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Medfield TV awarded $12,000 grant to upgrade government meeting coverage equipment
Summary
Medfield TV received a $12,000 grant from the Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund to buy a new video switcher, PTZ cameras and microphones intended to improve the station—s government meeting coverage; hosts said the nonprofit has relied on local donations amid falling cable revenue.
Medfield TV announced that it was awarded a $12,000 grant from the Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund to upgrade the station—s government meeting production equipment.
Katie, a presenter for the Up to Speed podcast at Medfield TV, said the funds will be used "to help us outfit our government meeting coverage equipment needs," naming a new video switcher, PTZ (robotic) cameras and new microphones as planned purchases. The hosts said the current switcher at town hall is roughly 15 years old and has become increasingly unreliable.
The podcast said the Legacy Fund has supported Medfield TV with nearly $25,000 in donations over recent years, and the hosts emphasized the station—s dependence on local grants and donors as cable-subscriber revenue has declined. "We operate with $50,000 less per year," Katie said, noting the funding shortfall since 2013.
Medfield TV said it will use the equipment to improve live and recorded coverage of town and government meetings. Katie noted the station expects to attend the Legacy Fund—s award ceremony on May 13. The station did not provide a timetable for purchases or installation in the episode.
The announcement concluded with a call for volunteers to help with media coverage and production; part-time staffers and volunteers were described as key to day-to-day operations.
The podcast hosts did not describe any formal municipal action tied to the grant, such as a town appropriation or matching requirement.
