MTN will carry live Inauguration coverage

MTN will be carrying live Democracy Now's live Inauguration coverage on January 20 and 21. Regularly scheduled programs will be pre-empted.

Inauguration Day, January 20th

07:00AM-9:00AM CT

Democracy Now! will be presented as one two-hour show with a one-minute music interlude.
10:00AM-01:00PM CT

Democracy Now will broadcast the inauguration ceremony live with commentary. There will be no breaks during this broadcast due to the live nature of the ceremony.
Morning After, January 21st

07:00AM-90:00AM ET

Democracy Now! will be presented as one two-hour show with a one-minute music interlude.

MTN seeks board members

MTN currently has three openings for its board of directors. To apply for a position or for more information, visit the City of Minneapolis web site. The positions close January 16, 2009.

Renew your membership and get a t-shirt

If you renew your membership, or buy a new membership at MTN, you will get a coupon for a free MTN t-shirt. So renew your membership today, supplies are limited!

New Youth Media on mtn.org

Some new youth-created media has been added to the MTN web site. You can watch videos made by this year's South High Voices students here, and videos produced by youth at four Pillsbury United Community Centers here.

MTN Celebrates 25 Years on September 19

MTN has been around for a quarter of a century. Now that is something to celebrate!

And there is a celebration coming up soon. A party on September 19th at Babalu Restaurant at 800 N. Washington Ave in the Warehouse District. The party goes from 6 pm to midnight.

The party is a fundraiser for MTN, too. Admission costs $10. Tickets are available at MTN in advance or buy yours at the door.

Enjoy the authentic Latin-Caribbean cuisine from Babalu, a cash bar with a drink special all night, and free sodas. And there will be entertainment, yes indeed.

The evening will be hosted by Ian Rans of Drinking With Ian and his special guests will include Viva and Jerry, who will be doing 25th Anniversay spoofs. There will also be poetry. Music acts include Urban Cadence, known for their smooth funky jazz, and David Macc and The Falsely Accused, providing Hip Hop, Rap and Funk. D.J. Mix.well, Thursday night D.J. at Picosa in Riverplace, will keep the joint jumping in between.

There will be something for everyone. It will be a chance to dress up, take a date and hang out with your favorite MTN personalities.

Mostly it is going to be fun, and it will be a chance to reflect on MTN?s history and future. "We're also doing this because MTN needs to be more proactive in its sustainance, and this is the advent of that fundraising culture," according to Director of Programming Vera Allen.

The event will also include a silent auction and raffles, with great prizes.

Allen has been working on the event with board members Tom Cassidy and Barb Nei. Fanuel Tsehaye has been working on the graphics and Keith Porter has been putting together MTN archive clips and interviews that will be shown during the event.

So be there on September 19th. Parking is available on the street and in lots and ramps nearby. Metro Transit route 14 runs up Washington Avenue, and 2nd Street N, one block east, has striped bike lanes.

Save the Date - MTN's 25th Anniversary Celebration

MTN will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary at a special event on Friday, September 19 at 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. The event is at Babalu Restaurant at 800 Washington Ave. N. There will be memories, food, drink. friends, history, great music, silent auction, raffles, door prizes, and much much more. More details are coming soon.

Celebrate Northeast Parade Repeat Times

June 26, 2008 - This year marks the 19th year that MTN has covered the Celebrate Northeast Parade live. This year's coverage was created in collaboration with the Northeast Chamber of Commerce and the Saint Paul Neighborhood Network and features in-depth parade coverage and interviews with Northeast leaders. TThe parade is hosted by Stephen Antus and Shay Gallagher. All showtimes are on MTN Channel 16, which is only available to cable subscribers who live within the Minneapolis City limits. The parade will repeat on the following days and times:

Thursday, July 3, 10 p.m
Friday, July 4, 10 p.m.
Saturday, July 5, 8 p.m
Thursday, July 10, 10 p.m
Saturday, July 12, 8 p.m
Thursday, July 17, 10 p.m
Friday, July 25, 10 p.m
Friday, August 1, 10 p.m

