Friday, October 12, 2012
Jill Stein at Texas Green Party Convention
Jill Stein speaks in San Antonio at the State Green Party Convention. Jill Stein is a 2012 Presidential Candidate. This clip was for San Antonio Public access TV, TV4SA.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
How Can we Influence the 2012 Elections
Dr. Jill Stein, 2012 Presidential Candidate for the Green Party, explains how current political movements can influence the 2012 elections. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV, TV4SA.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
The Environmental Issues this Election
Presidential Candidate Dr. Jill Stein speaks to what the environmental issues are for this 2012 election. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV, TV4SA.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Presidential Candidate Jill Stein
2012 Presidential Candidate Dr. Jill Stein introduces herself. Filmed in San Antonio TX at the Texas Green Party Convention. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV, TV4SA.
Wednesday, August 08, 2012
Magician Dave King Sword Basket
Clip from San Antonio Magician Dave King, who passed away in June. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV, TV4SA.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Magician Dave King
In memory of local San Antonio Magician Dave King, who passed away in June. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV, TV4SA.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Bombasta Cumbia Loca Luminaria 2012
Local Latin music band Bombasta plays at the 2012 San Antonio Luminaria festival. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV, TV4SA.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Clay Walker Sings Badly at San Antonio River Parade
Clay Walker, Grand Marshall at the 2012 San Antonio Fiesta River Parade, sings, badly, the song San Antonio Rose at the Fiesta River Parade. But of course you can be the judge. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV, TV4SA.
La Tropa F Sera por Ti
Filmed at Tejano Explosion in San Antonio TX, during Fiesta 2012. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV, TV4SA.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Tejano Explosion La Tropa F Clip 1
Filmed during Fiesta 2012 in San Antonio TX. La Tropa F is a San Antonio Tx Tejano Music Band. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV, TV4SA.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Performers at Luminaria 2009
Clip from the 2009 Luminaria Arts Event in San Antonio. Luminaria 2012 has been postponed this year, New date to be announced.
Friday, March 02, 2012
How to Become a No-Kill City Pt 2
Bonney Brown from the Nevada Humane Society in Reno talks on how they became a no-kill city for homeless dogs, cats and other pets. The talk was given in San Antonio TX. Part 2. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV. TV4SA PATV.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
How to Become a No-Kill City Pt 5
Mitch Schneider from Reno Animal Control Services talks on how they became a no-kill city for homeless dogs, cats and other pets. The talk was given in San Antonio TX. Part 5. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV. TV4SA PATV.
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Monday, January 16, 2012
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Shorty Rossi The Pit Boss in San Antonio
Shot Summer of 2011 at the San Antonio Pet Expo. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV. TV4SA PATV
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Reptile Man Part 3
The Reptile Man gives a presentation at the San Antonio Pet Expo, summer 2011. He explains the pros and cons of reptiles as pets. Part 3 of 3.This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV, TV4SA, PATV
Friday, September 30, 2011
Reptile Man Part 2
The Reptile Man gives a presentation at the San Antonio Pet Expo, summer 2011. He explains the pros and cons of reptiles as pets. Part 2 of 3.This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV, TV4SA, PATV
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Reptile Man Part 1
Filmed at the San Antonio Pet Expo. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Paul Simon - The Sound of Silence 9/11 Ground Zero Ceremony
One of the Best Moments from the Ground Zero Ceremony
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Pets at the Pet Expo
Filmed at the San Antonio Pet Expo. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV. TV4SA PATV
Saturday, September 03, 2011
Sit Means Sit - Pet Expo
Filmed at the San Antonio Pet Expo. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV. TV4SA PATV.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Open Letter to City of San Antonio Leaders on a Long Time Public Access TV Issue
This Doesn't Have to Be...
