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

This decision will reduce public access to corporate demographic data, drawing sharp criticism from legal experts. — Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

For Rose, there’s no winning for online users if, at the end of the fight, public access to data is cut off. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026

The group also wants to add more reefs to other public access points in the next grant cycle. — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

There must be clear policy guiding public access to footage, says Sandra Ristovska, founding director of the Visual Evidence Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder. — Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026

Rhymes for public access

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