MTN Hours Changing

MTN's hours will be changing starting May 19. Starting on this day, MTN will be open from noon until 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, noon to 7 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Amy Goodman on April 28

April 28, 2008
6:30 pm
St. Joan of Arc Church, 4537 3rd Ave. South, Minneapolis
$10 in advance, $12 at the door

Presented by Community Media Partners, KFAI, Minneapolis Television Network, and St. Paul Neighborhood Network

KFAI, Minneapolis Television Network (MTN) and Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN) are proud to present Amy Goodman, co-host of Democracy Now!, and David Goodman, co-authors of their new book, Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times. The talk will be held at St. Joan of Arc Church, 4537 3rd Ave. South, Minneapolis on Monday, April 28, 2008 at 6:30 pm. This event is part of the station's "Fresh Voices: KFAI Speaks" Lecture Series.

Hyperion Books describes Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times as a timely, inspiring, and even revolutionary look at who wields the greatest power in America - everyday people who take a chance and stand up for what they believe in - but also offers advice on what you can do to help.

This event is open to the public. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door.

Tickets are also available at the following locations:

* KFAI, 1808 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, 10-6pm, 612-341-3144×23
* Birchbark Books, 2115 W 21st St., Minneapolis, MN 612-374-4023
* Black Dog Café, 309 Prince St., St. Paul, 651-228-9274
* Cahoots Coffee Bar, 1562 Selby Ave., St. Paul, 651-644-6778
* Mayday Books, 301 Cedar Ave., Minneapolis, 612-333-4719

December 5, 2007

Some opportunities for local mediamakers

Here are links to some opportunities for local media makers:

McKnight Fellowship for Film and Screenwriting

Minneapolis Mosaic Filmmaking Commission (word document)

Walker Art Center - Tell Us A Story About Your Suburb

October 18, 2007

July - September MTN Class Projects

MTN class projects from the July-September 2007 classes will be shown at the following channels. All showings are on MTN 16.

Monday, October 22 at 6 am
Tuesday, October 30 at 11 pm
Friday, November 2 at 11:30 am
Monday November 12 at 7 pm

September 27, 2007

Mayor's Budget Proposes Cutting $100,000 from MTN

On Monday, September 24, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak released his recommendations for the 2008 City of Minneapolis budget. This is a paragraph of the "Communications" section:

MAYOR¹S RECOMMENDED BUDGET
The Mayor recommends reducing the Minneapolis Telecommunications Network
contract by $100,000 on a one-time basis; this funding is directed to the
Minneapolis Wireless Portals Project. The department will reduce its
capital expenditures by $25,000, a reduction not anticipated in the
financial direction for 2008.

July 11, 2007

MTN Class Projects show on MTN

MTN Beginning Field Class Projects from John's classes this spring will show on MTN at the following times. All showtime are for MTN 16.

Tuesday, July 17 at 11:43 pm

Monday, July 23 at 6:13 am

Sunday, August 5 at 7:43 pm

Friday, August 10 at 11:13 am

May 31, 2007

MTN Carries Celebrate Northeast Parade live

Once again and for the 21th year in a row the Minneapolis Television Network will LIVE cable-cast the 2007 Celebrate Northeast Parade Tuesday June 19, 2007 on MTN chan 16 from 6:30-8:30 pm.

You must live in Minneapolis, and be a Comcast cable subscriber to watch it.

The Minneapolis Television Network (MTN) will re-cable-cast the 2007 Celebrate Northeast Parade on MTN chan 16 on the following dates:

Saturday June 23 @ 8 pm
Thursday June 28 @ 10 pm
Friday June 29 @ 10 pm
Saturday June 30 @ 8 pm
Thursday July 5 @ 10 pm
Friday July 6 @ 10 pm
Saturday July 7 @ 8 pm

May 10, 2007

May 23 Monday Night Live will feature A Vision of Natives in Media

Fast Horse Productions' "Wolf Spirit" A Native American Talk Show and The Minneapolis Telecommunications Network present: "A Vision of Natives in Media," a live call in show. The show will be on Wednesday May 23, 2007, 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m
On MTN Channel 16. Call-In Number is 612-746-0553.

