Arlington Independent Media (AIM), formerly Arlington Community Television, is a non-profit membership organization providing

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production training workshops and professional production facilities, as well as the

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(PEG)

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channel on

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channel 69, and Verizon FIOS channel 38 in

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, United States.

History

The station was established by 1984 as ''Arlington Community Television'', offering residents of the county the chance to train in producing material for broadcast and to produce shows. In 2004, prompted by the approaching 2004 expiration of its contract with Comcast (formerly AT&T Broadband), the station began preparations to become a not for profit corporation, renaming itself ''Arlington Independent Media,'' and enabling a major expansion of its budget and offerings.

Operation

The Arlington Independent Media production facility is equipped with a three-camera

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, DV-Cam portable production equipment, the

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non-linear edit system, and a four-camera mobile production van. All equipment is available to members who have completed television production workshops and intend to create programming for the

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channel, and is used in apprenticeship programs run by the station to train aspiring documentary filmmakers.

WERA-LP

In December 2015, Arlington Independent Media launched

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, a radio station. An event was held at Arlington Independent Media where members and others celebrated the first airing of WERA-LP.

References

External links

AIM website
Television stations in Virginia American public access television Organizations based in Arlington County, Virginia {{Virginia-tv-station-stub