TV3 (Medford, Massachusetts)

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TV3

MCC's 2011 logo
Country	United States
Broadcast area	Medford, MA Worldwide (online)
Headquarters	5 High Street Medford, MA USA
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	480i SDTV
Ownership
Owner	Medford Community Cablevision, Inc.
History
Launched	1986
Former names	TV3 Medford Channel 3 Medford
Links
Website	MCC Homepage
Availability
Streaming media
Comcast POV	Made In Medford
Discover Video	PEG Central

TV3, owned and operated by Medford Community Cablevision, Inc., is a public-access television channel serving Medford, Massachusetts. It was created by mandate of the 1984 Cable Franchise Policy and Communications Act. The channel's current facilities are located at 5 High Street, under then-U.S. Representative (and present-day United States Senator) Ed Markey's office in Medford Square. Medford Community Cablevision oversees the community's public access television on Comcast channel 3. It functions as both a production facility as well as a telecast station.^[1] In 2010 the station unveiled new services to the community including video on demand and 24/7 streaming video services on its website.^{[citation needed]}

Medford Community Cablevision has been recognized by the Alliance for Community Media in 2008 and 2011 for "Overall Excellence in Public Television".^[2] In June 2011, the station announced Medford Cable News, the city's first non-profit broadcast news station.