CITY BUDGET HEARINGS are happening across the City of San Antonio this week and next. This is the time when we are suppose to make our voices heard about how the City of San Antonio is spending a budget of over 2 Billion Dollars. We, the local public access producers, have requested, lobbied and even pleaded with our City Leaders through the past 6 years about building a Community Media Center, with a state of the art studio for our citizens to use, paid for with the State Cable Franchising Fees. We’ve waited 6 years and although we do have a small micro studio that was built for the community (at a cost of about 1 million), It is way too smal and doesn't replace what we formerly had at the Time Warner Studios. it still appears the bulk of the money (20 to 30 million) collected from the cable franchising fees is spent on other City of San Antonio Media needs (i.e. a state of the art/new broadcasting studio at City Hall, for use by the City Council/leaders only) and not the community at large of Public Access Producer needs. This should not be an either or issue.
We know some of that money has been spent on infrastructure, but that is not what we are or have been asking for. We want a community studio. A real one like what Austin has. Paid for by the cable franchising fees, which is what those fees were intended for, capital expenditures for the citizens at large (not just for City Hall).
We have had countless meetings in the past with just about all the City Council members that have come in and out of office during the past 6 years and they always give us lip service, that a new Community Studio is a great idea, "let me get back with you on that after I speak to a few people"...but then nothing is ever heard from them again. (sigh) And this scenario repeats itself each year without fail. The long time City Staffers know the history of this issue very well, which started in 2005. Ask them about it.
We will be taking the opportunity (Local Independent Producers who would benefit) to speak at the next set of budget hearings so that our city staff and leaders know that we have not forgotten about this. We have been watching the City of San Antonio and how it spends the Cable Franchising Fee monies, and we are not happy.
For those of you from the Public who would like to participate in the budget hearing presentations, most of the hearings are at 6pm, at various community centers, one for each district in the City. They last 2-3 hours. Here is a link for City Budget Presentations Your local City Council Person should be there so it is a chance for you to meet and hear from them and sometimes the Mayor (Julian Castro) shows up. Come on Mayor Castro, show us you mean business on putting San Antonio in the 21st Century, let us at least be on par with Channel Austin.
By the time these hearings take place the City budget (2 BILLION DOLLARS) is pretty much already decided; but at least the City of San Antonio can hear from us and know that we are not going away and are definitely not satisfied with how the money has being spent so far. The voice of the local media community should be taken into account. We still need a real Community Access TV Studio. We can get one built for about 10 million. You've received at least 20 million over the past 6 years in cable franchising fees. It would create local construction jobs. It would put us on par with Austin, who by the way Channel Austin Public Access Studio has received funding from the City of Austin for next fiscal year, including for operating expenses, despite their cable franchise agreement ending this month, which is the same as what happened to San Antonio at the end of 2005.
The city of San Antonio collects Cable Franchise fees of between 2-5 MILLION (they won't tell us exactly how much, it is apparently a tightly held secret) each year so the City has had plenty of money to choose to build a studio since 2005. The current staff that run the 2 small studios at City Hall could just as well run a larger state of the art facility, so there is no excuse other than the City doesn't want to/doesn't think it's important/thinks it knows isn't important. We feel otherwise and after all, that is what the money was meant to be used for, capital expenditures for the citizens benefit.
We no longer believe the rhetoric that there is nothing that can be done about building a community studio, that the City's hands are tied. Austin DID IT! Why can't we? Let's not live up to our bumper sticker mentality of Keep San Antonio Lame. Put us on par with other media and technology focused cities across America. We are after all one of the top 10 largest cities in the country, let's act like it. This is money that is being collected on a perpetual basis. As long as there is cable TV in San Antonio, the cable franchise fees continue to roll in. So why not?
We hope you will consider this once again. Or we can do this all again next year.
Signed,
The local San Antonio Independent Media and Public Access TV Producers of San Antonio
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Pet Expo Inventors -Talking With Paws
Filmed at the San Antonio Pet Expo for San Antonio Public Access TV and TV4SA
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Green Pet Products
Filmed at the San Antonio Pet Expo. This video was for San Antonio Public Access TV.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Kalaya Indian Dance No. 1
Kalaya Indian Performing Arts dances at San Antonio Luminaria 2011. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Seme Jatib Proyectos en Movimiento No.3
Seme Jatib Proyectos en Movimiento performs at Luminaria 2011. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Seme Jatib Proyectos en Movimiento No. 1
Performance at San Antonio Luminaria 2011. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Friday, June 03, 2011
Jessica Marie and Jennifer sing Selena
San Antonio's Jennifer Maria and sister Jessica sing at Fiesta Texas
Friday, May 20, 2011
Lulu's Restaurant
Roland from the Springtime65 Show takes us to Lulu's in San Antonio. Springtime65 Show airs Saturdays 10:30pm.
