Access (TV series)
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Access
was a Canadian
Community television
series which
aired on CBC Television
from 1974 to 1982, except 1981.
concerns and opinions. Groups applied to the CBC for the opportunity to produce
an episode of Access. Successful applicants were given assistance by CBC
staff to develop their programme in a four-week production time frame. Contents
of the programmes were subject to CBC policies regarding political promotion,
fundraising and defamatory content, in addition to CRTC regulations.
was a Canadian
Television in Canada
Television in Canada officially began with the opening of the nation's first television stations in Montreal and Toronto in 1952. As with most media in Canada, the television industry, and the television programming available in that country, are strongly influenced by the American media, perhaps...
Community television
Community television
Australia's Community Television is a form of Citizen media much like Public Access Television in the United States and the Community Channel in Canada...
series which
aired on CBC Television
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
from 1974 to 1982, except 1981.
Premise
The series offered airtime to Canadian organisations to inform Canadians of theirconcerns and opinions. Groups applied to the CBC for the opportunity to produce
an episode of Access. Successful applicants were given assistance by CBC
staff to develop their programme in a four-week production time frame. Contents
of the programmes were subject to CBC policies regarding political promotion,
fundraising and defamatory content, in addition to CRTC regulations.
Scheduling and production
Access aired during the middle of each year, prior to the start of the fall programming season.| Year | Day of week | Dates | Air time | Producers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Thursday | 30 May | 29 August | 10:00 pm | Ain Soodor, Rob Parker |
| 1975 | Sunday | 13 July | 14 September | 5:30 pm | Ain Soodor, Rob Parker |
| 1976 | Sunday | 4 July | 12 September | 2:30 pm | Ain Soodor, Rob Parker |
| 1977 | Sunday | 3 July | 18 September | 4:00 pm | Miles White, Rob Parker |
| 1978 | Sunday | 9 July | 24 September | 12:00 pm | Miles White, Rita Deverell Rita Deverell Rita Shelton Deverell, CM is a Canadian television broadcaster and social activist, who was one of the founders of the Canadian television channel Vision TV... |
| 1979 | Sunday | 17 June | 19 August | 2:00 pm | Miles White, Rita Deverell |
| 1980 | Monday | 28 April | 30 June | 2:30 pm | Miles White, Rita Deverell |
| 1982 | Monday | 17 May | 16 October | 3:30 pm | Miles White, Rita Deverell |