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Thurston Community Television (TCTV) is a non-profit agency that manages local public, education and government (PEG) cable television access on contract with the City of Olympia and other local jurisdictions. Olympia also contracts with TCTV to provide staff and professional assistance to televise City Council meetings and develop informational videos and programs. For 2006, Olympia will pay TCTV about $106,000 for its services.
As allowed by current federal law, public access to cable television facilities and air time is a benefit of the franchise agreements that Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, and Thurston County have negotiated with Comcast. Comcast currently provides the TCTV studio and administrative facility on Yauger Way per terms of the City's franchise agreement and a monthly cash contribution to the City for PEG equipment and other capital expenses.
The TCTV channels in Olympia are Cable Channel 3 - Government and Education programming; and Channel 22 - public programming.
Membership Criteria
The Olympia City Council designates one citizen representative to the TCTV Board. The cities of Lacey, Tumwater, and Thurston County each have one representative, too. The Olympia appointee must be a City of Olympia resident.
Olympia's Appointee
Jim Musselwhite
Term of Appointment
2 years
Appointment Date
March 31
Meeting Date, Time, Place
Meetings are scheduled the 2nd Thursday each month, 5:00 p.m., at the office of Thurston Community Television, 400 Yauger Way, Suite C, Olympia - unless otherwise noticed.
Olympia Staff Liaison
Cathie Butler, Communications Manager
City of Olympia, 360-753-8361, email
Olympia City Hall
PO Box 1967
Olympia, WA 98507-1967
TCTV Contact
Deb Vinsel, Executive Director
TCTV
440 Yauger Way, Suite C
Olympia, WA 98502
360-956-3100