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Champaign Government Television (CGTV) online television

Champaign Government Television (CGTV) is a municipal government access television channel owned and operated by the City of Champaign, Illinois, in the United States. The channel is a division of the city's Information Technologies Department and is headquartered at the Champaign City Building, 102 North Neil Street, Champaign, Illinois. As a dedicated source for online television, CGTV broadcasts government meetings, public hearings, community events, and original programming as a public service for the residents of Champaign, a city in east-central Illinois known as the home of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

The programming schedule allows viewers to watch live channel coverage of Champaign City Council meetings, Planning Commission hearings, Zoning Board of Appeals meetings, and other municipal government proceedings, which are broadcast live and rebroadcast. The channel also produces original community-focused programs, including City Source, a monthly news magazine program covering city projects, department updates, and community events; Champaign Connections, a program highlighting local non-profits, businesses, and cultural organizations; Ward Reports, a segment where Champaign City Council members discuss issues and initiatives in each of the city's five wards (1-5); and special coverage of events such as the Champaign County Fair, the annual Independence Day celebration, the State of the City address, and the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration. The station also airs emergency alerts, public service announcements, and informational content on city services such as recycling, public transit, and housing programs. CGTV is staffed by full-time city employees and student interns from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, providing training in television production and media technology.

For audiences seeking a reliable live stream of Champaign municipal content, CGTV is widely available as a free-to-air service via cable television across the city. The channel broadcasts on Comcast Xfinity on Channel 5 and on i3 Broadband on Channel 19. The channel is accessible as tv online via its official website champaignil.gov/cgtv and through the city's official website, which provides live streaming of the channel's broadcast and a video-on-demand archive of government meetings. The channel is also available through the city's official YouTube channel, ensuring that its local government and community programming reaches residents of Champaign and interested viewers worldwide.

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