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Local broadcaster offers city a plan to revive community TV; council asks for sample coverage and cost details

3653752 · June 4, 2025
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A local media entrepreneur proposed two options to restore community video coverage—an in-house contract for $60,000 or partnership with ICRC that would take about 40% of franchise fees—and council asked for sample programming and more detail.

A local television and live-streaming producer proposed reestablishing regular local programming and event coverage for Middletown, offering two approaches and asking the council to consider allocating franchise-fee revenue.

Lenny Robinson, a local real-estate developer and former TV Middletown volunteer, presented a WinStar Video Productions mobile production truck his team uses to stream live sporting events and other community programs.…

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