City of Menifee to broadcast local content on Menifee TV

By Doug Spoon, Editor

The City of Menifee announced this week the launch of a Public, Educational and Governmental Access Channel (PEG) to be broadcast on local cable TV platforms.

Menifee TV will be located on channel 1301 on Spectrum and channel 25 on Frontier, with plans to include MediaCom in the near future. It is designed to deliver local programming, public meetings, and service announcements to residents.

Menifee’s TV station will be the first PEG channel in the region to be broadcast in high definition, through Spectrum. All content will include closed captioning in both English and Spanish. In addition, there will be a direct link with Riverside County’s PEG channel, RivCo TV.

“Communicating and being transparent with our residents remains a key priority for our City Council and we utilize several different mediums including print publications, e-blasts through text and email, and social media, among others, to reach as many of our community members as possible,” said Mayor Bill Zimmerman. “Menifee TV will further enhance our public outreach by allowing us to deliver local cable subscribers with engaging video content, which can also be reshared on our social media platforms or viewed directly through the City’s website.”

Menifee TV can also be streamed online at www.cityofmenifee.us/menifeetv. Some Spectrum viewers are in the process of being phased in for the new channel over the next 90 days and may not immediately see Menifee TV in their channel listing, according to a City of Menifee news release.

The majority of funding for PEG’s infrastructure is provided by the City’s cable franchise agreements with the local cable operators. For more information, schedule of programming, or to view Menifee TV online, please visit www.cityofmenifee.us/menifeetv.