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 An amendment tacked onto a House bill about disruptive conduct at local government meetings would require the public access counselor to only consider plain text of the state’s public access laws or applicable court cases. Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2024 Earlier this week, the city of San Diego’s hearing officer approved a coastal development permit that allows the owner of the historic Peckham House at 2905 Nichols St. to construct at his expense a public access stairway leading up to the elevated wooden pier. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024 The current adoption appointment system restricts public access to the dog kennels, thereby limiting potential adopters’ access to all available animals…. Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 11 Feb. 2024 And the homeowners agreed to pay for park benches, signs and bicycle racks on the trail, along with a staircase to the beach to improve public access. Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2024 Now, as critics of Biden lament his lengthy vacation record, the president's more limited public access may be riskier in 2024. Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner, 4 Jan. 2024 Several years later, the city of Detroit helped to transform Mr. E in the D into a public access television show and subsequently earning him two regional Emmy awards for its impact. Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2024 Instead, the port has baked in policy language designed to create public access paths around most of the bay. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2024 Their objections speak to whether builders should have the right to develop along the coast, despite threats from the sea, and how sea level rise and beach erosion are blurring the line between public access rights and private property in some areas. Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024

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“Public access.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20access. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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