Founded in 1974, WKTV Community Media is a pillar of the Wyoming and Kentwood, Michigan communities. This esteemed media production company offers an array of services that are available free of charge, providing a platform for their community to share their voices and stories through various media. Their broad spectrum of services includes cable television, narrative film, documentaries, community news, coverage of city meetings, and local sports broadcasting.
Over the decades, WKTV has innovated their services to meet the evolving needs of their community. In 2012, they launched the WKTV Journal, a daily community newsroom that broadcasts online and on their channel. Following that, in 2013, they created a digital cinema department to support narrative filmmakers and documentary producers. The community history project, Voices, launched in 2017, enables personal and community histories to be told in a traveling recording booth.
The latest addition to WKTV's offerings is WKTV Podcasting. This service provides community members with the opportunity to create talk-format programming for television and online distribution. This continuous expansion and adaptation to the digital realm underscore WKTV's deep commitment to serving their community. WKTV Community Media stands as a unique, community-centered media production company, dedicated to sharing the diverse voices and stories of Wyoming and Kentwood, Michigan.