Residents looking to view Brookhaven Town Board meetings and other public service programming will have to move down the dial from the usual Channel 18–way down the dial.
The town’s provider, Altice USA Cable, formerly Cablevision, moved the local channel to 1310, causing a kerfuffle at town hall.
Altice claimed in an email inquiry that the changes to Brookhaven and all Suffolk town access channels were made because “These new channel assignments will allow for easier customer navigation and a better user experience,” according to a statement from Supervisor Dan Panico.
“Why anyone would think the change would make it ‘easier or a better user experience’ is puzzling to us and will be protested at the upcoming Suffolk County Town Supervisors Association monthly meeting,” Panico said.
To view Town Board meetings, Zoning Board meetings, and “Supervisor Panico On The Air” along with “Brookhaven Today” segments, tune in to Channel 1310 until further notice, the supervisor suggested.