Santa Maria Community Television
• Presentation by
PEG Production Manager Joe Payne
• May 21, 2024
Santa Maria Community Television
The City of Santa Maria maintains three ”PEG”
Channels through Comcast cablevision State Video
franchise agreement:
• P: Public access Channel 25 available to all City
residents.
• E: Education Channel 24 for community
enrichment and education programming.
• G: Government Channel for City of Santa Maria
official business and informational content.
Public Channel 25
• Channel 25 is open to all City residents at no cost.
• Camera equipment available to borrow.
• More than 20+ community producers.
Education Channel 24
• Informational content about local parks/natural
history, library programs, etc.
• Enriching lessons in arts, athletics, and activities. • Programming from local education entities.
Government Channel 23
• City of Santa Maria content 24/7.
• Public service announcements highlight services,
access, and public safety.
• Official meetings broadcasted live and replayed.
• State of the City, Santa Maria Today, and more.
Communicating City Messages
• Public service announcements, informational
content, City updates, and upcoming events.
• Most videos produced in English and Spanish.
• Videos available on demand on City of Santa Maria
YouTube channel, @CityofSantaMariaCalifornia.
• Created 10+ videos for the Smart City Safe City
Campaign, continue to contribute more.
Access SMCTV
• Santa Maria Community Television channels available
to livestream at CityofSantaMaria.org/tv.
• City videos available on demand on YouTube at
YouTube.com/CityofSantaMariaCalifornia.
• Closed Captioning: Use remote control to active
captions, with English on CC1 and Spanish on CC3.
Council Chamber Upgrade Project
• City of Santa Maria worked with contractor to update the Council Chambers audio/visual and studio control
equipment.
• New microphones, screens, and
audio routing system.
• New audio/visual system setup
and broadcast equipment in studio.
• Greater access, transparency.
• Watch Santa Maria Community Television
Government Channel 23, Education Channel 24,
Public Channel 25.
• Santa Maria Community Television channels available
to livestream at CityofSantaMaria.org/tv.
• City videos available on demand on YouTube at
YouTube.com/CityofSantaMariaCalifornia.