CAS is free to any broadcaster, cable company or PEG channel that wants us, unscrambled, available 24 hours a day. We come to you via satellite Galaxy 15 Transponder 5. You can do an air check of our show right now. Then fill out the APPLICATION and fax it to us. We'll fax you a Letter of Agreement, and that's it. You could start airing CAS today! CAS is 24 hour program showing titled clips of ballet, opera, modern dance, classical music, choral and chamber music, sculpture, painting, classic film, musical theatre and much more. The clips are arranged in an eclectic order so you never know what's coming next. Our hope is to inspire and delight our audience with the clips, and so create an interest in the classic arts. We show no commercials.
VIEWERS
First check the CHANNELS page to see if you already do get CAS. If you don't, here are some things you can do:
PBS and Other Channels: We are carried by a number of PBS channels, and you might want to ask them if they have room on their schedule for a free show (particularly overnight, when most PBS channels either go off the air or just repeat their daytime schedule). Some local origination channels and small satellite providers carry us. Contact them, give them our web site address so they can get an APPLICATION. We are also carried over some closed circuit systems (hotels, schools, hospitals, etc.) which receive us directly, 24 hours a day. If this is your situation you must have your own satellite dish, able to receive C-Band satellite signals. We're on Galaxy 15 Transponder 5, and we're free and unscrambled, and you must also first fill out an APPLICATION.
Contact Your City Council or Cable Franchise Agency: If you have no community channels where you live, contact your city council and ask them for one. Or look on your cable bill for the name of the Franchise Agency that determines what community channels your cable company should provide to you. Tell them to do an air check of our show from satellite Galaxy 15 Transponder 5 (we are only available from satellite). Give them our web site address so they can get an APPLICATION, or have them CONTACT us directly. Emphasize to them that CAS is a benefit to the community, as our only mission is encourage people to go out and support the arts organizations in your community. CAS is educational, free, and a great public service that your city council can provide to its constituents.
Satellite Companies: We are available 24 hours on DISH Network Satellite TV's channel 9406. MORE INFO. Direct TV does not yet carry us.
If You Have Your Own C-Band Satellite Dish: Congratulations, you can see us 24 hours a day for free, no APPLICATION required. Just tune to Galaxy 15 Transponder 5.
ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
CAS was created solely to help you increase your tickets sales by inspiring viewers to attend the arts. This is why major arts organizations like The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. put Arts Alerts in their programs, telling viewers where to see us, and show Classic Arts Showcase on monitors in their lobby and public areas. Your organization could show us, too -- and it's free. All you need is a satellite dish able to pick up C-Band signals. We're available 24 hours a day, free and unscrambled, from satellite Galaxy 15 Transponder 5. You could air CAS for free in your lobby and public areas. Click here for an APPLICATION.
SCHOOLS
We all know how important the arts are for a well rounded education, and CAS can help. Get a satellite dish and begin airing CAS in your school as a classroom tool. It's free and available 24 hours. Click here for an APPLICATION.