BCAT: Bloomington Community Access Television

Starting January 19, 2021, our operating hours are 4 - 9 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays. Curbside pickup and drop-off of field equipment will be available from 4 - 9 p.m. on Thursdays, as well.

Please read our COVID-19 Safety and Preparedness Plan before you return to the facility.

Teen Video Boot Camp returns in 2021 as a virtual camp! Click here for more information and to to sign up.

Welcome to Bloomington Community Access Television! BCAT is a community media center based in Bloomington, MN. Residents can become members of the facility, take production classes in studio, digital camera, and post-production editing, and learn how to create their very own television show that will air on our local cable channels! Find out more information about BCAT here.

Interested in learning more? Contact BCAT Staff using the contact information to the right.

Watch BCAT online now!

Live-Stream

Video-On-Demand

Do you own a Roku or Apple TV device? You can now watch a live stream of our channel on the Cablecast Screenweave App!

BCAT Rules of Operation

The purpose of BCAT is to provide residents and organizations a means to produce a wide variety of cable television programs about their experiences and interests. More specifically, the operation strives:

To facilitate, promote, coordinate and assist public service community programming of interest or benefit to the citizens of Bloomington; and
To inform members of the community of the potential services and benefits of cable television communications in Bloomington; and
To provide training, resources and technical assistance that will make cable television facilities more accessible to the citizens of Bloomington as a non-commercial means of communication

Read the full Rules of Operation for Bloomington Community Access Television