Politics & Government

Barnstable Government Access Now On New Channel. Where To Find It

Changes to Xfinity's channel lineup in Barnstable will move the town's public access channel to a new home. What to know.

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These changes will also affect the public access channel which is operated by the Cape Media Center in Dennis. The public access channel will now be available on Channel 26.
These changes will also affect the public access channel which is operated by the Cape Media Center in Dennis. The public access channel will now be available on Channel 26. (David Allen/Patch)

Press release from Town of Barnstable.

BARNSTABLE, MA — The Town of Barnstable was recently notified by Xfinity of changes to the channel lineup in Barnstable. These changes will affect our Government Access Channel and its location on Xfinity for our residents. On or around August 17, 2023 Xfinity subscribers can tune into Channel 8 for our new standard definition channel or Channel 1072 for high definition. Barnstable is the first Town on Cape Cod to have a high definition government access channel. As always our content can be found on the Town website via our livestream and our video on demand archive.

These changes will also affect our public access channel which is operated by the Cape Media Center in Dennis. The public access channel will now be available on Channel 26.

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