On the show, Martha Fast Horse will interview Syd Beane, Senior Community Development Specialist for The Center for Community Change, and Becky Beane, Director of Wicoie Nandagikendan Urban Early Childhood Language Immersion Project. (A project of The Alliance of Early Childhood Professionals).

May 1, 2007

Video Voices Go Live

The Video Voices program, the long-standing collaboration between South High, the Humphrey Forum, and MTN, will present a series of live shows created by the High School students in the program. Here are the dates, times and subject matter of the shows:

Friday 5/4 Studio A--10-12 pm "Global Warming"
Monday 5/7 Studio B--8-9 pm "Minneapolis Urban Art"
Monday 5/7 Studio B--9:30-10:30pm "Influence of hip-hop on young Somalis"
Friday 5/11 Studio A--10-12pm "Anti War Protest"
Monday 5/14 Studio B--8-9pm "Libraries"
Monday 5/14 Studio B--9:30-10:30pm "Revitalizing Native Am. Languages"
Friday 5/18 Studio A--10-12pm Schools:Intel.-Des.+Lunch+pub vs private)
Saturday 5/19 Studio A--8-10pm "The New Twins Ballpark"
Monday 5/21 Studio B--8-9pm "Veterans Home"
Monday 5/21 Studio B--9:30-10;30 "Interracial Relationships"

January 11, 2007

MTN Playback Changes

MTN is moving into the 21st century in its Programming Department. On President?s Day, February 19th, MTN will switch to a new computer server playback system, which will allow us to schedule programs 24 hours a day, and even on holidays.

In our current system, somebody is actually playing tapes and sending the signal out on all three channels during the evening. MTN has used this system from its very beginning. This has limited us to being able to program only seven hours of shows a day, from 5 pm to midnight. The 5 to 10 pm shows are recorded and replayed to fill up most of the rest of the hours of the day.

In our new playback system, our Playback Director, David Paul, will be recording programs onto the hard-drive of our server system. The computer will be playing these files according to the schedule. The computer will be able to work 24 hours a day, and on holidays.

This 24 hour system will allow us more room for new programming on MTN?s three channels. The evening schedule of series programs has been so full lately that it has been nearly impossible to schedule the new programs that continue to come in to MTN.

One change that might not be as popular with producers who have been on for some time, is that programs that received multiple repeats in a single day will not receive as many repeat plays. This will allow us to make room for all the new programs that come to MTN.

But the advantages easily outweigh the disadvantages. For example, our new system will also allow us to accept programs on DVDs. And to make it more convenient for you to drop off tapes (or disks), Jim Derks has built an after-hours drop-off box next to MTN?s main entrance. You can drop off your program through the slot whenever St. Anthony Main is open.

We will need two business days to enter each tape into our playback system. Instead of the old Monday deadline, the deadline for submission of your tape depends on the day of the week that your show is playing. This new drop-off schedule starts February 19.

Series producers have been sent a mailing with information about re-aplying for their old time slot, or getting a new one. If you need one of these packets, please contact the MTN Program Manager.

And look for the changes on the channels starting on February 19th. That day is a holiday, and MTN will be closed, but our computer will be cablecasting shows at their regular times.

If you see Nate Mains, Jim Derks or David Paul in the hallway, thank them. All three have put in a great deal of hard work to get this system up and running.

November 10, 2006

Colby will be recognized at December 1 Appreciation Night

Executive Director Pam Colby of the Minneapolis Television Network (MTN) will be recognized for her twenty years service at the "MTN Appreciation Night," on Friday, December 1. The stars of community TV in Minneapolis will gather to celebrate at MTN's Studio A.

Part of the celebration will be shown live on MTN 16, from 8 – 8:30 pm. The celebration itself will run from 6 to 9 pm and feature food from MTN's downstairs neighbor, The Aster Café.

MTN provides public access to the Minneapolis cable system. MTN offers classes to teach community members TV production skills, equipment and studios they can use to make their own shows, and channel time on the three MTN channels on Comcast cable.

