Davis Media Access

Our mission is to enrich and strengthen the community by providing alternatives to commercial media for local voices, opinions and creative endeavors.

Davis Media Access (DMA) is a non-profit, membership-based media center offering community members the tools and training to create their own video and audio programming.

Davis Media Access is the parent organization of Davis Community Television (DCTV), Comcast cable channel 15 and KDRT-LP, 101.5 FM.

Public access television and low-power radio are unique. The programming found on these channels is created by volunteers from our community. DMA provides unique and powerful tools for citizen expression in Davis, a forum for public discourse and dialog, and a showcase for issues and events. Our services and facilities are available to all members of the Davis community on a non-discriminatory, first-come, first-served basis.

General Orientations

Please attend our next free orientation to become familiar with Davis Media Access.

Equipment & Facilities

We offer a fully equipped television studio, field production cameras, editing suites, and the necessary accessories to help you create your own television and radio programs. You can air your programs on LPFM radio station KDRT, or you can show your videos on channel 15 on the Comcast cable network. If you want to get started making your own programs, take a look at our technical education.

After you come to an Orientation our staff is here to help you translate your ideas into programming. We are available to assist you with all phases of production. Our programming policy is open to a wide range of viewpoints and expressions of our community.

Programming

DCTV shows most of our programming Tuesday through Thursday evenings and most of Sunday. We also show the University of California's channel, UCTV in the morning Monday through Thursday, and Free Speech TV Monday through Friday in the late evening.

We are also proud to air Pacifica's award-winning Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman, shown Monday through Friday at 4 p.m. For exact dates and times see our programming schedule. We also would like to thank The Davis Enterprise for printing our schedule in its Thursday "Spotlight" section.

If you have a program you've already made or a friend from out of town has already made, we can show it on our channels. If interested take a look at our Programming FAQ.

Another source of programming is from C and KU band satellites. For more info see our Satellite downlink FAQ.

If you are interested in getting a copy of programming shown on our channel see our Duplication FAQ.

Community Bulletin Board

When we aren't showing the programming above we show our community bulletin board. If you are a non-profit and want to promote your event or activity, please see our Community Bulletin Board Guidelines.

Partnerships & Collaborations

We receive major funding via partnerships with the City of Davis and the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD). We provide the bulk of production and playback services for DJUSD's educational access channel 17. We help promote the channel and work with District staff on equipment purchases and maintenance. More information about Channel 17 can be found at www.djusd.tv

Each election season, we partner with Davis Community Network, the City government channel 16 and the Yolo County Elections Office to provide results and analysis of local races. We thank these long-time partners for their commitment to voter education and civic programming.

We are also a proud media sponsor of the City of Davis' "Street Smarts" traffic safety program. For more information, please visit Street Smarts.

Memberships

Locally, DCTV is a member of the Davis Chamber of Commerce and the Osher Lifelong Learning Instutute at UC Davis Extension. DCTV is also a member of the Alliance for Community Media and NAMAC (National Alliance for Media Arts Centers).

Bylaws

This is the governing document for Davis Media Access. This version was adopted by the Board of Directors and approved by the membership in 2007. Click here for the link.