KCM is proud to be a member of the following organizations:
ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY MEDIA
The Alliance for Community Media is committed to assuring everyone’s access to electronic media. The Alliance advances this goal through public education, a progressive legislative and regulatory agenda, coalition building and grassroots organizing. A nonprofit, national membership organization founded in 1976, the Alliance represents over 3,000 Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) access organizations and community media centers throughout the country.
ARTS & HUMANITIES ALLIANCE OF KENOSHA (AHA!)
The Arts and Humanities Alliance of Kenosha works to build awareness of the arts in the community of Kenosha, Wisconsin. It fosters collaboration between artists, cultural organizations, educational institutions, businesses, and the public through cooperative planning and development of activities and events.
KENOSHA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce is the leading business organization that promotes commerce in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The Chamber also provides help to Kenosha nonprofits through nonprofit information, its publications and booth space at its annual Bank of Kenosha Expo.
WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF PEG ACCESS CHANNELS
WAPC provides networking and resources that support and promote Wisconsin's diverse PEG access community.
KCM is also proud to work with the following organizations:
CARTHAGE COLLEGE - ENRICHMENT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM
Carthage College provides instruction and a computer lab for training the public in the use of video production and nonlinear video editing techniques in association with Kenosha Community Media. KCM is grateful to Carthage College for providing this valuable support to KCM and valuable skill-building to the community.
CENTER FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS - UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE
The Center for Community Partnerships (CCP) at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside connects the resources of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside with the priorities of southeastern Wisconsin. CCP directs educational opportunities for local nonprofits and has provided guidance to KCM on many important issues.
CITY OF KENOSHA
The City of Kenosha supports Kenosha Community Media by providing it with funding and in-kind contributions, derived from the cable franchise agreement between the City and Time Warner Cable of Southeastern Wisconsin. The City also provides other in-kind services, including administrative, legal, and financial (payroll, accounting, purchasing, et al), services to KCM. Through Common Council resolution, the City also provides a cable channel for the public's use: Channel 14 on Time Warner Cable-Kenosha.
GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AND WGTD 91.1 FM RADIO
Gateway Technical College and WGTD 91.1 FM work together with Kenosha Community Media, providing educational opportunities in video production for Gateway students, re-broadcasting the Gateway Radio Reading Service for the blind community over the audio track on Kenosha TV 14 bulletin board, hosting election candidate forums, providing internship opportunities for GTC students at KCM, and other upcoming ventures that benefit the Kenosha area.
Gateway Technical College works with KCM to create a monthly video series, Gateway Connections, about GTC and the services it provides to improve our community. Gateway Connections airs on Kenosha TV on Mondays at 4:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. Gateway Connections is hosted by Jayne Herring of GTC.
KENOSHA LITERACY COUNCIL
KCM and Kenosha Literacy Council worked together as Kenosha TV 14 staff, Board members and volunteer video producers provided visual support and video production to the 2009 Community Spelling Bee, a fundraiser for the Kenosha Literacy Council. Kenosha Literacy Council is a nonprofit agency dedicated to providing English literacy education to adults with the assistance of trained volunteers.
KENOSHA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Kenosha Public Library and KCM work together to provide TV programming of Storytime activities for young readers, as well as TV programming of Library activities and events, as well as online videos of these activities and events. In 2009, they worked together to bring the event, "Check It Out!", as a lead-in to National Library Week (April) and invited Library patrons to describe their favorite books, CDs, DVDs, magazines, and audiobooks for a Kenosha TV audience and online audience.
MARY LOU & ARTHUR F. MAHONE FUND
KCM and the Mahone Fund worked together as Kenosha TV 14 staff, Board members and volunteer video producers provided video production to the 2009 HarborPark Jazz & Blues Festival, a fundraiser for the Mahone Fund. The Mahone Fund promotes opportunities for economically or academically disadvantaged youth and supports breast and cervical cancer treatment initiatives for economically disadvantaged women.
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EXTENSION - KENOSHA COUNTY
UW-Extension-Kenosha Country, through its staff, works with Kenosha Community Media to provide monthly programming on issues of importance to Kenosha citizens through the TV series, Community Chat with Annie Jones. Annie Jones, Community Development for UW-Extension, hosts and co-produces this program, along with John de Montmollin, Youth & Family Educator, and with KCM staff and volunteers. Community Chat with Annie Jones is shown on Sunday evenings at 10:30 PM and Tuesday mornings at 7:00 AM.
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