SAPA TV

Springfield Area Public Access Television

Important Scheduling Update!

Going forward, SAPA TV Staff will be working from home on Fridays. Please plan ahead and make a...

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Author: Johnny Gifford


Important Scheduling Update!

Going forward, SAPA TV Staff will be working from home on Fridays. Please plan ahead and make an appointment to pick up any weekend equipment needs on Thursdays. Appointments are now required to use our four editing stations. Time slots are available Monday through Thursday 10am-3pm. Studio show time slots are also by appointment, available […]


SAPA TV Annual Meeting + Awards Night

Our Annual Meeting will be held THIS Thursday, November 9th at 5:30pm! Come to our studio located at 335 River Street in Springfield for an evening of reflection, recognition, and looking ahead to the future. We would love our members to show up to be recognized for their hard work, but all are welcome! A […]


SAPA TV Annual Meeting POSTPONED

Due to illness, SAPA TV’s Annual Meeting scheduled for tomorrow unfortunately has to be cancelled. With that being said, the new date will be on Thursday, November 9th at 5:30pm. All other details will remain the same – we’ll have annual reports, board nominations, producer recognitions, a potluck dinner, and memories will be made. Thank […]


SAPA TV Annual Meeting

Please join us for SAPA TV’s 2023 Annual Meeting held on Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 5:30pm. The meeting will take place within our beautiful facilities located at 335 River Street in Springfield, behind Joe’s. A short business portion will begin the meeting, followed by local producer recognitions (+ awards!) and board nominations, and a […]


Stellafane Centennial Documentary PREMIERE on SAPA TV!

On Wednesday, September 20th, 2023 at 7:00pm, you can watch the full hour-long documentary of Stellafane’s 100th annual meeting, which took place in August of 2023. See homemade telescopes, the science behind how they’re made, memories from over the years and the intriguing local history as to how the Springfield Telescope Makers got their start. […]


Acoustic Concert at SAPA this Thursday 9/14

SAPA TV will be hosting an intimate acoustic evening, rain or shine, this Thursday at 6pm. Come hear the songs of local songwriter extraordinaire Pat Daddona, and her guest Suzanne Waldron, along with sets by American Primitive guitarists Ethan WL from MA and Liam Grant from NH. A suggested donation of $10 is appreciated, and […]


New programs available to watch on SAPA TV

From live music, to flood assistance information, to community events and veteran interviews, SAPA has been busy this summer making sure the voices of our community are being amplified! Here are some highlights of SAPA TV programming this summer available to watch on demand: Community Conversation w/ Springfield Fire Chief – 6/27/23. Filmed by Weston […]


Final Outage Update (let’s hope)

As of yesterday, we’re fully back on both Comcast channels! Thanks for bearing with us. HD will be coming to 1077 and 1087 at some point in the coming months as well


Outage UPDATE

Our VTel Channels 160 & 161 are back on the air! Thank you to the VTel engineers who were working on the issue all throughout yesterday and this morning. Comcast Channel 1077 still has no picture, but is carrying audio. We’ll post another update when that is fixed.


Broadcast Outages

We’re aware of outages on both of our VTel channels 160 & 161. We’re working with the VTel team to get back on the air as soon as possible. We’re also aware of a picture outage on our Comcast channel 1077 (though the audio still works) – we have a replacement part on the way […]