In addition to her years of service at MTN, Pam Colby is an independent video producer. Her work as a producer includes "Wellstone!" and "The Unapologetic Life of Margaret Randall." Colby is also the President of the Board of the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC), an organization that supports and advocates for independent film, video, audio and online/multimedia arts.

August 4, 2006

Imagine fourth graders discovering actual artifacts from the days of flour milling along the Mississippi River. Find out what they learned about their city's history from archaeologists and staff members from the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.

Real Archaeology: Digging In at Mill Ruins Park is a video about students from Jenny Lind Community School in Minneapolis who participated in an archaeological dig at Mill Ruins Park. They worked with real archaeologists to find artifacts in the site of a row of flour mills that were torn down years ago. This show was produced by MTN Production Services for the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.

The video can be seen on MTN on the following days and channels:

July 14, 2006

MTN Program Manager Martin Hallanger announced at the MTN Board Meeting on April 13, 2006, that MTN has purchased a Princeton Server Group video server and will begin playback of programming through the server by the fall. This server will allow MTN to schedule programs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The server will playback programs on MTN's three public access channels and the Minneapolis Public Schools channel 15.

Producers will drop off all tapes at MTN's St. Anthony location. There, tapes will be transferred to a hard drive which will be taken to the server at MTN's Plymouth Avenue location.

The server will allow MTN to increase the hours of live programming in its schedule, and will reduce wear and tear on tapes submitted by members. It will also allow MTN to accept programs on DVD.

Watch for notices in the upcoming issue of the Monitor, and on the MTN web site, for details on the implementation of the video server. Implementation of the server may require that some program producers change their series time slots. If you have any questions about this, please contact Program Manager Martin Hallanger.

July 3, 2006

County Board Fights to Save Community Cable Television

The Hennepin County Board unanimously passed a resolution sponsored by Commissioner McLaughlin June 20, opposing any federal regulation that reduces the power of local government to approve and administer franchised cable television providers. The resolution was in response to pending legislation in the U.S. Congress, the Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act (COPE) of 2006.

The bill passed the House of Representatives and is now being considered by the U.S. Senate.

The bill would have a serious economic impact on community cable channels like Metro Cable Network Channel 6. "The bill allows broadband/video service providers to pick and choose which neighborhoods to serve," explained Commissioner McLaughlin. "It allows these providers to bypass other neighborhoods completely. One of the hallmarks of our local Metro Cable Network Channel 6 is its ability to communicate directly with anyone who has cable – and that is why Hennepin County pays for both live broadcasts of our meetings and a repeat Friday evenings. This is a core way for us to communicate with constituents, and it will be jeopardized by this Act if passed. The same would be true for thousands of units of local government around the country.

Equally important would be the loss of access to cable programming time for community groups and individuals. "We have an incredible system of community access here in the metro area," McLaughlin noted. "Now is not the time to undercut it with a national takeover."

June 22, 2006

The Celebrate Northeast Parade will be replayed on MTN 16 at the following day and times:

Thurs, June 22 at 10 pm
Friday, June 23 at 10 pm,
Saturday, June 24 at 8 pm,
Sunday June 25 at 3 am, 8 am and 1 pm,
Thurs, June 29 at 10 pm,
Friday, June 30 at 10 pm,
Saturday, July 1 at 8 pm,
Sunday, July 2 at 3 am, 8 am, 1 pm,
Thursday, July 6 at 10 pm,
Friday, July 7 at 10 pm,
Saturday, July 8 at 8 pm,
Sunday, July 9 at 3 am, 8 am and 1 pm.

May 8, 2006

The Art-A-Watch video festival will be on Saturday, May 20 at 7 p.m. at MTN's Studio A. Come and see this free showcase of video work created by Northeast makers and/or about Northeast Minneapolis.

April 12, 2006

MTN started began several new classes this spring. To find out about them, visit the classes page. One of the classes shows you how to put your video on the web. Visit this page to see some of the work done by students in this class.

