The Southwest Suburban Cable Commission represents the cities of Eden Prairie, Edina, Hopkins, Minnetonka and Richfield, and manages the public, educational and governmental (PEG) access channels available to Comcast cable television subscribers.

The playback of educational and public access programming for Southwest Suburban Cable Commission member cities — called Southwest Community Television — is coordinated by the City of Edina and its community television administrator.

Public Access Programming

SD Channel 15
HD Channel 799

The cities served by Southwest Community Television (SWTV) have a partnership with Bloomington Community Access Television (BCAT) which provides free studio access for residents to create their own video productions. Although the studio space is free to use, residents must go through training and schedule production time.

Several video production classes and workshops are offered at BCAT throughout the year, including a summer Teen Video Boot Camp. Learn more about BCAT resources available to SWTV residents.

Contact Bloomington Community Access Television
952-563-4980
Bloomington Civic Plaza
1800 West Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, MN 55431

Educational Access Programming

SD Channel 14
HD Channel 798

Programming is produced by the six school districts in the commission’s service footprint area — Eden Prairie, Edina, Hopkins, Minnetonka, Richfield and Wayzata.

Local Government Access Programming

SD Channel 16
HD Channel 813

In Eden Prairie, programming on EPTV is limited to City-produced content and applicable public service announcements.

For information about airing public access programming or to report technical issues with the cable channels listed above, contact Community Television Administrator Dan Carpenter at 952-826-0344.

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