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OK Salzwedel (Offener Kanal Salzwedel) is a German public access television channel operating in the community broadcasting format. The primary language of broadcasting is German. The channel is based in Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt, and first went on air on August 8, 1998 . It is one of seven open channels in Saxony-Anhalt supported by the Media Authority of Saxony-Anhalt . The channel is operated by the non-profit association Offener Kanal e.V., founded in the autumn of 1997, which currently has 33 members. The chairperson is Elke Bukowski, who has held the position since 2015 . The channel's managing director is Ivonne Ritter-Findeisen . The channel's motto is "Selber senden war noch nie so einfach" (Broadcasting yourself has never been so easy) .

On air, OK Salzwedel follows the public access model, allowing any citizen to produce and broadcast their own television programs free of charge . The channel provides free access to professional equipment, including HD cameras, editing suites, and a studio with a blue box for 3D animations, as well as offering training and workshops . The programming is highly variable and includes local news, cultural events, documentaries, and coverage of city life in Salzwedel and the surrounding Altmark region . A key part of the schedule is the broadcast of recordings of district and city council meetings, allowing citizens to recap local government sessions . The channel also regularly live-streams events from the "Offene Bühne" at the Club Hanseat and produces the series "Ehrenamt to go," which highlights the diversity of volunteer work in the region . The programming includes documentaries produced in cooperation with schools, such as "Angekommen" with refugee students, and "Regenbogen-TiVi" with the "GB unterm Regenbogen" special needs school, as well as projects like "Beruf im Bild" about local vocational training . In 2024, the channel was awarded the Bürgermedienpreis Sachsen-Anhalt (Citizen Media Prize of Saxony-Anhalt) for its outstanding television productions .

OK Salzwedel serves as a training ground for young media professionals, having trained five apprentices as media designers for image and sound and employed over 22 volunteers through the Voluntary Social Year (FSJ) and Federal Voluntary Service (BFD) . The channel also runs film workshops for children and teenagers, particularly during school holidays, to promote media literacy, creativity, and self-expression . A fixed user group of older hobby filmmakers has been active in the channel as the "Videoclub Salzwedel" for over 15 years . The channel views its mission as promoting media literacy, freedom of expression, and local democracy, allowing citizens to become active media creators rather than passive consumers .

OK Salzwedel is available in Salzwedel and the surrounding Altmark region via the local cable network . Viewers can also watch online the live broadcast through the official OK Salzwedel website at ok-salzwedel.de, which offers a 24-hour livestream and a media library with on-demand access to archived programs . The channel is also accessible via HbbTV on smart televisions and through the "Medienportal Sachsen-Anhalt" app .

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