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LPCTV's studio is located at 43 Main St., in the Ludlow Elementary School building, directly behind Black River High School.

We are open Mondays - Thursdays from 10AM - 7PM and
Fridays from 9AM - 4PM.

While drop-ins are welcome, we encourage people to call before making a trip to the studio, as we are sometimes out on location or closed for a studio shoot.

228-8808 (LPCTV studio)

How about making some media this year? Do you want your own TV show? How about some video editing training? Or does your organization need some publicity? Let us know what you'd like to do! First, please consider becoming an LPCTV member.

On July 1st, LPCTV began a new year. We are asking our current members to consider renewing their memberships. In addition, we are seeking to bring new folks into the fold.

If you plan to participate in any way during the upcoming year (now through June 2009), please complete this membership renewal form. It is because of your involvement that we are able to put local programming on the air, and to keep it there. But we also need your help.

Our revenues have not increased in accordance with our growth. As you may know, we are heavily reliant upon our one major revenue stream, which is a percentage of subscriber fees paid to the cable company. As LPCTV grows, it has become more important for us to diversify and expand our revenue streams.

We are asking current & future members to consider making a donation upon renewing, or signing up, as members. The suggested contribution is $25 for individuals and $50 for organizations.

 Please feel free to contact me any time with your comments, questions, or concerns. And of course get in touch when you would like to put an idea into action - whether that’s getting trained on equipment, making a program, hosting a show in the studio, submitting a tape or DVD for us to air, or posting content to our website. Maybe it’s something else not mentioned here. Whatever it is, if it’s media-based, we can help.

Thank you. We hope to see you around the studio soon.

Click here to watch the featured video of the week: coverage of our 3rd Annual awards night, which was held on June 26th, just prior to our Annual Meeting. Watch as several of your friends and neighbors receive awards for their works as TV producers and volunteer over the past year. The video includes a clip from each award-winning program.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO

LPCTV currently operates in a small room in the Ludlow Elementary School. As many of you who have visited the space are aware, the facility is quite cramped. Maybe you are already aware that we have been looking for a new space for quite some time. We have completed some designs, with the help of Virtual Habitat, Inc. of Chester, and continue to explore all options in the Ludlow area. If you are aware of any opportunities or possible spaces that might be available for rent or purchase, please let us know.

As a small, community-based non profit organization, we do not have an extraordinary budget for construction, nor can we afford high montly rents. However, as a 501 c3 organization, we are hoping that a potential seller or landlord might consider a donation of a portion of the total costs; all donations are tax deductible. We are also willing and interested to work with other groups with whom we might be able to share a building.

Here are is a list of criteria that any possible space should meet:

- a minimum of 2500 square feet of usable space

- a portion of the area (approx. 600 square feet) should have very high ceilings (ideally, at least 15 feet high), for our studio lighting

 - handicap access to most, if not all, of the total area

- central location to Villages of Ludlow and / or Proctorsville 

We would love to have a more accommodating and inviting space for the community to use. With a larger, more functional space, there are more opportuinities for more poeple to get involved and turn LPCTV into a top notch facility. Thanks for keeping us in mind! 

LPCTV is covering all 4 Elementary School graduations in the viewing area - Ludlow, Plymouth, Cavendish, and Mount Holly. We also will be providing multi-camera coverage of the Black River High School Graduation on Saturday, June 14.

Copies of each are available for purchase. $15 for DVD and $12 for VHS. Click here to order a copy.

And don't forget to check the program schedules over the next couple of weeks right here on the website for the times they will be airing (the first run for each graduation will be on Channel 10).