Miami-Dade TV Procedures

Miami-Dade County Departments and elected officials can request television production services and coverage from Miami-Dade TV. Production services are based on a rate card set by the Office of Management and Budget.

Production costs shall be determined prior to production and incurred by the requesting department or official. Miami-Dade TV in its discretion shall determine whether and in what manner to fulfill requests for service or coverage based on the following criteria:
  • availability of resources
  • timeliness of topic
  • frequency of the type of event
  • importance of the event to the community
  • percentage of the community impacted by the information
  • informational and educational value to residents
  • relevance of the topic to Countywide informational outreach campaigns and the delivery of County services
  • unexpectedness of event
  • potential for the coverage to enhance Miami-Dade County's visibility and promote a positive County image
  • likelihood that the story will receive coverage from other media
  • amount of advance notice provided
  • stories without a direct correlation to County government, yet affect our citizens, may be covered at the discretion of Miami-Dade TV
  • Requesting Text Displays
  • Information displayed on Miami-Dade TV's various text displays may be submitted by any department or office to Miami-Dade TV in accordance with schedule regulations and content selection criteria described above

Requesting Coverage

To request coverage from Miami-Dade TV, email [email protected] the following information:
  • Name of event
  • What event is for
  • When the event is taking place
  • Where the event is taking place
  • Which county officials will be in attendance
  • Why this story is county-related
  • Other purposes for coverage (i.e., multimedia on the web, electronic business cards, repurposing for TV advertising)
  • Contact name and number
  • Miami-Dade TV will review each request and, in its discretion, determine whether and in what manner to fulfill the request

Requesting Duplicates

To request duplication of Miami-Dade TV programming, meeting coverage or news clippings, email [email protected] the following:
  • Name of Show or meeting requested
  • Date of show or meeting requested
  • Time and channel of news – if news service is requested
  • Contact information of the person requesting it
  • Acceptable forms of payment (Cash is not accepted):
  • Visa or MasterCard
  • Check or Money Order – both made payable to "Miami-Dade County Communications & Customer Experience Department" 
  • Index Code