CGTV – Champaign Government Television
Keeping You Connected with Your Local Government
Champaign Government Television (CGTV) is the City of Champaign’s government access channel which provides video programming about City deliberations, functions, services, programs, and activities directly to the public. CGTV also shares videos and information received from other local government agencies. CGTV runs live and replayed meeting and other video programming to educate and inform the City’s residents and visitors. CGTV is not a public access channel and does not run programming or announcements provided by the general public.
CGTV is Available Online and from Local Cable/Video Providers
Tune in to CGTV on Comcast channel 5, i3 Broadband channel 5, AT&T U-verse channel 99.
You can also watch our LIVE VIDEO STREAM through your web browser. CGTV’s meetings and other programming are also available for convenient ON-DEMAND VIEWING.
Watch CGTV Anywhere – Including Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Apple and Android Devices
CGTV is also available on your favorite Over-the-Top (OTT) devices. CGTV’s live stream and on-demand content are available on “over the top” devices, including Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple iOS and Android apps.
Getting Started in Three Easy Steps
- On your OTT or mobile device, open your device’s app store and install the free Cablecast App.
- Open the Cablecast App and select the “City of Champaign” channel from the search screen.
- Sit back and watch your favorite CGTV program or live stream.
CGTV is Closed Captioned in English and Foreign Languages
Since January 2022, all new City-produced programming has been made available with English closed captions. Closed captioning is the process of displaying the audio portion of a video program on screen, which can improve the accessibility and comprehension of the programming content. Captions are available to anyone who chooses to use this feature already built into web browsers, TVs, and set top boxes/tuners.
In July 2024, the City also began offering captions in Spanish, French, and Korean for all newly produced, on-demand video programming. Viewers watching LIVE programming (webstream of cable) can also choose to view captions in English or Spanish.
Closed captions and translations are created automatically using artificial intelligence software similar to that used in phones and other smart products. Please understand the software isn’t perfect and that some captioning and translation mistakes are to be expected.
National Awards and Recognitions
CGTV is proud to have earned national recognition for various City-produced programs over the years.
Check Out CGTV’s Awards
CGTV’ Programming Schedule