Sunday, May 01, 2011
Ballet Conservatory of South Texas -- Yesterday Beatles
The Ballet Conservatory of South Texas performs at San Antonio Luminaria Arts Night 2011. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Ballet Conservatory of South Texas – Here Comes the Sun
The Ballet Conservatory of South Texas performs at San Antonio Luminaria Arts Night 2011. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Ballet Conservatory of South Texas – Come Together Beatles
The Ballet Conservatory of South Texas performs at San Antonio Luminaria Arts Night 2011. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV.
Saturday, April 09, 2011
San Antonio Jazz Ensemble - Besame Mucho
Performance from San Antonio Luminaria 2011. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV. Luminaria performances airing April 2011.
Monday, April 04, 2011
San Antonio Jazz Ensemble - Jar of Hearts
San Antonio Jazz Ensemble performs at San Antonio Luminaria Arts Night 2011. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
The Japan Nuclear Disaster

Submitted by local magician Dave King in San Antonio.
I thought some of you would appreciate this e-mail from my brother. He once gave me a tour (in the wee hours of the morning) of the nuclear power plant where he worked for many years.
Dave
As a former nuclear power plant operator, I have to say, the disaster in Japan is likely worse than anything I ever imagined. The problem was, most every plant built depends on the assumption that a minimal supply of electrical power can be had within a short time of a major accident. The plant where I worked was hit by a tornado when I worked there, and we lost "off-site power" due to downed high-voltage power lines ("the grid") for about two and a half days. However, we had two "emergency diesel generators" which supplied the power we needed to power emergency equipment during the time we had no off-site power available. I manned one of them for two 12-hour shifts following the tornado, and they worked fine, in spite of the fact that the room temperature of the room where the EDG I was responsible for stayed at 126 degrees for most of the time. When the reactor "trips", and there is a loss of off-site power, there is battery power for the few seconds it takes the EDGs to start and come up to speed and begin to supply emergency power. One EDG is enough to run all the needed emergency equipment, and we had two in service. During the time I worked there, they installed a third EDG, just incase the two EDGs failed to work.
These EDGs have engines that are basically the same as a diesel engine in a locomotive engine. The theory is that so long as you can get more fuel in to run the EDGs, you can stay in that condition for a very long time if needed.
There are more details, but EVERY plan assumes you can get some emergency electrical power back within a reasonable amount of time, and you use it to run your most vital safety equipment, mostly pumps, valves, and indicators.
The problem with this event in Japan was, after the initial accident that was triggered by the earthquake, the safety systems likely would have performed just fine...except the earthquake was followed immediately by the tsumami...a massive wave or waves of water that would have disabled everything electrical, and flooded the EDGs, making them useless. All the seawater would have shorted out most everything electrical.
As if the fuel in the reactors wasn't bad enough, at least that fuel has a reactor vessel around it, and a containment vessel (a large stainless steel "tank") that the entire reactor vessel is located within, with plenty of empty space to hold steam and pressure. But, with no electrical pumps available to remove the heat produced in the fuel, eventually the heat wins. Any water left boils away, exposing fuel rods. Exposed fuel rods start to melt, and a reaction between the atmosphere and some of the metal in the rods produces hydrogen gas, which is explosive. The generators in a power plant are also full of hydrogen, and the hydrogen in them can also explode if mixed with air. These hydrogen explosions, both in the reactor building due to the hydrogen produced as the fuel rods start to melt, and in the generator buildings, can produce fires as well as the violent explosions. As if all this wasn't enough, it sounds as if the "spent fuel pools" were breached from the earthquake, or perhaps the water just boiled away because cooling was lost to the pools, but uncovered fuel will eventually melt. So, you have melting fuel both in the reactor cores, hopefully still inside a reactor "containment building", and melting fuel in "spent fuel pools", basically like swimming pools full of used fuel rods from past running cycles. These pools don't produce a lot of heat normally, but with NO cooling, they will eventually get hot enough to boil the water away, causing the spent fuel to melt, just like the fuel in the reactors. This might even be worse than the melting in the reactors, because at least the fuel in the reactors have more barriers between them and the environment.
