NBCTC Looks Toward 30th Anniversary
Northern Berkshire Community Television is evolving! Fresh from its first-ever strategic plan, NBCTC is launching a new website with on-demand streaming, mobile apps, and creative studios for podcasts and video. With new Community Coordinator Steven Burgoon on board and a 30th anniversary ahead, there’s never been a better time to get involved. Executive Director Matt Tucker fills us in on the latest.
What's the latest news you want people to know?
Northern Berkshire Community Television recently completed its first-ever strategic plan, and learned about what our community wants to see the most from us. As a result, we have a bunch of initiatives that are responding to that plan. The most community-facing of those initiatives will be a complete redesign of our website, along with the implementation of modern video-on-demand and streaming capabilities, mobile and smart device applications, and more.
Another community facing change has been the creation of our Production Lab and Audio Production studio, which give spaces for people to create podcasts and experiment with audio and video technologies.
What I find to be the most exciting bit of news is the addition of a new member of the NBCTC staff—community media veteran Steven Burgoon is moving to the Berkshires to work with us as our Community Coordinator, serving as the first person most people will connect with when they first consider accessing our facilities.
What are you most excited about?
2026 is the 30th anniversary of our incorporation as an independent non-profit organization, and that anniversary is going to bring with it some exciting events, and a few surprises—including a rebranding. After all, we aren't just a place to create television anymore!
What do you wish you'd known when you started?
The secret to self-promotion! It feels like everyone who visits our studios at 69 Union Street looks around in surprise and says, "I never knew all of this was here." We want to make sure everyone in our four municipalities knows that NBCTC is the place to both learn and create video and audio content in a comfortable and friendly environment. We want people to know that even though our cable channels are way up on 1301, 1302 and 1303, anyone with at least basic cable can still watch our programming. We want people to know that if they tune into 107.1 FM, they can listen to WMNB-LP, our low-power radio station serving North Adams and beyond. And we want to invite anyone in the community to come down, look around, and learn about everything that's available to them!
