Individual Memberships in WCM are Here!
Wisconsin Community Media has until now, only been open to community television stations. Our station memberships keep everyone involved in managing and overseeing a community television station, from staff to city council members, in the loop. But until now, we had no way for community producers, non-profit organizations, local businesses, and even former staff of community television stations to be a part of Wisconsin Community Media.
We do now!
We have two new levels of Membership.
FRIEND. Friend memberships are open to anyone who would like to keep abreast of what is happening in the area of community television and wants to support it. Friends receive regular e-newsletters, may serve on board committees as non-voting members, can attend conferences and workshops at the Member Rate, and receive other discounts offered to Members. Anyone who is eligible to be a Station Member is not eligible to be a Friend. Annual membership fee: $25.
EMERITUS MEMBERSHIPS. We want to embrace the professionals who have worked in our field for many years and care about community television and know community television. If you are a former staffmember of a Wisconsin community television station, whether you were paid or not, this membership is for you. Emeritus Members receive the same benefits as Friends plus Emeritus Members have the same voting rights as Station Members. Emeritus Members may be appointed to Board committees and be elected to the Board of Directors -- one seat on the Board each year can be filled by an Emeritus Member serving a one-year term. Station Members must nominate and the WCM Board approves those selected to be Emeritus Members. The membership fee is waived the first year the Emeritus Member joins. After that the annual membership fee is $35.
For more detail on our new memberships go HERE.
Membership forms are still under development!
To JOIN, go to our Membership Page.
Deerfield passes CAP Act Resolution
The Deerfield Village Board passed a resolution in favor of passage of the the Community Access Preservation Act (the CAP Act) at its meeting of January 23. Deerfield is the second city in Wisconsin to pass a resolution. Marshfield is the first.
Congratulations are in order to Lyn Meyer and Dave Lemke of Deerfield Community Television and Patrick Smythe-Eagle, Village Board, who asked the board to consider the resolution. To assist them in making the case to the Village Board, they invited Mary Cardona, Executive Director of WCM to make a presentation about the CAP Act. Cardona provided background material on the bill and answered questions. Based on that discussion, the board requested that a resolution be drafted for consideration at the next meeting, during which it passed.
Deerfield is located in Rep. Tammy Baldwin's congressional district. Rep. Baldwin is the co-author of the CAP Act. Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-OH) is the other.
Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you would like assistance in working with your local city council or board to pass a resolution. The City of Milwaukee passed a resolution in July 2011 and the City of Marshfield passed a resolution in December.
Marshfield passes resolution in support of the CAP Act
The City of Marshfield, Wood and Marathon Counties have urged Congressman Sean Duffy to sponsor the Community Access Preservation Act ("the CAP Act") through a Resolution passed on December 13. Resolution No. 2011-46 noted that "PEG channels are a unique and valuable resource for local information and discourse for the residents of the City of Marshfield, Wood, and Marathon Counties" and that "the CAP Act provides important solutions for critical and immediate threats to PEG channels and facilities across the country."
The federal bill is a response to state franchise laws passed by many states beginning in 2005.
Read more: Marshfield passes resolution in support of the CAP Act
