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The Birmingham Area Cable Board is a citizen body formed by inter-local
agreement between the
City of Birmingham and the Villages of Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms and
Franklin. The Board represents local governments and individuals in cable
franchising and related issues based on authority granted by applicable law. The
goal is to maximize the value of cable communications to the consortium.
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Important Note About the Comcast
Franchise Agreement
Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin Advocates for Community Access TV
Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin has introduced the Community Access Preservation
(CAP) Act of 2009 (H.R. 3745) to address the challenges faced by public,
educational, and governmental (PEG) TV channels and community access television
stations.
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Effective 6/13/09 all broadcast television stations in the US completed
a Federally mandated Digital Transition:
All full power broadcast television
stations (those who use public airwaves to transmit programming via antenna)
changed their signal from an analog format to a digital format to free airwaves
for emergency responders and expanded picture/sound quality and interactive
services. This change allowed the universal transmission of a new
digital format (high definition picture and sound). In order to receive this signal, you
need a high-definition television that has a special tuner and a high-definition
antenna to receive the signal through public airwaves OR connection to a
provider who will transmit this signal (e.g. cable company, satellite company,
telecommunications company (e.g. AT&T, Verizon) through their receiver/tuners).
For additional information, visit www.dtv.gov.
Comcast's Digital Migration:
In the area served by the Birmingham Area Cable
Board (Birmingham, Beverly Hills, Franklin, and Bingham Farms) as well as
Bloomfield and Bloomfield Hills, Comcast has made a business initiative to
enhance their network by delivering digital entertainment to current Standard
Cable subscribers. For additional information, visit
www.comcast.com/digitalnow or call 1-877-634-4434.
Digital Distinction - Three Different Things
Happening
Notice to AT&T UVerse customers in the Birmingham Area Cable Board area:
Effective September 29 you can now watch the local access channels (Birmingham
Area Municipal Channel and Birmingham Area Public Access channel) through the
local access channel 99, just follow the prompts.
We remain as the resource for public complaints
