect Community Television Network and all community access stations in our states and around the country.
The Community Access Protection (CAP) Act calls for four provisions:
1. Regulate all video providers (Comcast, AT&T, Verizon, etc.) in the same way.
2. Require all video providers to carry PEG channels in the same manner as they carry broadcast channels.
3. Allow PEG stations to use their PEG fees for any PEG-related purpose.
4. Require the FCC to look into the effect state franchising laws have had on PEG Access. During the study period, PEG should continue to receive support.
Support your PEG channels and the LOCAL information only they provide! Here's an easy way to do this:
Click the "Keep Us Connected" button link below and fill out 30 seconds worth of information. A fax will be sent to your Washington DC Representatives and Senators.
After clicking the link scroll to the bottom of the page. Enter your zip code. The page will refresh with images of your representatives. You can read the letter before you send it. You can also personalize it with your own PEG experience as a viewer or client of CTN. Add your name, email and address, and click "submit."
Thank you for your support of Ann Arbor's community media center, CTN!
CTN community producers prepare their letters in support of the
Community Access Preservation Act of 2009.
 CTN HOURS
CTN's Business Hours:
BUSINESS HOURS
Mondays 12 PM-9 PM
Tuesdays 12 PM-9 PM
Wednesdays 5 PM-9 PM
Thursdays 12 PM-9 PM
Fridays 12 PM-9 PM
Business hours are the hours available to conduct business at CTN, such as submitting programming, paperwork, purchasing copies, meeting with staff, etc.
CTN's Facility Hours:
FACILITY HOURS
Mondays 12 PM-10 PM
Tuesdays 12 PM-10 PM
Wednesdays 5 PM-10 PM
Thursdays 12 PM-10 PM
Fridays 12 PM-10 PM
Facility Hours are the hours available to utilize CTN equipment, such as the studios, remote cameras, and edit suites.
Community Television Network is your source for all things Ann Arbor. Tune in to find out the latest news and stories of interest as only CTN can bring you. Click the link above to view our "What to Watch on CTN!" for September 3-9, 2010. Need Adobe Reader to open the pdf file? Click here.
In addition, a complete listing of our programs can be found by clicking each channel's link on the left. City of Ann Arbor public meetings and several CitiTV programs can also be seen 24/7 on-line through our Video-On-Demand service (also linked on the left.)
More Video On Demand
Watching CTN's channels certainly keeps Ann Arbor up to date and informed. Now, there's an additional way for you to access selected programming through our Video On Demand resource on the web. Check-out the Video On Demand link on the left. You can watch CTN's original local programming produced for CitiTV 19 and City of Ann Arbor public meetings produced for Channel 16.
CTN - TV by Ann Arbor, for Ann Arbor
Community Television Network (CTN), a free service of the City of Ann Arbor, operates channels 16, 17, 18 & 19 on the Comcast Cable System.
Did you know CTN offers FREE production workshops to learn how to produce your own TV show for telecast on CTN Ch. 17? We offer training and equipment to Ann Arbor residents and representatives of non-profit organizations based within the City of Ann Arbor. Click "Classes" on the sidebar for details. Speak-out, create, communicate on CTN!
Book a 5 minute taping to:
To get on "Soapbox", call 734.794.6150, ext. 41504.
Tapings are the 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM.
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Book a 30 minute talk show where:
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You provide a host (someone to guide the conversation)
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You may have up to three guests on your show
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CTN provides the volunteer crew
To get on "Access Ann Arbor" slot, call 734.794.6150, ext. 41504.
Do you tweet on Twitter? CTN does! Look for CTN Ann Arbor at www.Twitter.com/CTNAnnArbor and join the conversation. Our tweets will keep you up to date on programming, production classes, and legislative issues revolving around PEG (Public, Education, and Government) access.
CTN invites you to visit our Facebook page. Visit www.Facebook.com/CTNAnnArbor and sign-in (or if you don't already have a free account, sign-up for one.)
Make sure to watch CTN's "35th Anniversary Promo", which is posted on our Facebook site. Created by UM Art Student, Emily Skaer, it showcases vintage CTN programming from throughout our 35 year history.
Don't forget to become a "Fan" of CTN when you visit our Facebook page, as well.
2010 Closings
- Closed Monday, September 6 (Labor Day)
- Closed Thursday, November 11 (Veterans Day)
- Closed Thursday & Friday, November 25 & 26 (Thanksgiving)
- Closed Friday, December 24 (Christmas)
- Closed Friday, December 31 (New Year's)
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