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New Richmond council approves rebroadcasts with limited advertising on local cable channel
Summary
The City Council approved changes to rules for the municipal cable access channel to allow rebroadcasts of local livestreamed events that include third‑party advertising, subject to content restrictions, legal review and Northwood Technical College oversight.
The New Richmond City Council voted to allow rebroadcasts of locally produced livestreamed events on the city’s cable access channel, even when the original recordings contain local business advertisements, council members agreed at their meeting.
City staff told the council that the city’s contract with Northwood Technical College, which manages the local cable access channel, currently bans advertising. Justin Livestream — a private company that records and streams local high‑school athletics and other events — asked that its post‑event recordings be rebroadcast on the channel. Staff presented draft rule language that would permit limited advertising…
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