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Operational Costs
Since Pirate Television is something I do as a form or political/media activism in order to vent spleen and keep myself somewhat sane, I don’t try to recoup compensation for my time and therefore Pirate Television doesn’t actually need to raise much money.  It does take lots of time, however.  I estimate that each show takes at least 10 hours, more now that Pirate TV is online.   Therefore volunteers are always welcome to videotape events and help with the website.  If you live in the Seattle area and you feel like you would like to help, please contact me via the contact page.

Although the operational costs are low, there are costs.  These include web hosting fees, high speed internet access, equipment repair, digital tape, DVDs, gas, parking costs, etc.  These costs can be greatly offset by a few people purchasing DVDs and Video Tapes every month.


Purchase Videos

Some of the material seen on Pirate TV is obtained from other sources but most of it is locally produced and owned by me. I am offering to sell copies of this material to support the operation.  If you would like to support the Pirate Television project or just would like a copy of the show, you can obtain a copy of any of these shows for a $20 donation (includes postage).  I plan to update the tape list in the archive page every now and then as new material is added.  If there is a great deal of interest, I will begin posting lists from past years.  To obtain tapes or DVDs, contact me directly by email.  Sorry, online purchases are not possible at this time.

Big ticket items
Thanks to support from me and many generous contributors, most of the big ticket items such as camera equipment, production computers and hardware, software etc, have already been purchased long ago.  However, if you are flush with cash and just can’t get over the idea of helping to challenge the corporate media blockade, there are some things that would come in very handy:

1)    A 3 chip or HD camera (preferably Sony) for better video resolution.
2)    Better editing and other software

I’m not set up as a non profit, so its better that donors contribute these things directly than give me cash.  If you have some things like this or would like to purchase it for Pirate Television please contact me directly so that we can talk it over.

Honorable mention:

These are a few of the generous supporters of Pirate Television over the years who cry out for acknowledgement:

Greg Palast
Citizens for Overt Action
Barbara Zepeda
Richard Yount
Christine Hawkes
Fred Morris- Internet Plumber
Terry McCaw
Mitch Hofferber
John Parnell
Ken Slusher
Carl Chatski
A Sharp Music Company
Elliott Bay Bookstore
Seattle Town Hall
Seattle Laptop