public access

American  

noun

1. the availability of noncommercial television and radio broadcasting facilities to community groups or members of the public for programs of general interest to the community, especially as a condition of cable television franchises.

2. a type of noncommercial programming of general interest to the community.

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Other Word Forms

• public-access
  adjective

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Example Sentences

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public access

As for the Port of Los Angeles, the amendment would require the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners to annually allocate a portion of the harbor’s operating income to investments in waterfront public access projects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Hassall said the number "reflects five decades of careful stewardship and shows that nature can flourish alongside farming, public access and heritage conservation".

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

But Carmody's bigger concern is whether the promise of continued public access will mean much if green fees rise dramatically.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Widely praised as an model for environmentally sensitive building, the development sparked a years-long legal battle over public access to the coast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

At a public access terminal in a Miami library, she found a cheap apartment and paid the deposit electronically.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

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