KPAO Community Television

What KPAO Community Television does

KPAO Community Television is a nonprofit public access television station headquartered at 4725 F Street in Omaha, Nebraska, operating with approximately 7 employees under a foundational partnership between the City of Omaha and cable companies (principally Cox), with institutional support from the Omaha Cable Access Corporation (CTAC). The organization exists to provide community members who lack access to mass media with free television production training, studio and post-production facility access, and broadcast distribution on Cox Cable Channel 22 (1022HD). Its core technology stack combines legacy cable broadcast infrastructure with a licensed Screenweave streaming application for online delivery, supplemented by apps on ROKU and Apple TV and a substantial YouTube on-demand archive of thousands of episodes. KPAO currently produces or hosts a diverse slate of community programming spanning film reviews (Maybe We're Projecting), live sports call-in debate (Monday Night Quarterbacks), live trivia (Thursday Night Trivia LIVE), philosophy (A Different View), financial literacy (Debt Diva), local interviews (In Focus), comedy (Fool's Brawl, Babes in Joyland), civic discourse (Political Evolution), music (Metro Music Showcase), and a weekday daytime talk block.

KPAO's business model is entirely non-commercial: all services are provided free of charge to viewers and content creators, with no pricing tiers or transaction revenue. Funding flows from three streams: community donations, corporate/individual sponsorships and underwriting (which are tax-deductible), and public/institutional support from the City of Omaha partnership and the CTAC. The go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, relying on volunteer recruitment, free training programs, and free studio recording opportunities for local musicians and comedians to build a grassroots content pipeline. Studio operations are managed by Mike Wallace, who also hosts revived on-air programming, and the studio uses a City of Omaha email domain evidencing formal municipal integration. Distribution is multi-platform across linear cable, OTT apps, and on-demand streaming; the organization markets through Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and its kpaotvomaha.org hub.

Name

KPAO Community Television

Legal name

KPAO Community Television

Website

https://kpaotvomaha.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

KPAO Community Television is a nonprofit public access TV station in Omaha, Nebraska that provides free production training, studio access, and broadcast carriage on Cox Channel 22, streaming on ROKU, Apple TV, and YouTube for community members, local musicians, comedians, churches, and civic organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Access Television

NAICS

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

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

Public/Community Local Stations (PBS Member Stations, Community Radio, LPFM) (MPABACAG)

Keywords

• Public access television
• Community media services
• Television production training
• Cable broadcasting
• Nonprofit media platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Omaha

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: Public donations from the Omaha community help fund media services, education, and community platform operations.
2. Sponsorships and Underwriting: Corporate or individual sponsorship of shows helps ensure diverse communication in the area. Tax-deductible contributions support local citizen access to technology for exchanging ideas and democratic participation.
3. City of Omaha Partnership: Public funding and infrastructure support through partnership between city of Omaha and cable companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

KPAO Community Television operates as a nonprofit public access television station in Omaha, Nebraska, providing free cable broadcasting on Cox Channel 22 and multi-platform streaming for community-produced programming. The station offers free TV production training (studio operations, lighting, camera, audio, directing, post-production) and access to professional studio and editing equipment for community members, enabling local expression and civic participation through media.

Product overview

KPAO Community Television is a public access television station operating as a platform for local community expression. The core offering includes free community television programming on Cox Cable Channel 22 and 1022HD, supplemented by streaming distribution via Screenweave, ROKU, Apple TV, and YouTube. The station provides free training and facility access for community members to produce their own programming. Programming spans diverse show formats including film reviews (Maybe We're Projecting), sports talk (Monday Night Quarterbacks, In Focus), trivia (Thursday Night Trivia LIVE), philosophical discussions (A Different View), financial advice (Debt Diva), comedy (Fool's Brawl, Babes in Joyland), political discourse (Political Evolution), music (Metro Music Showcase), and daytime talk blocks covering health, business, community, and entertainment topics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• KPAO Community Television Channel

Quantifiable outcome

• Free access to media production for community members without prior experience required

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• City of OmahacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partnership between the city of Omaha and cable companies established KPAO Community Television. The city provides public funding and institutional support as part of its commitment to community media access and democratic participation.
• Cox CablecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCable company partnership providing broadcast channel platform (COX 22 / 1022HD) for KPAO programming distribution to cable subscribers in the Omaha metropolitan area.
• Omaha Cable Access Corporation (CTAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTAC supports, strengthens, and enriches the Omaha community with equal access and fairness to all, by assisting its citizens, institutions and organizations in realizing their greatest potential through public access to electronic communications media.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Brooklyn Community Access Television (BCAT): Brooklyn's nonprofit public access TV network providing free media training, equipment, and cable channel programming to local residents — directly comparable public-access mission and operations.
• Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN): NYC-based nonprofit public access television station offering free training, studio access, and cable/streaming distribution to local creators — the same operational model and mission as KPAO at larger scale.
• Cambridge Community Television (CCTV): Cambridge, MA nonprofit public access television station with free training, studio facilities, and cable/online distribution — same community-television operating model as KPAO.
• Austin Community Television (ACTV): City of Austin-operated public access television station providing free training, equipment, and channel access to local creators — same municipal-partnership public-access model.
• Grand Rapids Community Media Center: Michigan-based nonprofit community media center offering public access TV and radio production training, facilities, and distribution on local cable systems — analogous community-television nonprofit.
• Portland Community Media (PCM / PCTV): Portland's community media center providing free public-access TV production training, equipment, and cable channel distribution — directly comparable public-access nonprofit model.
• CAPS Media (Community Access Preservation Society): Long Island nonprofit public access television organization providing free production training and cable channel programming — same public-access model and target user base as KPAO.

Broad incumbents

• PBS Member Stations: National nonprofit public television network with local member stations — broader incumbent sharing the nonprofit, community-funded, and educational-programming orientation of KPAO.
• NPR Member Stations: National nonprofit public broadcasting network with local member stations — adjacent as a larger, more established public-media peer with similar funding mix (memberships, underwriting, grants) and civic-media mission.

Emerging players

• Emerson College Journalism / WERS / WEBS (community media comparators): Educational and college-licensed community broadcasting operations that share characteristics of nonprofit local-media delivery, training programs, and limited-area distribution, though focused on campus communities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KPAO_Omaha
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/kpaocommunitytelevision
• Facebookfacebook.com/KPAO.Omaha
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kpao-omaha
• Instagraminstagram.com/KPAO_Omaha

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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