Austin’s switch to a 10-1 government is costing the city money in unexpected areas. At a budget work session Wednesday, the city’s Support Services Department forecasted a $131,000 expenditure increase to fund ATXN, the city’s government access channel, as a result of the City Council committee restructuring. That number is part of the department’s overall $6.6 million […]
ATXN
Formerly Channel 6, the City of Austin-owned television outlet that airs Council meetings as well as those of some City of Austin advisory bodies.
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City’s Channel 6 growing up, changing name to ATXN
It was a wonky novelty 30 years ago, being able to sit in the comfort of your living room and watch Austin City Council meetings on the local cable system. But the City of Austin’s Channel 6, once just one of about two dozen channels on the original Austin CableVision system, has grown quite a […]