Coastal News

PCT would like to introduce its new entrepreneurial show, The Got Startup Show.

Join host, Paul Hickman, in his show that focuses on entrepreneurship and innovation. He interviews creators of successful startup companies while providing its viewers tips and tricks on launching their own business. For more information about the show click HERE.

The Got Startup Show will premiere at PCT on May 8, 2017, 5:30 PM.

For more PCT programs, you can always check our On Demand page or Youtube channel.

Calling all dog surfers and their human pals!

World Dog Champions are now accepting entries for the Dog Surfing Competition. To enter, visit World Dog Champion's website for more detailed information HERE

World Dog Champions will be held on August 5, 2017.

Time: 9am - 2pm
Location: Linda Mar Beach
Highway One and Linda Mar Blvd
Pacifica, CA 94044
Northern California Coast / San Francisco Bay Area

World Dog Surf Championships 2017 Promo Video

Attention Bands!

Fog Fest is now accepting band submissions for their 2017 entertainment line up for Sept. 23 & 24. Submissions will be reviewed through June 15, 2017 with final selections to contacted by June 30, 2017.

Please follow the guideline requirements in order to be considered. Visit our website for more detailed information HERE

Bands that play on the Recology stage also get featured during the Pacific Coast Television's Live Broadcast.

Steps to Becoming a Producer at PCT

New Producers are required to take certain steps before producing their own programs. They are as follows:

1. Become a member of PCT- yearly fee of $20.

2. Get PCT Production experience. Two workshops in studio and two workshops in the control room. Workshops are $20 each. Once workshops are completed, crew on at least 4 studio productions in different crew positions. 

To view our workshop and production dates, check out our PRODUCTION CALENDAR.

Studio – Two of the following workshops:
Floor Manager
Camera
Lighting
Control Room – Two of the following workshops
Audio Engineer
Character Generator (C.G.)
Video Tape Operator (VTO)

The workshops listed above are the minimum requirements for studio tapings. If you wish to use remote video equipment and video editing, please refer to the Workshops Info Packet. Pre-requisites and additional workshop fees apply.

3. Review and understand the Producer’s packet including the Program Policies and Producer’s Rules

4. Write a proposal and submit it to the Executive Director answering the questions from the form, “Questions to Address When Writing a Production Proposal”

5. Sign Producer’s Agreement and Indemnification form.

After the potential producer has completed the above requirements, the will get the approval from the Executive Director to go ahead with their own program. They cannot schedule studio time or remote equipment or editing time until these steps are completed. 

Want to start working on amazing, award-winning programs like The Bruce Latimer Show and Coast Life? Pacific Coast Tv is offering workshops to get you trained for real television production. Check out what workshops we offer and view our production calendar for dates and times of classes.

PLEASE NOTE: You must be a member of Pacific Coast Television to sign up for classes. Membership is $20 a year and includes access to the PCT Media Lab, ability to check out studio equipment, and volunteer opportunities on PCT Programs. For more information on becoming a member, view our membership page.

Studio Workshops

Camera and Floor Manager- workshop covers the essentials of powering up and preparing our studio cameras for operation, and provides volunteers with basic skills of camera work, including shot structure, composition and movement, terminology, and working with the director. Floor Manager is the essential link between studio talent and the Director. Workshop will cover instruction on communicating with talent using hand and arm signals to provide time and camera cues, and give other needed info to the Director. Cost: $20

Lighting – This workshop teaches the fundamentals of three-point lighting and how to safely and correctly move and adjust lighting instruments, and the operation of the lighting dimmer system. Cost $20

Control Room Workshops

Video Tape Operator or VTO - For a production, this role does more than just press "Play" and "Record". Instruction for this position includes steps necessary to prepare video machines for recording, and to verify that a good recording of the program is made. Video playback, or "roll-in", is also covered, which includes the use of patch bays and digital disk recorders (DDRs). Cost $20

Character Generator or CG - is the computer used to add titles, credits, and graphics to the production. The CG Operator is taught how to enter the information, operate the video interface, and make changes in the presentation of the material, such as scrolling or crawls. While typing is a beneficial skill, it is not a prerequisite. Cost $20

Audio - the Audio Technician is first taught the fundamentals of capturing sounds using microphones, and operating the audio mixer. Use of line audio sources such as cassette tapes and CDs is also covered. Students are introduced to the use of the equalizer. Proper care of audio equipment and cables is emphasized. Cost $20

Advanced Workshops **Pre-requisites required

Technical Director** - The Technical Director is the Director's right hand assistant during a production, but also performs an important supervisory function during the pre and post production meetings.

