Access (sometimes called Take 30 Access and CBC Access) was a Canadian Community television series which aired on CBC Television from 1974 to 1982, except 1981. Premise The series offered airtime to Canadian organisations to inform Canadians of their concerns and opinions. Groups applied to the CBC for the opportunity to produce an episode of Access. Successful applicants were given assistance by CBC staff to develop their programme in a four-week production time frame. Contents of the programmes were subject to CBC policies regarding political promotion, fundraising and defamatory content, in addition to CRTC regulations. Scheduling and production Access aired during the middle of each year, prior to the start of the fall programming season. References External links CBC Television original programming 1974 Canadian television series debuts 1982 Canadian television series endings 1970s Canadian television news shows 1980s Canadian television news shows