Organization · Community
Cape Town TV
Cape Town TV is a non-profit community television service in the greater Cape Town area, focused on promoting community development and social justice through media access.
Overview
What Cape Town TV does
What Cape Town TV is
Cape Town TV is a non-profit community television service in the greater Cape Town area, focused on promoting community development and social justice through media access.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2006
- Approximate age
- About 20 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 13, 2026
Official channels
Find Cape Town TV elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Cape Town TV as a community
Community overview
Cape Town TV is a non-profit, free-to-air community television station based in Cape Town, South Africa. Established to serve the greater Cape Town metropolitan area, it is owned and controlled by the community. The organization aims to use television as a tool for community development and social change, promoting active participation from stakeholders and supporting both emerging and established producers.
Community focus
Cape Town TV focuses on producing and acquiring socially relevant, educational, informative, and entertaining content. The channel broadcasts 24 hours a day and features a variety of programs, including local and international news, talk shows, magazine programs, and documentaries. It emphasizes local production through innovative commissioning practices, allowing individuals and organizations to submit content proposals.
Member value
Members benefit from mentorship and training opportunities through the Production Development Programme (PDP), which aims to co-produce content that entertains, informs, and educates the public. Additionally, members receive updates through a newsletter on new shows and training opportunities.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Students · Operators
- Benefits
- mentorship and network-access
- Program types
- community and training
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- Africa
Common questions
What to know about Cape Town TV
Upseed classifies Cape Town TV under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 13, 2026
Known limits
Capability profiles appear only when a structured public profile also contains decision-useful role evidence. Terms and availability can change.
Upseed is an independent guide. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the organization described on this page.