WHCTV launches Online Web Stream

Published Jan. 27, 2009 at 11:00 p.m.

This is great news because you can now catch Town Meetings and other Town programming online!

From the Town Listserv:

West Hartford Community Television is pleased to announce that viewers of the non-profit, community station which telecasts exclusively on Comcast Cable Channels 5, 95 and 96 now has one more way to access their local programming: online.

To view the live web stream on your computer, simply log on to www.whctv.org. and click on the play button on the player in the top left corner of the website.

Executive Director Jennifer Evans said the new streaming capabilities will allow people to watch Channel 5, including regular town council and board of education meetings, on their computer.

“Allowing more residents to see town meetings and other local events enhances our role of providing a forum for open dialogue. With this technology people can watch WHC-TV even if they are out of town whether it’s a town council meeting or see their grandchildren graduate.”

“Our goal is to truly be a community resource,” said Andy Schatz, President of the Board of Directors.

The upgrade in technology was made possible through donations from private citizens.

“This was a main focus of last year’s membership drive, and we are very grateful to the many individuals who made it possible for WHC-TV to offer this new service on the internet,” said Geri Mandell, WHC-TV’s membership chair.

Next on the WHC-TV to do list is Video on Demand on the WHC-TV website where users can watch programs at their convenience on the website.

For more information about WHC TV’s new online capabilities, call 561-1260.

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