Membership in Passport 2009 is available, free of charge, to individual schools, school districts, regional media resource centers, public television stations, and cable systems.

 

Each membership site receives:

In Fairfax County, Virginia, Passport 2009 programming is broadcast on Red Apple Channel 21.

 

Outside Fairfax County, the programming is distributed via C-band satellite and all programs will be closed-captioned.  To receive the programs, you need access to a satellite dish and a receiver, a monitor, a VCR (if you want to tape and view programs later), and a telephone (to call in via an 800 number during live programs).

 

If your school does not have a satellite dish, your school system or regional media center may pick up the signal and deliver it to your school via your INET.

Following are Recording, Duplication, Rebroadcast, and Retention Rights for most Fairfax Network programs downlinked via satellite (with some exceptions as designated by the Fairfax Network).

• Programs may be transmitted via open broadcast on public television stations, basic subscriber cable services, and school system distribution networks provided the broadcast is for instructional purposes only (not entertainment).
• Programs may be recorded for later broadcast provided the later broadcast is for instructional purposes only.
• Each registered site may make videotape copies of the programs for use by individual teachers.  Each such additional copy shall be subject to all provisions governing the original recording.
• Programs may not be excerpted or altered in anyway.
• Programs may not be used to generate revenue.
• The above rights are in perpetuity.

 

Once you register, an e-mail confirmation will be sent to you with the satellite coordinates and technical information.  In addition, any program resources will be sent to you as a PDF document.

 

Can I watch Fairfax Network programming on the Internet?

Our programs are not web cast.  They are distributed via C-band satellite (please see Access to Programming).

 

Our school doesn’t have a satellite dish.  How can I get the program?

If your school does not have a satellite dish, your school system, local public television station, cable system, or regional media center may pick up the signal and deliver it to your school.

 

I have a subscription satellite package.  Can I watch the programs?

You need a steerable dish.  Many subscription satellite packages or commercial Direct Broadcast Satellite services have fixed dishes.

 

I home-school my children.  Can we watch the broadcasts free of charge?

Yes, you can. 

 

What if I miss a broadcast?

The majority of programs are available for purchase through our Video Store on VHS, S-VHS, and DVCPRO videotapes. Payment options include credit card, money order, personal check, and purchase order.