The TD is taught how to turn on and prepare all the control room equipment and to oversee the work of all other members of the production crew. During the production, the TD operates the studio switcher to create transitions between cameras; such as cuts, wipes, and dissolves. The TD also assists the Director in keeping track of what other crew members are doing. After the production, the TD again supervises the crew as they turn off the equipment and break down the set.

** Pre-requisites:  Video Tape Operator, Character Generator, Camera, Floor, Lighting, Audio workshops

Cost $20

Director** - The Director is the captain of the production team, providing instructions to all crew members about what to do at what time. Students in a directing workshop learn about the philosophy behind directing, including teamwork and leadership fundamentals, then are taught the practical aspects of directing, including composition, staging, giving commands and instruction to the crew, and making effective use of transitions.

Working as a Director involves keeping track of many elements of a show simultaneously and communicating effectively with both crew and audience.

**Pre-requisite: Technical Director workshop.

Cost $20

Remote Video Productions** -

Many productions, or portions of them, are taped on location. The Remote Workshop trains volunteers to operate PCT's camcorder equipment to record events, interviews, or other material for a show so that it can be edited together into a "package". The remote workshop covers camcorder use, remote lighting and audio considerations in a remote setting. It is very useful to understand the basics of audio, camera work, lighting and videotape operation.

**Pre-requisites: Audio, Camera, Lighting, Video Tape Operator workshops

Cost $30

PCT winning big in 2011.

Here it is - The WAVE Awards!

A BIG Congrats to:

The Bruce Latimer Show - Ed Barber, Steve Brown, and Bruce Latimer

*       Arts and Entertainment, Community Producer

*       Live Format, Community Producer

Coast Life – Martin Anaya and Fall Interns 2016

*       Community Event, Community Producer

Rewatch the show here!

What was your favorite part of the WAVE Awards? Comment below!

Full Episodes of the Winning Programs:

Celebrate 40 years of Pacific Coast Television as a non profit PEG station! Check out this video made a few years ago celebrating our first 25 years of programming.

Check out the WAVE award nominated episode of the Bruce Latimer Show!

Video Tape Operator Workshop

October 26

6-9 PM

Want to learn one of the most important jobs in the control room? Or get updated on the new ways of the Video Tape Operator? Sign up for the Video Taper Operator Workshop on February 9, 2017

What is a Video Tape Operator(VTO)? A VTO works closely with the director and technical director to make sure the program is being recorded and all clips for the program and ready to go! They also work with the Audio Tech to make sure all clips are at an appropriate audio level for the program.

You will also be working with our Tricaster and understanding how to bring up clips and photos during a program.

Sign up by calling 650-355-8000 !

Pacific Coast Television has been featured on the front page of Pacifica Magazine! Vanitha Sankaran took time in December to sit down with Executive Director Martin Anaya to talk about the future of PCT and our 40^th anniversary happening later this year.

PCT is extremely excited to share our 40th year as a non profit public access station for our Bay Area Coast Side.

Read the story here and learn more about what PCT has in store for the new year!

PCT is excited share some of the great things that we have in stored for the new year.

Join PCT and other Public Access stations from across the West Coast at the Alliance for Community Media Western Regional Conference & Tradeshow is from March 8-10, 2017 at the Double Tree by Hilton in Fresno, California.

Attend informational workshops, see the latest equipment/media resources at the Trade show, and network with community media professionals and vendors!

More information about the ACM West Conference can be found HERE

PCT will be upgrading our playback system, meaning more programs for YOU in HD quality and more exclusive content coming from Public Access stations across the country. Stay tuned for more information in the coming weeks about our new server from TelVue! 

And finally, your guide to the Coast Side is coming back for another season! Coast Life will be returning in 2017 with new episodes exploring the Bay Area coast side! Check out previous Coast Life episodes on You Tube to get caught up.

Thank you again for an amazing 2016 and PCT looks forward to share 2017 with all of you.

TUNE IN THIS HOLIDAY!!

We’re proud to announce the 2016 edition of SOUNDWAVES XMAS, an annual TV music event that raises awareness for Bay Area nonprofits.

