LocalLINC

Connect With Your Community Through Local Cable Television!

Arvig provides a local cable channel to most Arvig TV subscribers on either channel 14 or channel 20, depending upon service area. Viewers can watch school sports, special concerts and performances, civic meetings and programs produced by local students and citizens.

Arvig also broadcasts non-profit display messages for the community, including:  Benefits/Fundraisers, City Announcements, Funeral Announcements, Community Information and School Activity Calendars.  In addition, paid advertisements are accepted.

Program Schedule

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FSNorth+ Schedule

LocalLINC is the local cable channel available to most Arvig Digital TV subscribers on channel 14. Viewers can watch school sports, special concerts and performances, civic meetings and student-produced programs.

LocalLINC broadcasts non-profit display messages for the community and paid advertisements including: Benefits/Fundraisers, City Meetings and Announcements, Funeral Announcements, Community Information and School Activity Calendars.

LocalLINC programming is for you! Please let us know your suggestions or ideas for programs in and about your community.

 

LocalLINC Submission Guidelines:

Arvig is pleased to play pre-recorded video programs that are locally originated by the citizens of the communities we serve.  We do reserve the right to incorporate advertising of channel sponsors before, during or after program airtimes.

The following guidelines will be followed for all content submitted to Arvig for consideration of on-air play on this local channel:

  1. Any person or group submitting a program assumes responsibility for program content.
  2. All submitted programming must be relevant to the residents of the local viewing area. For example, programs discussing tourism outside of West Central Minnesota will not be aired.  Arvig reserves the right to turn down programming that is controversial in nature. Content that is offensive or potentially offensive to viewers of any age will not be aired.
  3. Arvig reserves the right to deny airtime for submitted programming/content.
  4. Any content that is submitted that does not meet Arvig guidelines in the view of Arvig staff will not be aired.
  5. Final decisions on airing submitted programming/content will be made by Arvig staff, including:
    1. Ensuring that content is appropriate and relevant to the majority of the local viewing audience.
    2. Ensuring the content was locally originated and produced.
    3. Scheduling airtime of the program (every effort will be made to honor requests).
    4. Editing of program for quality or length.
    5. Timeliness of programming (content that is more than one year old may not be aired.)

  6.     DVDs, SD Cards, Flash Drives or any other media containing submitted programming/content become the property of Arvig and will not be returned.

  7.     Submitted programs/content must not contain advertising of any kind, nor may the production be commercially
          supported.

  1. Acceptable program formats are on digital files (mpeg 2) or on a DVD.  Contact Arvig before supplying alternate formats such as AVI, MOV, and MWV as additional charges may apply for file conversion. 

All content submitted for consideration must have the following information clearly indicated:

  1. Title of program

  2. Date of taping

  3. Running time of program

  4. Contact name, address and phone number

Anyone submitting a program for airing may be asked to sign a release form:

  1. Acknowledging that submitting a program gives Arvig ownership of the program/content.
  2. Acknowledging that Arvig is not liable for anything in relation to the program/content.
  3. Verifying that the program content is not obscene or indecent.
  4. Verifying that the program content does not infringe on any copyright or trademark protections and that the submitter holds the proper authorizations for the playback of said content.

Non-Profit Announcements:

  1. Non-profit groups may submit their announcements and the Arvig team will design and place the information at no cost.
    1.  Arvig will air one announcement per week, free of charge for non-profit entities and programs.
    2. Additional announcements are available for non profits at a monthly rate of $30 per static slide or $50 per :30 commercial.
  1. Slides for non-profit groups announcing meetings, activities, events, etc. , will air on around scheduled programming during the airtimes specified on the station’s schedule.
  2. Arvig staff will make every effort to honor requests; however final decisions for design and air schedule are made by the Arvig team.
  3. The ad will run a minimum of 1 week prior to the event occurring.
  4. Arvig will not discriminate based on race, sex or creed, however we do reserve the right to censor content for appropriateness.

Advertising:

  1. For-profit groups or businesses can purchase advertising space.
  2. Please contact Arvig at 218.346.8686 for further information.

Political campaigns:

  1. Airtime can be purchased to run political advertising.

  2. Airtime will be offered to any opposing political party or candidate at equal rate and time.

  3. Arvig reserves the right to refuse airtime to all political parties and candidates equally.

  4. Please contact Arvig at 888.99.ARVIG for further information.

Contact Us

For more information or to send us your announcements, contact us at:
Local: 218.346.8676
Toll Free: 888.99.ARVIG
E-mail: announcements@arvig.com
Fax: 218-346-8235
Mail: 150 Second St. SW, Perham, MN 56573