In Hastings, Minnesota, Hastings Community TV has been a driving force for its local community television for over four decades now. Since its conception in 1983, this nonprofit TV station has devoted itself to bringing the stories of Hastings into the homes of its residents. It covers all kinds of local content, from city council meetings to community events and sports.
Recently, Hastings Community TV was caught between a rock and a hard place. Its executive director, Mike Bremer, discovered that an SSD they used to store footage for a recent project had stopped working. He knew they had to find a way to recover that footage, as it simply couldn’t be re-shot. That’s when Secure Data Recovery stepped in. We were able to swiftly recover their data and let Hastings Community TV continue its work for the city.
A Brief History of Hastings Community TV
Since its founding in 1983, Hastings Community TV has been a cornerstone of local broadcasting in its namesake Minnesota city. The TV station was created to provide the city with locally-accessible programming that reflects the community’s unique stories, culture, and identity.
In keeping with its community-first mindset, Hastings Community TV was established as a nonprofit organization and it remains a nonprofit to this day. It’s funded mainly by a franchise agreement with Comcast, and its profits are continuously fed back into providing more value for the local community.
A TV Station by Hastings, for Hastings
At its core, Hastings Community TV is driven by an unwavering commitment to serving the residents of Hastings, Minnesota. As a nonprofit, the station’s focus has always been on creating meaningful content that enriches the local community.
It has three dedicated TV channels that keep its viewers connected to the latest news, events, and discussions that shape their city:
- The Public channel, known by locals as the Community channel
- The Education and Sports channel
- The Government channel
What sets Hastings Community TV apart is its hyperlocal, community-first approach. Its programming is only available to residents within Hastings city limits. This helps create a more intimate connection between the station and its viewers.
Hastings Community TV’s content is produced by a combination of volunteers, community members, and a small staff team, led by its executive director, Mike Bremer. Everyone involved in each stage of the production process shares a common goal: to foster a strong sense of community engagement and to reflect and express Hastings’ character as a city. Its programming includes local sports, city council meetings, and even a homegrown comedy show, Take a Hike, Mike. The station truly captures the city’s cultural pulse, offering an excellent platform for local voices and stories.
How Secure Data Recovery Saved the Day
As a trusted local station, Hastings Community TV plays a vital role in the community, and the content it creates is often hard, or even impossible, to replace. So when Mike Bremer found that their SSD was unreadable, he was understandably distressed.
This SSD contained a massive amount of video footage for a Hastings school district promotional video. If it was indeed lost forever, this would've been a serious setback—they certainly couldn’t re-film it. And it wouldn’t have just been the TV station bearing the brunt of this loss; the local schools it was made to support would have suffered, too.
Fortunately, Mike Bremer then heard about Secure Data Recovery and got in touch with us soon afterward. Our team of data recovery experts assessed the situation and found that recovering the video footage wouldn’t be a problem. We got to work and were able to retrieve all the lost footage within a few days, allowing Mike to breathe a sigh of relief!
Recovering the lost video footage meant that Hastings Community TV was able to do what it does best: delivering value to its community by telling the stories that matter to its viewers. In this case, Mike Bremer and Hastings Community TV were able to finish their promotional video for local schools on schedule and continue to be a pillar of their local community.
The Secure Data Recovery Promise
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