Coastal News

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.

The very first surf dog competition was put forward by the author and publisher of the book "The Dog's guide to surfing". With the help of their sponsor TasteTV, and connecting with Loews Coronado hotel in San Diego as the host, the first ever dog surf competition was launched. After such a great success, the event inspired many other dog surfing events around the globe. 

To share the unconditional love a dog and their owner hold as well as show much endurance a dog has, TCB Cafe Publishing is taking the step to invent a new sport, creating an International contest series for your surf dog. The 1st annual world dog surfing championship is here. How amazing, bringing that love to life through the art of a sport. Come show off your coastal dog right here in Pacifica at Linda Mar Beach to give your best friend the chance to take home the gold and own the title "World Surf Dog Champion".

FOOTAGE AND PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT BELOW!!!

Interviews:

In the chilling documentary “The Last Word”, film maker Jesse Quackenbush depicts a clash between good and evil on the High Plains of Texas when Johnny Frank Garrett, a 17 year old boy with cognitive disabilities is arrested, convicted and ultimately executed for a crime he did not commit.

The crime itself was the Halloween night rape, mutilation and murder of Sister Tadea Benz. The 76 year old nun was attacked while she slept in her room at the St. Francis Convent in Amarillo, Texas. Garrett claimed his innocence from the time of his arrest until his dying breath.

Sixteen years after Garrett's execution new evidence rose up from the cold case grave of the Amarillo Police Department proving they executed the wrong man!

"The Last Word" has been named an official selection at the Seattle, Rhode Island, Sacramento, and Buffalo International Film Festivals.

Though the film maker is not seeking to change anyone's beliefs, this gripping documentary has already inspired New Mexico governor Bill Richardson to repeal his state's death penalty law. The film also inspired the feature drama, “Johnny Frank Garrett’s Last Word”, which premiered at the "South By Southwest ( SXSW) Film Festival" in March of this year.

The Last Word has definitely made its mark in independent cinema and in this country’s laws. Check it out on Pacific Coast TV on

STAY TUNED FOR NEWS ON REPLAYS!

Comcast Channel 26/27 Coastside

Online at PacificCoast.TV

The legendary festival has come once again to the coast side! Come join the fun as PCT helps celebrate the 25th year of the Arts and Fun Fest.

There's so much to see and do for the whole family. For little ones, there's a Paffy's Kid Korral filled with fun activities for children. There will be NON STOP LIVE ENTERTAINMENT all day, both days! Tons of beautiful art will be on display and for sale. Come support local artists and vendors!

The Festival is on

August 20-21

10 AM- 6 PM

at 

22 Stage Rd in Pescadero, CA

Admission is FREE! 

Catch up with last year's coverage below!

For More Information, Email info@PescaderoArtsAndFunFestival.org

and check out their website http://www.pescaderoartsandfunfestival.org/ 

Don't forget to stop by and visit the Pacific Coast TV booth at the festival

and watch PCT's coverage of the event!

Watch on your TV at

Comcast CH 26 in Pacifica,

Comcast CH 27 on the Coastside

Don't have our channel 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

The Bay Area is the ultimate destination for not only excitement, but relaxation as well. Just a few hours away from the coast side lies Sonoma and Napa Counties, the most traveled to areas for wine tourism. But have you ever wondered what goes into creating one of the most successful wine communities in the world?

Wine Country @ Work is all about what goes on behind the scenes at different vineyards. See the beautiful landscapes, hardworking winemakers, and see what it takes to run a winery. Real winemakers tell their inspiring stories

Learn more about the different wineries in Sonoma County and plan a trip out there to see them live in action.

Want more information about Wine Country @ Work? Check out their website HERE

Ch 26/27 Coastside & Streaming Worldwide on www.PacificCoast.TV

Check PCT's Coverage Here:

Look for showtimes at our Program Guide 

via Video On-Demand 

via YouTube