TV Santa Barbara

TV Santa Barbara is a nonprofit community media access center in Santa Barbara, California that produces video and gives local residents, nonprofits, students, and content creators the tools to make their own programming. Alongside its public-access mission, the center runs affordable, full-service video production for organizations across the Santa Barbara area, handling shoots, editing, and distribution end to end.

The center operates a professional production studio and a dedicated video podcast studio, with equipment checkout, private studio rentals, and hands-on media training and education for members. Finished programming reaches the community through live streaming on two noncommercial channels, Channel 17 and Channel 71, so video produced here gets a real broadcast and online audience.

For Santa Barbara nonprofits, small organizations, and independent creators who want practical, accessible video production support, TV Santa Barbara pairs studio space, gear, and training with services like the 805 Focus nonprofit showcase and ongoing internship and volunteer programs. The result is a community-rooted alternative to a conventional commercial studio, with broadcast-quality output at member-friendly rates.

Rooted in a decades-long tradition of community media in Santa Barbara, the center continues to broaden access to media and communications so more local voices can produce, share, and broadcast their own stories.