Woburn Public Media Center

What Woburn Public Media Center does

Woburn Public Media Center (WPMC) is a nonprofit public access television station and community media center founded in 2005 and headquartered on the second floor of Woburn Memorial High School in Woburn, Massachusetts. It is incorporated as Woburn Public Media Center, Inc. and recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, governed by a voluntary Board of Directors. The center operates three PEG (Public, Educational, and Governmental) cable channels distributed across Comcast, Verizon, and RCN cable systems, reaching approximately 11,000 subscribers within Woburn. Its mission is to provide video training, equipment access, and cablecast opportunities to Woburn residents, educational institutions, governmental bodies, and nonprofit organizations.

WPMC's core operational offerings include structured training classes in Basic Digital Camcorder operation and Non-linear Editing (taught on Avid Media Composer workstations), free access to professional production equipment including Canon GL-series 3-chip camcorders, a configurable television studio with green screen capability, and a control room for live broadcasting. Members also produce content broadcast on the three PEG channels, and a Cablecast-powered Video-on-Demand platform provides dynamic, keyword-searchable access to programming. A free Community Bulletin Board service extends WPMC's reach beyond cable to local event promotion.

The revenue model is a hybrid of three modest streams: (1) annual individual ($15/year, $10 for seniors), family ($25/year), and organizational ($50/year plus $10/person) membership fees; (2) tax-deductible local business sponsorships sold against the 11,000-subscriber reach; and (3) PEG access funding allocated through cable providers (Comcast, Verizon, RCN) under municipal franchise agreements. The organization is run by a small staff of five led by Executive Director Brian Ouellette, complemented by volunteer producers drawn from the membership. The business model is structurally capped at a single municipality's population and cable subscriber base, with no adjacent geographic expansion or commercial productization evident in the data.

Name

Woburn Public Media Center

Legal name

Woburn Public Media Center, Inc.

Website

https://woburnpublicmediacenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Woburn Public Media Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating three PEG access cable channels in Woburn, Massachusetts, providing video production training, equipment access, and community programming to Woburn residents, schools, and government bodies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Media Services

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (51612), Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations (5161)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Broadcasting Production Units & Studios (In-house/Member) (MPABADAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Media Center & Audiovisual Lending Operations (Equipment Checkout, Production Support) (EDAEAGAG)

Keywords

• PEG access television
• Community media center
• Public access broadcasting
• Video production training
• Cable channel operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Woburn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from individual, family, and organizational members providing training access, equipment use, and voting privileges
2. Sponsorships: Local business sponsorships offering visibility to 11,000 cable subscribers; tax-deductible as 501(c)(3) nonprofit
3. PEG Access Funding: Public, Educational, and Governmental access funding through cable providers (Comcast, Verizon, RCN)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Woburn Public Media Center is a non-profit 501(c)(3) public access television station and community media center that operates three PEG (Public, Educational, and Governmental) cable channels on Comcast, Verizon, and RCN systems serving Woburn, Massachusetts. It provides free access to professional video production equipment, a television studio with green screen, training classes in camcorder operation and non-linear editing, a community bulletin board, and a video-on-demand platform, funded through individual/family/organizational memberships and local business sponsorships.

Product overview

Woburn Public Media Center (WPMC) is a non-profit, independent technology center providing PEG (Public, Educational, and Governmental) access television services. The organization offers three cablecast channels across Comcast, Verizon, and RCN cable systems, combined with a Video-on-Demand streaming platform. Core offerings include video production equipment access, professional television studio facilities with green screen capabilities, and structured training programs in Basic Digital Camcorder operation and Non-linear Editing using Avid Media Composer. The center also provides a free Community Bulletin Board for local organizations and offers tiered membership programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PEG Access Channels Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) access cable channels providing cablecast programming across Comcast (Channels 9, 22, 99), Verizon (Channels 43, 45, 47), and RCN (Channels 3, 13, 15) cable systems in Woburn, reaching approximately 11,000 subscribers.
• Basic Digital Camcorder Class Training class teaching operation of Pro-sumer Canon GL-series 3-chip digital camcorders over two 2-hour sessions, covering technical operation and artistic composition principles, available to WPMC members.
• Non-linear Digital Editing (Avid Media Composer) Class Editing training using Avid Media Composer suites, teaching how to import footage, add transitions, titles, photos, music, and special effects to produce polished television programs, available to WPMC members.
• Video-on-Demand Service Cablecast-powered VIDEO-ON-DEMAND platform with dynamic schedule layout and keyword search for shows and show times across the three PEG channels, available online.
• Television Studio with Green Screen Rental Studio facility configurable for various set designs with green screen capabilities for keying electronic backgrounds, plus a control room for live broadcasting and camera switching, available to WPMC members.
• Community Bulletin Board Free message board service allowing individuals and non-profit organizations to post information about upcoming events, gatherings, presentations, and meetings for the Woburn community.
• Membership Programs Tiered annual membership options including Individual ($15/year, seniors $10), Family ($25/year), and Organizational ($50/year plus $10/person) memberships providing access to training, equipment, and voting rights.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reaches approximately 11,000 cable subscribers in Woburn
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Valley Community Television (Valley Access): Western Massachusetts PEG access center providing member training, equipment, and PEG channel programming across multiple Pioneer Valley cable systems. Closely comparable non-profit public access model in another part of Massachusetts.
• Arlington Independent Media: Arlington, VA public access center offering cable channel programming, training, and equipment access to community members. Comparable PEG access structure focused on government meeting coverage and member-produced content.
• PhillyCAM: Philadelphia's community media center providing PEG channel access, member training, and production equipment. Non-profit PEG access center with directly comparable programming, training, and member-producer structure.
• Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN): NYC-based PEG access network offering member-produced programming, training, and equipment access across multiple Manhattan cable channels. Operates the same PEG model as WPMC but at much larger urban scale.
• Lowell TeleMedia Center: Lowell, MA PEG access center offering cable channel programming, video production training, and equipment access to members. Direct peer operating the same non-profit PEG model in another Massachusetts city.
• Boston Neighborhood Network (BNN): Boston's PEG access network providing member-produced programming, training classes, and equipment access across multiple channels. Same Massachusetts-region PEG model but operating at significantly larger scale within Boston.
• Cambridge Community Television: Cambridge, MA-based PEG access center offering member training, equipment access, and three PEG channels. Operates an almost identical public access TV and community production model in a neighboring Greater Boston city, making it the closest functional peer.
• Montgomery Community Media: Montgomery County, MD PEG access center offering member training, production facilities, and three PEG channels. Operates an essentially identical community-media-center business model in a different regional market.

Broad incumbents

• GBH (WGBH): Boston-based PBS member station and the largest public broadcaster in New England. A much larger incumbent in the same Massachusetts public media ecosystem, providing news, educational, and cultural programming across TV, radio, and digital.

Others

• Alliance for Community Media: National nonprofit trade association representing PEG access centers and community media organizations across the U.S. Industry body that advocates for and supports PEG operators like WPMC at the policy and funding level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WPMC_Woburn

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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