WCCC-TV OVERVIEW

In 1992, the City of Waco was provided with government access cable channels to use in its communication efforts. For several years, the Cable Channel aired City Council meetings, Plan Commission meetings and occasionally, a special production.

In October 1999, WCCC-TV, the Waco City Cable Channel premiered a new look that would meet its mission statement: “To Educate, Inform, Entertain and Involve people in the City of Waco”. If you notice, each letter of the mission statement is a part of a well known tune. The letter, “O”, is our real mission. To “Overwhelm” everyone with what we do. Thus, the E-I-E-I-O formula. 

It was our goal to develop WCCC-TV into a powerful communication tool for Waco. To do so, it must have the appearance and dependability of a network station by providing high quality productions that entertain as well as inform our citizens about our city.

To provide the variety of local programs needed to attract and maintain a viewing audience, nine to ten different series were developed. Within these series, several programs, running five to twenty-five minutes, have been produced. Each week, two programs from each series air in what is called a program "block". Within these blocks are various PSA's, trailers promoting the other productions and infomercials. "In Waco a Century Ago", "Know Your City Departments", "Waco, Then and Now" and "Markers in Time" are just some of the short segments also included in the blocks.

Generally, blocks run twenty to twenty-five minutes, allowing the Message Board to run five to ten minutes each half hour. The Message Board is used to promote upcoming city meetings, Library and Parks & Recreation programs and bid opportunities. Slides about old Waco and Waco trivia, along with photographs of various city events are also included.

Tune into WCCC-TV to learn about our community in a personal way from people who care. Our producers are dedicated in bringing you the best in local programming with a variety of shows. City Beat, a weekly news program, covers city events and happenings. Restaurant inspection scores, a city calendar, City of Waco job listings and locations of local street construction and maintenance are also included. Hear topical discussions about Waco and a variety of City events on the City Talk Radio Show, recorded each week for radio stations KRZI 1660 ESPN Radio and KLRK Star 92.9 FM and videotaped for replay throughout the week. Learn about the wildlife, staff and volunteers at the world class Cameron Park Zoo in our feature, Step into the Wild at the CPZ. And that's not all. WCCC-TV brings back Waco’s rich and unique past with Waco, Gateway to Texas History and Waco Remembers. You can also see artifacts from several of Waco’s museums and historic homes in our Museums of Waco series. WCCC-TV also takes you inside local industries to see some of the quality products manufactured right here in Waco. The Waco City Council and Plan Commission meetings are broadcast live, and repeated at different times for your convenience. Unlike regular TV stations, we videotape and replay entire city news conferences, to bring you the complete story.

The quality of programs produced by WCCC-TV has earned several awards, including several Telly Awards and the Beacon Award, ranking us among the top three City Cable Channels in the nation.

Once you tune in to the Waco City Cable Channel and see the variety of local programming offered, you will become a member of a great audience. WCCC-TV…your Waco City Cable Channel.