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Millbrae Community Television (MCTV) is a non-profit public, educational, and government access (PEG) television station serving Millbrae, California, United States, and surrounding communities in San Mateo County including San Carlos, Brisbane, and the North Peninsula region. The organization was founded in 1997 as a non-profit 501(c)(3) agency tasked with managing the PEG station for the City of Millbrae, which had first established a community television presence in 1984 following the Cable Television Act of 1984. MCTV is headquartered at 621 Magnolia Avenue in Millbrae, California, with additional mailing address at PO Box 898, and operates under the leadership of a Board of Directors including President Marshall Nielsen, Treasurer Jean Hintermann, Secretary Rod Pasion, and Vice President Randy Sahae. As a dedicated source for online television, MCTV broadcasts on Comcast Channel 27 and AT&T U-verse Channel 99 within the Millbrae area, and the organization has a workforce of approximately 6 to 7 employees with an annual revenue of $281,699 and a program expense ratio of 87.71%.

The programming schedule allows viewers to watch live channel coverage of Millbrae City Council meetings, which are televised live on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at Council Chambers, City Hall, 621 Magnolia Avenue. MCTV also broadcasts Planning Commission meetings, Millbrae School District Board meetings held at City Hall, and meetings of other local government bodies including the SFO Roundtable, BAWSCA (Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency), and the City of Brisbane. The channel covers annual community events such as the Millbrae Art & Wine Festival, Lunar New Year Parade, Tree Lighting ceremony, and Independence Day celebrations. Special programming includes coverage of Black History Month segments featuring community figures including Julia Johnson, Krista Allen, Dr. Julie Chen, Cheryl Nashir, Prince, and Maria P. Williams, as well as Women's History Month programming and coverage of school events including Taylor Middle School Promotion Ceremony. The channel also aired coverage of the Millbrae Rotary Community Lunar New Year Banquet on February 29, 2024, and provided essential community connectivity during the COVID-19 pandemic through remote teleconference format coverage of shelter-in-place updates, Census information, election coverage, and virtual events including groundbreaking and grand opening ceremonies.

Since 2007, MCTV has expanded beyond traditional cable broadcasting to offer live streaming over the internet and video-on-demand services, becoming the first community station in San Mateo County in 2011 to offer live video streaming to mobile devices and tablets. The organization operates a fiber network reaching the Recreation Center, Library, Taylor Middle School, and Mills High School, providing live streaming video and television via the Comcast franchise agreement. In 2015, with support from the City of Millbrae, MCTV opened the North Peninsula Community Media Center in a formerly unused space at City Hall, providing training and production space for citizens interested in learning more about public television broadcasting. The media center allows local channels and the public to share resources and provide affordable access to telecast on local cable TV and online for non-local viewers. MCTV provides studio television production, remote location production, community media services, and offers filming, editing, graphics, animation, and live streaming services to community organizations and residents. The organization's mission is to represent diversity, transparency, and civic engagement while capturing the community's local history, fostering civic engagement through community members to express their voice and vision for all residents, businesses, and grassroots organizations. Programming Manager and Office Personnel is Grace Tzeng, and the station can be contacted by phone at +1 650-259-2343. For audiences seeking a reliable live stream of Millbrae municipal content, MCTV is accessible as tv online via its official website at mctv.tv, which provides live streaming of the channel's broadcast for those without cable services or outside the City of Millbrae. The channel also maintains a YouTube channel at youtube.com/user/MillbraeMCTV, where many programs and archived meetings are available for on-demand viewing. MCTV also offers public service announcements and community announcements on its channel, and the organization invites support through donations to upgrade equipment and through volunteer opportunities, with a current fundraising goal of $35,000 to upgrade cameras and other equipment. The channel's social media presence includes @MCTV_Millbrae on Facebook and Instagram, with the hashtag #MillbraeTV used for community engagement. The station's broadcast and online presence ensures that its local government, educational, and community programming reaches residents of Millbrae, San Carlos, Brisbane, and interested viewers worldwide.

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