2008’s off with a bang! The 1st month’s nearly over, and it was about as jam-packed with rumors and speculation as one would hope in these rumored, speculative times.

But breathe easy (for now), dear viewers: the Iowa City PEG channels are (allegedly) safe for another year (i.e.: the check’s in the mail). So come down to the station today and start making the kind of programming you want to see on television. Take the opportunity to exercise your very own freedom of speech and put your vision right there on the beast: the small screen: the all-mighty tube, for friends, neighbors and strangers alike to see. Don’t let’s watch the access channels slip away without milking ‘em for all they’re worth, people! (And I mean that in the best way possible, hey.)

January’s done, here’s hoping February is twice as productive and 1/2 as tense. Thanks and g’night, ladies and gents!

P.S. Thanks so much to everyone who contributed to the “Democracy Now” fund! I’m happy say that we received enough donations to maintain our “Free Speech TV” subscription and continue airing episodes of the award winning, daily independent news program “Democracy Now” for another year. I know a lot of people really rely on this show for their news, and PATV is only too glad to be able to help bring it to you.