February 27, 2006

Enter the Art-A-Watch Film Festival. The Minneapolis Television Network (MTN) is hosting a film and video festival this year as part of Art-A-Whirl in Northeast Minneapolis. We are looking for short video or film work to be a part of this festival. To find out more, visit this page.

February 8, 2006

Youth Media Screening on February 11

MTN is a part of the Twin Cities Youth Media Network (TCYMN), a collective of organizations that promote and support youth filmmaking. Some of the other groups involved are the Walker, SPNN, the Humphrey Forum, PCTV, and Intermedia Arts.

This Saturday, February 11 at 3PM at the Walker, TCYMN is having a screening of videos produced by local youth. The show was curated by teens from TCYMN organizations, including one Voices '06 student.

It's going to be a good show. Come and support these up-and-coming filmmakers!

January 20, 2006

Community TV Conference coming to Minneapolis

For four years running now, community media types from all over Minnesota have gathered for the Annual Minnesota Community Media Conference. The last three conferences have been held in St. Paul, but this year?s conference will be in Minneapolis, at Minneapolis Community and Technical College on February 17th and 18th.

Featured at this year?s conference will be keynote speakers George Stoney and Sue Buske. Stoney is a renowned documentary filmmaker who is considered by many to be the father of public access television. Buske is the president of the Buske Group, a consulting firm that has been working for public access organizations for many years.

The conference will also feature workshops on a wide variety of topics, from community news and website design to media literacy, promoting your program, and digital distribution. The conference runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.

Registration for both days of the conference is $60 if paid before February 1, and $70 after that date. Single day registration for either days is $40 before February 1 and $50 after.

For more information about the conference, visit the website of the Alliance for Community Media Midwest Region, www.acm-midwest.org.

December 1, 2005

MTN Update: Taking Liberties is a collection of interviews taped at the 2005 Conference of the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC). MTN Executive Director Pam Colby is the national board chair of NAMAC, an organization that represents media artists and media arts organizations around the country. See the show on MTN at the following times and channels:

MTN 17 Sunday 12/4 10:30 p.m.
MTN 16 Wednesday, 12/7 10:00 p.m.
MTN 75 Sunday, 12/18 8:00 p.m.
MTN 17 Sunday 1/8 6:30 p.m.

November 22, 2005

MTN Appreciation Night

Mark your calendar for Friday, December 9, 2005, MTN Studio A, 5:00-8:00 pm. Join us then in celebrating community television and the many people who make MTN and our channels "the place to see and be seen." We will be live on MTN 17 from 6:30 - 7:00 pm. The party will include plenty of food, beverages and people to celebrate. At this time we are soliciting short segments from your program to include in our live roll-in salutation to our producers. Please talk to any MTN staff person about how to submit your show. Show segments are due by December 2.

September 8, 2005

Lights Camera Adventure: Olami's Media Quest was a collaboration between MTN and the Sabes Jewish Community Center. The video that came out of this two week media camp will be shown on MTN. For more information, visit this page.

On the Minneapolis Television Network MTN chan 16 & 17 (In Mpls only)

Channel 17 Sun. 9/25 @ 8:30 pm: Lights Camera Adventure: Olami's Media Quest
Channel 17 Sun. 10/2 @ 6:30 pm: Lights Camera Adventure: Olami's Media Quest
Channel 17 Sat. 10/15 @ 5:30 pm; Lights Camera Adventure: Olami's Media Quest
Channel 16 Sat. 10/22 @ 10:30 pm:Lights Camera Adventure: Olami's Media Quest

September 7, 2005

Class Projects showing on MTN

MTN Video Production class projects from the spring and summer of 2005 will be shown on MTN at the following times and channels.
Channel 17 Saturday 9/17 at 5:30 p.m.
Channel 17 Saturday 9/24 at 8:00 p.m.
Channel 16 Saturday 10/1 at 10:30 p.m.

August 25, 2005

Mayoral Forum on MTN

Watch the August 24th Central Cities Neighborhood Partnership Mayoral Candidate Form on MTN at the following times. All showings will on MTN 16, cable in Minneapolis

Saturday August 27 at 8 p.m.

Thursday September 1 at 10 p.m.

