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Oceanside Community Television (KOCT) Community Channel 18 online television

KOCT Community Channel 18, officially known as KOCT - Oceanside Community Television, is the public access channel for Oceanside, California, United States. The station was founded on October 14, 1981, by Bob Bowditch, who saw a need for city council coverage for residents unable to attend public meetings in person . In 1984, with the support of the City of Oceanside, a separate non-profit corporation was formed to provide Public, Educational, and Government (PEG) access programming to the citizens of Oceanside and North County San Diego . As a dedicated source for online television, KOCT is celebrating over 40 years of community television service and is a non-profit organization partially funded by the City of Oceanside .

The programming schedule allows viewers to watch live channel coverage across two dedicated channels: Community Channel 18 for Arts, Culture and Education, and Government Channel 19 for History, Local Politics and City Government . Key programs on the channel include Oceanside Spectrum, hosted by local librarian CJ DiMento; On the Scene with Eileen, hosted by Eileen Lohner-Turk ; Oceanside Update, a monthly program featuring local organizations ; KOCT's Journalist Roundtable, hosted by Kent Davy with journalists including Tony Cagala (Managing Editor for The Coast News) and Alison St. John (KPBS) ; Senior Scene featuring Melba Bishop; and One on One, an interview program . The channel also airs North County Talks: Faith & the Common Good, hosted by Pastor TS Harris of North Coast United Methodist Church, covering topics such as minimum wage, human slavery, and affordable housing . KOCT provides live coverage and replays of all Oceanside City Council meetings on Government Channel 19, produces documentaries, election town halls, and a community calendar for local non-profit agencies .

For audiences seeking a reliable live stream of Oceanside community content, KOCT Community Channel 18 is widely available as a free-to-air service via cable television on Cox Communications Channel 18 and AT&T U-verse Channel 99 . The channel is accessible as tv online via the official KOCT website at koct.org, which provides 24-hour live streaming of both Channel 18 and Channel 19, as well as video-on-demand content . KOCT is operated by a volunteer 15-member Board of Directors with 2 full-time staff and part-time students and interns from local high schools and colleges . The station is located at 3038 Industry Street, Suite 101, Oceanside, California, and can be contacted by phone at 760-722-4433 or by email at koct@koct.org . This ensures that its community-focused, arts, cultural, and government programming reaches residents of Oceanside, North County San Diego, and interested viewers worldwide.

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