public access

American  

noun

1. the availability of noncommercial television and radio broadcasting facilities to community groups or members of the public for programs of general interest to the community, especially as a condition of cable television franchises.

2. a type of noncommercial programming of general interest to the community.

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Other Word Forms

• public-access adjective

Example Sentences

The statement posed a number of questions in the form of headlines and then attempted to answer them, covering topics like NHS Fife's role in the case to the restriction of public access to live proceedings.

From BBC

The bill expands public access to police disciplinary records and access to police body-camera footage in incidents involving serious uses of force.

From Washington Post

Those measures include prohibiting neck restraints, increasing public access to police body-cam footage, expanding the authority of the Office of Police Complaints and not allowing the police union to negotiate police discipline.

From Washington Post

It would expand public access to police disciplinary records and access to police body-camera footage in excessive force incidents.

From Washington Post

In the Senate contest, Bagby reported raising about $212,000 as of March 16; Imholt reported $580, according to the nonpartisan Virginia Public Access Project.

From Washington Post