Peters Township Community Television History

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1982

January

The message channel moves from Channel 2 to Channel 9

April

The Board discusses the idea of a future studio facility for the first time, it is decided that the High School would be the most logical place for this eventual facility

May

Trinity United Methodist Church is set to become the first featured and regularly scheduled and produced programming for the Peters Township Local Access Channel when its series "Trinity Today" is given full approval for broadcast by the Cable TV Board

June

Council approves funds to purchase a video tape player and to relocate the Cable TV Public Access origination point to the Public Library in the Community Room to begin airing of programming directly from Peters Township

Discussions between Mrs. Morgan of the Cable TV Board and Mr. DeGrange of PTHS about having students participating in the production of local programming 

The Township's first video tape player (Panasonic NV 9100) and a converter are purchased at a cost of $1197. (similar unit shown below)

NV 9100.jpeg

July

Peters Township Community Television is born!! (sort of)  On July 5, Trinity Today is shown for the first time on Cable Channel 9.  Pittsburgh Press newspaper article

October

Expanded Basic Cable comes to Peters Township with the addition of ESPN, CNN, USA, MTV, Nickelodeon/ARTS, CHN (Cable Health Network), WTBS, and a broadcast channel in Wheeling in a 19-channel package available for $8.50 per month for the first TV set.  In addition, viewers would receive the premium channels Cinemax and The Movie Channel as part of the package at no extra cost.

December

The Township's Message Channel and programming is relocated to Channel 23.