Welcome to WCKN Television!

How to Submit Public Access Programs

WCKN is a public access television station serving Potsdam and the surrounding area. We accept all reasonable public access programming requests, aired up to two times per week in predesignated time slots. WCKN will do its best to accommodate your preferred schedule, but cannot guarantee the availability of specific time slots.

You may submit public access programming by either postal mail or direct delivery to our office or drop box, however you must fully review the guidelines on this page, then contact the Programming Manager before submitting tapes in order to designate a specific schedule on which your program will be played and complete all required paperwork. If you simply send us programming without any prior contact, it will not be aired and may not be returned.

Public access programs must be in VHS, DVD, or SuperVHS format.

For more information on Public Access programming, please call our office at (315) 265-2073 and someone will assist you in getting your programming on the air.

Official Public Access Policies and Guidelines

These guidelines outline the official policies regarding public access programming submitted to WCKN Television. Before you submit programming, you must read and agree to these terms. To ensure all programming you submit is aired appropriately, you must be sure that it always meets all conditions set in these guidelines.

1. Scheduling
   1. Programs may be played a maximum of 2 times per week.
   2. All time slots must be pre-approved by the Programming Manager.
   3. Existing programming will not be moved or rescheduled.
   4. Final decisions on scheduling rest on the Executive Board.
2. Submission of tapes
   1. Programs must be in VHS, DVD, or SuperVHS format.
   2. Programs may be delivered by postal mail or direct delivery to our office or drop box.
   3. Programs must be received at least 2 business days prior to scheduled air date.
   4. Requests for tape pick up must be received at least 2 business days prior to the required pick-up date.
3. Appropriate Content
   1. Content of programs must meet WCKN standards.
   2. The Programming Manager will make decisions regarding appropriateness of programming.
4. Failure to Comply
   1. Failure to follow any of these regulations will result in the program to not be aired.
   2. Repeated failure to comply with these guidelines will result in the loss of public access privileges.

THE WCKN EXECUTIVE BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE ALL FINAL DECISIONS REGARDING PUBLIC ACCESS PROGRAMMING.