public access
noun
chiefly US
: a television channel on which any person can broadcast a program
The city council meeting will be broadcast on public access.
—often used before another nounpublic access television
a public access channel
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To accommodate Phase 1, the reserve has limited public access through February.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
If the case had gone to trial, a ruling in his favor could have set new legal precedent undermining public access to information about government meetings in the state, open government advocates said.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
In March, the Illinois attorney general’s public access bureau ordered the University of Illinois to turn over a copy of the Big Ten’s media rights deal to Michael Leroy, a U of I law professor and public records maven.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, following federal budget cuts, public access programming is going dark across the nation.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
If the case had gone to trial, a ruling in his favor could have set new legal precedent undermining public access to information about government meetings in the state, open government advocates said.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
In March, the Illinois attorney general’s public access bureau ordered the University of Illinois to turn over a copy of the Big Ten’s media rights deal to Michael Leroy, a U of I law professor and public records maven.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, following federal budget cuts, public access programming is going dark across the nation.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Public access.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20access. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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