George Stoney

Public-access television is traditionally a form of non-commercial mass media where the general public can create content television programming which is narrow-cast through cable TV specialty channels. Public-access television was created in the United States between 1969 and 1971 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), under Chairman Dean Burch, based on pioneering work and advocacy of George Stoney, Red Burns (Alternate Media Center), and Sidney Dean (City Club of NY). Public-access television is often grouped into public, educational, and government access television channels, by the acronym PEG.