Does KMVT have the power to censor public access programs?
No. Public access television by its very definition is programming whose editorial content is exclusively controlled by the access producer. If KMVT, the City, or the cable operator pre-screened programming to determine what should or should not air, they would be taking away the producer’s editorial control. In turn, they would be denying “access” to the public to use the airwaves. KMVT does believe it has a responsibility to its producers, viewers, and community to educate the access producer as to what content is constitutionally protected under the First Amendment, and what is not. However, the final interpretation of what is constitutionally protected is the producer’s responsibility.
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