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We are located in the City Center Building, home to Ben & Jerry's, on Main Street in Montpelier. Parking is available in the parking garage attached to our building, accessed via East State Street. Metered parking is available on the street, or in the city parking lot across from the entrance to the parking garage. All parking in Montpelier is free after 5:00pm on weekdays and free all day on weekends.
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ORCA Media... "Speak!"
Welcome to Onion River Community Access Media, commonly known as ORCA.
ORCA covers a sizable chunk of Central Vermont. This area includes the towns of Berlin, Bethel, Braintree, Calais, Duxbury, East Montpelier, Middlesex, Montpelier, Moretown, Randolph, Rochester, Waterbury and Worcester.
Weekly Schedules
WEEKLY SCHEDULES IN ADOBE ("pdf") FORMAT
Visit the Adobe Reader download page here
ORCA's program weeks run Monday to Sunday
What Does This Mean?
It means that you can create a non-commercial television show and get it put on Channel 15. Your program can be seen by viewers in the Montpelier service area, approximately 7,000 households.
Channel 15 is provided as part of Comcast's basic service level, so anyone who has cable with Comcast in this area could be watching it.
But I Don't Know the First Thing About Video!
We offer training at any level needed to help you make your show. If you want to use our fully-equipped studio, you and your friends can learn how to control the cameras, set up microphones, learn how to host, direct, edit, and more.
If your interests lie in using field equipment, you can take a class for that as well.
Can I Run a Pre-Produced Show on the Access Station?
Yes! We are happy to run programs produced elsewhere, provided they meet criteria of local sponsorship, minimum technical quality standards, and do not violate any federal restrictions on Public Access programming.
You must obtain all necessary clearances.
What Format of Tape and Camera do You Use?
The field cameras we currently use are S-VHS and DV. The SVHS camera is a Panasonic AG-456UP.
There are six DV cameras available:
Canon GL-1, Canon GL-2, two Panasonic AG-DVC30's and two Panasonic AG-DVX 100B's
Do You Have Non-Linear Editing?
Yes, we are a Mac based Studio with 3 edit bays. Our systems are loaded with the latest software and have industry standard Hardware
