People TV (Atlanta)

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People TV is Atlanta's only non-profit public-access television cable TV channel. The channel airs on channel 24 on Comcast cable within the Atlanta city limits. People TV maintains a YouTube page with videos from its schedule. In recent years, People TV has gained online notoriety due to the frequent prank calls that long-time radical left activist talk-show host Jack Jersawitz received during his years with the channel. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "APN Launches News Talk Show on People TV Atlanta, Starting Tonight 6 p.m. | Atlanta Progressive News" . Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  2. "Atlanta's Public Access Cable Channel, People TV Atlanta, Holds Free October Orientation Workshop". www.newswire.com. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  3. "Atlanta's People TV Again in Limbo, as Mayor Pushes RFP | Atlanta Progressive News" . Retrieved 2021-07-04.