Friday September 2 at 10 p.m.

Friday September 9 at 10 p.m.

August 24, 2005

Public Access Threatened!

This is from the web site of the Alliance for Community Media:

The members of the Alliance for Community Media request that you announce your support for media localism that builds diverse communities across our nation.

We ask that you strongly oppose House 3146, Senate 1349 as well as the bill proposed by Senator Ensign last week -- Senate 1504.

Each of these bills is a National Video Disenfranchisement Act -- undoing years of progress in connecting the people of our communities to important local institutions and services. These bills are anti-competitive taking resources away from our local communities and giving them to giant and remote corporations without fair compensation. These bills are technically flawed and unworkable in the real world. We request that the Congress take the time to develop a reasoned framework that will serve the public interest and function effectively for years to come.

Visit the Alliance for Community Media Web site to download copies of letters to send to your Senators and Congressperson.

August 24, 2005

MTN and several other Minnesota access centers will have a booth in the Wonders of Technology Building this year during the Minnesota State Fair, from August 25 to September 5. For more, see the article in the Monitor.

June 1, 2005

For the 19th year in a row the Minneapolis Television Network will present the "2005 Celebrate Northeast Parade" on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 live on MTN 17 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.

The "2005 Celebrate Northeast Parade" will replay on MTN 16 at the following times:

Thursday, June 23 @ 10 pm
Friday, June 24 @ 10 pm
Saturday, June 25 @ 8 pm
Thursday, June 30 @ 10 pm
Saturday, July 9 @ 8 pm
Saturday, July 23 @ 8 pm
Saturday, July 30 @ 8 pm

April 26, 2005

Pacifica Radio and Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman takes her Un-embed the Media Tour to Minneapolis on May 7th. She will speak at Wesley United Methodist Church at 101 E. Grant St. across from the Minneapolis Convention Center. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the event begins at 7 p.m.

Goodman is a leader in progressive independent journalism. The event is a benefit for independent public media.

Tickets cost $15 plus a service fee. Purchase tickets at www.kfai.org or by calling 888-690-9875. Event co-sponsors are KFAI, MTN and SPNN. For more information, click for the flyer.

April 18, 2005

The April 14 Minneapolis mayoral candidate debate at United Labor Centre will be cablecast on MTN, your community television station, at the following times on the Time Warner Cable system. MTN channels are available to cable subscribers within the city limits of Minneapolis.

MTN 16, Thursday, April 21 at 10 pm
MTN 16, Thursday, April 28 at 10 pm
MTN 16, Saturday, April 23 at 8 pm
MTN 16, Saturday, April 30 at 8 pm

April 6, 2005

Democracy Now! will be moving to a new timeslot on MTN in May. On May 2, you will be able to catch Democracy Now! Monday through Friday at 10 p.m. on Channel 17.

Democracy Now! is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 300 stations in North America. Pioneering the largest public media collaboration in the U.S., Democracy Now! is broadcast on Pacifica, community, and National Public Radio stations, public access cable television stations, satellite television, shortwave radio and the internet.

March 11, 2005

Watch the 2005 Minnesota Community Media Conference on MTN. This video features interviews with many of the public access types who attended this conference in St. Paul on February 25 and 26. The show also includes interviews with keynote speaker Fred Johnson from UMass, Boston and Anthony Riddle, the Director of the National Alliance for Community Media and Director of MTN from 1989-1995. You can see it on MTN at the following channels, days and times:

MTN 16, Friday, March 18 at 9:30 p.m.
MTN 16, Friday, March 25 at 9:30 p.m.
MTN 17, Sunday, April 3 at 8:30 p.m.
MTN 17, Thursday, April 7 at 7:00 p.m.

February 23, 2005

The February 23 Minneapolis mayoral debate will be cablecast on MTN, your community television station, at the following times on the Time Warner Cable system. MTN channels are available to cable subscribers within the city limits of Minneapolis.

