Chapter 11: That's a Wrap! Back

Creating a successful government access channel can be a great challenge, yet meeting that challenge can be an exciting journey that brings unmatched satisfaction of great achievements.

Foremost, just as television shows and genres change and evolve, a government access channel should be flexible to the same changes. The channel must not loose sight of the long-term development vision. The day-to-day hustle of creating programs and meeting deadlines can leave you with little time for other thoughts. Evaluate your government access channel's role in the community. Set goals with that in mind.

Look at your policies and determine if they need to be updated. Never lose an opportunity for promotion and marketing of the channel on an everyday basis. This will help the continued expansion of your government access channel.

Each jurisdiction has its own individual circumstances, limitations, and resources. To work within those parameters, you must uncover your talents, creativity, and experience to create a great government access channel. It is our hope that this guidebook has given you some ideas and food for thought in several areas of developing  GATV. For many of us, creating a government access channel has been an experience that has provided the chance to create, build, innovate and achieve. We hope it will be the same positive experience for you.