The Education Channel

The Education Channel,[1] also known as "BCPS TV" is a basic cable television PEG-TV channel owned and operated by the Baltimore County Public Schools. Its offices and production studios are located adjacent to The Carver Center for the Arts and Technology.

The station broadcasts in Baltimore County on Comcast Cable channel 73 and on Verizon channel 34 in Baltimore and Harford counties in Maryland.[2]

The station's main function is to provide instructional television to schools within the Baltimore County Public School System.[3] It has partnered with Cable-in-the-Classroom,[4] and provided educationally-licensed programming from national broadcasters such as the History Channel. The station also produces over a dozen original programs,[5] tailored specifically to Baltimore County students and residents, some of which have garnered local Emmy awards.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "The Education Channel". BCPS. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
  2. ↑ "The Education Channel". BCPS. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
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  4. ↑ "CIC Online Home :: Cable in the Classroom". New.ciconline.org. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
  5. ↑ "The Education Channel". BCPS. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
  6. ↑ "The Education Channel". BCPS. Retrieved 2012-10-19.