MTN 16, Sunday, February 27 at 10 pm
MTN 16, Monday, February 28 at 10 pm
MTN 16, Thursday, March 3 at 10 pm
MTN 16, Friday, March 4 at 10 pm
MTN 16, Sunday, March 6 at 10 pm

February 22, 2005

The Alliance for Community Media Minnesota Conference is coming up this weekend at the Holiday Inn East in St. Paul. For more information, visit the Alliance for Community Media Midwest Region web site.

December 16, 2004

The MTN Member Appreciation Party show will be replayed on MTN over the next few weeks. This was a great event and many MTN members came out to enjoy the evening, listen to the music of Don King and Jose Curbello, and talk about their programs. Here are the showtimes and channels:

MTN 75 - Monday (12/20) @ 6:30pm
MTN 16 - Thursday (12/23) @ 9:30pm
MTN 75 - Monday (12/27) @ 6:30pm
MTN 17 - Tuesday (12/28) @ 10:30pm

December 16, 2004

MTN Video Classes and You is a new video about classes at MTN. It gives a fourth-wall breaking tour of MTN's studio and field production class offerings. Here are the showtimes and channels:

MTN 17 - Tuesday (12/21) @ 10:30pm
MTN 75 - Wednesday (12/22) @ 5:30pm
MTN 75 - Tuesday (12/29) @ 5:30pm
MTN 17 - Sunday (1/9) @ 11:30pm

November 16, 2004

The MTN Member Appreciation Party and Live Show is set for Friday, December 10, 2004. It will take place in MTN Studio A at 125 SE Main Street. The party starts at 7 p.m. goes live from 8:30 - 9 p.m. on MTN 17. For more information, download the flyer here. You may also read the article in the MTN Monitor.

November 11, 2004

Read about Somali production at MTN in the article, From Mogadishu to Minneapolis: Minnesota Somalis find a television home in the studios of MTN.

October 29, 2004

On October 29, 2004, the MTN Board passed the following resolution:

Whereas the Minneapolis Telecommunications Network Board of Directors supports the city's efforts to explore cost savings and efficiencies in public and government access; and

Whereas, specifically, the MTN Board believes significant savings could be realized if MTN produced and cablecast City of Minneapolis programming; and

Whereas in 1982 the city of Minneapolis acted responsibly and wisely by establishing MTN as a separate non-profit organization to support and operate public access; and

Whereas supporting and protecting freedom of speech is paramount to MTN's mission.; and

Whereas freedom of speech is best served by maintaining the tradition of having a separate non-profit organization to support and operate public access; now.

Therefore, be it resolved that the MTN Board of Directors request that the City of Minneapolis explore options for having MTN produce and cablecast City of Minneapolis television programs and.

Be it further resolved that the MTN Board of Directors is opposed to the City of Minneapolis assuming responsibility for the production of public access programming and the management of public access channels.

For documents relating to the renegotiation of the cable franchise between Time Warner Cable and the city of Minneapolis, click here.

November 4, 2004

A half hour documentary featuring interviews from the recent Counterpropaganda Coalition's "Take Back the Media Fair" will show on MTN during the month of November. The Fair featured representatives from various alternative media organizations. The Fair was held on October 15th.

The program will be shown at the following times:

On MTN 75
Wednesday, November 11 at 11 p.m.
Wednesday, November 24 at 11 p.m.
Wednesday, December 1 at 11 p.m.

On MTN 16
Sunday, November 21 at 10 p.m.

For more information about the Counterpropaganda Coalition, visit their web site.

October 18, 2004

On September 13, Minneapolis City Council Member Don Samuels held a vigil to mourn the loss of 3 Minneapolis residents who lost their life in a triple homicide. A video of that vigil will be airing on MTN this month.

The video features interviews with Samuels and others attending the vigil. The video is about 25 minutes long.

On MTN channel 17:
Sunday October 17 - 7:00 PM: The Vigil
Friday October 22 - 8:30 PM: The Vigil
Friday October 29 - 8:30 PM: The Vigil

On MTN channel 16:
Monday November 8 - 8:00 PM: The Vigil

On the Metro Cable Network (MCN chan 6)
Saturday October 23 @ 10:30 AM: The Vigil
Saturday November 6 @ 10:30 AM: The Vigil