Beyond television: NCCTV to open state-of-the-art media center in downtown Chappaqua

Loui Bond, Lyle Anderson and Carrie Krams
July 2, 2010
by Barbara Kornreich

Hear that banging in Suite 2 next to Talbots at the top of King Street? It’s the sound of volunteer efforts building the new state-of-the-art New Castle Community Media Center (NCCMC). By mid-July, New Castle Community Television, known by its acronym NCCTV, plans to unveil this new media access center. Limited operations will begin on July 15, with a grand opening scheduled for September.

NCCMC will be the only local community media facility that will concentrate on “non-traditional” forms of video production, providing facilities, training and support for community members and organizations to create video for the Internet, mobile devices and video sharing sites, as well as television. 

Our very own New Castle-centric YouTube

“The media center will be like YouTube, except super local and relevant to New Castle,” explained NCCTV Executive Director Carrie Krams. “Public access is all about local programming, helping people in the community to produce their own content.  Our new media center will make this easy and fun, and at the same time, will help build community.  We’ll have user-friendly hours at a beautiful new studio right in town and the most up-to-date technology, so we can provide training, internship opportunities and workshops in video production and digital media for New Castle residents of all ages. We’ll also be a convenient resource for local organizations and businesses who want to learn how to use the new media tools to promote themselves.”

NCCMC joins the growing number of public access stations across the U.S. that have gone beyond television and are evolving into full-service community media centers.  “The mission of public access hasn’t changed, but technology and the way people create, broadcast and view video content have changed dramatically,” said Krams.  “We’re still in the planning stages, but we’re already very excited about what our new media center will bring to this community.”

NCCTV studio at Greeley will continue as provider of educational access content

The NCCMC supplements the existing NCCTV studio at the Horace Greeley High School, which will remain a fully operational studio. The equipment there will be donated by NCCTV to the high school for educational use. The new production facility is located at 400 King Street, Suite 2, next to Talbots, and will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays by appointment.  If you would like to receive news of upcoming workshops and events, e-mail NCCMC at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

For more information, contact NCCTV Executive Director Carrie Krams at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or by phone at 914-861-2717.

Barbara Kornreich is the president of the New Castle Community Media Center. She can be reached at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).