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  Access Bellingham/Mendon, Inc.              10 Williams Way                Bellingham,MA 02019      
Phone: 508 966-3234                         Fax: 508 966-2321             EMail: abmi8@comcast.net

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ABOUT ABMI

Local Access Television is television by and for the community, an electronic extension of the First Amendment. It provides the opportunity for residents to entertain, inform, and educate others in the community. In Bellingham and Mendon the organization ensuring this service is called ABMI (Access Bellingham/Mendon, Inc.). 

ABMI offers five channels of local access for area residents. The public channel covering both towns is Channel 8. Each town of Bellingham and Mendon then has two additional channels, dedicated specifically to the concerns of that particular town. These channels are Channel 11, dealing with municipal government and library matters, and Channel 98, which focuses on local education. 

ABMI is managed by a volunteer seven member Board of Directors with four officers chosen by and from the membership annually. Any resident of Bellingham or Mendon is eligible to become a member

Primary funding for ABMI comes from a contract with the commercial cable provider for the area, Comcast. ABMI receives four per cent of Comcast’s gross annual revenue in Bellingham and Mendon.  The funding is used to purchase equipment, supplies, and to cover operating expenses. ABMI also employs a professional staff of three to support and assist volunteer producers.


ABMI SERVICES

VHS copies of our shows are available for any resident who requests them. The price is $10.50 per show, or $5.25 if you provide your own VHS tape. DVD copies are available for $15.75 per copy

If you would like to see a show cablecast again, let us know and we will be happy to reschedule it. 

Technical question? Call our professional staff and we shall do our best to answer it.

We also offer free one-on-one video training. Our production people are available to teach basic camera, editing, and school camcart use.
                                        

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