Peabody Access Telecommunications, Inc.
PAT is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community media center located at 119 Foster Street, Building 13, Suite 2B in Peabody, Massachusetts.
On November 17, 2005, Comcast and Mayor Michael J. Bonfanti, on behalf of the City of Peabody, signed a Cable Renewal License. It provides for the funding of a non-profit organization to manage facilities for what the Cable Act describes as non-commercial Public, Educational, and Government (PEG) access programming. Peabody Access Telecommunications, Inc. (PAT) was established on June 1, 2006 to fulfill that commitment, and since then has provided its members free use of production equipment and facilities, channel time, and training in video production.
Mission Statement
PAT's Mission is to stimulate cultural, artistic and political expression through the use of video and electronic media; to provide a secure forum that will allow the diverse populations of Peabody an avenue to explore the free and open exchange of ideas and to provide open access to the most current technology.
PAT operates Public Access Channel 10, Educational Access Channel 8, and Government Access Channel 9.
Programming on the above channels includes City Council and School Committe Meetings, candidates forums; high school sports and graduation exercises; concerts; festivals; parades, events held by the Peabody Chamber of Commerce; as well as programs with the Peabody Council on Aging, public safety forums and the community bulletin board wich post messages from various organizations.
PAT is a non profit organization and we depend on the financial support of local individuals and organizations to augment our only major source of funding, which comes from our current cable service provider, Comcast. Email Us with Questions.
What is Access?
The Cable Act describes public access channels as “the video equivalent of the speaker's soap box or the electronic parallel to the printed leaflet. They provide groups and individuals who generally have not had access to the electronic media with the opportunity to become sources of information in the electronic marketplace of ideas."
The content of the material carried on PEG access is determined by the individuals, groups, or organizations that produce or provide it. Access program content is controlled by the group, organization, institution, or individual that produces or provides a program. PEG access is noncommercial in nature though it does allow for PBS-style credit for underwriters or sponsors.
Membership Opportunities
Individual ($25)
entitles a person to use the PAT facility and equipment; free or low-cost training in video production, prioritized scheduling on channel 10, and access to posting on the community bulliten board and uploading news to our website.
Student & Senior Discounts
Take $10 off your fee.
Business ($100)
entitles access to the PAT facility and equipment; free or low-cost training in video production and prioritized scheduling on channel 10, and access to posting on the community bulliten board and uploading news to our website.
Organizational ($100)
entitles access to the PAT facility and equipment; free or low-cost training in video production, prioritized scheduling on channel 10, access to the community bulliten board for the promotion of their organization, and the ability to upload news to our website.
Upload Your Show
After you've become a member, created a show, and aired it, do you want to reach a broader audience? Our website gives you the ability to upload your show for a small price, and your show will be viewable by the world!
Your show will appear in our site and anybody can watch it and leave comments. You can share your show with all of your friends or business partners.
Our rates are posted on the chart to the right. See which package works for you. Contact Derek at derekgauvain@gmail.com, or call us 978-977-0570 if you're interested!
Single Episode
5 Episodes
10 Episodes
$10
$30
$50
Sponsorship Opportunities
Your tax-deductible contribution will be used to help offset the costs of producing community television. You will receive sponsor acknowledgement during that event similar to that seen on PBS station. Acknowledgment will include donor name, logo and up to a 15 word, non-commercial description of your business that will be displayed at least three times per program for a total of 30 seconds. The Sponsored event will be cablecast a minimum of two times during the week to over 15,000 household in the City of Peabody.
Please keep us in mind when investing your advertising dollars in local media this year. For short money, you will enhance your local presence while supporting the mission of community television. And with our newly-established North Shore Access Collaborative, your exposure will stretch beyond the borders of Peabody as we share programming with neighboring access centers including Lynn, Salem, Danvers, and Malden
Please contact us if you are interested.
Rental Rates
Our equipment is available to anybody who does not intend to become a member.
| Canon GL-2 / Sony VX-2100 | $150 / day |
| Lighting Kits | $25 / day |
| Mics/Mixers | $15 / day |
| 3 camera / switcher-studio | $150 / hr |
| Studio only | $50 / hr |
| Mac w/ Final Cut Pro/Adobe Creative Suite | $50 / hr |
| Media Transferring | $35 / hr |
| Labor - Field / Postproduction | $35 / hr |
Instruction Workshop
Available to anyone who wants to learn video editing, but does not intend to produce content for channel 10.
| Adobe Premiere Pro | $185 (8 hr) |
| Final Cut Basic Class | $185 (8 hr) |
| Final Cut Pro Class | $280 (4 hr) |
Please contact us here if you are interested in renting our equipment or taking our workshops.