Franklin TV schedule for Monday, March 30, 2026 (Your local Public, Education & Government "PEG" station)

• Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 6, Verizon 26) = MONDAY

7:00 am Aging Boldfully: LiveStrong

8:00 am SAFE Coalition: Task Force

9:00 am Metrowest Summit: World Cup 02-26-26

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Spring

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Scones

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Pies

1:30 pm     Pizzapalooza: White Pizza

2:30 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2019 Show 1

6:00 pm Celebrate with Pride 2025: Toby

7:00 pm Frank Presents: Daniela Masters Pt 2

8:00 pm The Black Box: A Magical Night of Disney Classics

10:00 pm Circle of Friends: Garnet Rogers

• Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel        (Comcast 8, Verizon 28) = MONDAY

7:00 am All-Town Band Showcase 2026

8:30 am SAFE Coalition: Task Force

9:30 am Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage Pt1

10:30 am Lifelong Music: Strings School 01-22-25

12:00 pm All-Town Chorus & Orchestra 2026

1:30 pm     FHS Girls Varsity Lacrosse v Bishop Feehan 05-14-25

7:00 pm FHS Varsity Baseball v Durfee 06-01-25

9:00 pm FHS Theater Company: Legally Blonde

• Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 9, Verizon 29) = MONDAY

8:00 am Planning Board 03-23-26

2:00 pm Planning Board 03-23-26

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Franklin TV: MASSachusetts MEDIA - Should we charge for streaming sports?

Sports – & Tech – & Us

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 03/29/2026

Mass communication became a reality with the rise of radio after The Great War. Since then, sports coverage and technology have enjoyed a long, mutually beneficial relationship. Radio brought us the crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd, and the booth announcer’s excitement. After WW 2 we embraced TV. We could hear and see the action unfolding – live – as it happened.

Note: A baseball game was first ‘televised’ as early as 1926 by Hollis Baird via an experimental, 32 line TV system– from Fenway Park. The fact that you couldn’t see the ball at that low image resolution? Hey, he tried.

The de facto formation of a sports & media complex brought more energy and money to major leagues and major networks. The tech march continued with color TV in the late fifties, and eventually HDTV in 1997. (Now you could see the hockey puck.)

Along the way instant replays became common, and these days, even mission critical in validating the play action. From the batter’s box to the 1st down line, inches matter. Now computer graphics underscore details of the play action. During half-time NFL coaches use video to analyze the opposing team’s play and make adjustments.

Today, the only significant regular programming that remains truly live is sports. Almost everything else is recorded in advance. We at Franklin.TV know the power of sports at the local level. School sports is becoming part of the sports & media complex with licensing deals between schools, regional, state and national distributors – and as local community TV studios, we are slowly being forced off the field. First, for the big season playoff games – and eventually, the day may arrive where we can no longer carry school sports.

Where money is involved, what we’ve offered for years – for free – for everyone – may be constrained to those who can afford to subscribe to streaming services. Our own sports streams remain free – for now. Viewers who drop cable and ‘cut the cord’ can see our games, but we see no revenue as our annual budget continues to erode. Should we charge for streaming sports?

And – as always –

Thank you for watching.

Thanks for listening to wfpr●fm, 

and staying informed at Franklin●news. 

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Franklin TV schedule for Friday, March 27, 2026 (Your local Public, Education & Government "PEG" station)

• Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 6, Verizon 26) = FRIDAY

7:00 am Franklin Art Association: Rachael Diamond Calow

8:30 am Frank Presents: Daniela Masters Pt 2

10:00 am Aging Boldfully: LiveStrong

11:00 am Senior Connection: Kitchen Gadgets Pt. 1

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Scones

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Pies

1:30 pm     Pizzapalooza: White Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2019 Show 8

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Spring 2019 Show 2

3:30 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage Pt1

4:30 pm The Black Box: A Magical Night of Disney Classics

5:30 pm Metrowest Summit 02-26-26

9:00 pm Circle of Friends: Garnet Rogers

• Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel        (Comcast 8, Verizon 28) = FRIDAY

7:00 am Jazz Cafe 03-06-26

8:30 am Metrowest Symposium: Equity & Access in Arts & Culture

9:30 am All-Town Chorus & Orchestra 2026

11:00 am FHSTC - Flowers for Algernon

2:00 pm FHS Concert Hour 02-26-26

4:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Basketball v Mansfield 01-27-26

8:30 pm FHS Theater Company: Legally Blonde

• Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 9, Verizon 29) = FRIDAY

8:00 am  Zoning Board of Appeals 03-05-26

2:00 pm  Zoning Board of Appeals 03-05-26

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Franklin TV schedule for Thursday, March 26, 2026 (Your local Public, Education & Government "PEG" station)

• Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 6, Verizon 26) = THURSDAY

9:30 am Second Sunday Speaker Series: Alan Young

11:33 am Cooking Thyme: Spring

12:03 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Scones

12:35 pm Cooking with Linda: Pies

1:30 pm     Pizzapalooza: White Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2019 Show 8

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Spring 2019 Show 2

3:30 pm Aging Boldfully: LiveStrong

4:30 pm Veterans' Call: Dave Hencke

5:30 pm The Black Box: Newsies

7:00 pm Frank Presents: Daniela Masters Pt 2

8:00 pm Celebrate with Pride 2025: Toby

9:00 pm Circle of Friends: Garnet Rogers

• Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel        (Comcast 8, Verizon 28) = THURSDAY

9:30 am     All-Town Band Showcase 2026

11:00 am FHS Concert Hour 02-26-26

2:00 pm FHSTC - Flowers for Algernon

3:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage Pt1

4:00 pm Rec Basketball: 6 - 8th Grade Girls 03-07-26

5:30 pm FHS Girls Varsity Hockey v King Philip 12-17-25

9:00 pm FHS Theater Company: Legally Blonde

• Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 9, Verizon 29) = THURSDAY

8:00 am Conservation Commission 03-12-26

2:00 pm Conservation Commission 03-12-26

7:00 pm Conservation Commission  CHAMBERS  814 3925 3890

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Franklin TV schedule for Wednesday, March 25, 2026 (Your local Public, Education & Government "PEG" station)

• Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 6, Verizon 26) = WEDNESDAY

7:30 am     Metrowest Symposium: Equity & Access in Arts & Culture

8:30 am United Methodist Church: Michael Rivelis

10:00 am Franklin Art Association: Rachael Diamond Calow

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Spring

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Scones

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Pies

1:30 pm     Pizzapalooza: White Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2019 Show 8

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Spring 2019 Show 2

3:30 pm Second Sunday Speaker Series: Alan Young

6:00 pm Metrowest Summit 02-26-26

8:30 pm Circle of Friends: Garnet Rogers

• Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel        (Comcast 8, Verizon 28) = WEDNESDAY

7:00 am All-Town Band Showcase 2026

8:30 am Jazz Cafe 03-06-26

10:00 am SAFE Coalition: Youth Sports

11:00 am All-Town Chorus & Orchestra 2026

1:30 pm     FHS Girls Varsity Hockey v King Philip 12-17-25

4:00 pm Critical Conversations: Student Wellbeing

8:00 pm Rec Basketball: 6 - 8th Grade Girls 03-07-26

10:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Basketball v Mansfield 01-27-26

• Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 9, Verizon 29) = WEDNESDAY

8:00 am Town Council 03-18-26

1:00 pm Town Council 03-18-26

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