Boiler Bay Beacon
LINCOLN CITY — City meeting broadcasts in Lincoln City will move from Spectrum cable Channel 4 to YouTube beginning Sept. 14, 2026, according to a City announcement.
The City’s public-access Channel 4 broadcast will end as YouTube becomes the primary outlet for live and recorded City meeting video. Residents will be able to watch meetings live or later through the City’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/@CityOfLincolnCityOregon.
Meeting broadcasts and recordings will also remain available through the City’s public meetings webpage at lincolncityor.gov/government/public-meetings.
City officials said the change reflects a broader shift away from scheduled cable programming and toward online, on-demand viewing. Channel 4 was created when cable television was a primary source of local information, but the City said a dedicated cable channel now provides less value than online video platforms.
According to the City, the move is intended to expand access by allowing residents to watch on more devices, view meetings on demand and access live streams without relying on specialized cable-broadcast equipment.
“This change does not reduce public access to City information,” the City said in its announcement. “Instead, it modernizes the method used to provide the access.”
The transition is set to take effect Sept. 14.