The situation tonight is grave. Evidently, the control rooms have been abandoned, meaning they have pretty much given up hope, since they have no electrical power, and no way to run any emergency pumps to keep the fuel covered with water. On TV, they show helecopters dumping water from the air on the reactor buildings. Not sure why they are wasting their time doing such a useless thing...there's no way that will make any difference at all, and the people in the helecopters are getting irradiated for no good reason, and the helecopters will just stir up particulate radiation.
The guys going in the plants now, with seemingly no good plan or equipment, are most likely just giving their lives in vain. Once again, a major waste of human life.
If this event is no worse than Chernobyle, they will be very lucky in my opinion. I think it may be far worse. They need our prayers.
Saturday, March 05, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
New Public Access TV Show In the Minds Eye
PREMIER EPISODE "CURANDERO MADRIGAL" PART 1
DATELINE TUES FEB 15, 2011 6PM SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
"INTHEMINDSEYE" program will air Tuesday's @ 6:00p.m and Friday's @ 4:00p.m. on PATV
PATV (PUBLIC ACCESS)can be seen on the following video providers:
Time Warner Digital Cable Channel 20 - Grande Cable Channel 19 - AT&T U-verse Channel 99
CUARANDERO MADRIGAL - PART ONE 30 MIN
IS A MAYAN INDIAN WHO SPEAKS AS TO THE TRADITIONAL USES OF NATIVE AN SPANIARD FOLK MEDICINE AND THE PLANTS USED. FILMED AT THE SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY.
PRODUCER - DAVID RAMREZ
DISCLAIMER: FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE EDUCATION ONLY - THIS PROGRAM
AND IT'S CONTENT ARE NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL ADVICE. CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Snow Day in San Antonio TX
San Antonio experienced its 1st snow in over 20 years on Feb 4, 2011. It was a light snow but snow none the less. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV.
Dia de Nieve en San Antonio TX. San Antonio tuve su primer nieve en mas que 20 años.
Friday, February 04, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
I Want to be a Plus Sized Model
Monday, January 17, 2011
Sunday, January 09, 2011
Las Crónicas de Curly Ep. 15
Nuestra Gata entra en su temporada de apareamiento y vuelve los perros locos. Este video es para el canal de aceso publico en San Antonio, TX
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Curly Chronicles Ep. 14
This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
World's Record Greyhound Jump
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Greyhound Fair
Filmed at the Greyt Greyhound Fair in San Antonio TX. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV.
Saturday, November 06, 2010
Para los Muertos, For the Dead
What people do to gravesites around Dia de Los Muertos, Day of the Dead.
Lo que hacen a las tumbas durante ;a temporada de dia de los muertos.
Thanks to San Antonio Artist Roberto Canedo for his altar for dia de los muertos.
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Night of the Grackles
The Scary Grackles are back for Halloween. Only on San Antonio Public Access TV.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Bloodshoot Theatre Animated Short
Bloodshot Theatre airs on Thursdays and Saturdays 12:30 am only on San Antonio Public Access TV.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Ghost stories by Docia Williams
Airing this month on the 411 Show.
Friday, October 08, 2010
Friday, October 01, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
Saving Public Access In America
Produced by the Full Disclosure network. Media Activists in San Antonio and Austin participated in this documentary.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
The Haunted Railroad Tracks San Antonio
Monday, September 06, 2010
Saturday, September 04, 2010
Parrots at the Pet Expo
Friday, August 20, 2010
Great Danes at the Pet Expo
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Dogs and People, Pet Expo
Thursday, August 05, 2010
Dog Dance Hoops
Sunday, August 01, 2010
Dog Dance Ragtime
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Pet Expo, Polly's Pet Shop
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Las Crónicas de Curly Ep. 13
Friday, July 23, 2010
Congress to Look into PEG Channel Issues
Accessibliity considered crucial for disabled Americans
By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 7/21/2010 6:20:32 PM
House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.)
called access to PEG channels an important issue and one the committee
would look into.
