Like a lot of other community media centers before it, Stoughton’s WSTO TV recently launched two Over-The-Top (OTT) channels. Working with TelVue Corporation, WSTO TV began putting its programming on both Roku and AppleTV in early October and has plans to add FireTV, Android and iOS applications. Derek Westby, Senior Network Administrator for the City of Stoughton said, "We're very excited about serving new audiences with these apps. It will enable all Smart TV viewers to receive WSTO TV."
These additional OTT viewing options have come on the heels of TDS cable television adding WSTO TV in HD. "We are very excited about being carried in HD on TDS cable on channel 1012 (SD is on channel 12). Westby notes that even though Charter Spectrum viewers cannot view WSTO TV in HD, they can now switch over to one of the OTT channels like Roku, to see local programming like city meetings and high school sports in HD. "These apps also allow for video-on-demand viewing, which makes it so much easier to watch our programming and most importantly, boosts the transparency of Stoughton city government. We will be making available the last several months-worth of meeting coverage as well as adding new shows all the time to these apps."
Many other WCM member media centers also use commercial streaming services to distribute their local programming in HD. For example, Marshfield Broadcasting, Rice Lake Television, Columbus Cable and Wausau Area Access Media (WAAM) are all on Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire. To find Columbus Cable and WAAM, go to the Cablecast TV Channel on these apps. WSCS Sheboygan and Madison City Channel are on Roku and Apple TV.
