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Berks Community Television (BCTV) is a public, educational, and government access (PEG) cable television channel serving Berks County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The channel was founded in 1980 by the Berks County commissioners and has since been operated as a non-profit 501(c)(3) community media center. Its headquarters are located at the Lincoln Building on 601 Penn Street, 4th Floor, in Reading, Pennsylvania. As a dedicated source for online television, BCTV provides access to PEG channels for over 70,000 cable subscribers in Berks County, offering the community the resources and training to make their own television, as well as televising local government meetings and public affairs programming.

The programming schedule allows viewers to watch live channel coverage of an extensive mix of local content produced by community members, local organizations, and the station itself. The channel broadcasts coverage of municipal and school board government meetings, including the City of Reading, Spring Township, and the Reading City Council, ensuring government transparency and public access to civic processes. The station has produced original programming such as “The Craft Beer Hour“ with “Dave Kline“ and “Jack Dulu“, and collaborated with the Penn Street Market for 2024 to run cooking demonstrations and community-focused segments. Other shows have covered subjects ranging from technical tutorials, musical performances, and talk shows focusing on local politics and lifestyles. The channel also plays a role as a training ground for aspiring media professionals, including students from Alvernia University.

BCTV is widely available as a free-to-air service via local cable providers in Berks County. The channel is carried on Comcast (channel 13) and Service Electric (channel 19). The channel is accessible as tv online via its official website bctv.org, which provides livestreaming, video-on-demand archives of meetings, and a platform for members to share their content. The channel also provides a livestream via its YouTube channel, and the station features a robust digital lab for member training in video production. This ensures that its community-centric, educational, and government access programming reaches viewers across Berks County and the greater Pennsylvania region.

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