Hosted by PCT regulars Dennis Willis, Steven Kirk and Joe McCaffrey, this year features a whose-who of bay area talent including veteran broadcaster Peter Finch (The Finch Files, PUSH featuring Dan Ashley, Essence, Sam Johnson, The Sweet Divide, and Bray and the Dens. The show will also feature a special performance from holiday supergroup December People, featuring members of Greg Kihn and Sammy Hagar’s bands!

Emmy-nominated actor Will Forte and his The Last Man on Earth co-star Kristen Schaal will appear as will Bay area combo Bayonics, Megan Slankard, Robert Berry and much, much more!

Again, it's all to raise awareness for bay area charities so PLEASE TUNE IN!!

DECK THE HALLS. ROCK THE HOUSE. MAKE A DIFFERENCE. VARIOUS AIRTIMES! CHECK PROGRAM GUIDE!

Press Release from Soundwavestv.com

We’re proud to announce the 2016 edition of SOUNDWAVES XMAS, an annual TV music event that raises awareness for Bay Area nonprofits.

Emmy-nominated actor Will Forte and his The Last Man on Earth co-star Kristen Schaal will appear on the program for the first time.

Hosted by Soundwaves regulars Dennis Willis (Soundwaves 10@10), Steven Kirk and Joe McCaffrey, with Leilani Hanaike, Suzanne St. John-Crane, and veteran broadcaster Peter Finch (The Finch Files).

The stage at J7 Studios in Moss Beach will be the home to exciting musical performances from PUSH featuring Dan Ashley, essence, Sam Johnson, The Sweet Divide, and Bray and the Dens. The show will also feature a special performance from holiday supergroup December People(featuring members of Greg Kihn and Sammy Hagar’s bands).

Popular Bay area combo Bayonics will appear live from The Mezzanine in San Francisco. Soundwaves Xmas will also feature special performances from Megan Slankard, and Robert Berry and Jack Foster.

Special guests will include KGO-TV anchor Dan Ashley, and Bay Area veteran broadcasters Chip Franklin, Brian Copeland, Ronn Owens, Nikki Medoro, Bret Burkhart, Creature Features‘ John Stanley, Mike “No Name” Nelson, and more!

Soundwaves Xmas will also feature an exclusive KFOG reunion with Peter Finch, “Irish Greg” McQuaid and Renee Richardson.

Nonprofits supported include HomeFirst, The Way Mentors, Critical Resistance, All Stars Project, Waste No Food, the San Francisco Firefighters Toy Program, Blue Bear School of Music, Rock the CASA, Planting Justice, Fresh Lifelines for Youth (F.L.Y.), and the Do It For the Love Foundation.

The 27th edition will air on December 16 at 7 PM at Pacific Coast Tv Channel 26/27 Coastside.

DECK THE HALLS. ROCK THE HOUSE. MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

PCT's Red Carpet Digital Auction takes place Saturday and Sunday, November 19-20, where we'll be auctioning these tickets, as well as many other wonderful items.

November 19

5-10 PM

November 20

6-11 PM

LIVE ON

Comcast Channel 26 Pacifica & Channel 27 Coastside

Streaming Worldwide  @ PacificCoast.Tv

INFO: 650-355-8001

We have tickets to the happiest place on earth! Bid on a Family 4 Pack Tickets to Disneyland! 

November 19

5-10 PM

November 20

6-11 PM

LIVE ON

Comcast Channel 26 Pacifica & Channel 27 Coastside

Streaming Worldwide  @ PacificCoast.Tv

Bid on this Family Four Pack of Disneyland Passes only on PCT!

INFO: 650-355-8001

Information provided below is from Disneyland Resort. For more information about the Pacific Coast Television Digital Auction, check out our event page. 

Disneyland During the Holidays!

ANAHEIM, Calif. (Nov. 4, 2016) –It’s the season for celebrations as Holidays at the Disneyland Resort launches Nov. 10, inviting family and friends to make magical memories together.  This year, guests will have even more to celebrate as they discover the new Festival of Holidays, with music, dance, food and heartwarming holiday festivities inspired by cultural traditions from around the world.

Also new for the season is the holiday-themed “World of Color—Season of Light,” a nighttime water spectacular that will inspire guests with cherished holiday music and treasured Disney animation. This fourth all-new production of “World of Color” creates a sparkling winter fantasy with magical storytelling, brilliant lights, lasers and high-definition projectors, along with fountains that shoot as high as 200 feet to create the giant screens of water.

