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About WACA-TV
Ashland Cable Access Corporation was incorporated in 1985
and set up its first studio on Eliot Street. The station’s
first programs were the regular tapings of the selectmen and
school committee meetings. Very soon, Ashland Cable became
more active and expanded its programming line up to include
many types of shows which entertain and inform our local
viewers. Some of these programs, which are still in
production today, were “Calling All Kids”, “Night at the
Roundtable”, “Unplugged” and “Soup to Nuts”, as well as
many, many more.
After several years, Ashland Cable became known as WACA TV,
which soon caught on as a household word. People were
talking about WACA TV all around town and our programming
grew by leaps and bounds.
Ashland’s younger population were treated to summer video
camp sessions and After School Video workshops where they
learned the art of video production. They spent their days
creating their own music videos and doing mock news and
weather programs. Many of these students have gone on to
professional careers in the television and entertainment
business. They attribute their choice of careers to the
education and training they received during their time spent
at WACA TV.
With all this activity, WACA TV soon outgrew its space on
290 Eliot Street. In 1997, a new studio was built at the
former Ashland High School at 87 West Union Street where we
currently are still located.
Throughout the years, WACA TV has produced many interested
programs such as cooking shows, discussion shows and
programs featuring rock, folk and acoustic bands. We have
gone on location to a variety of interesting places, from
behind the scenes at Boston Ballet, to covering the
Worcester Memorial Service for fallen firefighters of a
tragic fire, to covering the events at the National
Democratic Convention in Boston in 2004. The station has
also been recognized on several occasions with awards for
excellence in programming.
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