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Brookline hears public praise for community media as Comcast license renewal proceeds
Summary
Residents and Brookline Interactive Group leaders urged the Select Board to protect local access programming and noted risks to funding tied to cable-subscriber revenues during a public hearing on Comcast's license renewal.
The Select Board held a public hearing on Comcast's upcoming cable license renewal on Oct. 21, 2025, and heard more than a dozen speakers urge continued support for Brookline Interactive Group (BIG), the town's community media center.
The hearing is part of the federal- and state-required ascertainment process to collect public comment on local cable-related needs and Comcast's performance ahead of the license expiration on April 30, 2026. Comcast representative Angela Holm Barson said the company is negotiating the renewal with town staff and will consider public testimony in those talks: “We have been working on, negotiating the existing license with the town of Brookline,” she said, and “I look forward to hearing your testimony tonight regarding your cable…
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