Princess Elena of Avalor also makes her debut at the Disneyland Resort during Festival of Holidays, performing in a colorful cavalcade.

Holidays at the Disneyland Resort is a time many guests celebrate as an annual tradition, visiting the parks for Disney-themed treats, snowfall on Main Street U.S.A., the glistening décor and holiday entertainment. This year, guests will find Santa Claus in a fun, new location at Disney California Adventure Park, at Redwood Creek Challenge Trail, and guests at Disneyland Park will enjoy the one-of-a-kind transformations that create “it’s a small world” Holiday, Jingle Cruise and Haunted Mansion Holiday. Now celebrating its 20th holiday season, “it’s a small world” Holiday has added some “Hidden 20s” for guests to discover on their voyage.

At Disney California Adventure Park

• The new Festival of Holidays celebrates holiday festivities of diverse cultures with music, dance and craft-making, plus food at the Festive Foods Marketplace. The daily lineup of entertainment includes nearly 50 performances of nine unique shows, with special Disney characters, street parties, cavalcades, musical ensembles and dance performances. The celebrations include Diwali, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas/Navidad and Three Kings Day. Guests can look for performances of traditional Indian dance that builds to a Bollywood party, a Klezmer band with a new global sound, the Mariachi Divas and an a cappella vocal group that puts an R&B spin on holiday songs.
• Princess Elena, the first Disney Princess inspired by diverse Latin American cultures, will make her Disneyland Resort debut as part of the Festival of Holidays. She will perform a song in “Princess Elena’s Musical Grand Arrival,” and she will appear at a character greeting location. Guests will recognize this brave and adventurous teenager from the Disney Channel series “Elena of Avalor.”
• The popular Disney ¡Viva Navidad! also returns as part of the fun at Festival of Holidays, with a wonderful finale to celebrate Three Kings Day (Dia de los Reyes). The special festivities for Three Kings Day will run Jan. 5-8, 2017, including music and storytelling in Paradise Garden. Treats for this holiday will include traditional Rosca de Reyes bread.
• “World of Color – Season of Light” brings the warmth and heartfelt spirit of the holidays to this stunning, nighttime water spectacular, with its 1,200 powerful fountains shooting water as high as 200 feet to help tell the story. The show’s musical soundtrack features some well-known musical artists performing popular holiday tunes, including “Let it Snow” by Dean Martin and “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” by Michael Buble and Idina Menzel. With classic holiday music, humor and memorable moments from Disney animated films, this becomes an ideal way for guests to conclude their holiday visit.
• Jolly old St. Nick arrives at Redwood Creek Challenge Trail for Santa’s Holiday Visit. His joyful elves have transformed the trail into a magical playground of holiday fun and games, including opportunities for guests to join the ranks of Santa’s elves.
• The residents of Cars Land decorate for the holidays, beginning with a whimsical “snowcar” that greets guests on the road to Radiator Springs. Each address along Route 66–from Flo’s V-8 Café to Luigi’s Casa della Tires–features holiday décor that reflects the personality of the “Cars” character who lives there.
• “A bug’s land” transforms for the holidays, too, as Flik and his bug friends deck their land with oversized lights and ornaments.
• A dazzling, 50-foot Christmas tree adorns Carthay Circle, drawing guests into the holiday magic along Buena Vista Street. The tree and surrounding buildings, inspired by Los Angeles as it appeared when Walt Disney arrived in the 1920s, create scenes of another era with vintage-style decor.

At Disneyland Park

• Disney characters celebrate the season in “A Christmas Fantasy” parade, a daily procession with floats, music, marching “tin soldiers” and holiday cheer. Santa, who makes a jolly appearance in the parade, also will be found welcoming guests at his special location in Critter Country while he visits Disneyland.
• The classic Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle brightens the park nightly with magical snowfall moments along Main Street, U.S.A., concluding with “Believe … in Holiday Magic” fireworks and its stirring snowfall finale.
• Twinkling lights, festive holiday garland and nearly 1,800 ornaments decorate the soaring Christmas tree in Town Square, Main Street, U.S.A., an ideal place for guests to begin their holiday traditions. The Christmas tree becomes an enchanting place for guests to take their holiday photos, up close or with all 60 feet of the shimmering tree.
• On Friday, Nov. 18, guests and cast members in Disneyland will celebrate the birthday of Mickey Mouse, applauding him as he appears in a special birthday cavalcade preceding “A Christmas Fantasy”
• Disneyland guests definitely will want to experience the popular seasonal transformations of these park attractions:
  • “It’s a small world” becomes “it’s a small world” Holiday for the 20th time, celebrating children around the world and the distinctive holiday traditions of their nations. (The Holiday theme debuted in 1997.)
  • Haunted Mansion becomes Haunted Mansion Holiday, with Jack Skellington and his friends from Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” causing a collision between Christmas and Halloween.
  • Jungle Cruise is transformed into Jingle Cruise, as the jungle skippers gather jettisoned holiday gifts and decorations to brighten the rugged landscapes surrounding their riverboats.