That came in a markup Wednesday on the 21st Century Communications and
Video Accessibility Act (HR 3101), which passed out of committee
Wednesday on a voice vote. The assurance was made to Rep. Tammy
Baldwin (D-Wis.), who agreed to withdraw an amendment to the bill on
PEG channels that could have slowed its progress. Baldwin outlined the
amendment before withdrawing it (which is away for her to make the
point without holding up the larger bill).
She had asked for assurances that the committee would take up PEG
issues "in the near future." Those issues included the move of PEG
channels from analog to digital tiers, the clustering on digital
channels on subchannels to a single, menu-driven channel, and other
moves by cable operators that that she argues can make them harder to
access, including for the disabled.
She said PEG channels "serve as a lifeline to Americans with
disabilities," helping them stay connected by monitoring and engaging
in local government and distant learning classes, or even go to church.
"While we strive for digital inclusion," she said, "we must protect
and enhance the existing access to news and civic life available to
PEG channels. Her amendment would have made sure that PEG providers
would have to meet the same standards for accessibility as broadcasters.
It would also require that subscribers be able to "rely on their PEG
channels for emergency alerts" Baldwin did not spell out exactly where
that was going with that part of the amdment, but did say that her
concern was that when PEG channels are moved from an analog to a
digital tier, "they are completely inaccessible to analog cable
customers," which she said placed "an unnecessary burden on low-income
and fixed-income individuals and families and people with disabilities."
The amendment is based on her Community Access Preservation Act (HR
3745), which she introduced last October and requires that PEG
channels be just as accessible as broadcast must-carry stations
carried on a cable system. That essentially means that to move PEG
channels to digital, an operator would have to move broadcast channels
to that tier as well. And if there are no must-carry stations, PEG
channels would have to be available to every sub at no additional
charge.
"You have raised a very important issue that we need to look at more
carefully," said Waxman, who added that he would talk with her and
committee leaders about "what we can do in this area."
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Curly Chronicles Ep. 13
Friday, June 25, 2010
Curly Chronicles Ep. 12
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Las Crónicas de Curly Ep.12
En ocasión ; nos llega visita. Producido por 411 Productions para el canal de aceso publico en San Antonio TX, USA.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Curly Chronicles Ep. 11
Kitty and Curly have different ways of keeping themselves entertained. This clip was for San Antonio Public access TV.
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Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Las Crónicas de Curly ep. 11
La Gata y Cruly tienen diferentes formas de entretenerse. Este video es para el canal de aceso publico en San Antonio, TX.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Animal Care Services Tour Pt 2
Danielle from the 411 Show gives us a tour of Animal Care Services, aka the dog pound in San Antonio TX. Part 2 of 2. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Animal Care Services Tour
Danielle from the 411 Show gives us a tour of Animal Care Services, aka the dog pound in San Antonio TX. Part 1 of 2. This clip was for San Antonio Public Access TV
Monday, April 19, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Arathi School of Dance Indian Dance No. 2
Thursday, April 08, 2010
Arathi School of Dance Indian Dance No. 1
Friday, April 02, 2010
Krystal Diaz Rumba Dance Gypsy Kings
Monday, March 29, 2010
Krystal Diaz Solo Solo Dire Rumba Dance
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Coppelia Mazurka Ballet San Antonio
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Ballet Tango Santa Maria
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Youth on Healthcare Debate Pt 3
Monday, February 15, 2010
Youth on Healthcare Debate Pt 2
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Youth on Healthcare Debate Pt 1
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Martin Luther King March 2010 San Antonio
Scenes from the 2010 Martin Luther King march in San Antonio TX. We proudly
Celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King each year with the largest march in the country in honor of MLK.































