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Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV) is an independent nonprofit established by the City of Chicago in 1983 to operate Chicago's public access cable television system, providing five channels of noncommercial, community-produced programming to more than one million viewers across the city.
CAN TV operates four cable channels available on AT&T, Comcast, RCN, and WOW: CAN TV19 for public affairs, documentary, and arts programming; CAN TV21 for live call-in Hotline shows and community events; CAN TV27 for local news and information; and CAN TV36 for religious and inspirational programming. The organization produces over 140 hours of original programming each week, provides free video production training and equipment to Chicago residents and nonprofits, and airs more than 10,000 new local programs annually - making it one of the most active public access operations in the country.
Chicagoans across every neighborhood have used CAN TV to broadcast church services, community organizing, political commentary, cultural programming, and the full range of voices from one of America's most diverse cities - a platform where the South Side, West Side, and North Side communities that rarely share commercial airtime can each find their own television presence.
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