Rules & Procedures

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Digital Editing Rules & Procedures
The following excerpts are from pages 7-8 of the CTV Producer Handbook:

4.1 General Guidelines. Producers are encouraged to seek assistance from the CTV staff during the pre-production planning of their programs. Staff will not produce your program for you but can provide suggestions on technique, equipment, and production planning that can help to ensure a successful project. CTV production equipment and facilities are made available on a first-come, first-served basis, free of charge. Only those who have paid the access fee and have had the appropriate workshops are allowed to operate CTV equipment. The primary intent for the use of CTV facilities and equipment must be to create programming that will be seen on the access channel. CTV equipment is not available for personal use or commercial production. CTV equipment shall not be transported outside of Knox County, Tennessee.

4.4 Computer Editing Equipment. CTV facilities are available according to the following schedule:

Editing Facility Availability
Mon – Fri: 1 pm – 9:30 pm

No more than four hours of editing time may be reserved in advance in any week. However, producers may use the editing rooms beyond the four hours if, on the day of intended use, no one has signed up for it. Producers may reserve editing facilities by phone or in person. Editing equipment is reserved on a first- come, first-served basis. A producer who repeatedly signs up for facilities and does not fulfill his/her commitment may face the loss of access privileges. Please let staff know as soon as possible if you are not going to make your scheduled session. Each producer is responsible to see that the facilities he/she uses are left in good order, with any equipment malfunctions reported to CTV staff.

Any producer using CTV facilities will sign an agreement accepting financial responsibility for any equipment, which is lost, stolen, or damaged while in his/her possession. Persons under the age of 18 must be under adult supervision at all times while in the CTV facilities or using CTV portable equipment. CTV reserves the right to adjust equipment use policies based on user demand and the general technical health of our production equipment.


CTV may monitor access to computer editing equipment to ensure the security and operating performance of its systems and networks and enforce CTV policies. CTV reserves the right to limit access when federal or state laws or CTV policies are violated. CTV may authorize confidential passwords or other secure entry identification; however, producers should have no expectation of privacy or security of the material loaded or stored on such equipment.

While general content review will not be undertaken, monitoring of this material may occur for the reasons specified above. Producers are strictly prohibited from loading (or off-loading) software of any kind on CTV computer editing equipment without expressed written approval from the General Manager. Except for CTV-owned cameras, producers are prohibited from attaching any other camera to CTV computer editing equipment without staff assistance. Absolutely no other peripheral equipment may be attached to this equipment without expressed written approval from the General Manager.

Please review the complete CTV Producer Handbook for a full list of our policies and guidelines.


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