Andover is very fortunate to have its own local video channel. On Comcast, it’s Channel 8; on TDS, it’s Channel 16. Volunteers Tina Cotton, Bob Norander, and I work to keep as much Andover-specific video airing on the channel as possible.

We also post a link on the Town’s website (Andover-NH.gov) on the “Community Videos” page to each Andover-specific video that we air on the cable channel.

Many of the events that shape and enrich our community — from Select Board meetings to lectures to school plays — have been flat-out cancelled due to the pandemic, and that has been a significant blow to the vitality and resilience of our community. But some of them — more all the time, in fact — have not been cancelled but have instead been moved to Zoom, Google Meet, and the like.

The cable TV station is in a position to share these important events widely, but we can’t do it without the community’s help.

If you’re running a meeting or an event online that would normally be open to the public, please consider clicking the Record button (in Zoom or whatever online meeting app you’re using) and saving the video to your computer. It’s very easy, but if you’re not confident about how to do it, we’d be happy to help!

Once you’ve done that, our team can convert it, edit it if you like, and air it on the cable channel and post it on the Town’s website.

If you host public Andover meetings or events online, please contact me at Station@nullAndoverCableTV.com or 230-0227. We can discuss all your questions and concerns, and we’ll figure out how to make your important contributions to our community visible to the community once again. It’s important that we do that!