(A) (1) The city shall provide to each of its subscribers who receive some or all of the services offered on the system, reception on at least one specially designated access channel. The specially designated access channel may be used by the general public, local educational authorities and local government on a first-come, first-serve, nondiscriminatory basis.
(2) Channel time and playback of prerecorded programming on this specially designated access channel shall be provided without charge to the general pubic; provided, however, that personnel, equipment and production costs may be assessed for live studio presentations exceeding five minutes in length.
(3) Charges for production costs shall be consistent with the goal of affording the public a low-cost means of television access. During those hours that the specially designated access channel is not being used by the general public, local educational authorities or local government, the city shall lease time to commercial or non-commercial users on a first-come, first-serve, nondiscriminatory basis if the demand for the time arises.
(4) The city may also use this specially designated access channel for local origination during those hours when the channel is not in use by the general public, local educational authorities, local government or commercial or noncommercial users who have leased time.
(5) The VHF spectrum shall be used for the specially designated access channel required in this division (A).
(B) The city shall establish rules pertaining to the administration of the specially designated access channel(s).
(Ord. 172, passed 4-30-90)