HCC-TV is an educational access channel for Howard County that facilitates the cablecasting of all telecourses offered by Howard Community College (HCC), creates local original programming with an effort to feature HCC, and acquires quality informational / educational and entertaining programming to create a high quality 24/7 programming schedule.  The staff of HCC-TV offer instructional and institutional support for the college.  In addition, the television and radio curriculum and teaching facilities are housed and managed by this department.

HCC-TV will:

• Provide instructional and institutional support to the college's faculty and staff;
• Facilitate the cablecasted delivery of telecourses to students and provide a replay system to insure student access to distance learning;
• Provide, maintain, and update a state of the art cable facility to accomplish the core work of a 24 hour per day / 7 day per week air schedule;
• Create quality original programming that is educational/informational and encompasses community and college interests;
• Create and provide the community viewership with a monthly schedule;
• Acquire additional quality programming that is educational/informational and diverse;
• Provide production personnel to record and rebroadcast live county council and county executive hearings; and
• Create and provide, through the government web site, a 24/7 programming schedule for community viewership.

HCC Radio the Dragon is part of the radio curriculum.  Students in radio production classes create content.  Staff also creates original programming and acquires programs that are of interest to the college community.

Policy Manual Review/Revision:  09/09/11