▁World ▁W ide ▁Community ▁Radio ▁has ▁been ▁driven ▁by ▁particip atory ▁method ologies ▁with ▁rich ▁examples ▁of ▁community ▁radio ▁providing ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁community ▁owned , ▁operated ▁and ▁driven ▁model ▁of ▁media . ▁ ▁The ▁Public ▁Broadcast ing ▁Service ▁( P BS ) ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁initi ated ▁by ▁the ▁Public ▁Broadcast ing ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁sets ▁aside ▁some ▁public ▁broadcast ing ▁fund ing ▁for ▁producing ▁electronic ▁television ▁programming . ▁ ▁Trad itionally , ▁P BS ▁radio ▁affili ates ▁have ▁not ▁made ▁con cess ions ▁for ▁private ▁citiz en ▁programming ▁or ▁production . ▁ ▁St ations ▁like ▁W BA I , ▁K P FA , ▁K PF K , ▁and ▁Pacific a ▁Radio ▁Network ▁have ▁program ▁models ▁which ▁allow ▁citiz en ▁participation ▁in ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁station , ▁including ▁production . ▁Many ▁low ▁power ▁Federal ▁Communic ations ▁Commission ▁( F CC ) ▁non - com mer cial ▁educational ▁( N CE ) ▁license ▁hold ers ▁are ▁considered ▁community ▁radio ▁stations ▁( including ▁high ▁school ▁radio ▁and ▁college ▁radio ), ▁with ▁various ▁levels ▁of ▁participation ▁by ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁Television ▁▁ ▁With ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁cable ▁television ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁came ▁public ▁interest ▁movements ▁to ▁dem ocrat ize ▁this ▁new ▁bo oming ▁industry . ▁ ▁Many ▁countries ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁developed ▁legisl ated ▁means ▁for ▁private ▁citizens ▁to ▁access ▁and ▁use ▁the ▁local ▁cable ▁systems ▁for ▁their ▁own ▁community - init i ated ▁purposes . ▁ ▁Public ▁Access ▁Television ▁( PE