The Downtown Disney shopping, dining and entertainment district and the Hotels of the Disneyland Resort join in the holiday festivities with twinkling lights and ornaments, holiday displays, special entertainment and holiday dining with themed menus. One highlight is the gingerbread house in the lobby of Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa. Designed to resemble the exterior of the hotel itself, the gingerbread house stands 7 feet six inches tall and 12 feet wide. Holiday snacks, cider and hot chocolate are sold from a window in the gingerbread house.

Haunted Mansion Holiday inspired by “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.”

Check out this featured article all about Teacher Expectations and Student Achievement in the Half Moon Bay Review below!

Don't have PCT on your TV? No worries! Check us out 

via online streaming at http://pacificcoast.tv/page/watch-live

via Video On-Demand at http://pacificcoast.tv/page/on-demand

via YouTube at http://www.YouTube.com/PacCoastTv

Fall is coming to the coast side and season five of PCT’s very own Coast Life! We welcome a new batch of interns and volunteers to the production team, including Emani Washington and Samuel Ewing as your guides to the Coast Side.

The debut episode of the season explores both new and traditional local events. We jump around the coast side from Pacifica to Pescadero, and even all the way to Santa Clara for a bit of funky ska. A few events covered by our production team include the Pescadero Art and Fun Festival for fans of local, independent artists and makers.

This year’s PAFF was definitely one to remember, as locals and tourists alive came together to enjoy beautiful country scenery, unique crafts and art, and monstrous double-scoops of ice cream in handmade sugar cones.

Next, we cover the First Annual World Championship Dog Surfing Competition at Linda Mar Beach attracted crowds of curious spectators to witness seasoned and rookie dog-surfers alike brave the chilly waters.

Finally, we visit the epic annual Fog Festival in Pacifica where longtime residents over the past 31 years have celebrated for their one-of-a-kind, beloved city and helped raise funds for community causes while enjoying amazing food as well as talented local bands and performers.
This season of Coast Life is off to an exciting start, and we’re looking forward to visiting more local events to bring the coast side to our viewers!

The episode premiere is THIS FRIDAY October 7 at 5:30 PM only on Pacific Coast TV, Comcast Channel 26/27 Half Moon Bay and Coastside. You can watch the episode on our VIDEO ON DEMAND server and YOUTUBE as well.

Don't have PCT on your TV? No worries! Check us out 

via online streaming at http://pacificcoast.tv/page/watch-live

via Video On-Demand at http://pacificcoast.tv/page/on-demand

via YouTube at http://www.YouTube.com/PacCoastTv

Fog Fest: (Time @ 12:30)

Dog Surfing:

Telethon:

By Francis Fu

November’s right around the corner! Here at Pacific Coast TV, we’re getting ready for our annual Red Carpet Digital Auction. The Auction showcases goods and services from local businesses and highlights community talents and organizations.

This is a great opportunity for your business to connect with the community in the biggest event of the year on Pacifica’s own cable network. All proceeds from donated items go directly toward keeping our station alive and broadcasting the latest in Public, Education, and Government programming.

Your donation nets you airtime on both cable TV (channels 26 and 27) and our live stream at PacificCoast.tv world-wide! Viewers will call in to bid on your donation(s), and as auctions go, the highest bidder takes it home.

Supporting us has never been easier. All you have to do is contact Martin Anaya at (650) 355-8001 or Martin@PacificCoast.tv. We will create a gift certificate for your donation that the highest bidder can then redeem at your store.

Spots are limited. Promote your business and support us today!

Contact Martin Anaya at (650) 355-8001 or Martin@PacificCoast.tv with any questions.