They are available on AT&T, Comcast, RCN, and WOW: Any Chicago nonprofit or resident can submit noncommercial content to CAN TV for free, and over 10,000 new, local programs are shown on the network every year.
Groups who produce programs using CAN TV's publicly accessible studio and equipment represent a wide range of communities, including seniors,[6] attorneys,[7] and people with disabilities.
These programs are shown live on cable television in Chicago and online, with topics including youth media training,[9] neighborhood development,[10] and domestic violence.
[23] The concerns current and former staff raised in the article included the station's poor use of funds, an anti-union workplace culture, and the prioritization of signature program production at the expense of employee's main job responsibilities.
An incident where Raza Siddiqui, the then-president of the union which represents CAN TV workers, NABET-CWA Local 41, came to the television station to film a show instead of work was detailed in the article.
"[25] While CAN TV's debut in Crain's was positive, with a journalist praising the station's programming and executive director,[26] subsequent articles were critical of the organization's direction.