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Local public‑access station warns cable‑fee revenue decline, asks school committee to help recruit volunteers
Summary
Holliston Hub HCAT board members told the school committee their cable‑subscriber funding has fallen about $100,000 (about 30%) in five years and urged the district to promote volunteer internships, student opportunities and a proposed podcast studio; they did not ask for direct district funding.
Board members and volunteers with Holliston Hub HCAT (the town’s community access television studio) told the Holliston School Committee Thursday that the station’s principal revenue source — a small share of cable subscriber bills — has declined sharply and that the station needs volunteers and community support to sustain programming.
Heidi [last name not provided], a HCAT board member, said the station’s cable‑fee revenue has dropped more than $100,000 in the past five years, a…
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