About Arvada Media Services

Arvada Media Services is a division of the City Manager's Office and provides video programming, photography, social media, and other multi media services for both the community and city departments. Our multi faceted and talented staff are storytellers, videographers, photographers, and graphic designers. Arvada's government access channels, Comcast and TDS channels 8 and 880, include City Council meetings, shows, political forums, and special features about our community.

About Channel 8/880

Residents who subscribe to cable television through Comcast or TDS may view Arvada Channel 8 as part of their programming lineup. Channel 8 may also be streamed live on your computer or any mobile device! In addition to City Council meetings, Arvada's Channel 8 offers hundreds of hours of programming via our YouTube Channel about City services and the community.

Tune in to channel 880 on Comcast or TDS to watch Arvada Channel 8 in HD.

City of Arvada Apple TV and Roku Apps

Striving to reach viewers on as many media platforms as possible, Arvada Media Services is now able to bring its video content to users of Apple TV and Roku devices. You can download the apps by searching for "Arvada". You will find the latest City Council meeting videos, I Am Arvada series, Let's Talk episodes and other videos that showcase our City team and community.

Watch Live

The live stream is viewable in most newer browsers. If you cannot see the live stream, try downloading the KATV playlist (live.m3u8) and playing the live stream in your preferred media player (Windows Media Player, VLC Media Player).

View the Live Stream

If you experience problems with the streaming content below, please contact KATV Channel 8 using Ask Arvada.

City of Arvada on YouTube

Our YouTube channel includes a library of City Council meetings, a "Know Your Code" playlist with answers to common code questions, over 400 videos covering many topics in the "About Arvada" section, and much more!

Visit our YouTube Channel

Mission Statement

Arvada Media Services mission is to encourage open communication, dialogue, citizen outreach, and community involvement and participation in the democratic process and the City of Arvada's government for the good of the community. Our goals are to serve as a primary source of education for Arvada residents, provide high quality and compelling programming, and demonstrate excellence in the area of telecommunications.

Contact Information

Main Telephone Number:
720-898-7520