Bellingham moves ahead with plans for a new public access TV channel

City Council is moving ahead with a plan to develop a new public television channel that will be available on the Comcast system.

The cost of the new channel has been estimated at $380,000 in operational startup costs, plus annual operating expenses of about $200,000. On top of that, the channel would also require about $195,000 worth of equipment to get started, plus another $85,000 per year in equipment expenses.