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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Lohman says court observers being shut out of these virtual hearings is just another example of restrictive limitations on public access to immigration court proceedings at the Fort Snelling Immigration Court in Minnesota.
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Ubah Ali, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
As the network’s ambitions grew in the 2010s and through the 2020s, creators continued the brand’s tradition of finding inspiration in anime, retro cartoons, public access, entertainment news, and other media considered lowbrow by the mainstream.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Since the 1990s, the number of public companies has fallen by more than 40%, and the ones who do go public are taking twice as long to do so--roughly twelve years now--amid the rise of venture capital and private equity, which has cut off public access to their best early growth years.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
Centennial Beach borders the billionaire’s under-construction mansion, whose lakefront area’s public access has become a thorny issue.
—Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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Ubah Ali, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
As the network’s ambitions grew in the 2010s and through the 2020s, creators continued the brand’s tradition of finding inspiration in anime, retro cartoons, public access, entertainment news, and other media considered lowbrow by the mainstream.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Since the 1990s, the number of public companies has fallen by more than 40%, and the ones who do go public are taking twice as long to do so--roughly twelve years now--amid the rise of venture capital and private equity, which has cut off public access to their best early growth years.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
Centennial Beach borders the billionaire’s under-construction mansion, whose lakefront area’s public access has become a thorny issue.
—Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Public access.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20access. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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