Community Media Centers
Two non-profit community media centers provide PEG access services to residents throughout Multnomah County: Open Signal (formerly Portland Community Media) and MetroEast Community Media (MetroEast). Open Signal’s services generally focus on areas within the City of Portland and MetroEast’s services are generally targeted to the areas within the Cities of Gresham, Troutdale, Fairview and Wood Village and unincorporated Multnomah County. Open Signal and MetroEast’s organizational missions serve as a catalyst in promoting community involvement. Through government and education programs broadcast on public access cable TV channels, under represented neighborhoods and groups are able to participate in and be aware of community and government activities and services. Both Open Signal and MetroEast provide important outreach and awareness of government programs and policies by carrying live, gavel-to-gavel coverage of City Council meetings on the citywide Government Access Channel (30).
- Open Signal Grant Agreement – Capital Fund (.pdf)
- Open Signal Grant Agreement – Operational Fund (.pdf)
- MetroEast Grant Agreement (.pdf)
In addition, Portland Public Schools and Portland Community College each have responsibilities to program educational access channels in the City of Portland. The franchises require the cable operator to connect its system at the access providers’ sites, at the company’s cost for design, engineering, equipment and installation.