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 noun

public access television

a public access channel

Examples of public access in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Limit public access to photographs, locations and personal details, particularly those involving children. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Some of the roads in the Preserve are private, and marked with signage barring public access. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026

OpenAI said the model obtained non-public access and retrieved internal files, credentials and aggregate statistics, although individual patient or client records were not accessed. — Lloyd Marino, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

At the Port of Los Angeles, the proposal would formalize the Harbor Department’s existing practice of allocating 10% of its operating income to waterfront public access projects and programs. — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for public access

• adulteress
• adventuress
• nevertheless
• abbess
• abscess
• address
• assess
• caress
• confess
• depress
• digress
• distress