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Program submission guidelines

Content

Producers must fill out a Program Submission Form certifying that no advertising material or other commercial programming, lottery or lottery information, obscene material, sexually explicit conduct, material soliciting or promoting unlawful conduct, or indecent, slanderous or libelous material is contained in their program.

Airing requirements

BCAT16 accepts half-hour and one-hour programs. Half-hour programs must not exceed 28 1/2 minutes in length. One-hour programs must not exceed 58 1/2 minutes in length. If you are interested in producing a longer program, please contact BCAT at 952-563-4980.

All DVDs should have either no menu or one menu for the program, and contain 1 second of black before and after the program.

Labels

DVDs must be labeled with the program name, exact running time and the producer's name and phone number.

Programs produced outside Bloomington

Sponsorship is required for programming created by non-Bloomington residents. To air your program on BCAT Channel 16, please list a sponsor who is a:

Resident of Bloomington;
Employee working in Bloomington;
Member of a Bloomington based organization; or
Student attending a Bloomington school.

For more information, contact:
Bloomington Community Access Television
PH: 952-563-4980
E-mail: bcat@ci.bloomington.mn.us