Cork City FC are delighted to announce a partnership with Cork Community TV.
Cork Community TV will begin broadcasting deferred coverage of the club’s home Airtricity League fixtures, beginning with the next home fixture against Wexford Youths. Home fixtures will be broadcast on the Wednesday following each game.
Cork Community Television (CCTv) was established in 2006, and was granted license by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland in 2009. The channel is currently broadcast on Channel 803 on the UPC digital cable network and also streamed live on www.corkcommunitytv.ie The primary aim of CCTv is to enable communities to make, manage and broadcast television programming to reflect the interests, activities and concerns of these communities, in order to effect positive social change.
CCTv is run by a Voluntary Board of Management and is a membership based not-for-profit organisation. The station received development funding from Cork City Council in 2008 to set up a small premises and to prepare for transmission. It currently receives no core funding and is reliant on volunteers to run the station.
Commenting on the partnership, Cork city Chairman John O’Sullivan said: “We are delighted to announce our partnership with Cork Community TV. Like us, they are a membership based organisation and place a lot of emphasis on volunteerism. Reading through their objectives highlights how much we have in common. I believe that working together can assist the growth of both Cork City FC and CCTv.”
Audrey O’Mahony, speaking on behalf of the Board of Management of CCTv, said: “As a community-based organisation, we are very much looking forward to working with Cork City. We share many core values and hope that this partnership can prosper.”
CCTv are currently seeking to recruit a commentator for coverage of matches. This is a voluntary position, and you would be required to be available for a period on Sunday/Monday/Tuesday following home games. If you are interested in auditioning for this role, please email info@corkcityfc.net and include your contact details and details of relevant experience (if any).
