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Beaver Island TV begins recorded-video broadcasting, 2018

Also Beaver Island TV first recorded-video broadcast, 2018 · Beaver Island News on the Net television experiment, 2018

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TypeEvent
Date2018-01-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
2018-01-01
Kind
Media publication
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

On January 1, 2018, Joe Moore reported the first three-hour broadcast of recorded video on Beaver Island TV. The initial program included local historical and community material, and the report described the broadcast as an experiment that worked after testing different connections and programs.

Evidence limits

This is an operator report preserved in the forum. It establishes the reported first broadcast and its listed programming, but not continuous service, audience representativeness, or preservation of the broadcast itself.

Sources

  1. The operator reported that a first three-hour recorded-video broadcast had aired the previous night, with 18 unique IP addresses viewing it. The notice documents the experiment and listed programming, not the service availability, audience representativeness, or preservation of the broadcast itself.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012653

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island TV begins recorded-video broadcasting, 2018”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-tv-first-broadcast-2018/, accessed [date], citing Joe Moore, “First Broadcast on Beaver Island TV,” Beaver Island Forum, January 1, 2018..

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