Local TV Inc
Mission
LTV provides a free-speech television and media platform to share all manner of public discourse, education, and creative expression within our community and the world at large.
Ruling year
1993
Executive Director
Michael D. Clark
Main address
PO Box 799 75 Industrial Road
Wainscott, NY 11975 USA
EIN
11-2669935
NTEE code
Television (A32)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our Mission Statement: LTV provides a free-speech television and media platform to share all manner of public discourse, education, and creative expression within our community and the world at large. Especially during this time of Global Pandemic, LTV has been an integral part of critical information distribution in the Town of East Hampton, including issuing alerts and acting as an essential town resource. During the 2020 Election season, LTV provided necessary updates to early voting due to the COVID-19 pandemic. LTV has also provided a safe, socially-distant creative outlet for community members.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Education and Government
LTV's channel 22 provides access to all Town and Village Board Meetings, and East Hampton and Springs School board meetings, as well as museum-grade education programs, and literary programs for adults and children. We include a variety of programs featuring an array of ethnic and socio-economic groups.
Public Access Television
LTV's channel 20 provides production and broadcasting access where anyone can express themselves to the fullest extent of our First Amendment rights. Locally produced programming includes political, educational, artistic, food and meal prep, and local events and interests.
Where we work
External reviews
Photos
Videos
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
LTV is the Town of East Hampton's video record since 1984. Our archive has more than 25,000 videos and 15,000 digital files of local events from as far back as 1915. Our own TV show archive covers roughly 35 - 40 years. We have an extensive record of Town and Village Board, and School Board meetings that are available to anyone who requests them.
LTV continues to connect the Town's citizens with its Supervisors and Boards through our Education and Government channel, which is live-streamed to our website, and oftentimes available on YouTube. During the pandemic, we were instrumental in keeping local government available to citizens safely, via Zoom and V-Mix recordings that were live-streamed and provided call-in for public comment.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
LTV uses all of the resources at its disposal - 2 channels (20 + 22 on Cablevision/Altice) operating 24/7, 365 days per year, a website (ltveh.org) with the ability to live-stream both channels, studio space for television show producers, virtual producing through Zoom and Zoom-like platforms, an archive we are working to make live to the public, and emergency capabilities through its crawl on both channels - to provide vital information, entertainment, and creative space to the residents of the Town of East Hampton and elsewhere.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
LTV requires great people to make the technology work. LTV provides employment for a dwindling population in East Hampton (25 - 50 year olds) whose expertise lies in production and technology.
LTV's technology is ever-evolving, but firmly footed in its No. 1 priority being access to the average citizen, whether they are watching the channel, or want to produce content for broadcast. LTV has a robust website, 2 channels on Cablevision/Altice, and more broadcasting opportunities coming with Smart TV technology.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
LTV is always looking to grow and change with the minute-by-minute technological advances in today's world. We think we have done that - and continue to do that. We are looking to keep up with changes in our world due to the global pandemic, which most likely changed the way we all work, and work through technology.
LTV's archive is un-matched by any other public access station in the United States, with more than 25,000 videos and DVDs, including a digital archive. We are planning to add the public's ability to research online with a database of our archive.
LTV is also exploring other means of broadcasting, including apps and platforms like AppleTV, as we all navigate this ever-changing medium
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.)
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
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Operations
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Local TV Inc
Board of directorsas of 02/27/2023
Mr. Jon Olken
Mr. Lew Sherwood Sherwood
Lynn Scanlon
Margaret Turner
Kathy Giamo
Diana Weir
JP Foster
Bryan Hoff
Hoff Productions
Minerva Perez
OLA
Sujay Johnson Cook
Jerry Kennell
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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