Access Humboldt Explained

Access Humboldt
City:	Humboldt County, California
Frequency:	96.7 FM
Airdate:	2006

Access Humboldt is a non-profit, community media organization formed in April 2006. It is a provider of Public-access television and FM Radio, operating from Humboldt County, California. It was initially formed to manage local cable franchise benefits on behalf of the County of Humboldt, California and the Cities of Eureka, Arcata, Fortuna, Rio Dell, Ferndale and Blue Lake.^[1] The community media center is based at the College of the Redwoods campus in Eureka, California. Access Humboldt seeks to deliver local voices via community media^[1] and is an active advocate in issues of community debate.^[2]

In 2016 the station received an operating license from the Federal Communications Commission for a community radio station KZZH-LP.^{[3] [4]}

Public access TV

Access Humboldt's develops its own public access programming and is broadcast on the following channels:^{[5] [6]}

• Educational programming, Suddenlink Communications - EDUC8
• Live and pre-recorded local government up to national government programming, Suddenlink Communications - CIVIC10
• Locally focused and innovative story telling, Suddenlink Communications - AH11
• Local and non-local programming, Suddenlink Communications - AH12
• Civic programming, Wave Broadband channel 7 in Southern Humboldt County

It also provides an online archive for its users.^[6]

Advocacy

The station has been an active advocate for its community and audience, and has taken a position in a number of public debates,^[2] including:

• net neutrality^{[7] [8] [9]}
• concentration of media ownership.^{[7] [10]}
• capping of the lifeline budget and budget reductions in other services.^[11]
• affordable access to high-speed internet^[12]

KZZH-LP 96.7 FM

Access Humboldt includes its FCC-licensed and commercial-free FM radio broadcast.^[13] In addition to its FM radio broadcast, KZZH-LP provides its facility and equipment for community use in return for an annual subscription.^[6] Facilities include a studio equipped with green screen, stage platforms, lighting, cameras, control room and editing suite.^[6]

External links

• Access Humboldt
• 2016 Report

Notes and References

1. http://www.accesshumboldt.net/site/about-us . About Us | Access Humboldt.
2. Web site: Google Scholar. scholar.google.com.
3. http://www.accesshumboldt.net/site/kzzh-lp-community-radio-access-humboldt. KZZH-LP - Community Radio from Access Humboldt | Access Humboldt.
4. Web site: FCCInfo Results. www.fccinfo.com.
5. http://www.accesshumboldt.net/site/channels-schedule . Channels Schedule | Access Humboldt
6. Web site: Locals get to know Access Humboldt. 14 January 2018.
7. Web site: Access Humboldt joins legal challenge against Sinclair Broadcasting station buy. 17 May 2018.
8. Web site: Your internet use could change as 'net neutrality' ends. 2018-07-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20180717154117/http://www.times-standard.com/article/NJ/20180611/NEWS/180619983. 2018-07-17. dead.
9. Web site: Access Humboldt | Khsu.
10. Web site: Access Humboldt Director shares concern over repeal of net neutrality - KIEM-TV - Redwood News. 14 December 2017.
11. https://alair.ala.org/handle/11213/6146. House of Representatives. Coalition Letter to House of Representatives Opposing Attempts to Cap the Lifeline Program Budget. 18 Million Rising. Access Humboldt. American Civil Liberties Union. American Library Association. Appalshop. Benton Foundation. California Telehealth Network. Center for Media Justice. Center for Rural Strategies. ColorOfChange. Common Cause. Common Sense Kids Action. Connect Your Community 2.0. Consumer Federation of America. Consumer Union. Communications Workers of America. Demand Progress. Digital Inclusion Alliance. Free Press Action Fund. Georgetown Law Center. Greenlining Institute. Institute for Local Self Reliance. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. League of United Latin American Citizens. Media Access Project. Media Mobilizing Project. NAACP. National Consumer Law Center. National Council of La Raza. National Digital Inclusion Alliance. National Urban League. Native Public Media. National Hispanic Media Coalition. OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates. Open Technology Institute. Public Knowledge. TURN. United Church of Christ. 5. 21 June 2016.
12. Fox News. https://alair.ala.org/handle/11213/6108. Coalition Letter to Fox News Encouraging Moderators to Ask Presidential Candidates about Affordable Access to High-Speed Internet. 18MillionRising.org. Access Humboldt. ((American Indian Policy Institute)). American Library Association. Benton Foundation. California Telehealth Network. Center for Media Justice. Color of Change. Common Cause. Common Sense Kids Action. Communications Workers of America. Daily Kos. Demand Progress. Electronic Frontier Foundation. Engine. EveryLibrary.org. Fight for the Future. Free Press. Future of Music Coalition. Greenlining Institute. Harry Potter Alliance. Institute for Local Self-Reliance. ((Just Foreign Policy)). Media Alliance. NAACP. National Council of La Raza. National Digital Inclusion Alliance. National Hispanic Media Coalition. Native Public Media. New America's Open Technology Institute. Next Century Cities. Open MIC (Open Media and Information Companies Initiative. OpenMedia. Popular Resistance. Public Knowledge. Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition. The Media Consortium. United Church of Christ. 5. 3 March 2016.
13. Web site: KZZH-LP. www.radionomy.com.