Oceanside Community Television (KOCT) Education and Government Channel 19 live stream

Oceanside Community Television (KOCT) Education and Government Channel 19 online television

Oceanside Community Television (KOCT) Education and Government Channel 19 is a government access television channel owned and operated by KOCT, a non-profit 501(c)(3) public access organization serving Oceanside and North County San Diego, California, United States. The organization was founded in 1984 with the encouragement and support of the City of Oceanside, and its headquarters are located in Oceanside, California. As a dedicated source for online television, Channel 19 is one of two KOCT channels (alongside Community Channel 18), and is specifically designated for government, history, local politics, and educational content .

The programming schedule allows viewers to watch live channel coverage of Oceanside City Council meetings, which are held on two Wednesdays each month at 5:00 PM, with live broadcasts and replays on Cox Channel 19 . The channel also airs Planning Commission workshops, Joint City Council/CDC/Harbor/OPFA regular meetings, and other municipal government proceedings from the Council Chambers at City Hall, 300 N Coast Highway, Oceanside, California . The channel carries the County Television Network (CTN), which provides additional local and statewide government coverage .

KOCT Channel 19 produces original local government and educational programming, including Oceanside Update, a monthly program featuring local Oceanside organizations promoting events, sharing news, and providing important information about city services . The channel also airs KOCT's Journalist Roundtable, a news discussion program, along with documentaries, election town halls, news briefs, and talk shows covering issues that directly impact the North County community . The channel provides a Community Calendar bulletin board so that government and local non-profit agencies can publicize their events . The station is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors representing various segments of the community and operates with a mix of full-time staff, part-time employees, student interns, and volunteers from local high schools and colleges .

For audiences seeking a reliable live stream of Oceanside municipal content, KOCT Channel 19 is widely available as a free-to-air service via cable television on Cox Communications Channel 19 and AT&T U-verse Channel 99 within the Oceanside cable service area . The channel is accessible as tv online via the official KOCT website at koct.org, which provides a dedicated 24-hour live stream of Channel 19, as well as video-on-demand content . The channel also streams live on the City of Oceanside's Legistar meeting portal at oceanside.legistar.com, where viewers can click "In Progress" in the Video column to watch live meetings . KOCT is celebrating over 40 years of community television service in 2024-2025 and is partially funded by the City of Oceanside, with additional support from underwriting and community donations . This ensures that its local government, educational, and civic programming reaches residents of Oceanside, North County San Diego, and interested viewers worldwide.

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