Staff

Al Williams

Ask Me About:

  • Hiring NOM

  • Donations

  • Event Sponsorship

  • Commercial Equipment Rentals

  • Internships

Executive Director

PAlWilliams@NorthamptonTV.org

Alexis Reed

Ask Me About:

  • Using NOM Gear & Checkout System

  • One-on-One Trainings

  • Signing Up for Membership

  • The Adobe Suite

Production Manager

AReed@NorthamptonTV.org

2026 NOM Board of Directors

Media Coordinator

Zack Linkow

Ask Me About:

  • Submitting Content for Broadcast

  • Posting Events on Our Channels

  • Government Meetings

  • Keying & Cleanup in After Effects

ZLinkow@NorthamptonTV.org

Digital Navigator

Hannah Cox

Ask Me About:

  • Troubleshooting Personal Devices (Android & Apple, Laptops, Tablets)

  • Digital Literacy for Seniors

  • Designing with Canva

HCox@NorthamptonTV.org

Board of Directors

Join The NOM Board of Directors

NOM is recognized locally, regionally, and nationally as a forward-thinking and award-winning community media organization. We have a rich history of innovation and a wide range of projects and programs.

If you wish to nominate someone please send us their name and contact information to election@northamptontv.org

Frequently Asked Questions

  • 33 Hawley Street, Northampton, MA 01060

    (413) 587 - 3550

    Monday: Closed in Office

    Tuesday: 10:00am - 6:00pm

    Wednesday: 10:00am - 6:00pm

    Thursday: Closed in Office

    Friday: 10:00am - 6:00pm

  • Northampton Open Media airs locally in Northampton and Leeds on Comcast cable channels 12, 15, and 23.

  • If you are not already a member, you can become a member and sponsor the content yourself.

    To sponsor the content simply means that a Northampton Open Media member is taking responsibility for the program airing, for indemnifying Northampton Open Media, and for all rights and releases for the show.

    Once your show is filmed, edited, and ready to air, fill out the Request to Air form.

    Please email zlinkow@northamptontv.org for more information.

  • Visit the membership page to fill out the membership form.

  • We are a non-profit organization, therefore we cannot show any commercial or advertising related items with a call to action. A call to action is a message that urges viewers of a promotional message to take an immediate action, such as “call now” or “buy now.” 

    We also cannot show anything with copyrighted video or audio, unless you have received written permission to use them. The program sponsor takes full legal responsibility for all content of the programming they request to air.

  • The Producer owns the copyright to anything produced, filmed, or edited using Northampton Open Media equipment including the right to distribute to other cable systems. Northampton Open Media has the nonexclusive right to distribute on all Northampton Open Media networks over all delivery mediums and make duplicates of the program for fees. If footage or productions produced or edited using Northampton Open Media equipment is at any time sold, rented, or brings in any money to the Producer, Northampton Open Media is entitled to 20% of all moneys received.

    Note: Anything creating utilizing Northampton Open Media equipment or facility must be credited on your video as “Produced utilizing community media at Northampton Open Media.”

    A note about ownership rights from our Rules & Policies:

    VII. Media Format and Policy

    Ownership Rights

    1. The copyright for programs produced by Northampton Open Media specifically for regularly scheduled Northampton Open Media programming shall be retained by Northampton Open Media. This includes the right to distribute the program to other cable systems.

    2. The copyright for programs produced by Northampton Open Media producers using Northampton Open Media equipment will be retained by the Northampton Open Media Producer. This includes the right to distribute the program to other cable systems. However, Northampton Open Media has the right to make dubs of the program for fees and retains the right for unlimited distribution of the program on an Northampton Open Media network.

  • Northampton Open Media Members can reserve equipment by logging onto our equipment reservation system, NOM Checkout.

    NOTE: You will not be able to log into the reservation portal if you have not filled out the membership form.

    Northampton Open Media will deny requests that do not follow our rules and policies.

    Everything is on a first come, first served basis, so the sooner you reserve, the better. Equipment borrowing is free for Northampton Open Media Members.

  • Public | Channel 12 Program Guide

    Government | Channel 15 Program Guide

    Educational | Channel 23 Program Guide

  • You can watch replays of government meetings at scheduled rerun times on channel 15 or during the week or by watching them on our local government YouTube channel.

  • Submit your graphic PSA using the form on our Submit Content page.

    Note: We are a non-profit organization, therefore we cannot display any information about prices.

  • No. We are a non-profit organization, so we do not air advertisements.

    However, we can and do air public service announcements and event announcements given that they are open to the public, not-for-profit, free, or all proceeds benefit a non-profit.

  • Please see our section XVI in our Rules and Policies regarding underwriting and grants.

    XVI. Underwriting and Grants

    1. General Information

    • Northampton Open Media certified producers are encouraged to apply for and receive underwriting or grants that aid in the development, production, distribution, or improvement of programs.

    • Before making any solicitations for program funding, you must meet with Northampton Open Media staff regarding your plans. At that meeting, we will review with you the policies and procedures governing underwriting and grants. The Northampton Open Media name may not be used in connection with any program or solicitation without Northampton Open Media approval.

    • You must explicitly inform all prospective underwriters and/or grantors you are a certified producer acting on your own behalf – not an Northampton Open Media official, and that Northampton Open Media does not assume any responsibility for your program.

    2. Grants

    • Northampton Open Media will work with the producers on a case-by-case basis to evaluate the scope of their project and its involvement with Northampton Open Media, Northampton Open Media staff, and Northampton Open Media equipment and facilities.

    • Northampton Open Media will provide a rate sheet and breakout of costs associated with the underwritten project. In this way, the producer can submit this Northampton Open Media authorized form as part of their grant proposal.

    • Funds in the grant budget appropriated for NorthamptonOpen Media will be paid to Northampton Open Media and will not be refunded should the producer fail to meet the terms of the project for which they have received a grant.

    3. Underwriting and Donations

    • Support for program production can be in the form of donations of goods or services or sponsorship money in the form of underwriting.

    • Before soliciting any underwriting a producer must meet with Northampton Open Media staff. Northampton Open Media will provide an overview of the regulations regarding underwriting solicitation for programming produced using Northampton Open Media facilities, equipment, or staff. D.

    4. Acknowledgement

    • All acknowledgments shall open with “Support for the following program has been provided in part by…” or something substantially similar. Contributors of products services may be acknowledged in the credits with specific references to the type of their donation. For example, “Catering provided by…”

    • Underwriting acknowledgments may include the following: a. Logos and/or corporate slogans, which identify and do not promote; b. Shots of the inside or outside of an underwriter’s business; c. Location and contact information; d. Value neutral descriptions of a product line or service.

    • The following practices convey a commercial impressionand are not permitted: a. Qualitative or comparative language or claims; b. Price information; c. Solicitation of direct viewer response of any kind, such as “…. buy one today…”, “…. give us a call at…”, or “…. visit our showroom located at…”.

    • As producer, you have the latitude to establish your own schedule of on-air acknowledgments for specific levels of support, subject to the guidelines above. The variables you have to work with include credit length, type of credit, and frequency. Producers must seek the advice of staff to insure the appropriateness of their acknowledgments.

  • Yes.

    Please contact Northampton Open Media at 413-587-3550 for more information.